National Council Of Women

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1950, Page 7

National Council Of Women

The main business at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui branch of the National Council of Women on Monday evening was the presentation . of reports by the delegates from the branch who attended the Dominion conference and golden jubilee gather--1 ing of the N.C.W. hold in Christchurch recently. The delegates who presented the reports were the branch presi- ■ dent, Mrs A. H. Mac Lean, secretary, i Mrs P. S. Whitlock, Mrs E. J. Chessi was, Mrs C. S. Ryan and Mrs H. P. Boswell. The Dominion secretary's > report showed there were 408 affiliations, with 168 different women’s as- ’ sociations in the 17 branches in New [ Zealand. Reports were given of the [ sessions held, the social side of the conference, which included a visit to Sir Heaton Rhodes’ homestead at Tai 1 Tapu to view the extensive and beautiful gardens, also a scenic drive over the hills, where they were shown the 1 steep track over which the first ’ pioneers walked to reach Christchurch J after landing at the port. Mrs Mac- ! Lean read the Dominion secretary’s report and Mrs Whitlock gave an ac- ‘ count of the opening day of the conference when Mrs Alley, mother of Rewi Alley gave the opening address, and also an outing for the delegates. Mrs Chesswas told of the visit to Tai Tapu and described the gardens and spoke of the Wanganui • remit dealing with the question of i children at picture theatres and the 1 quality of films available to them. She '■ said it had caused considerable discus- . sion and was carried with the omission of the last phrase which was consider--1 ed to be superfluous. Mrs Boswell ■ gave details of some of the remits con- ■ sidereJ. These covered a wide field. [ Mrs Ryan reported that Wanganui i branch's contribution to the bring and - buy stall held at the conference earned f the second largest amount of money. > Mrs Mac Lean thanked the branch for sending the delegates and also expressed her gratitude to the delegates for their part in the conference. It ? was decided to send a letter of appreciation to the Christchurch branch 1 and other women’s organisations for • their hospitality. A motion of sympathy was moved ’ with the relatives of the late Mrs C. 1 A. Piper, ar. associate member, and with Miss Elaine Newton, a former delegate whose mother died recently. A period of silence was observed. ’ Sympathy was also expressed with ’ Mrs E. W. E. Carter and Mrs J. C. - Wickham, who had been ill, and the 3 resignation of Mrs Carter, who is leav- ’ ing the district, was accepted with re--5 gret. ’ A request frem the Castlecliff-Gon- ’ ville Townswomen’tfGuild for affiliation to the branch was granted. It was agreed that the final meeting for . the year be partly a social one. ‘ WOMEN’S INSTITUTES Brunswick Miss Ross presided at the monthly ; meeting of the Brunswick Women’s Institute and welcomed all present. She latei read the report of the halt yearly Council meeting. The motto was, ‘‘Remember that in life as in a mirror, you never get more than you put in.” The Golden Thread, read by Mrs Hiles-Smith, was about the English Institute's College of Denman, near Abingdon, and was listened to with great interest. The Brunswick Lone Guide Troop are to have a trading table at the December meeting to raise funds for incidentals. Mrs Littlejohn gave » demonstration on faggoting. The hostesses served a delicious supper and the meeting ended with the singing of the National Anthem. Rapanui Members’ Day was held in the hall on Thursday, when the whole programme was arranged by those not on the committee. Mrs Cooper took the chair, assisted by Mrs E. Handley as secretary. A comprehensive report on the recent council meeting, was given by Mrs Sharpe. Also on view was the trophy (tray) won by Rapanui for the second time in succession. Mrs. Murray continued the Golden Thread on “Pioneer Tales.” Prior to afternoon tea, a community sing, led by Mrs. Cooper, was enjoyed. Two social competitions, arranged by Mrs Handley, were won by Miss Cooper and Mrs McNie respectively. A bedside posy was demonstrated by Miss Cooper, and the finished article was admired by everyone. Results of the competitions were: Prettiest coathanger, Mrs Cooper 1, Mrs Abercrombie and Mrs Ross 2 equal. Best bloom, Mrs Cooper and Mrs Burnet 1 equal, Miss Cooper and Mrs McNie 3 equal. Mrs Fyfe proposed a vote of thanks to all assisting with the programme, and the meeting closed with the National Anthem.