WOMEN'S DIVISION

Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1947, Page 2

WOMEN'S DIVISION

OTAKI-TE HORO BRANCH MEETS The monthly meeting of thd Otaki-Te Horo branch of the Women's Division of Federated Farmers was held in Otaki last week. Ihe meeting room was crowded with members and visitors. • • ' The president, Mrs. Blackburne, feported that she had represented the division at the combined social af ternoon for Miss Horner • in aid of funds to further her work for CORSO in China. There was a pleasant break in the usual business routine when the president made a presentation, on behalf of the branch, to the former president, Mrs. C. Walker, who had proved- a popular and eonscientious executive officer, and who had at all times given her unbounded energy to the work of the division. Members joined with Mrs. Blackburne in wishing Mrs. Walker suceess in all her future good works. Mrs. Walker, in acknowledging the gift, said she would always treasure it as something to remind her of happy times spent in doing work which was dear to her heart, and expressed herself always willing to assist in branch activities. Much interest was taken in a discussion regarding the division's scheme for sending food parcels to Britain, and it was decided to continue sending to the town of Portchester. Several letters of acknowledgement and thanks from recipients of parcels in England were read. The next batch of parcels will be packed at Mrs. K. Taylor's residence, Mill Road, Otaki. * The president then introduced Mrs. Bennett, of Manakau, who gave a talk on London, describing humorously her own persorial experiences during her residence in various Lohdon communities. The aspects of life in the metropolis, which Mrs. Bennett. so intimately described, were quite different from the conventional view. The talk lead listeners, in imagination, from the Lynne Dyn of Julius Caesar's^- time, a marshy camp beside the river, down through the agqs to the London of today, ans immense city of 8,000,000 people, actually 27 different places and merged intb one. Mrs. Bennett took them to Clapham, with its air of comfort and great houses (now institutions) and its famous common; thfer railway suburb of Battersea, GbMe#-s Green with its well-known' tMatfe, Wood Green and a round df 'the' famous Lyons tea-shopsr • Throughout, the talk was full of human interest, and clever character sketches, and there "was general disappointment when Mrs. Bennett concluded. Mrs. C. C. Holmes presented the guest speaker with choice flowers and her motiofi of thanks and appreciation was carried with acclamation. ' On a show of hands at was decided to, hold - future Otaki meetings in the Market Gardeners' meeting room. The competition was won by Mrs.. C. Walker. At the close of the meeting Mrs. Blackburne expressed her gratification at the large attendance of members, and hoped to see as many at the next monthly meeting.