Affiliation With

Pta

NG Women's Club Unanimous

MEMBERS of the New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney, on October 30 agreed unanimously to affiliate with the Pacific Territories Association, to present a solid front of Territories’ resi dents on matters affecting them now or after the war. Mrs. H. H. Page was chosen to represent the Club on the Executive of the PTA.

A new clause was added to the rules of the PTA at the general meeting in September, whereby any body, having as its objects, wholly or in part, the objects of the Association, could become affiliated with the Association—such body having the right to nominate a representative to the Association’s Executive.

The meeting was attended by about 30 members and the president (Mrs. Page) was in the chair. .Most of the time was devoted to a discussion of the 35 clauses of the Pacific Territories Association Memorandum on “Post-war Reconstruc tion” in the Territories. ’ This memoran dum was compiled and correlated from PTA members’ suggestions by their

executive several months ago, at the request of the Minister for External Territories.

The New Guinea women had unani mous approval for the majority of the clauses. In a few clauses additional information will be asked for and in other cases amendments were suggested.

Presumably, the conclusions of the Club will form the basis of discussion with the Association at some future date.

Social Evening

ABOUT 120 people attended the social given on November 12, at the Femi nist Club rooms, by the New Guinea Women’s Club and the Pacific Terri tories Association combined. For the first time, organised card games were played and, judging by the enthusiasm of those present, the innovation was highly popular.

It is hoped that more of these func tions will be held, as they afford Terri torians a chance to meet informally and keep green the contacts that mean a good deal in these times when the South west Pacific world is in a state of flux.