PLUNKET SOCIETY

Southland Times, Issue 22042, 15 June 1933, Page 9

PLUNKET SOCIETY

WYNDHAM BRANCH. (From Our Correspondent.) The monthly meeting of the Wyndham Plunket Society was held on Thursday evening. Mrs A. A. Wilson, sen., presided. It was reported that the street stall held that afternoon had resulted in

about £9 being collected for the funds. A competition for a box of tea was won by Mrs Tangney. A letter was received from Mrs Harper, secretary of the Gore branch, stating that in future Nurse Burnett would visit Wyndham every Thursday instead of twice a month. Country women were to be asked to visit the nurse on sale days and town women on the alternate Thursdays, in order to lessen the nurse’s work. Nurse Wilson wrote thanking the

committee for the hospitality extended to her during her visits to this township. A meeting of the Wyndham branch of the Farmers’ Union was held on Saturday evening, when Mr John Smith presided over an attendance of 14 members.

A letter was read from Lincoln College in regard to a short course of lectures for farmers and farmers’ sons during the last week in June and the first week in July. Anyone interested

can receive information from the president of the branch (Mr Smith), from the president or secretary of the A. and P. Society or any stock agent. Mr E, Frame brought up the matter of regulations under the new Transport Act. He said he considered the new regulations were adding to the cost cf transport for all sections of the community. The secretary was instructed to confer with the local postmaster on the matter and report at the next meeting.

The question of having the Press to report meetings, which was held over from last meeting, was fully discussed, no members of the Press being present. A motion was carried that the Press be invited to report the meetings as in the past. On the motion of the president, Mr Thomas Lobb was made a life member of the Wyndham branch of the union. The Masonic Hall was filled to capacity on Friday evening when the local Girl Guides celebrated their seventh

birthday. Invited guests to the function were the - Wyndham Brownies (under Brown Owl Rice), Edendale Girl Guides (Captain Crounstoun), and Wyndham Boy Scouts (Scouter Rice), Dr. I. Woodhouse (District Commissioner of the Guides) and Laughing Owl Munro (Mataura). A lengthy programme of games, competitions and items was put through as follows: Folk dances, the Brownies; “Black Nag and Nine Pins,” Wyndham Guides; company songs,

Wyndham Brownies; special item, the legends of the three patron saints, St. Patrick, St. George and St. Andrew, Wyndham guides; games, indoor hockey, bun eating and balloon blowing. A competition, making a bouquet from a single sheet of paper, was won by Angus Baird. Dr. Woodhouse congratulated the Wyndham Guides on having attained their seventh birthday. Guide Connie Ireland lit the candles on the cake. Scoutmaster Rice thank-

ed the Guides for their splendid evening’s entertainment. He said that this year’s party was the best one the Guides had ever held, and he hoped that the Boy Scout party would be just as enjoyable. Under his lead the Boy Scouts then delivered a haka with great vigour.