1897 saw the foundation of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) under the leadership of Millicent Fawcett.[22] This was a non-political organisation which was formed out of the seventeen strongest societies throughout England.[23] It took until 1907 before the first branch of the NUWSS was formed in Wales. This occurred during a meeting at the Llandudno Cocoa House which saw Mrs. Walton-Evans become the president of the local cell.[24] Other branches soon began forming across Wales, with the creation of the Cardiff and District branch in 1908 followed by Rhyl,[25] Conwy[26] and Bangor in 1909.[27]