W.C.T.U. CONVENTION

Evening Star, Issue 19521, 31 March 1927, Page 13

W.C.T.U. CONVENTION

- YESTERDAY'S SUSiiIESS ‘ [Pes United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, March 30. The Dominion . Convention of the ■Women’s Christian Temperance Union was continued to-day. The election of dominion officers resulted as follows: Mrs T. E. Taylor (Christchurch); vice-presi-dent, Mrs W. lliott (Dunedin); corresponding secretary, Miss C. Henderson (Christchurch); recording secretary, Mrs W. Evans (Wellington); treasurer, Miss M. Lovell Smith (Christchurch). Mrs N. Pcryman (Foxton) was reappointed editor of the ‘ White Rihbon,’ and Mrs M. Judson (Auckland) associate editor.

A remit from North Canterbury was carried urging that in cases in which men were committed to gaol for disobedience of maintenance orders, provision should ho made for their immediate employment upon remunerative work, their earnings to he applied to the maintenance of their dependents. , At the instance of the Wellington Union a resolution, was carried asking that a gallery be provided for women at Parliament Buildings.

A second remit from Wellington, urging the inclusion _ of women upon juries, was also carried. After a brief discussion a remit from Southland, recommending that motor car drivers, convicted of being drunk in charge of their vehicles, should be prohibited for twelve months, and that second offenders should have their licenses cancelled for twelve months, was carried. On the recommendation of the Hawke’s Bay Union, it was decided to urge hospital boards to establish a six-day week instead of a soven-day week, and eight hours daily now in force for nurses in some hospitals. At the presentation of banners, Palmerston North gained the banner for the greatest percentage of increase in the roll and the largest number of members secured. The Timaru Young People’s Union was' awarded the banner, for the greatest increase in membership, and the banner for the largest membership was taken by Masterton Young People’s Union. A remit, from South Canterbury objecting to the issue by post of art union coupons was carried.