Wellington Convention Reports.

White Ribbon, Volume 1, Issue 6, 1 December 1895, Page 7

Wellington Convention Reports.

HOKITIKA. Our Union was organised by Mrs Miller, President of Dunedin V s on February 8, 1894. Fourteen members were then enrolled and since then four more have joined, making a total membership of eighteen. We have also six honorary members. Twelve ordinary and two special meetings have l>een held during the year ; also two public meetings. Juveni’e work was taken up and carried on during the winter months. Rooms in which to hold the classes were r< nted for six months and a sale of cakes and aprons was held in order to raise funds. About fifty git is attended the girls’class and were taught plain ami fancy need e-work, under the superintendence of Mrs Thomas. Twenty-eight of these signed the pledge. The boys numbered twenty-four, sixteen of whom signed the pledge. Miss Barnard was superintendent of this department, and the boys were taught rustic woik and ni tting. l be efforts in this direction proved \ery successful, great interest being taken by the young people in their

woik. To retain this interest during the summer months, a flower ami vegetable show was planned, the result being that, on February 15, a most successful show and temperance meeting w*as held in the Town Hall Addresses were given by Mrs James Park, Rev. J. T Burrows, and the President, Vice-president and Secretary of the Grevmouth Union, who very kindly came down for the occasion with two other members of their Union. Prizes wcp* given to the children for the lust exhibits, and both children and the crowded audience seemed well satisfied. 1 emperancs literature has been distributed during the year. Flower mission work was also taken up. We hope, God willing, to take up other departments of work during the coming year. DUNEDIN. Our Union is quietly but steadily holding in, the membership the SMiie as last year (60). with five 11011. memliers. Monthly meetings have been held, except in January, «dso monthly evening meetings to work for a st le of woik, which took place in November, the proceeds being £55. The Sailors’ Rest continues to do good work, under the faithful leatleiship of Mis falconer, not only for temperance, hut for Christ. Leavitt House is carried on most satisfactorily by Mrs Dunn as a temperance hoarding-house. Mothers’ meetings are held fortnightly, also Sunday evening services. A Union lias lieen oiganised in South Dunedin. Efforts are being made to prevent the use of tobacco and cigars by youths. We have ten new members. WEST TAIEKI. The memtiership has increased to twenty-two this year. Monthly nmetings have been held regularly, at which tin* attendance has ixvn fair. A Mothers Prayer l nion meeting is held in conjunction with our W.CT.U. meeting. The annual soiree was held on June Nth. Addresses were given by the President and the Revs. Taylor and Gibson Smith. Songs and solos wen* rendered by the West Taieri Church choir, under the leadership of Mr Chisholm. A large parcel of clothing has lK*en made up and sent to the New Hebrides Mission, also clothing and donations to Sailors' Rest bazaar. Relief was given to families needing help. The Sewing Committee has also done good orl . A letter of symjsithy and encoumgeuient was sent to Mr. Hutton. M.H.R., who introduced the Hill tor the rejn-al of the C.l). Act. Steps were taken to influence the community at the late licensing election in favour of temperance, and we are happy to say that as a dis f rict our efforts were crowned with success. M ARTON. This Union has thirty-four working member* and six honorary ones. Two new pledges have l**en taken this year. The Prohilnliuntsi and other Temperance literature has l»een distributed, 100 copies of the I'rohxhitumisi being given away fortnightly. Ten ordinary meetings aave been held during the year.