NUHAKA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18757, 13 July 1935, Page 8

NUHAKA NEWS

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE MEETS (HeratJ ’Correspondent.) Despite the adverse weather on. Wednesday, there was. a good attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Nuhaka Women’s Institute. The president, Mrs .1. K. Stewart, occupied the chair, and moved a motion of sympathy with Mrs C. Sturm, and Mrs O. 15. Steele in their recent- sad bereavement. A pleasing feature was the attendance of. a number of members from the Opoutama Women’s Institute who were the guests of the afternoon. The roll call, sing, say, or penny pay. was well responded to, and very amusing. • A demonstration of pewter work bv Mrs O. T 5. Steele and a lecture on photog’rapbv bv Mr F. T. Woodley were very interesting and greatly appreciated by 'all members. ~ 'The competitions. resulted u—Best snapshot: —Mrs C. Sturm, .1; Mrs F. llickling, 2: Mrs J. 'Millar, 3. Tea tray set.-—Mrs F. llickling, 1 ; Mrs J. Mil--1 lar. 2; Mrs F. Williams, 3. It is hoped members from the Wharerata institute will be the guests at the next. Nuhaka Institute meeting. Members interested in the gardening circle, are to attend a special meeting to,bo held at the mission station on Julv 20. A delicious afternoon tea was dispensed by the members. The singing of the National Anthem brought a very pleasant afternoon to a close. Mr P. J. Brewster, chairman of the Wairoa Hospital. Board, who recently underwent an operation at. that, institution. lias now sufficiently .recovered to enable him- to -'"proceed to his home at Tdhnnui. ,Y d : The rainfall for Jurie /was,; 8;13in., with an overflow on dune 3, ■ . 4.2-lin being the total for the' corresponding montli of 1934.