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en J W10 bout the similarities and d Women's Institutes of of Ontario. renders better understand in: Huuprr'ch recently in- nm and J W10 president interviews on the same critical set of questions. . fbeen interviewed first. [0 president's answers. ..-u presidents. MARION: Yes, I think they can and have definitely worked together at the community level. For example, my JWl branch in North Grey is close to the FWI branch in Grey and Bruce counties. We work together on disâ€" trict annuals, county rallies and area conventions. At the provincial level, we participate on the FWIO board, we have a member on the CWlF committee and on the WI Hall comâ€" mittee. On a world-wide basis. we are ACWW-affiliated and are well re- ceived there, also. CHARLOTTE: Those are some good points. I think there are many examples of the two groups working together. and F W10? , Charlotte Johnson FWIO President Are FWlO members welcome at JWIO functions? Are JWIO memâ€" bers welcome at FWIO functions? MARION: Yes. every year in lht: Circvarucu area, we draw a WI branch name out ofa hat and invite them to at nicctirig and entertain them. It also works the other way, very strongly. In l‘acl. l't'c been invited to speak at two FWlO area conventions. CHARLOTTE: Yes on both counts. There are locttl branches where the two groups work well together, I might mention that each .lWl branch in the province has been invited to send a dclcgttlc lo the FWIO Leadership Development Workshop in Toronto in February. What can be done to improve rela- tions between JWIO and PW")? MARION: I outlined a few suggestions rce garding this in my annual rcporl. They include: a joint article or cdi- torial in Home St Country; invita- tions to the others' meetings at all lovels; representation on executives at District and Area levels; promolc and include JWI and FWI in all WI ete- tivities at all levels: panel disCUSsions at meetings; address from the JW I president and FWI president at L‘flL'l‘I others‘ annual meetings. CHARLOTTE: ThUsv are all good points i lllllll’ “C should open [llUlC lorumx .mtl show u \tillingnuss to distuss ont- anothcr's programs. |I seems to my “C‘d get along holler II in: multl nrsi get over [his business oi ugc' lilL‘ onl_\ dll‘lcrcncc is .i ctr-l tun loin |\\l at l4 but sht- hns in he In In |trlll FWIU, our [no groups hnw llll lIL'Ll out to l'lL' parullcl orgtrni/nlions under the stunt: linnner. lhc} huh: ntulnlms who nru in their fills and or hnx-g members in their Ills. What “ill the JWI and F“ I() he like in the your 2lllll'.‘ MARION: lscc lhu J\\'l doubling in si/t- .tntl becoming more with”) lll st‘opu. \\ t- might not cull our group “Junior”, but we‘ll still i:\isl us llll orgnnlrxulun CHARLOTTE: Tltt.‘ FWIO \\lll he more loosclx structured than il has been in the rum tutti He'll be Clintlntnmg reporting .u scvct'ul lctcls. 1 think our nrt'nrl‘uls will hi: more oricnlctl IUW‘diLl sot’lnl concerns than homuumklng skills nntl \sc'll LlCllllllBl) he more global. lt Intlkcs Ll big drift-longt- ulien ion t.ni lnkc ti jut liner trtstmtl ol‘ ll hoist- .lntl buggy. Would it be possible [or the .l\\ I nncl FWIO to unlulgamulc in l'uturc'.‘ \\ It} or all} not? MARION: ll' lhul cwr hnmwncdl ll miultl htuc lo hnppcn \tith |\\'l rcinunung as Ll st‘pzlrttlc group unlun the night nimtiun. We'd slill lime to do our own thing. One ol‘ the hL‘llL‘lll's (ll maintaining it scpnrnlu Itlunlih lroni FWIU is than that: tlrc more opptn luniliCs for leadership nnrong llrc younger women. (‘HARLU'ITEt | llllnk umulgutunlion Is posslhlu and bclicvc ll \sould hi: hcnullclnl Io both sides, Alter all, our turns are similar. I think amalgamatng would strengthen the lwo bodies, l scc no reasons why .IWI members L'U'lllll not assume leadership roles uithin Iltt' amalgamated organization.