WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18634, 19 February 1935, Page 12

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

R UAKITURI MEETING (Herald Correspondent.) Mrs. Barton presided over a good attendance of members of the Iluakituri Women's Institute. It was decided to ask one of the sister institutes to judge the entries in the programme competition. The yield of potatoes jjjoin 101 b. of seed was tabled, 3041 b. These are to lx; sold for the funds of the federation and entered in the competition. The I.ranch is suffering a great loss in the departure of Mrs. and .Miss Forsyth, the former having been treasurer for a number of years. Bouquets were presented to both ladies, and they were greeted hv the singing of “For They Are Jolly flood Fellows.” WAI N(1 AKE MEETIN G Waingaka Women’s Institute held its first meeting this year on Thursday last, and although there were heavy thunder showers there was almost, a full attendance of members. One new member, Mrs. Gibson, was enrolled. After the usual business, when plans for the forthcoming federation exhibition were finalised, some time was devoted to the drafting of programmes for Hie first half-year. There, being no set programme for February* Mrs. F. Parker accompanied several well-known songs for community singing, and during the tea interval several meniners gave resumes of their holidays, thus concluding a happy informal meeting.'