WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 16, 18 July 1936, Page 18

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

SILVERSTREAM MEETING

The hall was comfortably filled when the Silverslream Women's Institute held its annual "men's evening" recently, nnd an enjoyable time was spent by all.

Mrs. Spackman received the guests, and later spoke a few words of welcome to the husbands and sons, and also to the visitors from the sister institutes of Upper Hutt, WallaceviUe, and Trentham.

The programme opened with a "potpourri" of lilting airs from a number of popular light operas, the solos being sung very pleasingly by Mrs. Jefcoate. An Egyptian dance foJowed, given by Miss Swanson; "Hezikiah. Helps/ a farce written by a member of a northern institute, caused much amusement, the parts being taken by Mesdames Pierard and Eckersley. Tho competitions were won as fol-lows:—Paper-cutting won by Mr. Griffln: in the balloon game Mr. Grigg and Mr. Price tied, and, Mrs. Kurth came next. : ,

After supper the evening was de-' voted to dancing, and at its conclusion, Captain Davis thanked the memberfl of the Women's Institute for the entertainment, which had, been much appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. On the following . afternoon the monthly meeting was held. ■>Mrs. Spackman presided over, a fair attendance. Several new members were elected. The date of-the dance in aid of funds for the Wellington Free Ambulance was announced,■ and .the . -response to donations for the supper, was most gratifying. .• '. , ' ', •

A subscription list was also opened lor the women of New Zealand's gift portrait of Queen Mary. '■', • Miss Amy Kane spoke very interestingly of her recent .visit to Palestine. She described it as a land of .contrasts. Farmers, lor example,. ploughed their land, and harvested their crops without the. aid of beast or machine, yet the pilgrims to Mecca no longer made the journeyon foot,i>ut travelled luxuriously: in , big! red' buses! The scenery was lovely, and in the spring the country, was. gay: .with thousands of wild flowers..With.therecent Jewish! immigration prosperity "had returned to this hilly country, which, in"'. spine J ways has hardly changed for. hundreds' of years. . Miss Kane was heartily; applaudedl for her interesting", address, she and Mrs. Home (who accompanied her) were presented;with-,posies. '.■-■."' : The .competition for slippers was won by Mrs: McKay-CampbelL >-A delicious .afternoon tea was served. - - \' .' . '