Mrs. H. M. Evers
Newspaper Article - 'Mrs. H. M. Evers' - Mrs. Evers hopes she can learn much about the living conditions here and the possibilities for the Dutch settlers. ; Alberta Women's Institutes; AWI Collection ; MRS. H. M. EVERS I bring out his capital immediately and until such time as their capital is released things are quite difficult. "' There are very few provinces in Canada that will supply the Dutch settlers with a loan", Mr. Jensma stated. On her arrival here Mrs. Evers i was astounded at the unusua1. building of the city and the large • ields of wheat. " Of course we have wheat too, but our... Mehr ...
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Schlagwörter: | Organization--Volunteer--Alberta--Women--Alberta Women's Institutes (AWI)--Dutch Settler |
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Newspaper Article - 'Mrs. H. M. Evers' - Mrs. Evers hopes she can learn much about the living conditions here and the possibilities for the Dutch settlers. ; Alberta Women's Institutes; AWI Collection ; MRS. H. M. EVERS I bring out his capital immediately and until such time as their capital is released things are quite difficult. "' There are very few provinces in Canada that will supply the Dutch settlers with a loan", Mr. Jensma stated. On her arrival here Mrs. Evers i was astounded at the unusua1. building of the city and the large • ields of wheat. " Of course we have wheat too, but ours is only a small country so we have to be very economical and not spend out land too freely". The buildings are much taller and narrower, especially in the cities. Wood is very expensive so most of the homes are built of brick and concrete with corrugated steel and tile roofs. Give True Picture In her travels across the country Mrs. Evers hopes she can lenrn much about the living conditions here and the possibilities for the Dutch settlers so when she re- | turns to her homeland she will b- i able to give the women of Holland all the information possible and prepare them for their great adventure. Mrs. Evers and her family reside on a 150 acre farm in the northern part of the country. Her daughter Tjaakje is a teacher in home economics and her son. Luken, works on the farm. Besides serving on the immigration board she is a member of the international board of the YWCA; the international Council of Women: international corporation of Dutch Country Wives: the international organization of the Associated Country Women of thr World: and a member of the Women's Institutes. She will leave on Tuesday for Toronto, where she will be met by Mr. W. Blome. who is with the Netherlands Immigration Board in Ottawa. A doctor declares the British people are taking 10.000,000 aspirin tablets a day.