MILSON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 5 August 1937, Page 2

MILSON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MILSON, Aug. 5. The Women’s Institute celebrated their fifth birthday on Wednesday afternoon, there being a good attendance of member* and visitors. Mrs F. Murphy (president) extended a welcome. Several new members were enrolled, these being Mcsdamea Penny, Doreen, Bragg, Barsanti, and Miss Penny. All apology for absence was received from Mrs Olds and Mrs Wright. A welcome was also extended to Mrs Scroggs, who has been ill for some time. Tho convenors of tho various circles gave thoir monthiv reports and showed them to be progressive. Mrs Murphy extended thanks to all vho had so kindly given their assistance during tho recent Drama Festival. Mrs Gore gave a very interesting talk on seasonal notes for August. -An afternoon is being held in August to bid farewell to one of the members, Mrs W. Tompelton, this being bold in conjunction with the l.ongbtun group meeting. The annual appeal was made on behalf of the. Leper Island inmates, all members showing their willingness to help. The birthday evening is to bo held at an early date. The programme for the afternoon was: Recitations, Miss Whittaker and Mies Zoe Rabone; Mies Rabono also gave a tap dance. Members of the singing circle and folk dancing circle entertained with items. Mesdanies Rabono and Child gave a lmmorou* dialogue. Mrs Murphy called on Mrs lilt, the oldest member, to light the candles on the birtlitlav cake, which was made and iced bv Mrs Wood, and Miss Do Vanttcr, the youngest member, wus called on to blow'them out. A presentation was made to Mrs Templeton cn behalf of the institute in appreciation of her services. Th* competitions wore: —Soft toy, Mrs Bedmgficld 1. Mrs l’ike 2; posy, Mrs Graham 1, Mm Downing 2; best bloom, Mrs McKenna i, Mrs Graham 2, Miss Burns 3; stockings, Mm H. Riggins. The hostesses fbr tha ,September meeting are: Mesdames Arlidgo. Putsch, Dvmock, Daman, Tlansca, Penny, F. Johnson. Judge, Mandeb, Tozcr, Whitehead. Wcodhill, Williams, Yule, Wischnowsky. Ellis. Hubbard, and Mtsso* Pederson and Proctor.

On Tuesday evening the B grade team from the Milson Tabic Tennis Club visited St. Patrick’s Club for their competition match. The visitors won by 27 games to 9. The individual scores arc as follow, St. Patrick’s players being mentioned first; — Miss C. Bearslev lost to G. McLaren 19 — 31. Muss S. Lcask 14—-31, Miss M. Loask 25—31, hi iss F. Lcask 28—31. beat Miss M. Lennox 31--29. lost to E. Bulmcr 25 —31; M. White beat McLaren 31—28, lost to Miss S. Lcask 22—31, Miss M. Lcask 23 — 31, Miss' F. Lcask 28—31, Mies Lennox 20— beat Bulmcr 31—18; M. Dingwall Icet to McLaren 26—31. Mis,® S. l.eask 15 — 31, Miss M. Lcask 15—31. Miss F. Lcask 10—31. Miss Lennox 21—31, heat, Bulrner 31- -P 1 -; G- Molsen/ic lost to McLaren 26 31. / i-s SS. I .cask 10—31, Mis? M. Lcttok 13—ol. Mim F. Lcask 16—31. Miss Lennox 21 — 31. bent Buhner 31—19; W. Millar lost to McLaren 27 —31. Miss S. l,ca'k IS beat Miss M. Lcask 31—26. lost to F. Loask 16—31. MiYs Lennox 19—31, Buiinfer 23—31; W. Donovan lost to G. .McLaren 25—31, beat Mies S. Lcask 34—32, lost to Miss M. I.ensk 24—31, Miss F. l.eask 20—31. Miss Lennox 23—31, beat Bulmcr 31 —26.