Hardanger fiddle; and an exceptionally well produced film on Norway. The final number was the most fitting “United Nations Hymn”.

On Sunday we attended a special service in the beautiful cathedral in Oslo. That afternoon we boarded buses to travel to different areas just beyond Oslo. Each bus load was hosted by a different group. What an education it was for us to see this beautiful countryside at close hand, to note their industries, their buildings, historic sites, and places of in- terest, and share two memorable meals with our Norwegian sisters!

The Lord Mayor of Oslo entertained the delegates in their very modern City Hall with its unique and fascinating murals depicting legends and history of Norway. The Canadian delegates were especially privileged to be the guests of Ambassador and Mrs. Grande for a late afternoon reception at the imposing Canadian Embassy.

And then it was down to business for our work sessions held at Blindern University Congress Centre.

For those who have not attended an A.C.W.W. Conference, an ex- planation of proceedings may help. In Plenary sessions we all meet together, sitting on numbered seats as societies. This really makes one realize the scope of the conference. Each constituent society may send delegates and your Prince Edward Island Women’s Institutes were represented by myself as president of the P.E.I. Women’s Institute, (1971-1973) and immediate past president, Mrs. Louise Marchbank. We voted independently of the other Canadian provinces if we wished, but we did hold several caucus meetings after sessions had ended.

Mrs. Aroti Dutt held us spell bound as she recalled her experiences of the past three years, visiting remote areas of Ceylon, the mountains of Brazil, lonely sheep stations in Australia, a nursery school in India, a rural training school in Iran to the conference in Oslo.

Each area vice president, Mrs. Schlurholst of Europe, Mrs. Mboya of East, West and Central Africa, Miss Stewart of South Pacific, Che Kamsiah Ibrahim of Asia, Mrs. Florence Matheson of Canada, Mrs. Survant of United States, inspired and enlightened us as they reported on the work and progress of our sister societies around the world.

Mrs. Barr, the Honorary Treasurer, reported that $221,599 had been given to Pennies for Friendship during the trieunnium. We must remem- ber that many of the developing countries could not contribute because of restrictions placed on them by their government.

Perhaps the deepest insight into the complex work of the A.C.W.W. came with the reports of the General Purpose Committee and the Standing Committees which function as a part of it. As the standing committees meet simultaneously, Mrs. Marchbank and I divided responsibilities so that we could cover all the meetings to become more informed, to partake in the discussions, and to vote on recommendations which must then be presented to all in a plenary session for another vote.

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