IMPORTANT.

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 235, 18 January 1915, Page 3

IMPORTANT.

CON VI. NTI ON ANN OUN CF. ME NI S Dear Sisters, — The Annual Convention will open on Wednesday, March 17th, at Christchurch. District Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers, New Zealand Superintendents of Departments, Organiser and Organising Treasurer, together with New Zealand officers, have, (‘\ officio, a seat in Convention. Each branch may send one delegate for every 100 or fraction of 100 members, but no delegate <an represent more than one brain h. AH 1 nions unable to send .1 delegate may have a proxy appointed b\ sending me word and enclosing directions (sealed) as to voting for New Zealand officers, and also how to vote on the following motions, notice of which was given at the 1914 Convention: — By Miss Dewar: “’That 1, or some one in nn place, will move that in the absence of a District President from Convention, the Di-tint Treasurer or Secretary should have a seat on the N.Z. Executive.” By Mrs Scanlon: “That I, or some one in my place, will move at next Convention that the time has now arrived when the rule in the Constitution regarding proxies be amended to read thus: ‘That any Union finding itself unable, for lack of funds or otherwise, to send a delegate to Convention, shall have the power to choose as their representative any member of the W .C.T.U.; that the word “proxy” be obliterated as altogether unnecessary.’ ” By Miss Powell: “That I, or some one 111 my plae e, w ill move at next Convention that Organisers and Or ganising Treasurers have a seat in Convention.” By Miss Henderson: “That I, or some one in my plate, will move to amend Article IV of the Constitution by striking out the words after ‘White Ribbon’ and amending to read: ‘All above members, who are members, shall act during the Convention, but in the interim between Conventions the Executive, for the conduct of business, >hall consist of the Presi dent, \ ice-President-at-Large, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, Treasurer, and Editor of the official organ, except when any matter of grave financial importance is involved, when the District Presidents shall be consulted.’ ”

By Miss Henderson: “’That I, or >.ome one in my place, will move that Arti< Ir VI. erf the Constitution be amended by omitting all words after Special Committees to the end of the paragraph.” All members of Convention must present their e redentials either at the reception or at the first session of Convention. A-* the roll luin to be prepared before Convention begins, will all intending member; please send me a letter or post-card with their official position clearly stated, such as District President, Sr< retary, or Treasurer, etc. Wishing all the Unions a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year.— Yours in the work, M. W. MITCHELL, N.Z. Recording Sec. Lyttelton, Jan. 13th, 1915.