MEADOWBANK WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 1963-1979 
     
    
   
   
    
     This Institute gives active support and sponsorship to Quilting 
     
     Bees which are held annually at Shore Acres. 
     
    
   
   
    
     They entertain neighboring Institutes by having special 
     
     programs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     They help finance playground equipment at Elliot River School 
     
     and supplied cushions for the Music Room. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On July 3, 1972, seven members were honored with Life Mem- 
     
     berships. 
     
    
   
   
    
     A nutritional project “Fun with Meals” was held at Shore Acres. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Meadowbank Institute Members have shown originality and 
     
     initiative in providing programs which benefit all women in their 
     
     community. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MORELL WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 
     
    
   
   
    
     Morell W.I. Branch was organized in 1925 and Mrs. Maude Steele, 
     
     a member of our first Executive is our President to-day (1978). 
     
     Throughout the years we have supported all levels of Women’s In- 
     
     stitute work, International, National, Provincial and Community. We 
     
     worked with Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova through the Unitarian Service 
     
     Committee, contributed to the Landrover for Lesotho Project and 
     
     supported an adopted child. 
     
    
   
   
    
     We have, through the years, served our Community in many 
     
     ways, sponsored Youth Groups, arranged First Aid Courses, Home 
     
     Nursing Courses, Swimming and Water Safety Classes, participated in 
     
     Road Side Clean—up, assisted in Health Clinics and have made pur- 
     
     chases for Morell Rink, the Library and W.l. Road Signs for the 
     
     district. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1969 our W.I. won first prize for Kings County in the Carol 
     
     Lane Safety Contest, placed second in Provincial and given 
     
     Honourable Mention in the National Safety Council in Chicago. 
     
    
   
   
    
     For Centennial Year a Souvenir Quilt was made and a History of 
     
     the Village written. Two of our members, Mrs Elsie Alyward and 
     
     Mrs. Peggy Rooney have served on the Prince Edward Island W..I 
     
     Board Although our present membership is not large we are happy 
     
     and carrying on “With Pride in the Past and Faith in the Future ” 
     
    
   
   
    
     QUEEN MARY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE - MURRAY HARBOUR 
     
     The Queen Mary Branch of the Women’s Institute have had four 
     
    
   
   
    
     life members in recent years: Mrs. Marion White (Wallace) deceased; 
     
     Mrs. Ethel Sharam (Spencer) deceased; Mrs. Marion MacDonald 
     
    
   
   
    
     58