WELLINGTON LABOUR WOMEN

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 36, 5 September 1923, Page 14

WELLINGTON LABOUR WOMEN

Organising te Capture Capita! Cily

Convened by the Women's ißxanchtj EfM&fr 'Labour tParty In Welling-toa, a j - meeting, of women, refw-eseid-atives from the! *$»£s& tineas; met at the ] 23/£/23> $6 discuss or- ; jgg_Ls£&ion -in coniLection Tsrifch- the ' fpßaiTsale of Wfcrkaby which it is hopl" _§ to raise £1000 to finance the cotnelectoral caitipaigns" of the Xabo-ar* 'Representation Ccmmittee. An excelisaai spirit pervaded the meeting, and decisions were taken calculated to i&ake this particular activity move with a vim. It was decided that the Sale of Work will be held on some date early in November, and that a number of .afferent forms of entertainment should be run. A gents' committee was appointed and given charge of several sideshows. This committee will meet in "the Trades Hall on Thursday, September 6, to make final arrangements. Another Joint meeting of our women comrades and Trade Union workers will also be held on Thursday of this week in the Trades Hall, and to this meeting everybody willing to assist is cordially invited. J-s a means of organising the .greatest possible demand when the sale <4akes place, coupon books containing #0 tickets at 6d a ticket are now being issued. Such coupons will be ac"cepted as cash at the various stalls. • By uurchas'ins, say, two coupons a **reek workers will have saved a buying power of 10/-, and for this amount ■ ihe best return is possible, because -mc articles to be sold will be of a * quality at less than profiteers' prices. At the sale, business will not be -son-fined to commodities made by the 1 .Bewing circle organised by the Wo*_hen's Branch, but stalls will be cramWd with all sorts of useful articles, Sroduce, cakes, sweets, etc., and gifts tef any sort which can be converted ' jinto money are requested from comVades and -readers of The Maorilanu ftVorkex who wish to be of service to ithe great cause of Labour. ' ■ To accumulate as much as possible ' j___ appeal is being made to supporters ■for one gii't, and cards are being is-Js-ued on which .pledges can be made to - Vive something—just one article—to •Jth's Sale of Work. Several donations ilave been already received, and leverybodv who sees his hope m Labour is invited to send in what he can. !Bo it now! '" Mrs. P. Fraser is the Secretary, and \her address, Trades Hall, Wellington. /If you have a gift but cannot send- it ■In * write Mrs. Fraser, and some one Wu call for it. If you want a book M coupons to sell to your friends, Wply to Mrs. Fraser. Remember, &c or she who hesitates is lostl (Apply now. f The Women's Branch of the Lahour iPartv sews every Tuesday afternoon In'the Trades Hall. There is quite $ crowd already, "but the more the (merrier! Keep in mind that the Government cut your husband's (wages, and swear a vow to sew for ihe sale in order to punish Mr. Masi*ey when the election comes. All •sromen attending the Trades Hall on J Tuesday afternoons will be made welI Now then, all together with work ./ amd gifts, to set that thousand pounds.