NATIONAL PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 8, 9 July 1935, Page 15

NATIONAL PARTY

WOMEN'S AUXILIARY

Mrs. F. E. Ward, president of the Women's .Auxiliary of the National Party (formerly the Reform and United Parties, which has now amalgamated), announced at a meeting held last night that the women's branch had made the same arrangement, and taken the same distinguishing name. Mrs. Ward asked all those who had belonged to the United Party in former times and who wished to help in the coming election, to join up with the auxiliary. They were most anxious to welcome any such. She was pleased to say that Mrs, Nairn and Miss Hammond, from that party, were present, and she hoped they would get in touch with as many as possible and'notify Miss Macmillan, the hon. secretary of the auxiliary. It was hoped, said Mrs. Ward, that a social wo.uld be held as soon as the new members had been elected for them to meet those who had been in the auxiliary for some time. Another function would be arranged in order to greet Mr. and Mrs. Forbes and Mr. and Mrs. Coates on their return home. Mrs. Ward also announced that as the club was going on, they would be able to have their meetings there as'usual. Much pleasure was expressed at this announcement.

The fact that a Cabinet Minister's life is "not always a happy one" was shown by the fact that when the Hon. S. G. Smith arrived (accompanied by Mrs. Smith), he was plainly suffering from a bad throat cold, yet came to the meeting although he had addressed twelve parties of school children in the afternoon, and another . educational meeting in the evening before he arrived at the National Club. However, he gave a very interesting sketch of his recent tour, mentioning a number of pleasant and hopeful.things. He then 6k'etched his work as Minister of Employment, showing that while he had a real and deep sympathy with those who were workless, the difficulties of allotting'the money: at'his1 disposal and making the best use of it made a great and serious task.< '

Very cordial thanks were gjven-to Mr. Smith for his interesting address, and specially for his attending when he was both tired and" not too well. Questions were asked, and an informative evening closed with the singing of the National Anthem and supper.