President of F.W.I.C. Two delegates from each W.I. in the North West Territories and the Yukon were financed to the seminar and many topics of concern to homemakers were discussed.

Following the seminar, I was able to visit the Constituent Societies of A.C.W.W. in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba - including the Women’s Institutes, the women of the National Farmers Union and the women of Unifarm. During the two trienniums, I drew up and conducted the A.C.W.W. Sessions at the F.W.I.C. Conventions - in Winnipeg in 1970 when my theme was “What A.C.W.W. Means to Me”, and at Banff in 1973 with the theme “A.C.W.W., What is it?”. Members from every individual Society took part on each occasion.

During my second term of office, an invitation was extended through me to the A.C.W.W. Constituent Societies of Canada by the W0- men’s National Farm and Garden Association of the United States to participate in the Grace E. Frysinger Fellowship which aim is to further international understanding and goodwill. This was the first time that an exchange had been made between two neighbouring countries. It was my duty to organize the Canadian competition, receive the nominations, secure a judge and generally get the Exchange, in Canada, underway. From the applications, Mrs. Alexander of Alberta was selected to visit the Societies in the USA. and Mrs. Rockwell of Michigan visited Can- ada. Travel was financed from the GE. Frysinger Fellowship and home hospitality was given by the members in the two countries.

My term of office expired before the project was completed in 1975 but I had the honour to host Mrs. Rockwell in my home when she visited Prince Edward Island.

Before my term had expired, I had visited all Societies in Canada, the last being en route to the International Conference of A.C.W.W. in Perth, Australia in 1974, when I visited our French sisters, the Cercles de Fermiere in Quebec. Here I gave my address to the delegates in French. My French may have left something to be desired but nevertheless it was much appreciated by the ladies in attendance. I had made a short visit to them before when I visited them at their craft fair in Montreal. A highlight for me at the A.C.W.W. Conference at Perth, Australia was when at the request of the Canadian delegation, I brought “Greetings from Canada” to the Official Opening session. To be the Canadian representative, among representatives from many countries of different classes, colors and creeds was indeed a thrilling experience and to see the Canadian flag raised in a country so far away from home, was ac- tually spinetingling.

Throughout my two terms as A.C.W.W. Area Vice-President for Canada, the members of my Society of Prince Edward Island were always high on my priorities of service and on many occasions op- portunities were given to me to spread “the gospel of A.C.W.W.” here at home:-

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