Untitled

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2787, 3 June 1916, Page 3

The Young Women's Christian Ascciation have appointed .Miss Mildred Williams to the position of assistant secretary. At present Miss' Williams is holding the ' post of deaconess of. Trinity Church in Dunedin. She is expected to take up licr office in girls' work in Wellington this month. In connection • with the munition factories in England, the Queen has expressed her full sympathy with the work of the Young Women's Christian Association. From all directions the demand comes to the Y.W.C.A. for canteens wliero the workers, can have hot meals and opportunities for i-est and sleeping accommodation. -The ages of the greater number of girls employed ill munition factories rango-from 15 to 25 years; it lias, therefore, been found necessary to put up shelters wherever munitions works are being carried on as speedily as possible. There was a bin; gathering last evening at J[r. Walter Wood's concert at the Sailors' Friend Socicty. The performers were: The Misses C. Dibly, I. .Tones, Jladge Wilson, M. Jones, Lydia Barrett, and D. J-nnes, and Messrs. C. Kollett, Thomson, Y. Grey, L. Shaddiek, W. Wood, a'J'l B. Clementson. Some' swinging choruses were given by a band of singers from tho s.s. Waimate. Messrs. E. Tinner and C. Kellett were at the piano.