ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOMINION ORGANISER.

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 287, 19 May 1919, Page 12

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOMINION ORGANISER.

My report this year is a brief one. As in the previous four years, patriotic work seriously interfered with organ is ing, in most rases any woman possessing the qualities of a leader being a I ready fully occupied. Only five new Branches were organised during my six months’ work, namely, Taihapc, Bunnythorpe, Taoioa, Ryal Bush, and Pukeokawa, the last three being in very scattered districts. Pukeokawa, being organised under most unfavourable weather conditions, had no chance, and the three plucky members soon decided to join Taoroa. An attempt was made to organise at Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin, and also at Sumner, but in both cases, though a number of members were secured, no offi cers could be found. Alexandia and Rangiora were both visited, but it was found impossible to place our work on a sound basis in either town. Our energetic Yice-President-in-Chief having advanced an urgent plea for assistance in her district early in May, I arrived in Palmerston North, and until the end of October travelled around among the auxiliaries, patting in several days each month at Marton, Feilding. and Woodvillc, with satisfac tory results in the case of the two former. Four of the five new Branches formed belonged to this district. Pahiatua was not worked, as no meetings were being held owing to the piolonged absence of the President. It was, however, arranged that I should go down in July, but, tin fortunately, I was absent for three weeks on account of health. In Sep tember another interruption occurred, when, with the consent of the Organising Committee, I took iharge of the petition work in Feilding. During the six months a total of 163 new members was secured, and 40 subscribers to the paper.

I have now resigned the office of Dominion Organiser, which (with the exception of some months devoted to No License work prior to each tri ennui jmll) I have held for close on fifteen years. Such a life involves mam hardships, but, like every state in lift-, has many compensations, not the least being the warm friendships formed, which will last all through life and on into eternity. I much re girt th.it my duties as l'rin< ipal of the Maori Girls’ School prevent my attendance at the Convention, but 1 shall be with m> tomradcs in spiiit, shall meet them .it the throne of Grace, and shall always be glad to help forward our White Ribbon work as far as lies in my power.—Yours for World w ide Prohibition, MARY S. POW KLL.