WI members share sentimental attachments

WOODLANDS Women’s Institute’s (WI) August meeting was opened by president Maureen Lavis who welcomed everyone, especially hardworking competition judge, Linda Melson.

After the Mary Stewart Collect was recited, the business part of the meeting took place with mention of the Evelyn House raffle which will be drawn at Congress in Howick next month.

Tea was served and thanks extended to the members on tea duty for the delicious snacks. Members had been asked to take along a prized or treasured item to talk about briefly and it was so heartwarming to hear why each item spoken about was so special to that person.

Raffles and money board prizes were drawn and then competition results were read out as follows:

Adult education: First May Scott, second Valerie Wagner.

Agri/horti: First Linda Gibbs and Barbara Kruger, second May Scott, third Hazel Demé.

Craft: First May Scott, second Sheila Mathieson, third Hazel Demé.

Floral: First Martie Caldwell, second Barbara Kruger, third Sandra Naidoo and Sheila Mathieson.

Handicraft: First Sheila Mathieson, second Koulla Tsouris, third Sandra Naidoo.

Home products: First Sheila Mathieson, second Martie Caldwell, third Sandra Naidoo.

Merit: First Koulla Tsouris, second May Scott, third Sandra Naidoo.

Embroidery: First Koulla Tsouris, second Sheila Mathieson, third Hazel Demé.

Best rose: First Phyllis Parsonage, second Sandra Naidoo.

Best orchid: First Phyllis Parsonage, Sheila Mathieson and Koulla Tsouris, second Hazel Demé and Linda Gibbs.

Best specimen: First Karilyn Nortje, second Koulla Tsouris, third Hazel Demé.

Members were wished a lovely, relaxing weekend and reminded of the next meeting on Friday, 4 September at 9.30am at the Montclair Recreation Hall.