Calton Women's Institute

Corporate body

Calton Women's Institute

November 12, 1952-April 2010

The Calton Women's Institute was formed on November 12, 1952. A new school had been built to accommodate the increased number of pupils in the district. As a result, the old school was taken over by the community to be used as a Community Hall, managed by a committee of three. This committee felt very keenly their responsibility and wanted to be certain that the Hall would become and remain a valuable asset the community.
Several of the ladies in Calton had for some time seen a need for an organized group such as the Women's Institute. They were encouraged by the men-folk too, who saw the advantages of an organization which had Province-wide, Dominion-wide, and even World-wide influence on, and for, "Home and Country". Such a group, they felt, if given the privilege of using the Hall as a home, would automatically and withour pressure, keep the standard of community activities on a high level, and yet include every member of the locality regardless of their religious, racial or political differences.
So the Calton Women's Institute was formed with a charter membership of 29, headed by Mrs. Charles Phillips as President and Mrs. Robert Kennedy as Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. Ward Benner of Bayham and Mrs. H. Evert of Calton, both with long experience in Institute work, helped to organize the Calton branch.
Calton Women's Institute disbanded in April 2010.

Calton
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