5 0 t h Anniversary
Fifty ladies attended a tea in
the Westlock United Church hall
on Friday afternoon, January 12,
1973 to celebrate the 50th anniverr>- i j •„
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decorated in A.W.I, colors of
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with gold candles. The head table
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Also set up in the hall was a
Mrs. Kay McMillan, provincial
table with backdrop containing
secretary-treasurer, presented a
historical material and greetings^Golden Anniversary certificate to
received from v,ariou people an^ *
organizations. Of particular inter­
est was the life membership pin
and picture of the late Mrs. T. II.
Gower an extremely active mem­
ber of this group fcr 36 years.
Visitors were greeted at the
door by Mrs. J. Pollard who was
in charge of the guest book.
The program began with the
signing of O'Canada, followed by
the Institute Creed. M.C. for the
afternoon was President Peggy
Brown who then gave a few
words of welcome and tribute to
the early members, seven of
whom were able to attend, namely
Mrs. A. Adam, Mrs. Annie Glebe
Mrs. Lawley, Mrs. J. Halwa, Mrs
Delia Craddock ,Mrs. Charlotte
Gower and Mrs. S. Yeomans.
These ladies were brought for­
ward introduced and asked to say
a few words. Corsages, made by
Phyllic Chapotelle in deep blue
and white, were pinned on each
one by Audrey Lang. Then every­
one sang the Institute Rally Song
accompaniel by Mrs. Tom McMil­
lan at the piano.

Next on the program were two
dances
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Jenny Sterling, attired in old fash­
ioned clothing.
Past and present constituency
convenors were then introduced
by Mary Pollard. Past convenors
Mrs. Mary Squair, Esther Brown
and Gladys Doherty said a few
words, Mowed by present con­
stituency convenor Mrs. Florence
Cameron bringing greetings from
the Pembina Constituency. Later
in the afternoon, another past
convenor, Mrs. Ida McMillan ar­
rived and was honored also.
Mrs. Nellie Whitson of Edmon­
ton, Provincial 2nd vice-president
then gave a timely message in
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This club disbanded in 1949 but
was re-organized in 1953. Four of
the reorganizing members were
present who were then brought up
to the front, introduced and each
said a few words. These mem­
bers were Mrs. Rose Victoor, Mr.
Irene Marshall, Mrs. Florence
Lambert and Mrs. Charolette
Gower. Another song, titled Al­
berta was sung by all present.
Then the present members were
brought forward and introduced.
They were: Secretary Audrey
Lang, Treasurer Judy Stefan, His­
torian Margaret Hanlan (member
16 years), Mrs. J. Pollard (mem­
ber 12 years), Mary Pollard (12
years), Katharina Stefa (11 yrs)
Phyllis Chapotelle and President
Peggy Brown. Absentees also
mentioned were Arline Alters (11
years) Judy McCarthur and club
reporter Ruth Pollard.
Margaret Hanlan then gave the
history of Pickardville W.I. In
the early days it was a very ac­
tive group, preparing baby bun­
dles, Christmas hampers and
helping physically and financially
in the community wherever it
was needed. During World War II
they prepared parcels for our
servicemen overseas, stipulating
that everything in them (including
candy) must be homemade, and
also purchased cartons of cigaret­
tes to include in each parcel.
Their spare hours at that time
were spe'it knittirg for the service­
men and they contributed greatly
to thi worthwhile cause. After
reorganizing, the group contained
to be active in the community. Be
sides doing things previously men­
tioned, they furnished the kitchen
in the Pickardville Curling Rink
and donated a curling trophy for
many years. They also spearhead­
ed a drive for a piano and librry in Pembina Lodge and donat­
ed a bookcase for this project.
One of the many things they did
to raise money was running the
food booth in the Triple 'J' Auc­
tion Mart. The present group
raises money through doll clothes
sales, selling cotton wiping rags
and cards. Any donations of rags
would be gratefully accepted by
any of the members: In 1971 they
raised money to buy a special type
hearing aid for a W.I. member.

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by Mary Mercier and dedicated
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the Pickardville W.I. and Mrs. K.
Arlow, on behalf of t h Independence W.I. presented an engraved
gavel.
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by everyone present, and the Pickarville W.I. wish to take this
opportunity to thank all who supported our function.
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