APPRECIATIONS AND WELL-WISHINGS

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 3, 1 April 1947, Page 7

APPRECIATIONS AND WELL-WISHINGS

Our Convention record does not attempt to be a copy of the Minutes, and is not to he considered as anything but a brief survey of the outstanding events and features. It would not be complete, however, without some reference to happy moments when people said and did kind things to some of our sifters who had earned them. First among these was Miss Kirk's motion that a special Minute of apreciation of Mr>. Hiett’s eleven years of devoted service a-' Dominion President, should be recorded. This was done with the greatest enthusiasm, a presentation also being made t<> Mrs. Hiett of a lx>ok in which delegates were invited to inscribe their names. Musical honours were also accorded Mrs. Hiett. who feelingly responded.

Then catne a similar motion, on a succeeding day, that Miss Kirk's sixteen years of service as Dominion Recording Secretary should be marked by a special Minute; proposed by Mrs. Hiett. The long and close association of these tw-o splendid women in the work they both hold so dear, made these two events very >ignificant. Most enthusiastic applause bore testimony to Miss Kirk’s place in the hearts of all.

Then there were the presentations of the “Long Service” badges by the President and Vice-President on the two occasions when this was done, an(| much pleasure was felt in the pleasing little ceremony of acknowledgment of many years of service in local Unions.

Finally, the words of well-wishing and Gcd-specd to our two heroic adventurers, Mrs. Kasper and Mrs. Mackie, who expect to travel by air in May to Asbury Park. New r Jersey, U.S.A., for the World Convention, come in for very special mention. Mrs. Kasper’s most unfortunate and painful indisposition has caused some doubt as to her ability to undertake the journey, hut a feeling of certainty that the many prayers offered on her behalf will he answered, ha*- prevailed. Miss Kirk voiced the feelings of all in her few words of farewell as Mrs. Kasper left the hall on the last day of Convention. The greatesi interest will Ik taken in the great adventure and it »s expected that on their return both ladies will visit unions to report on the Convention Our prayers will follow them both.