SUMNER W.C.T.U.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19036, 3 April 1930, Page 10

SUMNER W.C.T.U.

The Sumner branch of tne Women’s Christian Temperance Union had a successful gathering on Tuesday afternoon, the Presbyterian Sunday school hall being filled with an appreciative audience. The speaker was Miss Carol West-Watson, who spoke on her recent visit to Japan. She explained that the conference which she had attended had been organised by the Institute of Pacific Relations, an organisation whose aims were to promote free discussion of the problems of nations bordering on the Pacific, and to endeavour to secure co-operation in solving those problems. It might be urged that the institute was to some extent usurping the functions of the League of Nations, but that body dealt mainly with the countries of Europe, and two great nations —Russia anrl the United States of America—were not members of the League. Miss West-Watson briefly described the -personnel of the conference, and paid a high tribute to the Chinese' women delegates. Passing to the country itself, she gave an interesting description of street scenes, gardens and homes. A musical programme was provided by Mesdames Heslop, Kerr and Craythorne and Miss Wilcox. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the .speaker and the performers.