Women's Institutes

Northern Advocate, 28 May 1938, Page 3

Women's Institutes

Poroti Group Meeting

A group meeting attended by Maunu, Maungatapere. Kara, Titoki and Poroti Institutes was held in the hall at Poroti and presided over by the convener, Mrs Attwood. Mrs Attwood greeted the visitors from the various institutes, also visitors from Whangarei', including Mrs W. Jones, the Mayoress. Mrs W. Dawson, president of the Civic League, and Mrs J. A. Inkster, president of the League of Mothers. These people outlined the aims of their leagues, which are beneficial to the youth of today and to the mothers. Miss Bennett, secretary of the Y.W.C.A., also spoke of the work that is being carried on in conjunction with the Y.W.C.A., and asked for everyone’s assistance.

Mrs W. Jones took the opportunity of thanking institute members for the help they bad always given when asked by the Y.W.C.A. committee. Mrs Bourke, of Maunu, gave an idea of the objects of the W.D.F.U., and Mrs Ross, president of the Whangarei Federation, spoke of the various happenings in the near future, and asked institutes to compete at the Winter Show and also at the drama festival.

During the afternoon, items were given by the following: The Maunga-tapei-e Glee Club sang two songs; Mrs Allen Jones and Miss Ron a Armstrong sang a duet; Miss Litherland sang a solo and Miss Armstrong a solo; Miss Hayward, Maunu, gave "a recitation. Mrs G. Mooney was the winner, during afternoon tea, of a lucky number. Mrs Allen Jones was elected group convener for the coming year. Thanks were given to Mrs Attwood, retiring convener, for her past services.

Te Puhi The monthly meeting of Te Puhi Women’s Institute was held on May 12. Mrs. A. Tracey presided over a good attendance of members. The meeting opened with the reading of the creed and the singing of the Institute song. Showing their respect of the late Mrs. T. Kitchen, members stood in silence for two minutes, A new member was enrolled.

Lunch was served by the members and the afternoon was spent in competitions and games. Mrs. J. Brockbank was the winner for the competition. Something for nothing was won by Mrs. E. Buckingham Mesdames C, Petersen and E. Buckingham were the winners of the shield for the month.

The competitions for the month resulted: Sewing a sugar-bag apron: Mrs. C. Petersen and Miss Buckingham, 1; Mesdames A. Edwards and E. Buckingham 2. Cooking three ginger biscuits: Mrs. D. Tracey 1, Mrs. A. Tracey 2. Flowers: Mrs. E. Buckingham 1, Mrs. J. Brockbank 2. Kaiwaka i One of the most enjoyable meetings held by the Kaiwaka Institute took place at the May meeting, when the president welcomed several members } who had been absent for some time. | Mrs Hall, the president, gave an in- j foresting demonstration of smocking, j and showed several fine samples of the pretty work, * Two songs were sung by Mrs Barton. They were “Little Brown Owl” and “Speak to Me of Love.” A pretty doll, hand-dressed by one of the members, was won by little Joyce Dunn. The competition for apple jelly was won by Mrs W. E. Bunn, while Mrs E. R. Dowson and Mrs W. Jeffs tied for second place. The monthly bloom competition was won by Miss Joyce Littin, with Miss Gladys Lambarth second. Mrs Hall, *on behalf of the institute, presented Miss E. Ross, fn view of hexapproaching marriage, with a jardiniere, as a wedding present. Other presentations were to Mrs Hall fox’ the greatest number of points for the year, and the thrift spoon from the Kaiwaka Institute court in the Paparoa Show went to Mrs A. W. Leslie, who has [ won it for the third time in succes-

sion. The hostesses were Mrs E. R. Dowson and Miss D. King.

Maromaku

The monthly meeting of the Maro-

maku Institute, held in the schoolroom on May 8. took the form of a visitors' day. There was a good attendance of members and visitors, who were welcomed by the president, who also thanked the residents of the

district for their help in the paddy’s market held in Kawakawa. Donations were made of cakes, produce and articles for sale.

A competition for the greatest number of complete articles in a matchbox, caused some amusement, Miss Vukovitch winning with 92 articles. The drawing of a man on horseback, on a blackboard, brought forth some great talent. Games were played and a guessing competition was won by Mrs Lmnell.

Afternoon tea was served by members of the committee.

Mama The May meeting of the Marua Women’s Institute was presided over by the president, Mrs D. Mclnnes.

After the usual business had been dealt with, the institute entertained a large number of their friends, the afternoon being spent in competitions and cards. The euchre prize was won by Mrs L. Low, the balloon competition by Mrs R. McDonald, and the rings competition by Miss Mason. The amount of £1 15/- was forwarded to the Tikipunga Orphanage Fund. Afternoon tea was served by institute members.

Kamo The monthly meeting of the Kamo Institute was held in the hall on Wednesday. Mrs Markwick presided over a good attendance of members. The meeting opened with the institute slogan. Mrs W. R. Patterson gave a demonstration on pewter work. The programme was in the hands of Mesdames A. and E. Wilkinson.

A fair number of thrift articles were on view, the first prize going to Mrs Logan. Mrs A. Wilkinson’s competition was won by Mrs Godfrey. The sale of poppies resulted in £4 27being sent in to the Returned Soldiers’ Fund.

The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Frew, Davidson and Cunningham. The creed was read by Mrs Stainton,

There was an enjoyable gathering in the Kamo Hall on Thursday evening, when the Kamo Women s Institute celebrated its seventh birthday with a most successful party.

In addition to a full assembly of local members and their friends, the function was attended by visitors from Whareora, Maunu and Kauri, who were accorded a warm welcome by the president, Mrs Markwick.

Under the direction of Mesdames Andrews and Logan as M. sC., the time passed very pleasantly in dancing and musical items. Mesdames Dxummond, Andrews and Markwick contributed to the programme. Piano accompaniments were provided by Mesdames McLennan and Mclnnes, while dance music was played by Mr and Mis Cunningham and Mrs Moroney. A feature of the sumptuous supper was the birthday cake, made and iced by Mrs Markwick. During the evening, bouquets were presented to the president and to the secretary, Mx-s Mclnnes. At a suitable interval. Mr H. L. Younger, on behalf of the visitors, expressed thanks to the members of the Institute for their hospitality. Mareretu

The monthly meeting of the Mareretu Women’s Institute was held on May 20, a fair number of members being present. The Paparoa Show court was again discussed at length, and it was decided not to enter the competition next year. The roll call brought forth points from both sides regarding consolidated schools. The competition was won by Mrs Jury, with Mrs Burke second. Mrs Lament, the president, gave a very interesting demonstration on making bead mats. The hostesses for the day were Mrs E. Evans, Mrs Robt. McCarroll and Miss Bull. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

Ruatangata Birthday Party

The Rualangata Women’s Institute celebrated their sixth birthday with a social evening m the hall. There was a good attendance, with visitors from sister institutes, including Kamo, Kara and Okaihau.

During the evening, items were given by the following:—Songs, Mrs An- ; drews (Kamo) and Mrs L. Lilley; eloj cut ionary, Mrs Sturge (Okaihau), Miss [ Shirley Shepherd and Master Phil I McDiarmid. Several fancy dances j were also given by Beryl Coward. I At supper, after welcoming the ! guests, the president, Mrs Cossill, and the secretary, Mrs McDiarmid, were presented with bouquets by little Yalma Coward and Rachel Brown. ! The two-tiered birthday cake, which ' was made and iced by Mrs Cossill, ■ was cut, the top tier being presented 1 to the retiring president, Mrs Yates, i Gifts were presented to Mrs Co-ward, piano accompanist at the institute meetings, and Miss L. Hodge, treas- ! i urer. j A Monte Carlo was won by Miss M. ! Alison and Mr D. Alison, while comI rnunity ringing was a feature of the evening.

Ruatangata

A jolly afternoon which marked the first meeting of the Ruatangata Women’s Institute for the new year was very well attended. After welcoming four new members, the president, Mrs Cossill, paid tribute to the retiring president, who was presented with a bouquet. A humorous roll-call, “How 7 to prevent the middle-aged spread.” caused much amusement. During the afternoon, Mrs Brown commenced the Golden Thread with a talk on the life of the late Sir Truby King, after which Mrs Birding gave an interesting description of her trip to Rotorua. The competition for the best bottle of preserved fruit was won by Mrs Yates and that for pickles by Mrs Johnston.

A “bring and buy” stall for federal on funds brought a good response. The hostesses were Mesdames Browm, Cossill and Flyger.