AVONDALE WOMEN'S CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20601, 27 June 1930, Page 7

AVONDALE WOMEN'S CLUB.

A well-jittended meeting of the Avoiv dale Woiujn's Club was held in the Blockhouse Ba;/ Picture Hall on Tuesday. The' president, Miss E. M. Newton, presided. The formal opening of the Donovan Street corner was fixed for Saturday,. July 5,-when it was hoped the Mayor and councillor:? would attend. Thanks were due to Mr. Pendlebury, who, under the auspices of tho club, had worked splendidly during the past months to beautify the corner. Miss Newton presented a report from the National Council of Women. • An interesting address upon her experience as a censor dnring the Great Wesi was given by Mrs., Kenneth Gordon, who said that at first all censoring of th« letters to and from German prisoners in England was done by men, many ol whom were disabled officers. Their work was of the highest importance, as valuable information was gainedby the War Office from this source.*" As time went on, and the ranks of the Censorship Board became depleted, the War Office found it necessary to allow women to nndertak® the work. In 1916 3000 worked at censorship, and these in the maia, were women, often of titled families. -They became a. branch of the Secret Service affiliated with the Military Intelligence, and with Scotland Yard. Mrs. Gordon was among the first women to be allowed to take up the work. Tea dispensed by Mrs. Egerton Qui concluded a very enjoyable afternoon*