ORGANISER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

White Ribbon, Volume 15, Issue 179, 18 May 1910, Page 7

ORGANISER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

On Friday, Bth April, I arrived in Timaru, and the same evening gave a talk to the girls. Next day I had the pleasure of joining the “ Cradle 801 l " picnic at Caroline Bay—an ideal spot for the little ones, who had a good time playing on the sands. < >n the Sunday afternoon I gave a second talk to the girls, and on Monday had intended to keep a long-ago promise to Winchmore, hut, in consequence of my letter going astray, the meeting was not announced and nothing could he done, so I went through to Kaiapoi and gave a talk to the girls there. Having two days to spare I ran over to Lyttelton and Waikare and met the friends, making arrangements for visiting them later. The following Monday I met the Christchurch Y’s and gave them an account of my Ilawke’s Bay Maori campaign. A number of the senior members attended, as well as a good company of Y’s, and the advertisement brought two or three personal friends of

ni) f own. We had a good time and a number of Maori collecting cards were taken up. The proceedings were enlivened by the hunting proclivities of a strange cat who appeared from aw/oWo/t and, during the progress of the meeting, caught two or three inice, triumphantly conveying her squeaking prey out from under the curtain to exhibit it to the

audience. Waikare was reached on the Tuesday, and the following night a temperance meeting was held in the Church, the most conspicuous feature of which was the display of timber. The following afternoon ltev. IT Wood drove me out to Horsley I towns, where we had a very line meeting of women deeply interested in the story of the \\ 1\ 1 . It was thought inadvisable to form a branch there but one or two women belong to Waikare Cnion. The latter has been somew hat quiescent of late, but after a number of visits had been paid we held a meeting and had the pleasure of initiating six new members. The membership of the Lyttelton branch lias for some years stood at fifteen or sixteen, and a few first-class workers have “ kept the ball rolling." On Monday, ‘2sth, a tine audience gathered in the Presbyterian Church to hear “Oirls and Their Lovers," and after a few days' visiting we held an afternoon meeting, when eight women joined and I hear four more are to do so at the next meeting. Loth Lyttelton and Waikare arranged to work the “Cradle Poll and Savings Hunk Departments. 1 had now come to the Thursday and nothing arranged for next week. Letters w ritten weeks before had not been replied to, and I had to w ire, at an expenditure of over live shillings, to remedy the omission.

On Tuesday, May drd, I arrived in Shannon, being met at the station by Sister Moody-Hell, who is doing good work there in charge of the little P.M. Church.

The next day we visited Levin and consulted with the friends as to future work.

A suggestion had been made as to r n visiting Manakau, so I spent a few hours there, but could do no more. Miss Powell has now a supply of enamelled badges similar to those formerly sold at a shilling, only mounted in gilt. These are sold at threepence, but, if prepaid, will be sent to the Unions at two shillings a dozen ami a penny postage. The badges ai\ entirely satisfactory, except that when constantly taken out and in, the pin is apt to come out, when all that is necessary is to put

it back and pinch the little discs on each side. The idea is not that each member should buy one, but three or four, keeping one in each coat and one for light blouses, then they will never he without our sweet little symbol of purity and helpfulness. Of course, it is understood that the badge must not be sold or given to non-members.

Miss Powell’s address: —Until May 27th, c o Pev. A. Doull, M.A., Otahuhu, Vuckland ; till June 2nd, c o Mrs Scanlon, Tuakau, Waikato; then co N.X. Alliance, Willis Sfieet, Wellington.

JH? Non:. The Address of the Superintendent of the Department of Peace and Arbitration now i>: “M «s ( i mmx, Ellice Street, Te Aro, V,Wellington.”