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are to be sent directly to Mrs. Robert Weber, Secretary-Treasurer Box 95, Bloomingdale, Ontario NOB 1K0 Scholarship Committee Twentyâ€"six district, county and area scholarship winners and twenty-six alternates were ratified by the provin» cial board. Twenty-three of these scholarships had a value of $200 each and three (Maryn Pardy) were valued at $100 each. A FWIO scholarship fund is to be established as a 90th Anniversary project (1987). This project will pro- vide scholarships for W1 members planning to re-entcr the educational system to further or update their education. Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association Mrs. Jane Hawkins. FWIO Representative Emily .1. Guest, MA. who was nominated by FWIO will be admitted to the Hall of Fame Gallery at the Ontario Agricultural Museum. Mi]â€" ton. Seven candidates in all will be honored and their likenesses unveiled for public viewing on Sunday. June 10. 1985 at 1:30 p.m. 1986 nominations for recognition to the Hall of Fame will be accepted until September 15. 1985. .00...OOUCOOOOCOIOIOOOUOOO Officers‘ Conference Committee Mrs. Helen Duffield. Secretary-Treasurer There was no Officers’ Conference this year due to the FWIC Conven- tion being held in London. Ontario from June 16-20. 1985. instead, a Tweedsmuir Curators' Workshop was held at the Bond Place Hotel. Toronto on February 26 and 27, 1985. The 87 delegates attending gained information on â€" what to include, how to assemble and enter material into the Tweedsâ€" muir History Books from Mrs. tan Heales. FWIO Provincial Curator â€" constructing House Logs and Family Trees from Mrs. Cora Reid. Enterprise ~ microfilming, storage and re source material available from Ontario Archives by Mr. Leo Warmski ~ preservation. care and storage of books and papers from Mr, Steve Poulin. Ontario Ministry Citizen- ship & Culture. Women‘s Institute Hail Located within the Ontario Agricultural Museum. Milton the hall “acts as a home for WI members and acknowledges their contribution to rural society both past and present“. The museum will be open to the public from May 13 - Oct. 14. 1985. Behind the hall two large white pine trees have been planted 7 the bicentennial project of Wellington South District W]. New displays in the ball will feature articles and pictures relating to Erni- Iy J. Guest. FWIO Hall of Fame nominee and a "Grandmother's Quilt Book" created by Dublin wt in Halton County. Posters and exhibits will depict ac- complishments through resolutions. leadership development. promotion of resource material and community concerns. II.-IIOOIIOIOICOCOOOCGOOI. Ontario Federation of Agriculture Mrs. Margaret Munro. FWIO Representative FWIO Purchased an organiza- tional membership in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture when the opportunity was extended to wom- en‘s rural groups. Their motto is Farmers Working for Farmers and their objective is to represent Onâ€" tario’s farmers in the province and nationally. Memberships consist of single and Family farm memberships; service and educational organizations; marketing and commodity groups and co-operative organizations. As the OFA is concerned mostly with lobbying. it keeps in close touch with both provincial and federal governments. media and the public. Every month there are numerous resolutions which along with briefs are submitted to the appropriate bodies. OFA meets regularly with con- sumer groups and prints Food Basket each month. It also publishes a monthly newsletter. has a research department and resource speakers. There are County and Regional Federations across the pmvincc with the head office at Ontario Federation of Agriculture Suite 500 491 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto. Ontario MSN 3A2. 416435-3333 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association of Canada Mrs. Roberta Tcmpleman Mrs. Roberta Templeman and :\-1rs. lsabcl Taylor. FWIO Represcne Iativcs. attended the annttal meeting on Tuesday. March 12. 1985 in the board room of the ('oliscum, EVliilJlr lion Place, Toronto. in his report. John C. Eaton‘ presi- dent. stated that the demand for space for commercial C\l1ihi10t's re- mains high and care must be taken to select the more desirable e\hibits for the show. 1983 ACWW Mrs. Florence Diamond. FWIO Representative An explanation of what the 193} Canadian Conference Committee had voted to do regarding surplus money from the ACWW Conference in Vancouver was given. The coma mittce agreed that this surplus should be divided equally among the 1-1 Con- stituent Societies in Canada for the establishment of Mrs. Alfred Watt Memorial Trust Funds. Each Socie- ty is asked to invest their sum wisely and only the interest be used to send a representative to ACWW Council Meetings. FWIO does send its provincial president to attend these meetings. but many of the societies have not been able to do so and have had a member from England sitting in on their behalf. Many of these other societies have already rallied to send their Own representative this year. This direct representation at ACWW council meetings should assist all the societies in Canada having a voice in council decisions. H S: C Summer ‘85 7