That wonderful organization, the National Federation of Women's Institutes, held its annual conference in the Albert Hall the day before yesterday, with over 8000 women from. 5,500 Institutes, It was 3 amazing "assembly, young and old, beautiful and homely, Kent by Cumber land, Cornwall with Durham. If representative gramophone records could have been made, they. would have been an interesting IMlustration of the number of different Ianguages' and dialects that are crowded into this little island. One thing, however, all the women had in common. Everyone knitted tire-Iessly from beginning to end. Future historians may known this as the great knitting age, For knitting is as. common in Belgravia asin Watton-under-Edge, among debutantes and Delilahs as among Deborahs and Dorcases.
"The resolutions dealt with thoroughly practical matters. Housing occupied large part of the discussion, the Urgent need for more and cheaper houses, and therewith a vigorous protest against the reckless manner in which local councils are pulling down beautiful old cottages, which are structurally sound and could be! put in good trim for much less than the cost of the new hideous things that replace them. But then where would the profits of the local builder be? It is to be feared that "graft" is a common snare of district authorities.
frightful storm blew up during the discussion of a demand for wider use of anaesthetics to relieve what Shakespeare calls "the pleasing. penalty that women bear." One lady, Whose business hag been to super: intend the arrival of many babies, said incautiously that success in these crises was largely a matter of temperament. Instant outery arose, "What do you know about it?" "How many ehildrea have you had?" Alas, the speaker was unmarried. She retreated from the platform and the assembly resumed its knitting calm, Other resolutions were for better pay for nurses, greater facilities for registering births (which throws a vivid light on rural conditions: can you not see the country labourer with ten miles to trudge in order to register his Wieunte te aways tine fr urg nay pst ili tion eae toate foster Sargreds Waster a Sina Engli pla and toi nan wary shane a Waal aesly "of, om otenen& dw of Band Thacher fas wip hae ved Sati ts foe or 8 Tomentaae tly pace tasse "the order leat tat Wi"tauage wu the pale aa, tel rope and wea pet aSReRe Saag, Ake ta a Aisi Wet eer However riy ma to be ramon one ey 2 Sony take tele adage eatin vote ts NESSIE ha "sfaan Pamela nad to ma mat Hsia to's' maul ole tte rare do fed fete Shistheeets Gatun ty wales eek stbdad aa noe Mhetin®oame" Sagal ole Sweat th ye, "Aes vere ered "yeeray She Sov bit, heres fv severe oan in yen gt Yet they Stiga oat a ake el ook thd fectthoute in Seer Rhee wera tery cons, greet ext peta tae, Saget ini si ara" pai Botan vga gri of the Dake anni Seb deli an of det: Metered women the Se may well nani the Hee HY Wemco ao Heat, Sh "Betty ec names Hiei) Minty "Cre "Be sie coote "one mate, feint of e Uogie he ess nine ie: sede fora Sot ery Sato of Shee es eta, Pier ngs SOR eat het bat ad eat sol a at na Racer saling by that 'a' aloe gula gibe mane estat anything s0 appropriate 2s the union of these gorgeous young creatures?
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