POLITICAL SOCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 6

POLITICAL SOCIAL.

• .'■{■' ———*r—- — . : .:.' : /.: : : '■ LIBERAL'AND LABOUR■ FEDBRA--"'' : .;.■■;/;:;r.Ti0N.,.:".;;;. .:/.., . '. A well-attended .social/was held by the Wellington branch of' the Liberal and Labour Federation in ..the- New. Century Hall, Kent''Terrace, last, night. . Mr.,' J; ■W.. Henderson, presided, and. among those present wexe - Sir Joseph. and Lady. Ward, ■the Hon. J. A.'Millar, and tire Hon. R. M'Kenzie.. : Miv M'Pliee was. master - '.of ceremonies, and the music was supplied by Mr.'. Dean's .orchestra.,. Dancing. and musical items occupied .most of the evening,, but ■ timei was/ found for., a .speech : :by Sir Joseph : Ward. : ;. '":■ . : .''/' '■■! ,'...: .-'■ The - Prime Minister said- the' Liberal party was. as active tenday- as it ever was; . The party inipower.for the last 17 jears ,had had'.a.; great work of reform fb carry out,-, and' like, nil Governments in such a position they had had to .meet a. great: deal of. adverse . criticism . and some ■ misrepresentation. .Their t'record, however,: was' a very. .fine . one. "■" Their ■policy had been !a,poli6y; for the-people, and so. .long as they .had the. goodwill and co-operation' of those,., associated ...with them outside Parliament,"..' they -■; would continue/bb carry, out that ..polioy.// It would' take ; the;; great> Australian',Com- . monwealth. 25 years to anything like-ap-proach what/this country .had..done in the shape of forward legislation. .Changes were talcing.place ; in..many'directions in the interests' of. the.: masses' of the/ cown.fcry. :He congratulated tKe.branch'on its successful 'social. :.^'::::.':':' '': \ "■■"','■"',■. ";V. ;. A vote of ithanke to the.'Prime Minister was -mpvedrby■;Mrl' E. Glanville,.Hicks, seconded by- Mri !R.:",Fletcher, and carried ;by acclamation.'//^,;,-''; ; ■ ' : :'i : . '} *..'';'■''■'