Women’s Institutes

Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 93, 21 April 1942, Page 3

Women’s Institutes

MAKINO At the Ajjril meeting Mrs. Baker proof sided over a large attendance of memit bers and friends. Eight new members |] L t were enrolled, these being Alesdames ! J. McDonald, Cleland, Barber, E. Reid, ! j ft i Harris, Crawford, W. Osborno and 11. IJ >r I McDonald. An invitation to attend the I y j 11th birthday celebrations of tho Hal- i Ll combe Institute was received. Au inn teresting letter and Christmas card lias ij e been received from tho W.I. link atli Lindsay, in Canada. An interesting 1 c letter was also read from a lady in Engel land, explaining the procedure of blood j) l- transfusions. Delegates to llie annual j« f council meeting will bo Alesdames ( Ritchie and I. Siuipson. Arrangements '■< for the exhibition of arts and crafts and ; clothing for the Lady Galway Guild, ■ have been finalised and is to take place s in Mr. Ghappels shop, on the corner of < r Manchester and Fergusson Streets, t c from May 1 to tho Bth and all proceeds i o will go to tho local Patriotic funds. I e Eighteen patriotic "parcels have so far : been sent in and after discussion it was < li decided to send 31b parcels to all I r. soldiers from -whom acknowledgments e had been received. Extracts from a < o soldier’s letter were read and showed real appreciation of patriotic parcels. ! The May programme is as follows: — Social afternoon, 3 plain white scones and a crysanthemum, and a roll call, . ° “Sing, Say or Penny Pay.” Khaki wool was • distributed among members 5. for the making of mittens, balaclavas < 2 and scarves. A roll call, 11 The biggest jj I ever had,” was well responded 0 to and caused quite a lot of fun. Com- ■ 0 petitions resulted: —Small boy’s pants, J Mrs. Hcayns 1, Mrs. W. E. Barber 2, . 0 Mrs. Thomas 3. Nine pairs * were o handed in for the Lady Galway Guild; • I African marigold, Mrs. Heayns 1, Mrs. § Barber 2, Mrs. Hislop 3. A demonstra--4: tion on the making of brooches from 4 new bread was given by Mrs. Thomas t and was followed with interest. This 2 demonstration will be repeated again at 2 the May meeting and Mrs. Thomas will q be assisted by Miss V. Petersen. A n brooch donated by Mrs. Thomas for 0 competition and raised the sum of 9s 9d land the winner of this was J. Ritchie. A written competition resulted in a o'draw by Mesdames D. Reid and Barber J. with the former winning. Afternoon ojtea was served by the hostesses, Meso | daines Patterson and f Heayns and Miss J L. Vincent and the meeting will be -hold q in the Makino llall. o 0 WAITUNA WEST o Tho April meeting was held at the 0 residence of Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. J. jCamplin presiding. A new member, Mrs. W. C. Small, was elected and wel--5 ' corned. A golden thread talk was given 5 | by Mrs. Churcher on 4 'Helen Iveiler,” 3 all members being most interested. It 2 was decided to give a donation towards 0 the Patriotic Exhibition Shop, at Peild--9 ing. Mesdames Camplin and Small o were elected as delegates to attend the 0 Oroua Council meeting. It was ar- ® ranged to hold tho birthday next month . on tho afternoon of the Institute rneetling which will bo held at tho residence 2 of Mrs. E. Pearce, Mrs. Camplin offered 0 j to make the birthday cake, and Mrs. 0 ' Small also offered to give a cake for 0 competition. A demonstration will be J | given on soft toys. Competitions resulted:—Shortbread, Mrs. T. D. Stokes, j 1,2 and 3; best flower, Mrs. W. C. Small jj 1, Mrs. Johnson 2, Mrs. Camplin 3. The 7 stall was carried on with the usual good 7 business. A guessing competition was l won by Mrs. Johnson. Afternoon tea 7 was served by the hostess, Mr 3. 7 Johnson. 7 MILSON 4 Mrs. Murphy presided over the April meeting. Mesdames Childs and Carne 7 were elected delegates to the lialfyearly council meeting. Airs. Gore 7 (link correspondent) read an intcresi--7 ing letter from the Isle of Wight. Au- £ other interesting talk on India was 7 given by Miss Greenwell, general secro--7 tary of the Y.W.C.A. Ducts by Mcs--7 dames Bingham and Sadd and solos by 7 Miss Guy were much appreciated. Circle 7 reports were given by Airs. Campbell (sewing), Miss Terry (drama), Mesi dames Bingham (singing), Wood (soldiers’ parcels) and Penketh (hospital visiting). For the next two weeks Atesdaraes Johnston and Thomson will be tho hospital visitors. It was decided |U to commence a Home Nursing class with Mrs. O’Connor as convenor and to bo held on the fourth Wednesday in each month in conjunction with the arts and crafts and gardening circles. The •a- next meeting to to lake the form of a :or social afternoon, each member inviting at a friend. Tho hostesses for the May ud meeting will be Alesdames Brioriy, ral Bartlett, Brown, Brill, J. BroWn, Bedfly dingfield, Butcher, Casey, Coleman, in Campbell, Chapman, K. Clarke, Cushing, of Cutten, Childs and Downing. ■ar * UTUWAI ng ve The newly appointed president, Miss 3s, M. Harkness, ably conducted proceedith ings at tho April meeting. It is anticipated that two or three members ps will attend the annual council meeting. >re A further batch of parcels for boys Dr- 'overseas will bo packed and forwarded fto Feilding in duo timo. The special cn parcel this month is to bo sent to Mr. no Howard (Snowy) Viles, serving someny where in the Middle East. Arrangements were made for a social and dance