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left to right.- Sloney Creek's Mayor Jock Wut- son, Her Muiesiy Queen Elizabeth II, and charter members of the Mother Institute, Mrs. G. A. Glid- don, Mrs. John Budge, Mrs. J. McKinley Morden, Mrs. H. P. Van Wagner, I Saw the neon Standing on the verandah at Battlefield House. zoney Creek, Thursday morning. July 2nd, seeing re four surviving charter members of the Women’s «istitutes of Canada, presented to Her Majesty lE Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness. rince Philip, was a proud moment and a great urill. The Queen and Prince Philip arrived at the en- :tnce to Battlefield House. where on June 13, ‘l3, the Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary, had uveiled a monument by remote control to com- -2morate 100 years of undisturbed peace between .inada and the United States. Here they were clcomed by Stoney Creek‘s Mayor Jack Watson "id Mrs. Watson. Mr. Watson then presented licials of the Women's Wentworth Historical ‘iciety and the four Charter Members of the ’omen‘s Institute, Mrs. George Glidden of Stoney reek, Mrs. John Budge of Winona, Mrs. J. Mc- .inley Morden of Hamilton and Mrs. H. P. Van- ‘z’agner of Stoney Creek. The meeting was most informal, the Queen not-ting very cool and charming in a red check ilk shirtwaist dress and a small white hat. Both “8 Queen and Prince Philip chatted with the dies for several minutes, the Queen having a :rsonal interest in the Women's Institute. The ilueen and the Queen Mother Elizabeth are both numbers of the Sandringham Women‘s Institute nd the Queen, a patron of the Federated Women's histitutes of Canada. The Queen talking to Mrs. VanWagner and "ilrs. Morden spoke about the Women‘s Institute m England, saying it was very popular there. ‘nhe asked about its activities here. Mrs. Morden. he with her sister Mrs. VanWagner was present .at the first meeting held in Stoney Creek in 1894 when Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless addressed the Farmers” Institute to which the ladies had been Invited, told the Queen they never thought at that FALL 1959 By Ethel McCandless time the organization would grow so large. re- ferring to its world wide membership of over 6.000.000 members. Prince Philip was most interested in the Stoney Creek monument and pointed to it as soon as he got out of the car. When presented to the ladies the Prince said he was sorry they were late (about 10 minutes) and asked them if they had been sitting in the sun very long. Prince Philip chatting with Mrs. Glidden asked her about Stoney Creek and the Battlefield House. The Royal couple then went into the house where Her Majesty signed the guest book. and then entered the dining room for tea where the ofiicial hostesses were Mrs. Angus Jackson. presi- dent of the Stoney Creek Women's Institute and a member of the Women's Wentworth Historical Society; Mrs. John C. Hickmore. president of the Sultfleet Institute and Mrs. Donald Henderson. convener of the social committee and first vice- president of the Society there. Battlefield House grounds were lined with school children, scouts, cubs. guides. brownies and about 200 scouts and guides from Buffalo and Rochester, NY. carrying the flags of their troops and the American flag, Mrs. VanWagner, widow of Lt. Col. H. P. VanWag-ner of the Hamilton Field Battery. and the oldest living Charter Member. in an interview with the Hamilton Spectator before the presenta- tion said “I am really more excited for the W0- men‘s Institute than I am for myself. It is a wonderful thing for the Queen to come here. It will do much to strengthen the Women‘s Institute." The ladies looked charming and chatted with the Queen and Prince Philip as easily as though they were chatting with any of their friends. Mrs. VanWagner is 90, Mrs. Morden 83, Mrs. Budge 85 and Mrs. Glidden 76. 2|