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A W T g i r l s c l u b s h a d b e g u n i n 1
1913, h a d h e l d t h e i r f i r s t c o n v e n ­t
i o n i n 1 9 2 0 , h a d g r o w n t o 92 c l u bs
w i t h m o r e t h a n 1000 m e m b e r s by
1952. N o w 5 0 8 g i r l s w e r e m e m b e rs
of 38 c l u b s . M r s . H . C. O d l a n d,
E n c h a n t , s t r e s s e d t h e v a l u e o f c i t ­i
z e n s h i p t r a i n i n g as w e l l as t he
p r o j e c t w o r k , p o i n t e d o u t t h e b e n e ­f
i t f o r g i r l s t o o y o u n g f o r 4 - H
w o r k , a n d as a s o u r c e of f u t u re
W I m e m b e r s , a n d a s k e d f o r m o re
l e a d e r s . T w o d i r e c t o r s r e p o r t ed
j u n i o r s b e i n g l o s t t o t h e 4 - H c l u b s.
Education, Prison Reform
In Resolutions Of AWI
E d u c a t i o n , p r i s o n r e f o r m s , I
a n d the I n d i a n q u e s t i o n were
c o n s i d e r e d In r e s o l u t i o n s o f t h e I
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t h e f i n a l m e e t i n g of t h e j u b i l ee
c o n v e n t i o n , F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n i n
C o n v o c a t i o n H a l l.
R e s o l u t i o n s w e r e p a s s e d d e a l ­i
n g w i t h p a y f o r p r i s o n e r s d u r ­i
n g t h e i r i n c a r c e r a t i o n a nd
u p o n t h e i r r e l e a s e . A W I w i ll
a s k that v o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i ng
w i l l be g i v e n w o m e n p r i s o n e rs
a n d t h a t s e g r e g a t i o n of a l c o ­h
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w o m e n ' s p r i s o n s be m a i n t a i n ed
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d o c u m e n t a r y f i l m be m a d e on
t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l P e a c e G a r d en
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APPEAL FOR INDIANS
The AWI r e s o l v e d to a f f i l i ­ate
w i t h the N a t i o n a l C o m m i s ­s
i o n o n I n d i a n C a n a d i a n s . It
w a s a l s o r e s o l v e d t h a t I n d i an
c h i l d r e n s h o u l d be p r o v i d ed
w i t h U n i v e r s i t y , t e c h n i c a l com­m
e r c i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l train­i
n g and that I n d i a n s be given
the right t o a p p e a l d e c i s i o n s of
the d e p a r t m e n t of Indian Af-
. f a i r s , to the Supreme C o u r t of
A l b e r t a . The AWI w o u l d also
I like to see Indians given the
i right to decide whether to re-
; main treaty Indians and given
, the right to vote and remain
! free of tax.
Professional psychologist* for
the Bowden Institute for Boys
and the Institute for Girls wflj
be i d •• .. \-. fc. and a graduate
course for social workers at the
! U. of A. requested.
Also suggested will be bur­s
a r i e s f o r s o c i a l w o r k e r s a nd
t h e p r o v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t w i ll
be c o m m e n d e d f o r i t s w o r k i n
i n t r o d u c i n g g r a d u a t e s o c i a l
w o r k e r s i n t o i t s p u b l i c w e l f a re
s e r v i c e .
A r e s o l u t i o n w a s a l s o p a s s ed
s u g g e s t i n g t h a t h i g h school
s t u d e n t s w h o a r e p r o g r e s s i ng
f a v o r a b l y a n d y e t a r e o v e r t he
a g e of 16 s h o u l d c o n t i n u e t o r e ­c
e i v e f a m i l y a l l o w a n c e.
Prize Winners
I n s t i t u t e S c r a p b o o ks
W i n n e r s i n t h i s s p e c i a l J u b i l ee
p r o j e c t w e r e : f i r s t , C l e a r v i e w W I ,
R e d D e e r ; t i e d f o r s e c o n d R u g b yi
W I a n d A l i d a . H o n o r a b l e m e n t i on
t o P l e a s a n t v i e w , A r g y l e , R u sh
C e n t r e a n d R o u n d H i l l.
H a n d i c r a f t
M u n s o n W I p l a c e d f i r s t , w i
B u r d e t t s e c o n d.
T w e e d s m u i r C o m p e t i t i on
I n s t i t u t e s o n g : f i r s t t o M r s . A I - j
b e r t W a l k e r , B o x 178, F a i r v i e w ;|
s e c o n d , M r s . W a l k e r m u s i c , and1
w o r d s M r s . L e v i n e P e t e r s o n , F a i r -
v i e w .
C o m m u n i t y H i s t o r y — A n g us
R i d g e W I , W e t a s k i w i n .
Q u i l t B l o c k R o o k s — f i r s t , S u n ­s
h i n e W I , C o u t t s ; s e c o n d , F a l un
W I .
A C W W C o m p e t i t i on
E s s a y — " T h i n g s M y G r a n d -;
m o t h e r T o l d M e " — f i r s t , M r s . D o r ^
o t h y H o s e g o o d , D i d s b u r y ; s e c o n d,
M r s . T h e l m a S m i t h , L o u s a n a.
WI Prizes
Awarded
P r i z e s w e r e a w a r d e d F r i d ay
a f t e r n o o n to m e m b e r s of t h e A l ­b
e r t a W o m e n ' s I n s t i t u t e s , f or
p r o f i c i e n c y i n h a n d i c r a f t s , s c r a p -
b o o k s , a n d c o m p i l a t i o n of d i s t r i ct
h i s t o r i e s .
I n the h a n d i c r a f t c o m p e t i t i o n s,
a s h i e l d a n d s c h o l a r s h i p to the
B a n f f School of F i n e A r t s for
1959 w a s a w a r d e d to the M u n s o n
W I . W i n n e r of the B a n f f S c h o ol
of F i n e A r t s s c h o l a r s h i p f o r 1960
w a s the B u r d e t t W I .
F O R E M B R O I D E RY
I n t h e c o m p e t i t i o n f o r t h e best
e m b r o i d e r e d t e a c l o t h , M r s .
M y r o n V e r b u r g , S u n s h i n e W I w a s
f i r s t ; M r s . H u g h B r o w n , L i t t le
R e d D e e r D o r c a s WI, s e c o n d;
M r s . R i c h a r d B e r e s f o r d , R e d I
D e e r W I , t h i r d.
M r s . P . S. K o z d r o w s k i , W a r ­s
p i t e W I , w o n the c r o s s - s t i t c h ed
c l o t h c o m p e t i t i o n ; M r s . . M . S e m -
e n i u k , B a r i c h WI, s e c o n d and
M r s . J . L . M c B e a n , N e w D a y t on
W I , t h i r d.
I n the a p p l i q u e d q u i l t d i v i s i o n ,
f i r s t , second and t h i r d places
w e r e t a k e n b y t h e E d m o n t o n W I ,
t h e W a r s p i t e W I a n d t h e L a v oy
W I . T h e p a t c h w o r k q u i l t d i v i s i on
w a s won by W e s t c o t t J r . W I ;
s e c o n d , Westcott Sr. W I , a nd
t h i r d , N e w D a y t o n W I .
T h e m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g e n t r y in
t h e k n i t t i n g s e c t i o n was con­t
r i b u t e d by M r s . O w e n M i l n e,
L o n e P i n e W I . H o n o r a b l e m e n ­t
i o n went to M r s . H o w a r d C a r ­s
o n , H u g h e n d o n W I , M r s . J a m e s
W a r r e l l , M o u n t a i n V i e w W I , a n d
M r s . F r e d G a h r , C o l c h e s t e r W I .
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M e m b e r s o v e r 70 y e a r s of age
w i t h the m o s t p o i n t s w e r e M r s .
E . W i l s o n , A n g u s R i d g e W I a n d
M r s . K . R . C a m p b e l l , B u r d e t t W I .
C l e a r v i e w W I w o n the s c r a p -
b o o k c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h R u g b y W I
a n d A l i d a W I t i e d f o r s e c o n d.
H o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n w a s g i v e n t he
i n s t i t u t e s of A r g y l e , P l e a s a nt
V i e w , R u s h C e n t r e , a n d R o u nd
H i l l .
T h e T w e e d s m u i r c o m p e t i t i o in
f o r g r a n d m o t h e r s quilt blocks
w e r e won by the S u n s h i n e W I ,
f i r s t , a nd the F a l u n W I , s e c o n d.
A n g u s R i d g e c o m p i l e d the best
h i s t o r y a n d w o r d s a n d m u s i c f or
a WI s o n g w e r e c o m p o s e d by
M r s . A . W a l k e r a n d M r s . L.
P e t e r s o n of t h e F a i r v i e w W I .