Women's / f^
Institute Meet
In Picardville
The members of Che Women's
Institut e held their Mid- Pembina
constituency conference in Picardville
Hall on June 3rd. Echo Hill
branch acted as hostess. It was
the largest attendance at a constituency
conference in some
years as more than 80 members
and visitors gathered with Mrs.
A. Cameron, convener. Mrs. J.
Beilish, provincial president, was
in attendance as well as four other
provincial officers, namely —
Mrs. M. BaUihorn of Wetaskiwini,
Mrs. G. McMillan and Mrs. R.
Whitson off Edmonton and Mrs.
L. McMillan of Busby.
Handicraft was judged by Mrs.
B. McCutcheon of Westlock and
Miss M. Oke and Miss Day. These
a r e the District Home Economists
from Westlock a n d ' Sturgeon'
M. D.' s. For t h e first time a
bronze cup was awarded by Mrs.
N. Bakker to the branch winning
the largest number of points. Faw-cett
won with a total of 36 points.
Independence branch was a close
second with 35 points and Belvedere
third with 32 points.
Reports were read by each constituency
convener. Mrs. Beifeh
gav e a brief review of some of
her duties as provincial president
and tihen took t h e group on a
brief but most enjoyable trip to
Ireland where she attended the
A. C. W. W. conference in 1965.
Mrs. Ballhom spok © o n the W. I.
centennial projects and recommended
the Alberta Craft at
Jubilee Auditorium on Jun^ 24 to
July l.
Mrs. Whitson, district director
very capably acquainted the W. I.
members with the papers and literature
available from A. C. W. W.
down to branch level. Sh e also
spoke of the Oliver Mental Home's
Shoppers' Fair and suggested
that fch e need of gifts is still very
great and they should h e sent unwrapped.
Mrs. Drysdale reported on Pembina
Lodge.
Mrs. D. Brown favored the
group with a solo " How Great
Thou Art" and the Grad e 1 and
2 > pupil s ° f Picardvitl e under ' the
direction of Mrs. S. Yeomans
gave a most delightful number of
pieces including a rhythm band,
choral speech and singing.
The group voted that $ 100 from
constituency funds be sent to the
provincial treasurer for the prov-ilmcial
office fund. This to be one
of their centennial projects.
Mrs. R. Whitson invited all
members t o a picnic i n Emily
Murphy Park on July 6th to meet
the W. I. visitors from Ghana.
Mrs. Reilish displayed some
very interesting pictures a nd
handicraft from Rhodesia, Europe
and of course Ireland.
Mrs. G. McMillan displayed
W. I. items for sale through the
provincial secretary- treasurer.
The group voted the day a real
success.
