Policy and Procedures Manual

              - THE WESTERN PRODUCER, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963- - Page Twenty- sev « a-
AWI doubles annual fee to do its Job
BY DORIS HEARN
Increased costs, increased duties and an increased need
for leadership training were the stated reasons that influ­enced
more than the required two thirds of AWI convention
delegates to vote for an increase in annual fees.
On two occasions during the
three- day biennial conference of
the Alberta Woman's Institutes
held at Edmonton, June 4- 6, dis­cussion
was invited regarding the
raising of annual dues from $ 1
plus various small voluntary dona­tions
for special projects to a
straight $ 2 a year per member.
Nearly every one of the 422 dele­gates
attending appeared to have
her say either at the microphone or
in whispers to a neighbor. A two-thirds
majority was required for
a constitutional change affecting
finance. On the second day of the
convention this majority was at­tained
and the new council will be
able to set about preparing a
budget. AWI leaders stressed the
need for professional leadership
training if the institutes are to
be kept healthy and gain member­ship.
Let the public know
At the request of the safety con­vener
a resolution was passed
asking the Alberta legislature to
compile and to " publish f r om
time to time" statistics an acci­dental
deaths and injuries in the
province.
Safety education needs such in­formation
in order to pin- point the
greatest needs and current trends,
she said, and explained that some
provinces such as Saskatchewan
already provide such a service.
Safety had been the study pro­ject
for Alberta institute women
for the past two years and another
resolution was passed in this field
asking that AWI adopt the topic
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Study, deep interest and much
thinking in advance did little to
prepare a delegate for the expe­rience
of attending an Associated
Country Women of t h e World
triennial, said Mrs. M. G. Roberts
of Drumheller, AWI president and
official delegate to the ACWW
triennial at Melbourne, Australia
last fall. A sense of " wonderment
and curiosity" she said, were the
best things to toing with you
when you spent your days living
with women of many races, colors
and languages but all with one
deep belief in the importance
of raising home standards and
one deep hope for world peace.
Such conferences cost a great deal
of money, she said, but their
value was incalcuable because the
person- to- person contact created
friendships and destroyed pre­judices.
Officers, district directors and
provincial conveners reported on
activities for the last two years—
of strictly institute activities, pro­vincial
projects, national develop-
Alberta Wis reach
their golden date
Each year more women's in­stitutes
in Alberta are celebrat­ing
50 years of activity.
In 1962 four clubs reached that
age— Verdant Valley, M u n s o n,
Raymond and Walsh.
Six clubs reached the half cen­tury
mark in 1963 up to the time
of the June 4- 6 convention: Ar-gyle,
Clearview, Queenstown, Rug-ments
i n connection with the
Federated Women's Institute of
Canada and — beyond Canada —
projects concerning international
interests such as the UNESCO
gift coupons, adoption of destitute
children in far countries and the
work of groups like the Unitarian
Service Committee.
As of the time of the convention
it was reported there were 264
local institutes in Alberta w i th
a membership of 4600.
Tips to make the good better
Five retiring officers were honored by the AWI in the closing session
of its biennial convention with life memberships. Proudly wearing
their pins ( with their former office) are; left to right, Mrs. James
Richards, Red Deer ( provincial secretary); Mrs. George S. Wilson,
Drumheller ( director, district 5); Mrs. S. E. Thome, Fort Saskatche­wan
( director, district 2); Mrs. P. S. Kozdrowski, Edmonton ( publicity
convener); Mrs. John Richards, Red Deer ( vice- president).
Not just gradings buf reasons
for the gradings of handicraft ar­ticles
were given at the AWI con­vention
by Mrs. Nancy Zavediuk
of Alberta extension service and
her assistants. This was the first
time written comments were sup­plied
for each article.
Mrs. Zavediuk's general sugges­tions
will interest all women plan­ning
to compete in this summer's'
fairs.
Knitting— Pay more attention to
shaping and seam joinings.
Quilting— The design and stitch­ing
of the quilt top will not war­rant
high placing if the quilting
is not adequate, she said. Sewers
should remember that the quilting
must keep the filling from lump­ing
and so must not leave parts
of the quilt unstitched, and the
stitches must be reasonably fine—
seven to 11 to the inch.
Also on the subject of quilting,
she recommended tailor's chalk in­stead
of pencil for marking dots
for the quilting design. She offered
another suggestion which she had
not tried herself— fill a fountain
pen with blueing to make the
dots. This should wash out in the
Articles of clothing— Zipper, col­lar
and facing settings and un­even
gathering are often the points
which drop an otherwise good ar­ticle
to second place.
Embroidery — Whether it is a
teacloth or an apron the design
should fit both the shape of the
article and its use.
Rugs— Even for bedroom use,
rugs should be ' steppable" and,
again, design should fit shape and
use.
Cushions— Even when intended
chiefly as decoration, a cushion
should be useable.
Aprons— The same rule applies
to aprons, even the fanciest.
Knit or crochet tablecloths or
teacloths— Design should never be
so open that no protection is given
to the table it is to be used on.
Samplers— The current Tweeds-muir
competition has aroused in­terest
in this centuries- old type of
wall- hanging. Mrs. Zavediuk re­commended
great attention to de­sign,
to give it form and to vary
stitches rather than colors.
General— No matter how rushed
for time, any article should be
clean and unwrinkled. Unavoidable
Best article by anyone over 70—
Mrs. O. McDonald of Fort Sas­katchewan.
Saluda competitions— Patchwork
quilt first to Warspite WI, second
to Raymond and third to Warner;
applique quilt, first to Edmonton
3- Point, second to Markerville and
third to Balmoral; colored tea-cloth,
fii'st to Mrs. J. Morrisroe
of Red Deer ( Clearview WI), sec­ond
to Mrs. F. Machacek of Turin;
third to Mrs. Sven Nelson of Con­dor;
cross- stitch tea- cloth, first to
Mrs. H. H. Bjorkland of Clear
View WI, second to Mrs. P. S.
Kozdrowski of Edmonton, third to
Mrs. Mary Klym of Barich.
Samplers — first prize to Mrs.
P. Winter of Clearview WI, sec­ond
to Mrs. Pearl Lieblt of Warner
and third to Mrs. Caradog Davies
of Clearview.
Scrapbooks — first to Calahoo
WI, second to Kanata, third to
Jackson WI of Carstairs, and
fourth Colchester WI.
Institute histories— prizes to be
announced later.
STATUS OF WOMEN
This year's all- female conference
of the UN commission on the
status of women considered not