A REAL LIVE L.T.L.

White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 246, 18 December 1915, Page 7

A REAL LIVE L.T.L.

The L.T.L. of Oko»a, Superinti ndent, Mrs Duxtield, has just completed a splendid session’s work. They opened their session last April, and held weekly meetings for six months. They have 60 members on the roll, and and 17 honorary members, all pledged abstainers. An address or object lesson on alcohol is given ever* week, either by Superintendent or a friend. Interesting pieces from the “Vanguard” or ‘‘White Ribbon’’ ai read. The children themselves Iro vide the social part of the programme, which is always mu< li appreciated by the adults, who regularly attend. An elocutionary contest was held during the session. A local paper says: ‘‘lt is questionable whether a finer band of children working under the banner of the L.T.L. can be found in New Zealand than that located at Okoia. By perseverance, this happy band, under the leadership of Mrs Duxtield, has reached a state of efficiency, and a great work in the cause of temperance is being accomplished in the district.” Under the auspices of the Patriotic Committee and the Wanganui Fast W.C. l .l ~ the < hildren journeyed to Wanganui Last and gave a grand patriotic entertainment. The Pres dent, a buy of fifteen, presided, and opened the meeting, and at the close the children proposed votes of thanks, and the boy President put them to the meeting in a manner that amazed and delighted the audience. The sum of £‘4 10s fid was taken at the door, and handed over to the Patriotic Fund. At the final meeting, the residents of Okoia made a presentation to Mrs Duxtield as an acknowledgment of the interest the has taken in t beii • hild ren and the skill with which she has trained them. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of 45 7 id, which was handed over to the Organising Fund of the W.C.T.U. Every Union should have an L.T.L. and do work of this class for the rising generation.