HOUSEWIVES' UNION
On Wednesday the Housewives' Union held a meeting in the P.D.C. rooms. There was not a large attendance of members, hut there were several small children present, this, it was stated, emphasising the need for free kindergartens. Mrs Burch (president), it was reported, had been very successful with her canvassing for support, and she said that the women she had interviewed were more than willing to support the union," being agreed that it was urgent to obtain free kindergartens for Palmerston North. It was decided to seek the support of mothers for the movement. The meeting voted in favour of receiving a deputation from the movement for the defeat of Fascism and a people's DeiiHX'raey. ir order that a speaker might explain why it was imperative for the House wives' Union to have official representation on the movement's committee. It was pointed out that if hostilities were to be speedily and successfully concluded it was essential that the union give its supnort to the movement. It was decided to send two women delegates to the committee.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 194, 18 July 1941, Page 7
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