Y.W.C.A. WORK

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1924, Page 9

Y.W.C.A. WORK

A GREAT COMMUNITY EFFORT,

A , vital community work—the care and guidance of the young woman and the adolescent girl—was' the keynote of an interesting address delivered yesterday by Mr. D. A. Ewen to a representative gathering at the Y.W.C.A., in Boulcott street. Referring 'to the. big financial drive for funds to meet greatly increased; needs,... Mr. Ewen said that they were working for a cause of which all could feel. very, proud. The training of girl citizens was a work second to none in its importance. What of the girl whp came to her. business work in" the. city from a country home. Was it always assured that she would find a comfortable home and form desirable associations ? Inexperience' and the lure of a new world were apt to lead to mistakes. The lunch hour was another important phase in the life of the businessgirl. The Y.W.C.A. not only provided a good lunch in pleasant surroundings but catered also for 'the leisure half-hour. -A comfortable rest and lounge room and- interesting reading- matter, made . for business -girls a real break of rest and recreation. These were aspects of Y.W.C.A."work which would make a direct appeal to the commercial man, who was wisely concerned with the spare-time welfare of the girls in his employ. Living. and luncheon room accommodation of i the. Y.W.C.A. in. Wellington was in . urgent' need of expansian, and now was the opportune moment for giving practical expression to their approval of, and concern in, this great work. Mr. Ewen concluded by complimenting the local association on its excellent .work,- which--showed results in management and progress . unparalleled in the Dominion.

' Mr. J. C. Porty' hon. treasurer of the campaign funds,' briefly, mentioned the financial progress to date, and stressed, the fact that rented - premises ■ were a* bad business proposition. . He also warmly praised the excellent.business.management of the" association, which was responsible for the planning of an exceptionally sound campaign. The leaders of the various teams then briefly reported on the collections to date, disclosing highly satisfactory progress. Contributions are now officially acknowledged from the following:— £ b d G. Shirtcliffe (conditional on | five similar amounts being ! obtained) .-....?...... 250 0 0 ;D. A. Ewen , .......... 250 0 0 Anonymous .' 250 0 0 Joseph Joseph 100 0 0 Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd. .....-.-.....; -...100 0 0 Messrs. Makower, M'Beathj . arid Co. 75 0 0 G. W. Magnus 60 0 0 Tli£ Gear Meat Co SO 0 0 D. O. M'Clay 50 0 0 J. Kirkcaldie 50 0 0 L. P. Blundell 50 0 0 Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd. ' !.. 50 0 0 N.Z. Warehousemen's Assn.... 50 0 0 Wright and Carman 30 0 0 Abraham and Williams ......... 25 0 0 lan Duncan '. 21 0 0 S.Williams '.- 20 0 0 Dunlop Rubber Co. 15 15 0 Denhard Automatic* Bakery ../ 10 10 0 Ellis and Manton 10 10 ' 0 C. Smith 10 10 0 Miss M. R. Archibald 10 10 6 Dr. Wm. Collins 10 10 0 W. H. Millward 10 1Q 0 Bryant and May, Bell and Co., Ltd 10 10 0 W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd. ; .- 10 10 0 Dominion Farmers' Institute, Ltd. ;...- 10 10 0 W. A. J. Dutch 10 10 0 L. W. Underwood 5 5 0 N.Z. Insurance Co., Ltd. ... 5 5 0 >V. A, Grace ..... ri ,, ils „ l!!l § q q