No makers name or mark on back.

Emblem medal (pin) – “Good Service” : “C.W.I. For Home And Country”, modern (after 1970?)

Made of brass metal (in 2 parts joined by small brass ring) with colour enamel. Green enamel for background to words “Good Service” (on bar with pin), and for background to words “For Home” (top), “And Country” (bottom) and for fern leaf (centre), over large ‘letter symbol’ (C.W.I.). Red enamel for flower (left) and maple leaf (right). Rest of background enamel is navy (very dark blue). Pin on bar has rotating safety lock.

Made after the movement was renamed the “Country Women’s Institute” (this change occurred in 1952).

Was pinned to embroidered banner (see – #.0020).

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Embroidered Banner – “Waitarere”, 1950

Mounted with stainless steel rod and rope cord at top, so it can be readily hung on wall or lecturn etc. Black velvet background with orange-gold fringe at bottom. Name WAITARERE embroidered at top. Women’s Institute emblem with motto “For Home and Country” embroidered at centre. Flower – Gazania (wild beach flower) embroidered at bottom.

Made in 1950 when the movement was known as the “Women’s Institute” (later renamed the “Country Women’s Institute” in 1952).

Waitarere Women’s Institute was formed in 1939.

Medal (pin) was pinned to the banner (see – #.0020a).

Cloth storage holder with metal zipper at one end and Waitarere CWI written with coloured marker pens. The position of the zipper makes it difficult to get the banner into the bag although it is not too difficult to remove.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”