ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2575, 24 September 1915, Page 3

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

IN AID OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS. The anniversary of the Young Women's Christian Association was celebrated by an entertainment which was held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last evening, the proceeds of which are to go towards the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Her Excellency, the Countess of Liverpool, who ,was present, was received by the president of the association, Mrs. It. Pearson, Mrs. W. F. Massey, Jie Mayoress; Mrs. J. P. Luke, and Miss M'Lean (vice-president), and the Chamber was entirely filled by an interested audience.

The programme opened with the singing of a hymn, "For tho Men at the Front," after which the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C., on Mrs. Pearson's hehalf, made some explanatory remarks as to the wide extent of the work which was being carried out by the association, and gave a resume of all its different activities. Mr. Aitken made a special mention of the war work which had been done by members. After the outbreak of war they had devoted themselves to the malting of shirts for tie soldiers. This was followed by the making of garments for the British and Belgian poor, several cases having been sent away of clothes either new or in excellent condition. The making of clothes for Belgian babies was next undertaken, and following that a knitting circle had been formed, the association supplying the wool and the girls making it up into various warm comforts for the soldiers. Not content with this work, they had contributed the sum of £35 to the_camp work, which was being so excellently conducted by tho Young Men's Association.-

The Lyric. Club, under the conductorship of Mr. Pope, contributed some delightful part songs —"Fly, Singing Bird" (Elgar), "Night Hymn at Sea' (Thompson), "God Be With You" (Elmblad), and "The Snow" (Elgar). A quartet (Oxenham) was much appreciated. _ The Hearth Fire Girls' display, comprising Swedish drill, games, and a pretty tableau effect in which the girls repeated the law of the "Hearth Fire," was excellent. Miss Constance Smith directed this particular display, which was concluded with the singing of the "Hearth Fire Song." Mr. Sydney Allwright and Miss Driscoll contributed songs, and a veiy pretty tableau was presented which represented the ideals of the association. A patriotic demonstration was given by the members of tho Literary Circles, all the performers . representing different countries and performing evolutions while a recitation and chorus were-being given. Kipling's "Recessional" was sung, and with the National Anthem concluded the entertainment. The accompanists of the evening were Miss Elsie Chapman and Miss Gladys Watkins. A sale of flowers and sweets added to. the proceeds, the sweet stall being in charge of Mesdames Murdoch, Grant, Adams, Hislop, and the Misses Allen, while the flower stall was conducted by Mrs. Bennie, Mrs. and Miss Massey. Tho stage had been charmingly arranged with dark red _ curtains, flags, and bowls of arum lilies and sprays of foliage.

At Worser Bay oil Monday evening a very large meeting of ladies was held and a "first aid" class was formed, with Mrs. Cornish as secretary. The meeting then agreed to form a branch of' the Women s National Reserve, under tiie presidency of the Mayoress, Mrs. Townsend. 'J'lio enrolling officers elected were: Mrs. Cornish, Misses Kircher, Barker', James, Hooker, ■ and Porritt, with Mrs.- Rowntree as secretary. Mrs. Allen (Nelson) is staying at the Empire Hotel.

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