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I. this occasion. 6 .VV ‘ l’ . n ‘ uelph and while there he had heard Mrs. Hoodle ss deliver a stirring address on the value and need of Domestic Science being taught in Public r I . Schools. He was much impressed and resolved that at the first opportunity, he would invite Mrs. Hoodless to address the women of Salti‘leet. The following January when preparing‘the program for the Farmers' Institute meeting, Min. Lee suggested that Mrs. Headless be invited to address the evening session when the women. could be present. The other members of the committee objected so unknown to them), he extended a personal invitation to Mrs. Hoodless to be the speaker on She accepted the invitation and suggested ease in the course of her address that the women form an organization for women similiar to the Farmers' Institute for men. Time was limited and the hour was late so there wasn't any time for discussion. The chairman asked how many would attend a similiar meeting the next Friday evening if Mrs. Hoodless would come to Stoney Creek. Thirty five promised. Mr. and Mrs. Lee were busy duriné the week arousing the enthusiasm of the women and when Mrs. Hoodless arrived in Stoney Creek on February 19th 1897, she found one hundred and one woman and one man aweiting’her in Squires' Hall headless to say that one man was Mr. Lee and he kindly acted as chairman for the evening. Mrs. Headless again pointed out that if the men felt the need of an organization which enables them to grow better crops and to raise better livestock, surely an institute for women would be equally helpful to them in their work and much more necessary since womens' work; homeoraft and mothereraft were much more important in that it dwelt with the home and care of human beings rather than livestock. The .vonen sensing the importance and responsioility of their duty as homemakers, decided or anize a department of Domestic Science in affiliation with the Farm; Institute to be called "The Nomens' Deps.rt...ei_t LI‘ Farmers' Institute of South dentworth. This name was Elli next meeting to ".J'Jne‘lis‘ Institute of Selti'leet" and later