NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 120, 23 May 1922, Page 7

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

» THE ANNUAL MEETING. 'VI v annual meeting of the National Council of Women took hut e\en:ng in the looms of the JJ'.isiiifis {-.:'<' Club, Customs Street. Tiv: president, Miss Melville, u.-cupii-1 the chair. '1 here was twc-nty-ri.e Je'e'tAw* lrmn n(!i':ated societies pn. ;."i'., :ind n large attendance of honiisiry :i.em!u-rs. Aiiu'ogic■> were received trom .\l!~s Cox jni ace tint of sickness i.i motion of sympathy was passed) ami Mcs-:laines Kiiid and Kernel. Correspondence '.m-> rei< ucd from Mrs. Dm id Nathan nsking| for twelve mouths' li!av>: >f absence, and stilting that .Mrs. Ufrcv. 15a;. i.\ n.i i been appointed to leprM-n: tii.. ivud-trjsiiten Association. The jicner.il socroti-iy, ■Al>:« Henderson, also wrote enclosing a litter from the National Council .oj (J i at Britain, which i* promoting a hill to give married wonien the s.ime rights as men in eiiabiinf.' thtfm to i-lio.se their in ConaMty, and c 1 \oe!rrj a memorandum giving the na lies of .">(> wom.-n's societies within the l.'.riUsn Empire which ale supporting thU reform. '. auada. in I !!!)!>, brought an Act to remove thi- disability, but it was : umd that the \m minions hud no po.ver ;-j plncc si.cii legislation on tie Sta'.ut-.' Book without

ill' consent of tli ■ .'".riti-li Parliament. The secretary's report stated that since tne last annual meeting two societies have alliliated. namely. Auckland Kindergarten Association a"d Auckland Division of New Zealand Branch of the International Federation of University \Voiiien. Other societies affiliated being! Auckland Women Teacliers" Association, Young Women's <'hristian Association. Society for ilic Protection of Women and Children. Civic League, Girls' Friendly Society, Women's Christian Temperance I'nion, Trained Nurses' Association. Y.W.C.A. Business G-irls' Cluh. Auckland Branch Mothers' Union, St. Mary's Homes Association. Auckland Women's (nib, Auckland Branch IMcHiern' Thought <!uild. Xorthcote Women's Progressive League, Takiipuna Women's Progressive League. The committee is composed of representatives from affiliated societies. During the year forty members were enrolled, of whom ei'jrht replaced retiring members. .Miss B. Lynch and Mrs. R. Martin retired owing to change of residence, Mrs. Majruirc and Miss Bennett for health reasons. The president, in her opening address, welcomed the new members and r-aid it was only four years eince the council had been organised, or rather reorganised, for a National Council of Women won the franchise for New Zealand. Although not enough had been done with the power, it was this organisation that won the fight. Recently she had received a letter from an editor in Fiance asking for the names of the 1 women in the New Zealand Parliament, and it was unfortunate that We had to I inform them that New Zealand was so backward. The National Council had formed up in thirty-three countries and it was hoped that Xew Zealand would not be the last in the great chain of womanhood. The speaker regretted that ehe was not able to take on the heavy work entailed by the presidency this year, but hoped to remain a very enthusiastic member. Croat tribute was j paid to the work for women that Mis* I Melville had done in Auckland, by Mrs. (arr Rollett and SUster Hannah, and a resolution to that effect, to be placed on the minutes, was carried with applause. A hearty vote of thanks was also carried to Mise Jackeon. whose untiring work had been of such value to the organisation. The election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted as follows: — Vice-presidents. Miss Carnahan, Sister Hannah. Mis* Melville, and Dr. Montgomery. Xew Zealand National Council representative, Mrs. Carr Rollett. Sister Hannah, Miss Griffen, Mise Carnahan, Mies Jackson and Mise Melville.