WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FARMERS’ UNION

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 16

WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FARMERS’ UNION

KOWAI BUSH BRANCH There was a good attendance members at the March meeting o£ Kowai Bush branch of the Division of the Farmers’ Union. Stratford presided. A motion - sympathy was passed with Starr 'and Bowler in their recent nesses. A competition fbr the article for the fancy work stall of forthcoming gala was won by Johnston, Mrs Ede being second PWj Mrs Howell. Mrs White, ■ and Miss Smart (equal) third. . A competition for the best P°t jam, judged by Mrs Hearne, was by Mrs Ede 1, Mrs Howell 2, and Johnson 3. Major Howell save an interesting talk- on “Life 1D MLW Hostesses for afternoon tea were Johnston and Misses Woolwayv H. Cox. It was announced trat wsM annual meeting would be held , n ■ sjpf' month. FERNSIDE-SPRI^GBANK Members of the Fernside-Springbank; ; u| branch of the Women’s the Farmers’ Union heW their j^fli« r ;,%i meeting of the season in the Mrs C. Taylor’s home at Rangiora*" j* Several visitors and one new in®“r,;.vA ber were welcomed by the presiden (Mrs A. M. Carpenter), who pressed her appreciation of the ness of the members in her a handsome fruit bowL reference was made to the help given by Mrs J. Sinclair, as librarian. A full report of the viricial executive meeting wa s An invitation to attend a party Swannanoa Hall on March 17 was acr. cepted. It was announced that annual ifteetihg would be held o®v*Jp April 16. A sale of vegetables as sisted the funds. Mrs A. M. var-g^ ( penter thanked Mrs Taylor for ha&irag; hospitality. Winner? of were: Prettiest cup and saucer, dames R. Ensor and W. Morris , feqi^. I. arid Mrs J. McKenzie 3: best Mrs R. Ensor 1. W. Morns 2. : C. Taylor 3; collection of vegeta Mrs T. -Mclntosh 1, H. E. Evans, W. Smith 3. Hostesses at the tea hour were dames H. C. Evans M, Milne. Cathefwood, and Miss M. Carpenter, vjgWag