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32 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES Our organization was represented by the President, Mrs. Huyck, Mrs. H . J . Montgomery, who acted on behalf of Mrs. Stewart, Vice- President, and Mrs. D. R. M c i v o r , Secretary. The Alberta Women's Bureau is to be under the Department of A g r i culture, and w i l l have a provincial committee composed of the provincial presidents or chairman of the different women's organizations to function through local committees, which in t u r n are composed of the presidents^ or their representatives, of women's organizations i n their immediate localities. A meeting called by M r . Hoadley was held i n Miss Macmillan's office on May 10th, the following being present: M r . Hoadley, Miss Macmillan, M r s . Huyck, Mrs. Montgomery, again acting for Mrs. Stewart, and Mrs. M c l v o r. Mr. Hoadley explained the purpose of the meeting: The A l b e r t a Women's Bureau A c t comes into effect on J u l y 1st. The Government is of the opinion that it is i n the best interests of the Women's Institutes of Alberta to be self- supporting. Mr. Hoadley stated further that there were three ways of making the necessary change, namely: 1. The abrupt cutting off of a l l connection between the Institutes and the Department. 2. The Department carrying on as usual until 1st of J u l y and then cutting Institutes off. 3. The Department might cut the Institutes off, say, at the 1st of July, i i o m which time the Institutes would be self- controlled, the Government allowing the Institutes a grant for the reconstruction period, said grant to be graduated from year to year and to be used by the Institutes i n a ny way they wish. Miss Macmillan presented a statement of monies spent on Institute work during the year as a working basis, and the following resolution was drafted to be sent to the convention: Whereas the time has come when the Government considers it in the best interests of the Women's Institutes of A l b e r t a that we should be self-supporting, and whereas it is necessary to go through a period of reconstruction, and whereas it w i l l be necessary to consider the matter f r om a f i n a n c i al basis, therefore be it resolved that this convention request the Government, thiough the Minister of Agriculture, the Honorable George Hoadley, to piovide what will be known as a readjustment fund to be graduated over a period of five > eais, the total amount of said fund to be mutually agreed upon by the board and the Government. Mrs Montgomery was asked to draft suggested changes in the W . I . A c t . Financial Statement from May, 1927, to October 20, 1927 R E C E I P T S EXPENDITURES Balance on hand - $ 5,395 41 Cheque for fares $ 1,900.00 G r i f f i n Creek 5.00 President's expenses . .. 300.00 Refund from fares 175.00 Gift to Girls* Club 25.27 Sedgewick . . $ 9 85 Sec. honorarium, 1st m s t a l l - Sibbald 20 ment 50.29 B u f f a l o . . 3.00 Mrs M . A Murphy, C o n - 13.05 vener of A g r i c u l t u r e ... 8.00 Buffalo . . 5.00 Cheque for C. N. E. Mrs. Refund to Supt. G C 50.00 Short 300.00 Interest . . . 58.02 Supt. of G C. f o r convention 100.00 Balance on hand 3,017.16 $ 5,701.48 $ 5,701.48 Bank Balance, $ 3,017.16. Audited and found correct this 20th day of Oct., 1927. H. W. D O p G E , O f f i c i a l Auditor.
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Title | 1928 - Annual Convention |
Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
Description | Report of 1928 Convention held May 29 to Jun3 1, 1928, Calgary, Alberta |
Language | en |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | text |
Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
Identifier | awi0811098 |
Date | 1928 |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
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Title | Page 10 |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | AWI Collection |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Transcript | 32 A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T ES Our organization was represented by the President, Mrs. Huyck, Mrs. H . J . Montgomery, who acted on behalf of Mrs. Stewart, Vice- President, and Mrs. D. R. M c i v o r , Secretary. The Alberta Women's Bureau is to be under the Department of A g r i culture, and w i l l have a provincial committee composed of the provincial presidents or chairman of the different women's organizations to function through local committees, which in t u r n are composed of the presidents^ or their representatives, of women's organizations i n their immediate localities. A meeting called by M r . Hoadley was held i n Miss Macmillan's office on May 10th, the following being present: M r . Hoadley, Miss Macmillan, M r s . Huyck, Mrs. Montgomery, again acting for Mrs. Stewart, and Mrs. M c l v o r. Mr. Hoadley explained the purpose of the meeting: The A l b e r t a Women's Bureau A c t comes into effect on J u l y 1st. The Government is of the opinion that it is i n the best interests of the Women's Institutes of Alberta to be self- supporting. Mr. Hoadley stated further that there were three ways of making the necessary change, namely: 1. The abrupt cutting off of a l l connection between the Institutes and the Department. 2. The Department carrying on as usual until 1st of J u l y and then cutting Institutes off. 3. The Department might cut the Institutes off, say, at the 1st of July, i i o m which time the Institutes would be self- controlled, the Government allowing the Institutes a grant for the reconstruction period, said grant to be graduated from year to year and to be used by the Institutes i n a ny way they wish. Miss Macmillan presented a statement of monies spent on Institute work during the year as a working basis, and the following resolution was drafted to be sent to the convention: Whereas the time has come when the Government considers it in the best interests of the Women's Institutes of A l b e r t a that we should be self-supporting, and whereas it is necessary to go through a period of reconstruction, and whereas it w i l l be necessary to consider the matter f r om a f i n a n c i al basis, therefore be it resolved that this convention request the Government, thiough the Minister of Agriculture, the Honorable George Hoadley, to piovide what will be known as a readjustment fund to be graduated over a period of five > eais, the total amount of said fund to be mutually agreed upon by the board and the Government. Mrs Montgomery was asked to draft suggested changes in the W . I . A c t . Financial Statement from May, 1927, to October 20, 1927 R E C E I P T S EXPENDITURES Balance on hand - $ 5,395 41 Cheque for fares $ 1,900.00 G r i f f i n Creek 5.00 President's expenses . .. 300.00 Refund from fares 175.00 Gift to Girls* Club 25.27 Sedgewick . . $ 9 85 Sec. honorarium, 1st m s t a l l - Sibbald 20 ment 50.29 B u f f a l o . . 3.00 Mrs M . A Murphy, C o n - 13.05 vener of A g r i c u l t u r e ... 8.00 Buffalo . . 5.00 Cheque for C. N. E. Mrs. Refund to Supt. G C 50.00 Short 300.00 Interest . . . 58.02 Supt. of G C. f o r convention 100.00 Balance on hand 3,017.16 $ 5,701.48 $ 5,701.48 Bank Balance, $ 3,017.16. Audited and found correct this 20th day of Oct., 1927. H. W. D O p G E , O f f i c i a l Auditor. |
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