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(BRRYV -- 'The WI in Bervie was founded about 1907, perhaps helped by the Kincardine branch which was founded in 1902. WIs seem to put their goal of preserving heritage into practice bywqukhgddbufldhgsandplmfingflmmuse.PhaseseefllemdeWmfamcing The W1 it is generally agreed, was formed in 1897, when Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (1857--1910) gave a speech to the Farmers® Institute at the invitation of Erland Lee* of Stoney Creek. She was bom on a farm in St George, Canada West, now Ontario, the youngest of 13 children. After she married John Hoodless, she moved to Hamilton. She was an educator and organizer. When her infant son died in 1889 from drinking impure milk, she campaigned for the pasteurization of milk. She devoted herself to educating new -- --mothers on household science and raising of children. She was active in the YWCA where she taught domestic science. With Lady Aberdeén, she founded the National Council of Women, The Victoria Order of Nurses and in 1898 published a book, "Public School L Domestic Science." But it was that speech in February of 1897 when Erland Lee invited her to speak to the Farmers' Institute that had, it seems the most impact upon rural women world wide. She talked of the value and need for teaching domestic science and sewing in public schools, and suggested that a Womens' Department of Domestic Economy be formed in affiliation . with the Farmer's Institute. The WI was born, and has spread world--wide. The main mandate of the organization is not to raise funds, but to promote education. The : Constitution reads: "The object of this institute shall be to promote that knowledge of Household Science which shall lead to an improvement in household architecture, with ~ special attention to home sanitation to a better understanding of the economic and scientific care of children with a view to raising the general standard of health of our people;....and carrying on any line of work which has for its objects betterment of home conditions surrounding community life." The motto chosen: "For Home and Country". The Bervie WI has been continuously active since 1907. Among their projects in addition to milk purity and pasteurization, abbatior cleanliness, and general home education, they have stressed sewing workshops, quilt mending and patching, proper diet. They support > & water projects world--wide, Canada Comforts (teddy bears), and Grandmothers® in Africa. They are supporting crafting supplies to Haiti. Their crowning achievement, as it is with all Wis, is the Tweedsmuir Histories which chronicle the farms of the WI area. This history is invaluable for research and local legacy which is often dismissed and lost. The saving of Every woman is more than welcome to join the WL The Bervie WI meets on the first Wednesday of the month. Please contact www.brucecountydustrictwomensinstitute.com for more information . _ *Erland Lee was a descendmt § . \ -- _ emigrated to Saltflect Townshi;f(i(:)h"l: é':: . son of a British ex--serviceman, James Lee who Revolution. It is John who built "Edgemonnt? Creets) in the 1790s after the American msight into the genius of Adelaide H Hoodl in 1808. In honour of Erland Lee and his Ontario bought the Homestead and resto red'%'s; The Federated Womens' Institutes of National Historic Site in 2003. it in 1972 to the period of 1897. It became a