FARMERS’ UNION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20104, 24 March 1928, Page 5

FARMERS’ UNION

THE WOMEN’S DIVISION JEWS OF THE WEEK The m/onthly meeting of the central ommittec of the Bush Nurse and Housekeeper Auxiliary of t-ho Women’s Division of the Farmers'Union will be held on Wednesday next in Alcssrs Silk, Haworth’s Board Room at 11 o’clock.

The Feilding branch gave an aftcroon for the six Girl Guiid.es, who help(l with the tea at their birthday 'party in February last. | Aliss Simpson (president), Airs F. Brice and the committee of the Alaron branch will be “at home” at ‘l’etherton ” (Airs Brice ’s residence) n March 28, from 3 o’clock. The Huntervillo birthday party is imed for Al ay 10, when the Dominion president is to be the guest of honur. At their last monthly meeting, Irs Arnold Bartlett was appointed asistant secretary and not Mr Arnold iartlett, as stated in some of tho retorts. Airs Barker (president) of the Taunaurunui branch reports that Aliss Alcvay (V.H.) is filling a long felt want n tnc district. She is practically engaged all tho time till Juno 7, and aleady enquiries are coining in for Ocober and November —in fact till after Christmas. Alesdames Bruce, Haise, Deus, Alc)abe arc all keen gardeners in the )hura branch and would be glad to xchange cuttings, bulbs and plants with other members. The hon. secretary reports that in accordance with the motion passed by tho central committee of tho bush urse and housekeepers auxiliary at heir last monthly meeting a booklet of rules and regulations has boon rinted and can bo obtained from the eeretary of any local branch of the Women’s Division. All applications for tho services of urse ana housekeeper must be sent hrough the hon. secretary of the local ranch. If there is no branch of the {Women’s Division in the district applications must then bo sent to Airs D. tewart, hou. sec. central committee, Bush Nurse and Housekeeper Auxiliary, Women’s Division, of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, Hunterville. application forms can now bo obtained rom the hon. secretary of the local ranch. Following the decentralisation scheme f the Alarton branch a meeting of the icmbers and those interested was held n the Bulls Community Hall on Alonay last for tho purpose of forming a lulls branch of the Women’s Division. Irs D. Burgh was elected the first resident, Alesdames AlcKenzie and loodall, vice-presidents and Airs Good--11 horn secretary, Alesdames Walker, lougherty, Campion, Carter and Caron as committee.

Ractihi has been waiting for summer days and good roads in order to gjt a branch started in their district. Friday, Alarch 10, saw the formation f what promises to be a very strong ranch with tho following officers? irs Houghton (president); lesdames . D. Scarrow and Handley (vicc-prc-idonts), Airs Craik (hon. sec.) and ho following committee: Airs W. Scarow, Bull, AlacArthur, T. Brown, Fearon, Alitchison, Croton, E. L. Sonimcrille and P. Alurray. There was a large combined meeting of the Southland Provincial executive aud the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union held in Invercargill on Saturday, Alarch 17. Strong apposition to further application of daylight aving was expressed and the following esolution was carried: ‘‘That this looting of the Farmers’ Union conifers that the Summer Timo Act as assed at the last sessbon of Parliament and given a fair trial for the ummcr of 1927-28 is detrimental to he prosperity of tho country and asks that it be not again placed on the Statute Book. The way they do in Southland! The Canterbury Farmers’ Union are having n excursion to Southland on March 6, leaving again on Alarch 31. Alotor lours have been arranged through the Western and Eastern districts on the 7th and 28th. Tho 29th is a free day -race day — and a trip to Stewart Is--1 and is planned for the 30th. The AV olen’s Division have arranged a dinner or tho 28th in honour of the visitors nd their wives. So that all members dll have an opportunity of meeting he Canterbury ladies, there is to be an “at home” in tho evening ana a ine musical programme has been arranged. One of our members, Airs Ale)onald, AVright’s Bush, has asked the visitors to morning tea on Alarch 27, and is calmly awaiting the arrival of her 400 guests! Listen to Alark Twain: “It is easy to find fault if eno has the lisposlion. There was once a man who, not being able to find fault with his coal, complained that there were to® many prehistoric toads in it.”