1924 - Annual Convention Report

              • A' 2 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
( 6) F u r t h e r c u s t o d i a l care of the m e n t a l l y deficient, especially w i t h r e g a r d to
women of c h i l d b e a r i n g age.
( 7) S t e r i l i z a t i o n of m o r a l perverts.
( 8) A r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for a n o r d e r of housekeeping nurses.
( 9) T h e extension of the widowed mothers' allowance A c t , t o i n c l u d e needy
mothers, such as deserted mothers, a n d those whose h u s b a n d s have been i n c a p a c i t ­a
t e d .
( 10) A more r i g i d enforcement of the L a w p e r t a i n i n g to the D r u g Traffic.
( 11) L e g i s l a t i o n t o secure the p r o t e c t i o n of l e g i t i m a t e c h i l d r e n i n t h e i r deceased
f a t h e r ' s estate u n t i l t h e y are 16 y e a r s of age.
( 12) T o p r o v i d e a fee- free a l i e n i s t ; e x a m i n a t i o n to be p r o v i d e d b y the C o u rt
for offenders against the L a w , i f i t is t h o u g h t necessary b y the judge.
( 13) T h a t a C r o w n Prosecutor for C i v i l Cases be a p p o i n t e d to act, as does
t h e " P o o r P e o p l e ' s " l a w y e r i n E n g l a n d .
( 14) T h a t i n v i ew of the fact of the i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r of persons c o - h a b i t i ng
as m a n and wife, who are not married, the G o v e r n m e n t be asked to make such
c o - h a b i t a t i o n i l l e g a l.
( 15) T h e e s t a b l i s h i n g o f a C o u r t o f D o m e s t i c R e l a t i o n s.
( 16) S t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of h o s p i t a l s.
( 17) S t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of doctors' fees.
( 18) A request that o n l y one subject be the subject of e x a m i n a t i o n on each
paper of the H i g h S c h o o l e x a m i n a t i o n s.
( 19) T h a t persons h o l d i n g the p o s i t i o n of trustee i n r u r a l schools, s h o u l d be
able to speak, read and w r i t e E n g l i s h , and t h a t the language used at school b o a rd
meetings be E n g l i s h.
( 20) T h a t there be no P r o v i n c i a l Income T a x .
( 21) That the B i b l e be i n c l u d e d i n t h e school c u r r i c u l um as a text book, to be
s t u d i e d as l i t e r a t u r e.
( 22) T h a t all schools be opened d a i l y b y a r e p e t i t i o n of the L o r d ' s P r a y e r.
123) T h e r e c o g n i t i o n b y l e g i s l a t i o n of the non- economic v a l u e of a wife's l a b or
in home.
( 24) A request, r e g a r d i n g censorship on m o t i o n pictures.
( 25) T h a t the P r o v i n c i a l G o v e r n m e n t ask t h e D o m i n i o n G o v e r n m e n t t o a m e nd
the l aw of 1870 that there s h a l l be no d i s c r i m i n a t i o n of sex i n grounds for g r a n t i ng
a d i v o r c e i n C a n a d a.
We find although the answers to these requests were somewhat discouraging,
t h a t the m e e t i n g of these u n d a u n t e d women w i t h the members of t h e C a b i n e t h ad
some effect.
A l aw p r o v i d i n g for the care of d r u g a d d i c t s was enacted at the last session.
Changes were also made i n t h e V i t a l S t a t i s t i c s A c t a n d the Insurance A c t.
M r . Shaw, member for C a l g a r y , h a s a l s o b r o u g h t t o t h e F e d e r a l H o u s e a request
for a change i n the D i v o r c e L a w .
A great deal of t i m e was spent at the last session of our P r o v i n c i a l L e g i s l a t u re
i n t e r p r e t i n g C l a u s e D . As a result we have a L i q u o r C o n t r o l A c t whose w o r t h is
s t i l l t o be p r o v e n . The V i t a l S t a t i s t i c s A c t d e a l s w i t h t h e r e g i s t r a t i o n o f t h e i l l i g e t i -
mate c h i l d , also the powers given medical men, clergymen and undertakers, in
i s s u i n g copies of b i r t h , m a r r i a g e and d e a t h certificates. A n A c t was passed for the
a b o l i t i o n of Slot M a c h i n e s . A d d i t i o n s were made to the School A c t w h e r e b y a
fee m a y be charged for the a t t e n d a n c e of c h i l d r e n i n H i g h S c h o o l grades at the school
of another d i s t r i c t.
A n A c t p r o v i d i n g for the preferential ballot, and p r o p o r t i o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i on
was enacted.
T h e C l e a r w a t e r C o n s t i t u e n c y was made to exist no more. A n d e v e n t h e bees
a n d t h e i r diseases came i n f o r t h e i r share of l e g i s l a t i o n .
T h e programme of s t u d y o u t l i n e d last year contained suggestions enough
for this year as well. It seems, however, that if we c o u l d a l l c o n c e n t r a t e on one
t h i n g , our results w o u l d be greater. Therefore, we w o u l d suggest that this year
our I n s t i t u t e s look i n t o the P r o v i n c i a l a n d M u n i c i p a l L a w s r e g a r d i n g t h e h a n d l i ng
of food, i t s i n s p e c t i o n , etc., as w e l l as the i n s p e c t i o n of d a i r y herds, a n d t h e i r stables.
I f the laws are what t h e y s h o u l d be, help to enforce t h e m — i f t h e y are not, take
steps t o have t h em changed.
A D E L A I D E M O N T G O M E R Y,
C o n v e n e r of L e g i s l a t i o n , A . W . I .