Kipling Women's Institute Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2: WI, [1812] - [2017], p. 10

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FEDERATED WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE OF ONTARIO NORTHERN AREA NIPISSING DISTRICT KIPLING WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE It was on February 19, 1897 that the first formal organization of a Women‘s Institute took place in Saltfleet Township, Wentworth county, through the combined efforts of Erland Lee and ‘ his wife Janet with the encouragement of Adelaide Hoodless. Adelaide Hoodless‘s son died of drinking impure milk and she felt women needed more knowledge of Household Science and to raise the general standards of the health of our people. The Institute Motto is " FOR HOME AND COUNTRY" and our colours are Royal Blue and Gold. Did you know that many things we take for granted today were once the rallying cry of the Women‘s Institute? Some of the Resolutions include: pasteurizing of milk, wrapping of bread, painting of white lines on provinâ€" cial highways, signs at railroad crossings, music on the school curriculum, the legal marriage at 16 with parental consent, mandatory stopping for school buses with flashing lights, obtaining public liability insurance before getting a driver‘s license, teaching sex education in schools, clear markings on poison containers, dental and medical inspection in schools. T.B. tests for perâ€" sons handling food, the formation of the MacDonald Institute at the University of Guelph, lobâ€" bying for the establishment of Brock University. The Institute belongs to a network that conâ€" neets Branches to Districts, to Areas, to Provincial, National and International organizations. The KIPLING BRANCH OF THE FEDERATED wWOMEN‘S INSTITUTE OF ONTARIO was organized in KIPLING on OCTOBER 23,1033, The Kipling Farmer‘s Club had invited the women to a meeting and had the agriculture representative present along with three Nipissing District Women‘s Institute executive. They made a presentation featuring the Women‘s Institute story, "Fifty Years of Achievement". Hilder Ackerland was one present and was impressed by the objectives of the Women‘s Institute and agreed to have the first meeting. The three District Women‘s Institute officers attending were Mrs. G. Phillips, Mrs. M. Chadburn (now Mrs. M. Mooney) and Mrs. L. Reeves. They helped . set up the details needed to start a new branch. The ladies paid 50c to join and became Charter â€" members. In 1940 during Lord Tweedsmuir‘s term as Governorâ€"General of Canada, Lady Sarah Tweedsmuir who was a devoted Institute member in England, took a great interest in the Women‘s Institutes in Canada. It was proposed that Branches begin " VILLAGE HISTORY BOOKS". Our local book is known as the " KIPLING TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY * We hope our efforts in preserving Kipling History will continue for many years. For 39 years Kipling Branch has taken many courses through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. We learned how to conduct meetings, new techniques in cooking, sewing, quilting, leather work, hat making and needlework, to name a few. Over the years we have sponsored 4H clubs, made donations to Sunday School, the Warren fair, bought flags and we serve lunch after funerals. 29 ’

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