The weather was perhaps not too kind to the members of the British Women's Association and their friends who attended the Club Day of the Association's Gardening Section yesterday afternoon. This year the Club Day took the form of a garden party, and by the kindness of Mrs., W. C, Cassels, it was held in her house and garden at 5
Avenue Haig.
Despite the sulkiness of the Clerk of the Weather, however, a goodly assemblage of over 130 guests was welcomed by Mrs. W. J. Hawkin chairman of the Gardening Section—among them being Lady Kerr, wife of the British Ambassador, Lady Mossop, and Mrs. Herbert Phillips.
Mrs. Cassels' garden was looking very beautiful and a large number of people braved the damp grass in order to admire the flowers, Tea, however. had to be served indoor and the flower-arranging competition took place on the verandahs. The first prize for this competition was won by Mrs. Clitherow and the second by Mrs. W. C. Cassels. The first prize for the best home-grown bloom (kindly presented by Mrs. Chadwick Kew) went to Mrs. A. L.
Davidson, Miss Craddock taking the second prize.
Another excitement was the raffle —Lady Mossop and Mrs. Phillips performing the grave task of extracting the winning tickets. These proved to be: doll, ticket No. 0202 (Mrs.
Goodfellow); tea cosy, ticket No. 013
(Mrs. B. R. Moss).
Lady Kerr presented the prizes for the flower competition, and was afterwards given a pretty posy by Pefielope Cassels.
Mrs. P. D. G. Gain, to everybody: delight, sang two or three songs.
Much thanks are due, too, to the Philco Sales Corporation for lending a remarkably fine radio for the afternoon. And, of course, ever gratitude goes to Mrs through whose kindness the party took place in such cha ming roundings.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.