In 1916 a Red Cross Society was organized to knit for the soldiers of the First World War. After the war in 1925 the ladies of this Society decided to organize an Institute. The first meeting was held at the home of Hilda Cameron ( Mrs. L. G. Ramsay ). The first officers were Mrs. Joseph MacLel- lan, President and Evelyn Pillman ( Mrs. Neil Simpson ) Secretary. This group disbanded in 1935 and reorganized in 1952. Their chief interests are school and community. Officers are: Mrs. Peter MacLellan , President, and Sheila Dunphy , Secretary . Mrs. L. G. Ramsay , a member of the Institute, is now Provincial President of the Prince Edward Island Wom¬ en's Institute. We were able to get a picture of the ladies in 1916 knitting for the war and a picture of the Institute at one of their annual meetings which we have in our original history. In January 1878, a Total Abstinence Society was organized with John Forristal as President and John R. MacLellan as Secretary . The mem¬ bership exceeded one hundred. The meetings were held on every alternate Tuesday evening at seven o'clock and closed at ten o'clock. Each member was required to pay a fee of five cents and any member failing to do so for the space of three months had to forfeit the privileges of membership. Each member had to take the pledge that they would abstain from alcoholic beverages and any member who violated his pledge would have his name removed and could only be re-admitted to the Society by again taking the pledge. At these meetings the members were addressed by various speakers on topics such as "The Causes and Evils of Intemperance". The good accomplished by this Society was outstanding. Many pledges were taken, some broken, but many kept. A Debating Society was organized in the district and the meetings were held in the school house. Many enjoyable evenings were passed by our grandparents debating topics such as: Which is the best life to lead a married or single one? Which is the most pleasing to the eye, the work of art or the works of nature? Whether the Credit System is a benefit or an injury to the trade of the Island? Which is the better, Anticipation or Realization. Whether the railway was a benefit or an injury to the Island? It is interesting to note that the members of the first Debating Society were all men. Later on anyone could become a member and take part in the debates. The later meetings were held in the vestry hall and proved exciting. The whole area of our community was densely forested when our forefathers arrived. It was a back-breaking and heart-breaking work clear¬ ing away the forests. A good axeman cleared an acre in ten days. He first grubbed out the brush and gathered it into piles. Then he cut down the trees and sawed them into lengths. These were rolled together and piled with the brush. The leaves and brush dried and helped to make a good fire when the piles 18