Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1967, page 7

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Mrs. Arofi Butt 1 n hOnoured guest at the National Conven- Was the president of the 6,500,000 mem- organization, the Associated Country men of the World, Mrs. Aroti Dutt. *rs, Dutt is from Calcutta in the Bengal ’vince of India. She is a graduate of Cal~ a University where she majored in philosâ€" y. After the birth of her son she took i-rge of the Central Training College in Cal- ta. She was a delegate to the Colombo 'nference and was a student at the Kandy “ nference in 1957. At the Hague she conâ€" “ » ed her education with a course in Social ‘ dies. She was elected president of C.W.W. at the eleventh Triennial Confer- ce held in Dublin in September 1965. “‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a each him how to fish and you teach him "1' a lifetime.” nditions in the developing countries. She is dedicated to her work as president of .C.W.VV. “Ihroughnour international organâ€" ation 1e canrhelp in the teaching of nutri- on, food preservation. child care and home fiagétfiéfit“t‘o‘wdmeh in remote areas be- ’53 ii ha's'been discovered that the best way lelp future generations is to educate the others,” said Mrs. Dutt. She continued, “Charity alone can never help a problem. Stress must be placed on i aining people to help themselves. We must with people, not for people. Ignorance, fiflfifiraey. poverty and disease are the enemies éiumanity. 'They provide the breeding worlds for unrest and rebellion. “A big step will be taken toward the peace- " I solution of the world‘s problems when the ore fortunate countries learn to share their name and to understand and try to solve % "the problems of people in the developing coun- ' ies. The women I have met looked different. they spoke difierent languages, they dressed fferently but they all want to work for a common goal, to have a better life for them- selves and for the future generations.” Mrs. Dutt told of visiting a long house in i "‘0. Jr * * air DUST OF SNOW The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of 2. Clay I cued. Robert Frost A law of the 3700 women being received by Mrs. Dull, Mrs. Mofheson and Mrs. Small at the reception following the opening session of the F.W.l.C. Cen- venlion. Photo courlesy, Oniorio Dept, of Agriculture and Food. the dense jungles of Africa. She found the group all wearing the “topless fashion” but after ten minutes of talking with these women she forgot the peculiarities of their dress. One of the newest projects for A.C.W.W., Mrs._rD_uttwesplained, isWa project to combat malnutrition in Colombia, South America where 90.000 children under the age of five die each year. In closing her address on the day of the opening sessions of the convention. Mrs. Dutt quoted from the Indian poet Tagore: “Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not, Thou hast given me shelter in homes not my own, Thou hast brought the distant near, And made brother of a stranger. When one knows Thee Then alien there is none, Then no door is shut." Meet the Provinces A pageant titled “Meet the Provinces" was a part of the Tuesday evenings program. Dressed in long white gowns, a representative from each province and The Territories gave a short history and story of activities peculiar to their own province. Mrs. Matheson repre- sented Canada as a whole country. To conclude the evening session the winning Tweedsmuir Poem was read by Mrs. James of Manitoba, and the winning Citizenship Story was read by Mrs, Roy Walker. Prince Edward Island. Mrs. H, G. Taylor of Ollowo, the busy secretary of lhe F.W.|.C.J who is leaving her position this tall. Photo courtesy of Ontorio Department of Agriâ€" culture and Food.

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