WORK AMONG THE YOUNG.

White Ribbon, Volume 33, Issue 382, 18 May 1927, Page 9

WORK AMONG THE YOUNG.

(Contributed.) Because the New Zealand Alliance activities in connection with the Band of Hope Movement have been so successful during the last year, it has been deemed advisable to form a Union to unite the various Bands. For this reason, meetings have been held throughout South Canterbury and North Otago, resulting in a Conference of Delegates being held at Timaru on the 10th inst. The Conference was attended by ielegates from Ashburton to Oamaru, as representing the five Electorates: Ashburton, Temuka, Timaru, Waitaki, and Oamaru. Mr Mackesy was in attendance, an ’ submitted a provisional Constitution and Rules for a Band of Hope Union, w'hich were adopted with certain alterations, and an Executive Committee set up. Mr J. I. Hayman, of Waimate, was elected Chairman and Mr Frank L. Trott, of Oxford Buildings, Timaru, as Secretary and Treasurer. To promote uniformity and progressive eerie* of Temperance lessons throughout the Area, the Executive decided upon a course of sot subjects for the monthly meetings of the various Bands of Hope throughout the coming Baml of Hope season. The Executive also undertake to provide the Movement with necessary apparatus required for oeeular demonstration and illustration, that the alcoholic contents of the liquor beverage is harmful. The Committee will commence a campaign to greatly* increase the existing number of* Bands of Hope within the Area under its jurisdiction, and to which it will supply the material necessary to assist such newly-formed Bands to become a success. Reverend W. Marshall, of Tinwald, presided over the Conference as Chairman.