Women’s Institutes

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1938, Page 3

Women’s Institutes

! Kiripaka | The Kiripaka Institute held its 1 monthly meeting on July 9 when : there was a good attendance. Conj tinning the Golden Thread, Miss B. j Johnson gave an interesting talk on I Raglan. Mrs Clemo gave a demonstra- | lion of flower making from pine cones. I The competition for marmalade was j won by Mrs Clemo, with Mrs Fergu- | son second. The junior competition | was won by Jocelyn Graham, with | Audrey Sands second. The roll-call j was: ‘'Hints for labour-saving in the j house.” i Whareora ! The monthly meeting of the WhareI ora Institute was held in the local j hall. Mrs Raynel presided over a j splendid attendance. Visitors were welcomed. After the business session, Mrs Feaver. of Maunu, gave an interesting demonstration of inner tube work and showed some splendid I samples of her own making. Mrs Feaver was accorded a hearty vote of thank?. The guessing competition was won by Mrs C. F. Smith. In the ccoki ing section, the competition, a plate of shortbread, was won by Mrs Roy Smith, with Mrs McLennan second and Mrs Clarke third. The members and friends of the Whareora Institute gave an afternoon tea party to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Mrs Craig (the oldest member of the Whangarei Federation). A de- 1 licious community afternoon tea was j served, the outstanding feature being j a beautiful cake made by Mrs Clarke 1 and iced by Mrs Wrack. Mrs Raynel presented Mrs Craig with a table, laden with gifts, from Institute and district friends. Mrs Johnson spoke on behalf of the Kiripaka Institute, and presented Mrs Craig with a gift from the members. The afternoon was spent happily with musical and vocal items. Puma At the monthly meeting of the Purua Institute, Mrs G. B. Dyer presided over a fair attendance of members. The agenda for the forthcoming conference was dealt with. A good ' assortment of articles for the different sections of the Show were brought and the best chosen to be entered in the arts and crafts, thrift and toys sections. The competitions for the day were won as follows: —Toys, Mrs R. D. Finlayson 1, Mrs E. Finlayson and Mrs Drake 2; savouries, Mrs Worsp 1, Mrs E. Finlayson 2. After the rollcall a paper on “Child Endowment” was read. Mrs Dyer, Mrs Drake and Miss G. Drake were the hostesses for the afternoon. Paparoa Notwithstanding the pouring rain on Wednesday afternoon, eight members ventured forth to the monthly meeting of the Paparoa branch held in the Jubilee Hall. With Mrs Hay presiding, quite an intertaining afternoon was spent, members being very interested in the financial statements of the Dominion Federation, also in some of the resolutions for the conference. Part of the programme was held over till next meeting, when it is hoped the weather will be more favourable and there will be more members present to enjoy the talk and demonstration. There were five entries for the knitting competition, an article made from one, two or three skeins of wool. Mrs E. R. Jenkins secured first place with a beautifully knitted baby’s frock. Letters which were read and much appreciated were received from the Kaikohe Maori Institute, with whom we have just formed a Link, also from Miss Holmes, the organiser for our North Auckland Maori Institutes. A parcel of clothes to be distributed for benevolent purposes was received from a member. In co-oper-ation with the local school, members celebrated Arbor Day on Thursday, July 28, when a number of trees supplied by our Institute were planted in the school ground. Pianoforte duets by Mrs Hay and Mrs Skelton were very much appreciated. Miss Zoe Tibbits was hostess for afternoon tea. The singing of the National Anthem Moerewa The monthly meeting of the Moerewa Women’s Institute was held recently, the president, Mrs L. White, presiding over a good attendance. A very interesting talk was given by Dr. O’Brien, of Kawakawa. A demonstration on preserving apples, the sulphur method, was given by Mrs A. Strange, which proved very interesting. Competitions resulted: —Shortbread* Mrs Sommerville first, Miss J. Cotterell second; knitted article: Miss P. Kelly first, Miss J. Strange second. Competitions for next month are an eggless ginger-bread and a vase of spring flowers. Supper was served by the hostesses, Mrs E. L. Cotterell and Mrs Bennett.

Marua 3 A most successful dance was held in i the Marua Hall recently to celebrate - the Women’s Institute’s sixth birthday . Mrs Mclnnes, the president, welcomi ed the guests, Mrs B. Jones (Kauri) ■ and Mrs Cossill (Hikurangi). Excel- . lent music was supplied by the Hiku--3 rangi band, this adding to the enjoy- ■ ment of the evening. Mr Sanft reni dcred a solo, and Rita Vesey and Jean i McDonald gave a dancing exhibition. I The Monte Carlo was won by Miss I. 1 McDonald and Master D. Biliington. Kamo The monthly meeting of the Kamo • Institute was held on Wednesday, Mrs 1 Markwick presiding over a good ati tendance, including severah visitors. * The meeting opened with the Institute , song, “Comrades and Friends,” and the creed was read by Mrs Whiteman ! Mrs Edge gave a demonstration oi . ! wool rug work, this being greatly api predated by the members. A trea--1 sure hunt was followed by the roll- ' call, ‘.‘lnteresting items from the newspapers.” The hostesses were Mesdames Campbell. B. Clotworthy and F. Johnson. Ahipara Native The Ahipara Native Women’s Institute held its monthly meeting in the j Korou Hall last week. Visitors present were Miss Holmes, the organiser I for the North, Sister May Gardiner, | member of the Dominion Executive, and Mrs Hodgkinson, a delegate from the Manukau Institute. A competition for a sponge cake was won by Mrs T. Walters, and another competition for “something warm for a member of the family,” was won by Mrs T. Walters, with Mrs M. Nathan second.Afternoon tea was served by the hostess, Mrs Wilson, and the meeting was brought to a close with community singing. Umawera The birthday of the Umawera Women’s Institute was celebrated In the 1 Umawera Hall, takirfg the form of a husbands’ evening. This was well attended and a very happy evening was spent in games, dancing and community singing. Skilleys were won by Mr B. Gray, with Mr A. Standing second. Chasing the paper fish was won by Mr W. Postlewaight and Mrs Tribe. Mrs Penney, Miss K. Harrison. Mr W. Postlewaight and Miss Joan Lees supplied the music. Miss D. Chapman presented the birthday cake which was cut by the president. Matapouri Owing to* the weather, the Matapouri Women’s Institute held their monthly meeting two days late. Friday, July 22, was a glorious day after the storm, and most members ventured out. Business was mainly to discuss with Mrs Morrison, who is to be our delegate at the conference, the agenda for the Dominion Conference, which is being held in Wellington this week. Also to make arrangements for the birthday dance which is to be held on Friday, August 12. The meeting day for next month has been altered to the second Wednesday. The main competition for the month, a baby’s knitted singlet, to be given to charity, brought forth quite a good collection, and was won by Mrs Morrison, with Mrs T. Clements second. An amusing competition during the afternoon was won by Mrs V. Jenkins, with Mrs G. Langman second. Mrs Morrison and Mrs Woolley were hostesses for the afternoon. Fairburns The July meeting of the Fairburn Women’s Institute was held recently in the hall, when Mrs Lupton presided over a small attendance of members. A very hearty vote of thanks , was passed to those members who decorated the court at the recent exhibition in Kaitaia. The roll-call was “A cure for colds.” The competitons for the month were for a sponge, with or without butter, and a linen or duster bag; also a vase of flowers. Maungatapere The monthly meeting of the Maungatapere branch was held in the hall this week after being postponed last week as a mark of respect to the late Mrs Cave. The president, Mrs Sloane, presided over a small attendance of members. Mrs Patterson demonstrated pewter work and gave a travel talk on a trip to Canada. The competitions resulted: Home-made jelly, Mrs Johnson 1, Mrs Sloane 2; eggless cake, Mrs Rowe 1, Mrs Groves 2. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses. Mrs Cutforth and Mrs Rus- 1 sell. It was decided that the next competition be for date scones and bran biscuits. !