home : browse : advanced search : preferences : my favorites : help add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next   Women's Institute Meets at Pickardville, 1966 Access this item. Title Women's Institute Meets at Pickardville, 1966 Subject women; Alberta; organization; volunteer Description Newspaper Clipping Language en Format application/pdf Source AWI Collection Identifier AWI0049 Date 1905-05-19 Collection Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory Repository AU Digital Library Copyright For Private Study and Research Use Only Transcript 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. add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next powered by CONTENTdm ® | contact us  ^ to top ^