The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

the iirst Women’s institute in the World was or- ganized at Stoney Creek. Ont., on Feb. 19, 1891? the co-iounders were Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless and Mr. Erland Lee? the Lee Horne, where the first Constitution was penned, is owned and maintained by the Mem- bers oi the Federated Women's institutes oi 0n- tario‘? the Women's Institute is an educational organiza- tion, non-sectarian, non-partisan and non-racial? the Women's institute is open to any girl or wo- man 16 years of age and over? upon payment oi Membership lee you are also a Member Provincially (The Federated Women’s Inn siituies oi Ontario), Nationally (The Federated Women‘s institutes oi Canada) and Internationally (The Associated Country Women oi the World)? each Member receives a Handbook and a copy oi “Home and Country”, our Ontario publication, at each printing?