Burnt Lake WI
Celebrate 50 Years
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of ii/yax sieirvuoe. These wdre M r s
ith blue streamers, t h e A W I
crest a n d plaques to m a r k t h e LwoJjd, Ha-ivorson, M r s . F a i t h Jo50th anniversary of. tine B u r n t haiibun, xvias. Dora Oananson.,
Lake Womens' Institute branch i.Bb. H u a a sawyer, M r s . Alice
BaLauxyne, Mins. Ruby Hatlne
organized on J a n . 31, 1923.
a n a M.rs. Mony Landman.
Mrs. S. Swainson
welcomed
Mrs. J. T. Moraisroe, vice p r e the visitors, our AWI vise p r e ­
sident, Mrs. J. T. Morrisroe o f \ ident of t h e Aiberta Womens'
M a r - \ Insuttuite adaresssd t h e meeting
Red Deer a n d Mrs. A.
tin, also from Red Deer, seven 6 with a case h.story of t h e W o former members from Red Deer, \ m e n s Institutes i t a m i t s ineep.three from Sylvan Lake, two 3 L o n i n Stony Plain, O n t a r i o i n
y om Centreville a n d one from I 1897 to t h e world-wide organizaCaigary. a n d one from Castor. vl» tton which it is now, with m e m

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Mrs. J o h n Landman, presidentk wbsrs i n a i l s i x c o n t i n e n t s .
Congratulatory messages were
of B u r n t Lake W I was chair
m a n a n d also . expressed t h i received from t h e AWI through
pleasure it was to have so m a n y } Mrs: Morrisroe, from Mrs. Hillacf our former members with us. ^ by,- District 3 director, Camrqse;
Slue reviewed t h e work of t h » \ > Mrs. G. A. Phillips of Queens­
Pleasures it h a d ' land, Australia on behalf of h e r
Ipswich b r a n c h ; t h e Golden S t a r
brought to air members. Since
t h e organization we have h a d 4
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91 members, twelve of w h o m ^ \ S
' ° London, England,
h a v e died. T h e work of t h e N
" members seated a t t h e
b r a n c h was reviewed by break- ^
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ing it u p into five sections, t h e \ > °
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Sawyer, M r s .
first years from 1923 to 1930 w a s l ™ J * s ° - % Mrs. Magnasina
given by Mrs. B a r b a r a Dallaire, v E i t e h , Mrs. Olga Mannerfeldt
tne depression years from 1930- x
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Swainson, t h e
to 1939 were given by Mrs. Anita J***
^ m b e r who has
served t h e b r a n c h for t h e full
Haivorson, t h e war years from
1339 to 1945 given by Mrs. Elsie £50 years. Also a t t h e h e a d table
Schreijider, t h e post w a r years were Mrs. E ^ a Sveinson, Sister
from 1945 given by Mrs. Chff_ Celina of R e d Deer, Mr. a n d
Haivorson a n d t h e Centennial ^
' T. O. Langtton, Calgary,

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a n d later years given by Mrs. > Swain Swainson a n d Mrs. Molly
•f, J K a y Johanson.
a Lindman, president
of ' t h e
, branch.
Songs of t h e times were r e n uuiuga l>i mic; Liuiirs weie iuii-j $ Slides were shown by Eaxl
/ / ? / ' £ - d f e r e d by M r s ^ B a l l a n t y n e , Mrs.^6- Grimson, showing t h e 40th a n ncl/> int-: • T • "^Grimson, Mrs^JEJainill a n d Mrs."-; ~ " " " 7 " ^ T ™ " " L J T "
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. ^ j s nrversary p a r t y held a t t h e P r e s L 1 j~2*JT D a i l a r r e J r . , with Mrs. Dwight/l a). . . '
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byterian Hall in Sylvan Lake in
^ Sawyer a t t h e piano. Dwight
^ 1.963, of several of t h e last Christ
Sawyer a n d Mrs^_Grirnson__figr- J m a s parties held a t B u r n t Lake
^ * * f o r r n e d t h e "Lame Duck" poikflf ; j a n d others which brought back
popular i n t h e depression e r a . v
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\ m a n y happy memories
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meeting closed with t h e
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J o h n Magnus of Calgary;^
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delighted t h e audience with 3,\5> singing of " F o r They Are Jolly
solos accompanied by h e r sister, Good Fellows" a n d a round of
j , s s -iSeg. Dorothea Joluanson, also of
visiting followed while all e n ­
Calgary. I
joyed t h e good lunch supplied
Seven members were presented by t h e ladies of t h e district.
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