C.W.I. ACTIVITIES

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31332, 31 March 1967, Page 2

C.W.I. ACTIVITIES

Many branches of the Canterbury Federation of Country Women's Institutes held their annual meetings recently. Clentunnel Mrs R. Hudson presided and welcomed the voluntary organiser, Mrs J. Knight. Officers elected were: President, Mrs R. Hudson; vice-president, Mrs T. Blair; secretary, Mrs J. Marsh; treasurer, Mrs G. D. Marsh; committee, Mesdames T. Beattie, G. Chapman, F. Smith and G. Tomlin, Miss M. Marsh. Annual points prizes presented were: Decorative®, Mrs T. Blair 1, Mrs L. Tomlin and Mrs G. Wright (equal) 2. Handcraft, Mrs J. Marsh 1, Mrs L. Tomlin and Mrs G. Wright (equal) 2. Homecraft, Mrs L. Tomlin 1, Mrs J. Marsh 2. Flowers, Mrs G. Wright 1, Mrs F. Smith 2. Most entries without a prize, Mrs A. Tarling. H i I tsboroug h-Heathcote Officers elected were Presi-

dent, Mrs K. J. Harrison; vicepresidents, Mesdames R. J. Newby, M. A. Stapleton; secretary, Mrs H. E. Sharpe; minute secretary, Mrs S. Walton; treasurer, Mrs A. J. Streeter; committee, Mesdames G. A. Bishop, G. K. Cutting, H. O. Haydon, A. W. Higgins, J. Kelly, T. M. Malons, W. C. Rae, S. C. Restall, E. Robinson, G. W. Wade. Competition Winners.—Cooking, Mrs G. R. Bezette; handwork, Mrs M. Lake; vegetables, Mrs W. Deavoli; floral, Mesdames M. Lake, M. A. Stapleton, A. W. Higgins, S. C. Restall. The voluntary organiser was Mrs R. Naughton. Lyttelton The voluntary organiser, Mrs G. E. MacLachlan, and Mrs W. Mason, representing the federation, were welcomed. Officers elected were: President, Mrs S. O’Donovan; vice-presidents, Mesdames, E. Duckworth and E. Sinclair; committee, Mesdames E. Childs, Duckworth, H. Harbott, I. Illingworth, E. Meaclem, H. Pluck, A. Porteous, E- Sinclair, I. Stenson, T. Thurlow. Malrchau Mrs G. E. MacLachlan was the voluntary organiser, and Mrs E. McKenzie represented the federation. Officers elected were:—President, Mrs W. Kime; vicepresidents, Mesdames E. J. Melhuish, C. Stevens; secretary, Mrs J. R. Taylor; committee, Mesdames E. Coleman, C. Clarke, J. Dodd, E. Law, H. Litolfl, D. Leslie, E. J. Melhuish, C. Richards. C. Stevens, J. R. Taylor, Miss E. Willetts. Competition winners: Mesdames A. Rofe, W. H. Kime, J. Leask, D. Leslie, E. Coleman, E. Webster, Misses A. Ormandy, E. Talbot. North Beach Mrs A McAllister, a vicepresident, presided. Mrs M. McDiarmin was the voluntary organiser, and Mrs E. J. Melhuish the federation representative. A talk on institute matters was given by Mrs McDiarmin, who f (resented the trophies as folows:—McKecknie Cup, Mrs R. McKechnie, Irvine Cup, Mrs R. McKechnie: Pat Henderson trophy for cooking, Mrs A. McAllister; Rose Cooks trophy for mumber with most entries not gaining a place, Mrs M. Roscoe.

South Brighton

The institute had accepted a new link with the Country Women's Association of the Air in Australia, whose members met through the Flying Doctor radio service. A South Brighton member will write to the link every month. Officers elected were:—President, Mrs L. J. Dlxey; secretary, Mrs W. McDowall; treasurer, Mrs D. Griffiths; committee, Mesdames J. Beumelburg, A. R. Gould, W. A. Hodgkinson. M. Jorgensen. D. Mullins. W. Pitman. K. Ritchie, Miss M. Smith. Competition prizes awarded were:—Arts and crafts, Mrs A. R. Gould; cooking, Mrs K. Evans; gardening, Mrs J. Beumbelburg, Miss M. Smith; single bloom, Mrs A. Griffiths; Aggregate Points Cup, Miss M. Smith. Sumner Officers elected were:—President, Mrs E. E. Glen; secretary, Mrs P. M. Nicholson; committee. Mesdames I. Davies, E. Brooks, I. Mugford, E. Merrills, E. Burmlster.