REFORM PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1871, 3 October 1913, Page 8

REFORM PARTY.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO-MORROW, A GREAT GATHERING. h I'o-niorroTv morning at 10 o'clock tho national conference of the New Zealand Political Reform League will bo opened in the Sydney Streot Schoolroom. Over one hundred delegates are oxpccted to be present from all over tho Dominion, and in addition the Parliamentary members of the party will bo in attendance. The Prime Minister, who is tho president of tho leaguo, will probably deliver tho opening address, and after the election of p w chairman, tho conference will proceed to the consideration of the annual report and the agenda paper. Tho executive is meeting to-day to complete tho preliminary-arrangements. A special women's conference will bo opened at 2 o'clock this in the Sydney Streot Schoolroom, and will go through a large number of remits affecting women and children. This gathering has been called at the instance of the Wellington Women's Reform League, and the delegates will bo welcomed by Mrs. Ernest Hadfield, president of that body. Mrs. Hammond will also speak on behalf of tho Wellington City and suburban branchos of the league/ It is probable that Mrs. J. P. Campbell, president of the Auckland Women's Executive, will be asked to preside. Somo forty or fifty delegates will be present. On Saturday aftornoon the delegates to both conferences will bo received by Mrs. Massey s and the sitting for the day will probably terminate at 3 p.m., to permit of this function. In the evening the delegates will bo entertained by the Wellington branches of tho league at a social gathering. _ At Monday's sitting, which will begin at 10 a.m., it is expected that tlio Dominion executive for the year will bo elected. The Delegates. . The following will be among tho delc'gates to the Women's Conference:— Wellington: Mesdames A. Crawford, Hawson, C. W. Earlo, E. Hadfield, M. Cable, M'Vicar, M'Lean, Hammond, von Ha-ast, Robinson, and Dr. E. Huntley. Auckland Executive: Mesdames J. P. Campbell and von Sturmcr. Auckland /West: Mesdames E. A. James and Hayhow. Auckland East: Miss Footo. Grey Lynn: Mesdames Baker and Herring. Manukau: Mesdameß Angus Gordon and Girling-Ross. Parnell: Mrs. J. G. Rutherford and Miss Clark. Waitemata: Miss M. Clark. Wanganui: Mesdames E. J. Poison and E. H. Suisted. Blenheim: Mrs. Duncan. Christchurch: Mrs. Haslam and Miss Trent. Franklin: Mrs. Mays and Miss E. Bagnall. Masterton: Mesdames M'Kenzie and Rawson. The delegates to the General Conference will include the following:—Wellington: Messrs. H. F. von Haast, A. R. Atkinson, W. I. Clark, J. G. W. Aitkcn, A. Leigh Hunt, E. S. Hadfield, R. A. Wright, Duncan Campbell, W. Allan, W. A. Thomson, W. H. D. 8011, and S. Dix. Auckland Executive: Messrs. R. Farrell and G. J. Garland.. Auckland West: Mr. 11. M. Bagnall. Iluntly: Mr. S. Dickson. Hamilton: Messrs. H. H. Smith and S. Rickard. Onehunga: Messrs. A.,-S. Holmes and E. W. Burton. Parnell: Mr. J. G. Rutherford. Franklin: Mr. John Schlaepfer. Palmerston North: Messrs. F. Jackson and E. L. Broad. Waiukti: Messrs. A. M. Barrabill and H. Rossiter. Canterbury: Messrs. ±1. D. Acland, E. C. Huie, C. H. Elisor', and R. Evans. ' Christchurch Mr. G. H. Gulliver. Cambridge: Mr. R. F. Bollard. Hurunui: Messrs. D. G. M'Farland and G. Gardiner. Kaiapoi: Messrs. H. D. van Asch, R. Moore, W. Doubleday, and Hector M'lntosh. Raglan : Messrs. A. H. Waring- and W. 11. D. Wily. Timaru: Messrs. W. D. Campbell and J. Wallace. Temnka: Mr. R. R. Martin and Colonel Hayhurst. Ta'umarunui: . Messrs. James Wall, J. Boddie, R. M. Somerville, L. G. Spencer, and E. Martin. To Puko: Mr. Donald Grant. Waitemata: Messrs. E. W. Alison and C. P. Murdoch. 'Masterton: Messrs. M'Kenzie and Rawson.