Notable Day for October

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 8, 1 September 1948, Page 8

Notable Day for October

For the benefit of Unions whose meetings take place too early in the month for the “White Ribbon” to reach them beforehand, we suggest that some use might he made of this column instead of that which will appear in the October number. It i> good to prepare a little while before if we wish to make a special meeting interesting. In view of the fact that a real “Forward Move” has been made in our Maori work during the last two yeai

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the claims of that Department of our work are of special interest. The Maori Delegates who attended Convention gave us some idea of the great asset to our work that Maori Unions can be. Our gifted Superintendent of Maori work, Miss C. McLay, has bv her skilful organising and remarkable sympathy with, and understanding of, the Maori people, started a real movement in the direction of out and out Temperance. It is spreading and growing. It needs our prayers, sympathy and practical assistance. In back numbers of the “W.R.” many references may be found to this w r ork. In preparation for your meeting it may be possible to invit< a speaker who is familiar with Maori life and who can tell something of interest about it. Maori customs, Maori medicines, Maori arts, Maori music, and many more subjects could be suggested as the basis of talks. A little singing of well-known Maori tunes could be introduced. If Maori performers could be secured your afternoon may be a great success. Above all things, the needs of the Maori should be stressed. His protection from the evils of intemperance, gambling, and other forms of character-destroying wrong-doing, is a duty we owe to him. By education, example, and understanding much can he done. If we are not able to go to them personally, let us do our best to help in the other ways open t > us all.