The White Ribbon. “For God, and Home, and Humanity" WELLINGTON, FEBRUARY 1, 1947. LETTERS FROM BRITAIN

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1 February 1947, Page 4

The White Ribbon. “For God, and Home, and Humanity" WELLINGTON, FEBRUARY 1, 1947. LETTERS FROM BRITAIN

To express gratitude for parcels received, two letters f;om Britain were read at the November meeting of the Palmerston North Union. One was from Miss D. Staunton, (19c. Medway Street, Westminster, London, 5.W.1.,) Editor of the “White Ribbon,” who said they would be meeting in a fortnight’s time when the various packages would be given out. What a joyful surprise it would be to the member*. Many of them were living alone in small flats or single rooms, and even greater than the pleasure of gifts would be the joy of their N.Z. comradeship expressed in *o practical ~ way, Miss Staunton *aid she would willingly semi on parcels to other parts of London if they were addressed to her. She had received one from Gisborne Union, which was going to East London children. The second letter was from Mrs. Macfarlane, (Greystones, 16, Bruce Road, Glasgow, S.L). It read:—

“I cannot express my gratitude to members of the W.C.T.U. in Palmerston North, for the lovely parcel. What a thrill I got on opening it and seeing the contents! What a lump in my throat, and my eyes were not too dry. 1 have distributed its contents and what joy it has given. The honey I put into small jars, and quite a number had some. The youngest recipient was a little boy of five, who had a cold, and you should have seen him when he got some on his bread, and was allowed to scrape the dish. It would have done you good. All the happy and grateful people send you their loving thanks and best wishes.

“I am the vice-president of the Glas-

gow District Union, and superintendent of the Young People’s Branches of our great Association. I have three hundred girls on the roll, and all pledged abstainers. Do you have a V oting People’s Branch in New Zealand? Could one of the Leaders get in touch with me and exchange ideas?”