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_A total of 30 Women’s Mis- sionary Societies and five World . Wide Guilds comprise the Unit- ed Raptist Womeh's Missionary | Societies of P.F.1. and these in turn form a part of the larger
organization, the United Baptist
“Woman's Missionary Union of
the Atlantic Provinces.
‘In the Island = organization there” are” approximately ; 432 ‘WMS members and 108 Guild members. Their purpose: to
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UBWMU
Used stamps are collected for the Bible Society and La Bonne Nouvelle.
“The WMS and the WWG Spon- |
sor and provide leadership for CGIT, explorers, mission bands, and baby bands.~
During 1965 Association meet- ings were held in Charlottetown and Murray River. The special speaker at Charlottetown was Rev. L.R. Atkinson of Digby who spoke on his trip to India where
pend time in prayer, study and |e visited the mission fields.
giving towards Canadian Baptist everseas mission field in. India, Bolivia and Africa and to further the advance of home mission work in Canada. a . ~ Local donations help send out and maintain single female mis- sionaries, teachers, nurses and é@vangelists and provides support for many native women. in india, clinics, s Ss, equip- jment, homes, and Christian. lit- atature for missionaries for use tn their evangelism: ; ‘In Canada they assist the Grande Ligne Mission in Mon- | treal La Bonne Nouvelle, Mon- | cton: Redemptine Homes for | Girls .and Women in Truro and | Coverdale, N.S.; Nova Scotia | Home for colored. children in!
In September. Anne Crawford, a field worker for the UBWMU during the summer, visited sev- eral Island districts where she addressed a number of Societies.
The officers of the Island
organization for the current year | are:—president,
Mrs. Chartes Scranton, Southport; vice ,resi- dent, Mrs.’ Percy Sharam, Mur- ray River; secretary, Mrs. Wil-
bert Wight, North Carleton; treasurer, Ruth Simmons, Sum- merside.
The large organization, the U.B.W.M.U. meets in. general Convention annually in Wolfville, N.S. The Island members of the executive are:—Island vice- president, Mrs. T.W. Howard,
- Westphal; United Baptist Bible North River; provincial secre-
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Training School in Moncton and tary, Mrs. Stirling Inman, Char- Acadia. University; Port Work-'lgttetown; provincial treasurer, ers in Halifax and Saint John |Ruth Simmons, Summerside; (who welcome New Canadians), | association secretary, Mrs. Wil- and give assistance to churches ‘bert Wright, North Carleton; for new communities. mission band superintendent—
Many smaller projects are car- |Mrs, Donald MacEachern, Long
CAREERISTS Dr. Eva Powell, psychiatrist, LEFT, Mrs. Donald
McAuley (teacher)CENTRE and Doris Andersén (home economist). RIGHT,‘ ‘menibers -of the local ———— Fr Adams, O'Leary and Mrs. Wal- ter Dixon, East Baltic. _Additional members * of executive are Mrs. Horace Esta- brooks, Central Bedeque; Mrs. Charlies Scranton, Southport,
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wed out in the local Societies, |Creek; baby band superintend- euch ae sending food parcels to ent, Mrs: Ross Howard, Char- |
missionaries, ued clothing to the lottetown: World Wide Guild Lic. Myrtle Ingersoll, Dundas,. the Canadian Federation of Uni- | Congo, hospital supplies, used leader—Mrs.. Dan Smaliman, | Christmas cards and scrap books :O’Leary, Members of home mis- { committee;
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Look At These Coming Shows ... ___ Friday - Seturday—The “Carry On” Gang—“Carry On Spying”. . ‘ “Monday - Wednesday, Jan. 31-Feb. 2—James Stewart, “Shenandoah” ”- Thursday, - Saturday, Feb, 8-4-5—James Garner-Rod Taylor—“36 Hours”
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Mre, Harold ‘Carver, -Hazelbrook;. | | The. Chatlotintewa: ”
versity Women is a group of be- tween 45 and 50 whose purpose jis to arouse and sustain among members, an intelligent inter- |est in public affairs in the poli- tical, social and cultural fields, to encourage an active partici- pation in such affaivs by quali- fied -women; and to encourage |advanced study and research by awarding of fellowships to .wo- “} men graduates and scholarship | to women —undergraduates.
| The local club recently voted to be known as “friends of the
and Mrs. Stuart MacGregor,
library’, to ov Confedera- ‘tion Center ary projects
members were hostesses at the opening of Young Canada Book Week at the Confederation Cen-
| Dietetic-tield is foundation for homemaking
The Prince Edward Island As-. } sociation was organied in the autumn by 1064 and was incor- porated by Act of Legislature in 1965 on the petition of 12 charter
| the. association are president, Sister Frances Loyala; president, Mrs. Tan MacLeod; | secretary,Miriath_ Hyde; -treas- urer and representative to Ca-- nadian Dietetic Association exe- )cutive, Mrs, Stanley Warwick. | The Association unites its mem- bers in activities to promote the |welfare of their profession | through opportunities for stu- ] dies to keep abreast of the new- est findings in nutrition, diet the- rapy, etc., as well as by con- tacts with national and other provincial associations. The - | CDA has approximately 1500 “i ‘members... — SAR ao The members sel young persons interested in ithe profession of dietetics which thas a choice of- many fields to [choose from. . The dietitians’s
| tion to build on as a homemaker and wife. The practising diett- tian enjoys a professional status and remuneration that is above
van average, and, ~~ Most-T
| the has the satisfaction of filling fan actual need, of doing some- thing worthwhile for people.
branch of University Women are - preparing a series of television ap-
professions open to women.
“ University women assist the library’
STUDY UNDERWAY
The Association of Nurses df through the National: League for | P £E. I, incorporated in 1922) Nursing in New York. has a current membership of) another exceedingly _ impor-
606, Po tant study which was recommen- In the ensuing 44 years, 1616|deq by: the Association of Nur- {nurses have been registered. In| ses and has been sponsored by | the last 19 years the annual |the Hospital Services commis- | membership has varied from 409 sion is a nursing activity study | to. 606. ; : |4n_eyvery..general hospital_in the | The-council or executive of Province. This was conducted. | the Association -holds. from tive | by Margaret MacLean, RN, MS, | to seven meetings annually and | consultant with the national de- | is—responsible for carrying on | partment of health and welfare | the business~ ofthe Association | Ottawa: | between annual meetings. In | for the findings of this study are | | addition, the various standing ;sow™“being implemented through | | committees hold many meetings the assistance of Ada Simms, | to fulfill their individual fune-|RN, BN, a “part-time nursing | ‘ | tions, - ae | Senmoltaet wits, moseral nee % ~ | The abjectives of the organiza. | "ces “ommission oF. &. ft. | |tion as stated in the By-laws; A recommendation with high | are: | prionity made by the Associa- | 1}. To raise the tion of Nurses. has. been imple- | ‘nursing service. mented by the Hospital Servi- +2. To improve educational pro- |¢e8 Commission of P. E- 1. in)
| grammes for nurses with a view | the last 10 years the annual |
| to improving the quality of nur- ‘sing care. ' —— 3. To improve personnel _ poli- cies for nurses. 4. To work with the allied health | | professions for the improve ment of health services. 5. To promote research in nur-
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standards of
; sing. when they will — discuss The- Association -employs-_an executives secretary-registrar
who fulfills alsa the functions of | School of Nursing adviser. A secretary. to the executive-sec- retary is also employed. ~ Space for a provincial office | is provided rent free by the -de- | partment of health and part. of the salary of the.School of Nur- | sing advisor is provided -under |a@ federal-provincial grant ‘un- der general public health grants. | ter Library in November. Current projects- of interest: A echolarship is awarded which are being carried through jevery year to, a woman student by thé Association of Nurses are | at Prince of Wales College en: @ study of nursing education tering University, ‘A study is for this province begun last being made of all scholarships (year with a survey of the three available to women in this pro- Schools of nursing: the Charlo- vince and lists will be .pdsted ttetown Hospital School of Nur- fm the high schools and colleges. | Sing, The Prince County Hospi- A series_of talks is being pre- tal School of Nursing, | P.E.I. pared on professions open to wo- Hospital School of Nursing, as men to be presented on televi- Well as the affiliate program- sion and, as suggested by the Mes in psychiatric nursing at | ‘nationat chairman of Status —of Riverside. Hospital. This __sur-} Women Committee of the Cana- Vey was conducted by “Glenna idian Federation, a Charlotte- |.Rowsell, RN, BN,:a consultant
il,
The recommendations | the
ference to bursaries for nurses 5. Establishment of criteria for District.
+ Kay;—treasurer;—Miriam— recording secretary, Helen Yeo; | dirig secretary, Mrs. |
are glad to coun-
| education is a wonderful founda- |
town committee ts presently | studying P. E. I. marriage laws welfare of chidiren wil be topics The results of this study and for consideration of members at monthly meetings in the New Year.
Membership in the Canadian Federation of University Wo- men is open to all women gra- duates of accredited Universi- ties. |
Executive for 1965-66 is: presi-
|} dent: Mrs. T. M. Lothian; vice-
president, Mrs. Wendall
Mac-
correspondirig
William Baker; ‘provincial rep- fesemative, Mrs. J. A. Lawson; federation ‘epresentative, Mrs. |Frank MacKinnon.
NEED’ MORE WATER -
It. has been estimated world | peovales will double and wa- | ec consumption witl~triple—by | the end of the century. -‘ j
‘ing in New York.
Hyde:
‘tail a “socialogical study of “the
‘sociation of Nurses. the Cana-
‘the United Stafes Public Health
from the Canadian Nurses As- sociation, Ottawa.
A second phase of this re- search, concerned with a cost study. of nursing education in the province, is being carried out with consultant service from | the National beague for -Nuts- Dr. Hessel Flitter, director of the research and studies.division of the lea- gue and his associate, Dr. Ha- rold Rowe-have been the consul- tants. 5 :
Planning is in progress for the third and last phase and will en-
Island community. Monies for the various phases have been provided by the As-
dian Nurses Association and by
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Nursing education is surveyed _ to attend university ‘and ‘enrich | approving sehools of nursing in Eat nec rae fe Meee na can
|pert nursing. care to our people. | Through these bursaries, quali-
Officers’ and Counci: Mem- “pers of the Association. for the eurrent year~ are: : | president, Sister Mary Hermina
ini- fied instructors, nurse adm on. Impidiate pan gree
lists RN, ; strators and nurse apeets nead bag Alice Trainor, PHN;
are obtained. : : 4. | first vice-president, Constance ee en annie etote are, (MacFarlane Corbett, RN.i se
Planning for the completion) Cond vice-president, Stella Dri-
of phasé'two and three of the | Helen Curran Bolger, RN, BSc.
nursing education study under | Council members are San. ree oe of Bernice | sce -Rowland, PHN, BN, Helen OPERA: FN rr 'McInnis, RN, BN and. Elaine
2; - An institute on communica- tions under the committee OM iottetown District. _ nursing personnel under the Mary Reid Fullerton, | committee on nursing education. | rep, nurses in private practice; 3. A study of functions and Linnie Platts Beaton, ‘RN, qualifications of nursing person- and Charlotte Gordon, PHN rep. nel under..the committee on |the East Prince County District; nursing service. Elizabeth Gallant MacNeill
4. A review of the advance draft PHN, rep. Kings County Dis- Stewart Ellis, Prince County
of licensure examinations under trict; Margaret the board of examiners. . PHN rep. West
'gcoll, RN.; executive secretary, «
| Nicholson, RN, rep. the Char- RN.,
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