WOMEN'S INSTITUTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 93, 20 April 1932, Page 10

WOMEN'S INSTITUTES.

BOMBAY. At the meeting of the Bombay Women's Institute Mrs. J. B. McKinney presided. Miss Polden gave a talk on her recent work among the Maoris in the Bay of Islands. A roll call in the form of a questionnaire elicited many amusing replies. As usual the bring and buy stall was well patronised. The monthly competition, plain scones, was won by Mrs. A. Peterson, with Mrs. Masefield second and Mrs. A. Brown third. The hostesses were Mrs. W. Lowrie, Mrs. A. Ramsey and Mrs. J. Tuohoy. PAPAMOA. A pleasant afternoon was spent by the members of the Papamoa Women's Institute last Wednesday, when Mrs. Morton presided. Delegates gave a report of their visit to Whakatane to the annual conference of the Bay of Plenty Federation, when they were greatly impressed with the discussion on various .matters of public interest. The afternoon's programme was opened with a song by Mrs. Beid. Mesdames Jones, IsTierwood, Christian, O'Neill and Miss Jordan (Tauranga members) were welcomed. Mrs. Christian gave an address on "The Life of Helen Keller," and later a demonstration of rug making by Mrs. O'Neill vms closely followed. A competit.on for nre best article from one yard of cretonne was wen by Mrs. B. McNaughton 1, Mrs. Loos 2, Mrs. Morton 3. The bring and buy stall met with a splendid response, and the hostesses were Mrs. Bear and I Mrs. Collins.