ENGAGEMENT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 205, 15 September 1937, Page 11

ENGAGEMENT

Mr and Mrs W. H. McCawy of Mangateretere; Hastings, announco the engagement of their eldest daughter, Uecilia Mary, to Lewis Ben, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G. L. Ewen, of Kimbolton road, Feilding. The engagement is announced of Mary Teresa, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walters, of- East Clive, and Jack Griffin, son of Mr and Mrs H. Pedersen, of Puketitiri, Hawke's Bay.

make contribution to the common good and at first were content to cultivate handcrafts and cooking, are now finding that the women must be trained women representatives on hospital to take wider responsibilities and they are making delinite moves to ensure boards, education boards and all boards relating to women, and children." Continuing, Mrs Lovell Smith said that to her mind nothing that affects women and children, either pliysically, mentally or spiritually, should be outside the scopo of any women's organisation, and to that end women should use their freedom and the franchise. "I think we might db worse than follow Miss Kirk's suggestion of forming a Nation al Council oi Women in Hawke's Bay," continued the speaker. "The National Council, which is simply an organisation of organisations, is a link between town and country women and helps towards a better understanding of each other' s aims and a more united wpmanhood." It is interesting to note that it was about the year 1902, nine years after the franchise was granted to women, the National Council of Women held its annual meeting in Napier. A frequent visitor to tliese early meetings was the late Dean Hovell, of Napier Cathedral. Miss Jerome Spencer proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Lovell Smith, who had been followed with deep attention throughout her address, and this was duly accorded. Ooncluding her talk, Mrs Lovell Smith dealt in a deligihtful - manner with the joy and responsibilities of babies.