NATIONAL PROHIBITION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15714, 6 September 1911, Page 6

NATIONAL PROHIBITION .

ADDRESS BY MRS DON.

There was a large gathering at th« Caledonian Society's rooms last ing when Mrs Don, of Dunedin, gavd an addreps on the no-license question! and national prohibition. The chair', was occupied by the Rev J. Mackenzie/ and Mrs Cole was also on the plaW form. I In introducing the speaker Mr Mac* kenzie said that he could sum up position in regard to the liquor tion as being near the breaking points Women had taken a foremost part in| tho work, for it was the women wh< suffered most from the evil. The mond ster of the liquor influence was, he felt, about to bo crushed, and he would urga all women to use the power that thd ballct-box gave them. > Mrs Don said that it was because women realised that they were reach-* in 1 " 1- tho breaking point that they had formed themselves into a > women's crusade all over the dominion. SheJ outlined the" methods -that had been; adopted and said that the great poweri of those who were working for thq cause lay in enthusiasm to concentrate: on the great fight. Continuing, Mrs, Don referred to the objects of the: Eugenics Society, and said that women; were jn sympathy with any movement that had for its obiects an effort tq deal with the care of .the degenerates. But women wished to go deeper and, stop the manufacture or the degener* atesl She cited a number of tragedies clue to drink, and said that in New 1 Zealand there were 16,000 drunkards being manufactured every year. The speaker ■: concluded with an appeal to all to remember their opportunities at the ballot. Miss Roberts also gave a short adi dress, and a vote of thanks was accord* ed to Mrs Don for her address.