PROHIBITION IN U.S.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18905, 21 January 1927, Page 2

PROHIBITION IN U.S.

WOMAN TEACHER'S VIEW. Miss Dorothy C. Farnie, M.A., of Geraldine, who has returned to Geraldine from a tour of Europe and America, has' some interesting comments to make on Prohibition in the United States. "A woman does not have the same chances as a man has |of judging these things," said Miss Farnie, in an interview, "but while away, I always tried to gain my impressions from reliable sources.'' Her first experience was in a lift in San Francisco. There she observed a man wink to another, saying: "If you want anything, you've just got to ask for Joe." Later she had been told that liquor could always be obtained when wanted, but it was vile stuff, in fact "liquid fire." She had been told by a middle class business man, that a great number of ladies who used to give innocent tea parties before, would not dream of giving one now without. placing alcoholic drinks on the table. Asked whether she thought Prohibition was good or bad for America, Miss Farnie would not commit herself, saying she had put the same question to several Americans. Some people, whose information should be quite reliable, had informed her that drinking was taking place amongst the boys and girls of high schools. Miss Farnie said she had been loath to believe that, but she had been assured that it was unfortunately so. Many teachers in America were with great grief realising the fact. Sellers of "sly grog" would lie I in wait outside the school gates. Some of these pupils considered, so she was informed, that a was not a dance without "flask-toting," and too many of these pupils were able to obtain command of motor-cars for drinkinr? parties. "It is tKe easiest thing in the world," another had told her, "to obtain a doctor's certificate, and instead of _ paying, say Is 6d as Before, for. whisky, they would pay. say, 12s for the doctor's certificate, and 4s for the drink. TENNIS AT WILDING PARK. The local tennis enthusiasts were favoured with bright sunshine yesterday, when the Canterbury Provincial Championship tournament was commenced at Wilding Park. Amongst the large gathering of interested spectators were Mr and Mrs Seayi Mr and Mrs Wake, Mr and Mrs J. C. Lord, Mr and Mrs F. Wilding, Mr and Mrs Reg. Browning, Mrs Ferrier, Major and Mrs Nicholl.Mrs Harris Thompson, Mrs Shankland (Rangiora). Miss Jennings, Mrs F. Tattle, Mrs Cross (Sydney), Miss Fletcher, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Hilary, Mrs Carney, Mrs and Miss May Andrew, and Mr and Mrs Angas.. VALEDICTORY. y ' -—• i At tlie Nurses' Clubroom in the' Royal Exchange Buildings, on Wednesday afternoon, the president and members of the Council,of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association entertained Miss Beck and Miss Welsman at afternoon tea. Both ladies are leaving jiest month for a trip to the Homeland, and.Miss Hood, on behalf of the members, expressed their good wishes for an enjoyable trip, and a safe return to New Zealand, and presented to each a travelling cushion. Among those present were:—Dr. and Mrs Crooke, Mrs J. Gore-Newell, Dr. and Mrs Orchard, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Mac Gibbon, Mrs Deans, Mrs T. H. Williams, Misses Beck, Welsman, Buckley, Houston, Trotter, Pirrie, Kftto, Pike, Ewart, Eyes, Mulcock (2), M. e! Jones, _ J. D. Jones, and Moffafl;! ApoloEies were received from. Dr. and Mrs Pairman, Dr. and Mrs Douglas Anderson, Miss Muir. Miss Newman, Miss Hayward. Mrs Moore. Miss Oppenheim, and Miss Christmas.