IDEALISTIC SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1853, 12 September 1913, Page 2

IDEALISTIC SOCIETY.

MORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. The animal meeting of the Moral amd Physical Health Society was told in the Esperanto rooms oil Lambton Quay last evening, the president, Dir. PlattsMills, presiding. The animal report stated, inter alia, that tlhe society had just completed its third year, having sprung into being through tlie wave of feeling that had been aroused among all thoughtful women by the storm-wind of tho C.D. Act, tho discussion of which by tho Legislature in 1909 brought it more or less prominently under the notice of tho public. Since then the society had gone quietly on its way, ready, should occasion arise, to once more do battle i for tho rights and interests of women should they ever bo attacked under cover of the la>v of the land l . One of the tasks sot itself was to assist parents and; teachers in the work of pircparing children and young people under their charge to meet the hidden dangers of life. Dr. Edith Huntley and Mrs. Osborne wero made life members of tho society in recognition of their share in tho founding and establishing of tho society. Addresses given during the year wero as follow:—"Tho Eugenic Education of Youth," Miss Mac George; "Hormones," Professor Kirk; "The Child in Relation to Some Social Problems," Misa Horn; "Nervous Elements of Childhood," Dr. Platts-Mills; "The Whiteslave Traffic," Lady Stout; "Education of Girls," Miss Fitch; "Somo Ncods of Women," Mr. Arnold, M.P.; "Women's Sourco of Power,' Mrs. Godber. An advance that ' was made during tho year was the setting of tho Standing Committees more definitely to work. A yearly subscription of 2s. 6d., which had been decided upon at the last meeting, was found to have been extremely useful.. Tho Ways and Sloans Committee was very successful, the concert which it organised bringing in tho sum of £26 10s. The Library Committee had also done good work, 'but it was in need of catalogues and funds with which to pursue its aims. Tho regular work of the society was largely embodied in its regular addresses, given each month for women on subjects connected with W9mcn s work in tho world, and the bringing up of cluildron. Tho balance-sheet, read' by tho treasurer, showed a credit of £13 3s. 2d. _ „ It was announced that her Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool had consented to bo patroness of tho society. < The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Dr. Platts-Mills; vice-presidents (subject to their consent), Lady Stout, Dr. Edith Huntley, Dr von Dannovillo, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson. Mrs Macdonald, and Miss Shaw; secretary, Miss L. Gray; foreign corTOsponde.noo secretary, Dr. von Danneville; treasurer, Mrs. Houldor; comnrnttee (subject to acceptance), Mrs. Chittenden, Mrs. Bennett Mrs. Watt, Mrs P Port, Miss Bright, Mrs. Port, Mrs' Godber, Miss Phoebe Mvers, Mrs. Hannah, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Presto™ and Mrs. Griffiths,