SUPERINTENDENT'S LETTERS.

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 283, 18 January 1919, Page 5

SUPERINTENDENT'S LETTERS.

■Dear While Ribbon Sisters, Please remember the 17th of Feb liuaiy, Frances Willard Day, of all oui ■red letter days the most notable, for ■on that date we commemorate the ■ heavenly birthday ot the founder of St ite W.C.T.U. “My first whola day of real spirituSal, joyful, loving study of the kernel fLf God’s Word, simply desirous to liearn my Father's Will is this 17th ■day of February, 1877, with the Boston work just begun. And on this |Meet, eventful day, in which, with irvery hour of study, the Bible has grown dearer, 1 take as my life-motto henceforth, humbly asking God’s grace that 1 may measure up to it, this wonderful passage from Paul: ■'And whatsoever ye do in word or fler d, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the B ather by Him.’ ” February 17th, 1898: —“How beautiful it is to be with God.”—Frames "Willard. Will all Unions endeavour to observe tl is red letter day by holding p«»me form of education social gathering, and trying to interest people who are not acquainted with the aims and fbj"cts of our Organisation. In this way many new members may be gained, and fresh enthusiasm aroused. Will an v Unions who have not reported Fotable Day gatherings send along a report as soon as possible. Collections on 17th February go to orld s Missionary Fund. A. C. JONES, Dominion Supt. Notable Days. I Ngaere, 31st December, 1918. C KADLL ROLL, L T D, and BAND OF MERCY. Dear Fellow-Workers, - ■ 1 hough many Unions are doing Hradlt- Roll work, sonic are still waitJJug lor more workers before beginning. I Many “V Branches have been organised this year, and where the moth||i union has not taken up Cradle P'dl work, I would suggest that the ■ V’ begin. i Our Organisation has been called hffanised Mother Love,” we begin ■dth the baby; the mother signs a lard oromis ng not to give, or to al *>vv her rhild to take any alcoholic P ( |uor, .tnd the child’s name is placed on our Cradle Roll.

The Superintendent cannot always visit the mother and child in the home, but she can see that helplul literature reaches that home. I have leaflets for mothers, on social purity lines; pa< k* ts, \ »ice eight pence, post freF The Medical Tern l>erance leaflets should also be used for this work. L.T.L. At the age ot eight >e.«is, the child should be passed into the Loyal 1 em perance Legion or Band of Hope, otherwise we lose sight of the children at their most impressible age, in stead of training an army of Temperance Workers, familiar w ith all the latest scientific facts concerning alcohoi. Here, too, the “Vs” may help in this very important work. To be a leader in the L.T.L. docs not require that you know even thing, but that you study the lessons for the bins and girls, and help them to a knowledge of the truths contained in these lessons. I suoply the following helps for the work Eight graded charts on alcohol and tobacco are as follows; With Manual explaining the charts, 7s i) d. Lesson Manuals--Temperance Tales, Bd. A Handful of Hints, Bd. About Ourselves, Bd. About our Country, Bd. It is Written —Bible Stories, Sd. Side Lights from Shakespeare on the Alcohol Question, 1 id. Marching Songs, Nos. 1 and 2, Sd. Questions about the L.T.L. Answered, is 4d. The Anti-Cigarette Sneaker, Sd. Medal Contest Reciters, Nos. 3, 5. ; 15, 17, 20, and 21, each Sd. L.T.L. Badges, per do/ , 4s. Programmes for Children of all ages sent on appro. “Tho Young Crusader,” a monthly paper, price, is 7d per year. BAND OF MERCY. The aim of this department is to secure a more wide-soread knowledge of existing laws against cruelty, the enactment of new humane laws, especially those for humane educate * and to work for the general development and promulgation of the humane idea as a means of preventing injustice and cruelty, and of hastening the coming of the Golden Age. Even* L.T.L. should appoint a Mercy Superintendent, who should keep a record of pledges signed,

literature distributed, and work done in this department. All Legioners should sign the Mercy pledge, and should rejK>rt humane acts they hav performed and deeds of cruelty they see perpetrated. Sample packet ot Band of Mercy literature, price 3d, post free. Band of Mercy pledge cards, 5d per dozen. Trusting that reports of work done in these departments will be sent in without delay.- Yours in W.K. bonds, CLARA M NEAL, Dominion Supt. 3, Fitzroy Street, Feilding.

Dear Sisters, —So far 1 have only received annual reports in this department from the following Unions: Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Pahiatua, and New Plymouth. I know what a difficult year this has been in this department, but if any Union <an report any work done, I shall b- glad to receive it at once. Acknow lodged with thanks the following donations up to date:- Oxford, ; Dunedin, £ 1 5s 6d; South Dunedin, 10s; N.E. Valley, £ 1 7s; Wanganui East, £2 13 6d; Nelson, £3 16s 6d; Ashburton, 14s; Pons<»nby, £\ 10s; Gisborne, £1 13s 6d ; Auckland, £2 ; WinchinoreGreenstreet, 9s; Richmond, 5s pd; Hawera, £3; New Plymouth, £2 zs; Wellington District, ,£i ; Pahiatua. us; Waimate, 15s;, Naoier, 10s; Dun edin, 11s; W aipukurtu, 8s 6d; Otamatea, ss, and £\ to Lee-Cowie Fund , Ngaere, 14s 6d; Onawhero, ss, and Ito Lee-Cowie Fund; Pahi, £ 1 to Lee-Cowie Fund; Mrs Toneycliffe, Gisborne, 10s. —Yours in Union Service, N. F. WALKER. “Gorlgowan, ' Upper Fox Street, Gisborne.