NBWTA Report 1903-020
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34 “ That as the N.B.W.T.A. six years ago, and has grown rapidly since its formation will, we trust, continue to twenty- increase, has not the time arrived when the whole business of the Association should be conducted by the large National Executive, composed as it now is of duly elected and qualified women from the Unions and districts all over the country? And that the yearly gathering of delegates should be devoted to their help and strengthening by instructive lectures and addresses on Temperance topics of the day, given by experts in the several departments. That the knowledge and experience of some delegates in particular branches of the work might be made a help and a profit to all, by having hours of open Council for such purpose. That the election of national officers still remain in the hands of the Annual Council, to whom a report of the business transacted by the Executive during the year be read— but not for discussion.” After a full discussion the following resolution was moved by Mrs. Crosfield, seconded by Miss Phillips, and carried :— “That a small special committee be appointed, with the officers ex-officio, to consider this proposition in all its bearings, and present a report to the next meeting of the N.E.C.” The following Mrs. Emmett, ladies Mrs. were appointed :—Mrs. Griffiths, and Mrs. Ward Crosfield, Mrs. Reed, Poole. In the April meeting this special committee resolution for the adoption of the N.E.C. :— reported the following “That in view of the great desire expressed by the delegates for some teaching at our Annual Council on the practical lines of our work, it is resolved that at the coming Council the mornings be given to business and the afternoons This resolution was moved and unanimously carried. to educational work.” by Mrs. Boden, seconded by Mrs. Lamb, moyed, Miss Dolton seconded, “That the committee appointed at the act on the resolution then passed information re the employment of for publication, and to recommend the Association.” and it was carried :-— last meeting of the Executive to be instructed to obtain further barmaids, to compile a pamphlet what action should be taken by ] It was further moved, seconded, and carried that Mrs. Reed added to the committee, which was also empowered to add to moved, and Mrs. Atkey “That an appeal to the licensing magistrates from the N.B.W.T.A. be sent from each Branch in England and Wales respecting the aboli- tion of barmaids.” be its numbers. The committee were requested to include the subject of barmaids in the Transvaal in their deliberations. In the February meeting, Mrs. Reed reported that the Special Com. mittee, ve the Employment of Barmaids, had continued its work, and that the Literature Department had approved ofand published a pamphlet written by Miss S. R. Perkins, which the Committee had secured. Mrs. Reed moved, Miss Johnson seconded, and it was carried -— “That in view of the great evils, both moral and physical, involved in the employment of women in drinking bars, and in view of the fact that their employment has now been prohibited by law in many countries, the B.W.T.A., urges its Branches to do all in their power to help forward the movement now begun for the gradual prohibition of their employment in the United Kingdom: : “(1) By bringing the subject before Ministers of Religion, Magis- trates, Members of Parliament and others in their respective neighbourhoods who may be outside Temperance circles ; “‘ (2) By appealing to the great Temperance Societies for their active aid. “Further, the B.W.T.A. expresses the opinion that the date at which the employment becomes illegal should be made sufficiently remote to allow ample time for the women now in the employment to leave it, and considers that five years would be a sufficiently long period of warning, provided that from the date of such time notice no new barmaid should be engaged. “Should any women be still left in the employment at the end of the five years, the B.W.T.A. undertakes to use and influence to find them other employment.” BARMAIDS, In the September meeting Miss Cadbury seconded, the following resolution :— Osborn ee In the February meeting the subject of a change in the conduct of business was again brought forward by a suggestion from the East Anglian Union. Mrs. Griffiths stated that the following suggestion, which was placed on the agenda at the request of the East Anglian Union, was scarcely in the form of a resolution, but that the Union was exceedingly anxious that the National Executive Committee should consider the matter :— After some discussion the resolution was passed, and it was decided that the exact wording of the proposed appeal should be left to Miss Cadbury, Mrs. Harvey and Miss Agnes Slack. In the December meeting Mrs. Pearsall Smith reported that no action had yet been taken in regard to the appeal to the magistrates resclved on in the September meeting, as it was felt that sufficient was not known on the subject. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Goddard Russell having given some facts relating to the employment of barmaids, Mrs. Se “That in the event of any resolution involving a change of constitution being brought before the Council, the section of the constitution to be altered, as it-originially stood, and also as it will stand when altered, be printed in full on the Agenda, in order that every delegate may understand the full extent of the proposed alteration.” 9 oi a The following rider, however, added by the Committee of the South Croydon Branch, was referred to the Agenda Committee :— its best endeavours Mrs. Harvey moved, it was seconded and carried :— “That the resolution with a copy of the with suggestions request to forward discreetly obtain, barmaids.” ve Barmaids be sent to all the Branches, together pamphlet by Miss Perkins and a covering letter as to modes of influencing public opinion, and a all information on the subject, which they can to the Sub-Committee on the employment of i x |