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On helmlt or the Committee and our main helpers, we \utttld like to tlan F\\ It) to: amiotllllllg us to rtrn .tntl prm rtlc .1” the l1ll}\lt‘tll arrange- rnenr~ tor the dlIlllL‘ contention. \\'c discmered running the mmention “as .1 huge tol‘. It took hours of t‘lgcllltr'dllttn .tnd 2‘ l'tnntul meetings to put excrytlung together The committee rrrerrtbers were: \l.rt eater Zttellcr. Coordinator: \ t-Inm Ritchie, I l'c'illeI'CI; [rrs (or ne. \etrctnts, Florence Diamond. Dis- g'll‘nk. \IJ) l-li-onn, l’l'e“ turd Pubr llLll\. lunct l-‘lrepleh. FWlC Com~ pcttlrom. Norm-.1 -\ie\.rrtdcr. Craft bales Room. .tnd L'hur lolte Johnson, l“ lll Prexadcnl. \ltltoueh each committee member hnd her own particular job, we ale run. worked as Lt team and each member “(is a part ol' the metal] dccrxtori-nrttking. During the comen- tttrl'l. L'tlLll member knew emetly uherc 1hr: remaining members were dud w ltJl their dull} participation \icls llll\ report l\ slanted toward the Jrrnrtgemertts we made on behalf ol’ t\\ l0 \ lull report regarding the tonxetttton has gone on to F“ If. \\c arranged for the FWIC pro- gram turd autograph booklet (both clolgltccl h) Jeanne Darin», Board Directttrt All attending the conten- llUl'l TCLEHCLl a program (which in- trdentullr uds financed by ROS) and hot rkletx were also handed out on the llrttdr’ru Dar Bus Tour», Our committee urrnngcd l'or' FWIO Iu entertain lltC FWK‘ Board at adinâ€" her during the Board meeting. Winnie \\ llNJll um responsible for this Sub- tJI\l\![lll 21 c1tort.\\‘e also arranged tor the F\\ [C Board Ltnd Committee [it he L‘lllL’TlulllCd at a dinner in Strat- ltll'Lli gnu] by Perth Centre District. tolltmt-d by :t \l.\ll LU the .~\\0n The arrc to see the " Pil‘ntcs ol‘ Pen/,ance". ~\ special thank you to all the Pro- '. tntial Board Directors who assisted .tnd rrmdc our task easier. Roberta Tenrplcmttn untl Subdhision 23 sup- plrcd .tll the cookies and helpers for the reception on Sunday evening. Belt} ‘\ an Putter and SubdiVision 22 prm rdcd lunch and barbecue tor the \lert's Tour Into her area. For the Or» now now tour thanks to Margaret Munro and Margaret hrlacphcrson lh ual reports. . .annual reports. . .annual rcpt). annual reports. . .annual reports. . .annual ‘ 1985 FWIO Convention Marg Zoeller and to the Toronto post tour thanks to Evelyn Snider. On beltalt‘ol‘ FWIO, our mandate was to arrange visits to various parts of Ontario, within easy travel of Lon- don. for Ontario Day. The delegates selected where they wished to travel. Under the direction of Velma Ritchie, six buses travelled into Southwestern Ontario and the St. Clair River cruise. 1 was responsible for arrangements of NO buses into Niagara Falls; two buses into Mennonite Country; three buses to Hoodless Homestead and the Lee Museum Home and vicinity. Assistants working on final plans were Madeline Nichol, Ruth Wilson, Elve Fried, Dorothy Jones and Helen Randall. Thirteen tour guides were chosen to travel on the buses during the day. .luice breaks, lunches and dinners were provided by var-mus Branches and Districts. Some statistics: Full time delegates: 650 Day Visitors: Sunday, 450; Monday, 650; Tuesday, 600; Thursday, 250 Attending Banquet: [.049 Velma Ritchie and I worked on the final details up until the end of Sep- tember. Here’s the financial update: Ontario Day Bus Tours $4,145 Money borrowed from FWIO and repaid 7,000 Interest on borrowed money 1,000 Final profit from Convention (FWIO share 20%) FWIO share of grant received 6, l 59 1.50m Margaret Zoeller was coordinatr-r of the FWIO Convention ’85 Conn mittee. Leadership workshop planned OFFICERS” CONFERENCE COMMITTEE By HELEN DUFFIELD Secretaryâ€"Treasurer Under the guidance of this com- mittee and Provincial Curator Lulu Heales. a succesl‘ul Tweedsmuir Cur- ators' Workshop was held February 25. 26 1985 at the Bond Place Hotel, Toronto. The compiled results of the evalua» tion survey showed good follow-up with District and Area workshops. A Leadership Development Worl 7 shop will be held in February 1986. The workshop is open to one delegate per District and Area, one deleg per .I W10 Branch and to all Provin cial Board Directors. The purpose is to develop key In source people within the Areas and Districts and provide program i;- sources. Delegates" should be preparntl to return and organize WorkShOtjs. There will be training in planning a stimulating and informative Wort: shop and topical. speakers for lt‘ rt» hour workshops on financial planning and water in Canada. Emily Guest honored by museum ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME ASSOCIATION By JANE HAWKINS The seventh annual meeting and sixth unveiling ceremony were held at the Gambrel Barn at the Ontario Agricultural Museum. in June. Seven outstanding agriculturalists were honored and their likenesses were unveiled. Among those honored was Emily J. Guest (nominated Irv FWIO). A profile of her life can he found on the back cover of Home and Country Spring 1985 irisue fl Vol. 51, No. 4, I Nominations from FWIO for tht 1987 unveiling should be submitted to the Provincial Boardby April 1936 and be restricted to deceased persons only.