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The seventy five voice their trained by Mrs. lrwin Multby, performing at the closing session of the Ofticers' Conference. “Officers, Motivation Ideas” To set the stage for the Conference Discusâ€" sion groups. a panel composed of the Discus- sion Group Chairmen briefly introduced the topics chesen for in-depth examination in 1970. The chairmen and their topics were Mrs. W. J. Knapp. Agriculture and Canadian Industries; Mrs. Everett Small. Presidents: Mrs. Homer Judge. Members At Large; and Mrs. Lowell Eller, District Federation Repre- sentatives. In introducing the members of the panel. Mrs. Knapp said. “We have a very distin- guished panel of women this morning but we would like you to know that basically we are all Women‘s Institute members as all of you are. and not experts. A recent definition of an expert was this â€" An expert is like the bottom of a double boiler â€" he gets all steamed up but never really knows what‘s cooking. Discussion group leaders were Mrs. Charles Munro. Mrs. Ernest Douthwaite. Mrs. James Pilkington. Mrs. John E. MacLean. Mrs. George Kerr. Mrs. John A. King. Mrs. James Bird, Mrs. George Dixon. Mrs. Norman Tuck. Mrs. Stanley Bride. Mrs. W. H. Clugston, Mrs. Gowan Young. Mrs. Lowell Eller. Mrs. Nor- man Payne. Reviewing the Conference Theme. Motiva- tion Produces Ideas. Mrs. Knapp defined each of the three words. Motivation w the act of providing an incen- tive. 16 To Produce i to bring forth by effort. â€" to cause to happen. H to generate a result or product. An Idea â€" that which is concerned in mind as the result of conscious ih]1‘lkln[ creative imagination. Mrs. Knapp then asked pertinent quest of each of her chairmen. Some of l. were â€"- Mrs. Small â€" Whose responsibility is l watch for talent in our branches, districts. Mrs. Judge â€"~ How do members hax part in the planning of their own branch 3 grams? Mrs. Eller â€" How do we have commtn' tions between the branch and the district. district and the area, etc? On Wednesday afternoon. all of the L: gates were divided into small groups each ‘. a leader who acted as a resource person . motivated in-depth discussions. Plenary sessions were held on Thur? morning where each discussion group ch man and her group leaders met the deletl to review their particular topic. Discuss were reâ€"examined, ideas formulated and Q’ tions were answered. A feature of the Wednesday evening l‘ 8mm was a tour for the delegates of Mace ald Institute. Later the evening session opt? with, a sing song led by Mrs. Maltby. HOME AND COUNT"Y