1937 - Convention Report

              TWENTIETH PROVINCIAL CONVENTION 61
REPORT OF HANDICRAFT
Mrs. J. Macgregor Smith, Edmonton, Convener.
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Madam President and Members of the A. W. I.:
In giving a brief report of my department for the last two years, I want
to make it very clear that the work has grown and that most of this growth is
due to the interest of the Constituency Conveners. I am not forgetting the Chair­men
of Handicrafts, they, too, have done well. The Constituency Conveners
have been the ones to get in touch with me for prize lists, score cards, and judges
have carried out exhibitions at their Conferences. All this has helped to raise the
standard of the work all over the Province.
Four letters have been sent out by your Convener to the Branches. The first
was sent in time for the fall Conferences. This letter told you of our ambition
" To raise the standard of work by concentrating on four classes." These four
classes covered the four outstanding types of handwork, ( 1) Rugs, ( 2) Quilts,
( 3) Plain Sewing, ( 4) Knitting. This plan did not seem to meet with the
approval of a number of the Institute members, so, after much pressure, we added
two classes— Embroidery and Crocheting.
I wish to recommend to the new Convener of Handicrafts the idea of having
a number of small travelling exhibits, with a few well- done samples, accompanied
by full instructions. These might be kept with the Loan Collection. Without a
standard with which to compare our work, we cannot improve.
Our President has forwarded two letters to me to answer— one from the
executive of the Federated W. I., asking what we can send from Alberta ( that
is typical of Alberta) for a handicraft exhibition to be held in connection with
the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Also a similar request from the Rural Women
of the World has been made. There is one thing that I would like to see go, and
that is, the almost perfect quilt done by the Calgary Women's Institute members.
The Calgary Branch of the Canadian Handicraft Guild have helped us, as
they did before, by appointing three qualified judges— Mrs. T. Vandelinder, Miss
M. L. Garrick and Miss Geneva Lent. Mrs. T. Vandelinder, the President of
the Guild, also assembled a small exhibit. The co- operation of the Guild has
been very much appreciated by all of us. and we wish to express our heartv
thanks to the judges, for theirs was a difficult task.
The following are the results of the competitions, of which, as Convener,
I am very proud:
Class 3502— Braided Rugs of Old Material—
1. No. 42P— Mrs. R. R. McClelland, Angus Ridge W. I., Wetaskiwin.
Class 3503— Hooked Rugs of New Material— '
1. No. 42P— Mrs. Thomas Angus, Angus Ridge W. I.. Wetaskiwin.
2. No. 29A— Mrs. Mark Atkinson, Alida W. I., Vegreville.
3. No. 13— Mrs. Ross Goodwin, EInora.
Class 3504— Hooked Rugs of Old Material—
1. No. 42R— Mrs. Thomas Angus, Angus Ridge W. I., Wetaskiwin.
2. No. 420— Mrs. Thomas Angus, Angus Ridge W. I., Wetaskiwin.
3. No. 42M— Mrs. A. Ekroth, Angus Ridge W. I., Wetaskiwin.
Class 3505— Crochet Rugs of New Material—
1. No. 11B— Mrs. J. Moorehouse, Calgary W. I., Calgary.
2. No. 2— Mrs. J. B. Morley, Good Deeds W. I., Vulcan.
3. No. 48B— Mrs. S. Scott, Langdon W. I., Langdon.
Class 3506— Crochet Rugs of Old Material.
1. No. 10— Mrs. R. N . Patriquin, Thigh Hills W. I., Vulcan.
2. No. 56B— Mrs. E. Baldwin, Edmonton W. I., Edmonton.
3. ] sj 0< 5 Mrs, Walker, Edmonton W. I., Edmonton.