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, me opening ceremonies of the conference: The Chair- .m, Mrs. E. Charm, M.B.E. of the Scottish Women's .ral Institutes is at the microphone; Lady Elliot at her left. and Baillie A. D. Jameson at her right. At Mrs. Berry's right is the Marquis of Aberdeen, son of Lady Aberdeen, one of the founders of A.C.W.W. "Roads to a Better World” The A.C.W.W. Conference at Edinburgh, August ’59. the happy atmosphere of the Ninth Triennial nt'erence of the Associated Country Women he World was due in no small measure to the pitality of the Scottish Women‘s Rural Insti- ,3. The floral decorations in the conference I l and the reception building were of an order I My reserved to welcome royalty, and we found l t the women themselves had grown many of i flowers ! in one case planting a whole field i gladioli. There was a cup of tea for us when ‘. arrived and every day a noon meal of food I. Led and served by Institute members â€" hot n -t dishes and scones and oatcakcs and other i ial foods of the country. And always, every- \ rc. there was friendliness. Whatever we may l ‘:‘t about this conference we will always rc- ll‘. ‘iber its flowers, food and friendliness. -c will remember, too, the thrill it gave us h associate for nearly two weeks in a most in~ It ll’dl, friendly atmosphere, with women of many I \ and from many different parts of the world. i the evening when representatives brought 1: tings from their own countries we had speakâ€" Ll from Australia, South Africa. Southern Rhoâ€" LIL .t. Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, New (I Inca, Kenya. Ghana, Ceylon, India, Malaya. P. islan, Natal, Japan (Natal and Japan have not a. ml membership in A.C.W.W. yet, bUt they 10- 1 forward to joining soon), United States, Can- dli West Indies, British Guiana. Denmark, Firi- ” l. Norway, Sweden, England. the Channel le ads and the Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland. the [it ‘Hblic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, France, ll-umany, Holland, Belgium. Switzerland, Italy. (I: LCE. English was the language used except in llv case of the French delegate who spoke in Flk‘iCh; and it was noticeable that some of the ‘IL' sales from Asia and Africa would have stood l‘ll'=ll in any public speaking contest. FALL 1959 Opening the conference. Mrs. E. Shann. Chair~ man of the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, said: "We look forward to hearing a great deal that will teach us. inspire us and inflame each member so that we may be dedicated once more to the work of strengthening the chain of friendâ€" ship. good will and understanding that binds the country women of all nations together." Mrs. Shann paid a tribute to the founders of A.C.W.W.. Lady Aberdeen and Mrs. Alfred Watt and to Miss Zimmcrn, one of the first scCrctarics and now a Member of Honour. It was of interest to have on the platform the son of Lady Aberdeen, the Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair. Lady Elliot of Harwood, a momth of the Scottish Women‘s Rural institutes. also a member of the House of Lords. spoke at this session. introducing what developed into the major conâ€" cern of the conference â€" the responsibility of countries highly developed in equipment. science, technology. and education. to the one thousand million people in [be less developed countries. Lady Elliot spoke particularly of work through the United Nations agencies. WHO. the World Health Organization: UNICEF. the United Nations Chil- dren‘s Fund: UNESCO. the United Nations Edu- cational. Scientific and Cultural Organization; and FAQ. Food and Agricultural Organization. A great deal is being accomplished. she said, but much more could be done if more funds were available. FAQ is making two blades of grass grow where one or none grcw before. Diseases like malaria, tuberculosis. yaws and others are being brought under control. Technical education in agriculture and homcmaking is bcing promoted. “But,” the speaker said. "the wisdom which should go hand in hand with mechanical civilizaâ€" tion is too often lacking. If underdeveloped coun- tries arc going to be helped to play their part in 5