Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Agnes Forbes Auxiliary fonds |
| Title [parallel]: | United Women’s Community Club |
| Reference code: | 0026 |
| Date: | 1916-1929 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 2 cm of textual records |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Exported from AoR and added to new database in Dec. 2021 – SF |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
The Agnes Forbes Auxiliary was founded as the Glen Leslie Auxiliary in 1916, a women’s auxiliary to the Glen Leslie Presbyterian Church, which had been built in 1915. The name was changed to the Agnes Forbes Auxiliary in May of 1916. The ladies met monthly in the homes of members; it appears that the “meetings” were used for practical occasions such as quilting, preparing for events or cleaning the church, as well as social occasions such as farewells. Devotional exercises, readings and music were a regular part of the meeting. Founding members were, “Mesdames Leslie, Milne, Minchin, Weatherly, Hackwell and Miss Johnston. Mesdames Forbes and Shuttleworth of McQueen’s Auxiliary were present to organize the society.” The women participated in many community events such as the Frontier Exhibition and held an annual ‘Christmas Tree’ for the Somme School children, (Glen Leslie Church being also used as a school). They also did quilting, sewing, knitting and fancy work for fund-raising sales and the Red Cross, and supported soldiers from the Glen Leslie area through letters and gifts. In 1918, the club was enlarged to include all the women in the community and the name changed to the United Women’s Community Club. They supported the church and the Smoky Community Hall through membership dues and fund-raising through fowl suppers, dramatic presentations and sales of work, and introduced new programs such as a community Sunday School. They also planned and prepared for the annual community picnic and sports day and worked with other community groups such as sports organizations to sponsor events. In 1928, a new society was formed, patterned after and taking on the name of the previous, “Agnes Forbes Auxiliary”, while focusing on spiritual needs rather than community events.
Custodial history
The records were preserved by Hazel Weegar, a member of the Agnes Forbes Auxiliary, and donated to Grande Prairie Museum after her death by her daughter-in-law, Betty Weegar, in 1996. In 2000, the responsibility for the records was transferred to Grande Prairie Regional Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of one minute book containing the minutes of the club from April 28,1916 to February 28, 1929.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the two more permanent names of the organization.
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions