16TH. BIRTHDAY

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 54, Issue 32653, 3 December 1945, Page 2

16TH. BIRTHDAY

WAITAKARURU INSTITUTE HALL GAY WITH FLOWERS ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME The sixteenth birthday of the Waitakaruru Women’s Institute was celebrated in the Waitakaruru Hall on Wednesday last when a large number -of friends from the district and neighbouring institutes were welcomed by the president, Mrs Harley Wallis 1 . Miss Paul, president of the ThamesHauraki Federation, was also present.

Following the singing of the National Anthem and- the institute song, Mrs Wallis presented' flowers to Miss Paul and presidents of other institutes and l during the afternoon similar exchange of -flowers took place. In having November as its birthday month, Waitakaruru Institute is fortunate, as the spring flowers are at their best, with roses in abundance, and the hall looked very 'beautiful. Following a dainty luncheon which was served by all members-, the usual cutting of the cake with its 16 candles then took place. Mrs S. Dick made the cake and Mrs F. Pinehess iced it. Mrs -Ganley lit the candles and Mrs: MdPherson blew them out. The secretary, Mrs- A. Coxhead 1 , cut the cake.

Miss Paul congratulated the insti-, tute on the celebrations and took the opportunity of telling members that Madame Terry was prepared to take a course on drama technique during December, if this could be arranged, and thisi should be of great benefit for the 1946 Drama Festival. Miss Paul also told members that the federation would receive a visit from “Aunt Daisy” early in the new year.

The programme arranged! by the institute was much appreciated by the audience, particularly the children’s items and special thanks were due to the teachers for their training.

The items were as follow: —Pianoaccordion solo, Miss Lorna Dick; choral singing, school girls-, “The Merry Minstrel,” and “Minka,” “Salome” by a member of the. Ngatea Institute; recitation, “I Don’t Know Why”; tap dance, Misses Nellie and Quona Mosley; songs-, “Jessie’s Dream,” and “Love Is All”; humour by Mesdames Laing and Lee; action songs and poi dance, Maori schoolgirls; pianoforte solo, Susanne Coxheadl and duet with Mary Baigent; vocal duet, Misses Gwen and Dorothy Paton; recitation, Margaret Jones, “My Soldier Daddy”; sailors’ hornpipe dance, Miss Nellie Mosley; play, “The Dragon,” school girls; folk dance, primer children; songs, W &s Mavis Edlin. “Three Blind Mice,” a mime which was the winning entry at the recent Drama Festival by Mesdames Laing and Lee.

A most enjoyable afternoon concluded with the singing of “God Defend New Zealand.”

There was much enthusiasm in the bean competition, while the sales table was well patronised.