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Women ’5 Institute

The Women’s Institute in Argyle Shore was organized on February 23, 1950, at the home ofPauline and John Donald MaCPhail. On that cold winters night, two ladies from the head ofiice in Charlottetown, Miss Boswell and Miss Robbins, braved the winter roads to meet with 18 interested women from the district to set up an organization that

would be an integral part of “The Shore” ever since. The founding members were:

Edith MaePhail - President Sylvia Simpson (Bell) — Convenor Helen MacNevin - Vice—President Linda Inman (l\'i¢1CDOnald) , Convenor Pauline MacPhail — Secretary/’l‘reasurer Gracie lnman (Morrison) — Convenor Beverley MacPhail — Director Ina MacPhail » Convenor

Dorothy Mael’hail - Director Mamie MacDougall

Florence Potts ~ Director Win l\’Iachod

Lou l\*laePhail ~ Auditor Cassie Shaw

Roma MacDougall , Auditor Bertie Williams (Jeans)

liuphemia (Phcmie) l\lacPhail e Convener Elizabeth l\'lacDougall

Ol‘ those 18 women, only two, Beverly hiacPhail and Dorothy lVlacPhail, are presently members. The others are deceased or have moved away from the district. The charter members (20 years in attendance) are:

Ann Bowers Laurie Bowers Pauline l\"lacPhail lidith MacPhail Dorothy i\lacPhail Beverly MacPhail Mamie MacDougall Roma l\1acDougall Elizabeth hrlacDougall June MacDougall Annie MaePhail Helen MacPhail Diane Macl’hail Florence MacPhail Joan MacPhail

Joan MacDougall Lorna Pollard Elaine Potts

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