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Women‘s institute members a H vote to oppose deâ€"indexing _ Bv Chris Dona _ __ _ _ _ ________ en‘s institutes for 39 years, said the women‘s institutes has considâ€" By Chris Dona women today are much better in~â€" erable lobbying power with their of The Free Press formed. And although adult educaâ€" respective provincial governments. tion is still a mandate of the organiâ€" "Because of the tremendous _ One of the oldest women‘s groups zation, it has begun to emphasize amount of extension work ax}d proâ€" in the country is starting to test its action. grams we do in the community, the strength as a lobby group, and with "When (FWI members) know the provincial governments are fully $ |\ a third of its members over 65 the jssues and the facts , we hope they aware of the strength of our o deâ€"indexing of old age security is its will turn that concern anc_j informaâ€" â€" organization." C [o) . \newest cause. tion into action," she said. Part of the women‘s institutes The 45,000 member Federated "I think women are much more move in becoming more mfluentnal Women‘s Institutes passed an emerâ€" aware that things won‘t be QOne if is their emphasis on l‘eadershxp genecy resolution on the deâ€"indexing we can‘t reach the people with the skills, which Reeves said "would of old age security Thursday at the power, or become the people with help our members go on to take on University of Western Ontario. the power." Sthid s leadership roles on boards .,and There was relatively little debate She said the provincial units of commissions, even in politics. . on the resolution to petition the govâ€" > Lernment "LG revyerse the DUOSEL CC | *..____.__.._ccommerermmmrompmmermrmaemememmeenrmmerermmenecinlm i man 4. / % cision and restore full indexing of old age security," and it passed with only a handful of delegates opposed. _ oR "The power for change is in the numbers," said the organization‘s ‘new president, Beatrice Reeves of | | Charlottetown, P.E.I. "Our resoluâ€" | tions chairman will write to the T34 + ‘minister in charge and convey our | _ hiflie . OuLY f | opinion on that issue." &fi hk { Reeves, who assumes the role of | | } c ay president today, said she intends to | | ( ___/ â€" : i help the organization obtain more j TS t o s l r s p h j power in its attempts to become a V paeil e . uin mels, 1 |persuasive force in Ottawa, where | > J iK." 123 f | its head office is located. fall oh. / / ugâ€"â€"2 f ; | _ ‘"The Women‘s Institute should 14 “ *x yz 1 not play as low a profile as it is > Â¥: ty /17 /.\ \doing. It should become better . / FAtf _:’/.43 T2X known," she said.~ ' ,/ ag, io oi AJ wl ~~ °B Started in 1879 as a vehicle for ,.//, & â€"<â€"â€"‘L i XfÂ¥ eR Â¥ ‘the education and support of rural | yA e y is " H U{ + | women in Canada, women‘s instiâ€" 4. OJP . 11. W 4 / ‘\~ â€" * â€" | tutes have only recently begun to Nul flsfi 1nâ€"~ C . 5\ A 1 s /A t | ‘branch out and formulate resoluâ€" fan ret." se * / â€" ¢f f * I fm ‘ { 1 d f ) ]tions on national and international L»"~ , // '}J , f (}l L P ‘ f | issues. TA h 1 { i ,', Il 1j |\ _ "Most of the resolutions deal with / ,/ x2 r',': j L v , 1 i 4) ‘= { fisopée tgpe of legislatil?n,” Reeves | f ’/, ,’ 3 x; \\ “‘%} ' . l !=* C said. "Our avenue to having some {& > * & t ; f action on them would be thgiation- £& / fp.(;-‘/(“ 5P n .‘7«#‘" 342 t % e al government, since we are a naâ€" ’,//;:\f. CX } {& .4 | | { | tional organization." €1 } 1\\‘4 } l §3 , es t‘ Lg. No _ Of the resolutions passed Thursâ€" x "â€"A JP 4 { ; / CV3 Pn day, some dealt with nuclear arms | \ ] p } i: { 2 i| / i\ 1 © &. ~ ‘limitation, restrictions on pornograâ€" ) i g i â€"â€"i $ if #LF i/ & 2 > I s =â€" \phy, family law regulations, reducâ€" [ yC a I taadl [ * ‘a~. | \ l | /\/ in (tion of beer advertising and the j Em P y N tm enc _ | ’/ m 18 t ‘prgi‘et;va{iggo of seed varieties. w"\flfâ€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"r-’-fi i Yaâ€" e 1,200 members who attendâ€" P vaemenenamnmaetemiane ol t n on licomiesmerncmmmecmmneniennaensonniatncmnetmni s is > (ed the organization‘s 10th national A NTrvwaflzznnznz_kl # * convention here, 130 delegates votâ€" f ‘ed on the resolutions. j )‘ j | . "We are hoping our members beâ€" 2P es i~ } _,{ Ll ‘;,_J en H come more aware of the effects of J { T C u .w (lobbying, and we are encouraging B ) R \? | } b\ | them to lobby," Reeves said. "One 4 ¢ (way is to contact the federal governâ€" | 8 ment ministers with our recommenâ€" | dations. Another forum is the govâ€" | j \ ernment task forces, to whom we [ *A K. f"° { | ' present briefs when the issues conâ€" | ~~ ‘¢~~ 3.A I C f o t E. { ){ { A ) ‘cern us." | Sss ] 1’ \A / I.. R 1â€"\ I ie i I t. Reeves, who has been with womâ€" | i \:} i. $ x \ i. y a w : 4 L ’F‘ gs \\.’\/tld r\,_;asc“o_\/) IU. & ‘q‘i I1