WOOL BOARD KNITTING COMPETITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26114, 29 March 1946, Page 2

WOOL BOARD KNITTING COMPETITION

The Co-ordinating Committee of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union and the Women’s Institutes has completed the sorting and judging of the garments sent in from the Otago and Southland competitors in the New Zealand Wool Board’s knitting competition. A display of all the entries is at present on view in the windows of Brown. Ewing and Co., Ltd., and the D.S.A., Ltd. There were 91 entries in the Dunedin area. In the school children’s section there was some very fine work, and 12 of the garments were made by the boys of the Special School at Otekaike. The display will be on view for one week, after which the winning garments, together with the highly commended, will be forwarded to Wellington to compete in the national competition. The prize list is as follows: Section 1 (using New Zealand wool). Adults: Mrs W. E. Fox, Barr street, Mornington, Dunedin, 1; Mrs M. Dark, 246 Dee street, Invercargill, 2; Mrs E. Phillips. Edendale, Southland, 3.

Section 2.—Baby’s outfit: Mrs E. R. Blake, Riverton, 1; Mrs W. A. Bowie, Milburn, 2: Mrs E. Carr, Clydevale, 3. Section 3 (using imported wool). Adults: Mrs W. E. Fox, Barr street. Mornington. 1; Mrs J. C. Hanlfan, 111 Islington street, Invercargill, 2; Mrs O. M. Wilson, Broad Bay, 3. Section 4.—Baby’s outfit—Adults: Mrs O. M. Wilson, Broad Bay, 1; Mrs J. C. Hanifan, 111 Islington street, Invercargill. 2; Miss B. Stanley, Macrae’s Flat, and Mrs S. McHoull, 24 Norwood street, Dunedin (equal). 3; highly commended, Mrs M. C. Olley, 83 Lewis street, Invercargill. Section 5 (using home-spun wool).—Any garment: Miss G. Tansley, 78 Ythan street, Invercargill, 1; Mrs S. H. Arthur, Kaka Point, 2; Miss N. A, Roy, 28 Maryhill terrace, Dunedin, 3. Section 6 (using New Zealand wool). — School children: Miss W. Scott, 65 Wharfe street, Oamaru, 1; Miss M. Brown, Flag Swamp, 2; Miss C. Todd, Long Bush, 3. Section 7 (using imported wool).-r-School children: Miss G. Broad, 37 Burke street, Mornington, 1; Miss W. Scott, 65 Wharfe street, Oamaru, 2; Miss H. Wallace, Laurie street, Mornington, and Miss M. Brown. Flag Swamp (equal) 3. Section B.—Returned servicemen (any article): Mr R. C. Vercoe, 80 Loyalty street, Dunedin, 1; Mr A. E. Jenkins, 2 Regent road, Dunedin, 2: ; Mr C. A. Woodward. Warepa (two entries) equal 3. The work connected with this competition was carried out by Mesdames E. Skinner, G, A. Douglas, and J. J. Leatham. representing the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, and Mesdames Morrison, Polaschek. and Turnbull, and Miss M. C. McLean, representing the Women’s Institute. The judges were Mesdames Douglas, Morrison, and Polaschek, and the secretary, Mrs J. J- Leatham.