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WOMEN’S DIVISION

MEETING OF MASTERTON BRANCH APPEAL FOR HOMESPUN NEEDS OF MERCANTILE MARINE. The monthly meeting of Hie Masterton branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union was held yesterday at the Rest Room, King Street. Mrs C. C. Jackson presided and there were present: Miss E. Rutherford (hon. secretary), Mesdames C. H. McKenzie (hon. treasurer), T. R. Barrer, McLean, A. Ross, D. Cameron, E. H. Wright and A. C. Gawith. Mrs Jackson welcomed Mrs Milne, a member transferred from the Palmerston North branch. A message of sympathy was passed to Miss J. McKenzie, a former secretary, in her illness. Reports of Mesdames Wright and J. Gray showed that last month a total of 103 knitted garments had been despatched for the British Mercantile Marine and mine-sweepers. In response to an appeal from Lord Bledisloe this branch of the service was to be the special care of the Women’s Division throughout New Zealand. Mrs Jackson read a letter which was of special interest in this connection. The letter asked for homespun for the Mercantile Marine. Inexperienced spinners were most valuable, providing always that the wool was not overspun; the stout wool made by the beginner was marvellous for the seaboot stockings needed by minesweepers. Wool for minesweepers should be oily and thick—using one strand of a hairy wool and plyed with one stand of a wooly type, such as Southdown or Corriedale. For the Merchant Service, a finer and smoother wool was needed and, they did not require the very long stockings, those reaching just above the knee were good, and plenty of ordinary socks and scarves. Balaclavas which could be rolled up were best and pullovers with polo necks. The letter pointed out that mill wool was quickly destroyed by salt water. Homespun, especially if it was impregnated with oil, as w’ell as that already in the wool, turns the water and never became so cold as mill wool when wet. If the wool was not overspun and not plyed too tightly it swelled with the water and became soft. Overspun wool became like a board and added to the burden of discomfort already being borne. A little bit. of extra warmth which the homespun imparted would save a life. Last month forty dozen eggs . were despatched as a free gift to Wellington orphanages. A fresh batch of eggs was again ready to be sent away. In response to an appeal for the Makogai Leper Fund it was decided that members should bring gifts in money or kind for the next meeting. The regular small shop day was not held this month on account of the work entailed for the effort of the Country Women’s Red Cross SubCentre. It was decided to make a special effort next month with a shop day that', in addition to the usual stalls, would specialise in Christmas gifts. A prize is to be offered for the best (1) apron, and (2) soldier’s cake. Whenever a special effort of any kind, patriotic or otherwise, was required, the Women’s Division had always given cheerful assistance. Their own particular work in supplying house-keepers to country mothers in need of help in the home was as fine a national effort as any in New Zealand, and members felt that the public generally should render greater assistance in their turn to the Women’s Division. The shop day on the first .Wednesday of next month would furnish such an opportunity.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1941, Page 2

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572

WOMEN’S DIVISION Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1941, Page 2

WOMEN’S DIVISION Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1941, Page 2

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