Mrs. Wm. Mann

Miss Beatrice Mountain Mrs. Lea Crane

Mrs. Henry Henderson Miss Florence Cameron Miss Glen Cameron Mrs. Melville Baker Miss Beatrice Yeo

Miss Dorothy Thompson Miss Winnie Thompson Mrs. Margaret Connell

Through the years the Women’s Institute sponsored some very worthwhile projects’ among them being three Home Nursing Courses, one when Miss Olive Zinck, R.N. was the Instructor, one in 1942 when Mrs. Ella Brown, R.N. instructed and another in 1960 when Mrs. Elayne Adams,

R.N. instructed.

Also sponsored were four first Aid Courses, one in 1943 when Mrs. Ella Brown, R.N. was instructor, one in 1955 when Sinclair Cutcliffe was instructor and another in 1962 with Mrs. Arthur Campbell instructing.

The W.I. sponsored as well, a handicraft course when Instructors were Mrs. 'Larkin and Bertha DesRoches. Earlier a local school girl sew- ing club was formed and for several years the large class was capably in- structed by Mrs. Lea Crane.

For many years a Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic has been set up at Kensington at regular intervals. Margate has provided blood from many voluntary citizens as well as assistance and lunches, tea and coffee given and served by Women’s Institute Members.

The Women’s Institute in Margate had membership in the Prince Edward Island Drama Festival and the Prince Edward Island Music Fest- ival for many years and many Margate pupils participated in and were

winners at Prince Edward Island Music Festival first held in Charlotte- town and later (for this area) in Summerside. In 1959 Margate pupils were awarded first place with their school chorus at the Festival In 1962 they placed third and in 1963 they placed second. Many individuals won top placing and did very well with piano, vocal and dancing numbers.

In 1958 Margate Women’s Institute were awarded a trophy and $25.00 for greatest improvement to a one room-rural school and $140.00 for second place in Community Improvement Competition, also a Certifi- cate of Merit from the Rural Beautification Society.

In 1963 the Women’s Institute bought a piano for the school.

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