WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 15124, 13 October 1909, Page 3

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

A fortnightly meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Lnwn this held yesterday, Mrs Cole presiding over a. largo attendance oi meuabeib. Correspondence r,as rehired nom the Canterbury Women's Institute icrardinc the treatment of women pneoiiaifdthe following resolutions ,verc passed:—"That it is essential lo the Seing of society that a woman, attendant be always on duty at the oho, stations and lock-ups; that it bejuged unon the Government that v. omen Justices of the Peace be appointed,, visit all-vome.n pnsoner ; ups, and having powi-i » „„.,,,f n c «.„,.!, gato abuses in the management oi such in AifSi «M given by Mrs K. W. Sheppardin commemoration of the anS™ry of the . e ° franoh S e ;,, +Via dominion- inespeaKer women i th ° ™^of the movement S the ooSncemeut of the agitatiom tne emi successful issue* • 10n Sd paW graceful tributes to t^SortfofCJohn a Hall, Mr Baltno enoris w Saunders in as]»«e and M\ franoh i 66 for S££ %h then spoke of the reforms SUV "affecting the position, of specially achieved since JS "inJ.'«d ind-nted some of the tuat inn n-ijich reform was still d;r td° and towards which their tf- ' Lnl" V applied. Recent years barren Mt » fur as reforms concerning the position of women were concerned, and™ belioved them to use fresh of-

Forts to secure such legislation as would effect a permanent, improvement of the status of women, legally, economically and socially.