W.D.F.F. plea for more members
PA Hamilton The Women’s Division of Federated Farmers has ended its fifty-fourth annual Dominion conference in Hamilton with a piea by the President (Mrs Vai Tarrant, of Hawera) for a membership revival.
On opening night, the guest speaker, Mrs Sonia Davies, put it to more than 500 delegates that it was time the W.D F.F. considered dissolving itself, and that its members ioin Federated Farmers.
Remits passed at the conference included support for earlier detection of child-
ren’s reading disabilities, renewed tetanus immunisation of older children and adults, and intensi' *d public health nurse visits to schools.
The Dominion vice-presi-dents. Mrs E. N. Mclnnes (North Island) and Mrs A. D. Talbot (South Island), the Dominion treasurer (Mrs L. I. Roberts), and the international officer (Mrs O. A. Wells) retain their positions. Dominion councillors elected were: Mesdames R. S. Mcßee, P. Howard. I. Ralph. R. J. Taylor (North Island), E. R. Bagley, E. W. Jones, R. W. Lovett, A. McPherson (South Island).
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