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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25128, 8 March 1947, Page 2

“The world is crying lor a helping hand. It is as important in peace as ever it was in war that women should find the opportunity as well as the desire to make their contribution to the welfare and to the service of the community. I send greetings to the women’s rally and wish well to their endeavours.” This is the foreword written by Lady Duff for insertion in the souvenir programme for the women’s rally to be held at the Civic Theatre, Christchurch, this month. The morning session at the rally will be opened by Miss Elsie Andrews (New Plymouth), whose subject will be “The Goddess Reason.” Other speakers will deal with aspects of the subject “Women in Civil Life.’’ “Women in National Life" will be the theme of the afternoon session, which will be opened by Miss E. Hunt, and Miss M. G. Havelaar (Dominion president of the National Council of Women) will open the evening session with an address on “International Relations." Miss Mary McLean (president of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women) will preside at all sessions, during which 32 women speakers will address the gatherings Miss E. Hunt (Auckland), general secretary of the Theosophical Society, who will be one of the speakers at the forthcoming women’s rally, arrived in Christchurch from Auckland by air yesterdav and is the guest of the Misses Strachan Dvers Pass road. Cashmere.