FROM DAY TO DAY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 200, 22 May 1944, Page 6

FROM DAY TO DAY

News And Notes Guild Workers at Karori Mrs. Flockton presided oxer be last two meetings of the Karorr branch ot thDominion Federation of Townswomen s Guilds. This month Miss Rennie gave a talk on gardens and solos and duets were SUH" bv Mesdames Ferrand and Boardman The. war work circle report good nro"rcss witli the reconditioning of so.diers’ clothing for .the Utilization of Waste Depot, and with knitting for Air Force'Relations. The y eledtion of offleers at the annual meeting held m Maron resulted as follows: President. Mr'. Flockton: hon. secretary. Mrs. ArnulJnot: treasurer. Mrs. Parrant: committee, Mesdames Curtis. Jones. Thompson. Hawkins. Boardman. Mclntosh and Hutchinson.

Methodist Women’s Rally. The annual Easter offering rally of the Atethodist Women's Missionary Union was held recently in Wesley Church parlour, Taranaki Street, M elliugton, the president, Mrs. 11. M . Smith, siding over a large attendance. Aliss Cook a missionary from China, gave a talk on the Chinese. The offering, which amounted to more than £B2, was received.Aliss Jury sang and ■ afternoon tea was served.

Barrels Sent to Loral Soldiers. The twelfth annual meeting of the Pahautca branch of the W.D.F.U. was held recently. Airs. Ross presiding. J lie president’s report showed a suecesstu year during which two dances were held to raise funds for soldiers’ parcels, one parcel Ix-iug sent to every man who hud left the district. The election ot officers resulted as follows:—President, Nirs. Ross; secretary, Mrs. M. Melon. Winners of the points- prizes for the year were: Mrs. Beattie I: with Airs. I’tuquabar and Airs, badler, equal. —.

Plunket Meeting at Tawa Flat. The annual meeting of the Tawa Flat Plunket sub-branch was recently held. The president welcomed Miss S. Anderson. Plunket nurse, and in recognition of rears of faithful and untiring service Mrs. ,T Hook was acclaimed a life member. Tawa Flat and Linden committees were congratulated on their report of a successful year. Two solos were sung by Mrs Kirbv. Otlieers elected were: President Mrs. S. Pnpiclt; vice-presidents. Mesdames P. Wickham. IL Taylor. F. Sludge. J. Hook; Tawa Flat and Linden committees, Mesdames E. lloare, .1. Worsfold, S. Wood, C. ( ampbell. I'.. Hooker, Kirby. C. Scott. P. Clark, Burkett J. Gilberd, Eyton, b. M hittaker, Lawson. Bogers and P. Meyer; hon. secretary, Mrs. P. Wickham; treasurer, Mrs. IL Taylor.