On this occasion favours took the form of a beautiful rose for every delegate which was much appreciated.

The evening was made most delightful by addresses by Lieutenant Governor DeBlois, Premier MacMillan and Mrs. A.E. Walker.

On Friday morning cars were provided by the Prince Edward Island Women’s Institutes and the Board members were taken for a drive around the Island through the famous “Anne of Green Gables” country.

At Cavendish Beach the Avonlea Women’s Institute entertained at a “fish and potato” lunch at the summer resort operated by Mrs. Allan

Wyand.

After lunch the party was driven to the south side of the Island where the members enjoyed seeing beautiful paintings, pottery and rugs, the work of Mary Doull, at her studio at Cape Traverse. Many were the expressions of pleasure as these lovely articles were examined.

From here the delegates drove to the home of Mrs. Gordon MacMillan at Cornwall, where the Cornwall and York Point Women’s Institutes served tea. The beautiful lawns and gardens surrounding Mrs. MacMillan’s home were most delightful and the visitors were most profuse in their exclamations of delight.

During this day’s trip many very fine friendships were formed between members of the P.E.l. Women’s Institutes and members of the F.W.I.C. Board which are sure to bring about better understanding between the various provinces and our beautiful Dominion of Canada.

1976 NATIONAL CONVENTION LOUISE MARCHBANK - CHAIRMAN P.E.I. PLANNING COMMITTEE

The Prince Edward Island Women’s Institutes extended an in- vitation to Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada at Banff in 1973 to hold their 7th National Convention in June 1976 at U.P.E.I., Charlot- tetown. Thus began the saga of hosting a National Convention and Mrs. Louise Marchbank, retiring Past—President, was asked to remain a member of the Provincial Board to be overall Chairman of the Planning Committee.

Committee Chairmen were named as follows: Fund Raising - Bea Reeves and Roma Campbell; Transportation - Bea and Malcolm Reeves; Registration - Florence Matheson; Pre-Convention Board - Leone Ross, Mary MacLean, Louise MacMillan and Elizabeth Grimmett; Publicity, Press, Information - Helen Herring; Special Issue of Guardian - Lois Dewar; Tweedsmuir Competition — Leone Ross; This and That - Pat Watts; Gift Stall - Hazel Graham; Quilt Dis-

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