HITHER AND THITHER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 221, 19 September 1941, Page 2

HITHER AND THITHER

Final of Series of Card Parties. The series of card parties held by Hie Gonville Croquet Club during Ihe winter months, concluded on Wednesday when the hostesses were Mesdames Wallace. Dawson and McLean. Mrs. Williams won the prize and Mrs. B. Hoar was runner-up. Excellent, business resulted from a "bring and buy" stall. Women Writers and Artists. The award for winning the special section of Ihe New Zealand Women's Writers and Artists’ Society recent competition for a newspaper article was presented to Mrs. E. T. Rio-Love at the society's recent meeting in Wellington. Mrs. Love, who is Arikielect of Rarotonga, is to leave New Zealand some time in the near future. Mrs. Ray Turner, of Dannevirke, won the open section.

Spring Flower Show. It is impossible to enumerate the different members of the daffodil family that graced the stands at the spring flower show, in the Victoria Hall, yesterday afternoon. There were some exquisite specimens, from pure white to rich gold, one of the former varieties showing a delicate selfshaded centre with a frilled fringe in primrose shade. Others were centred with deep orange the shade of an Iceland poppy. Several lovely blooms were very large and there Seems to be a greater variety of shades. From the adjoining hall came the sweet fragrance of spring flowers, violets, hyacinths, wallflowers. freesias and flowering currant blossom, lifting their many coloured heads from the tables. Here, too, was the children's section with decorated saucers in a variety of designs and colourings, flowers arranged in bowls, still life subjects and dish gardens. The gardens showed much detail in finish, one being particularly fine. A few competitors chose nursery rhymes as a subject for their gardens, and there was a Red Cross and military dish garden.

New Organisation. After three months' preparation, a new women's organisation, known as the Women's Forum, was officially inaugurated at the Chamber of Commerce Hall, Auckland, in the presence of 100 women. A constitution was formally adopted and an executive committee set up to control the affairs of the forum. The three main planks of the organisation’s platform are to assist women to fit themselves for responsible public positions; to encourage women to give active support to suitable women candidates for Parliament and other public bodies; and to prepare women to work side by side with men in the cause of justice and sane government, Io do all in their power to forward the war effort to maintain the democratic way of living, and when the war is over to see that the sacrifices made by the men and women in this war shall not have been made in vain.

Federated Sisterhood. The Wangrnui branch met on Wednesday afternoon, the president, Sister Mrs. Bergerson, presiding. The 40th. Psalm was read, and opening chorus sung. “Sisterhood—Vital and Splendid,” was read by Sister Mrs. Gullery, from the retiring National Sisterhood’s president, Mrs. Ernest Brown (England). The secretary, Sister Mrs. F. G. Ansley, quoted the following from “Brotherhood in Wartime”: “Among the ruins of a recently bombed homestead in Coventry, England, there remained intact a picture of Jesus, and as men moved about the desolation, removed their hats, bowing reverently and paying tribute to the founder of the first brotherhood.” Sisters Mrs. Bergerson and Gullery sang appropriate solos. The Misses Ansley and Master Victor Ansley also contributed items. Refreshments were served. Sister Mrs. Elies presided at the piano.