WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESERVE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 5

WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESERVE

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE TUo executive meeting of the Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery was held on Friday morning. The Hon. Dr Collins was accorded a very hearty welcome, and Mrs L. O. H. Tripp a vote of thanks for acting as chairwoman during the absence of Dr Collins in England. The report of *he actingmatron (Sister McWhirter) was received and pronounced very satisfactory. The gift of eggs from the Khandallah branch was greatly appreciated, also £ls from the lvelburn branch towards the reduction of the mortgage, also 10s for Christmas cheer, also gramophone records from Captain Hargraves, also £2 11s 6d from Johnsonville Circle for Christmas cheer. The treasurer (Mrs Findlay) reported £ls from Kelburn-Nortliland branch, £1 from Dr Collins, £8 15s for interest from Kelburn - Northland branch. There was a large attendance nt the management committee, when Mrs Robert Gibbons was welcomed as new president of Khandallah branch, also Mrs Davidson as vice-president, and Mrs Kent secretary for Miramar. Great appreciation was expressed of the junior branch at Melrose, also Mrs Mulligan's and Mrs Morris’s little daughters. The committee express grateful thanks for gifts from the. following:—Mrs Rudkin, Mr Hermel. Mrs Barker. Lady Chapman, Mrs Barclay. Airs Taylor, Misses Aliases Alorris, Captain Hargraves, Kelburn-Northland branch, Aliss Sheppard, Atiss Saunders, Miss Aliddleton, Aliss B. Styles, and Khandallah branch. The members of the Lvall Bay Branch of the Women’s National Reserve spent a most enjoyablo time on Monday afternoon, occasion being the annual meeting. Airs Reed, vice-president, presented the annual report and balancesheet, also thanked all the workers for Rose Day effort. Alajor Watson was present, and on behalf of the R.S.A. thanked the workers for their help on lldpe Day, also giving a most interesting account of the inception of the day by Mfns Morice and tho subsequent appeals, explaining also the need of the benevolent fund. Aliss Wallace, who represented the Wellington Free Kindergartens. thanked the workers who helped on Rose Day, and by special request gave a mc*t informative address upon the Kindergarten methods and growth of the movement, and tribute was paid to Airs Rudkin and Mrs Aloran for the large number of roses they had mart*, supplying their own material. Mrs Rudkin entertained all at afternoon tea at iho Picardy Tea Rooms, and the singing of the National Anthem brought a happy and profitable afternoon to a cl a.so.