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Happy Birthday t(w)o You
The Gisborne branch of the New Zealand Happiness Club celebrated its second birthday with a very enjoyable birthday party held in the R.S.A. Bowling Club Pavilion, on November 9. Members of sister clubs from other parts of the country made special trips to be at the function.
Cutting the massive birthday cake, made and iced by Mrs Doily Harrison are, from left, Mrs Marge Kavanagh (general secretary), Mrs H. H. Barker (the Mayoress) and Mesdames Edna Mitchell (general director), Betty Torrie (Gisborne president) and Rona Mansfield (general treasurer).
Money, to provide the necessities to bring happiness to others is raised from sales of work and other fund-raising means. Mrs Mary Knox and Mrs Betty Worsfold were in charge of the birthday stall.
Cheques were presented to worthy causes to mark the birthday. From left, Mr G. D. Martin (Memorial Home), Mrs M. Green (St John Ambulance), Mrs Torrie, Major and Mrs L. Daly (Salvation Army) and Mr A. H. De Costa (Surf Life-Saving Association).
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Some of the happy faces at the party included those of Mesdames Dolly Harrison, Kath Nunn, Marge McKenzie and Gwen Presland (Gisborne treasurer, secretary and vice-presidents, respectively)
Mrs Helen Warren and general secretary Marge Kavanagh
Members Atfreda Bugden and Lilla Porteous
The delegates from the Grey Lynn branch
Mrs Muriel Nacey, Mrs Irene Davison and Miss Lou Batty
Mrs M. Pardoe and Mrs K. Batty
Pukekohe members Muriel Keary, Huia Miller, Mona Trye, Betty Fletcher, Beta Lancaster, Lena Purdie, Daphne Barker and Kath Milne
Other Auckland visitors included, from left, Mesdames Amy Wright, Flo Abercrombie, Ruth Simmonds, Mary Inwood, Phyll Wilson, Pat Williamson, Des McFarlane, Norma Gemming, Queenie de Baugh and Edith Fitzpatrick