WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 29 October 1934, Page 9

WOMEN’S WORLD

Miss Kathleen Shand, of Palmerston North, is the guest of Mrs J. Glendining, Dunedin. Mr and Mrs "\V. H. Nelson, of Woodville, who hare been the guests of Miss Hackworth, Wellington, have returned home.

Mns A. H. Raisin and family, Bunnythorpe, are spending a few days in Wellington. Miss Betty Raisin sailed by the Wanganella on a holiday visit to Melbourne.

Three students at Canterbury College from this district, Misses Peggy Young, Myra Billens (Palmerston North) and Mary Mules (Woodville) kept terms for the second section of their B.A. degrees in their respective subjects. Mrs Kitty O’Sullivan, of Auckland, who has established a reputation for her walking feats and is now on a cycling tour from Spirits Bay, in the Far North, to the Bluff, in an endeavour to break the record for the Dominion, reached Palmerston North on Saturday and left yesterday for Wellington. “During the month there passed away a faithful worker of this parish in Mrs Marsh, who was widely known,” states the All Saints’ Church Parish Magazine. “She was a member of the Mothers’ Union, a district visitor, and a willing volunteer for service in any social function for the good of the Church. It was while she was caring for the welfare of the Boy Scouts that she was taken ill, and died later at the Hospital. To her relatives we extend our deepest sympathy.”

KOPANE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. Mrs Salt presided over the monthly meeting of the Kopane Women’s Institute held at Mrs Conwell’s house on October 24, and welcomed two visitors. Members reported that they had planted tile institute seed potatoes so kindly donated by Messrs Humphries, Salt and Taylor. Mrs Divehall (hon. secretary) and the delegate appointed to report the half-yearly meeting at Levin was unavoidably absent, but Mrs Salt presented her report. Mrs Dyer gave a demonstration of silk art painting which was much appreciated by the members, who accorded her a hearty vote of thanks. The competition for the best article made from one shilling’s worth of material was won by Mrs Glasgow, with Mrs Darobin second and Mrs Jones third. Afternoon tea, followed by the singing of the National Anthem, brought the meeting to a close. At the next meeting,, which will be held on November 21 at Miss Boddy’s house, a one-act play will be presented. The competition will be for the best covered coat-hanger and the hostesses will be Mesdames Conwell and Humphries. OBITUARY.

MRS ELIZABETH BARRETT,

The death occurred recently, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs William Smith, Kilbirnie, Wellington, of a highly respected and esteemed resident of Mataura, Mrs Elizabeth Barrett. Born 74 years ago at Bambridge, County Down, Ireland, Mrs Barrett came to New Zealand some 50 years ago to join her husband, the late Constable William H. Barrett, who was then stationed at Wellington. Various transfers necessitated her living in several South Island towns, and she finally settled at Mataura some twentytwo years ago, and since had taken keen and active interest in all functions for the social life of the town, but her main interest was centred in the congregational activities of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, of which she was an ardent and devoted member and worker, and although of a somewhat retiring nature the deceased lady commanded the esteem and respect of a large section of the community. Some eighteen months ago she left Mataura to visit members of her family in the North Island, and three weeks ago took an illness from which she never recovered and passed peacefully away. The body was taken to Mataura for interment with that of her late husband, who had predeceased her some five years ago. Mrs Barrett is survived by a family of four daughters and five sons—Mesdames J. Esson (Hastings), William Smith (Wellington), William Stewart and Daniel Russell (Mataura), Messrs William H., Ernest, Noel (Wellington), Richard J, (Napier), and Constable H. H. Barrett (Palmerston North). Tlie funeral, which took place at the Mataura cemetery, was well attended, the many floral tributes bearing testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held. The service at the residence of her daughter, Mrs W. Stewart, and that at the graveside was conducted by Rev. Cyprian Webb, vicar of Gore.