Institute News Vol. 56 December 2014 No. 4

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1 Institute News Vol. 56 December 2014 No. 4 WI: Women Inspired Handcrafts, Horticulture and Arts Show of the Provincial Exhibition Premier s Craft Education Award Winner Inside this Issue Handcrafts, Horticulture and Arts Show President s Report Life Membership The Women of Confederation Video Launch FWIC Executive Officer Convener Report District Officers Exhibition Special Prize Winners Knutsford WI Tea On behalf of Premier Robert Ghiz, Deputy Premier George Webster presents Linda Marchbank with the Premier s Craft Education Award. WI Signature Quilt Exhibits in Quilting, Flowers and Art

2 President s Greeting Dear Fellow Women s Institute Members, I hope you have all enjoyed this fall s special PEIWI events I certainly did. As I take a break from making pickles on this lovely fall day it is difficult to imagine when you ladies read this message winter will be here winter seems so far away right now. PEIWI, in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Farm Centre, will once again host a New Year s Levee. Come out and celebrate the New Year by meeting old friends and making new ones. I would like to thank everyone who was involved in creating the two PEIWI signature quilts - they are beautiful. We hope to have them on display during the Levee. Once you see these lovely quilts I am sure you will all be inspired to go ahead and make a quilt of your own. The super early bird registration for the FWIC Triennial Convention is January 15, The convention is from June 9 13, 2015 in Frederiction, NB. More information is available at You can attend for the entire convention or for a day. Load up your car and head to NB for a great time. May you all have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for a terrific Cynthia Mitchell President PEIWI Life Membership The Women of Confederation Video Launch PEIWI Provincial Secretary Myrna Murray presents a Life Membership to Marina Campbell of Central Bedeque WI on June 9 at the Dream Away Café in Central Bedeque. JoDee Samuelson introduces the The Women of Confederation video at City Cinema on July 13.

3 PEI Executive Officer to FWIC News from FWIC My term with the National Board has been busy and exciting, but our Triennium is soon coming to an end! The Executive had the privilege of attending the International Peace Garden for our final meetings in late October before Convention 2015 rolls around. The Registration Packages are now available thanks to our host province of New Brunswick. Our job now is to prepare the displays needed for the Fredericton Convention Centre, carry out the business sessions, and ensure the meetings are informative and productive. The event is shaping up to be an enjoyable one, so please consider attending when it is being held in the Maritimes. There are two early bird registrations so make your decision early. The tours and workshops look very interesting and registration forms are also available for spouses or companions. The Federated Women s Institutes of Canada provides a valuable link between the branches, the provincial organizations, and our international organization, all working for the benefit of women, families, and communities. Like all organizations, we need funds to meet our operating costs. As we are reluctant to raise dues, we have devised Willy the Worm as a fun way for members to gather coins to feed Willy, and have chosen a lovely serviceable Messenger Bag as a sales item to fill our coffers. Any contribution you are able to make during this Triennium would be greatly appreciated! When making a favourite aunt s recipe for carrot cake, I found this tip: To test for doneness, use a spaghetti strand. It should come out fairly dry if the cake is done. Carol MacLellan, FWIC Executive Officer Convener Report As Cultural Activities Convener I presented the WI prize at the PEI Kiwanis Music Festival, as well I was a judge and presented an award at the Provincial Heritage Fair at The Confederation Centre of the Arts. Our biggest project this year was the 2014 Signature Quilt. We are very fortunate to have so much help from the WI branches in getting the signatures of their members on the squares and getting them back to us, so we could get the quilts together and ready for quilting at Old Home Week. We had a wonderful response from WI members as well as the general public, with many ladies doing numerous hours of quilting, resulting in the quilting being all completed by the end of the Provincial Exhibition. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way, with quilting, sewing, etc. All branches are reminded that we have a variety of convener kits and videos available online and from the office. Evelyn Ford, Cultural Activities Convener

4 District President Vice-President Secretary Agriculture Canadian Industries & Safety 2 Orell Smallman 2759 O Leary Road Knutsford, PE C0B 1V Fairley Yeo 2983 O Leary Road Betty Sweet 267 Smallman Road Fairley Yeo 2983 O Leary Road Joan Smallman 2882 O Leary Road Erma Milligan Western Road Aleah MacLennan 208 Low point Road Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C Verna Barlow 84 Little Channel Road Audrey Bishop 146 Little Channel Rd Carol Gillis 5421 Rte. 12 Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C a Edith Yeo 776 Belmont Road Miscouche, PE C0B 1T Sylvia Barrett 11 Kenmore Ave Summerside, PE C1N 4S Vanessa MacFarlane 177 Cedar Street Summerside, PE C1N 3R Myra MacLean 22 Labrador Lane Summerside, PE C1N 4J Grace MacLaurin 585 Belmont Road Miscouche, PE C0B 1T b Nancy Harvey 2193 HWY 1A Summerside, PE C1N 4J Edna MacDonald 1204 Callbeck Street Bedeque, PE C0B 1C Judy Lewis 79 Macmurdo Road Summerside, PE C1N 4J Elaine Schurman 586 Dunk River Road Summerside, PE C1N 4J Susan Harris 1606 Searletown Road Albany, PE C0B 1A Hilda Johnstone 448 English Church Road Joann Doughart 380 MacEwen Road Summerside, PE C1N 4X Sandra Thompson 518 English Church Road Brenda Baglole 526 English Church Road Libby Heaney 3044 Kerrytown Rd Fran Albrecht 88 Tryon Point Road Tryon, PE C0B 1A Ruth Walsh 208 Sherwood Forest Drive Crapaud, PE C0A 1J Gertrude Campbell 245 Inkerman Road Crapaud, PE C0A 1J Chris Ortenburger 752 Bolger Park Road Bonshaw, PE C0A 1C Lorraine Begley 8117 Rte. 19 Bonshaw, PE C0A 1C Janet Marshall 255 Buffalo Road Hunter River, PE C0A 1N Lynda Weeks 104 Kelly Lane Breadalbane, PE C0A 1E Sylvia Matheson 346 Crooked Creek Road Oyster Bed Bridge, PE C1E 0M Edith Ling 239 Ling Rd North Winsloe, PE C1E 2T Karen MacRae 4-18 Waterview Heights Charlottetown, PE C1A 9J Gloria Lyng 5327 Rte. 19A Rice Point, PE C0A 1H Karyn MacPhee P.O. Box 192 Cornwall, PE C0A 1H Margaret Prouse 1334 Loyalist Road North Wiltshire, PE C0A 1Y Mary Lou McLaine 5574 Rte 19 Rice Point, PE C0A 1H Susan Williams 605 St. Catherine s Road St. Catherine s, PE C0A 1C a Joyce Blackett 960 Lower Malpeque Road Rte. 236 Milton Station, PE C1E 0P Pat Willis Route 2 Milton Station, PE C1E 0V Judy MacDonald 2193 Church Road, Anglo Rustico P.O. Box 5663 Hunter River, PE C0A 1N Shari MacDonald 1183 Rustico Road - Rte. 7 North Milton, PE C1E 0X Sue Rollins 45 Maple Ave Charlottetown, PE C1E 6E b Doris Wood 98 Linden Lane Marshfield, PE C1C 0J Ruth Roggevene 328 Jenkins Road Marshfield, PE C1C 0J Pauline Scott St. Peters Road - Rte. 2 Marshfield, PE C1C 0N Rena Thompson 338 Frenchfort Road Frenchfort, PE C1C 0H Willena Stewart 13 Cambridge Drive Charlottetown, PE C1C 1P Margaret Anderson 1274 Aberden Road Darlene Paton 121 St. Charles Road Hazel McInnis 1243 Selkirk Road Jacinta MacIssac 184 Route 310 Fortune, PE C0A 2B Darlene Flynn Joan Campbell 30 MacKinnon Ct. Mermaid, PE C1B 3P Audrey Farquharson 2240 Bethel Road Mount Herbert, PE C1B 3L Donna Gallant 111 Buel Road Mermaid, PE C1B 0V Betty Wichers 731 Village Green Rd. Rte. 272 Village Green, PE C1B 3V Pam McQuillan 945 Village Green Rd. Rte. 272 Lake Verde, PE C1B 3V Valerie MacLeod 76 Henry Road Vernon Bridge, PE C0A2E Linda MacLeod Vernon River P.O. Vernon, PE C0A 2E Margaret MacLeod Vernon River P.O. Vernon Bridge, PE C0A 2E Anne MacDonald 72 MacDonald Road Orwell, PE C0A 2E Sheila MacDonald 19 MacDonald Road Vernon Bridge, PE C0A 2E Eleanore Laquerre 3768 TCH South Pinette, PE C0A 1B Pricilla Morrison 1314 Point Prim Road Belfast, PE C0A 1A Joanne Vessey 2512 Garfield Road Marcia Mayne 331 Munn s Rd Faye Cantelo 4819 TCH Eldon, PE C0A 1B Mary Musick 34 Sunset Lane Florence Wight 356 St. Andrews Pt Road Heather Jenkins 723 Lower Montague Road Anne Bruce Heatherdale Road Mary Musick 34 Sunset Lane

5 District Citizenship& Legislation Cultural Activities Home Economics & Health International Affairs Environment 2 Erica Curry P.O. Box 25 Elmsdale, PE C0B 1K Suzanne MacNeil 523 Fortune Cove Road Verna Smallman 2620 O Leary Road Lorraine Harris 2577 O Leary Road Knutsford, PE C0B 1V Betty Sweet 267 Smallman Road O Leary, PE C0B 1M Ruth MacLennan 312 Low Point Road Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C Erma Milligan Western Road Hazel Birch 1897 Northam Road Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C Mary Milligan 297 MacNeils Mills Road Louise Hardy P.O. Box a Margaret MacDonald 472 Sunnyside Road Richmond, PE C0B 1Y Peggy Kilbride 522 Central St. Summerside, PE C1N 4J Marcella Bernard 239 Elm Street Summerside, PE C1N 4V Lou Anne Wolfe 2413 Route 12 Miscouche, PE C0B 1T Irene Bernard 100 Locke Shore Road Summerside, PE C1N 4J b Margaret Bowness P.O. Box 4031 Bedeque, PE C0B 1C Sandra MacFarlane 26 Townsend Lane Bedeque, PE C0B 1C Carol Rayner P.O. Box 3905 Central Bedeque, PE C0B 1G Jane Curry P.O. Box 3912 Central Bedeque, PE C0B 1G Helen Callbeck 932 Callbeck Road Central Bedeque, PE C0B 1G Brenda Montgomery 5107 Route Fran Harding 2710 Route 20 Darnley, PE C0B 1M Mary Cousins P.O. Box Sunset Dr Janet Cotton Clinton Doreen Cole 5376 Route Heather Best 222 Tryon Point Road Albany, PE C0B 1A Annette Wells 20 Inkerman Road P.O. Box 133 Crapaud, PE C0A 1J Heather Dixon 176 N. Tryon Crossroads Albany, PE C0B 1A Catherine Ferguson P.O. Box 61 Crapaud, PE C0A 1J Joan Dawson 1281 Augustine Cove Road Borden Carleton, PE C0B 1X Velda Bertram Route 2 Hunter River, PE C0A 1N Barbara Weeks HWY 2 Pleasant Valley, PE C0A 1E Gayle Forester 5847 Rte. 13 New Glasgow, PE C0A 1N Nancie Stevenson 7936 Cavendish Road Hunter River, PE C0A 1N Jean MacRae Route 2 North Wiltshire, PE C0A 1Y N/A Rhoda MacKinnon 7050 Rte. 19 Canoe Cove, PE C0A 1H Ann MacKinnon TCH Bonshaw, PE C0A 1C Mari Basselliti 36 Purley Shaw Road Canoe Cove, PE C0A 1H Karen McInnis 779 Rte. 225 Hampshire, PE C0A 1Y a Helen Nicholson 132 Cameron Road Cornwall, PE C0A 1H Pat Willis Rte. 2 Milton Station, PE C1E 0V Michelle Banks 1238 Loyalist Road North Wiltshire, PE C0A 1Y Jeanette Pirkey P.O. Box 12 Winsloe, PE C1E 1Z Kaye Ford 1651 Brackley Point Road - Rte 15 Harrington, PE C1E 1R b Velma Carmody MacDonald 405 Jenkins Road Marshfield, PE C1C 0J Ruth Roggeveen 328 Jenkins Road Marshfield, PE C1C 0J Michelle Lafford 15 Prince Charles Drive Charlottetown, PE C1A 3B Marilyn MacDonald 1591 Hardy Mill Road York, PE C0A 1P Roma Birt 1465 Covehead Road P.O. Box 91 York, PE C0A 1P Sandra MacPhee Anne MacKinnon Helene MacKinnon Northside Road Danita McInnis Carol Lesperance Northside Road Mary Banman 1386 Pownal Road - Rte. 26 Alexandra, PE C1B 0P Judy Gillis 1718 Fort Augustus Road Rte. 21 Mermaid, PE C1B 3N Alma Mutch 23 Burnstrath Lane Mt. Herbert, PE C1B 3N Betty Duffy 871 Village Green Road - Rte 272 Village Green, PE C1B 3V Clare Doyle 1052 China Pt. Road Vernon Bridge, PE C0A 2E Crissy Murphy 225 Sentia Road Vernon Bridge, PE C0A 2E Elizabeth Noonan 4372 Rte. 3 Vernon River, PE C0A 2E Diana DeJonge 720 TCH 7670 Vernon, PE C0A 2E Marion Pirch 453 Hermitage Road Vernon River, PE C0A 2E Marie Curran 75 Beech Hill Rd. Vernon River, PE C0A 2E Dorothy Oulton 2076 TCH Wilma MacKinnon 606 Point Prim Road Belfast, PE C0A 1A Bertie Cook 715 Gray s Road Peggy MacRae 57 Ponds Road Kathleen Ross 341 Pinette Road Belfast, PE C0A 1A Florence Wight 356 St. Andrews Pt Road Lilly Baker Murray River, PE C0A 1W Robin Davidson 78 Robertson Road 18A Murray Harbour, PE C0A 1V Elva MacLeod 2878 Alliston Road Donna Butler 2474 Peters Road

6 Handcraft, Horticulture and Arts Show 2014 Special Award Winners Best Hand-quilted Quilt presented to Gail Plaggenhoef by Hon. George Webster. Best Hooked Rug presented to Betty Cameron by Carol MacLellan, PEI Executive Officer to FWIC. Best Painting or Drawing presented to Shirley McCurdy by Doreen Wall, Exhibition Chair-in-Training. Best Afghan presented to Adean MacDonald by John MacQuarrie. Best Entry in Golden Years presented to Joan MacGillivray by PEIWI President Cynthia Mitchell. Most Points in Flowers/Vegetables presented to Melissa Morrow by Audrey Farquharson. Best Needlework winner was D. Kent Pond presented later by Marie Kenny, FWIC National President. Best Photograph in Show winner was Natalie Loo. Most Points in Foods presented to Marilyn Sentner by Jacquie Laird. Best Traditional Hooked Floor Mat presented to Linda Marchbank by Anne Lockhart of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia. Most Points in Classes C, D, E, G, H presented to Anne McMullin by Hon. George Webster. Handcraft, Horticulture and Arts Show 2014 Special Prize Winners It s a Family Tradition presented to the Andrew family by Strothard Rodd, PEI Provincial Exhibition President. Best Hooked Other Article presented to Nancy Sutcliffe by Anne Lockhart of the Rug Hooking Guild of Nova Scotia. Most Points in Roses presented to Eric Laird by Rena Thompson, Alumnae President. Most Points in Youth Foods presented to Bethany Pineau by Rena Thompson, Alumnae President. Knutsford WI Tea Party The official opening of the Knutsford Celebration Event and the unveiling of the Pictorial History Plaques took place in a crowded room with an overflow of guests totaling 400. They enjoyed music, a Craft Council craft display and a delicious afternoon tea. Jacquie Laird, President-Elect of PEIWI, presented Silver Dennis with a certificate recognizing her 75 years as a WI Member. The President of Knutsford WI, Orell Smallwood, and Fairley Yeo, Chairperson of the 2014 Celebration Event and Honourary Member of PEIWI, look on during the September 6, 2014 event held at the Knutsford School.

7 WI 2014 Signature Quilt In an age where a century old organization is rumored to be nothing but "jam and quilts", this Executive Director of PEI Woman's Institute was skeptical and against the notion of the creation of a traditional quilt, even if it was to celebrate PEI's coveted 150 Anniversary of the Birthplace of Confederation. Funding was not factored, nor applied for and volunteers and branches of the day proved something startling. When the concept was born approximately 90 branches, comprised of over 1,200 members, were sent the donated 12 square cloth, with just the right traditional red embroidery colour. It was a gamble. Would the request be accepted by these busy branches spread across PEI and would they be receptive to the short notice and deadlines? And is this a slurred message we want out there, when an organization is capable of reinventing itself but does require to keep an eye on ensuring membership growth by being current? Yes, indeed, and number 321 of a specific embroidery floss company was to be used - not the colorful vintage nor modern colors of today - and I grew even more concerned. The history of signature quilts on PEI, and elsewhere, comes from fundraisers sometimes for those who have lost homes due to fires, or in capturing community events of the day. Today signature quilts have evolved into modern day interior decorative statements. As the Signature Quilts developed, branches were slowly sending their squares in - and in simply describing the project, it was to simply sign your name in pencil, and embroider over the signature scribble. But what happened in the spring and summer of 2014 with PEIWI's quilt project? Beautiful art pieces began to show up - there was the charming, unique, traditional, artistic squares with the fresh clear signature of those in their twenties, next to the wisdom filled signatures from their 90 plus years in their communities. There were branches stating they did not know this lost and dwindling art, and those squares depicted the finery of today's machines simulating professional printing that a hockey team would wear proudly on their jackets. There were also those squares gloriously illustrating the sewing skill of an angel. Participation was outstanding on the two quilts. They combined tradition, ingenuity and teamwork in a slight modern day twist in action. The quilts were on display in an interactive add-a-stitch demonstration during Old Home Week and a log book was signed by those who took part of stitching history. It was brilliant. I was wrong. I'm happily OK with being incorrect and proud to play a role in this outstanding organization we call Women's Institute who are far more than quilts and jams - and they can do that too. Watch for details on the continued legacy and use of these quilts. Ellen MacPhail, Executive Director, PEIWI L-R: Margaret MacKinley, Frances Coles, Leila Vickerson and Annie Boyle.

8 Board of Directors Honourary President Helen Nicholson 132 Cameron Road, New Haven C0A 1H Honourary Member Fairley Yeo 2983 O Leary Road, O Leary C0B 1V alvinyeo@pei.sympatico.ca EXECUTIVE Past President Doreen Cole 5376 Rte. 20, Kensington C0B 1M stanleybridgeschool@live.ca President Cynthia Mitchell 461 Village Green Road, Rte. 272, Village Green C1B 3V camitchell@upei.ca President - Elect Jacquie Laird 5955 Rte. 13, Hunter River C0A 1N peicrafts@live.com Vice President Carol Connick 503 Riverdale Road, Bonshaw C0A 1C cconnick@pei.sympatico.ca Secretary Myrna Murray 1739 Rte. 10, Borden Carleton C0B 1X myrnamurray@gmail.com Treasurer Audrey Farquharson 2240 Bethel Road, Mount Herbert C1B 3L foxrun65@hotmail.com CONVENERS Agriculture Helen Dawson 5060 Murray Harbour Road, Vernon River C0A 2E h.dawson@pei.sympatico.ca Canadian Industries & Safety Citizenship & Legislation Susan Dunphy 220 Millboro Road, Hunter River C0A 1N sadunphy@pei.sympatico.ca Farida Chishti 3 Hurray Road, Charlottetown C1E 3C wastigb@hotmail.com Cultural Activities Evelyn Ford 18 Elena Court - Apt. 2, Charlottetown C1C 0B evelynpoollady@hotmail.com Environment Kaye Larkin 7 Queens Road, Cornwall C0A 1H Home Economics & Health Miriam Lank 160 Hyde Point Road, Meadowbank C0A 1H miriamlank@pei.sympatico.ca International Affairs Kaye Larkin 7 Queens Road, Cornwall C0A 1H Exhibition Chair Liz Spangler PO Box 1, Hunter River C0A 1N spangler@upei.ca Exhibition Chair-in-training FWIC Executive Officer Doreen Wall 1745 Union Road, Rte. 221, Harrington C1E 3B yellowbird67@outlook.com Carol MacLellan Vetern s Highways, Hunter River C0A 1N everett.mac@pei.sympatico.ca PEIWI 40 Enman Crescent, Room 105 Charlottetown PE C1E 1E6 or PO Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Phone: (902) Fax: (902) wi@gov.pe.ca Theme: FWIC PO Box 209, Blue Lake Rd., St. George, ON, N0E 1N0 Phone: (519) Fax (519) fwican@gmail.com ACWW Mary Sumner House 24 Tufton Street London SW1P 3RB, England Notes & News - Deadline for submissions is the 5th of every month. Institute News - Deadline for submissions for the March issue is December 15. Life Memberships - Applications are available in PEIWI Office or online. Please include photo, citation and fee with application. REMINDERS The PEIWI Website contains information for upcoming and past events. Current issues of Notes & News, Institute News and Convener Kits are available online at FWIC Messenger Bags for sale at the WI Office for $12 PEIWI Office Sale Items History Book - $20.00 Centennial Cookbook - $10.00 Centennial Pin - $3.00 Savour the Flavour Cookbook - $10.00 Treats and Treasures Cookbook - $5.00 Pedometers - $6.00 PEIWI Pencils - $.50 PEIWI Pens - $3.00 PEIWI Notepads - $1.00 PEIWI Logo Pins - $3.00 WI Napkins Package of 25 - $ $ $28.00 PEI Women s Institute is now on Facebook! Search for PEIWomensInstitute and Like PEIWI s new page