LETTER FROM WORLD'S W.C.T.U.

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 217, 18 July 1913, Page 8

LETTER FROM WORLD'S W.C.T.U.

jb, Oueen’s Mansions, Westminster, London, England, May 13, i<> 13. Dear Vs of New Zealand, — Though you are ’wax ever at tie other side of the earth, the White Ribbon bond always make- it- wearers feel drawn close in spirit. And so 1 rejoice to send you, in common with the “YV ot all other countries, an official, albeit a von warm and hearty invitation to send at ihe least one representative to the ninth Convention of the World’s WomenC hristian Temperance l nion, to be held, as you are doubtless aware, in Brooklyn, N.Y., I .S.A., October 1 3 to jX next. 1 need hardly tell you that the olti cers of the World’s W.C.1.1. are very anxious to have a largr di legation at the Convention, and to many of us the nio-t important part of that delegation will be the young women. It is fine to think of all the past Conventions, and of all the splendid women who have taken part in them, but as one’s mind travel- forward into the future, one realise- that if our

great organisation is to keep itstrong record of work a-1 < mpli-hed in the be-t possible way, it must be by gathering into it the girls and young women, who by their training now will make the leader- of the World’- I’nion in dav- to come.

It always seems as if the high ideal and broad outlook of a I’nion that -tret< he- all round the world must appeal specially to the young ones amongst us. Meeting with comrades from all countries i- an education in itself, and attending a World’s Convention will kindle their enthusiasm and deepen their carne-tne--, as nothing else t an. To hear how the C hinese -” are anxious to emulate their Western si-ter-, and are a-kmg for badges the same a- theirs; how the “Y” work is progressing so wonderfully in Burma under the new “Y” leader there ; how the one or two

l nion- in S. America are struggling to increase their numbers, led b\ two er three enthusiastic spirits; how in Japan the work 1- so progressing as to ju-tify the appointment of a native “Y” organiser; and how in Canada, in Scotland, in S. Africa, and in Australia, not to mention our Mother Country, the great l .S.A., the ‘A

work i- steadily going forward. To hear all this and much more from, a> we hope, some of the woiker- tlieniselves, will be a fine experience, and I am anticipating that our ” Conferences will be more useful than ever before. \nd of course we shall want to hear from New Zealand at first hand, and so I earnestly invite you to send it- ;i delegate to give and receive help and inspiration, whir h she will pass op to all of you on her return. It will be a wonderful and inspiring time .1 World’s Convention always 1-. Hoping to surely meet .1 “Y” delegate 01 delegates from \< ur beautiful country at Brooklyn. With all good wishes.— I am, always your sincere comrade, A.M\ A. SWANKIK-CA.MKRON, (icneral Sec. of Young Women’s Branch of World’s W.C.1.l .