WELLINGTON YOUNG WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 517, 26 May 1909, Page 3

WELLINGTON YOUNG WOMEN.

; ■ '■■::■ ?S : : macky. '■:■ '■' ■■ " :^^ ibl ' : was:;the 'form ; Which f #° Wellington^rongViffombifr ■ Y.M.C.A. Rooms ;. -.-•;laet;-mght...y..JT 1 _e ; ;nsuaI.:or'der -.of,things-is^to ; r: ha T^%;: speeches ffirst;; 'and ■ an .informal / ■'••■ o;;1^'C;A-:^o«afit"ihby■•would-:round:-..for;.-'a -change;--nhd .. ;S0 tho.poqp e who -iVDht,tp; the'welcome nieet- ' v in e.!'ist. ■nij'ht.were. re«oivcd-.byiMiss Mnclean jr., president pf.tlie nssociation,;:who stobd:af the /:. .; heai .of tho'stairs, with Mrs.'.Hoby and-Misa . ..•'. : Macl;y,:diiring served' : .:;';in tho.teodining-rpom;-aiid:tlien the:guests' ■:.i ■■-■•: gatheradin the-.lwge. hall, which wm well

■ filled. Apologies for;absencowero received : from Bishop and Mrs:Wallis,-Mis. llhodes, Mrsi-.T.'-.W. Hislop, Mrs. Balcombo Brown. ;>■■ Revs. Mr. SerpcN and Mr ..potter. A cablegram from tho Y.W.C.A. in Sydney conveyed - cordial greetings and best wishes. .During d tlio evening 'songs wero sung by Miss May ■ Newman and Mr. Pargetter. ■;. _ Dr. Newman, who.presided made a very ciieorful little .speech-full of good souse. Ho ■■ ■ . said tho. main. thing. was' that .tho members' committee and tho giris must wprk with Miss v Macky, and thoir workmust be niado attractive. .He'wished'the association .every suc- ..' cess, and hoped that it would soon bo. as b flourishing.■■as--'tho Y.M.C.A.,' and with, a £ hostel of its own.:. . ;. B /'-Miss Maclean told how, during tho.months they had boon .without a secretary,, the memj- bers. of._.tjhe'.association had. worked magnifi- ; 0011%, and kept things going in a way the ! committee*. would never, havo dreamed possible. :It had.been "a very good thing for them to he -thrown on their own resources, / and it had fitted them to bo efficient helpers for Miss Mackymow that shohadcomo to bo f thoir /secretary. The association was quite democratic; in character,' and the members ■ met on common ground, trying to carry out tho motto of the association, "Bylove serve • ono another." Tho interest that citizens of Wellington,took in tho success of the As-" ■ sociation was evidenced some days ago, when ono lady sent a cheque for £50.., She hoped : that this,examplowould bo.followed by many . of the audience!' ~.■■ .•■■':. ' v \r'n J- ' 6- W " A itljen i as president of the Y:M.O.A., welcomed Miss Macky. Ho ; remarked that men required more looking after than'women—they had -not so many means of eniploying, their'leisure how that the'young/men l were'provided for, he hoped 'that people-would turn their':attention to the .needs of tho 'women. ".He. also emphasised tlio'hee'd.for'ashostcl.':' Mr. Holmes, a secretary of tho Y.M.C.A., welcomed. Miss Macky, Ho felt that thero : was great-, need for -a. women's association, in Wellington, and a great work for it to do. ■■.Miss. Macky, l in-a'graceful little speech, thanked those present ..for/their kindly.welcome, and said that she hoped their high expectations, for tho. usefulness'of the, associa- ■ tion would.;be realised.' The. months which sho had.spent in Sydney had given. her an in-' ; sight into valuable methods of work, and she hoped that she would bo ablo to follow on similar, lines..-. She knew there" were many lonely girls in Wellington,-' and :it was her great. desire that tho.. association should get into :'touch -with ■. them 1 and .brighten . their ' lives. ', . :;'■•'r.Qn the motion of, Mr. Foby, a vote of ■tli.anVs was carried to .',Dr. : Newman for pr'e.siding. : ',-■;; •'...-.