GUILD GARDEN CIRCLE HAVE NAPIER GUESTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 156, 20 July 1937, Page 11

GUILD GARDEN CIRCLE HAVE NAPIER GUESTS

A feeling of good fellowship was evi* cierl at the meeting of the members of rbe Hastings Townswomen's Guild gardeu circle m the W.D.F.U. rooms yesle^day afternoon, when the members of the Napier Guild garden circle were Uieir guests. o The circle leader, Mrs J. B. Pickering, weleomed the visitors, and expressed much pleasure at having them present. Mrs Pickering said that it was just four years ago this month since the Napier members had helped to start the Hastings garden circle, and so July had been chosen each year to i/iave the visitors as their guests. After this welcome the Napier visitors presented to Mrs Pickering a beautiful spray of orchids and maidenhair rcrii, aud lo the secretary, Miss Shaw, a spray of violets and fern. During a competition arranged by Mrs V. L. Westernian, the members and visitors moved about the room and chatted togetlier. The competition consisted of twenty littlo verses, each answered with the uame of a flower, and was won by a Napier visitor, Mrs A. B. Hurst, who was presented with a beautiful tninch of vivid orange and yellow iceland poppies and asparagus fern. An attractive demonstration, the uialung of a dish garden, shown by Mrs Vaughan, was watched with much interest by the members. Mrs Vaughan built her garden on a tray with a foundation of sand and then moss. The design was cut out, paths made with crushed pumice and lakes by inserting small pieces of iooking glass. A long pointed stick was used to make the tiny uoles in which to insert the tiny ends of branches to make the miniature trees and shrubs. A miniature summer house and bridge "were added before the linishing touehes were given to the ell'ective little garden which, when passed rouud, was very much admired by cveryone. An artistically-arranged filate of fruit on the table was also Mrs Vaugban's work, while a bowl of lachenalia, which had been grown in'side, was' shown by Mrs E. Appleby. The members were especially interested in the growing of this, because such a pretty bowl would be most welcome when tlowers are scarce. A delicious afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, and foilowing this Miss Shaw gave a talk about work in the garden tor this montb. Members were reminded that at next month 's meeting the competition would be for the best bloom in the garden. Befoie the meeting concluded. Mrs T. H. Thompson thanlied Miss Shaw for her talk, and Mrs Vaughan for her demonstration. Mrs Pegram, the leader of Ihe Napier circle, on behalf of t&e visitors, expressed approciation i'or a very kappy afternoon.