History Supplement of the Alberta Women's Institutes

              HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
A. W. I. 33rd CONVENTION — UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA,
EDMONTON
JUNE 4, 1963
THEME: " ADVANCEMENT, WISDOM, INSPIRATION"
PRESIDENT: MRS. M. G. ROBERTS
SPEAKERS:
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Kelley, descendents of Haida Indian
Royalty spoke from first- hand knowledge of problems of the Indian
in our white society.
Mrs. Dick Big Plume, Sarcee Indian Reserve homemakers Club
spoke of relations between white people and Indians, the problems of
integration and the need for better understanding.
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Short Courses for our members and to do the judging of handicrafts
at our Conferences and Conventions. This help was freely given and
was of great benefit to the Alberta Women's Institutes.
The Farm Radio Forum sought our support and branches as­sisted
in the 1962- 63 season. At first some areas did not carry these
broadcasts, but arrangements were made very shortly to overcome
the difficulty.
The A. W. I, members had been requesting council to look into the
possibility of securing a Provincial Office. Considerable investiga­tion
was carried out and finally it was decided to invest $ 10,000.00 in
Guaranteed Investment Certificates, which was to be the start of a
fund which in time would support a Provincial Office.
Three new typewriters were bought in the Spring of 1965, the old
ones being taken in trade. These machines were for use by the
President, the Secretary and the Treasurer. A considerable saving
was realized by buying three at one time.
The A. W. I, received a Scroll of Honor from the Unitarian Services
Committee of Canada in recognition of their outstanding support.
Many huge cartons of good used clothing had been sent to this
agency throughout the years.
A. W. I. Scholarships have been awarded to outstanding young
women at the Agricultural and Vocational Colleges for many years.
The Adelaide Montgomery Music Scholarship has also been made
available to promising students.
Mrs. G. R. Rinehart, Cardston worked very hard on her " Idea
Book", but when I concluded my term of office it still was not ready
for the publishers.
A 1967 Centennial Project " Make Alberta More Beautiful and
Safer for Living" was well accepted by our members and many areas
of Alberta have the A. W. I, to thank for the improvement. This
suggestion " Make Canada Lovelier" was accepted by FWIC and it
captured the enthusiasm of members across Canada.