LEAGUE OF MOTHERS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 96, 20 October 1937, Page 18

LEAGUE OF MOTHERS

ABOUT THE ARGENTINE There was an excellent attendance , of members and husbands at the an- ; nual combined meeting of the Lower . Hutt branch of the League of Mothers held in the Horticultural HrII recently, j A profusion of arum lilies, Iceland ( poppies, and a choice bowl of tulips j presented a picture of artistic beauty , on th> - platform. The president, Mrs. Charlesworth, ( presided, and cordially welcomed the guests of the evening, the men, and | other presidents, the secretaries of Hutt Valley branches, and Mrs. S. Harris. , After the announcement had been j made Mr. Cedric Muir gave much plea- , sure with two humorous elocutionary j numbers. Mrs. S. Harris (secretary of ( Maori and scattered branches) gave an ( outline of her work, chiefly in connec- , tion with the Maori branches. The , choir, conducted by Mrs. Barron, with ! Mrs. Andrews as accompanist, sang some bracketed numbers. Mrs. R. G. ( Millward and Mr. F. Bryant, of Petone, adding further pleasing items, which were enthusiastically received. Mrs. Charlesworth introduced the speaker, Mr. Johannes C. Andersen, recently returned from the P.E.N. Conference in. the Argentine. The holding of this congress, at which fi|ty-six countries were represented, was a sign of development of the Argentine, a country approximately eleven times as large as New Zealand and a very keen competitor now in the butter and meat markets. ' The Spaniards, in settling there, said the speaker, found a barren land with wild animals thronging the plains, and at once set about their work of annihilation among the nomads, breaking in the horses cruelly, and riding them mercilessly. "This wild life made wild men who lived wildly in a very primitive manner," continued Mr. Andersen. Under Spanish rule little progress was made, for the wealth derived from developing the arid land into fertile country was taken to Spain; but after their revolutions, when they threw off the yoke of Spain, rapid changes were made, with money freely spent. The speaker then described the Argentinos as a fine people striving to progress. In Chile Mr. Andersen found the plant life very similar to that of New Zealand, finding tree-ferns," peri peri, tuki tuki, barberry, etc., and even the yellow kowhai in full bloom. The wild life and the bird life, once so prolific, is now almost extinct. At the conclusion of an interesting and an informative address, Mrs. J. Mitchell moved a very cordial vote of thanks to the speaker. Mr. Andersen, Mr. Muir, and Mr. Bryant were the recipients of dainty buttonholes, and Mrs. Millward received a posy, and one was sent to Mrs. Andersen. Mr. Jarman spoke on behalf of the men present, expressing appreciation for the invitation to be present. Mrs. Lopdell supplied the thought for the month: "Self is the only prison; love is the only angel that can bid the gates unroll. And when He comes to call thee arise and follow fast. His way may lead through darkness, but it leads to light at last." After supper had been served by the committee and helpers, the meeting closed with the singing of "Spirit of the Living God." When mayonnaise is to be made, It is a good plan to place the ingredients in a wide-necked bottle with a screw top and blend them by vigorous shaking. The bottle should be large enough to allow the mixture to be freely shaken.