WELCOME TO MISS BARNES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 5

WELCOME TO MISS BARNES.

' • ; W : jMiss Barnes, general secretary of the • National Young Women's Christian Association, and Miss Brentnall, secretary : of the. Students' Missionary Branch of the Association in India, wore welcomed to Wellington yesterdej afternoon by the .Mayoress/ Mrs: J. P. Luke, at iin afternoon tea/ which was given in the Town Hall. Miss Barnes and Miss Brentnall only arrived from Sydney'in the 'morning, and wero leaving in tho evening for Christchurch, to attend tho '.y.W.C.A. Conference, which_is to open this week at Diamond Harbour, and necessarily they had many people nnxio'u's.to see them'in the limited time at their disposal. Owing to the payor's room undergoing repairs from the; harm caused by the recent earthquake, the corridor was arranged for the ; reception, and. had been carpeted and. turned into a drawing-room for the.nonce, with chairs and screens and other decorative effects. A few speechos were made,, and music and songs were contributes by some of the guests. The Mayor,' in a brief, but cordial ■ welcomed Miss Barnes to Wellington, and Mr. A. P. Webster also 'spokq. Miss. Barnes, in. a charming: little 'speech, expressed her'thanks for. all the' pleasant things that had been said by the Mayor, .Mr. Webster, and Mrs. J: P. Luke, and said how pleased she was to get back to Welling- ' tori.;-." She further wont on to-speak of the .remarkably altruistic spirit which is now to be found among women, _and she thought it one of the greatest signs of the times. . It'was women for women, and it was in this spirit that tho association' waVdmng vl work. Mrs. Luke, in her speech, spoke of the regret' which they felt- at,' the. tempor- ■ ary lifsTof'MrsrWdljster/wlia'wks leaving shortly on a visit to England, and whom, .as president, they 'would greatly 'miss.. : Tea,' which had 'been, arranged; oh;'taffets''at' "th€> further '.end' of the corridor, .was handed round by several girl-helpers,'; . and ' 'afterwards Miss .Barnes jand 'MiSs Brentnall underwent the- anxious operation of being photo- , graphed. Mrs. Luke, wore a .costume' of,reseda green, charmeuse, trimmed .'with• narrow;ruchings on the cuffs and ■ collar, relieved with figured black vel-vety-and a black feathered hat. Her ; sister, Mrs. Post, was in white-embroid-ered muslin;' and t, white hat with blue ' ribbon. Misa Barnes woro white-em-broidered muslin and black hat. with . .white, roses, arid Miss.' Brentnall wore ~-rose-foulard and wide hat w.ith roses. 'Mrsi Wobsfer, who was also a guestof honour,' was. in gjrey.'.eharmeuse with black lace overdress and a,. s'sfaJl grey hat? Among others who were present were: Miss Coates,-. Mrs. Shirtcliffe, Mrs; Masse.v, Miss M'Lean, Miss Agnes M'Lean, Miss M'Gregor, Mrs. Kreeft, . Mrss Birch, Miss Lawson, Mrs. M'Clay, Mrs. Pearson, Miss Newman, Miss Batham, Miss Wilson, and others.