LADIES' REST ROOM
Sir, —"What a sliame!" was m> first thought 011 reading of the abuse of the Ladies' Rest Room. If for one have had reason to be grateful for its existence.
One (lay last winter after four hours shopping in Whakatane I a found L' hail missed the bus home, and to my chagrin was faced with a further four hours wait for the next, li wandered aimlessly round— then lingered as long as I decently could over a "cuppa" in a restaurant. Shops began to prepare for closing ;is I went out into the street. Tired and footsore, with heavy shopping bags on my arm I meandered on. Seeing the door of a Ladies' Rest Rodm invitingly open L s^rate-
fully entered, hoping to goodness it wasn't closing time there too. It was—but the kind-hearted caretaker said I: could rest there until time for my bus, and she would see to the locking up after me two hours later. [< subsided into a comfortable arm-> chair, got out a "Penguin" (thanks
to my Girl Guide training of old I was prepared) and made the best of my solitude. Time passed and it became, bitterly cold. , Imagine my delight to liml I could, by inserting a silver coin, have the use of a radiator. "The height of hospitality" 1 murmured to myself. Before leaving I made sure everything was as I had found it and went out with a grateful thought to those who; had provided the Rest Room and to the - caretaker for lier readiness to go a good turn without re* ward. My hope is that the day will comn when a Ladies' Rest Room in every township will be looked upon as a National Social Service and a State concern, with a well-paid matron in, charge in constant attendance. (One would also like,to see a gym-» nnsium for the young folk in every small town, as a similar Social Service) . These arc not luxuries but necessities. Meanwhile I' am sure your appeal 'to the. people of Wliakatane will not fall on de;|t' cars,, and the ladies themselves will keep a watchful eye to prevent any further abuse of this Social Service so that U may not be found necessary to deprive the legitimate use of. this amenity to those who like myself are. Yours etc., •'DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE" 1 ~ " w# -
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 58, 21 March 1944, Page 4
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393LADIES' REST ROOM Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 58, 21 March 1944, Page 4
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