Y.W.C.A. DELEGATE.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1924, Page 4

Y.W.C.A. DELEGATE.

.MISS LAW RETUHXS. WELLINGTON, November 2o

.Miss Etliel Law, 11. A., secretary of till- Y.W.C.A., Christchurch, lias returned from a visit to America, extending over eight months. She went to the United States primarily to attend the convention of the World’s Field Committee of the Young Women’s Christian Association. .Miss Law said that she was particularly impressed with the English delegation. They worn mostly young women, all very keel! and thoroughly trained. While America struck c.lle as being the last thing in efficiency, the personality of the Englishwomen made the most impression on the visitor, so that, as she said, one was proud of one’s British nationality. Jn particular. she spoke of Lady Gladstone, quite a young woman, who was head of the committee dealing with emigration all over the world. .Mrs Waldegravc, vicepresident, who presided at the conferenc'd, she described as a gentle, quietvoiced woman. It was wonderful to see how the whole convention, especially the Americans, deferred to her, and the courtesy with which she was treated. Lady' I’armoor, world president, was not able to attend, hut her knowledge of world allairs (Lord Parmooi has been a British representative at the League of Nations at Geneva) is expected to he a great help lo the association in dealing with international problems.

Interesting delegates, too, were the

Chinese members, several of whom, coming from dilferont parts of China, conversed with each other in Engli-h. One young delegate was returning to China alter the conference to take charge of the student movement there. “ American women are determined to see that the vote which they have so recently gained is not wasted,” said Miss Law. ‘‘Americans, and' especially the women, are very anxious to get a foreign viewpoint on international matters. Formerly the League of Nations was a party political question, hut latterly il has been lilted above that, and women are working hard to get the League, accepted in America with a view to closer co-opera-tion between nations, and to the prevention of war. To this end they are seeking every opportunity to get into touch with women who are working m different matters in other countries.”