The White Ribbon. For God and Home and Humanity. WELLINGTON, APRIL 18, 1917. PLEASE OURSELVES.- IMPORTANT.

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 262, 18 April 1917, Page 13

The White Ribbon. For God and Home and Humanity. WELLINGTON, APRIL 18, 1917. PLEASE OURSELVES.IMPORTANT.

Read at the next meeting of your Union.

Convention had to give serious thought to its official organ. Owing to the increased price of paper, and also a rise in wages, the publishers have been compelled to raise the cost of the “White Ribbon” for the first time since the war began. The only alternative was to print the White Ribbon” on ordinary newspaper when its price would remain the same. The Editor said that four courses were open to Convention: (1) to raise the price of the paper, or (2) to decrease its size. Both these suggestions were turned down as tending to decrease the circulation, and therefore the influence of the paper. The other suggestions were: (3) to pun; the “White Ribbon” on ordinary news paper, or (4) to materially in< re ise the circulation. After some discussion it was resolved on the motion of Mrs Atkinson: “That every Union pledge itself to secure six new subscribers this year

under penalty of having tne White Ribbon" printed on ordinary newspaper." May we appeal to tiie t cions to carry out this resolution. Several have already sent in their six new nampc Appoint a good agent if you have none, and when you have .in agent then help her all you can. ApI>oa! to the public who are outside our Union. Even those who are outside our Churches are interested in our temperance and social reform work, and will help if we ask them. White Ribboners help to circulate your own paper, and pray that it may carry a blessing to every home it enters.