WAVERLEY NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 October 1950, Page 3

WAVERLEY NOTES

Modern Floral Art WAVERLEY, Last Night (OCR Mrs G. M. Lankshear, of New Plymouth, has been visiting Waverley on Tuesday and Wednesday giving lectures to classes, under the Adult Education Scheme, on modern floral art. Mrs Lankshear is well known as an authority on this comparatively new style of floral decoration. The classes have been popular and much useful knowledge has been derived from them. Mrs Lankshear spoke of harmony as one of the intangible principles that is necessary to good floral composition. The unusual and interesting material is used to give inspiration. It is for us to use it harmoniously, carefully planning its use in relation to tlv' surroundings and container. thereby producing an arrangement full of originality and dramatic effect. Future flower shows will feature largely along those modern lines, as floral decoration, like most otb n r things, has to follow the trend of the prosper age. I)3Hers’ Dinner. The annual dinner o r the Waverley FoothMl C’ub was hold recently, when there were over 100 present, inelud:iv 30 from the Kaioraii Club, Mr. Stan Ambrose. Wanganui selector; Mr J. Moye, chairman of tl-e Management ComiVf I re; Mr D. Foard, canlain of th.-- Wancanul ronresentalive lea’*i. Various toasts were nronosed, includin one in Mr. S. Grr,nvil’ 1 on his selection as a member of the North Island t n am. 'l'hn Wnv-'i h” I 'nior f were coiwratulated on their s'lcces-. boin" und r 'feat.od aurin" the season. Thny had carried off tli? Wilson Cup. and tied for the Charity Cup.. Rainfall. The rainfall for Spot ember was comparativelv low for this time of the year. The first part of the month was fairlv cold and wet, hut the la 4t o;part was more like summer The rainfall registered totalled .3 fifi im hos with oinht days on which rainfall avus recorded. The frosts duriiu the month fotal’od seven. The folhiwin" rainfall wrs records- 1 : Sonl.onihnr 3 73; I’ll. 1.77- 10th. .02- IHh. O.v 15th. .13: 16th. 07- 28lh. .55 29th. .32.