with a supper at the home of Mrs. D. A. MacPherson. All-former 
     
     members and their husbands were invited. Each year the members 
     
    
   
   
    
     get tOgether and enjoy a supper put on by one of the neighbouring 
     
     Institutes. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     ORWELL COVE organized July 2, 1926 by Miss Helen Mc- 
     
     Kenna. Officers: first President, Mrs. Wilfred MacLean; first Sec., 
     
     Miss Alice Nic'holson. Ten members joined at the organizational 
     
     meeting, three of whom are still very active members. 
     
    

    
     First project was the painting of the exterior of the school, 
     
     and purchasing new desks. Through the years have worked for the 
     
     school and have contributed to many worthy causes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     KILMUIR. Organized by Miss Elizabeth MacMillan on Septem- 
     
     ber 30, 1932. Officers: President, Mrs. D. P. MacPherson; Secretary, 
     
     Miss Margaret McGowan; Vice-President, Mrs. M. N. McGowan. 
     
    

    
     We did a great deal of work for our school, putting in new 
     
     floors, desks and making structural changes, later installing toilets. 
     
     We helped to improve the church hall. Music was taught in the 
     
     school for several years. Sewing club was taught for two periods of 
     
     four years and we had a food club for two years. We helped with the 
     
     local rink and twice entered the Drama Festival on the locallevel. 
     
     Sponsored first aid classes, and a home nursing class was conducted 
     
     by members. We were fortunate in having the Craft Van twice in 
     
     our district. We are one of eight Institutes in an areascholarship 
     
     for children of the area. One of our members, Mrs. M. N. McGowan, 
     
     was a Provincial President. 
     
    
   
   
    
     VALLEYFIELD was organized in the fall of 1930 by the sup- 
     
     ervisor, Mrs. LeBaron Tait. The President was Mrs. B. A. Weather- 
     
     bie, and the Secretary, Miss Mary Nicholson. The organization com- 
     
     prised in the two districts of Valleyfield East and West. The Branch 
     
     has continued active all through the years, and has been responsible 
     
     for repairs to the school, and all community work. Early in our hist- 
     
     ory we purchased the Orange Hall in the District and had it renovat- 
     
     ed and enlarged. We have supported Drama and entered the Music 
     
     Festival. Have supported all W. I. Projects. 
     
    

    
     The Institute is one of eight Institutes sharing in an area 
     
     Scholarship fund for Grade 10 pupils from the area. 
     
    

    
     One of our members, Mrs. W. A. Bruce, was a member of the 
     
     Provincial Executive (1947-49) and as Convenor of Social Welfare 
     
     was deeply concerned in the field of “Child Welfare” and “Retarded 
     
     Children”, which up to that time received little attention and it was 
     
     difficult to make the public aware of the “great nee ” for these 
     
     children. After Mrs. Bruce’s report of June 1948 appeared in the 
     
     press which stressed the urgency in this field, the Charlottetown 
     
     Guardian ran quite a lengthy editorial on the matter. . ThisProvin- 
     
     cial project of Women’s Institutes was of major importance, and re- 
     
     sulted in a survey of the whole Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
     BRIDGETOWN was organized August 23, 1926. The Presid- 
     
     ent, Mrs. Hodgson MacDonald; Secretary, Mrs. George Ross; Vice- 
     
    
   
   
    
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