Women's Institute Celebrate Centennial

Newspaper Article - 'Women's Institute Celebrate Centennial' - Innisfail Booster - February 25, 1997AWI Collection2 The Innisfail Booster Tuesday, February 25, 1997 IDomeiVs Institutes Celebrate Centennial Centennial Banquet One hundred years of Women's Institutes were celebrated at the Cotton­wood- Gordon Hall on Feb­ruary 19, 1997 by the Cot­tonwood Women's Institute members and guests. A tasty supper was served followed by a fact and fun history of times and changes since the first meeting which was organized by Adelaide Hoodless and held on Febru­ary 19, 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ontario. Musical selections by the lovely choir brought back memories of yesteryears. A K l o n d i k e c h a r a c t e r , a Charleston dancer and even Elvis, who put in a surprise Centennial Choir ( I to r) Kathleen Piesse, Blanche Cunningham, Joanne Nielson, Linda Darby, Sharon Blair, Trina Cunning han and pianist Shirley Shrader. appearance, added to the t u t e s p r e s i d e n t D o r i s Blanche Cunningham pre-fun. Northey was a special guest, sented Dorothy Webb with a Alberta Women's Insti- Cottonwood W. I. president branch life membership