WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18336, 2 March 1934, Page 10

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

MATAKAOA MEETING The weather was kind to the Matakaoa Women’s Institute on Saturday, February 24, when there were about 60 members and friends present at the monthly meeting. Mrs C. Williamson was in the chair, and announced that the March meeting would be the annual one. Then OL April 14, there is to be a display in fhe Te Araroa Hall of home industries, sewing, cooking, flowers, special classes for children in drawing, writing, cooking and sewing. All present stood in silence us a tribute, from the most easterly institute,- to the late King of the Belgians.

Mrs Olphent, a visitor from Wellington, who was in England when some of the first institutes were formed, gave a most interesting address, showing how the institutes there had done so much to brighten and enrich life in rural England. Many village women lipd never seen trains, buses, or the sea and led very dull lives. Often the chief entertainment was to attend a funeral. After the institute was formed there was contact with other villages, and thoughts and ideas were exchanged. Mrs Olphent caused much laughter when describing a race to catch a greasy pig by some of the older women.' " ’ :

Mrs McCracken,. To Puia, gave an instructive demonstration on spinning and weaving. She showed how to spin the wool straight from the sheep’s back.

The competitions resulted as follows: —Decorated shoe trees: Miss Hitchcock, 1. Decorated coat hanger: Miss Hitchcock, 1; Miss Sadler, 2; Mesdamcs, Walford, Boyd, and Sadler, 3. Tomatoes: Mrs Metcalfe, 1; Mrs Ryan, 2; Mrs McKeddie, 3. The hostesses were Mesdauies Neal, Maddox,. Wilson, Rudlatid, McKeddie, Hitchcock, and Trafford. ’Phe meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.