LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 15

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

AUCKLAND UNION'S WORK. •ENROLMENT OF CHILDREN, The importance of inculcating ideas of peace into the minds of children was stressed by the executive at. the .annual meeting of the Auckland branch' of the League of Nations Union. The. executive said renewed "efforts .would be made in , the future to further this object. A start had been made to enrol children in the Children's League, but progress had. been slow. Active members'of the society number 1400, ot 40 more than last year. It was of great importance that'new members should- be. obtained,, said, the executive, as the: work of-'the league was dependent on the-number, of its members. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £12 in the current account and the sum of »£23>for the promotion of work amorfg -young people. ... Ofßcefs for the. ensuing year were elected as follows:■' • Patron,. Sir. George Fowlds; president, 'Mr. E. C. : Cutten", S.M:; chairman, Mr. Willis Airey; vice-presidents, Dr.-Mildred John Cook, Rev. -H. K. Archdall,. .and Mr. Willis Airey; honorary vice-presidents, Sir James Parr, Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, M.P., Hon. J. B. Donald, MP., Messrs. J. S. Fletcher, MP., A. Harris, MP., W. J. Jordan, M.P., H. G. R. Mason, MP., W. P. Eudean, M.P., G. C. Munns, MP., W. H. Cocker, H. R. Jenkins, H. Dearsly, N. M. Richmond, C. Rhodes, W. R. Tuck, and W. Seth Smith, Rev. E. D. Patchett, Professor H. Belshaw, Miss A. M. Bentham, and Miss B. Carnachan; executive, Messrs. M. Aldis, T. Bloodworth, E. Bond, H. Burton, J. Dean, E. Gill, R. Hames, J. W. Kealy, B. Martin, L. Phillips, D. M, Rae/Revs. S. J. Atkins, C. G.Cruickshank, G.-Jackson,.and W. G. Monckton, Mrs. M; M. Dreaver, Mrs. F. H. Reilly, Mrs. E. A Leighton, and Miss A. P. Thompson; honorary treasurer, Mr. E. Bond; honorary secretary, Mr. C. E. Archibald; voluntary assistant, Mi3s A. P. Thompson.