YOUTH MOVEMENT AGAINST ALCOHOL.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 24, 6 November 1930, Page 2

YOUTH MOVEMENT AGAINST ALCOHOL.

The final meeting for the year of the Lower Hutt Branch of the Youth Movement Against Alcohol" was held 1 in the Methodist Chnrcih. on Sunday afternoon. The chairman, Mr. C. Bussell, welcomed tiie Bey, J, B, Blanchard, of Wellington, who was the speaker fox fhe afternoon. Mr. Eussell spoke of the

proigress the movement was making1 and hoped that nianj' more would join in tho on.sulii'g year. '

Mr. Blanehard gave a miost interesting; and helpful address on alcohol and spoke of its degrading effects —morally and physically-—-and said that it was the indifferent people who were to sue a •■largd'.-extont causing the hinderantce: He implored those present to awake to t-he facts and educate themselves sto

thatthey -might withstand ..temptation, and- at. all times to have the; courage of their convictions, In illustration of tMs he spoke of a wedding at wMch he had offieisarfced, where wine was the only beverage, served. There were thtee I long tables and the waitresses had filled the.- wineglasses of; all except. those,^of m| guests saaiteci'kt half of one side bt'^tlie last: ta!We/ where, a young >gM was seiuted, who, when 'the waitress was athoxvt to fill her glass said "Oh no, mother w&uldn't care for me to have that," tihe -result being iiwit all tlhe remaining guests ..refused. Mr. Blanehard hsad many statistics which^direcitly ■: c ontriadicted the edaim so often, made in advert^ements. that alcohol is Lfeneficiat to -health. ; ]Se had statistics' from many eounifcriiesy staiting the amount used yearly in tonics, and that amount was so infinitesimal as to directly gjfve the lie to this claim. T!he speaker also had statistics as to the rrumfber of paitdemts who are in meata! hospitals as a result of alcohol, and allso as to the nu'mfber of motor-car accidents due. to intoxicated drivers, and said that he thought the moderate drinker was a greater menace in this respect tihan the heavy, though, spasmodic drinker, for in time of emergency, the former lacked the clear brain necessary for prompt action. Mr. Bfemchaxd left his liearera-with the question <*Do • you care for all those who are daily fall ing victims to tMs mea-nace because the yhaven7t courage " Mr. A. Ackroyd was at the organ and Mr,. T. Surtees rendered a vocal solo. A very hearty vote o£ tihanks was ten-, dered to the speaker for his very excellent address.