IN THE FIELD.

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 278, 19 August 1918, Page 8

IN THE FIELD.

1 travelled to Taihape on June 14th. and spent some days in visiting, find ing the harvest reads for reaping. The following Wednesday 1 w.is con veyed by motor lorry to the roidciue of Mrs Collins, T.ioroa, where t mini her of ladies gathered <md .1 llrani ii was formed. Officers: Mrs I), (i. Gordon, Mrs Collins, and Mrs I) \<m. One of the girls was delighted with the id'*a of “chasing around after th-* babies,'' and took up the Cradle R >ll work, two or three other department* being also arranged for. Hearing of this meeting, the ladies at Pukeokawa put in a claim. As usual, the White Ribbon husbands came nobl\ to the rescue, Mr Platt motoring me 111» there, Mr K. Gilbert taking me back to Taoroa, and Mr Gordon returning me to Taihape the following day. Pukeokawa is close on jooo feet above sea-level, and the day w.ts bitterly cold and hhowery, and the men were all too short-handed to leave their work, and the mothers couldn’t tramp those long distances in the wet with the babies, so just six came to the invitation of Mrs Platt. Decided to form a Branch, and Mrs A. k. Overton, Mrs K. Gilbert, and Mrs Platt were duly elected. I'ach took membership cards to start off on a recruit ing campaign. Next day the I'aihape meeting was held. More rain. However, we organised, raising our membership to 27, and electing as officers Mrs McDonald, Mrs Haydon, and Mrs Rennet. Arrangements were made f r ar. evening meeting on July Ist “of all interested in forming a Juvenile Tempt rance Society,” and two or thro minor offices were filled. The*' 1 three branches are auxiliaries of Palmerston North. The following day v(Saturdav) I started at 10.20 for Feilding, arriving at 7.40 p.m. Woodville w is visited once mort on the 25th. For some weeks I have been working in the Palmerston North district. Early in June I gave a talk to the gills in Marton, a nice number gathering, and arrangements being made for a visit from Mrs Napier. At the June meeting in Feilding a Cradle Roll Superintendent was appointed in place of the one who had left the 'own. \ deputation w.i-> set up to try and arrange for Bible te k hing in the schools on the Nelson svstem. Great energy has been displav-

ed in the matter, and there is every prospect of this becoming an accomplished fact within a few days. Having paid several visits to Marton. working up tfm I’nion, I had the satisfaction on July nth of seeing Mrs Parton elected Secretary, and Mrs Winchcombe Treasurer. For many months Mrs knigge has sustained the burden of all three offices, hut as she now has two reliable, good colleagues, things should go on well. Feilding, too, had suffered through the removal of its President; in fact, of a succession of Presidents, but juM before leaving 1 obtained the consent of a very suitable member to consent to nomination. Mrs Napier and Mrs Penman were both travelling through, and various meetings were arranged, but the stormy weather and the perpetual rain, rain, tain, forbade any measure of success. On July iHth I w nt South for a rest and change, and while staying at Kaiapoi ran up to Kangiora and interviewed the members of the late I’nion, but found it impossible to revive it, though I succeeded in enrolling a lifemember for the person of my late host, Mr Fli Scott, whom I was proud to decorate with our badge M. G. POWELL, Dominion Organiser. Address: C/o Rev. A. Doull, Palmerston North.