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~ Alfa. WIs celebrate
70th anniversary
By LIZ DELAHEY
Alberta Women's Institutes
should tackle new challenges mem-bers
were told when they met in
Olds May 28 to 31 to celebrate the
organization's 70th anniversary .
Marie Plaizier, provincial presi-dent,
told the convention the strug-gle
is no longer to improve sanitary
conditions and member's homes, as
it was in founder Adelaide Hood
less' day, but to cope with affluence
and the stress and strain that ac-companies
it.
Citing the frequent moves dictat-ed
to employees by corporate busi-ness
as a cause of rootlessness, she
said it can result in unacceptable
behavior . Without an extended
family nearby, there is no grandpa,
grandma, aunt or uncle to relieve
the day- to- day pressures of family
living .
She challenged members to be-come
involved and help young
parents and their families develop
ways to cope with stress. She called
on them to react to needs in their
communities and the needs of the
times.
As an example she cited North
Peace Retreats, which started in
1975 for homemakers but have
since drawn in entire families .
Monday to Friday sessions are held
at intervals through the year in
private homes or church board
rooms with a psychologist and vol-unteers.
Families having difficulties
have a chance to talk out their
problems .
side the meeting of how WIs could
respond to community needs was
the example of the Manitoba
Women's Institute which has tried
to curb vandalism by working on
restitution committees to deal with
juvenile offenders.
Wells for Kenya
Plaizier re
rted the $ 4000 don-ated
by A I for wells for Kenya
was matched by the Alberta de-partment
of culture then sent on to
the Federated Women's Institutes
of Canada where CIDA matched it I
three to one . As a result, " Our
sisters in Kenya will receive 532,000
to help them get water close to their
village.-
Elizabeth Lefsrud of Edmonton
echoed the president's concerns
A- S ', Cesne '( of) zng -
' lieal aLrread
Plo aql no , Cep legl lasio. i 1- au IId
inq 1~ oa ubo nagl no po was suns
, Cw PUP 029 awp 2uol e se, Is legy
s, Coq
trtntl PEq I weak txau aqy - uavol
JO trio sapw any moqu uuvj e no
sum asnoq Jno ' aaagl aaam spuauj I,
ano Jo ffe PUP SUIppem 4lanol e
sam 11 u~ ol Jo aptslno lsnf goanga
Cull e III palaaew aaam a, A
Zaw , Cuew no, C
Ipm ` anS " pa) Isn pup paddols lliB
.( IltappnS Sues am Pill! JBAIJ aq1
to wRMS a h 13AU aql ~ q 3tumd e
uo lu3M am SEW in kepunS alto
' JIes, Cw pa4ofua ( Heal
I Put! satu0Td uo um01 olw aw - 4001
Shortly after two WI members,
Emily Murphy and Nellie McLung
and the three other members of the
famous five, Henrietta Edwards,
Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby
began proceedings to prove women
were persons . A young lawyer had
declared Judge Emily Murphy's
decisions at the bench invah be-cause
she was not a person . It took
13 years to prove him wrong
Lefsrud said . Oct . 18, 1920, almost
50 years ago, women were officially
declared persons after it had been
taken to the Privy Council of Eng-land
when the Supreme Court of
Canada turned it down .
The role of the WI during de-pression
years was documented in
Ontario Lefsrud said . Wherever
there was an institute, there was no
need for government relief.
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD
ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
70th
ANNIVERSARY
CONVENTION
MOTTO: FOR HOME AND COUNTRY
OLDS COLLEGE
OLDS, ALBERTA
MAY 28- 31,1979
THEME :
FHE CHILD, THE FAMILY, AND SOCIETY
Highlights from the put were part of Alberta Women's Insdtutes 70th
anniversary celebrations. Seven of the 12 living put presidents returned to
reminisce. Front row left to right are: Ruple Ferguson, Edmonton; Ruth
Howes, Wetasklwin and Myrtle Roberts Heyer, Drumheller . Back row :
Ethel Morrisroe, Red Deer, Martha Ble1Lsh, Warspite; Bette Ballhorn,
Wetaskiwin; Marion Alexander Sandeman, Cayley and the current
president Marie Plalzler of the Peace River area .
( indy ( arlson of Olds . Alberta
Women's Institutes Girls' Club
president, happily stands by as AWI
members fill up the pot of gold at
the end of the rainbow. Over $ 2000
was collected for WIGC projects.
Unique to AWI they have 16 clubs
with 240 members .
Grace Merminger of Grande Prairie won the overall creative writing
prize for a non- fiction piece at the Alberta Women's Institutes convention
hSehladrminanO. lRdesdreDceeenrt, lys. eFciornsdt tporizMearjmortihee Dnooynl- ef, ictOilodns calnadss thwierndt totoJeEdmtilea
Lefsrud, Viking. Fiction winners in order of placement were: Irene
Toverud, Viking and Irene Braoigan, Millet . Poetry winners were VI
Silver, Huxl first; Kitty Elliot, Edmonton, and EttW Sharpe, Innisfad .
Marjorie Buoy of Edmonton won the drama class .
Individual winners in the quilt competition were Elsie Heilemann,
Lacomhe . First . Martha Finnic, Olds, second. Mary Brooks, Fairview .
third . Mrs . A. Vine s of Bowden - n the J & P Coats corn petitton . S
j~ d, DreS_ ente b the AWI executive went txr_ Gayle ( 7NsQn1f Pn tat
r
farcreative sulchery : Manr Brooks of Fair,
foi e quilt. I rma l. awretsce
Pine Lake sewn
and Karen Royston, Olds lot a pamun " in the general
category yf7ale WI won first hr the growl, quit competition,
Mdnert- m, second and Kmniburgh third . Ban, rofl W I was the winner of
the handicrati shield
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 39 |
| 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 | ~ Alfa. WIs celebrate 70th anniversary By LIZ DELAHEY Alberta Women's Institutes should tackle new challenges mem-bers were told when they met in Olds May 28 to 31 to celebrate the organization's 70th anniversary . Marie Plaizier, provincial presi-dent, told the convention the strug-gle is no longer to improve sanitary conditions and member's homes, as it was in founder Adelaide Hood less' day, but to cope with affluence and the stress and strain that ac-companies it. Citing the frequent moves dictat-ed to employees by corporate busi-ness as a cause of rootlessness, she said it can result in unacceptable behavior . Without an extended family nearby, there is no grandpa, grandma, aunt or uncle to relieve the day- to- day pressures of family living . She challenged members to be-come involved and help young parents and their families develop ways to cope with stress. She called on them to react to needs in their communities and the needs of the times. As an example she cited North Peace Retreats, which started in 1975 for homemakers but have since drawn in entire families . Monday to Friday sessions are held at intervals through the year in private homes or church board rooms with a psychologist and vol-unteers. Families having difficulties have a chance to talk out their problems . side the meeting of how WIs could respond to community needs was the example of the Manitoba Women's Institute which has tried to curb vandalism by working on restitution committees to deal with juvenile offenders. Wells for Kenya Plaizier re rted the $ 4000 don-ated by A I for wells for Kenya was matched by the Alberta de-partment of culture then sent on to the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada where CIDA matched it I three to one . As a result, " Our sisters in Kenya will receive 532,000 to help them get water close to their village.- Elizabeth Lefsrud of Edmonton echoed the president's concerns A- S ', Cesne '( of) zng - ' lieal aLrread Plo aql no , Cep legl lasio. i 1- au IId inq 1~ oa ubo nagl no po was suns , Cw PUP 029 awp 2uol e se, Is legy s, Coq trtntl PEq I weak txau aqy - uavol JO trio sapw any moqu uuvj e no sum asnoq Jno ' aaagl aaam spuauj I, ano Jo ffe PUP SUIppem 4lanol e sam 11 u~ ol Jo aptslno lsnf goanga Cull e III palaaew aaam a, A Zaw , Cuew no, C Ipm ` anS " pa) Isn pup paddols lliB .( IltappnS Sues am Pill! JBAIJ aq1 to wRMS a h 13AU aql ~ q 3tumd e uo lu3M am SEW in kepunS alto ' JIes, Cw pa4ofua ( Heal I Put! satu0Td uo um01 olw aw - 4001 Shortly after two WI members, Emily Murphy and Nellie McLung and the three other members of the famous five, Henrietta Edwards, Louise McKinney and Irene Parlby began proceedings to prove women were persons . A young lawyer had declared Judge Emily Murphy's decisions at the bench invah be-cause she was not a person . It took 13 years to prove him wrong Lefsrud said . Oct . 18, 1920, almost 50 years ago, women were officially declared persons after it had been taken to the Privy Council of Eng-land when the Supreme Court of Canada turned it down . The role of the WI during de-pression years was documented in Ontario Lefsrud said . Wherever there was an institute, there was no need for government relief. INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES 70th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION MOTTO: FOR HOME AND COUNTRY OLDS COLLEGE OLDS, ALBERTA MAY 28- 31,1979 THEME : FHE CHILD, THE FAMILY, AND SOCIETY Highlights from the put were part of Alberta Women's Insdtutes 70th anniversary celebrations. Seven of the 12 living put presidents returned to reminisce. Front row left to right are: Ruple Ferguson, Edmonton; Ruth Howes, Wetasklwin and Myrtle Roberts Heyer, Drumheller . Back row : Ethel Morrisroe, Red Deer, Martha Ble1Lsh, Warspite; Bette Ballhorn, Wetaskiwin; Marion Alexander Sandeman, Cayley and the current president Marie Plalzler of the Peace River area . ( indy ( arlson of Olds . Alberta Women's Institutes Girls' Club president, happily stands by as AWI members fill up the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Over $ 2000 was collected for WIGC projects. Unique to AWI they have 16 clubs with 240 members . Grace Merminger of Grande Prairie won the overall creative writing prize for a non- fiction piece at the Alberta Women's Institutes convention hSehladrminanO. lRdesdreDceeenrt, lys. eFciornsdt tporizMearjmortihee Dnooynl- ef, ictOilodns calnadss thwierndt totoJeEdmtilea Lefsrud, Viking. Fiction winners in order of placement were: Irene Toverud, Viking and Irene Braoigan, Millet . Poetry winners were VI Silver, Huxl first; Kitty Elliot, Edmonton, and EttW Sharpe, Innisfad . Marjorie Buoy of Edmonton won the drama class . Individual winners in the quilt competition were Elsie Heilemann, Lacomhe . First . Martha Finnic, Olds, second. Mary Brooks, Fairview . third . Mrs . A. Vine s of Bowden - n the J & P Coats corn petitton . S j~ d, DreS_ ente b the AWI executive went txr_ Gayle ( 7NsQn1f Pn tat r farcreative sulchery : Manr Brooks of Fair, foi e quilt. I rma l. awretsce Pine Lake sewn and Karen Royston, Olds lot a pamun " in the general category yf7ale WI won first hr the growl, quit competition, Mdnert- m, second and Kmniburgh third . Ban, rofl W I was the winner of the handicrati shield |
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