Miss Lucy Broad.

White Ribbon, Volume 10, Issue 115, 15 February 1905, Page 8

Miss Lucy Broad.

It will be remembered that in our December issue mention was made of the proposed visit to New Zealand ot Miss Lucy Broad. Particulars were also given as to the nature ot the services Miss Broad was prepared to render to both Unions and Churches, and ot the conditions on which her help might be secured. On 7th inst , Miss Broad addressed the Dunedin W.C.T. Union ; of that address and the speaker, a Dunedin correspondent writes as follows :

“ A very stirring and deeply interesting address was given by Miss Lucy Broad, representative from the British Women’s Temperance Association, London. There was a good attendance, and the audience listened with rapt attention to the eloquent and detailed account of the work done by the W.C.T.U., in Durban, South Africa, wheie Miss Broad was president for two years. She touched upon the varied departments of service, viz., Temperance, Flower Missions, Prison Work, Literature, and the Tea Tent (with light refreshments for the people attending the country maikets), and also gave a graphic account of the much needed ‘ Home for girls,’ and the special difficulties of starting it just as the Boer war was breaking out. A small cottage was first taken, then a Corporation grant of £7O was secured, and subscriptions came in, so that the Institute developed in ten months into a building of 14 rooms. Eventually, the W.C.T.U. and Y.W.C.A. committees were amalgamated, and the two bodies, equally represented, worked the 'Homestead,' as it was designated, carrying it on to the present. I would re r omm«nd every Union to secure Miss Broad, who is a genial and impressive lecturer and speaker, very earnestly devoted to the principles of our work. She can adapt herself to a small meeting, but is capable of effective lectures in a large hall, and can well hold a mixed audience.”

Letters for Miss Broad may be addressed

c/o Miss Christie, Y.W.C.A., Christchurch.