WORLDS WOMENS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 242, 18 August 1915, Page 5

WORLDS WOMENS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

Rest Cottage, F'vanson, Illinois, U.S.A., June 2, 1915. My Dear Friend, — As the awful Fluropean war continues in unabated fury, it must give to each White Ribboner’s heart a glow ot happiness to realise that as comrades in our world-wide organisation we remain closely united in love, faith, prayer, and earnest hard work. My tenderest sympathy is with sisters beloved, in many countries, whose homes are shadowed by the separation and sorrow caused by the war. May aching hearts be comforted, and may all more fully comprehend the consoling truth that as one great household we are together safely sheltered in the love of God. You will be grieved to learn of the great loss that has come to the National W.C.T.U. of the United States. Our beloved National Treasurer, Mrs F'.luabcth P. Hutchinson, passed away on May 29th, hei death occurring at Portland, Oregon. Mrs Hutchinson had gone to the far west on a trip, combining business with a much needed vacation respite. During three weeks of hospital care, close friends have ministered to her, and her only daughter has been at her bedside. Mrs Hutchinson’s husband, a physician, passed away nearly eight years ago, when their home was in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the last service for our beloved comrade, which l am planning to attend, will be held June 4th in Hutchinson. We know we have your tender sympathy in this sorrow that smites all our hearts. Praying for stronger faith, larger hope, and a Christ-like love for each one of our great family of White Ribboners. —Affectionately yours, ANNA A. GORDON.