SOCIAL PROGRESS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 74, 28 March 1931, Page 14

SOCIAL PROGRESS

INTEREST■ ■AT SEATOUN

> A large and -promising branch ■of the Women's Social Progress Movement wait formedat Seatonn yesterday, when Mrs! A. P. Smith and Mrs. E. KeUow entertained (prospective members at ; the Bowling Club pavilion. The room was attractively decorated .with flowers, and a dainty afternoon tea was: served. During the afternoon sprigs were contribute ed by Mrs. Kingiand Miss Cullen (Mrs. Cuddie ac^ng; as accompaniste). . Miss M'Lean, president of the move-, ment,- fully bntlined"the aims and jects ,of the movement. She urged the women in this day, of .their; great power to take advantage of every .opportunity of working for.'; the highest ideals in the life and customs of the . community. The morality of the nations was largely in their hands, arid the standard attained would be the, result'of the use of their poweri :.r ; ;. '• :;• Mrs; G. E. | Stewart, in. further- explaining; the . movement, •■, said that. it existed for the studying, of social problems" and aimed at1 the removal of causes which led }to , the need 'for' "corrective societies. , It. seenied more logical to remove the cause'of a socialevil rather than treat, the results.; ;' :-'.;■.. ,: Jlrs. Andersen gave an interosting talk on- the superiority lof.horiie entertainment. She pleaded for a more natii-iral-and simple: way of living.' - ■■ , /Mrs. Blair,.. a ; Visitor to said'she had been 'by the fact that in the <\ countries.-twhich bhe had visited recentlyy'the. people were greatly ■ interested; in i iibcial progress. Mrs. H. ■D.'-.Bennett1.-sppte.'.from,'.^.the' mothers' point of < view,-; and ./pleaded that ■' the. atmosphere : of;. the .social • environment of youth, should .be more in keeping with "that of .the home so. that the 'qualityi'^^of; character fostered: there, might natnrally.'deyelop in Social life instead ■of receiving >; check through many moral stumbling-blocks being placed in' the path^of :.life.,/: . ,■ , : . At the conclusionWfithe.gathering.a hearty: vote of 'thanks was passed; to all; who had contributed; toithe success of/the afternoon. : ;" . '■''!.■ '^:'-vf '