BOUGHT TV SET FOR HOSPITAL

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30725, 14 April 1965, Page 2

BOUGHT TV SET FOR HOSPITAL

A feature of the year’s work had been the raising of £2OO to purchase a television set for the Malvern Hospital, it was reported at the annual meeting of the Mid-Canterbury provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers at Ashburton.

Membership had increased steadily during the year, and stood at 663, in 17 branches, said the retiring president (Mrs E. C. Oakley). Apart from giving invaluable service in the community, W.D.F.F. interests had spread overseas, especially to Fiji, where the organisation had been responsible for the training of three Fijian women in homecrafts and cooking, said Mrs O. A. Wells, a Dominion councillor, at the meeting.

These women were now in great demand and were spreading their knowledge among their villages, Mrs Wells said. Sewing machines had been supplied to assist in their work. In the New Zealand field, four new bursaries are to be set up by W.D.F.F. to enable children from remote country areas to attend a secondary school. The first of these begins next year. These bursaries, of which there are already two in operation, provide for four years of secondary schooling. The fortieth anniversary of W.D.F.F. will be marked by celebration at the forthcoming Dominion conference to be held in Wellington in July.

Officers elected were: President, Mrs E. Croy: president emeritus, Mrs E. C. Oakley; secretary, Mrs W. Rouse; treasurer, Mrs H. Lilley; housekeeping secretary, Miss S. Driscoll; provincial organiser, Mrs K. Moore: advisory members, Mesdames G. Ellery, J. Letham, R. Thomas; dele gates to conference, Mrs E. Croy and Mrs W. Rouse; reporter, Mrs T. Johnstone, committee, Mesdames W. Greenslade, T. Johnstone, L. Maddison. CANTERBURY NORTH A successful year was re corded in reports heard at the annual meeting of the Canterbury North provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. Mrs D. Archer presided, and thanked committee members for their support. Election of officers resulted:—President, Mrs D. Archer (Woodend); vice-pre-sidents. Mrs W. A. B. Reid

(Oxford), Mrs L. Power (South brook), Mrs R. Keeper (Rangiora); secretary, Mrs N. J. Chapman (Rangiora); treasurer. Mrs R. O. Bowman (Rangiora); housekeeping secretary, Mrs V. Gales (Glarkville); committee, Mrs J. Petrie (Swannanoa), Mrs E. Streeter (Amberley), Miss E. James (Amberley); organiser, Mrs O. A. Wells (Amberley); housekeeping advisory committee, Mrs D. Archer, Mrs O. A. Wells, Miss J. Smith. WAIKARI C.W.I. Waikari Country Women’s Institute had made donations to the Crippled Children’s Society, the Mission to Lepers, and to federation funds, it was reported at the institute’s annual meeting. Mrs R. Woolman presided. Members had again collected envelopes during Braille week. Officers elected were: president, Mrs R. Woolman; vicepresidents, Mesdames E. Ecroyd and M. Hare; secretary, Mrs D. A. Black; assistant secretary, Mrs E. Murchison; treasurer, Mrs E. Ecroyd; committee, Mesdames B. Dwyer, J. Donald, P. Newman, C. Johnston, and R. Logan. BANKS PENINSULA The annual group meeting of the Banks Peninsula C. was held recently. The host institute this year was Le Bons Bay. Mrs G. Hueston, group convener, welcomed members of the federation, also the three other peninsula institutes. Mrs Riches, Canterbury East federation president, addressed the meeting. The result of the competition for the Peninsula Rose Bowl was: Le Bons Bay 1, Little River 2,. Okains Bay 3, Akaroa 4.

The afternoon programme included a talk by Mrs G. J. ten Hove on Dutch national costumes and customs. Mrs C. A. ten Hove and a friend modelled two costumes.

Several amusing musical items were given by the Akaroa “Hootenannys.” Mrs D. R. Wilkie showed slides and gave a most interesting talk on her recent visit to Malaysia.