Women's Institutes Propose
Memorial T o Mrs. E. Morton
At a Monday evening meeting Associated Country Women ot
of the Alberta provincial coun­ the World.
PRESENT
cil of Women's Institutes it was CONVENERS
Mrs. S. Lefsrud of Viking, A l ­
decided to present a plan to the
branches to purchase a unit of berta provincial president, pre­
sided
at
the meeting. Also
^equipment for the Dr. John M c present were Mrs. T. H. Howes
Eachran Research Laboratory in of Millet, vice president; Mrs.
memory of the late Mrs. E. E. R. W . Prendergast of Red Deer,
Morton, formerly of Vegreville. Mrs. L. D. Smith of Penhold
As president for several years and district directors Mrs. J. D .
of the A W I and the Federated Hughes of High Prairie. Mrs.
Women's Institutes of Canada. J. I. Jones of Mannville, Mrs. S.
Mrs. Morton co-ordinated the Swainson of Red Deer, Mrs. J. R .
efforts of the Women's Institutes Tait of Hanna and Mrs. W . R
in the fight against cancer, Ford of Coutts.
inaugurating the "Blueprint for
Action" schools of public edu­
cation on cancer. Mrs. Morton
also was a vice president of the