FEATHERSTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 August 1938, Page 7

FEATHERSTON

WOMEN’S DIVISION. (“Times-Age” Special.) The monthly meeting of the women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union was held in the’ Parish Hall on Friday afternoon. Mrs Wakely presided over a fair attendance of members. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Blair, G. Burt, S. Burt, C. Rea, A. Robbins, Luke Smith, Tutberry. Mrs Quentin Donald gave an interesting report on the work of the Conference held in Wellington in July. The competitions resulted as follow: Flowering shrubs, Mrs Wakely 1,2 and 3. Cut blooms, Mrs Charles I,'Mrs Leslie 2, Mrs Wakely 3. Six new members joined the gardening circle. Several cuttings and plants were exchanged. The competitions for next month will be: 3 plain scones, 3 gems or biscuits. The hostesses were Mrs Sadler and Miss Viles. GIRL GUIDES. The annual meeting of the local Girl Guide Association was held at the residence of Mrs Fellingham on Saturday afternoon. Miss Card was in the chair. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames Sharp, Bloxam, H, C. Clark, Lawson, Miss'Eva Card. The election of officers resulted as follows: —Chairwoman, Miss Card; vice-chairwoman, Mrs . Arch Clark; secretary-treasurer, Mrs Fellingham; delegates, Mrs Houston and Miss Barnard; proxy, Miss Chisholm; committee, Mesdames Bloxam, Allen, Sharp, Foss, Raper, Hardie, Cole, Lawson, Keenan, Miss Eva Card. Miss Riddiford (Guide captain), presented a very interesting report.

After the meeting Mrs Fellingham dispensed afternoon tea. Miss Card thanked Mrs Fellingham for the use of her house and her hospitality. The annual report of the Featherston Guide company states, inter alia:—The following guides left at the beginning of this year: Katherine Bloxam, Joan Worsley, Suzanne Sharpe; Peggy Cherry and Molly Hyland. Nola Cole left after the first term of this year and Phyllis Hatton left in March. The following guides were elected by the company as patrol leaders: Jean Houston, Janet Lawson and June Taylor. Margaret Foss Was made a leader when Nola Cole left in May. Three of these leaders are inexperienced having only had their second class badges a short time before the beginning of this year. Since the commencement of the year 6 recruits and one guide who used to be in the Grey town company, have joined, three of whom flew up from the Brownie Pack. Our total numb.er now is 21 guides and 4 recruits, the same number as we had last year. Since I read my last annual report to you our company has had the honour of a visit from the Chief Commissioner for New Zealand, Miss Herrick. She visited the company on September 30 of last year. Margaret Algife was enrolled and second class badges were presented to Jean Houston, Margaret Foss and Janet Lawson. I wish th thank the following who have passed the guides for various tests: Mrs Bloxam, Mrs H. Clark, Miss Sadler, the Plunket nurse: also Miss Foss who has very kindly taught some of the older guides the correct way to do artificial respiration. This year I have been very fortunate in having both Miss Bloxam and Miss Holmes to help me.

LATE MR S. J. CRAWFORD. The funeral of the late Sydney John Crawford took place at Featherston on Saturday, the remains being interned in the Soldier section of the Cemetery. The Rev R. S. Keenan conducted the service at the graveside. The cortage which left the residence of his brother, Mr W. R. Crawford, Hayward Street, was attended by a large number of returned soldiers, friends and relatives. The pall-bearers consisted of ex-service men. At the conclusion of the service returned men filed past the grave each dropping a poppy on to the casket. FEATHERSTON GOLF CLUB.

The following were the best cards handed in for the Stableford competition held on Saturday afternoon: —L. Benton 19—15—34; I. Donald 19 —15 — 34; H. Wehipeihana 28—5—33; W. Rowles 29 —2—31; J. McCallum 19 —11 —3O; D. Carlyon 12—18—30; J. Greig 12 —lB—3o.

Sixteen men and eight ladies from the Tui Glen Golf Club will visit' the Featherston links for an all day match on Sunday, August 28.