WOMEN AND VOTING

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 188, 8 May 1944, Page 6

WOMEN AND VOTING

Sharper Interest Urged In Current Affairs With the coming of the civic elections and the alarm felt at increasing hospital rates and rising expenditure, women should evince a keener interest in such matters, was the comment made at a recent meeting of the Womens Service Guild in Wellington. Mrs. J. Henderson presided over a large attendance of members. “This should be the determining factor to vote intelligently, thereby upholding the traditions of the pioneers, so as to alleviate the burden wbicn must fall on future generations, emphasized the report. _ . .. One member gave an outline, of the Statute of Westminster. Keen discussion followed and members agreed to avail themselves of suitable literature on this subject. , ... . Members expressed appreciation of Archbishop O’Shea’s remarks when he stated at the Catholic Mothers’ Conference that the essential of tee nation was Christian homes and Christian mothers. Eulogistic references were made concerning the Press report of an address by the Rev. Dr. Gascoigne, where he stated that he was opposed to rhe registration of mothers for war work, when work in the home was as important as any other work in the country. It was decided that a letter of appreciation should be forwarded to his Grace.