WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18057, 6 April 1933, Page 4

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

MANUTUKE MEETING VISITORS ENTERTAINED A large attendance of members, supplemented bv visitors, attended the monthly meeting el the Alanntnke Women's Institute, held in the institute hall on Tuesday afternoon. Airs W. A. AleCliskie, the president, occupied the chair, and opened by extending ti hearty welcome to the visiting members of the Ormond and liukauroa Institutes.

Alter the singing of the i ust ti lit o song by the gathering, business was proceeded with, and it was announced that an invitation had been received from the Alakaraka Women's Institute to attend its first birthday party, to be held next day, and parties were forthwith arranged to enable members to be present at that function.

It was intimated that the annual Dominion conference would be held in Christchurch in June 20 and -’7. On April I'd the Poverty Bay Federation council meeting will take place in the Poho-o-L’awiri IlalJ, and all members were asked to make a point of attending. 1 Owing to the inability of Airs Buckley to attend meetings for the next few months, All's Rickard was appoii.ted to the temporary position of sales-table secretary. Attention was drawn to the fact that a section for institute members had been inserted in the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society ’<s schedule for the show on April 21 and 22. The month’s competitions were (a) best article made from lyd. of material; (b) best tomato savory. The first was won by Airs Picrey and Airs Read, who tied for first place, with Airs Pullinger third and Mrs AlcCliskie fourth. Airs Daulton won the tomato savory competition; Airs Picrey and Airs Read tied for second place, and Airs C. Hamilton came fourth.

Two demonstrations were given by Airs Daulton and Mrs Osmond, the former revealing the secrets of preserving apples with sulphur and the latter those of hat trimming. As many women arc interested in preserving apples with sulphur, the following hints may 'be useful:—Airs Daulton had prepared a large quantity of pared and sliced apples; she placed a bottle in the centre of a butter box, then tilled the box with the apples, afterwards carefully removing the bottle. A tin containing a small quantitv of sulphur was next placed in the hole left by the bottle, and upon this red-hot embers were dropped and the whole quickly covered up to keep in the fumes. Paper was utilised to line the box and to keep in the fumes while the box was being made airtight. Keep covcrd for 3G hours, then bottle. Apples preserved in this way remain white, and. arc, of course, uncooked, whilst the simplicity of the method has much to commend it.

In the hat trimming demonstration, Airs Osmond showed neat methods of making 'bows and the ;jvay to apply them; she also demonstrated with Bowers, ornaments and wool embroidery. A vote of thanks to each lady was passed. The appointment of a delegate to represent the institute at the council meeting resulted in Airs ,T. R. Read being chosen. Airs Read, the convenor of the gardening circle, reported a most successful result to the re-cently-held flower show, and said that absent members had missed a treat, for Aliss l’ickon had delivered a most interesting lecture on dahlia growing. It was decided that a bring and buy” effort would be made at next •month’s meeting, the proceeds being donated to the local school.

Two new members, Mrs Irvine Quigley and Miss M. Daulton, were elected. Suggestions regarding the institute cookery book were tendered, and members were asked to bring their favorite recipes next month for inclusion in the book. The roll-call was “Uses of Tea Leaves," and the response was excellent, some of the uses being as follows: As an eye poultice; for cleaning carpets; assisting the growth of heath and heather; for a cup of tea; as a substitute for tobacco; fur tinting lace; for freshening black frocks and hats; removing dust; cleaning bottles; as manure for passionfruit vines; strengthening the growth of aspidistras; and telling fortunes. During the afternoon a number of books were donated to the Institute library, and those who had forgotten that if. was a book afternoon were asked to bring their donation next meeting.

A delicious repast was served by the hostesses, Mcsdamcs Jones and Kano, and Miss Atkins, who were also responsible for the decorations of tho hall, which were prettily carried out with the use of cosmos, Michaelmas daisies, dahlia 1 ., zinnias, and roses. As it had not been possible to have the programme ready for distribution at the meeting, members were asked to note that the competitions for May would be “best wool filled quilt, w and “supper savories." A photograph competition would eventuate; Mrs J. Langford would give a demonstration on footing socks, and the ro port of the council meeting would bo presented. Prqceedings concluded with tho singing of tho National Anthem.