WAIMANA-NUKUHOU WOMEN’S INSTITUTE GARDENING CIRCLE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 24, 24 February 1948, Page 4

WAIMANA-NUKUHOU WOMEN’S INSTITUTE GARDENING CIRCLE

The annual meeting of the Wai-' mana-Nukuhou Women’s Institute gardening circle, was held at Mrs Whiteman’s home last Thursday afternoon. The attendance was. very gratifying, and Mrs Wylde presided. A letter from the Waiotahi garden circle invited Waimana members to their meeting on March 17, the invitation being accepted. Mrs Wylde was re-elected president and Mrs R. White secretary. Mrs Wylde thanked all members for their cc-operation, especially the secretary in the past year, which had been‘very pleasant and full of interest. Results of the annual points competitions were:— Best flower: Mrs C. Hampton 1, Mrs J.'Mitchell 2, Mrs Hewitt 3. Best vegetable (cup presented by Mrs Wylde): Mrs Hewitt 1, Mrs J. Mitchell 2, Mrs G. Mitchell 3. Decorative: Mrs Hampton 1, Mrs Wylde 2, Mrs Hewitt 3. The day’s competitions results low:—Mantle decoration: Mrs Wylde 1, Mrs J. Mitchell 2, Mrs Hewitt 3. Best flower: Mrs J. Mitchell 1, Mrs Hewitt 2, Mrs Wylde *3. Best vegetable: Mrs M. King 1, Mrs Hewitt 2,' Mrs G. Mitchell 3. Members walked around the wellkept garden, and admired the many flowers in bloom.

Mrs Wylde thanked Mrs Whiteman for the pleasant afternoon, also the hostesses and Mrs Potter and Mrs Stevenson, who acted as judges. The January meeting was held at the home of Mrs J. Mitchell. Mrs Wylde presided over a good attendance of members, and read an interesting letter from the Institute link Kelsby, England. Mrs G. Mitchell chose for the monthly reading an article on the cutting and keeping of dried flower seed heads, and showed illustrations. - Mrs J. Mitchell showed members compost samples and explained how they were produced. Hints on showing and judging flowers were brought forward by Mrs White, who suggested that the Institute might contact interested women to speak at a meeting, at a later date on the subject. A competition, identifying different leaves, was won by Mrs Wylde, with Mrs White 2, and Mrs Cooper 3. After tea members viewed the spacious garden, which was full of interest. Mrs G. Mitchell and Mrs Stansbury acted as judges. Results of the competitions were:; — Best flower: Mrs J. Mitchell 1, Mrs Whiteman 2, Mrs G. Mitchell 3. Best vegetable: Mrs Hewitt 1, Mrs Hughes 2, Mrs G. Mitchell 3. Hanging billy, decorated: Mrs C. Hampton 1, Mrs Wylde 2, Mrs Looney 3.-

Personal Mr C. A. Head, who was for 17 years secretary of the local branch of the R.S.A. is to be honoured by his comrades at the annual smoke concert on Saturday night when he will be presented with the Gold Star and certificate of merit in recognition of his long service to the organisation.

Mr G. B. GoOdall of Whakatane, is leaving for Nelson on Wednesday to pick hops. Dr. E. T. Dawson, medical superintendent of the District Hospital, Whakatane. has 'returned from his annual holidays. Mrs F. Bell and Mr and Mrs Lex McDonald and baby daughter, of Waimana, are on holiday in Wellington. Mrs Stevenson/ oi Te, Kahata, is at present staying with her daughter, Mrs Pott*, School-house, Waimana. ' ; . Mrs F. J. Savage, of Nukuhou North, has returned to her home, after five weeks’ holiday spent at Waiuku with her sister, Mrs, T. B. Smalley and at Lake Rotoiti. Dr. Chrisman Murphy, one of the world’s leading ornithologists, is at present in New Zealand studying New Zealand wild life.-Accompanied by Dr. R. E. Falla, of the-New Zealand Bird and Wild Life Protection Society and Mr I. Dickinson of the Internal Affairs Department, Dr. Murphy visited Ohope on Thursday on a sight-seeing trip.

Miss Bathie Separt, New Zealand Government Tourist Representative, in the Unted States, who has been on a brief business and social visit to the Dominion, spent the final week-end of her tour, with her sister, Mrs Allan Luttrell of Waimana and their family the Misses B. and A. Luttrell and Mr S. Luttrell of Whakatane West. Miss Stuart left on the Flying Boat from Auckland yesterday. There were a lot of inquiries relative to Miss Stuart’s visit to this part of New Zealand but owing to the brief and extensive nature of her tour, it was not possible to comply with the many personal requests and invitations bestowed upon her. , She did however visit Ohope Beach and Rotorua and is going away with recent films of scenic resorts of the Dominion. Her last visit was in 1939—and in spite of the war, many changes have been, visible to her.