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Mellanh Meet lfliutritt trinimh Welland! East Bintrirt Welland - Two former W.I. Districts in South Niagara re- al'flalgamated afier a separation of nearly 40 years. President Helen Kinnear, Secretary, Jean Egerter and Treasurer, Betty MacPherson will head the new Niagara District Women's Institute Skit 1997 t menhunrlh North lBtetrttt Balloons, Balloons, balloons, blue and gold balloons and streamers and banners created a cheery efl'ect of the Centennial Luncheon and card party held at Lynden Legion Hall on March 19. The Luncheon was both a celebration of the founding of the Women's Institutes and a fund-raiser for the District. We were delighted to welcome about 140 friends and neighbours, who were warmly thanked by District President, Gertrude Purdy for attending There are nine branches in Wentworth North District with about 175 members. 4 Centennial luncheon and card party. (flnpetnhm Copetown joined Lyuden and Orkney branches in Lynden on Feb. 19, 1997 with each branch participating in the common programme provided We set up a display of Tweedsmuir histories at the Ancaster Historical Society meeting and provided a display at the November Ancaster Historical meeting. From June 1 - August 31, Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum presented a display "For Home and County" 100 years of the Women's Institute. Carluke helped Copetown organize the display. Floats were entered in the Ancaster Heritage Days, Beverly 200th anniversary and Dundas Cactus Festival. W.I. members on float: Laura Williams, Shirley Cranston, Katie Hunter (student), Janette Jardine, Betty Stewart and Edna Ward. } flflgnnett It was with great joy we planned special events to celebrate 100 years of the Women's Institute. Canada Day was planned to be a big day in our community of Lyndert We entered a float in the parade, decorated with our blue and gold colours and signs depicting the W.I. Members rode on the float dressed in period costumes. Our community appreciated our effort. In February we joined with two other Institutes to celebrate. We purchased at Centennial rose to plant in the garden of a chronically ill man in our community. We placed a history book in our local Library. Seven of our members attended the celebrations in Hamilton c'lflfluuntaherg On Sept. 16, 1997 Mountsberg Women's Institute met at Mounstsberg Hall for a special occasion. Twenty-three members and nineteen guests gather for a celebration of the W.I. Centennial anniversary Members were eager to commemorate the founding of the Institute in a way to show our pride in belonging We decided to donate a bench to the little park and playgromd behind the conunuuity hall where people could sit and enjoy the peace and beauty of the country side. President Maxg Kranyics presented the bench with commemorative plaque to Mayor McMeekin who gmciously accepted on behalf of the town Following the ceremony which took place outside the hall, the group went in doors to a pot luck extravaganm. Somehow the motto for our meeting best expressed the mood: "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success". Mary Van Dijk shows plague on bench - Mountsberg W.I. }