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Mrs. Clarence Diamond President Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario Happy Anniversary to all Women’s Institutes cele- brating this year. Please accept hearty congratulations on your past achievements and best wishes for more challenging heights to attain in the future. It is so appropriate to celebrate a meaningful birthday party in this the year of the W.l. As you plan new programs that meet the needs of the women in your community, you will be making them more aware of the educational opportunities available in W.l. membership. Anniversary is the time for remembering and natural- ly you will recall your pioneers who built well on the foundation established over 83 years ago by our co- founders. Samuel Johnson once said. “Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new desires and seeing them gratified." Over the years your Members have been thrilled by many successful projects and maybe a bit downhearted when things did not reach their highest aim. But in striving for high ideals your Branch has been strengthened and your Members have developed their capabilities, As you reminisce you will think of the activities that have resulted in the betterment of your community. And now the next chapter must be planned wisely by setting goals and establishing priorities for the '80‘s. Many people go through life without finding any satisfaction in the simple fact of being alive and able to help someone else. George Bernard Shaw said. “We do not seem to live long enough to take our lives seriously." Why do we not? Is it because most people do not think in terms of minutes and so they waste them? Each week they start over again and spend their days unrelated to what they really want to achieve. Without goals and motivation, time will evaporate. I know you will assume your responsibilities, and then our influence will be greater than mankind has ever dreamed and the years ahead will have positive, signifi~ cant meaning. We are but products of what others have communicated to us. And what have we to give except part of ourselves. our ideas, our faith, the work of our hands and minds . . . that which we communicate to others. What wonderful ideas we could innovate in t of the W.l. if every Member would sit down and m her three ideas for W.l. program renewal! Having do! e that if each would establish priorities by selecting [Re one you really feel is of urgent concern. Do this and I; us explore some of your wildest dreams, even if [hey are only fantasies now or seemingly impossible. You ma have filed them away because “People do not do that“ or “i do not have the time." Time is the life of your Branch. Do it now. his Year Too often we forget that life is a continuing (liucatiofl and instead of putting periods here and there it is,” We have accomplished something worthwhile. w. ~.h0u1d just place commas and continue our quest i help human beings reach their goals and potent], ThE future is one of the many things that defies cu "0| by human beings. It is your's for the making so let make some choices from your brain storming ideas. I hope you have resolved at this anniversary u that it really will not be interesting enough to travel nine old, straight road of routine in programing, n.” arm mile. Mediocre programs follow an oft repeatt-L in in which you look neither to the right nor the hell Juse you do not want to change. it is. of course. all in to look back. but now is the time to look up and s: . [he road of W.l. ahead. Turn a corner now and that Le a chance on that discussion by a speaker, you Lighl would be too far out but is one the young poop auld like to hear, and you will be glad you did not . i the opportunity to learn something new. In your Branch 1 know you will continue t. the human things the W.l. was organized to do. \ will prove that our original motto. “For Home and L try" is good enough for the years to come as lon; we adapt what we do to meet the concerns of (u wer- changing times. Why has the light, kindled a! they Creek, spread its beams all over the world? Bt- c of the value of our objectives based on the ho. the foundation of our society. Working together. ling together and united for greater accomplisthi still. you can determine the future direction of nan history. in twenty-four hours I will be leaving to flllk 'Zilh the other delegates the ACWW 16th Triennial .ler‘ ence in Hamburg, Germany. How I wish all loll could go to a World Conference. It is the mei It)?“ where we see and hear of the true scope of W.l K1“ the world. One also learns that people on the 0‘ 3'53 of our spaceship, earth. have many of the sax“. “313‘ lems we have but not always the same 0leI “65‘ The golden chain of friendship that links us an. i ll" world gives us strength to help Changc “he” "ink should be changed and unites us in this Purl?" Th“ W.l. circled the globe not because of huge PW" mda surveys1 not because of good leadership til" b'il because the founders had the idea of self educnti ‘ “"3 have a duty to help make that self education rt. J 0‘” at home and abroad.