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The Wokingham Women’s Meeting celebrated their 38 anniversary with special
services in the Methodist Church on Sunday and Tuesday. On Sunday the Rev. A.H.
Creed preached in the morning and the Rev. Merson B. Birnie, from Reading,
conducted the afternoon service at which the soloist was Mrs. E.J. Fuller. Mrs. E.E.
Langston presided at the afternoon meeting on Tuesday at which the speaker was Mrs.
Gwen Passmore who was paying a return visit to Wokingham. She chose as her
subject, “Three Queens.” Anthems were sung by the Hampshire Avenue Sisterhood
Choir. Visitors also came from Lent Rise, Burnham.

AMBULANCE BRIGADE
The Wokingham Ambulance Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade held their
annual meeting at the Brigade Headquarters, Easthampstead Road, on Wednesday
under the chairmanship of Supt. T. Sadler. The secretary, Sgt. H. Surman, gave a brief
report on the year’s work, and the treasurer, Ambulance Officer E. Edwards,
presented a financial statement, showing a credit balance of £58 5s, 0½d. The
treasurer and secretary were bother-elected, as were the committee, comprising Supt.
T. Sadler, Ambulance Officer E. Edwards, Mr. W.E. Burden, and Transport Officer F.
Moles, and Messrs. Maslin, Hasleham and Frost.

HOUSEWIVES’ EXHIBITION
“Better than last year” was the general verdict on the Housewives’ Exhibition and
Sale, held in the Drill Hall, Wokingham, on Wednesday, and organised by the
Women’s Advisory Committee of the Wokingham Division Conservative
Association. The high standard of exhibits in all classes made the judges’ task a
difficult one.
Prize-winning exhibits were staged in the centre of the hall and surrounding these
were stalls, run by branches throughout the constituency. Almost all of the stalls had a
special Coronation appeal, particularly the Sonning one, which was a blaze of red,
white and blue, and won the cup, presented by the association for the best-dressed
stall.
The opening ceremony in the morning was performed by Miss. S.P. Denis de Vitre,
deputising for Mrs. Peter Remnant, who was indisposed. “There had been a great deal
of time, thought, and energy expended beforehand,” she said, “and hoped it would be
an even greater success than its predecessor.” Miss de Vitre especially thanked Mrs. J.
Bushnell and Mrs. D. Wilstead for their untiring work. Sir Conrad Corfield, chairman
of the divisional Association, added his congratulations and best wishes.
In the afternoon cups were presents to successful entrants by Elizabeth, Countess of
Bandon, who was introduced by Mrs. L. Victor Smith. In a short speech, Lady
Bandon congratulated all concerned on the success of the exhibition and added, “if all
this ability and industry is called forth by Conservatism, then long live the Tories.”
Lady Bandon then made the following awards:--
Association cup for best-dressed stall: Sonning branch; inter-branch cup, presented
by Sir Patrick Gower, for branch winning highest number of points; Earley
housewives’ rose bowl, presented by Mrs. John Bushnell, for woman member gaining
highest number of points; Mrs. Atkins, Winkfield and Ascot branch; Lady Knox Cup
for fancy needlework; Mrs. Bramwell Booth, Finchampstead; Major and the Hon.
Mrs. J.L. Wills’ Cup for plain needlework; Mrs. M.E. Sturges, Earley; Mrs W.
Howard Palmer Cup for knitting: Mrs. Long, Shinfield; Miss S.B. Denis de Vitre Cup
for thrift class; Mrs. N. Jones, Earley; the Hon. Mrs. Corfield Cup for handcraft; Mrs.

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