WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25737, 24 February 1949, Page 2

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Mrs Mclntosh presided at a recent meeting of the Canterbury centre of the Women’s Institutes. There was a fair attendance. The Poneke Club entertained members with several songs. A demonstration was given by Mrs Jamieson in the making of cellulose paper hats. Competition winners were as follows: specimen bloom, Mesdames Meade 1, Archer 2. Candy 3; peas. Mesdames Brooks 1. Kenny 2. Meade 3; beans. Mesdames Brooks 1. Candy 2, Keen 3; vase of flowers. Mesdames Candy 1, Archer 2, Keen 3.

Members of the Belfast Garden Club met recently, when Mr G. Brown presided and Mrs P. Halligan gave an interesting demonstration on floral decorative work. There were 12 entries in the garden competition, which was judged by Mr S. Gower. Mr G. Brown was the winner with 99 points. Mr and Mrs Bisman second with 98 points, and Mrs Crundwell third with 88 points. Mrs Salt gained most points for the competitions to date, with Mrs A. Rogers second. Choice narcissus bulbs, given by Mr Gower, were the prizes.. Mr Gower invited members to visit his dahlia display on March 12. Mrs P. Halligan judged the competition, and made the following awards: bowl of mixed roses. Mrs Crundwell 1. Mrs Bisman 2. Mrs Salt 3: six pods of peas. Mr G. Brown 1. Mr yr McFadden 2.

Dr. C. J. Austin, medical officer at the leper station of Makogai, and Mrs Austin, who have been spendiflg a week in Christchurch, where Dr. Austin attended the Science Congress, will leave this week for a tour of the South Island. Later they will go to the North Island and will visit their daughter, who is married and is living near Tauranga. After spending two months in New Zealand, they will leave in April for a trip to England. During Dr. Austin’s absence, Dr. Griffiths will be medical officer at Makogai.

The proceeds of the Navy League garden party held at Miss D. Humphrey’s home. Daresbury. Fendalton, in December amounted to £l5O. This was announced by Mrs Henry Wyatt (president of the women’s auxiliary) at a meeting held at her home yesterday. She said that the auxiliary was giving £lOO to the Sea Cadet Corps and had £lOO in hand with which to send food to the dependants of naval men in England. Letters of thanks were read from the mother of the little English girl sponsored by the auxiliary. She expressed gratitude for parcels of food, clothing, and cake sent to her daughter. Another letter from a nurse, the daughter of a captain in the Merchant Navy who visits Lyttelton, thanked the auxiliary for gifts sent to the children in the ward where she is nursing. She said that most of the children were victims of poliomyelitis, or were undergoing plastic surgery.