1928 - Annual Convention

              50 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
I know of no other organization which has a wider f i e l d of possibilities
before it or greater a b i l i t y to assist i n the work of building into the fabric
and life of this country the highest ideals of l i f e and service. I hope that
you will remember that i n your work and interests I am your friend, and I
leave you now, wishing you God- speed and every success m your undertakings.
CONSTITUTION AND BY- LAWS
OF T HE
ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
A R T I C L E I . — N A M E.
This organization shall be called the Provincial Organization of the
A l b e r t a Women's Institutes.
A R T I C L E II.— MOTTO.
The motto of the Provincial Organization of the Alberta Women's
Institutes shall be " F o r Home and Country."
A R T I C L E I I I . — P O L I C Y.
( a) The Alberta Women's Institutes shall be the central Provincial
organization of all Branch Institutes, which have been or may hereafter be
formed under the Women's Institute Act.
( b) The organization shall be s t r i c t ly non- partizan and non- sectarian in
every phase of the work, and no Institute shall be operated in the interest
of any party, sect or society, but for the equal good of a l l citizens.
( c) No society or organization for a special purpose shall bring its
discussions or its subjects into any meeting of the A l b e r t a Women's Institutes,
except by the unanimous consent of the delegates present.
A R T I C L E I V . — O B J E C T.
( a) The object shall be to unite the influence and enterprise of A l b e r ta
women, and to co- ordinate the efforts and further the plans of all Branches
f o r home improvement and community betterment.
( b) To promote Educational, Moral, Social and Civic measures, and to
compare methods of study and work.
( c) To develop A g r i c u l t u r e , and co- operate with the Alberta Department
of A g r i c u l t u r e.
( d) To voice the sentiment of the Branches on all matters of importance
w i t h i n the scope of Women's Institute work.
A R T I C L E V . — M E M B E R S H I P.
Members of a Branch Institute which has a membership of at least eight,
and has held at least four meetings during the preceding year, shall be con­sidered
members of the Provincial Organization.
A R T I C L E V I . — O F F I C E R S.
( a) The officers of the Provincial Organization shall be a President,
Vice- President, one Director f r om each D i s t r i c t ( who by virtue of office shall
be a Vice- President of the Provincial Organization), a Secretary- Treasurer.
( b) These officers, with the Deputy Minister of A g r i c u l t u r e , and an
officer of the Department, shall constitute the Advisory Board, each member
of which shall report to the Annual Convention.
( c) Two Directors, one of whom shall be the Provincial President, shall
be elected at the Convention, biennially, to serve on the Executive B o a r d of
the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada.
( d) The Provincial President, Vice- President, and Secretary shall con­stitute
an Executive Committee, with power to transact routine business, and
to take such action as may be necessary on matters a r i s i n g between annual
meetings; they shall meet at the call of the President or Secretary- Treasurer