INFLUENCING THE PRESS.

White Ribbon, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1 May 1895, Page 6

INFLUENCING THE PRESS.

I regret to say that the Invercargill Union is the only one sending a full report 01 this department of work. The local Superintendent says : During the year our work has been kept p% // minently before the public. In February, 1894,

we sent letters to each local paper, urging women to see that their names had not been struck off the roll. We also set forth the advantages of “no license,” and upon the very eve of the March election fired parting shots all round We have endeavoured to influence public opinion upon the following subjects : The Desirability of Public Baths. The Connection between Diseased Meat and Cancer, and the importance of all meat being inspected by an officer appointed by Government. Dress Reform. The Duty of Supporting the Members of the Licensing Committee who were Suffering in their Business through their noble Adherence to their Principles The Report of our Year’s Work, which was read at our recent Annual Meeting, has also appeared in all the local papers. In Christchurch full reports of discussions engaged in, papers read, and resolutions passed at the various meetings, have been published in the daily papers. Efforts have also been made to further the cause of Social Purity by letters bearing on the subject addressed to the local press. Janet Plimmer.