ORARI

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23319, 1 October 1945, Page 3

ORARI

Women’s Institute At the September meeting of the Orari Women’s Institute Mrs Unwin presided. Link letters from Beckford. England, were read by Mrs Cox and Miss Unwin. Arrangements were made for dressing two dolls in Chinese costumes for an exhibition at the coming Federation meeting. The “Golden Thread” was given by Mrs Pine. The flower show, arranged by Mrs Watson and mdged by Mrs Worner, resulted: Floating plate of flowers, Mrs Pine 1. Mrs R. Payne 2; shrubs, Mrs Macdonald 1. Mrs Stone-Wigg 2, Mrs Mason 3, Mrs Bennett 4: anemones. Mrs Stonewigg 1. Mrs Carter 2; shoulder spray, Mrs Bennett 1, Mrs Pine 2; posy in egg c,up, Mrs Bennett 1, Mrs Brenton 2: pansies, Mrs StoneWigg 1; violets, Mrs Bennett 1; mixed bowl of flowers, Mrs Carter 1. Mrs Cone 2, Mrs Pine 3; grape hyacinths. Mrs R. Payne 1. Mrs Macdonald 2, Mrs Pine 3; polyanthus. Mrs Macdonald 1. Mrs Cone 2. Mrs Bennett 3, narcissus. Mrs Macdonald 1. Mrs Pine 2. Mrs Cone 3: single bloom, Mrs Bennett 1. Mrs Mason 2; cluster, Mrs Carter 1, Mrs Pine 2; jar of flowers. Mrs Leary 1. Mrs R.. Payne 2; narcissus. Mrs R Payne 1. Mrs Bennett 2, Mrs Cone 3 A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Stone-Wigg for a talk on some of the marvellous plants of the world. Members agreed to do knitting for a warm quilt for UNRRA. Food parcels were sent to Trumpington and Beckford. and members ge''° £l/5/- to the Leper Fund. Hostesses were Mrs Gerard and Mrs F. Borrell and Miss Gerard.