THE WORK OF THE W.T.C.U.

White Ribbon, Volume 44, Issue 538, 18 October 1940, Page 9

THE WORK OF THE W.T.C.U.

- Aunt- I- Slack (Hon. Sec \\ W C.T.U.) 0 mimenced her Report . Vnnual i xincil in June with a ence to the preliminary plans tor Ling this year of the World ention in London, plans which, .. r, had to be rant elled owing to Itbn :k "t war.

outstanding feature «>t the year's ■ .n t rery continent was (he cele n, m which 10,000 U.S.A. local ■ - took part, of the Centenai ot tlie birth of the Founder, Franc* ird, Niver bef(-re had the lit' voman n ceii ed sui h world-w*d< emorat n. I he test o( am \\ hat did tlu > '.cave to grow thej passed on ? Frances Willard .i v< >v to u;\ e her life to S 4 n < init). ai d she left behind her the C.T.U. to cam on her un at ■ I was alwaj s one of her five," Miss Slack; "I know how loyally I ■ . vow '* The United States "i nt had marked the centenary birth by issuing a special < stamp which bore her likeness

The War had prevented adequate celebrations of tlu Centenary in this country, though there had In en man) nieetin. -, while in Scotland Mi-- Slack had herseli taken part in enthusiastic gatherings las: < >ct<>ber. Miss Slack proceeded with a "per sonally conducted tour," in which, in imagination, she took the delegates round the world to peep at the pro- -- of the Temperance cause and the work of the W.W.C.T.U. in particular Commencing with Finland, Miss Slack referred to her \isit there i fortnighl ..ttore the outbreak of War. and to the words of President Kallio "I -hnll never cease to be a teetotaller.* 1 After Finland, Miss Slack stayed in ' mark, where she gave help. Norway, another Northern nation, had 2\ towns out ot 67, besides mam villages, under local prohibition. Switzerland and Sweden, like South \trica, were helping to soK" tin- problem of the wine industry I>\ making and selling non alcoholic fruit juices. The W.C.T.U. in Turkey had shown great interest m

the proposed \\ omen'- P< >l> clot I • Petition, while Mr- rloymaa, the W.W.C.T.U missionary, had done splendid work in Palestine and Irak Then on to Central and South America, where three other m Mi Farm worth, Mr-. Rivera, and Mrs • ri, wen doing remarkable work in the schools, and next a swift flight to Australia, \\ here the \\ ,t T.l had l>een prominent in a movement to i stablish " dry" canteens f< »r the -oldicr-. and where in one camp I thousand pints of milk were drunk each week. Finally, Japan, where their Temperance magazine had recently reache 1 it- jOOth issue. "I have only touched the frinj this work," exclaimed the speaker, but Miss Slack had said enough to win both the appreciation and acclamation oi the Council tor her report o( the wide Rung work i t the W \\ < T I ■ ime.