AID FOR THE DEAF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21116, 25 February 1932, Page 3

AID FOR THE DEAF.

MRS. HURD-WOOOS VISIT. Of special interest was the morning tea which was given in the Lyceum Club yesterday by Mrs. E. J. Prendergast to enable Mrs. Hurd-Wood, formerly of Hamilton, to meet representatives of various women's organisations in Auckland. Mrs. Hurd-Wood. for several years past, has interested herself in the welfare of the deaf, and is anxious to form an organisation here which will provide them with facilities for largely overcoming their disability. Miss Janet Murray, acting-president of the club, welcomed Mrs. Hurd-Wood, and warmly commended the work that shehad clone for deaf people. Up to the present, said Miss Murray, nothing in an organised form had been done for them. If the women of Auckland would cooperate in helping Mr§. Hurd-Wood she felt convinced a great deal could be done to bring deaf people into the active life of the gommunity. Miss Murray emphasised the point that Mrs. HurdWood's work had been entirely voluntary, and she had come to Auckland to extend its operations in a wider field. Miss Carnachan, Dominion president of the National Council of Women, spoke for Miss E. Melville and the council when appealing for the support of women in furthering the work for the deaf that Mrs. Hurd-Wood was doing. She congratulated Mrs. Hurd-Wood upon her humanitarian work, and assured her of the hearty co-operation of the council. Mrs. Hurd-Wood spoke of the marvellous work for the deaf that was being done in other countries by the league that had been formed for the purpose. Through its means people who had been afflicted with various degrees of deafness had been enabled to overcome their disabilities and had become useful and happy members of society. An apology for unavoidable absence was received from the Mayoress, Mrs. G. W. Hutchison. Also among those who had been invited to meet Mrs. Hurd-Wood (most of whom were present) were:— Lady Sinclair Lockharfc (representing the Plunket Society), Miss Janet Murray (Lyceum Club), Mrs. A. D. Campbell (Y.W.C.A.), Mrs. Casement Aickin (wife of the Dominion president, of the British Medical Association), Miss Ellen Melville (National Council of Women), Miss Mowbray (Victoria. League), Miss B. Carnachan (Dominion president, National Council of Women), Mrs. Alfred Kidd (Hospital Auxiliary), Dr. Buckley Turkington (University Women), Mrs. C. E. Maguire, Mr?. Kenneth Gordon (Civic League), Mrs. W. S. Pratt (Sunshine Community), Sister Hannah, Miss Alice Basten, Mrs. J. T. F. Mitchell (Home Service Association), Mrs. Chewings (Invercargill), Mrs. Cammell (St. John Ambulance), Mrs. Preston Chambers (Protection of Women and Children), Mrs. Victor Macky (League of Penwomen), Miss Vera. Ziman (Union of Jewish Women), Mrs. M. M. Dreaver (Hospital Wireless), Mrs. Clutha Mackenzie, Mrs. Lawrence Ludbrook, Mrs. Alfred Oldham (Old Thame? Girls' Association), Mrs. McGregor (Thames Girls' Club), Mrs. Mathias (Mayoress Memorial Library League), Mrs. Hugh Maguire, Mrs. Pilling. Mrs. Dacre. and Mrs. Howard (Lyceum Club).