Y.P.C.T.U.
(Young People’s Christian Temperance I nion). Y.P.C.T.U. initial. Words with meaning v'T special. Here meet Youth of !>oth persuasior (Maiming no denominations. V for C hristian: Christ the Lord Is the Leader, through His Word. Members have a privilege, Joining by the Temperance pledge. ‘Tnion” indicates a band Organised throughout this land, And by many another tide (For this movement is world-wide). Having acumen to see Alcohol’s an enemy, Taken as a la'ver&re To the person average. It contains, as chemists count, Of real food a scant amount, Yet it s very, very plain ’Tis a poison to the brain. So by plainest common-sense This predicament immense Of ensuring moderation In the rising generation Is to have no tJcohol I>J it.' beverage at all. And to carry out this plan Mean.* the placing of a ban On the trade that caters drink To the chap who doesn't think. Thus the Y.P.CT.U. Sees the drinking revenue Turned to uses elevating; Rett«r men and homes creating Ry the vote they mean to cast For a country clean at last. —From Pleasant Point "Y” Joun
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White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 376, 18 November 1926, Page 12
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183Y.P.C.T.U. White Ribbon, Volume 32, Issue 376, 18 November 1926, Page 12
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