1928 - Annual Convention

              20 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES
moved to Valhall and has been instrumental in r e v i v i n g an old branch at
that place The constituencj conference was held at Wembley. A large
attendance, splendid reports, good music and a visit from our provincial
president made it a successful conference.
Peace River constituency has six branches- Peace River, G r i f f i n Creek,
E r i n Lodge, and Fairview, and two new blanches, Berwyn and Kirndale.
Reports show that much woik has been done duung the year. In Peace
River the W I has amalgamated with the hospital auxiliary, and p r a c t i c a l ly
a l l monej raised is turned ovei to the Hospital Board The Cottage Hos­pital
at Waterhole, owned and opeiated by the F a i r v i ew branch, is well
equipped and fully paid for, and has proved to be a great boon to the
commumtj. The blanch at B e r w \ n has been oiganized mainly w i t h a view
to carrying on hospital work Guffm Cieek and E n n Lodge are responsible
for most of the " social doings" m their lespective neighborhoods.
The constituency conference was held at Wateihole, each branch being
well represented Good leports weie gr> en A little play, put on by the
E r i n Lodge ladies, was much enjoyed
The Grouaid constituencj has three blanches McLennan, High P r a i r ie
and B i g Meadow, a new bianch oiganized by Mis Dickson, constituency
convener The usual good work has been carried on bj these branches
Last year we reported that the objective of the McLennan Branch was a
community hall This year we aie proud to l e p o i t the hall an accomplished
fact and a great addition to oui town, where pievioush everything in the
natuie of a public meeting had to be held m the school.
The constituency conference was held at High P r a n i e Here there is a
v e i y active blanch which does much communit\ woik The new branch,
" B i g Meadows," has 21 members enrolled At M c M u r i a y theie is a branch
which does good work among the childien and w h e i e \ e i a helping hand is
needed It is unfortunate that owing to its isolated position it has
not had a visit from any member of the boaicl I have heard through visitors
of the great blessing it is to the commumtj The demonstiators sent
out bj the Depaitment are \ ei\ welcome and much appreciated m this
north country Di M u n a y Thompson, oiaam/ er for the Council of Social
Hygiene, attended each of our c o n s t i t u e n t confeienccs and dehveied very
interesting and mstiuctive addi esses
R E P O R T OF D I S T R I C T No 2
( M i s A H Rogeis. D n e c t o i)
This district consists of 14 constituencies, in which 54 Institutes are
located These aie giouped to p i o \ i d e f o i ten constituency conferences.
The epidemic of infantile paraljsis pi evading last t a l l upset the conference
dates to such an extent that it was necessaiv to cancel three of them. It
was the unanimous wish of the conferences that the dates be set forward
one month, making the conferences come in August oi eail} September.
This opinion was endorsed at the distuct confeience
The vanous lines of work undertaken by the blanches will be covered
bj the leports of the conveners of standing committees.
Camrose Constituency, Mrs J Mavor, Davsland, convener, has six
blanches— Davsland, Ohaton, A l b u i v , Bashaw, Camiose and Round H i l l , and
one G i r l s ' Club. In this constituency money is l a i s e d i n the branches accord­i
n g to their needs, but emphasis is laid on educational piogiammes. The
w o i k of all the standing committees is well organized The conference had
to be cancelled, but an excellent l e p o i t of the w o i k of this constituency was
given at the district conference this spung
Edmonton, Sturgeon and V i c t o r i a Constituencies, Mrs. L E. Moraw,
Waskatenau, convener, has five branches— Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan,
Bon Accord, Pine Creek and Warspite, and two G i l l s ' Clubs A successful
conference was held at Wmterburn, m conjunction with Stony P l a i n . Re­ports
showed community interest, educational progiammes and practical
suggestions claimed the attention of these branches, along w i t h philanthropic
work.