Among the Departments

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 10, 1 November 1946, Page 2

Among the Departments

GOOD CITIZENSHIP c/o 115 Bassett Road, Rcmuera, 5.E.3, Auckland. lo District and Local Secretaries, — At the last Dominion Convention, several other departments were incorporated in the above, namely, Flower Mission, Philanthropic, Prison and Reformatory, and Good Citizenship.

Annual Reports are in course of preparation tor Conventions, so, while you are at it, will you please send me one, giving details of any work undertaken by your union under any of the above departments, which are to he known in future as “Good Citizenship” **' Perhaps District Secretaries who are now in possession of any such details for convention reports, would he good enough to send them on to me. Reports should reach me not later than November 30th. Please note my new address. A. M. McLAY, Dominion Superintendent.

CRADLE ROLL 85 Todman Street, Brooklyn, Wellington. Dear L.W.R. Superintendents,— Loving greetings. You will soon be compiling your annual reports. I hope this year to receive one from every Union.

Each report should contain the following data: — (a) C.R. number at the beginning of the year. (b) Present C.R number. (t) Number of new members for the vear.

(d) Activities —visits to homes, parties, literature distributed, and any other items of interest.

(e)Adult membership of Union. This is important. Will you please send your reports direct to me before that date? 1 would also ask those Unions holding banners to send them to Mrs. Underhill, Dominion Recording Secretary, at a time to be announced in the “White Ribbon." My thoughts are often with you in your work. It is not easy sometimes; and it entails some sacrifice, hut how worth while it is. You are privileged lo as*i*t in laying the foundations upon which the future success of oir just cause depends—the education of the children. That God’s richest blessing may rest upon your labours is the prayer of Yours, in W.R. bond'*, L. M. BREWER, 1 >ominion Superintendent, L.W.R. Department.

WORK AMONG SEAMEN 29 Gilbert Street, New Plymouth, Sept. 10th, 1940. I he Editor, “White Ribbon.” Dear Mrs. Christian, — Our Seamen’s Rest Committee have to appoint a new Caretaker for our "Rest”; and wonder if you can help us by giving some idea of the kind of person wc require for the duties of such. We shall advertise in local papers; but we wish to give more information than can be given through them. Our present caretaker, Miss Pedersen,- the daughter ,of a Norwegian sea-captain, has been splendid with the men, but is now retiring on health account after nineteen years of service. Wc feel that now, we should have a married couple without children. The husband could pursue his usual calling and help with the seamen in the evenings. The. hours are 2 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 10 p.m. when any overseas boats are in port; and so there arc many days when there is nothing to do. We offer accommodation. heat and light in return for the care of the "Rest,” and interest in the Seamen.

Whether we have a single, widowed, or married person, we desire especially a kindly Christian woman; and, of course, a total abstainer, who will be able to win the confidence and respect of the men, and make the “Rest" a “happy home from home." Applications should be in by the 22nd of November, and should be sent to Mrs. Bailey, Hon. Secretary, “The Seamen’s Rest,” Young Street, New Plymouth. Testimonials are required. Any further information required. I will be pleased to give on application. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours sincerelv, GERTRUDE A. DREW, President of Seamen’s Rest.

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS TEMPERANCE I bar Sisters, — I wish to appeal through the columns of our "White Ribbon" to every Union and member that has done any work in connection with Temperance Teaching in Sunday Schools to report to me what ha* been done as early as possible. I trust you will accept this request from me in place of a questionnaire. Every Linion should grasp the opportunity of sending Temperance speaker* and printed addresses, also literature to our Bible Classes before the coming election. Never forget our Young People are the coming citizens of New Zealand; and it is our work to educate them against the evils of intemperance and gambling. The temptations around them are

very subtle. Can wc help them? I'm sure we can. Hoping to hear from you all, Yours, in our great work, M. LONG, Dominion Superintendent. Address: 9 Cleveland Road, Parnell, Auckland. SOCIAL AND MORAL HYGIENE AND HEALTH AND NUTRITION Dear Friends, — J am not sendirg out any Questionnaires this year, but would ask all Superintendents to forward their reports as soon as possible. Please do not wait till the last moment, but send them as soon as your Convention is over. 1 will appreciate it. R. M. MOUNTJOY, I )ominion Superintendent.

LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENT Will all Branches which have done any work in the Legal and Parhamenttary Department this year please send reports to me by December 14th at latest ? •All Remits intended for Convention should he sent to me by November 30th. This is important, as all Remits

must l>c published in the “While Ribbon.” If any resolutions were passed at District Conventions, these should he sent at once. Note: It i> not necessary to send remits dealing with the 'report of the Licensing Commission, as this matter will certainly he dealt with fully at Convention. C. HENDERSON. Dominion Superintendent Legal and Parliamentary Department. ANTI-GAMBLING I >ear Sisters, —

Just a word from your Superintendent of Anti-Gambling. Again I shall he sending out questionnaires, asking for all work done in this department to n Ik* reported, no matter bow small the part taken. Please record all you have done during the year, and return > papers promptly. From newspaper reports it would seem that there may be a possibility of State Lotteries being instituted m the Dominion, instead of the Art Union for £5,000 now in force, authorised I>\ the Minister of Internal Affairs. I would ask you to watch proceedings of Parliament and protest to the Minister for Internal Affair.*, the Hon. \\ L. Parry, and to the member for your electorate. «

Yours in service, MRS. PIRRETT c/o J. W. (iibson, 7 Oxford Street, Marton.