The World’s W. C. T. U. Bulletin.

White Ribbon, Volume 7, Issue 84, 1 May 1902, Page 4

The World’s W. C. T. U. Bulletin.

From the World’s W.C.T.U. Bulletin we cull the following items:— B. W. T. A. The annual Council meetings will l>e held in Birmingham the first week in June. On Sunday, June Ist, special addresses will be given in the Free Churches and halls of the city and neighlxmrhood. Between the meetings all the delegates are invited by Mr ami MrsGtO. Cadbury to visit their model village at Bournville. On the eve of the 4th the Lord Mayor will give a reception at the Council House. Spain.— Mrs Gordon Gulick reports a most successful temperance meeting at San Sebastian. A great advance for Spain ! Sweden. —Fru Helenius, of Finland, has given scientific temperance addresses to 670 teachers in Sweden, representing 23,000 children. They are anxious to have either Miss Johaunsdottir, of Iceland, or Fru lrygg, of Finland, to organise the W.C.T.U. in Sweden. Germany. — At the request of our President for Germany, an afternoon will lie devoted to the discussion of ** Women's Woik ’’ al the Intcinational Temperance Congress, which will meet at Bremen during Easter, 1903. India. —We have seventy-one Unions in the Madras division of India. Mrs Hopkins hopes to organise in Simla this year. The people docked in large numbers to Mr Smedley’s meetings. New South Walks has in hand towards the erection of Willard Hall, in memory of our departed chieftain. Victoria. Mrs Shierlaw, President of the Surrey Hills and Canterbury Unions, has generously erected a comfortable shelter for cabmen at the local railway station. The Ballarat Union provided the l>ooth at the City Oval in connection with a Band contest. This being a three days’ affair meant hard work, but they had the satisfaction of

knowing that no intoxicants were procurable on the grounds. Western Australia. —A booth was held at Karrakatta, when the sixth contingent were in camp prior to going to South Africa, at which the men were supplied with refreshments free of cost, and many pledges were taken.