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.(2) 1 Also in 1913, sent first delegate to the Provincial Convention in Toronto. 1 In 1916 when the village bought the Ridge View Park, the Institute ; raised about $75.00 by means of an autograph quilt in aid of that project, for which we were granted the privilege of naming the park which we named Ridge View Park. During the years the school fair was held here at Cottam, the W.I. served lunches and refreshments to the children at a minimum cost, and also gave a prize to the pupil making the highest marks on the Entrance Exam, Fbr sevmal years, we furnished first-aid kits to the ten schools in the Township. Early in the 1920's, the W.I. undertook to clean up the twocemdwries in the township which were in a very bad state by means of bees. A lttle later, Essex Branch took the North Ridge Cemetery off our hands, butby'meanSI' of Township grants and donations from some of the plot owners, we Se Still carrying on the work of the Cottam Cemetery. In 1925 & 26, the cemetery fence was erected at a cost f $1,000. Cash and most of the stone and all the hauling were donated. A 5w years later, the cement walk was laid in front of the cemetery and a small bleing built en'IIIHg' at the back to house the equipment used in the cemetery. In 199, the Institute received a bequest of $100.00 from the late Caleb Burke for thlperpetual care Of his plot in the Cottam Cemetery and the W.I. voted a $100.00 if the perpetual care fund which was invested in a Township Debenture. As JaclMiner used to sing, "Every little bit added to what you had before makes that litle bit a little bit nwre." The perpetual fund gradually increased until in 1955 we received another bequest of $100.00 from the late Mrs. Jessie Ash. Now the fnd is over $1,100.00. About l92h, we had road signs placed at the crossroads alongthe main highway through the township. Our W.I. sponsored the first Library n the village which was afterwards taken over as a Public Library. This branch as made several generous donations to hospitals and other charities. Duringthe two World Wars, we did all kinds of war work, especially in the first Warvden we had no Red Cross. Since the last war due to the untiring effons of we late Mrs. J. Ash, during the time she was President, we nowfeve a beautiful.mmorial plot in the cemetery, with a center tablet and a white marble cross to he memory of each of the boys from this township who lost their lives in both wan.