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Photos of: "SIXTY YEARS AGO TODAY" - Through costumes the members of the St. Matthew's Anglican Church WI, Aldershot turned back the calendar to 1897 when, under Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless the first WI meeting was held in Stoney Creek. At the anniversary meeting were, left to right Mrs. William Crouchley, and Mrs. Harry Hansen, front, and Mrs. Jack Quigley and Mrs. C. M. Sprung, back. Among the many women who have contributed to the progress of the Hamilton area convention of Women's Institutes, are these living past chairmen of the area who attended the Twenty Fifth Anniversary Meeting when more than 600 women throughout the district were registered. left to right, they are Mrs. E. R. Langs, Cainsville; Mrs. Dana Wilson, Delhi; Mrs. D. Z. Gibson, Caledonia; Mrs. L. G. Lymburner, Port Colborne; Mrs. Allan Lancefield, Aldershot. The founding of the Hamilton area of the Women's Institutes, a quarter of a century ago, took place in the local office of the agricultural representative. Dressed in the styles of the day, Mrs. R. A. Miller from Haldimand Institutes leads the Jarvis Historical group in re-enacting that scene at the area convention. They include: From left, Mesdames Earl Stallwood, R. A. Miller, Alfred Marr, Ernest Braund, Alan Lundt, and Earl Marr. - Hampson photo