WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 15

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Havelock North's 12th Birthday The Havelock North Women's Institute celebrated its twelfth birthday last week when there was a good attendance in the evening of husbands and friends, as well as of members. The president, Mrs cnapmun-Taylor, welcomed all visitors, and proceedings opened with the National Anthem, follciwed.by the Institute song and aspiration, After the necessary announcements had been made, the president vaeated the chair and Mrs Buck, the members' representative, took charge of the concert programme. This included two excellent one-act plays. The first, "Ali the Cobbler," was given by members of the Havelock North Women's Institute literary eircle, under Mrs Turnqr-Williams ' direction, which depicted some of the domestic joys and troubies of a Moham- . medan family, and at once the audience was tfansported into an Eastern atmosphere. Mr Miles Greenwood made an excellent Ali, ably supported by his brother Said (Mrs D. T. Christie), while Mrs W. Meads took the part of Ali's shrewish wife Fatima, and Mr de Montalk was her cousin, Mustapha. Three members of the Hastings Townswomen's Guild play-roading circle, Mesdames Riley, Crawford, and Deans, were all much at home in a bright and amusing play, "Mr Samson," which held the attention from start to finish. Mrs Blair and Miss Clayton played a most enjoyable pianoforte duet, and Mrs Raveh sang several .delightful scngs, as also did Mrs Perrett, and Mrs Baird's Scottish reeitations gave great pleasure. These were followed by two fine dance items by Miss McKeegan. Mrs Dunn conducted a very successful community sing, and the Institute Singing Circle contributed two well-rendered songs. Then capie supper, when two past presidents performed the ceremony of lighting and extinguishing the candlcs in the fine birthday cake made by Mrs Henry Miller • and artistically ieed by Mrs Gqldfmeli. A thiTd past president thanked all performers for their helpj and the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" brought to a close a most successful and enjoyable birthday evening.