Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The first Band of Hope was founded in Leeds in 1847. The Band of Hope Union was founded in 1851. In the United States the movement had generally changed its name to Loyal Temperance Legion, though some locals continued using the Band of Hope name. In 1908 there were approximately 15,000 Bands of Hope and other temperance youth organizations ...
Medallion worn by members of the Band of Hope in the early 20th century. Hope UK is a United Kingdom Christian charity based in London, England, which educates children and young people about drug and alcohol abuse. Local meetings started in 1847 and a formal organisation was established in 1855 with the name The United Kingdom Band of Hope ...
In 1847, the Band of Hope was founded in Leeds, with the stated aim of saving working class children from the perils of drink. It promoted alcohol education. Band members had to pledge to abstain "from all liquors of an intoxicating quality, whether ale, porter, wine or ardent spirits, except as medicine" [13]: 99
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
At least two song collections made these available for Band meetings: Songs of Happy Life for Schools, Homes, and Bands of Mercy (Providence RI and London, 1897) by American Sarah J. Eddy and Hymns for Children with Opening and Closing Services and Songs and Hymns for Bands of Mercy and of Hope (London, 1894), edited by Charlotte Farrington.
This page was last edited on 8 February 2008, at 21:19 (UTC).; Text is available under the
The paper was established to promote temperance among young people. [2] It was published as the Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend in 1856, [3] The Australian Band of Hope Journal in 1857, [4] and The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion in 1858. [5]
Catherine Smithies Portrait from obituary Born Catherine Bywater 1785 Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England Died 1877 (1878) (aged 92) London, England Resting place Abney Park Cemetery, London, England Occupation(s) Philanthropist, activist Spouse James Smithies (m. 1812; died 1861) Children 10, including Thomas Bywater Smithies Catherine Smithies (née Bywater ; 1785 – 1877) was an English ...