NBWTA Report 1903-078
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150 151 Bradford City ; and five branches report that their work was indirectly a result of the appeal, these being Newport (Monmouthshire), Saffron we were therefore obliged to remove into new premises. It was unfor- tunate that this occurred during the very year that I have been too seriously ill to be able to undertake my usual meetings, and consequently has Walden, Southport, Maidstone, and Idle. To the fourth question :—‘ Has my appeal, issued in December, 1902, been read at one of your branch meetings? 3 ninety-seven secretaries said it had been read at their branch meetings ; thirty secretaries said it had been read in committee ; twenty secretaries were doubtful whether the appeal had been read at all ; and eighty-five said it had not been read: and it must be inferred that it was also unread by the six hundred branches who have not replied at all to the questions sent. ; So the net result of the two years’ work in connection with this department is that four out of 835 branches have adopted the social institutes department of work; forty-seven out of 835 branches are doing something to provide counter-attractions to the public-house ; three out of 835 branches are doing this as a direct result of this department ; and five as an indirect result. A hundred and twenty-six out of 835 of the appeals sent have been read either at Branch or Committee meetings. It is with deep regret that I have not a more encouraging repoxt ns M eit Marion I. MircHe.t. involved a certain financial struggle, but the new Laundry found most suitable work for the women. It has INTERESTS. DUXHURST REPORT. It is with great pleasure that I have to report on this affiliated interest, for the Industrial Farm Colony at Duxhurst owes a deep debt of gratitude to the National British Women’s Temperance Association. It is difficult year by year to make any new or startling statements, because where an institution of this sort goes on its even way there is little that is new to relate. We have had, however, during the past year, much Exhibit which was taken from the Colony to the Home to encourage. ALPHA the Colony by Canon Wilde, Vicar of Hon. Arts and Crafts, Louth, and has been named the Louth Cottage. It is the first that rejoices in the distinction of having an upper storey. It is roomy, picturesque, and comfortable. The new Laundry has also been erected, but not without a struggle. “The Fire Insurance Co. had condemned our old building as unsafe, and financially, a to draw attention, and that is the fact that the women are always anxious to return after they have left, if it is possible for them to spend a short holiday at Duxhurst. I have known scores to whom such a return is the greatest treat that can be offered them. They never look back upon their time among us as one of punishment, but rather as probably the happiest experience of their lives. And once more I must emphasize the fact that to her on whom rests the daily responsibility of that Colony is the credit due for the view which the patients take of their sojourn there. The work-room The general work of the patients has been much better. and looms are specially satisfactory, as, indeed, I think was proved by the It was a great pleasure to those who had laboured at the Albert Hall. so well to have the approval of the Queen, who specially paused before the white linen embroidery and singled it out for her particular admiration. This year has seen the opening of a new cottage, which was given to been, success, and has specially appealed to those to whom it has been entrusted. Not long ago I saw a little brood coming out of an incubator, and the woman who was attending to them seemed to take such a vivid interest in those very young lives that I stayed to talk to her about them, and I asked her how she liked the work. She looked up quickly and said, ‘Yes, I like it better than any other. It is so nice to have something to “love.” And herein I think again lies the secret of the large proportion of our success. There is one other feature to which I should like AFFILIATED is, as a build- ing, everything that can be desired, and is well ventilated and well adapted for the work. As usual, every cottage and room is full, indeed, we have had again to refuse a number of patients this year, but the order, the quiet, the obedience and the improvement in each individual that we have witnessed during the year, have fully borne out once more our conviction that the methods adopted there and the manner in which the work is carried out justifies our belief in the system. The garden has prospered well, but the particular development of new work has been in the direction of chicken rearing. This we have has HOUSE HOME. (45, Hanley Road, N.) Supts.—Mrs. ALLEN and Miss C. REED. This little Home was opened about fourteen years ago, and since then received some hundreds of girls, sixteen at a time, who are either rescue or preventive cases, These girls stay for at least six months, often longer, and are trained for domestic service, The highest aim has always been kept in view—that they may be led to the Saviour. The girls who are placed in service are formed into the “ Lady Isabel” Branch of the B.W.T.A., and a tea meeting is held for them every other month, when there is an attendance of about thirty. Prizes are given to those who stay in their situation a year and upwards, From £50 to £60 a |