Official Correspondence.

White Ribbon, Volume 16, Issue 185, 15 November 1910, Page 4

Official Correspondence.

The New Zealand President acknowledges with many thanks the receipt of a copy of the “ Souvenir” published by the Queensland W.C.T.U. in commemoration of the Union’s Silver Jubilee.

The Souvenir is an artistic production, containing several photographs of some of the present and former officers of the Queensland Union, also a short sketch of the history of the Union, which was organised by Mrs Leavitt in September, lbH.j, a few months after that lady organised the New Zealand W.C.T.U. We heartily congratulate our Queensland sisters on the attainment of their twenty-fifth anniversary, and pray that success may attend their efforts for the spread of W.C.T.U. principles, ami their labours (or God aud Home and Hurnanitv. The booklet i*< enclosed in an artistic cover of grey, with silver lettering—most appropriate, as well as most attractive — aud reflects credit on the Queensland Union, and on their enterprise.

The Now Zealand President requests all delegates to Convention who took Souvenir Booklets to sell, to kindly forward to her as soon as possible any money received from the sab of the them.

The New Zealand President draws special attention to the necessity of every Horuinion Superintendent obtaining a copy of the World’s Report as mentioned in our last issue. If the price (1 Od each) is sent to Mrs Cole with names and addresses she will obtain them from Miss Slack and forward at once. On page 21 of the World’s Report, the following resolution was passed ; “ In view of the wide territory covered by the World’s Organisation making it impracticable for tin* Executive Committee to hold frequent meetings, the general ofti<-.*rs shall constitute a eoniinittis* for the transaetion of all business that requires immrdmte action. In order that the interest in the work may be increasM and the tie uniting tin* countries strengthened, it is recominend**d that in each affiliated country, the National Executive Committee shall appoint a World’s W.C.T 1 Committee for the purpose of considering the general interests of the World’s organisation : arranging for a sitting as part of the regular programme of the Annual Conventions or Councils of their own national organisations ; and formulating suggest.ions and recommendations for the advancement of the work in the neighbouring countries and throughout the world. All suggestions and recommendations shall lie forwarded to the General Officers of the World's W.C.T 1 to Ik* by them submitted to the World’s Executive CominitUa* and to the next Triennial Convention. In those lands where there are resident members of the World’s Executive Oominitbv, tiny shall Ik* rjr ojfitio mem bora of their National World’s W.C.T.U. Committees.’’ Fendalton, Christchurch, Nov. Ist, Pd 10. Dear Editor, Will you allow mo through the columns of the White Ribbon to notify local Treasurers and Union members generally that I have been compelled to resign the office of Dominion Treasurer, owing to health and family reasons. The Executive have appointed Mrs J. Bendely, 11 Stoneyhurst street Christ* church ((hganising Treasurer . to till the position for the remainder of the year. Yours very truly, Elizabeth R. McCombs.

11 iStoneyhurst*st., Christchurch, ftth N«»v., 1910. Dear White Fubboneks, May I remind you that at the annual celebrations by our Unions, of “ Franchise Day,” in commemoration of the advanced stop taken by our Dominion in being the first British possession to recognise the right of women to vote on terms of equality with men, it is customary to

make a collection in aid of the funds of the New Zealand Treasury. I shall be glad to receive remittances from all Treasurers.—Yours faithfully, Nki.uk Henuki.y, N.Z. Treasurer.