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Page 2 The Colborne Chronicle, Wednesday, January 15, 1997 Women‘s Institutes cel _ i¢ their centennial By Eileen Argyris long mission. In an effort lishment of a number ; q lin! & Y ? â€" ,m i C â€"â€" C â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" io â€" prevent _ similar other organizations 1[ L93 wihs AXIF*R «L‘ * Turning personal tragedy tragedies, she began by women, all of the[E®, c CC t y bf~ P Bc > | u» «d into public benefit is the campaigning for pure designed to contribiute i â€" w ; 4 ;" Eo : â€"‘ & \ f' central story of the milk. women‘s better educatio [E: _ _ A *A EP s 0 3 n\ +Â¥ ; ( A Women‘s Institute, which _ Adopting the motto, "You These included t EN > * ~ t e y W L * s t â€"= ~»yt 2. 2 > has celebrates its 100th birthâ€" purify society when you National Council F Lap‘ §Cls '} o .. 2l\ . |> «0920 day this year. purify the home," she Women, the Victori; &A ? s _A e I\«' + o uU 5‘; hA Founded by Adelaide believed that the educaâ€" Order of Nurses and t [R C ,{i’; CA + rles | >C*m * Hunter Hoodless in 1897, â€" tion system did not adeâ€" Women‘s Institute, im oP Nh ces oo 3 se . | »’1,_ o $ \ the institute began as an â€" quately prepare women for The Women‘s Institt I(\g . We ‘ 8. mal ~ Care ,J < organization to help the responsibilities ofrunâ€" was first called =t} \‘Qfig{a, > : Pn B l\ % women to expand their ning a home and raising a "Women‘s Department %b"ifibfl‘gfl § (ot s ie -?"”f’}-..‘z*_:‘,';‘.':fnfi, n ds zols . domestic science skills. family. the Farmers‘ Institute," (R# ’W\g&} en t &i"'\"""“‘:f‘rf‘b 9 e terraie cesc e Een s 4 Adelaide Hunter was She became the first popular organization "- § , {“1 3 e ,'b‘,;b?fuss’%t‘ ie on ie §3 born in 1857 between â€" president of the Hamilton the day. The first meeti poy s es " T3 -b’_‘&" CXA B se 393‘_‘-.&_ Nes Brantford and St. George, Young Women‘s Christian | was held in Stoney Cre # é_‘ 3‘@’ es 3 trrtnl* a l( \gfl.‘”p‘i)&‘w ; not far from Hamilton, Association (YÂ¥WCA) and on Feb. 19, 1897. i orenh. ... ?éxjf 3; y se k c ca Arri l ya .k s Ont. In 1881, at age 24, her crusading led to the _ Perhaps because Mr B se o e 97 ie e . onl tean “ e «she married an affiuent formation of a school Hoodless pursued h. e e on ?" %f en ppon C actattces Hamilton businessman, â€" teaching scientific houseâ€" missions with such ze: e e rial. nomealieans y k Her se %«‘1& 2e sn John Hoodless. hold management in she suffered a fatal hea WeA e n n rtaemeis oke. â€". e stt n ie n esn 18893- attack at the carly age Eeelaopoooe e e s o e e n e . CHILD DIED FROM he was severely critiâ€" 53, on Feb. 28. 191 Castleton Women‘s Institute today â€" Last Wednesday, these members of the Castleton WI CONTAMINATED MILK |â€" cized at the time for sugâ€" while in the middle of met at the Cramahe Township home of Sue LaBerge. They are: (rear, from left): Beth May, Sometime later, the gesting that this school speech in Toronto. Myrtle Ducie, Mary McKague, Elaine Pagnello, Margaret McMichael, Verna Rusk. In front are :;/{c;t;g]gestfmember of the â€" should be funded through _ gopoOL NAMED FOR Shirley McComb, Joyce Murray, Sue LaBerge and Ruth Harren. Missing from the photo: Irene 5t 1 8"'55 a:fiuy' dandu}fant 3‘6 local board of educaâ€" HOODLESS Osborne, Lorraine Coombs, Murie! White, Doreen Deacon, Betty Chandler. All are taking part montiis, died from Loh As a tribute to her men in this year‘s observations to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Women‘s drinking contaminated woOMEN‘S ory, the following yes Institute. wflk. ORGANIZATIONS Hamilton citicens laid tk Photo by Elleen Argyris From this personalv grief Mrs. Hoodless was activeâ€" cornerstone for th s ; â€" began Mrs. Hoodless‘ lifeâ€" â€" ly involved in the estabâ€" â€" Adclaide Hoodless School [ es g i : > The only survivin [R e cce c $ ‘ ' astleton ‘N; I Women‘s Institute (W 7'?’*"'{"”{*% B ha CGr) $ branch in Colborne an ’W%,x ‘TD : P s Cramahe is in Castletot Wiikq $i 3Â¥ a . C.©@. . C# § has benefited @©*">"~ kyA AB. 2 1 e this district. With 17 di: I§ ~<@o t te e A c3 .)+ o # tricts in the province, : [E "t~ d 4y e § _ it > & * an average of 15 membet [F _ = ks c\ S k t ; k Paxc, * on oiie ithe C . the community mssu_sz[ /y Botk _b Rev _ ; 0@ to over 10,000 member i Â¥. 4@A ud 5‘ ol es e . »~< & ,;_xif'/ Donations from the municipal building in actoss Ontario. C 4 ag "{3‘,5.{“" a 3 * _S>." ame A’ ‘Q t ez 4i K3 Castleton Women‘s _ Castleton; Branches in Colborn &. Ns x *,~m:‘\ Ki *4 ho es 33.-,“, i Q .‘;{J“i Institute have served to Purchased office chair 3M4 Ridge Road folde? laJ AQ Cc °y S ”\ * *Taia 2. ck ... better the lives of their _ for library:; after amalgamating in a ffs\, f Ka :3“‘3“‘ ,(5’%;}?«&'} fj}lr': ; ‘ BEXA A. Ee "_'."r: oS community for 92 years. A ) Paid half the cost of _ C i S 2lC oAE cE oc Huoy* t e tA e s uit c € partial list of these contriâ€" Castleton‘s is still R®A/\NX erte d ,“)gzfig,};;thiigf & on El k eR i in â€" butions follows: ;cg]cfiinm;:fif the stage â€" strong branch, with 1 WA ‘¢NPR Caree * ’{-â€"3}-;:;?}3.'5“”‘,:' se "?:-7;,:\‘ aes, &fi y . O Assistance to individuâ€" & i members, but memb< eSA [HÂ¥.\ \#Uf y e ks edagy o on solcks, . 2e Ab io es als and organizations in O Since 1983, give the | gue LaBerge admits tha WeAE To mgfcooet. cormeer e o t e e L CNGst need, e.g. Salvation Army trophy for the most like other branche tR\ t eaatoay s ce s oc e es onl o need o# Saivation Army) | improved student in< around the area it bad [ S PAAA o e s L e ce groups, and others; C:\satclieetzn‘;ust;n:xslghozl\m needs ar;) mfgswn of nev We e inscc e in o o e en o : ounger blood. l â€" LR o be y men s en ~â€"â€"mss uoc morhers af th 1?;1 Paid caretaker to _ Donated money for the Â¥ Mo§t of n;’ members ai Nearly 75 years ago â€" On a summer‘s day in 1922, these members of the Castleton prove grounds of cemeâ€" _ Castleton and Morganston â€" longtime members. Bt Women‘s Institute gathered at the home of Mrs. Al (Sarah) Johnson (now the home of WI tery ball diamonds; & 5 May) to make rag rugs. In the photo are: (back) Donna Leeper, Beth Carr, Helen 0 Paid for the f C h onds; there are now no survivic . member Beth May) to m g rug f a MA e fence at the q Supported _ charter members from th Newman Cora Goodrich, name unknown, Lena McKague and child, Carrie Welton. Sitting on . cemetery Northumberland farm _ Castleton WI‘s beginnin the verar'\dah are Ada Black, name unknown, Flossie Welton and Rita, Gladys Nelson, Mrs. Q Purchased piano fOr safety and Peterborough â€" in 1905 Will Campbell, Sarah Johnson (hostess) and her two sons, Mrs. Will Gerow, Mrs. Frank Cowie, town hall (1912); CATscan funds; T cHl 1 Mrs. A.J Jones, Pearl Church, name unknown. On the grass are Mrs. George Campbell, Mrs. Q Prepared boxes fO" o parq naif thé gost 0f a "A ’z)‘:f)r‘;’g’;;:v‘;gcm J. E. Wolfraim Mrs. Dave Arkles, Mrs. Dennis Lathrope, Miss Crichton, Sarah Richards, Mrs. northern relief; ies . Â¥ unidentified ladies. {} Placed firstâ€"aid kits in PIYCIC rack for the town this as a bunch of ladie Ben Andrew$ 2N0 t""eel'-’hoto from Tweedsmulr History of the Castleton Women‘s Institute public schools (1931); hall; Fettlng together to sip coll Q Provided layettes, e d ak e :ztan&;fl:l?-wzgl,dbu;d;ts study current events. WORLDWIDE Canada (FWIC) and interâ€" rpetwest and bedaing: town hall, and two picnic O x ® Sometimes, they Yitw ORGANIZATION nationally â€" with the w. tables erge. g o b The Women‘s Institute, Associated Country Q Worked with the Red y partic; At their monthly meet slides of trips taken °Y Cross during WWI; pated in bicenâ€" . ; h Y i bers or neighbours, â€" O WI, is affiliated provinâ€" Women of the World tennial celebrations for 128®: the women enjo. mem cially with the Federated (ACWW). This is the Q Purchased an electhNi® | Oontariq and Cramahe L0UCSt SPCAkers 0n a vall and always, they bearntzll Women‘s Institutes of largest women‘s organizaâ€" glove for Caslicton Uniled . Township. ety of topics. They shar mind their purpose 2 4 â€" Ontario (FWIO), nationally . tion in the world, active in , Church; news of the world anc motto: "For home 20 Q In coâ€"operation with the ‘ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" country," also the name 6t wt:‘nen'tsh elnsfiifif;:te‘if See Century, next page United Church Women, their quartery newsletter. 8 9 donated Christmas treats for Sundayâ€"school chilâ€" dren and shutâ€"ins; _ Q With 4â€"H garden club, placed 14 waste receptaâ€" cles in Castleton and Morganston; Pennies for Friendship Etarted for ACWW (_ASSQCiated Country Women of the World) projects. 5 Gave $50. to help purchase C: /Mw j new doors for § [