NOISY WOMEN’S MEETINGS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 3, 3 December 1931, Page 8

NOISY WOMEN’S MEETINGS.

GOVERNOR’S WIFE HECKLED. There was a running fire of interjections at a meeting of representatives of women’s organisations at the Adelaide Town Hall recently. At times the protesting section ot the audience practically took charge of the meeting. Lady Hore-Ruthven, tno wife of the Governor of South Australia, who presided, made an appeal at the close ol the meeting, but her words were drowned by a number of interjections. “Our girls are out of work now,” said one woman, “and we would rather that than see them used to reduce wages.” “And you would rather see your girls out of work than give them a chance to be trained in profitable occupations,” added Lady Hore-Ruthven. In an address Lady Hore-Ruthven said that the only practical help that could be given to girls was to provide them with employment. Hostility was shown when Miss A. Miethke outlined the principles of a house cadet scheme which provided for standardised training for girls aged from 15 years in domestic science. The pay for the first six months was to be os a week and later 10s.