WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 17039, 14 December 1915, Page 10

WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

AN MAT. MF.ETIXf;. annual meeting of t ho Christchurch Women’s Christian Temperance Union was Imlri on Wednesday, Mrs, J, M’Combs presiding over a largo att one la nee. Tljcj report stated Hint in spite of tlm work being more or less disorganized owing to tlie war. very good results were reported in tlie antigambling. good eitizen.-bip. legal and parliamentary and other departments, showing that the union had been aetivo in trving to promote the befit interests that, affect the women and children ot' the city and Dominion. ITesolutions had been forwarded to Parhai„o,it on the Crimes Amendment bill and the Gaining and Lotteries Act. and strong protests had been made against the increased takings in the tot a lisa tor and tlm localities tor "ambling being increased. Eight schools had competed for the prizes given to the children of Standards TV., V. and VI. for a temperance essay on the wall sheets hanging in the public schools. A number of members had mot weekly for many months to work for the -sick and wounded soldiers, and parcels of clothing, socks, scarves, •mittens, balaclava, caps, bandages and quantities of operation and niodiciiiQ cloths had boon forwarded to the Red Cross and Lady Liverpool Depots. The Jnhileo Home at AYoolston had been visited regularly every month, flowers, fruit and literature distributed to the, inmates, and a tea and entertainment had l>ocn given once or twice during the year. The report wn-<? adopted. Mrs AY. 1-1. Seed wrote, resigning her position as treasurer of the union. The resignation was accepted with regret, and many members spoke in eulogistic (terms of the. valuable services ronderod )>v Mrs Seed to the union for so many years. Officers wore elected as follows:—President. Mrs .T, M’Comhs; corresponding secretary, Airs R. Day; recording secretary. Mrs Martin : treasurer, Alt's Pnt.trr.son. The union decided to go into recess until the fourth AVedncxlay in January.