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IN Bars.
Work AmMonc YouNG WoMEN EMPLOYED
es moved, Miss Cadbury
At the July meeting, Mrs. Price Hugh
seconded, and it was carried :—
he
TEMPERANCE WorK IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
recommend that this
At the July meeting, it was resolved to
ed.
Department be discontinu
CHoiIR DEPARTMENT.
it was resolved to recommend its discon-
ng,
meeti
At the July
d, with the
After discussion, this recommendation was adopte
a section,
form
should
tment
Depar
ge
Suffra
the
that
g
understandin
ANTI-Op1uM
DEPARTMENT.
At the July meeting, it was resolved to recommend to the Council
the subject placed on
that this Department be discontinued, and
Lecture
List.
PREVENTION
OF
SALE
OF
DRINK
TO
NATIVE
RAckES.
At the same meeting, it was resolved, with three dissentients, to
the subject
recommend that this Department be discontinued and
placed on the Lecture List.
EMPLOYMENT
At the July meeting,
OF
BARMAIDS.
Bae Ste
Sapte
ae
oO
the
on
4
motion
of
;
Miss
:
Perkins
and Miss
“That
gt iais thi Commitice
i
presents its
i
best thanks to the Congregational
aie
nce Union for its action in memorializing the differe
nt
put aiacompanies on the subject of employing young
women in
aneuee
eee
It furthermore expresses the hope that as
nett cee
pombloying of any fresh girls in railway refresh-
ee
AY
put a stop to, as it is aware that the evils
ee
mployment there are the same as those of
r places where intoxicants are sold.”
mete
of the same.
and not a sub-section,
the
It was resolved
,
Johnson :—
abe
that confronts us with
“That in view of the very grave political situation
of the Sub-
regard to Temperance legislation, it is the opinion
a strong Committee
Committee that it will be advisable to appoint
Suffrage Department
to deal with all political questions, and that the
same.”
the
of
tion
sub-sec
a
should form
Miss Perkins reported on the work of
eine
of Lady Carlisle, it was decided to bring
out
fillet dee 50,000 of Miss Perkins’ leaflet, the
Executive ci
Neunte oa
el President’s offer to buy 25,000 for use : wae
me
ng and.
It was resolved that twelve copies be sent
ranch, with a copy of the memorial.
iene
tan
DEPARTMENT.
3
Pee
It was ; also resolved
ved : : ««T hat a grant be made f,
the National Association towards Miss Perki
ns’ pee
tinuance.
and Miss Phillips
At the July meeting, Mrs. Price Hughes moved,
seconded :—
;
ee
Phe a
, and submitted a memorial which she had prepared
en
neue to magistrates. This was approved, as was also
the
ene
et the pamphlet “ Should Women Serve in Drinkin
£
In which Miss Perkins advised that efforts should be
con
centrated
ae
s
on securin g a law prohibitin
ibiti g the employment of any new
been formed ve the employment
“That, seeing a new Department has
tment be discontinued.”
Depar
this
bars,
in
of young women
PoxuiticAL
Ae
pa At th
ee 1
Mrs. C. C. Reed reported that both Miss
oe ewes
ee
eetion with Mrs. McDonald
cng
-Committee as to the
ne:
Taaaeuliniin: ie campaign.
Mrs. McDonald had vépliddethat she
haa eae seal Be oe should be taken by all
the Societies which
ea
ie work, and that the Joint Committee should
call
pane eueb
nierence as had been suggested.
With regard t
te
y action, however, Mrs, McDonald was of o —
th t
not be in the best interests of the work :
take an
immediate steps to draf
i
;
e
eee ee
ait or introduce a bill prohibiting the employ-
Miss Perkins moved :—
ance Societies and
“That the Executive approach the various Temper
ask for their co-operation :
parts of the
“(z) In calling meetings during next winter in all
ing young
employ
of
evils
the
to
on
attenti
country to direct public
girls in drinking bars.
in
“(2) In arranging to present petitions to the local magistrates
the
January next, when t hey meet to appoint justices to act at
facts show-
February Licensing Sessions— these memorials to state
the
praying
and
bars,
g
drinkin
n
i
women
employing
of
evils
ing the
remedy
to
power
their
in
are
as
s
step
such
take
to
Licensing Justices
the evil.”
This resolution was seconded by Miss Bertha Mason
and
carried.
Re
is At the
t
a)
SEN
Pasay
a meeting,
i
is ued
Mrs,
Tom
Mitche
i
ll
stated
that
a
circul
by the Hull Branch to the effect that as Duxh
Gee sPHORSHY Ae
,
the
Seabee
Duxuursr.
fe
i
Lae
arted
by the Branch
Branches as the B.W.T.A.
but
only
should
Teepe
c.
an affiliated
Beare
RY
ie
al
& wished to raise was “ What claim has
this Hh
ne
SoCo
eee
than Duxhurst?”
Lady Hedy
pone
Ss of
the
Committee, whose knowl
the commencement of the work, stated
that He pees