Árdís - 01.01.1953, Side 88

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group of teen-agers approximately 400. He is the Padre of the
Optimist Club. His past experience in organization will be greatly
to our benefit.
Whereas we have noted with interest and pleasure the in-
creasing awareness of the public that Alcohol is a public problem;
Be it resolved that we extend our greetings and best wishes to the
new organization in this province, who have interested themselves
in the alcohol problem; namely the Alcoholic’s Anonymous, The
Winnipeg Institute of Alcohol Studies, The Manitoba Committee
on Alcohol, under the leadship of Mr. Justice Ralph Maybank com-
mittee chairman, in the opening ceremony said, “The problem of
our activities is to get all people to accept the fact of alcoholism
as a disease, treatment is possible.”
To further open our eyes to the need to stand together is the
fact we all know the tremendous profits derived from this devastat-
ing traffic. In Manitoba alone, the profit was 8 million dollars and
over during the fiscal year 1951-1952.
Good habits are not made on birthdays, nor Christian character
at the New Year. The workshop of character is every-day life. The
uneventful and common-place hour is where the battle is lost or won.