LEAGUE OF MOTHERS.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 10, 31 July 1930, Page 5

LEAGUE OF MOTHERS.

The July meeting of the Lower Hutt Branch of the League of Mothers the subject feeing "A better way of treating some unpleasant tasks." The first part was of a practical nature and was taken by some of the mem'bors. Mesdames Saunders, Lowe, Barrow and Mit

chell contributed valuable hints on sewing and mending-. . Mrs. Yates senr., demonstrated tho dressing and bandaging of; a cut ki^oo, and Mrs. Gostelow gave a very interesting little talk on what to do with small children- on a long tr^in journey. Suitable poems ."vvor-e recited .by •• Mesdames Lowe and Ghisholan. Tho second? half of thei programme • was takdn by Miss Eiley-of t^ie •Free Kindergarten and'formed; the .th-e'oretirial • portion -of tKe • sabjoetyitbe-

ing ' * The better wajr^ of troating fear, curiosity aud^iiiitfginatiion in-chil4*eni *' Miss Riley spoke: very^ sympatlietically as reg&rds tho ttaining •of the■> Httle 'oa^.<alia-':advlai'(^^ia6i3i<9r»- t't<^"-trt3&ve-vlio eas*'oui:fear inVth^ifiiQlved.and to take

.thafc**to* e&tacate- the:«hii3b itf the eaiiise of fifeary -which would-tlifen" disappear, and the «hild v wotlld^l^aiTO to HO&e^fclS Qr#tfc'emmdn''sense. > Odderpffebpliff hhSsC feoi*is^ grftjitvpifttietiice in d/^iiiiigf. wfth this subject and^inrißVeat th* Hjiildvifrbiri •b^iii^ nntlui^- ex^ed^^s^eeieOl^ atf Vedtini«i t^ tiflier o#ib rflifeiiy* chiilfielf-f eeiis the child xigittly. Mothers sh^id"nSt sibftiJj'tE# questioner ojF,hft,n^gh.t, tui?i «>l9^hjere. fqr,;in^prpossession of ybtrth: and-should be left as long aa possible. A..child in need of ywthf nL cbrnpaisTonsaiip' n^e^use^ largely' of tho ponwere of iiriag^n^Kon. One must Waiech^ tha,t, .'Uiiaf'qu£U£jr did become dangerous Bj verging 'on falWhood. ( __ . ■ ■ .. - ..„. .. ..-.;- A very'hljiartfelt^,,yo!be' of t^anKs'was accorded TSiws Bilcywho was presented with a dainty. basket of flowers.

Afternoon tea was partaken of and the closed TfFftW^Ke singing of .c National ' :