SOUTHLAND DISTRICT UNION.

White Ribbon, Volume 30, Issue 347, 18 June 1924, Page 8

SOUTHLAND DISTRICT UNION.

PEACE MEETING. Owing to the Carnival Winter Show in Invercargill, commencing May 20th, the Peace Meeting was postponed from Monday 19tb til! Tucsda v 27th, wdien a very Interesting meeting wa.- held. Mrs McKenzie (District President) presided over a enthusiastic gathering Mrs Raird, representing all local Unions, and Miss Dewar, Secretary of the North Invergill Union, led the meeting in prayer for future national peace, and for peace and love in the individual anil in the home. Miss Rita Finluyson, President of the Y Branch, read suitable portions of Scripture from .James 3:13-18 and Isa. 2:1-11, whilst Miss Matheson, Y member. feelingly recited Kipling’s Recessional We Forget.” Mrs Wake lin’s solo, “O Dry Those T< ars ’ was fully appreciated. A splendid address on the League of Nations was given by Mrs J. A. Hannn. In a most lucid

manner she traversed the history of the League since its inception four years ago. In introducing her subj* ct. she spoke of the signing of the Peace Treaty, and had on view a copy in both French and English. She explained America’s attitude and showi d how

pressure was being brought to bear upon them, and soon they too would be affiliated. She pointed out that through the achievements of its various Committee’s. the League was doing excellent humanitarian work. The League, said Mrs Hanan, is the hope i f the world; it is the movement that is going to link us up with all the nations of the world. It stands not only as an agent for peaee. but also for better conditions of labour, and fi r the h alth of the nations. In four years it had Justified its existence and its work was increasing, which proved that the value of the

movement was being acknowledged. An interesting point mentioned was that women were admitted on equal terms with men and many women were doing s cretnrial work on important cornmis sion:\ In moving a vote of thanks to Mrs Hanan. Mrs Raird said that it was rare to find so much instruction and enlightenment in a condensed address such as the speaker ha I given Mrs

Hopkirk (Pi sident of North Invercargill Pnion) seconded the moth n, which was carried by acclamation The bene diction, pronounced by Mrs Lillicrap (President of Central Union) brought a most profitable meeting to a close.