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SQUIRES HALL, STONEY CREEK ‘ Where the First Women’s Institute was Organized How the Institutes Began In Squires Hall, at Stoney Creek, Ontario, pictured above, the first Women’s Institute was born on February 19th, 1897. Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless, to the left, was instrumental in organizing this pioneer Institute, from which has grown the great organization that is now celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary. Mr. Erland Lee co-operated with Ms. Hoodless in planning for the first meeting at which the Women’s Institute was organized. Senator E. D. Smith. along with Major Car- penter and Mr. Lee, assisted the committee of ladies in formulating the original consti- tution and by-laws. II MRS. ADELAIDE HODDLESS Founder of the Women’s Institutes Mrs. E. D. Smith was the first President. Miss M. Nash the first Secretary and Mrs. J. H. McNeilly the first Treasurer of the Mother Institute at Stoney Creek. MR. ERLAND LEE MAJOR CARPENTER " SENATOR E. D. SMITH Mes. E. D. SMITH /* c ' fans ’T‘um