Report of Annual Convention OF ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES H E L D IN T H E PALLISER HOTEL, CALGARY MAY 29, 30, 31 and JUNE 1st, 1928 PRINTED UNDER T H E DIRECTION A N D WITH T H E ASSISTANCE OF T H E DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE EDMONTON: P r i n t e d by W . D . M c L e a n , A c t i n g 1928. King's Printer Report of Annual Convention OF ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES H E L D IN T H E PALLISER HOTEL, CALGARY MAY 29, 30, 31 ami JUNE PRINTED UNDER T H E DIRECTION ASSISTANCE OF T H E DEPT. OF P r i n t e d by W. EDMONTON: D. McLean. Acting 1928. 1st, 192S AND WITH THE AGRICULTURE King's Printer CONTENTS Page L i s t of Officers, 1928-1929 5 M i n u t e s o f 1928 C o n v e n t i o n 7 Secretary-Treasurer's Report, M r s . D . E . M c l v o r , Stettler 11 President's Report, M r s . H u y c k , Strome 15 R e p o r t o f D i s t r i c t N o . 1, M r s . J a m e s B o y d , V a n r e n a 19 R e p o r t o f D i s t r i c t N o . 2, M r s . A . H . R o g e r s , F o r t S a s k a t c h e w a n 20 R e p o r t o f D i s t r i c t N o . 3, M r s . H . J . M o n t g o m e r y , W e t a s k i w i n 22 R e p o r t o f D i s t r i c t N o . 4, M r s . F . C . A l c o c k , C h a m p i o n 23 ' R e p o r t of Committee on C h i l d W e l f a r e and P u b l i c H e a l t h , M r s . J . F . Anderson, Raymond, Convener 25 R e p o r t of E d u c a t i o n and B e t t e r Schools, M r s . W . C . Short, B o x 393, Edmonton 26 Report of Committee on Legislation, M r s . J . P . Ferguson, Trochu, Convener 28 Report of Committee on Household Economics, M r s . F . F . Parkinson, Edgerton 30 Report of Committee on I m m i g r a t i o n , M r s . C. L y n c h Staunton, L u n d b r e c k 31 Report of Committee on Canadianization and N a t i o n a l Events, M r s . W i l l i a m Stewart, Peace River, Convener 34 Report of Committee on Agriculture. M r s . M . A . M u r p h y , Cowley 35 R e p o r t o f C o m m i t t e e on C a n a d i a n I n d u s t r i e s , M r s . L . T . M e l t o n , 10041-148th Street, E d m o n t o n , Convener 40 Report of Supervisor of G i r l s ' Clubs, M r s . J . M a c g r e g o r S m i t h , E d m o n t o n 42 R e p o r t o f W o m e n ' s H o m e B u r e a u S e r v i c e , M i s s Jessie M a c m i l l a n , Edmonton, Director 43 Report of Publicity Secretary, M r s . J . F . Price, Calgary 45 E d i t o r i a l w r i t t e n by M r . J o h n W o d e l l of the A l b e r t a F a r m e r 47 Address: Honorable George Hoadley 48 C o n s t i t u t i o n of A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s Institutes 50 L I S T O F O F F I C E R S , 1928-1929 President Mrs. Wellington Huyck, Strome Vice-President Mrs. William Stewart, Peace River Recording Secretary Mrs. D . R. Mclvor, Stettler Business Secretary and Treasurer M r s . J . R e g a n , 9814 110th St., Edmonton Directors Mrs. James Boyd, Vanrena Mrs. H . J . Montgomery, Wetaskiwin M r s . A . H . Rodgers, F o r t Saskatchewan M r s . F . C. Alcock, Champion Conveners of Standing Committees Child Welfare and Public H e a l t h — M r s . J . F . Anderson, Jr., Raymond. E d u c a t i o n and Better S c h o o l s — M r s . W . C. Short, B o x 393, Edmonton. Legislation—Mrs. J . P. Ferguson, Trochu. Household Economics—Mrs. F . F . Parkinson, Edgerton. Immigration—Mrs. C. Lynch-Staunton, Lundbreck. Canadianization and N a t i o n a l E v e n t s — M r s . W m . Stewart, Peace River. Agriculture—Mrs. M . A . Murphy, Cowley. C a n a d i a n I n d u s t r i e s — M r s . L . T . M e l t o n , 1 0 0 4 1 1 4 8 t h St., E d m o n t o n . S u p e r v i s o r o f G i r l s ' C l u b s — M r s . M a c g r e g o r S m i t h , 11122 8 4 t h A v e n u e , Edmonton. P u b l i c i t y S e c r e t a r y — M r s . J . F . P r i c e , 1220 1 5 t h S t . N . W . , C a l g a r y . MINUTES OF T H E F O U R T E E N T H A N N U A L CONVENTION OF A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T E , H E L D IN T H E P A L L I S E R H O T E L , C A L G A R Y , M A Y 29, 30, 31 and J U N E 1st, 1928 T h e opening- m e e t i n g o f the 1 4 t h A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n of A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s w a s h e l d i n the B a l l R o o m o f the P a l l i s e r H o t e l o n T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , M a y 2 9 t h . T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n s w e r e o n the p l a t f o r m : M r s . W . H u y c k , S t r o m e , P r e s i d e n t A . W . I . ; M i s s Jessie M a c m i l l a n , E d m o n t o n ; M r s . W i l l i a m Stewart, Peace River, Vice-Pres., A . W . I . ; H i s H o n o u r Lieutenant G o v e r n o r D r . W i l l i a m E g b e r t ; H o n o u r a b l e J . E . B r o w n l e e , P r e m i e r of A l b e r t a ; H i s Worship M a y o r F . E . Osborne, Calgary. T h e c o n v e n t i o n opened w i t h the s i n g i n g o f " O C a n a d a . " T h e delegates, n u m b e r i n g a b o u t t h r e e h u n d r e d , w e r e l e d i n i n v o c a t i o n and creed by M r s . Yarwood, of A l i x . T h e P r e s i d e n t , M r s . W e l l i n g t o n H u y c k , o f S t r o m e , w e l c o m e d the delegates. L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r E g b e r t , i n his address, d e a l t w i t h the h i s t o r y of the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s . " I a p p r e c i a t e the f a c t t h a t i t is a C a n a d i a n o r g a n ­ i z a t i o n , w h i c h f r o m its o r i g i n i n O n t a r i o has s p r e a d n o t o n l y to e v e r y p r o v i n c e i n o u r o w n D o m i n i o n , b u t to m a n y c o u n t r i e s i n E u r o p e . I believe i t is d e s t i n e d to be a g r e a t f o r c e i n C a n a d a , " said L t . G o v e r n o r E g b e r t . In c o n c l u d i n g , h e a s k e d the I n s t i t u t e W o m e n o f A l b e r t a to t a k e as t h e i r s l o g a n , " A l b e r t a a T h i n g o f B e a u t y , " a n d w o r k t o w a r d s t h a t end. M a y o r O s b o r n e , i n w e l c o m i n g the delegates, s a i d : " I have w e l c o m e d m a n y o r g a n i z a t i o n s to the c i t y , b u t n e v e r have I w e l c o m e d a n o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h r e p r e s e n t e d the h o m e y t h i n g s o f l i f e as y o u d o . " M r s . G r e v e t t e , on b e h a l f o f the C a l g a r y W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e , p r e s e n t e d the convention w i t h a basket of beautiful carnations. M r s . W y m a n , o f C a l g a r y , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t o f the U . F . W . A . , b r o u g h t k i n d l y greetings f r o m her organization. M r s . W i l l i a m M a c D o n a l d , of S c o l l a r d , r e s p o n d e d to the addresses o f welcome. Honorable J . E . Brownlee, P r e m i e r of A l b e r t a , brought greetings f r o m the P r o v i n c e . M r . B r o w n l e e t o l d o f b e i n g e n t e r t a i n e d at a b a n q u e t i n L o n d o n , E n g ­ l a n d , w h e r e one o f the guests r e f e r r e d to the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s as a m o v e m e n t w h i c h h a d b e e n s t a r t e d i n C a n a d a a n d t r a n s p l a n t e d to E n g l a n d , a n d d o i n g v e r y w o n d e r f u l w o r k . H e r e f e r r e d to this as a c o n t r i b u t i o n the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s h a d made to i n t e r n a t i o n a l l i f e . " C o m m u n i t y w o r k on a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l b a s i s — a w o n d e r f u l t h o u g h t , " he s a i d . Greetings f r o m our first President, M i s s Isobel Noble, of Daysland, and f r o m M i s s E k s t r o m o n b e h a l f o f the W . I . G i r l s ' C l u b s w e r e r e a d . Special music was given by Miss Dorothy Maybee, Miss Marjorie Price, M r . W i l f r e d Blair, M r . Claude Hughes, L . A . B . , and M r . Murgatroyd. Wednesday Morning, May 30, 1928 Presiding officers: M r s . H u y c k , M r s . F . C. Alcock. T h e m e e t i n g opened w i t h the s i n g i n g o f " T h e M a p l e L e a f . " T h e R e s o l u t i o n s C o m m i t t e e was a p p o i n t e d as f o l l o w s : M r s . F e r g u s o n , Mrs. Heathershaw, M r s . Bromley. Report of Secretary-Treasurer, M r s . D . R. M c l v o r , was read. R e p o r t of President, M r s . H u y c k , was read. D r . H e l e n M a c M u r c h y , C h i e f o f the C h i l d ' s W e l f a r e D e p a r t m e n t , O t t a w a , w a s the s p e a k e r o f the m o r n i n g . D r . M a c M u r c h y spoke o n " M a t e r n a l M o r t a l i t y i n C a n a d a , " s t a t i n g t h a t the m e d i c a l p r o f e s s i o n h a d a s k e d f o r a n e n q u i r y i n t o this s u b j e c t i n D e c e m ­ b e r , 1924, a n d t h a t the r e p o r t o f the e n q u i r y w a s n o w r e a d y a n d m i g h t be ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES had on request f r o m the D e p u t y M i n i s t e r of the D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h , Ottawa. In a d d i t i o n t o the s c i e n t i f i c r e p o r t N o . 3 7 , a c o p y o f w h i c h h a d been s e n t to e v e r y l e g a l l y q u a l i f i e d m e d i c a l p r a c t i t i o n e r i n C a n a d a , t h e r e a r e t w o p o p u l a r reports, N o . 38, e n t i t l e d " M o t h e r , a l i t t l e book f o r W o m e n , " a n d No. 39, e n t i t l e d " M o t h e r , a l i t t l e book f o r M e n , " c o n t a i n i n g a s u m m a r y o f the results o f the e n q u i r y . T h e s e r e p o r t s s h o w t h a t i n the 5 9 t h y e a r o f C o n f e d e r a t i o n , J u l y 1st, 1925, to J u l y 1st, 1926, we l o s t in C a n a d a f r o m c h i l d b i r t h o r f r o m causes connected t h e r e w i t h , 1,532 m o t h e r s . I n other w o r d s , f o u r m o t h e r s d i e d e v e r y day f r o m these causes. T h e r e p o r t s show, f i r s t , w h y the m o t h e r s d i e d ; s e c o n d , how these deaths m a y be p r e v e n t e d . D r . M a c M u r c h y , i n c l o s i n g , g a v e r e a s o n s f o r t h i n k i n g t h a t 1,000 m o t h e r s ' lives m i g h t be saved e v e r y y e a r , a n i l spoke o f the g r e a t p r o g r e s s o f p u b l i c health w o r k i n A l b e r t a , a n d o f the a d v i c e o f the P r e s i d e n t , M r s . H u y c k , t h a t the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s s h o u l d e n d e a v o r this y e a r to s t u d y a n d to p r e v e n t m a t e r n a l m o r t a l i t y . Report of D i s t r i c t N o . 1 was read by M r s . B o y d , V a n r e n a . Wednesday Afternoon Presiding officers: Mrs. H u y c k , Mrs. Rodgers. M r s . R o d g e r s t o l d the c o n v e n t i o n w h a t she h a d p u r c h a s e d w i t h the purse o f gold g i v e n her last c o n v e n t i o n , a n d d i s p l a y e d a b e a u t i f u l c l u s t e r d i a m o n d r i n g , w h i c h she w i l l c h e r i s h t h r o u g h o u t l i f e . R e p o r t of the S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e on C a n a d i a n i z a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l E v e n t s was r e a d b y M r s . W i l l i a m S t e w a r t , P e a c e R i v e r . A piano selection by Miss N o r a h Phillips was m u c h enjoyed. M r s . S h o r t gave a r e p o r t o f the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e E x h i b i t i n T o r o n t o in 1927. ADDRESS—HONORABLE Wednesday GEORGE HOADLEY Evening A n event m u c h e n j o y e d by the delegates took p l a c e on W e d n e s d a y e v e n ­ ing, w h e n they w e r e guests at a b a n q u e t t e n d e r e d b y the C a l g a r y W . I . , assisted by the C i t y o f C a l g a r y , T h e H u d s o n ' s B a y C o . , a n d the w e s t e r n m e m b e r s o f the C a n a d i a n M a n u f a c t u r i n g A s s o c i a t i o n . M r s . F . G . G r e v e t t e was c h a i r m a n f o r the o c c a s i o n . T h e tables, at w h i c h t h e r e w e r e f o u r h u n d r e d v i s i t o r s seated, w e r e de­ corated w i t h c a r n a t i o n s a n d l i l a c s . E u l o g i s t i c speeches, b r i e f a n d to the p o i n t , w e r e made b y L i e u t e n a n t Governor Egbert, Honorable George Hoadley, M r s . W . H u y c k and M r s . Harold Riley. T h e p r o g r a m m e was as f o l l o w s : V o c a l solos, M i s s P a u l a n d M r . J o s e p h M c G u i r e ; r e a d i n g , M i s s J o a n M a h o o d ; v i o l i n solo, M r . L . G. C o o k ; p i a n o solo, M r . R . G . G i l l e s p i e . A f a s h i o n show was p r e s e n t e d b y s i x m a n n e q u i n s o f the H u d s o n ' s B a y Co., d i s p l a y i n g the latest models i n f r o c k s , hats a n d coats. The grand march was led by L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r E g b e r t a n d M r s . O s b o r n e , H o n . G e o r g e H o a d l e y and M r s . H u y c k . Thursday Morning Presiding officers: Mrs. Huyck, Mrs. Boyd. T h e m e e t i n g opened w i t h the s i n g i n g o f " O l d F o l k s at H o m e . " T h e r e p o r t o f the G i r l s ' C l u b s w a s r e a d b y M r s . J . M a c g r e g o r S m i t h . R e p o r t o f D i s t r i c t N o . 3 was r e a d by M r s . H . J . M o n t g o m e r y . M r s . J . N . B e a u b i e r , o u r past p r e s i d e n t , w a s c a l l e d to the p l a t f o r m , a n d received a hearty reception. M r s . B e a u b i e r said she was d e l i g h t e d to h a v e it " f a c e to face m o m e n t " w i t h the m e m b e r s a g a i n , a n d t h a n k e d the c o n v e n ­ t i o n f o r the message o f c h e e r a n d r e m e m b r a n c e s e n t to h e r w h i l e i l l . G r e e t i n g s f r o m M r s . C e c i l i a D a h l w e r e also r e c e i v e d . R e p o r t o f P u b l i c i t y C o n v e n e r was r e a d by M r s . J . F . P r i c e . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 9 A m o t i o n w a s passed a s k i n g t h a t the e d i t o r i a l r e a d b y M r s . P r i c e published i n full i n our annual report. be R e p o r t o f D i r e c t o r o f the W o m e n ' s H o m e B u r e a u S e r v i c e w a s r e a d b y M i s s Jessie M a c m i l l a n . T h e f o l l o w i n g addresses w e r e g i v e n f o r those i n t e r e s t e d i n " L i n k s o f E m p i r e " : T e e n - a g e , M r s . B o w l i n g , G l y n n H o u s e , Sussex R o a d , S o u t h s e a , E n g l a n d ; General W o r k , H o n . Secretary, L i n k s of Empire, British Empire U n i o n , 180 P i c c a d i l l y , L o n d o n , W . l , E n g l a n d . R e p o r t of D i s t r i c t N o . 4 was read by M r s . F . C. Alcock. Thursday Afternoon Presiding officers: Mrs. Huyck, Mrs. Montgomery. R e p o r t o f the S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n I m m i g r a t i o n w a s r e a d b y M r s . C . Lynch-Staunton. M r . N . E m m s R e a d gave a v e r y interesting t a l k o n " C h a r a c t e r A n a l y s i s . " I l l u s t r a t i v e o f g e t t i n g at the f u n d a m e n t a l s , he s t a r t e d w i t h the p i o n e e r s o f the h u m a n r a c e , a n d s h o w e d h o w the basic p r i n c i p l e s u n d e r l y i n g t h e i r i m ­ m i g r a t i o n h e l d g o o d f o r the p i o n e e r o f t o d a y . H e w a s a d v e n t u r o u s , i m a g i n a ­ t i v e , s u p e r b l y h e a l t h y , i n d e p e n d e n t , a n d above a l l acted w i t h i n i t i a t i v e a n d persistence. P r o v i n c i a l l y he a p p l i e d i t to the f a r m e r o f t o d a y , w h o shows by his r e s o u r c e f u l n e s s t h a t he is a d i s t a n t d e s c e n d a n t o f the f i r s t p i o n e e r s . H e a d v o c a t e d a c a r e f u l s t u d y o f the i n d i v i d u a l c h i l d . F a m i l i e s m i g h t have a n i n f i n i t e v a r i e t y o f c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , each i n d i v i d u a l n e e d i n g v e r y d i f f e r e n t treatment. T h o u s a n d s o f m e n t o d a y l a c k e d success because o f a n u n w i s e s u p p r e s s i o n o n the p a r t o f p a r e n t s ; w h i l e c h i l d r e n o f the p o s i t i v e t y p e n e e d this suppression. " C h a r a c t e r a n a l y s i s , " he c o n c l u d e d , " i s a s t u d y o f y o u r ­ self." Report of S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e on H o m e E c o n o m i c s was read by M r s . F . Parkinson, Edgerton. T h e r e s u l t s o f t w o contests, t h r e e r e c i p e s u s i n g C a n a d i a n p r o d u c t s o n l y , and three suitable for correcting constipation, arranged by M r s . P a r k i n s o n , were announced. T h e w i n n e r s a r e : — C a n a d i a n p r o d u c t s r e c i p e s : 1st, I n d e ­ pendence W . I . ( A l c o m d a l e ) ; 2 n d , M r s . B u c k n e l l , A n g u s R i d g e . C o n s t i p a t i o n r e c i p e s : 1st, M r s . W . H . B r o w n , K i t s e o t y ; 2 n d , M r s . L . M . E m b e r t o n , A n g u s Ridge. R e p o r t of S t a n d i n g Committee on Industries Melton, Convener. was read by Mrs. L . T. Report of D i s t r i c t N o . 2 was read by M r s . A . H . Rogers. T h e m e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d at t h r e e o ' c l o c k to g i v e the delegates a chance to v i s i t the I n d e p e n d e n t B i s c u i t F a c t o r y . T h i s p r o v e d a v e r y i n s t r u c t i v e a n d enjoyable afternoon. T h e v i s i t o r s w e r e c o n d u c t e d t h r o u g h the f a c t o r y b y the m a n a g e r , M r . H a r v e y S h a w , a n d his s t a f f , a n d s a w b i s c u i t s i n the d i f f e r e n t stages o f m a n u f a c t u r e . A s a n e n d to a p e r f e c t d a y the v i s i t o r s w e r e s e r v e d w i t h s a n d w i c h e s , t e a , ice c r e a m a n d samples o f the m a n y d e l i c i o u s biscuits they had been v i e w i n g on their tour t h r o u g h the factory. Thursday Evening O n the l a s t e v e n i n g the d e l e g a t e s w e r e to be t o g e t h e r i n C a l g a r y t h e y w e r e t r e a t e d to a " G l i m p s e o f the P a s t . " Seldom have our w o m e n enjoyed a n y t h i n g as m u c h as t h e y d i d the " O l d T i m e r s ' N i g h t . " M r s . J . F . P r i c e , S e c r e t a r y o f t h e w o m e n ' s s e c t i o n o f the S o u t h e r n A l b e r t a Pioneer and O l d Timers' Association, a native-born A l b e r t a n , occu­ p i e d the c h a i r . T h e b a l l r o o m o f the P a l l i s e r w a s f i l l e d to c a p a c i t y a n d the a u d i e n c e g r e a t l y e n j o y e d the s p i r i t e d p r e s e n t a t i o n o f the R e d R i v e r j i g b y the c l e v e r " k i d d i e s ^ V f r o m the M c D o n a l d A c a d e m y . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d by a r o l l i c k i n g step-dance g i v e n b y t h r e e s m a l l c o w b o y s . M r s . P r i c e t h e n introduced M r s . John McDougall and M r s . David McDougall. These l a d i e s c a m e w e s t i n t h e e a r l y 7 0 ' s a n d w e r e the f i r s t w h i t e w o m e n o f the f o o t h i l l country. M r s . James N i c h o l , a pioneer of C a l g a r y , sang " W h e n y o u and I were young, M a g g i e " and " T h e Red R i v e r V a l l e y . " M r . H a r o l d R i l e y , Sec­ r e t a r y of Southern A l b e r t a Pioneers a n d O l d T i m e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n , gave a n i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k o n the e a r l y h i s t o r y o f A l b e r t a , t a k i n g m a n y o f those p r e s e n t b a c k to the d a y s w h e n t h e y f i r s t c a m e to the p r o v i n c e . 10 ALBERTA WOMEN'S Friday INSTITUTES Morning Presiding officers: M r s . H u y c k , M r s . Stewart. T h e m e e t i n g opened w i t h the song, " P a d d l e Y o u r O w n C a n o e , " b y M r s . H . J Montgomery. R e p o r t of S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n C h i l d W e l f a r e a n d P u b l i c H e a l t h w a s r e a d by M r s . J . S. A n d e r s o n , R a y m o n d , C o n v e n e r . Report of Standing Committee on L e g i s l a t i o n was read b y M r s . J . P . Ferguson, Trochu, Convener. R e p o r t of S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n A g r i c u l t u r e w a s r e a d b y M r s . M . A . Murphy, Cowley. Report of Standing Committee on E d u c a t i o n and Better Schools was r e a d by M r s . S h o r t , W o o d b e n d . Song, " T h e Bells of St. M a r y ' s , " by M r s . H . J . M o n t g o m e r y . N o m i n a t i o n s f o r F . W I . C . r e p r e s e n t a t i v e b e i n g a s k e d f o r , the f o l l o w i n g were n o m i n a t e d . M r s . L y n c h - S t a u n t o n , M r s . M c l v o r , M r s . Stewart, M r s . F . C. Alcock. Scrutineers appointed: M r s . H a r g o o d and M r s . B r o w n . M r s . S t e w a r t was d e c l a r e d elected. P r i z e s f o r the r e c i p e c o n t e s t w e r e p r e s e n t e d to the w i n n e r s b y M r s . P a r k i n s o n : C a n a d i a n P r o d u c t s r e c i p e s — 1 s t p r i z e , 50 p o u n d s o f A l b e r t a s u g a r , to I n d e p e n d e n c e W . I . at A l c o m d a l e ; 2 n d p r i z e , c h i n a f r u i t set, M r s . B u c k nell, A n g u s Ridge W . I Recipes for correcting constipation—1st, silver casserole, M r s . W . H . B r o w n , K i t s c o t y ; 2 n d , h a m , M r s . E m b e r t s o n , A n g u s Ridge W . I . A vote of appreciation was tendered M r s . P a r k i n s o n . RESOLUTIONS. T h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n s w e r e dealt w i t h at the c o n v e n t i o n : W h e r e a s the t i m e has come w h e n the G o v e r n m e n t c o n s i d e r s t h a t the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s of A l b e r t a s h o u l d become s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g , a n d w h e r e a s i t is n e c e s s a r y to go t h r o u g h a p e r i o d of r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , a n d w h e r e a s i t w i l l be necessary to consider the m a t t e r f r o m a f i n a n c i a l b a s i s ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t t h i s c o n v e n t i o n r e q u e s t the G o v e r n m e n t t h r o u g h t h e M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e t o p r o v i d e w h a t w i l l be k n o w n as a r e a d j u s t m e n t f u n d t o b e g r a d u a t e d o v e r a p e r i o d o f f i v e y e a r s , the t o t a l a m o u n t o f s a i d f u n d t o be m u t u a l l y a g r e e d u p o n b y the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e B o a r d a n d t h e G o v e r n m e n t . —Carried. W h e r e a s the I n s t i t u t e s h a v e been v e r y l a r g e l y f i n a n c e d b y the G o v e r n ­ m e n t , a n d w h e r e a s the n e w A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t t a k e s e f f e c t o n o r a b o u t J u l y 1st, 1928, a n d w h e r e a s f r o m t h a t t i m e o n the I n s t i t u t e s w i l l n e e d to be i n a p o s i t i o n to f i n a n c e themselves e n t i r e l y ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t f o r this y e a r o u r p r o v i n c i a l dues be $1.00 p e r c a p i t a . — C a r r i e d . B e i t r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t the a d v i s o r y b o a r d o f A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i ­ t u t e s be a u t h o r i z e d to m a k e a l l n e c e s s a r y changes r e q u i r e d i n the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e A c t to m a k e i t c o n f o r m w i t h the n e w l e g i s l a t i o n . — C a r r i e d . W h e r e a s the i n d i g e n t l a w s o f A l b e r t a are o p e n to a v a r i e t y o f i n t e r ­ p r e t a t i o n s a n d t h e r e is evidence t h a t t h e y are b e i n g abused, r e s u l t i n g i n a serious b u r d e n to the t a x p a y e r s o f the r u r a l d i s t r i c t s ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t this c o n v e n t i o n go o n r e c o r d as f a v o r i n g the f o l l o w i n g s u g g e s t i o n s : (1) T h a t the i n d i g e n t p e r s o n s be r e q u i r e d to m a k e oath a n d state the f a c t t h a t t h e y are w h o l l y d e s t i t u t e , t h u s b r i n g i n g t h e m u n d e r the C a n a d a E v i d e n c e A c t ; (2) t h a t the r e s i d e n c e clause be stepped u p f r o m t h r e e to n i n e m o n t h s , or t h a t the r u r a l d i s t r i c t s t a k e care o f t h e i r b o n a f i d e r e s i d e n t s a n d t a x p a y e r s o n l y , a n d the G o v e r n m e n t s h a l l t a k e c a r e o f t r a n s i e n t s . — S c o l l a r d W . I . , D i s ­ trict Conference.—Carried. W h e r e a s the w i l d f l o w e r s , s h r u b s a n d t r e e s o f A l b e r t a a r e b e i n g de­ s t r o y e d ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t we p e t i t i o n o u r G o v e r n m e n t to t a k e steps to p r o t e c t t h e m . — Q u e e n s t o n - M i l o W . I . — C a r r i e d . W h e r e a s the l i f e m e m b e r s o f the W . I . h a v e no w a y o f i d e n t i f y i n g t h e m s e l v e s ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t we ask the d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e a n d a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n to t a k e t h i s m a t t e r u p . — Q u e e n s t o n - M i l o W . I . T a b l e d for one y e a r . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 11 W h e r e a s w e d e e m i t d e t r i m e n t a l to the w e l f a r e o f the c o u n t r y to settle n o n - E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g i m m i g r a n t s m c o l o n i e s ; t h e r e f o r e be i t r e s o l v e d t h a t the D e p a r t m e n t o f I m m i g r a t i o n be a s k e d to stop this p r a c t i c e . — C e r e a l W . I . , A c a d i a West Constituency. I n v i e w o f t h e r e c e n t case o f a S c o t t i s h w o m a n a n d a l l e g e d f e e b l e - m i n d e d c h i l d b e i n g d e p o r t e d a n d the h u s b a n d a n d f o u r o l d e r c h i l d r e n b e i n g a d m i t t e d to C a n a d a , we r e s p e c t f u l l y suggest to the D e p a r t m e n t of I m m i g r a t i o n t h a t g r e a t e r care be e x e r c i s e d i n m e d i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n at p o r t s o f d e p a r t u r e . — Calgary W o m e n ' s Institute, Glengarry Women's Institute.—Carried. W h e r e a s m a r r i a g e b e i n g h o n o r a b l e a n d n e c e s s a r y f o r the r a c e a n d the r e s u l t o f h a s t y a n d i l l - m a t e d u n i o n s l i k e l y to be d i s a s t r o u s ; t h e r e f o r e be i t l e s o l v e d t h a t l e g i s l a t i o n be e n a c t e d t h a t w o u l d s e c u r e a l e a s o n a b l e t i m e t o elapse b e t w e e n the a p p l i c a t i o n f o r the l i c e n s e a n d i t s issue, a n d t h a t due p u b l i c i t y be g i v e n i n the d i s t r i c t s w h e r e b o t h the c o n t r a c t i n g p a i t i e s r e s i d e . — Argyle W.I., Kmsella W.I.—Lost. REPORT OF T H E SECRETARY-TREASURER (Mrs. D. R. Mclvor, Stettler) A m e e t i n g o f the A d v i s o r y B o a r d w a s h e l d i n A t h a b a s c a H a l l i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r the c o n v e n t i o n i n 1927. M r s . R o g e r s was a s k e d to p a y a l l p e t t y a c c o u n t s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the c o n v e n t i o n . A s M r s . M a c g r e g o r S m i t h h a d been a p p o i n t e d S u p e r v i s o r of W . I . G i r l s ' C l u b s , i t w a s a g r e e d t h a t she s h o u l d a t t e n d the G i r l s ' C l u b C o n v e n t i o n i n B a n f f A g i f t of $25.00 w a s s e n t to the G i r l s ' C l u b . T h e u s u a l e x p e n s e a l l o w a n c e o f $ 3 0 0 . 0 0 f o r the p r e s i d e n t , a n d a n h o n o r ­ a r i u m o f $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 f o r the s e c r e t a r y , w e r e a u t h o r i z e d b y the b o a r d I t w a s a g r e e d t h a t the I n s t i t u t e of C h e s t e r w o l d be t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m the constituency of Lacombe-Ponoka to W e t a s k i w i n constituency, and that H e s k e t h be t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m R e d D e e r a n d I n n i s f a i l E a s t to H a n d H i l l s constituency. A t a meeting o f the A W . I . A d v i s o r y B o a r d held i n M a r c h , 1928, M r s R o g e r s w a s r e q u e s t e d to d i a f t a s m a l l p a m p h l e t , " R u l e s o f O r d e r " f o r use i n B r a n c h Institutes. A r e q u e s t w a s r e c e i v e d f i o m the C a n a d i a n S o c i a l H y g i e n e C o u n c i l a s k i n g t h a t the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o f A l b e r t a be r e p r e s e n t e d o n the E d u c a t i o n a l D i v i s i o n o f the C o u n c i l . M r s S h o r t , o f W o o d b e n d , w a s a p p o i n t e d as r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r the N o r ­ t h e r n d i v i s i o n w i t h o f f i c e s a t E d m o n t o n , a n d M r s . G a l b r a i t h , o f V u l c a n , as r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r the S o u t h e r n d i v i s i o n w i t h o f f i c e s at C a l g a i y . T h e a d v i s o r y b o a r d , i n c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h the D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n , is a r r a n g i n g f o r the s e l e c t i o n o f a p r o v i n c i a l f l o w e r f o r A l b e r t a A cncular l e t t e r is b e i n g sent to e a c h s c h o o l , a l o n g w i t h the d e p a i t m e n t a l e x a m i n a t i o n p a p e r s , the t e a c h e r b e i n g r e q u e s t e d to t a k e a v o t e o f the s c h o o l c h i l d i e n , a n d a t t a c h r e p l y to t e r m r e p o r t , to be sent to the D e p a r t m e n t . M r s . Short, P r o v i n c i a l Convener of Education, represented A l b e r t a In­ s t i t u t e s at the C . N . E i n T o r o n t o l a s t y e a r . H e r expenses w e r e c o v e r e d by the g r a n t f r o m the D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e . T h i s y e a r w e w i l l be r e p r e s e n t e d b y the " w i n n i n g t e a m " f r o m the W e t a s k i w i n G i r l s ' C l u b , w h o w i l l " S e l l A l b e r t a " at the C a n a d i a n N a t i o n a l Exhibition in Toronto. M a n y o f o u r c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e s h a d to be p o s t p o n e d a n d some c a n c e l l e d a l t o g e t h e r , o n a c c o u n t o f the i n f a n t i l e p a r a l y s i s e p i d e m i c . This r a t h e r d i s o r g a n i z e d o u r w o r k t h r o u g h o u t the p r o v i n c e . T h r e e d i s t r i c t s , n a m e l y , 2, 3 a n d 4, h e l d c o n f e r e n c e s t h i s y e a r . R e s u g g e s t e d t r a i n i n g f o r e m e r g e n c y home h e l p e r s , I have the f o l l o w i n g m e s s a g e : " A s o n l y t h r e e a p p l i c a t i o n s h a v e been r e c e i v e d t h r o u g h the p r o v i n ­ c i a l s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s , the M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e a n d H e a l t h has c o m e to t h e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t the e x p e n s e o f s u c h a course w o u l d n o t be ^ s t i f l e d . — ( S i g n e d ) J e s s i e C . M a c m i l l a n . " O n M a y 1st a m e e t i n g o f the a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e , c a l l e d b y the H o n o r a b l e G e o r g e H o a d l e y f o r the c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t , w a s h e l d at the G o v e r n m e n t B u i l d i n g s , E d m o n t o n . 32 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES O u r o r g a n i z a t i o n w a s represented b y the P r e s i d e n t , M r s . H u y c k , M r s . H . J . M o n t g o m e r y , w h o a c t e d on b e h a l f o f M r s . S t e w a r t , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , a n d Mrs. D . R. M c i v o r , Secretary. T h e A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u is to be u n d e r t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i ­ c u l t u r e , a n d w i l l have a p r o v i n c i a l c o m m i t t e e c o m p o s e d o f t h e p r o v i n c i a l presidents o r c h a i r m a n o f the d i f f e r e n t w o m e n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s t o f u n c t i o n through local committees, which i n t u r n are composed o f the presidents^ o r their representatives, of women's organizations i n their immediate localities. A meeting called by M r . Hoadley was held i n Miss M a c m i l l a n ' s office o n M a y 10th, the following being present: M r . H o a d l e y , Miss M a c m i l l a n , M r s . H u y c k , M r s . Montgomery, again acting f o r M r s . Stewart, a n d M r s . M c l v o r . M r . H o a d l e y e x p l a i n e d the purpose o f the m e e t i n g : T h e A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t comes i n t o e f f e c t o n J u l y 1st. T h e G o v e r n m e n t is o f the o p i n i o n t h a t i t is i n the best i n t e r e s t s o f t h e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o f A l b e r t a t o be s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g . M r . H o a d l e y stated further that there were t h r e e w a y s o f m a k i n g the necessary c h a n g e , n a m e l y : 1. T h e a b r u p t c u t t i n g o f f o f a l l c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n the I n s t i t u t e s a n d the D e p a r t m e n t . 2. T h e D e p a r t m e n t c a r r y i n g o n as u s u a l u n t i l 1st o f J u l y a n d t h e n cutting Institutes off. 3. T h e D e p a r t m e n t m i g h t c u t the I n s t i t u t e s o f f , s a y , at t h e 1st o f J u l y , i i o m w h i c h t i m e the I n s t i t u t e s w o u l d be s e l f - c o n t r o l l e d , t h e G o v e r n m e n t a l l o w i n g the I n s t i t u t e s a g r a n t f o r t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n p e r i o d , said g r a n t to be g r a d u a t e d f r o m y e a r to y e a r a n d t o be used b y the I n s t i t u t e s i n a n y w a y they w i s h . M i s s M a c m i l l a n p r e s e n t e d a s t a t e m e n t o f m o n i e s spent on I n s t i t u t e w o r k d u r i n g the y e a r as a w o r k i n g basis, a n d the f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s d r a f t e d to be sent to the c o n v e n t i o n : W h e r e a s the t i m e has come w h e n the G o v e r n m e n t c o n s i d e r s i t i n t h e best i n t e r e s t s o f the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o f A l b e r t a t h a t w e s h o u l d be selfs u p p o r t i n g , a n d whereas i t is necessary to go t h r o u g h a p e r i o d o f r e c o n s t r u c ­ t i o n , a n d w h e r e a s i t w i l l be necessary to c o n s i d e r t h e m a t t e r f r o m a f i n a n c i a l b a s i s , t h e r e f o r e be it r e s o l v e d t h a t this c o n v e n t i o n r e q u e s t t h e G o v e r n m e n t , t h i o u g h the M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e , t h e H o n o r a b l e G e o r g e H o a d l e y , t o p i o v i d e w h a t w i l l be k n o w n as a r e a d j u s t m e n t f u n d t o be g r a d u a t e d o v e r a p e r i o d of five >eais, t h e t o t a l a m o u n t of said f u n d to be m u t u a l l y agreed upon by the board and the Government. M r s M o n t g o m e r y w a s a s k e d to d r a f t suggested changes i n the W . I . A c t . Financial Statement from May, 1927, to October 20, 1927 RECEIPTS B a l a n c e on h a n d Griffin Creek R e f u n d f r o m fares Sedgewick . . Sibbald Buffalo . . Buffalo . Refund to Supt. G C Interest . . . EXPENDITURES - $5,395 41 5.00 175.00 $9 85 20 3.00 13.05 5.00 50.00 58.02 . C h e q u e f o r fares $1,900.00 P r e s i d e n t ' s e x p e n s e s . .. 300.00 G i f t to Girls* C l u b 25.27 S e c . h o n o r a r i u m , 1st m s t a l l ment 50.29 M r s M . A Murphy, C o n v e n e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e ... 8.00 Cheque for C.N.E. Mrs. Short 300.00 Supt. o f G C . f o r c o n v e n t i o n 100.00 B a l a n c e on h a n d 3,017.16 $5,701.48 $5,701.48 B a n k B a l a n c e , $3,017.16. A u d i t e d a n d f o u n d c o r r e c t this 2 0 t h d a y o f O c t . , 1 9 2 7 . H . W . D O p G E , Official Auditor. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 13 Financial Statement R E C E I P T S , October 14, 1827, to May 26, 1028 Amount received from Mr*. Rogers, $3,017.16, Interest $15.10 Cheque from Department, C . N . E . Refund from Mr*. Short, C N . E Interest to date Arrears, Flying Shot Arrears, Kinnibunrh Current d u n to date $3,032.26 300.00 57.45 75.76 4.50 13.00 2,688.22 $6,171.19 E X P E N D I T U R E S , October 14, 1927, to May 26, 1928 Express on books from Fort Saskatchewan $ M Auditing books, Mr*. Rogers 5.00 Creed Card*, Ixmdon, England 17.72 Balance Secretary's honorarium 50.00 J . B. Parker, Railway Commissioner, re fares 25.00 Affiliation fee* C . S . H . C . . Edmonton Branch 1.00 F . W . I . C . dues 400.00 Printing circulars re flowers o'i« Expense re Girls' Club work 2.(5 Expenses in connection with C . N . E "2.25 Administration, including stamps, telephone messages, typing, office supplies and exchange 79.85 Balance o n hand 5,511.22 $6,171.19 6,51 * H„ Bank balance. May 26th. 1028 Cheque No. 23 outstanding 10° $5,511.22 I have examined the hooks and vouchers of the Alhcrtn Women's Institutes and found n m r correct. The above is a true statement as compiled from the hooks. W. B. G R A Y , Official Auditor. Respectfully submitted, J. E . McIVOR, Secretary-Treasurer Arrears, 1926-1927 Flying Shot $ 4.50 Kinniburgh $13.00 Current Dues, 1927-1928 Albury Argyle AIlx Airdrie Arthurville-Paulson Acadia Angus Ridge , Aldersyde Atlee Bon Accord Buffalo Botha Blackfald* Burdett $16.00 1000 16.35 24.10 5.00 11.50 B.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 15.00 23.50 10.00 Bashaw Burnt Lake Benton Valley Brant Barons Busby Bassano Broadview Better Days Bow Island Bindloss Beaver Lodge Brooksby Buffalo View $11.50 8.00 9.50 17.00 14.50 10.00 15.10 9.00 16.50 10.50 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.00 ! I ALBERTA Balmoral Bhu-kie Beaver River Bellay Big Meadows Chancellor Camrose Cavendish Calgary Curmangay (Coronation Champion Carstairs C o n j u r i n g Creek Clvarview Cardston Coleman Chesterwold Clunv Condor Coaldale Cowley Crossfield Carrot Creek Consort Czar C r e m o n a paid in a d v a n c e , a n d appeared in last year's audit. Davsland D.E.L Delia Didsbury Dinton Drumheller Delburne Duffield Edson E r i n Lodge Equity Endiang Endeavor Edmonton Elnora Eagle H i l l Evansburg Erskine Eastwav Fleet Eairview F o r t Saskatchewan F l y i n g Shot Foremost Flat Lake Galahad Grantim Garrington Green Court Ga.lsby G o o d Deeds Grahamston Griffin Creek Garden Prairie Grande Prairie Glen Dale Glengarry Hughenden Hayter WOMEN'S 8-50 S.00 8.00 11-50 12.60 8-0 8.00 13.85 12.86 13.35 16.00 15.02 8.00 10-00 9-85 9-00 10.00 10.00 13.00 16.00 9.00 15.00 5.00 21.00 11.35 19.50 7.85 21.00 19.00 10.50 31.00 12.00 14.00 17.85 8.00 8.00 12.00 14.00 24.85 18.00 14.00 8.50 9.00 8.00 8.00 12.35 22.50 8.00 7.50 8.00 10.00 17.50 10.00 10.00 14.00 19.50 8.00 8.00 8.00 17.50 8.00 6.00 8.00 9.00 INSTITUTES H o r s e Shoe C a n y o n $12. ss High Prairie ! £ 00 Hermit Lake »• 00 Hillsdown Valley •»• 00 Hardisty °- 00 Halkirk g 50 Hesketh '• 50 Harmattan » 00 Hope 1 1 50 Hand-in-Hand ° 00 Hussar * 50 Irvine • ' 85 Independence °- 00 Iola | 00 Irma ~ 00 Jasper 27 00 85 Kirkaldv Killam 10 00 Kinsella 8 00 Kirrimuir 9 00 Kitscoty 8 00 Lousana 12 .85 Lanfine * 00 Lougheed 13 00 Lockhart 8 00 Lochearn 15 85 Langdon 1 6 00 Loyalist 10 .50 Leduc 12 00 Leedale 8 00 Lacombe 2 0 00 Lake View 8 00 Lone Pine 8 00 L a k e s i d e , p a i d i n a d v a n c e , ap­ peared i n last year's report. Lens 8 00 Mayerthorpe 1 1 00 Metiskow 8 00 Milverton 8 00 Minburn 8 50 Medicine H a t 2 1 00 Munson 20 50 Mid-Pembina 8 00 Man\'bert'ies 8 00 McLennan 8 00 Mac-leod 22 00 Milk River 10 50 Magrath 11 00 Millet 10 00 Mountain Park 8 50 Mohaska 8 00 Mountain View 12 00 Majestic-Farrel Lake 18 50 Mirror 20 85 Marwayne ' 8 00 N e w Dayton 13 50 New West 14 00 Neutral Valley 8 00 Oven 8 00 Olds 16 00 Ohaton 9 85 Onowav 10 00 Orton 8 00 Philo 12 00 Patricia 11 00 Peace R i v e r 8 00 Penhold 8 00 7 u FOURTEENTH ANNUAL Pine Creek Provost Prairie Circle Pickardville Queenstown Reid H i l l Rugby Rosedale Rollinson Raymond Redlnndview Rvlev Rush Centre Ribstone Rosevear Round H i l l Red W i l l o w Sexsmith Standard Sunshine Social Plains Springburn Stettler Strome Slrathmore Spring Coulee Stony Plain Stoncyhurst Scollard Sibbald Starline Scenic Heights Siebertville S y l v a n Lake $18.60 13-00 11.00 8.00 37.50 10.00 15.00 17.35 8.00 22.85 10.00 8.00 11.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 7.85 14.00 13.50 8.00 10.50 37.00 8.00 7.35 15.00 8.00 14.00 13.35 19.50 8.50 8.00 10.50 13.25 CONVENTION St. E l o i Silver Heights Sedgewick Standoff Springvale Sentinel H i l l Tofield Three Hills Trochu Taber Tomahawk Thigh Hill United Prairie Vulcan Viking Vermilion Veteran Westward Ho Wide Awake Winterburn Walsh Wayne Westlock Warner Wainwright Wetaskiwin Waverlv Warspite Weisenford Wembley Willing Workers Wizard Lake Willow Creek Youngstown 15 $ 8.00 8.00 10.00 14.00 8.00 9.85 14.50 18.50 9.50 13.50 8.00 7.65 9.00 21.50 20.00 14.00 14.50 900 8.50 9.50 9.00 21.00 17.00 10.50 13.00 15.50 17.00 10.35 8.50 13.50 17.00 13.50 8.00 14.85 N O T E . — T h e f o l l o w i n g have paid to the P r o v i n c i a l F u n d since the books were closed M a y 2 6 t h . a n d w i l l a p p e a r in next y e a r ' s a u d i t : Brocket-Hillsboro Verdant Valley Beaver Mines $ 6.50 13.00 K.00 Del Bonita . Gulden Rub- PRESIDENT'S (Mrs. W. Huyck, ? 8.00 11.50 REPORT Strome) O n c e a g a i n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s Institutes are gathered in y e a r l y c o n v e n t i o n , a n d i t is w i t h s i n c e r e g r a t i t u d e t h a t y o u r P r e s i d e n t r e c o r d s h e r t h a n k s to the o f f i c e r s a n d m e m b e r s o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d to the D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e , e s p e c i a l l y M i s s M a c m i l l a n a n d her s t a f f f o r the s p l e n d i d assistance a n d c o - o p e r a t i o n t h a t makes it possible to r e p o r t a n o t h e r y e a r o f p r o g r e s s in o u r w o r k f o r home and c o u n t r y . S e r v i c e is the k e y - n o t e o f W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e e n d e a v o r , a n d r e p o r t s re­ c e i v e d f r o m 280 b r a n c h e s go to s h o w t h a t this ideal has been s t e a d i l y w o r k e d f o r t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r . I f i n d t h a t the v a r i o u s b r a n c h e s have focussed a t t e n t i o n u p o n the w o r k of s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s as n e v e r b e f o r e , a n d a l l have a d h e r e d more closely t o the o u t l i n e o f w o r k as sent o u t by the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n e r s , thus pro­ m o t i n g a more o r d e r l y a n d s y m m e t r i c a l process o f g r o w t h , to the l a s t i n g benefit of all concerned. A s 1 stated last y e a r , i n the d e v e l o p m e n t o f o u r s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s lies o u r g r e a t e s t s t r e n g t h , a n d w h i l e we do n o t w i s h to see a p h e n o m e n a l g r o w t h we m u s t w o r k t o w a r d s a s t e a d y a d v a n c e m e n t y e a r by y e a r . A s y o u a l l k n o w , i f y o u have reatl y o u r r e p o r t o f the F . W . I , c o n v e n t i o n held i n W o l f v i l l e last J u n e , a s p e c i a l w o r k i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h o u r p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d c h i l d w e l f a r e c o m m i t t e e was t h e n i n a u g u r a t e d . This work calls 16 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES f o r the c o - o p e r a t i o n o f e v e r y I n s t i t u t e f r o m coast to coast, i n a n e n d e a v o r to help l o w e r the a p p a l l i n g l y h i g h m a t e r n a l d e a t h r a t e i n C a n a d a t o d a y . D r . A n n i e A . D i c k s o n , of T r u r o , N . S . , w a s a p p o i n t e d c o n v e n e r o f t h i s special maternity welfare committee. I n a message sent out b y h e r e a r l y t h i s y e a r she s a y s : " E d u c a t e the people to k n o w the s i t u a t i o n as i t n o w exists a n d to r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s s a c r i f i c e o f l i f e is n o t n e c e s s a r y a n d to k n o w t h a t p r e - n a t a l care is e s s e n t i a l . " T o t h i s she adds, " S o l v e t h e p r o b l e m o f household help f o r the e x p e c t a n t m o t h e r s i n y o u r p r o v i n c e . " I n c o n n e c ­ tion w i t h t h i s last r e c o m m e n d a t i o n D r . D i c k s o n m a k e s t h i s c o m m e n t : " T h i s p r o b l e m w i l l t a x y o u r m e n t a l resources to t h e u t m o s t . " O u r e m e r g e n c y home h e l p e r s ' scheme was a l o n g t h i s v e r y l i n e o f e n ­ deavor, a n d I a m s o r r y to r e p o r t t h a t o w i n g to a n i n s u f f i c i e n t n u m b e r o f a p p l i c a t i o n s b e i n g sent i n the free t r a i n i n g course w h i c h w a s a s k e d f o r , a n d w h i c h the D e p a r t m e n t s o f H e a l t h a n d A g r i c u l t u r e h a d s i g n i f i e d t h e i r w i l l i n g ­ ness to put on, has h a d to be a b a n d o n e d f o r t h i s y e a r . T h e n u m b e r o f a p p l i c a n t s (three) d i d n o t j u s t i f y t h e n e c e s s a r y e x p e n d i ­ ture. A n o t h e r r e s o l u t i o n passed at the f e d e r a t e d c o n v e n t i o n w a s a r e c o m ­ m e n d a t i o n t h a t the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s of each p r o v i n c e w o u l d s u p p o r t t h e s e l e c t i o n of a p r o v i n c i a l f l o w e r , seeking the c o - o p e r a t i o n o f the s c h o o l c h i l d r e n m m a k i n g such s e l e c t i o n . Y o u r a d v i s o r y b o a r d d i s c u s s e d t h i s m a t t e r at t h e i r m e e t i n g i n M a r c h , a n d a s k e d the c o - o p e r a t i o n o f the D e p a r t m e n t s o f E d u c a t i o n a n d A g r i c u l t u r e i n g e t t i n g a v o t e o f the s c h o o l c h i l d r e n , w i t h the r e s u l t t h a t a b a l l o t f o r t h i s purpose w i l l be a t t a c h e d to t h e d e p a r t m e n t a l e x a m i n a t i o n papers sent out i n J u n e . T h e teacher is a s k e d to t a k e a v o t e o f the school a n d r e c o r d the f i r s t a n d s e c o n d choice o f w i l d f l o w e r o n t h i s b a l l o t a n d r e t u r n i t to the D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n w i t h the t e r m r e p o r t . The w i l d f l o w e r r e c e i v i n g the g r e a t e s t n u m b e r of votes m the p r o v i n c e w i l l be selected. F o r the t h i r d c o n s e c u t i v e year, A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s s e n t a n e x ­ h i b i t to the C N . E . at T o r o n t o . L a s t y e a r ' s e x h i b i t w a s u n d e r t h e c o n v e n e r ship of M r s . W m . S h o r t , o f W o o d b e n d . O u r t h a n k s are due M r s . S h o r t , w h o so c a p a b l y r e p r e s e n t e d us at T o r o n t o ; also to M r s R o g e r s , M r s . S m i t h , a n d M i s s M a c m i l l a n f o r a s s i s t i n g m c o n v e n i n g the e x h i b i t , to t h e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e f o r f i n a n c i a l assistance, a n d to the C . N . R . f o r f r e e t r a n s ­ p o r t a t i o n of m a t e r i a l . I n the m a t t e r of e x h i b i t s w e b r a n c h e d o u t a b i t f u r t h e r last year, a n d the A l b e r t a I n s t i t u t e s sent t h e n q u o t a w i t h t h e F e d e r ­ ated W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o f C a n a d a e x h i b i t to the h a n d i c r a f t f a i r o f W o m e n ' s Institutes of E n g l a n d and Wales. M r s . H . M . A i t k e n , of B e e t o n , Ont., h a d c h a r g e o f t h i s e x h i b i t . T h e purpose b e h i n d the e x h i b i t w a s to h e l p f o s t e r a m o r e s y m p a t h e t i c u n d e r s t a n d i n g b e t w e e n C a n a d a a n d the M o t h e r l a n d . A s y o u are a l l a w a r e , we are a r r a n g i n g to s e n d a n e x h i b i t to the C . N . E . a t T o r o n t o a g a i n this year. The W e t a s k i w i n G i l l s ' Club team and their super­ v i s o r w i l l have charge o f t h i s y e a r ' s e x h i b i t . A f f i l i a t i o n w i t h the A l b e r t a d i v i s i o n of the C a n a d i a n S o c i a l H y g i e n e C o u n c i l was e f f e c t e d , a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a p p o i n t e d to b o t h the N o r t h e r n and Southern divisions. A s i g n o f r e a l progress w a s the h o l d i n g o f t h r e e d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e s t h i s year. C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t N o . 3 held a confeience f o r the f i r s t time i n several years. Splendid conferences were held i n N o r t h e r n District N o . 2 and C e n t r a l D i s t r i c t N o . 3. These c o n f e r e n c e s w e r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , w e r e p e r v a d e d w i t h a s p i r i t of e n t h u s i a s m , a n d p r o v e d a s p l e n d i d help t o c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r s . E a c h o f these c o n f e r e n c e s r e f l e c t s a g r e a t d e a l o f c r e d i t o n its d i s t r i c t d i r e c t o r , w h o a r r a n g e d the c o n f e r e n c e , w h i c h is no l i g h t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . W i t h the e s t a b l i s h i n g o f the t h r e e d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e s o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n is c o m ­ plete, f o r the t i m e b e i n g , as N o r t h e r n D i s t r i c t N o . 1 is s t i l l t o o s p a r s e l y settled to j u s t i f y the h o l d i n g o f a d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e t h e r e . Thus we now have a c o m p l e t e d c h a i n f r o m b r a n c h i n s t i t u t e to f e d e r a t e d b u m n e l . But because t h e r e is no d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e i n D i s t r i c t N o . 1 t h a t does n o t s i g n i f y t h a t t h e w o r k t h e r e is n o t g r o w i n g or b e i n g w e l l e a r n e d o n . A m o n g m y o f f i c i a l duties f o r the y e a r I h a d t h e p r i v i l e g e a n d p l e a s u r e of a t t e n d i n g , w i t h M r s . B o y d , the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e s i n t h i s n o r t h e r n d i s t r i c t , g e n e r a l l y k n o w n as the P e a c e R i v e r d i s t r i c t . O n e is c e r t a i n l y i m ­ pressed b y its m a g n i t u d e , b y its b e a u t y a n d b y its r e s o u r c e s , b o t h d e v e l o p e d a n d p o t e n t i a l . A t the t i m e I was there, f a r m e r s w e r e j u s t s t a r t i n g to t h r e s h FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 17 the biggest crop Peace R i v e r had ever harvested, and a spirit of satisfaction and o p t i m i s m prevailed. I t pervaded the W o m e n ' s Institutes, and they had a l r e a d y c a u g h t the s t r i d e f o r g r e a t e r d e v e l o p m e n t . The first conference w a s h e l d i n W a t e r h o l e , a n d ' r e p o r t s s h o w e d t h a t w h i l e the w o r k w a s o f t e n b e i n g c a r r i e d o n u n d e r the h a n d i c a p o f g r e a t d i s t a n c e s over r o a d s t h a t w e r e , a t t i m e s , w e l l - n i g h i m p a s s a b l e , y e t a g r e a t d e a l w a s b e i n g a c c o m p l i s h e d , as t h e F a i r v i e w W o m e n ' s Institute H o s p i t a l i n that t o w n amply demonstrates. I h a d the p r i v i l e g e o f s e e i n g its s p l e n d i d e q u i p m e n t , w h i c h i n c l u d e s a n X - r a y machine. C o n f e r e n c e s w e r e also h e l d a t H i g h P r a i r i e a n d W e m b l e y , a n d at b o t h o f these c o n f e r e n c e s I w a s i m p r e s s e d b y t h e m a n y o u t s t a n d i n g r e p o r t s o f t h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c h a i r m e n o f s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s a n d the c o n s t r u c t i v e dis­ cussion following them. T h e I n s t i t u t e s t h e r e h a v e f u l l y g r a s p e d the i d e a o f the b e n e f i t s to be d e r i v e d f r o m the w o r k o f the s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s . T h r o u g h the c o u r t e s y o f t h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r at W e m b l e y , M r s . B o y d a n d I w e r e t a k e n to v i s i t the E x p e r i m e n t a l F a r m at B e a v e r l o d g e , a n d t h e r e saw some o f the s p l e n d i d w o r k t h a t is b e i n g done i n t e s t i n g o u t the g r o w i n g o f g r a i n s , c l o v e r s , v e g e t a b l e s , f r u i t s , t r e e s a n d s h r u b s s u i t e d to t h e d i s t r i c t . I f o u n d the a d j a c e n t I n s t i t u t e s w e r e f u l l y a v a i l i n g t h e m s e l v e s of t h i s e d u ­ cational and economical advantage. O t h e r o f f i c i a l duties f o r t h e y e a r i n ­ c l u d e d a t t e n d i n g the F e d e r a t e d W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e c o n v e n t i o n at W o l f v i l l e , N . S . , last June, a t t e n d i n g the G i r l s ' C l u b convention at B a n f f i n J u l y , v i s i t i n g s e v e r a l i n d i v i d u a l b r a n c h e s , a n d m a n y t r i p s to E d m o n t o n f o r c o n f e r e n c e s i n s u c h m a t t e r s as the C . N . E . e x h i b i t , s u p p o r t i n g the m o v e m e n t to secure c h e a p e r f r e i g h t r a t e s o n A l b e r t a c o a l s h i p p e d to O n t a r i o . A t a n o t h e r c o n ­ f e r e n c e the W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t c a m e i n f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n a n d a g a i n t h e r e a d j u s t m e n t of o u r o w n o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e G i r l s ' C l u b c o n v e n t i o n h e l d at B a n f f i n J u l y w a s m o s t s u c c e s s f u l , a n d a w o n d e r f u l p l e a s u r e a n d e d u c a t i o n to a l l the g i r l s a t t e n d i n g . There w e r e no l e i s u r e h o u r s . T h e t i m e was f u l l y occupied either i n the r e g u l a r sessions, w h e n m a n y s p l e n d i d addresses a n d l e c t u r e s w e r e l i s t e n e d to, a l o n g w i t h c l u b r e p o r t s , d i s c u s s i o n s , o r i n a t h l e t i c s , o r i n s e e i n g some o f the b e a u t y spots i n a n d a d j a c e n t to B a n f f . M i s s M c D o n a l d a d d e d m u c h to the e d u c a ­ t i o n a l side o f the p r o g r a m m e by h e r l e c t u r e s a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n l e c t u r e s on h o u s e h o l d e c o n o m i c s , a n d the b a n q u e t a t the B a n f f S p r i n g s H o t e l , w i t h M r s . M c C l u n g as s p e a k e r f o r the e v e n i n g , w a s most e n j o y a b l e . The motor d r i v e to L a k e L o u i s e a n d E m e r a l d L a k e i n B . C . b r o u g h t t h i s s p l e n d i d c o n ­ v e n t i o n to a close, a n d as the g i r l s d i s p e r s e d each c a r r i e d w i t h h e r n e w ideas, a g r e a t e r love f o r n a t u r e a n d t h e g r e a t o u t d o o r s , a n d a n e x p e r i e n c e i n t e a m - w o r k n o t soon to be f o r g o t t e n . M y f i r s t o f f i c i a l d u t y f o r the y e a r w a s a t t e n d i n g the F e d e r a t e d B u m n e l at W o l f v i l l e , N . S . T h i s w a s a g r e a t p r i v i l e g e a n d p l e a s u r e , b u t the m a t t e r of t r y i n g t o r e p o r t t h a t c o n v e n t i o n so as to c o n v e y to y o u the i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e s u b j e c t s d i s c u s s e d a n d the " C a n a d i a n S p i r i t " w h i c h p e r v a d e d the w h o l e c o n v e n t i o n i n s t e a d o f t h a t s p i r i t o f " E a s t is E a s t , a n d W e s t is W e s t , " w h i c h t h r o t t l e s n a t i o n a l u n i t y , is q u i t e a n o t h e r m a t t e r . T h e c h i e f f a c t o r i n s u p p o r t o f t h e n a t i o n a l v i e w p o i n t , b e i n g the v i e w ­ p o i n t t o c o n s i d e r , w a s the f a c t t h a t e a c h o f t h e n i n e p r o v i n c e s h a d at least t w o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t , e a c h o f w h o m t o o k a n a v e r a g e p a r t i n the discussions. T r u e , some m i g h t t a l k f a s t a n d f u r i o u s , or m i g h t h o l d f o r t h a b i t l o n g e r , b u t t h e f a i r - m i n d e d p r e s i d i n g o f o u r P r e s i d e n t , M i s s S t u a r t , gave r i g h t s to e v e r y b o d y b u t p r i v i l e g e s to n o n e . O n S u n d a y , J u n e 5 t h , the delegates f r o m t h e p r o v i n c e s w e s t o f Q u e b e c j o i n e d u p at M o n t r e a l a n d p r o c e e d e d t o S t . J o h n , N . B . , w h i c h place w a s r e a c h e d i n the e a r l y m o r n i n g of J u n e 6th. B y 7 a.m. w e w e r e a l l o n b o a r d the boat that plies between S t . J o h n a n d D i g b y , the N o v a S c o t i a p o r t , across the B a y o f F u n d y . T h i s a r m o f t h e A t l a n t i c is n o t e d as a r a t h e r r o u g h b i t o f w a t e r , a n d i t s u r e l y l i v e d u p to its r e p u t a t i o n . So restless w a s i t , i n f a c t , t h a t w e w e r e a l l g r a t e f u l to r e a c h D i g b y a n d set o u r feet once m o r e on s o m e t h i n g s o l i d . D i g b y is a q u a i n t o l d t o w n set o n t h e side o f a h i l l o v e r l o o k i n g i t s s h e l t e r e d h a r b o u r , a n d t h e v i e w as one a p p r o a c h e s i t t h r o u g h t h e c h a n n e l a n d b a s i n b e a r i n g t h e same n a m e is t r u l y l o v e l y . It is a n i d e a l s u m m e r r e s o r t a n d a w o n d e r f u l h e a l t h - g i v i n g p i n e w o o d stands j u s t a d j a c e n t to t h e town. I r e m a r k e d t h a t t h e t o w n is q u a i n t , b u t i t is n o t h a l f so q u a i n t as t h e d i m i n u t i v e t r a i n w h i c h j o g g l e s one f r o m w h a r f to s t a t i o n . IS ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES A t 11 a.m. we e n t r a i n e d f o r W o l f v i l l e , the g a t e w a y to the G a s p e r e a u V a l l e y . T h e scenery a l o n g the w a y r a n g e s f r o m r u g g e d g r a n d e u r t o p a s t o r a l b e a u t y , a n d this was enhanced by the m i l e s and miles of apple trees i n the e a r l y stages of p i n k a n d w h i t e blossoms w i t h the w e l l c u l t i v a t e d f i e l d s a n d g a r d e n s i n between the o r c h a r d s , a n d a r e d r i b b o n o f r o a d w i n d i n g i n a n d out a m i d the r i c h green o f the v e r d u r e . W o l f v i l l e was reached at 3 p . m . It, too, stands on the side o f a h i l l , a n d the neat w e l l - k e p t homes r i s e f r o m the sea l e v e l up the slopes o f the hill, a n d above them stand the p i c t u r e s q u e b u i l d i n g s o f A c a d i a U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e the N a t i o n a l delegates and those a t t e n d i n g the N o v a S c o t i a p r o v i n c i a l c o n ­ v e n t i o n f o u n d a c o m f o r t a b l e home f o r the next f i v e day?. T h e meetings were h e l d i n the new A d m i n i s t r a t i v e B u i l d i n g , a n d the m o r n i n g s w e r e e n t i r e l y g i v e n over to b o a r d m e e t i n g s , w h i l e i n the after­ noons a n d e v e n i n g s w e h e l d j o i n t sessions w i t h the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n t i o n . D u r i n g the j o i n t sessions we heard the reports o f o u r N a t i o n a l c o n v e n e r s or s t a n d i n g committees, a n d we also listened to some v e r y e x c e l l e n t a d ­ dresses. M i s s S t u a r t , i n her p r e s i d e n t i a l address, stressed the need f o r g r e a t e r c o - o p e r a t i o n between p a r e n t a n d t e a c h e r , the home a n d the s c h o o l . H o n . E . N . R h o d e s , P r e m i e r of N o v a S c o t i a , in an e x c e l l e n t address, u r g e d a m a x i m u m of assistance to schools, p a r t i c u l a r l y the r u r a l s c h o o l . Mile. D u r a n d a n d M i l e . L e B l a n c gave s p l e n d i d talks o n the w o r k o f t h e C e r c l e s de F e r m i e r s o f Quebec, o u t l i n i n g some o f the a c t i v i t i e s o f the e x t e n s i o n service a n d t e l l i n g o f its a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s . Mlh.-. L e B l a n c , i n h e r o w n d e l i g h t f u l m a n n e r , t o l d us that she had d e t e r m i n e d that the l i t t l e g r e y c u p i n the r u r a l school m u s t go. She said it was the l i t t l e g r e y c u p t h a t once, a l o n g t i m e ago, h a d been a l i t t l e w h i t e cup a n d the c u p u p o n w h i c h m a n y , m a n y g e r m s d i d devil-ope ( d e v e l o p ) . Tir. H . A . C h i s h o l m made a s t r o n g plea f o r the c o - o p e r a t i o n o f W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s t h r o u g h o u t C a n a d a in h e l p i n g to disseminate s c i e n t i f i c k n o w l e d g e to w i p e out e p i d e m i c s , also to p r o t e c t c h i l d r e n against T . B . H e said he could easily a d d 25 veal's to the l i f e o f the i n d i v i d u a l . I n C a n a d a at p r e s e n t thn a v e r a g e l i f e is 55 y e a r s , w h i l e i n N e w Z e a l a n d it is D r . C h i s h o l m made the s t a t e m e n t t h a t no a d v a n c e d cases of T . B . s h o u l d be a l l o w e d to stay in the home w h e r e t h e r e are y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n . D r . H a m m i n g t o n , in a short address, touched u p o n such d a n g e r s as the f a l l a c y of the o v e r - d r i n k o f w a t e r , overuse of b r a n , a n d m i l k l u n c h e s t a k e n at a t i m e w h e n they s p o i l the appetite f o r the r e g u l a r m e a l . She stressed the need o f p l e n t y o f sleep f o r c h i l d r e n , a n d dealt w i t h the e v e r - i n c r e a s i n g p r o b l e m of the f e e b l e - m i n d e d . She opposed the idea of s t e r i l i z a t i o n . - M r s . C . F i e l d - R o b e r t s o n t o l d o f the m a n y needs i n O n t a r i o that the I n s t i t u t e s are w o r k i n g f o r , such as p u t t i n g h y d r o - e l e c t r i c p o w e r i n t o m o r e r u r a l c o m m u n i ­ ties a n d g i v i n g m e d i c a l service to o u t l y i n g d i s t r i c t s . M r . P u t m a n spoke o f the great benefit t h a t the I n s t i t u t e s t h r o u g h o u t C a n a d a hail been to the w e l f a r e o f the D o m i n i o n . H e l i k e n e d the I n s t i t u t e s t o a s c h o o l f o r w o m e n where the w o m e n themselves w e r e both the teacher a n d p u p i l . H e also p o i n t e d out t h a t the I n s t i t u t e s had b r o u g h t about a more w h o l e s o m e s o c i a l life in r u r a l Canada. In a s p l e n d i d address by M i s s M c N a l l y she made the s t a t e m e n t that i n a household e c o n o m i c t r a i n i n g one was t r a i n e d f o r a v o c a t i o n a n d at the same t i m e was r e c e i v i n g t r a i n i n g as a h o m e - m a k e r . We sometimes l i k e to t h i n k that there are no people quite so h o s p i t a b l e as w e o f the west, but i f w e c a r r i e d a n y s u c h ideas east w i t h us w e w e r e q u i c k l y d i s i l l u s i o n e d , f o r no people o f any p r o v i n c e c o u l d have g i v e n a m o r e c o r d i a l w e l c o m e or extended more g r a c i o u s h o s p i t a l i t y than d i d the people o f N o v a Scotia. O n T u e s d a y at 4 p . m . cars w e r e p r o v i d e d f o r a d r i v e t h r o u g h the b e a u ­ t i f u l G a s p e r e a u v a l l e y a n d a v i s i t to E v a n g e l i n e ' s M e m o r i a l P a r k at G r a n d P r e , a f t e r w h i c h a tea w a s g i v e n by the G r a n d P r e W . I . , a t the v e r y p r e t t y home o f o u r f e d e r a t e d p r e s i d e n t , M i s s S t u a r t . On Wednesday afternoon t h e r e was a d r i v e t h r o u g h the C o r n w a l l i s v a l l e y , w h e r e one f o l l o w e d a r e d r i b b o n of r o a d b e t w e e n seas o f apple b l o o m s a n d g r e e n m e a d o w s , a n d f i n a l l y e m e r g e d f r o m the v a l l e y a n d c l i m b e d the steep m o u n t a i n to " L o o k O f f " on the p o i n t of C a p e B l o n i d o n . T h e v i e w f r o m this p o i n t is t r u l y a d e l i g h t to the eye, as one can see f i v e c o u n t i e s . O n the r e t u r n t r i p a r e c e p t i o n w a s h e l d at the c o m m o d i o u s a n d b e a u t i f u l h o m e o f L a d y B o r d e n , w h e r e tea was served by the C a n n i n g W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 19 O n T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g a b a n q u e t w a s h e l d at the U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e w e listened to d e l i g h t f u l stories t o l d by M r s . Grace M a c L e o d Rogers, of l i t e r a r y f a m e , also to a s p l e n d i d address o n C a n a d a g i v e n b y o u r o w n M r s . R o g e r s . A d i n n e r w a s g i v e n o n F r i d a y n i g h t i n H a l i f a x at the W a e g n o l t i c C l u b b y the Department of N a t u r a l Resources. T h i s d e l i g h t f u l c l u b is b e a u t i f u l l y s i t u ­ ated o n the n o r t h - w e s t a r m o f the h a r b o u r , a n d M r . T r u m a n , o f the N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s D e p a r t m e n t , a n d M r s . T r u m a n w e r e a most c h a r m i n g host a n d hostess. A n o t h e r c o u r t e s y e x t e n d e d b y the s a m e d e p a r t m e n t w a s a t w o h o u r s a i l a r o u n d B e d f o r d B a s i n on S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , w h i c h b r o u g h t this i n t e r e s t i n g c o n v e n t i o n to a close. T h i s s a i l was t a k e n i n s u c h a n i n t e r e s t i n g b o a t as the m i n e - s w e e p e r F e s t u b e r t , t h a t h a d seen s e r v i c e i n the r e c e n t w a r . T h u s was spent a week filled w i t h w o r k and pleasure, a week w h i c h h e l p e d i n a v e r y m a t e r i a l w a y to m o r e f i r m l y w e l d the l i n k s o f the c h a i n o f n i n e p r o v i n c e s w h i c h c o m p r i s e C a n a d a . S u c h g a t h e r i n g s g i v e b o t h east a n d w e s t a m o r e s y m p a t h e t i c u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the p r o b l e m s w i t h w h i c h each has to d e a l , a n d i f no o t h e r w o r k h a d been a c c o m p l i s h e d at t h i s c o n v e n ­ t i o n t h a n the f o s t e r i n g o f a m o r e u n i t e d n a t i o n a l s p i r i t , even so the c o n ­ v e n t i o n w o u l d have been w o r t h w h i l e . . A f t e r y o u h a v e l i s t e n e d at t h i s c o n v e n t i o n to r e p o r t s o f d i s t r i c t d i r e c t o r s a n d c o n v e n e r s o f s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s , y o u w i l l be able to estimate, i n p a r t , the v a l u e the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s have been i n the d i f f e r e n t c o m m u n i t i e s . W e t r u s t t h a t each y e a r this w o r k w i l l g r o w , b u t i f we are to m a i n t a i n the e f f i c i e n c y o f the w o r k we m u s t r e m a i n s t r i c t l y n o n - p a r t i z a n a n d n o n sectarian. I f e a r t h a t i n s e v e r a l b r a n c h e s we are s t r a y i n g f r o m t h a t clause i n the c o n s t i t u t i o n : " L e t us leave our c h u r c h w o r k to c h u r c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d t h u s m a i n t a i n the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s f o r c o m m u n i t y good, w h i c h includes w o r k i n g f o r people o f a l l denominations." T h e g e n e r a l response to the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f y o u r p r e s i d e n t at l a s t y e a r ' s c o n v e n t i o n to stress t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r c h i l d w e l f a r e a n d m u s i c a l a n d l i t e r a r y t r a i n i n g f o r o u r y o u n g people has been m o s t g r a t i f y i n g , especi­ a l l y the c h i l d w e l f a r e w o r k . F o r the c o m i n g y e a r I r e c o m m e n d t h a t we t a k e f o r the k e y - n o t e o f o u r a c t i v i t i e s a n d e d u c a t i o n the l o w e r i n g o f the m a t e r n a l d e a t h - r a t e . W e h a v e b e f o r e us a y e a r f r a u g h t w i t h m a n y changes f o r o u r o r g a n i z a ­ tion. O n J u l y 1st the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t , w h i c h was passed d u r i n g the l a s t session o f the A l b e r t a L e g i s l a t u r e , comes i n t o f o r c e . On t h a t d a t e the e n t i r e s t a t u s o f A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s w i l l be c h a n g e d . W e s h a l l t h e n become e n t i r e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r o u r o w n o r g a n i z a t i o n . Our f i n a n c i a l o b l i g a t i o n s w i l l be m u c h h e a v i e r , as i t means, f o r one t h i n g , t h e establishing of our own office and a paid secretary. F o r the c o m i n g y e a r w e m u s t at least d o u b l e o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s to our p r o v i n c i a l f u n d i f w e are to c a r r y o n o u r w o r k as e f f i c i e n t l y as i t is b e i n g c a r r i e d on at the p r e s e n t time. R E P O R T O F D I S T R I C T No. I (Mrs. Boyd, Vanrena, Director) T h e r e a r e t h r e e c o n s t i t u e n c i e s i n this d i s t r i c t : G r a n d e P r a i r i e , M r s . Clubine, convener; Peace River, M r s . Speakman, convener; Grouard, M r s . D i c k s o n , c o n v e n e r ; one i s o l a t e d b r a n c h , t h a t o f F o r t M c M u r r a y , a n d t w o G i r l s ' C l u b s , one at M c L e n n a n , the other at G r a n d e P r a i r i e . M a n y n e w s e t t l e r s are c o m i n g to us. I n the s c h o o l at V a n r e n a , w h e r e I a m c h a i r m a n o f the b o a r d , w e have 17 n e w p u p i l s , m o s t of w h o m a r e foreigners. T o w e l c o m e these people a n d m a k e t h e m g o o d C a n a d i a n s w i l l provide m u c h w o r k for our Institutes. S p l e n d i d r e p o r t s have been r e c e i v e d f r o m nine branches in Grande P r a i r i e constituency, namely, E q u i t y , W e m b l e y , H e r m i t Lake, Scenic Heights, Sexsmith, Lower Beaver Lodge, Red Willow, F l y i n g S h o t a n d G r a n d e P r a i r i e . E a c h b r a n c h is a c t i v e i n its o w n c o m ­ m u n i t y , p r o v i d i n g X m a s t r e e s f o r the c h i l d r e n , i m p r o v i n g the cemeteries, c o n d u c t i n g a tree-planting campaign and holding baby clinics, there being 68 b a b i e s e x a m i n e d at one o f these c l i n i c s , the p u r c h a s i n g o f a h o s p i t a l b e d , to be l o a n e d to a n y o n e i n the c o m m u n i t y w h o m a y n e e d it, a l l seem v e r y w o r t h y accomplishments. L o w e r B e a v e r L o d g e i n v i t e s the f o r e i g n speaking w o m e n to j o i n that institute. A m e m b e r f r o m W e m b l e y has 20 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES m o v e d to V a l h a l l a n d has been i n s t r u m e n t a l i n r e v i v i n g a n o l d b r a n c h at t h a t place T h e c o n s t i t u e n c j conference w a s h e l d at W e m b l e y . A l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e , s p l e n d i d r e p o r t s , good m u s i c a n d a v i s i t f r o m o u r p r o v i n c i a l p r e s i d e n t made i t a successful c o n f e r e n c e . P e a c e R i v e r c o n s t i t u e n c y has s i x b r a n c h e s - P e a c e R i v e r , G r i f f i n C r e e k , E r i n L o d g e , a n d F a i r v i e w , a n d two n e w b l a n c h e s , B e r w y n a n d K i r n d a l e . R e p o r t s show t h a t m u c h w o i k has been done d u u n g the y e a r . In Peace R i v e r the W I has a m a l g a m a t e d w i t h the h o s p i t a l a u x i l i a r y , a n d p r a c t i c a l l y a l l m o n e j r a i s e d is t u r n e d o v e i to the H o s p i t a l B o a r d The Cottage Hos­ p i t a l at W a t e r h o l e , o w n e d a n d o p e i a t e d b y the F a i r v i e w b r a n c h , is w e l l e q u i p p e d a n d f u l l y p a i d f o r , a n d has p r o v e d to be a g r e a t b o o n t o the commumtj. T h e b l a n c h at B e r w \ n has been o i g a n i z e d m a i n l y w i t h a v i e w to c a r r y i n g on h o s p i t a l w o r k G u f f m C i e e k and E n n L o d g e are responsible f o r most o f the " s o c i a l d o i n g s " m t h e i r l e s p e c t i v e n e i g h b o r h o o d s . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at W a t e i h o l e , each b r a n c h b e i n g well represented G o o d l e p o r t s w e i e gr> en A l i t t l e p l a y , p u t on b y the E r i n L o d g e ladies, was m u c h e n j o y e d T h e G r o u a i d c o n s t i t u e n c j has t h r e e b l a n c h e s M c L e n n a n , H i g h P r a i r i e and B i g Meadow, a new bianch oiganized by M i s Dickson, constituency convener T h e u s u a l good w o r k has been c a r r i e d o n bj these b r a n c h e s L a s t y e a r we r e p o r t e d t h a t the o b j e c t i v e o f the M c L e n n a n B r a n c h w a s a community hall T h i s y e a r we a i e p r o u d to l e p o i t the h a l l a n a c c o m p l i s h e d f a c t a n d a g r e a t a d d i t i o n to o u i t o w n , w h e r e p i e v i o u s h e v e r y t h i n g i n the n a t u i e o f a p u b l i c m e e t i n g had to be h e l d m the s c h o o l . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y conference was h e l d at H i g h P r a n i e H e r e t h e r e is a v e i y a c t i v e b l a n c h w h i c h does m u c h c o m m u n i t \ w o i k The new branch, " B i g M e a d o w s , " has 21 m e m b e r s e n r o l l e d A t M c M u r i a y t h e i e is a b r a n c h w h i c h does good w o r k a m o n g the c h i l d i e n a n d w h e i e \ e i a h e l p i n g h a n d is needed It is u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t o w i n g to its i s o l a t e d p o s i t i o n i t has n o t h a d a v i s i t f r o m a n y m e m b e r of the boaicl I have h e a r d t h r o u g h v i s i t o r s of the g r e a t b l e s s i n g i t is to the c o m m u m t j The demonstiators sent o u t b j the D e p a i t m e n t are \ei\ welcome and much appreciated m this north country D i M u n a y T h o m p s o n , o i a a m / e r f o r the C o u n c i l o f S o c i a l H y g i e n e , a t t e n d e d each of our c o n s t i t u e n t c o n f e i e n c c s a n d d e h v e i e d v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a n d m s t i u c t i v e a d d i esses R E P O R T O F DISTRICT No (Mis A H 2 Rogeis. Dnectoi) T h i s d i s t r i c t consists o f 14 c o n s t i t u e n c i e s , i n w h i c h 54 I n s t i t u t e s a r e located These a i e g i o u p e d to p i o \ i d e f o i ten constituency conferences. T h e e p i d e m i c of i n f a n t i l e p a r a l j s i s p i e v a d i n g last t a l l upset the c o n f e r e n c e dates to such a n extent t h a t i t was n e c e s s a i v to c a n c e l t h r e e o f t h e m . It w a s the u n a n i m o u s w i s h of the c o n f e r e n c e s t h a t the dates be set f o r w a r d one m o n t h , m a k i n g the c o n f e r e n c e s c o m e i n A u g u s t o i e a i l } S e p t e m b e r . T h i s o p i n i o n was e n d o r s e d at the d i s t u c t c o n f e i e n c e T h e v a n o u s l i n e s of w o r k u n d e r t a k e n b y the b l a n c h e s w i l l be c o v e r e d b j the l e p o r t s o f the c o n v e n e r s o f s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s . Camrose Constituency, M r s J M a v o r , D a v s l a n d , c o n v e n e r , has s i x b l a n c h e s — D a v s l a n d , Ohaton, A l b u i v , Bashaw, Camiose and R o u n d H i l l , and one G i r l s ' C l u b . I n this c o n s t i t u e n c y m o n e y is l a i s e d i n the b r a n c h e s a c c o r d ­ i n g to t h e i r needs, b u t emphasis is l a i d on e d u c a t i o n a l p i o g i a m m e s . The w o i k of a l l the s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s is w e l l o r g a n i z e d The conference had to be c a n c e l l e d , b u t a n e x c e l l e n t l e p o i t o f the w o i k o f t h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y w a s g i v e n at the d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e this s p u n g E d m o n t o n , Sturgeon and V i c t o r i a Constituencies, M r s . L E . M o r a w , W a s k a t e n a u , c o n v e n e r , has f i v e b r a n c h e s — E d m o n t o n , F o r t S a s k a t c h e w a n , B o n A c c o r d , P i n e C r e e k and W a r s p i t e , a n d t w o G i l l s ' C l u b s A successful c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at W m t e r b u r n , m c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h S t o n y P l a i n . Re­ ports showed c o m m u n i t y interest, educational p r o g i a m m e s a n d p r a c t i c a l suggestions c l a i m e d the a t t e n t i o n o f these b r a n c h e s , a l o n g w i t h p h i l a n t h r o p i c work. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 21 E d s o n C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . M . A . U p c o t t , H a d d o c k , c o n v e n e r , has s i x branches—Rosevear, Carrot Creek, M o u n t a i n Park, Jasper, Edson, Mahaska a n d U n i t y , a n d t w o G i r l s ' C l u b s . W o l f C r e e k is i n a c t i v e f o r the t i m e b e i n g . T h i s is s t i l l m o r e or less a p i o n e e r d i s t r i c t , a n d the d i f f i c u l t i e s of t r a v e l m a k e i t i m p o s s i b l e to h o l d a c o n f e r e n c e b e t w e e n seasons. T h e e p i d e m i c a n d l a t e r the c o n d i t i o n o f the r i v e r p r e v e n t e d the c o n f e r e n c e f r o m b e i n g h e l d . E v e r y b r a n c h is d o i n g f i n e w o r k i n c o m m u n i t y b u i l d i n g a n d i n b e i n g the g o o d n e i g h b o r i n the r u r a l sections as w e l l as i n the t o w n s a n d v i l l a g e s . L e d u c C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . A . L i n d b e r g , L e d u c , c o n v e n e r , has f i v e b r a n c h e s — L e d u c , W i z a r d L a k e , C o n j u r i n g Creek, R a n i e r and Weisenford, and three G i r l s ' C l u b s . A l l b r a n c h e s are a c t i v e i n I n s t i t u t e w o r k . A g a i n i t w a s u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e c o u l d n o t be h e l d o n a c c o u n t o f the i n f a n t i l e p a r a l y s i s e p i d e m i c f o l l o w e d b y d i p h t h e r i a . L a c Ste. A n n e C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . R . L . J o h n s o n , M a y e r t h o r p e , c o n v e n e r , has f i v e b r a n c h e s — M a y e r t h o r p e , G r e e n c o u r t , W h i t e c o u r t , O n o w a y a n d E v a n s b u r g , a n d one G i r l s ' C l u b . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e at G r e e n c o u r t was v e r y successful f r o m point of interest, but only two branches were repre­ sented on account of weather conditions and t r a i n service. One branch does n o t r e p o r t r e g u l a r l y , so i t is i m p o s s i b l e to s a y w h a t p r o g r e s s i t is making. A l l the o t h e r s are d o i n g g o o d p r a c t i c a l c o m m u n i t y w o r k . One b r a n c h p l a n s to h a v e a d e m o n s t r a t i o n d a y w h e n n e w c o m e r s w i l l be s h o w n the best w a y o f d o i n g v a r i o u s k i n d s of w o r k i n a n e w c o u n t r y . S t o n y P l a i n C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . E . R . W o o d , S t o n y P l a i n , c o n v e n e r , has f o u r active branches—Stony P l a i n , D u f f i e l d , Tomahawk and W i n t e r b u r n . O f t h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y the c o n v e n e r s a y s : " T h e p r o v i n c i a l f u n d a n d the c o n ­ s t i t u e n c y f u n d s are p a i d a n d t h e y also u n d e r s t a n d w h a t the f u n d s are f o r a n d w h e n t h e y s h o u l d be p a i d . " M a y t h e i r t r i b e i n c r e a s e ! A t the c o n s t i t u ­ e n c y c o n f e r e n c e at W o o d b e n d i t w a s e v i d e n t t h a t the w o r k of the s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s w a s also w e l l u n d e r w a y . N e x t y e a r the S t o n y P l a i n C o n ­ s t i t u e n c y w i l l meet, a l o n e , at S t o n y P l a i n f o r its c o n f e r e n c e . P e m b i n a C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . F . S. G r i s w o l d , W e s t l o c k , c o n v e n e r , has s i x b r a n c h e s , i n c l u d i n g one n e w o n e — P i c k a r d v i l l e , M i d - P e m b i n a , B u s b y , W e s t lock, Independence and Barrhead. These are a l l l i v e b r a n c h e s , a n d the n e w one at B a r r h e a d is o f f to a g o o d s t a r t w i t h 15 c h a r t e r m e m b e r s and a l r e a d y t h e y are at w o r k . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e w a s h e l d i n the h e a r t of t h e c o u n t r y , w h e r e the I n d e p e n d e n c e b r a n c h w e r e hostesses. T h e r o a d s w e r e i m p a s s a b l e f o r cars, b u t one d e l e g a t e d r o v e 20 m i l e s w i t h a t e a m t h r o u g h m u d a n d p o u r i n g r a i n , a n d o t h e r s g a t h e r e d f r o m n e a r e r at h a n d , a n d a v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c c o n f e r e n c e w a s the r e s u l t . T h e m e n of the c o m m u n i t y s p a r e d no e f f o r t i n h e l p i n g the w o m e n of the l i t t l e I n d e p e n d e n c e b r a n c h m a k e a success o f t h e i r c o n f e r e n c e i n t h e i r o w n c o m m u n i t y h a l l . V e g r e v i l l e C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . A . E . O d e l l , L a v o y , c o n v e n e r , has t h r e e v e t e r a n b r a n c h e s — T o f i e l d , R i l e y a n d V e g r e v i l l e , a n d a n e w one at L a v o y . M a n y g o o d w o r k s are c a r r i e d ' o n i n e v e r y b r a n c h , a n d the r e p o r t s b r i s t l e w i t h news of worth-while activities. The constituency conference was held at T o f i e l d , a n d w a s a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l g a t h e r i n g . The meeting was held i n the b e a u t i f u l c l u b r o o m of the T o f i e l d W . I . , a l l s p i c k a n d span w i t h p a i n t a n d v a r n i s h , m o s t t a s t e f u l l y d e c o r a t e d a n d gas-heated. A f u l l y e q u i p p e d k i t c h e n a n d a l i b r a r y o f n e a r l y 600 b o o k s c o m p l e t e the p l a n t . T h e c o n v e n e r has also b e e n i n c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h M a l o y a n d F l a t L a k e I n s t i t u t e s , w h i c h are n e w b r a n c h e s i n the v e r y h i n t e r l a n d of the B e a v e r R i v e r C o n s t i t u e n c y , w h e r e as y e t no c o n s t i t u e n c y o r g a n i z a t i o n o f W . I . has b e e n formed. T h o u g h these b r a n c h e s are v e r y i s o l a t e d , t h e y are m u c h i n t e r e s t e d a n d a n x i o u s to k n o w m o r e o f the I n s t i t u t e w o r k . V e r m i l i o n and A l e x a n d r a Constituencies, M r s . W . A . B r o w n , Kitscoty, c o n v e n e r , has f o u r b r a n c h e s — K i t s c o t y , M i n b u r n , V e r m i l i o n a n d M a r w a y n e , a n d one G i r l s ' C l u b . A v e r y s u c c e s s f u l c o n f e r e n c e w a s h e l d at V e r m i l i o n with a record attendance. T h e w o r k o f the s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s is w e l l c a r r i e d out. O n e W . I . h a d a f l o a t i n the s p o r t s d a y p a r a d e w h i c h w o n f i r s t prize. T h i s f l o a t r e p r e s e n t e d the v a r i o u s l i n e s o f a c t i v i t y u n d e r t a k e n b y the A . W . I . W a i n w r i g h t C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . A . 0 . L a s e l l , W a i n w r i g h t , c o n v e n e r , has five branches—Edgerton, Wainwright, Ribstone, Rosewillow and Irma, a n e w branch j u s t organized o n M a r c h 7th w i t h a charter membership of 12. A H the b r a n c h e s w e r e w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d at the c o n f e r e n c e i n E d g e r t o n , w h e r e 22 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES a s p l e n d i d m e e t i n g was h e l d . O n e o f the r e s o l u t i o n s passed s p e c i f i e d t h a t the c o n s t i t u e n c y dues be p a i d n o t l a t e r t h a n A p r i l 3 0 t h i n each y e a r . The c h a i r m e n o f s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s have a good grasp o f t h e i r w o r k . A d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d i n E d m o n t o n i n M a r c h w i t h a good at­ tendance. E n t h u s i a s t i c r e p o r t s w e r e r e c e i v e d f r o m a l l the c o n s t i t u e n c i e s a n d f r o m the c o n v e n e r o f h o u s e h o l d e c o n o m i c s a n d the s u p e r v i s o r o f G i r l s ' C l u b s . M r s . S h o r t t o l d the s t o r y o f the A l b e r t a e x h i b i t at the C . N . E . ; M i s s M a c m i l l a n gave an i n s p i r i n g address on C i t i z e n s h i p ; M r s . H u y c k gave a p r a c t i c a l t a l k ; D r . B o w spoke o n m a t e r n a l m o r t a l i t y ; H o n . M r . H o a d l e y o u t l i n e d the e f f o r t s of his d e p a r t m e n t to b r i n g m e d i c a l s e r v i c e w i t h i n the r e a c h of people i n the o u t l y i n g d i s t r i c t s . M i s s M a r r y a t t g a v e a n i l l u s t r a t e d address on the w i l d f l o w e r s o f A l b e r t a , i n w h i c h she l e d us i n t o a v e r i t a b l e f a i r y l a n d , w h i c h each of us m a y d i s c o v e r a n d e n j o y r i g h t h e r e i n A l b e r t a i f we have but the eyes to b e h o l d the beauties a r o u n d us. T h i s c o n f e r e n c e is t o be h e l d b i e n n i a l l y , i n t h e y e a r s a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h those i n w h i c h the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n t i o n is h e l d i n E d m o n t o n . I t w a s u n a n i m o u s l y agreed t h a t the d i s t r i c t w o u l d r a i s e a s c h o l a r s h i p o f $50, to be a w a r d e d t o the g i r l a t t e n d i n g the V e r m i l i o n S c h o o l o f A g r i c u l t u r e w h o stood highest i n g e n e r a l p r o f i c i e n c y a n d g e n e r a l d e p o r t m e n t . Miss A n i t a R i c k e r , of R i l e y , w a s the w i n n e r a n d w i l l r e c e i v e the $50 w h e n she r e t u r n s to V e r m i l i o n to b e g i n h e r s e c o n d y e a r . A s I l o o k over the r e p o r t s o f the b r a n c h e s I f i n d m u c h o f i n t e r e s t t h a t c o u l d be t o l d , b u t a l l o f it s h o u l d be i n c l u d e d i n the r e p o r t s of the c o n v e n e r s of standing committees. I f i t is n o t t h e r e m a k e s u r e t h a t i t w a s r e p o r t e d to y o u r constituency chairman. M a n y b r a n c h e s have f o u n d i t a good p l a n to m a k e some one, a d i r e c t o r or a c h a i r m a n of a s t a n d i n g committee, responsible f o r one m e e t i n g i n the year. A t the b e g i n n i n g of the y e a r she is g i v e n carte b l a n c h e t o p l a n h e r day. I w o u l d p a y t r i b u t e t o those c o n v e n e r s w h o s e f a i t h f u l a n d p a i n s t a k i n g c o - o p e r a t i o n has been r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the success o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s i n t h i s d i s t r i c t . E x p e r i e n c e w i l l b r i n g us a g r e a t e r m e a s u r e o f success, a n d we look f o r w a r d to the c o m i n g y e a r s w i t h u n f a l t e r i n g c o n ­ f i d e n c e t h a t the I n s t i t u t e w o m e n o f t h i s d i s t r i c t w i l l be f o u n d f a i t h f u l i n doing their bit " F o r H o m e and Country." R E P O R T O F D I S T R I C T No. 3 (Mrs. H . J. Montgomery, Wetaskiwin, Director) T h e r e are s t i l l a f e w I n s t i t u t e s w h i c h are a b i t n e g l i g e n t i n a n s w e r i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , b u t on the w h o l e t h i s is b e t t e r t h a n f o r m e r l y . I f e a c h delegate w i l l t a k e the w o r d b a c k to h e r home I n s t i t u t e these f e w w i l l m e n d t h e i r w a y s , a n d it w i l l be a m a t t e r o f g r e a t s a t i s f a c t i o n to t h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r s , w h o are a l m o s t w i t h o u t e x c e p t i o n b u s y w o m e n . I n o u r f i f t e e n c o n s t i t u e n c i e s we have 122 b r a n c h e s . O f these f i v e a r e i n a c t i v e , l e a v i n g 117 i n a h e a l t h y c o n d i t i o n . These have a t o t a l m e m b e r s h i p o f 2,569. It is i m p o s s i b l e to g i v e a n a c c u r a t e s t a t e m e n t of the a m o u n t r a i s e d b y these I n s t i t u t e s , as t w o o f t h e l a r g e s t c o n s t i t u e n c i e s o m i t t e d to r e p o r t t h e i r f i n a n c e s , b u t I h a v e s u c c e e d e d i n f i n d i n g t h a t t h i r t e e n c o n s t i t u e n c i e s r a i s e d the s u m of $ 5 , 2 3 5 . 7 2 l a s t y e a r . T h i s has b e e n spent i n f u r n i s h i n g s f o r r e s t r o o m s a n d c o m m u n i t y h a l l s , p l a n t i n g hedges a n d s h r u b s a n d o t h e r w i s e b e a u t i f y i n g c e m e t e r i e s a n d s c h o o l g r o u n d s a n d e q u i p p i n g the l a t t e r w i t h s w i n g s , t e e t e r s , etc. S e v e r a l I n s t i t u t e s keep u p l i b r a r i e s , others do a g r e a t d e a l o f w o r k f o r t h e i r l o c a l h o s p i t a l s . One furnished a private ward i n m e m o r y of a deported member who had t a k e n a g r e a t i n t e r e s t i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r b r a n c h o f its w o r k . T h e y are also p a i n t i n g t h e i r h o s p i t a l t h i s s p r i n g . S t i l l a n o t h e r g i v e s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e care o f e x p e c t a n t m o t h e r s , p a y i n g t h e i r h o s p i t a l expenses w h e n n e c e s s a r y and furnishing layettes. O n e is h e l p i n g to care f o r a n d f u r n i s h f u n d s f o r the care of a c h i l d w i t h d e f e c t i v e eye-sight. A violin was bought for a c r i p p l e d b o y . T h e s e are b u t a f e w o f the m a n y t h i n g s o u r w o m e n a r e d o i n g to help the u n f o r t u n a t e . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 23 The t r a v e l l i n g clinics are p r o v i n g popular. A p a r t i c u l a r l y successful one w a s h e l d i n the C o r o n a t i o n c o n s t i t u e n c y , i n a d i s t r i c t w h e r e t h e r e w a s n o d o c t o r . D e n t a l a n d b a b y c l i n i c s have also h a d t h e i r p l a c e on the p r o g r a m m e of activities. E s s a y contests, p r i z e s f o r p u n c t u a l i t y , h o t l u n c h e q u i p m e n t , are a f e w o f t h e m a n y w a y s the schools have been h e l p e d . O n e W . I . a r r a n g e d to have children taught sight-singing. T h e H o m e B u r e a u s h o r t courses h a v e b e e n w e l l r e c e i v e d , a n d l o c a l de­ m o n s t r a t i o n s i n m a t t e r s p e r t a i n i n g to h o u s e h o l d science have been g i v e n . A i d has been g i v e n to s c h o o l f a i r s a n d to the p r o h i b i t i o n f u n d , the S a l ­ v a t i o n A r m y , the R e d C r o s s a n d W o o d ' s H o m e . N i n e new I n s t i t u t e s have been f o r m e d d u r i n g the y e a r a n d one r e v i v e d . T h e new ones a r e : E n d i a n g , i n the H a n d h i l l s c o n s t i t u e n c y ; K a n a t a , i n the S t e t t l e r C o n s t i t u e n c y ; H u g h e n d e n V i l l a g e I n s t i t u t e a n d C z a r , i n the R i b s t o n e c o n s t i t u e n c y ; N e u t r a l V a l l e y , i n the C o r o n a t i o n c o n s t i t u e n c y ; C e n t r e V a l l e y a n d I o l a , i n the L a c o m b e - P o n o k a c o n s t i t u e n c y ; S p r i n g v a l e , i n the R e d D e e r a n d I n n i s f a i l c o n s t i t u e n c y ; W e s t c o t t , i n the D i d s b u r y W e s t c o n s t i t u e n c y . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e s w e r e m u c h a f f e c t e d b y the e p i d e m i c o f i n f a n t i l e p a r a l y s i s last f a l l , o n l y t w o b e i n g h e l d o n the dates set. A new i t i n e r a r y was d r a w n up a n d the c o n f e r e n c e s h e l d l a t e r . These w e r e w e l l a t t e n d e d u n t i l the snow s t o r m s , a f t e r w h i c h the a t t e n d a n c e w a s u n a v o i d a b l y poor. O n l y one c o n f e r e n c e w a s p o s t p o n e d . A t a m e e t i n g o f the delegates f r o m this d i s t r i c t at the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n ­ t i o n h e l d i n E d m o n t o n l a s t M a y , i t w a s decided t o t r y h o l d i n g a d i s t r i c t conference. T h i s h a d been a b a n d o n e d a f e w y e a r s ago as o u r d i s t r i c t was so l a r g e a n d it was f o u n d too e x p e n s i v e to send delegates. T h e delegates p r e s e n t f e l t the t i m e h a d a r r i v e d to t r y a g a i n , a n d S t e t t l e r was selected as t h e p l a c e o f h o l d i n g i t o w i n g t o i t s c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n . A v e r y s u c c e s s f u l c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d there o n M a r c h 21st, 154 r e g i s t e r ­ ing. T h e r e w e r e 13 c o n v e n e r s present, a n d delegates f r o m a l l b u t one o f the c o n s t i t u e n c i e s . T h e S t e t t l e r I n s t i t u t e o f n i n e t y - t h r e e m e m b e r s u n d e r the l e a d e r s h i p of o u r p r o v i n c i a l s e c r e t a r y , M r s . M c l v o r , e n t e r t a i n e d the guests to a f i n e b a n q u e t on the e v e n i n g o f the 2 0 t h , a n d p r o v i d e d a d e l i g h t f u l p r o g r a m m e of music afterwards. T h e B o a r d o f T r a d e f u r n i s h e d cars to c o n v e y us to a n d f r o m the t r a i n s , a n d we w e r e t r e a t e d so r o y a l l y t h a t S t e t t l e r was d e c l a r e d to be a s p l e n d i d place i n w h i c h to h o l d a c o n f e r e n c e . T h e 21st was g i v e n o v e r to t h r e e busy sessions. W e were very fortunate i n h a v i n g w i t h us o u r p r e s i d e n t , M r s . H u y c k , M i s s M a c m i l l a n , M r s . A . H . Rogers, M r s . J . F . Price, M r s . J . P. Ferguson and M r s . M c l v o r . It was u n a n i m o u s l y a g r e e d to h o l d one n e x t year, a n d the i n v i t a t i o n o f the D r u m h e l l e r I n s t i t u t e to come there w a s h e a r t i l y accepted. T h e d i s t r i c t f u n d w i l l be r a i s e d by t a x i n g each I n s t i t u t e f i f t y cents, this a m o u n t to be p a i d t o the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r , w h o w i l l f o r w a r d the e n t i r e s u m r e c e i v e d f r o m h e r c o n s t i t u e n c y to the d i s t r i c t d i r e c t o r . R E P O R T O F D I S T R I C T No. 4 (Mrs. F . C. Alcock, Director) I n s o m e c o n s t i t u e n c i e s I f o u n d a l a c k o f e n t h u s i a s m , b u t b e f o r e the c o n f e r e n c e was o v e r , I r e a l i z e d it was because t h e y d i d n o t u n d e r s t a n d the d u t i e s o f the d i f f e r e n t o f f i c e r s . The w o r k of standing committees requires e x p l a n a t i o n , so t h a t the r e p o r t s o f the r e s p e c t i v e c h a i r m e n w i l l n o t o v e r l a p . I w i s h I c o u l d impress the l o c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s to s e n d t h e i r r e p o r t s to the c o n s t i t u e n c y c h a i r m a n , t h a t t h e y i n t u r n m a y r e p o r t t o the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n e r s o f t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o m m i t t e e s i n t i m e f o r these o f f i c e r s to p r e p a r e t h e i r r e p o r t s f o r the a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n . B y a l l o w i n g the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r s t w o m i n u t e s each f o r t h e i r r e p o r t s at the d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e , i t w i l l g i v e us m o r e t i m e t o d i s c u s s r e s o l u t i o n s a n d I n s t i t u t e w o r k in general. T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y f l o w e r a n d v e g e t a b l e shows are w o n d e r f u l a n d s h o u l d be e n c o u r a g e d , but I do n o t t h i n k t h e y s h o u l d be h e l d the same d a y as the •2 1 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES c o n f e r e n c e unless the j u d g i n g c a n be done b e f o r e the c o n f e r e n c e b e g i n s , as it t a k e s too m a n y a w a y f r o m the m e e t i n g . M y f i r s t d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e , held at L e t h b r i d g e , c e r t a i n l y l o o k e d l i k e a f a i l u r e , as the p r i n c i p a l s p e a k e r s — M i e s M a c m i l l a n , M r s . H u y c k a n d H o n . G e o r v c H o a d l e y — w e r e u n a b l e to be present. F o r t u n a t e l y M r s . P r i c e , M r s . M a c g r e g o r S m i t h and M r s . L y n e h - S t a u n t o n were present, and helped matters c o n s i d e r a b l y bv each g i v i n g a s p l e n d i d address. M i s s B o w d e n , p a s t p r e s i d e n t L . C W . , a n d his W o r s h i p the M a y o r w e l c o m e d us to L e t h b r i d g e . Through the g e n e r o s i t y o f the B o a r d o f T r a d e a n d the i n g e n u i t y o f M i s s B o w d e n , w e had a v e r y nice b a n q u e t , at w h i c h M i s s T i l l e y , o f the N u r s i n g M i s s i o n , gave an address, thus b r i n g i n g a p l e a s a n t day to a close. T h e second day was v e r y p r o f i t a b l y spent i n h e a r i n g the r e m a i n i n g r e p o r t s and v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c discussions o n r e s o l u t i o n s , G i r l s ' C l u b w o r k , etc. A n i n v i t a t i o n f r o m M e d i c i n e H a t to h o l d o u r d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e t h e r e n e x t y e a r was a c c e p t e d . Calgary and Okotoks Constituency, M r s . A . J . Paul, Blackie, convener.— T h e r e are s i x b r a n c h e s i n this c o n s t i t u e n c y — D i n t o n , A l d e r s y d e , C a l g a r y , M i l l a r v i l l e , H a n d - i n - H a n d , G l e n g a r r y ; and t h r e e G i r l s ' C l u b s , M i l l a r v i l l e , W i l l i n g W o r k e i s and J o l l y G i r l s ' C l u b of Blackie. The W . I . w o m e n i n this c o n s t i t u e n c y have a c c o m p l i s h e d some good w o r k , s u c h as b e a u t i f y i n g t h e cemetery a n d d o n a t i n g to w o r t h y causes. One Institute compiled an album f o r a m e m b e r to t a k e w i t h h e r to S c o t l a n d . T h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s h e l d at D i n t o n , t e n m i l e s f r o m a r a i l w a y , and it l a i n e d . Miss Macmillan attended this c o n f e r e n c e . C o n s t i t u e n c y m e m b e r s h i p , 1 3 5 . N e x t c o n f e r e n c e t o be at C a l g a r y . Little B o w Constituency, M i s . A . T Martin, Vulcan, convener.—Member­ ship, 335. M o n e y r a i s e d , $ 2 , 6 3 1 . 1 2 . T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y has 14 W . I . b r a n c h e s — B l a c k i e , Brant, K i r k c a l d y , Redlandview, Eastway, Good Deeds, Golden Rule, Thigh Hill, Reid Hill, Vulcan, Champion, Carmangay, Barons and Golden Prauie. T h e G i r l s ' C l u b s are M a p l e L e a v e s , M e r r y M a i d s , P e p p y Pals, Gurilcn P r a i r i e G i r l s ' C l u b and Barons B u s y Bees. O u r conference was held a t C a r m a n g a y , w i t h M i s s M a c m i l l a n i n a t t e n d a n c e . The constitu­ ency presented M r * . A l c o c k , r e t i r i n g convener, w i t h a very handsome gold wrist watch. T h e presentation was made by Miss M a c m i l l a n . Cardston Constituency, M r s . Heathershaw, convener. T h e r e are s e v e n branches—Del Bonita, Lens, Aetna, Mountain View, Cardston, Spring Coulee, and M a g r a t h T h e c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d i n M a g r a t h , w i t h M i s s M a c m i l l a n in a t t e n d a n c e . G o o d r e p o r t s f r o m a l l b r a n c h e s . T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y is p r o ­ v i d i n g a $50 00 scholarship f o r p r o f i c i e n c y in domestic science at R a y m o n d A g r i c u l t u r a l College. Membership, 1 3 0 ; money raised, $800.00. Next con­ f e r e n c e is to be held at C a r d s t o n . W a r n e r C o n s t i t u e n c v , M r s . R i s i n g e r , c o n v e n e r , has seven b r a n c h e s — N e w Dayton, Warner, United Prairie, Hope, W i d e Awake, M i l k River and Sun­ shine at C o u t t s , a n d t h r e e G i r l s ' C l u b s , C o u t t s , W a r n e r a n d M i l k R i v e r . T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y seems to have g r a s p e d a n d c a r r i e d o u t the w o r k o f t h e p r o Miicial conveners very successfully. T h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s h e l d at W a r n e r , a n d h a d a s p l e n d i d f l o w e r a n d v e g e t a b l e show. T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y is also o f f e r i n g a $50.00 s c h o l a r s h i p f o r d o m e s t i c science. M e m b e r s h i p , 2 2 4 ; m o n e y raised, $1,074.94. N e x t c o n f e r e n c e to be h e l d a t M i l k R i v e r . T a b e r C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s T h o m p s o n , C o a l d a l e , c o n v e n e r , has t e n b r a n c h e s —Burdett, Barnwell, Taber, Raymond, Coaldale, E v e r Ready, N e w West, Purple Springs, Grassy L a k e and Lethbridge; with three Girls' Clubs, G i a s s y L a k e , G o o d F e l l o w s h i p a n d L i v e l y W o r k e r s at B u r d e t t . This con­ s t i t u e n t has d o n e g o o d w o r k p r o v i d i n g s w i m m i n g p o o l s , etc. The confer­ e n c e was held at C o a l d a l e , a n d p r o v i d e d f o r a $ 5 0 . 0 0 s c h o l a r s h i p f o r h o m e e c o n o m i c s at R a > m o n d A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e . A t this c o n f e r e n c e t h e r e w a s a good d i s p l a y o f h a n d w o r k and p r i z e s g i v e n . M e m b e r s h i p , 230; m o n e y raised. $1,744.10. N e x t c o n f e r e n c e at B a r n w e l l . Medicine Hat C o n s t i t u e n t , M r s . Holdershaw, Manyberries, convener. T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y has nine b r a n c h e s — W a l s h , M e d i c i n e H a t , I r v i n e , F o r e m o s t B o w I s l a n d , M a n y b e r r i e s , E t z i k o m a n d S o u t h e r n P r a i r i e . M e m b e r s h i p , 140* three G i r l s ' Clubs, M e r r y m a k e r s , W a l s h G i r l s ' C l u b and W a l s h W i n n e r s ! T h i s g r o u p is a l w a y s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h o m e e c o n o m i c s , t h a t b e i n g i t s s p e c i a l t y d u e t o the w o r k M r s . H o l d e r s h a w has d o n e i n t h a t l i n e . The c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at B o w I s l a n d . T h e h i s t o r y of e a c h b r a n c h w a s g i v e n FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 25 b y the d e l e g a t e s h o w i n g the g r o w t h o f the b r a n c h a n d h o w the i n t e r e s t i n tbe W . I . m o v e m e n t h a d i n c r e a s e d . The president of W a l s h , M r s . Sinclair, has o n l y m i s s e d t h r e e m e e t i n g s i n 15 years. T h i s c o n f e r e n c e was s p l e n d i d l y arranged i n every way. T h e e x h i b i t i o n w a s g o o d , the v a r i e t y o f e x h i b i t s e x c e p t i o n a l . A $50.00 s c h o l a r s h i p is b e i n g r a i s e d f o r R a y m o n d A g r i c u l t u r a l College. B o w V a l l e y C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . H e r b e r t S. J o h n s o n , B a s s a n o , c o n v e n e r , h a s f i v e b r a n c h e s — B a s s a n o , Duchess, B r o o k s , P a t r i c i a , H u s s a r , w i t h a m e m ­ b e r s h i p o f 1 7 0 ; also G i r l s ' C l u b s , C h a n c e l l o r , B a s s a n o a n d D u c h e s s . The c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at P a t r i c i a . A l l b r a n c h e s are d o i n g g o o d w o r k , a n d some v e r y f i n e r e p o r t s w e r e g i v e n . A t this c o n f e r e n c e we h a d a g r e a t m u s i c a l t r e a t , songs g i v e n b y f o u r m e m b e r s , one o f these b e i n g a n o p e r a t i c singer. T h e n e x t c o n f e r e n c e w i l l be h e l d at B a s s a n o . Redcliff Constituency, Mrs. John Fowlie, Social Plains, Convener.—This c o n s t i t u e n c y has f i v e b r a n c h e s — A t l e e , B u f f a l o , C a v e n d i s h , S o c i a l P l a i n s a n d B i n d l o s s , w i t h a m e m b e r s h i p of 54. T h e c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at C a v e n d i s h , a f t e r b e i n g p o s t p o n e d f o r a m o n t h o n a c c o u n t o f the e p i d e m i c . M i s s T i l l i e , o f the E x t e n s i o n D e p a r t m e n t , was w i t h us at this c o n f e r e n c e . W e s h a l l m e e t at B u f f a l o this y e a r . G l e i c h e n C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . F . W . D u r s t o n , Q u e e n s t o w n , c o n v e n e r , has seven b r a n c h e s — C l u n y , G l e i c h e n , S h o u l d i c e , L a n g d o n , S t a n d a r d , S t r a t h m o r e , Q u e e n s t o w n - M i l o , w i t h 147 m e m b e r s . T h e p o s t p o n e d c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at G l e i c h e n i n S e p t e m b e r a n d w a s v e r y s u c c e s s f u l . A l l branches i n this c o n s t i t u e n c y seem to be d o i n g g o o d w o r k . T h e n e x t c o n f e r e n c e w i l l be at Strathmore. M a c l e o d - C l a r e s h o l m C o n s t i t u e n c y , M r s . M u l h o l l a n d , c o n v e n e r . — T h e r e are six branches i n M a c l e o d — O r t o n , G r a n u m , Starline, Standoff, W i l l o w Creek; also f o u r G i r l s ' C l u b s , H a r m o n y , S t a r l i n e , B l u e B i r d s a n d J u b i l e e C i t y . T o t a l membership, 268. T h e c o n f e r e n c e was h e l d at M a c l e o d w i t h a g o o d a t t e n d ­ ance n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the c o l d w e a t h e r . T h e J u b i l e e G i r l s ' C l u b p r o v i d e d the p r o g r a m m e i n the a f t e r n o o n . T h e n e x t c o n f e r e n c e w i l l be at C l a r e s h o l m . Pincher Creek and Rocky Mountain Constituency, Mrs. Gavin Hamilton, B e a v e r M i n e s , c o n v e n e r , has eight b r a n c h e s — C o l e m a n , L i n d b r e c k , C o w l e y , Pincher Creek, Ashvale, T w i n Butte U n i o n , Brocket-Hillsboro and Beaver M i n e s ; t o t a l m e m b e r s h i p , 1 2 1 . O w i n g to the e p i d e m i c t h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y c o u l d n o t h o l d a c o n f e r e n c e , but M r s . H a m i l t o n r e p o r t s some g o o d w o r k a c c o m p l i s h e d , s u c h as h e l p i n g w i t h s w i m m i n g pools, m u s i c a l f e s t i v a l , s c h o o l f a i r s , c o m m u n i t y h a l l s a n d " L i n k s o f E m p i r e . " E v e r y b r a n c h i n the Southern division d i d something to commemorate Jubilee year. T o t a l mem­ b e r s h i p f o r d i s t r i c t , 1,952; m o n e y r a i s e d , $ 1 3 , 0 4 7 . 6 5 . R E P O R T O F A.W.I. C O M M I T T E E O N CHILD W E L F A R E PUBLIC H E A L T H AND (Mrs. J . F. Anderson, Convener) T h i s r e p o r t is a s u m m a r y o f the v e r y p r a c t i c a l w o r k b e i n g a c c o m p l i s h e d b y those I n s t i t u t e s t h a t a r e m a k i n g use o f the o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f f e r e d b y t h e A l b e r t a Department of H e a l t h and an indication of a g r o w i n g tendency a m o n g the I n s t i t u t e s to g r a p p l e w i t h l o c a l c o n d i t i o n s . I n h e a l t h e d u c a t i o n we are s h o w i n g a n a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i n the i n d i v i d u a l problems of our homes and communities. I n the h a n d l i n g o f the i n d i v i d u a l case lies the u l t i m a t e s o l u t i o n o f P u b l i c H e a l t h P r o b l e m s i n o u r p r o v i n c e . P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d B a b y C l i n i c s . — E v e r y I n s t i t u t e t h a t sponsors a c l i n i c , e i t h e r t h e b a b y c l i n i c o r t h e t r a v e l l i n g c l i n i c , i s i n l i n e w i t h the m o s t p r o ­ gressive health movement i n Canada. M o s t o f the n i n e t y I n s t i t u t e s t h a t h e l d b a b y c l i n i c s l a s t y e a r are h o l d i n g t h e m a g a i n this y e a r . I n the past t e n y e a r s these c l i n i c s have p l a c e d t h o u s a n d s o f babies i n A l b e r t a o n the r o a d to h e a l t h y g r o w t h . T h e a d v i c e a n d assistance g i v e n the m o t h e r s b y the c l i n i c n u r s e h a v e been o f g r e a t e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e i n p r o m o t i n g i n t e l l i g e n t baby care. T h e s m a l l e r c l i n i c s h a n d l e o n a n a v e r a g e 30 to 35 babies. The l a r g e r ones f r o m 75 t o 100 babies. D u r i n g t h e p a s t s i x y e a r s n e a r l y 1,500 babies o f p r e - s c h o o l age h a v e gone t h r o u g h the c l i n i c s i n the T a b e r c o n ­ stituency. 26 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES T r a v e l l i n g C l i n i c s . — L a s t s u m m e r 1,000 o p e r a t i o n s w e r e p e r f o r m e d out one c a s u a l t y . A v a s t a m o u n t o f d e n t a l w o r k a n d i m m u n i z a t i o n diseases w a s a c c o m p l i s h e d . A l l r e p o r t s o n these c l i n i c s p r a i s e d t h e i r c i e n c y a n d the b e n e f i c i a l r e s u l t s g a i n e d . This summer the clinics have e x t e n d e d f r o m the r u r a l d i s t r i c t s to t h e t o w n s a n d v i l l a g e s . T h e t o d a y b u s y w i t h the m e d i c a l i n s p e c t i o n o f the p u b l i c a n d h i g h s c h o o l i n the S u g a r C i t y M u n i c i p a l i t y , o f w h i c h R a y m o n d is t h e c e n t r e . A u g u s t 2 n d the e n t i r e school p o p u l a t i o n o f the t o w n a n d s u r r o u n d i n g schools, n u m b e r i n g m o r e t h a n 1,000 c h i l d r e n , w i l l have passed t h e tests a n d r e c e i v e d its t r e a t m e n t . T h i s is r e a l h e a l t h s e r v i c e a n d does to p r o g r e s s i v e A l b e r t a . ' > C h i l d W e l f a r e . — T h e I n s t i t u t e s are s u p p l e m e n t i n g the c l i n i c s b y l e c t u r e s , h e a l t h t a l k s , s i c k v i s i t i n g c o m m i t t e e s a n d f i n a n c i a l assistance to n e e d y cases. The W a r n e r c o n s t i t u e n c y stands f o r e m o s t i n its c h i l d w e l f a r e w o r k t h i s y e a r , h a v i n g h e l d a n u r s i n g class f o r m o t h e r s ' e d u c a t i o n , s e n t d o n a t i o n Of $41.00 to R e d C r o s s , C a l g a r y , a n d c l o t h i n g to N u r s i n g M i s s i o n , L e t h b r i d g e ; and visited a l l sick. T h e baby clinic went t h r o u g h the constituency. Half of the c o n s t i t u e n c y w a s s e r v e d by the t r a v e l l i n g c l i n i c ; t h e o t h e r p a r t w i l l be s e r v e d t h i s y e a r . T h e y p a i d the expenses o f the p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n e r erf c h i l d w e l f a r e , w h o l e c t u r e d i n each I n s t i t u t e on " I n d i v i d u a l W e l f a r e P r o b ­ l e m s . " N o t one phase o f e s t a b l i s h e d h e a l t h a c t i v i t y has b e e n n e g l e c t e d b y t h i s e f f i c i e n t c o n s t i t u e n c y g r o u p of I n s t i t u t e s . M a t e r n a l W e l f a r e . — A r a l l y c a l l to l o o k i n t o m a t e r n a l m o r t a l i t y has c o m e f r o m the F e d e r a t e d I n s t i t u t e s o f C a n a d a . A s t u d y o f D o m i n i o n s t a t i s t i c s shows t h a t d u r i n g the l a s t f i v e years, m a t e r n a l m o r t a l i t y has d e c r e a s e d i n A l b e r t a , b u t t h e r e is s t i l l r o o m f o r i m p r o v e m e n t . W h e n the F . W . I . C . s e n t out t h i s c a l l to s e r v i c e , A l b e r t a I n s t i t u t e s w e r e a l r e a d y a t w o r k o n a s o l u ­ t i o n , a n d h a d a r r a n g e d w i t h the g o v e r n m e n t f o r a c o u r s e o f t r a i n i n g f o r home helpers. It is a m a t t e r o f r e g r e t t h a t t h i s course h a d to be a b a n d o n e d f o r this y e a r , as t h e r e w e r e o n l y t h r e e a p p l i c a n t s . T h e o u t l o o k f o r h e a l t h p r o g r e s s i n A l b e r t a is v e r y b r i g h t . W e are t a c k l i n g o u r p r o b l e m i n a c l e a r ­ headed w e s t e r n s t y l e . T h e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s s t a n d f o r e m o s t i n t h e m o v e ­ m e n t , o f w h i c h f a c t y o u r c o n v e n e r is v e r y p r o u d . EDUCATION AND BETTER (Mrs. SCHOOLS W . C. Short, Convener) V e r y e n c o u r a g i n g is the n u m b e r of g o o d r e p o r t s w h i c h have b e e n r e ­ c e i v e d o n the past y e a r ' s w o r k . I n D i s t r i c t N o . 4, f o u r o u t o f e l e v e n c o n ­ s t i t u e n c i e s r e p o r t e d ; i n D i s t r i c t N o . 3, e l e v e n out o f f i f t e e n , , a n d i n D i s t r i c t N o . 2, t w o o u t o f e l e v e n . I f e e l quite c e r t a i n t h a t a l t h o u g h the other c o n ­ s t i t u e n c i e s h a v e n o t r e p o r t e d , t h a t good w o r k has been done i n t h e m . The f o l l o w i n g v a r i e d a n d s o m e t i m e s u n i q u e a c t i v i t i e s have b e e n c a r r i e d o n : P r i z e s for essays on such s u b j e c t s as " T h e R o m a n c e of t h e H u d s o n ' s B a y C o . , " " W h y I am glad I am a C a n a d i a n , " " N a t u r a l Resources," " N a t i o n a l holidays and what they mean," and " C i t i z e n s h i p " ; prizes for efficiency, attendance; com­ p e t i t i o n s a m o n g schools f o r s p e l l i n g , f l a g d r i l l , g e n e r a l k n o w l e d g e c o n t e s t s ; f o r best posters on g o o d foods a n d h e a l t h h a b i t s , a n d f o r those p a s s i n g G r a d e VIII. P l a y g r o u n d e q u i p m e n t o f a l l k i n d s has b e e n g i v e n ; l i b r a r i e s a n d l i b r a r y b o o k s ; b l i n d s , maps a n d b u b b l i n g a n d d r i n k i n g f o u n t a i n s h a v e b e e n s u p p l i e d , also f u r n i t u r e f o r a s c h o o l k i t c h e n ; h o t l u n c h s u p p l i e s ; C h r i s t m a s cheer a n d assistance to school f a i r s . A g r e a t m a n y r e p o r t h a v i n g h e l p e d w i t h the D i a m o n d J u b i l e e c e l e b r a t i o n s . M a n y h o n o r r o l l s h a v e been s u p p l i e d , f l a g s a n d f l a g - p o l e s ; seeds to b e p l a n t e d a t s c h o o l , p i c t u r e s a n d p i c t u r e shows f r o m the E x t e n s i o n D e p a r t ­ m e n t ; p a p e r t o w e l s a n d a g r a m o p h o n e f o r one s c h o o l a n d a p i a n o f o r tvni other. Some have a t t e n d e d the a n n u a l a n d s c h o o l b o a r d m e e t i n g s to i m p r e s s u p o n the t r u s t e e s the i m p o r t a n c e o f h a v i n g the f i r e escape i n g o o d c o n d i - , t i o n ; also f i r e d r i l l i n the s c h o o l . T h e n e c e s s i t y o f h a v i n g a f l a g - p o l e a n d a f l a g w h i c h w i l l be f l o w n a c c o r d i n g to s c h o o l l a w . T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f c l e a n , s a n i t a r y t o i l e t s , a n d o f p r o v i d i n g w a s h basins f o r the p u p i l s . T h i s i s a step i n the r i g h t d i r e c t i o n . I t is t h e d u t y o f t h e s c h o o l b o a r d to p r o v i d e these t h i n g s , a n d i t is u p to the r a t e p a y e r s i n t h e d i s t r i c t t o se1e> FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 27 t h e y a r e p r o v i d e d . W h a t we w a n t is c o - o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e a n d the t r u s t e e s i n e v e r y t h i n g w h i c h w i l l t e n d to b e t t e r schools — n o t a t a k i n g over of their prescribed duties. T h e m e m b e r s o f o n e b r a n c h h a v e t a k e n t u r n s i n t e a c h i n g the c h i l d r e n s e w i n g ; a n o t h e r lias a r r a n g e d f o r d e n t a l a n d m e d i c a l i n s p e c t i o n ; a n o t h e r has d o n a t e d t h e N a t i o n a l G e o g r a p h i c M a g a z i n e to the s c h o o l , w h i l e a n o t h e r has h e l p e d to p a y f o r the D e l c o l i g h t p l a n t . T h r o u g h the i n f l u e n c e o f the W . I . p u b l i c o p i n i o n has b e e n a r o u s e d to the n e c e s s i t y o f r e g u l a r a t t e n d a n c e a n d o f s e n d i n g the c h i l d r e n to s c h o o l u n t i l t h e y pass G r a d e V I I I and i n m a n y i n s t a n c e s o n to h i g h s c h o o l , t e c h n i c a l school a n d schools o f a g r i c u l t u r e . L e t us c o n t i n u e the good w o r k , f o r i t is t h r o u g h w e l l - d i r e c t e d p u b l i c o p i n i o n w a y s a n d means w i l l be s e c u r e d w h i c h w i l l r e s u l t i n the g r e a t e s t good to a n y people. M a n y able addresses have been g i v e n , a n d m a n y c l e v e r l y w r i t t e n papers h a v e b e e n r e a d at the r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s o f the d i f f e r e n t b r a n c h e s . These h a v e been f o l l o w e d b y h e l p f u l d i s c u s s i o n . S o m e o f the t o p i c s w h i c h h a v e been t a k e n up are " S u i t a b l e S c h o o l P i c t u r e s , " " O u r B o y s , " " C h i l d T r a i n i n g , " etc. I a m p l e a s e d to note t h a t p l a y g r o u n d s u p e r v i s i o n i s r e c e i v i n g some a t t e n ­ t i o n , but m u c h r e m a i n s to be done. T h e t e a c h e r has m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f t e a c h i n g o u t s i d e as w e l l as i n s i d e . M a n y t h i n g s h a p p e n w h i c h w o u l d n o t i f she w e r e outside k e e p i n g w a t c h o n w h a t is g o i n g o n a n d h e l p i n g to o r g a n i z e the g a m e s . A s to the p o s s i b i l i t y o f g i v i n g s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n to o u r r u r a l c h i l d r e n the p r o s p e c t s a r e g o o d . T h e S c h o o l A c t is to be r e v i s e d t h i s y e a r , a n d i n d i c a t i o n s are t h a t c h a n g e s w i l l be made w h i c h w i l l m a k e i t possible f o r e v e r y one w h o w a n t s an e d u c a t i o n to be able to get i t . T h e r e is also a step f o r w a r d in o u r t e a c h e r t r a i n i n g . T h o s e a t t e n d i n g N o r m a l s c h o o l s w i l l be sent out to r u r a l schools w h e r e , u n d e r the s u p e r v i s i o n o f the t e a c h e r t h e y w i l l h a v e to t a k e c h a r g e o f t h e s c h o o l f o r a c e r t a i n p e r i o d . T h i s w i l l g i v e t h e m some i d e a o f w h a t is to be e x p e c t e d in a n u n g r a d e d s c h o o l . I a m not s e n d i n g out a n e w o u t l i n e t h i s year, as I c o n s i d e r t h e r e is m u c h to be done a l o n g the l i n e s suggested i n the two y o u n o w have, but I w i s h y o u to m a k e a s p e c i a l s t u d y o f " E d u c a t i o n o f the c h i l d i n the h o m e . " I feel it is h e r e t h a t w e as m o t h e r s a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e W . I . c a n a n d s h o u l d p u t f o r t h o u r best e f f o r t s and f r o m w h i c h the best r e s u l t s w i l l be o b t a i n e d . The c h i l d ' s e d u c a t i o n begins w h i l e it is q u i t e y o u n g . T h e c h i l d comes i n t o l i f e as r a w m a t e r i a l , a l i t t l e p l a s t i c c r e a t u r e r e s p o n s i v e to the i n f l u e n c e s o f the h o m e i n t o w h i c h it is b o r n . Children learn from example. T h e y do n o t l e a r n n e a r l y so m u c h f r o m w h a t t h e i r p a r e n t s t e l l t h e m as f r o m the w a y they see t h e i r p a r e n t s behave. L e t us t r y to u n d e r s t a n d the m e n t a l process t h a t goes on i n the c h i l d ' s m i n d , a n d n o t e x p e c t a s m a l l c h i l d to r e a s o n a n d see t h i n g s i n the same w a y as we do. L e t us t r y to a n s w e r t h e i r q u e s t i o n s as k i n d l y a n d s y m p a t h e t i c a l l y as we can w i t h o u t l a u g h i n g or m a k i n g f u n o f them or being annoyed. T h e y w i l l t h e n l e a r n to come to us f o r i n f o r m a t i o n a n d w i l l learn to express themselves freely and w i t h o u t fear. I n the home t h e c h i l d s h o u l d be t a u g h t o b e d i e n c e , t r u t h f u l n e s s , s e l f - c o n t r o l , u n s e l f i s h n e s s , p e r s o n a l h y g i e n e a n d respect f o r others. H e s h o u l d be t a u g h t to t h i n k , to act a n d to be s e l f - r e l i a n t . P a r e n t s m u s t e x e r c i s e d i s c i p l i n e over t h e m s e l v e s . W h e n t h e y say " N o , " see t h a t i t m e a n s n o ; w h e n a c o m m a n d is g i v e n see t h a t i t is c a r r i e d o u t ; a n d t h a t p r o m p t l y . D o n o t f o l l o w one p o l i c y t o d a y a n d a n o t h e r t o m o r r o w . I f a c h i l d c r i e s f o r s o m e t h i n g h a r d e n o u g h the f o o l i s h p a r e n t w i l l often g i v e i t w h a t it w a n t s . F a r b e t t e r t e a c h i t to stop c r y i n g , a n d say, " P l e a s e , m a y I have t h a t ? " It w i l l l e a r n t h a t s e l f - c o n t r o l , r a t h e r t h a n the l a c k o f c o n t r o l , has b r o u g h t the r e w a r d . P a r e n t s s h o u l d n e v e r i n d u l g e i n f a u l t - f i n d i n g or p e r s o n a l gossip b e f o r e c h i l d r e n . A c h i l d s h o u l d n o t be a l l o w e d to i n v e n t p h y s i c a l s y m p t o m s to escape its d u t i e s . If, f o r i n s t a n c e , he says he has a headache a n d c a n ' t go to s c h o o l , l e t h i m stay i n b e d o n a r e s t r i c t e d diet, r e s t r i c t e d c o m p a n i o n s h i p , u n t i l i t is b e t t e r . I f he has b e e n p r e t e n d i n g , he w i l l not do i t so o f t e n . L e t us e n t e r i n t o the l i v e s o f o u r c h i l d r e n , be c o m ­ panions w i t h them, r e a d to them, go w i t h them. T h u s a comradeship is e s t a b l i s h e d w h i c h w i l l do m u c h t o w a r d m o u l d i n g the c h i l d ' s b e h a v i o u r f o r the b e t t e r . I f we do o u r d u t y to o u r c h i l d r e n i n the home, the d i f f i c u l t i e s o f t e n e x p e r i e n c e d i n s c h o o l w i l l be p e r c e p t i b l y lessened. Our relationship 2S ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES w i t h the teacher s h o u l d be one o f m u t u a l c o - o p e r a t i o n f o r the g o o d o f t h e c h i l d . N e v e r f i n d f a u l t w i t h the t e a c h e r i n the c h i l d ' s p r e s e n c e , o r o f t h e c h i l d ' s f a u l t s i n f r o n t o f others. L e t us use p r o p e r methods o f h a b i t - t r a i n i n g so that the c h i l d w i l l n o t develop b a d h a b i t s , b u t w i l l be b u i l d i n g the v e r y foundations of character which w i l l prepare h i m for a happy, useful life. I n c o n c l u s i o n , let me give y o u t h e n e w c o n c e p t i o n o f t r u e e d u c a t i o n , taken from M c L e a n s ' Magazine, 1912: "It is a w a k e n i n g a love f o r t r u t h , g i v i n g a j u s t sense o f d u t y , o p e n i n g the eyes o f the s o u l to the g r e a t p u r p o s e a n d e n d o f l i f e . I t i s n o t so m u c h g i v i n g w o r d s as t h o u g h t s , or mere m a x i m s as l i v i n g p r i n c i p l e s . I t i s n o t t e a c h i n g to be honest because h o n e s t y is the best p o l i c y , b u t because i t is right. It is t e a c h i n g the i n d i v i d u a l to l o v e the g o o d f o r the sake o f the g o o d ; to be v i r t u o u s i n a c t i o n , because so i n h e a r t ; to l o v e a n d serve G o d s u p r e m e l y , not f r o m fear, b u t f r o m d e l i g h t i n H i s p e r f e c t c h a r a c t e r . " REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION (Mrs. J. P. Ferguson, Trochu, Chairman) The C o m m i t t e e on L e g i s l a t i o n is n o t a n a c t i v e c o m m i t t e e i n the same sense t h a t the others are a c t i v e , b u t we are not d o r m a n t ; f a r f r o m i t . Our d u t y is to w a t c h l e g i s l a t i o n e n a c t e d by o u r p r o v i n c i a l a n d f e d e r a l l e g i s l a ­ t u r e s a n d then b r i n g a k n o w l e d g e o f this, t o g e t h e r w i t h its possible e f f e c t s , to the m e m b e r s o f o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n . O u r d u t y m a y be c o m p a r e d w i t h w h a t is k n o w n to the l e g a l p r o f e s s i o n as a w a t c h i n g b r i e f . W e are n o t a l w a y s passive, f o r we are at a l l t i m e s o n the a l e r t to b r i n g to the a t t e n t i o n o f our l e g i s l a t i n g bodies the need o f any d e s i r a b l e l e g i s l a t i o n , a n d also to present o u r c r i t i c i s m as to the v a l u e or usefulness o f a n y c o n t e m p l a t e d legislation. I a m g l a d to f i n d t h a t y o u are g e t t i n g a w a y f r o m the i d e a o f " L a w s f o r W o m e n , " and are m a k i n g a s t u d y o f a l l l a w s w h i c h are o f i n t e r e s t to w o m e n as c i t i z e n s , such f o r e x a m p l e as the l a w s g o v e r n i n g w i l l s , i n s u r a n c e , m o r t ­ gages, a n d l a n d t r a n s a c t i o n s . T o me t h i s seems the p r o p e r l i n e of s t u d y , r a t h e r t h a n to c o n f i n e o u r s e l v e s to the s o - c a l l e d " L a w s f o r W o m e n . " T h i s e x p r e s s i o n has become d i s t a s t e f u l a n d h a c k n e y e d d u r i n g the last f e w y e a r s . It is not " L a w s f o r W o m e n " we w a n t , b u t r a t h e r l a w s f o r t h e w e l f a r e o f o u r country. T h e l a w t h a t is f o r the g o o d o f a l l the people w i l l n o t be b a d f o r the w o m e n . It was w i t h this idea of e x p a n d i n g o u r s t u d y t h a t the o u t l i n e f o r o u r y e a r ' s w o r k was d r a f t e d last f a l l . I n o r d e r to be g o o d c i t i z e n s , one o f t h e f i r s t t h i n g s we s h o u l d k n o w is h o w o u r c o u n t r y is g o v e r n e d a n d the p o w e r s of a l l g o v e r n i n g bodies. F o r t h i s purpose o u r o u t l i n e suggested t h a t a special s t u d y be made of t h a t p a r t o f the B r i t i s h N o r t h A m e r i c a A c t w h i c h sets out the l e g i s l a t i v e powers of o u r D o m i n i o n a n d P r o v i n c i a l l e g i s l a t u r e s r e s p e c t i v e l y . A s this A c t a n d its a m e n d m e n t s are the f o u n d a t i o n o f C a n a d a ' s p o l i t i c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n , it is v e r y i m p o r t a n t t h a t e v e r y one w h o t a k e s a n i n t e r e s t i n the p o l i t i c a l l i f e o f the D o m i n i o n s h o u l d be f a i r l y f a m i l i a r w i t h i t . J u s t how i m p o r t a n t this S t a t u t e is at the present d a y has been b r o u g h t h o m e to the w o m e n o f C a n a d a r a t h e r f o r c i b l y w i t h i n the last f e w m o n t h s . Since the e n f r a n c h i s e m e n t of w o m e n the doors of v a r i o u s p o l i t i c a l o f f i c e s h a v e been opened to t h e m , a n d we f i n d w o m e n as m e m b e r s o f s c h o o l b o a r d s , m u n i c i p a l c o u n c i l s , anil i n o u r p r o v i n c i a l a n d f e d e r a l l e g i s l a t u r e s , b u t n o w o m e n has even yet been a p p o i n t e d a S e n a t o r . A s you know, d u r i n g the last f e w years there has been some a g i t a t i o n f o r the a p p o i n t m e n t o f w o m e n to t h a t b o d y . T h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e d f o r a p p o i n t m e n t to the S e n a t e are set out i n the B r i t i s h N o r t h A m e r i c a A c t . These r e l a t e to r e q u i r e m e n t s as to age, residence, p r o p e r t y a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s . T h e A c t t h e n goes o n to speak of m e m b e r s of the Senate as " q u a l i f i e d p e r s o n s " a n d as " f i t a n d qualified persons." T h e q u e s t i o n arose, " A r e w o m e n q u a l i f i e d f o r a p p o i n t ­ m e n t to the S e n a t e ? " T h e a n s w e r i n v o l v e d the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f the w o r d " p e r s o n s " as used i n t h i s p a r t o f the A c t . T h e m a t t e r w a s b r o u g h t b e f o r e the S u p r e m e C o u r t of C a n a d a on a r e f e r e n c e f r o m the G o v e r n o r - i n - C o u n c i l as to w h e t h e r the t e r m " p e r s o n s " i n this s e c t i o n of the A c t i n c l u d e d " f e m a l e persons." T h e C o u r t was u n a n i m o u s i n its d e c i s i o n t h a t w o m e n a r e n o t FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 29 p e r s o n s " w i t h i n the m e a n i n g o f the w o r d as used i n t h a t s e c t i o n o f t h e B r i t i s h N o r t h A m e r i c a A c t . T h e C o u r t states t h a t the A c t , b e i n g passed i n 1867, the v a r i o u s p r o v i s i o n s m u s t bear t o d a y the same c o n s t r u c t i o n w h i c h the C o u r t s w o u l d h a v e g i v e n t h e m w h e n t h e y w e r e f i r s t enacted. A t that t i m e w o m e n w e r e u n d e r a l e g a l i n c a p a c i t y to h o l d p u b l i c o f f i c e , a n d so i t c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n the i n t e n t i o n o f the f r a m e r s o f t h e A c t to i n c l u d e w o m e n i n the t e r m " p e r s o n s " w h e n r e f e r r i n g to the m e m b e r s o f the Senate. So t h a t a u g u s t b o d y m u s t s t i l l s t r u g g l e a l o n g w i t h o u t the assistance w o m e n m i g h t be able to g i v e i t i n i t s d e l i b e r a t i o n s . Y o u r c o m m i t t e e ' s o u t l i n e also suggested a t h o r o u g h s t u d y o f the D o m e s t i c R e l a t i o n s A c t , w h i c h c a m e i n t o f o r c e i n A l b e r t a last J u l y . T h i s A c t deals w i t h m a n y s i t u a t i o n s a r i s i n g o u t o f the home l i f e o f our people. It p r o v i d e s f o r the s e p a r a t i o n o f a h u s b a n d a n d w i f e w h o f i n d l i v i n g t o g e t h e r no l o n g e r b e a r a b l e , f o r the u n i o n o f h u s b a n d a n d w i f e w h o have b e e n separated, for the protection and guardianship of children, and other problems r e l a t i n g to t h e f a m i l y . A v e r y careful study of this A c t b y the w o m e n of our o r g a n i z a t i o n is v e r y m u c h to be d e s i r e d . T h e r e is the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A c t , o f w h i c h m e n t i o n has a l r e a d y b e e n made a t t h i s c o n v e n t i o n . B y t h i s m e a s u r e a b u r e a u is established, the a i m s a n d objects o f w h i c h are to c o - o r d i n a t e the a c t i v i t i e s o f w o m e n a n d w o m e n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n A l b e r t a , to c o l l e c t a n d t a b u l a t e i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t i n g to w o m e n ' s w o r k a n d k i n d r e d m a t t e r s . T h e b e n e f i t to be d e r i v e d f r o m the s t a t u t e w i l l depend e n t i r e l y u p o n the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f i t . T h e I n t e s t a t e S u c c e s s i o n A c t , w h i c h comes i n t o f o r c e i n J u l y , sets o u t t h e m a n n e r i n w h i c h p r o p e r t y of a n y o n e i n t e s t a t e is to descend. If a m a r r i e d m a n dies w i t h o u t a w i l l , h i s w i f e r e c e i v e s a l l the p r o p e r t y i f t h e r e a r e no c h i l d r e n , o n e - h a l f i f t h e r e is one c h i l d , a n d o n e - t h i r d i f t h e r e is m o r e t h a n one c h i l d , the b a l a n c e o f the p r o p e r t y g o i n g to the c h i l d r e n . T h e L e g i t i m a t i o n A c t p r o v i d e s t h a t i f the p a r e n t s o f a n y c h i l d b o r n out of w e d l o c k i n t e r m a r r y , s u c h c h i l d s h a l l be deemed to be l e g i t i m a t e f r o m t h e time of birth. F o r the purpose of the S e x u a l S t e r i l i z a t i o n A c t , a b o a r d has b e e n c r e a t e d whose d u t y i t is to e x a m i n e , at the d i r e c t i o n of the m e d i c a l s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of a m e n t a l h o s p i t a l , a n y i n m a t e w h o m i t is p r o p o s e d to d i s c h a r g e f r o m t h a t hospital. I f o n e x a m i n a t i o n the b o a r d is u n a n i m o u s l y o f the o p i n i o n t h a t the p a t i e n t m i g h t be s a f e l y d i s c h a r g e d i f the d a n g e r o f p r o c r e a t i o n b y t r a n s ­ m i s s i o n o f the d i s a b i l i t y to p r o g e n y is e l i m i n a t e d , i t m a y d i r e c t the necessary s u r g i c a l o p e r a t i o n f o r s e x u a l s t e r i l i z a t i o n to be p e r f o r m e d after the r e q u i r e d consents h a v e been o b t a i n e d . F o r some y e a r s we h a v e l i s t e n e d to l o n g d i s c u s s i o n s r e s p e c t i n g the r e t u r n b y the D o m i n i o n G o v e r n m e n t to A l b e r t a o f h e r n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s , w h i c h w e r e r e t a i n e d b y the D o m i n i o n w h e n A l b e r t a b e c a m e a p r o v i n c e . T h e m a t t e r has r e a c h e d the p o i n t w h e r e , i n the n o t v e r y f a r d i s t a n t f u t u r e , A l b e r t a w i l l i n a l l p r o b a b i l i t y be i n c o n t r o l o f h e r o w n n a t u r a l resources. The N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s R e s e a r c h A c t , passed b y the P r o v i n c i a l L e g i s l a t u r e t h i s last s p r i n g p r o v i d e s f o r the r a i s i n g o f a s u m o f m o n e y each y e a r f o r the n e x t f i v e y e a r s f o r the p u r p o s e o f o r g a n i z i n g , d i r e c t i n g a n d s u p e r v i s i n g a n y f o r m o f r e ­ s e a r c h i n t o t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s of the p r o v i n c e , w i t h a v i e w to d e v e l o p i n g these r e s o u r c e s , i n c l u d i n g the i n s t i t u t i o n a n d c o m p l e t i o n o f a s u r v e y of the p r o v i n c e f o r the p u r p o s e o f a c q u i r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n as to its a g r i c u l t u r a l , lumbering and m i n i n g potentialities. O u r l e g i s l a t u r e d i d not see f i t to pass the n e c e s s a r y l e g i s l a t i o n a n d b r i e " t h e F e d e r a l O l d A g e P e n s i o n A c t i n t o f o r c e i n t h i s p r o v i n c e . S o m e o f the o t h e r p r o v i n c e s are a l r e a d y r e c e i v i n g the b e n e f i t of t h i s s t a t u t e , b u t perhaps w e s h o u l d t a k e i t as a c o m p l i m e n t to the i n d u s t r y of the A l b e r t a people t h a t the G o v e r n m e n t d i d n o t c o n s i d e r we h a d n e e d f o r s u c h p r o v i s i o n f o r o u r o l d age. D u r i n g the y e a r I have b e e n a s k e d o n m a n y occasions to e x p l a i n w h y t h e r e are no C a n a d i a n s . M y a n s w e r , o f course, has a l w a y s b e e n " t h e r e are C a n a d i a n s . " T h e r e does seem to be c o n s i d e r a b l e p e r p l e x i t y o v e r t h i s subject, a n d some people a r e q u i t e i n d i g n a n t a b o u t w h a t t h e y suppose to be an i n s u l t to C a n a d i a n n a t i o n h o o d . T h e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g arises o u t o f the c o n f u s i o n o f t h e ideas r a c i a l o r i g i n a n d n a t i o n a l i t y . R a c i a l o r i g i n r e f e r s to t h e r a c e f r o m w h i c h one's f o r e f a t h e r s h a v e s p r u n g a n d is r e q u i r e d to be n o t e d i n the census a n d v i t a l s t a t i s t i c s r e t u r n s f o r the p u r p o s e of a s c e r t a i n i n g f r o m w h a t > ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES stocks the present C a n a d i a n p o p u l a t i o n , m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y the r e c e n t l y i m ­ m i g r a t e d p o p u l a t i o n , is d e r i v e d . T h e w o r d C a n a d i a n u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g is not a c c e p t e d , as the p u r p o s e o f the q u e s t i o n is to o b t a i n so f a r as possible a definition of " C a n a d i a n " i n terms of r a c i a l derivation. N a t i o n a l i t y , on the other h a n d , r e f e r s to the c o u n t r y to w h i c h one owes a l l e g i a n c e , e i t h e r b y b i r t h or n a t u r a l i z a t i o n . U n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g i n o u r census r e t u r n s , e v e r y person b o r n i n C a n a d a , or w h o has b e e n n a t u r a l i z e d i n C a n a d a , is r e c o r d e d as a C a n a d i a n . The p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f C a n a d a i n the P e a c e T r e a t y a n d i n the L e a g u e o f N a t i o n s , has made i t n e c e s s a r y f o r an o f f i c i a l d e f i n i t i o n o f C a n a d i a n n a t i o n a l s a n d C a n a d i a n n a t i o n a l i t y to be made i n C a n a d a , since a m o n g d i f f e r e n t measures a d o p t e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e o p e r a t i o n o f the L e a g u e , w h e r e p r o v i s i o n d e f i n i n g c e r t a i n r i g h t s a n d p r i v i l e g e s to be e n j o y e d b y t h e n a t i o n a l s of m e m b e r s of the L e a g u e . A c c o r d i n g l y , a Canadian N a t i o n a l was defined as: (a) A p e r s o n b o r n i n C a n a d a w h o has n o t become a n a l i e n . (b) A B r i t i s h s u b j e c t w h o has a C a n a d i a n d o m i c i l e . (c) A p e r s o n n a t u r a l i z e d u n d e r the l a w s o f C a n a d a w h o has n o t subse­ q u e n t l y become a n a l i e n , o r l o s t his C a n a d i a n d o m i c i l e . (d) A n y p e r s o n b o r n o u t o f C a n a d a whose f a t h e r was a C a n a d i a n N a t i o n a l at the t i m e o f s u c h p e r s o n ' s b i r t h . So, ladies, w h e n the n e x t census is b e i n g t a k e n , or w h e n y o u are r e c o r d ­ i n g the b i r t h o f y o u r n e w b a b y , d o n ' t hesitate to state t h a t y o u r g r a n d f a t h e r w a s a n I r i s h m a n . It w o n ' t m a k e y o u a n y less a C a n a d i a n . R E P O R T O F A.W.I. C O M M I T T E E O N H O U S E H O L D (Mrs. ECONOMICS F . Parkinson, Convener) Last fall I prepared an outline of w o r k and had it sent out i n time f o r the f a l l c o n f e r e n c e s . It c o n t a i n e d s u g g e s t i o n s f o r p r o g r a m m e s a n d n e w ideas to be t r i e d out a t home, as w e l l as e x p l a i n i n g the r u l e s o f t h e contests f o r the y e a r . I n J a n u a r y a c i r c u l a r l e t t e r w a s s e n t to each c o n s t i t u e n c y c h a i r m a n u r g i n g h e r to have h e r c o m m i t t e e t a k e a n i n t e r e s t i n the contests, as w e l l as i n h o u s e h o l d e c o n o m i c s i n the h o m e . W i t h very few exceptions all have t a k e n u p some phase o f h o u s e h o l d e c o n o m i c s , s u c h as f l o u r s a c k c o m p e t i t i o n s , t h r i f t contests, b a s k e t r y , s e w i n g , c o o k i n g a n d m i l l i n e r y courses. One b r a n c h s a i d i t d i d n o t u n d e r s t a n d the m e a n i n g o f h o u s e h o l d e c o n ­ omics, b u t i f i t c o u l d be s h o w n i t w a s w o r t h w h i l e i t w o u l d do w h a t they c o u l d . I w o n d e r h o w m a n y people t h e r e a r e w h o t h i n k the h o m e is only a secondary consideration. Surely any clear-thinking w o m a n knows that the home is the c e n t r e o f a c t i v i t y u p o n w h i c h o u r w h o l e l i f e depends. I t is o u r d u t y as h o m e - m a k e r s to be e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t o u r j o b s i n s t e a d of c o n s i d e r i n g t h e m a bore. D o n o t r e g a r d h o m e - m a k i n g as i n f e r i o r to the professions, as i t is the m o s t i m p o r t a n t f r o m a n a t i o n a l s t a n d p o i n t . F u r t h e r m o r e , we are n o t the o n l y ones t h a t h a v e to w o r k h a r d . E v e r y pro­ fession has its w o r k , also some d r a w b a c k s , a l o n g w i t h the a t t r a c t i v e q u a l i t i e s . H o u s e h o l d e c o n o m i c s is a s t u d y o f a l l t h i n g s p e r t a i n i n g to the h o m e , s u c h as f o o d , h o m e m a n a g e m e n t , c l o t h i n g a n d shelter. The conserving of time and e n e r g y is one o f the g r e a t e s t p r o b l e m s o f the h o u s e k e e p e r . I have received a number of reports that show splendid progress. Some letters offered suggestions t h a t w e r e v e r y m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d , o t h e r s h a v e a s k e d f o r help i n p r e p a r i n g papers. L i k e the c o n v e n e r s o f o t h e r c o m m i t t e e s , I r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s as late as A p r i l a s k i n g f o r copies of the o u t l i n e o f w o r k . A t the t i m e a p p o i n t e d f o r the close o f the r e c i p e contests, I r e c e i v e d some l e t t e r s a s k i n g , " W h a t is the contest a b o u t ? " Y o u c a n a l l u n d e r s t a n d h o w d i f f i c u l t i t is for y o u r c o n v e n e r to a c c o m p l i s h a n y t h i n g w h e n the m e m b e r s w i l l l e t t h e best p a r t o f the y e a r pass b e f o r e t h e y even t h i n k o f the w o r k t o be d o n e . In p l a n n i n g the contests i t w a s m y i d e a to h e l p f u r t h e r the cause o f the C o m m i t t e e o n C a n a d i a n I n d u s t r i e s by c a l l i n g f o r r e c i p e s u s i n g C a n a d i a n p r o d u c t s o n l y . T h e other c o l l e c t i o n c a l l e d f o r recipes s u i t a b l e f o r c o r r e c t i n g constipation. I h a d h o p e d f o r a t least one e n t r y f r o m e a c h b r a n c h , b u t w a s d i s a p p o i n t e d on t h a t score. H o w e v e r , the q u a l i t y o f the r e c i p e s sent w a s v e r y g r a t i f y i n g . M i s s P a t r i c k a n d M i s s M c l n t y r e , o f the U n i v e r s i t y , a c t e d as j u d g e s , a n d I f e e l s u r e y o u w i l l be s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e i r d e c i s i o n . T h e y FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 31 s a i d t h e y h a d a d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m to decide the w i n n e r s . M a n y r e c i p e s d i d n o t h a v e a n y m e t h o d i n c l u d e d , a n d the d i c t i o n a r y m e a n i n g o f a r e c i p e is " a statement of ingredients and procedure." S e v e r a l recipes i n c l u d e d senna leaves. A s t h i s is not a f o o d a n d h a d no f o o d v a l u e , these w e r e r u l e d out. T h e f i r s t p r i z e recipes i n b o t h contests i n c l u d e d a vegetable r e c i p e . This g a v e a g o o d score f o r f o o d v a l u e . I have g r e a t pleasure i n a n n o u n c i n g the f o l l o w i n g l a d i e s as w i n n e r s : T h r e e recipes u s i n g C a n a d i a n p r o d u c t s o n l y — 1 s t , I n d e p e n d e n c e W . I . , A l c o m d a l e ; 2 n d , M r s . B u c k n e l l , A n g u s R i d g e W . I . , W e t a s k i w i n . T h r e e recipes suitable for correcting constipation—1st, M r s . W . A . B r o w n , K i t s c o t y ; 2nd, M r s . L . H . E m b e r t s o n , R . R . 2, W e t a s k i w i n . I f e e l t h e r e is n o t s u f f i c i e n t e n t h u s i a s m s h o w n by the m e m b e r s to w a r r a n t the g i v i n g o f p r i z e s f o r a c o n t e s t a n o t h e r y e a r . I s h o u l d l i k e to suggest t h a t e a c h d i s t r i c t d o n a t e a p r i z e to the g i r l s t a n d i n g h i g h e s t i n c o o k i n g , s e w i n g a n d l a u n d r y , a n d i n a d d i t i o n to t h i s , t a k i n g i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n the g i r l ' s d e p o r t m e n t , h e r a c t i v i t i e s i n the l i t e r a r y s o c i e t y , a n d i n f a c t , j u s t a n a l l - a r o u n d good g i r l . R E P O R T O F T H E STANDING C O M M I T T E E ON IMMIGRATION (Mrs. C. L y n c h - S t a u n t o n , Convener) I m m i g r a t i o n c o n t i n u e s to be one o f the most i m p o r t a n t questions b e f o r e the C a n a d i a n people t o d a y . A s C a n a d a is c h i e f l y a n a g r i c u l t u r a l c o u n t r y , i t is c h i e f l y i n a g r i c u l t u r e , to f i l l the w i d e spaces o f a g r i c u l t u r a l lands, w h e r e t h e r e is m o s t p r e s s i n g need o f i n c r e a s e d p o p u l a t i o n . It is e s t i m a t e d t h a t the f i e l d crops o f C a n a d a d u r i n g the past y e a r are o f the v a l u e o f $ 1 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a n d w h e n w e r e c o l l e c t t h a t the C a n a d i a n e x p o r t o f a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s to the U n i t e d K i n g d o m i n the y e a r 1897 a m o u n t e d to $ 6 9 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a n d i n 1927 i n w h e a t a n d f l o u r o n l y the v a l u e o f C a n a d a ' s e x p o r t s to the U n i t e d K i n g d o m was $276,5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w e b e g i n to r e a l i z e the t r e m e n d o u s strides C a n a d a is m a k i n g a n d the necessity f o r a v i g o r o u s p o l i c y o f i m m i g r a t i o n . T h e o n l y sane s o l u t i o n o f our e c o n o m i c p r o b l e m s lies i n b u i l d i n g up a p e r m a n e n t p o p u l a t i o n to the p o i n t at w h i c h i t c o u l d r e a s o n a b l y s u p p o r t the p r e s e n t systems of g o v e r n m e n t , f e d e r a l a n d p r o v i n c i a l , the f a c i l i t i e s f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , and c o u l d p r o v i d e such v a r i e t y a n d e x t e n t o f v o c a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t , o p p o r t u n i t y a n d d e v e l o p m e n t as w o u l d enable us to a s s i m i l a t e a n i n c r e a s e o f p o p u l a t i o n t h r o u g h i m m i g r a t i o n a n d to r e t a i n o u r o w n n a t u r a l increase. T h e basic m e t h o d o f a c c o m p l i s h i n g this is b y i n c r e a s e d l a n d settle­ m e n t u n d e r c o n d i t i o n s t h a t w i l l m a k e f o r s u c c e s s f u l a n d p r o s p e r o u s settle­ mentI m m i g r a t i o n w ork is b e i n g c a r r i e d on i n C a n a d a b y the F e d e r a l D e p a r t ­ m e n t o f I m m i g r a t i o n l a r g e l y t h r o u g h the L a n d S e t t l e m e n t B r a n c h a n d the p r o v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t s , assisted by the c o l o n i z a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t s o f the r a i l ­ w a y s a n d the v a r i o u s i m m i g r a t i o n societies, o p e r a t i n g u n d e r the auspices of r e l i g i o u s bodies. f B y the E m p i r e S e t t l e m e n t S c h e m e , passage assistance is g r a n t e d to those c o m i n g to C a n a d a to earn t h e i r l i v e l i h o o d o n the l a n d a n d to h o u s e h o l d w o r k e r s , a n ocean r a t e o f £2 is p r o v i d e d , the persons o b t a i n i n g these p r i v i ­ leges b y a s y s t e m o f n o m i n a t i o n , i . e . : (a) D i r e c t n o m i n a t i o n , by w h i c h a n y B r i t i s h s u b j e c t i n C a n a d a m a y n o m i n a t e by n a m e a n y B r i t i s h s u b j e c t r e s i d e n t i n the U n i t e d Kingdom. (b) D e s c r i p t i v e n o m i n a t i o n , by w h i c h a n y B r i t i s h s u b j e c t i n C a n a d a m a y n o m i n a t e b y d e s c r i p t i o n , i.e., by g i v i n g a d e s c r i p t i o n o f the h e l p required. (c) " B u l k n o m i n a t i o n , by w h i c h s i n g l e f a r m l a b o r e r s are selected b y o u r overseas a g e n t s a n d sent f o r w a r d f o r p l a c e m e n t b y l a n d s e t t l e m e n t officials. U n d e r this s y s t e m d u r i n g 1927, 5,154 persons h a v e come to C a n a d a . D u r i n g 1927 t h e r e have come f r o m the U n i t e d S t a t e s i n t o C a n a d a 21,025 persons, b r i n g i n g effects w i t h t h e m to the v a l u e o f $ 1 4 , 0 0 2 , 3 7 5 . Since 1 9 2 4 , 56,957 C a n a d i a n s , w h o h a d left C a n a d a w i t h the i n t e n t i o n of m a k i n g t h e i r p e r m a n e n t homes i n the U n i t e d States, have r e t u r n e d to C a n a d a . 32 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES The T h r e e T h o u s a n d B r i t i s h F a m i l i e s S c h e m e , b y w h i c h B r i t i s h f a m i l i e s w i t h l i t t l e or no c a p i t a l o f t h e i r o w n w e r e settled o n the l a n d u n d e r super­ v i s i o n o f the G o v e r n m e n t , has p r o v e d v e r y s u c c e s s f u l a n d w i l l be c o n t i n u e d , b u t the r e p o r t a d d s : " C a n a d a w o u l d b e n e f i t b y i m m i g r a t i o n to a m u c h g r e a t e r degree i f c a p i t a l m o r e c o m m o n l y a c c o m p a n i e d the s e t t l e r s . " Also, " t h a t the e x t e n s i o n of such s e t t l e m e n t schemes depends n o t o n a n y d i f f i c u l t y i n s e c u r i n g good B r i t i s h f a m i l i e s , b u t r a t h e r o n p r o v i d i n g l a n d f o r settle­ m e n t a n d l o a n s s u f f i c i e n t f o r b u i l d i n g s , stock a n d other e q u i p m e n t . " British i m m i g r a n t s s e e k i n g passage assistance are c a l l e d u p o n to s h o w t h a t t h e y are i n good h e a l t h , o f good c h a r a c t e r , are l i t e r a t e , a n d also t h a t t h e y b e l o n g to the a g r i c u l t u r a l or h o u s e w o r k e r class. The r e g u l a t i o n s a p p l i c a b l e to B r i t i s h m i g r a n t s w h o p a y t h e i r o w n f a r e , relates o n l y to h e a l t h , c h a r a c t e r a n d l i t e r a c y . T h e m i g r a n t f r o m the B r i t i s h Isles does n o t r e q u i r e a passport, a n d is n o t c a l l e d u p o n to pass a n y o c c u ­ p a t i o n a l or m o n e y test. A s p e c i a l m o v e m e n t f r o m the B r i t i s h Isles w h i c h p r o m i s e s to become one of the m o s t i m p o r t a n t b r a n c h e s of i m m i g r a t i o n w o r k is a m o v e m e n t o f B r i t i s h l a d s b e t w e e n 14 a n d 17 y e a r s o f age. These l a d s come f r o m t h e i r own homes. T h e y are c a r e f u l l y s e l e c t e d overseas, are g i v e n passage assist­ ance a n d are b r o u g h t o u t u n d e r s p e c i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s c r e a t e d f o r t h a t p u r ­ pose. T h e lads come to d i s t r i b u t i n g f a r m centres i n C a n a d a , a n d f r o m these are p l a c e d i n good f a r m homes. The usual wages paid them d u r i n g the f i r s t y e a r are $10 per m o n t h a n d k e e p . T h e i r wages, e x c e p t a s m a l l r e g u l a r a l l o w a n c e , are c o l l e c t e d by the o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d d e p o s i t e d i n t h e b a n k f o r the l a d , a n d t u r n e d o v e r to h i m w i t h a c c r u e d i n t e r e s t w h e n h e reaches the age of 18 or 19 y e a r s . I t is hoped to e x t e n d a n d e n l a r g e t h i s b r a n c h of the w o r k u n t i l B r i t i s h lads m o v e d u n d e r t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t w i l l be c o u n t e d not i n h u n d r e d s , but i n t h o u s a n d s . A r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l be m a d e to assist a n d advise t h e m i n a c q u i r i n g l a n d f o r t h e m s e l v e s w h e n t h e y h a v e s h o w n t h e i r fitness. D u r i n g the past y e a r 21 B r i t i s h b o y s r e c e i v e d f a r m t r a i n i n g at the A l b e r t a S c h o o l s of A g r i c u l t u r e . U n l i m i t e d acceptance and placement of f a r m w o r k e r s and houseworkers f r o m the B r i t i s h Isles w i l l be the g o v e r n m e n t i m m i g r a t i o n p o l i c y f o r t h e f u t u r e , a n d f i r s t place is g i v e n to the m o v e m e n t f r o m the B r i t i s h Isles. In the f e d e r a l r e p o r t on i m m i g r a t i o n m e n t i o n is made o f the s e r v i c e s of the v o l u n t a r y o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n C a n a d a w h o s e purpose is to assist t h e newcomer. It s t a t e s : " T h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s u n d o u b t e d l y do v a l u a b l e w o r k i n g i v i n g the s t r a n g e r a d v i c e a n d ' a h e l p i n g h a n d after h i s a r r i v a l i n C a n a d a , a n d j u s t w h e n he needs h e l p most. A n e x t e n s i o n o f such v o l u n t a r y h e l p t o a l l the n e w settlers, r e g a r d l e s s o f the c o u n t r y f r o m w h i c h t h e v c o m e , w o u l d be v e r y h e l p f u l to the settlers, a n d w o u l d u n d o u b t e d l y p r o v i d e a n e w i m p e t u s to f u t u r e i m m i g r a t i o n . " I n r e g a r d to c o n t i n e n t a l i m m i g r a t i o n , the r e g u l a t i o n s r e q u i r e t h a t these persons, besides b e i n g o t h e r w i s e f i t , s h a l l be a d m i t t e d o n l y o n the g r o u n d of o c c u p a t i o n , b e i n g f a r m e r s , f a r m - w o r k e r s or h o u s e - w o r k e r s , a n d others are a d m i t t e d on the g r o u n d s o f r e l a t i o n s h i p , o f parents, u n m a r r i e d c h i l d r e n a n d u n m a r r i e d b r o t h e r s a n d sisters. T h e i n t e r e s t d i s p l a y e d o n the p a r t o f E u r o p e a n c o u n t r i e s i n the o p p o r t u n i t i e s p r e s e n t e d b y C a n a d a f o r t h e i r people has become n o t a b l e , s e v e r a l d e l e g a t i o n s , m o s t l y of g o v e r n m e n t r e ­ p r e s e n t a t i v e s , h a v i n g d u r i n g the l a s t y e a r v i s i t e d C a n a d a i n q u i r i n g i n t o agricultural conditions. The n u m b e r o f f a m i l i e s c o m i n g f r o m E u r o p e l a s t y e a r possessing c a p i t a l of $1,000, or m o r e was 3 6 3 , a n d the t o t a l a m o u n t o f c a p i t a l b r o u g h t b v these people was $ 7 0 6 , 5 7 1 . I m m i g r a t i o n d u r i n g 1927 a m o u n t e d to 1 4 3 , 9 9 1 , o f w h i c h 50 378 f r o m the B r i t i s h Isles, 21,025 f r o m the U n i t e d States, a n d 72,588 f r o m countries. came other L t . - C o l . A m e r y , B r i t i s h S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r the D o m i n i o n s w h i l e s p e a k i n g o n h i s E m p i r e t o u r , s p e c i a l l y stressed I n t e r - E m p i r e r e l a t i o n s h i p He s t a t e d t h a t the people o f G r e a t B r i t a i n w e r e r e a d y to co-operate i n e v e r y w a y possible i n b u i l d i n g up a g r e a t e r D o m i n i o n possessing i m m e n s e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s a n d r e q u i r i n g o n l y a n e n e r g e t i c p o p u l a t i o n . H e v e r v strong-lv e m p h a s i z e d p a r t n e r s h i p a n d c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h the E m p i r e FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION :J3 A f t e r a l l , the success o f the i m m i g r a t i o n p o l i c y o f C a n a d a is m o s t l y a m a t t e r o f d e v e l o p m e n t o f o u r resources a n d l e t t i n g the w o r l d k n o w o f the immense wealth a w a i t i n g development. T h e most d i f f i c u l t p a r t has been in g e t t i n g s t a r t e d . W e are c o n f i d e n t n o w t h a t t h e r e l i e s before C a n a d a a n e r a o f m a r v e l l o u s , o f perhaps u n d r e a m e d - o f p r o s p e r i t y , i n w h i c h e v e r y c i t i z e n is g o i n g t o be p r o u d a n d w i l l be t h a n k f u l t h a t he is a C a n a d i a n , w h e t h e r C a n a d a is his n a t i v e l a n d or the l a n d o f his a d o p t i o n . W e o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s also m a y have o u r p a r t i n a c h i e v i n g this h a p p y e r a f o r o u r c o u n t r y b y e x t e n d i n g a w a r m - h e a r t e d w e l c o m e a n d a h e l p i n g h a n d to the n e w c o m e r s . L o r d C l a r e n d o n , C h a i r m a n o f t h e O v e r s e a s S e t t l e m e n t C o m m i t t e e , w h i l e i n C a n a d a , w h e n he v i s i t e d some hundi'eds o f s e t t l e r s i n t h e i r n e w C a n a d i a n homes, stated f r o m o b s e r v a t i o n s he h a d m a d e , the secret o f s u c c e s s f u l s e t t l e m e n t d e p e n d e d u p o n h a v i n g the w o m e n o f t h e home h a p p y a n d c o n t e n t e d . T h i s t h e n is o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . L e t u s s t r i v e to help the n e w c o m e r s o v e r the first d i f f i c u l t places, to m a k e t h e m f e e l , a n d e s p e c i a l l y the w o m e n , that C a n a d a is a r e a l home to t h e m . Help t h e m o v e r t h e i r t r o u b l e s a n d m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s i n a d j u s t i n g themselves to t h e i r new l i f e . A little kindness, a friendly action, may make a l l the d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n success a n d f a i l u r e to t h e m — a n d c o n s i d e r the w a r m g l o w o f happiness that m a y come to t h e m t h r o u g h y o u r a c t i o n . 1 w o n d e r h o w m a n y o f the A l b e r t a I n s t i t u t e s h a v e become " L i n k s of E m p i r e . " S e v e r a l m e m b e r s of the L u n d b r e c k Institute have r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s i n response to o u r m i s s i v e sent last S e p t e m b e r , a n d w e a r e e a g e r l y l o o k i n g for m o r e . A l e t t e r f r o m an E n g l i s h I n s t i t u t e d e c l a r e d i t w o u l d be g l a d to hear f r o m a C a n a d i a n I n s t i t u t e w i t h w h o m t h e y m i g h t e x c h a n g e letters and to w h i c h they w o u l d be pleased to send t h e i r I n s t i t u t e m a g a z i n e , " F o r H o m e a n d C o u n t r y . " A l s o m a n y p e r s o n a l l i n k s m a y be d e v e l o p e d i n t h i s d e l i g h t f u l w a y . I t r e a s u r e the " L i n k " t h a t has come to me v e r y h i g h l y , f o r I feel t h a t i f that g r a c i o u s l a d y w h o has w r i t t e n me s u c h an i n t e r e s t i n g and c h a r m i n g l e t t e r w i l l h o n o r me w i t h a c o n t i n u a n c e o f her c o r r e s p o n d e n c e 1 s h a l l he m o r e t h a n d e l i g h t e d to w r i t e her o f o u r c o u n t r y a n d w o r k . I believe these l i n k s o f E m p i r e c a n be o f i m m e n s e help i n o u r i m m i g r a t i o n p o l i c y . T h e i n d i v i d u a l i n q u i r y or l e t t e r o f i n f o r m a t i o n m i g h t have as l i t t l e e f f e c t as a d r o p o f w a t e r , but s u c h letters f r o m o u r m a n y I n s t i t u t e s c o u l d be as the s t o r y - b o o k brook that comes e v e n t u a l l y to t u r n the huge wheels o f the n a t i o n ' s i n d u s t r i e s . M a n y i n t e r e s t i n g r< ports have come to me o f the w o r k b e i n g done by the c o m m i t t e e s on i m m i g r a t i o n in c o n s t i t u e n c i e s and I n s t i t u t e s t h r o u g h o u t the p r o v i n c e . 1 t h i n k it w o u l d be i n t e r e s t i n g a n d p r o f i t a b l e i f I m e n t i o n s o n i ' o f the o u t s t a n d i n g w o r k t h a t has been done by some I n s t i t u t e s . A t W e t a s k i w i n L I f a m i l i e s , m a k i n g a t o t a l o f 90 persons, w e r e m e t on t h e i r a r r i v a l , t a k e n to the I n s t i t u t e r e s t - r o o m a n d p r o v i d e d f o r . T h e r e p o r t a d d s : " T h e s r people ar<- n o w a l l settled on t h e i r o w n l a n d , the a d u l t s w o r k ­ i n g o u t a n d the c h i l d r e n g o i n g to s c h o o l . " A note t e l l s us, " t h e R u s s i a n c h i l d r e n are b r i g h t in s c h o o l , e s p e c i a l l y in m u s i c a n d a r t . " C o n d o r W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e r e p o r t s that f o u r f a m i l i e s , m a k i n g a t o t a l o f 30 i n d i v i d u a l s , w e r e met at the s t a t i o n , t h e i r goods t a k e n to t h e i r homes, f i r e s w e r e made r e a d y a n d t h e n e w c o m e r s w e r e a f t e r w a r d s v i s i t e d . T h e y state t h a t these f a m i l i e s a p p e a r to be d o i n g w e l l , a n d a note adds, " w e f i n d t h a t a b e t t e r k n o w l e d g e o f c o o k i n g , s e w i n g a n d p r o p e r h o u s e k e e p i n g w o u l d be a g r e a t a d v a n t a g e . " I m u s t add t h a t these notes added to the r e p o r t m a y be o f m a t e r i a l help in d i r e c t i n g o u r w o r k in i m m i g r a t i o n . T h e M i l l e t W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e r e p o r t s that a f a m i l y o f six was met, t h e i r house p r e p a r e d w i t h beds a n d stove r e a d y , and they were c a l l e d on r e g u l a r l y , the v i s i t o r o f t e n t a k i n g some l i t t l e g i f t s u c h as a c a k e . A t L o c h a i l a n u m b e r o f H u n g a r i a n people a r r i v e d . A note adds " t h e s e people r e t a i n t h e i r o w n l a n g u a g e , a n d are v e r y s l o w to t a k e u p C a n a d i a n w a y s . " A t A l i x three families were met and welcomed. T h e y w e r e assisted w i t h t h e i r l u g g a g e , a n d showers o f h o u s e h o l d u t e n s i l s w e r e arranged for them. W e s t l o c k r e p o r t s f o u r B r i t i s h f a m i l i e s met a n d pre­ sented w i t h h a m p e r s . W h e n one f a m i l y o f n e w c o m e r s was sick w i t h t y p h o i d f e v e r t h e y w e r e v i s i t e d a n d h e l p e d , soups a n d j e l l i e s b e i n g s u p p l i e d , also a cot a n d m a t t r e s s . T h e r e p o r t f r o m D r u m h e l l e r suggests g i v i n g t o u r i s t s " a s q u a r e d e a l " o n an i m m i g r a t i o n p o l i c y . A i r d r i e reports meeting a new f a m i l y at the s t a t i o n a n d t a k i n g t h e m to the h o t e l f o r d i n n e r . A n g u s R i d g e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e r e p o r t s h a v i n g a p p o i n t e d its i m m i g r a t i o n c o m m i t t e e . I t has w e l c o m e d n e w c o m e r s , a n d a d d t h a t i t hopes i t w i l l have 1 ALBERTA WOMEN'S 34 INSTITUTES m o r e o f t h i s w o r k to do. A t E d m o n t o n a n d C a l g a r y , w h e r e w o m e n ' s h o s t e l s are m a i n t a i n e d , t h e y are v i s i t e d by m e m b e r s o f the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e , w h o h e l p to look a f t e r the w o m e n a n d g i r l s u n t i l t h e y r e a c h t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n . O n b e h a l f o f the P r o v i n c i a l A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e o n W o m e n ' s I m m i g r a ­ t i o n , I w o u l d d r a w y o u r a t t e n t i o n to the i m p o r t a n c e o f f i l l i n g i n t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e sent t o a l l I n s t i t u t e s a s h o r t t i m e ago a n d r e t u r n i n g i t to M i s s M a c m i l l a n ' s o f f i c e as r e q u e s t e d . I n c o n c l u d i n g , I m a y a g a i n r e m i n d y o u t h a t perhaps n o w h e r e i n t h e w h o l e o f C a n a d a does the s u b j e c t o f l a n d s e t t l e m e n t o c c u p y so i m p o r t a n t a place as i n o u r o w n p r o v i n c e o f A l b e r t a , n o r are t h e r e i n a n y others m o r e g l o r i o u s p r o m i s e s o f p r o s p e r i t y a n d success. Still our newcomers may suffer m a n y a h e a r t a c h e a n d l o n e l y h o u r a n d d i s c o u r a g e m e n t w h i c h w i l l the s o o n e r be o v e r c o m e b y the w a r m t h o f o u r w e l c o m e a n d the f r i e n d l i n e s s w e w o m e n o f A l b e r t a m a y b r i n g to t h e m . REPORT ON CANADIANIZATION (Mrs. AND NATIONAL EVENTS W m . Stewart, Peace River, Convener) It w o u l d n o t be a n e x a g g e r a t i o n to say t h a t the w o r k o f t h i s c o m m i t t e e has been m o r e w i d e l y d i s t r i b u t e d a m o n g the I n s t i t u t e s o f A l b e r t a t h i s y e a r t h a n t h a t o f a n y o f the other s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s . T h e year 1927 b e i n g the s i x t i e t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f C o n f e d e r a t i o n , the i n t e r e s t o f a l l classes a n d c o m m u n i t i e s was focussed o n the s u i t a b l e c e l e b r a t i o n o f C o n f e d e r a t i o n D a y , a n d a l m o s t e v e r y I n s t i t u t e i n t h e p r o v i n c e t o o k some p a r t i n the a c t i v i t i e s of the day. P a t r i o t i c pageants, p i c n i c s , processions, speeches, etc., c o m b i n e d to m a k e t h i s a m e m o r a b l e o c c a s i o n f o r y o u n g a n d o l d , a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r the y o u n g , since the s c h o o l c h i l d r e n w e r e a l w a y s a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e celebrations. B u t the i n t e r e s t i n C a n a d i a n i z a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l E v e n t s f o r t u n a t e l y d i d n o t stop there. M a n y I n s t i t u t e s h a d papers a n d l e c t u r e s o n " C o n f e d e r a t i o n , " "Canadianization," "Citizenship," " E a r l y Canadian History," "Canadian V i s i o n , " etc., e i t h e r b y t h e i r o w n m e m b e r s or b y p r o m i n e n t outside speakers. P a t r i o t i c p r o g r a m m e s a n d p l a y s w e r e c a r r i e d over to o t h e r o c c a s i o n s , f l a g s w e r e p r e s e n t e d to schools i n m a n y cases, a b r o n z e p l a q u e i n one i n s t a n c e , a n d p r a c t i c a l t h i n g s l i k e s a n d boxes a n d s w i n g s i n a n o t h e r , to c o m m e m o r a t e t h e Diamond Jubilee. M a n y I n s t i t u t e s p r e s e n t e d p r i z e s f o r p a t r i o t i c essays a n d r e c i t a t i o n s , a n d i n one i n s t a n c e f o r t h e h i g h e s t a v e r a g e m a r k s o n C a n a d i a n h i s t o r y . The essay subjects w e r e i n t e r e s t i n g a n d d i v e r s e — " C a n a d a , the L a n d of P r o m i s e , " " O u r N a t i o n a l Holidays and W h y W e Celebrate T h e m , " " W h y I am Glad to be a C a n a d i a n , " " T h e B e n e f i t s o f C o n f e d e r a t i o n , " etc. It is n o t i c e a b l e f r o m the r e p o r t s t h a t i n the c e l e b r a t i o n o f the n a t i o n a l h o l i d a y s , E m p i r e D a y seems to be the f a v o r i t e ( e x c e p t l a s t y e a r w h e n D o ­ m i n i o n D a y w a s a n e x c e p t i o n a l o c c a s i o n ) . T h i s is p r o b a b l y due to t h e season o f the y e a r a n d the f a c t t h a t the schools are n o t y e t closed f o r vacation. One I n s t i t u t e s u p p o r t s the B o y S c o u t m o v e m e n t , a n o t h e r gave a d o n a t i o n to the C a l g a r y c e n o t a p h , w h i l e s t i l l a n o t h e r u n v e i l e d a n h o n o r r o l l i n its local church. M a n y o f the I n s t i t u t e s have h a d a C a n a d i a n i z a t i o n d a y o n t h e i r p r o ­ g r a m m e , a n d i t has b e e n s u g g e s t e d t h a t the M a y or J u n e m e e t i n g s h o u l d be set aside f o r t h i s m e e t i n g . S o m e of the m e e t i n g s h a v e been a l l - C a n a d i a n (as one r e p o r t says, " f r o m r o l l - c a l l to l u n c h e o n " ) . O t h e r s have h a d v a r i o u s i n d i v i d u a l i t e m s — r o l l - c a l l s ( C a n a d i a n c u r r e n t events, C a n a d i a n e x p l o r e r s , a u t h o r s , heroes, C a n a d i a n v e r s e ) , p a p e r s on C a n a d i a n l i t e r a t u r e , F r e n c h C a n a d i a n l i t e r a t u r e , C a n a d i a n art, m u s i c , s t a t e s m e n , " O l d H o m e " d e s c r i p ­ t i o n s , etc. T w o m a t t e r s I s h o u l d l i k e to e m p h a s i z e ( a n d o n these I h a v e t h e h e a r t y c o n c u r r e n c e o f m a n y o f the l o c a l c h a i r m e n ) are the n e e d o f r e a d i n g m o r e C a n a d i a n p e r i o d i c a l s , a n d the d u t y o f w e l c o m i n g n e w s e t t l e r s to o u r meet­ i n g s . M a n y I n s t i t u t e s have b e e n b u s y w i t h t h i s l a t t e r p r o b l e m , a n d t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e v a r i e s v e r y m u c h . S o m e have n o d i f f i c u l t y at a l l i n p e r s u a d i n g these n e w c o m e r s to j o i n the I n s t i t u t e . I n one case a n u m b e r o f n e w B r i t i s h settlers j o i n e d w i t h i n a few hours of their a r r i v a l . Their ready adaptability FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 35 w a s d u e d o u b t l e s s to t h e i r b e i n g B r i t i s h a n d p e r h a p s associated w i t h the I n s t i t u t e i n the o l d l a n d . O n the o t h e r h a n d , a n o t h e r I n s t i t u t e r e p o r t s t h a t t h e y have held out a w e l c o m i n g h a n d to the f o r e i g n w o m e n i n v a i n , b u t ( a n d this is a s a l i e n t p o i n t ) i t was the d a u g h t e r of one o f these f o r e i g n w o m e n w h o w o n the I n s t i t u t e p r i z e f o r a p a t r i o t i c essay! In this incident t h e r e is a g r e a t s o u r c e o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t , f o r i f w e c a n not i n f l u e n c e these w o m e n o u r s e l v e s , we c a n get at t h e m t h r o u g h the c h i l d r e n ; a n d e v e n i f t h e y n e v e r lose t h e i r r a c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d c u s t o m s t h e i r c h i l d r e n w i l l soon be w i d e - a w a k e y o u n g C a n a d i a n s . I s h o u l d l i k e to m a k e a f e w s u g g e s t i o n s w o r k i n g o f this c o m m i t t e e : f o r the improvement of the ( 1 ) W o u l d the d i s t r i c t d i r e c t o r s see to it t h a t the o u t l i n e s o f w o r k are d i s t r i b u t e d at the f a l l c o n f e r e n c e s a n d w o u l d the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n v e n e r s m a k e a point o f e n l i g h t e n i n g the c h a i r m e n o f C a n a d i a n i z a t i o n as to t h e i r d u t i e s ? I have had r e q u e s t s f o r o u t l i n e s as late as A p r i l w h e n a l r e a d y a v a l u a b l e p a r t o f the y e a r is gone. ( 2 ) W h e n the r e p o r t s t h a t have been r e a d at the f a l l c o n f e r e n c e s are f o r w a r d e d to the p r o v i n c i a l c h a i r m a n , be sure t h a t the name of the c h a i r ­ m a n m a k i n g the r e p o r t , also the n a m e o f the c o n s t i t u e n c y a n d d i s t r i c t , are clearly indicated. S o m e t i m e s I have had to d e p e n d f o r m y i n f o r m a t i o n o n the p o s t - m a r k , and even t h a t w a s not p l a i n . ( 3 ) It w o u l d be a d v i s a b l e to r e t a i n i f possible the same c o n s t i t u e n c y chairman for a two-year period. H e r best w o r k is l i k e l y to be done i n her second y e a r w h e n she has got her s u b j e c t i n h a n d . REPORT OF T H E STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (.Mrs. M . A . M u r p h y , C o w l e y , C o n v e n e r ) La*t y e a r , a f t e r the r e p o r t h a d been t y p e d , 28 o f the c o n s t i t u e n c i e s sent v e r y i n t e n s t i n L ' anil e n c o u r a g i n g r e p o r t s of w o r k a c c o m p l i s h e d , but u n ­ f o r t u n a t e l y these r e p o r t s came too late to be i n c l u d e d i n the a n n u a l r e p o r t of your convener. This year a circular letter u r g i n g early replies brought 60 r e p o r t s b r i m m i n g f u l l of the a c t i v i t i e s o f this c o m m i t t e e . D u r i n g the y e a r a g r e a t m a n y l e t t e r s have been r e c e i v e d f r o m a l l o v e r the p r o v i n c e , a n d 155 l e t t e r s have been w r i t t e n in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the w o r k as c o n v e n e r o f this c o m m i t t e e . S o m e o f the o u t s t a n d i n g w o r k has been b e a u t i f y i n g o f homes, c e m e t e r i e s , school g r o u n d s and s t r e e t s ; p l a n t i n g o f trees a n d o r n a m e n t a l s h r u b s ; m a k i n g p a r k s ; c o m m u n i t y i m p r o v e m e n t ; h e l p i n g w i t h school f a i r s , h o r t i c u l t u r a l f a i r s , f l o w e r s h o w s and a g r i c u l t u r a l f a i r s . Y o u r C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r e has t a k e n f o r its s l o g a n , " B e a u t i f u l A l b e r t a , a L a n d o f P l e n t y . " a n d o u r m e m b e r s are w o r k i n g f o r " H o m e and C o u n t r y " in a p r a c t i c a l w a y i n an e f f o r t to m a k e A l b e r t a the v e r y best p r o v i n c e in the great D o m i n i o n in w h i c h we l i v e . S i n c e the w o r k of m a k i n g A l b e r t a a l a n d of homes, w h e r e t r e e s , o r c h a r d s e n d g a r d e n s bespeak c o n t e n t m e n t , has been u n d e r t a k e n , the sales of the n u r s e r y m e n have b e e n m o r e t h a n d o u b l e d , so t h a t t h e y f i n d d i f f i c u l t y i n s u p p l y i n g the d e m a n d . M o r e sales have been matle a m o n g o u r I n s t i t u t e m e m b e r s t h a n to the r e m a i n i n g p o p u l a t i o n o f the p r o v i n c e . The s u b j e c t s t a k e n up a n d d i s c u s s e d b y the b r a n c h e s have been m a n y and varied. F r o m l e c t u r e s , papers, debates a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n s a g r e a t m a n y a g r i c u l t u r a l facts are b e i n g l e a r n e d . T h e r e is e v i d e n c e of a n i n t e r e s t f r o m w h i c h s p l e n d i d r e s u l t s are b e i n g o b t a i n e d . A t the d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e i n S o u t h e r n A l b e r t a p h o t o g r a p h s were s h o w n o f b e a u t i f u l h o m e s a r o u n d w h i c h t r e e s a n d o r n a m e n t a l s h r u b s a n d f l o w e r s m a k e a b o w e r of b e a u t y . One p i c t u r e s h o w e d a p l a n t a t i o n o f trees c o n s i s t i n g o f f o r t y v a r i e t i e s . F r o m the o u t l i n e o f w o r k sent out, some of the s u b j e c t s t a k e n up d u r i n g the y e a r are as f o l l o w s : A d v a n t a g e s o f the P o u l t r y a n d E g g P o o l , a d v a n t a g e s of t h e S w i n e C l u b f o r boys and g i r l s , h o w to keep the y o u n g f o l k on the f a r m , c a r e a n d c u l t u r e o f bulbs, h o w to m a k e a nice l a w n , h a r d y f l o w e r s a n d s h r u b s s u i t a b l e to o u r c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s , s t o r i n g v e g e t a b l e s f o r w i n t e r use, w h a t v e g e t a b l e s s h o u l d be eaten m o s t l y f o r h e a l t h , w i n d o w g a r d e n s , h o w to e r a d i c a t e weeds a n d h a r m f u l pests (such as the g o p h e r , c r o w , m a g p i e , c u t w o r m , s a w f l y , e t c . ) , c u l t u r e o f s m a l l f r u i t s , v a l u e o f s e l e c t i n g good seed, 36 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES a d v a n t a g e s to be g a i n e d b y r a i s i n g p e d i g r e e d stock a n d p u r e b l o o d p o u l t r y , c u l l i n g p o u l t r y f o r p r o f i t a n d m a r k e t i n g o f same to a d v a n t a g e , t u r k e y r a i s i n g , S a s k a t o o n as a hedge, A l b e r t a ' s w i l d f l o w e r s , p r o f i t i n c u r i n g p o r k , w h y c r e a m tests v a r y , r a i s i n g geese p r o f i t a b l y , c o r n - g r o w i n g i n A l b e r t a , , the c u l t u r e of roses, how A l b e r t a c o m p a r e s w i t h other c o u n t r i e s i n a g r i c u l t u r e . These subjects, t o g e t h e r w i t h other m a t t e r , have r o u n d e d o u t m a n y a fine and i n s p i r i n g programme. F r o m the n o r t h to the s o u t h o f the p r o v i n c e o u r I n s t i t u t e w o r k e r s a r e t a k i n g a lively interest in community improvement. B e s i d e s the s c h o o l f a i r w o r k , i n w h i c h a l a r g e p e r c e n t a g e of the branches are a c t i v e assistants, t h e c e m e t e r y w o r k , tree p l a n t i n g a n d c i v i c i m p r o v e m e n t s of v a r i o u s o r d e r s a r e undertaken. These i n c l u d e m a i n t a i n i n g of rest r o o m s f o r the use o f c o u n t r y w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , c a r i n g f o r g a r d e n s o n v a c a n t lots, m a k i n g s m a l l p a r k s , c u t t i n g weeds f r o m roadsides, a n d i n a u g u r a t i n g " C l e a n U p " a n d " P a i n t U p " campaigns. B i g t h i n g s h a v e been u n d e r t a k e n b y m a n y o f the I n s t i t u t e s w h e r e l a r g e sums of m o n e y are r e q u i r e d to a c c o m p l i s h the u n d e r t a k i n g s . S e v e r a l h u n d r e d d o l l a r s have been expended on m a n y a p r o j e c t . Although t h e r e is a l a c k o f i n t e r e s t i n some l o c a l i t i e s , c o n s i d e r a b l e h e a d w a y is b e i n g made, a n d e v e r y y e a r shows a m a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t . O u r I n s t i t u t e b o d y is k e e p i n g abreast o f the t i m e s i n e x h i b i t i o n w o r k aside f r o m h e l p i n g to f i n a n c e f a i r s of d i f f e r e n t sorts. It is also cap­ t u r i n g its share of the p r i z e s at these contests. P e r f e c t i o n of q u a l i t y r a t h e r t h a n q u a n t i t y is the s t a n d a r d , a n d o u r W . I . w o m e n are f a s t b e c o m i n g observers a n d h a r d e a r n e s t w o r k e r s . L a s t fall several of the constituencies p l a n n e d f l o w e r shows i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e i r conferences, but the l a t e dates o f the c o n f e r e n c e s p r e v e n t e d s e v e r a l p u t t i n g t h e i r plans i n t o e f f e c t . It is e x p e c t e d t h a t this y e a r the conferences w i l l be h e l d a m o n t h e a r l i e r so t h a t f l o w e r a n d h o r t i c u l t u r a l s h o w s m a y be p l a n n e d w i t h o u t f e a r o f f r o s t . A s nothing promotes any branch of work like public competition, a great deal o f good s h o u l d r e s u l t f r o m p r o m o t i n g these enterprises. T h e g r o w i n g o f f r u i t is r e c e i v i n g m o r e a t t e n t i o n e v e r y y e a r . A great m a n y a r e p r o d u c i n g this a r t i c l e o f f o o d q u i t e s a t i s f a c t o r i l y , a n d i n m a n y instances i n c o m m e r c i a l q u a n t i t i e s . This home-grown fruit supplements the w i l d f r u i t w h i c h is an asset to A l b e r t a , a n d w h i c h is u s e d a g r e a t d e a l for c a n n i n g , preserves a n d j e l l i e s . P o u l t r y - r a i s i n g is o n the i n c r e a s e , b a b y c h i c k s b e i n g s h i p p e d a l l o v e r t h e province. T h e m a r k e t i n g o f p o u l t r y p r o d u c t s has i m p r o v e d g r e a t l y t h r o u g h the pools. T u r k e y - r a i s i n g is a c o m i n g i n d u s t r y i n A l b e r t a . Several W . I . m e m b e r s are a l r e a d y m e m b e r s o f the B r o n z e T u r k e y B r e e d e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n , w h i c h has r e c e n t l y been f o r m e d . V e g e t a b l e g a r d e n i n g is r e c e i v i n g m o r e a t t e n t i o n e v e r y y e a r , a n d m o r e a n d m o r e o f the t e n d e r v e g e t a b l e s are b e i n g g r o w n s u c c e s s f u l l y . A l b e r t a vegetables w i l l hold their own anywhere both i n quality and flavor. There is no l i m i t to the q u a n t i t y t h a t c a n be p r o d u c e d . T h e f o l l o w i n g is a t e s t i m o n y t h a t w o r k b r i n g s r e s u l t s . A t the R o y a l S h o w at T o r o n t o , w h e n 80 e n t r i e s c a p t u r e d S7 a w a r d s , e v e r y t h i n g e n ­ t e r e d f r o m A l b e r t a t o o k a p r i z e . B u t t e r w o n 14 p r i z e s out o f 14 e n t r i e s . A l b e r t a h o n e y t o o k b o t h f i r s t a n d second p r i z e s . T h e r e c o r d s o f the C h i c a g o I n t e r n a t i o n a l S h o w r e c o r d s i m i l a r successes. W h e a t , oats, peas, a l f a l f a , t i m o t h y a n d cattle a l l c a p t u r e d l o n g lists o f prizes, a n d f o r the most p a r t w e r e p r o d u c t s of b r e e d e r s t h r o u g h o u t the p r o v i n c e . T h i s y e a r a g r i c u l t u r e i n A l b e r t a w i l l be r e p r e s e n t e d bv a t e a m o f t h r e e m e m b e r s o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b " at the C a n a d i a n National Exhibition in Toronto. A s home b u i l d e r s o u r w o m e n are o u t s t a n d i n g , a n d t h e y are a d d i n g t h e i r share o f w o r k i n a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s , a n d w h e n l i n k e d t o g e t h e r as a w h o l e t h e i r i n f l u e n c e is w i d e l y f e l t . A l b e r t a is w e a l t h i e r b v t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s a n n u a l l y b y r e a s o n o f the w o r k t h a t is done b y the A g r i c u l t u r a l C o m m i t t e e of the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o f A l b e r t a . F u r t h e r , we have f o u n d f r o m e x ­ perience that pleasant home surroundings, coupled w i t h c o m m u n i t y interest, g o o d r u r a l schools a n d d i v e r s i o n i n c l e a n a n d h e a l t h y r e c r e a t i o n s u f f i c i e n t to k e e p y o u n g hearts- c o n t e n t are the c o n t r i b u t i n g f a c t o r s w h i c h w i l l s a t i s f y the y o u n g people w i t h r u r a l l i f e . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 37 Summary of Reports P i n c h e r C r e e k a m i R o c k y M o u n t a i n C o n s t i t u e n c i e s have done some v e r y outstanding work in community improvement. C o w l e y p l a n t e d 1,350 c a r a g a n a a n d 65 trees i n the t w o v i l l a g e c h u r c h y a r d s , a n d are h a r d a n d f a i t h f u l w o r k e r * f o r the school f a i r . A r r a n g e m e n t s are now u n d e r w a y to p l a n t trees i n the c e m e t e r y a n d to b u i l d a fence a r o u n d i t . P i n c h e r C r e e k c l e a n e d u p the o l d c e m e t e r y , p l a n t e d trees a n d a hedge a r o u n d it, a n d the n e g l e c t e d g r a v e s have been t a k e n care of. B e d s o f f l o w e r s have b e e n p l a n t e d w h e r e m a n y o f the e a r l y settlers have been l a i d to rest. T h e y also h e l p e d w i t h the h o r t i c u l t u r a l show, d o n a t i n g $10 to t h i s purpose. This constituency p l a n s to h o l d a f l o w e r show i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the c o n f e r e n c e t h i s f a l l . L i t t l e B o w C o n s t i t u e n c y . — V u l c a n has its o w n t r e e n u r s e r y , a n d each y e a r a n y trees o n the streets t h a t have d i e d are r e p l a c e d . T h e t r e e - p l a n t i n g on the streets is e x t e n d e d e v e r y year, an i m p r o v e m e n t t h a t is n o t o n l y en­ j o y e d by the t o w n s p e o p l e , but gives a good i m p r e s s i o n to people p a s s i n g through. T h e school g r o u n d s were also p l a n t e d w i t h trees. S o m e o f the m e m b e r s h a v e nice hedges a n d p l a n t a t i o n s t h r i v i n g o n t h e i r f a r m s w h i c h enable them to g r o w vegetables, even r i p e n i n g tomatoes, w h i l e s m a l l f r u i t s , c r a b apples a n d R o c k y M o u n t a i n c h e r r i e s are d o i n g w e l l b e h i n d these belts. C h a m p i o n hold a f l o w e r show last y e a r , a n d i n t e n d s e n l a r g i n g it this y e a r . R e i d H i l l sent n s h i p m e n t o f potatoes a n d c a n n e d v e g e t a b l e s to W o o d ' s Christian Home. P e m b i n a C o n s t i t u e n c y is t a k i n g up such w o r k as the a d v a n t a g e s o f the S w i n e C l u b f o r hoys a n d g i r l s , b e t t e r p o u l t r y w i t h g r e a t e r p r o f i t s , h o w to o b t a i n good h a t c h i n g eggs, and c o r n - g r o w i n g i n A l b e r t a . W e s t l o c k sends t h r e e plants a m o n t h to the h o s p i t a l . R e d D e e r a n d l n n i s f a i l W e s t C o n s t i t u e n c i e s . — P e n h o l d d e v o t e d one meet­ i n g to a g r i c u l t u r e , w h e n a f i n e paper was g i v e n o n the subject. The school f a i r is s u p p o r t e d a n d a f l o w e r show was h e l d i n A u g u s t . O t h e r I n s t i t u t e s have had talks on bulbs and f l o w e r s , p e r e n n i a l s , s h r u b s a n d p o u l t r y w i t h r o l l - c a l l a n s w e r e d w i t h g a r d e n hints or a f a v o r i t e t r e e . B u r n t L a k e had a contest f o r the best bouquet o f f l o w e r s , f o r w h i c h a p r i z e was g i v e n . S y l v a n L a k e is a n e n t h u s i a s t i c s u p p o r t e r o f the s c h o o l f a i r . A s i l v e r c u p was w o n by a S y l v a n L a k e boy for the best s t o c k - j u d g i n g at the s c h o o l f a i r . This b r a n c h held a " b e e " to c l e a n up the beach. T h i s c o n s t i t u e n c y gave two p r i z e s at the c o n f e r e n c e f o r the best bouquets o f f l o w e r s . T h r e e I n s t i t u t e s gave $10 each to the s c h o o l f a i r . S e d g o w i c k C o n s t i t u e n c y . — B e e k e e p i n g is o n the increase h e r e , a n d is p r o v i n g to be a p r o f i t a b l e s i d e l i n e . A m a r k e d i n t e r e s t is s h o w n i n treep l a n t i n g a n d o r n a m e n t a l shrubs are g r o w n e x t e n s i v e l y . S m a l l f r u i t s are g r o w n here a n d f r u i t trees are b e i n g p l a n t e d . S c h o o l g r o u n d s a n d ceme­ t e r i e s are b e i n g c a r e d for. O n e I n s t i t u t e held a f l o w e r show a n d hail a lecture on perennials. T h e V i k i n g W . I . planted 300 trees and shrubs i n the c e m e t e r y a n d raised $39 f o r its u p k e e p ; $6 was g i v e n to the school f a i r , a n d $60 was g i v e n t o w a r d s the upkeep of a r e s t - r o o m f o r c o u n t r y ladies a n d t h e i r c h i l d r e n . T h r e e members gave $150.00 w o r t h o f bulbs to be planted around a memorial. Red Deer and lnnisfail E a s t . — I n this constituency Delburne, E l n o r a and L o u s a n a r e p o r t t h a t o w i n g to three g o o d crops m a n y new homes have been b u i l t a n d old ones r e n o v a t e d a m i the g r o u n d s are b e i n g b e a u t i f i e d w i t h f l o w e r i n g shrubs, w h i l e e v e r y o n e has a good vegetable g a r d e n . The tender v e g e t a b l e s do w e l l , a n d s m a l l f r u i t s arc r e c e i v i n g m o r e a t t e n t i o n each y e a r . S c h o o l f a i r s are s u p p o r t e d a n d school g a r d e n s e n c o u r a g e d . O l d s a n d D i d s b u r y E a s t . — T h r e e H i l l s have p r e p a r e d g r o u n d i n the cemetery ready for planting t r i e s next year. H a n d H i l l s C o n s t i t u e n c y . — D r u m h e l l e r had a f i n e address b y C h a r l e s G . D . R o b e r t s on A n i m a l L i f e . W a y n e W . I . m e m b e r s are e n t h u s i a s t i c gardeners. A c a d i a E a s t C o n s t i t u e n c y . — S p r i n g b u r n h a d a d e m o n s t r a t i o n on c u l l i n g hens. S i b b a l d r a i s e d $106 f o r the c e m e t e r y f u n d . A c a d i a W e s t C o n s t i t u e n c y . — C h i n o o k p r e s e n t e d a p e t i t i o n to the P r o v i n ­ c i a l G o v e r n m e n t a s k i n g f o r 'fully q u a l i f i e d o f f i c i a l l a d y j u d g e s at the a g r i ­ cultural fair. P r a i r i e C i r c l e W . I . , a t C e r e a l , has b e e n a c t i v e i n s c h o o l fairw o r k , p l a n t i n g tree belts a n d b e a u t i f y i n g homes. Y o u n g s t o w n d e v o t e d one ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES m e e t i n g to the o u t l i n e o f w o r k s u b m i t t e d b y t h e p r o v i n c i a l c o n v e n e r of. a g r i c u l t u r e , a n d stressed the i m p o r t a n c e o f s h e l t e r belts o n p r a i r i e f a r m s . W e t a s k i w i n Constituency.—In this constituency a lively interest is t a k e n i n the g r o w i n g o f f l o w e r s , a n d a f l o w e r s h o w w a s p l a n n e d f o r the c o n f e r e n c e l a s t y e a r , but o w i n g to late date h a d t o be c a n c e l l e d . T a l k s w e r e g i v e n on the s a s k a t o o n as a s h r u b a n d o n house p l a n t s . S l i p s o f p l a n t s a n d shrubs '• are exchanged. F l o c k s o f p o u l t r y are b e i n g c u l l e d a n d p u r e b l o o d p o u l t r y i s . more popular a l l the t i m e . A t W e t a s k i w i n the M a r c h m e e t i n g was g i v e n o v e r to a g r i c u l t u r e . A n address o n h o r t i c u l t u r e t o l d h o w to h a v e b l o o m s from early spring t i l l frost. A n g u s R i d g e W . I . i s k e e n l y a l i v e to t h e v a l u e o f s h e l t e r belts, w h i c h p r o t e c t its f l o w e r s a n d s m a l l f r u i t s . Tomatoes and cucumbers t h r i v e here. O n e m e m b e r p l a n t e d 1,500 a n d a n o t h e r 6 0 0 trees r e s p e c t i v e l y . P o u l t r y f l o c k s w e r e c u l l e d , a n d one m e m b e r b e l o n g s t o the B r o n z e T u r k e y A s s o c i a t i o n , w h i l e others a r e c o n t e m p l a t i n g b e c o m i n g members this fall. T h i s b r a n c h b e n e f i t t e d b y the a g r i c u l t u r a l l e c t u r e s w h i c h w e r e b r o a d c a s t f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y . A f l o w e r s h o w i s p l a n n e d f o r t h e constituency conference this f a l l . .. C a m r o s e C o n s t i t u e n c y is k e p t b u s y g r o w i n g s p l e n d i d f l o w e r s a n d v e g e t a b l e s a n d i n g i v i n g e v e r y p o s s i b l e assistance to the s c h o o l f a i r . Many W . I . m e m b e r s have c a p t u r e d p r i z e s at the h o r t i c u l t u r a l s h o w f o r b o t h f l o w e r s and vegetables. G r o w i n g o f s m a l l f r u i t is a p r o f i t a b l e i n d u s t r y . S o m e r a i s e s t r a w b e r r i e s as a m e a n s o f m a k i n g m o n e y . B e e s do w e l l h e r e . P r i z e s f o r g o p h e r t a i l s w e r e g i v e n t o the s c h o o l c h i l d r e n . D a y s l a n d W . I . i s t a k i n g u p the s t u d y o f n o x i o u s weeds, also the care a n d c u l t i v a t i o n o f b u l b s a n d flowers. Poultry-raising received much attention. C h i l d r e n are encouraged to keep the s c h o o l y a r d s neat a n d c l e a n . F i f t y cents is g i v e n to e a c h s c h o o l f o r f l o w e r s o r seeds. A p r i z e is also g i v e n f o r the best k e p t s c h o o l y a r d a n d this was closely contested. A f l o w e r s h o w is p l a n n e d f o r t h i s f a l l . V e r m i l i o n a n d A l e x a n d r a C o n s t i t u e n c i e s are m a k i n g a s t u d y o f t u r n i n g houses i n t o homes, m a k i n g g a r d e n s a n d p l a n t i n g t r e e s , b e a u t i f y i n g t h e s m a l l towns and cemeteries. S u c h t e n d e r v e g e t a b l e s as c u c u m b e r s , t o m a t o e s , m e l o n s , c e l e r y a n d c o r n do w e l l h e r e . A f l o w e r s h o w was p l a n n e d f o r t h e c o n f e r e n c e , b u t the lateness o f t h e d a t e made i t i m p o s s i b l e . E d s o n C o n s t i t u e n c y is d o i n g g o o d w o r k . F r o m J a s p e r c o m e s a r e p o r t t h a t i t h a d the best f a i r l a s t f a l l t h a t has e v e r b e e n h e l d t h e r e . O n ac­ c o u n t o f no n a t u r a l s o i l t h e w o m e n are w o r k i n g u n d e r d i f f i c u l t i e s , as a l l t h e s o i l has to be h a u l e d f r o m c o n s i d e r a b l e d i s t a n c e . I n spite o f t h i s h a n d i c a p these e n t h u s i a s t i c w o r k e r s h a v e w o n d e r f u l g a r d e n s o f b o t h f l o w e r s a n d v e g ­ etables. A l a r g e s u m o f m o n e y was s p e n t i n i m p r o v i n g t h e s c h o o l g r o u n d s . A c o m p e t i t i o n i n w i n d o w boxes w i l l be h e l d t h i s f a l l . T h e members here t h i n k t h a t snapshots a r e a g o o d m e d i u m of a d v e r t i s i n g w h a t c a n be g r o w n in your own locality. S t o n y P l a i n Constituency is not m a k i n g a n y outstanding effort i n this d e p a r t m e n t , b u t the m e m b e r s are p r o v i n g t h e m s e l v e s r e a l h o m e - m a k e r s a n d are t a k i n g a n a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i n g a r d e n s a n d g r o u n d s m a d e a t t r a c t i v e w i t h f l o w e r s a n d shrubs. T h e c a r e of b a b y c h i c k s is also a n i t e m o f i n t e r e s t t o them. L a c o m b e C o n s t i t u e n c y . — T h e c o n v e n e r h e r e is u r g i n g a t r e e - p l a n t i n g c a m p a i g n t h r o u g h o u t the d i s t r i c t a n d hopes to a w a k e n a n i n t e r e s t a m o n g W . I. members i n c o m m u n i t y i m p r o v e m e n t and the b e a u t i f y i n g of homes. I o l a W . I . s e n t a p e t i t i o n to the m u n i c i p a l c o u n c i l a s k i n g t h a t t r e e s a l o n g the r o a d s i d e t h a t do n o t i n t e r f e r e w i t h r o a d - m a k i n g be s a v e d . C a l g a r y and Okotoks Constituency.—Trees, flowers and shrubs are b e i n g g r o w n more a n d m o r e e v e r y y e a r . S m a l l f r u i t s a n d b e r r i e s , also c r a b - a p p l e s a n d p l u m s are b e i n g s t a r t e d . O n e m e m b e r t o o k f i r s t p r i z e f o r roses a t t h e C a l g a r y f l o w e r show. O t h e r p r i z e s w e r e also c a p t u r e d b y W . I . e n t h u s i a s t s . P o u l t r y - r a i s i n g is o n the i n c r e a s e . C e m e t e r y w o r k is done, a n d " C l e a n U p " a n d " P a i n t U p " c a m p a i g n s have b e e n h e l d . Medicine H a t C o n s t i t u e n c y . — B o w Island is v e r y m u c h interested i n s h e l t e r belts, f l o w e r a n d v e g e t a b l e g a r d e n s . A splendid display of garden products was shown at the constituency conference. Medicine H a t members are g r o w i n g roses a n d a g r e a t v a r i e t y o f o t h e r f l o w e r s . A f i r s t p r i z e f o r d a h l i a s was w o n b y t h i s b r a n c h a t t h e c o n f e r e n c e . W a l s h d e v o t e d one m e e t ­ i n g to a g r i c u l t u r e , w h e n t r a c t o r s vs. horses o n the f a r m w a s d i s c u s s e d . . T h e f e n c e a r o u n d t h e c e m e t e r y has b e e n r e b u i l t . M a n y b e r r i e s W . I . m e m - FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 39 b e r s t u r n e d out a n d c l e a n e d up the c e m e t e r y ; weeds w e r e c u t a n d s a g e b r u s h grubbed. T h e U . F . W . A . a n d the G i r l s ' C l u b a n d a n u m b e r o f the m e n of the town helped w i t h this w o r k . Beds of flowers were planted, and every grave was d e c o r a t e d w i t h a cross o f f l o w e r s . It is p l a n n e d to m a k e t h i s a n a n n u a l event. T h i s b r a n c h has chosen the rose as its f l o w e r , a n d each m e m b e r is p l a n t i n g at least one. A p r i z e is o f f e r e d f o r the best b l o o m . S e v e r a l p r i z e s w e r e c a r r i e d o f f by t h i s b r a n c h at the h o r t i c u l t u r a l show w h i c h was h e l d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the c o n f e r e n c e . W a r n e r C o n s t i t u e n c y sends a r e p o r t t h a t is most e n c o u r a g i n g o f a f l o w e r a n d v e g e t a b l e show w h i c h w a s staged i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e c o n s t i t u e n c y conference. T h i s e n t e r p r i s e w a s h i g h l y p r a i s e d by c o m p e t e n t j u d g e s . So s u c c e s s f u l was t h i s e x h i b i t i o n t h a t over $100.00 was s u b s c r i b e d t o w a r d t h i s f u n d the e a r l y p a r t o f t h i s y e a r to p r o v i d e f o r a b i g g e r a n d b e t t e r s h o w this fall. N e w D a y t o n W . I . w i l l compete t h i s y e a r a n d g i v e some o f the prizes. Coronation Constituency reports g o o d gardens, w o n d e r f u l f l o w e r s a n d trees b e a u t i f y the homes, s h r u b s a n d hedges i m p r o v e schools ceme­ t e r i e s , a n d p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s as w e l l as the homes o f o u r m e m b e r s . The q u a l i t y o f b o t h c r e a m a n d eggs has i m p r o v e d b y s e l l i n g t h r o u g h the p o o l s . H e a v i e r p r o d u c t i o n of p o u l t r y is e n c o u r a g e d . S m a l l fruits receive more attention every year. T h r e e y o u n g people a t t e n d e d the a g r i c u l t u r a l schools. V e g r e v i l l e Constituency.—The Vegreville constituency reports that papers w e r e g i v e n o n g a r d e n i n g a n d p o u l t r y - r a i s i n g . V e g e t a b l e seeds a n d c u t t i n g s w e r e exchanged, and a h o r t i c u l t u r a l question box was answered by the convener. T h e V e g r e v i l l e W . I . h a d a n address o h g a r d e n i n g f r o m a m e m b e r of the h o r t i c u l t u r a l s o c i e t y . T h e W . I . gave assistance f o r t h r e e days to t h e e x h i b i t i o n a s s o c i a t i o n d u r i n g the f a i r , t a k i n g c h a r g e of the w o m e n ' s e x h i b i t s a n d the f r u i t d i s p l a y f o r the V e g r e v i l l e d i s t r i c t , w h i c h w o n t h r e e p r i z e s at t h e provincial fair. T o f i e l d is i m p r o v i n g the school g r o u n d s . M a c l e o d C o n s t i t u e n c y is c o n t i n u i n g w i t h the c e m e t e r y w o r k b e g u n last y e a r b y p l a n t i n g 1,200 trees. S t a n d o f f W . I . is p l a n n i n g to p l a n t t r e e s i n s i x d i f f e r e n t s c h o o l y a r d s , a n d is n o w c o n s i d e r i n g w a y s a n d m e a n s o f d o i n g this. C o c h r a n e C o n s t i t u e n c y . — C r o s s f i e l d has spent $259.60 o n b e a u t i f y i n g the c e m e t e r y , a n d a l e c t u r e was g i v e n on g a r d e n i n g a n d the c a r e o f p e r e n n i a l s . O l d s W e s t C o n s t i t u e n c y has f i n e g a r d e n s , a n d made a s t u d y o f r o t a t i o n o f c r o p s a n d p o u l t r y - r a i s i n g . S m a l l f r u i t s are r e c e i v i n g m a r k e d a t t e n t i o n . B e a u t i f y i n g homes is o f c o m m o n interest, w i t h t r e e - p l a n t i n g g e n e r a l : Native s h r u b s a r e b e i n g used f o r hedges. T h e g r o w i n g o f seeds a n d h o w to m a k e a hot-bed were topics of study. H a r m a t t a n held a v e r y successful f l o w e r and v e g e t a b l e s h o w i n A u g u s t , the c h i l d r e n ' s s e c t i o n b e i n g e s p e c i a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g and attractive. T a b e r C o n s t i t u e n c y was one o f the f i r s t to h o l d f l o w e r shows. A t Coal­ dale a p a r k is u n d e r w a y w h i c h w i l l cost $ 5 0 0 . B e e k e e p i n g is one o f the m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n d u s t r i e s i n this d i s t r i c t ; 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s w a s p r o d u c e d l a s t y e a r i n a n a r e a o f a b o u t 20 s q u a r e m i l e s . E v e r R e a d y h e l p e d w i t h the school fair. V i c t o r i a a n d S t u r g e o n C o n s t i t u e n c i e s r e p o r t t h a t the W a r s p i t e W . I . is t a k i n g u p the q u e s t i o n of h o w to get r i d of n o x i o u s weeds a n d the s a w f l y , w h i c h is a m e n a c e to a g r i c u l t u r e i n t h i s l o c a l i t y . B e d d i n g and potting plants has also been a n i n t e r e s t i n g t o p i c of s t u d y . T h e I n s t i t u t e has a m e m b e r o n the e x h i b i t i o n b o a r d . T r e e - p l a n t i n g is p o p u l a r t h r o u g h o u t the c o n s t i t u e n c i e s . F i n e C r e e k co-operates w i t h t h e B o a r d o f T r a d e a n d helps the s c h o o l f a i r . W a i n w r i g h t Constituency reports vigorous tree-planting campaigns and a v e r y lively interest in gardening. G l e i c h e n C o n s t i t u e n c y r e p o r t s t r e e - p l a n t i n g o n the s t r e e t s of C l u n y t h i s spring. C a r d s t o n C o n s t i t u e n c y r e p o r t s p l a n t i n g o f tree belts. T h e y are s l o w l y b u t s u r e l y m a k i n g p e r m a n e n t homes a n d are e n t h u s i a s t i c w o r k e r s a l o n g a l l lines of agriculture. P e a c e R i v e r , G r o u a r d a n d G r a n d e P r a i r i e C o n s t i t u e n c i e s have a l l done good w o r k a l o n g a g r i c u l t u r a l l i n e s . E r i n L o d g e has b e e n k e p t b u s y h o m e b u i l d i n g i n t h i s n e w c o u n t r y . W i l d f l o w e r s are b e a u t i f u l a n d l u x u r i a n t , b u t g a r d e n f l o w e r s a r e c u l t i v a t e d too. A w o n d e r f u l d i s p l a y of asters a n d s w e e t 40 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES peas w a s s h o w n at the W a t e r h o l e f a i r . B e r r i e s also do w e l l . Indeed the p o s s i b i l i t i e s of this p a r t o f the c o u n t r y are a l m o s t u n l i m i t e d . H i g h P r a i r i e , B i g M e a d o w s a n d M c L e n n a n have a l l p l a n t e d some s h r u b b e r y a n d hope t o do much more. S m a l l f r u i t - g r o w i n g is a p r o f i t a b l e i n d u s t r y here. P l u m and c h e r r y trees are b e i n g p l a n t e d . A c a r a g a n a hedge was p l a n t e d a r o u n d the cemetery. L o w e r B e a v e r L o d g e has spent c o n s i d e r a b l e m o n e y a n d t i m e i n i m p r o v i n g the c e m e t e r y . G r a n d e P r a i r i e has o r d e r e d e n o u g h t r e e s to p l a n t a i l the m a i n streets of the t o w n . These r e p o r t s show t h a t w e are g r a d u a l l y b u i l d i n g up a l a n d o f p e r m a n ­ ent homes w h i c h o u r c h i l d r e n w i l l be p r o u d to have as t h e i r h e r i t a g e . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CANADIAN INDUSTRY (Mrs. M c l v o r , Stettler, Convener) T h e C o m m i t t e e on C a n a d i a n I n d u s t r i e s , w h i l e a n e w one, is d e s t i n e d , b y the v a r i e t y of its associations a n d i n f l u e n c e s , to become a r e a l f a c t o r i n b u i l d i n g up p r o s p e r i t y a n d b e t t e r l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s i n o u r c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d i n this w a y w e as w o m e n c a n do a g r e a t d e a l . It r e q u i r e s persistence, b u t t h a t is a n a t u r a l t r a i t o f our sex, a n d t h e r e f o r e one v i r t u e less to c u l t i v a t e . It r e q u i r e s d e t e r m i n a t i o n to a l w a y s d e m a n d the h o m e - p r o d u c e d a r t i c l e w h e n we shop. H e r e i t w i l l be w e l l to m e n t i o n t h a t i n the b u y i n g o f h o m e p r o d u c t s it is necessary t h a t t h e y be o f the h i g h e s t q u a l i t y a n d at a r e a s o n a b l e f i g u r e ; t h e r e f o r e , p r i c e a n d q u a l i t y b e i n g e q u a l , i t is a n o b l i g a t i o n to give p r e f e r e n c e to A l b e r t a , C a n a d i a n a n d B r i t i s h E m p i r e goods. T h i s , h o w e v e r , does n o t d i s c r e d i t the f o r e i g n a r t i c l e , because w e are d e p e n d e n t on a c e r t a i n p e r c e n t ­ age o f i m p o r t s f r o m a n e c o n o m i c a l s t a n d p o i n t , r a t h e r i t is the n e c e s s i t y t o c o n t r i b u t e to the s u p p o r t of the i n d u s t r i e s i n our o w n c o u n t r y , a n d s u r e l y the r e a l p r o o f o f p r o s p e r i t y lies i n the h e a l t h y c o n d i t i o n o f the h o m e m a r k e t , the m a g n e t t h a t w i l l a t t r a c t i n d u s t r i a l e x p a n s i o n . P r o b a b l y i n d i f f e r e n c e is the most d e a d e n i n g i n f l u e n c e i n t h i s r e g a r d , l a r g e l y because the t h o u g h t has not o c c u r r e d to us t h a t 90 p e r cent, of the b u y i n g o f h o u s e h o l d r e q u i s i t e s is done b y the w o m e n . It is n o t h a r d to see w h a t an i n f l u e n c e t h e y assert i n the sphere o f t r a d e d e v e l o p m e n t , and i f I a c c o m p l i s h n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n to arouse i n y o u the desire to spend t h a t d o l l a r b i l l e a r n e d b y the l a b o r p r o d u c e d f r o m y o u r o w n homes a n d place i t w h e r e i t w i l l r e t u r n b r i n g i n g i n its w a k e i n c r e a s e d e m p l o y m e n t a n d i n d u s t r i a l e x p a n s i o n , I s h a l l f e e l t h a t the e f f o r t is tremendously worth while. O n e c a n discourse at g r e a t l e n g t h o n this subject a n d its a l l i e d p o s s i ­ b i l i t i e s , but I s h o u l d l i k e to say the o b l i g a t i o n s are not a l l o u r s — t h e C a n a d i a n m a n u f a c t u r e r s have a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y too. T h e y w i l l have to t u r n o u t the best possible p r o d u c t i n order to compete p r o f i t a b l y w i t h the i m p o r t e d a r t i c l e . W h i l e i t has n o t been possible to c o r r e s p o n d d i r e c t l y w i t h a l l , I h a v e a t t e m p t e d the n e x t best t h i n g . M a t e r i a l r e s p e c t i n g the n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s , i n d u s t r i e s a n d r e l a t i v e p r o d u c t s has been g a t h e r e d , p a p e r s p r e p a r e d a n d sent out as d e m a n d e d r e l a t i n g to above s u b j e c t s ; s p e c i a l a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n o n E m p i r e S h o p p i n g w e e k (a m o v e m e n t e n t i r e l y l a u n c h e d b y w o m e n , w h i c h as y o u k n o w has n o w s p r e a d i t s message to a l l p a r t s o f the B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d has b e e n endorsed by both labor and f i n a n c e ) . Interviews were held w i t h v i s i t i n g t r a d e c o m m i s s i o n e r s on c o n d i t i o n s i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . I s e r v e d o n the p r o ­ v i n c i a l committee in connection w i t h E m p i r e Shopping week i n A l b e r t a ; was a s p e c i a l guest o f the B o a r d o f T r a d e a n d C a n a d i a n M a n u f a c t u r e r s ' A s s o ­ c i a t i o n at t h e i r l u n c h e o n h e l d d u r i n g E m p i r e S h o p p i n g w e e k to p o p u l a r i z e the i d e a . T h e m e n u c o n s i s t e d o f a l l l o c a l p r o d u c t s , w h i c h p r o v e d n o t o n l y a r e v e l a t i o n b u t a source o f d e l i g h t to the p a l a t e . A series o f r a d i o a d ­ dresses r e l a t i v e to the i n d u s t r i e s o f o u r p r o v i n c e w a s a r r a n g e d , a n d a s p e c i a l p r o g r a m m e w a s p l a n n e d d u r i n g the above week. H i s H o n o r the L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r k i n d l y c o n s e n t e d to g i v e the o p e n i n g address, a n d r e a d the f o l l o w ­ i n g t e l e g r a m f r o m H . R . H . the P r i n c e of W a l e s : " I h e a r t i l y c o n g r a t u l a t e C a n a d a on i n a u g u r a t i o n o f E m p i r e S h o p p i n g w e e k t h r o u g h o u t the D o m i n i o n . T h e increase o f i n t e r - e m p i r e t r a d e w h i c h i t is t h e p u r p o s e o f the m o v e m e n t to foster, is an object w h i c h has m y w h o l e - h e a r t e d s u p p o r t , a n d I w i s h E m p i r e S h o p p i n g w e e k i n C a n a d a a n i m m e d i a t e a n d last­ i n g success." M a y o r B u r y spoke, e m p h a s i z i n g the e c o n o m i c necessity o f h o m e i n d u s t r y . M r . H o w a r d S t u t c h b u r y , A l b e r t a T r a d e C o m m i s s i o n e r a n d S e c r e t a r y o f the FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 41 C a n a d i a n C o a l C o m m i t t e e , e x p l a i n e d the r e l a t i o n s o f p r o s p e r o u s c o n d i t i o n s to i m m i g r a t i o n . W e assisted t e m p o r a r i l y i n the c a m p a i g n o f the C a n a d i a n C o a l C o m m i t t e e b y the f o r m i n g o f r e s o l u t i o n s to b r i n g to b e a r o n the D o m i n i o n G o v e r n m e n t the m a t t e r o f a c o m p e t i t i v e c o a l r a t e , a n d are p r o u d to s a y t h a t due to the v i s i o n a n d p r o m p t i t u d e o f o u r president, M r s . W e l l i n g ­ t o n H u y c k , a n d the m e m b e r s o f the b o a r d , the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s w e r e the f i r s t o r g a n i z a t i o n to r e t u r n c o m p l e t e d r e s o l u t i o n s . F r o m C o c h r a n e comes a r e p o r t r a d i a t i n g e n t h u s i a s m a n d f i l l e d w i t h v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g A l b e r t a a n d its m a n y phases of a g r i c u l t u r e and industrial life. T h e r e p o r t states t h a t a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g was h e l d a n d p a p e r s g i v e n r e l a t i n g to the s u b j e c t , as w e l l as an essay c o m p e t i t i o n . G a l a ­ h a d , E d m o n t o n , W e t a s k i w i n , M e d i c i n e H a t , S e d g e w i c k a n d D e l i a also sent i n r e p o r t s t e l l i n g o f t h e i r w o r k a l o n g b u y - a t - h o m e l i n e s . F r o m other p a r t s o f t h e p r o v i n c e c o m e s i m i l a r stories o f progress. A suggested p r o g r a m m e f o r p r o c e d u r e , w i t h a c c o m p a n y i n g l e t t e r s , w a s s e n t o u t a n d a c k n o w l e d g e d , a n d o v e r 5 0 0 copies o f the w o m e n ' s shoppinglists were m a i l e d and distributed. W e k n o w t h a t 14 per cent, o f the w o r l d ' s s u p p l y o f c o a l is i n o u r p r o v i n c e . T h e f u t u r e g r o w t h o f the coal i n d u s t r y a n d s e c u r i n g of m a r k e t s w i l l be a b i g f a c t o r i n b r i n g i n g p r o s p e r i t y to the west a n d g r e a t l y a i d i n a t t r a c t i n g i n d u s ­ trial plants. I r o n ore has been m i n e d o n the shores o f L a k e A t h a b a s c a . T h e r e is also gas a n d p e t r o l e u m i n v a s t q u a n t i t i e s , a n d d a i l y we h e a r of n e w w e l l s b e i n g b r o u g h t i n . I n the n o r t h t h e r e are 3,000 m i l e s o f t a r sands w h i c h w h e n t r e a t e d are c a p a b l e o f p a v i n g p r a c t i c a l l y the w h o l e N o r t h A m e r i c a n continent. T h e r e is a s a l t w e l l a t M c M u r r a y f r o m w h i c h s a l t has a l r e a d y been t r a n s p o r t e d , a n d t h i s i n d u s t r y w i l l g r o w as soon as r a i l f a c i l i t i e s are p r o v i d e d . C l a y a n d shales used i n the m a n u f a c t u r e o f p o t t e r y are f o u n d i n l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s a r o u n d M e d i c i n e H a t , m a k i n g i t possible f o r t h r i v i n g i n d u s t r i e s to p r o d u c e h i g h grade p o t t e r y , b r i c k s a n d glass. S i l i c a , a f i n e s a n d u s e d i n t h e m a n u f a c t u r e o f glass, i s also t o be f o u n d i n t h i s province. W i t h the d i s c o v e r y o f b e n t o n i t e , a m e d i c a t e d c l a y , w h i c h is f o u n d n e a r E d s o n , A l b e r t a , a v e r y f i n e h a i r shampoo a n d face cleanser or c l a y p a c k is n o w b e i n g made, a n d is b e i n g u s e d a l m o s t e n t i r e l y b y the b e a u t y p a r l o r s t h r o u g h o u t the p r o v i n c e . I n the c i t y o f C a l g a r y is l o c a t e d the R o y a l C r o w n S o a p W o r k s , w h e r e n u m b e r s o f soaps, w a s h i n g p o w d e r s , oils, greases, f u r n i t u r e polishes and c r e a m s are m a n u f a c t u r e d , a n d there are s e v e r a l r e f i n e r i e s n o w o p e r a t i n g i n the p r o v i n c e . O t h e r i n d u s t r i e s i n c l u d e the g a r m e n t f a c t o r i e s , one o f w h i c h t u r n s out a v a r i e t y o f w o m e n ' s w e a r , i n c l u d i n g dresses f o r e v e r y o c c a s i o n , w e l l m a d e , and u n d e r the best c o n d i ­ t i o n s . W o r k clothes, m a c k i n a w s , shirts, hats a n d m e n ' s w e a r are also made in the f a c t o r i e s o f the l a r g e r centres. T h e s u g a r beet i n d u s t r y , so close to y o u , needs no i n t r o d u c t i o n ; the q u a l i t y o f its p r o d u c t s is o f a h i g h o r d e r . B r o o m s , boots a n d shoes, e x t r a c t s , cereals, f l o u r , m a c a r o n i , yeast, c a n d i e s , b i s c u i t s , a n d v i n e g a r a r e also m a n u f a c t u r e d i n t h i s p r o v i n c e . T h e p a c k i n g p l a n t s o c c u p y a p r o m i n e n t place i n the i n d u s t r i a l l i f e o f o u r p r o v i n c e , as also does the n e w c a n n i n g f a c t o r y l o c a t e d at E d m o n t o n . The A l b e r t a s o i l p r o d u c e s the f i n e s t q u a l i t y peas, beans, c a r r o t s , beets, s p i n a c h , a n d because o f t h i s n e w f a c t o r y we s h a l l n o w be able to p r o d u c e A l b e r t a canned vegetables. A l b e r t a c l o v e r h o n e y is s e c o n d to none i n f l a v o r . T h e r e are m a n y other s m a l l e r i n d u s t r i e s r i s i n g up a r o u n d us f u t u r e too is d e p e n d e n t on o u r c u s t o m . O u r p r o v i n c e , on a c c o u n t n a t u r a l resources, offers a wide field for m a n u f a c t u r i n g enterprises. whose o f its U p to the p r e s e n t t i m e a g r i c u l t u r e has h e l d f i r s t place, b u t we c a n n o t a l l f o l l o w the p l o w ; t h e r e f o r e , i n d u s t r y is g r o w i n g apace, a n d t h e r e b y p r o v i d i n g o u r y o u t h w i t h other sources o f e m p l o y m e n t . I n d u s t r i a l r e s e a r c h is occupy­ i n g a m o r e i m p o r t a n t place i n o u r u n i v e r s i t i e s , a n d r i g h t l y so, i n a w o r l d where competition is a v i t a l factor a n d where science a n d discovery has r a i s e d i n d u s t r y to a h i g h p l a n e . O u r m o t t o is " F o r H o m e a n d C o u n t r y , " a n d ladies, t h e r e is no g r e a t e r w a y to serve t h e m t h a n b y s u p p o r t i n g home i n d u s t r i e s . I m a y l e a v e t h i s thought w i t h y o u — " W h a t A l b e r t a makes, makes A l b e r t a . " L e t us b r i n g to our f a i r D o m i n i o n , by our interest and support, that measure of prosperity t h a t is r i g h t f u l l y its o w n . 4^ ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES A L B E R T A WOMEN'S I N S T I T U T E GIRLS' (Mrs. CLUBS J . Macgregor Smith, Edmonton, Supervisor) M y -first year as S u p e r v i s o r o f the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b s b e g a n after the c o n v e n t i o n at B a n f f i n J u l y . I a t t e n d e d the c o n v e n t i o n as a guest, to get a c q u a i n t e d w i t h the g i r l s . I f o u n d e i g h t y of the f i n e s t g i r l s i t has ever been m y p r i v i l e g e to meet. G i r l s sincere a n d e a r n e s t i n t h e i r e n d e a v o r to m a k e t h e i r clubs the best g i r l s ' clubs i n C a n a d a — g i r l s c o n t i n u a l l y a s k i n g what can we do to make o u r clubs m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g . W i t h this thought i n m i n d I o u t l i n e d a contest to " s e l l " A l b e r t a f r o m an a g r i c u l t u r a l s t a n d p o i n t . T h e m a i n idea o f the contest was g i v e n i n a c i r c u l a r l e t t e r sent to the secre­ taries of the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b s O c t o b e r 21st. The paragraph w h i c h I quote sums up b r i e f l y the p l a n : " L e t us have a t e a m o f t h r e e g i r l s f r o m each W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b i n A l b e r t a to t a k e p a r t i n the c o m p e t i t i o n . T h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n s h o u l d be one h a l f - h o u r i n l e n g t h , to be j u d g e d n o t o n l y b y the r e s u l t s o n the a u d i e n c e , but w h e t h e r or not the t e a m sells the i d e a of ' A g r i c u l t u r e i n Alberta.' T h i s is the f u n d a m e n t a l i d e a of the w h o l e c o m p e t i t i o n , a n d is most i m p o r t a n t . " T o the t e a m c o m i n g f i r s t the p r i z e was a t r i p f o r the t h r e e g i r l s a n d t h e i r s u p e r v i s o r to T o r o n t o to be the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e representatives to the C a n a d i a n N a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n b e i n g g i v e n b y the C a n a d i a n P a c i f i c R a i l w a y , a n d a g r a n t f r o m the D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e , w h i c h w i l l help w i t h the l i v i n g expenses. T o the t e a m c o m i n g s e c o n d the H o n . G e o . H o a d l e y , M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e , w i l l give one w e e k at a s c h o o l of a g r i c u l t u r e , w h e n the w i n n e r s o f the s c h o o l f a i r s a t t e n d to compete. The w i n n e r o f this t e a m w i l l r e c e i v e a free s c h o l a r s h i p to t h e i r n e a r e s t s c h o o l of a g r i c u l t u r e . T h i s c o m p e t i t i o n w a s f a r b e t t e r t h a n I h a d hoped i t c o u l d be. The contests w e r e h e l d i n L e t h b r i d g e , C a l g a r y a n d E d m o n t o n d u r i n g the E a s t e r holidays. T h e w i n n i n g t e a m was f r o m W e t a s k i w i n , M r s . J . A . R o d e l l , S u p e r v i s o r ; the t e a m c o m i n g second was f r o m W a r n e r , M r s . W . W . R o g e r s , Supervisor. T w o teams d e s e r v i n g h o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n w e r e the t e a m s f r o m Delia, M r s . Geo. M a r t i n , Supervisor, and f r o m D a y s l a n d , Miss Isabel N o b l e , Supervisor. E v e r y team did well. T h e one c r i t i c i s m t h a t I s h a l l m a k e i s — m a n y o f the teams a t t e m p t e d too m u c h ; t h e y d i d not c o n f i n e themselves to a g r i c u l t u r e , but gave the n a t u r a l resources of the p r o v i n c e as w e l l . I m u s t speak o f the c o - o p e r a t i o n we r e c e i v e d i n this u n d e r t a k i n g . A t L e t h b r i d g e we w e r e e n t e r ­ t a i n e d by the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e a n d B o a r d o f T r a d e . In Calgary M r s . G r e v e t t e , the p r e s i d e n t of the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e , a n d M r s . J . F . P r i c e w e r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the good t i m e t h e r e . I n E d m o n t o n the manufacturers d o n a t e d most g e n e r o u s l y t o w a r d the e n t e r t a i n i n g o f the g i r l s , a n d this w a s no s m a l l i t e m , as t h e r e w e r e f i f t y g i r l s to b o a r d a n d r o o m . T h e W e t a s k i w i n g i r l s gave a r e m a r k a b l e d e m o n s t r a t i o n o n d a i r y i n g . T h e i r m a t e r i a l was good, a c c u r a t e a n d complete. T h e t e a m w o r k w a s the best i n the p r o v i n c e . A p p e a r a n c e a n d c o n d u c t was e x c e l l e n t . They were b u s i n e s s - l i k e , h a p p y , courteous, i n s p i r i n g c o n f i d e n c e i n the i n f o r m a t i o n t h e y w e r e g i v i n g . I w a n t to assure y o u the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e a n d the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b s have a t e a m , the m e m b e r s o f w h i c h are D o r i s H a n n a , L a u r e t t a V i c k e r s a n d N o r m a N e l s o n , o f w h o m we a n d the p r o v i n c e o f A l b e r t a m a y be v e r y p r o u d . T h e W a r n e r g i r l s gave a s p l e n d i d d e m o n s t r a t i o n on w o o l , s h o w i n g a l l the steps f r o m the w o o l o n the sheep's b a c k u n t i l i t w a s r e a d y to w e a v e . W e began the y e a r w i t h $7.06 i n the t r e a s u r y . A s our secretary lives in G r a n d e P r a i r i e , w h i c h is a v e r y e x p e n s i v e t r i p into E d m o n t o n , i t has b e e n i m p o s s i b l e f o r us to have a n e x e c u t i v e m e e t i n g , a l l our w o r k b e i n g done by c o r r e s p o n d e n c e . I have w r i t t e n 965 l e t t e r s this y e a r . I have a f i l e i n w h i c h e v e r y l e t t e r is k e p t . A c a r d c a t a l o g u e o f the r e p o r t s o f a l l the G i r l s ' C l u b s assists me i n k n o w i n g w h i c h c l u b is w o r k i n g . It seemed to t a k e the secretaries o f the c l u b s a l o n g t i m e b e f o r e t h e y b e g a n s e n d i n g m e t h e i r reports. I am now r e c e i v i n g reports r e g u l a r l y f r o m seventy clubs. There are a n u m b e r o f c l u b s t h a t I h e a r about t h a t are not r e p o r t i n g . These clubs do n o t r e c e i v e the m a t e r i a l sent to the other c l u b s . W e r e v i s e d the c o n s t i t u - FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 43 t i o n a n d b y - l a w s f o r t h e l o c a l a n d p r o v i n c i a l c l u b s . T h e y are n o w r e a d y a n d can be h a d o n a p p l i c a t i o n to the H o m e B u r e a u o f f i c e . W e have a n e w u n i f o r m — w h i t e m i d d y b l o u s e , t r i m m e d w i t h g r e e n b r a i d a n d a g r e e n t i e , o u r c l u b c o l o r s , w i t h a b l u e serge s k i r t . T h i s r e c e i v e d t h e a p p r o v a l o f a l l the g i r l s a t the contests w h e r e i t w a s d e m o n s t r a t e d . The E m e r y C o m p a n y o f E d m o n t o n a r e g i v i n g a u n i f o r m to each o f the m e m b e r s o f the w i n n i n g t e a m to w e a r to T o r o n t o . I a t t e n d e d the d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e s at L e t h b r i d g e , S t e t t l e r a n d E d m o n t o n , a t each p l a c e h e a r i n g i n t e r e s t i n g r e p o r t s o n G i r l s ' C l u b w o r k . P a r t i c u l a r l y i n the s o u t h e r n p a r t o f the p r o v i n c e the b o n d b e t w e e n the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e a n d W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b s is v e r y s t r o n g . O u r a c t i v i t i e s are r e p o r t e d i n the L e t h b r i d g e , C a l g a r y a n d E d m o n t o n p a p e r s b y J e a n B l e w e t t , w h o is f i l l i n g out the u n e x p i r e d t e r m of o u r p u b ­ l i c i t y c o n v e n e r , G l a d y s R i c k e r , w h o has l e f t the p r o v i n c e . E a c h m o n t h o n the f i r s t M o n d a y I have t a l k e d over C . K . U . A . to the g i r l s . One m o n t h I h e a r d f r o m 12 c l u b s t h a t t h e y w e r e " l i s t e n i n g i n . " A t the G . C . c o n v e n t i o n i n B a n f f the g i r l s v o t e d to go to J a s p e r P a r k f o r t h e i r 1928 c o n v e n t i o n . A s no d e f i n i t e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t f i n a n c i a l assistance f o r this c o n v e n t i o n w a s s e c u r e d u n t i l M a y 21st, l e t t e r s to the s e c r e t a r y of the G . C . c o u l d not be sent b e f o r e t h i s date. I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h i s date I t o o k the q u e s t i o n o f c a m p i n g f a c i l i t i e s up w i t h t h e Y . W . C . A . camp o f f i c i a l s , a n d f o u n d t h a t the accommodation was not satisfactory. A t the m e e t i n g of the a d v i s o r y b o a r d o f the A . W . I . , h e l d i n C a l g a r y M a y 2 8 t h , t h e y d e c i d e d to advise the e x e c u t i v e of the G i r l s ' Clubs to cancel their convention this year. REPORT OF T H E WOMEN'S HOME B U R E A U SERVICE ( B y Jessie C . M a c m i l l a n , D i r e c t o r ) The w o r k o f the W o m e n ' s H o m e B u r e a u S e r v i c e b r a n c h w a s s e r i o u s l y i n t e r r u p t e d i n the f a l l o f 1927, o n a c c o u n t o f the severe w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s a n d the o u t b r e a k o f i n f a n t i l e p a r a l y s i s . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g these u n f a v o u r a b l e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , 247 short courses w e r e h e l d d u r i n g the y e a r ; 150 o f these courses w e r e h e l d u n d e r the auspices o f the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s , 4 j o i n t l y b y t h e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s a n d the U n i t e d F a r m W o m e n o f A l b e r t a , 6 j o i n t l y b y the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s a n d t h e W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s G i r l s ' C l u b s , 12 w e r e a p p l i e d f o r a n d g i v e n t o the Women's Institute Girls' Clubs. T o t a l a t t e n d a n c e at a l l short courses, 17,229. R e t u r n s have been received f r o m 136 Institutes. T h e i n c o m e o f these a m o u n t s to $ 3 5 , 2 8 5 , g i v i n g a n a v e r a g e o f $ 2 6 0 p e r I n s t i t u t e . U p to d a t e you have 318 branches. Y o u r organization held 38 constituency conferences, w i t h a total attend­ a n c e o f 2 , 0 0 0 ; also t w o d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e s . T w e n t y - t h r e e s h o r t courses a n d 7 d e m o n s t r a t i o n l e c t u r e s w e r e g i v e n u n d e r the h e a d i n g of foods, c o o k i n g and household a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Every d a y w e h e a r a n d r e a d a b o u t diet, w h a t to eat, a n d w h a t to a v o i d e a t i n g . T h e i n t e r e s t s h o w n i n foods i n t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p to h e a l t h a n d b o d y - b u i l d i n g v a l u e is o n t h e i n c r e a s e . W e a r e b e g i n n i n g i n a s m a l l w a y to r e a l i z e t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f diet i n t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p to h e a l t h a n d disease. The bureau issues a n e x c e l l e n t b u l l e t i n o n diet f o r use i n cases o f c o n s t i p a t i o n a n d f o r the prevention o f this condition. S e w i n g courses have b e e n h e l d f o r t h r e e a n d f i v e days. I n these e v e r y t y p e o f w o r k has b e e n c o v e r e d f r o m the s i m p l e s t g a r m e n t t o t a i l o r e d coats and suits. M i l l i n e r y courses h a v e been h e l d f o r t h r e e a n d f i v e days. Along with the m a k i n g o f h a t s , d e m o n s t r a t i o n s have b e e n g i v e n i n the m a k i n g o f f l o w e r s and trimmings. B a s k e t r y courses have b e e n h e l d f o r t h r e e a n d f i v e days. T h e t y p e of w o r k d o n e u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g is c h a n g i n g r a p i d l y , a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e to do so. P i e c e s o f s m a l l f u r n i t u r e , such as f e r n e r i e s , t a b l e s , etc., are b e i n g made successfully. R a f f i a w o r k i n i t s m a n y f o r m s i s b e i n g c a r r i e d o n a n d is e x t e n s i v e l y used i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s . 44 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES The D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h has t a k e n o v e r a l l the h e a l t h a n d n u r s i n g l e c t u r e s a n d short courses. A n y a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h i s w o r k c o m i n g to t h i s b r a n c h are f o r w a r d e d to M i s s C l a r k , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f N u r s e s . E v e r y e f f o r t is made to co-operate w i t h other d e p a r t m e n t s a n d thus a v o i d o v e r l a p p i n g . It is hoped t h a t i n t h e f u t u r e the b r a n c h m a y be able, a l o n g w i t h p r o ­ v i n c i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , to s t i m u l a t e a n i n t e r e s t m C a n a d i a n h a n d i c r a f t s — t h a t is, i n a r t i c l e s made i n C a n a d a f r o m m a t e r i a l g r o w n a n d p r e p a r e d here, i.e., a k n i t t e d s h a w l , the w o o l sheared f r o m C a n a d i a n sheep, c l e a n e d , c a r d e d , s p u n a n d k n i t t e d i n a C a n a d i a n home w o u l d c o n s t i t u t e a C a n a d i a n h a n d i c r a f t s h a w l . F l a x g r o w n i n C a n a d a a n d p r e p a r e d a n d w o v e n i n t o l i n e n w o u l d be handicraft linen. I f y o u w a n t to go f u r t h e r a n d dye t h i s l i n e n , y o u w o u l d g r o w the p l a n t s to g i v e y o u the c o l o u r y o u n e e d a n d h a v e the n a t u r a l d y e s . 1 u n d e r s t a n d t h a t f a n c y w o r k i n t h e o r d i n a r y a c c e p t e d sense w o u l d n o t c o n s t i t u t e a h a n d i c r a f t a r t i c l e a c c o r d i n g to a s e c t i o n o f t h e G u i l d c o n s t i t u ­ t i o n , w h i c h s a y s : " A b r a n c h o f the G u i l d m u s t n o t s e l l a n y t h i n g b u t h a n d ­ w o r k made m C a n a d a at its shop or e x h i b i t i o n . " Loan Collection, etc. The w o i k o f the l i b r a r y goes on s t e a d i l y , c o n t i n u i n g t h e s e r v i c e i t h a s a l w a y s r e n d e r e d a n d w i d e n i n g its scope. D u r i n g 1927, 3,244 r e f e r e n c e books a n d f o l d e r s w e r e sent o u t a n d 75 l i b r a r i e s w e i e i n c i r c u l a t i o n . T h e d e m a n d is o n the i n c r e a s e f o r p l a y s , i n f o r m a t i o n a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t s a n d suggestions f o r c o m m u n i t y a n d s o c i a l l i f e d e v e l o p m e n t . I n some d i s t r i c t s y o u w i l l f i n d l o c a l t a l e n t w e l l d e v e l o p e d a n d i m p r o v i n g each y e a r . L a s t y e a r at y o u r c o n v e n t i o n l e a f l e t s on " L i n k s of E m p i r e " w e r e d i s ­ tributed. A f e w days ago L a d y A p s l e y m a d e a f u r t h e r a p p e a l f o r t h e f o r m a t i o n of m o r e l i n k s . I n the i n t e r e s t of t h i s m o v e m e n t a r a d i o a d d r e s s w a s g i v e n b y a m e m b e r o f o u r s t a f f ; t h i s a d d i e s s was p r i n t e d m f u l l m t h e E m p i r e R e c o r d . R e c e n t l y M r s . B o w l i n g has w n t t e n a s k i n g f o r the ' t e e n age c o r r e s p o n d e n t s , as boys a n d g i r l s i n A u s t r a l i a w a n t to e x c h a n g e l e t t e r s w i t h boys and girls m Canada. Committee on Immigration The w o r k of w e l c o m i n g the n e w c o m e r has been c a r r i e d o u t i n A l b e r t a , m some cases t h r o u g h a c e n t i a l c o m m i t t e e , m o t h e i cases by one o r g a n i z a t i o n or p e r s o n . T h e p r o v i n c i a l c o m m i t t e e feels d e e p l y g r a t e f u l to o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s w h o have g i v e n of t h e i r t i m e a n d c o n t r i b u t e d so l i b e r a l l y m w o r k a n d p e r s o n a l service T h o s e w h o h a v e been h e l p e d a n d w e l c o m e d a p p r e c i a t e y o u r assistance, a n d i n a g o o d m a n y cases s h o w t h e i r g r a t i t u d e b y h e l p i n g m the w o r k once t h e y have g o t s e t t l e d themselves. T h e D e p a r t m e n t s o f H e a l t h a n d A g r i c u l t u r e o f f e i e d to p r o v i d e t r a i n i n g f o r e m e r g e n c y home h e l p e i s at one o f the schools o f a g r i c u l t u i e i f a s u f f i ­ cient number of suitable applicants came f o r w a r d for this t r a i n i n g . The n u m b e r a p p l y i n g d i d n o t j u s t i f y the p u t t i n g on of this c o u r s e . A s y o u a l l k n o w , the b r a n c h takes a n e w n a m e a n d hopes to d e v e l o p o n a w i d e r basis a f t e r t h e 1st o f J u l y . T h e services of the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u w i l l be a v a i l a b l e to o r g a n i z a t i o n s o n a n o n - s e c t a r i a n a n d n o n ­ p a r t i s a n basis. I t is h o p e d t h a t d i s t u c t s whose r e s i d e n t s are i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e w o r k done b y o u r b r a n c h , a n d w h o w i s h to r e c e i v e h e l p w i l l f o r m b u r e a u c o m m i t t e e s , these c o m m i t t e e s to be composed o f m e m b e r s o r o r g a n i z ­ a t i o n s w a n t i n g short course w o r k , t h i s c e n t r a l c o m m i t t e e b e i n g t h e m e a n s of c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h the D e p a r t m e n t . T h e r e is a n o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h y o u s o m e t i m e s see r e f e r r e d t o i n the press. It is c a l l e d " T o e H " — t h a t w a s the n a m e g i v e n b y the A r m y S i g n a l l e r s to T a l b o t H o u s e d u r i n g the w a r . T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n does n o t c o m p e t e w i t h e x i s t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s , b u t seeks to p r o v i d e t h e m w i t h w o r k e r s . T h e W o m e n ' s H o m e B u r e a u S e r v i c e b r a n c h is l i k e t h i s g r e a t society, n o n - p a r t i s a n a n d n o n sectarian. It has e n d e a v o r e d to g i v e service to those a s k i n g f o r assistance, a n d we c a n h o n e s t l y say t h a t t h e s p i r i t a n i m a t i n g the w o r k h a s b e e n g o o d . I t h m k w e c a n c l a i m , at least i n p a r t , to h a v e k e p t the pledge so b e a u t i f u l l y expressed m the " T o e H " , " F o u r p o i n t s o f the c o m p a s s , " w h i c h p l e d g e s i t s members "to t h i n k f a i r l y , love widely, b u i l d bravely and spread the gospel without preaching it." FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 45 REPORT OF PUBLICITY SECRETARY (Mrs. J . F . Price, Calgary) I f a n y w r i t e r y o u k n o w h a d t o l d y o u t h a t f o r the last t e n y e a r s he or she h a d been t u r n i n g o u t t w o books a y e a r , a n average l e n g t h of 50,000 w o r d s e a c h , y o u w o u l d r e a l i z e a t once t h a t a t least he o r she h a d n o t b e e n idle. T h a t is a c o n s e r v a t i v e estimate o f the w o r k o f y o u r p u b l i c i t y s e c r e t a r y , i f she h a d j u s t w r i t t e n f o r the one p a p e r — t h e A l b e r t a F a r m e r or C a l g a r y H e r a l d W e e k l y — t w e n t y books o n W . I . w o r k . B u t t h a t is o n l y one paper, f o r t w o - t h i r d s o f t h i s m a t e r i a l has been s u p p l i e d w e e k l y t o t w o o t h e r papers — c o p y c o n c e r n i n g the n o r t h to the E d m o n t o n J o u r n a l W e e k l y or A l b e r t a F a r m J o u r n a l , a n d c o p y d e a l i n g w i t h the s o u t h i n the L e t h b r i d g e H e r a l d . 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I . m a g a ­ zines, w h i c h take o u r s p e c i a l stories w h e n t h e y " b r e a k " — I r e f e r to the M a r i ­ t i m e F a r m e r , the Q u e b e c s y n d i c a t e (some f i v e or s i x p u b l i c a t i o n s ) , the B . C . A g r i c u l t u r a l J o u r n a l , and H o m e and C o u n t r y of N e w B r u n s w i c k and N o v a S c o t i a . T h e c o p y o f the f o r t y - t w o c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e s has t o be gone over, r e - t y p e d i n d u p l i c a t e or t r i p l i c a t e f o r m — t h e n o r t h t o the n o r t h , the s o u t h to t h e s o u t h . A l s o I have p e r s o n a l l y r e p o r t e d t w o d i s t r i c t c o n f e r e n c e s , one at L e t h b r i d g e a n d one at S t e t t l e r . T h e papers, o r at least t h e d a i l y papers, p a y f o r t h i s , the r e g u l a r i n c o m e b e i n g $47.50 per m o n t h . T h i s f i n a n c e s the p u b l i c i t y d e p a r t m e n t . 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I . , f r o m the p e r s o n w h o does y o u r p u b l i c i t y , u s u a l l y the s e c r e t a r y : (1) G e t the r e p o r t o f the m e e t i n g to me as soon as possible, p r e f e r a b l y the e v e n i n g of the d a y o f the m e e t i n g ; ( 2 ) i f t h e r e is a l o c a l paper, get t h e a c c o u n t i n t h e n e x t issue. I f y o u are a c o n s t i t u e n c y p u b l i c i t y c o n v e n e r , get a r e p o r t o f the c o n s t i t u e n c y c o n f e r e n c e to me as soon as possible. D u r i n g t h i s season do not become i m p a t i e n t i f b r a n c h n e w s does n o t appear, f o r e v e r y a v a i l a b l e b i t o f space is t a k e n u p w i t h t h e c o n f e r e n c e s . I f y o u s e n d c o p y a n d f o l l o w the p u b l i c i t y " d o ' s a n d d o n ' t s , " a c o p y o f w h i c h s h o u l d be i n the possession of e v e r y W . I . a n d passed o n w i t h the m i n u t e b o o k , a n d y o u do not see the n e w s o f y o u r r e p o r t s , c o m p l a i n . I c a n a l w a y s t r a c e the t r o u b l e a n d g i v e y o u a copy o f w h a t n e w s has a p p e a r e d . 1 w e l c o m e c o m p l a i n t s . It shows i n t e r e s t , a n d i n v a r i a b l y i t gets me i n d i r e c t t o u c h w i t h the p e r s o n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r s e n d i n g i t . R e c e n t l y I was v e r y m u c h i m p r e s s e d b y the s t a t e m e n t o f a p r o m i n e n t A l b e r t a e d u c a t i o n a l i s t , w h o h a d been b o r n a n d e d u c a t e d i n O n t a r i o : " I a m so s o r r y f o r the c h i l d r e n of the w e s t , " she said. " T h e y so l a c k the t r a d i t i o n of e n v i r o n m e n t . I n the east a l m o s t e v e r y t r e e or l a n d m a r k has some h i s ­ t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e . " T h a t is t r u e . B u t we have o u r l a n d m a r k s , too, o n l y o u r c h i l d r e n do n o t k n o w t h e m . W h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n , s i t u a t e d as i t i s i n e v e r y c o r n e r o f the p r o v i n c e , c a n r e m e d y t h i s s i t u a t i o n b e t t e r t h a n the W o m e n ' s Institutes? S c o u r y o u r n e i g h b o r h o o d f o r these places before i t is t o o l a t e . T h e o l d t i m e r s w i l l t e l l y o u . D o n ' t l e t y o u r c o m m u n i t y do a w a y w i t h the f i r s t house. P r e s e r v e the r e m n a n t s o f the o l d f o r t s . Y o u i n the south f o l l o w t h e l i n e o f the f i r s t f a m o u s m a r c h o f the N o r t h - W e s t M o u n t e d P o l i c e . Y o u i n the n o r t h f o l l o w M a c K e n z i e ' s t r a i l . A l r e a d y o l d F o r t E d m o n t o n has b e e n t o r n d o w n . T h e h i s t o r i c s p r u c e on the P e a c e H i l l n e a r W e t a s k i w i n has been c u t d o w n . L e t me r e a d you this poem w r i t t e n by a C a l g a r y w o m a n , H i l d a W a l k e r Davies, an old t i m e r of W e t a s k i w i n : ALBERTA WOMEN'S THE INSTITUTES SPRUCE W h e n C r e e s a n d B l a c k f e e t made t h e i r t r u c e , T h e y sat t h e m d o w n b y a tree o f spruce, A n d there on the P e a c e H i l l ' s r o u n d e d crest, T h e y b u r i e d t h e i r h a t c h e t s a n d said " 0 r e s t ! " T h e spruce tree to i t s e l f h a d s a i d — "I s h a l l be here w h e n these m e n are d e a d . " So i t l o r d e d i t over the p r a i r i e s g r a n d , A sentinel guide i n a peaceful land, A n d often i n its deep g r e e n shade The pioneers' children happily played. T h e b a l m a n d the p o p l a r g r e w close b y , B u t the o l d spruce t o w e r e d t o w a r d the s k y . S i n c e c h i l d h o o d ' s days I ' d k n o w n t h a t t r e e — ' T w a s j u s t l i k e a dear o l d f r i e n d to me. T h e n I w a n d e r e d back, but j u s t to f i n d , B y m a n y f r i e n d s I was l e f t b e h i n d ; So I t u r n e d to the h i l l , m y h e a r t a l o a d , A n d t h e y ' d c u t d o w n the t r e e — t o m e n d a r o a d . "Do's and (Suggestions Don'ts for Reports from Mrs. J. F . Price) F o l l o w i n g is a set of d i r e c t i o n s i n p r e p a r i n g r e p o r t s : 1. W r i t e p l a i n l y , a n d i n cases of names, w h e r e t y p e w r i t e r is n o t u s e d , print them. 2. I n u s i n g names, use " M i s s " or " M r s . " w i t h i n i t i a l s . I n case o f " M r s . " use husband's i n i t i a l s , as t h a t is the n a m e k n o w n i n the c o m m u n i t y . 3. M a k e copy b r i e f as possible, to the point, w r i t i n g as y o u w o u l d t e l l the s t o r y of the m e e t i n g to one w h o was not there. 4. W r i t e the most i m p o r t a n t t h i n g f i r s t , , 5. S t u d y good n e w s p a p e r s f o r s t y l e ; c o m p a r e p r i n t e d a r t i c l e s w i t h w h a t y o u have w r i t t e n a n d keep a scrap book f o r y o u r c l i p p i n g s . 6. G e t p e r s o n a l l y a c q u a i n t e d w i t h y o u r l o c a l editors. F i n d out w h a t they w a n t a n d give i t to t h e m . 7. T h e e a r l i e r y o u r r e p o r t is i n , the b e t t e r y o u r l o c a l e d i t o r w i l l be pleased, a n d the e a r l i e r y o u r r e p o r t s get to the D e p a r t m e n t or to me, the e a r l i e r do t h e y appear. 8. A b o v e a l l , be a c c u r a t e . 9. D o n ' t send a b l a n k sheet. S u r e l y y o u d i d s o m e t h i n g w h e n y o u met. 10. D o n ' t p u t " R e g u l a r business d o n e . " T e l l w h a t i t was. 11. D o n ' t r e f e r to " O n e o f the m e m b e r s s p o k e , " or " T h e P r e s i d e n t g a v e an a d d r e s s , " or " W e a p p o i n t e d a delegate to the c o n v e n t i o n , " o r " W e p r e ­ sented o u r s e c r e t a r y , " or " W e h a d a r e c e p t i o n f o r a m e m b e r l e a v i n g the district." I n each case t e l l the n a m e s o f the m e m b e r s . Publicity Material A s the m a j o r i t y of our stories c o n c e r n the f o l l o w i n g subjects, I a m g i v i n g a f e w headings f o r r e f e r e n c e . C o m m u n i t y H a l l s — T e l l cost, h o w m o n e y w a s r a i s e d , a d e s c r i p t i o n o f h a l l , n u m b e r o f r o o m s , k i t c h e n , stage, f u r n i s h i n g s , etc., a n d s e n d p i c t u r e . P r e s e n t a t i o n s to M e m b e r s — N a m e s o f m e m b e r s , g i f t , d e t a i l s of w o r k done by her, w h e r e g o i n g . Clean-up Day—Describe campaign, what you intend doing, plan of work, prizes offered and results. C e m e t e r y w o r k — B u y i n g site, its cost, l o c a t i o n a n d plans f o r b e a u t i f y i n g . H o t L u n c h S t o r y — N u m b e r o f c h i l d r e n served, m e n u , e q u i p m e n t , cost and benefit. D e b a t e s — N a m e o f subject, names of those w h o t o o k p a r t a n d the w i n n e r s . FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 47 B a z a a r s a n d S a l e s — A b o v e a l l , m e n t i o n the a m o u n t r a i s e d a n d h o w i t is to be e x p e n d e d . A n n i v e r s a r i e s — P r o g r a m m e s a n d the n u m b e r o f the a n n i v e r s a r y . S w i m m i n g P o o l s a n d R i n k s — C o s t , h o w m o n e y was r a i s e d , how they enjoyed, and pictures. are G i r l s ' C l u b C a m p s — D e s c r i p t i o n o f camps, p r e p a r a t i o n s , l o c a t i o n , d i v i s i o n of w o r k and pictures. B a b y C l i n i c s — N u m b e r o f babies e x a m i n e d , n a m e s o f d o c t o r s and nurses, g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n , a n y c o n c r e t e cases o f benefit. Pictures of any special p r i z e - w i n n i n g babies o r c l i n i c i n o p e r a t i o n . R e s o l u t i o n s — R e p o r t d i s c u s s i o n c o n c e r n i n g these. S c h o o l F a i r s — W h e r e h e l d , cost, s p e c i a l p r i z e s , g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n , pictures. P l a y g r o u n d E q u i p m e n t — D e s c r i p t i o n s o f i t , cost, a n d p i c t u r e s o f c h i l d r e n e n j o y i n g same. R e l i e f W o r k — S t o r y a n d p i c t u r e o f a n y c h i l d helped, cost o f same, h o w money was raised. L o c a l H i s t o r y — L o c a l h i s t o r y p a p e r s are a l w a y s w e l c o m e a n d w o u l d be t h r i c e w e l c o m e i f p i c t u r e s a c c o m p a n i e d these. M o s t p i o n e e r s do not c a r e t o p a r t w i t h o r i g i n a l p i c t u r e s , b u t these c a n be c o p i e d f o r a d o l l a r . I w o u l d g l a d l y get t h a t done f o r a n y b r a n c h w i s h i n g it. T h e s o u t h e r n p a r t o f the p r o v i n c e has done n o h l y i n this w o r k , b u t the n o r t h a n d c e n t r a l has not m u c h t o its c r e d i t . It is n e v e r too late to start. A g a i n I make an appeal f o r pictures of o u r various doings. S p e c i a l stories t h a t came to me d u r i n g the y e a r have b e e n : T h e S w i m m i n g P o o l at P i n c h e r C r e e k ; T h e H o s p i t a l at W a t e r h o l e , a n d T h e F a m o u s C a n a ­ d i a n W o m e n C o n t e s t at H a n d H i l l s C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n f e r e n c e . I a m sure t h a t t h e r e a r e m a n y o t h e r s w h i c h I have n e v e r r e c e i v e d , a n d i n c l o s i n g please r e m e m b e r I a m a l w a y s o n the h u n t f o r s p e c i a l W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e f e a t u r e stories. A N E D I T O R I A L W R I T T E N B Y MR. J O H N W O D E L L O F T H E ALBERTA FARMER O n e o f the most p o t e n t i n f l u e n c e s f o r b e t t e r m e n t a m o n g C a n a d i a n c o m ­ m u n i t i e s , both u r b a n a n d r u r a l , is the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e o r g a n i z a t i o n . If a n y b e l l i g e r e n t m a s c u l i n e o f the species wishes to dispute this s t a t e m e n t I a m p r e p a r e d to do battle f o r the w o m e n at a n y t i m e . The w o m a n who con­ c e i v e d the i d e a o f a W o m a n ' s I n s t i t u t e was a good f r i e n d of m i n e . Before she s u c c e e d e d i n i m p r e s s i n g h e r ideas u p o n the g o v e r n m e n t o f O n t a r i o , we had m a n y l o n g talks and conferences. I n these I c a m e to k n o w w h a t w a s i n the b a c k o f M r s . H o o d l e s s ' b r a i n , as i t w e r e , a n d as a r e s u l t I was a n e n t h u s i a s t i c a d v o c a t e of her cause. M r s . H o o d l e s s has gone to h e r r e w a r d , d y i n g i n h a r n e s s j u s t as she w o u l d have w i s h e d to do. H e r w o r k goes on, as i t s h o u l d , b e i n g a w o r k that stands f o r c o m m u n i t y b e t t e r m e n t a n d t h a t is c o n t i n u a l l y p r o g r e s s i v e i n its e v e r y d e t a i l . T h i s busy H a m i l t o n , O n t a r i o , h o u s e w i f e , w i t h a h u s b a n d a n d f a m i l y to look a f t e r , m i g h t e a s i l y have c o n ­ v i n c e d h e r s e l f t h a t i n l o o k i n g a f t e r h e r o w n f a m i l y she was d o i n g a l l t h a t was r e q u i r e d o f h e r as a c i t i z e n . O t h e r h o u s e w i v e s thus c o n v i n c e d t h e m ­ selves, b u t M r s . H o o d l e s s w a s not b u i l t i n t h a t sort o f a m o u l d , s t r o n g l y i n s i s t e n t i n her m i n d was the c o n v i c t i o n t h a t b e y o n d h e r o w n i m m e d i a t e f a m i l y o b l i g a t i o n s she had o t h e r s w h i c h she o w e d to h e r c o m m u n i t y . It was n o t e n o u g h t h a t the H o o d l e s s f a m i l y s h o u l d be w e l l l o o k e d a f t e r so l o n g as t h e r e w e r e o t h e r f a m i l i e s t h a t w e r e s u f f e r i n g t h r o u g h carelessness o r ignorance. F e e l i n g t h a t she h a d a message o f h e l p f u l n e s s f o r h e r less f o r ­ t u n a t e sisters, she made i t her business to d e l i v e r t h a t message. I c o u l d t e l l y o u m u c h of the t r i a l s this d e v o t e d w o m a n w e n t t h r o u g h b e f o r e she succeeded i n g e t t i n g r e c o g n i t i o n f r o m the a u t h o r i t i e s f o r h e r cause. It a l l h a p p e n e d i n those d a y s before w o m e n had the vote a n d before t h e y w e r e r e g a r d e d , as the S u p r e m e C o u r t o f C a n a d a s t i l l refuses to r e g a r d t h e m u n d e r t h e B r i t i s h N o r t h A m e r i c a A c t , as " p e r s o n s . " M r s . Hoodless i n t e r v i e w e d o f f i c i a l s o f c i t y c o u n c i l s , s c h o o l b o a r d s a n d the O n t a r i o g o v e r n ­ ment. I n m o s t cases t h e y w e r e a h o s t i l e lot o f males, r e s e n t i n g g e n e r a l l y 48 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES the idea of a w o m a n " b u t t i n g i n " o n w h a t t h e y c o n s i d e r e d t h e i r h e a v e n g i v e n p r e r o g a t i v e to boss a n d r u l e the c o m m u n i t y roost. B u t this w o m a n was pleasant a n d p a t i e n t i n the face of a l l o p p o s i t i o n , m u c h o f i t m o r e or less o f f e n s i v e . She b e l i e v e d i n h e r cause a n d its u l t i m a t e success. To d e m o n s t r a t e the v a l u e o f h e r i d e a she o r g a n i z e d i n h e r h o m e c i t y classes for y o u n g w o m e n a n d older w o m e n , a n d these she p e r s o n a l l y s u p e r i n t e n d e d , w o r k i n g out i n t h e m the plans she h a d f o r the l a r g e r o r g a n i z a t i o n . These classes w e r e a success a n d , i n t i m e , she beat d o w n h o s t i l e c r i t i c i s m a n d silenced i t f o r e v e r . T h a n k G o d , b e f o r e she was c a l l e d f r o m h e r e a r t h l y l a b o r she h a d l i v e d to see the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e cause t r i u m p h , h e r c a l l c o m i n g at a t i m e w h e n she was b u s i e r t h a n ever b e f o r e , p l a n n i n g s t i l l g r e a t e r t h i n g s f o r the cause. I don't k n o w of a more noble character t h a n that o f A d e l a i d e H o o d l e s s ; I have n e v e r k n o w n a w o m a n w h o i n a g o o d cause showed g r e a t e r a b i l i t y o r w h o f a c e d a n y t h i n g l i k e the same t r e ­ m e n d o u s d i f f i c u l t i e s , s u r m o u n t e d t h e m a l l a n d l i v e d to see h e r cause t r i u m p h in spite of t h e m . A n d w h a t of the cause she espoused? W h a t o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n she conceived and brought into being, recognized today b y governments, com­ m u n i t i e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s as a l l i m p o r t a n t ? F r o m coast to coast i n C a n a d a Women's Institutes flourish. O v e r i n the h o m e l a n d of B r i t a i n the i d e a has spread, a n d w e are n o w g e t t i n g f r a t e r n a l messages f r o m the w o m e n o f E n g l a n d to the w o m e n o f C a n a d a t h r o u g h the W . I . I t w o u l d be f o o l i s h to ask w h e t h e r t h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n has c o m m u n i t y v a l u e , j u s t as i t w o u l d be f o o l i s h to q u e s t i o n its w o r t h to the i n d i v i d u a l w o m a n w h o places h e r s e l f w i t h i n its sphere o f i n f l u e n c e . C e r t a i n l y no one i n this p r o v i n c e w o u l d f o r a m o m e n t suggest t h a t w e s h o u l d be as w e l l o f f w i t h o u t as w i t h the W o m e n ' s Institute. O n e has b u t to v i e w the o r g a n i z a t i o n ' s w i d e z o n e o f a c t i v i t i e s to r e a l i z e t h a t w i t h o u t i t l i f e f o r h u m a n s w o u l d be f a r less p l e a s a n t a n d the o u t l o o k f o r the f u t u r e f a r f r o m a t t r a c t i v e . The Women's Institute not only g a t h e r s the w o m e n o f o u r v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s i n t o a f r a t e r n i z i n g o r g a n i z a ­ t i o n , w h i c h is a f i n e t h i n g i n i t s e l f , b u t i t o r g a n i z e s t h e m i n a c o m m u n i t y w a y f o r service g r e a t e r a n d m o r e v a l u a b l e t h a n w o u l d be p o s s i b l e l a c k i n g s u c h a n o r g a n i z a t i o n . It enables the w o m e n o f r u r a l s e c t i o n s o f the c o u n t r y to t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f m e n t a l a n d p h y s i c a l aids to i m p r o v e m e n t t h a t w o u l d not be a v a i l a b l e to t h e m at a l l as i n d i v i d u a l s outside the I n s t i t u t e . B y its p r o g r a m m e i t s p u r s t h e m i n t o b e t t e r m e n t a c t i v i t i e s outside t h e i r o w n p a r ­ ticular households—activities which, though having community improvement as t h e i r f i r s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n , r e a c t i n most b e n e f i c i a l m a n n e r u p o n e v e r y i n d i v i d u a l i n the c o m m u n i t y . It is n o t n e c e s s a r y f o r me i n these c o l u m n s to go i n t o d e t a i l . T h e A l b e r t a F a r m e r w e e k b y w e e k g i v e s its r e a d e r s f u l l r e p o r t s o f the v a r i o u s W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e l o c a l s o f this p r o v i n c e . There y o u c a n see f o r y o u r s e l f j u s t w h a t i t is a c c o m p l i s h i n g f o r the b e n e f i t o f i t s m e m b e r s a n d f o r the b e t t e r m e n t o f l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s f o r e v e r y o n e . I am not apologizing f o r this extended commendation of W o m e n ' s Institutes. L o n g as i t is, i t is b y no m e a n s l o n g e n o u g h to g i v e a d e q u a t e t r e a t m e n t to the subject. W h a t I hope is t h a t as a r e s u l t of t h i s i m p e r f e c t e n d o r s a t i o n m o r e people w i l l be b r o u g h t to a r e a l i z a t i o n of the v a l u e o f t h e W . I . , a n d w i l l thus come w i t h i n its sphere o f b e n e f i c e n t i n f l u e n c e . ADDRESS BY T H E HONORABLE GEORGE HOADLEY It is w i t h s p e c i a l p l e a s u r e t h a t I come to m e e t y o u at y o u r c o n v e n t i o n this y e a r , w h e n y o u t a k e the f i r s t step i n y o u r r e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k . This m o r n i n g y o u passed a r e s o l u t i o n a s k i n g the g o v e r n m e n t to h e l p y o u w i t h g r a d u a t e d f i n a n c i a l assistance d u r i n g the n e x t f i v e y e a r s . A s soon as t h i s r e s o l u t i o n was passed, I saw the P r e m i e r , the H o n o r a b l e J . E . B r o w n l e e , a n d as a r e s u l t o f m y c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h h i m I a m n o w able to t e l l y o u t h a t y o u r r e q u e s t has been g r a n t e d , a n d the g o v e r n m e n t w i l l p a y to y o u r p r o v i n c i a l secretary-treasurer the a m o u n t of m o n e y w h i c h has b e e n a g r e e d u p o n b e t w e e n the g o v e r n m e n t a n d y o u r a d v i s o r y b o a r d . A m e e t i n g o f the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s B u r e a u A d v i s o r y B o a r d w a s h e l d at t w o o ' c l o c k , a n d I k n o w t h a t y o u w i l l a p p r e c i a t e t h e i r a c t i o n w h e n I t e l l y o u t h a t t h e y have h e a r t i l y e n d o r s e d the d e c i s i o n o f the g o v e r n m e n t to g i v e y o u assistance i n the f o r m of a r e c o n s t r u c t i o n f u n d . I t h i n k t h a t y o u w i l l agree w i t h me w h e n I s a y t h a t w i t h s u c h h e a r t y g o o d - w i l l a n d c o - o p e r a t i o n i n y o u r n e w v e n t u r e , i t is a FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 49 f o r e g o n e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t at the end o f f i v e years y o u w i l l be f i n a n c i a l l y on a n i n d e p e n d e n t basis, as y o u are n o w i n a l l y o u r w o r k . I come to y o u i n a d u a l c a p a c i t y , as M i n i s t e r o f H e a l t h a n d A g r i c u l t u r e . F i r s t , I w i s h to m e n t i o n a f e w t h i n g s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h h e a l t h a n d the p r e ­ v e n t i o n o f disease c o n d i t i o n s . N o n e of y o u r w o r k touches m o r e c l o s e l y o u r h e a l t h p r o b l e m t h a n t h a t s p o k e n o f i n y o u r p r e s i d e n t ' s address, a n d also e m p h a s i z e d by D r . M a c M u r c h y , the r e d u c t i o n o f our m a t e r n a l death r a t e . T h e r e d u c t i o n o f t h a t death r a t e c a n o n l y be a c c o m p l i s h e d b y p r e v e n t i v e measures, a n d p r e v e n t i o n c a n o n l y be secured b y e d u c a t i o n a n d the p r a c t i c a l a n d i n t e l l i g e n t use o f the k n o w l e d g e w h i c h we have a n d c a n a c q u i r e . Pre­ v e n t i v e m e a s u r e s a r e not as a r u l e c o m p l i c a t e d o r o b s c u r e ; they m a i n l y c o n s i s t o f r e g u l a r i t y o f habit, good a n d s u i t a b l e f o o d s i m p l y p r e p a r e d , c l e a n ­ l i n e s s , f r e s h a i r a n d s u n l i g h t , a s u f f i c i e n c y o f w o r k , r e c r e a t i o n a n d rest. I have d e t a i l e d these t h i n g s s h o r t l y because, t h o u g h they are c a l l e d s i m p l e , we s u f f e r f r o m m a n y ills because the p u t t i n g o f these r u l e s i n t o e f f e c t seems to be the p r o b l e m before us. A s our m a t e r n a l death r a t e is w h a t we f i n d it, w e m u s t c o n c l u d e t h a t t h e r e is m u c h a n d i m p o r t a n t w o r k to be done. P r e - n a t a l c a r e , the necessary s k i l l e d help at the t i m e o f b i r t h a n d after-care a l l tend to t u r n o u r m i n d s to s u c h m e a n s o f p r e v e n t i o n as the t r a i n i n g o f m o b i l e housekeepers, t y p e s o f t r a i n i n g f o r nurses a n d the e d u c a t i o n o f o u r people i n the f i n e s t a r t o f a l l , " T h e A r t o f L i v i n g . " T h e r e is a p r o b l e m w h i c h we have a l w a y s w i t h us, n u r s i n g i n the r u r a l districts. C o u p l e w i t h that p r o b l e m a n e x p r e s s i o n we are a l l f a m i l i a r w i t h , "the born nurse." S o m e t i m e s this type o f g i r l or w o m a n has no d i f f i c u l t y in m a k i n g 10th, 11th a n d 12th g r a d e s t a n d i n g , b u t s o m e t i m e s this is n o t possible. It seems f r o m o b s e r v a t i o n s w h i c h have been made t h a t we are d e m a n d i n g too h i g h an e d u c a t i o n a l s t a n d a r d i n some cases, a n d so are e x c l u d i n g m a n y g i r l s f r o m the service w h o w o u l d m a k e e x c e l l e n t nurses. If nurses i n t r a i n i n g t o o k t w o y e a r s ' w o r k a n d c o u l d get a d i p l o m a f o r t h a t p e r i o d they c o u l d then go into g e n e r a l w o r k . I f they w i s h e d to t a k e a n o t h e r y e a r o r l o n g e r i n some s p e c i a l b r a n c h t h e y c o u l d do so, r e c e i v i n g a c e r t i f i c a t e in that branch when qualified. I h a v e had this m a t t e r u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r some t i m e , a n d I hope to be able to go i n t o its d e t a i l e d c o n s i d e r a t i o n before l o n g . Y o u c a n r e s t a s s u r e d that the subject w i l l be t h o r o u g h l y i n v e s t i g a t e d before a c t i o n is t a k e n , but f r o m i n f o r m a t i o n a l r e a d y i n m y possession I a m h o p e f u l o f f i n d ­ i n g at least a p a r t i a l s o l u t i o n o f a c o n d i t i o n w h i c h is acute a n d c a n n o t w i t h s a f e t y be i g n o r e d . I have m e n t i o n e d the i m p o r t a n c e o f m a k i n g i n t e l l i g e n t use o f the k n o w l e d g e we have or can a c q u i r e . It w i l l be h e l p f u l to us a l l i f y o u w i l l w a t c h c a r e f u l l y the d e v e l o p m e n t o f h o s p i t a l i z a t i o n , give e n c o u r a g e m e n t to those i n t e r e s t e d in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of c o m m u n i t y hospitals, k n o w n to us by the n a m e o f m u n i c i p a l hospitals. Assist in f o r m i n g public opinion i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the p r e v e n t i o n o f the spread o f disease by a s t u d y a n d o b s e r v a n c e o f o u r l a w s d e a l i n g w i t h c o m m u n i c a b l e diseases, a n d w a t c h i n g c l o s e l y w h a t helps or r e t a r d s o u r c h i l d r e n . M a n y suggestions are b e i n g made a n d t h i n g s are b e i n g done e v e r y day in an e n d e a v o r to m i t i g a t e the s u f f e r i n g o f the h u m a n race. Those o f y o u w h o h e a r d D r . M c C u l l o u g h give his a d d r e s s last y e a r o n " T h e P r e v e n t i o n o f N e r v o u s a n d M e n t a l B r e a k ­ d o w n " w i l l n o t e a s i l y f o r g e t the p a t i e n t w h o is thus a f f l i c t e d . W e r e a l i z e d , as we l i s t e n e d to D r . M c C u l l o u g h m a k e his plea, h o w m u c h c a n be done b y o b s e r v a t i o n a n d k i n d n e s s to a v e r t i l l n e s s o f this k i n d . A s M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e I w i s h to t e l l y o u that I have f o l l o w e d y o u r w o r k c l o s e l y a l o n g the l i n e of b e a u t i f y i n g y o u r homes, v i l l a g e s a n d towns. It is not n e c e s s a r y f o r me to e m p h a s i z e the v a l u e a n d i m p o r t a n c e o f this m o v e m e n t , as H i s H o n o r L i e u t e n a n t G o v e r n o r E g b e r t a n d the H o n o r a b l e J . E . B r o w n l e e have both developed this t h e m e m o s t e l o q u e n t l y f o r y o u . A f r i e n d said to me the o t h e r d a y , " W e used to t h i n k we c o u l d not g r o w f l o w e r s a n d f r u i t s here, a n d so we w e r e w i t h o u t t h e m f o r y e a r s . " I f we h a d not t r i e d to g r o w these t h i n g s we w o u l d s t i l l be c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e i r p r o d u c ­ t i o n w a s an i m p o s s i b i l i t y , anil the t h o u g h t comes i n t o y o u r m i n d , as i t comes to m i n e . A r e we s t i l l g o i n g to r e f r a i n f r o m u s i n g the l a t e n t r i c h e s t h a t are w i t h i n o u r r e a c h , o r are we g o i n g to be s t r o n g a n d r i s k d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , k n o w i n g t h a t i n the e n d we w i l l r e a c h s o m e t h i n g f i n e r a n d b e t t e r ? 50 ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES I k n o w of no o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h has a w i d e r f i e l d o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s before i t or g r e a t e r a b i l i t y to assist i n the w o r k of b u i l d i n g i n t o the f a b r i c a n d l i f e of this c o u n t r y the h i g h e s t ideals of l i f e a n d s e r v i c e . I hope t h a t you will remember that i n your w o r k and interests I am your friend, and I leave y o u n o w , w i s h i n g y o u G o d - s p e e d a n d e v e r y success m y o u r u n d e r t a k i n g s . CONSTITUTION A N D B Y - L A W S OF T H E A L B E R T A WOMEN'S INSTITUTES ARTICLE I.—NAME. T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a l l be c a l l e d the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n A l b e r t a Women's Institutes. ARTICLE the II.—MOTTO. T h e m o t t o o f the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n I n s t i t u t e s s h a l l be " F o r H o m e and C o u n t r y . " ARTICLE of of the Alberta Women's III.—POLICY. (a) T h e A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s s h a l l be the c e n t r a l P r o v i n c i a l o r g a n i z a t i o n of a l l B r a n c h I n s t i t u t e s , w h i c h h a v e b e e n o r m a y h e r e a f t e r be f o r m e d u n d e r the W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e A c t . (b) T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a l l be s t r i c t l y n o n - p a r t i z a n a n d n o n - s e c t a r i a n i n e v e r y phase of the w o r k , a n d no I n s t i t u t e s h a l l be o p e r a t e d i n the i n t e r e s t of a n y p a r t y , sect or society, b u t f o r the e q u a l good of a l l c i t i z e n s . (c) N o society o r o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r a s p e c i a l p u r p o s e s h a l l b r i n g i t s discussions or its subjects i n t o a n y m e e t i n g of the A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s , e x c e p t b y the u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t of the d e l e g a t e s p r e s e n t . ARTICLE IV.—OBJECT. (a) T h e object s h a l l be to u n i t e the i n f l u e n c e a n d e n t e r p r i s e of A l b e r t a w o m e n , and to c o - o r d i n a t e the e f f o r t s a n d f u r t h e r the p l a n s of a l l B r a n c h e s for home improvement and community betterment. (b) T o p r o m o t e E d u c a t i o n a l , M o r a l , S o c i a l and C i v i c m e a s u r e s , a n d t o compare methods of study and work. (c) T o develop A g r i c u l t u r e , a n d co-operate w i t h the A l b e r t a D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . (d) T o v o i c e the s e n t i m e n t of the B r a n c h e s on a l l m a t t e r s of i m p o r t a n c e w i t h i n the scope of W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e w o r k . ARTICLE V.—MEMBERSHIP. M e m b e r s of a B r a n c h I n s t i t u t e w h i c h has a m e m b e r s h i p of at least eight, and has h e l d at least f o u r m e e t i n g s d u r i n g the p r e c e d i n g y e a r , s h a l l be c o n ­ s i d e r e d m e m b e r s of the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n . ARTICLE VI.—OFFICERS. (a) T h e o f f i c e r s of the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n s h a l l be a P r e s i d e n t , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , one D i r e c t o r f r o m each D i s t r i c t (who b y v i r t u e o f o f f i c e s h a l l be a V i c e - P r e s i d e n t o f the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n ) , a S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r . ( b ) T h e s e o f f i c e r s , w i t h the D e p u t y M i n i s t e r of A g r i c u l t u r e , a n d a n o f f i c e r of the D e p a r t m e n t , s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e the A d v i s o r y B o a r d , e a c h m e m b e r of w h i c h s h a l l r e p o r t to the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n . (c) T w o D i r e c t o r s , one o f w h o m s h a l l be the P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i d e n t , s h a l l be e l e c t e d at the C o n v e n t i o n , b i e n n i a l l y , t o s e r v e o n the E x e c u t i v e B o a r d o f the F e d e r a t e d W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s of C a n a d a . (d) T h e P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i d e n t , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , a n d S e c r e t a r y s h a l l c o n ­ s t i t u t e a n E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , w i t h p o w e r to t r a n s a c t r o u t i n e b u s i n e s s , a n d t o t a k e s u c h a c t i o n as m a y be n e c e s s a r y on m a t t e r s a r i s i n g b e t w e e n a n n u a l m e e t i n g s ; t h e y s h a l l m e e t at the c a l l of the P r e s i d e n t o r S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 51 as c i r c u m s t a n c e s r e q u i r e , a n d s h a l l have p o w e r to f i l l a n y v a c a n c y o n the A d v i s o r y B o a r d f o r the u n e x p i r e d t i m e , a n d to a p p o i n t s p e c i a l c o m m i t t e e s f o r special subjects. ARTICLE VII.—ELECTION. (a) A l l e l e c t i o n s f o r P r o v i n c i a l o f f i c e r s s h a l l be b y b a l l o t , a f t e r p r e v i o u s verbal nominations, f o r a t e r m o f two years. (b) A m a j o r i t y o f the votes cast s h a l l be necessary to a choice. (c) N o o f f i c e r s h a l l be e l i g i b l e to the same o f f i c e f o r m o r e t h a n t w o c o n s e c u t i v e t e r m s , e x c e p t the S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r , w h o m a y be r e t a i n e d i n ­ definitely b y u n a n i m o u s vote o f the C o n v e n t i o n body. (d) N e w l y e l e c t e d o f f i c e r s s h a l l e n t e r u p o n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e duties at the a d j o u r n m e n t of the C o n v e n t i o n at w h i c h t h e y w e r e elected. ARTICLE VIII.—AMENDMENTS. (a) T h i s C o n s t i t u t i o n m a y be a m e n d e d at a n y a n n u a l m e e t i n g b y a t w o t h i r d s v o t e o f v o t i n g delegates present, p r o v i d e d t h a t the p r o p o s e d a m e n d ­ m e n t s have b e e n s u b m i t t e d i n w r i t i n g at the p r e v i o u s a n n u a l m e e t i n g , o r b y t h e u n a n i m o u s v o t e o f a l l present. (b) B y - l a w s a n d s t a n d i n g r u l e s m a y be a d o p t e d , a m e n d e d or r e p e a l e d a t any a n n u a l meeting by a two-thirds vote. BY-LAWS ARTICLE I.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS. (a) T h e P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i d e n t s h a l l preside at a l l m e e t i n g s o f the P r o ­ v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d at the A d v i s o r y B o a r d a n d the E x e c u t i v e C o m ­ mittee meetings. She s h a l l a p p o i n t a l l P r o v i n c i a l C o n v e n e r s o f StandingC o m m i t t e e s , s u b j e c t to the a p p r o v a l of the A d v i s o r y B o a r d , a n d s h a l l have g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n o f the w o r k t h r o u g h o u t the P r o v i n c e . ( b ) I n the absence o f the P r e s i d e n t i t s h a l l be the d u t y o f the V i c e P r e s i d e n t to p e r f o r m the d u t i e s o f the P r e s i d e n t , also to assist h e r i n d e v i s i n g and executing plans of work. (c) It s h a l l be the d u t y o f the D i s t r i c t D i r e c t o r , w h o b y v i r t u e o f o f f i c e is V i c e - P r e s i d e n t o f the P r o v i n c e , to a t t e n d m e e t i n g s o f t h e A d v i s o r y B o a r d ; to h a v e a g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n o f the w o r k i n h e r D i s t r i c t , a n d to a r r a n g e f o r the a n n u a l D i s t r i c t C o n f e r e n c e , a f t e r c o n s u l t i n g w i t h the P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i ­ dent. She s h a l l , as f a r as possible, assist the C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n v e n e r i n h e r d i s t r i c t i n o r g a n i z i n g n e w B r a n c h e s , a n d e n d e a v o r to f o s t e r a n d s t i m u l a t e the W . I . s p i r i t . ( d ) T h e S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r s h a l l keep a n a c c u r a t e r e c o r d o f the p r o ­ c e e d i n g s o f the A d v i s o r y B o a r d , the E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , a n d the m i n u t e s of the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n . She s h a l l have charge o f a l l d o c u m e n t s a n d papers r e l a t i n g to the business o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n . She s h a l l c o n d u c t a l l c o r r e s ­ p o n d e n c e o f the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d s h a l l keep a c o r r e c t l i s t of a l l B r a n c h e s belonging thereto, of P r o v i n c i a l Officers, Constituency Conveners, and the Conveners of S t a n d i n g Committees. (e) S h e s h a l l r e c e i v e a n d h o l d a l l m o n e y s b e l o n g i n g to the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d k e e p a n i t e m i z e d a c c o u n t of a l l r e c e i p t s a n d d i s b u r s e m e n t s ; s h a l l p a y a l l a c c o u n t s a c c o r d i n g to i n s t r u c t i o n o f A d v i s o r y B o a r d . She s h a l l close h e r b o o k s i n s u f f i c i e n t t i m e b e f o r e the date set f o r the A n n u a l C o n v e n ­ t i o n to a l l o w p r o p e r a u d i t i n g b y a n o f f i c i a l a u d i t o r chosen by the A d v i s o r y B o a r d . She s h a l l g i v e a b o n d s u b j e c t to the a p p r o v a l o f the E x e c u t i v e C o m ­ m i t t e e , a n d s h a l l m a k e r e p o r t i n d e t a i l at the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n o f receipts and disbursements. She s h a l l , w i t h i n s i x w e e k s a f t e r the e l e c t i o n of h e r successor, t u r n o v e r to such successor a l l m o n e y s , v o u c h e r s , books, etc., o f t h e P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n u n d e r h e r c o n t r o l , c o v e r i n g a l l t r a n s a c t i o n s to the t i m e a t w h i c h she ceased to h o l d o f f i c e . (f) N e c e s s a r y expenses i n c u r r e d b y o f f i c e r s i n t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e O r g a n i z a t i o n m a y be r e f u n d e d f r o m the t r e a s u r y b y o r d e r o f the A d v i s o r y Board. 52 ALBERTA WOMEN'S ARTICLE INSTITUTES II.—STANDING COMMITTEES. (a) T h e S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s f o r the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n s h a l l b e : Director of W o m e n ' s Institutes G i r l s ' Clubs, C h i l d - W e l f a r e a n d P u b l i c H e a l t h , E d u c a t i o n and Better Schools, L e g i s l a t i o n , I m m i g r a t i o n , H o u s e h o l d E c o n ­ omics, A g r i c u l t u r e , C a n a d i a n i z a t i o n a n d N a t i o n a l E v e n t s , a n d P u b l i c i t y . (b) T h e A d v i s o r y B o a r d s h a l l have p o w e r to i n c r e a s e or r e d u c e the n u m b e r o f S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s as seems n e c e s s a r y to the best i n t e r e s t s o f the o r g a n i z a t i o n . (c) T h e duties o f D i r e c t o r of W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e G i r l s ' C l u b s s h a l l be as d i r e c t e d b y the A d v i s o r y B o a r d . T h e duties of the C o n v e n e r s o f the S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s s h a l l be to o u t l i n e the w o r k to be u n d e r t a k e n f o r the y e a r , a n d to assist i n the c a r r y i n g out o f s u c h w o r k . T o send copies o f o u t l i n e t o the D i s t r i c t D i r e c t o r s a n d t o Constituency Conveners. To obtain report f r o m her Constituency chairman, a n d to s u m m a r i z e these, a n d m a k e a r e p o r t at the C o n v e n t i o n . ARTICLE III.—DUES. (a) T h e y e a r l y dues f r o m each B r a n c h to the P r o v i n c i a l F u n d s h a l l be 50 cents p e r c a p i t a , to be r e c k o n e d on the m e m b e r s h i p at the t i m e o f t h e December meetings. (b) D u e s s h a l l be p a y a b l e to the P r o v i n c i a l S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r o f A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s o n J a n u a r y 1st o f e a c h y e a r . ARTICLE IV.—VOTING MEMBERSHIP. (a) T h e v o t i n g m e m b e r s h i p s h a l l consist o f the P r o v i n c i a l P r e s i d e n t , Vice-President, District Directors, Secretary-Treasurer, Past Provincial Pre­ sidents, P r o v i n c i a l C o n v e n e r s o f S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e s , C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n ­ veners, a n d one O f f i c i a l D e l e g a t e f r o m each B r a n c h . (b) E a c h o f f i c e r a n d d e l e g a t e at the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n s h a l l have one vote. V o t i n g b y p r o x y , e i t h e r v e r b a l o r w r i t t e n , s h a l l n o t be a d m i s s i b l e . (c) A n y m e m b e r m a y a t t e n d the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n a n d t a k e p a r t i n the d i s c u s s i o n , b u t the v o t i n g m e m b e r s h i p s h a l l be as p r o v i d e d f o r i n S e c t i o n (a), Article I V . ARTICLE V.—RESOLUTIONS. (a) T h e R e s o l u t i o n s C o m m i t t e e s h a l l consist of the E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , a n d t w o other m e m b e r s a p p o i n t e d by the P r e s i d e n t . R e s o l u t i o n s , so f a r as possible, s h o u l d be sent to the P r o v i n c i a l S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r at l e a s t one m o n t h b e f o r e the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n . (b) A l l r e s o l u t i o n s m u s t be endorsed b y the d e l e g a t e s o f at l e a s t t w o Branches, or a Constituency Conference, a D i s t r i c t Conference, the P r o v i n ­ c i a l A d v i s o r y B o a r d , or the P r o v i n c i a l E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e . ARTICLE VI.—PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY. A l l m e e t i n g s of A l b e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s s h a l l be g o v e r n e d b y M r s . Parson's Rules of Order.