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IffiS. T. H. HOWES
For her oustanding work i n p u b l i c i t y for the
Alberta Women's Institutes over a period of eight years,
Mrs. T. H. Howes was presented with a L i f e Membership i n
the organization at the P r o v i n c i a l Convention In May 1955.
It was through Mrs. Howes' e f f o r t s that the feature
" The Spinning Wheel" appearing i n the Edmonton Journal did
much to stimulate interest i n the A. W. I, i n the northern
part of the province and i t was enjoyed by everyone who
read ' The Woman's Page'. She also contributed many fine
a r t i c l e s to several farm weeklies and was Assistant Editor
of the Federated Hews, a position which she s t i l l holds i n
1955 - 1957.
Born at Alba, Pennsylvania, Ruth Beatrice Bloom was
educated at Elmira Free Academy i n Hew York State, and Inter
graduated from Bethan College, West V i r g i n i a . She was a
member of the Zeta Tan Alpha Sorority. She taught History
and English i n the High School at Jewett, Ohio f o r two years.
In 1917 she married Thomas H. Howes, manager of the
Freestone Farms at Akron, Ohio, and i n 1925 the Howes family
moved to ' Willow Farm' near M i l l e t where they s t i l l carry on
farming operations.
Mrs. Howes, on her a r r i v a l i n Alberta, immediately
became interested i n the Women's Institutes and served four
years as Constituency Convener; as Director of D i s t r i c t 3
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| Transcript | IffiS. T. H. HOWES For her oustanding work i n p u b l i c i t y for the Alberta Women's Institutes over a period of eight years, Mrs. T. H. Howes was presented with a L i f e Membership i n the organization at the P r o v i n c i a l Convention In May 1955. It was through Mrs. Howes' e f f o r t s that the feature " The Spinning Wheel" appearing i n the Edmonton Journal did much to stimulate interest i n the A. W. I, i n the northern part of the province and i t was enjoyed by everyone who read ' The Woman's Page'. She also contributed many fine a r t i c l e s to several farm weeklies and was Assistant Editor of the Federated Hews, a position which she s t i l l holds i n 1955 - 1957. Born at Alba, Pennsylvania, Ruth Beatrice Bloom was educated at Elmira Free Academy i n Hew York State, and Inter graduated from Bethan College, West V i r g i n i a . She was a member of the Zeta Tan Alpha Sorority. She taught History and English i n the High School at Jewett, Ohio f o r two years. In 1917 she married Thomas H. Howes, manager of the Freestone Farms at Akron, Ohio, and i n 1925 the Howes family moved to ' Willow Farm' near M i l l e t where they s t i l l carry on farming operations. Mrs. Howes, on her a r r i v a l i n Alberta, immediately became interested i n the Women's Institutes and served four years as Constituency Convener; as Director of D i s t r i c t 3 |
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