WOMEN'S DIVISION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22823, 2 September 1937, Page 4

WOMEN'S DIVISION

? . ' Clevedon. —The annual At Home was held in the Clevedon Hall. The president, Mrs. 0. Munro, received the guests. Community Ringing was .held / ancL.Mrs. Moncur gave .a musical, item, " while junior members-staged a,one-act n| av Mrs. Noel' Adams briefly addressed the meeting on the proposed Government health scheme and Mrs. R ~S. Judson gave a talk on girls education week. Knitting competitions // were won by Mrs. Broderick and Miss M. Duder. ' . B rook by. —The first birthday party ' was held in the Alfriston Hall, Mrs. ' fampton presiding. Musical items were given by Mrs. Gardiner, Mrs. >Ven/.Tich and Miss H. Pallister, and ' tionary items by Miss A. Moody. A , one-act play, produced by Mrs. Moody, was actea bv Mr*. ( Wenzlich, the , Misses A. Moody, V. Lord, J. Wh't- ' • ford, H. Pal lister, J. Coppms and M. Plant. A name competition was won by Mrs. Sheldon A birthday cake, made by Mrs. Denize and iced and decorated by Mrs H. Embling, was a 'centre of attraction. Te Aroha-Waihou. —Mrs. A. Len- / nard presided. A jeport of the provincial executive meeting was given by the branch delegate, Mrs. McCarthy. The president gave an outline report 'of the annual conference, and Mrs. Hair reported on .the housekeeping ' / activities of the organisation throughout the Dominion. A competition for a crocheted quilt- was won by Mrs. Punch, and a sweets competition was v won by Mrs. F. Martin, with Mrs. Lonnard«.second and Mrs. Meek third. The hostesses were Mesdames .Tcssop, McCarthy and Mudgway. ■ Whangarei.—Mrs. Finlayson presided at the last meeting, when Mrs. Horrobin, delegate to the' Dominion conA ference, presented her report. The housekeeping secretary, Mrs. Buckle, gave an address. The housekeeping executive's quarterly meeting was afterward held. : Te Awaniutu.—Mrs. Neill presided. A talk on ''Viewpoints" was given by Miss Aklerson, and a. demonstration of . making flowers from wood pulp by Mrs. Treloar, of Hamilton. A play by Mesdames La wry, Haines, Bryant, Cullen and Raine proved most amusing. The marmalade competition was won by Mrs. A. Kay with Mrs. Sifleet second. Mrs. Griff's thrift article won first prize and Mrs. North's second. Mrs. ''.Treloar, of Hamilton, and Mrs. Anderson, South Auckland, were the judges. ■' !' Taupaki.—.Mis. C. Wright presided and welcomed' three 'new members. An account of the Dominion conference was.given by Mrs. Osbaldiston, Nol'th- . eriv group president. Stings were rendered. by Mrs T. G. Smith, and the ,/ marmalade competition was won by Mrs. "Wright with Mrs, Giles second. •Onewhero.—Mrs. A. Crawford proBided, and gave a short address on the yomipT .New Zealand poetess, Gloria liawlinson. She read three of her poems ' by way of illustration.