WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3100, 2 June 1917, Page 5

WOMAN'S WORLD

;— * ' (Continued from page 4.) Y.W.C.A. Notes. . TJie "Women Wartime Workers' Movement" is the result of the activities of the- Young Women's Christian Association, with headquarters at 20 George Street, Hanover Square. Since the beginning of tlio war tho association lias organised about.MO canteens, hostels, clubs, and rest rooms. Their earliest efforts were directed to dealing with, tho difficulties caused in military centres by the enthusiasm of very young girls, which they diverted into more wholesome channels by means of club rooms to which tho girls had the right to bring their men friends. Their latest activity is to start in the heart of London a great canteen to feed 1000 gtiln employed in the Army Pay Office, the building being supplied by tho Government. Three months, ago the association opened a girl clerks' rest hut at Victoria Station, where tho moderately-priced meals have proved so popular that it is now a pay-, ing concern. Another big canteon will shortly be opened in South London, where it l is anticipated that about dflflO girls on war work will bo fed in two' hours each day. Light canteens and rest, rooms, are springing up everywhere.,' A big club is lieing opened in Plymouth, and others at Swansea and Sheffiold.. A war-work-ers' hostel has been, started at Old Bed'fortl College, and existing hostels extended in the London area. Hostels for tho relatives of wounded soldiers Juivo been instituted at Netley, on Salisbury Plain, and at Woolwich. In six months several hundred visitors have been received at tho Fargo Hostel on Salisbury Plain. Tho difficulties of housing tho soldiers' relatives at Netley, where there are three large hospitals, were very great until •tho hostel was opened, and many other centres aro asking for similar institutions. Tho work for tho munition girls started in July, 1915, and at tho first, colony started 700 employees wore soon being housed, fed, and cared for. The work has now spread to about 50 other munition centres. Sunday next is ''Girls' Department Day" at the Y.W.C.A. A special service will be held at 1.15, when girWlead- ' ers will tiike part, and members and their friends are especially invited to attend. The meeting is open to nil women and girls, and strangers to tho city aro invited to attend and to stay to the tea and social hour following. Miss England, president' of the Y.W.C.A. Literary Circles, will give the