Y.W.C.A. CONVERSAZIONE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 3

Y.W.C.A. CONVERSAZIONE.

Miss Helen Sanies, the Wejlm-gto-n delegates to the.'WW.O.A. Convciitie-u, W'hidi was held In Chris-telmreb, and jrv,. and Mrs. A, .P. Webster, who are .slio'rtiy leaving for En.g.laiid, were the guests of the Wellington YiW.C.A. at a convei-sazDtne which was itcJd in the ■•asaeciation's 'rooms in Fowlds , jiiga ksb evening. A great many 'members and their friends were and a- musical and 'elocutionary proKramjue' interspersed with speeches eutcrtahrerl fliese. prese-Bt. Mis-s M'tean. ■vico-presideKt, occupied the diair, and .in'lief opening speech, spoke.of the regret which all experienced, at- tho ptos■peot flf losing for a j-ear .tlwir presidentMrs, .AVobster, who was so shortly to )i?avo thoiß. She wsts sitrc that Aus» t-ralasi-a Va-ukl be well repfesoj-itsd at tim World's Y.W.C.A. Cmife-rcncK, which will ho h-c-kl in Stockholm tn June 1 by Miss Barnes and Mra. Web* sier. jltss Barnes know well what' were tbo requirements of'tbn yoeng women of to-day, and her speeches were fti{:l of gepfl sottittl sense and h*lp, quite .Biiliko the ill-consirlered and oftl talk of the educational nec-rls .of yonug woiMti of which so nvucli had 'ton heard, of late. Miss Banves ..believed there was great need of brains in wam«a, and fldvocaied tho fullest use el tlieif powers in every field. Miss M'Ltian also spoke -of the . unscMis-h .woi-k (lone by Mrs. Webster for the associntioit. . ■

Mr. Webster expressed las gratitude for thh kind thritjss iitai had li'sen said, am! pointed out the results that, were likely to be the oulooutp of the crMVgh--tjonjust e-ltdofl. Miss Barnes snake,of -C.A. work m Cliiiia. in India, awl I of what was clone rcoenilv in Christ- j diurch. Mrs. Webster'also spake,'ami 1 supper brought an estd a vtry picas- ! aut flvenina. . Tho Lyric Club. uttaVv the leade.rihip of Mr." Pope,. sija.j; a ;rmartpt, Miss pis-kraril! siing. Mis.s Mats sfofl.a-M recited, mi the Misses Edi-nowd-.soii played a pianaferte diict.