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32 A L B E R T A WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
I feel that I should mention the Sudeten settlement at Tupper, although
they are settled across the boundary of B. C. and so not in my territory.
I have called at the settlement more than once and believe that
they are a fine type of people. They speak German entirely and I speak
English entirely, so that our conversation was carried on mostly by our
hands. They are living in rude shacks with only furniture of their own
manufacture but the homes are spotlessly clean. They are in no danger of
either starving or freezing to death this winter. The shacks are close together
so that they will not be lonely. Some of our Branches have paid
them friendly visits and the Pouce Coupe W. I. has invited some of the
women to attend their meeting. They also have done something toward
forming a Branch at the ranch, but until the women have learned some
English very little can be done. They have not much yet but I think we
must be very careful in our dealings with them not to pauperize them with
charity. They are willing and anxious to work and we should encourage
them in this. Their biggest need as I see it is for friends and neighbors.
They have had bitter experiences and are happy to be in Canada. We should
be cheerful and friendly in our visits to them and after all, isn't that the
need of the world to- day
On that note I should like to close this report by quoting from Ella
Wheeler Wilcox:
Talk happiness. The world is sad enough
Without your woe. No path is wholly rough.
Talk faith. The world is better off without
Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt.
Talk health. The dreary, never- ending tale
Of mortal maladies is more than stale;
You cannot charm or interest or please
By harping on that minor chord, disease.
Say you are well, or all is well with you,
And God shall hear your words and make them true.
Henry Birks & Sons ( Western) Ltd.
JEWELLERS and SILVERSMITHS
CATALOGUE ON REQUEST
314- 8th Ave. W. * Birks Building * Calgary
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1939 - Convention Report |
| Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
| Description | Report of the Twenty-first Provincial Convention - 1939 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811102 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 34 |
| 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 | 32 A L B E R T A WOMEN'S INSTITUTES I feel that I should mention the Sudeten settlement at Tupper, although they are settled across the boundary of B. C. and so not in my territory. I have called at the settlement more than once and believe that they are a fine type of people. They speak German entirely and I speak English entirely, so that our conversation was carried on mostly by our hands. They are living in rude shacks with only furniture of their own manufacture but the homes are spotlessly clean. They are in no danger of either starving or freezing to death this winter. The shacks are close together so that they will not be lonely. Some of our Branches have paid them friendly visits and the Pouce Coupe W. I. has invited some of the women to attend their meeting. They also have done something toward forming a Branch at the ranch, but until the women have learned some English very little can be done. They have not much yet but I think we must be very careful in our dealings with them not to pauperize them with charity. They are willing and anxious to work and we should encourage them in this. Their biggest need as I see it is for friends and neighbors. They have had bitter experiences and are happy to be in Canada. We should be cheerful and friendly in our visits to them and after all, isn't that the need of the world to- day On that note I should like to close this report by quoting from Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Talk happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woe. No path is wholly rough. Talk faith. The world is better off without Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt. Talk health. The dreary, never- ending tale Of mortal maladies is more than stale; You cannot charm or interest or please By harping on that minor chord, disease. Say you are well, or all is well with you, And God shall hear your words and make them true. Henry Birks & Sons ( Western) Ltd. JEWELLERS and SILVERSMITHS CATALOGUE ON REQUEST 314- 8th Ave. W. * Birks Building * Calgary |
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