YEAR OF SERVICE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 100, 8 April 1936, Page 14

YEAR OF SERVICE

The Women’s Community Club

ANNUAL MEETING

The Hastings Women’s Community Club has continued to make its good felt throughout the past year, as it has done in many previous years, and has given willing assistance to many good causes. That the interest of the members is well sustained was obvious by the excellent attendance at the annual general meeting, held in the clubrooms yesterday, when the annual report and balance-sheet were presented to the members. 'The balance-sheet was read and explained in detail by Mr J. A. Fraser, and the club's financial position was found to be a satisfactory one. Mrs T. H. Lowry, the president, spoke briefly about her recent visit to Auckland to attend the Federated Clubs' biennial conference. She mentioned that one of the delegates, Lady Fergussou, had been president of the Dunedin club for 21 years, and she urged the delegates to tell their members that the best motto to think of was ‘Don't think what you get out of your club, but think of what you put into it.” Airs Lowry also said that she was privileged to visit the Wilson Home for Crippled Children. This home, though very wonderful, held only 5U patients, and as there were now oWO crippled children in New Zealand much very hard work must be done to raise funds to look after these children and, more important still, to care for them when they were well enough to be sem out of the homes.

Annual reports of the various circles were read by the leaders, and then club business of various kinds was discussed by- the members.

The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follow :—Warden, Airs 11. M. Campbell; president, Mrs T. H. Lowry; vice-presidents, Mrs W. C. Mackenzie, Mrs W. G. Stead, Airs H. W. C. Baird, and Miss Fitzroy; honorary vice-presidents, Mrs G. A. Maddison and Mrs I£. C. Clarkson; committee, Mrs E. Ballantyne, Mrs J. Harris, Airs C. Gardner, Airs Nairn, Mrs K. Puffett, Airs H. 1. Simson, Airs H. Stratton, Airs J. Wright, Airs H. Gilbertson, Air. A. J. Foot, Mrs Gordon Roach and Aliss Lewis. Circle leaders were nominated as follow:—Mrs F. S. Budd (.music), Mrs H. M. Bishop (bridge), Airs W, J. White (literary), Airs K. Crompton (garden) and Mrs F. Perrin and Airs E. V. Simpson (play-reading;. Among those present were: Alesdames T. H. Lowry, H. Lovell-Smith, H. Al. Campbell, W Alackenzie, W. G. Stead, E. Ballantyne, J. Harris, R. Puflett, J. Simson, H. Stratton, J. Wright, H. Gilbertson, A. J. Foot, Gordon Roach, K. Crompton, H. Lawlor, W. J. White, Al. K. G. Alatheson, R. Bridge, J. W. Bates, 0. C. Aloller, J. Leggat Donald Robertson, G. Dyer, F. Twigg Hedley Harvey, A. van Asch, D. W. Hnrsthouse, E. Al. Marshall, J. B. Pickering, K Riley, Steevens, E. V. Simpson, H. 1. Simson, W. H. Wood, G. Davies, Wilkinson, W. Greer, A. Lockie, A. Giorgi, F. Perrin, E. 0. Clarkson, H. -J. Grieve, Bach, E. Curlett, D. Scannell, F. J. Hull, G. A. Aladdison, J Wilson, J. Miller, Pitcaithley; Aliases Lewis, Fitzroy, H. Ford and M. G. Fuller. THE ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report presented to the meeting read as follows:— ‘‘The membership now stands at 135,

and though 17 resignations were received during the year 17 new members we"e elected and live old members rejoined. We regret to report the passing of two of our most valued members, Mrs Lloy.l and Airs Bockett. The honour of life membership was conferred upon Alls Perrin, a foundation member, who was for many years leader of the play-reading circle. “The most progressive move in the year’s work was made in July with the formation of an evening section for those who are unable to use the club during the day. Aliss Fuller is chairwoman and Aliss E. Wilson is secretary, and there are 26 members. Alusic, literary, play-reading, arts and crafts and bridge circles are held in turn on Monday evenings. “Among the distinguished visitors who were entertained at the club were Mr Harold Large, who gave his first lecture after returning irom Japan, where he attended tne International Red Cross Conference. Mr H. Grainger also spoke of his trip to Japan. Miss Jean Stevenson, national secretary of the New Zealand Y.W.C.A., told ot some of her experiences after attending the international conference of the Y.W.C.A. at Geneva. Aliss Amy Kane, president ot the Pioneer Club, spoke of tbe international conference if women o organisations at fstamboul. "To fulfil the motto of mutual help the committee has affiliated with various organisations, among them tne Drama League (represented by Airs 0. C. Aloller and aliss Helen Ford), the Hastings Horticultural Society (represented vy Airs Hedley Harvey;, the Hastings and District Progress l.eague (represented by Alru H. Lovell-Smitn). The club also staged an entry at the floral display of tue A. and I’. Show, and helped at tne exhibition of women’s work organised by the Northern Hawke’s Bay I‘ederation of Women’s institutes. Airs J. H. Williams and Mi> T. H. Lowry, two club members, received Jubilee meuals and are to be congratulated, “Club members gave their help to the jubilee Cancer research Fund, the Red Cross ball and Returned Solmers’ Lail, the IS.Z. Blind institute, the 11.8. Children’s Homes, the Uealm Stamp Fund, the Crippled Children’s Fund. Members of tne garden circle undertook the responsibility and achieved a splendid effect when tuuy decorated the piutiorm on the occasion ot the visit of lheir Excellencies Lord and Lady Galway. ' ‘Tbe biennial conference of the leueraled clubs was held m Alarcb in the Lyceum Club, Auckland, and the Hastings Women’s Community Club was represented by Mrs T. H. Lowry, president, arid Alls 11. J. Lovell-SmitJ, die secretary. “The thanks of the members are due tu the monthly hostesses who arrange the bowers in the club and dispense the tea at the club afternoons, tu members who supply magazine, to members ot the garden circle for posies and bouquets, to the circle leaders who keep alive the activities of the club, and to the Auckland Lyceum Club for its monthly journal.’’ Lastly, Airs T. H. Lowry extended very special thank’s to the secretary, Mrs H. J. Lovell-Smith, without whose wonderful and untiring work a much less successful result would have been achieved.