? and so are making better citizens in our country.

BELMONT WCNEN’S INSTITUTE

The Belmont Women's Institute was organized on June 17, l93l at a meeting held in Belmont School. This meeting was led by Miss. Marion Hardy, our local school teacher, with an attendance of six ladies present. The following officers were elected:

President - Mrs. Ernest Inman Secretary-Treasurer - Miss. Etta Simmons Auditors - Mrs. Arnett Simpson

Mrs. Robert MacLaurin

Besides the above mentioned women the following

is the list of those who became members the first year:

Mrs. Seymour Thompson

Mrs. Winfield Gamble

Mrs. James Higgins

Miss. Enid Inman

Mrs. Harry Best

Miss. Ruth Simpson (Mrs. A.S. Johnson)

Miss. Minnie Simpson (Mrs. Major Barrett)

Mrs. Budd Birch

Mrs. Frank Simmons

Miss. Vesta Barrett

Miss. Gertie Simpson (Mrs. Ellis Webster)

Miss. Annie Enman

Miss. Mabel Best

FI’KIE

Of these 18 members only feur are active in the Institute, they are:

A415. Robert Mac/Lauri}?

Mrs. Harry Best

Mrs. A.S. Johnson

Mrs. Major Barrett

Mrs. Budd Birch

During World War ll we gave of our time and money in the work of the Red Cross, sewing and khitting, packing gift parcels for our boys. We alsO sent food parcels to our less fortunate sister institute members in England. At the end of the WaT the members continued knitting and sewing for the Red Cross Society and are still doing the same.

41