335:, England, in 1873, O'Donnell was appointed Convener of a Committee on Juvenile Work and elected Chief Superintendent of Juvenile Templars. Interested deeply in children's temperance, she was active in securing the adoption of the "Triple Pledge" (against liquor, tobacco, and profanity) for the children's society connected with the I.O.G.T. Upon the adoption of the ritual containing that pledge, she was elected chief superintendent of that department of work by the right worthy grand lodge. She had charge of introducing the juvenile work in the international movement. During the first year, she succeeded in securing the introduction and adoption of the "Triple Pledge" ritual in Africa, India, Australia, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and also in every State in the U.S. She was re-elected four successive years, holding this position until 1878, when she declined re-election.
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