1930 - Annual Convention Report

              S I X T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 9
Moved by Mrs. Huyck, seconded by Mrs. Morley, that discussion of ques­tions
pertaining to finances be deferred until copies - of the financial statement
were ready for distribution among the delegates.— Carried.
Mrs. Roberts of Sexsmith, Director for District No. 1, gave a compre­hensive
report of the work of the Institutes in the constituencies under her'
supervision in the Peace River area. See Page 29.
The report of Mrs. W . C. Short, Edmonton, Director for District No. 2,
t o l d of a variety of good works accomplished in this District, and will be
found on Page 31. Both of these reports were duly accepted.
Mrs. J . F . Price, as Publicity Secretary, pointed out that the organization
received more publicity than any other in the province, equal to two full-length
novels during the year. Her report in full appears on Page 25. On
motion of Mrs. Price, seconded by Mrs. Alcock, this report was accepted.
( A vote of thanks was also given Mrs. P r i c e for her splendid work as Pub­l
i c i t y Secretary).
Moved by Mrs. Galbraith, seconded by Mrs. Reynolds, that a letter of
appreciation be sent to each of the papers publishing W . I. news.— Carried.
Mrs. J. P. Ferguson, Trochu, Director for District No. 3, told us of the
many and varied activities of the Institutes under her supervision. The report
i n full appears on Page 32. On motion of Mrs. Ferguson, seconded by Mrs.
Redmond, this report was accepted.
District No. 4, under the directorship of Mrs. Alcock, Champion, features
a District Conference every year, besides maintaining an enviable standard
in every department of the provincial organization. See Page 34 for full
report. On motion of Mrs. Alcock, seconded by Mrs. Oliver, the report was
accepted.
This meeting adjourned at 12.15.
Wednesday Afternoon, May 21st.
Presiding Officers: Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. F. C. Alcock, Director
District No. 4.
Convention opened at 1.30 with assembly singing.
Dr. G. M . W i e r was granted the privilege of the platform and spoke
briefly on the work of the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian
Nurses' Association Study Committee on Nursing Education in Canada. He
spoke of some of the nursing needs in the rural districts of the province
which had come under his observation while engaged in making a survey of
nursing education throughout Canada. He pointed to the unemployment
among nurses, c i t i n g such instances as occurred in Toronto last winter, when
600 nurses were without work. On the other ' hand one finds the people of
average means often in dire need of nursing services and yet unable to bear
the financial burden of a professional nurse. How to adjust this situation is
the work of the survey. To do this, Dr. W i e r pointed out, the facts » must be
brought to him, and so he appealed to the delegates to fill out the question­naires
he had prepared for them.
Mrs. Conquest, representing the Canadian Red Cross Society, brought
greetings and expressed the gratitude of that organization for the generous
assistance the Institutes have always given when needed.
M r s . Jeffries, accompanied by Madam Beatrice Chapman, delighted the
audience by singing " Spring Is Here," a song composed by Clifford Higgin,
of Calgary, and graciously responded to an encore with " B l a c k b i r d Singing."