The year following organization, World War I broke out and 
     
     our attention was turned to raising money for Belgain Relief, 
     
     adoption of Prisoner of war, Halifax Relief and Convalescent Home, 
     
     Charlottetown, P.E.I. working in conjunction with the Red Cross 
     
     Society. Many hospital supplies, numerous socks and parcels of 
     
     food were sent overseas. After the war was over attention was 
     
     again turned to School and Province, and the greater part of the 
     
     Institute’s funds was expended on the improvement of the school 
     
     which included the purchase of an organ, Honor Roll, decorating 
     
     the interior several times, prizes, Christmas treats etc. 
     
    

    
     During the campaign for a new Sanatorium the members 
     
     helped with funds and collected through the district. Money was 
     
     also given the Prince County Hospital, and the local branch of the 
     
     Red Cross Society and Orphanage. 
     
    

    
     In 1935 a Girl’s Sewing Class was sponsored under the 
     
     leadership of Mrs. Everett Haslam, some years later another class 
     
     of girls who called themselves “The Green Hornets” was instructed 
     
     by Mrs. F. W. E. Haslam, and in 1956 to 1958 Mrs. Gillespie Jr. and 
     
     Mrs. Crawford Sinclair conducted a 4-H Sewing Club, assisted by 
     
     Mrs. Claude Barrett. 
     
    

    
     In 1938 we celebrated our 25th. anniversary and at that 
     
     time only four of the original members had passed away and the 
     
     majority were present for the social evening. In World War II a 
     
     great deal of knitting was done for the Red Cross and many warm 
     
     quilts made for refugees. 
     
    

    
     Money was contributed to all worthy causes connected with 
     
     the war and parcels sent to soldiers. A Home Nursing Class was 
     
     led by Mrs. Herbert Profitt during one winter. The members con- 
     
     tinue knitting and sewing for the Red Cross Society and each 
     
     Christmas gifts for crippled children are sent in. Some years ago 
     
     a First Aid Course was sponsored by the Institute. 
     
    

    
     In conjunction with District Convention County Line No. 1 
     
     the services of a music teacher were procured and music was 
     
     taught in the school for several years. In 1953 we celebrated 
     
     40th anniversary with a banquet prepared by an adjoining W.I. 
     
    
   
   
    
     An English Institute, March St. Mary’s Cambs. was adopted, 
     
     food parcels sent and letters exchanged. Contact still continues 
     
     each year at Christmas when gifts are exchanged. Another of our 
     
     links is Beachwood Green WI Hitchin Herts; with whom we ex- 
     
     changed programs, handicrafts, souvenirs and individual letters. 
     
     One of their meetings, complete with business, guest speakein, and 
     
     miniature flower bouquet competition we made into a dialogue 
     
     and at the request of the Provincial Executive our members staged 
     
     this meeting at the closing session of the 1958 Annual Convention. 
     
     Each year that we entered the Program Planning Contest we 
     
     were fortunate to receive one of the first three awards. Our big- 
     
     gest project was the writing of the Community History which was 
     
     one of the first to be entered from P.E.I. in the Tweedsmuir 
     
     Competition. In 1954 the History was published in time for Christ- 
     
    
   
   
    
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