Mrs. Laird was the first president of her local Institute, filled 
     
     the offices of sec‘retary and convener, and later served another term 
     
     as president. She became secretary and then president of her District 
     
    
   
   
    
     Convention Area. 
     
     She was elected to the Provincial Board in 1945 as Convener 
     
    
   
   
    
     of Home Economics, then Vice-President, President 1951-53, and 
     
     while Past President, she also held the convenership of United Nat- 
     
     ions & International Friendships. A Life Membership in the Federa- 
     
     ted Women’s Institutes of Canada was presented at the close of her 
     
     term as president of the P.E.I. W.I. 
     
    

    
     At the National level, Mrs. Laird represented the Island on the 
     
     Board of the FWIC, 1951-53, served on the FWIC Executive, 1953-55, 
     
     and has been Editor of the national publication “Federated News” 
     
     since 1955. She has attended National meetings and Conventions at 
     
     MacDonald College (Que), Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Van- 
     
     couver; and ACWW Conferences at Toronto and Edinburgh. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MRS. J. P. MATHESON 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mrs. J. Philip Matheson has always had a keen interest in all 
     
     Community activities, and in any project designed for the better- 
     
     ment of “Home and Country”. 
     
    

    
     Mrs. Matheson began her Women’s Institute work in her com- 
     
     munity “Oyster Bed Bridge”. She served her local branch in all the 
     
     various offices, and was later elected Convention Area President. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Her qualities of leadership were recognized with her election 
     
     to the Provincial Board in 1955 as second Vice-President and Con- 
     
     vener of Health and Social Welfare. She later served as first Vice- 
     
     President from 1957-59 when she was elected to the responsible 
     
     office of Provincial President. 
     
    

    
     In 1957 Mrs. Matheson was a delegate to the first National 
     
     Convention of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada. In June 
     
     of this year (1961), she led our Island delegation at the Second Nat- 
     
     ional Convention held in Vancouver. At this Convention she was 
     
     elected to the Executive of the Federated Women’s Institutes of 
     
     Canada. She has been a worthy representative of the rural women 
     
     of our province. Her pleasing personality has won her many friends 
     
     at all levels in the Women’s Institute organization. 
     
    

    
     In recognition of her outstanding leadership and devoted ser- 
     
     vice to our organization, the Provincial Board of the Federated 
     
     Women’s Institutes of Prince Edward Island are proud and happy to 
     
     present Mrs. J. Philip Matheson with a Life Membership Certificate 
     
     and Pin. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MRS. S. J. ROSE 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mrs. S. J. Rose was a charter member of the Lakeview Wom— 
     
     en’s Institute organized in 1914. She served her Institute in all re- 
     
     sponsible offices, as delegate to conventions, and was a faithful 
     
     worker in all the projects undertaken during these early years in 
     
     Institute work on Prince Edward Island. 
     
    
   
   
    
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