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FEDERATED WOMEN’S INSTITUTES OF CANADA Reporting on the work of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Canada, Mrs. Zoeller drew attention to change of format on front page of Federated News this year, when comâ€" memorating the Golden AnnJVersary of the Women’s Institutes of Canada. Concern was ex- pressed that only 10% of membership gets the publication and the provinces are urged to send in more information on their activities. Thirty slides showing the Centennial Chairs placed in Confederation Hall, Charlottetown, P.E.I. are now available for showing from F.W.I.C. office. Each branch will receive one copy of book- let “Into The North“ telling of Northern Canaâ€" da Women’s Institutes but these are not availa- ble to individual Women's Institute members. President, Mrs. George Clarke will add anothâ€" er chapter â€" the years 1960-69 to the F.W.I.C. history. Birthday money, previously donated by Past Presidents, Dr. Adams and Mrs. Roylance, was used for purchase of books to circulate as travelling library in the north and then be placed in Inuvik Library. These will be desigâ€" nated with a commemorative plaque. The launching of Northern Canada Wom- en’s Institutes was the greatest challenge un- dertaken by F.W.I.C. and there are four Senâ€" ior and one Junior Branch in the Yukon now MY LOST YOUTH I remember the gleams and glooms that dart Across the schoolboy’s brain; The song and the silence in the heart, That in part are prophecies, and in part Are longings wild and vain. And the voice of that thin] song Sings on, and is never still; ‘A boy‘s will is the Wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.’ There are things of which I may not speak; There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And bring a pallor into the cheek, And a mist before the eye. And the words of that fatal song Come over: me like a chill: ‘A boy’s will is the Wind's will And the thoughts of youth are long, long rhoughts.’ Longfellow WINTER ‘l 970 and nine Branches in the Northwest Territo- Has. The National Convention will be in Winniâ€" peg August 24-28, 1970 and registration fee is $20 per delegate and $5.00 daily for visitors. Each province is asked for 100 gifts, moderâ€" ately priced and nonâ€"perishable, for a gift stall at the National Convention. A motion was passed that each Board Director secure from each of her districts a suitable gift valued at $1. to $3. Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario will send a copy of Dr. Ethel Chapman’s new book. “Humanities in Homespun” to the gift stall also. F .W.I.C. BY-LAWS COMMITTEE REPORT Mrs. Everett Small, 3 member of the F.W.I.C. Byâ€"laws Committee, reported the approval of the Constitution and Byâ€"laWs of F.W.I.C. which were filed with Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs on August 27, 1969. Of interest provincially is the byâ€"laW that each province or territorial unit shall have ten votes at the National Convention and if the unit is unable to send its full complement, those present may cast total number of votes. Also the executive committee shall always inâ€" clude one member from the Province of On- tario and we are represented now by Mrs. Leonard Trivers. who is the third vice-presi- dent. STANDING COMMITIEE CONVENERS REPORTS Workshops were held previous to the Anâ€" nual Board Meeting to study methods for pre- paring annual reports in a more interesting way. It was agreed that reports and outlines from the provincial conveners would be forâ€" warded to all branch. district and area secre- taries to be given out to their respective conveâ€" ners, and that a panel be presented at the Board Meeting by the Provincial Standing Committee Conveners with Mrs. Charles Bea- rner as moderator. Other members of the panel were Mrs. E. Dougthwaite, Mrs. Morris Mara tin and Mrs. J. A. Fairman. Findings, beefs, problems, some solutions and also words of praise were projected by the panel. At all levels conveners were urged to consult their hand book for duties and assist- ance, to prepare reports in triplicate with cor- rect names and addresses and to get reports out on time. (One is sent on to convener at next level, one given to Secretary for her files and one retained by convener for her files to be handed on to her successor.) Conveners were urged to include highlights 19