1937 - Convention Report

              TWENTIETH PROVINCIAL CONVENTION 37
REPORT OF DISTRICT No. 4
Mrs. M. L. Thompson, Coaldale, Director.
The story of Institute work in District No. 4 the past two years is one of
progress in every way. A few Branches have disbanded, but new ones have taken
their place.
There are ten Constituencies, with sixty- six Branches, an increase of one
Branch, and a total membership of 1,271, which is 156 more than two years ago,
while the Girls' Clubs number 28, an increase of five Clubs.
Receipts, as well, show a substantial increase, and total approximated
$ 22,000.00 for the two- year period.
The Constituency Conferences have been well attended and the programs
most interesting.
Calgary- Okotoks— Mrs. N. W. Peglar, Millarville, Convener, reports 11
Branches, 269 members, and $ 3,338.14 raised the past year. Mrs. Patterson,
President of the New Zealand Women's Institutes, and Miss Franks, Honorary
Secretary of the Irish Groups, were both distinguished guests and speakers in
this Constituency.
The activities include a large amount of relief work, swimming pool, library,
cash donations to Travellers' Aid, Salvation Army, Radium Fund, School Fairs,
Elks' Sunshine Fund, Tuberculosis Society, and the Wood's Christian Home
One Institute holds monthly baby clinics. Layettes and hampers have been
given.
Little Bow— Mrs. J . A. MacQuarrie, Barons, Convener, reports 11 Branches,
with membership of 166, and $ 760.45 raised the past year. A handicraft exhibit
wras held at their Conference last summer. Their activities included entertaining
school teachers, visits between neighboring Branches, donations to local hospitals,
radium fund, rest room, treats for school children, community relief work, and
co- operation with the Girls' Clubs.
Macleod- Claresholm— Mrs. E. Greenwood, Macleod, Convener, has two
Branches, 50 members, and receipts for the year are $ 234.25. Their activities
include support for the local hospital, donations of food and clothing for needy,
radium fund, first aid equipment for school. They entertain the local teacher
in their homes, exchange patterns and garden seeds and hold monthly socials.
Pincher Creek- Rocky Mountain— Mrs. E. Lynch- Staunton, Convener, reports
three Branches, 41 members, and receipts for the year $ 364.94. They have
donated to the radium fund, fruit and flowers to the sick, milk for school children,
and other activities include caring for the forest fire refugees last summer, lay­ettes
given, May Day celebration, bazaar, and social evenings held.
Warner— Mrs. A. G. Gusseck, Warner, Convener, reports eight Branches,
140 members, $ 1,007.26 raised this year. Donations have been given to the radium
fund, school for text books, school fair, groceries and coal for needy families,
layettes, shrubs and plants for beautifying cemetery, Geographic magazine, and
first aid kits for schools. They have entertained school teachers, grandmothers,
and girls of their communities; served dinner at local music festivals, and held
demonstrations, fashion shows, etc. An outstanding feature of their Constituency
Conference is the Annual Fair and Flower Show.
Taber— Mrs. H . G. Ridley, Taber, Convener, reports 15 Branches, 275 mem­bers,
and $ 2,600 raised this year. Their activities include a Junior Red Cross
Day, donations to Radium Fund, Calgary Hospital, Nursing Mission, Salvation
Army, for text books, layettes, and hampers. Other activities are, beautifying
local cemetery, graduation exercises for Grade VIII pupils, Southern Alberta
Industries day. Two Institutes helped an Art School pupil financially.