“While the war wae on we said that we were fighting to make the world safe for democracy. Now' we must make democracy safe for the world,” paid Mr G. W. Armitage at the last meeting of the Canterbury Education Board, when an application from tho W.E'A. for a grant towards its funds was being considered. He expressed appreciation of the good work being done by the W.8.A., and moved that a sum of ,£2S be granted., Other .members expressed their high appreciation of the work of the association, hut said that the. board would no* he justified in granting sums of money for such a purpose, when it had to refuse grants for .urgent building requirements. After further discussion, the motion was withdrawn, and it was decided to write stating that the hoard recognised the value of the association’s work, but it could not see its way clear, to make a grant.
Gratification was expressed by the Mayor (Mi- R. A. Wright, M.P‘.,) yesterday at the satisfactory \attendance a* the free organ recital at the Town Hall on Sunday evening—the first of the series which was recently decided upon as a meama of popularising the concerts. The voluntary collection taken up amounted tin £9 ills s£d, which is regarded, aa very satisfactory, especially isi about twice as much as isi usually taken under the ordinary system of charging for admission. The attendance on Sunday night was estimated at about 800 people.
The annual session of the Anglican Synod spent most of yesterday’s sitting in committee. It sat till after 10 p.m., when it adjourned through want of a quorum.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10950, 12 July 1921, Page 7
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