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THE
STORY
OF
THE
ALBERTA
WOIvIEK'S
I~STITUTES
of the five living charter members of that W.J. were there to greet the members of the world-wide organization. Another highlight was Canada Day when the pageant "Dominion of Destiny" was presented in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens to approxi. mately 12,000 members of Women's Institutes and fellow organizations The International Sunday Service held in Memorial Hall on the campus of Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, was a high point of the conference emphasizing the importance of things spiritual and bringing a message of hope for a better world to be gained through love for God and service of our fellowmen. At the close of the conference, twenty-five delegates from eight countries toured the west. On September 1st they arrived at Taber by train and were guests of the Taber \V.I. for breakfast. A chartered bus provided by the Alberta Government took them to the Taber sugar factory, the cannery, and to the irrigated areas in the vicinity. They visited a new settler's home as well as one already . established to see what life in Canadian homes was like. At noon the guests and \V.I. members in and around Lethbridge had lunch on the picnic grounds of the Experimental Station. Supper was served by Institute members in and around High River and the guests were billeted in homes. Calgary, Drumheller, Olds School of Agriculture, and Edmonton were visited by the delegates with members of the Department of Agriculture acting as guides during the three days they were in the Province. Although much of the early history of the A.\V.I. is one of ? financial struggle for existence, wonderful work was accomplished. As time has gone on. that work has steadily grown. Space forbid" more than a mention of a few projects but there are many, many more which might well be recorded. Few of the splendid women have been mentioned but the record of them and of the great throng of Ulmamed women is written deep in the hearts of those whom they served in one capacity or another and shall not fade away.
VERDANT IN
VALLEY
WOMEN'S
INSTITUTE
1912 a group of progressive women, gathered from almost as many countries into the Verdant Valley district, decided to organize a women's club and after long deliberations agreed upon a Homemakers' Club. using the Handbook of the Saskatchewan Homemakers' Clubs as a guide. On May 12, 1912, an organization meeting was held with the following seven women present: Mesdames Sylvester, J. Br?wn. C. O. Dayton, H. J. Murray, F. FriedaL and E. R :\lorley. The offIcers elected were: president, Mrs. C. O. Dayton; vice-president. Mrs. J. Brown, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. W. Bixby. -- 32 -
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| Title | The Story of the Alberta Women's Institute |
| Subject | Women; Organizations; Books; History |
| Language | en |
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| Transcript | THE STORY OF THE ALBERTA WOIvIEK'S I~STITUTES of the five living charter members of that W.J. were there to greet the members of the world-wide organization. Another highlight was Canada Day when the pageant "Dominion of Destiny" was presented in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens to approxi. mately 12,000 members of Women's Institutes and fellow organizations The International Sunday Service held in Memorial Hall on the campus of Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, was a high point of the conference emphasizing the importance of things spiritual and bringing a message of hope for a better world to be gained through love for God and service of our fellowmen. At the close of the conference, twenty-five delegates from eight countries toured the west. On September 1st they arrived at Taber by train and were guests of the Taber \V.I. for breakfast. A chartered bus provided by the Alberta Government took them to the Taber sugar factory, the cannery, and to the irrigated areas in the vicinity. They visited a new settler's home as well as one already . established to see what life in Canadian homes was like. At noon the guests and \V.I. members in and around Lethbridge had lunch on the picnic grounds of the Experimental Station. Supper was served by Institute members in and around High River and the guests were billeted in homes. Calgary, Drumheller, Olds School of Agriculture, and Edmonton were visited by the delegates with members of the Department of Agriculture acting as guides during the three days they were in the Province. Although much of the early history of the A.\V.I. is one of ? financial struggle for existence, wonderful work was accomplished. As time has gone on. that work has steadily grown. Space forbid" more than a mention of a few projects but there are many, many more which might well be recorded. Few of the splendid women have been mentioned but the record of them and of the great throng of Ulmamed women is written deep in the hearts of those whom they served in one capacity or another and shall not fade away. VERDANT IN VALLEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE 1912 a group of progressive women, gathered from almost as many countries into the Verdant Valley district, decided to organize a women's club and after long deliberations agreed upon a Homemakers' Club. using the Handbook of the Saskatchewan Homemakers' Clubs as a guide. On May 12, 1912, an organization meeting was held with the following seven women present: Mesdames Sylvester, J. Br?wn. C. O. Dayton, H. J. Murray, F. FriedaL and E. R :\lorley. The offIcers elected were: president, Mrs. C. O. Dayton; vice-president. Mrs. J. Brown, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. W. Bixby. -- 32 - |
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