"HAIL & FAREWELL"

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 18

"HAIL & FAREWELL"

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION

YESTERDAY'S RECEPTION

"Permanent peace will eventually be brought about, by the women of the world .who. do not,, as yet, realise their own ■ power..- ' But when they do, and forget their jealousies and misunderstandings, they will see that, they can prevent wars and then there will be no more wars," said Mrs. Knox Gilmer when speaking'yesterday-afternoon at a reception given by the League Of Nations Union in the Lyceum Club.

Mrs. Gilmer, who will leave next week for a visit to England and the Continent, said she hoped to visit Geneva. ' She had been there on two previous occasions, and she had seen a good deal of the inside workings of the League of Nations. For her it meant security and good will in the world. Much was heard about what the League had not done in the matter of preventing wars, etc., but what we did hot hear was what it had done. In Greece, India, and China she had seen how it had improved the lot of women and children. The elimination of the drug traffic alone was a great achievement as one realised after having read the reports and statistics as she had been privileged to do.

The party at which Mrs. Gilmer gave this address was given in her honour, and also in honour of Miss N. E. Coad, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Berendsen, and Mr. and Mrs. T. D. H. Hall. Miss Coad, of the Wellington Girls' College, will leave shortly for a trip to England. Mr. Berendsen, who is permanent head of the Prime Minister's Department, recently returned from England, and will leave again soon accompanying the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage to the Imperial Conference.

Mr. Hall, clerk of the House of Representatives, also recently returned from a visit to the Old Country. Each gave interesting addresses in reply to speeches of welcome and farewell, which were made by Mr. P. J. O'Regan (chairman) *and Professor F. L. W. Wood. Two other guests, Mrs. Tennant, an English visitor, ' and Mrs. Irving, of the Wanganui branch of the League of Nations Union, also made brief speeches. ' ' ' • The spacious club room looked very bright and attractive with many baskets of blue hydrangeas and golden Iceland poppies- in' large bowls. Each of the ladies in the official party received a shoulder spray of flowers. An excellent home-made tea was brought in on wagons, and songs were sung by Mr. -B. O'Brien, who was accompanied at the piano by Miss Irene Spidy. Among those present were Mr. W. H Matheson, Dr. J. H. Beaumont, Mrs. J. Henderson, Mrs. J. C. Andersen, the Rev D. J.-Davies, the. Rev. F. Usher, Mr W/J. Scott, Mr. W. Appleton, Mr. Yon Haasti v'Mrs. T. B. Strong, Mrs. M. Maslen, Mrs. Corness, Mrs. Whyte, Mrs. Watson, Miss Morgan, Miss Ahem (secretary), Dr. Morice and Miss Morice,, Mr. C, M. Luke, Mrs. Peter Eraser, MrJ*J. Black, Mrs.- Longmore, Mrs* Bennies-Mrs.'Maunder, Mrs. and Miss Donovan, the Rev. H. W. Newell and -Mrs. Newell, Mrs. Frank Dyer, Mrsi Frank'- Hay, Mrs. W. E. 'Herbert, Mrs. Kilroy, Miss McLean, Mrs. Braddbn, Mrs. J. H. Beaumont, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. F. N. Martin, Mrs. . Hursthouse, Mrs. C. Earle, Mrs- Denton, Mrs. Pope, Miss Irene Wilson, Mr. arid Mrs. Armour, Mrs*. Gillingharn,. Mrs...McVilly, Mrs. Ongley, Mr. arid. Mrs. Abraham, Mrs. Usher, Mrs. C. Haines, Mrs. W. J. Scott Mrs. P. J. O'Regan, Mrs. Rolland O'Regan/ Mrs. Dowling, Mrs. W. Hume, Mrs. Downey, Dr. Butchers, Mr. Ward, -Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. and; Miss Keddell, the Yen. Archdeacon Bullock, Lieut-Colonel A. A. Corrigan, Mr..: Harry Atkinson, Mr. Boocock, Miss I. Wilson, Miss M. Seaton, Miss Cable, Miss Browne, Miss Mason. Mr. N. R. McKenzie, ' Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Morton, Misses Richardson, Miss. .Downey, Mrs. Bickerton, Miss Marsdeni and Miss McKay, ■ .