WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION

Evening Star, Issue 18627, 7 May 1924, Page 5

WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION

REPORT ON BIG CONFERENCE. Mrs W. H. Hiett presided at a meeting of the W.C.T.U. yesterday, and as one of the four Dunedin delegates to the recent conference gave a comprehensive and interesting account of tho work done at the conference. Mrs Hiett first gave an outline of Mrs Don's presidential address, which stressed tho point that so long as they put God first in everything, constant progress would bo made. They had to stand together and fight the evil of the drink traffic, or the country would bo overrun with drinking saloons. _ She dealt with other addresses, in whicly it was urged that the pledge-talking campaign should he pushed forward, as the liquor traffic had to be destroyed. The balancesheet was presented, and showed a credit balance from last year of £1,488 9s lid. lun i .its totalled £1,041 8s lOd, and tho expenditure was £560 Is 9d, leaving a credit balance on March 31 of £1,967 17s. Other matters touched on by Mrs Hiett were prison reform, educational bureaux, Maori work, and Bible in schools. The prevalence of gambling was subjected to a great deal of criticism, went on the speaker, and it was urged that the W.C.T.U. stand together and stamp it out. Mesdames C. H. Hutton and G. M'Cartney also gave addresses on similar lines to that of the president, and dealt with the journey to New Plymouth and the beauties of the city. Mrs Alexander and tho president reported on a conference called by the Women’s Citizens’ Association to discuss and plan the part to be taken by women’s organisations at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition. The W.C.T.U. had been asked to run rest rooms. It was decided that the union would first see what arrangement could be come to with the New ’Zealand Alliance before deciding what action it would take. Mrs Duncan was appointed assistant treasurer.

The Women’s Citizens’ Association wrote forwarding a resolution protesting strongly against the differentiation in the graded salaries of women teachers ns compared with those of men.—lt was decided to reply heartily endorsing the resolution, which was along the line the union had always acted.