PLUNKET SOCIETY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 51, 18 August 1939, Page 7

PLUNKET SOCIETY

WHAKATANE BRANCH GATHER n . ,13th ANNUAL MEETING The thirteenth annual meeting of "the Whakatane Branch of the Plua. ket Society was held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday. Mrs W. Sullivan occupied the • and there were also present Mesdames C. G. Caisley, E. T. Daw :son, L. Luxton, C. C. Southey, A. Kendall, A. K. Eggers, Alan I3ridger, D. E. Pearse, W. Rowan, k. S. Miller, • Bennett, Dickson, Neil (Rangitaiki district), and Miss Hard Ing. Apologies were received from Mesdames Watson, Sutcliffe, Haul"tain, Savage Yeoman (Taneat.ua) rand the Rotorua Sub-branch. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the president's nurse's and -reports were adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows:- —President: Mrs C. G. Cais- ~ ley,v vice-presidents: Mrs L. Luxton, ~. Mrs ; C., C. -. ; Southey; hon vice-presi- • <len|s:. Mrs. Suljivan t Mrs B. S. Barry, Mrs L„, fuddle, Mrs F. B. - CijtJeiv; Sutcliffe; hon treas. s-4* : urer.; Mrs C.. A. Suckling; hon solicitor: L. Buddie; hon auditor: Mr F. Prideaux; advisory board; Di's T. E. Dawson, F. J. Appleby, Messrs W. Sullivan, and L. Buddie; committee: Mesdames K. Eggers, A. Bos well, A. Kendall, E. T. Dawson, M. Oaig r H. E. Pain S. Miller, Dick- - son and Bennett. A vote of thanks to the treasurer, hon solicitor, hon auditor and advis. • ory board was passed. Mrs Southey read a paper dealing with new ideas of. feeding stressed * by Dr Deem. Mrs Caisley spoke of the Auckland Provincial Conference which she at_ tended with Mrs Dawson. Mrs Miller expressed her appreciation of Nurse Strachan's services. Her remarks were endorsed by Mrs " Nell. *■■■ .It was decided to hold the meetings on the second Monday in the month, ni 7.45 p.m. as before. A vote of thanks to the retiring secretary Mrs Pearse, and to Mrs Sullivan. for presiding closed the. meeting. ..atf.ir.-'t--- ,