HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 130, 3 June 1936, Page 15

HERE AND THERE

Knitting- Demonstration. There was a good attendance at a recent meeting of the Tawa Flat Women's Institute. Arrangements were made for the birthday meeting, arid a members' library was opened. A. most instructive address and demonstration was 'given by Mrs, H. Webley, of Lower Hutt, Knitting was the main theme, but the attentive audience was shown, as well,, samples of wool in every stage that i,t passes through before actually being sold over the counter. A small token of appreciation was presented to Mrs. Webley. Results of competitions were as follows:— Knitted article, Mrs. Macindoe 1, Mrs. Cook 2, Mrs. Hirst 3; shortbread, Mrs. Macindoe 1, Miss Rowell 2, Mrs. Hawken 3. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Woodman', Hunt, and Turkington. Play Readings. The play-reading circle o'f the Pio-» neer Club held three readings recently, one in connection with the E.O.W. Circle. The plays included "Grief Goes Over" (the new Merton Hodge plfiy), "Close Quarters," and "Viceroy Sarah," this last being in connection with the great Duchess of Marlborough. "Bring and Buy Afternoon." The Methodist Schoolroom, Brooklyn, was well filled yesterday when Miss Beni Addy, the Indian singer, was the guest of honour at an afternoon organised by Mrs. H. Temple White in aid of the Y.W.C.A. This took the form of a "Bring and Buy," which was most successful. Mrs. White (who presided) welcomed Miss Addy. Miss Bridgeman (Y.W.C.A.), when introducing the visitor, spoke of the "rainbow triangle" scheme. Miss Addy spoke most interestingly of her career, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Items by the following were much appreciated: Mrs. Wilfred Andrews, Mrs. -Boardman, Miss J. White; Master G. White contributed songs, and Pamela Boardman a recitation. The serving of a dainty afternoon tea brought a delightful afternoon to a close. Fruitless Tramcar Knitting. Women are to be seen knitting at concerts, at the cinema, in trains, and even in the courtroom. But one who was kitting in an Invercargill tramcar the other day did a lot of work for nothing. She left the tram at a stop-ping-place and took her knitting with her--but unfortunately she left the ball of wool behind. An astonished motorman found his car being pursued by an agitated passenger to whom he had said a pleasant good-bye just a moment before. When he opened the door he found that the wool had become jammed, the ball being in the car and the knitting in the woman's bag. When each started off in opposite directions the knitting started to unravel, and, by the time the matter was remedied, a lot of conscientious work had been undone. Navy League Dance. Navy League girls who would like to attend the dance for the petty officers and men of the French war sloop Savorgnan de Brazza in the Concert Chamber on Friday night, at 8 o'clock, are asked to call at the Navy League office, 212 Lambton Quay, for their tickets of admission, before 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.