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ACWW Mrs. Diamond, Council Member Mrs. Diamond, Council member said sixty-seven societies sent representatives including FWIO to the Council meeting of ACWW at Digby Stuart College, London. England. Life members and contriubting members also were in attendance. At the opening of the meeting the members were asked to stand for a minute‘s silence in memory of Dame Alice Berry, ACWW President 1953â€"59 who died in 1978; Miss Grace Frysinger (USA) Member of Honour; and Miss Amy Kane, former Vice President from New Zealand, both of whom died earlier in 1979. MEMBERSHIP In 1979, 299 Societies in 63 countries held membership in ACWW. There were 855 new Contributing Members and 195 new Life Members. Mrs. Hacket-Pain‘s financial statement showed over 80,000 pounds sterling contributed to Pennies For Friendâ€" ship with Ontario’s contribution over 8,171 pounds. She emphasized the most repeated strand in her work was the growing need for better communications not only from our International organization but through the various channels of Constituent organizations. In similar vein Miss Diane Orton, Editor. expressed her satisfaction to be a means of communication but urged each member subscribing to the CountryWoman to obtain a sister membership. In the Projects Committee Report it was noted that limi- tations on the use of ACWW Trust Funds often delays ex- penditure of accrued interest. An example was that at the time of Council no applications have been received for the Elsie Zimmern Scholarship. The policy of this committee is to notify an inquiring Society of a project and then await their consideration. Because only part of speech of Dr. Estefania Aldaba-Lim on Open Day was reported in the last Home and Country here are a few more remarks. Dr. Lim is the International Year of the Child Special Representative at the United Nations. Dr. Lim's opening words praised the community baSEd and community oriented programs so essential to col- lective endeavours in IYC. She stressed the year‘s main pur- pose was to focus world attention and concern on the un- touched needs of children and especially the 400 million in undeveloped worlds. “Beyond Physical welfare of children, psychological abuse. juvenile delinquency. child abandonment. family breakâ€"up etc. it is shocking to know that 20 years after the adoption of Rights of the Child. 80% ot' the world‘s popu- lation live in rural areas in which 8 70 are without health services." She continued “Out of l25 million children born in 1978. ten to twelve million died before their first birthâ€" day. In certain African countries the mortality rate is 200 per 1.000. Dr. le told her audience. She also expressed concerns in developing countries which she described as being as bleak as those in the Third World. ACWW CONFERENCE Mrs. Clarence Diamond will be FWIO‘s official voting delegate to the ACWW Conference in Hamburg Germany. May 11-23. Mrs. Delle Fletcher. England. second Council member will also be in attendance. Some of the other On- tario members planning to attend the (‘on fcrencc will he in- vited to act as voting delegates. COMPETITIONS Entries received from Ontario members have been judged and the winning entries have been sent on for final judging at ACWW level. Children's Song. Eight entries received. three winning selections to be I‘or- warded 1. Mrs. Irene Magill. R.R.4 Haveiock “Children Are The Future" 2. Mrs. P. Joan Brown. R.R.4. Lansdownc “Do You Know" 3. Mrs. Dorothy Morgan. R.R.3r inglcsitlc and Mrs. Corinne Mallion. Tottcnham “We Are The Hope Of The Future" Bookmark Mrs. Josie Roosenmaullcn.R.R.1,Kingslnntonly unity) AIR DISASTER Word was received that :1 Deputy President ol' ACWW Mrs. Barbara Wood and her husband were killcd in un Antartic Aircrush. She will be sadly missed by ltCr own Socicly in New anland us well as ACWW, The ACWW Flag was in attendance at the SIMCOE AREA CONVENTION at Stayner. Mrs, David Perry, Area Secretary L present cheque to Mrs. C. Diamond, FWIO President. Mrs, James Beard Area President looks on. As the members marched around the room follow- ing the flag bearer, donations were placed in container. Donations amounting to $43.00 were raceived. l9