METHODIST BIBLE CLASS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 217, 27 August 1927, Page 8

METHODIST BIBLE CLASS

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BANQUET.

About fifty mothers and daughters took part in the banquet held last Wednesday in Wesley Hall, Hastings. to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Methodist Young Women’s Bible Class. The room was tastefully decorated with blue and silver streamers (the class colours), while the tables were made festive with spring Howers and silver streamers. The birthday cake, prettily decorated by one of the class members, was ornamented with 21 kewpies and tiny Bags. Mrs J Wilson, the class leader, presided. The toasts honoured were: “The King,” “The Methodist Church and Sunday School.” “The Bible Class Movement” (Hawke's Bay Union), “Our Past Leaders and Members,’ “Kindred Classes.” "Our Mothers,” and “Our Daughters.” Mrs J B Pickering, as president of the Hawkes Bay Union responded to the toast of the classes, while Miss A McKeown, as a foundation member. responded to the past members' and leaders’ toast.

On behalf of those present. Miss D. Garland (the youngest member present) handed Miss McKeown a small bouquet of violets in token of the honour in which the present classes held those who had laboured in the years gone by. Past leaders, whose loving service was brought to mind, were Mrs Hurley. Mrs Venables. Mrs Cunnold, Mrs Mcßean. and Miss McKeown. These women, out of the largeness of their hearts and the vision which thev had seen, had given of their best to help in the moulding of the lives of many women who were now taking their part in the life of the Dominion in homes scattered Ironi North to South. Mrs C G. Cunnold. in acknowledging the toast of “Our Mothers. ' proposed bv Miss 1. Hickman, urged the mothers to try and get .he "daughter’s” viewpoint. Girls were rather inclined to think mothers “old fogeys,” but it behoved both mothers and daughters to get into sympathy with each other and help one another, A girl's best friend was hei mother

The toast of "Our Daughters’’ (proposed by Mrs Linyardl Miss D B. French replied to in a happy little speech from a daughter's standpoint.

Miss Ford, who was present, in replying to the toast of ‘ The Kindred Classes.” acknowledged the sisterly way in which the different classes had worked together during the oast. Their ideals were identical as was also their motto. She urged a closer following of both. During the evenin” musical items were rendered by the Misses M. Cunnold and D. Symonds.