SOCIAL AND PERSONAL .

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 86, 13 April 1940, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL .

Mis. Sharland, Wanganui, is visiting I Wellington. Mrs. R. D. Hay, Tauranga, is visiting | Wanganui. Mrs. Heine, Wellington, will spend the week-end in Wanganui as the * guest of Mrs. H. C. Veitch, St. John’s Hill. • Miss M. Lee, of Wanganui, has been ' I appointed to the dental clinic in Tc ■ | Arona. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Hammond and i Miss Della Hammond, SI. John’s Hill, • are spending the week-end in Welling- I ton. Miss Amy Kane, Wellington, Do- ; minion president of Women’s insti-; lutes, is paying a short visit to Christ- I church, and will return to the north ; to-day. Mis. Aiastaire Forbes returned from ' Sydney yesterday and is the guest oi I her mother, Mrs. W. O. Casboit, No. 3 i Line, for a few weeks. Mrs. T. M. Katana and her son, T. ! Ratana, of Ratana Fa, are the guests • of Mrs. T. Abraham, Aramoho. Miss Abraham, Aramoho. lias re- I turned after visiting the Centennial 1 Exhibition in Wellington. At a recent meeting of the Women s ; Institute Federation Committee, members expressed their appreciation of the work of the retiring president, Mrs. J. Shanks. During her term of office, Mrs. Shanks has done a great real of hard and unselfish work, and her sympathetic interest in the different institutes has done much to advance the welfare of country women in this district. Mrs. Shanks will, happily, remain connected with the federation as voluntary organiser, and in this capacity will continue to be a wise counsellor and friend to the institutes. She was the recipient or a small presentation made in recognition of her services by the members of the executive committee.