Women's Division Meets

Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1949, Page 2

Women's Division Meets

The June ■ meeting of 'Ihe OtakiTe Moro-- '".braneh of .the- -Women's Division. of Federated .Earaners was held in the Druids' Hall, iOtaki, on { Tuesdayv - '■ when there". was the • largest. attendance •seen.for some ( time. The president, Mrs. S, Black- i bum, occupied the' chair, and j apologies werp tendered on behalf ) of ten members. unable.-to be pres- j ent. i • i It was reported that tinned meats ; and fats had npw been bought, and j when the other a-rticles for overseas parcels were ready the Ju'y packing cQu'd be arranged. Thirtyfive patients1 of the Otaki Sanatorium had enjQyed a recent motor outing to Paekakariki, the largest number who have yet been able to go on this trip. * Members expressed appreciation of the invitalion to be present at the concert, arr?nged bv the Patients and staif, on May 31. "Miss D. Avery and Mrs. L. Styles repre&snted 11 he branch at the Manakau branch birthday party, which was he'd on the same da,y as the sanatorium motor drive A gift parcel is to be sent to Corso again this ! vear, and each m'ember will conlribute two artic es | of- new or used '"Warm ' -clothhw knitting wool s.-mfants' wear. chi'dI rm's pabers, seedS. etc. Thesccon^ibuticns will be received at either of the. next twb liieetings. 1 * Mrs, K. Taylor , ^ , pressnted and read a most comprehensive report of the ^ast nrovincial meeting in Levin.. This vn^much p.ppreciated A suggesti"n that ' provincia1 meetings be t^ken to.,branch'es in turn was considered* and ">eft ove^ for a latter disctission: Mrs. C. Walker was e"ec ed delegate to the forthcoming conference, and after the reading of a section of the remits to be presented. an intimation was "i as to the voting thereon. The af ernocnts cake competition was won by Mrs. Matthews, a' visitor from the Wairarapa branch. Mesdames K. and W. Taylor were hos-'e-^es fo'* afternoon tea, which was served buffet stvle, an innovation which added plea.sant social intereourse to the meeting.