WOMEN’S INSTITUTES
CONFERENCE AT AUCKLAND LARGEST HELD BY MOVEMENT iLiy lPiegrnpli—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, To-day. The Dominion conference of the Federation of Women’s Institutes opened to-day. Mrs H. Paterson (Pahiatua), the president, said it was the largest conference in the movement’s history. It was difficult to realise that in 1021 there was not a single institute in New Zealand. Now tnere were 524 institutes in Auckland and 27 federations. Their members were members of a great university. She said there was a possibility of the introduction of a rural library scheme in conjunction with a national scheme. She asked members to be ready for the scheme so that the) miglit carry it. right into the backblocks.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 24 July 1935, Page 8
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115WOMEN’S INSTITUTES Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 24 July 1935, Page 8
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