IN MEMORIAM

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 March 1946, Page 7

IN MEMORIAM

Mitt M. McCallum, Invercargill South It was with deep sorrow that the news of the passing on of our beloved friend and comrade, Miss Mary McCallum, was received. Her w’ork as “Bulletin” agent brought her into contact with many of us, and her bright, cheerful personality made her an outstanding figure. The following is contributed by Mrs. Reidy, secretary of the Invercargill South Union. “Our sympathy goes out to the relatives of our beloved and valuable sister, Miss Mary McCallum, from the Invercargill South W.C.T.U. Although in very frail health for some time, she really died in harness as it were. She had a broad Christian outlook and was ever ready and willing to help others in need of the truth. She was a great idealist, seeing, visions and dreaming dreams. The best feature of her was her ideal of citizenship. She was one of those who saw that citizenship had widened its horizon to include the whole w’orld. Did the Creative Purpose create and fashion t.iat fine human life only to end it all in the frustration and futility of death? Death cannot be the Creator s last That the future life will surely be not less than this life, w’e know; but it will be greater and richer. Transplanted human w’ork will bloom to profit everywhere.” Miss L. M. Read, Ponsonby

On Sunday, January 20, one of the best-known and best-loved of the members of the W.C.T.U. w’as called to higher service, in the person of Miss L. M Read. Very quiet was her passing, she just fell asleep to aw’ake in the Heavenly Father’s home. The late Miss Read was one of the first members of the Ponsonby Union when it was reorganised by Mrs. Lee Cowie in 1923. Miss Read had, previous to this, been a member of the Auckland Union. She was for some years the secretary of Ponsonby, and when Y/rs. Lee Cowie resigned the presidency in 1928, Miss Read succeeded her, holding the position for fourteen years. Miss Read also held all the offices in the district at different times, being district president for two years, vice-president for five years. She will he greatlv missed for her loyal and faithful service to the W.C.T.U. over a long period of years.—Contributed by Mrs. R. A. Joiner.