NEW CLUB

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 114, 16 May 1942, Page 4

NEW CLUB

Y.W.C.A. EXTENSION CITY BUILDING LEASED To meet the need of a centrallysituated meeting place for younger women and their men friends, and at the same time to relieve overcrowding in the headquarters building in Upper Queen Street, the Auckland Young Women's Christian Association has taken a lease of the premises in Customs Street Kast latelv occupied by Quigleys, Limited. This addition was announced last night by the board of directors.

The building can be converted into a club with a minimum of structural alteration. The top storey will provide a large clear space for dancing. The ground floor is to be arranged as a "snack bar," which will be open to the general public. The upstairs portion is for members and friends whom they may invite. A spacious lounge will be provided on the first floor, together with a library and writing room and a sun room overlooking Customs Street. The top floor will be given up to the dancing room and a games alley. The general decorative and furnishing scheme is in the hands of Mrs. W. It. Wilson.

For some time past the Y.W.C.A. has been urgently in need of more room for its activities. The membership now exceeds 2000, and sleeping accommodation is provided for 250 women and girls in the headquarters building, the hostel adjoining and an annexe in Scotia Place. Demands for board and residence have been so great that there have been many encroachments on space originally used for other purposes. The opening of the new building is expected to take place in a fortnight or three weeks.