The first meeting of the newly organized Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Kate Scott Aitken on 9 November 1920. One topic discussed was a memorial to the men who had fallen in the First World War. It was decided that a memorial entrance to the park would be a fitting tribute. A vast campaign was launched to raise money, including the village of Beeton and Tecumseh Township. Alliston Marble Works erected the gates using four pillars of granite (two, seven feet high and two, five feet high). The wrought iron archway and lights were added in 1931.
The memorial was unveiled on 27 November 1927. Because it was an extremely cold day, the ceremony took place in the Town Hall followed by a parade march to the newly constructed gateway for the unveiling. The names of the men who had given their lives in the Great War were inscribed on the pillars. Later more names would be added, following the Second World War and an inscription dedicated to those that served in the Korean War.
