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S E V E N T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 29
1. Look over your activities from a p i c t o r i a l viewpoint and send « nie a
s t o r y and picture of your rest rooms, play grounds, beautified cemeteries,
r i n k s , etc.
2. Take back the slogan that " Names are News"— and names with husband's
initials. I had to write 50 letters to get the lists of officers at annual
meetings— don't say " A member gave a paper" or " The President gave a
report," give their names.
3. Avoid general statements such as " M r s . B r o w n gave a paper on A g r i culture."
Pick briefly the main points of that paper. Let me i l l u s t r a t e:
A g r i c u l t u r e Meeting— Mr. L. Evans, H i g h School P r i n c i p a l , gave a talk
at the M a r c h meeting of the Minburn W. I. on the " Cultivation and Propagation
of Perennials and F l o w e r i n g Shrubs," He said, " Perennials are expensive
to buy but with a little care, they can be grown from seed. Some of the
hardy varieties suited to Alberta are, delphinium, iris, peony, hollyhocks,
scarlet lightning, baby's breath, blue flax, iceland poppy, orientat poppy, bleedi
n g heart, y e l l ow daisy, sweet william. shirley poppy, and the shrubs are:
honeysuckle, white and red, spirea and lilac."
4. Read over the finished publicity in the newspapers.
5. Tell secretaries to read publicity " Do's and Don'ts" in the Annual
Report.
Publicity Programme
T h i s year I believe each P r o v i n c i a l Convener is to be asked to outline a
programme of her particular work for a meeting. I would suggest:
1. Get your local editor to give you a talk on " The Power of the Press
to Hinder or Help Reform." This w i l l serve two purposes— you will get his
sympathy and interest in your w o r k and he will reward you very materially
w i t h space. You w i l l learn much from him too. If you are in a place where
you cannot ger in touch easily with your nearest editor, Mr. John Wodell,
editor of the A l b e r t a Farmer, care of the Calgary Herald, has written a paper
on this subject and will be glad to supply it.
2. I w i l l also endeavor to prepare two " thumb n a i l " sketches on " Janey
Canuck,"' M r s . A r t h u r M u r p h y of Edmonton, the first president of the Federated
Women's Institutes of Canada, prominent journalist and author; and
M r s . Laura Rose Stephens of Ottawa, pro- minent W. I. worker and lecturer
and author of books and pamphlets on a g r i c u l t u r a l subjects.
In closing I ask your co- operation in getting your reports in faithfully
and on time— your indulgence for delays and misprints, and I thank you one
and a l l for your steady and hearty support in the p u b l i c i t y w o r k of the Alberta
Woman's Institutes.
PUBLICITY " DO'S" A N D " DON'TS"
F o l l o w i n g is a set of directions in preparing reports for newspapers:
1. W r i t e plainly, a n d in case of names, where typewriter is not used, print
them.
2. In using names, use " M i s s " or " M r s . " with initials. In case of " M r s . " use
husband's initials, as that is the name known in the community.
3. Make copy ' brief as possible, to the point, w r i t i n g as you would tell the
story of the meeting to one who was not there.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1931 - Annual Convention |
| Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
| Description | Report of the Seventeenth Annual Convention held May 19 to 22, 1931 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811100 |
| Date | 1931 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 31 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | S E V E N T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 29 1. Look over your activities from a p i c t o r i a l viewpoint and send « nie a s t o r y and picture of your rest rooms, play grounds, beautified cemeteries, r i n k s , etc. 2. Take back the slogan that " Names are News"— and names with husband's initials. I had to write 50 letters to get the lists of officers at annual meetings— don't say " A member gave a paper" or " The President gave a report," give their names. 3. Avoid general statements such as " M r s . B r o w n gave a paper on A g r i culture." Pick briefly the main points of that paper. Let me i l l u s t r a t e: A g r i c u l t u r e Meeting— Mr. L. Evans, H i g h School P r i n c i p a l , gave a talk at the M a r c h meeting of the Minburn W. I. on the " Cultivation and Propagation of Perennials and F l o w e r i n g Shrubs," He said, " Perennials are expensive to buy but with a little care, they can be grown from seed. Some of the hardy varieties suited to Alberta are, delphinium, iris, peony, hollyhocks, scarlet lightning, baby's breath, blue flax, iceland poppy, orientat poppy, bleedi n g heart, y e l l ow daisy, sweet william. shirley poppy, and the shrubs are: honeysuckle, white and red, spirea and lilac." 4. Read over the finished publicity in the newspapers. 5. Tell secretaries to read publicity " Do's and Don'ts" in the Annual Report. Publicity Programme T h i s year I believe each P r o v i n c i a l Convener is to be asked to outline a programme of her particular work for a meeting. I would suggest: 1. Get your local editor to give you a talk on " The Power of the Press to Hinder or Help Reform." This w i l l serve two purposes— you will get his sympathy and interest in your w o r k and he will reward you very materially w i t h space. You w i l l learn much from him too. If you are in a place where you cannot ger in touch easily with your nearest editor, Mr. John Wodell, editor of the A l b e r t a Farmer, care of the Calgary Herald, has written a paper on this subject and will be glad to supply it. 2. I w i l l also endeavor to prepare two " thumb n a i l " sketches on " Janey Canuck,"' M r s . A r t h u r M u r p h y of Edmonton, the first president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, prominent journalist and author; and M r s . Laura Rose Stephens of Ottawa, pro- minent W. I. worker and lecturer and author of books and pamphlets on a g r i c u l t u r a l subjects. In closing I ask your co- operation in getting your reports in faithfully and on time— your indulgence for delays and misprints, and I thank you one and a l l for your steady and hearty support in the p u b l i c i t y w o r k of the Alberta Woman's Institutes. PUBLICITY " DO'S" A N D " DON'TS" F o l l o w i n g is a set of directions in preparing reports for newspapers: 1. W r i t e plainly, a n d in case of names, where typewriter is not used, print them. 2. In using names, use " M i s s " or " M r s . " with initials. In case of " M r s . " use husband's initials, as that is the name known in the community. 3. Make copy ' brief as possible, to the point, w r i t i n g as you would tell the story of the meeting to one who was not there. |
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