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Pine Lake
W. L. Report,,
The January meeting of the
Pine Lake Women* s Institute
was held at the home of Mrs.
Gordon Beck with 15
members and 3 visitors pre-sent
.
Two letters and gifts
( tablecloth and tea towel)
were received from the Haden
Branch of the Country Women
of Australia . In the letters
thev described Christmas in
Australia, some of the
customs and foods prepared .
Also mentioned was the grave
concern felt in agricultural
circles because of the prolong-ed
drought . The main produc-ing
states are Queensland,
New South Wales and Vic-toria
.
Four workshops are plann-ed
for the Pine Lake Area .
( 1) Home Maintainence or
Mrs . Fix- it ."
( 2) Yoga classes .
( 3) Basket Weaving .
( 4) Furniture finishing .
The Branch has, very reluc-tantly,
decided to discontinue
the monthly Family Swim
Night because of lack of suf-ficient
support .
Eight autographed squares
were handed in for the
Friendship Quilt.
The Program was Han-dicraft
and the speaker was
Mrs W. D . Smith . Because of
lack of time she was not able
to give her demonstration of
spinning, but did show a
number of samples of spun
wool, and two articles made
from the spun wool which had
been woven.
During lunch, a tape was
prepared to be sent to the
Haden Branch in Australia .
Each member told of the
highlights of their family's ac-tivities
during the Christmas
season .
Mrs . C. Lawrence
i arz of tine uisplay on t : ariaua
we had at our International
night .
birs . Jan Genrich - Internationall
Officer 1977
L .
Pine Lake WI
The February meeting of the
Pine Lake Womens Institute
was held atthe home of Mrs .
Chris Lawrence with 12
members and one visitor pre-sent
. Vice- President Mrs . J .
Olson conducted the meeting .
Mrs . W. D . Smith continued
the demonstration begun last
month by showing samples of
animal and plant fibre suitable
for spinning . She explained the
art of dyeing wool using natural
and artificial dyes and allowed
members to try their skill at
spinning raw wool on a simple
spindle as well as a spinning
wheel.
A telephone whist party was
arranged to raise money for the
Heart Association and the
" Water Well for Kenya," a pro-ject
being iAdertaken through
FWIC and ACWW.
Members agreed to send $ 35
to the heart fund .
I A furniture refinishing
workshop is being held in the
Pine Lake Community Centre
April 3- 6 from 10 a . m . - 4 p m
A pre- planning meeting for
the basketry course was held at
the home of Mrs . Roy Brown
with sessions to be held
Wednesdays and Thursdays for
three weeks beginning March 8
A home maintainence
workshop was held recently at
the Pine Lake Community Cen-tre
. r' 1 n re~' ti ' h- -
S~
Program for the meeting was
health, given by Mrs . Gordon
Beck whose topic was illness
abroad . She explained how the
International Association for
Medical Assistance for
Travellers fIAMAT) has com-piled
a directory listing services
available throughout the world .
For a small cost, extended
coverage can be obtained
through Alberta Health Com-mission
and Blue Cross when
travelling abroad .
The branch plans to take out
membership in the Associated
Country Women of the World.
This is the display of some of the
Countries our Q . C . W . A . branch has
studied in International projects
over the years .
Golden Jubilee Celebration -
Sept . 1977
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 19 |
| 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 | Pine Lake W. L. Report,, The January meeting of the Pine Lake Women* s Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Gordon Beck with 15 members and 3 visitors pre-sent . Two letters and gifts ( tablecloth and tea towel) were received from the Haden Branch of the Country Women of Australia . In the letters thev described Christmas in Australia, some of the customs and foods prepared . Also mentioned was the grave concern felt in agricultural circles because of the prolong-ed drought . The main produc-ing states are Queensland, New South Wales and Vic-toria . Four workshops are plann-ed for the Pine Lake Area . ( 1) Home Maintainence or Mrs . Fix- it ." ( 2) Yoga classes . ( 3) Basket Weaving . ( 4) Furniture finishing . The Branch has, very reluc-tantly, decided to discontinue the monthly Family Swim Night because of lack of suf-ficient support . Eight autographed squares were handed in for the Friendship Quilt. The Program was Han-dicraft and the speaker was Mrs W. D . Smith . Because of lack of time she was not able to give her demonstration of spinning, but did show a number of samples of spun wool, and two articles made from the spun wool which had been woven. During lunch, a tape was prepared to be sent to the Haden Branch in Australia . Each member told of the highlights of their family's ac-tivities during the Christmas season . Mrs . C. Lawrence i arz of tine uisplay on t : ariaua we had at our International night . birs . Jan Genrich - Internationall Officer 1977 L . Pine Lake WI The February meeting of the Pine Lake Womens Institute was held atthe home of Mrs . Chris Lawrence with 12 members and one visitor pre-sent . Vice- President Mrs . J . Olson conducted the meeting . Mrs . W. D . Smith continued the demonstration begun last month by showing samples of animal and plant fibre suitable for spinning . She explained the art of dyeing wool using natural and artificial dyes and allowed members to try their skill at spinning raw wool on a simple spindle as well as a spinning wheel. A telephone whist party was arranged to raise money for the Heart Association and the " Water Well for Kenya," a pro-ject being iAdertaken through FWIC and ACWW. Members agreed to send $ 35 to the heart fund . I A furniture refinishing workshop is being held in the Pine Lake Community Centre April 3- 6 from 10 a . m . - 4 p m A pre- planning meeting for the basketry course was held at the home of Mrs . Roy Brown with sessions to be held Wednesdays and Thursdays for three weeks beginning March 8 A home maintainence workshop was held recently at the Pine Lake Community Cen-tre . r' 1 n re~' ti ' h- - S~ Program for the meeting was health, given by Mrs . Gordon Beck whose topic was illness abroad . She explained how the International Association for Medical Assistance for Travellers fIAMAT) has com-piled a directory listing services available throughout the world . For a small cost, extended coverage can be obtained through Alberta Health Com-mission and Blue Cross when travelling abroad . The branch plans to take out membership in the Associated Country Women of the World. This is the display of some of the Countries our Q . C . W . A . branch has studied in International projects over the years . Golden Jubilee Celebration - Sept . 1977 |
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