Founded in 1914, the first President of the North Lake Women's Institute was Mrs. Walter Walker, with Miss Lily Rose acting as the Secretary-Treasurer. Although the group initially covered three school districts (North Lake, Elmira, and Lakeville), the latter two formed their own Women's Institutes by 1959. Meetings were held once a month. The North Lake Women's Institute contributed knitted sweaters, socks and other non-perishable goods to soldiers in both World Wars, and they were also conscientious about serving their local community, with contributions to the local school, hospital and orphanage.
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This fonds consists of two minute books of the North Lake Women's Institute (1957-1963 and 1974-1977) and one file folder containing miscellaneous documents pertaining to the organization of the group, including financial information and two annual reports for 1975 and 1976.
Other Women's Institute records can be located through the Subject Index under the subject heading WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
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