WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19182, 27 May 1924, Page 5

WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

o . ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Society for tho Protection of Women and Children was held in tho Town Hall yesterday afternoon, and wgs particularly well attended, the Mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley) presiding. Mr Duncan Wright read a letter from the Rev. W. Cnrzon-Siggers resigning from the position of president of the society owing to ill-heaith. Mr Wright eulogised the services rendered to the society by Mr Curzon-Siggers, and moved the following resolution: —''On behalf of the committee and executive of this needful and humane society and the general public, .we record and gratefully acknowledge with sincerest thanks the invaluable services of the Rev. -archdeacon Curzon-Siggers, who, is president ior, many years discharged the duties of his office with dignity and courtesy to all concerned, has now for health reasons laid his resignation on the table." Mr Wright, in speaking to the motion, eaid that when dealing, month by month, with problems difficult, delicate, and distressing, affecting suffering women and helpless little children, his gifts- of sound judgment, quick discrimination, and last, but not least, the spirit of the Good Samaritan were distinctly outstanding. it was in these circumstance® that they that day faced and were compelled regretfully to accept his resignation. They, at the same time, hoDed and" believed, however, that for the reverend gentleman there were yet in store many years of health and usefulness, both as pastor and loyal citizen. ■ The motion was seconded by the Mayor, and was carried unanimously. The Mayor said it was a pleasure to him to preside over a body of men and women who did su=h splendid work among the community as the Society for the Protection oi Women and Children was doing. The community was to be congratulated in having such a society in its midst. l>r Siedeberg moved tho adoption of the report and balance sheet, and in doing so quoted figures showing the good work which the society was performing. She drew attention to the number of uncontrolled children on their streets and to the withdrawal of the women patrols. She strongly xirged the reestablishment of the women patrol system, either as health patrols or as women police. Personally, she preferred! the status of women police. The report was seconded, by Miss Runciman and carried. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs Sim; vice-presidents—L)t Siedeberg, Mrs Jackson, Dr Duncan Wright, and Mr J. M. Gallaway; hon. treasurer and medical adviser, Dr Siedeberg; committee— Mesdamcs Hictt, Davey, Foster, Jdaker, and Hodson, Commandants Whittaker, and Simpcon, Miss Runciman, the Rev. Canon Neviil, the Rev. C. Dallaston, the Rev. V. G. Brvan King, and the Mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley); hon. solicitors—Messrs F. B. Adams, W. L. Moore, H. Brasch, C. J. L. White, J. R. Lemon, J. B. Callan, and Jtl. E. Barrowclough; hon. auditors, Messrs Barr, Hercus, and 00. On the motion of the Hon. G. M. Thomson votes of 1 hanks were passed to the following:— Miss Jean Begg, Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., the retiring office-bearers of the society, the chairman, and the press.