Fifty
Years of Women’s Institutes in New Brunswick, Canada 1911 - 1961 - A History
by Marianne Grey Otty.
Appendix includes the names of Life Membership Certificate Awards. 1928 to
1961 as well as the Date of Organization of the Branches of the New Brunswick
Institute Branches in New Brunswick 1911 to 1960. 189 pages.
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Otty, Marianne Grey,
FIFTY YEARS
OF WOMEN’S INSTITUTES IN NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, 1911-1961; A HISTORY.
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Women’s Institute Hand Book 1944
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Women’s
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Fifty Years of Women’s Institutes in New Brunswick
1911 - 1961
A History by Marianne
Grey Otty
I had discovered
that I could learn a lot of things by just listening, especially if the adults
forgot about my presence. As I quietly played with the kitten, Mum and Aunt
Sadie exchanged the news of the surrounding communities. I listened very carefully
but I couldn’t figure out why they would be so secretive about a child named
Double You Eye being ten years old.
At bedtime, I asked Mum, “What is the name of this Double You Eye kid who
is having a tenth birthday?”
Mum burst out laughing and replied, “W. I. Stands for the Women’s Institute
and it was ten years ago that a local group was formed in Upham.”
According to “Fifty Years of Women’s Institutes in New Brunswick 1911 -
1961" by Marianne Grey Otty, The W. I. Society had its beginning at Stoney
Creek, Ontario, on February 11, 1897 at a gathering of the Farmer’s Institute.
Adelaide Hoodless’s firstborn son had died from drinking impure milk, the
dangers of which she did not realize. She had an impelling desire to save
other women from this heartbreak by studying the principles underlying healthful
nutrition and visioned this movement as a broadening influence for the rural
women in her vicinity.
When Mrs. James Porter, the wife of the local M. L. A. for Victoria County,
New Brunswick learned of the benefits received by women in Ontario from the
Institutes, she invited leaders from the Ontario Department of Agriculture
to come to Andover, to hold a meeting so that farmers and their wives might
hear about the Women’s Institute. The first Women’s Institute of New Brunswick
was formed there on June 12, 1911 with 19 members with Mrs. Porter being the
president.
The group set at once to work on securing assistance to build a sidewalk,
had the bridge across the river lighted and made several donations to the
school.
Centre Napan, Northumberland County, was the second Institute to be organized
on June 27 with 21 members. Their first efforts were to procure a Flag and
flagpole for the school.
The Department of Agriculture, Fredericton, in 1913 appointed Miss Hazel
E. Winter, who later became Mrs. Harry Crockett, as first superintendent of
the New Brunswick Women’s Institutes.
By 1914, there were 61 branches and a membership of 1,900. By the Golden
Jubilee in 1961, the number of branches had grown to approximately 300 with
more than 6,000 members.
War Brides were presented with a copy of the cook book, “Cook Right, Eat
Right, Live Right”, compiled by Miss. Weldon and her assistants.
Throughout the publication, mention is made of the many recipients of scholarships.
Listings have been included of the recipients of the Life Membership Certificate
Awards and the date of organization of each branch of the Women’s Institutes
in New Brunswick from 1911 to 1961.
The pages of “Fifty Years of Women’s Institutes in New Brunswick
1911 - 1961" by Marianne Grey Otty are filled with the names of dedicated
women throughout the province who contributed to improving community life
and the well being of others.