C.W.I. SPRING SHOW

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30561, 2 October 1964, Page 2

C.W.I. SPRING SHOW

Record Entries There were a record 900 entries in the annual spring shew of the Canterbury Federation ' of Country Women’s Institutes, held at Glentunnel on Tuesday. Institute members from all over Canterbury competed. Mrs I. Cooke (Mairehau Institute) won the trophy for gaining most points in the show. The judges, from the Department of Agriculture, were Misses A. Couston, A. Borrie. Mrs G. Kingsbury, Mr K. H. Marcussen. The show was organised by a committee convened by Mrs E. J. Melhuish (Mairehau). Results were.—Cut flowers and vegetables. Mrs I. L. Dent (Hillsborough-Heathcote Institute) 1. Mrs D. A. Smith (Glentunnel) 2. Mrs G. Stowell (Bryndwr) 3. Decorative. Mrs I. L. Dent (HillsboroughHeathcote) 1, Mrs J. Wright (Burnside) 2. Mrs W. E. Teague (Spencerville) 3. Novice decorative, Mrs I Cooke (Mairehau) 1. Mrs L Holland (Burnside) 2, Mrs E Francis (Burnside) 3. Handwork, Mrs G. C. Bishop (Hills-borough-Heathcote) 1, Mrs I. Cooke (Mairehau) 2 Mrs I Mullins (South Brighton) 3. Handwork, for members over 65 years. Mrs D. Bragg (Mairehau) 1. Cooking and preserves. Mrs I. Cooke (Mairehau) 1, Mrs I. Bovd (Mairehau) 2. Mrs W. E. Baxter (Centre) 3. Cotton dress. Mrs G. C. Bishop (Hillsbor-ough-Heathcote) 1. Most points over-all. Mrs I. Cooke.