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Bilmimeaane ... omm ... commmnrnnrnnnnnnnninaiinnnnronnnnnennneneanennn Ee romssuaer, g acytx=" l w ie Te 3: / ue act*~. THE CAIRN INSCRIPTION To ol o dileeies ce a ':'-,’“ Snmage .o 95 / i Mc ce > ’\?}f val k A cairn bearing this inscripti To & Qr. J‘Ai{ i8 slle %)}L s > cairn bearing this inscription stands at the junction whef. sb omae. . Cl Lo T. ccahline Seenee .. c Highways 5 and 24, a half mi . en e (‘; Rllt is ,% . 9 y , a half mile from the Homestead. ‘{p y ie es e i; &,‘43.’;;{,'_« J ,"g a Cln . CS '1.';; "To commemorate the birthplace of Adelaide Hunter _zzg«‘;â€"’;‘/ ',_1_;,'_ "’A"”‘?}} 95 ';, B /s ; Hoodless, 1857â€"1910, who founded the Women‘s Instiâ€" f y ‘,’-_: s t \ § tute, February 19, 1897, erected by the Women‘s Instiâ€" 5> ,_,_.g; o_ es tutes of Brant County, unveiled her Her Excellency Lady _ (fi:(’i~fl e ~ Tweedsmuir, October 7, 1937." * . (i% l B hÂ¥ . _ 2 tharrs s 4“ â€" i W i. When the Scottish Rural Institute members made a tour :'f':;' hss ’ 3 paatitt of rural Canada in 1939, a flag pole and flag were hnnant ie a*» ie dedicated in the Adelaide Hoodless Memorial Park. 4 i The South Dumfries Township Council erected a plaque in 1958: "Birthplace of Adelaide Hoodless, Founder of ' "THE WILLOWS" Women‘s Institutes". M This tribute to Mrs. Hoodless was placed on a plaque at the Homestead by the Ontario Archaeological and Hisâ€" toric Sites board in 1959. % *«/‘ »'a‘,, ; ,"_1‘ x‘r P * it e .. ¢ xt en lt is . ols ie ADELAIDE HUNTER HOQ i. Ssd ,a e o se e t m i+ 1857 â€" 1910 . ~, . l k”‘ y s and lived Jn 4 Sade, Secrallcsy‘ Adelaide Hunter was born in this farm hO‘Jsa], On Febâ€" {% edeisiners â€" «2 moel j * .\',',*w' S here until she married John Hoodless in 18 CrBEk the q ;’“: is a No eeeunc i 7"’3* h _‘,,;.g";xwml ruary 19th, 1897 she organized at Ston®Y |;pf that in e o_ m »"_gg.;wygil‘ world‘s first Women‘s Institute. It was her be'heir probâ€" ",,,. P . nsoias C ""’“"«"Fl this organization rural women could discu$® gandard of fi,aé('f. F + Na}:-"» se e \“‘% : lems and work together to improve their 5 at spread }{%’f’" HH n pesis uce‘ â€" d t,,,;‘-‘ i0 homemaking and citizenship. This move"° rovinces. "“:,‘;.:’,“,"‘:"‘ 7~ ts es t rapidly throughout Ontario and later to oth" |pspecker, se uP z. â€"â€"~ ~â€"â€"~.. iienctn Mrs. Hoodless, a natural leader and forcefu Ontario ;& Mo " : 'imfl:::;t",,':'_â€"".' w 7b § introduced the teaching of domestic science |nonf Mmac t mat _ enc . BM j schools and obtained funds for the buildind C ".:. (Lteroâ€"ooâ€"â€"â€" . tiiiage [_ Donald Institute at Guelph. ( : tz es s l t en t s s 54 PHd en remelt ol ue nc tk The Homestead was purchased by the Federated & en u: j "m"fi?i\z Women‘s Institutes of Canada in 1959. It has beC" Arde- Q n s t i oanegs stored and furnished in the period when Adelaide t "Hecamsad, es * Hunter Hoodless lived there. This was a proje¢‘ of all m-:,_ Ro 'k:{"*‘*v "'!r-‘:?{'n" K "'rf;",'”fvfi’;‘;f* Wls * | Institutes in Canada. An apartment was added to the mssy P . e en building in 1979. 2 e t ies : Apt e t e c y The National Historic Sites and Monuments Board cutas '% ’lfi_:, p y 5.ds .e erected a plaque in June of 1962 proclaiming Adelaide ce Cfi x,:{g ult l y Hunter Hoodless an eminent Canadian.