WOMEN’S DIVISION.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19878, 6 May 1936, Page 3

WOMEN’S DIVISION.

MORRINBVILLE BRANCH. ‘ The ltfiorrinsvllle branch of the. \Vomen's Divislon of the Farmers‘ Union celebrated its seventh birthday; on Friday. when the Masonic Hall was ‘ beautifully decorated with bright aut- i umn flowers and foliage, c‘hrysanthe—i mums and bowls and vases of coloured ‘ blooms entered for the floral competi—tions for the month. The new presidient, Mrs ’H. Wilcox, occupied the chair, and there was a. large attendance of members, representatives of other branches, and guests, whom the romcial hostesses, Mesdarnes Slade—Gully and Hopkins, welcomed. The meeting opened with the Creed. A letter of sympathy is to be sent to Mrs F. \Vest, who is ill. Three new members were enrolled. i "'""”‘°’“‘i

Remits for the forthcoming conference were brought forward and ap‘proved as follows: “We strongly tprotest against the levy >Ol 3d for travelling expenses. as it not; only reduces the branch funds but encourages unwieldly conference meetings." “That conference he reduced to provincial re—presentation only, exception being permitted in the case of i-s‘olated branches.“ With regard to the arrangement or flowers at the monthly branch meet—ings it was decided that eel-ch district the responsible for the arrangement of the flowers when their turn came. The report of the librarian (Miss M. ’l‘urxrhull) stated that of 550 books 213 have been sent to Cit-her branches. to the Sunshine League of the VVaikatu Hospital, and the 'l‘okanui Institution at ’l‘c Awamutu. There are 337 books in the library and members take full advantage of their use. A sp'eotat letter of thanks is to the lsent to Mrs A. l. \\'nlker, who “has been generous with donations of good books, and Miss ’l‘urnllmil thanked those who brought books (luring the year. \‘ntcs of thanks were passed to the Presbyterian tlhurt‘h authorities for the use of forms for extra seats. to the Boy Scouts who anyod the seats, and to Mr Jacks-on for his good wishes to the Division regarding the birthtiny. Housekeeplng Secretary’s Report. The report for the year of the house—keeping: sm‘rt-tnry (Mrs it. .\t. (lorhnttl showed that 19 hnusokt‘cners had Ibeen supplied and £7: t'ls 11d only was taken from tho ronnmmlty t'lmst. Nothing \\':ts taken from the branch fund, and £7 \\us paid into tho community chest. while £il| hud horn donated for tho new l’iako prorim-inl TltJllSl‘kl‘t‘Dlllfq" scheme, Mrs tlorhott rorcivcd applause. and was prvsvntvd with a floral tri—butn 01‘ :1 imx of bountiful blooms. .\lr.< \\'ih'ox \\’;is t-ongrutulnted in the cuparit)‘ nt' prvsidvnt‘ and \\’us lll‘Csvntod with .l tlorul ott‘oring. lt \\.xs unanimously tlt‘\’tttt‘tl that two girls hr shut to 'l‘aurzmnu ramp. out: for tho soriul pron’rmumc and one I'll tho utturutinnut I‘nltl‘sl‘. Mrs \\'_ .\l«'t.mn, ot'\\':ltton, was the juduv of tho rhrysgmlhvmum romtmti» tiou. and .\|r,~ \\'itt'o\ ::dinml tit‘>t :tuut sun-ontl prtzm for her blooms. Mrs Mt» l,|'1l“ l'\]‘l~ttll"lt ttu' (tn't'm‘tsut’tllv\;tri—nus uxhitiils‘. '.t—ud hi‘r tit‘ltlt'ttt t't‘lllttt'tiS \\t-rt‘ llll|lt'l't'ttltt‘tl tiy the exhihitors. Mrs .I. it. \\'le \\.xs lirst with hrr «'olultl‘ srhomt- .Ind :ll'lth'tt|'£llt}'—-‘lt'l'.‘ttlf-‘.'('tt blooms in .1 [tl't‘lt_\' little howl. The Programme. "rho Sm'l-lt sitto of tho .'lt‘tt‘t‘lhmn': progrdmmv \\.4s in tho hzmds or Ml'S \'. lio>\\or|ti. \\ttn [lt‘t‘l‘t’llti‘tt unjoye :alml itvms and cumtwtitiuns. smtxs two--in: girl-n tux .\|r.~ H. H. ttv‘rtmrt. Mrs t‘_ Stark \\.|\ tln- \\muvr of .t tl‘t'dhttt't' liliut.

Particularly Interesting was a record made some years ago of the accomplished Auckland trio, Misses In a BusWorth (violin), Mollie Wright (‘cello) and Mr Cyril Towsey (piano). Violin solo's by Miss Margaret Boe, of Hamilton, were greatly appreciated, Mrs J. R. Wilson being the accompanist. At afternoon tea the candles on the birthday -cake were lit by the president. The hostesses were members of the Morrinsville branch. TE AWAMUTU BRANCH. The annual meeting of the Te Awamutu branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union w r as presided over by the president, Mrs W. A. Godfrey. The Attendance was excellent and though principally a business meeting much interest was evinced, showing that the spirit of enthusiasm and interest is to be maintained.' The president’s report was ■received with applause, and was a very comprehensive one, revealing the activities of the year’s work, which have been both practical and social. The membership continues to increase, the present financial members numbering 161. The financial position is excellent and after donating £l6 to the community chest, many donations to different sources, assistance to housekeeping department and general expenses, a, credit balance of £l6 17s lOd remains. TwentyI seven housekeepers have been supplied and most satisfactory reports 1 have been received of their capabilities. At present three housekeepers are engaged by the branch. Tributes were paid to the dressmakers employed by South Auckland Province. Library Membership Increased. The library membership has increased during the year. The librarian has been responsible for sending books to the Dominion Book Club, to Ngaroma, Pukeatua and Kawhia branches and bundles of magazines to Flock House boys. Appreciation was ex- ! pressed to the cpmmittee members of j Paterangi - library for their generosity ■in giving free access to their library books, enabling the librarian to send Iso many books to the branches. I Through the kindness of a member in donating a beautiful lampshade for competition, the proceeds were sent to the Sunshine Ward at the Waikato Hospital. The members had a stand at the Agricultural and Pastoral Show, and this year added a floral section. One of our members gained the division J prize donated in the bottled fruit section. The “Husbands” afternoon was well attended, the address being given by Mr W. F. Campbell, of Morrinsville. Other speakers during the year were Mrs S. O. English (Auckland), Mr Cruickshank (Auckland), Captain , Beck, Mrs 6 Mclntosh and Rev. .1. Mcjlntyre. ! Feeling reference was made to the ! passing of a member, the late Mrs W. G. Macky and the loss the branch had j Numerous parcels of clothing have | been forwarded to necessitous cases and our gratitude expressed to the Girl Guides ot To Awamutu and the ! Paterangi Busy Bees for .generous j donations and assistance. Tributes j were paid to all those who had assisted in the work of the branch for the year, the general co-operation proving ' that every effort has been worth while. I , j Election of Officers. Following were the officers elected ■ ! for the ensuing year: President, Mrs Neill; vice-presidents, Mesdames W. I Godfrey, A. Bryant. G. Lowry; lion, secretary and treasurer, Mrs F. 11. • Barnett: advisory secretary, Mrs -L G. > Wynyard; housekeeping secretary, . Miss Eyre; librarian, Mrs Worthing- • ton; committee, Mesdames Warner, I Houston. S. C. Macky. Coxhead, Willson. S. Graham, A. Wyllie, E. Hopping, i Johnson, Cavers, Peck, L. Eyre, Ray, jSi fleet, G. Owen. Mandeno; delegates . ■ South Auckland Provincial. Mesdames 1 Neill, Godfrey. 'Burnett. Ryburn. ' Warm tributes were paid lo the retiring president. Mrs Godfrey, lor her ‘ keen interest and devotion during her ; icrm of three years in office. Mrs Woods rendered two enjoyable olucu- ' tionary Items.