W.C.T.U. CONVENTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 211, 6 March 1914, Page 5

W.C.T.U. CONVENTION.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Giskorne, Last Niiyht. Miss Henderson, in her address to the W.C.T.U. Conference, said this year they ha,d hoped for great things, 'but they needed to put all their energy into fighting a reduction of the handicap, and would make the carrying of national prohibition a possibility in 1914 ■God has ordained that right" shall triumph, but He accomplishes His purpose through men and women. May it be given to us to carry the white ribbon banner in the triumphal procession of victory in the year 1914." Miss Henderson stated that the mem bership wa3 2895. The treasurer's report sliowedi a credit balance of £BS 2s 2d. The Dominion organiser (Miss Powell) reported that after the Nelson Convention she spent six and a-lialf months in organising the Dominion W.C.T.U. She visited 14 unions, organised seven new ones, and visited eight places with a view to organising but failed to do so, giving 47 addresses and organising three Bands of Hope. She secured 131 new members, and 98 white ribbon subscribers. Miss Powell then detailed her tour. All the reports were adopted. (The report of Miss Henderson's address appears on page 2.)