. 13o: . . ' ' . y . BD Laligsufe Women’s Institute 1Arctttive GR We Lag? sid? Women S Institute (Fe6ruary fo, 1911 ' 100tk Anniversary Honorary President - Mrs. Jane Seaton Fefma 10 1911 - Fe6ma 10 2011 . President - Mrs. F, G, Seaton ly , ly J i, Vice-President - Miss Greta Sutherland 1 Secretary - Annie K. Murray _ Mttitttt8t w V 1 --a'awd a F2t'd ')iQasse, _ am., 'l.13lirt y ‘QN‘ , (es,': 'aii. tfile; 'iEP, 7 I [1 'c(iiziiRij,i,il, ' hell. my E a' hcsssssi' I“! L? h (Knits/E Miitie Fl IF, VS _ 'NmlMI' _ The world's first Women's Institute was organized at Squire's Hall, Stoney Creek ‘ in 1897, Erland Lee, a founder of the Farmer's Institute, assisted by his wife, _ 9D Lafitsidis Women 's Institute (Executive Git arranged the meeting. About 100 women from the Saltfleet Township district attended and were persuaded by Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless to form an _ 2010 - 2011 . . . , . . ( organization of their own to Improve their skills m the arts of homemaking and _ hil . ( Co-Presidents -Vivian McDonald c I d care l Margaret Ogar On February 10, 1911 in Lakeside, a meeting was held at the home of i Secretary-Helen Holden Mrs. F.G.Seaton for the purpose of organizing a Women's institute. Officers ", Treasurer - Eleanor Ball were elected and it was decided to meet the first Wednesday of every month. _ P.R.O. Ruth Skillings And that was the beginning of Lakeside Women's institute we still have 100 ‘. District Director- Margaret Ogar years later. l Advocacy Convenor - Ruth Skillings ‘ Tweedsmuir Ctmvenor-Anne Roxburgh a. tur tup tur 06 1 Rose Committee- Linda McCorquodaie p\ grts grth 5 Re ttgr we su, a6» ckarmers 'thtitetftyiurtyi, Kimmie _ g grts 4rts gptls Way 6, 2011 i