AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 9, 1 October 1948, Page 2

AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS

MAORI DEPARTMENT I shall be glad to recei\e reports of all work done in this Department by the Unions, before December 15. With grateful thanks to all members who have in this sphere helped to promote the Cause ot .international Good Fellowship. C. M. McLAY, Maori Superintendent. 79, Haupapa Street, Rotorua. BACKBLOCKS, CAMPS AND INSTITUTIONS W ill all members of Unions who have done work in the above Department please reply promptly to the Questionnaire which they will receive shortly ? 1 hope every Union is working in this Department this year, as recommended by the Findings at Convention. ALICE MOYES. Dominion Superintendent. Weka Street, Nelson. GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND FLOWER AND PHILANTHROPIC DEPARTMENTS 1 shall be glad to receive reports from District and Local Superintendents or Secretaries, of the work done in the above Departments, to enable me to prepare my report for the next Dominion Convention. These reports will be prepared for the District Convention, so that much time could be saved and anxiety avoided by letting me have them when District Convention is over. * A. M. McLAY, Dominion Superintendent. 79, Haupapa Street, Rotorua. WORK AMONG SEAMEN Will all District Superintendents of "Work Among Seamen” please send their reports to me as soon as possible after reading this ? MARGARET GARDINER, Dominion Superintendent. 421, Trafalgar St. South, Nelson. L.W.R. DEPARTMENT The time has arrived for Lint ns to send their annual reports o their District Superintendents. Tin/ should contain the following data: (a) Xumcu on Roli (C.R.) at the beginning of the year. (b) Number of new membeis during the year. (c) Present number on C.R. (d) Activities—homes visited, parties, literature distributed, and any other items of interest. (e) Union membership. (This is to ensure correct grading for the banners.) Will District Superintendents please forward these reports to me as soon as possible? If left till late in the year they are apt to be overlooked in the Christmas rush. Where there is no District Super-

intendent, will the Local Superintendent please forward the report direct to me? L. M. BREWER, Dominion L.W.R. Superintendent 85, Todman St., Brooklyn, Wellington, S.W.I. AUCKLAND DISTRICT SCHOOL OF METHODS On August 16 the School of Methods was held. At the morning session the Devotions were participated in by all present, Mrs. Kasper presiding. The work of the Evangelistic and Little White Ribboners’ Departments was dealt with. Public Speaking and Correct Procedure weie also studied. In the afternoon an address on “Successful Secretaries” was given by Mrs. J. Williams, six Secretaries taking part in the discussion. The correct method of filling in Questionnaires for the Convention was explained. Mrs. Kasper gave aft address on “The Winning of the Franchise by the Women of New Zealand and England.”