NBWTA Report 1904-034
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} , [ ay 64 65 She dealt very fully with the Government Licensing Bill, and with the many other questions which vitally concern the welfare of the N.B.W.T.A. [We deeply regret that we cannot give any report of the speech, as our President did not speak from notes, and as we were not aware that she would not be able to give us her speech in writing, we had not arranged to have a verbatim report of the same taken down by a short- hand writer. | Miss Slack gave her report as Hon. Corresponding Secretary. At noon the work was suspended for ten minutes, the noontide hour being conducted by the delegates. The adoption of Miss Slack’s report having been moved and seconded, discussion followed, various suggestions being made to increase the interest of reports. Lady Carlisle and others suggested that the Presidents or Secretaries of Unions should read their own reports. Mrs. Osborn moved, Miss Phillips seconded, and it was carried :— “That a summary of the year’s work be printed for the use of the Press, and that the suggestions re reports be referred to the Sub-Committee.” Miss Gorham presented her report as Treasurer, which was adopted on the motion of Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. Emmett. The Council adjourned WEDNESDAY for lunch at 1.10. AFTERNOON (JUNE 8TH, The SESSION. The meeting was called to order at 2 o’clock, and prayer was offered by Mrs. J. H. Lile. Mrs. Osborn read the minutes of the morning sitting, which were adopted. Mr. Charles Roberts, J.P., gave an interesting address on the Government Licensing Bill, at the close of which several questions were asked, and answered by Mr. Roberts. Mrs. Tomkinson moved, and Mrs. Judson seconded, the following resolution, which was carried :— “That this Council of the N.B.W.T.A. indignantly protests against the Government Licensing Bill now before Parliament, because— 1. It deprives local justices of their ancient freedom to refuse the renewal of licences on public grounds. 2. By its compensation proposals it creates a permanent vested interest in licences. 3. It would render impossible any adequate reduction of licences. 4. It would prevent the effective control by the people over the liquor traffic, which is essential in the interests of public welfare and morality. This Council therefore pledges itself to do its utmost to secure the defeat of the Bill.” from Forest Hill moved, and it was seconded and A very cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Charles Roberts for his address was carried. Lady Henry Somerset gave her report on Duxhurst and as Superin- tendent of the Department for the Cure of Inebriate Women, on which several questions were asked by members and replied to by Lady Henry Somerset. Lady Carlisle then, in the name of the Council, gave a loyal and enthusiastic greeting to Lady Henry Somerset, welcoming her “as one who has been through many a long year the dear friend of the British Women, and who to-day is still our President, seeing that she is President of the W.W.C.T.U., of which we are a part.” Mrs. Pearsall Smith next presented Lady Henry with an address , which, with the signatures, made a roll 759 feet long, the same being accompanied by a cheque for £418 for a Mission Hall in East London , subscribed 1904.) Delegate carried :— “That a petition be signed on behalf of the Council by Lady Carlisle and presented to the House of Commons.” Mrs. Boden moved, and it was seconded and carried :— “That a message of cheer be sent from this Council to Sir Wilfrid Lawson and his colleagues, who are Opposing the Bill now before the House.” by the members of the B.W.T.A. Lady Henry Somerset very cordially thanked all the members with whom she had been associated for the last fifteen years in the work of the B.W.T.A. CHANGES IN Bye-Laws. The resolution on the agenda, in the name of the South Metropoli- tan Union, was moved by Mrs. Cameron and seconded by Mrs. Pearsall Smith. It was to add to Bye-Law IV., County Unions, page ro, Annual Report—(“ Presidents of Unions, by virtue of their office, shall represent their respective Unions at the Annual Council Meetings ”)— after “ Presidents of Unions,” the words After discussion, an amendment seconded by Mrs. Emmett :— “That the Unions be Secretaries.” “and was Secretaries.” moved by Mrs. Kemp, and represented at the Council by their Presidents or This was carried, and on being put as a substantive resolution, was carried by a two-thirds majority. A proposition was on the agenda in the name of Miss Agnes E. Slack to amend Bye-law X. (Reports, page 20, Annual Report) by adding after “Superintendents’ Reports to the Council shall be written, and shall not exceed one thousand words,” the words :— “Such Reports must be day of the Council.” forwarded to the Office Secretary on the last By consent of the Council this proposal was withdrawn. |