NEW ZEALAND AT HOME

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 73, 27 March 1930, Page 13

NEW ZEALAND AT HOME

A WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION'

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, 20th February. Speaking at the luncheon given to him by the New Zealand Association on 16th January the High Commissioner (Mr. T. M. Wilford) said: "Although this association is a medium of expression for the men of New Zealand resident in Great Britain, yet I think that, clearly and distinctly apart from this association, it might be well to establish an association of the women of New Zealand resident in Groat Britain, in order that they might take their very necessary part in affairs of Empire, in which we are all concerned." This matter has been kept in mind both by the High Commissioner and Mrs. Wilford. The idea is not' to form a club, but an association, wilh ;t nominal subscription, so that New Zealand women can be called together quickly at any time their combined interest or efforts are needed for social or other purposes. Mrs. Wilford has been much occupied in getting her new home at Chelsea into running order —not an easy matter owing to the scarcity of servants — but she has now been able to send out letters, and in tho course of the next few days she will meet some fifteen or twenty New-Zealand ladies to discuss the matter, hear, their views, and possibly launch a scheme. It may bo recalled that Lady Allen had a very useful committee of New Zealand ladies, who were in existence to take up any matter of special Im-perial-Dominion interest and importance, and who did a great deal of valuable needlework for the Mothercraft London Headquarters.