NELSON NO LICENSE LEACUE.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 14 December 1910, Page 2 (Supplement)

NELSON NO LICENSE LEACUE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING :'.

■; (From "The Colonist,'/ Nov. ijfc£ ,/ The Rschabite Hall was ,'i ull Jastf : night when the annual meeting offthe Nelson No* License League was held; Mr R. N. McLaren' presided. Aftera Jiymn was., sung ■■■ the rßfir:'- John Crump offered, prayer. „;.,: v : > "'■ The' Chairman., said ie was ; pleased- ■ to see so many present. He icalled .upon the Rev., Stanley Jenkinj 'the general secretary, -to read , the report. • The' retibft dealt with, the local • action's; of : the League for, the past year, 1 ' : and" ref orr.ed ' fully ': -to ; 'the ■,- famous ■ - ' "compact'?, between the iNew, Zealand Alliance " representatives and the ' liquor party, with the Attoriiey-Gen-i oral ak intermediary, also the special ;: cohferenco Ayhich was lief'd in Welling- <X ton, and . which the League's/firesiden t :'attended. 'Reference.; was also.:maVle ; to the new Licensing Bill. Thejieagne was represented at ihe Dominion Convention by rthe. President and the; llev. B. L. Thomas. 'Thanks' were <jx- . pressed to; Miss R. Atkinson for tho concert sh^. gb,t',up ; to, the -fffficer^'of '■ the Baptist'; (^mrph-foi the. usip of. the schoolroom 'for meetings 1 ; andltb^gir-''^ ? ©rs of, subscriptions 'and special doiia- ; ' tions." The 'report concluded: s:- 'Wo ; have a ; great year ahead of our party. : We are aiming at « idefihite object. > : Our vision iss. ; that of «= pure >: and 5 drink-freed Nelson. The power is in" •' the hands of the.peoplesiso bring do*n ' the vision into the^ realm ; of practical ; expeiicnce, aud»we to whom the workof organising forces,,, and . directing . - •energies .is. largely .committed, must '■•' labour systemfiticailly, patiently, arid> with pray©£ to' persuade; all -who iard. ' yet unconvinced, that tho reform vvve strive for':is hq selfish or arbitrary • expedient, but a N ieojiditipn -;of .things i; ■■in which God sliallße-giorified,".- the ' : ■ home sanctified, and . hunWuity en- ' •• nobled. 1 ' ••'■' ' >^_ :'. The adoption pf the report, T^Mh^ was ' seconded Tby, the ■ B^y. BP^SP I *^ Thomas, was carried unanimously,- •:• ■ An apology was received fortheiab- : sence of Mi* E. Grove, the treasurer, Who forwarded an audited* statement. ■' The year started with «, heavy debit' : balance, but dwiiig to efforts put forth and substantial donations from those of the Temperance- HaH.Trus^, :; and the Women' s, Christian Temper- r> ance Union, the year closed' with thY ■'-- League having a good credit balance. •' The statement was adopted: -. ?-/'• .." Tlie election of officers: result«d : ib rfollows :—Prosident^ Mr .McLaren," re- ' elected ; yice-presidentsiX Jtfessr* : T ;i - Pettit, T. Grove, R. Watson/Carhile; i Misses R. Atkinson, and Gascoigne ; : ~ i'■ general secretary, ; th c RbV ; 'Stanley Jenkin, rerelected; minute, secretary, 'f< Mr Cariislej .■». rerelected:. 1 : trea6- r urer^ Mr^ fi s ? , Grove, re-elocti; ; ed; auditor, Mr^i;?McGonchie^- r general committee, . Messrs Heath," ' Terns Phillips; ;. Day;, Lang; Rahkin/ 1 r 'ki B , obert Bon, H. Rowc,Q..Muncafiter, Aleaclamcs Waitsort -' aiict Crump, and Miss Huater ßrawn. .:'." -^-v-n 1 Mr Hill contributed a song. ■ ' ' !: , 3 Th© Rev. SFrank Isittvei'y briefly d addressed the meetirig. Hehad fifths past found in Nelson a Hard aridvici- ' ous opposition. < He wasj delighted to ; „ see that large gathei'ing^ W: it ;i wa;s ' ' "* evidende of growth' dj teinpei*ance J principles i in. Nelson. ! -fie urged 7 -the '■'';• no license party to get early to'work-u* I for the;C9ming-strugg'e:)--and.'t6 ptif . ; in theifield a good orgariisfer/He ynsfc ,-,'" * etl them every success^, 'for heJj^in ?1 r his heart: very-;w"arm"feelihgs' l of a't^' ; '-' tachment to Nelson. • (Applause.) ' - ■ „ Miss li.; Watson ; gave\aA recitation ; [Messrs Jackson and B^ll-sarig Vdttet; -* ; Mr Lang gave" a ; recitatipn r j'and i'gleb ' 4 party, composed -of- members 'qf'-tfts : i Church- of Christ, chJnrijg^tbe cvinifig-'"' "! sang s*weetly aiiiumbfe* l^pf ' glees. - } . A vote of thanks .was:-. T passcd to those who contributed -the pleasing, 'prdgramme. <>" ■'■ - tl :^'i\v^yri\-<ir s.-*^ 1 ., The Benediction ''■ being pronouniied v'^ 1 1 brought the -meeiuig to a ; close. *- J ,_ ! "

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