Institute celebrates 80 vears • - THE CAMROSE CANADIAN June 24, 1998
On June 7, 1998 a crowd
gathered in the Round Hill
Community Hall to celebrate
the 80th Anniversary
of Round Hill Women's
Institute.
A short program was
enjoyed with President
Dianne Campbell as
emcee.
History of the 80 years of
the Institute, which began
with the first meeting in a
tent August 6, 1918 was
given by Marion Burnstad,
Annie Banack, Jeanne
Campbell, Edith Blades,
Doreen Haugen and Doris
Powell, each of which was
dressed in the period
depicted.
Louisa Undin, Dena
Storms and Ethel Rude did
a humorous skit ordering
eggs to make angel food
cakes and egg salad sandwiches
for a W. I. meeting
lunch.
Presentation of Service
Awards was
Alberta Vice
Mildred Luz.
Doris Powell received her
Branch Life Membership.
Years of Service
Certificates were presented
by Dianne Campbell and
Doris Powell.
Greetings were received
from M. L. A. LeRoy
made by
President,
Johnson, M. L. A. Albert
Klapstein, Prime Minister
Jean Chretien, Premier
Ralph Klein, M. P. Jack
Ramsay, Vern Peterson on
behalf of Camrose County,
Jim Prost on behalf of the
Elks, Bernie vonTettenborn
from Trondhjem Lutheran
Church, Round Hill Ag.
Society, Lougheed,
Heather Brae, Ohaton,
Women's Institutes as well
as local greetings from
individuals in the community.
Members were presented
with corsages from the
Round Hill Elks. Bouquets
from Transfiguration of our
Lord Ukrainian
Catholic Church
and the R. H. Ag.
Society.
Special guests on
hand to enjoy the
celebration were
A. W. I. President,
Doris Northy;
Maxine Brigley,
President Elect;
Mildred Luz
Alberta Vice
President; Marcella
Bacso, District # 3
Director; Kay
Sastard, District # 1
Director; and new
E x e c u t i v e
Secretary of
A. W. I., Mae
Deams. A number
of former W. I.
members were welcomed
from B. C.
and various parts of
Alberta.
Life members
Irene Campbell
and Marion
Burnstad cut the
Anniversary cake
which was made
and decorated by
Doris Powell.
The afternoon
concluded with a
buffet supper
which was made
" he Round Hill Women's Institute manufactured this symbolic and served by our
ignpost containing the name of every current member. It rep- Round Hill W. I.
esents 475 years of dedication to the group. members.
Women's Institute members in the back row; from left to right, are: ( 28 years);
Dianne Campbell - President; ( 2) Lynne Erickson; ( 14) Linda Chrystian; ( 10)
Doreen O'Brien; ( 15) Alice Kushnerick; ( 13) Doris Pasynyck; ( 21) Dena Storms; ( 4)
Carol Haugen - Secretary; ( 30) Annie Banack; ( 3) Esther Pack; ( 19) Louisa Undin;
( 14) Ethel Rude; ( 20) Doris Powell; and ( 3) Rose Campbell. In the front row, left to
right, are: ( 32) Laurelee Blades; ( 34) Doreen Haugen; ( 33) Edith Blades; ( 45)
Marion Burnstad; ( 41) Jeanne Campbell - Treasurer; and ( 24) Lucie Owen.
Members missing from picture are: ( 12) Shirley Bawden; ( 11) Cathi Naherniak; ( 45)
Irene Campbell; and ( 1) Elaine Zeniuk.
