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HISTORY __OF__THE _WATERS__WOMEN‘S _ INSTITUTE In the afternoon of November 4, 1936 a group of interested ladies congregrated in the little old white school house down by the spot where the mail box now stands, to listen to Mrs. Weller of Minnow Lake, then District President, sssisted by MPs. Eiler of Falconbridge, then District Secretary, and there a new link was added to the chain of Women‘s Institutes. No doubt the Waters W.I. owes much of its early sucess to its first presâ€" ident, Mrs,. I4a Moxam and to its first secretary MNrs. Anna Disbel for they managed to keep the ship afloat until members, most of whom were unexperienced, saw the light. Since thea we nave been piloted by Mrs. Meviyn Moxam, Mrs, Herman Punkari, Mrs. Victor Lahti, Mrs. Hogh Glynn, and Mrs. Dave Ritari. As the secretary must be a very reliable hardâ€"working soul with the good of the organization at heart, our branch has been most fortunate in having Mrs. Marshall Moxam, Mrs. Esko Reuhala, Mrs. Hugh Glynn, Krs. Karl MeIntosh, Mrs. J. Puddy, Mrs. Ben Moxam, and Mrs. Ooni Seppala. The spirit of the members is also very important for without members there could be no branch. During the last two decades the Waters ladies have shown themâ€" selves to be true "Blue and Gold" for no matter how discouraging the outlook they have carried the load. Not once in that time have they refused a request for help from the schools. Ever since inauguration the Waters W.I. has played the roll of ‘ "Home and School" and to supplant it with any other would show a decided lack of appreciation for years of service. This service has been in many forms such as financial and physical support given to fairs, parties, picuics, sports days, oratorical contests, spelling hees, quilting bees, Christmas concerts, hot lunches, dinners, school equipment, and warâ€" time activities, as well as innumerable kind and generous acts long since forgotten by the wellâ€"doers. Nor has any except the Principal involved, any conception of what a comfort it woas to kmow that the good old W.I. was always in the backgrourd with a helping hand outstretched. From it one was alweys certain of not only financieal aid but also of good sound advice. Nor were the pupils and teachers the only beneficaries for meetings at home and school added much to the social life of the times. Now and then husbands were ircluded in the "Order of Good Times". Courses in various Homemaking subjects as health, nursing, food, cooking, sewing, knitting, dressmaking, and home decorating have been given free, from time to time. In a number of these, clubs for the girls