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30 ALBERTA W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
4. Write the most important t h i n g first.
5. Study good newspapers for style; compare printed articles w i t h what you
have w r i t t e n and keep a scrap book of your clippings.
6. Get personally acquainted with your local editors. Find out what they
want and give it to them.
7. Do not send special Women's Institute stories to the three papers which
publish our news regularly. Please send them to me, then our work is
not duplicated and these papers do not waste space.
8. The earlier your report is i n the better your local editor w i l l be pleased,
and the earlier you send them to me, the earlier they w i l l appear.
9. Above all, be accurate.
10. Do not send a blank sheet. Surely you did something when you met.
11. Don't put " Regular business done." Tell what i- t was.
12. Don't refer to " One of the members spoke," or " The President gave an
address," or " We appointed a delegate to the Convention," or " We presented
the secretary," or " We had a reception for a member leaving the
d i s t r i c t . " In each case tell the names of members.
Publicity Material
As the majority of our stories concern the f o l l o w i n g subjects, I am g i v i ng
a few headings for reference.
C O M M U N I T Y H A L L S : Tell cost, how money was raised, a description of
h a l l , number of rooms, kitchen, stage, furnishings, etc., and send picture.
P R E S E N T A T I O N S TO M E M B E R S : Names of members, gift, details of
work done by her, where going.
C L E A N - U P D A Y : 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 : Buying site, its cost, location and plans for beautifying.
H O T L U N C H S T O R Y : Number of children served, menu, equipment, cost
and benefit.
D E B A T E S : Name of subject, names of those who took part and the winners.
B A Z A A R S A N D S A L E S : Above all, mention the amount raised and how it
is to be expended.
A N N I V E R S A R I E S : Programmes and the number of the anniversary.
S W I M M I N G P O O L S A N D R I N K S : Cost, how money was raised, how they
are enjoyed, and pictures.
G I R L S ' C L U B C A M P S : Description of camps, preparations, location, division
of work and pictures.
B A B Y C L I N I C S : Number of babies examined, names of doctors and nurses,
general description, any concrete cases of benefit. Pictures of any special
prize winning babies or c l i n i c in operation.
R E S O L U T I O N S : Report discussion concerning these.
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 32 |
| 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 | 30 ALBERTA W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES 4. Write the most important t h i n g first. 5. Study good newspapers for style; compare printed articles w i t h what you have w r i t t e n and keep a scrap book of your clippings. 6. Get personally acquainted with your local editors. Find out what they want and give it to them. 7. Do not send special Women's Institute stories to the three papers which publish our news regularly. Please send them to me, then our work is not duplicated and these papers do not waste space. 8. The earlier your report is i n the better your local editor w i l l be pleased, and the earlier you send them to me, the earlier they w i l l appear. 9. Above all, be accurate. 10. Do not send a blank sheet. Surely you did something when you met. 11. Don't put " Regular business done." Tell what i- t was. 12. Don't refer to " One of the members spoke," or " The President gave an address," or " We appointed a delegate to the Convention," or " We presented the secretary," or " We had a reception for a member leaving the d i s t r i c t . " In each case tell the names of members. Publicity Material As the majority of our stories concern the f o l l o w i n g subjects, I am g i v i ng a few headings for reference. C O M M U N I T Y H A L L S : Tell cost, how money was raised, a description of h a l l , number of rooms, kitchen, stage, furnishings, etc., and send picture. P R E S E N T A T I O N S TO M E M B E R S : Names of members, gift, details of work done by her, where going. C L E A N - U P D A Y : 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 : Buying site, its cost, location and plans for beautifying. H O T L U N C H S T O R Y : Number of children served, menu, equipment, cost and benefit. D E B A T E S : Name of subject, names of those who took part and the winners. B A Z A A R S A N D S A L E S : Above all, mention the amount raised and how it is to be expended. A N N I V E R S A R I E S : Programmes and the number of the anniversary. S W I M M I N G P O O L S A N D R I N K S : Cost, how money was raised, how they are enjoyed, and pictures. G I R L S ' C L U B C A M P S : Description of camps, preparations, location, division of work and pictures. B A B Y C L I N I C S : Number of babies examined, names of doctors and nurses, general description, any concrete cases of benefit. Pictures of any special prize winning babies or c l i n i c in operation. R E S O L U T I O N S : Report discussion concerning these. |
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