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By CATHERINE FORD Of The Free Press >'GUELPH---She only said a few words, in a quiet voice which barely carried over the' microphone, but they were :1 enough for the audience of Yukon are attending the Con- ' 3,700 to break into thunderous ' ference this week at. the Uni- »_ clapping. versity of Guelph, ' ' For Mrs-William Firth, of Fort McPherson, N.W.T., an terest in the northern organi-_ 'Eskimo, "it was her first ,speeCh, and for delegates to' in the NW. T. andaone in the the 4th triennial conference, Federated Women' s , Institutes much as the FWIC can give; ' in money, supplies, field work-,2 _ers and generous helpings of moral s u p p o r t. Recently, gFWIC announced . the fund-V {raising goal 20,000 dollars fdr fwork in the north had been exceeded by more than 4,000 ',chance .1 i; Imeet with theu' ada WI Mrs. Firth and Mrs Fred Lambert, DestructionifiBay, The FWIC takes ,p'ecial 1h: zation, for the 13 branches (12". Yukon) are only a few years old, and are receiving as -m.7, '7'"? E ,_ fl ""7 For women like Mrs. Fir the WI offers a gre neighbors, perhaps learn; some, '14 new skills through a. field [fl fdollars. worker, but most 1mportant to. , . -A. Azo--w-- W ,_ , help others and thenisélvefi "" ' . '1 through doing _ fr , MW v It plays a large role in the 1.- for the first Lschool at Inu :-18-year-old son . school. _ ,. - Mrs. Lambert ' life of F0 rt McPherson", ' - 'fNearly every women in the 1 fort" belongs to the WI, says Mrs. Firth, who is the brnch.i vice-president . 1 v . - » » dent of Destruc ? 1, V , MostAofM their projects are' ,. 'Wij 5. the one branc f concerned with making life, a i j, .littlel eas1er 1n they'north. 1 of"'"It'g'ijiardVitom'dowhouse- has*»been a: "If a woman is having a baby, and she has no clothes 'for it, the WI will throw a ' war 3', she says, especially at least 20: when rater has to be hauled berts have ,, f from apnearby lake. The river for seven y shower, says Mrs Firth was the\main source of W83, has a. civilianrf jo Even a. most basic neces- ? - , . z ' _ 5 , ter, until industrial pollution U-.S Army Both 5 r. and .iity T "'35" T is hard come E5 made it unfit for use, she Mrs. Lambert and t irsthree- y 4 ' . , ' says. » v 4 children "love" the Yukon Mother to 13 children, eight and are planning on Staying of her own and five by her Her WIi branch'iS': husband's previous marriage ,. concerned with. ' she is vitally interested in ed-- our community," ucation. _ 1 H, 1' 1 "We spend funds as 33011 as "I never had a, chance {a go; we get them ,oni something to school. I know how hard' worthwhile; wé"?try ,n " it is, to get along without bank} anything. ""The bragch schooling." It is a thrill she- contributes greatlyfto a; fund says. to see her youngest}. for!" retarded children, 'he 1 daughter, 14 away 'from home, saYS.', '2' ' ' ' := Yesterday, ook'a day away froin A _, fin..." Awuwwmmmmw .. .4 _.M_..c draw." 3, ey visited Niagar Falls, via Queenston Heigii were guests of the mother . stitute, Stoney CreekF " The convention contin es to- ' with election of ofticers