FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 214, 10 September 1928, Page 10

FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN.

Over forty members of the Auckland branch of the Federation of University Women were present at a meeting held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Talbot, Remuera Road. Several members who were visiting Auckland took the. opportunity of renewing old friendships. The guests were welcomed by Mi.-. Talbot and bv Mrs. Mulgan, the president of the association. The afternoon passed very pleasantly in conversation, and Miss Hansard sang some delightful songs. Several selections from "When We Were \ery \oung" were received u ith marked appreciation. Towards the close of the afternoon Mrs. Mulgan made a short speech thanking Mrs. Talbot for her hospitality. Mrs. Mulgan said it was hoped Dr. Margaret Knight would repiesent N"e\v Zealand at the conference of the International Federation shortly to be held in Madrid. She then read an interesting letter from one of the members of the Auckland Association who is travelling at present, which said: "I received an invitation to a party to he held at Crosby Hall. It. was given bv the Warden and the Hospitality Committee to welcome Dr. Kllen Gleditsh. Mie world president and the British president. I went up to London on Friday afternoon, in order to attend it in the evening, and [ literally did not know a single soul there. I told one of the members of the committee I was a stranger, and in five minutes I was rhattins quite linppil\ to an Australian, a (.anadian, a African and a British graduate. I lie Ho-|>ita]ity Committee all wore blue lu-cite-. and the graduate* Maying in the Hail a cold rosette. The Warden a-k'd jraduate- to stand when the name of their country was called. There were about six Indians, one Chinese, one Burmese, one Icelander, one Swede. several Australians. South African". Americans and Canadians and th ree New Zea la rider*. It was amazing how *tro!!-jr the feline of fellowship wa«. One rami"' . -''mate the value of such intercourse 1.. -r w, n graduates of all nation* of tic world." The afternoon I?*.. e ° ni 'bidpil with the s.nging of I Auld Lang Syne." ° *