Fondos - Calton Women's Institute fonds

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.