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A. C. W. W. Postage Stamp By Ethel McCandless On Wednesday, May 13th the Canadian Gov- ernment honoured the Associated Country Women of the World with the issue of a new Five Cent Commemorative Postage Stamp. The Federated Women’s Institute of Canada arranged for the sale of 10,000 First Day Covers specially designed, featuring the F.W.I.C. badge “For Home and Country" and "LaTerre et le Foyer" at the top, and underneath the badge "Commemorating the Associated Women of the World". Members of the Women‘s Institutes all over Canada. philatelists and many others had the op- portunity of purchasing these covers from the National Office before May lst. Before that date the issue was completely sold out and more covers had to he obtained. The covers were all addressed at the National Office to people all over the world. To the little town of Stoney Creek. Ontario, went the honour of the mailing of the First COVEI'S, it being the place where the first Women‘s Insti- tute was organized by the late Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless and the late Erland Lee. After many days and nights addressing these covers they were brought by car from Ottawa by Mrs. H. G. Taylor. National Secretary. to the home of Mrs. C. G. Hopkins, secretary~treasurcr of the Stoney Creek W.I. Mrs. Angus B. Jackson. presi- dent of the Stoney Creek W]. and Mrs. C. G. Hopkins were in charge of the tremendous job of seeing to it that the 10000 First Day Covers and Lotti) more that arrived by other means were stamped and sent to the Stoney Creek Post Office on the day of mailing. Members of the processing committee â€" Lelt to right: Master of Ceremonies, Mrs. Angus E. Jackson, President of Stoney Creek Women's Institute; Mrs. P. Y. McCund- less, F.W.I.O. Public Relations Representative; Mrs. C_ C. Hopkins, Secretory Stoney Creek lnstilule; Mrs. Geo. Wilson. F.W.|.C. Public Relations Representative. 20 WOMEN OF THE ). N p- Z 3 D U n :5 S U 0 m to 1 UNION MONDIALE DE FEMMES RURALEE Design used for the postage stamp issued by ll farm. dictn Government on May 13, 1959 in honor l the Women's Institutes, the Cercles des Fermiers . 5mg, organizations in the A.C.W.W., also to ht; . we Canadian women Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless Mrs Alfred Watt, founders of the Women's Instil the A.C.W.W. The slump designed by c Toron.M as: Mrs. Helen Bacon â€" known in art circles by h 7.“... name, Helen Fitzgerald â€" symbolizes growtn win. valed by Country Women of individual 0er rm. into the world association as represented by It .Iobe The woman and the globe are outlined in t- and the tree and border are green. History was surely made over again 'h:< historic little town with it‘s monument to th mi.- of Stoney Creek in the War of l812. and h... ginning of the Women's Institute in 1897. u .1: 12.01 am. May 13th the post office or . in door to commence the sale of stamps. M: m: in line at this early hour of the day to h. run; the first to purchase these stamps. lnCltItll' \lrs. George Wilson. Public Relations Officer. l- it. . Mrs. Angus Jackson. Mrs. C. G. Hopi» and Mrs. P. Y. McCandless, Public Relation trut- sentative, F.W.I.O. who were the member [ht processing committee. Sharp at 7.30 a.m. on May 13th Mn \I'i appeared at the post office wicket at Stout 'LL:* and handed the F.W,I.O. cheque to the pt ’ who released the first 10.000 stamps for - Day Covers. Assembled at the Stoney Crew .‘t Church Christian Education Building t id women, members of the Stoney Creek. ‘llt‘a'l and Community Beach Women‘s tnstitu: whit tackled the big job of sticking the stamps will the envelopes. The job went along Splflllll. .mti all mail. nearly 11,000 pieces was cleartt‘ iii-J post office before 5 pm. Mr. Lewis Diehl, Public Relations l -l"" Hamilton Postal District who had spent \ wl'!’ able time with the committee. and Mr M5" Morris, District Superintendent. were in “ll‘l' ance all day and were of considerable hcl: ‘ ll“ workers. The green, black and white stamp w u Symbolic female figure kneeling beside u l; mcr Wthh a globe is poised. The words chm-ml“ Country Women of the World in Engh i “N French along the borders. The design synri illllC" growth. as cultivated by country women I" mil" vidual country organizations, into the wort .M“ HOME AND COUNTRY