April Meeting Of Women's Institute

Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1948, Page 3

April Meeting Of Women's Institute

* Mrs. W. Easton presided over a good attendance of .members atthe April meeting of the «hannon Women's Institute, and in her opening remarks stated Ibhat since the last meeting Mr. L. Noaro had tragically lost his life 'and Mrs. F. Humphries had passed away. She aske'd all to st'and ln siience as a mark of respect to .their memory. Mesdames W. Tricker and E. Thorne were appointed delogates to the annual Manawatu Federation Councii meeting, when nine members for the executive committee -Will be elected. The names of those whom the local institute wished to vote for were handed to Mrs. Thorne. \ . • After diSQussion, it was decfded to support two remits. The first was from the Ashhurst Institute ' and was to the effect that the attention of the Minister of Supply be drawn to the apparent abundance of sugar, bct^es and kegs available for the manufacture of beer and the tragic shortage of sugar, jars and vinegar for home fruit preserving purposes, and that the organisation suggests to the Minister that he give the matter of supplies of sugar, vinegar, jars, etc., to the housewife for home preserving, his most favourable and urgent co'nsideration. . The secon'd was from the Manawatu Federation and was as follows: "That this federation views with concern the distasteful forms of advertising used by some firms, ana asKs that steps be taken to rectify this praetice." M.isses V. Munford and Joan and Ruth Swin'dlehurst were proposed as new members. In respect to the birthday party on May 20 it was decided that the price of admis • | sion be 2s, excppt for visiting i institute members, for whom there would be no charge. Recipients of buttonholes for April birthdays were Mrs. Ashley August .and Miss J. Radford. As afternoon tea with scones and cakes for a payment of 6'd each was a losing proposition over the year, it was decided, after discussion on alternative propositions, that in future buttered scones only would b,e served with a cup of tea and the charge remaln at 6d. Six books on subjects in connection with England were hande-d out for reading. These wc;~ a portion of a gift of 30 books recently received by the Manawatu Group from links in England, having been sent by them as a mark of gratitude for food parcels received. The hostesses in the afternoon were Mesdames A. Thomson, W. Radford, and J. A. Easton. The results of the competitions were as follows: — Single bloom: Mrs. A. Richards 1, Mesdames, C. Stern and J. T. Bovis 2 (equal) , Mrs. L. A. Tremewan 3. Cluster: Mrs. A. Richards 1, Mrs. J. A. Easton 2, Mrs. J. Griffiths 3. Shrub: Mrs. J. A. Easton and Miss N. Easton 1

(equal), Mesdames Bovls and Tremewan 2 (equal), Mrs. C. Stern and Joan Radford 3 (equ« t> . Something new from something old: Mesdames Bovis and W. Easton 1 (equal) .. Mrs. W. Easton was appointed to repr.esent the W.I. at a meeting of women's -organisations called by the Mayo^s (Mrs. D. Fitzgerald) to discuss aid for the children of Europe.