1931 - Annual Convention

              70 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
F o l l o w i n g the luncheon, a short program of speeches was presided over
by Mrs. Huyck. Dr. Edna Guest of Toronto was the principal luncheon
speaker, while short talks were also given by M r s . W . F. Cameron, President
of the F. W. I. C., Mrs. H . McGregor, second vice- president, M r s . T. A . Cohoe,
treasurer. Miss Kate B r i g h t y , Mrs. L . C. M c K i n n e y of Claresholm, M r . George
Putnam, suot. Women's Institutes of Ontario, Miss B. Oxner, director Sas­katchewan
Homemaker's Clubs. Mrs. Chas. Constantinc of Kingston, a former
pioneer of Alberta, and Mrs. Donald M c D o n a l d , also a former A l b e r t a n but
now reeve of Cobourg, Ontario.
The afternoon's program from the F . W . I . C . platform was given over to
A l b e r t a speakers, chief of whom was Hon. J . E . Brownlee, P r e m i e r of A l b e r t a.
M r . Brownlee spoke of A l b e r t a as still being a pioneer country and the
pioneer spirit that still pervades is shown in many of her activities. M r s.
J . F. Price of Calgary said that A l b e r t a had led the way in the advancement
of women, having many firsts to her credit, among these b e i n g : First woman
judge of juvenile court, first woman police magistrate, and first woman member
of provincial legislature in the B r i t i s h Empire.
Miss B r i g h t y spoke of the w o r k of the district nurse and the t r a v e l l i ng
clinic, and Mrs. H u y c k gave a brief outline of the development of Public
H e a l t h and Child Welfare w o r k as carried on by the W . I . branches through­out
the province.
Among the hundreds who visited the booth were many Albertans and
ex- Albertans, and to friend and stranger alike the booth and those in charge
t o l d the story of the steady advance of P u b l i c Health and C h i l d W e l f a re
work in this province.
A P L E A FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Rev. Brother Rogation, S- S. C-, Rector of St. Joseph's College, Edmonton.
Never yet has a fond mother bent over the cradle of her new- born, gazed
w i t h almost infinite love into his innocent face, and dreamed a dream of
greatness which it was impossible for him to realize. This is self- evident
if we consider the marvellous powers with which God has endowed His
creatures. Man is the masterpiece of the creation. Not only is his body a
marvel, endowed as it is w i t h movement and the five senses, but the mind of
man is able to embrace all knowledge and wrest from nature its secrets and
its laws. His memory recalls w i t h every detail men and places he has visited
and in the t w i n k l i n g of" an eye carries him to the furthermost bounds of
earth. His imagination creates for h im a w o r l d of his own fancy in which
he can enjoy himself at leisure. By his w i l l he is master of his own destiny
and need depend on no one. His " yes," and his " no" are final, and not a l l the
powers of an earthly k i n g or an army ranged in battle array can force him
to change his opinion or oblige h im to accept what he is determined to reject.
W o n d e r f u l as all this may seem, it is exceeded by man's power of loving.
H i s heart can devote itself to any noble cause or to any noble person w i t h a
devotedness which carries him to heroic sacrifice. In thus loving he finds an
earthly heaven and is perfectly satisfied in the possession of what or w h om
he loves. To know, to w i l l and to love are the privileges of every human
being, be he k i n g or serf, rich or poor, educated or i l l i t e r a t e , weak or strong.
It means l i t t l e what his condition or status in life may be. The essentials are
the same for all men; differences of conditions arc only minor considerations;
a l i t t l e more or a l i t t l e less,