Superintendents' Annual Reports.

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 238, 19 April 1915, Page 22

Superintendents' Annual Reports.

CRADLE ROLL AND L.T.L. Auckland, -(T.uiic Roll hben. A spec tal I radlc Roll so< wd was held during the year, when the mother* were invited. A gooc 1 number attended; afternoon tea was hand ed round, and a profitable time was spent. Christchurch. Two mother* meet ings have been held, at whnh 9 babies have been enrolled. Number on roll, hi, of which 12 have been enrolled this year. Hawera lias i;; members on it' Cradle Roll. Invercargill. the fob. A mothers’ leaflet is sent with each birthday curd. The Rc>t Tent at the A. and IV Summer Show g«» v : nriejue opportunity of helping tho* work, and a splendid array of young colonials of one physique was to be seen on that occasion. A special Cradle Roll meeting was held on October 4th, and was much appreciated, 8 new babies being enrolled. Two addresses given, one by Nurse* O’Shea cm ‘‘The C are of the Baby,*’ and one by Mrs C. W. Brown on “Companion-hip Between Mother and Child.” An assistant has been appointed to help with visiting. Kapuni Cradle Roll. Nelson Roll. Mothers and babies have been visited. Ngaere ha- i< s b.ibn on its It is a very scattered district, and entails a lot of driving or walking if the babies are to be visited. As they grow older the y look forward to receiv mg their card every birthday, and are quite proud of it. Napier began the v« ir with 1 1 on its roll; 6 have left the* town, and 16 new members have been enrolled. The membership is now 74. Waipawa ha> 21 members on it(Tadle Roll. Opotiki roll One picnic was held during the ye ar, which a large number of e hildren md parents attended. Tapakura. I*he Cradle* RoH mem bership has increased from 45 to I radle Roll meeting held in October. An invitation sent to each mother; owing to bad weather, only about 50 mothers and friends attended. Miss Kvans gave an address; several friend* contributed items; afternoon tea was handed round. Petone ha* So member> on it* roll, including thre e who have reached their eighth birthday, to whom “(ioodbvc” letters have been sent. One* dear little twin of nearl> two years old has been called home*, to whose mother a small floral iro*' was sent from C.R. Superintendent. ih new members have been added during the year. A

Cradle Roll tea wa> held in Novem - ber. Mrs Me Vicar, of Wellington, gave an address on “1 he* Effects if Alcohol on Children.” The niaga /me. “American Motherhood,” is circulated among the* mothers. Palmerston North has 7 ; members on its roll, names having been added this vear. Visits have been paid. One “At Home” arranged for mothers. Pahiatua has q<> habit- on it" roll. C>4 visits have* been made. 22 5 Temperance leaflets and 110 “White Slave” papers given awa\ ; 1 purity books and leaflets loaned to mother**. Rangicra started CTadl * Roll work this year, and has 24 babies on its roll. K.ach home has been v ; sited, .md Medical Temperance leaflets distributed. Tuakau now ha- i<h> on it' Cradle Roll. During the year has lost 32 rile mbe r- b\ transference to other I'nion rolls; 14 have left the district, no address be ing given to Superintendent. T imaru ha -17 b mein I er- on it - roll; 6 2 ne*w members this \<*ar. 16 member' have attained tli«• age of «S years, to each of whom a “(iood-byt*” letter has been written. Therefore have 41 more members th in last year. In February a pie nic was held in the Park. A good I v number of e hildren and mothers attended. Addresses given by Mesdame* Rule and Trott. After tea. the* Superintendent explained the work of the* Cradle* Roll Department, and mentioned the splendid work done bv her as-i*tant. As the gathering dispersed a member pre--e*nted each child with a packet of chocolates. Wellington Central ha- ,h members on its roll. Warkworth. I he Ci die Roll show* the* following figures: On the roll altogether, ie)7 ; over age*, Si ; rec eiving cards, 116; new members, 25. WCDdvilie ha- 52 members on its Cradle Roll. e>o visits have been paid, and leaflets distributed to mothers. New Plymouth has )V names on its roll, sending out jhS cards. as 8S ire now too old or have left the district. On the occasion of Mm Snowden’s visit 1 mothers’ meeting was he*ld, and was largely attended bv both parents and children. Several names were added to the roll. Winchmore ha- <j members on itCradle Roll. B.aND OF HOPK, OR L.T.L. Bluff Band of Hep* his 70 me*m bt*rs; 2 7 of the*-e are new members gained during the year. The workers often feel discouraged that so many bo vs and girl- cease to attend the Band of Hope when they begin to attend the* High School. Then, as the vear goe* on, other* take their place,

and the membership creeps up, until the* usual number (70) 1- reached. The speakers and subjects were arranged by the Band of Hope I’nion. Ihe average attendance has not been so good a> in past years, only half as many first prizes given this year as ware given last. Our President, Mrs Moody, i* seldom absent, and much of our sum" 1* due to ht*r effort* in helping to keep up the standard of our programmes. Cambridge held monthly Band of Hope meeting* in the Vic toria Hall, whic h was filled to overflowing each time*. There are* So members on the* toll. The (hildren have given very good programmes. A big wind-up sorial was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. Kaiapci. Several \\ .( I l . mem hers are* on the Band of Hope Commit te*e*. In June the* W.C.T.I . arranged the entire programme for the* Band of Hope* meeting. At this meeting prize e*says, w ritte n bv -e hool c hildren on the temperance wall -he*ets, were read and prizes presented ; also nine* other pri/e*s were given to < hildren of lower standards for best tenq e*rane e rec itation. The* Band e>f llepe children took this up eagerlv, and keen competition was displayed. It i- intended to make* thi* an annual affair. Kaikoura has a W CT C Band of Hope. Four meetings have been held, and one Band of Hope “Rally.” The* meeting* have been we ll attended, the membership for the year numbering 40. Ngaere. A few L.T.L. meetings were held, but owing to several unfortunate* circumstane es they we re* very snuch broken into. Three me*mbe*rs have been appointed to c arry on the work as soon as the* bu-ie-t (the* milking) season is over. Okcia. An I I. L. branch e rganise cl in April, under the* auspices of the Wanganui Fast W.C.T.I', The*re* are 4<> members. The* average attendance at each weekly meeting i- (m; this includes parents and honorary me*mbe*rs. Charts, prepared in Ame rie a, and recommended by our WorM’s Superintendent of L.T.L. work, were* used for instructing the children regarding the evil effects e f alcohol and smoking. Besides these, object lessons were given by the Superintendent and willing helpers. I'ri/e* were offered for the* be*t essays on “Alcohol.” The children took a keen interest in this, and 17 competed. The parents, sympathisers, and the Wanganui Fast W C.T.IC contributed towards the cost of the* prizes, and fis was spent. The se*ssion closed with a very successful entertainment given by the children. The L.T.L. badge has been adopte d. Opotiki. \ WC T I Band of Hope. Six very well-attended meetings have been held, the girls and boys, young people and elder people, taking part in the* programme of music, song and recitation. An instructive addre*ss is given at each meeting. The

charts recommended by the World’s L.T. L. Superintendent have been purchased, and we hope to make good um* of them during next session. Oxford. A. W.C.T.I’. Band of Hope, numbering t>o members. A big picnic was held in the Park, to which the mothers and children of the Cradle Roll were invited. The Rev. Hollawav nave an address. All meetings were well attended. The L.T.L. charts are used. Otautau.— A Band of Hope, with a membership of <)i. The monthly meetings were well attended, and good tempt ranee addresses were given by our Chairman. The children are all cage, to take a part in the evening’s entertainment, which i" got up by them under the supervision of several W'.C.T.U. members. The closing social was a great success, /jo of the proceeds bt ing donated to the Belgian Relief h und. Palmerston Norih ha> a L.T.L., managed bv a committee of five W'.C.T.U. membt is. >S meetings have been held ; 71 names are on the roll. Addresses have been given to the children by ministers and temperance worker* of the town. Classes of gymnastics and stencilling form part of the* work of each meeting. Work done during the year by the children: Charge of the* toy ■'tall at tlu* No-License Bazaar; waiting at table in the tea rooms ; distributing temperance literature; street collection for l)r. Barnardo’s Homes. Member" wear the L.T.L. badge. Timaru has a Band of Hope, with a membership of 54. It is successful carried on by the “V” Union. Dunedin. —There are 11 Bands of Hope, meeting weekly, mostly in connection with the churches. The main work is to prepare the c hildren f< r the Band of Hope Union competition, ibis vear the- 12th annuil competition was held, and the* increased interest was very marked over any previous year. This year’s e say writing was altered by substituting test examinations on the* Temperance Wall Sheets prepared by the Kducation Department for use in our public >c hools. Balance-Sheet, Cradle Roll and L.T.L., 1914.

MX letters have been written for this department, and 97 parcels sent out. In 1013 we were reported to have 222} Cradle Roll members; in 1914 only i7«)<> members were reported. 37 Unions have purchased ( R. cards, and only 22 l nions have reported. Had ti:e torn . t n« r it l nions sent reports, 1 btliev* • *ir : »embership would have* shown ,1 considerable increase over the .<>l3 figures, as a greater number of birthday cards have been purchased. It «s to be regretted that the number of U K. members can not be* asc e rtained.

The new Unions which commenced C.K. work in 1914 au : Opotiki, K.i puni, Kangiora, Pahiatua, Woodville. Picton, Blenheim, Wanganui Last, and Onehunga. It is encouraging to notice that the* five first-named have sent in good reports. As the 1 Listnamed purchased cards somewhat late this year, we may expec t to hear from them next vear.

Though individual members, at Convention, have pun h.ised the' pae k ets of C.R mothers’ leaflets, only the* following Unions have ordered Inverc argiil, Kapuni, Kaikorai Valley, Oxford, Opotiki, Pahiatua, W oodville.

In ic> 14 the designs of both pledge* and birthday raids were altered. As regards the* birthday cards, this does away with the necessity of Superintendents having to send the same e aid to children ear h year. A year’s supply is printed at one time*, so that the cards may be obtainc d and supplied to Unions as cheaply as possible. If a new design is printed each year, the Superintendent’s work will be easier, and the* cards be supplied at a lower rate* than if Ist, 2nd, and ird vear cards were printed. If Superintendents have any of the* pre* vious year’s cards in stock, it only remains for them to be careful to send these to new member", and the* new c ards to old members. The suggestion that an eighth year card be printed is an excellent one, and j-hould be considered this yc*ar. Many C.R. Superintendent" deplore* the fact that when the c hildren rrae h the age of eight years they are taken off the roll, and, at their most impre - sionable age, are lost "ight of. The remedy is that every Union organise* a Loyal Temperance Legion, however small it mav be in point of numbers. From the Bluff Band of Hope we learn how difficult it i" to keep the* members together after thc*y reae h the age of 14 or 16 vears. Let us make* good use of the vears between bv gathering the* children together and teaching them why thev should abstain from the use of alcohol, tobacco, and cigarettes. In the L.T.L. manuals the lessons are fuilv prepared so that the Superintendent’s work i" made* easy. This matter is of "Uc h vital importance that Unions are urged to consider it at the earliest opportunity. CLARA M. NEAL, Dorn Supt. Cradle Roll and L.T.L. Department.

RECEIPTS. Balance, ion *5 5 8 Sales Gisborne Conv’n o 18 i Sales Palmerston N Con. o 11 i Sales by Post IO >7 4l 07 12 2\ 1 \TEXIMTURE Printing Cradle Roll Birthdav Cards jCa 14 3 Printing Cradle Roll Pledge Cards i 12 6 Purchases, England i 8 5 Pun hases, 1 \S. A. 2 9 4 Envelopes and Writing Pads O >5 9 Postage on Letters and Parcels 0 17 nl Balance in Hand 5 U o ~£n 12 2\