The White Ribbon. For God and Home and Humanity. WELLINGTON, NOV. 18, 1919. S.O.S. FROM W.R. OFFICE. KINDLY READ AT NEXT UNION MEETING.

White Ribbon, Volume 25, Issue 293, 18 November 1919, Page 9

The White Ribbon. For God and Home and Humanity. WELLINGTON, NOV. 18, 1919. S.O.S. FROM W.R. OFFICE. KINDLY READ AT NEXT U N ION MEETING.

The year is drawing to a close, and \\c have not reached our tally of tom new subscribers, are not half way to

our goal. We make a special appeal to everp member, every reader, every person who wishes to see people educated on Moral and Social Reforms, to assist us in widening the circle of readers. Some of our fiicnds have helped v ell. One lady pays for copies to be sent to friends, and writes: ‘*l wish I could afford to pay for many papers to go to women who never see it.” ,

A gentleman subscriber, one of Xuckland’s leading citizens, writes: “It is a good paper, and after I have scanned it I pass it on.” Another sends to/- for the paper to be sent for a year to four friends, and savs: “I feel sure the little pape *

will have a good mf.uence with wo men voters.” We are grateful to these friends, and to many others who have sent us kind and appreciative words. It is worth effort to get our white-winged messenger into the homes. When the women of Engl.tnd were striving for the vote, many of them stood in the streets, and sold their paper, “Votes for Women,” because they IcneC that many were prejudiced, and would not buy unless specially solicited We do rnt ask our workers to do this, but we do wish that they would do their be* t to get friends to subscribe, particularly non members of our Union.

As regards the financial position, we have never raised our subscription and have no wish to do so, and if our White Ribboners will rally lound and help there is no need to do sc. We can pay our way, but we cannot afford bad debts. Last year we had a debit of £io, the first for many yeais, but one District Union alone owed over £2O in fees. Had subscriptions been collected we should have been on the credit side of the ledger. On December 31st there was £l7l owinß for subsenptions, and £l7 f° r advertisements. Our Business Manager asks that every sulst ription possible should be collected, and uiges every Union to pay for its advertisement promptly. Our Canadian White Riblx>n in appealing to the l nions for help suggests that every member should Rive 50 cents, or at least 25 cents v> that toe paper might become financial. Me do not appeal tor Rifts, thoogh we are always open to receive a donation. One kind friend sent / > donation last tear, and he wrote: “1 am now 8i yeavs old, and I hope to live to see Prohibition carried.' Al together last year we received £b »n donations. But we do appeal to our friends to send along subscriptions, old and new, before December 31st, and help us to present a < redit balance. In very few cases aie there large accounts owing, mostly one and two years, and if these are paid we shall be in a strong financed position. Our energetic worker, Miss Lain shaw, has secured 44 subscribers this year; Hastings, 32; Raitangata, 20; Invercargill V s, 10 (we wish the same spirit would fall on our other Y girls); Bunnythorpe, Manaia, Palmerston N. and Papatoetoe, 12; Wanganui. 11; Wakefield, 10; Feilding, 8; Nelson. Wellington Central, Waihi, 7; Bal clutha, Takapuna, 6; Ashburton, MilV m, Norsewood, Stratford, Timaru, 5;

Auckland. Grey town, Ormondville, and Petone, 4 Many other Unions have secured one, two, or three n«*w subscribers.

Aim to get uxoo before the end of the year. “Impossible!” you sa\. Not at all. Imitate the brave woman “who went in with a grin, and tackled the thing that couldn’t be done.” And SHE DID If.