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White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 11, 1 March 1953, Page 7

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Personalia In November, Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin (World Vice-President) of Evanston, Illinois, underwent an operation, and just prior to Christmas was expecting to return to her home to continue her convalescence. We in New’ Zealand w’ish for her a speedy recovery to complete health and strength again. Miss Ethel Hubler, the well-known Editor of “The National Voice,” an excellent Temperance paper in the United States, also had to undergo an operation, but has now been able to resume her work again. Miss Hubler broadcasts regularly to an immense number of listeners. Finland. —Alii Trygg-Helenius, one of the most noted of women Temperance leaders, w’as born a hundred year* ago at Reso. She studied in England, met Frances Willard, and returned to Finland, where she established the Abstaining Teachers’ Society which is still strong and influential. In 1897 she became Madame Helenius Seppala. She and her husband up the Finnish Abstinence Movement. No woman has exercised a greater influence on Temperance work in Finland than this courageous woman. Chili.—An encouraging feature of the work is the growth of the L.T.L.’s. At the fourth Annual Convention a novelty, in the form of a “Children’s Hour" was introduced. Seventy children took part with items and an address given by a gifted young woman. Grape juice w’as served to the children and the recipe given to them. Although grapes are so abundant, grape-juice is practically unknowm. A great quantity w’as made by the Union and sold to the Churches for use at Communion Services. Iraq.— Some months ago many electric sign'' appeared in Baghdad advertising beer. Dr. Jamali raised the question in Parliament as to why, when other Moslems were moving towards Prohibition, propagation of a habit contrary to the religion and welfare of their country should be tolerated. The signs were turned off, although they had cost £3,000. The latest venture of the White Ribbon women in Iraq is to found a school for mentally handicapped children, the first to exist in the Middle East.