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THE STORY OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES asked to view a parade in which all the marchers were girls and boys. little or grown-up, who had been born under her roof. What a proud moment that was for Miss Haakstad. A life membership in the F.W.I.C. was also presented to her in 1948. Miss Haakstad is one of hundreds of other faithful women in the north country, who have given services and helping hands. Women's Institute members were always ready to carry out the motto, "For Home and Country", and history will record their many acts for kind ness, friendship, and neighborliness. Among the splendid pioneer women in the area south of the Peace River was Mrs. P. Clubine, of the Wembly district. Her kindliness, her culture and her hospitality were well-known throughout that new country where she had lived and served her fellows for many years before her untimely death in 1936. ~ BERWYN WOMEN'S INSTITUTE HOSPITAL TH~b::~~~CeI~~~;~~ ~f ~~~~~~~~~s8~~d w;~e~ln~h~: :::Vi~~s~v~~ discontinued in 1923 it was found that a hospital was absolutely necessary. Many efforts were made to organize ratepayers but to no avail. During the fall of 1927, at a social evening at the home of Mrs. Ortlieb, Mrs. W. Turner, whose husband was the station agent, advised the women to organize a Women's Institute as she knew what splendid work they had accomplished elsewhere. An effort was made to get 'VIrs. James Boyd, of Vanrcna, district director. to come to a meeting for the purpose of organizing a Berwyn W.I. As the weather was very severe, it was not until March 25, 1928, when Mrs. T. Clark went to live in Berwyn that the \Vomen's Institute was organized with the definite project in mind-to erect and maintain a hospital for the benefit of the village and district. Needless to say, the Berwyn W.I. had the wholehearted support of the community in this project. The Municipal Council gave a grant of $3,000 with which a house was purchased and remodelled for a six-bed hospital. The Kerndale W.I., the Griffin Creek W.I., the White Swan U.F.A. and the local baseball team each undertook to furnish a ward. Dr. R. B. Wells and Dr. M. R. Levy, of Edmonton each gave handsome donations which went a long way towards equipping the operating room; while Henry Birks & Sons and .James Ramsay. of Edmonton gladly helped with the furnishings, so that on September 28, just six months after the W.I. was organized, the Berwyn hospital. fully-equipped and ready for occupation, was opened to the public and immediately put to use with Mrs. A. McKenzie as nurse in charge. and one maid. In the first eleven months 113 pCltients were admitted for treat. ment; there were 20 out-door patients and 21 maternity cases, the number of hospital days was 1,065. -- 37 -- -
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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 WOMEN'S INSTITUTES asked to view a parade in which all the marchers were girls and boys. little or grown-up, who had been born under her roof. What a proud moment that was for Miss Haakstad. A life membership in the F.W.I.C. was also presented to her in 1948. Miss Haakstad is one of hundreds of other faithful women in the north country, who have given services and helping hands. Women's Institute members were always ready to carry out the motto, "For Home and Country", and history will record their many acts for kind ness, friendship, and neighborliness. Among the splendid pioneer women in the area south of the Peace River was Mrs. P. Clubine, of the Wembly district. Her kindliness, her culture and her hospitality were well-known throughout that new country where she had lived and served her fellows for many years before her untimely death in 1936. ~ BERWYN WOMEN'S INSTITUTE HOSPITAL TH~b::~~~CeI~~~;~~ ~f ~~~~~~~~~s8~~d w;~e~ln~h~: :::Vi~~s~v~~ discontinued in 1923 it was found that a hospital was absolutely necessary. Many efforts were made to organize ratepayers but to no avail. During the fall of 1927, at a social evening at the home of Mrs. Ortlieb, Mrs. W. Turner, whose husband was the station agent, advised the women to organize a Women's Institute as she knew what splendid work they had accomplished elsewhere. An effort was made to get 'VIrs. James Boyd, of Vanrcna, district director. to come to a meeting for the purpose of organizing a Berwyn W.I. As the weather was very severe, it was not until March 25, 1928, when Mrs. T. Clark went to live in Berwyn that the \Vomen's Institute was organized with the definite project in mind-to erect and maintain a hospital for the benefit of the village and district. Needless to say, the Berwyn W.I. had the wholehearted support of the community in this project. The Municipal Council gave a grant of $3,000 with which a house was purchased and remodelled for a six-bed hospital. The Kerndale W.I., the Griffin Creek W.I., the White Swan U.F.A. and the local baseball team each undertook to furnish a ward. Dr. R. B. Wells and Dr. M. R. Levy, of Edmonton each gave handsome donations which went a long way towards equipping the operating room; while Henry Birks & Sons and .James Ramsay. of Edmonton gladly helped with the furnishings, so that on September 28, just six months after the W.I. was organized, the Berwyn hospital. fully-equipped and ready for occupation, was opened to the public and immediately put to use with Mrs. A. McKenzie as nurse in charge. and one maid. In the first eleven months 113 pCltients were admitted for treat. ment; there were 20 out-door patients and 21 maternity cases, the number of hospital days was 1,065. -- 37 -- - |
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