PLANS APPROVED.

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PLANS APPROVED.

Conference of National Council of Women. Mrs W. G. Roberts presided at the monthly meetinir of the National Council of Women (Christchurch Branch', held in the Chamber of Commerce. Delegates were present from the Women's Christian Temperance Union, Home Economics Association, Christchurch Citizens’ Association. Trained Nurses’ Association, Red Cross, Federation of University Women. Canterbury Women’s Club, Oxford Terrace Baptist Dorcas Society, Howard League. Good Neighbours, Women's Auxiliary Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association, Home Service Association, Methodist Deaconess Association, Mothers’ Union, Y.W.C.A , Women Teachers’ Association, Open-air Schools, League of Nations Union and several associate members and the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union. _ A vote of sympathy was passed to Lady Aberdeen, the international presid©nt. and to the daughter of Lady Tristan Eve, whose mother was the international treasurer for many years. Distribution of Belief. Miss Trent reported the result of the deputation sent to the Mayor concerning the council’s plan for the distribution of relief. No satisfactory result had been achieved, but the deputation was told that a new scheme was shortly to be propounded for the coming winter. This scheme, now made public, did not meet with the approval of the meeting. Mrs Fraer, however, stated that this scheme had been rejected at the meeting of the Metropolitan Relief Association, and a committee set up to go further Into the matter. It was decided to forward a copy of the council’s scheme to the National Reconstruction Committee, the Progress League, the Commercial Travellers’ Association and the Metropolitan Relief Association. Conference Programme. The official programme for the Dominion Conference, to be held in Christchurch on April 18. 19 and 20, was as follows:—Wednesday. April 18—9.30 a.m.. church service at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church; 10.30 a.m., civic reception, City Council Chambers: 12.30 p.m., luncheon, Ballantyne’s tea rooms; 2 p.m., opening of conference. Chamber of Commerce; 2.30 p.m., conference business; 8 p.m., public meeting. Chamber of Commerce. Thursday, April 19— 9.30 a.m., conference business. Chamber of Commerce; 8 p.m., reception. Canterbury Women’s Club, Manchester Street. Friday. April 20—9.30 a.m., conference business, to be followed by annual meeting; garden party given by Mrs Cracroft Wilson at Cashmere House. It was decided that members of the public be invited to attend the civic reception, the conference business meetings and the public meeting.