W.C.T.U.

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 54, Issue 3892, 21 April 1937, Page 6

W.C.T.U.

TE AWAMUTU BRANCH. SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS. At the monthly meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union held in the Presbyterian Hall on Thursday last, the devotional session was led by Mrs N. Parkinson. The chairman, Mrs Olsen, then introduced the speaker for the afternoon, Mrs Stephenson Craig, the South Auckland delegate tc the W.C.T.U. New Zealand Convention held in Christchurch in March.

After speaking of the warm welcome delegates l received, the deep devotional spirit that existed, and the preparedness of members for service, Mrs Craig brought forward the following resolutions, passed at Convention, for confirmation:

1. That it is the considered opinion of this convention, in view of the finding of eminent medical men and scientists, that alcohol is a radical poison, that women of the W.C.T.U. should use all their influence to have scientific temperance lessons given in all schools at least once in every quarter and that lessons on the danger of alcohol as a beverage be included in the school journal.

2. Maintenance orders: That the Minister of Justice be approached in regard to the following matters: (a) A uniform scale of maintenance in proportion to the earnings of the man and the number of children to be maintained, (b) Reduction of time which must lapse before action may be taken-in enforcement of order, (c) That arrangements be made whereby maintenance may be received and paid during the time the courts are in recess.

3. This Convention applaud the action taken by the Farmers’ Conference in condemning drinking at dances.

4. That this Convention appreciates the efforts of the Hon. R. Semple, as Minister cf Transport, to make for greater road safety. 5. This convention urges the Government to maintain the integrity of the compact made in 1884 relative to the prohibition of the sale of liquor ii: the King Country.

6. This Convention views with increasing alarm the pernicious sale of contraceptives' to young people, and feels that the time has come for definite action to be taken.

7. That where a prisoner is being escorted to a Borstal, the policeman escorting him should be in plain clothes, not in uniform. 8. This Convention re-affirms its demands* for the employment of women police.

Mrs Craig then spoke of headquar-’ ters in Wellington, and presented the Te Awamutu Union with a Golden Ladder, won for gaining eight new subscribers to the “White Ribbon” magazine, the official organ of the W.C.T.U.

A solo, feelingly rendered by Mrs Barnett, and afternoon tea brought a pleasant meeting to a close.