NBWTA Report 1904-039
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Department. Lady Carlisle waived her right to nominate an President. Mrs. Lile therefore moved that Mrs. Price Hughes by the Council. This was seconded and carried. acting be appointed ment Foop RErorRM DEPARTMENT. — Recommendations N.E.C., moved by Miss Slack and Miss Gorham :— from “That this Department be discontinued, and the subject placed Lecture List.” “That a Department of Health and Hygiene be established.” Resolution, moved Pearsall Smith :-— “That Work.” Mrs. Hygiene Milne, and as an amendment by Mrs. Lawrence Food Miss May Reform Yates, be and taken Mrs. up Vice- the on the and Mrs. as a Department McCullam of supported the amendment. Mrs. Osborn and others supported the motion of the N.E.C., which was finally carried. TEMPERANCE WorK IN SuNDAy ScHooLts.—Mrs. Osborn and Mrs. Reed moved this recommendation, which was carried :— “ That this Department be discontinued.” POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.—It was resolved :— “That the Sub-Committee be appointed to deal with all political questions, and that the Suffrage Department form a section of the saine.” SCIENTIFIC TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION IN ScHOoLS.—The follow- ing recommendation of the N.E.C. was adopted :— “That this subject be placed in the Hon. Vick-PRESIDENTS.—On Vice-Presidents were re-elected. hands of the Sub-Committee. the proposition of Miss Slack, the SUPERINTENDENTS OF DEPARTMENTS.—The nominations of the N.E.C. for Superintendents of Departments were approved, on the resolution of Miss Southall and Miss Slack. It was also resolved that the N.E.C. appoint Superintendents to fill vacancies. Department. Evangelistic ... me ... Organization fe ... Loyal Temperance Legion ... Literature oe a ... Rress 20%: Ze ee ... Purity Fairs, Hiring Fairs .... Work at Brewster Sessions ... Work among Women Voters... Dept. for Cure of Inebriate Wontengiiees ... Superintendent. Miss Gorham, To be managed by Committee. Miss Edith Wilson. To be managed by Committee. Miss Agnes E. Slack. Mrs. Tomkinson. Miss Phillips. Miss B. Mason. Lady Henry Somerset. Superintendent Police Court Work a toe) Prevention of BM to Animals... ... Peace and Arbitration... Dept. regarding the Employ- Vacant, Miss Evans. Miss Phillips. of Women in Drink- TOU AcSeaee Miss Perkins. Prevention of Sale of Intoxi- cants to Children . ... Miss Johnson. White Ribbon Bands. among Working Girls... pe Waneroitiie os. 2 World’s Temperance Mission- ary Department ... ... Miss A. Slack. Drawing Room Meetings ... Mrs. Boden. Public Morality ; ... Lady Henry Somerset. Social Institutes... oe ... Lady Carlisle. IRESCUGIA acs 1 a0 ... Sister Margaret. Dept. for Coffee Houses and Coffee Carts it ... Mrs. Paddon. Health and Hygiene ... aT ROGke. ek BritisH lane MEDICAL ; 5 In charge of the Sub-Committee. Gold ATION.—On the motion of Mrs. Watson (Scotland) it was resolved :— “This Council views with satisfaction the recommendation of the British Medical Association regarding instruction in physiology and hygiene, including scientific temperance instruction in schools, and begs to record its gratitude for same.” Aupirors.—On the was resolved to adopt the Knox, Cropper & Co. be Lady Carlisle moved, and it was carried :— motion of Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Powell, it recommendation of the N.E.C., that Messrs. appointed Auditors for the ensuing year. Mrs. Lile seconded, Miss Gorham supported, - “That the B.W.T.A. wish to express their sincere gratitude for the very able and efficient manner in which Miss Harris Smith has audited their accounts during the past ten years and for the painstaking and conscientious interest which she has always manifested in the well-being of the Association, and they desire emphatically to assure her that the change on which they have reluctantly decided is independent of their unshaken confidence in the way she has undertaken the work.” Drawinc-Room MEeEetINcs.—Mrs. Boden read the report, which was adopted, on the motion of Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Slack. Sociat Instirutes.—The report was read by Mrs. Tom Mitchell. Mrs. Crosfield and Mrs. Gemmill proposed the adoption of the report, with sincere thanks to Mrs. Mitchell. Carried. Rescue Work.—Sister Margaret presented the report, which, on motion, was adopted. CoFrFEE Houses aND CorrEE Carts.—Mrs. Paddon asked to have the report taken as read, as it would be printed in the annual report. This was agreed to. |