THE SUNDRIDGE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The Women's Institute of Sundridge was founded June 13f 1910. At this meeting Mrs. A. McMurchie was appointed president, Mrs. A. Peters vice-president, and Mrs. D. Gibbon became secretary- treasurer. Mrs. Strang, Mrs. Christian and Mrs. Robt. Harrison were the first directors. This organization totalled thirty-one members in its founding year, 1910. They were: Mrs. John Anderson, Mrs. Thos. Brock, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Edwin Christian, Miss Dora Christian, Miss Rosa Cassels, Mrs. Drinkwater, Mrs. Jos. Edgar, Mrs. D. Gibbon, Mrs. Robt. Harrison, Mrs. P. Lamb, Mrs. A. McMurchie, Mrs. McGovern, Mrs. Wm. Olton, Mrs. A. Pickard, Mrs. A. Peters, Mrs. John Strang, Mrs. Geo. Seidewand, Mrs. E. Touzel, Mrs. R. Minorgan, Mrs. A. Anderson, Mrs. J. P. Johnstone, Mrs. Jas. Duke, Mrs. A. Fisher, Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Robt. McCreary, Mrs. David Valentine, Mrs. Adam Henderson, Mrs. Wm. May, Mrs. John Cook, Mrs. M. Christie. In the first decade of its existence many more women joined ,fThe Institute.H The following list may not be complete, but among the members were: Mrs. Wallis, Mrs. Wm. Dunbar, Mrs.Caldwell, Mrs. McGovern, Mrs. Albert Anderson, Mrs* Thorn, Mrs. Chas. Kemp, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Herald (Sr.), Mrs. Denham, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Geo. Hill, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Jas. Dunbar, Mrs. David Dunbar, Mrs. Burtch, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. A. Hodgson, Mrs. Frank Hall, Mrs. T. Kennedy, Mrs. T. J. Paget, Mrs. Curran, Mrs. Burnside, Mrs. Pinkerton, Miss Vanwicklin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Dan Sinclair, Mrs. Jas. Lang, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. MeKeen, Mrs. Harry May, Mrs. Chas. Wissler, Mrs. Trotter, Mrs. Welch, Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Robt. Hodgson, Mrs. Malowndy, Mrs. Albert Lamb, Mrs. Wm. May, Mrs. Doige. Usually the Women's Institute met each month at the homes of its members. On a special occasion or when a speaker of note was engaged, the Orange Hall was rented. One notes that at times a meeting was held in the Court House* Sometimes there were joint meetings with neighbouring villages, Burks Falls or Emsdale. The organization and content of the initial meetings is worthy of praise. One must remember that many of these women who lived in rural areas (Pevensey, Hartfell, Bloomfield) had to travel by horse and buggy (or cutter) to attend the meetings. All members, no doubt, spent long hours preparing topics for discussion* This would be no simple task as there were so few sources from which to collect data, no radio, no television, no daily paper, very few circulars or magazines, yet the topics selected were well and 1