NBWTA Report 1903-019
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32 Oe 39 and ked to appoint a b be aske i Unions i “That each of the four Metropolitan reel aie representative to serve with Miss Lile, the Superintendent Suffrage Department of the N.B.W.T.A., on the Petition Committee of the Central Society for Women’s Suffrage. i fi The following have s i appointment Barbour; South Cameron ; East London Union, Union, Mrs. In the June meeting i was the L Metropolitan 2 Miss Swankie W.C.T.U. i following proposed :~ :—North Union, Miss Dobell. Wor.p’s Council Agenda, been made Metropolitan by Miss 1 resolution, Agnes left over from Slack, seconded, the and £ ot f our Association b h members is “That this Council desires to impress the i with the great importance of having a large delegation at the World’s W.C.T.U. Convention at Geneva, in June, 1903. In the February meeting the recommendation of the Sub-Committee that the National Executive Committee should authorize the issue of a circular to all the Branches, urging the attendance of members at oe World’s Convention at Geneva in June, was adopted, and the issue o i such a circular was ordered. The names of twenty-six delegates who had already sent in applica- The following resolution was moved, tions were read and approved. nome | ee it . seconded and carried :— ee t the Secretary be authorized to write to the absent member ae NEC. Bee them, if they wished to be appointed delegates, to forward their names to Miss Slack, and that Miss Slack be empowered, should there not be enough, to add from other applica- tions sent in, a sufficient number to make up the delegation to which the Association is entitled.” April meeting Miss Agnes Slack reported that a very important aes we likely ‘tare ee World’s Convention in Geneva, and she thought the N.B.W.T.A., as one of the affiliated countries, ought to She stated that at the World’s Convention in pronounce upon it. Toronto in 1897 Miss Willard had given notice that sbelBroposed an amendment to the Constitution of the World’s W.C.T.U., taking the power of making changes in the Constitution out of the hands of the. further consideration she had withdrawn Conven- this, as saw it would upset the International basis of the Association. As present constituted each country has an equal representation on Executive Committee, and consequently matters considered there settled on an international basis; whereas in the open Convention number of delegates, which is based on membership, differ very widely, and matters settled there might the preponderating majority of one country alone, internationally settled. Miss Slack stated that it was proposed forward the proposition which Miss Willard had would be glad if the N.B.W.T.A. could see their vote against it. must she at the are the necessarily easily be decided by and so cease to be again to bring withdrawn, and she way to record their After discussion the following resoiution was moved seconded by Miss Swankie Cameron, and carried :— by Mrs. Atkey, “That the National Executive Committee recommend the Annual Council to pass the following resolution—‘ That this Council of the N.B.W.T.A, desires to express the earnest hope that the internatio nal representative character of the World’s W.C.T.U. may be maintained by continuing to give the Executive Committee the control over all matters affecting the Constitution, thus giving the various countries constituting the World’s W.C.T.U. equal power and control.’ If this is not agreed to, and if it is decided to give to the open Con- vention the power of dealing with constitutional matters, one country alone might have full control, as the delegates from one country might in the future, as in the past, considerably outnumber those from all the other countries combined. The N.B.W.T.A. would emphasize the necessity for special rules to regulate an International Society, which rules would be quite unsuitable fora merely National WAGs U.” In the February meeting Miss Agnes Slack moved, Miss Swankie Cameron seconded, and it was carried :-— “That this Committee earnestly urges all Branches of our Associatio n to observe the 17th of February, which is the World’s W.C.T.U. Frances Willard Memorial Day, as a World’s W.C.T.U. Missionary Day, and as a special occasion for adding new members.” It was also moved, seconded, and carried :— “That a World’s W.C.T.U. Missionary Meeting be held on Wednesday evening, May 27th, in connection with the Annual Council Meetings.” fe Conduct or Business. In the September meeting resolutions from the Surrey Union, and also from the Bradford District Union, regarding the importance of some change being made in the conduct of the busines s at the Annual Meetings in order to avoid the confusion that had sometimes occurred, were brought forward by Mrs. Crosfield. After some discussion, in which the object in view was heartily endorsed, it was decided that the time had not come for making the proposed changes, and the resolutions were laid on the table. eee seconded, moved, after SS was discussion, the following resolution But en DME Executive Committee, and putting it in the hands of the open tion. a Mrs. Osborn having pointed out the necessity of the greatest care vee exercised in pressing forward the claims of our members, moved that t ° question be referred to Miss Bertha Mason as the Superintendent oO This was the Department for the return of Women on Public Bodies. seconded by Mrs. Emmett and carried. oe In the February meeting a letter was read from the Central for Women’s Suffrage, asking for the co-operation of the N.B.W.T.A. e organizing a petition from the women working in the Factories a Workshops of London, and requesting the Association to appoint tour representatives to serve on the Petition Committee. |