FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 116, 12 April 1930, Page 10

FEILDING

WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESERVE. (Special to “Standard.”) , ' FEILDING, April 12. The annual meeting of tho Feilding branch of the Women’s National Reservo was presided oved by Mrs Darragh, a fair attendance being present. In moving the adoption ot tho report and balance-sheet, which showed a credit of £47, of which £lO was *et aside for the upkeep of the Fcilding cot, Mrs Darragh complimented the members on tho work done during the year. When another society called upon the National Reserve for assistance, it was always forthcoming. The packing of comforts for the inmates at Porirua Hospital took place in July. The Feilding people every year gave moro liberally to this. Members heartily endorsed the remarks made by the president, who was re-elected, and the committee remains the same as for last year. DISTRICT NURSE . Mr V. E. Smith presided over the monthly meeting of the Feilding District Nurse Association when thore were also present Mesdames Miller, Wild, Farmer, Fisher, Billman, Sporle, Bridge, Fitzpatrick. Rev. Mr Copeland and Mr T. S. Goldsmith. Sister Smith reported that 260 sick visits were paid, two patients were discharged, ono was sent to tho hospital, medical comforts were supplied to three patients, food, clothing, and meat to eight families. Gifts of vegetables, jam, etc., were received from Mr Sliced, Mrs Shannon, St. John’s festival nnd St. Michael’s, Stanway, meat from Mr Watt, clothing from Mesdames Sandford, Fry, Collier and the Women’s Institute at Sandon. Donations woro received from tho following: Feilding Borough, £2O; Form 3B (1929), Agricultural High School. & 9d; Mr Poole, £1; Anonymous, £2; Rangitikei Club box, £l. It was decided to hold the annual street day in July. Accounts amounting to £9 17s 8d were passed for payment.

KIWITEA RABBIT BOARD. Trustee W. L. Grice presided over the bi-monthly meeting of tho Kiwitoa Rabbit Board oh Wednesday at Kimbolton, there being also present Trustees A. Brown, J. W. Batcholar, E. A. Palmer, G. Kreghnr and T. D. Wood. Reporting for tho months of February and March, the eliief inspector stated that the inspectors had devoted a good deal of time to noxious weed inspections exclusively. Although they experienced considerable difficulty in getting sufficient satisfactory work done in a number of instances, continual visits at short intervals enabled them to get a fair amount of weeds, especially blackberry and ragwort, destroyed. Ragwort was still spreading in the district, as the inspectors continually found bundles of this weed whore they had never previously noticed it. By strict, supervision and the co-operation of the settlers themselves, it would be kept jn check, if not eradicated. There had been no noticeable increase in rabbits, but owing to the dry spell signs of the pest were now more readily seen and, as conditions wero gutting suitable for patch poisoning where roquired, they intended to get this done in tho near future, after which a further strychnine poisoning in two or threo months’ time should again reduce these particular areas to the minimum, when only scattered rabbits would remain to be dealt with. —Adopted. GENERAL. In reply to the board’s request to the Kiwitea County Council to have gorse and barberry declared noxious weeds in the county,' the council advised that it was referring the matter back to tho board with a request that a list of all weeds requiring declaration as noxious be compiled with a view to including the whole in one special order. A notice of motion given by Trustees Wood and Kregher that Messrs J. W. Dorward and W. Fraser, chief inspector and assistant inspector respectively, he placed on an equal footing at a salary of £325 per annum each, including all expenses, was lot on the casting voto of the chairman. Trustees Grice and Batcholar were appointed the board’s delegates to tho forthcoming annual conference of rabbit boards. The question of declaring certain weeds noxious under the Act was held o\er. Accounts amounting to £l7l 18s Id were passed for payment. At a special meeting held later it was decided to strike a general rate of 5-8 d per acre on tho area in the board’s district, excluding the area in the Waituna group, and a general rate of 2£d per aero under section 67 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, on the area in the Waituna group. WEDDING. At St. John's Church, Feilding, on Wednesday, a very pretty wedding was celebrated when Hazel Delsie, second daughter, of Mr and Mrs R. H. Reid, Makino Road, was married to Ellis McDougall, fourth son of Mr and Mrs H. W. Bennett, Awahuri. Rev. Mr Kempthorne oonducted the service and Mr E. A. Golding was at tho organ. Exqusitcly shaded autumn foliage, together with wliito flowers and large white bows, were chosen by friends of the young couple to decornto tho church, the result achieved being particularly pleasing. The bride, who was escorted by her father, woro a dainty frock of ivory gcorgotto, which set off her brunette beauty to perfection. Cut on simple lines with a shirred bodice and long shirred sleeves, it was finished at the waistline with a largo drooping bow, held in place with a handsome diamante buckle. The graceful veil of embroidered tulle was caught to the head with a coronet of orange blossoms and pearls. 'Her shoes were of silver and the beautiful bouquet, which was presented by Mrs Stuart-Moray, was of Madonna lilies, rosebzuls and pale pink carnations, sweet peas and Btock, with touches of maidenhair and asparagus fern, tied with a large satin bow.—Miss Jean Stuart-Moray, who attended her cousin as bridesmaid, was charming in a frock of deep apricot georgette, mndo with a twp-tiered skirt that fell in uneven lines, and a bodice finished with a deep Bertha collar knotted, on the shoulder. Mr Wallace Reid, brother of tho bride, acted as best man. A reception was held at tho Parish Hall where Mr and Mrs Reid entertained about 100 guests among whom were Mr and .Mrs William Reid, grand-parents of tho bride, who are among tho oldest and moßt highly esteemed residents iof Makino. Mr and Mrs. Bennett left later by car for the south, the bride travelling in a smart tailored suit of brown and beige tweed, fox fur and beige bankok hat, trimmed with brown. A particularly large number of gifts testified to the popularity of the young couple. The staff of Massey Collego (Palmerston North) of which Mr Bennett is at member, presented him with a largo easy chair and his bride with an electric iron. Mr Wft. liam Reid, on the afternoon of the wedding, presented his granddaughter with a lucky Maori emblem in the shape of a greenstone brooch. Mr and Mrs Ellice Bennett will reside in Ferguson Street, Palmerston North. , ■ „ '