FACTS ABOUT THE W.C.T.U.

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 264, 18 June 1917, Page 6

FACTS ABOUT THE W.C.T.U.

Often we have been asked about our organisation, what it is and what it does. In order to answ<; these questions, we have prepared a neat card, folded in two, just the size to fit into an ordinary envelope. Upon it has been printed the following facts about the W.C.T.U.: — The World’s W.C.T.U. was founded by Miss Frances Willard in 1883. It has bran< hes in 50 countries, and a membership of over half a million. It’s Motto: “For God and Home and Humanity. M It's Badge. A How of White Ribbon. “As white light is composed of all colours, so the white ribbon embraces all kinds of reform work.” It's President: Rosalind, Countess of Carlisle. It's Aims and Objects: (1) To secure Prohibition of the Liquor Trade and of Habit-form-ing Drugs. (2) To secure an equal standard of morality for both sexes. (}) To preserve the home and to safeguard child life. (4) To raise the Aire of Consent and to get Women Police appointed to patrol all streets, parks, and public places, to protect the young people of both sexes. (5) Segregation, preferably in farm colonies, of all mental and moral degenerates. (6) To remove from women all civic, political, and educational disabilities. (7) To have Sex Physiology and the Kffects of Alcohol on the Human Body taught in all schools.

Copies of the above can be obtained from the “White Ribbon’ office, Port Chalmers, at 6d per dozen, or 3s f>d per 100. We hope Unions and individual members will order these and distribute. We want to make our work known, so that others may come and join us.