WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 136, 25 June 1937, Page 16

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

" Pukahu Meeting ' The monthiy meeting of the. Pukahu Women' s /Institute • was; held at the school, Mrs. -L. -W. -Goldfinch presiding ove:r many - members ; .: several- visitors being weicomed. and sympatky expressed Avith sick members, Mrs. -.SteAvart and Mrs; H. Green. ; --- ■ u- •' After singing the -Women -s-liistitute song and re'citing the -Women' s- Creed a gOod de'al of business was dispatched. The schedule for the -flower sliow in fSeptember • was - discussed- and it was eventually decided to leave the matter for the committee to * adjtist; * lt was also left for the committee to choose a design for the knitting competition for infants layette and Avobl* to be" given out later/ After discussion it Was decided to' hold the Institute's birthday in " Augu'st instead of July and to hold a- social evening and ihvit'e "h'usbands and friends to be .present'.' " A'sugges>tion by Mrs.' Livingstone * ' that a "Golden Thread" talk be given 'for ten minutes each ineeting niet vvifli hearty appro'val arid Mrs. ' Livingstone" ccnsented to start tbe series witli a, talk on famous NeAV Zealand' people for tho july meeting. Miss H. Pope, of HastingSj was then introduced and gave. a. most inte'resting and instructive lesson on making wood .fibre flo-wers, some beautiful examples of the demonstrator's Avork ^being shown and much admired and at tlie| finisb of tbe...demonstratipn Miss ^ Pope .was accorded a liearty Aroto .of thanks and appreoiation. : • . - - " . ...... A. .deliqious tea was ger.ved by the hostesses,. Mrs. Lang, Mrs; Hayweod and Miss Orchard. .Mrs.. ./Popo and Mrs. Livingstone judged . tlie competitions- and gave . their .decisions as followa: — ... Best article from a- flonr..bag.-^-Miss Lang 1, Mrs. -Lang 2.' Bran • biscuits : Mrs. Wakefield 1,-- Mrs.- Goldfinch 2, Mrs. McDonaTd 3. The best7 flower in the garden,- Mrs.- Evans i 1,--' Miss O. Lang 2, Mrs. Kirkham 3. *.-.•• For July, ther'e . wjll >be ■ a roll call, "Uses of a lemon/-' ■ - and the • competitions, sii kisses, and somcthing new ffom something old. • - • The committee were asked to meet on Friday, July 2 and the-singing of the National Ahtlxeni concluded a most interesting meeting. - •