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TWENTIETH PROVINCIAL CONVENTION 17 AND BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED that the Government of Canada shall be committed to the policy of removing entirely from private and corporative control the production and distribution of the equipment necessary for the prosecution of warfare.— Passed by the Annual Convention of the United Farm Women of Alberta, 1936; Endorsed by District No. 4 Conference. Endorsed. 13. WHEREAS the basic industry of the Province is agriculture, AND WHEREAS the beet industry is one of its best stabilizers, giving employment to hundreds and good returns to farmers; B E IT R E S O L V E D that the members of the W. I. pledge themselves to purchase only beet sugar manufactured in Alberta, and also give first choice to all other Alberta- manufactured products.— Warner Constituency Conference, 1936. Carried. 14. BE IT R E S O L V E D that this District No. 4 of the Alberta Women's Institute commend the work done by the Censor board of the moving pictures, but deplore the frequency with which alcholic liquors are presented in pictures. — District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 15. BE IT R E S O L V E D that this Conference of District No. 4 go on record as voicing its disapproval of some of the current literature appearing on the newsstands as being against the best interests of the children.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 16. WHEREAS syphilis is gaining such a hold on the people of Canada; ' T H E R E F O R E be it resolved that the Darkfield or Wasserman test be made compulsory through an examination by a qualified physician before a marriage certificate is granted.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 17. WHEREAS the disease syphilis is becoming so prevalent; BE IT R E S O L V E D that all ' persons admitted to hospitals for any cause wdiatsoever be required to take the Darkfield or Wasserman blood tests.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. IS. WHEREAS codeine is being extensively used by drug addicts as a substitute for narcotic drugs; is easily obtained, and, WHEREAS medical opinion regards it as habit- forming in its effects, and detrimental to the health and morals of our young people, and W H E R E A S figures taken from the report of the Opium Advisory Committee of the League of Nations show Canada to be using four times as much per capita as the United States, eleven times as much as Great Britain, and twenty- five times as much per capita as Australia; T H E R E F O R E BE IT R E S O L V E D that the Women's Institutes of Alberta do all in their power to arouse public opinion along this line, and to have codeine classed as a habit- forming drug and placed on the list of restricted drugs.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 19. WHEREAS many Conveners of Standing Committees are desirous of having a copy of the report book as help in their work, and have been unable to obtain copies; T H E R E F O R E BE IT R E S O L V E D that we recommend that enough copies of this report be printed so that Conveners of Standing Committees, who wish may be able to purchase a copy.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried.
Object Description
Rating | |
Title | 1937 - Convention Report |
Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
Description | Report of the Twentieth Provincial Convention |
Language | en |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | text |
Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
Identifier | awi0811101 |
Date | 1937 |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
Title | Page 19 |
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 | TWENTIETH PROVINCIAL CONVENTION 17 AND BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED that the Government of Canada shall be committed to the policy of removing entirely from private and corporative control the production and distribution of the equipment necessary for the prosecution of warfare.— Passed by the Annual Convention of the United Farm Women of Alberta, 1936; Endorsed by District No. 4 Conference. Endorsed. 13. WHEREAS the basic industry of the Province is agriculture, AND WHEREAS the beet industry is one of its best stabilizers, giving employment to hundreds and good returns to farmers; B E IT R E S O L V E D that the members of the W. I. pledge themselves to purchase only beet sugar manufactured in Alberta, and also give first choice to all other Alberta- manufactured products.— Warner Constituency Conference, 1936. Carried. 14. BE IT R E S O L V E D that this District No. 4 of the Alberta Women's Institute commend the work done by the Censor board of the moving pictures, but deplore the frequency with which alcholic liquors are presented in pictures. — District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 15. BE IT R E S O L V E D that this Conference of District No. 4 go on record as voicing its disapproval of some of the current literature appearing on the newsstands as being against the best interests of the children.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 16. WHEREAS syphilis is gaining such a hold on the people of Canada; ' T H E R E F O R E be it resolved that the Darkfield or Wasserman test be made compulsory through an examination by a qualified physician before a marriage certificate is granted.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 17. WHEREAS the disease syphilis is becoming so prevalent; BE IT R E S O L V E D that all ' persons admitted to hospitals for any cause wdiatsoever be required to take the Darkfield or Wasserman blood tests.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. IS. WHEREAS codeine is being extensively used by drug addicts as a substitute for narcotic drugs; is easily obtained, and, WHEREAS medical opinion regards it as habit- forming in its effects, and detrimental to the health and morals of our young people, and W H E R E A S figures taken from the report of the Opium Advisory Committee of the League of Nations show Canada to be using four times as much per capita as the United States, eleven times as much as Great Britain, and twenty- five times as much per capita as Australia; T H E R E F O R E BE IT R E S O L V E D that the Women's Institutes of Alberta do all in their power to arouse public opinion along this line, and to have codeine classed as a habit- forming drug and placed on the list of restricted drugs.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. 19. WHEREAS many Conveners of Standing Committees are desirous of having a copy of the report book as help in their work, and have been unable to obtain copies; T H E R E F O R E BE IT R E S O L V E D that we recommend that enough copies of this report be printed so that Conveners of Standing Committees, who wish may be able to purchase a copy.— District No. 4 Conference. Carried. |
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