Mary Malcolmson
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Mary Helen McKean Malcolmson (Mrs. A.H. Malcolmson)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". was born in Ireland in 1864, and she lated immigrated to Canada where she married A.H. Malcolmson. She started the first Girl Guide company in Canada on 1910-01-11 in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Malcolmson became highly involved in community endeavors: she was instrumental in founding the St. Catharines branch of the Women's Canadian Club, the Victorian Order of Nurses and the St. Catharines Council of Women. She was also a well-known officer of the I.O.D.E. (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) and convener in the National Council of Women of Canada. She died 7 July 1935.[1]
1st St. Catharines
Malcolmson organized the first Canadian Girl Guide company to be officially registered. The Company started to meet in November 1909 in St. Catharines, Ontario and was registered on 1910-01-11.[2] Meetings were held in the Welland House Hotel.[3] Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls and Pamphlet B: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls had been sent to a Scout leader in St. Catharines and he passed them on to Malcolmson.[4]
St. Catharines Council of Women
St. Catharines Council of Women was founded in 1918. Malcolmson was elected as its first president.[5] The goals of the St. Catharines Council of Women were to improve the conditions of families, community, and the Canadian state.
Malcolmson Park
A park in St. Catharines was named for Malcolmson. It is bounded to the east by the Welland Canal, to the west by Port Weller, to the north by Lake Ontario and to the south, by Lakeshore Road.[6]
See also
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References
- ↑ https://stcatharinesmuseumblog.com/2016/03/02/know-your-neighbours-mary-helen-mckean-malcolmson/
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