NBWTA Report 1903-037
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4 69 68 An amendment as follows was proposed by he part of our Branches. Phillips, and carried :— Miss by ed second Davis, Mrs. the new Licensing Act “That this Council welcomes the passing of of Parliament who (1g02) and thanks Mr. Ritchie and the Members that efficient zing recogni but efforts, faithful their for it ed support ng laws, licensi the with ion connect in l essentia is administration out the through justices ng licensi that hope expresses the earnest country will strictly administer the existing Acts.” ing The nominations for President were then reported by the Return Officer as follow :— ae Lady Carlisle Mrs. Price Hughes... ... Mrs. Tomkinson Mrs. Eva McLaren Mrs. Geo. Cadbury... vie Miss Gorham Mrs. Lloyd George... i Hsh247 STB a 25 i 14 7 3 tag 2 = Mrs. Boden nee Lady Battersea Lady Henry Somerset aa Miss Slack wf a3 Mrs. Lile 3 ios Blank .& 44 Spoilt att, 18 io. ae 2 2 I [ I HELIO ee that it After the nominations were read, Mrs. Price Hughes stated would be impossible for her to serve as President. Miss Mason Mrs. Tomkinson stated that she could not serve. Mrs. G. Cadbury read a telegram from Mrs. Eva McLaren declining. Miss Gorham, Mrs. Lloyd George, Mrs. Boden, had already declined. leaving Lady Battersea, Miss Slack, and Mrs. Lile also declined, thus e. candidat Lady Carlisle as the only the Lady Carlisle then explained her position, offering to serve if t. statemen her heard having after her elect to Council should decide Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, Noontide hour of prayer was now observed. Superintendent of Scientific Temperance Instruction, led in prayer. The following resolutions, which had been deferred until after the nominations for President had been reported, were now taken up. Mrs. Osborn, on behalf of the Essex County Union, withdrew the resolution in their name, on the ground that the situation had changed. Miss Gorham moved the following resolution, proposed by the Kent County Union :— of the “That this Council has received with profound regret the news and le, irreparab be to loss the feels It , President the of ion resignat come may time the that and restored, be may health hopes earnestly In the when Lady Henry Somerset will be able to resume office. ble for meantime this Council judges that it will be very undesira any election to take place this year, and suggests that the Acting as Vice-President who shall be appointed or elected should act Chairman of Committee during the year.” It was pointed out that by the action of the day before, when it had been decided that the President must nominate the Acting Vice- President, there could not be any Vice-President unless there was first After discussion Miss Gorham was requested to substitute a President. the following resolution, which was seconded by Mrs. Green, put to the vote, and lost :— “That the office of President of the National Association for the coming year.” remain vacant Mrs. Henry Davison moved, Mrs. ‘carried :— “ That as there was only one candidate ballot be made the election ballot.” Osborn seconded, for President, and it was the nomination Lady Carlisle was therefore declared President for the coming year, and was received with acclamation. Lady Carlisle then nominated Mrs. Price Hughes as Acting Vice- President, and she was elected by acclamation. The meeting then adjourned until 2 p-m. THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. (May 28TH, 1903.) the chair at 2 p.m., and asked Mrs. Windley Lady Carlisle took to lead in prayer. The minutes of the Morni Mies O cha a Peae and unanimously carried :— ; Session were read and adopted. Owing resolution, which was seconded 2 “That this Council is stron gly of opinion D that a law to close ublic- i houses throughout Engl and during the whole of Sunday is Hequiced in the interests of Temp erance and morality, and that such a law is oe by the experien ce of other parts of the Empire , is demanded orien dam Gone eine speedily to be enacted. The Council : iS ass auc > oT h Cioens edene 7 ece s Government to introd uce and 4 Mrs. Shilston Watkins stated that she was obliged to leave early. and asked that she migl ght be allowed t 1 i on the Agenda re the Assessment of Cable Hose n cee Bpanicy “ Th 7 7 fates ee the fact that the ratable value of public-houses 1s in eek assessed at much less than it should be, the Council ha Chins ee of the N.B.W.T.A. to approach the Assess- SRL tee ee and Overseers of their local Poor Law Unions he acu he Sa aee their attention to the dictum laid down in wedi aie (is Tana v. the Guardians of Sculcoates Union ea en Lords decided that in making assessments, on upba thediceused pramiies ; alack tbe be tiga taken oe into eho i conded consideration.” by Mrs. Tomkinson, and after discussion was _ The Tellers announce d the result of the nomination for officers, which were as follows :— Hots ae ay -—Miss Slack, 528. Scattered, 6r. + £€¢. Sec. -—Mrs. Osborn, 453; Mrs. Crosfield, 95. Scattered 51. Hon. Assist. Rec. Sec.- —Mrs. Crosfi eld, 396; Mrs. Osborn, 109. Scattered, 86. swat erate made ee ae ved, seconded the election ballot and Gorham, 554. and carried the Scattered that the following TT 32 inati eR Mae 5 |