Pine Lake History - 1956-1975

              Large Entry At WI
Handicraft Show A total of 427 handicraft arti­cles
were entered Friday in the
annual Red Deer Centre Consti­tuency
Women's Institute handi­craft
competition, a total thai is
over 100 more than the number
entered last year.
The articles were judged Fri­day
morning and displayed in
the afternoon in conjunction with
the WI Tea. held at Gaetz Mem­orial
United Church.
The fourteen WI branches in
the Red Deer Centre Constitu­ency
annually compete for club
honors. The winning branch is
announced and honored at the
June 8 WI Conference which will
also be held in Red Deer.
The judging is done by the
" Danish method" which means
that articles are judged by merit
not by rank. Several items in
each class may receive a first
prize, if the work is equally de­serving.
Judges for this occa­sion
were Mrs. D. Carlyle. Mrs
K. Ditzlcr. Mrs. R. Sharp and
Mrs. T. Clark.
This year's competition was ar­ranged
by Mrs. V. Nolan, the
constituency handicraft convener:
the tea was convened by Mrs. R.
H. Vanson, constituency home
economics convener.
Of the 53 classes listed for com­petition,
particular interest was
shown this year in the new cate­gory
entitled. " Any article for
commemorating Centennial year."
An outstanding entrant in this
class was a Centennial plaque
which featured in embroidery the
provincial flowers, the provincial
crests, and the Canadian coat of
arms. The picture was designed
and worked by Mrs. P. Winters
of the Clearview WI.
Other items in this class in­cluded
a doll dressed in the fa­shions
of 1867; garments made
from one of the Centennial tar­tans;
a copper tray, pillows and
rugs featuring the centennial sym­bol;
and a glass covered tray,
the pattern of which included the
national and city Centennial svm
bol, as well as the Union Jack
and new Canadian flag.
Other new classes this year
were: adults or children's heel-less
socks; knitted slippers; cro-
. . . . . I : Nortncv, tormer nome economic;
chet bedspread; drawn thread in C 3 n v e n c i . > a m , M r s < 0 . Johanson
the National Tweedsmuir Com- | R e ( ] r j c c r West Con-, lituoicy con
petition; drawn work in the Pro- 1 vfrnrr
vincial Vera Macdonald compe­tition.
Theme colors for the tea were
blue and silver, the colors of the
Women's Institute. Pourers were
Mrs. J. M. Morrisroe, director of
district 3; Mrs. L. Northev, con-sti.
uency convener; Mrs. C. V.
Northey, former home economics
Red Deer WI Members
Attend AWI Convention
Branch Institutes from the Red ! district home economics located Women's Week" to " Alberta
Deer area were well represented j throughout the province. She Women's Week." which, this,
at the Alberta Women's Institute | mentioned that a popular educa- year is to be held at the Olds!
Biennial Convention held in Ed- \ tional feature how available is Agricultural and Vocational Col-monton
last week on the Uni-, a food catering workshop. [ lege from July 10 - 14. It was an-trersity
of Alberta campus. A Through a panel entitled j nounced that the Alberta Women's\
total of 315 delegates registered 1 " Please Talk, We'll Listen", it Institute Girls' Club will hold its
for this convention, the theme of J was revealed by the moderator. I convention in Olds July 4- 7.
which was " The Second Ccnturv i Mrs. Eug£ po- c t*';~ K'm^ ™ ^ -
Challenge for Home and Countr\ jtive India* women on the panel,
that a major problem on reser­vations
is a good water supply.
The Indian panel members indi­cated
that they are tired of wait­ing
for living conditions to im­prove—
they are anxious to take
the initiative and help them­selves
with help and understand­ing
from the rest of the com
munilv.
The keynote address was givenl
by Mrs Norman Hewitt. B . S cf
L . L . B . . who urged women to plaji
a more important role outside th(
home, to take advantage oi adult
education programs and to con
initially update one's knowledge
She said. " We must not mea­sure
our capabilities with men.
Women were born to be leaders!
— they must set the pace and let!
the men try to keep up." In con- 1
elusion, she stated that a mature!
woman must know her rights.
It I It DEER WINNERS .
Approximately 700 articles of'
handicraft were displayed. P r i z e1
winning items from the Red Deer'
district included hardangcr tea
cloths made by Mrs. W. Hay,
Highway WI, and Mrs. J . Nolan.
Penhold WI; a cross stitch tray •
cloth featuring the Union Jack, the
Canadian flag, the Centennial
symbol and Red Deer's Centen­nial
symbol made by Mrs. T.
M icliael of Blackf aids; and a
wall hanging which combined the
provincial coats of arms and the
provincial flowers by Mrs. P. !
Winter of Penhold, who received I
special mention for this item. Syl-j
van Lake WI also won a special
l award for their Centennial quilt. ,
| Pine Lake WI placed third for
their scrapbook in the " Make
j Alberta More Beautiful" contest.
OTHER PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS . . .
j A symposium, " Fulfilling the
Needs in a Changing Society,"
j was moderated by Mrs. V. G. j
Macdonald, the supervisor of
I home economic extension ser- ]
| vices in Alberta. She outlined the
services available from the de-j
partment and from the 27 active
1867 - 1967
Announcements included t h c
ihanging of the name " Farm
Alberta Women's
Institute
B I E N N I A L C O N V E N T I ON
Lister Hall
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Edmonton, Alberta
May 31, June 1 and 2
1967
T H E M E :
The Second Century Challenge,
For a Better Home and Country