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Housing and Home Furnishings -â€" building inspector, municipal officials, electrical and plumbing inspectors or companies. Home furâ€" nishing information can be obtained from inâ€" terior decorators magazines. manufacturers, local outlets and the Loan Library. Clothing and Textiles â€" Most people are familiar with natural fibres like wool. silk. cotâ€" ton or linen but the names of man made fibres. and there are hundreds of them can be confusing to the consumer if identified only by their trade names. There is now legislation which says that fabriCs and wearing apparel must be labelled telling the generic or family name of each fibre in amounts of five per cent or more. the percentage content of each fibre present and the name and address of the dealer responsible for labelling the article or an assigned identification number. Further information on this subject can be obtained from The Consumer Box 99. 0t» tawa. Ont. Home and Money Management â€" Your lo- cal banker. credit bureau. trust or loan com- pany representative will gladly speak to your group on the latter while the home economist can supply you with information on home management. Family Relationships â€" Your doetor, min» ister or priest. guidance counsellor. teacher or public health nurse are just a few of the sources of information. Homemaking and Other 4-H Clubs # Sponsor one and let the leaders and members repay you with talks and demonstrations on their newly acquired knowledge. Health and Safety # Doetors. nurses. pub» lic health officials. insurance companies and the police would be very glad to be invited to your meetings to address or show films and slides to your members. Please keep a record of your meeting pro- grams and a c0py of your reports. A three ring note book is suggested. This is the best way of preserving the history of the programs of the branch. They can then be passed on to the Convener’s successor, ASSISTANCE FOR CONVENERS 0F CITIZENSHIP AND WORLD AFFAIRS Mrs. John Hermansen. Convener Democratic Citizenship with the obligation of the individual cg. vote and voting regu- lations. Should we have compulsary voting as in Australia? Study all platforms. particularly municipal. Governments â€"â€" all levels â€" municipal. re» gional. provincial and federal: study necessary qualifications of individuals for election to an office of government (judge. cabinet. member of parliament) study work of Federal govern- WINTE'R 1973 ment as it differs Irom the provincu cg. House of Commons. Senate. Prime Minister. Cabinet. Privy Council, Governor General. Judiciary. Civil Service. Mint. Parliament Buildings. Legislation k laws pertaining to women and children (adoption. legal rights) wills. es- tates. income taxes: welfare and social serv- ices; all kinds of pensions. Should we as a housewife get a pension? family allowances; laws concerning drugs. abortions. Should we legalize Marijuana? Immigration â€" They are new Canadians. not immigrants. Obligations of a landed immi- grant; how one becomes a Canadian citizen: work permits. hospital and medical coverage for landed immigrants: immigration laws e who can come to Canada and who cannot. Current Events 7 Keep abreast of the times: study trouble spots in the world -â€" Viet Nam. Northern Ireland. Middle East. Pakistan. Bangladesh. Uganda; new National freedoms â€" Bahamas. Ceylon and several African countries: advances in Science t communiâ€" cation satellites: politicul leaders and governâ€" ments background: world-wide achievements f medicines. trips to the moon; Indian and Eskimo situation in Canada. Arc things going too fast for them? Discrimination â€" negroes in Canada. Study Australia â€" where the next Triennial Conference will be held. United Nations â€" study the variom organi- zations to know what they are. FAQ. 7 Food and Agriculture Organization. WHO. â€" World Health Organization. U.N.I.C,E.F â€" United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund U.N.E.S.C.O. â€" United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organization. A.C.W.W. â€" work with the United Nations. Freedom from Hunger Campaign Nutritional Education to Prevent Blindness. Exchange programmes and letter friends â€" Pen Pals all over the World. Round Robin Letters. Our twin province is Newfoundland. Sources of Information 1. Into The North [F.W.I.C. 46 Elgin Str.. Room 28. Ottawa. Ontario. KlP 5K6] 2. The Northern Lights Bulletin 3. Federated News -l. Home and Country 5. Ontario Women‘s Institute Story . The Countrywoman (A.C.W.W. 50 Warâ€" wick Square. Victoria. London. SWIV. 2A]. Eng.) 7. Indianâ€"Eskimo Association of Canada. 277 Victoria Street. Toronto 2. Ontario. 8. The United Nations Association of Canada. 4 St, Thomas Street. Toronto 5. Ontario. Gt 23