IN THE FIELD.

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 263, 18 May 1917, Page 11

IN THE FIELD.

The day before leaving Takapuna a meeting—to which the residents of the neighbourhood were invited—w. s held on the spacious verandah of Mrs Penning s house. The attendance was good. One or two new members were secured, and also a Cradle Roll baby. April 18th found me at Ohakune to t.ike part in the campaign against Sunday picture shows, which was conducted with great vigour, the Rev. W. Weller (Anglican) taking the lead. Unfortunately, the referendum, whirl was taken simultaneously with the Mayoral election, showed a majority for pictures of sixty. Whether this really represented the minds of the voters it is impossible to tell, as the voting-paper was so clumsily worded as to be absolutely misleading. We educated our side as far as we could, but only a small section could be reached with the mock ballot-paper. 1 wish the Government would appoint a committee of sensible women to draw up the voting-papers! About half-way through the campaign, I fell off my cycle, severely spraining my left, wrist. My kind hostess, Mrs Brownlee, bathed and rubbed and bandaged according to the latest ambulance rules, and 1 was well taken care of. The arrangement with Patea had to be cancelled, as cycling was for some time out of the question. Something might have been done in Te Kuiti on foot, but a wire, “not convenient,” settled that. So on 2(>th I travelled to my City of Refuge, Lower llutt, meeting with a loving welcome from Mrs and Miss Knight. Tuesday found me at the ordinary meeting of the Petone Union, when arrangements were made for a campaign in that town, and on Thursday I atttended the meeting of the District Union. In each rase the delegate gave her report, both being bright and not too long. M. S. POWELL, Dominion Organiser.

Miss Powell's Address: Care Mrs Hopkirk, Waipukurau. In re badges. Miss Powell states th«lt she is at present unable to supply those at 8d each, as the war-work is monopolising all the manufactories in England, so badges have to wait. Fortunately, plenty of cheaper ones are available, but in future these will have to be sold at 4d each (js per dozen when pre-paid,