Canadian Women Make Plans

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30431, 4 May 1964, Page 2

Canadian Women Make Plans

fSZgt 'tAßSL«r—ry>9VAi>9-> Canada’• rnany women’s organisation* are already preparing birthday gxfta for the nation’s in WB7 They include a “Make Canada Iz>'.eJjeri' programme, a memorial budding, sehotership and a number of confereneen with special invitations to foreign representatives. The Federated Women'i lasUnttes of Canada adopted the oea=;t;Aeat.<wi programme and h'.pes to have ft implemented by its prevtaeial federatxMo These groups have oot auureneed how they trill 'arry reft the programtae fc-ft Ontario, for example, is eoMidenog the improvement

of Canada's seeuon 'if the la'zraafwmai Peace Gardes m the Csited States border. The FedwMed Women's fnatitute* one anso asked each of fts prov.sriai chapters to cocspi.e a oook <m the euttsre and eastoo® in its area. When completed, the Id v<umnes will at eaiied “Canadian Mosaic* The Giri G-isdes of Canada will invite girls from ail the countries sdsieh have eontrlvfted to Canada's ethnic tnlure to a natomai emnp near Ottawa in the susmner of IM7. The Ywng Women's Chrto tian Aasreiatid® of Canada res tarvKed the world eousesi of the asaoesatton to meet m tins country probably in Vancouver in IM7. The asooetatire also hopes to take on a memorial building project and, is preparation fre the centenary year,, will sponsor a national conference for young Casadiaas in IMW.

At its an&:jai seettng .ast May. toe fmperiaf reder, Daughters of toe Empire deeded to raise 50.060 doilara by 15da fist a egomarj project. toe natitre of wtoeh wiil also be decided by tost year The '"anadian Federattoo of Businesg and Professional Women's Cl’ftx sas been fcjvestigatffig toe presistEty of befpiag to form efubs for amines* and profeanonai women is otter eo>tßtriea as rt* 'or.tnhTftion. The Canadian Gtris la Training may hold exchanges among ail its provtomai camps is 1567. BeeawK toe orgastisattoß is iovotved m its own fiftieto anniversary project, raising 54AM dollars to oeip set up a Christian Edaeatton Conference centre in Indonesia, ft has had ifttle tone to devote to the centenary project. This i* also true of the Saivattott Army Home League which hopes to partieipate in the Army's internMionai een- 1

tenary a L#«s. The Voice of Women concerned with having 13® xoeiainsed a Year of Internatjocal Co-operatioß by toe Cnited Nation*. If the grwsp ■mdertakes a centenary pro-: sect, it will pmhtteiy involve bsernttucattMi and EagiisiiFreaete reJatom. Tne Coaaumers' Association of Canada ha* made no speeiai ftian* for lSd7. Mrs R. W. Morsmgstar of toe A»soeiatioa’i national executive taid that their work is enotmuo>js and does not lead itself to specific eeiebratirffl projects. The CatoMie Wmoen’s League is aaasidenng the estatushment of two seholarshipa for social workers in each province in which the ieague is organised. Other church groups, like toe woosea’s auxiliary of the Anghcan Church and the United Church women, intend to participate in the projects of their ehureh. These have aot yet been asnouneed.