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--____ all e clllfluih er {Elustiiute 1897 1947 A meetin of historical interest took place in Stoney Creek on Februar 19d stoney Creekgwomen's Institute celebrated its Golden Anniversary, Y i, 1947, when the 0" thiS OCCESion our Instlt'": "caved nearly three thousand letters an cables of congratulations also many beautiful scrolls, posters, programmes and so forth. These were recei ' inces in Canada and. many countries overseas. we want to say thank you for your good WlShES, 311d 35 it would be impossible for us to answer all these latte" personally' we are respondmg t° Your letter of congratulations by sending you this account of our Jubilee Banquet. The guests included our Charter Members, District Officers of Non - d Vinemount Institutes M' A ' - dents of Winona, Saltfleet an x _ 155 ""3 LerS, Superintendent f W ' Institute Branch, Toronto; Mrs- Hugh summers: President of Federated Women's Institites i-ffmslnf ,ario; Hon. Gordon D. and Mrs, Conant7 Toronto; Brig. and Mrs. Armand Smith, Winona A link with the founder5 W35 PrOV'dEd m the presence Of M'SS Mun" B°5tWiCl<, of Hamilton, granddaughter of Mrs Adelaide Hoodless, and Miss Marjory Lee, daughter of Mr. Erland Lee, Th R ' . mitree consisted of Mrs. A. E. Walker and Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Thos. Dale was in ch:rg:c:rgntoh: (333:; book. Our Charter Members, Past Presidents, Miss Bostwick, Miss Lee d D. .' I F sented with Nosegays by Mrs. H. Carscallen on behalf of the Instit:;_ IStrict Officers were pre. Th 13 n uet room was beautifully decorated by a Committee C L. Jone: Nair: Piott and Mrs. T. Roderick. The Institute colors The tables were decorated with yellow daffodils and candles. The letters of congratulations, tied with gold and blue ribbon, scrolls and posters were also displayed, A three.tiered birthday cake, beautifully iced and decorated wit on a gold standard centered the head table. Mrs. Hamilton Lee, lit the candles; later these were snuffed out by Miss Marjory Lee and the cak Thompson, who was the oldest charter member present. After the banquet :ggsczll: b'yagertB, E. 150 pieces and mailed to friends in Canada and overseas. Individual pieces had been c If C d inf? can, cake, wrapped in cellophane and secured With a gold seal beari u mm a up 1- ' he DC- I d l ' . Ihe cake was made iced and d' ' ng t ' crest a" P iich at Nihgueus Plate ' lstf'bWEd by one of our members, Mrs. Chester Ved from all prov-- h and South Wentworth, Presi- omposed of Mrs. K. Emberley, Mrs. of blue and gold were featured. were hung around the room. Many h gold leaves and lettering, placed who is the oldest living president, A portrait of Mrs. E. D. Smith, the first president, it was a beautiful bouquet of flowers sent by Hon. E. D. Smith as a tribute to the memory of his l to 3 wife. We also received a bouquet 0f fifty golden roses from our lo lf' d of snapdragons from the Village Councxl and a bouquet of spring caow';es ::::tlglenr,a huge bouquet British Columbia. Y air express from Mrs. Angus Jackson, the President, presided over the gatherin and f ' the King, welcomed the charter members and guests and introduced tiem, 3 [er PTOPOSing the toast to Mrs. Hugh Summers proposed the toast to the Institute and on bl lf good wishes and congratulations. In her remarks she paid great tribute "1 Of the FiW'I-O' brought - , e to the c said the name of Stoney Creek Women's Institute was known all over t hatter members and . » . i . . he World had carried its responsibilities continuously from the time the first Institute was cst:l:lc'l fihst our branch 15 e . O . . Ccupied a prominent place and underneath - Mrs. Hugh Bertram replied and spoke for all of us when she said we felt so proud of the wonder- ful messages received from Canada and Overseas. She also paid tribute to our charter and older mem- bers present, whose accomplishments were outstanding. Throughout the whole fifty year period many talents of different members had been uncovered. The present officers could well be proud of their achievements. The toast to the guests was proposed by Mrs. F. T. Green. She welcomed our husbands, charter members, department representatives and all who had received invitations. Mrs. W. G. Marritt, of Hamilton, wife of our County Agricultural Representative, responded, say. ing the occasion would long be remembered by those present. The President then spoke briefly and proposed a toast to our British sisters for the courage and fortitude they had displayed during the war and for their efforts now in winning the peace. In response to this toast Mrs. Wickett sang "Jerusalem" and Mrs. E. Goodswan, formerly of Post. wick W_ L, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng., now of Toronto, spoke and said her branch was celebrating that night the formation of the first Institute in Stoney Creek, and as a token of the esteem in which they held Stoney Creek she presented our President with a beautiful bouquet. Each past president then gave a two minute resume' of her term of office. Those speaking were Mrs. Hamilton Lee, Mrs. A. E. Walker, Mrs. Chester Nash for her mother, the late Mrs. F. Felker, who was president at the 25th Anniversary; Mrs. Hugh Bertram, Mrs. W. E. Boden, given by Mrs. Lampman, her daughter; Mrs. Thos. Dale, Mrs. K. Emberley and Mrs. L. 0. Jones. Miss Anna Lewis brought congratulations and good wishes from the Department and said that in visiting Stoney Creek she felt as if she were treading on hallowed ground. Miss Edith Collins and Miss Ethel Chapman, of Toronto, both expressed their pleasure at being present and brought good wishes. I The Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Lyle Nash, then read some of the letters and cables we had received. Among these were cables from Miss Elizabeth Christmas and Hon. Ray Lawson, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and letters from Lady Albermarle, Lady Patrick Cooper, Mr. I. Nugent Harris Mrs. Cameron Dow and Mrs. Alfred Watt. ' Miss Jean Stewart, of Hamilton, was our guest soloist. She was accompanied by our pianist, Mrs. Burwell. The Presidents of North and South Wentworth, Mrs. Carey and Mrs. McAvoy, brought us greet-- ings, as did Mrs. Booth, of Port Arthur. Mrs. A. E. Walker, former Dominion President, then introduced Mrs. Gordon Conant who gave an address of unusual merit on her observations while in Europe last summer as a member of the Gil-1 Guide organization. As Mrs. Conant is the daughter of our first President, Mrs. E. D. Smith her Words of inspiration made a deep impression on all those who heard her. ' Our Institute Choir contributed two numbers, the Blue Danube and By Bendemere's Stream. Mrs Hamilton was the accompanist. On behalf of the Institute the Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. Piotr and Mrs. F. M the .1 Jackson and Mrs. Nash with gold compacts. a r, Presente Mrs. Mrs. Emberley then thanked all those who had contributed toward makin the even. after which everyone joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne. g mg a Success, The Mother Institute sends greetings. Your many letters and good wishes have warmed our hearts. Your many accounts of the splendid work being done by Institutes everywhere is an inspira. tion for the years to come. We treasure the past, We face the future. Leone Jackson, Bernice Nash, President Secretary-Treasurer