Pine Lake History - 1956-1975

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Increased costs, increased duties and an increased need
for leadership training were the stated reasons that hilJii-rnced
more than the required two thirds of A W I convention
de- legates to vote for an increase in annual fees.
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 an
official delegate to the ACW
triennial at Melbourne, Australia
last fall. A sense of " wonderment
and curiosity" she said, were the
best things to bring" 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 alrectors and
provincial conveners reported on
activities for the last two years—
of strictly institute activities, pro­vincial
projects, national develop-
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 dona-t
ions for special projects to a
*! raight $ 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
a- king 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
h) ready provide such a service.
Safety - had been the study pro­ject
for Alberta institute women
for the peat two years and another
- olutfon was passed in this field
asking that AWI adopt the topic
of seat belts as a study and in­vestigation
subject for the 1963-
65 term.
Carried by a big majority was
another resolution asking that a
letter of Indignation be sent to
Maclean's Magazine over a recent
article on teenage sex morals. One
delegate remarked that if teaching
youngsters a sense of responsibili­ty
for their actions was to make
them frustrated, that would just
have to be accepted just as chil­dren
had to learn that they could
not gra4 » other pleasures and satis­factions
at will.
In an interval of real generosity
a resolution was pas ed not only
unanimously but with applause
thanking delegates' husbands for
Mibstltuting as housekeepers and.
babysitters during the days of
the convention.
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THE HOMEMAKERS
Have many proij
By MARGAKKT|
We have promises to keep.
This was the theme of the 53rdt
soclation of Saskatchewan Hoinemakei]
Mrs. Nancy Adams of Ethelton
ganization, discussed promises women
families, communities and the world
night of the convention.
On Wednesday afternoon the role
discussed from a different point of viei(
menu i n connection with - Psychology department, University of
Federated Women's Institute m e n - although better educated and free)
Canada and - beyond Canadi r a l 3 e d controversial questions which pr|
projects concerning intemati Before women can live up to
interests such as the UNEJ their promises, Mrs. Adams de-gift
coupons, adoption of desti clared Tuesday night, they must
children in far countries and discard many myths surrounding
work of groups like the Unita the female. She pointed out the
Service Committee. lack of truth in attitudes that wo-
As of the time of the conver, m e n are inferior to men,
it was reported there were are weaker,
local institutes in Alberta w tlonal
a membership of 4600. old days
women
women are " so emo-and
the myth of the good
hd
th
Alberta His 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 td fhe time
of the June 4- 6 convention: Ar-gyle,
rit- iirview. Queenstown, Rug­by.
Reid" H i l i a n d Stony Plain.
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UNIVERSITY OF AhB. ERT A
A T H A B A S C A
D I N I N G H A LL
Showing off their prize- winning work at the Alberta Women's
Institute Biennial Convention at Edmonton are ( centre) Mrs. J .
Morrisroe and Mrs. H. II. BjorkJand, both of Red Deer, with
Mrs. C. Davies of Carstairs, AWI homecraft convener. These
were two of the Salada provincial winners, Mrs. Morrisroe's for
embroidery In color and Mrs. Bjorkland's for cross- stitch.
< Ehe A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s Snsstttutes;
OFFICIAL DELEGATE
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has been duly elected a delegate to the Biennial Con­vention
of the Alberta Women's Institutes at
ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
BIENNIAL CONVENTION 1963 bnton .'. to represent the
Alberto Wheat P.
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