COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER.

Southland Times, Issue 21662, 26 March 1932, Page 18

COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER.

—Quotation for To-day— I Lowliness is young Ambition’s ladder, | Wherein the Climber upward turns his face. e —Shakespeare. (Sent in by Cousin Hazel Stewart.)

MY DEAREST COUSINS, There is a special significance at Easter in this quotation Cousin Hazel Stewart has sent —Easter sends us a message of lowliness that is strength; it brings more vividly before us the beauty—more the divinity—of service. And like this One who has shown us the way, we, too, can bo humble; because only through that way is it possible for us to achieve that peace in our hearts which is the basis of true happiness. Last Saturday was a great joy to me, Cousins mine. Although there were so many things to do, I loved feeling there were some 120 of you all about me, and the small glimpses I had of faces known, faces only half-recollected, and faces entirely new, were a constant source of thrilled pleasure to me. Certainly we must meet more often, Little Southlanders. That seems to be the cry of very many of you—and I think you will find the echo in my heart. At all events, I will not forget my promise to some of the older Cousins at the party—that in the near future we should hold a social evening for the older Cousins, boys and girls, with games, competitions and dancing. Many of you seem very keen for this; and personally, I think it is a splendid idea. We must thank the St. John’s Church Committee very gratefully for the use of their splendid hall. We were very fortunate indeed to have this lent to us, and I hope that it shows no signs of our recent occupation. I want to thank the caretaker, too, for his willing helpfulness. What lots of good friends we have, my Cousins. The success of the party was almost entirely in the hands of a small bifnd of Cousins whose work was untiring-well done, good and faithfuls! And over it all presided Cousin Jean Nichol, who not only held preliminary meetings at her home, but once more set up a shining example of service for us all—myself included, Cousins —to follow. She is a marvellously effective “right hand," and already I know there are many of you who feel gladness at knowing her. Although there were considerably fewer entries in the shopping-bag competition than in the previous novelty one, the bazaar will be much enriched nevertheless, by the bags that did come in. Very’ fine specimens, all of them, and hard to judge. The most decorative bag was that sent in by Cousin Olwen Holmes —the most novel .by Cousin Jean Nichol. Indeed, these six were all especially fine pieces of work:— Cretonne bag—Cousin Margaret Henderson; floral laundry bag—Cousin Margaret Metcalfe; black and mauve silk work-bag—Cousin Jean Nichol; crash shopping bag embroidered in wool—Cousin Olwen Holmes; bread bag, in sugar sacking and cretonne —Cousin Alison Nichol; shopping bag of sugar sacking embroidered in wool—Cousin Nola Mitchel. Amongst the others sugar sack bags predominated, and very useful they are, too. That reminds me—Cousin Vyna Mclntosh, who has agreed to take charge of a Housewives' Stall at the bazaar, has asked me if any Little Southlanders who can, will provide her with old sugar bags for making up. She wants to start on them nt once, and will be grateful for this assistance. The next bazaar competition will be for a hand-made doily, any shape, size or work Do, lots of you, enter for this. My love to you all this Eastertide. Your Own