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              HOME and COUNTRY
P u b l i s h e d Q u a r t e r l y b y
Alberta Women's Institutes
V O L . X X V . — N o . 1. E D M O N T O N M a r c h , 1959
PRESIDENT'S CORNER
" T o m e e t , t o k n o w , t o l o v e - - a n d t h en
t o p a r t " . T h e s e are m y t h o u g h t s t o d a y as I
w r i t e t h i s , m y last c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e P r e s i ­d
e n t ' s C o r n e r f o r o u r H o m e a n d C o u n t r y . It
h a s b e e n a b u s y , w o n d e r f u l a n d s t i m u l a t i ng
f o u r years for me. T o have b e e n able to
s e r v e the P r o v i n c i a l O r g a n i z a t i o n as D i s t r i ct
D i r e c t o r , as P u b l i c i t y C o n v e n e r , as V i c e - P r e s i ­d
e n t a n d t h e n f o u r y e a r s as y o u r P r e s i d e nt
h a s b e e n a r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e . I w i l l n e v er
f o r g e t the m a n y h a p p y t i m e s s p e n t w i t h y ou
i n y o u r C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n f e r e n c e s , y o u r D i s ­t
r i c t C o n f e r e n c e s , i n P r o v i n c i a l C o n v e n t i o ns
a n d i n y o u r h o m e s w h e r e I was a w e l c o me
g u e s t . A l b e r t a m e a n s so m u c h m o r e to me
s i n c e I h a v e t r a v e l l e d f r o m n o r t h to s o u t h,
f r o m east t o w e s t — a n d I h a v e c o m e t o k n ow
a n d love the w o m e n on t h e f a r m s , i n the
v i l l a g e s , t h e t o w n s , t h e c i t i e s of o u r P r o v i n c e .
T o a l l w i t h w h o m I h a v e b e e n a s s o c i a t e d , I
( C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e T w o )
JUBILEE CONVENTION
Fifty Years For Home and Country
May 26- 29, 1959 - - U. of Alberta
MAY 26 - BRANCH WORKSHOP
Leadership Techniques
Party Time
MAY 27 - OFFICIAL OPENING
Guest Speaker, Mrs. Keith Rand, President F. W. I. C.
Book of Remembrance
Banquet
MAY 28 - DIRECTORS' ROUND TABLE
Conveners Chat
Tour of Jubilee Auditorium and Tea
Roll Call of Branches
An Evening With the Past Presidents
MAY 29 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS, A. C. W. W. DELEGATE
AND F. W. I. C. REPRESENTATIVE
Our A. W. I. Girls' Clubs
Selection of A. W. I. Projects
Handicraft Report and Presentation of Shield
Tweedsmuir Competitions Report
Presentation of Prizes
Many other items are on the program. All delegates are urged to attend
all sessions and stay till the end of the Convention, to take part in discussions
and vote on all important matters. Detailed information and complete
program will be sent to the branch secretaries.
PARTY TIME
AT CONVENTION
P a r t y T i m e on M a y 26, at 7 : 3 0 p . m .,
a t C o n v o c a t i o n H a l l is i n t e n d e d to b e a n i n ­f
o r m a l a n d g a l a a f f a i r.
" M o m e n t s to R e m e m b e r " w i l l c o n s i s t of
f i v e 15 m i n u t e p e r i o d s , each d i s t r i c t b e i ng
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r o n e p e r i o d . " F a s h i o n s of Y e s ­t
e r y e a r " w i l l be a p a r a d e of f a s h i o n s down
t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s f r o m 1909 t o 1959. W h e t h ­e
r y o u h a v e a c o s t u m e d a t i n g w a y b a c k , or
o n l y l a s t y e a r ' s s a c k , p l e a s e p l a n to w e a r it
t o t h e p a r t y . A l l a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r t h i s eve­n
i n g are i n t h e h a n d s of y o u r D i r e c t o r s.
Available Films
T w o f i l m s t r i p s o n A . C . W . W . are a v a i l ­a
b l e f r e e t o b r a n c h e s . T h e y a r e : T h e H o m es
W e L i v e I n , a n d T h e C e y l o n C o n f e r e n c e.
C o n t a c t the P r o v i n c i a l S e c r e t a r y , M r s . J .
H a n n a h , B o x 131, D r u m h e l l e r .
FIFTY YEARS OF WOMEN'S INS
IN ALBERTA - 1909- 1959
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