YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17631, 22 May 1919, Page 7

YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the X.W.C.A. was held on Wednesdayr Mrs W. ■J. ' Bardsley (vice-president) occupied the chair. . . A motion of sympathy was passed ■with, Mrs Duke (acting president) in her recent bereavement.

Tha Religious Work Committee reported that Sunday services of an informal nature a had been held regularly, and 'that £4- lls lid had been collected for the foreign de-'

parianent A recommendation was received flora the T.M.C.A. that after-church sing-: songs should be held in conjunction -with the Y.W.C.A. • .

Fourteen new members were reported, > bringing ihe total up to 998."" v .The Ho3tel Committee stated that there were 37 permanent girls in lesidence, and i that 38 transients liad passed through during, the mocth. The Girls , Department Secretary reported that a farewell had been 'tendered to Miss Bella Thomson prior to her departure to Invexcargill to take the position of girls' work secretary there. A new hearthfiro group had been formed, making the total number of groups meeting each week 16. There were over 100 girls taking physical culture. Three basket ball teams and one hookey team had been entered this season. The Guild of Helpers had been doing: the darning at one of th-ef orphanages. Miss Andrews (general secretary) reported that, in connection with the finance campaign, "at homes" had been given by Mrs G. R. Hercus, Mrs H. H..Driver, Mrs Jas. Barr, Mrs Lindo Ferguson, Mrs Cox, and- - 1 Mrs -• W. ■' J. Robinson. Collecting had started, and looked "\rery promising, much sympathy beinir found with the .aims and needs of the association. There- was an ■urgent need for more collectors to overtake t the task of raising- the amount needed in as ' ' short a time as. possible. There seemed to bo some misconception as to the objects of tho association, but'a little explanation ' usuaUy put .this straight. The Y.W.C.A. coul-JI not alter economic conditions, and was , in ,existence to.mept definite needs as they arose. The housing problem was the most- urgent at the present time. " The finance statement showed receipts £I£6 12s Id, expenditure.£lßl- 3s 10d. Outstanding accounts for the amount of £141 12s Id wero passed for pavusfenv.