NBWTA Report 1904-035
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66 67 FRATERNAL DELEGATES.—Miss Agnes Slack then presented to the Miss Council Mrs. Kirkland and Mrs. Allen Douglas (New Zealand). Dunhill (India) ; Miss Tinling, who was returning to America, where she has lately been working ; and Miss Florence Balgarnie, recently returned from a tour in Australasia and in India, were also cordially welcomed. LocaL Oprion.—Proposition THURSDAY Miss Balgarnie moved this resolution, Mrs. Dale, of Penzance, and carried. seconded 16th, r904, a motion in favour of the Enfranchisement Sunpay CLOSING OF PuBLIC-HOUSES.—Miss it was seconded and carried :— of Women. Kelsey moved, and held Barmarps.—Miss and it was Perkins moved, Miss Agnes Slack seconded, carried :— Carlisle, in the name of the Council, warmly Perkins for her untiring and valuable work, and also for the zeal with which they had taken up the subject. The Council then adjourned at 5 p.m. thanked the Miss Branches pre- REPORTS. should be included in this report, and an interest- Boden, Mrs. Hughes, Miss Phillips, Mrs. Gamble, and Mrs. Peate. Finally it was resolved that the Sub-Committee should give the sugges- sities tion their attention with a view to securing full reports from Branches on all departmental subjects. Mrs. Toulmin proposed, and Mrs. Lamb seconded, the adoption of the report, which was carried. LITERATURE DEPARTMENT. — Miss Hunt, Secretary, read the report of this Department, the adoption of which was moved by Mrs. Emmett and Mrs. Stubley, and carried. Mrs. Gamble thanked the President for her generous distribution to the Branches of literature on the Government Licensing Bill. Press DEPARTMENT.—Miss Slack read this report, and Mrs. Drysdale and Mrs. Hamill moved its adoption, which was carried. REFORM DEPARTMENT.—Miss Yates read the report, and it was adopted, on the motion of Mrs. Pearsall Smith and Mrs. Hughes. Care or InEBRIATE WoMEN.—Miss Slack and Mrs. Peate moved the adoption of the report of this Department, given on the previous day by Lady Henry Somerset, and it was carried. “THE WHITE Rippon.’—The report was read by Miss Slack, Mrs. Hamill, Emmett “That in view of the recent strong expression of public feeling in the matter, this Council urges Parliament to pass a law prohibiting the future employment of women on licensed premises ; such law not to apply to those women already engaged in this calling.” Lady by the Branches Foop “That this Council is strongly of opinion that a law to close public- houses throughout England during the whole of Sunday is required in the interests of temperance and morality. This Council, there- fore, calls upon His Majesty’s Government to introduce and pass a Sunday Closing Measure.” the ing discussion took place, in which part was taken by Mrs. J. Evans, Mrs. Stubley, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Emmett, Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. SurrraGE.—Miss Bertha Mason moved, Mrs. Gamble seconded :— Lady Carlisle asked the mover to add to her resolution, “that a The resolution was passed with this petition be sent to Parliament.” addition. It was also resolved that thanks be sent to Sir Charles McLaren for introducing and carrying through the House of Commons, on March of EVANGELISTIC DEPARTMENT.—Miss Gorham read the report of this Department. The President suggested that the number of missions by “That this Council reiterates its conviction that the Parliamentary Franchise should be extended to women on the same terms as it Is or may be granted to men.” SESSION. 1904.) SUPERINTENDENTS’ “That this Council, while welcoming any legislation which will legiti- mately lessen the evils of the liquor traffic, reiterates its conviction that no legislative settlement of the question can be satisfactory which does not include some efficient measure of local option.” was 9TH, Lady Carlisle called the meeting to order at 10.30. Mrs. Price Hughes opened with prayer. Mrs. Osborn, Recording Secretary, read the minutes ceding sitting, which were adopted. in the name of the Ripley Branch :— which MORNING (JUNE Mrs. Miss made Ridge, Porritt, suggestions Mrs. Milne, tively of the present Mrs. Clark seconded, Mrs. Mrs. conduct the Harvey, Mrs. Dewsbury, for the further improvement Boden, and Mrs. of the paper. adoption of the Dale and Mrs. of the paper. spoke apprecia- Miss Mason moved, and report, which was passed, together with the following resolution of thanks :— “That the best thanks of this Council be and are hereby given to Miss Agnes Slack and to Mr. Jameson, the Editor of the White Ribbon, for their persevering and untiring efforts to make the paper a success during the last year.” Later on, Mr. Jameson responded to the vote of thanks promised to carry out the suggestions made as far as possible. and In MemoriaM SErvice.—At the noontide hour Mrs. Crosfield read the list of ‘‘promoted comrades,” after which many delegates offered prayer. |