FEATHERSTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1939, Page 9

FEATHERSTON

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

MEETING AT KAHUTARA. ("Tiines-Age” Special.) The Kahutara Women’s Institute held a meeting in the local hall oh Tuesday. Mrs McKenna presided. Mrs Duffy was appointed delegate to the conference at Martinborough. Miss Corlett tendered her resignation as Press correspondent, Mrs Ackerman being elected to the position. A letter in regard to the billeting of refugees in the event of an evacuation from cities was held over. At the next meeting there will be a sales tables, the proceeds from which will be used for gifts for the Christmas tree. Demonstrations were given by Mrs Pottinger, Miss Hood and Miss Nikolaisen. The competitions resulted as follows: Victorian posy. Mrs Duffy 1. Mrs M. Wilson 2. Mrs D. Wilson 3. Best bloom, Mrs M. Wilson 1, Mrs R. Welch 2, Mrs L. McKenna 3. Junior: Article from wool scraps, Miss L. Hood 1. Best bloom, Miss P. Nikolaisen 1, Miss L. Hood 2. The tea hostesses were Mesdames Gaine, Willis, Burt and Wilson. RED CROSS SOCIETY DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED. The following have made donations for emergency purposes in response to an appeal from the Red Cross Society:—Mr and Mrs D. H. S. Riddiford, Mrs E. Algar, Mr J. Donald, Mrs J. Donald, Mr L. Lambess, Mrs Sadler, Miss Sadler, Mrs E. Lyford, Misses Nix, Mrs Parker, Mrs Luttrell, Mrs Horsbrough, Mr and Mrs Saywell, Mrs R. W. Matthews, Mr and Mrs Brandon, A. C. Pearce, Mr Scadden, Mrs Juno, Mrs Corlett, J. C. Bidwill, Mrs W. Donald, F. D. Deas, Miss E. Card, S. S. Burt, S. Burt, J. Perry, H. McCarty, Mrs Batty, L. James, C. Ritchie, M. McKenna, J. P. Clark, W. Jeffreys, A. Higginson, A. Viles, M .Tutbury, H. Buck, Dr. and Mrs Sharp, Mrs C. Rea, D. McTaggart, Mrs J. Hyland, Mrs Buck, Mrs H. Benton, Mrs Wilson Mrs McTaggart, G. McTaggart, C. Buck, Mrs B. Hodder, Mr E. E. O’Neale, Mrs Robertson, Mrs Bloxam. K. H. Allen, J. G. McKenzie, W. A. Fellingham, Mrs A. Cook, A. S. Kilsby, C. E. Boston, Mrs Stevens, E. E. Tait, A. Morgan, Mrs Charles, C. C. Kenward, Mrs Staples, Mrs McLeod, a Friend, Mr and Mrs Slocoirtbe, Mrs O'Neale, E. O’Neale, T. Davidson, a Friend. T. Lang. H. Piper. H. Clark, Mr Dent, F. White, Mrs Clark,' Mrs Saunders, Mrs R. Morris, T. Lock, C. Hazden. T. Hardie. G. Davidson, S. Houghton, Mr Mercer, Miss Jury, M. Ahipene, M. Jones. F. Gower, Miss Chisholm, G. S. Halpin. D. Lobb, Mrs Bambry, Mrs Arch Clark. Mrs C. M. Hocquard, Mrs Suley, Mrs Yule, Mrs A. C. Murphy, Mr and Mrs Lumsden, Miss Yule, Mrs Wilton. Mrs Cherry, Mrs Mellish, Mrs Lewis. Mrs Turnbull, Mrs McEwen, Miss Huntly, Mr Hosking, Mr Johnson, Mrs Carlyon, Mrs Higginson, Mrs Worsby, I. Tidswell, Mrs Hughes, Mrs Lawson. Hazel Bergh, Mrs Bergh, Mrs Graham. Mrs Taylor, Mrs Algie, E. R. Viles, Mr Jeffrey, Mr Robinson, Mr Holland, M. Hosking, D. Farrier, P. Davis, D. Hutana. A. Higgison, E. Benge, Miss Heath, E. Wenan, A. Cooper, M. Browne, N. Elder, A. Maugin, J. B. Burt, B. Donald, L. G. Benton. Mr and Mrs J. Willett, Miss H. Card. Miss B. Currie, Mrs J. Matthews, Featherston Wrestling Club, Featherston Hockey Club, and Kahutara Hall Committee. The amount in hand up to date is £6O. Thirty candidates will sit for their elementary first aid test on Monday, when Drs. G. S. Sharp and McKenzie will be the examiners.