TARANAKI PROVINCIAL CONVENTION.

White Ribbon, Volume 25, Issue 290, 18 August 1919, Page 4

TARANAKI PROVINCIAL CONVENTION.

Tin* annual Provincial Conv**nti >n met in Wanganui Kast on July loth. Mr, Duxfield warmly weltomed the delegates, and Mrs Phillips replied. l<c|H>its were received from Nexx Plymouth, Crenui, Stratford, Ngaeie, El (ham, Normanbv, Manaia, Okiaxxa, Wanganui District, Wanganui Hast, llaxveia, Fitzruy, Normanbv, and \rarnoho. Y’s membership: Vctive, s*,i; lionoiaiv, 58; Vs, 145; Cradle Koll, 352; L.T.1.., 2511. (ireat pleasure xxas t*xpressetl at having our old friend, Miss Powell, with us. A telegram of sympathy was sent to our N.Z. President in her recent illness. Sums of money have been collected f r Kt d Cross, Mine-sweepers, Hut nu*nt Fund, and Maori Work. Resolutions and letters of protest have been sent to the Minister of Justice demanding attention. \ftcinoon Session President’s ad ’rest read, also a paper from Mr* Douglas, our Provincial President. The balanc e sheet showed a credit of iS, iid. A feature of the afternoon session was five minute impromptu speeches by the members. Rev. Rix judged the competition, and was thanked. Mrs Duxfield anti Mis Wallace tied for first plate, and were each presented with a hook. Resolutions. “That considering the large number of cases in which x\omen and children are concerned, we respectfullv urge tin* (iovernment to appoint xx omen Justices of the Peace.” The motion further urged that sensible women, who would have .1 much clearer understanding than men of delicate questions, should be selected, and that in certain cases they should have powet to suppress untie sir.ible press reports. “That the members of the W.C.T.U. of T ranaki, in Convention assembled strongly protest against the ope* ing t-f ho el har> when transports arrive in pub While thoroughly apprrtiatirg C.ener »l Richardson’s motives in sug gesting the change, xve wish to point our the lamentable failure of the • per ment, and xxe earnestly pray that 1 he son ; of Nexx Zealand no longer lx* exposed to that temptation.” “That the Dominion F.xccuiive be asked to consider the desirability of removing the anomaly from our Con solution fix which Provincial officers ;ne dented a seat in the Dominion

Convention, while District officers, who rule over a smaller area, are allowed .1 seat”

(filters elected. Pres., Mrs M Phil lips, Stratford; See., Mrs Jones Ngaere; Treas. Mrs Jem.sun Tariki; Vice-Pres., Mrs Scot’, N.>, rnanby ; Deputy Secretary, Mrs Lei s (fk.iiaxva.

An invitation from Manaia for next Provincial Convention xxas accepted. Votes of thanks passed to all who had helped to make Convention a su» ress. RECEPTION. On Wednesday a public recep'ion xvas held in the Town Hall. Mrs Duxfield welcomed the visitors, and Mrs Phillips replied. Several mush al items were given, and a speech by Rev. Hunt, of Marton. A collection was taken of ios. On tin* Thursday evening Mrs Dux field gave an outline of the L.T.I. work.