WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4316, 27 March 1901, Page 6

WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION

SIXTEENTH CONVENTION. CLOSE OF PROCEEDINGS. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union resumed- its sittings under the presidency of Mrs Sohnackenburg yesterday morning. Twenty-seven, delegates were present. Tlie first report read was that on “ Social Purity,” by Mrs Webb. The report gave rise to much discussion as to how the immorality now said to bo rife among young people could best bo coped with. The election of officers, the last business of the convention, then took place. Mrs Schnackenburg declined re-nomi. nation for the presidential office. Her resignation was received with deep regret.

, Mrs A. R. Atkinson (Wellington) was ' then unanimously c-lected president. . (Miss Powell was elected corresponding secretary, with power to * appoint an assistant. The following appointments were also made;—Recording secretary, Miss Barry (Palmerston North); treasurer, Mrs Hill (Napier); superintend 1 dents of departments—Evangelistic, Mrs j Kirkland (West Taieri); home meet- ! ings, Mrs Newton (Christchurch); ju. j renile work and medal contests, Mrs Hill (Napier); educational meetings, Miss Powell (Dunedin); Sabbath obser- , , vance and Sunday trading, Mrs Miller, , (Napier); missionary work, Mrs Cock-! er (West Feildiug); work among young people, hygiene and food reform, Mrs | Miller (Dunedin); Maori work; Mrs I Sohnackenburg; scientific temperance j instruction, Miss Maunder (Hawera); j nnfermonted wine, Mrs Plummer j (Auckland); press work, Mrs Cole (Christchurch); mothers’ meetings,Mrs Gaskin (Greymouth); purity and rescue work, Mrs Webb (Gisborne); . Bible in schools, Miss Morice; narcot-. ics. Miss O. E. Kirk (Wellington); • Sailors’ Rests, Mrs Whitby (Lyttelton) ; peace and arbitration, Miss DaL. rymple; literature, Mrs Hughes (Auck- ; land); relief work, Mrs Corlett; legal and Parliamentary, Mrs Sheppard; anti-gambling, Miss McCarthy. Mrs Atkinson and iurs Cocker were appointed delegates to the Women’s Council; Mrs Plimmer and Mrs Wright to the Palmerston North Convention; Mrs Atkinson to the New Zealand Alii ance Executive. The convention then adjourned l , after accepting the invitation of Mrs' Denton to a garden party. The invitation of tho Palmerston North Union 1 to hold the annual convention there' next year was accepted. Greymouth and Invercargill had kindly sent invitations also.' 1 This terminated the labours of the ■ sixteenth annual convention. L - ======== : r