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9 a 9 e s L f + j Women‘s Institutes‘ National Conference I ime /45 / f By Agnes Bongers 3 +HA N _ The national conference of the Federated Women‘s Institutes A y Cht t ,% of Canada recently saw over 600 delegates from across the proâ€" f E. ~lxls* t.. & vince pass resolutions on pornography and nuclear arms, as D se . j 4 * @11 i ,% es well as hear how their membership must attract younger e * Tt â€"~Sf oR $ x ‘ Q t# > NY 1 KA C 0 members. & *‘ % _ é t _ ~4#227 A 3 . * , mar ~C€ C Mn The 10th national conference, held in London, and hosted by 9 â€" *CM ""m i e w t '\ k C a : Jon L', Ontario delegates, saw just over 600 women registered for the _ f m ts C ..." i Ale 3 _ *â€"£ ~ m meeting. Visitors to the fourâ€"day conference brought those in * (§ep i ~Ppll . E §A‘1 \og& Â¥ : Je â€" | j attendance to nearly 1,500 on some days. s * hy No 0e 7 * wif 2 % ; ht % . $ Ontario organizers said they were pleased with how well the L 1 y ~4. s & Nee * %C ; *\'{g_{' ; j ’ ‘ s conference operated, taking its participants from general sesâ€" s .. 4 \ °~ JA o 4. We j > sea. | pâ€" sions with speakers such as the Associated Country Women L. _ iB j $ (:; 5/ "P v"l e 5 v‘ \ . of the World president, Ellen McLean, to workshop sessions &. 7+3 .‘ | . yA ,‘-’v,; e 3 ! 8 | ‘ on various topics, and finally onto the resolutions, where open ~hc§f fal/s 208 (%. é‘ y ol §R 1 s s o | discussion took place. [ § i 3 â€" es esnt L NB -; ‘In all, eight resolutions were passed. Debate on the motions g 1 | 4 i &" Aral V Mss ' C ranged from nil to almost heated when an emotional discusâ€" _ != $ e 14 $t ® ~ WG. ;‘%\: & Â¥+ ‘ o3 M | l sion broke out on a resolution dealing with nuclear arms limitaâ€" &\ | ; /// . k . w .. uge g Q\n j . A o We § t 1 t © t'}on. The motion, eventually carried, asked that FWIC petiâ€" "““*‘." £4.} e . & P uk « $J "he is C . k +. _ o tion the federal government to negotiate no further treaties fW&e@ | t t 7 ;yf é P 2 19‘ _ eP 9e. Qfm’ s tA g ns( o for the testing of nuclear arms on Canadian soil, and to take n * s ME A un d | ~ : e : \ hi. 5> i“:' Jys> d ’P . e an active part in promoting nuclear arms limitation. It also & . â€" 3 w;,.;x"\' 4” ;”f } & on o§ R Z“,-;v;f:.(‘.';r;f- § 1 h oi * asked that the federal government conduct a referendum on _ M ""“"g: l a x [ofag * oo L â€" WE mt o M,,%'» *L \;M*} + C J lc 1890 %, nuclear arms, giving citizens an opportunity to vote on bannâ€" Lk o. / ols ie taaal . a UE f PMXA + â€" 2 Aoike~ \i * :. ing the weapons on Canadian land. d ««v" * ~pa l iapnole mcA t ind e x4 ‘rzffi & t?%‘;;';@ 3 °â€"4 l Some of the WI members argued it was up to those elected We â€"@t*KAJy" / 2y lÂ¥ i kess i e io ~ iLbownvaaammle s . int ment to make decisions . o. . ond old % Nee es o‘ 0 govern on such matters, and a The new executive of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Canada was elected at their recent nat; . réferendum should not be held. Others felt Canada could not in L 2 ye o h . onal meeting stepiback from a nuclear arms race ondon, Ont. The three women in the front row (from left to right) are: Bernice Noblitt, Ontarig, past presiâ€" We belong to NATO. We have a responsibility," noted a ___ S6t, Beatrice Reeves, Prince Edward Island, president, and Jennie Mcinnes, Nova Scotia, Presigentâ€"elect. Sdskatchewan representétive. AaAs fong 820\2213 ; é géaling h g:]ael:gmg in the back row are viceâ€"presidents: Jacquie Linde, British Columbia, Bitte Ballhorn, Alberta, Kathy people who are not seeking peace ... we have to make chEW::,;\l:;vaqlundland, Gwen Parker, Quebec, Roberta Steeves, New Brunswick, Verna Thompson, Saskatâ€" Sacrifices." W . s ileen Brake, Manitoba. e 1 tog‘fiég]ff)l:ligiladfidt%iggg lt\zho(f ce fir;/};evlvi:tsgigbiéi;r‘r’]':r‘l’i g:::-tt :clil f_01£ms of obscene material be restricted from being imâ€" 5 Â¥CL‘23“ ftlai“tled the problerge WI and ACWw are having in 7 & A J ‘ into Canada, and that s e _ failing to attract younger members is a result of organizations ;%gt%‘:;?;‘g&g;ffl ings. We want to tell them about peace. eslt)abhs_hEd on films and progra?r?s Al Ganade Standard PS o . reyitig "not told the world enough about 0urse1vesg” She said I h + espite discussi Enaf 1 f . the message of what WI and ACWW are (ng be . With only sllghtly less controversy was an emergency moâ€" _ Institute stij] firslfilso{ltso nlft s rogs 1en Oe inen as those, Women‘a prought to younger women. > affering has 8 t!on on deâ€"indexing of old age security pensions. The resoluâ€" _ this problem was dldre enoh V s mostly clder o indal and C tion also passed, and asked that FPWIC petition the government ASssociated Coua;m- essed by two speakers at the convention At the close of the conference, incoming president, Beatrice to reverse its budget decision on pensions and restore full McLean, queStioned};f dorlnen of the World pres.ldent, _Ellerl Reeves, of Prince Edward Island, reiterated McLea’ns views, indexing. . ... â€"be 20 Yyears from now ifwe(;3 gates where ACWW is "going t? | poting that WI has got to work harder to attract younge® A few of the women commented they feel seniors are doing‘ people," e don‘t carry our message to younge" members to keep its organization thriving. | quite well, particularly when compared to young people, and > NBES .. do not require indexing of pensions. Most disagreed with this. Other resolutions carried include one on Family Law, in which it was requested that present federal jurisdiction on s o aaa e amadas divoree be retained and expanded to include monitoring the â€" Mcz râ€"zaâ€">s » y t | enforcement of all custody and maintenance orders; the â€" iss es es ‘\@%@’ nv&fi‘% h stt t | government should greatly reduce the advertising of beer durâ€" Lo‘o 6 mt > eanpe® ,,"“\””%fig%gl? sal? _ ol %@3@’“@ ;%u ~©<©3A l ing prime time hours ; FWIC urges the government not to allow m _ se t i it ces tm parole or mandatory supervision release to sex offenders; and _ | @PMN@A * *WMA 4 Oe o itve . €) 22 4P s ind â€" & s s ~MLRPy . 12121222 mss e s o se s s ;%"§?§f{..*f-lri;§2‘; y o es . %4 o ”3“”’%5'“?%’“«0?5? . . | wBug ,”r l | $s t it l {t c s s 5 /”%* 5 &f\;% s l td * a (m N LE . Pss CR â€" ns 9 okes" Jal CE #wa t .. . 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Oe s s se ‘3“}' 5o f 1 t ‘3&'@ $ i B e g‘" s l0 P is . oys oc e s cee> "f*w% @ihss Bs ge> af _ M * Tss _ ys" c o o. _ _ P [‘ ~tEt., ts ~ ate io v esnt . t _ â€"~â€"â€" NB ig _ ow .. t "al *wi‘%fiqzfi’&fitgxwg@& .:. :. y C k l te>.>" i0 . m it se ic > â€". 3. eccinenk dn is > cam iA iss # o Sid Rose â€"Brighter than bright? The trials of doing laundry in the early days of the century were explained at the Lambton Heritage Museum near Grand Bend on Wednesday to delegates taking a break from the annual convention of the Faderated [ Women‘s Institutes of Canada in London. From left, Golda Hawkes and Ruby McClary, both of Naw . Brunswick, and Jean Agnew of York County in Ontario listen asâ€"Jake Kopetski, a volunteer guide and . | i mechanic at the museum, explains how a small gasoline engine was used to power a washing machine. | ‘ t o S i e i e e n e s n ’\ ‘ |