Y.W.C.A. RECEPTION

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 207, 29 May 1936, Page 4

Y.W.C.A. RECEPTION

Miss Ethel Morrison Launches Appeal The Blue Triangle Hall belied its usual rather sombre appearance yesterday, when row upon row of brightly coloured streamers were hung in festoons from the ceiling, and the stage was banked with many bowls of pastel toned hydrangeas and deep-green foliage. The occasion was a reception at which a very large number of business girls had the opportunity of meeting Miss Ethel Morrison and Miss Elaine Hamill, who were the guests of honour. It was held after office hours, from 5.30 until 7 o’clock, and there was not a seat to spare in the hall. The guests of honour were met by the Misses Margaret Cooper and Lilian Dick, representing the Y’.W.C.A. Clubs, and Misses Harrison and Black, representing the Business Girls’ Committee for the city girls’ finance effort. Also present were Mrs. Robert Gard’ner, president of the Wellington Y.W.C.A., Miss Bridgeman, general secretary, Miss Jean Stevenson, national general secre tary, and members of the board of directors of the Y.WC.A. Miss Blundell (of Aspro Ltd.) and Miss Heal (D.1.C.) handed charming bouquets to Miss Morrison and Miss Hamill. A delicious light tea was handed round, during which incidental music was played by an instrumental trio the players being Miss Gwen Sealy Miss Phyllis Sealy and Miss Olga Burton.

Miss Bridgeman extended a warm welcome to Miss Morrison and Miss Hamill, and said how glad they were to have- the opportunity of meeting end entertaining them. She gave a brief and clear explanation of the Rainbow Triangle effort, which was being organised by committees of girls representative of Wellington firms, who had agreed to take part in the raising of £5OO for the Y.W.C.A. funds. This was the third time, Miss Bridgeman said, that the Y.W.C.A. had appealed to the girls connected with Wellington firms to assist the association, and, as on the other two occasions, she knew that they would receive magnanimous support from them. The Y.W.C.A., she continued, felt that it could ask the business girls this favour, because the association was a community centre for girls. The Rainbow Triangle effort was then officially launched by Miss Ethel Morrison, who presented the Rainbow Triangle to the various firms who have agreed to assist. Each firm has chosen one of four money goals, ranging from £4 to £5O, as its objective, to be reached during the month of June. They received emblems composed of triangles of ton colours, the idea being to tear off a irlangle each time a tenth of the amount is reached —finally arriving at the tenth triangle in the centre, which is coloured blue to represent the Y.W.C.A.

Miss Morrison also spoke most charmingly to the gathering on her career ns an actress, in which, naturally, her audience was extremely interested. She was wearing a beauti-fully-cut coat of beige camel-hair, with an attached scarf that was fringed at die ends. Miss Hamill wore a huntergreen halo hat with her black furcollared velour coat.