REPORT OF MAORI ORGANISER, MRS SIMONS.

White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 377, 18 December 1926, Page 4

REPORT OF MAORI ORGANISER, MRS SIMONS.

1/11/26. Tangiteroria, N. Wairoa, katimata ahau kite. Roopu Turaki, Waipiro onga Wahine Karaitiana. 6/11/26. Katu he mitini ki Tangiteroria ka whakamaramatia etoku. Kai arahi e Sister Nicholls nga niahi ote roopu kapunuitiu e ahau nga ture meona whakahaere katoa. Kotahi wahine i haina keite whirl te minga kite whukatu roopu mo ratou. 7/11/26. Ka haere matou Sister Nicholls, Miss dittos, me ahau, kitekura Ratupu o Tangiteroria ka haere ki Pukehuia he maha tonu nga kainga Maori itae matou mete karakia ito ratou turoro mete kura ratapu ia ratou tamariki. 8/11/26. Ka hoere ki oturei itae ano kite Houhanga he hui nanga Ratana. Ite ahi 2 katae kite Rainga ote Perihitini ote Roopu. Oturei (Mrs J. Walters) he korero Inga mahi ate Roopu mete Kura Ratapu. 9/11/26. Kahaere kite tiro inga Maori i Takiwira hotahi mema ote Roopu Oturei etahi eh ia 2 ana kite uru note raru 2 ite tini tamariki kore eputa kings mitini Waiho atu te Rupu eahei. Noatu te haina hei mema mate roopu tata ia otiro. 1/11/26, 2 p.m. Kahui te roopu kite whare karakia Iturei Whakapaneretia ete Tamuraki Mrs J. Walters. He maha tonu nga mema onga roopu pakeha o Takiririra, Te Kopuru and Manurew'a mete Rev. Griffin (Methodist

minister) itana hui. Sister Nicholls mi hi mate whaka kamohioia mana ko Miss dittos. Ka haere nga take tetahi onga take ituhia itana mitini he tone nate roopu kitetahi wahi ote W.R. nate Maori motuhake. Kawhaka Maramatia eahau nga ture meona whakahaere hei mahi mate roopu. Utu inga mihi mete mihi ano kite. Late Mrs Harris kua hikoi nei ahau iona haerengu ipikaua ai eia tenei taonga taea noetia tona rironga a atu ite kaihanga Whakamaramatia te (Uonvention) ki Akarana. Kia whiri 2 itetahi mema hei haere kitana hui. Kawhakamutua ete Rev. Griffin kite inoi Amene. E 2 mema hou i whakauru. 11/11/26. Naumai haere kia kite inga ka Maori. 12/11/26. Katu he mitini kite naumai Hooro Whakapuaretia e Sister Nicholls, Miss dittos te Rupu and Tita 5 ch. 1-11 kapaniutia eahau nga mete mihi ano kinga wahine katoa itana hui. Whakaae katoa kia tu he roopu mo ratou e 6 mema ihaina te maha ano itae inai nga reo ehaina ratou kite tu he roopu o Naumai nate rewi 2 te tae mai ai kite hui. Kawhakauru te 6 mema kapinia te ripine maa ka hiniene. Mate Marie ote Atua ete. Ka whakamutua e Sister Nicholls kite inoi. 13/11/26. Pouto ka noho te roopu kite whare o Mrs B. Kena whakapuaretia ete Tumeraki Mrs Tautuhi. Kupu Miss dittos 4 Ihaia 613 Na Rev. Te Tuhi (Methodist minister) whakamaori. Inoi whakahaere nate roopu. Ka haere nga take Kaneke te mitini mote kai 9

p nuka noho ano whakaoti inga take E 3 mema iwhakauru ka korero ahau ite tono ate Roopu Oturei rnotetahi wahi ote W.R. mote taha Maori tautokotia ana etenei Roopu. Whakamutua ete

Vice-Pres. Miss VI. Kena. Amene. 14/11/26. Karakia kite W’hare karakia o I’outo kote Rev. Te Tuhi te minita.

15/11/26. Helensville haere kia kite inga Maori mete korero. Ano inga ture atenei roopu.

-16/11/26. Ka haere ki I’ort Albert. 17/11/26. Kahaere kite whare ote t.ihi onga mema tawhito ote Roopu Karakia, inoi ka haere kite tangi mote tahi pepi imate itana ata Kamahia tetahi tohu aroha (wreath) emston. 18/11/26. Port Al*>ert ka inoi ngiamston kia tae atu kita ratou mitini engu wahine pakeha ote W.C.T.U. kia whai korero ano kia ratou. Tae mai kiK-nei waahe mema ratou enguri enoho takl tahi ana kahore ano inwhaka tu mitini. Kua whakatuturutia nga a mema honore moto ratou roopu rneta ratou ra hui whakamutua e Miss dittos. Amsne. 20/11/26. Haere kia kite 2 inga Maori 21/11/26. Uatapu karakia kit* whare karakia Pakiri. 22/11/26. Ka haere ki Leigh kite paa Maori. 23/11/26. Ki Akarana. 24/11/26. Haere kia kite ietahi onga Maori ote taone. 25/11/26. Haere kite awhina wahine turoro. 27/11/26. Haera kinga a hui unga tuakanei pakeha W.C.T.U. Auckland. 28/11/26. Karakia ki Orakei. 29/11/26. Haere kite hui anga tuakana pakeha i Mt. Albert, Auckland. 30/11/26. Haere kia rongo ite (Bible Reading) anga wahine pakeha. Kote mitini a tenei otaku ripoata motenei muruma. Ahakoa ahau tou kitenei tunga keite maranm haere ahau kinga whakahaere. He nui toku whakapai kinga mahi anga Itoopu Maori ite kaha onga kai whakahaere inga mitini meti hui 2 tonu onga mema. He nui ano taku koa ite kaha ote Roopu pakeha kite awhina io ratou teina Maori. Mete whakamihi nui ano kia Sister Nicholls eawhina nei lau kite hapai itenei tanga nui. Mate Matua ite Itungi tatou katoa emanaki etaki. Nate, koutou teina iroto inga mat late Roopu Kariatiana Mrs Himerangi Simons. FRANKTON. October 29. Meeting held in Mrs Tahi's home. Mrs Jones presided and conducted. Reports of Convention at Morrinsville were given by Mrs Jones. An address w’as read by Mrs lyee-Cowie and discussed. November meeting to be last for the nolidays; reopen last Friday in February. Prayer by Mrs Jones. November 26. Meeting at Mrs Tahi's. Meeting was small, owing to illness. from Mark 14:3-9 verses. Mesdames Jones, Paki and

Tahi led in prayer. Discussion on work of Union, and paying of annual subscription. Resolve other matter to wait till Sister Nicholls return. Afternoon tea was dispensed. Election of ofTcers: Secretary, Mrs Whatu; Treasurer, Mrs Kilii; President. Mrs Jones. ARATAITJ. la Noema 10th onga ra kanoho te lioopu Karaitiana o Oturei ite haw he pahi te rua ite kite whare karakia. A he maha nga mema Ote Kopunu me o Takiwira ireira. Nate heamana i whakapuare te huihuinga kite hunene (93) Imuri ka korero tia ete Iramutu ote Kitohi te 5 onga upoko o Epeha. Na Hinerangi Haimona i whaka Maori. Imun ote upoko ka inoi katoa ratou ite inoi ate Ariki. Imuri iho katu ate Waiata Nikara kite whakaatu kinga mema onga Roopu koia nei tenei kote kai kauwhau hou mote taka Maori ko Hinerangi Haimona ka inea ano hoki ia kia kaha te awhina ite mahi pai hoi painga monga tamariki Hemea whaka miharo ano hoki tenei ki tatatou tamahine kia Hinerangi he mea iruri he mea marena a hemea timata ano hoki tana mahi pai ki roto itenei whare karakia. Imuri oiena ka whaka mohio tia te lrarnutu ote Kitohi ete Waiata Nikara kinga mema me nga mihi atu ano kia ia tena koe ito matua ia te Kitohi, kaumatua kaha kite kauwhau ite rongo pai kamutu ikonei ana mihi. Katu te Hekeretari kite panui ite meneti menga reta mai ao ratou tuakuna e kore ratou e watea itaua ra muri iho kawhaka atu te kai tiaki moni inga moni kei aia e pupuri ana. He mot ini nate heamana hei ate Rarua Pakaheikai tiro tiro inga turoro Maori ite Hohipere heia Mereuna he hoa ka tail tokona e Waiata Nikara whaka ae katoa nga mema. Ka whirl whiria ete Waiata Nikara hei te waru onga ra o Tihema te nohoanga mutunga o te Roopu a tae noa kite ruatekau matoru o Pepuere ka noho ano, whakaae katoa nga mema he motini na Rarua Paki hei te Heamana e haere kite huihuinga ki Akarana mehe mea n nei ekore ia e tae hei te hekeretari e haere whu ae katoa. He pitihana tenei na matou nate Roopu o Oturei kite roopu whaeu o Nui Tereni kia homai he waahi ite Ripine ma hei perehi tanga monga ripoata Maori menga mahi ate kai ate kai kauwhuu ote taha Maori me nga mea e putamai ai he mataurnnga kite iwi Maori Nate Waiata i whakapa te Iramutu o Kitohi me Henerangi Haimona nate minita Kiriwhini i whaka mutu te huihuinga kite inoi. E. Tahana, Sec. I’OUTO. Nov. 13th, at 4 p.m. Meeting held in Mrs Brown Kena’s residence. President (Mrs Tautuhi), who took the chair, opened meeting with hymn 24. also welcomed Sister Nicholls, Miss dittos, and the Maori Organiser (Mrs Simons). There was a very good attendance. All memliers attended, with the excep-

tion of three. Rev. R Tetuhi and Mr Brown Kena were also welcomed with the attendance. Miss dittos gave a very interesting address. Rev. Tetuhi translated into Maori, and also introduced Mias dittos to the good friends of her lute uncle, tlie Rev. William dittos. Meeting adjourned. Tea served. Resumed at 8.45. Speeches, etc., continued. Sister Nicholls gave a splendid speech u!>out the Union work, which was gratefully appreciated by all members. Sister Nicholls, Miss dittos and Mrs Simons had the pleasure of initiating three new memliers, Mrs Brown Kena, Mrs Thompson, and Mias Katie Kena. Members were appointed to attend the Uonvention in Auckland, which is to be held in March. Mrs Ariari (Treasurer), and Miss K. Kena (“White Riblon” Agent). Meeting closed with prayer.