WOMEN’S INSTITUTES

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27736, 13 August 1955, Page 2

WOMEN’S INSTITUTES

.°* winter decoramade from dried fern, grasses, weed ♦h lade kren were exnibited st the monthly meeting of tne Waipara Country Women’s Institute. Mrs Thompson presided. Competition results MS::, follows:—home-made plastic SSnL. Wye,h ’■ Mrs I a §mlth e Wl4h yiur tavourlte filling: Mn — Mrs J* Curry presided I* ib. B Jn Jy meeting of the Okalns Bay Country Women’s Institute. Mrs A. W. Coffin gave an interesting talk on het trip through Central Otago. Mrs Gordon Rerrta was appointed siek visitor for the £ on,p S* t 'lons resulted :—snec(man Jowet: Mrs Chris Thacker 1, Mrs J. E. Thacker 2. Mrs M. Thacker 3. Vaae of winter roses: Miss N. Moore 1. Mn P M“nje *■ MUs M. Moore ar d Mrs T. G. Mhw!!LL equ ,* I, »?' Ja » r 1 r *aj non honey: Mrs McKenzie 1 Mrs 3 T. Cun— 2. Mrs R. Thacker 2. Mrs R. Thacker end Mrs McKenzie and Mrs G Boleyn (equal) 3. Hostesses were Mrs E. Moore and Mrs F G. Harris.

over a good attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Waikrfrl Country Women’s Institute. New members welcomed, also Mrs Wisdom, of Glenmark, who spoke on a recent trip to Ireland Collection of rags for the Crippled Children Societies appeal and old linen for hospital were received. A solo was sung by Mrs Emerson. Monthly comoetftlons resulted: —floral arrangement; Mrs Bethell 1. Mrs P. Car- 2. Marble cake: Mrs Dwyer 1, Mrs Bethell 2, Mrs S. Cam obeli 3 Bottled nears: Mrs Campbell 1. Mrs C Carr 2, Mrs L. F. Smith 3. Spike: Mrs Murson 1. Mrs Shadbolt 2, Cluster: Mrs Bethell. Small bloom: Mrs D. Carl 1, Mn Shadbolt 2, Mrs Bethell 3. Vegetable: Mn Campbell 1. Mn Smith 2,

Le Bons Bay.—There was a fair attendance at the July meeting of the -Le Bons Bay Country Women’s Institute. Mn L. Crotty presided. A new member, Mn Van Workum, was welcomed It was decided that members would knit peggy squares to form a blanket in response to an appeal from the Save the Children Fund Committee. Mrs L. Crotty gave an interesting talk on a trip through the Waitomo Caves. Competitions resulted:— Container of field plants: Miss J. Dalglish 1. Mn L. Crotty 2. Mn R. G. Fraser 3. Knitted article: Mn Fraser 1, Mn Thelning 2. Mn S. C. Reed 3. Best bloom: Miss Dalglish 1. Mn Crotty 2, Mrs S. C. Reed 377 Th« judge was Mn C. Crotty. The hostess. Mn Thelning.