WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE UNION

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20979, 6 October 1933, Page 19

WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE UNION

usual fortnightly meeting of the Phric S t? hu^ ch branch otihe Women'i Christian Temperance Union. Mils H e ndSo C n° mbS t0 her SiSler ' ,-n T T he , r , pi '? ?ident welcomed back Mrs r. E. Taylor after her illness, and Mrs Taylor gave a talk on the question of the nationality of women who married foreigners and their status as aliens ui New Zealand and Great Britain. Lat S r ' &S f °Uowing resolution was passed: "That this branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union notes with pleasure the statement by the Hon. J. A. Young that he has prepared a bill for presentation to Parliament giving to New Zealand women, who are British subjects, the right to retain their British nationality." On the motion of Mrs Day, a vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Taylor for her mteresting address. On the recommendation of Mrs Taylor, a resolution was also passed ffiat the branch strongly protested against any proposals by the Government to make permanent a four-year parliament. During the afternoon Mrs W. Machin asked members to attend a meeting in the interests of peace to be held at the Choral Hall on October 9., and to urge young people to attend the "youth rally to be held in the Civic Theatre on Sunday afternoon, October 8, for the same cause. Members were reminded that at the next meeting reports of the recent Timaru district convention will be given by Mrs Trott and Miss Goodchild.