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.4 Mrs. Gerda Von Beekhoff (centre) of The Netherlands conducting the Forum on the Associated Country Women of the World. Assisting Mrs. Vun Beekhoff is Mrs. Keith Rand of Canada. Needlework Competition Class A -â€" A Traditional Sampler of Stitches. lstâ€"Miss R. de Villiers â€" Cape Prov- ince Women‘s Agricultural Association, S. Africa 2nd*Mrs. B. Davey â€" National Federa- tion of Women‘s Institutes of England and Wales, England 3rdâ€"Mrs. Ronnaug Ostberg â€"â€" Norges Husmorforbund, Norway Highly Commended. Mrs. A. Vorster â€"â€" Cape Province Wom- en‘s Agricultural Association. 5. Africa Mrs. G. M. Donald â€" Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes, Scotland Class Bâ€"A Piece of Free Needlework, using Inca! materials, if desired. lstâ€"Mrs. Halligan â€" National Federa- tion of Women's Institutes, England, and Wales Endâ€"Fort Providence Women's Institute â€" Federated Women‘s Institutes of Can- ada, North West Territories. Canada 3rdâ€"Mrs. A. Heyns â€" Free State Womâ€" en’s Agricultural Union, S. Africa Highly Commended Miss D. Richards â€" National Federation of Women‘s Institutes of England and Wales Mrs. Euphie J. Thomson â€" Association of Homemakers’ Clubs of Saskatchewan, Canada Mrs. V. Macgregor â€" Country Women’s Association, New South Wales. Australia “Outstanding in design and workmanship" was the comment of the panel of international judges as they awarded first prize to Miss Ro- nella de Villiers of Cape Province. South Afri- ca, for her needlework sampler, Depicting the history of the settlement of her country, Miss do Villiers’ design shows ships landing in 1652, mountains. flowers, oak leaves and grapes. Us- ing shades of blue on a white background. Miss de Villiers spent 360 hours to complete 10 the elaborate sampler. A graduate of the Uni. versity of Stellenbosch, Miss de Villiers lives on a farm in Cape Province where she and her father raise merino sheep. She has studied embroidery under Mrs. Het- sie Van Wyk, a South African authority, travâ€" elling 3.000 miles to and from her classes. Two Of her works were exhibited at the Dublin A.C.W.W. Conference in 1965. The first prize in the section for a piece of free needlework was awarded unanimously to Mrs. Marjorie Halligan of the National Federâ€" ation of Women’s Institutes of England and Wales. “We consider this wall hanging would de» light any child." said the judges. “We are im- pressed by the imagination in design and stitchery and the beautiful use of gold kid in the lettering.” Mrs. Halligan took six months to make the panel in her spare time. After her marriage, she attended Bromley College of Arts and has taught embroidery at Bromley and the London County Council. The Forums The delegates enjoyed a more intimate ap- proach to the theme “Learning to Live" through attending the forums. Each forum was opened by a chairman who introduced out- standing speakers who were experts in their fields. The forum on “The Individual" considered such topics as consumer education, training at social workers and educational psychology. Adult education in rural areas, problems 0| the working mother and training for home- making skills were included in “The Family" forum. “The Community" groups discussed changes in the concept of the community, participatiOn of women in public affairs and the needs 0. the community. Mrs. John McLean of Canada was a convener. Mrs. Gerda Van Beekhoff, a fot'mer worlt‘ president, convened the forum dealing with in formation on the Associated Country Women of the World and A.C.W.W. and the United Nations. Mrs. Keith Rand of Canada was the chairman. “Ir )lr * "It is great to have friends when one is young- but indeed it is still more so when you are getting old. When we are young, friends are, like ever)" thing else, a matter of course. In the old days We know what it means to have them.” Edvard Grieg i: * 1k HOME AND COUNTRY