Women's Institutes Propose
Memorial T o Mrs. E. Morton
At a Monday evening meeting
of the Alberta provincial council
of Women's Institutes it was
decided to present a plan to the
branches to purchase a unit of
^ equipment for the Dr. John Mc-
Eachran Research Laboratory in
memory of the late Mrs. E. E.
Morton, formerly of Vegreville.
As president for several years
of the AWI and the Federated
Women's Institutes of Canada.
Mrs. Morton co- ordinated the
efforts of the Women's Institutes
in the fight against cancer,
inaugurating the " Blueprint for
Action" schools of public education
on cancer. Mrs. Morton
also was a vice president of the
Associated Country Women ot
the World.
CONVENERS PRESENT
Mrs. S. Lefsrud of Viking, Alberta
provincial president, presided
at the meeting. Also
present were Mrs. T. H. Howes
of Millet, vice president; Mrs.
R. W. Prendergast of Red Deer,
Mrs. L. D. Smith of Penhold
and district directors Mrs. J. D.
Hughes of High Prairie. Mrs.
J. I. Jones of Mannville, Mrs. S.
Swainson of Red Deer, Mrs. J. R.
Tait of Hanna and Mrs. W. R
Ford of Coutts.
Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory
