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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 9

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PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB. At the Awatapu links on Saturday the A and B grades will i>lay an L.G.U. round in conjunction with the Aotea-roa Cup and Coronation Medal round. The C grade will play a points competition. Play commences at 1 p.m. sharp for the A and B grades and at 1.30 p.m. for the C grade. Anyone unable to play is requested to ring Airs H. AA r . Aluliaiiey (telephone 7184) before J ll a.m. The following is the draw:—A division. —Aliss K. Spensley and Aliss AI. Thompson, Miss N. Stuart and Alifi6 J. Brown, Miss B. Creighton and Miss'.M. Neill, Mies P. Manson and Alias Iv. Landers, Aliss V. Pitt and Aliss R. Carter, Aliss E. Redwood and Aliss E. Thomson. B division. —Aliss P. Moran 'and Aliss AI. Arlidge, Miss N. Offwood and Aliss D. Anderson, Mis 6 D. Mills and Aliss L Bennett, Miss V. Berryman and Aliss C. Laurenson, Aliss D. Foster and Airs I. Bird Alisa AI. Brennan and Miss J. Kenning, Aliss N. Bryce and Aliss AV. Hutchins, Aliss N. Bowden and Aliss R. Fenwick, Aliss L. AVimsett and Miss K. Coup. Aliss J. Spencer and-Miss AI. Alortland, Aliss J. McLeod and Aliss V. Royal, Alias C. Paul and Miss G. Neill. C grade.—Aliss 0. Landers and Miss Iv. Birnie, Miss AI. Anderson and Airs J. Brophy, Aliss F. Fowler and Aliss C. Burrell, Miss J. Edwards and Aliss D. Floyd, Aliss J! Jamieson and Airs P. Edwards, Aliss P. James and Miss J. AVatchorn, Aliss W. AlcCowan and Aliss J. Beattie, Aliss Iv. Hart and partner.

GLEN OROUA INSTITUTE. On Wednesday Mrs Skeet presided at the seventn birthday meeting of j the Glen Oroua Women’s Institute. .Close on a hundred visitors and menij hers joined in the afternoon’s enter- | tainment. Apologies tor absence were i received from Air and Mrs H. J. LanI caster and Mrs R. Mudtord, old identities, who had been invited to attend, and Mesdames Milne and Lawlor. A I new member, Mrs Fuller, was enrolled. ! Four parcels have l>een sent to soldiers overseas, it was reported. The retiring president (Airs Wheeler), at the last meeting, was presented with a crystal dish in appreciation of her services during the last two years, for which she expressed thanks. Letters were received from past Taikorea members : thanking the Glen Oroua Institute for lan invitation to the birthday'; also I from ltongotea inviting members to the Rongotea Institute’s birthday. Airs Foster read the balance-sheet ior the euchre and dance held last month, showing good financial results. A vote of thanks was accorded Air Carter foi His help. At the next monthly meeting members will give one of their n nmber. Afiss Sadd, a kitchen tea. Al’sr Hamlin read a letter from the Fishborne Institute. A roll-call, the most useful article in the kitchen, caused amusement. The roll-call for I next month is: “AVhere I first met my husband.” Nora Bailey played a pianoforte solo and Airs N. Scott delighted all present with an Irish jig. Mrs Dafter. seur., of Rongotea. gave several items on her concertina and also accompanied a number of Glen Oroua school girls in some sweet singing. A special feature was a talk by Mrs Dafter on early days of Rongotea, when the district was in standing bush and had dray tracks instead of roads. Hearty applause was accorded Airs Dafter. Floral sprays were presented to elderly members and “old identity visitors. A competition was won by Airs Caverhill; lucky cup, ladies . Airs Dafter; gentlemen, Air J. Aludford. Taikorea. On the afternoon tea table was a large birthday cake made l>v Airs Skeet and iced by Airs AValshe. The oldest member. Mrs Boswell, senr lit the seven candles and the youngest member. Miss M. Vallender, blew them out. Airs J. Aludford. of Tajkorea one of the oldest identities of the district, cut the first slice nnd*was also helped bv Airs Caverhill (a federation member) Mrs Davis (president, AVJKF.U.), Airs McKay (president, Rongotea Women’s Institute) and Airs Beard (Rangiotu Women’s Institute). Insults of the monthly comnetit ion are: Threeminute snonge. Airs W. Boswell I. Airs A. Saunders 2, Airs Evans and Airs J. Saunders, equal. 3; maclnnemade apron. Miss ,T. Vallender 1, Mrs Schaw 2. Airs Vallender 3; beetroot, Airs Boswell 1. Mrs J. Saunders 2, Mrs Foster 3. Next month’s competition will l>e shin of beef brawn (no eggs or beetroot), sugar bag peg hag (trimmed with cotton material, no fancy work;, and best parsnip.