Under new projects we establish the most urgent priorities, and those selected were (1) supplying a minibus for our society in Brazil (supplied by the Country Women’s Council of the USA.) and Canada’s own special project, supplying a Landrover for use of the Lesotho Homemakers.

The Publicity and Publications Committee dealt with the A.C.W.W. magazine The Countrywoman, all the information packets the tea towels and other similar items. The Lady Aberdeen Scholarship Committee recommended the project for the Pennies for Friendship. The Policy Committee ironed out the many throny issues that always arise when a world-wide organization made up of different cultures tries to find common ground. The Constitution Committee, chaired by the A.C.W.W. Vice-President for Canada, Mrs. Florence Matheson, held two lively sessions when practically all its resolutions focused on the length of time an officer of A.C.W.W. may hold office. Several minority reports were brought to plenary, but only one proposed change was carried - that with the exception of the Honorary Treasurer, no officer of A.C.W.W. shall hold the same office for more than six years.

During the past triennium, a new Conference Committee was ap- pointed, the Ad Hoc Projects Committee, designed particularly to try to meet the urgent needs of a society for material or financial assistance, the funds for which are administered to approved projects through Central Office in London. They recommended the Brazilian and Lesotho projects to plenary.

The special speaker for this day was Ambassador Inga Thornson of Sweden who spoke on “The Role of Women in National Development” saying “Women must be strong advocates for a country’s development, playing their full significant role as equals in helping to build a better, more just and more human society”.

One entire day was spent in educational sessions when twelve different speakers spoke on a wide variety of topics — the Caribbean seminar, use of leisure time, health services, work with special groups, better living (which centred around water supplies for villages in Bot- swana), rural beautification, home economics education for girls. These were all intensely interesting and thought provoking.

Professor Erlif Dahl, of the Norwegian Agricultural College, spoke on conservation and agriculture in the modern world, emphasizing all its implications of supply and demand within the context of balance of trade.

One very important committee is the United Nations Committee, since A.C.W.W. holds consultative status within the United Nations. This is the most outreaching of our committees, for it is our voice at the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Economic and Social Council. We work through United Nations subcommittees in

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