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" a-; ieWI Being a m:: aber of a world organization has been given greater
. o :. r~ ing to the seven members of the Pine lake Women's Institute who attended
the ACWW Conference held in Vancouver in June . Learning from one another
on a one to one basis was the important factor. Members appreciated the
opporturity of meeting women from South America, Arctic, Labrador as well as
ACWW Prrs Weatabring- Muller, Area Vice- Pree Martha Bielish, and Dr Irene Spry
: t the uCW1° Mini Conference and area functionB ahead of the world meeting.
Vancouver the Caradian choir collected a sum of moLey( about $ 240) for
the women of Peru who seemed to have the greatest need . However ' hey were
wisked home before anything could be done for them. There are now plans to
develop a project for the valley from which these women came . Watch for
further infcrnmation in the Herme and Country and or Federated News .
The
AaulglusACt'TlWakeevs3iLdtes . mNeienteingviasittotrhse fhromoem Booft'FidanatoWhTirtotcehmuoraes wwaelslaascuolumrinatthiirotnieoefn
mheemlbpe3_ 43 croenmveiynistcheedmeasbsoaugte thoef acognrfeeartenceexp. ePriicentcuerest, o sthliodsees uannadblecastosetattetentdap. e
By LIZ DELAHEY
VANCOUVER ( Staff) - A call
for peace came from many quarters
as the 17th trennial conference of
the Associated Country Women of
the World officially opened at the
University of British Columbia,
June 21 .
The organization of country
women and housewives brings to-gether
women of all races promot-ing
friendship, understanding and
practical aid among its nine million
members from 70 countries. The
Vancouver meeting was the second
held in Canada m the organiza-tion's
53- year history . The first was
in Toronto in 1953 .
A host of dignitaries took part in
the colorful opening ceremony in
which ( lags of 51 countries were
paraded to the stage by members of
Fraser Valley 4- H Clubs. Bright red
an white blazers emblazoned with
maple leaf crests mingled with the
traditional costumes of Asia and
Africa
ACWW area vice- president sen-ator
Martha Bielish said Canada's
140,000 WI members had all con-tributed
to the conference m some
way . Welcoming them to Canada .
she reminded delegates they were
coming to the home of women's
institutes which were founded by
Adelaide Hoodless and Erland Lee
m 1897 . She told them Canadian
Madge Watt spread the movement
to Great Britain and, working with
Elsie Zimmern and Lady Aber-deen,
created a world body com-posed
of rural organizations which
had sprung up around the world .
Bielish said it was fitting the
. ACWW conference was being held
in Canada 50 years after Madge
Watt became the first president .
Later in her presidential address
Westerbring- Muller warned that
Peace voice speaks
at ACWW
wtihlel bpraicneg onfewtepcrhnooblloegmiscaals wcehlalngaes
fbaelnleifnigtse. vDeenveflurotphienrg bceohuinntrdieusnlreissks
they are allowed to use the data
bases of other countries and at the
same time set up their own, she
said. Recent international meetings
have recommended establishment
owforskuch a global information net-
She urged all women to become
more interested in the new tech-nology.
" We cannot turn back or stop
hheerbeesdteuvseeloopfmiet niststh. eHcohwallteongmeakfoer
he future ."
Referring to the words of the
song sung by- the 100 voice choir
from across Canada . ACWW presi-dent
Ziny Westerbnng- Muller said .
" you have expressed what is in all
of our hearts . . . we all share the
dream of peace . We have come to
Vancouver to work for justice, for
freedom and for peace."
Mayor Michael Harcourt said
the organizers had chosen the right
location . Vancouver considers itself
the city of peace since 80,000 of its
population of one million joined a
peace march in April .
Everyone wants to avoid another
world war and work for world
peace by attacking ignorance, po-verty
and disease, he said .
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811093 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 97 |
| 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 | " a-; ieWI Being a m:: aber of a world organization has been given greater . o :. r~ ing to the seven members of the Pine lake Women's Institute who attended the ACWW Conference held in Vancouver in June . Learning from one another on a one to one basis was the important factor. Members appreciated the opporturity of meeting women from South America, Arctic, Labrador as well as ACWW Prrs Weatabring- Muller, Area Vice- Pree Martha Bielish, and Dr Irene Spry : t the uCW1° Mini Conference and area functionB ahead of the world meeting. Vancouver the Caradian choir collected a sum of moLey( about $ 240) for the women of Peru who seemed to have the greatest need . However ' hey were wisked home before anything could be done for them. There are now plans to develop a project for the valley from which these women came . Watch for further infcrnmation in the Herme and Country and or Federated News . The AaulglusACt'TlWakeevs3iLdtes . mNeienteingviasittotrhse fhromoem Booft'FidanatoWhTirtotcehmuoraes wwaelslaascuolumrinatthiirotnieoefn mheemlbpe3_ 43 croenmveiynistcheedmeasbsoaugte thoef acognrfeeartenceexp. ePriicentcuerest, o sthliodsees uannadblecastosetattetentdap. e By LIZ DELAHEY VANCOUVER ( Staff) - A call for peace came from many quarters as the 17th trennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the World officially opened at the University of British Columbia, June 21 . The organization of country women and housewives brings to-gether women of all races promot-ing friendship, understanding and practical aid among its nine million members from 70 countries. The Vancouver meeting was the second held in Canada m the organiza-tion's 53- year history . The first was in Toronto in 1953 . A host of dignitaries took part in the colorful opening ceremony in which ( lags of 51 countries were paraded to the stage by members of Fraser Valley 4- H Clubs. Bright red an white blazers emblazoned with maple leaf crests mingled with the traditional costumes of Asia and Africa ACWW area vice- president sen-ator Martha Bielish said Canada's 140,000 WI members had all con-tributed to the conference m some way . Welcoming them to Canada . she reminded delegates they were coming to the home of women's institutes which were founded by Adelaide Hoodless and Erland Lee m 1897 . She told them Canadian Madge Watt spread the movement to Great Britain and, working with Elsie Zimmern and Lady Aber-deen, created a world body com-posed of rural organizations which had sprung up around the world . Bielish said it was fitting the . ACWW conference was being held in Canada 50 years after Madge Watt became the first president . Later in her presidential address Westerbring- Muller warned that Peace voice speaks at ACWW wtihlel bpraicneg onfewtepcrhnooblloegmiscaals wcehlalngaes fbaelnleifnigtse. vDeenveflurotphienrg bceohuinntrdieusnlreissks they are allowed to use the data bases of other countries and at the same time set up their own, she said. Recent international meetings have recommended establishment owforskuch a global information net- She urged all women to become more interested in the new tech-nology. " We cannot turn back or stop hheerbeesdteuvseeloopfmiet niststh. eHcohwallteongmeakfoer he future ." Referring to the words of the song sung by- the 100 voice choir from across Canada . ACWW presi-dent Ziny Westerbnng- Muller said . " you have expressed what is in all of our hearts . . . we all share the dream of peace . We have come to Vancouver to work for justice, for freedom and for peace." Mayor Michael Harcourt said the organizers had chosen the right location . Vancouver considers itself the city of peace since 80,000 of its population of one million joined a peace march in April . Everyone wants to avoid another world war and work for world peace by attacking ignorance, po-verty and disease, he said . |
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