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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 5

Y.W.C.A. Notes. At the service in the Y.W.C.A. Club Rooms, Fowlds's Building, Herbert Street, to-morrow afternoon at 4.15, Mr. George Wilson, of the Ceylon and India General Mission, will be the speaker. Mr. Wilson has been twenty-three years in India. He will speak of life in that country, and will be. afterwards present at the strangers' tea< Games, etc., will be the order of this evening's programme at the Y.W.C.A. Mrs. Evans, M.A., was in the chair at a meeting of the Educational Committee of the Y.W.C.A. held this week. It was reported that classes had been held regularly in milliner}', elocution, poster work,' bookkeeping, pracUc.il gardening, physical culture, class singing, signalling, drill, and deep breathing. The literary circles met in a united tjroup to hear Miss England's talk on "Kipling, the Poet and Artist/' Miss Ramsay Smith had been teaching games and folk dancing to a group of young girls. There had been a group discussion on the modern woman and hygienic clothing. The Religious Work Committee of the Y.W.C.A., with Mrs. M'Clay in the chair, reported that the speakers for the month at the Sunday services had been Mr. C. H. Poole, M.P., wbo spoke on the importance of Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.O.A. work in the community to-day; Chaplain F. Bands, on evangelistic work in camp life; Rev. A. M. Johnson and Mr. Sydney Peck. The aggregate- attendance on Sundays for the month had been 292. Numbers of girls who were strangers to the city had been welcomed into the meetings and classes. ,„„.„. „ From the. World's Y.W.C.A. office literature has reached Wellington preparatory to the week of prayer, dated for November 11, for which a special programme of meetings will be arranjyd in the Y.W.C.A.'s throughout the world, and a penny will be expected from every member for the. firad known as the Y.W.C.A World's Tenny.

The hostesses at the Sydney Street Soldiers' Club for Hie coming veelc n I be as follow -.-Sunday, Sirs. JosepU Joseph and Mrs. J. W. Salmond; Monday, Mrs. Henry .Hall *ml Mrs \\. Young; Tuesday. Mrs. K. Hadhekl aid Mrs A. Myers; Wednesday, Miss Coates and Mrs. Shirtelifte: Tlu.rscLy, Mrs. Buchok, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs. M.<ckersey; Friday, the Spinsters Club; Saturday, the Khandallah ladies.

Beautiful weather favoured the WellinKl'on Boys' College sports, which were held in the college grounds yesterday, and a great many people were present to sea the various events. As a, matter of fact, the meetinff wis one of the best held for some time. Iho lovely greens and the gay flower-beds made a very attractive picture, and much enthusiasm was shown, particularly by the hoys of the college, who conducted .a sale of cakes, sweets, and flowers, with the object of maldng as much money as possible for patriotic purposes. As a result of their efforts,, added to the receipts from afternoon tea, an amount of itlOa was realised, largely due to the excellent arrangements made by Miss Wheller and the enthusiasm of the boys themselves. His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, who was received by Mr. and Mrs. Firth, presented the cups to the winners, these having been specially donated as the boys wished the money usually spent upon the latter to be kept for patriotic work. There were several soldier "old boys" prcsc-i;'|t at the sports, as was very lilting, seeing how many old boys have gone to fight for liberty and home.

Next "Friday, November !),' the Wellington Red Cross Shop will be in charge of tha ladies of the Terraces. For a long time past thev have been working for this effort, and all kinds of attractions ha- e been provided. In addition to tho shop there is to be a street sale of surprise envelopes and balloons, and it IS said that never has thero been such good value offered for the money as there will Bo on this occasion in connection with the surprise envelopes. A great many of tho prizes will be on view _ in Singer's Sewinsr Machine Company's windows. In addition, Red Cross thimbles will be sold, and these should bo interestin" in days to come as relics of women s worTc in the time of the Great War.