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Letters to the Editor News from New Brunswmk Our new Provincial President. Mrs. Dorothy Dunphy, joins me in sending greetings again to all W.l. members in our twin province, We were very happy to find our greeting published in the Spring edition of Home and Country. Branch representatives at our district conven- tions have been given a copy of your magazine. I am sure they will find it useful both in their study of Ontario and also in finding new ideas for their branches. We have now begun a letter blitz. At the four conventions which I atâ€" tended in August I asked each woman to write a note to a woman in Ontario. I then bundled these let- ters into packages of ten to twenty and sent them to women who had written to me or to our office. When those names were all used I then began using board directors names. It is our hope that each person who receives some of these packages, will distribute the letters at a W.l. meeting. We are all hoping that every person who has written one of these notes will receive at least a post card or a letter. If pen pal relationships develop that will be a bonus. All let- ters and pictures will be shared with branch members in New Brunswick. A display of maps, pictures and other material was used at the district convention in Keswick Ridge to urge all branches to prepare talks and displays about Ontario. Had we thought of it earlier we would have had a travelogue of N.B. siides for use in Ontario. One is now being prepared. Better late than never we hope. I am also putting together my own slides taken during a number of trips to Ontario. This travelogue will be used at local meetings this year in N.B. It is our hope that when N.B. delegates arrive in London, Ontario next spring for F.W,I.C. that many will begin at once to look for a familiar name â€" the name of a per- son to whom she has been writing. Our Bicentennial Quilt Competiâ€" tion is now over, The display of prize winning quilts from the four primary 8 exhibitions came to Fredericton for the final judging. They were on display for a month and drew over 5,000 people to the Exhibition Cen- tre â€" a record number ofvisitors for that centre. During the month of August 1 at- tended conventions in Centre Napan. Salisbury and New Denmark. In Cen- tre Napan, Northumberland County District, we enjoyed demonstrations of candlewicking and smocking. Mrs. McAlpine, a former N.B. president, was the guest speaker, Another con- vention was in Salisbury in the Petit- codiac District where we heard of plans for a mini-A.C.W.W. in Truro for the maritimes and we were enter- tained by a group who presented a very original and cleverly described fashion show. At New Denmark in the Victoria County District, Nancy W1 work in Dear Editor: It was my great pleasure a year or so ago to have a holiday in Africa. Our daughter, her husband and two children were in Zambia then. He is a math teacher and also a builder and electrician. She is a missionary nurse and a talented music teacher. While we were in Zambia we were privileged to visit the farm of Mr. and Mrs. George Atkins near Monze. He was raised in South Africa and she had come from Holland. She was a midwife, and is now a very alive and active lady. They own 10,000 acres of land and had 60 black families amongst their farm staff, They were raising soybeans and harvesting them by hand. The crop was piled on large plastic sheets, then the workers tramped or f'lailed them out and finally the wind separated the beans. Nina Atkins is an avid worker with Women’s Institute. While I was there they certainly did a great deal of work with the resources that they have available to them. They had sewing classes, bake sales, made jams and Jellies, held fashion shows where each Cook, of the Department or Agriculture. gave a talk on Cl‘liitiqeg in the department organization and several reminisced about the get i 01d days, the convention theme. All delegates had an opportu. t,‘ to visit the local museum and heat leg. ture on the history of this Dani‘ \fl. tlement, the first in Canada, rot. Lted in 1872 by 20 immigrants nm Denmark. In Keswick Ridge, Loyalist i It District. the guest Speaker .as Ronald Hallett. a forestry COI‘ISli m. who talked about management in] the problems caused by "Clea ut. ting", disease and pests. it we en as just one more concern in 2 .ch W.l. members can play a pat rid help. Isabel Coburn PRO. N.B. Women‘s Institutt Africa one modelled the dress that sli ad made. They raised a lot of n to which they divided between no hospitals. Since that visit, I have c: cv ponded with Mrs. Atkins. She ~it is very hard to come by goods 1t cp busy with, such as wool for kn' lg. At the moment, Canada do- at have monetary relations with Z, 'lil and as a result none of those d; are shipped into the COUnlt so unless someone makes a box t ire package and sends them to se women they do not have the su es they need. I am planning to write abo he Women’s Institute in Zambia. ten we were there they had a big 'n- trywide meeting and the purpo- as to interest people or to educat- 30- ple in the value of soybeans am 0“- soybeans can be used for a nulr 'ttlS diet. It is not an easy job i get something new into the min- ‘Ul some of these peeple. it is a sad mg to know that for a lack of pro! 1 1n the diet people do not have tht ime learning ability as North AmET' “5- t I