VICTORIA LEAGUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16800, 16 March 1918, Page 7

VICTORIA LEAGUE.

PROPOSAL TO SEND AEROPLANE. [lIY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CirRISTCHUHCH. Friday. At the Victoria League Conference, Mrs. Chilton, Cliristchurch, proposed that an aeroplane, to be called the New Zealand Victoria League aeroplane, be presented to the Imperial Forces. The president said the proposal was more sensible than the recent idea of sending a tank. The motion was referred to a sub-com-mittee for a report. A motion was passed to the effect that the recent great rise in the cost of living required, on Imperial grounds, the attention of the women of the Dominion. The special committee set up tu consider the best means of extending the membership made the following recommendations, which were adopted:—(l) That each member should be urged to bring in one of more new members ditrthe year; (2) that the lantern slides sent out by the parent league should he used to attract new members; (3) that Empire Day, May 24. should he made a rallying day throughout the Dominion, special arrangements to be made for speakers in various centres; (4) that the organised, existing, and patriotic war leagues should be requested not to disband at the end of the war, hut to join this league en masse. The committee further reported that it was in sympathy with the proposal to provide l New Zealand Victoria League aeroplane, and recommended that the matter be referred for favourable consideration to the respective local councils in each district. The advisability of introducing the work of the league into the schools in a greater measure than was drum at present was considered. Members expressed the opinion that the league might interfere I with the good work of the Navy League, I and it was decided to reach the children > through communicating with the Teachers' I Institute, and publishing literature on ' Empire matters in the School Journal. It was decided that the next conferi ence be held in Auckland in April next