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‘ flha From “"""‘J Free Q_“ » | : Cup.. _ & _ F.W.1. honour Janetand Erland Lee \ .o dfeR _-t- :\?)‘{‘&%fil’/ aresar ts }/ Women‘s Institute History _ Providing. the idea, Erland @iesl?fivcrc Frank‘s sisters, Wauge _\5&;-.».,’ h \\‘/m na ‘Z/' was made in August 1973 Lee. and his wife Janet iss Marjorie Lee and Mrs. | };».‘)‘ $***2#1‘|at & ts ‘Q-‘ y3 when over 400 people gat. helped found the first Woâ€" HLC. Freal, both of Stoney I %* f @t‘:’ii e a U "Re, 99 \-. .»3,,.‘\';.:4‘ Te hered at the Erland Leeâ€" men‘s Institute in 1897, The eeks. daughters, Mrs. R. . ‘7‘;&‘3"&3 l '- ‘.l mernes )7 Home, Stoney Creek, for the first constitution was writ©. Lr Davis, Mrs. Frank Ryan |â€" ~bfmgSt 7 â€" ied |â€" ~C_"" _.w. E | Official Opening. | The ocâ€" ten by Janet Lee on the and Miss Allison Lee, Hamâ€" xt k I Gfi;g & | casion was to celebrate the beautiful dining room table . ilton and Mrs. Leslie Tulk of Efil“\' megpue 1 & aroade., â€" -%. acquisition of the property Still sitting in the dining Newfoundland. vopsfaml h ; . Sb iB > se 1 _ by.the Federated Women‘s TO0M of the Home. Th deainersd 70 NR zxt ..( $R Institutes of Ontario in June . The last Lees to reside in e crowd gathered under | 8 3 !u\ @ ;‘ l n i» b is |â€"*@B| .+ 08 of 1972 and to honour Erâ€" the house were Frank, son tl}e Sh?de of the whispering | )f“'#_.,\g' . M# .]<| â€" M -’AI'N . 19 k : land Lee and his wife Janet, Of Erland, and his wife fn"G n front of the house ha »4 :(‘!‘ exp e W tAd . M I %} j z With Adelaide Hoodless Katie. Among the y 1 for a briel corenony NTLe Ti ;._'.?‘-" _ CC es h § EP Mc saat) . $ Spec!a‘ . Hon. William Stewart, Minâ€" | .(:Z" Ap *«,,‘JA' [ l Ifl '.l! lml ioi‘ '9'_,‘-,\~ eC ister of Agriculture and | 4 e t s t ‘_,%-,.;‘4“;_.!, J.‘ Mess +, ,_LN * Food, brought greetings and TAE b “fif:-@’ ,fig‘ C on 4 commended the Federated j y Â¥ eQriige 3:A e ut d Women‘s _ Institute _ of P ; s * . SKelch of Stoney Creck, 7 f Ont.ario_ for the great contriâ€" Ont., honie of Erland Lee, Ont. W.L test monk of ns memman f ( i. Ores growth of â€" the individual founding father l? the: Woâ€" F member, in the communâ€" m e n‘s. Institute !w_hit‘,h has pl'ace f 5 7 ities of Ontario, and now, in s pread across Canada and 0 bll'_th acquiring the Home forâ€" around the world since Feb. sToNEY c P ; memb_ers all.over. the world. 19, 1897. / ; lan:’{ée ho REEE, Ont., fthe Erâ€" Greetings~ were brought ;i opPare Weel:i‘ i bnem, nl?engd ‘here last from the Associated Counâ€" aaaaaranarraaaa . w maintained by the try Women of the World, by ang Women‘s Institute 4 their deputy president, Dr. | birthplace of the worldâ€"wide t Irene Spry, Ottawa. Conâ€" nization. Here, in 9 "g ‘Ofi- gratulations were read by . gathered 101 women .4 ‘Lee Mrs. Austin Zoeller, New / South Wentworth Farmaerl ', A Hamburg. from. Mrs. John tute / to hear i\"i bustiâ€" McLean, Nova Scotia, presâ€" er Hopdlgw of fl!is-am‘:]t- ident of the Federated ‘;:iwh;ml!m _ organization and itz Women‘s Institute of Ontâ€" tengafacg{‘s}mmm was handwhit. ario, chairman for the DdtRaacel ining room table in the event, gave a short history ns oltan of the Lee family. James ids 2tar10 W1 has spent $40,000 was\ a staunch United $0.000 ts 0"‘1)2 and the province‘s Empire Loyalist, coming to ce;mts <mbers wn_llpe assessed 10 Canada from the United ty f}uggar to build a mainteâ€" States in 1792. She paid $5.000 ard t.:heone member donated respect to the progressive, of WomenԤ Inl;lt‘i’:;‘zzfll_l"fiel'alion * public spirited family who sent 100 pounds sterling. . _ . _ in it e 8 & prominent part in the devâ€" t on Mae ‘H-”e«n elopment of their communâ€" â€" 0 ities, especially to Erland and his wife, for their part in the formation of the Women‘s Institute. y M. Caw ker ~X