Life Membership Pin 
     
    
   
   
    
     * * $ 1‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mrs. John Foley of Bloomfield, P.E.I. served on the Provincial 
     
     Board of Directors as Convenor of Arts and Literature 1949-1951. At 
     
     that time the members of the Board decided that it would be a very 
     
     fine gesture for any Institute having a member with twenty years 
     
     or more service in Institute work, to' acknowledge this service by 
     
     presenting her with a Life Membership Pin. . 
     
    
   
   
    
     The honor and responsibility ‘ of designing a suitable pin was 
     
     accorded (Mrs. John) Dorothea Foley (now deceased). Out of 
     
     twelve beautiful designs submitted, the Executive chose one with an 
     
     autumn Maple Leaf providing the background for the Institute 
     
     Crest. The leaf hangs from a bar on whic'h'are inscribed the words 
     
     “Life Member”. This pin is in full color —— gold and blue, and sells for 
     
     $10.00, obtainable at the Institute office. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On November 1,, 1949, at Murray River the first P.E.I.W.I’. 
     
     Life Membership Pin was presented to Mrs. (Dr.) Lester Brehaut 
     
     of Murray River, a Charter member of the Ray of Hope Institute. 
     
     Her fellow members said of her: "‘She has been a wonderful leader 
     
     and member for thirty-five years while other members were coming 
     
     and going.” Mrs. Brehaut served on the- Provincial Executive while 
     
     the organization was in its infancy. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1950 Mrs. John MacGuigan and Mrs. WallaceMacKayof 
     
     Sterling W.I. and Mrs. Merrill Stewart of Kingsboro W.I. were pre- 
     
     sented with Life Memberships from their own Institutes and Mrs. 
     
     E. S. Rose, East Baltic, Mrs. Harrison MacFarlane, Bedeque, Mrs. 
     
     W. W. Crosby, Meadowbank, and Mrs. T. G. Ives formerly of Monta- 
     
     gue were honoured with Life Memberships by P. E. I. W. 1. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Through the years since 1949 and 1950 faithful Institute mem- 
     
     bers have been honoured' 1n this way. All Provincial Presidents since 
     
     this time have been so honoured and many who served before those 
     
     dates have been given Life Memberships to acknowledge faithful 
     
     service - - 
     
    
   
   
    
     Following is a list of those who have received Life Membership 
     
     Pins: . . . . . 
     
    
   
   
    
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