1932 Convention Report

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S U G G E S T I O N S A L O N G T H E L I N E O F " I M M I G R A T I O N"
1. That our slogan be: A kindly welcome to all newcomers.
2. That every Institute have a V i s i t i n g Committee appointed to receive
and welcome newcomers.
3. That a p r o g r am on Immigration such as the following, be g i v e n:
( 1) Roll Call of noteworthy Immigrants.
( 2) A Study of the H i s t o r y of Immigration to A l b e r t a.
( 3) Standpoints from which to study Immigration :
( a) That affecting the Mother C o u n t r y;
( b) That affecting Canada;
( c) That affecting the individual,
( 4) A discussion of Assisted Immigration vs V o l u n t a r y Immigration.
( 5) Oriental I m m i g r a t i o n.
( 6) A study of the various nationalities entering Canada and their effect
upon our own Canadian nationality.
4. That every Institute, as well as individual members, become a " L i nk
of Empire."
Address: H o n o r a r y Secretary, " L i n k s of Empire," B r i t i s h Empire Union,
180 P i c c a d i l l y , London.
5. That reports be sent in to your P r o v i n c i a l ' Convener on Immigration.
Please forward good papers to me for future use.
( M R S . F. G.) A L I C E L. G R E V E T T , Convener,
240 13th Ave. W., Calgary, A l b e r t a.
REPORT ON A G R I C U L T U RE
Mrs. D. H. Galbraith, Vulcan, Convener.
The bright and interesting reports received t e l l i n g of the many activities
of the farm women, show little of the s t r i v i n g to make ends meet with the
l ow prices received for all agricultural products. The increased energies of
the women to produce good gardens and thus grow a l i v i n g and improve the
home environment, indicate the effort being made to cope with existing
economic conditions. A wonderful spirit of community co- operation is
manifest, farmer helps farmer, exchanges work, seeds and plants, each one
doing his best to help the neighbor who may be less fortunate than he is.
M a n y districts sending carloads of vegetables to dried out areas planned
and arranged by the Women's Institute. Sports are not forgotten. Each
d i s t r i c t has its softball team and many friendly games are played; this is
quite a contrast to the days of high wheat prices when the farmer was so
independent he hardly knew his neighbor, but was off to the cities for his
pleasures; thus while we bewail our hard times, character is being developed.
I would like to thank those branches who so k i n d l y sent me copies of
excellent papers on agriculture, as I receive many requests for information,
these are a great help to me. A larger number of papers were sent me than