Y.W.C.A.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20991, 30 September 1931, Page 3

Y.W.C.A.

The Girl Citizpn demonstration, night-, on Saturday took the form of a health carnival. The Girl Citizen Choir opened proceedings with a number of choruses, which wprp quite amusing in their application of health rules. followed a shadow show entitled "Proper Care Builds Bonny Rabips," by the Whai-te-mana section, which depicted various modern methods in the care of children. A percussion hand consisting of the Acme section gave a. rendering of the "Hall of the Mountain iKing" on a very varied assortment ot' instruments, ranging from combs to tin plates. The Pioneer and Avalon sections contributed a mannequin parade, in which some charming though perhaps somewhat unhygienic costumes of past days were contrasted with more healthful though less attractive features of modern frocking. A fairy farce, A. A. Milne's "Princess and the Woodcutter," was presented by the Girl Citizen Dramatic Club, and the majority of the youthful amateurs played their parts quite promisingly. The second half of the programme opened with "The Dutch Tragedy," given by the Naumai section. Two pleasing dances followed by Madame E. Baird's Girl Citizen class, the real enjoyment of the girls themselves in this being quite infectious. The Health Court. another item. was well carried out by the Rangiora section, Heleanor Hypatia Highheels, Erasmus Aioysius Bookworm, Eliza Milliccnt Stickler, and Minnehaha Mannequin, being summoned for offences in keeping with their names. The folk songs, "The Nightingale and the Cuckoo," and the country dance, "Ruftv Tufty," hv the Te Kotiro section, also proved popular items, while some clever posters followed by the Kiwi section. A pageant, '"Health Givers All." which represented the heritage of youth to-day through the labours of men and women of past and present ages, made ar, impressive finish to a programme which was completed by the singing of a favourite Girl Citizen song, "Comrades, the Embers ara Fading." The well-filled hall te6tified to the keenness of the girls, not only in preparing their programme, but in persuading their friends that it would be worth seeing.