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1962 EVENTS
One of the p r o j e c t s we completed In 1 9 6 2 , and o f which we a r e
most proud, was our W. I . Branch H i s t o r y . The c o m p l e t i o n of t h i s book culminated
what seemed to be n e a r l y a w i n t e r ' s work. The l a d i e s who worked on t h i s , q u i te
enjoyed themselves when a l l t h e " remember whens" s t a r t e d . Mrs. W. Whittemore
attended the June Conference i n Red Deer as o u r o f f i c i a l delegate and came back
w i t h the news that we had won f i r s t p r i z e and t h e t r o p h y f o r our Branch H i s t o r y.
We were, indeed, pleased w i t h o u r s e l v e s.
Our group o f l a d i e s are j u s t now g e t t i n g a l i t t l e braver about
e n t e r i n g a r t i c l e s i n t h e H a n d i c r a f t Tea. This year we entered 10 items and o f
these we r e c e i v e d 5 f i r s t s , 4 seconds and 1 t h i r d . Mrs. J . Warke, H a n d i c r a ft
Convenor, on d e l i v e r i n g a r t i c l e s f o r the h a n d i c r a f t t e a , to Mrs. H. B j o r k l a n d ' s
( C o n s t i t u e n c y convenor) new home was g i v e n a guided tour. Mrs. Warke t o l d us
the c o l o r s Mrs. B j o r k l a n d has chosen f o r her bathroom are l o v e l y and warm, where
Mrs. Warke's bathroom c o l o r s are " s h i v e r i n g ".
We h e l d our annual H o r t i c u l t u r a l Show i n August when 25 people
entered 115 i t e m s . The E a r l Beck's won the f a m i l y p r i z e ; Mrs. B. Maygar, t he
i n d i v i d u a l p r i z e and G l o r i a Beck, the c h i l d r e n ' s p r i z e . We dropped the b a k i ng
c o n t e s t from t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n and h e l d the bake c o n t e s t i n November. We a l so
had a tea i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h i s . We had 5 c l a s s e s which i n c l u d e d bread,
baking powder b i s c u i t s , angel food cake, c h o c o l a t e c h i p c o o k i e s and apple p i e.
T h i s proved t o be r a t h e r a harrowing day f o r Mrs. Warke and Mrs. D. Lawrence.
S e v e r a l of o u r W. I . members were unable to h e l p f o r v a r i o u s reasons and o t h e rs
came q u i t e l a t e w i t h t h e i r tea t h i n g s . However, the day e v e n t u a l l y ended. Mrs.
D. Smith and Mrs. D. Lawrence purchased the 15 p r i z e s f o r the c o n t e s t f o r t he
cost o f $ 1 5 . 0 3 . We f e l t q u i t e smug about t h i s.
We h e l d our 1 s t annual p o t - l u c k d i n n e r i n t h e month of our
W. I . b i r t h d a y , A p r i l . We had d i f f e r e n t c a s s e r o l e s and 4 d i f f e r e n t kinds of
d e s s e r t . Mrs. J . Sawyer made our 6 t h b i r t h d a y cake which was served at t e a .
T h i s i s how we c e l e b r a t e d 6 years of b e i n g a W. I .
Our annual f a m i l y supper was h e l d i n December w i t h 50 members
o f W. I . f a m i l i e s i n a t t e n d a n c e . 26 o f these were c h i l d r e n - s m a l l ones. A
l o v e l y time and supper was enjoyed by a l l . Mrs. Lawrence cooked the t u r k e y f o r
t h i s event and on making sure i t was t h o r o u g h l y cooked, made i t q u i t e uncarvable.
T h i s w r i t e r ' s husband was most unhappy about t h i s , w h i l e he was t r y i n g t o c a r v e.
We can always count on Mrs. B. A l l e n f o r the most unusual contests and games
and fun.
Mrs. D. Smith, Home Economics convenor, i n v i t e d Mrs. Boychuk,
D i s t r i c t Home Economist, to o u r January meeting. Her t a l k centered on f a b r i cs
and as a r e s u l t , we h e l d a Sewing C l i n i c at the home o f Mrs. D. Smith. We
packed up o u r sewing machines, m a t e r i a l , p a t t e r n s and p i n s and l e f t our husbands
home baby s i t t i n g f o r 4 days o f t h i s . Needless to say, t h i s a l l happened i n the
c o l d e s t weather o f the w i n t e r . At the end o f t h e c l i n i c at which n o t h i n g was
completed, we presented Mrs. Boychuk w i t h a teakwood t r a y and t h e S m i t h f a m i ly
w i t h a box o f c h o c o l a t e s i n a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the use o f t h e i r home.
In A p r i l , Mrs. R. Brown, Canadian I n d u s t r i e s and A g r i c u l t u r e
convenor, had a f t e r much d i f f i c u l t y obtained a speaker from the Olds School of
A g r i c u l t u r e . As the a f t e r n o o n wore on i t became q u i t e apparent that our speaker
was e i t h e r l o s t o r n o t coming - p r o b a b l y l o s t . Anyway, no t a l k on t h i s a f t e r n o o n.
Mrs. J . Dreeshen, E d u c a t i o n convenor, gave a paper on E d u c a t i on
Ln A l b e r t a s c h o o l s . This paper d e a l t p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h the M o r l e y r e s e r v e . 2000
people l i v e t h e r e . The Stony Indians a l l have a g e n e r a l l y poor e d u c a t i o n , though
a l l c h i l d r e n between 6 and 15 go t o s c h o o l now.
Object Description
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| Title | Pine Lake History - 1956-1975 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811092 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
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| Title | Page 51 |
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| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | 1962 EVENTS One of the p r o j e c t s we completed In 1 9 6 2 , and o f which we a r e most proud, was our W. I . Branch H i s t o r y . The c o m p l e t i o n of t h i s book culminated what seemed to be n e a r l y a w i n t e r ' s work. The l a d i e s who worked on t h i s , q u i te enjoyed themselves when a l l t h e " remember whens" s t a r t e d . Mrs. W. Whittemore attended the June Conference i n Red Deer as o u r o f f i c i a l delegate and came back w i t h the news that we had won f i r s t p r i z e and t h e t r o p h y f o r our Branch H i s t o r y. We were, indeed, pleased w i t h o u r s e l v e s. Our group o f l a d i e s are j u s t now g e t t i n g a l i t t l e braver about e n t e r i n g a r t i c l e s i n t h e H a n d i c r a f t Tea. This year we entered 10 items and o f these we r e c e i v e d 5 f i r s t s , 4 seconds and 1 t h i r d . Mrs. J . Warke, H a n d i c r a ft Convenor, on d e l i v e r i n g a r t i c l e s f o r the h a n d i c r a f t t e a , to Mrs. H. B j o r k l a n d ' s ( C o n s t i t u e n c y convenor) new home was g i v e n a guided tour. Mrs. Warke t o l d us the c o l o r s Mrs. B j o r k l a n d has chosen f o r her bathroom are l o v e l y and warm, where Mrs. Warke's bathroom c o l o r s are " s h i v e r i n g ". We h e l d our annual H o r t i c u l t u r a l Show i n August when 25 people entered 115 i t e m s . The E a r l Beck's won the f a m i l y p r i z e ; Mrs. B. Maygar, t he i n d i v i d u a l p r i z e and G l o r i a Beck, the c h i l d r e n ' s p r i z e . We dropped the b a k i ng c o n t e s t from t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n and h e l d the bake c o n t e s t i n November. We a l so had a tea i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h i s . We had 5 c l a s s e s which i n c l u d e d bread, baking powder b i s c u i t s , angel food cake, c h o c o l a t e c h i p c o o k i e s and apple p i e. T h i s proved t o be r a t h e r a harrowing day f o r Mrs. Warke and Mrs. D. Lawrence. S e v e r a l of o u r W. I . members were unable to h e l p f o r v a r i o u s reasons and o t h e rs came q u i t e l a t e w i t h t h e i r tea t h i n g s . However, the day e v e n t u a l l y ended. Mrs. D. Smith and Mrs. D. Lawrence purchased the 15 p r i z e s f o r the c o n t e s t f o r t he cost o f $ 1 5 . 0 3 . We f e l t q u i t e smug about t h i s. We h e l d our 1 s t annual p o t - l u c k d i n n e r i n t h e month of our W. I . b i r t h d a y , A p r i l . We had d i f f e r e n t c a s s e r o l e s and 4 d i f f e r e n t kinds of d e s s e r t . Mrs. J . Sawyer made our 6 t h b i r t h d a y cake which was served at t e a . T h i s i s how we c e l e b r a t e d 6 years of b e i n g a W. I . Our annual f a m i l y supper was h e l d i n December w i t h 50 members o f W. I . f a m i l i e s i n a t t e n d a n c e . 26 o f these were c h i l d r e n - s m a l l ones. A l o v e l y time and supper was enjoyed by a l l . Mrs. Lawrence cooked the t u r k e y f o r t h i s event and on making sure i t was t h o r o u g h l y cooked, made i t q u i t e uncarvable. T h i s w r i t e r ' s husband was most unhappy about t h i s , w h i l e he was t r y i n g t o c a r v e. We can always count on Mrs. B. A l l e n f o r the most unusual contests and games and fun. Mrs. D. Smith, Home Economics convenor, i n v i t e d Mrs. Boychuk, D i s t r i c t Home Economist, to o u r January meeting. Her t a l k centered on f a b r i cs and as a r e s u l t , we h e l d a Sewing C l i n i c at the home o f Mrs. D. Smith. We packed up o u r sewing machines, m a t e r i a l , p a t t e r n s and p i n s and l e f t our husbands home baby s i t t i n g f o r 4 days o f t h i s . Needless to say, t h i s a l l happened i n the c o l d e s t weather o f the w i n t e r . At the end o f t h e c l i n i c at which n o t h i n g was completed, we presented Mrs. Boychuk w i t h a teakwood t r a y and t h e S m i t h f a m i ly w i t h a box o f c h o c o l a t e s i n a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r the use o f t h e i r home. In A p r i l , Mrs. R. Brown, Canadian I n d u s t r i e s and A g r i c u l t u r e convenor, had a f t e r much d i f f i c u l t y obtained a speaker from the Olds School of A g r i c u l t u r e . As the a f t e r n o o n wore on i t became q u i t e apparent that our speaker was e i t h e r l o s t o r n o t coming - p r o b a b l y l o s t . Anyway, no t a l k on t h i s a f t e r n o o n. Mrs. J . Dreeshen, E d u c a t i o n convenor, gave a paper on E d u c a t i on Ln A l b e r t a s c h o o l s . This paper d e a l t p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h the M o r l e y r e s e r v e . 2000 people l i v e t h e r e . The Stony Indians a l l have a g e n e r a l l y poor e d u c a t i o n , though a l l c h i l d r e n between 6 and 15 go t o s c h o o l now. |
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