Two themes used during this period were “Duties and Develop- 
     
     ment” and “Participation for Progress.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     Three important resolutions were: (1) Women’s Rights in Public 
     
     Office, (2) Minors and Widow’s Right of Inheritance, (3) expressed op- 
     
     position to the proposed Amendments to Criminal Code Section, re: 
     
     Impaired Driving. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Dr. Thomas More, O.S.F. Holy Family College, Manitowac, 
     
     Wisconsin, gave a very informative address at the District and Board 
     
     Officers Training Workshop. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Board members were guests of Rotary in January, 1971. Mrs. 
     
     Florence Matheson was guest speaker and outlined the highlights of her 
     
     work as Provincial and National President and Area-vice-president of 
     
     A.C.W.W. 
     
    
   
   
    
     A Committee began work on the new constitution and by-laws in 
     
     May, 1971. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In August, 1971, I attended the A.C.W.W. Conference at Oslo, 
     
     Norway, and took an educational tour of England and Scotland in 
     
     company with Leone Ross. A result of this tour was the introduction of 
     
     Educational Kits prepared by the Conveners for use as program 
     
     material by the local branches. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I represented the Women’s Institute on Leadership Institute 
     
     Council, Rural Development Council, and in 1973 was a member of P.E.I. 
     
     Centennial Commission, and was first Chairman of the Advisory Council 
     
     of the P.E.I. Environmental Control Commission. 
     
    
   
   
    
     LEONE ROSS 
     
    
   
   
    
     The theme chosen for this two year term was Action for Ad- 
     
     vancement, a topic most appropriate for the many activities leading up 
     
     to and culminating in our Diamond Jubilee. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In October 1971, under the direction of the Leadership Institute, an 
     
     intensive two day leadership seminar was held for the Board Members. 
     
     Part of this time was devoted to planning for our Island’s Centennial 
     
    
   
   
    
     Year. It was decided that the Women’s Institutes of Prince Edward 
     
     Island would promote a Save Our History project that would document 
     
    
   
   
    
     every school and church on Prince Edward Island by a black and 
     
     white picture, a colored picture, a colored slide, and a brief history. A 
     
     full description of this will be found under the article “Jubilee Year”. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Meetings were being held in various areas to promote an Advisory 
     
     Council on the Status of Women. Mrs. Helen Herring and Mrs. Leone 
     
     Ross attended these as observers, later recommending to the Board that 
     
     the Prince Edward Island Women’s Institutes become actively involved 
     
    
   
   
    
     in the Council. Mrs. Herring was named to represent us as the council 
     
     was being formulated.