WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
(PRESS ASSOCIATION "TELEGRAM.) TIMARU, March 13. Tho W.C.T.U. annual conference opens to-morrow and continues all next week. '• To-night tho delegates were welcomed at a public meeting in the Lyceum Theatre. There was a large attendance. Mrs ltulo, of Timaru (president), presided, and the Mayor (Mr J. Mating), the Rev. T. Joughin, and Mr J. Craigie, M.P., gave addresses of welcome. Mrs Don, Dominion president, in acknowledging tho welcome, said tho W.C.'fi.TJ. was out to sweep the liquor interests away altogether. The present restrictions were insufficient. Tho W.C.T.U. was out alsofor equal rights with men. Mr Craigie, in his remarks in support of the Union's platform, quoted the examples of tho United States and Canada.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16160, 14 March 1918, Page 8
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118WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16160, 14 March 1918, Page 8
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