AFTERNOON REUNION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 179, 30 July 1932, Page 13

AFTERNOON REUNION.

On Wednesday a large gathering of ladies met at Messrs. John Court's tea rooms for afternoon tea and to discuss numerous matters of interest to women. The tables were beautifully decorated with yellow epring flowers, and a delicious afternoon tea was served. Mies Spry recited, giving a very clever interpretation of a fond mother, whose child failed dismally when brought forward to display its cleverness before the mother's guests. At the conclusion of afternoon tea, Mr. A. J. Stallworthy, Mr. J. B. Donald, Mr. Munns, Mrs. Von Sturmer, Mrs. Ruby Watson and Miss E. Wilson spoke on different matters concerning New Zealand, England and the Empire generally. Mr. Stallworthy spoke with optimism on the future of Auckland as a city. In the course of his speech he also eulogised the traditions of honour and fairness which had made the name of England respected through out the world. These traditions had meant much to New Zealand, too, he said, and he firmly believed that to veer from them in the smallest degree was to bring discredit and disaster upon our country and our good name. The problem of unemployment was discussed by Mr. Munns. The day is past, said the speaker, when the man with a large family is forced to slave for 18/ a week. We must realise that labour had entered upon a new era, that there was no turning back, and that our generation must face the problem of absorbing and diverting into new channels the mass of unemployed that machinery had displaced. Mr. Donald spoke of the death of Mrs. Clinkard, of Eotorua, and at his suggestion a vote of sympathy was passed by those present, to be sent on to Mr. Clinkard. At the conclusion of the afternoon, Mrs. Von Sturmer said that with 6O many things of urgent concern to women there should be an endeavour to keep those interested in these natters, together at the present time, so that the various problems could be more readily dealt with. Among those present were: Mesdames Von Sturmer, A. J. Stallworthy, R. T. Michaels, L. Michaels, Caughley, Trevithick, Ruby Watson, R. J. Coughlan, Leaning, A. Cameron, Hargraves, Pickering, Johnston, Powell, Forest Brown, W. Watson, R. E. N. Matthews, Hutchinson, N. Main, Hutchinge, Wheeler, Tillotson, Simmons, Churchward, E. J. O'Keefe, J. Benny, Munne, Murray, Williams, Haresnape, A. G. Warnock, Brummel, Spry, Duggan, Colwill, Percival, Granger, J. Macky, Bell, Nicholson, Phillips, Donald, Caraidus, McKellar, Brookfield, Cusworth, Mason, Tillotson, Needham, J. H. Xeatman, W. Yeatman, C. W. Wolsey, r. F. Williams, G. M. Waite, McNichol, Needham, the Misses Peacocke, E. Wilson, M. Wilson, Molesworth, Spry, Cole, Main, Hargravee, Warne, and Powell, ind the Hon. Mrs. Molesworth and Dr. Wilkie.