PRIDE AND GRATITUDE

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 310, 25 September 1943, Page 9

PRIDE AND GRATITUDE

Message To N.Z. Women

At the close of the Dominion conference in Wellington of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, the following message was sent to the women of the Dominion: — “First to our young women we send our pride in their .brave-hearted part in our country’s war effort, through the armed forces, the nursing, industrial and land services. With our pride we send to them an appeal for still greater achievements in the post-war world. Let them aspire to a truer citizenship with all its privileges' and responsibilities. To mothers, sweethearts and wives, we express our gratitude for the courage and sacrifice manifested in sending their men and womenfolk to fight for freedom. “To all, we commend our earnest belief that in their hands rests the future happiness of our land. We ask them when planning for the future not to brush aside the spiritual side of life, not to forget that our country’s happiness and future welfare can only be attained by securing the comradeship of peoples of all lands. To this end the National Council of Women of New Zealand in conference assembled, pledges itself to secure the greatest possible measure of justice for all. We would invite all women to join us in this task.”