INSTITUTE MOVEMENT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22262, 9 November 1935, Page 21

INSTITUTE MOVEMENT

AUCKLAND FEDERATION YEAR OF STEADY PROGRESS Further progress in- the Women's lnititute movement was reported at the eighth annual council meeting of the Auckland Federation held in the Lewis Eady Hall yesterday. The president, Mrs. Stanley Phillips, presided and welcomed a large number of delegates. The report stated that there were now 81 institutes in the Auckland Federation, eight of which were new, while one new .federation had been formed daring the year. The bi-annual meeting held in May had been very success- ; fill, the competition tables being well patronised. The Waiuku institute had won first prize in this new departure and it also had won the Dor man banner competition. The Dr&ma Festival had again proved a great attraction. A health conference, arranged by the federation, was well attended, continued the report. A resolution was passed by all the associations present supporting, the League of Health of New Zealand in its campaign to establish a national scheme for the distribution of tree, milk to all New Zealand schoolchildren. In her presidential address, Mrs. Phillips expressed the federation s gratitude to the Victoria League for its help in various ways, particularly for the loan ot the league rooms to the federation for executive meetings. Voluntary organisers, demonstrators and lecturers were also thanked by the i president. Sub-committee reports were presented and the financial statement, which showed a balance in hand of £9B. wan read and adopted. Several remits from the various institutes came up for consideration in the afternoon. One from Greenhitho asking that the Auckland executive should do everything in its power to bring about the amalgamation of the Women's ln•titutes with the Women's Division of the Fanners' Union, should the latter organisation make the first advance, was carried after some diversity of opinion had been expressed by delegates. A remit from the Auckland centre asking that the need of women police should be urged, was carried. Other rewits carried included one asking that the institutes 'should pres« for the renut with regard to women and unemployment relief, passed at the last council meeting, to bo put into practice. It / also was asked that the scale of relief for all persons unnblo to work should provide a decent standard of livingThe election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mrs. Stanley Philbps; executive committee, Mrs. Tnsley, Smith, Airs. Teape, Mrs, McElJ'Oin, Mrs. Hennie, Mrs. Mpller, Mrs. ' ™K«all, Mrs. F. M. Revell, Mrs pP a, . u ' Mrs. Cherry. Following the conference a social evening was held in the rooms of the lenwomen's Club, the delegates being received by the president, Mrs. Phillips. A programme of musical and dramatic including a play written by Mrs. v, Irwinj an institute member, was presented, and a lecture and demonatration of choral verse speaking were Riven by Miss Beatrice Mackenzie and choir. The programme comprised " Toy Symphony," by the Auckland centre orchestra; a mirri'e by Pukekohe institute; musical items in costume by the Tuaknu institute; a . one-act play W the Woodhill institute; and songs by Miss Julie Williams. Sup***ss*;served at the conclusion of the ■Wgtanmie. « ~ ' '