THE GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY LODGE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 3

THE GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY LODGE.

; The ! ' Girls l ';Fripndiy Society : Lodgb,ui Vivian. Street'has boen'.clbsed fora fortijight,in,order that; the intenbr.rijay/.be thoroughly, , feno-. vateel, arid now.it is as fresh,as make it; 'the big lodge room and the diningroom , have:been ,ropapored, and'; all the bedrooms, repainted ,:.in bright ■ attractive colours. : ■ Very'..simple is _the..accoriimodation .provided 'by'th.e,-.Girls'!Friendly Society for. its lodgers,; but it'is clean'arid comfortable, and.tho food, is .plentiful,: nourishing, and , 'well cooked. The . rent .charged is. as.-.'low'.' as 'possible, ; and the boardbrs itheref ore take .entire, charge ..of, their, bedrooms,' as, for the.,.,ampunt, I .,vory little, -attendance can,be' given.. ),,:.,.,, .. : ■•■ ';■'■' Itj is perhaps.'.riot gonerally kriowii .that , , girls .who are, not .members of the, Society.are ' at. make- use ofj the .Lodge; either as..boarders lor.. as.,visitors during the afternoon aiid 'evening..: \ Rpferences, are,'required from all th'osb wishing'to Doard at tho Lodgo, but, this does>,np i t,';inalsO;,it difficult for the average girl to gain /admission. ..Then .every , afternoon: arid /evening in; trie'week, Sundays' . included): the big lodge room is 'open. fdr.ariy. girl who cares'to .go there; and make'use of the. store ,of magazines and books. Tea' is provided at 5; o'clock ,at a chargb of sixpence, and' any jgirl, 1 .a-.stranger or without- friends in';/tho tbwn,'.'will .find 'a welcome thbre. i , Wel'lingtoii l is''nbt..\yell, provided, with places, of I this kind, and thp Council of the Society wish it to bb widely known'tliat;girls aro invited to make use, of ..the Lodge. ''. ...'