Burnt Lake WI
Celebrate 50 Years
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eTnhtree wBuarsn bte auLtaifkuel lyC odmecmourantietyd
ith blue streamers, the AWI
crest and plaques to mark the
50th anniversary of. tine Burnt
Lake Womens' Institute branch
organized on Jan. 31, 1923.
Mrs. S. Swainson welcomed
the visitors, our AWI vise president,
Mrs. J. T. Morrisroe of\
Red Deer and Mrs. A.
wvuu yeaia of s^ rvuoe ytSgsCux cuigMLUioia ox t r am al to 34 years
of ii/ yax sieirvuoe. These wdre Mrs
LwoJjd, Ha- ivorson, M r s . Faith Jo-haiibun,
xvias. Dora Oananson.,
i. Bb. Huaa sawyer, Mrs. Alice
BaLauxyne, Mins. Ruby Hatlne
ana M. rs. Mony Landman.
Mrs. J. T. Moraisroe, vice pre-ident
of the Aiberta Womens'
y
Mar- \ Insuttuite adaresssd the meeting
tin, also from Red Deer, seven 6 with a case h. story of the Wo-former
members from Red Deer, \ mens Institutes i t am its ineep-
. three from Sylvan Lake, two 3 Lon in Stony Plain, Ontario in
om Centreville and one from I 1897 to the world- wide organiza-
Caigary. and one from Castor. vl » tton which it is now, with mem
Mrs. John Landman, president
of Burnt Lake WI was chair
man and also . expressed th
pleasure it was to have so many
cf our former members with us. ^
Slue reviewed the work of th » \>
,^, c^ Wl1 a n a t l l e Pleasures it had '
/ 1^^, J ^^ JU brought to air members. Since %
k wbsrs i n a i l six continents.
Congratulatory messages were
i received from the AWI through
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Mrs: Morrisroe, from Mrs. Hilla-by,-
District 3 director, Camrqse;
Mrs. G. A. Phillips of Queensland,
Australia on behalf of her
Ipswich branch; the Golden Star
the organization we have had 4 C u b °* Bsntley; Mrs'.* Helen
91 members, twelve of w h o m ^ \ M o S e i l s o ' n ° f London, England,
have died. The work of the X N C h a r r " r members seated at t he
branch was reviewed by break- ^ l l e a d t a b l e ™ » s i s t e r X a v i e T o f
ing it up into five sections, the\> ° a s t a r > M r s - m t i a Sawyer, Mrs.
first years from 1923 to 1930 w a s l 0 1 ™ a J* i a n s ° -% Mrs. Magnasina
given by Mrs. Barbara Dallaire, vEiteh, Mrs. Olga Mannerfeldt
tne depression years from 1930- x a n i d ^ S t r u n a Swainson, the
to 1939 were given by Mrs. Anita J*** c l l , a r t e ! r ^ m b e r who has
Haivorson, the war years from
1339 to 1945 given by Mrs. Elsie
Schreijider, the post war years
from 1945 given by Mrs. Chff_
Haivorson and the Centennial ^ M r s '
> Swain Swainson and Mrs. Molly
served the branch for the full
£ 50 years. Also at t h e head table
4 1 were Mrs. E^ a Sveinson, Sister
Celina of Red Deer, Mr. and
T. O. Langtton, Calgary,
and later years given by Mrs.
J Kay Johanson.
Songs of the times were ren-a
Lindman,
, branch.
president of ' t he
j Slides were shown by Eaxl
/ - Grimson, showing the 40th an-uuiuga
l> i mic; Liuiirs weie iuii- $
/ ? / ' £ ( - d f e r e d by Mrs^ Ballantyne, Mrs.^ 6
bnc. l-/> y i - in1 " t-:" -• T •- " ^— Gr i. m. s. on, Mrs^ JEJainill and Mrs."-; ~ " " " 7 " ^ T ™ " " L J T " T L 1 j~ 2* JT D a i l a r r e J r . , with „ M rs. Dwig.^ htj/ sl an). r ve. rsa. ry ' party . h el_ d , at the Pres- T , .
^ Sawyer at the piano. Dwight
Sawyer and Mrs^_ Grirnson__ figr-t^**
forrned the " Lame Duck" poikflf
byterian Hall in Sylvan Lake in
^ 1.963, of several of the last Christ
J mas parties held at Burnt Lake
. rp opular in the depression era. v\; mj aannd y o, ht haeprps y wmheicmho rbierso ught back
y'^ JMxs. John Magnus of Calgary;^
f u / ^ * delighted1 the audience with 3
solos accompanied by her sister,
/ V j , s s - iSeg. Dorothea Joluanson, also of
Calgary. I
Seven members were presented
,\ 5> The meeting closed with the
singing of " For They Are Jolly
Good Fellows" and a round of
visiting followed while all enjoyed
the good lunch supplied
by the ladies of the district.
Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory
