Women’s Institutes

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 197, 22 August 1938, Page 11

Women’s Institutes

SHANNON Tho August meeting was held on Wednesday and presided over by Mrs. J. A. Easton (president), some forty members attending. The president w*' corned all visitors and members af hoped that they would spend a pleasant afternoon. Mrs. J. D. Campbell (Alangaore) was welcomed back as a member and two new members, Airs. E. Spring, snr., and Miss Spring, were cordially welcomed. Mrs. Allen appealed for gifts of magazines, periodicals, comics or such like reading matter suitable for sending to the Porirua Alehtal Hospital. If they were left at Air. Stonely’s shop she would undertake to have them delivered to the above mentioned hospital. An appeal was made recently by Airs. E. Bowler, Linton (nee Aliss Snelling late of the Otaki Children’s Health Camp), for used stamps to send to the children there who on wet days cleaned them for selling. With the money thus obtained extras, such as fruit salad, were provided for a treat. If the members will bring the stamps next institute day and hand them to Mrs. A. Burling she will attend to the sending of them to the camp. An apology was received from Airs. Aludgway, of Levin, who was to have given a demonstration on tatting. Mrs. McMeeking gave a comprehensive report, with comments, on the institute conference, which she attended in the capacity of delegate, at Wellington recently. A vote of thanks was accorded Airs. AleAleeking, which was carried by acclamation. At this juncture the hostesses, Alesdames Cronquest, Bovis, Harpur, Lepper and Lind (absent), served afternoon tea. Airs. W. H. Gumming then gave a talk on her trip to England and her impressions of various cities she stayed in. She spent a fortnight on a farm and in passing mentioned that calves were kept in very clean large buildings until they were five months old; consequently one paid considerably more for a calf in England than in New Zealand. In England a cow cost about £2O to buy. Poultry had to be securely shut up at night on account of foxes. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Airs. Gumming, especially as she had so kindly come at very short notice. The competition winners were Airs. Bovis and Mrs. Trcmewan, first and second respectively for a child’s knitted singlet. For the best bloom in my garden Airs. A. Thomson was first, Mrs. A. E. Treme'.:an second and Airs. H. Easton third. Airs. Bovis opened the post bag and read the contents which comprised some very good jokes, useful hints for the housewife, a very fine piece of poetry and a humurous piece of poetry written by ~n ex-Shannon Institute member, Airs. AlcKenzie, now of Warkworth. The competition for the September meeting will be for a butter sponge without Hilling and for the best bloom in qarden. The deferred demonstration on tatting by Airs. Mudgway will be given and any member wishing to start a piece of tatting for herself must bring a spool and cotton. The singing of the National Anthem closed the meeting.

It has been decided that the weekly euchre parties held under the auspices of the women’s institute will bo continued until further notice. There was a good attendance of players last Tuesday afternoon, the prizes being won by Airs. S. Pedersen (first). Airs. J. A. Roach (second) and Airs. Picard (consolation). FOXTON CELEBRATES EIGHTH BIRTHDAY

The eighth birthday was fittingly celebrated, when there was a large attendance of institute members and friends at tli© birthday party, which was held in the Alasonic Hall. The Alayor (Mr. M. E. Perreau) extended a welcome to those present and lovely shoulder sprays were presented by Airs. E. Brown (president) to Alesdames Al. E. Perreau (Alayorcss), A. P. Easton and J. Synion (members of the executive of the Northern Wellington Federation), also Airs. W. R. McKenzio (treasurer). The sprays were the artistic work of Airs. F. Proctor. Dancing, items and competitions pleasantly whildd away an enjoyable .evening. Items, which were greatly enjoyed by those present, wero vocal solos by ALiss Ula Thomson, ‘‘My Irish Daddy Knows’’ and “A Bird Sang in the Rain”; solos by Aliss Joan Barron, ‘‘Lovely Night,” and ‘‘lt’s Raining Sunbeams”; duets by Airs. L. J. Chittenden and Aliss Ula Thomson, ‘‘l Did Not Know” and two humorous items by Mr. Bert Hinds. A feature of the items was an exhibition of tho lancers given by institute members. At a group rally held recently at Koputaroa, six teams wore entered in a competition for the lancers and the local institute was successful in winning the competition, for which they wero awarded the banner. The dancers wore Mesdames D. R. Barron and S. Dudson, Hughes and Baird, W. R. Byne and V. Hofmann, R. Easton and Miss R. Hofmann, and attired in the dainty costumes of a bygone day they gave an ex-

cellent demonstration, which met with great applause. An amusing play entitled ‘‘A Dish of Scandal,” which was presented by the drama circle, was also well received. The members of the cast were Mesdames A. V. Taylor, J. L. Chittenden, P. Baird, Hughes, Aiisses U. Thomsen, I.'Baker and R. Hoffmann, and one and all gave an understanding portrayal of their parts. Dancing was indulged in during the evening and two competitions were also held and were won as follows: —Alusicai rings, Alesdames F. Proctor and M. A. Wishart; and the honeymoon race, which created much merriment, was won by Aliss F. Coley and Air. W. R. Bynne. The music for dancing and the accompaniments for the various items were played by Alesdames E. Jackson and M. Ross and Messrs. T. East and L. Mattar. Supper was served by members of the institute and at a suitable juncture the Mayor (Air. Perreau) extended birthday greetings to the institute on the occasion of its eighth birthday and congratulated tho members on tho success of their party. The eight candles on the large birthday cake were then lit by Airs. Seabury (the oldest institute member) and extinguished by Miss Zola Reid (the youngest member), after which the cake was cut and sampled by those present. Dancing was continued after supper and a very happy evening came to a close at a late hour. APITI There was a very good attendance at the August meeting of tho Apiti Women’s Institute. Mrs. W. M. Duncan presided and extended a cordial wel-

come to tho Table Flat members who accepted tho invitation to combine their meeting with Apiti in order to hear the conference report. Apolgies were received frm Alesdames A. W. Benscman, J. F. Jensen, G. Watkins, L. Gould, H. C. Mclntyre and C. AlcKenzie, all Apiti members. Airs. W. Hogan carried out' the secretarial duties for the afternoon. Sincere sympathy was expressed with the relatives of the late Airs. J. D. C. Crewe and also the late Airs. Hamilton, of Wanganui. Resignations were received from Aliss Molly Harland, now resident in Christchurch, and I .ss Aladge McKay, who has gone to Auckland. These young members will be missed from Apiti and the president expressed the wish that both would be happy in their new spheres. Airs. MeNicol and Aliss Stanley were welcomed as committee members to take the places of members who have left the district. The Homo and Country subscription to our English and Scottish links were renewed and £1 was voted as donation to Dominion Federation funds. A recipe book is to be sent with the institute’s best wishes to a recent bride, Airs. C. AlcKenzie. The delegate to the Dominion conference gave a full report of tho proceedings, after which Airs. C. AI. Stanley moved a v-ote of thanks to Airs. Duncan for her excellent report which so vividly and interestingly conveyed to members the impressions and experiences of a delegate to the conference. The group meeting report was also given. Airs. AI. McKay demonstrated the art of making lamp shades and very kindly offered further advice I to those who intend making shades. The dainty tea cosy presented by Mrs. H. Jensen to aid the Chinese refugee stall

was won by Mrs. James Malone. Mrs. H. Jensen, who also offered to ice the birthday cake, is a very loyal women’s institute helper and was accorded a vote of thanks. Good business was done at both stalls for refugee funds, Miss Hogan being in charge of Table Flat stall and Airs. J. Alapson the Apiti stall.* Tho Table Flat competitions were judged by Alesdames G. Duncan and L. J. Hodson with the following results: Italian quilting, Miss Pettigrew 1, Aliss Hogan 2, Airs. J. D. Ivilgour 3; best bloom (garden circle), Airs. H. Jensen I, Airs. Pettigrew 2, Aliss R. Jensen 3; decorative saucer of flowers, etc., Mrs. Pettigrew 3, Aliss Rao Jensen 2, Mrs. H. Jensen 3. Aliss E. Jensen was steward. The Apiti competitions were judged by Airs. Elliott and Aliss Elliott as follows: Wool worked cushion, Airs. J. R. Osborne 1, Miss Pettigrew 2, Airs. AlcNicol 3; cocoanut ice, Airs. D. AlcNicol 1, Mrs. W. Duncan 2, Airs. H. Jensen 3; nut toffee, Airs. F. Alunro 1, Airs. 11. Jensen 2 and 3. Aliss Stanley was steward. Arrangements were finalised for the Btli i birthday party to be held on the first Tuesday in September, when it is hoped there will be a large attendance signifying that the measles and cold epi- , demic has departed from the district. Tho afternoon tea hostesses wore Mesdames AlcNicol, H. Alapson, J. ROsborne and Aliss Pettigrew. It was j decided that in future the hostesses j should arrange to provide tho sandwiches, etc., for afternoon tea an I the cakes to be supplied by the ether members. BULLS Airs. Huddleston presided over a fail attendance at the August meeting. Before commencing business members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the late Airs. Broughton. An invitation was received to attend the Alakino birthday to be held in September. One new member was welcomed. Airs. Hendry gave a detailed report of tho conference held in # Wellington in July,

which was followed with interest by all members present. Hostesses for September are as follows: Mesdames Escotfc (chief), F. Simpson, K. Wilson, Tattle, F. Mansell, J. Shepherd, J. Carter, Ede, H. Dixon, and Aliss N. Ellery. HALCOMBE Mrs. Dairies welcomed all members who were present at the August meet* 1 * n ß> including one new member, M-rs. Stone, who is joining in our fellowship. Owing to sickness, Airs. Barnicoat, who was to have been the speaker for tho afternoon, was unable to attend. There were apologies from Alesdames Curtis and Masters. Misses J. Thow and D. Field are sunshine members for the coming month. An appeal for help was received from the leper station; members to bring gifts f r : the Christmas 1 box to next meeting. Invitations to ■[Bulls’ seventh birthday, to be held on I August 29 at 1.30 p.m., and Aiakino's birthday on September 6, also at 1.30 p.m., were received, at which it is anticipated some members will be present. i Airs. Davies, who was convenor at tho Sanson group meeting, gave a brief outline of the afternoon's programme. The (home science course to be held at Massey College was also discussed. Airs. , Budding, our delegate to the federation meeting in Wellington, gave a very interesting talk on the few days spent there, members listening with keen interest. A bring and buy stall did good business. Two competition caused quite a little merriment, Airs. Scharer being the winner of one and Aliss Maquiro winning the second. The competitions for the afternoon resulted as follows: ■ Pikelets (3), Aliss O. Ferguson 1, Airs. 1 R. Ferguson 2, Airs. Alason 3; prettiest ; nightdress, Aliss E. Ferguson 1, Mr-. R. Ferguson 2, Miss E. Field 3. The com- » petitions for next month are dried apris cot jam and baby’s smocked dress. A . dainty afternoon tea was partaken, Mes- > dames Tasker, Coombridge and M»«« -T. •, Thow being the hostesses.