NBWTA Report 1903-067
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128 LITERATURE 129 In forwarding the balance sheet and profit and loss treasurer, the auditor reported that the work of the satisfactory, _ The department has contributed 45° to the work during the year. _ The balance sheet and profit and loss account, found on another page, show the sales to have amounted 6d., profit £171 8s. od., an increase of 421 8s, 7d. 1d. on last year. DEPARTMENT. The members appointed by the National Executive Committee to manage this department with the officers ex-officio, for the past year, were Mrs. Paddon and Miss A. M. Lile. Seven committee meetings have been held, at which the attendance has been :—Mrs. Paddon, Sa. Miss A. M. Lile, 5. Zx-officio members :—Lady Henry Somerset, 0; Mrs. Price Hughes, 0; Miss Agnes Slack, o; Mrs. Pearsall Smith, 7; Mrs. Osborn, 6; Miss Gorham, 6; Hon. Mrs. B. Russell, o. The committee are able to report a successful year in the depart- ment, although three publications resulted in a loss. Special efforts were made to have the President’s annual address (1902) on sale at the council, which resulted in a loss of £10 to the department. The new Licensing Act of 1903 made the ‘Guide to Brewster Sessions,” which was revised and a new edition THE “WHITE RIBBON” REPORT. We are glad to report the most satisfactory progress organ. published in 1893, inaccurate, and necessitated the destruction of some four thou- sand copies and a new edition being published, a loss of £6 to the department. cards, 10,000 ““Y” pledge cards, 2,000 associate cards, 10,000 pledge slips, 710 sixpenny receipt books, 52 shilling receipt books, 25,300 hymnals, 5,000 sheets of note paper, 5,000 suggested rules, 6,000 “Who are the British Women?” 10,000 “Who are the Y’s?” 5,000 “ Guide to Brewster Sessions,” 1,000 “My Happy Half Century,” 26,542 badges. isi The B.W.T.A. Calendar, which in its enlarged form did not meet with approval in 1902, was brought out for 1903 in the original size and style, but this also has resulted in a small loss to the department, and it is a question whether the demand will justify the continuance of this publication. The English edition of Miss Frances E. Willard’s autobiography “Glimpses of Fifty Years,” published under the title “My Happy Half Century,” having sold out, the publishers were asked to bring out a new edition, but would only consent to do so on the understanding that the B.W.T.A. would take five hundred copies. The Literature Department have undertaken this responsibility, and trust that the branches will endeavour to introduce the book amongst their members. With a view to educating public opinion, and in furtherance of the work of a special committee of the B.W.T.A. which has been appointed to consider the Barmaid question, a five thousand edition of a pamphlet, ‘Should Women Serve in Drinking Bars ?” has been published. The committee would also draw attention to a case for holding the “White Ribbon,” suitable for placing in reading rooms, libraries and railway station waiting rooms, fifty copies of which have been put on sale at 1s. each. Other new publications have been :—144 visitors’ books, 5,000 pledge appeals for mothers’ meetings, 7,000 calendars, 5,000 President’s address (1902), 2,000 Duologues (Miss Lowenstein’s “Children of To-morrow”). New editions of the following have been published : — 10,000 small pledge cards, 10,000 small member- ship cards, ro,ooo large pledge cards, 10,000 large membership ‘The circulation is now about 20,000 monthly, account to the staff was very of organization which will be to 4972 11s. and £50 16s, of our official Last year it was 18,000. On January Ist, the White Ribbon was printed and publishe d by new firms. On behalf of the White Ribbon Committee I made extensive enquiries from printing and publishing firms and advertisement agents in order to make the best possible arrangements. We have ordered a number of additional copies of the June number, hoping to sell them at our Council meetings. In this way a great impetus could be given our official organ by the Council. It is our great bond of union, and we can- not over-estimate the gain to our Association in so many different ways by our news messenger being widely circulated. We have arranged for our editor to go to Geneva in order to secure a specially interesting account of the World’s Convention for the July White Ribbon. We shall be glad to have special orders for additional copies from our Branches. We have made a profit of £203 7s. 5d. during the year, the total profit made under the new management during fifteen months being £236 18s, Od. instead of a deficit. The Auditors’ report and balance sheet will give all particulars. It might be claimed that during the year our official organ, the White Ribbon, has improved in usefulness and attractiveness. Many testimonies have been received to this effect. The work of the Associa- tion in its various departments have been kept well to the front, and the leading pages have, month by month, been devoted to that aspect of temperance affairs to which it was desirable at the moment to invite serious attention. The Branches have shown a lively interest in the paper, judging from the large number of reports which have been forwarded for insertion, and which have frequently embarrassed the editor. The object aimed at, of making the paper as far as possible suitable for reading amongst other than temperance circles, has been largely fulfilled and there is reason to believe that many new people have become inter- ested ia the work of our Association by means of its official organ, It is a matter of satisfaction to the Committee to report that the cir- culation has steadily increased, being at the present time 20,250; but. it is felt that this increase has not been commensurate with the improve- ment and the readableness of the paper. Whilst the thanks of the Com- |