The l listory ot‘:\rgyle Shore

of our Women’s Institute is the sense of community that it fosters. From the early suppers and concerts to the latest strawberry socials, members of the whole community have been encouraged to pitch in and help. This has done much to make everyone feel a part of the process of keeping Argyle Shore unique and a special place to live. We hope the Argyle Shore Women’s Institute continues long into the future.

77.18 Orange Lodge

The Argyle Loyal Orange Lodge was organized on July 10, 1902, at a meeting held in the schoolhouse. On December 16, 1902, The Argyle Shore Hall Company was formed and plans were made to build a hall and to lease the second storey to the Orange Lodge for a period of ninety—nine years. The first Master of the Lodge was A.A. MacDougall and the Deputy Master was Granger MacPhail. Lady Argyle Orange Lodge was organized onJuly 9, 1929, and Elsie Beaton was the first Worthy Mistress. In 1989 the names of the following deceased members were forwarded to the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of PET:

Elsie Beaton i\lelinda Beaton Blanche Carson Eunice Campbell Katie Macphail Pauline i\'1acl)hail Goodwill Mael’hail' Walter l\'lacPhail‘ Lulu i\'1acl’hail Malcolm Macl’hail' Elizabeth lVlael’hail Amy Macl’hail Flora Macl’hail James Macl’hail‘ jack Macl’hail‘ Rotlia Macl’hail Laura Morrison Vina MacLeotl Neil A. MacNevin‘ jennie b'lacNevin Belle MacDougall Maria MacDougall Mamie MacDougall Elizabeth MacDonald Mary i\lacl)ougall jenny MacLeod Jeanette Marl ,ean Lillian Moore Reta Maclradyen Melinda Sellar Lillian MacLeod

’men did join the Lady's organization but ladies nevcrjoined the Men's.

Lady Argyle was disbanded in 1988. Four members moved their memberships to sister lodges. Edith MacPhaiI and Lorna Pollard joined Canoe Cove and Ruby Sellar and Florabelle lV’loore joined the Charlottetown Lodge.

There was also ajunior Lodge in Argyle Shore. Junior Argyle Orange Lodge was organized on hiarch 28th, 1959, with Joan MacPhail as

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