WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 9

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

PAN-PACIFIC GATHERING. THE OFFICIAL OPENING. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) HONOLULU, August 10. (Received August 11, at 9 p.m.) The Governor of Hawaii extended greetings to the delegates at the official opening of the Pan-Pacifi6 Women’s Conference. He said that the world was a better place to live in to-day by virtue of the fact that women were taking part in State, national, and international affairs, and there was more understanding between individuals and nations. Dame Rachel Crowdy read a message from Sir Eric Drummond (Secretarygeneral to the League of Nations), who said he was glad to be able to send her to take part. The success of the League of Nations depended on the growth* of favourable public opinion. The League would follow the work of the conference with great appreciation. Dame Crowdy said she welcomed the opportunity of meeting so many distinguished women. • She had come not only to give information concerning the League’s social activities, but also to learn from women with so great and varied experience. The director of the Pan-Pacific Union, which is financing the conference, extended a welcome to the president. He said that understanding was purchased only by patience. Greetings were sent by the President of the United States, the director of the International Labour Bureau, and by the leaders of the delegations from their respective countries. Dr Sweet, for Australia, said that all sections were keenly interested. Mrs A. H. Reeve (United States), who is chairwoman of the conference, said that women were making daily, application and experimentation with theories. Emerging from the conference the question was how would these work with individual fundamental soundness of views. The curse of the age was superficiality. Dean Bollert (Canada) said that the ties binding them to the Mother Country were never stronger, but the irresistible force of commerce compelled them to look in other directions. The greatest change of the opening years, of the century was from individual to social consciousness, and now there was development in the direction of international consciousness. Miss Jean Begg spoke on behalf of New Zealand. The delegates were later given an informal reception, and were guests at a garden party.