At the conference, she said that “in accordance with the new status of Ireland, steps were taken by the Dublin branch to create a National Council in Ireland for itself. In 1918, it changed its name to the National Council of Women of Great Britain & Ireland. Alexandra College GuildSome Irish delegates, particularly those of the Alexandra College Guild, however, were not happy. Ethel Watson, the honorary secretary of that guild, urged that the severance of Ireland from the organisation be postponed, “She said that there was what might be termed a skeleton National Council of Women in Ireland. There was no president, and merely a small committee in Dublin and very few representatives from other centres in Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times September 29, 2019 04:52 UTC