WOMEN AND THE WAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11927, 9 February 1917, Page 2

WOMEN AND THE WAR.

IMF; NATIONAL RESERVE. MATING OV CANTERBURY BRANCH. Thn fb-st annual nicotine of the Canterbury branch of the Woim-'s National Mi>.s held »" " , " r,,omF of th ° Y.M.I .A. yo-a/rda< afternoon. There was a iscc.d attendance of mpinlioP. Mr O. Harper, present of ihe Citizens" Defence Cops, presided 'i.v nonest. and Mrs V-, . Wood, president, of the branch, al-o was mm the- platform. •11,0 .■hair;;..*!! ixplained '.k*i the

b-aneb va.. r-taidished at the s::gpcstion of tho Citizens' Defence Corps. He said ih.it.hr lu.is.-Mi the work the rn.-mb.Tv nf the branob had done, .hoy had worked hand in Lu:d with members of tho Defend Corps. The branch had opened independent offices. It- had helped to open and maim am nmiiis ;n C:.;b. Iral Square for soldier- on leave. Tii;"- -.••i'crae was in its infancy, atnl, no donbi. wonldheoNtended. '1 he branch bad been assiduous m providing ii-.tei-noontojii'.i soldiers. There wore other schemes, which had not been ueyoiopoi.. and further activities en the part or the women-folk of tho eity would bo ro,lina,d. As ;V.r a:- neopio .-mikl !-olr into the future work nf that eharn-ter was onlv bedimine Oniy die fringe of the problem had boon 1-nrhc! t.y the Citizens' I>efonee Corns ana "Women's National He-serve. Mr« Woml c,ave a resume of the work of the vear. and an historical sketch of the organisation':; operations. Nm thanked" members for their hourly cooperation, a number of Indie;:, inembr? of the Defence Corps, and the :>uulu. Clares of iustruetion fere;irls had been very successful. Members not on'tho ehnw* had provided d'-hewes overv Sat.urdav for soldiers in hospital, u work that had been we!] carried out l.v ad snh-bran.>hes. At, the request of the Defence Corps, a commutes of ladies undertook to provide lea every aitornoon for soldiers ri the Cub rooms. Public held during the year were we'd attended, and interesting addresses wore given. At tho request of tho Patriotic Fund Committee, _ a

| committee of ladies was formed jo visit ! soldiers* wives, to cheer them in their | hours of loneliness. ; She hoped thai i members would continue their aoijvitiss j during tho coming year. J Miss Cocks. honorary treasurer. ! stated that there was a credit balance j of £1 10s 2d. "Receipts wciv» «s foli low:--Subscriptions and donations, £ 9 3 I 13s 9d; sale of kule;es £l2 17s: fees for I classes £3;5: proceeds of concrt, CHU ■ i collected at meeting. £7 ]<)s: a total of ■' £l6O 18s 9d. Th« expenditure totalled £l6o Ss 7d, th" items being as follow:----Expenses connected with office, £73 0« 7d ; expense* of concert, £- r > 7s 3d; hire of typewriter?. £33 tss: milk bills £4 j Os 3d; tuition, £l7; attendance at soldiers' ' rooms, £l7: badges, £l3 10s; electricity. £4 18s 6d. 'Die baknee- ! sheet was adopted. j Officers were appointed as follow:--(President. Mrs Wood*: honorary treaI surer. Miss Cock-; honorary .secretary, Mrs Kva.ns : executive. Mcsdames Lane, Haunter. FTnstio. Hamber. Raymond. Newel), Wilson and Lavio; pener.il con : - inittce Mesdames Tohon, Berry. Papprill. Jones. Stevens, Bowron, Fexrier, Morton. Brittain, and Misses L. Tabart and Booth. Tho chairmanj oti behalf of tho com-

munity. moved that a. hearty thanks should bo pa-*ed to all the bvlirs who had worked dtirmir the. past year, specially nienrionirijr Mr*; Wood. The motion was carried tvp.li anplr.VM*. and Mrs "Vfeod replied, saying thanks really were due to the officers and executive. A rote of tha-nks was passed to Mr? "Wood from the members of the hrarn h for tho lead she had given them in patriotic work.