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A, ‘wmu‘m‘age . my» ~ u .. . m . .‘ MRS. ADELAIDE HOODLESS 'fln recognition of Service to Ontario Agriculture' ' Mrs. Hoodlcss was one of Ontario's Pioneers honored on » June 2. Di“ at the unveiling ceremony at the Ontario ‘Agricultural Hall of Fame, at the Agricultural Museum. Milton. The sketches rendered by artist, Bruce Lepper. Willowdale. along with an Accompanying plaque, are now on view at the Museum in the Hall of Fame Gallery. ADELAIDE HUNTER HOODLESS 1857- 1910 Born near St. George in Brant County, Adelaide Hoodless was motivated to her advoeate role when her youngest son died in infancy alter drinking impure milk. She organiled Household Science classes at the YWCA in Hamilton and persuaded the Province of Ontario to undertake a province-wide program. She influenced Lord Strathcona to mist in financing the Ontario Nor- mal School of Domestic Science and Arts in Hamilton in 1900. Mrs. Hoodless prevailed upon Sir William Mac. donald. the tobacco millionaire, to contribute financially to the sublishment of Macdonald Institute in Guleph and Macdonald College in Quebec. Mrs. Hoodless is perhaps best known as the inspira- tion behind the Women’s Institute movement. Along with Erland lee, she dralled the charter for the organi- zation and helped organize the first Institute at Squire‘s Hall, Stoney Creek. That meeting. February 19, 1897, opened the way for the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada and lntemationally, the Amociated Coun- trywomen of the World. Adelaide Hoodless was national president of the YWCA in 1898 and a member of the founding executive of the Victorian Order of Nurses in 1897. I’ll. W by the Federated Wells‘s leak-nu «Giana. Mrs. Earl Morden, retiring Director, Hall of Fame As- sociation: Mrs. Keith Hiepleh. F W10 President; newly elected Director to the Association, Mrs. Owen Hawkins: and Associate Director of the Home Economics Branch Miss Lorraine Holding stand in front of the recently an- veiled Iikeness of Mrs. Hood/(:5. .V .... 11$ Pictured are some of the Women’s Institute members attending the unveiling ceremony: