All Saints’ Branch of Mothers’ Union

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 67, 21 March 1935, Page 2

All Saints’ Branch of Mothers’ Union

ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR REVIEWED.

The annual meeting of All Saints’ branch of the Mothers’ Union was held in the girls’ club room yesterday afternoon, when Canon G. Y. Woodward presided. Prior to tho meeting a service was held in the Lady Chapel. Annual Report.

The annual report, presented by Mrs Metcalfe, reviewed the meetings and services held during the year, at which the attendances had been well main* tened. Social afternoons were held, when their guests had been the local branch of tho League of Mothers, and members of the Ashhurst branch, while they had had as guests at afternoon tea the clergy aud workers of the Maori Mission in tho Wellington diocese. Two members had visited the hospital each week. Thanks were expressed to the following, who had given addresses. Mrs Spratt (diocesan president), Mrs Rudolph Spratt (Melanesia), Rev. E. 0. Ball, Rev. H. S. Ivenney (Foxton), Sister Sudbury, Mrs Hawley, Miss 0. Ashton, and Canon. Woodward. Thanks were tendered Mrs E. Hunt, for arranging the programmes, and Mrs F. Buck, for attending diocesan council meetings as representative, those wtio had entertained with items, and hostesses. Several members had left for other towns. Mrs A. Marsh and Mrs Barry, members, had been called to higher service.— Report adopted. The balance-sheet, which was adopted, showed a credit of £5 JOs -id. Mesdames I. E. Brougham and E. Eckers.ley presented a hospital report on visits.

Speaking to tho report, Canon Woodward said tho year had been a very successful one. Ho urged that the union should do its best to gain now members. One aim of the union was to make mothers realise their responsibility. They were living in a very critical age—an age that required all the thought, religion, sympathy and energy of right-thinking people. They could not conceive of any greater body than the Mothers’ Union for helping forward in this way. The mother was in the homo and tho mother was to train the people of the future. Canon Woodward said he felt that the children of to-day were not attending the churches and Sunday schools as they did some 30-10 years ago, and that parents were not teaching children as they should in the homes. It was for tho mothers to help iu this direction—the nation could only live when it put its trust and confidence in God.

It was derided to give a donation of £3 to the Mothers’ Union in Melanesia, and £1 to the Vicar’s relief fund. Mesdames J. Cameron and TV E. Taylor will visit tho Hospital during the coming month. Mrs Taylor is to be convenor of the tea committee. Election of Officers. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mrs G. Y. Woodward; secretary, Mrs Metcalfe; treasurer, Mrs E. Eckersley; vice-presi-dents, Mesdames J. Ax, E. Dawick, T. Hewitt, C. E. Taylor, 11. G. Bagnall, aud Mrs H. Schwarz; committee, Mesdames N. D. Smalc, J. Rcnwick, E. Hunt, Briden Jones, C. Langridge, A. D. Farraher, I. E. Brougham, and G. Envoy.

Canon Woodward paid tribute to tho work of Mrs Metcalfe as secretary, aud thanked her on behalf of the union. The work of the treasurer, Mrs Eckersley, vice-presidents (especially Mrs Dawick), aud committee, was commented on in an appreciative manner and thanks expressed.

Hostesses who served afternoon tea were Mesdames N. D. Simile, G. Davey and E. Dawick,

A committee meeting was afterwards held to discuss the programme of the coming year.