provincial convention as well as representing our membership on 
     
     many and varied occasions. 
     
    
   
   
    
     My first ‘special’ visit was to Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. to 
     
     attend the Country Women’s Council Meeting there, in 1964. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I represented FWIC in Ottawa on many occasions, perhaps the 
     
     most important was the raising of the new Canadian Flag in 1965. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I was guest of EXPO ’67 at the opening on Women’s Day. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In company with Mrs. George Clarke, we presented Mrs. Mit- 
     
     chener with a copy of our “history” at Rideau Hall, Ottawa. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I led the Canadian delegation to the A.C.W.W. Conference in 
     
     Dublin, Ireland in 1965. 
     
    
   
   
    
     These are the highlights of my term as President of F.W.I.C. and 
     
     all activities were attended by much organization, much correspon- 
     
     dence and travel with the end result of much enjoyment and memories 
     
     for a lifetime. 
     
    
   
   
    
     FEDERATED WOMEN’S INSTITUTE OF CANADA 
     
    
   
   
    
     BEATRICE REEVES 
     
    

    
     1919-1979, sixty years later, delegates from across Canada travelled 
     
     to Saskatoon to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and to honour those wo- 
     
     men who work “For Home and Country”. Membership has declined in 
     
     the past few years but with special emphasis on membership and better 
     
     programming the tide seems to be turning. The purposes and objectives 
     
     of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada are; 
     
    

    
     1. to co-ordinate programmes of the Units. 
     
    

    
     2. to provide a medium of intercommunication among the Units. 
     
    

    
     3. to promote an appreciation of rural living. 
     
    

    
     4. to develop better informed, more responsible citizens, through 
     
     study of issues of National and International importance. 
     
    

    
     5. to initiate nation—wide programmes in accordance with the 
     
     objects of the Federation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Constitution and By-law changes now give each Province direct 
     
     representation on the Executive as well as being represented on the 
     
     Board by two members. The Executive member, appointed by the 
     
     Province, has a direct responsibility to keep her Province informed 
     
     and relay Provincial programs and concerns to National. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The National Office in Ottawa has been well maintained and 
     
     attractively re-furbished. A pocket size brochure with information 
     
     about F.W.I.C. was printed and circulated by the Office, this was a 
     
     positive public relations promotion. In 1978 because of increased 
     
     demands on the Organization the Board determined a need for a 
     
     person capable of assisting the Executive in Research work. In 1979, 
     
     an Executive Secretary, Mrs. Janet Morgan, was hired and she will 
     
     also assume responsibility for the editing of the Federated News. 
     
    
   
   
    
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