W. C. T. U. CONVENTION

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 7

W. C. T. U. CONVENTION

::- .QUESTIONS.; •''.':; • i.'-jIBy.. Telegraph.—Press i Association!) '- ■■'■:{ '- 'ivV. '■':'' I nvercargili, February 15. ; - i VAt; the; W.C.T.U.; Convention,; a 'comprehensive ."Good,, Citizenship? report iwas. read;: mentioning. the : work done in : this; department in different localities, and, after a.snggestive-,address'by Mrs! Baird regarding ■<• the; -overcrowding in schools, it was resolved that the over-' ;crowding in classrooms in primary-, schools iwas at present a;serious menace to', the ;health.of: the pupils, and; that, as the children were forced to spend a long proportion of their childhood in schoolrooms, :it-..was -imperative, that, -sufficient and sanitary,. accommodation should be provided for.' ".;■••■ •■. • '■;It'.was decided . that:a. Maori Convention be held at Napier, at an early date. -'■:Resolutions.were passed:/(l) Urging all branches to;work for the return'of suitable women: to hospital and -charitable aid boards' under the provisions of the new Act; (2) approving of the' Boy Scout movement, but urging great caro in the supervision and the appointment of matrons to ' Scout camps; (3) congratulating the Minister for Justice on the Bill for deal; ing: with degenerate children; (4) urging the repeal of the CD! Act; (5) urging that .hospital; accommodation should be provided for, those suffering from venereal, diseases, who should, voluntarily - present themselves for treatment; (6). that'the-.sex distinctions enforced,by ,the : Factory Act be abolished; (7) urging popularly-elected boards of men and women to control,all public institutions, for the care of men, women, and ohildren;, (8). affirming,' tho principle of the initiative and referendum and tho elective executive; (9) protesting against tho legalising of tho totalisator. "and the. bookmaker.