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our work in the future". stated the Wl's must take a wid- er View of their work especially the atfiliation with the Associat- cd Country Women of the World; Canda's northland and the whole new era at art. literature and Winding up the first day of the dlst annual Hamilton Area con- ,'ention for Women's Institutes at the Park Hotel. Niagara Falls. (Hit. the evening banquet last night saw the women delegates wearing Centennial costumes for perhaps the last time this year. It was all the more important when one realizes the WI'S in Ontario and Canada, were in the forefront of many Centennial projects and leading the enthus- asmi for celebrating Canada's 100th birthday. Theme for the conference was apt too in the closing months at the Centennial year "Reflections of the Past ---- Visions of the Fu- ture". .. ELECT OFFICERS Committee reports, resolutions and election of new officers highlighted this first day's ses- sions. Mrs. Victor Beachin of Welland was elected president; Mrs, Norman David and Mrs. Lloyd Ryan. vice - presidents; Mrs. E. J. Wilson, RiRZ, Welland. secretary - treasurer; Mrs. V. B. Dutkoslii of Caistorville, pub- lic relations and Mrs. E. E. Thompson of Niagara Falls and Mrs. Charles Ort of Welland as auditors. Standing committee conveners named were : resolutions, Mrs. R. Yungblut of Welland; Tweed- smuir histories. Mrs. R. C. Walker, St. George; public re- lations, . L. Eller, Welland: In Memoriam, Mrs. N. Davis. Mount Pleasant; citizenship and of more leisure. Mrs. C. Beamcr in replying to the toast suggested that com- munication was perhaps the big-- gest stut'ribling b l o ck in the world today. "We must under- stand other peoples to be able to communicate with our ethnic groups, our first Canadians. the Indians and Eskimos and those ethnic peoples who came to pop» ulate our land." "Many former rural people are leaving the land and we are receiving city people in sub-- divisions--must offer an inter- esting program to these women and learn from them also," she stated. "Our\_yj5iun_iol;_lh2-tu- ture must he tig,,simnle act of neighborliness andJindncsL to set up linesotcomnumicalion to these people and_t.he.world. Let this be ourghallenge" she said. QUERY WI's FUTURE Guest speaker. Mrs. Maryn Purdy. editor of "Home and Country", the WI magazine tit- led her speech "A Hint of Eter- nity." taken from an early WI editorial by Dr. Ethel Cham- manr "VV04nu§l_.asLoursrlves it the,plans.made.h)LJ.hose_ulio formed Women's Institutes--are outdate_d,_orejghal. For in them She times music as they head into a time' Wl's Urged To Look To Future Not To Best On Their Laurels stated Mrs Purdy. ery child should have the right to a healtliyuhome atmo~ sphere". She commented that too many parents will not or do not realize their responstbihties to their children, A woman may or may not choose to have children, hilt it she does,'shc should take UFJlel'vligSIL-Ofisiblll- ties to bring them up right. Women. don't have crying knowledge about the new ma- chines in their homes or th- producls theme ustng: man are tallied into buyingrfitood because their children want it; money management.is woefully lacking -- women should knot more about credit,.bi.ty1ng' an the Women's insane: 3.: be studying and informing their members on these problems. WI'S POWERFUL VOICE I The Women's Institute is a powerfuL--uoice in the communA ily today, concluded Mrs. Purdy. We have gone beyond Canada's borders and through .Lbe_ACWW we must look to the world. Many people live and die in this world today without ever having enough to eat and unless this problem is solved in a few years. experts warn us ive will face unrest as...those._without seek to get Ii'omgthostiohave. out of sheer frustration, Introv duced by Mrs. Beachin, she was thanked by Mrs. J. S. Holden. During the evening the dele- gates were entertained by the DcFranco quintet from Port Colborne who delighted and en» the organizations growtiLi's laid. Other groups formed at the same time have folded. but we are grating. 15 there a hint of eternity in our i'ganization " She outlined life in the early 1800's when Wig wereJirst for- med and detailed the_,d1;udgery and roughness, limited by the lack of education [or woman . "Alelaide Hunter Headless had' Federated Women: Institutes perhaps' ma." 3 Grade 3 ed, of Ontario ooard members named ~ . --' . . ucation. 5 may have_attended saw DiVisuin 17 delegates re- ' dr " ,, tr - . elected; subdivision its members 3 a485 c: 635' "m Ml-S' Pur- elected. Mrs. Lowell Eller and y' at s e ecame a" "mum" . tial lecturerrand bmame awarel firihgaifigizhlg agldngeschange of the need for household science In greeting: brought by J and health for women other day. g . ' ' Perhaps she was also. influenced Krauter. Ontario Federation of n. . f , )Agrieulture, Mr. Krauter spoke the. 361m?" "Emu-mg at , of me work of the WYS and stab ' 'at time for equal oppmmn. ' ed "People who have thinds hap. mes: NY, and the right to--Uote pen to them should be irivolved for WDmCF'. She saw the "COG in what's happening", urging for Orgamzmg rural women and the teaching they needed. Per- the members to be alert to what , is going on in the world around hap'idshe reasoned their "'1'? 5 mem' wou never be the same again. "We as a group have never CHALLENGE GIVEN really recorded what cflectmur This theme pervailed through. organization has had on» in. out the day's Speakers and com. dividuaL woman," stated Mrs. mentators. Mrs. E. 5. Small, Purdy- Yettsday we arecgiiezi FWIO president who was a guest to many problem which face for the convention told the de- people and the confusion which legatcs and members "The exrsts. work begun by our ancestors , . has provided the development of CONFUSIOK TODAY . Educators are confused said our country today. It is up to us , ', to keep the challenge bright. She the speaker' Them" "335' 0' teaching children are not good k . . zigzag: algeégbgfeml'gr enough today. Religious Jeadcrs is a better way of carrying on are confused as_what we know their work am to seek it _ w today doesn t/ relate to ,the old use each day to the fullest and bends; patents .are COPIRWJS be satisfied only when they have é'he .Old dlécmlme . "m {he done somemmg [or someone arriin is disappearing for chil- else. ' gren 1will not azcgp't parental H h .1. - lSClp me as we I . initial?) 3.? if; hfii'mféti'i's'fi'f Yet. the family simuld- be the tutes "to make home and coun- Stab'hzmg "mm" m the" try a better place to live in." Mrs. Small also urged branches to increase their membership and suggested branches should be interested in studying the material available on air and water pollution; dangerous mis- use of insecticides; and urged support for the Vanier Institute of the Family. At the banquet held at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Russel Yungblut, in her toast to the theme of the con- ference stated this year had education, Mrs. H. Lockman; Home Economics and Health. It Yates Eaker, Vanessa: and historical research and current Jevents, Mrs. Roy Summers, Fondn'll, Mrs. Alan Stewart was named convener for agriculture and Canadian industries and , Neil Hopkins, Junior act- tranced the audience with a line display of musical scleci [ions The group ranged in age from eight to 13 and had a high quality of Showmanship. the celebration of Canad s bir- thday and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Wl's. "Our pioneers saw a vision and a need and laid the foundations and offered the inspiration for our organization. We can- not ride along and coast on the past -- we must find