The Countess of Bective presided yesterday afternoon at the annual meeting of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Miss Rathbone read the annual report, which stated that 274 members now returned to Parliament were friendly to women's suffrage. In moving the adoption of the report Lady Bective said they could congratulate themselves on the increased number of members of Parliament friendly to women's suffrage, and on the more general acknowledgement of women's work in the elections. The chief hindrance to the advancement of women's suffrage was that the numbers of women who wished for it were at present inadequate. Another hindrance was the comparatively small number of leading women taking part in the movement. She did not think that quite sufficient effort was made by suffrage societies to secure the support of influential people. The Rev. T. W. M. Lund seconded the resolution, which was carried. On the motion of Sir E. R. Russell, seconded by Miss Ellen Robinson, a resolution was adopted that no measure of electoral role reform would be satisfactory which did not provide for the inclusion of qualified women on the register.
.lcWomen had to wait 28 years for equal voting rights with men.
