PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20329, 12 June 1934, Page 9

PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE

Women Delegates Prepare for Departure;.

EXECUTIVE MEETING

A meeting of (he executive officetF of (he New Zealand Centre of the FanPacific. Women's Association w as hold in Christchurch on Saturday. Mrs T. E Taylor, New Zealand chairman, presided.

Miss Elsie Andrews, general secretary, reported that all arrangements for the New Zealand delegation to the Honolulu Conference in August next were completed. Delegates would travel by the Niagara, leaving Auckland on July 2 4 and returning in the first week in September. Miss Andrews has been appointed leader of (he New Zealand group in place of Airs Taylor, who will not be attending the conference, with Mrs A \V. Bennett as deputy-leader. It is anticipated that from seven to ten fully accredited delegates will go from New Zealand, including the following:—• Miss Elsie Andrews and Miss Sullivan (education section), Miss Papp nnd Mrs Bennett (social questions), Miss Alice Basten (women in industry;, Mrs Colville and Mies Ellen Melville (women in international relations and government) Miss Amy Kane and possibly Miss MU'.a Paiki (women in health). It is also possible that the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union will send a delegate and the New Zealand committee of the P.P.W.A. hopes to secure Mrs Felix Keesing and Dr Mildred Staley as members of the delegation on arrival at Honolulu. Many Papers to be Discussed. A large amount of pre-conference work has been done and papers or reports on the following subjects will be submitted for round table or forum discussions:— (1) “Outline of Ncv. Zealand History,’’ by Federation of University Women; (2) “National Policy in New Zealand as it affects International Relations and Limitations of National Policy Desirable,” by Mrs L. C. Webb; (3) " Some ‘Problems in Education in New Zealand To-day,” by Miss E. Chaplin; (4) “Rehabilitation of the Handicapped." by Miss Sullivan; (5) “Vocational Guidance”; (6) “Health Camps In Now Zealand,” by Dr Ada Paterson; (7, “Die*, and Teeth Project": “Employment and Unemployment in New Zealand,” Mis:? Basten; “Project of Family Health," ” Ante-Natal Care,” “ Industrial Hj“ giene,” “Mental,” “Infant and Alateinal,” forwarded by Miss Maty Lambic, head, Nursing Division. New Zealand Health Department, and Dr Ada Paterson; “Labour Legislation in New Zealand.” by Miss M. Kennedy; “Effect of the Era of Declining Trade and the Economic Depression on Normal Family Life” submitted by Miss Mary Salinonu, Dunedin.

Disarmament and the private tiaffie in arms will b.o discussed in the intern. tlonal relations section at the request of the New Zealand Committee.