UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 22754, 15 September 1937, Page 17

UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REUNION CELEBRATIONS The week-end Friday evening. Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening—was of particular importance to members of the Otago University Women’s Association, in that it marked the celebration of their twenty-fourth annual reunion. As Miss F. M. Allan (president) suggested in a felicitous speech of welcome on, Saturday evening, the fact that the reunion took place every year at springtime was a significant one The freshness of the season seemed to communicate itself to the members with the result that every year the reunion seemed to bo more successful than the lust.

The first function took place in the Somerset Lounge of the Savoy on Saturday, when the annual meeting was held and. a social evening enjoyed. Miss Allan was unanimously re-elected to the position of president, and Miss M. Steven to that of secretary. Lady Sidey, Dr Siedeberg M'Kinnon, Mrs G. E, Thompson and Miss F. Ross were re-elected vice-presidents; and the past committee—Mrs W, Borrie, Mrs R. D. Nimmo, Dr Bathgate, and Misses H. M‘R-ae, K. A. Morrell and A. Gumming • —wag re-elected, with the addition of Miss Anno, JJill. . Duyjng the evening Miss Allan spoke charmingly of various members of the association, and of two members who, had,.died since the past reunion, the members standing in silence as a tribute, to..their memory. Mrs Peter Milne, the representative of the association oh the National Council of . Women, reported on the work of the council, and Miss Lucy Morton, who is on the committee of the Otago University Court of Convocation gave a description of the last meeting of the court. A duet by Mrs Maurice Watt and Mrs Norman Gamble, accompanied by Miss Ida G. White, was much appreciated dpring the, evening. On Saturday afternoon tho members of the association went to the Botanic Gardens, where, at the Kiosk, they were the guests at tea of a member who wished to be anonymous. The afternoon was one in which the gardens were seen to the best advantage. Miss Ross, on behalf of those present, expressed thanks to the anonymous donor for a pleasant and enjoyable outing.

The final event of the reunion was a service at Ross Chapel, on Sunday evening, when Miss Allan read the lessons, Professor T. D. Adams played the organ, and tho Rev. Dr Merrington delivered the sermon. The members then went to “ The Lodge,” Knox College, whore they were the guests of Dr and Mrs Merrington at supper.