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L E T T E R S T O
T H E E D I T O R
V o i c e O f W o m e n
Red Deer, Alberta
March 15, 1962
Dear Sir:
I would like to comment on an
item contained in the report of]
the W. I. regional meeting held at;
Red Deer last week.
The statement was that the W. I.
have been doing for the last 65
years, what the " Voice of Women"
are doing now.
This is incorrect for several
reasons. First the Voice of Women
was organized for the specific!
purpose of uniting women around1
the world to use their influence in i
preventing war. Secondly thej
Voice of Women petition govern- 1
ments urging them lo take a definite
stand against nuclear warfare
and thirdly it is an organiza- f
tion free from government grants1
and influence. The members of!
the Voice of Women are willing
to stand up and be counted for a I
purpose of benefit to all mankind.
On the other hand the W. I. is
strictly a homemakers club, it
does not present resolutions to
governments, it does not take
a stand on nuclear warfare or on
any controversial subject that
might mean a good deal to the
majority of people.
The federal government gives
a grant of $ 10,000 to the Federated
Women's Institute a year.
Some provincial goveijnjments also
make grants in vafious ways,
such as paying aJfdirector to
plan programs and* assist W. I.
groups, etc.
There is quite a difference and
I think we should all be clear on
that.
An ex- W. I. member
Red Deer, Alberta
March 21, 1962.
Dear Sir:
In reply to a letter published
recently from " An Ex- W. I. Member."
it is unfortunate the writer
misinterpreted the answer given
by the speaker to a question from
the floor.
Nothing was meanl to be taken
away from the work of " Voice of
Women" who were organized for
a specific purpose and we all
trust their mission will prove
successful. However, may we put
her straight on a few points
mentioned in regards to the work
of the Women's Institutes.
The organization was started
in 1897 when Mrs. Adelaide Hood-less
of Stoney Creek, Ontario,
wished to pel it ion the government
lo employ trained home
economists to instruct the women
in Ihe rural areas in the newest
methods of home- making, health,
education and community living.
The Women's Institute was successful
with this first resolution
which certainly benefitted all
women in Canada, as they have
been in hundreds of other good
sound resolutions sent to the federal
and provincial governments
throughout the 65 years of organization
; and which were all
for the good of mankind — not
only women.
It was in recognition of the
outstanding achievements of the
work ni the organization in adult
education and citizenship that
the federal government gave the
510,000 giant to the Federated
Women's Institutes, to further
this work on a national scale. It
1 was felt that the women had
shown faith in their own work
and thus merited assistance.
The Women's Institutes in Alberta
are self- supporting, with
the exception of assistance as
given by the department of ex-
• tension, Edmonton, through their
trained personnel, which service
! is available to all organizations.
Therefore, our hands are not tied
in formulating our policy or programs.
I The Alberta Women's Institute
is a constituent society of the
I Associated Country Women of
j the World with a member-
1 ship of over 6.000,000 women in
: 43 countries. It: might be men-
I lioned that at the J959 conference
of the Associated Country Women
of the World held in Edinburgh,
support was given- to the resolution
re banning nuclear weapons
which was presented and passed
at this conference, showing we
too were concerned with this vital
question.
We trust the foregoing will correct
any false impression an
" Ex- W. I. Member'' might have
given.
Executive of the Alberta
Women's Institutes
Mrs. J. L. Richards,
Provincial Secretary.
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| Transcript | L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R V o i c e O f W o m e n Red Deer, Alberta March 15, 1962 Dear Sir: I would like to comment on an item contained in the report of] the W. I. regional meeting held at; Red Deer last week. The statement was that the W. I. have been doing for the last 65 years, what the " Voice of Women" are doing now. This is incorrect for several reasons. First the Voice of Women was organized for the specific! purpose of uniting women around1 the world to use their influence in i preventing war. Secondly thej Voice of Women petition govern- 1 ments urging them lo take a definite stand against nuclear warfare and thirdly it is an organiza- f tion free from government grants1 and influence. The members of! the Voice of Women are willing to stand up and be counted for a I purpose of benefit to all mankind. On the other hand the W. I. is strictly a homemakers club, it does not present resolutions to governments, it does not take a stand on nuclear warfare or on any controversial subject that might mean a good deal to the majority of people. The federal government gives a grant of $ 10,000 to the Federated Women's Institute a year. Some provincial goveijnjments also make grants in vafious ways, such as paying aJfdirector to plan programs and* assist W. I. groups, etc. There is quite a difference and I think we should all be clear on that. An ex- W. I. member Red Deer, Alberta March 21, 1962. Dear Sir: In reply to a letter published recently from " An Ex- W. I. Member." it is unfortunate the writer misinterpreted the answer given by the speaker to a question from the floor. Nothing was meanl to be taken away from the work of " Voice of Women" who were organized for a specific purpose and we all trust their mission will prove successful. However, may we put her straight on a few points mentioned in regards to the work of the Women's Institutes. The organization was started in 1897 when Mrs. Adelaide Hood-less of Stoney Creek, Ontario, wished to pel it ion the government lo employ trained home economists to instruct the women in Ihe rural areas in the newest methods of home- making, health, education and community living. The Women's Institute was successful with this first resolution which certainly benefitted all women in Canada, as they have been in hundreds of other good sound resolutions sent to the federal and provincial governments throughout the 65 years of organization ; and which were all for the good of mankind — not only women. It was in recognition of the outstanding achievements of the work ni the organization in adult education and citizenship that the federal government gave the 510,000 giant to the Federated Women's Institutes, to further this work on a national scale. It 1 was felt that the women had shown faith in their own work and thus merited assistance. The Women's Institutes in Alberta are self- supporting, with the exception of assistance as given by the department of ex- • tension, Edmonton, through their trained personnel, which service ! is available to all organizations. Therefore, our hands are not tied in formulating our policy or programs. I The Alberta Women's Institute is a constituent society of the I Associated Country Women of j the World with a member- 1 ship of over 6.000,000 women in : 43 countries. It: might be men- I lioned that at the J959 conference of the Associated Country Women of the World held in Edinburgh, support was given- to the resolution re banning nuclear weapons which was presented and passed at this conference, showing we too were concerned with this vital question. We trust the foregoing will correct any false impression an " Ex- W. I. Member'' might have given. Executive of the Alberta Women's Institutes Mrs. J. L. Richards, Provincial Secretary. |
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