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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1560, 2 October 1912, Page 9

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. BESETTING EVILS OF THE DAY- .: : POINTED SPEECHES." . !AT A ; Wi!LLIKOTON MEETING. . . The fiftteflth annual meetinir of the, So- ; .ciety for- the. Protection of Women and Children'was held in the Town Hall lait ■; -night. Sis.Excellency the. Governor, who iras'; to have- was unable to bo" |, present-on account of indisposition. :Iu .. nis absence, the chair was taken by Mr. J., G. W. Aitlcen. The Hon. I'. JI. B. Tisher sent. a telegram apologising for fttsence owing to pressure of public busii ness; '•■■■■■■ ;■■ ■■ ■••: ' . ■■. ; Mr. J. G.'W. Aitken. . . Mr. Aitkan, in tho course of a fov open- ■ ing remarks, expressed appreciation of tho . work done by the society. It was to be, . regretted that there was'need-for tho ex- : 'i&tence of suph'a/socifity in the coramun- ■ ity, but, as. long as the work Vas to be done .-it was to know that there were strong women willing arid abh to .undertake it. .He.congratulated the society..on.having completed, its fifteenth . year, and on the success that had.at- . tended the-.efforts'of its members. , :i ' v - ■■ ; ■.-Mrs:.;W.'A.:Evans.. . ', Mrs. W. A. Evans moved the , adoption 'of the annual report (already published)' Vend' the• balancersheet. ; .'ln doing 'so 6he .'■. gave.an outline of the year's, work, and o stated that the society had 'commenced the new: year well, iriasniuch as its funds .. had been augmented by a donation . .of £2a froni • a sympathiser, who . ■', donated ! a similar amount last year. ' .■' '■ ■ The Mayor's Remarks. ■- ~ The Mayor (Mr. D. Miareu), who seomotion, said that" ho felt rather ashamed., that a '.society wihich carried, on such Work was not in.a better position' '.financially. lie admired the society be- .. cause.it set an example that might well be followed by.-., men f01k.,,. It wJs. clear from the'report that the society did not spend its,time in passing, resolutions, but ■ rather in practical work. 'That the work .' was .so-successfully'carried "out was no doubt, due to ..the fact•■ that the society covered all' , shades of religious and political opinion, ami that ithad for its active. ; officers' earnest-minded, women. 'Perhaps '•■ in the past the society had besn too modest in its appeals to .the public. He was ... enTe that the strongest appeal on behalf .;" of such a causo would listened ■ tO. ' . : ' ' ; ; : ' ' ■ The"motion'for the adoption of the rejKirt, was carried.,, ; . •• i The next business .was ■ the' election of and- in the .course'.of this.pro- , .ceflding, several- interesting speeches.were . Viade. '....■ ." -.. -,-•.,...-', :. .'.'. .', ~-" Archdoacon. Harper—Some Striking '■.. . Remarks, i . ■Archdeacon -C- C.■-Harper declared that ho was among those who. felt, that: there vas-not,too,much to be proud about in the condition of things.-in the. big cities of the.Dominion. The conditions-of cer- . tain of the community, here were identical .with those .of .tho same classes :■ nt Home. It wasriot to be. assumed tli-it. . . ,the t troubles here were of the magnitude fls in the. bigger cities at/Home, but in proportion rto the ■ population they - were. -'■ identically;the same. ; Archdeacon Harper then went on to refei' to the: Creche, -.'■■■ end .said , .ho could not. help thinking-that it was demanded for a reason not within. ':■ the scope of. the" society"/. Tho Creche : was required not only for" women, who. i'. : Jiad no •liusbands to help . them, becan'so the husbands .had behaved ih : a manner .which made one feel ashamod of his sexV but also for women who had to work to .assist .-'■.- their fhusbands', earnings.:.• In: this connection, he touched on the'. question ' of.high iTents and "overcrowding. .Dealing with-tho question of husband and wife desertion,' he "referred to the desirability, of reciprocity with Australia in tho mat-, tor of legislation to cope with the offence ' and;td ; do away with a state of affairs, ■which' admitted of ia' man talking 'Of .'the . rights of his fellows,, while quite forfiet- .. ting the;.rights pf.: hi? wife. He also urged th&'iuKGssityi'ofo.pumelJinj^fclioH) people ,wh"d'-wet'o' found 'iintr.ileri;td'»tbc .first instincts-of the higher animals. Hβ • : .rx)metitties felt-'deprefesed) at;the outlook in these. youKfr countries where with all, the •'a'clyaritJig'ei' it our hands --for making lawq to "cope"'with' these ''evils,'' we were-getting'no-farther ahead.' . What he re- , forred'to'as a terrible condition .of things . was-the light way in ; which men and-wo-men : .were getting to look at the 'marriage ■ tie.'"'He' hoped that-a- time would come when -all these difficult problems would be oolved and that as the society grew, they . would bo able to that things > were getting "no 'worse. It'would, how- . . ever,. bs necessary '.-to' get at the root of 'the evil;.instead , of merely cleaning off ■ '■' the scab at. the top. : -;-.■■' . . ' Father Venning— "Livinn in Rooms" and ■■' , ."-.Other Matters. ■' ■■'■ ; Father' Venning, in speaking of. the good work done by the society, expressed the opinion that it was for the protection of .inen .as well as women. On the . question of high rents!- 1 he referred to the many young people who got married and went to live" in rooms. This he-described as a-fatal mistake.'as, it ruined the home .life. '. Unless young,, people wore well grounded iinhonie life and' the sacredness of marriage, they could not start out in life .with any hope of, success. In 'conclusion ~ '.Father. Venning spoke well, .of. the :.-••. society's ..methods of work. The. personal 'interview was one of the secrets of success among -.the poor, who-wers very sensitive. An ounce. of personal-service-would, do mcTe giod v than an ounce of .gold subscribed, and the more good could .be done among the -poor by helping them.to help themselves than iy the distribution of cash.Mr. A. R, Atkinson on Drink and Picture Shows. ' Mr. A. E. Atkinson; in complimenting the-society' on the'go'od wori' , ac'com-' plished, remarked that, as long ''as ■ the liquor traffic was''tolerated, a great deal of the energies of a society like this must . necessarily be spent, in- mopping up. the mess made by the traffic. > In addition to dealing with various other matters, -Mr, Atkinson expressed the opinion that in the .interests of. the.'children a-proper censorship of pictrire shows was necessary. There'Was'no mistake that pictures had a great effect on the youthful mind, and ■were. very..potent.for evil if proper supervision Were hot made.' . .-,■ Other speakers were Mr. Allen, Miss Richmond, Miss Greeriwpod, arid Mrs. "Atkinson. .... ... .. •'.'.; A* gift of three guineas wns voted to the retiring secretary—Mrs., Waters. A.vcte of thanks was extended to the press and City Council. .: " ;' ' , ' .'". Election of 'Officers. The'election of officers resulted, as follows:— President; Mrs: W..A-. Evans; vice•presidents,,Mrs. C.H. Iznrd and Mrs. A. B. Atkinson; hon. treasurer, Mrs. J. Kirkcaldie; committee. Stout, Mesdames- Sprott, Hoby, T. C. Williams, ~T. B. Glassoh', M ; Gavm, Gordon- Ponsonby. Corrigan.' W. F. Ward,- Winder, Eev. Mother Mary. Jo;oph Aubert. Dr. PlnltsMills, Mesdamei- Cilovei, ar.d D.'M'Lwnn, Mis=es Coates, E. B. Brown, nhd Stewart; secretary, -Mr?. A. Be>l worthy; ' trustees; Jle?.«rs.. J;. O. W.Aitken, H. D. Ml, J. , E.-Blair, E. Tregenr. and Rev; W. A. Evans;.'hon. Mlieitor*, Mossrj. A. B. Atkinson. H. I). Bell. C. H.' Izarrl, J lo"an Stout, H. Cocppr '(Palmeriton North), Tield, T... C. A. Ffclop, Myers, Morieoi, Tanner, Young, Webb, R. F. Smith', G. H. Ffil, G. Lioyci (DannevirkeV T. Neave. and S. A> Atkinson; hon. physician?, Dr, T,. T)r. Agnes Bennett, Dr. Alice Collie, and Dr. Mackenzie. lu-i-m ._,.,„ NIPPED IN THE BUD. ' - A -Cold, Cough, or Influenzn c*n bo nipped in the bud by a tew riosrs of Dr . Sheldon's Xew Dtoovery tor Cough?-and ColdSi Price, Is: 6d. and .is. Obtomabiu overywhere. , : ' T'hn Hon! AVm.. Pitt c.iUs for .tender? for the erection of a new. theatre in Jl-in, ners Ctit-et for the, Wellington Oper,-. ohm Company. ToHuders are to cbia on Octobsi 21 at the office of the company, 32-t Back Chamber.-, Ls.mbton CJuay. . More than a million, tiny globules of fat are contained in a drop of milk. A piece of camphor burnt ovoi n candle will <Sffectually drive winged pests. In the state of California the female vote'outnumbers the male by over SO.OOO. Within the London Metropolitan police area' there- aro close upon 12,000 miles of streets. . ' .■■' . . ■ : .'. Brifoh insurance companies have nearly inverted in Canada*