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ence. While there they will take a threeâ€"day tour through the hills and Kandy. Their return trip will take them to Bombay, Karachi and on to Istanbul, Athens and Rome where they will spend several days. Then to Geneva, Frankfort, Dusseldorf and Paris; then to England for eight days where the group will separate for different trips through the British Isles. They will fly to New York and Malton on August 25th. 1957 SECRETARIES’ CONFERENCE Mrs. E. V. Thompson Mrs. E. V. Thompson, Conference and Holi- day Secretary. reported that 796 applications had been received for the conference of secre- taries, with very few cancellations. She re- ported that with the facilities and co-opera- tion of the O.A.C, and the residents of Guelph, everyone got a bed. Four hundred were bilâ€" leted at the College and the balance at the homes of citizens in Guelph. GUELPH AND KEMPTVILLE HOLIDAY DATES The Women’s Institute Holiday at Guelph will be held on July 15 to 19 and at Kempt- ville, August 7-8-9. Interesting programmes have been arranged with a bus trip to Strat» ford to see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, for the Guelph holidayers. Both holiday groups will participate in art and music and the making of stuffed dolls, toys and animals by Mrs. E. V. Thompson. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Mrs. Haggerty reported to the Board that the business of the F.W.I.O. has increased by leaps and bounds and at the same time costs have expanded too. In this regard Board members will present to the district annual meetings the necessity for greater financial assistance. Branches will be given an oppor- tunity to indicate their preference for such financing. Requests have been received for the use of the Women’s Institute crest to be used on gifts of cups and saucers or like gifts. This request has been granted but the article they are to be used on cannot be sold commercially. Crests may be obtained from the F.W.I.O. Secretary~Treasuren Mrs. James Haggerty was named delegate to the Provincial Leadership Forum, also to the First Ontario Conference on Aging. Mrs. Ernest Irwin, Convener of Home Ecoâ€" nomics and Health, presented her report which included a report on her attendance at the Canadian Cancer Society meeting. She also presented a brief from the Canadian Consumers’ Association regarding the banning of trading stamps in Ontario. As this brief had already been presented to the proper authorities no action was taken. The Ontario Ploughing Match will be held this fall at Simcoe. The F.W.I.O ' featured there. I tent Win be Five o’clock teaspoons may be puTChasad for gifts. The price will be $2.50 each. The are sterling silver with the crest of the W; men's Institute engraved on the handle. Thesé spoons will be available by the fa“ “0m .Irs. G. Gordon Maynard. Mrs. R. C. Walker, Convener of Historical Research and Current Events, presenter] for viewing the second volume of the F7930 Tweedsmuir History. This has jugt ' I bee started and it has the appearance of y, r”; outstanding book. A tentative programme has been set _;. hy the F.W,I.O. for their booth at the 33ml Winter Fair. It is hoped that com: .i..,s demonstrations by Institute women will the programme each day and evening. A tentative programme for the F‘ 1C. ‘311 National Convention to be held in 011., In October was outlined by Mrs. MacP; Ninety delegates will go from Ontario 3.15 will include board members, the Sec: Treasurer. and fiftyâ€"nine members fro: {5. tricts in Ontario. Mrs. Maynard reporiu- hr.- had received more than the required in ml” of reservations from the districts. Eat" at. Vince was asked to set up an exhibi .ml Ontario will exhibit the three winning - vs of layettes in this year’s Women's in: in project. The matter of the purchase of the Act ~‘le Hoodless birthplace was left in abeyai. A report to this effect was received fro: .- committee who viewed the house arm n. perty, Mrs. Gordon MacPhatter gave an inter 1: report of the Federation of Agriculture :1 new member of the Board of Govern: at the Federation, Mrs. MacPhatter said 1‘ is interesting and informative. Her expe. we on the Board had been an inspiration ti 1’. she said. A motion was made and passed at tin sion in regard to the office of President id is as follows: In case of an emergency thi -h the inability of the President to attend ‘: r duties, the immediate Past President SI‘ id assume the duties of the President’s ofir Mrs. James Haggerty, Mrs. G. Gordon ' hard and Miss Helen McKercher were 11 ii to a committee to set up rules for audit. In giving the report of Resolutions mitted at the annual meeting of the B i, Mrs. McPhatter stated that replies wer ceived in connection with all resolution. most cases those concerned had shown 1. est and in many cases had commended in interest Women’s Institute members are ta 'tg in the welfare of others. At the close of the meeting Mrs. L. G. L "i- burner presented a resolution of apprema .In of the courteous manner, graciousness 'id thoughtfullness with which Mrs. James 1 gertY. had conducted her first meetint“ 35 President of the Board. ‘ The rEport on the Conservation Councd as given by Mrs. Stewart McDonald and He stressed the hope that the “Litter-Bug" um- in HOME AND COUNTRY