To the Women’s Institutes of this Island must go a great deal of credit for the success of this venture for they entered their schools, halls, churches, cemeteries as well as their homes for competition, thus truly making P.E.I. the Garden of the Gulf and being an inspiration to the rest of Canada. In later years Ontario and Nova Scotia have organ-

ized similar societies.

Through the generosity of Mr. R. L. Cotton the Bunbury Nursery was established, this made trees and shrubs suitable to our province

available at modest prices.

The manager of Bunbury Nursery Robert Snazelle and the staff of the Experimental Farm went all out to make Rural Beautification

Society a success.

The present officers are Keith L. Brehant, President; Leonard Arsenault, S‘ec’y. Treas. and Judges Ralph Monkley, Ernest Dunning and Don MacLeod.

LONG RIVER GIRL PRESENTS QUEEN WITH A BOUQUET, 1959

Velda Paynter, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon

Paynter, Long River, presented a bouquet to Her Majesty at the youth

rally at the Charlottetown Coliseum. Velda is a polio victim and has been a patient at intervals at the Rehabilitation Centre since 1954.

In 1965 Velda was chosen Timmy of the Year for Prince Edward Island in the March of Dimes Campaign.

CHAPTER VIII

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

The Long River Hall was built in 1902, shares were sold for $5.00 each and a Tea Party was held in Andrew Campbells field. The opening night was a pie social and dance also a thunderstorm, and big thaw.

Beside the mid-week religious meeting the young people had a literary society for several years, later came the Division a temper- ance society. Quite a number went to other districts and joined The Independent Order of Foresters, Masons and Orange Lodges.

A Farmers Institute was organized and great discussions took place on all phases of better farming. Animals were bought to upgrade stock and grain cleaners to improve seed.

Mr. T. A. Benson spoke to the farmers on better egg market- ing, eggs were not gathered regularly, kept in warm places at home and stores and the consumer never knew what to expect when they opened an egg, resulting in low prices and dissatisfaction to all.