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e home." 'ons provide ways to go on learning. e thoughts of the citizens of the future.” lace as citizens, Mrs. Berry said: fellow women.” Problems of rural life might be developed. THE ESSAY COMPETITION petition: ed as follows: FA“. I957 11 brighter homes through the use of the ands and the creative instincts; coâ€"operative undries which lighten the daily work and ive leisure for constructive work in the ommunity; and the opportunity to study and roaden the mind and make life richer within Mrs. Berry told of country women's orâ€" anizations working to establish wellâ€"run ‘ omes for the aged; helping to operate baby linics and creches and day nurseries; bringâ€" ng lending libraries to rural families cut off rom the world of books; sponsoring the tudy of nutrition, child welfare, health, sani- tion and simple home nursing to help young others in their new role; even for those a ho have reared their families the organiza- “Much of the development of a country alls on the shoulders of its women,” said Mrs. ‘ erry, “They are the conservators of cul- .‘ ural life values and their influence reaches , ut beyond the home, for they are moulding After speaking of the influence and the chievements of country women’s organiza- ions in many parts of the world, and of the menities that have come to rural women in his century, giving them leisure to take their “Of course there are vast areas of the orld where women have not yet received ecognition, where illiteracy and poverty pre- ominate, This is a challenge to us. Until rejudice. disease and poverty are overcome nd education brought to all nations, We will ave a troubled world.” Mrs. Berry reâ€" erred to what is being done through the ' orld Health Organization, the Food and Agâ€" iculture Organization, UNESCO, rural wom- en’s organizations and governmental proâ€" grammes of education and social welfare. .“But” she said, “we must not become com- placent. The need is urgent and we must ever be aware of our responsibility towards our Mrs. Berry remarked that in her travels she ‘had heard it said that there were too many women in A.C.W.W. who are not farm women, but she felt that by admitting women in all walks of life, providing they are willing to work in a society where the emphasis is on rural life, a broader understanding of the Lady Binney, Chairman of the Executive gave this report of the A.C.W.W. Essay Com- “The subject ‘How is the organization to which I belong contributing to world peace’ Proved a difficult one and not so many entries were received in either the national or the international competition. Prizes were award- "Mrs. Jean Macdonald, New South Wales, Australia, £25; Mrs. Patterson, Alberta, Can- ada, £15; Miss Barrick, Denbighshire, Wales A serlion of the receiving line or the opening cere- monies. lell to righl: Mrs. Alice Berry, Fresidenl A.C.W.W.: lhe GDVernOr~Gener0l of Ceylon, Sir Oliver Goonelilleke; Mrs. Charles Russell, England, Execulive Chairman; Mrs. Hugh Summers, International Vice President, Canada. and Mrs. Frizzell, North Canterbury, New Zealand, each £2.1(ls. A History of A.C.W.W. was awarded to Mrs. Nanna Ebbing, Voss. Norway; Mrs. Hando, Victoria, Australia; and Mrs, Fraumann, Michigan, USA.” ' The subject for the next essay competition is “Things My Grandmother Told Me." WORKING WITH UNITED NATIONS The Round Table group dealing with spread- ing information about UN and its agencies found a variety of suggestions in the activities reported. Some of these were: the holding of United Nations Day; making flags of UN and flags of member nations and presenting these to schools, town councils, libraries, etc. spon- soring UN Seminars for students or sending students to these seminars. Some branches in Canada have a special UN convener on their local, provincial and national levels who study and report news of the Specialized Agencies to their local committees. Societies c105e to New York have sent observers to UN meetings and model UN Assemblies have been held to inâ€" form people about the procedures followed. Quiz programmes and roll calls about the meaning of the varions initials have been informative. In this committee UN pamphlets and posters were shown and it was emphasized that these can be obtained from any UN centre. Essay competitions, drama and better reading cam- paigns were discussed, also films which can be borrowed from any UN Information Centre or from Headquarters. These offices also dis- tribute the book for children, "A Garden is Planted.” It was reported that in Pakistan Where only 7