WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 208, 31 August 1918, Page 16

WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Women's Patriotic League took the form of a social "At Home" this year. The Council Chamber had been prepared as a drawing room, and looked very pretty with little tables scattered about, each holding a vase of spring flowers. The stage had been profusely decorated with foliago r.n.! flowering plante, while big bunches of freeziaa added to the pretty effect. At each end of the room afternoon tea was spread on tables under the management of the Administering Committee, Mrs. J. 15. Macfarlane, convener, and the Entertainment Committee, Mrs. If worsen, ocnvencr. Upon the platform were Mrs. J. IT. Gunson, Miss E. Harvey, Miss E. Rhodes, and Miss 15. Robertson, and Mosdaines Ham, Buttle, Overtoil Smith, Baume, Milne, Rapson, Ifwereen. Buckle ton, Macfarlane, Averill, Newt'omlio. Dufaur, Streater, Bennett, and (he Misses Hasten, Spedding, and Reid A hundred delrgat/'S from the country branches and suburban districts were seated in reserved seats, each bearing i the name of their district and tho ; organisation shown reflected very crediti nbly on the arrangements of the eccre--1 tarial stalT, a member of which (Miss A !M. Macfarlane) acted as usher. The i (lifiVrrnt districts sent repTceontativce aa follows:— Albany, K. Battersby; Aranga Kiitui. Mrs. lSo'urko, Miss McCollough: Ardmore, Mrs. Stokes. Miss Mullins; Birkenhead, Mrs. P. "Mills. Mrs. A. K. I Wood : Buc kin nd, Sirs Wiley, Miss Davy; Coromnndel, Mrs. Campbell; Cambridge Miss Willis; Dovonport, Mrs. Pallariet Miss Mason; Drury. Miss .A. Glaseon. Mrs. Bremner; Frankton. Mrs. .Tolly Mrs. Bull: Olenfield. Mrs. Grsu-es. Mrs. CuHingford; Orcpiihithe, Mrs. Hunter, Mis. Moody: Tluntly. Mrs. Sutton. Mrs. J. Bailey: TTenderaon, Mrs. Bodloy, Miss Duncan; Ilcleiisville. Mrs. Oxlcy. Mrs. [Lambert; llikuningi, Mrs. Hawkins: i llowi.-k. Mrs. Bostoek. Mrs. Gills Tluarau j nnd Wharcrn, Mrs. Hull; Kawakawa ;Mrs. Rlimdell, Mrs. Kirkpatrick; I Mangorc, Mrs. Ciirrie, Mrs. Burrell: Morrinsville, Miss Swales, Mrs. Marshall: Mnumratapere, Mrs. Wharfe, Mrs. MnrkI bum; Milford. Mrs Fulljamcs, Mrs Craw!ley: Mount Allx»rt. Miss Pago; Newmarket, Mrs. Mrs. Tavlor: Kortll-,-ntv, Mrs. Toiiar. Mrs. Taylor: Ohaupo Mrs. Stirling. Mrs. Sproul; Onerohi, Mrs I Kowlnmls: Otahuhti, Mrs. McDonald I Mrs. Mnson; Otorohangn. Mrs. Stuart. Mrs. TTo°king; Papntoctoe. Miss Wyllie Miss Sutton; Pnrnkai. Mrs. Newman I Mrs. llawson; Port Albert, Miss Cuhn \ Miss Beecroffc; Pukekohe, Miss Web I Btor. Mrs. Stuart; Pukekohe Fast, Mrs Nook, Mrs. Carmichael; Russell. Mrs Martin; Kotorua. Mrs. Teapie: Taka I p:;na. Mrs. Blomfield, Miss Mackny Tamaki West, Mrs. Pilkington, Mrs I Lowe: Taupiri, Mrs. Waring. Mrs. .Toll Tiiuranga. Mrs. Lysaght. Mrs. Green •I Tβ Awanmtu. Mre. Baktson. Mrs. Wai | 11C< .. Tp Aroha. Mrs. Sm\-the: Tuakau ■ Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Paul: Waimaukii -i Mis.- Harrison. Mrs. Fletcher: Wnanga ■ rei. >fiss Harrison. Mrs. Stcadman ■ 'liri. Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Dreftdon; Wells i fnn!. Mrs. Parkington: Waimamaku - Mrs. lleattie. Mr. Travis' orchestra pro vidod the music voluntary.