1932 Convention Report

              40 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
Airs. A. Kjorsvik. Constituency Convener of W. I. of Olds West con­stituency,
welcomed the girls to Olds, and Margaret ' Hudson, p r o v i n c i a l pre­sident
of the Girls' Clubs, brought greetings and spoke briefly on " The Value
of the Convention as a Stimulus to Useful Club L i f e ."
Each day demonstrations in cooking and sewing were conducted by Miss
M c l n t y r e and Miss Shaw respectively. These demonstrations were very
helpful and practical and the girls enjoyed them very much.
Miss L i l l y Sahlen of Garden Prairie Girls' Club gave an interesting talk
on " M y T r i p to Sweden," rendering ' her remarks doubly vivid by e x h i b i t i ng
hand woven linen, some Swedish embroidery and a series of characteristic
photographs. Mr. A . T. Kemp, of the staff of the A g r i c u l t u r a l School, gave
a helpful talk on " Improving the Home Surroundings." A paper on " Short
Story W r i t i n g , " sent in by Mrs. J . A . Rodell of W e t a s k i w i n , was read by Mrs.
J . Ross Anderson.
Mrs. J. P. Ferguson of Trochu, Director for District No. 3, visited the
convention on Thursday morning and brought an i n s p i r i n g message and
greeting to the girls. Miss M a r i o n E. S t o r y of the Women's Home Bureau,
spent a few hours with the girls and gave them an interesting talk on the
short course work, and encouraged them to take advantage of this excellent
service. Mrs. J . A. Campbell of M i l k River, Director for D i s t r i c t N o . 4, also
attended the convention for a short time and brought greetings.
The Public Speaking ; Contest held annually for the Nellie M c C l u n g trophy
was won by Miss Coral Strang of Garden P r a i r i e Club, speaking on " M r s.
Mc. Kinney, a Canadian who deserves a place in the H a l l of Fame." Miss
L i l l y Sahlen, whose topic was " Choosing a V o c a t i o n , " and who belongs to the
same club, was a close second. Miss Marion Aitcheson of Sedgewick G. C ,
won a well- deserved third with her glowing description of " Peace River—
a Land of Opportunity." ' The other speakers and their subjects were as
f o l l o w s : Elsie Irish, " Progress of Women in - the P o l i t i c a l W o r l d " ; Mary
Sahlen, " Hobbies"; Jane Popham, " Disarmament"; Margaret Annabel, " The
Peace River Country." The judges in this contest were Miss M c l n t y r e , M r .
H o l e t o n and Mr. P h i l l i p s.
A masquerade parade and stunt night provided splendid entertainment
one evening. Every girl was in costume and the judges, Mrs. M u r r a y , Miss
Shaw and Miss Rogers, had a very difficult time awarding the prizes, as the
costumes were of such high quality. Marion Aitcheson and Elsie I r i s h repre­senting
a Knight and his Lady received the prize for the prettiest costumes,
Z o r a h B e r t r am as a Baby, for the most original, and . Esther Peterson and
L i l l i a n Taylor as the Gold Dust Twins, carried off the prize for the funniest
costumes. Following the masquerade, several of the clubs presented clever
skits. These with solos and monologues, rounded out an interesting program
and a very pleasant evening.
A great deal of athletic talent was uncovered on a sports day. the Emily
M u r p h y Cup finally going to Miss Elsie Irish of Lougheed, with 26 points.
Miss M u r i e l Bloss of Eagle H i l l was second with 23 points. Mr. F i s h e r and
A i r . P h i l l i p s very ably conducted the sports program.
The high light of the convention was the annual banquet held on Thurs­day
evening in the dining hall of the O. S. A. It featured, as in former years,
the presentation of the cups and trophies to their respective winners. Mrs.
H , J. Montgomery, P r o v i n c i a l President of the W. I., was one of the guest
speakers. She brought greetings from the W. I. and gave a most i n s p i r i ng
and encouraging message to the girls. Dr. Hartman of Olds, the other guest
speaker, gave an interesting talk on " The Philosophy of L i f e ."