1928 - Annual Convention

              F O U R T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 9
A motion was passed asking that the editorial read by Mrs. Price be
published i n f u l l in our annual report.
Report of Director of the Women's Home Bureau Service was read by
Miss Jessie Macmillan.
The following addresses were given for those interested in " L i n k s of
E m p i r e " : Teen- age, Mrs. Bowling, Glynn House, Sussex Road, Southsea,
E n g l a n d ; General Work, Hon. Secretary, Links of Empire, B r i t i s h Empire
Union, 180 Piccadilly, London, W . l , England.
Report of D i s t r i c t N o . 4 was read by Mrs. F . C. Alcock.
Thursday Afternoon
P r e s i d i n g officers: M r s . Huyck, Mrs. Montgomery.
Report of the Standing Committee on Immigration was read by Mrs. C.
Lynch- Staunton.
Mr. N . Emms Read gave a very interesting talk on " Character A n a l y s i s ."
I l l u s t r a t i v e of getting at the fundamentals, he started with the pioneers of
the human race, and showed how the basic principles underlying their im­migration
held good for the pioneer of today. He was adventurous, imagina­tive,
superbly healthy, independent, and above all acted with initiative and
persistence. Provincially he applied it to the farmer of today, who shows
by his resourcefulness that he is a distant descendant of the first pioneers.
He advocated a careful study of the individual child. Families might have
an i n f i n i t e v a r i e t y of characteristics, each individual needing very different
treatment. Thousands of men today lacked success because of an unwise
suppression on the part of parents; while children of the positive type need
this suppression. " Character analysis," he concluded, " is a study of your­s
e l f ."
Report of Standing Committee on Home Economics was read by Mrs. F .
Parkinson, Edgerton.
The results of two contests, three recipes using Canadian products only,
and three suitable for correcting constipation, arranged by Mrs. Parkinson,
were announced. The winners are:— Canadian products recipes: 1st, Inde­pendence
W. I. ( Alcomdale) ; 2nd, Mrs. B u c k n e l l , Angus Ridge. Constipation
recipes: 1st, Mrs. W . H . B r o w n , K i t s e o t y ; 2nd, Mrs. L . M . Emberton, Angus
Ridge.
Report of Standing Committee on Industries was read by Mrs. L. T.
Melton, Convener.
Report of D i s t r i c t N o . 2 was read by Mrs. A . H . Rogers.
The meeting adjourned at three o'clock to give the delegates a chance
to visit the Independent Biscuit Factory. This proved a very instructive and
enjoyable afternoon. The visitors were conducted through the factory by
the manager, Mr. Harvey Shaw, and his staff, and saw biscuits in the
different stages of manufacture. As an end to a perfect day the visitors
were served w i t h sandwiches, tea, ice cream and samples of the many delicious
biscuits they had been viewing on their tour through the factory.
Thursday Evening
On the last evening the delegates were to be together in Calgary they
were treated to a " Glimpse of the Past." Seldom have our women enjoyed
anything as much as they did the " O l d Timers' N i g h t ."
Mrs. J. F . Price, Secretary of the women's section of the Southern
A l b e r t a Pioneer and Old Timers' Association, a native- born Albertan, occu­pied
the chair. The ballroom of the Palliser was f i l l e d to capacity and the
audience greatly enjoyed the spirited presentation of the Red River j i g by
the clever " kiddies^ Vfrom the McDonald Academy. This was followed by
a r o l l i c k i n g step- dance given by three small cowboys. Mrs. Price then
introduced Mrs. J o h n McDougall and Mrs. David McDougall. These ladies
came west i n the early 70' s and were the first white women of the foothill
country. Mrs. James Nichol, a pioneer of Calgary, sang " When you and I
were young, Maggie" and " The Red River V a l l e y . " Mr. H a r o l d Riley, Sec­r
e t a r y of Southern A l b e r t a Pioneers and Old Timers' Association, gave an
i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k on the early history of A l b e r t a , taking many of those present
back to the days when they first came to the province.