Pending Conference Of Associated Country Women Of The World

Wanganui Chronicle, 12 June 1950, Page 7

Pending Conference Of Associated Country Women Of The World

Among the subjects to be discussed at the triennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the World to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September, will be that of war toys and films, also resolutions from all over the world dealing with domestic and world affairs. Australian women, in a resolution, suggest that toy manufacturers be discouraged from making war toys, and the making of films glorifying war and destruction be stopped. New Zealand delegates are particularly interested in a resolution that countrywomen should study the problem of soil conservation. Scottish women propose an international scheme for the loan or exchange of handicrafts. Increased international exchange of visitors and scholars is recommended in another remit. One resolution likely to find wide support calls on countrywomen by study and action to further friendship and understanding between the countrywomen of all nations, thus making for a better and more united world. U.N.E.5.C.0., the United Nations, international trade and matters of domestic policy health services and social services, farm economies are other subjects that will be discussed. As well as the five representatives of the Women's Division of Federated Farmers, there will be five delegates from the New Zealand Women’s Institutes. The leader will be Mrs. E. McNaughton, of Tauranga, a vicepresident of the Dominion executive. She was one of the New Zealand delegates to the Pan-Pacific Women’s Conference in Honolulu last year. Other delegates will be Mrs. A. Faulkner, Tauranga; Miss M. Given, Walton, Waikato; Miss M. Maddever, Wellington, and Miss E. M. Le Lievre, Akaroa. All have been members for a number of years. Miss Given and Miss Le Lievre are already overseas. The other delegates will leave in July. Miss Amy Kane, Wellington, another prominent member of the movement, will be attending the conference as a vice-president of the Associated Country Women of the World. After the conference, at which six hundred delegates are expected, the New Zealand delegation will take part in trips to various parts of Denmark, which have been arranged for the visitors. For display at the conference the New Zealand W.l's will be in charge of a pictorial record of the work country women and girls do in the Dominion, which is being prepared in book form, also a collection of articles showing Maori crafts such as weaving and tainiko work to be provided by Maori branches.