LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 October 1926, Page 8

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

timaru branch formed.

There was a tive attendance a f tornoon) for cil ciuvmheis j f orm j n g a branch of the purpose ot ® - al> Timaru. It ™ Kd w but he waa sure that judging y nQfc poti. -i»a *“S n ß° H.'”iow.. «i» i>»« *>rg vious occasions when it was P t’ to form a branch in rna , ru l th ' a ° r ant not the such a sta P' tary or president,’ as SoKXt M Vnd the, its chief functions, and concluded .taring that in her opinion tho work the League had accomplished was far betted than all the Governments put to On h the motion of Mr W. Fossey, seconded by Mr J. T. Brady, it was unanimously decided to form a branch of tlie League in liniaiu. Arohdeacon J. A. Julius said it would be infinitely . better foi the branch if about two public meetings could be held a year. They wanted a strong executive,, and they should conduct several circles and smaller meetings during tlie year. . , Tho election of officers resulted. Patron, the Hon. F. J. Rolleston, MP ; president, the Eev. r. <*. Hughes; vice-presidents Mi’s E. Mirams, Messrs H. G. Millar and G. Benstead: committee, Mesdamea J 3. H. Low, A. H. Sl.irtclifF Messrs W. Fossey, J. T. Brady, and P. W. Rule, secretary, Miss C. Shirtcliffe. Correspondence was received from tho Pleasant Point Christian Temperance Union, wishing the Union every success and giving a pi onus© of sup P °Sir James Allen wrote stating that Mrs Denton Leech had advised him that a branch of the League, had .beenformed at Timaru, and desic*’ him to address the members. He would be, leaving Dunedin on October 26, and would be p’eased to break the journey, and meet the branch on the evening of that day. . , ■ Tho matter of _ arranging for the address was left in the hands of the committee. . , , „ „ A letter was received from the Hon. F. J. Rolleston, ALP., wishing the Union every success. Mrs E. J. Mirams expressed pleasure at a branch being formed in Timaru. and honed that- every endeavour would he made to swell the membership. Bv getting the public interested in the League, it might be possible to secure prominent speakers from other parts to maintain the interest: