At the Guelph Convention in 1967 Addie Walker, a delegate repre- senting our No. 5 (a) Convention area read to the delegates, Mary Baker’s winning entry — “The Path To Glory".

At this same convention, Louise Marchbank was appointed Convenor of Agriculture and Canadian Industries for a three year term. Under this convenership she represented the Associated Country Women of the World at a Young World Food and Development Conference at Toronto, and was a director of the Canada Council on 4-H.

In 1969 she was elected president of the Prince Edward Island Women's Institute. In 1970 she attended the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada Convention at Winnipeg where she took part in the Convener's Panel and presented a paper on Environmental Control. In 1971 Louise was a delegate to the Associated Country Women of the World Conference at Oslo, Norway. She is presently a vice-president of the Prince Edward Island Rural Development Council, a director of Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, a member of the Advisory Council of the Prince Edward Island Environmental Control Commission, and a member of the Prince Edward Island 1973 Centennial Commission.

One other member, Emmeline Marchbank, served as a director on the provincial board.

Phyllis Maclnnis was sponsored by our Institute in the Married Women's Beauty Contest at Kensington during Centennial 1964, where she was chosen as a princess.

Ruby Marchbank received honorable mention in the Tweedsmuir Competition for hooked chair seats in 1961, at the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada Convention at Vancouver. British Columbia.

Edna Waite was the first Convener of Health and Home Economics at the District Convention level in our District No. 5 (a).

Other activities of our Women’s Institute over the years were:

February, 1919— Supported a petition from General Secretary of the Prohibition Commission to enforce Prohibition.

December, 1922— Excerpt from minutes “some considered it only a fad and needless expense to have children examined by Red Cross Nurse".

May, 1924 — Purchased organ for hall for $148.00.

1946— New Annan and Read’s Corner joined Traveller’s Rest Women’s Institute to view an Exhibit of war paintings done by Canadian artists and showed by H. B. Chandler.

October, 1949— Shared the cost of a film projector for the districts of Wilmot Valley, Sherbrook and Traveller’s Rest.

March 1959 and Sponsored Talent Shows — Shur-Gain Amateur October. 1961 — Cavalcade.

July, 1959— The Institute members were invited to sing three win- ning songs in the Tweedsmuir Competition at the Annual Provincial Convention; first place winner — Manitoba; second — Saskatchewan and the third song — second place provincial winner — Maple Leaf Women's Institute entry which was as follows:

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