WOMEN’S DIVISION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 19 December 1936, Page 3

WOMEN’S DIVISION

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS’ UNION (INC.) NELSON PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE QUARTERLY MEETING Over thirty delegates attended the quarterly meeting held in Nelson last week. Mrs Forsyth (president) was in the cchau* and proceedings commenced with the singing of the National Anthem. ,

The housekeeper secretary (Mrs Tapliii) gave an encouraging report of this work stating that six housekeepers were employed and all had been kept’ busy. Mrs Taplin also reported' on the result of the' stall at the A. and I‘. Show, approximately £ls being raised. Branches had all helped either by contributions to the stall or donations and tiie result very, satisfactory. It was.decided to forward the amount ■to headquarters to be used to help with the increased housekeepers wages , in the Nelson province. hourly soCe. df .thanks was accorded Mi' and Mrs Taplin for the great amount s>f work they had done towards niaking the stall such a success. Arrangements in connection with the Pomhiion mdeling to be held in Nelson in January,,, were made, sub-committees' being set,pp to take charge of the different functions.

Several offers of help in entertaining the visiting delegates were received and accepted.

A discussion on the remits follow ■d arid the president concluded by exending the season’s greetings to all.