The evening was very special for nine (9) members who received tli honor of being made life members. Those receiving this recognition were Mrs. Donald MacDonald, Mrs. Lorne Carruthers, Mrs. Roy Cutcliffe, M11 Eldon Dawson, Mrs. Vernal Webster, Mrs. George Ceretti, Mrs. Alba: Gaudet, Mrs. Joseph Murphy and Mrs. Wendell MacFadyen. Besides th life membership pins, corsages and a well—worded citation were also pre sented to the honored guests. The delightful evening closed by singin, “The Queen”.

In 1960 each of the members of the Women’s Institute was askei to compose a poem about the ladies who comprised the Institute at tha time. One of these poems follows:

An Ode To Our Members

In 1939, a year most of you remember,

We formed our Women’s Institute, I think ’twas in November;

We had a good enrollment right from the very start,

And if we missed a meeting, ’twas with a guilty heart.

Of our first list of members some have gone on before,

As Daisy, Aunt Kate, Margaret, Aunt Clara, and perhaps, more. Through the years some married, and made other lands their home, Some dropped out or moved away, and in other fields they roam. Now in this our twenty—first year, we still number twenty-one,

And with our names and temperaments we’ll see what can be done. To head our list is Bessie who holds life membership,

She several times was president, but now rules another ship.

Marie’s a faithful member, and her heart does know no fear,

For she starts anew each morning, where the duty call is clear. Edna always has been faithful, and for home and country works,

If the task be quilt or sewing, she her duty never shirks.

In whatever field you find her, music teaching, nurse or mother Local or our district president, Grace has served some time or other. Next we have our eldest member, one respected by us all,

Wedding cakes were once her hobby, Annie Cameronmade them tall. Alice is our Secretary-Treasurer, keeps our books and also money, And when we need an auctioneer, she really is a honey.

In a nice farmhouse to the west, Lillian’s at our district’s end,

Buys baby gifts and shut-in boxes, on her we really can depend.

Eva is jackmof-all-trades, sewing, papering, sawing, cooking,

Each and all she can do quickly, and the product is good loo-king.

To start our singing, whatever it be, Jean’s voice is first to be heard, For anyone else to try to do it, might be chaotic as well as absurd: From Summerside some years ago, Geraldine came with us to dWell, She first taught school, then married, and serves her Institute well. Now the Murphy’s may be Irish, and the Irish love the green,

But at caring for Red Cross work, none can beat our own Kathleen. I Yes, we have another Annie, and her name is Annie Clark,‘ She works well, but misses meetings, perhaps she’ s scared out after dal‘l Priscilla reminds me of something;

in the Institute News, I think it said:

Her “get up-and-go” has got up and went,

But to try and to do is still her intent.

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