W.C.T.U.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 16 June 1932, Page 5

W.C.T.U.

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of tlie Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in Burrougli House. There was a good attendance of visitors and members. Mrs Walker took devotional exercises, Miss J’etlieriek the tomperance fact and the temperance pledge, was repeated. The jumble sale was a great success financially. The meeting unanimously voted £5 to I,lie Mayor’s F unds. The secrclary was asked to write to the Ministers’ Association to see if they would consider a day of special prayer for our Government, and all who are working for the relief of the needy and for the needy themselves. Fifty extra copies of L.T.L. are to bo ordered for distribution. The next meeting is memorial day and Mrs Watson and Miss Wood were appointed to lake charge of goods for sale. A very interesting letter was read from Mrs Smith a former president of Ihe union. Mrs Smith wrote of her travels in the Holy Land and Egypt. The rest of the afternoon was devoted to very fine papers written by Mrs IVrriimm who is editress of “The White Riljbon” paper. Tlie day was really “White Ribbon Day.” Mrs Perriman writes: “Thorn never was a time in this country when it was more necessary to put first tilings first, than now. Tbe boundless riches of the universe, are ours but only tbe prayer of faith can open the door to receive them. White ribboners of tlie past have never shirked sacrifice. That same spirit is not dead, but only latent, in these difficult times. Let us pray that a breath from tlie Unseen may fan its embers to a flame.

“The ‘White Ribbon’ stands for peace, purity and prohibition and no sacrifice is too great to see these principles es tablished in our Dominion.” The meeting closed with a hymn and the Benediction.