NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 179, 1 August 1940, Page 8

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

MISS E. LAW ENTERTAINED To give members the opportunity of meeting Miss Ethel Law, of Wellington, national general secretary lor the Y.W.C.A., who is visiting Wanganui, a morning tea arranged by the National Council of Women was held yesterday in the D.I.C. tearoom, when the guest of honour was welcomed and presented with a shoulder spray. After a delicious morning tea had been served and enjoyed, Mrs. Beaumont Bates, president of the National Council, expressed pleasure at seeing so many members present. The delegates, representing twelve organisations, she said, each were working along pacific lines for the welfare and happiness of the community through their National Council of Women. The studies could be spread through the affiliated societies. The Y.W.C.A., which recently had offiliated, was doing excellent work in Wanganui for the youth of the town and getting the understanding necessary in the world of to-day.

Miss Law, who was introduced by Mrs. Bates, said that she felt honoured that the N.C.W. had met her. She went on to speak of what women were doing in other parts of New Zealand, and mentioned the international work of the Y.W.C.A. She stressed the moral and spiritual values being strived for. Recreational work was being done by both Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A., and war service was being carried out everywhere, especially were they working with tremendous impetus for the stricken people in countries where there is war. In Wanganui they had one of the youngest branches in the world and created during the war -year. It was an achievement to be able to produce :n the town something necessary for the welfare of the young people. It was something to be proud of and there were over 300 enrolled. A great service was being done for both the boys and girls of the town. Miss Law urged the need of steady support for the work and to take a personal interest in the, Y.M.-Y.W.C.A. She stressed the benefits of having the right influence for the young workers in their leisure time and said it was a hard job to be a secretary of these associations, as it demands wisdom to help the growing minds of boys and girls. She praised the work of the local secretaries and concluded by asking the members to take a personal interest in the work of the Y.W.C.A.

In thanking Miss Law for ner address. Mrs. Bates said the speaker had sowed seeds in good ground. Among others present w-ere Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Miss V. Marshall, secretary of the Y.W.C.A., Miss M. E. Baker, Mesdames K. H. O’Halloran, A. Douglass. C. A. Piper, H. L. Williams, F. H. Uttley, A. McPhail. L. Brown. F. Wagstaff. J. A. Hair, J. C. Wickham. Chesswas. P. Whitlock, J. McNeill, E. Watkin. Bertra Bates, M. R. Wilson, Misses E. Smith, Powle and Tuffin.