Waiapu Church Gazette. Saturday, June 1st, 1918. GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 12, 1 June 1918, Page 92

Waiapu Church Gazette. Saturday, June Ist, 1918. GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

•We have been asked to draw atten-

■ r tioik to the war work of 1 the GKF.S. The Var work of the Church of England 1 is being carried on by a great 'many different societies m connection with the church. Our readers by this tinie know a good deal about the work •;' of the Church Army, but that is 'only one of our many organisations. It might conceivably have been better, and : it would certainly have : helped : to prevent the common but erroneous impression that the Church is neglecting her duties m this respect, ! if all our war work had been amalgamated, but our different societies are experts m their special branches of w ; ork and although less impression is made, on the 'public eye, the work ir. being ' done with more efficiency wiien' each of our agencies is working m its own department. We have mehtiqhed before the C.E.M.S., the .. Church of England Waifs and Strays' ;' Society ( and the Mothers' Union; of 'W&st'the work of the G.F.S, is not the least_yaluable. A. leaflet before us shows that the G.F.S. has done and is ( |idojng;,ia|iv:|tiormous work on behalf of the tens of thousands of women and girls m England who work m the

For these the ..(€r^,^,,' ( h^s hostels at most of •I ( j;he,l^rge Munition centres. Existing ...i^^e^^aFe^ been used and m many cases ' much ' enlarged, and numerous pihej-s^have, been built to provide, the '" girls' with^healthy recreation and

lodging places, and open-air recreaalso been supplied. Still the demand of the girls is for

more, and .the G.F.S. is constantly enlarging" the' sphere of its work and f. f sending-/; workers to act as friends - iTaiadl >£jcdViseiiSi , -to the ; girls who are nwjOßkin^i-urideii conditions trying to cipihyaiqalixlainW moral welfare. Alyithojight) we"i hear less about it, the work of tn&swinition workers is just

as necessary to the conduct of the . wax. ras that ; of- the soldiers at : the front, and they deserve our sympathy and help just. as fully. It. is: of the utmost importance that the grand work of the G.F.S. among iitipse upon whose purity and integrity the future of our nation, depends, should be well supported; £600 provides a large' recreation :hut and £25 will provide , a rest-room. Any of our readers who •wish to .help this . magnificent, work should send their donations to the secretary, of the i nearest Gr.F.S.. Lodge or. to; Miss 3. Holmes,, the- Napier assistant, secretary, e/o . St. Mary's Home, Napier. ; '