Year of

Year of Meeting	Date of Meeting	Location	Program/Topics	Files
1900	Oct 11	Squires Hall	Mrs J Hoodless: “The advantages of an agricultural education for women” Prof GC Creelman “The province of Ontario”	1900, October 11.jpg
1900	Nov 15	Squires Hall	Blanche Davis “Higher Physical Life of women”	1900, Nov 15.jpg
1900	Dec 13	Squires Hall	Mrs William Rogers “The Law of Kindness” Mrs S Melson “Conservation of Energy”	1900, Dec 13 page 1.jpg 1900, December 13 - page 2.jpg
1901	Jan 10	Squires Hall	Mrs J Melson “Science of Art of Homemaking”	1901, January 10 - part A.jpg 1901, January 10 - part B.jpg
1901	Feb 14	Squires Hall	Mrs FM Carpenter “Our Late Beloved Queen” Annie Ling “Woman’s Influence” Mrs JH McNeilly “Our Trip to Banff and the Rockies”	1901, Feb 14 page 1.jpg 1901 Feb 14, page 2.jpg
1901	March 14	Squires Hall	Mrs SH Melson “First Aid to the Injured”	1901, March 14.jpg
1901	March 30		Directors Meeting	1901, March directors meeting.jpg
1901	April 11 - afternoon	Park House, Stony Creek battlefield	Miss C Stewart “The Properties and Bacteria of Milk” Mrs Erland Lee “Backbone, Mental and Physical” Mrs Hoodless “Formation of a Canadian Branch of the J.A.& H. Union” Miss Agnes Smith “The advantages of a training for girls at the O.A.C. Guelph”	1901, April 11.jpg
1901	April 11 evening	Squires Hall	Prof Harrison OAC “Milk as an agency in the conveyance of disease” Mr Erland Lee “The importance of Women’s Institutes and their work”
1901	May 9	Squires Hall	Miss Ada Tweedle “Experiences in a School of Trained Nurses” Mrs MA Rogers “The Spring Dragon”	1901, May 9.jpg
1901	July 4	Carluke School House	Carluke WI organization meeting	1901, July 4 and 11 Carluke WI organization meeting.jpg
1901	July 11	Carluke School House	Carluke WI - Miss C Stewart “Home Economics” - Mrs Richardson Sr “Beauties of Pan American Exhibitions” - Mrs JW Richardson “Model Dairy at the Pan American” - Miss Stewart “Dairying” - Miss MM Calder “Women’s Clubs”
1901	Sept 5	Carluke School house	Carluke WI - Miss Watson, Principal of School of Domestic Science, Hamilton “The Comparative Value of Foods”	1901, Sept 5, Carluke WI.jpg
1901	Oct 10	Squires Hall	Dr Mabel Henderson “Ill Effects of Mouth breathing” Mrs JH McNeilly “A trip to Banff and the Rockies”	1901, October 10.jpg
1901	Nov 6	Mechanics Institute Library, Seneca	Carluke WI “Bulb Culture”	1901, Nov mtgs Stoney Creek WI and Carluke WI.jpg
1901	Nov 14	Squires Hall	Miss Agnes Smith “Food in its relations to the body”
1901	Dec 4		Carluke WI “Care of Poultry in Winter”	1901, Dec mtgs Stoney Creek and Carluke WI.jpg
1901	Dec 12	Squires Hall	Mrs Melson “Domestic Science”
1902	Jan 3	JG Nash home	Committee meeting
1902	Jan 11	Council chamber, New Hall	Miss Blanche Maddock “Bacteria” Miss H Corman “Food and Morals” Letter of appreciation to Sir William Macdonald re inclusion of Domestic Science in school curriculum.	1902, January meetings.jpg 1902, Jan 11 letter to Sir William MacDonald.jpg
1902	Jan 16	JW Beaumont home	Committee meeting
1902	Feb 7	Council Chamber, New Hall	Mrs E Torrance “Demonstrative lecture on vegetables” Mrs E Torrance “Housekeeping as a business”	1902, Feb mtgs Stoney Creek and Carluke WI.jpg
1902	Feb 17	Carluke	Carluke WI Miss Agnes Smith “Demonstrative lecture of cooking”
1902	March 5	Carluke	“Advantages of life in Country over City”
1902	March 13	Council Chamber	Mrs B Rogers “The wifes’ duties in the home” Miss Watson, Principal of School of Domestic Science “The Work of the Ontario Normal School of Domestic Science and Art”
1902	March 24 - afternoon		Special meeting for Demonstration Mrs E Torrance “Boning a fowl” Mrs E Torrance “Desserts: Caramel Custard and Mock Charlotte”	1902, March 24 special meeting.jpg
1902	March 24 – evening		Mrs E Torrance “Horticulture” Miss Agnes Smith “The Work of the Institute” Dr Thompson “Domestic Science” CE Kelly “Domestic Science in the Schools”
1902	March 26	Carluke	Carluke WI Mrs Torrances “Demonstration”
1902	April 10	Council Room	Mrs EM Torrance “Demonstration on cooking vegetables” Mrs Norman Dean “Troubles that never arrive” Miss F Pettit “Chemistry of Foods”	1902, April 10.jpg
1902	May 8	Council Chamber	Mrs Hoodless “Womens’ College at Guelph” Miss Agnes Smith “Meat and how it is effected by heat”	1902, May 8.jpg
1902	Aug 6	Carluke	Carluke AGM Mrs FM Carpenter “Women’s Work” Dr Mabel Henderson “Medical Mission Work”	1902 Carluke WI AGM.jpg
1902	Aug 28	Palmer’s Hall, Jerseyville	Miss Alice Smith “Demonstration of Foods, Principles of Cooking” Miss ME Nash “Institute Work”	1902, August 28.jpg
1902	Sept 3	Green’s Library, Carluke	Carluke WI “Pickling”	1902, Sept, Carluke WI.jpg
1902	Oct 1	Home of Mrs Richardson, Caledonia	“Little Conveniences in Housekeeping”	1902, Oct mtgs, Stoney Creek and Carluke WI.jpg
1902	Oct 23	Council Chamber	Ida M Hunter “Demonstration of salads, soups, and desserts” Mrs J Hoodless “Matters pertaining to Institute”
1902	Oct 25	Jerseyville	Miss Hunter, repeat of “Demonstration”
1902	Nov 13	Council Chamber	Special Business Meeting Appointment of a reception committee and a decorating committee. Adoption of new motto “For Home and Country” Mrs Mitchell “Woman and her relation to the home”	1902, Nov 13.jpg 1902, Nov 13 page 2.jpg
1902	Dec 3		Reading from Mrs JB Calder Reading from Mrs Hudspeth (sp?)
1902	Dec 11	Council Chamber	Mis Lillian Burke “Demonstration - Hot Desserts”	1902, Dec 11.jpg
1903	Jan 7	Home of Mrs Hudspeth, Carluke	Carluke WI Mrs J Butter “The care and training of children” Mrs Walter Park “Economising of time in housekeeping so as to find time to read”
1903	Jan 15	Council Chamber	Miss Fisher “Demonstration of Breakfast Cereals”	1903, Jan 15.jpg
1903	Feb 19	Council Chamber	Miss S Morris “Animal and Vegetable foods” Miss Morris “Diet for the Sick” Miss Morris “Chafing dish demonstration on the making of Welsh Rabbit and a recipe for Italian Macaroni” Delegation of gentlemen from Bartonville	1903, February 19.jpg
1903	March 6	Council chamber	Committee meeting	1903, March 6 Committee mtg.jpg
1903	March 12	Council Chamber	Mrs Fessenden “The work of the Order of the Daughters of the Empire” Mrs Sutherland “The Order of the Daughters of the Empire” Forming of a branch of the Daughters of the Empire in Stony Creek Mrs J Brethour “Institute Work in Burford”	1903, March 12.jpg
1903	March 19	Council Chamber	Special Meeting Discussion on adoption of the Institute pin – no decision. Mrs EM Torrance “Demonstration of cake making” Mrs Torrance “Cooking fish”	1903, March 19.jpg
1903	April 9	Council Chamber	Mrs William Rogers “For Home and Country” Miss Bessie Brown “How to Make Home Attractive”	1903, April 19.jpg
1903	May 6	Carluke	Carluke WI - Mrs JW Richardson “How to Act in Emergencies”
1903	May 14	Auditorium, New Hall	Miss Agnes Smith “Demonstration of subjects Banana salad omelet and orange charlotte. Mrs Hoodless “Cornell reading course for farmers’ wives”	1903, May 14.jpg
1903	June 3	Carluke	“Appliances for Home Nursing” “Foods for the Sick”
1903	June 11	Council chamber	Annual Meeting Miss Carpenter “Candy making demonstration”
1903	July 6	Binbrook	Organization meeting of Binbrook WI Mrs J Clough “Institute Work”	1903, July 6, Binbrook organizing meeting.jpg
1903	July 7	Council Chamber	Mrs Kinney “The Sewing Side of the Question or the Home Problem” Mrs Kinney “Our Women’s Institute as a School of Domestic Science” Mrs Kinney “One Week with a Farmer’s Wife making butter” Mrs Kinney “Home–made bread and the flour we use” Miss KA Fisher “Made Over Dishes – Meat, vegetables, and Summer Dishes” Mrs J Hoodless “The Spirit Controlling Women’s Institutes” Mrs Crear “The Daughters of the Empire” Mrs Sutherland “The Work of the Order of the Daughters of the Empire”	1903, July 7.jpg
1903	July 8	Tapleytown	Organization meeting for Tapleytown WI	1903, July 8, Tapleytown organization mtg.jpg
1903	July 29	Binbrook	“Canning and Pickling of Peaches” “Best ways of preparing tomatoes”	1903, July and August attendance inc Binbrook.jpg
1903	Aug 5	Carluke	Rev Mr Ellison Mrs JW Richardson “Cost of Living” Mrs Butters and Miss MM Calder “Waste through injudicious buying” “How to get along in the home with as little help as possible”	1903, Aug 5, Carluke WI.jpg
1903	Sept 19	Tapleytown	Mrs JH McNeilly “Institute Work” “Bread making” “Ironing”	1903, Sept 19, Tapleytown WI.jpg
1903	Oct 20		Directors Meeting – Stoney Creek Petition sent to keep Prof Creelman in Canada	1903, Oct 20, Directors mtg Stoney Creek.jpg
1903	Nov 3	John Jones residence, Carluke	Mrs M Richardson “Balanced rations for two days”
1903	Nov 12	Council Chamber	Discussion on the Institute pin Walter James Brown, Dr Thompson, and Principal Wilcox “Education of Women and Household Science”	1903, Nov 12.jpg
1903	Nov 25	Binbrook – basement of church	Mrs Proctor “Cake baking”
1903	Dec 6	Carluke	Mrs F Reinke “Differences between economy, parsimony, and frugality”
1903	Dec 11	Council Chamber	Report of WI Convention in Guelph Discussion of Mr Creelman’s design for WI pin Mr Ritenburg “Domestic Science Courses by Correspondence”	1903, Dec 11.jpg
1904	Jan 8	Council Chamber	Joint meeting with Farmer’s Institute Miss Smuck “How to find time to read” Mr JW Clark “Poultry” Report of Guelph Convention	1904, January 8.jpg
1904	Jan 17	Binbrook	Miss Anna Smith “Report of Guelph Convention”