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HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
MRS. JAMES T. ( ETHEL) MORRISROE
E'! t hel Morrisroe was born, raised
' and schooled in the Ridgewood
District, west of Penhold and attended
High School in Red Deer. She
took teacher training at Camrose
Normal School and taught in the
Red Deer area for five years before
her marriage to James Morrisroe.
They raised a family of three children,
a son and two daughters. Their
farm home was on the outskirts of
Red Deer for a number of years but
the city grew and enveloped their
land to form " Morrisroe Subdivision".
They now reside three miles
east of Red Deer.
Ethel joined the Ridgewood
Women's Institute in 1947 and the
Clearview Branch in 1949. She has
held offices at all levels including
Branch President, Red Deer Centre
Constituency Convener, District Director and Vice President, each
for a term of four years. In 1973 she was elected Provincial President.
She served a two year term but was unable to continue for another
term as President. She has attended four Federated Conventions as
well as four A. C. W. W. Conferences. In October 1974 she was the
leader of the Alberta delegation to the A. C. W. W. Conference in
Perth, Australia.
Besides her duties as President and a busy farmer's wife she has
served on the Red Deer Exhibition Board, Twilight Lodge Associates,
the local Board of the Y. W. C. A. and is a member of the local
Lioness Club. In recognition of " International Women's Year 1975"
she was honored to be chosen the first woman to officially open the
Red Deer Exhibition as well as leading the parade on opening day.
She considers this honor as one of the highlights of her life. Her
leisure time is filled with reading and pursuing her favorite hobby,
needlework. Her needlework efforts were rewarded when her originally
designed colored embroidered teacloth won first prize in the
Provincial Salada Tea Competitions. Her recreational interests include
curling and bridge when time permits.
TERM OF OFFICE— 1973- 1975
Mrs. Morrisroe's slogan for her term is " Action— Involvment-
— Growth". She feels that through " Action and Involvement" on
current issues affecting members as individuals and voicing opin-
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | History Supplement of the Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Subject | AWI, History |
| Description | History Supplement 1956-1975 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | AWI0811034 |
| Date | 1975 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 38 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MRS. JAMES T. ( ETHEL) MORRISROE E'! t hel Morrisroe was born, raised ' and schooled in the Ridgewood District, west of Penhold and attended High School in Red Deer. She took teacher training at Camrose Normal School and taught in the Red Deer area for five years before her marriage to James Morrisroe. They raised a family of three children, a son and two daughters. Their farm home was on the outskirts of Red Deer for a number of years but the city grew and enveloped their land to form " Morrisroe Subdivision". They now reside three miles east of Red Deer. Ethel joined the Ridgewood Women's Institute in 1947 and the Clearview Branch in 1949. She has held offices at all levels including Branch President, Red Deer Centre Constituency Convener, District Director and Vice President, each for a term of four years. In 1973 she was elected Provincial President. She served a two year term but was unable to continue for another term as President. She has attended four Federated Conventions as well as four A. C. W. W. Conferences. In October 1974 she was the leader of the Alberta delegation to the A. C. W. W. Conference in Perth, Australia. Besides her duties as President and a busy farmer's wife she has served on the Red Deer Exhibition Board, Twilight Lodge Associates, the local Board of the Y. W. C. A. and is a member of the local Lioness Club. In recognition of " International Women's Year 1975" she was honored to be chosen the first woman to officially open the Red Deer Exhibition as well as leading the parade on opening day. She considers this honor as one of the highlights of her life. Her leisure time is filled with reading and pursuing her favorite hobby, needlework. Her needlework efforts were rewarded when her originally designed colored embroidered teacloth won first prize in the Provincial Salada Tea Competitions. Her recreational interests include curling and bridge when time permits. TERM OF OFFICE— 1973- 1975 Mrs. Morrisroe's slogan for her term is " Action— Involvment- — Growth". She feels that through " Action and Involvement" on current issues affecting members as individuals and voicing opin- 37 |
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