WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1933, Page 6

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

CONFERENCE OPENS

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CHRISTCHURCH, duly 26

The Dominion conference of the New Zealand Women’s Institute, tlie largest and most representative ever held here, opened tins morning.

iMiss Amy Kaine, of Wellington, presided over 250 visiting delegates. In addition, there were many -Canterbury representatives. They were welcomed by Mrs /VV. Deans (president of N-orth Canterbury Federation), Mrs.. L. E, Williams (president of South Canterbury Federation)', Colonel, StaidholmOj. and Dr Hight (rector, of Canterbury College).; : ... __ : '..j- ..V -w,- - Miss, ,Kane replying, said last year there Weaj jgn ..attendance of one hundred . delegates';.so .to day’s represented an advapqe of , ~-200 ~,-pe,.- cent.-. “Let ns; advance- our ideals as we have , . our •numbers, peid from tins point- go ,forward;; ;.ri;

Applause greeted the reading of a message of greetings from Miss A. -E. Jerome »Spfinheujc!.wih.o^isr-r T epi’esent<in.g the New Zetland Institute, at the. International .'Conference of countrywomen's -organisations •’ at•' Stockholm. : .

The ipiweedings. • of the / conference will be ibroadeast t-o-niorrow.:

Support was -promised for a; request -by Dr W. -Irving, that the conference urge on "the Government- the need for the erection -of afi’ obstetrica’i hospital in : Dunedin. ' • " •

. Lady Wigr.irn, on. behalf of the Red Crcgs Society, gave -an -address concerning the movement tihrdughV>ut : the world, andf aslied .fhel delegptes .to help the Red Cfossj the "aim -being'to have a branch in every town and village of New Zealand. .

. The delegates were later entertained at a civic welcome -by the Mayor, -Mr -Sullivan, who expressed high admiration of the great progress of the movement and for- the part played by women in these trying times.