NAVY LEAGUE ACTIVITIES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 222, 13 June 1919, Page 2

NAVY LEAGUE ACTIVITIES

MEETING.OF THli GIRLS' BRANCH. Tho first meeting of tho newly-fonncd Girls' Branch of tho' Navy League Ladies' Auxiliary was held yesterday afternoon in ho Farmers' Iristituto Building, in Feathorstbii Street, which had been lent the auxiliary for tho, purpose. There was a very largo gathering of membors, und Mrs.''J. Darling (lion, secretary of tho Ladies' Auxiliary) presided'. Sire. Hall-Thompson (president of the auxiliary), in the course of a short speech, welcomed the girls, and said she hoped they would bo enthusiastic jiot only in welcoming and entertaining the men i>f the New Zealand battleship, but also in Navy- League work generally. Mr, 11. Darroeh, -secretary of .the Navy League, also gavo.au address, in the course of .which lie . emphasised the aims and objects of the organisation, and said that its. work was.absolutely ron-party, ■non-secretarianrand democratic. He referred to the fact that Britain's sea ■power had repeatedly stood between the nation and disaster, and that the great - nC'j-1 of the day was that all should uphold- a strong naval policy. Mr. Darroeh also - spoke of the splendid work women had always done in connection with thSsNavy League, and more particularly of tho. work they had accomplished for tho men of the Navy during the war... .

Mrs. Darling explained the scheme ffhiih ha-j been formulated of running a (jlub at-tho'Town Hall for wardroom officers and bluejackets. The Mayor had placed the till at the disposal of the Navy League during'tho time that; the New Zealand would be here, and it was considered' that"?suoh a scheme would meet ft great need,' and would be the me,ins of' providing varied-enteTtoininont for the moil. Various committees to act with chosen representatives of the Ladies' Auxiliary were ,to Ix> set up that afternoon to arrange different branches of entertainment. Mr. Earle, president of the Kolburn Tennis Courts, had, on be-half of the club, promised the Auxiliary Committee' the use of tho tennis courts during-the visit of the battleship. Tho following committees wore subsequently set up, each committee having, representatives -of tho senior -branch'' among its personnel Tennis Committee, Ladies' Auxiliary representatives, Mrs. p. Richardson, Mrs. C. Earle, and Miss Medley; Girls'-Branch, Misses M...Ward, Hunt; M'Clure,'' ■(?," " Withers, GlarkeJoluiston, ami Mftntoll.' Dance Committee, Ladies' Auxiliary, Mesdames Keith-Ivirk-caldie and Cooper; \iirla' Branch, Misses Lever, D'Oyley, Ei '• Myers, Macaii'drew, D. Kirlter,' V; "Leicester, Keesing, --V. Gore, Una Carter, Enid Smith, It. Muir, Ida Duncan, Keily t2). Entertainment Committee. Ladies' Auxiliary, Miss Edwin ; Girls Branch, Misses Mary Bntler, B. Enrle, H. Stewart, B. Price, Cross, V. Earle, Withers, .Turton, Chrislison, Slardon, D. Easterfield, G. Smith', 6. Beckley, Welsby;' arid" Ogilyi© (2). Refreshment Committee: Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. W. Luke, Mrs. Bayfield, Mrs. Gavin; Girls' Branch, s Misses Ursula Elder, Yarrall, Ellison, Welsby, Duncan, "Simmons, Harvey, M. Myers, D. Isaacs, A. Noivton, Muriel Gibb, Pierard, Taylor, Fox, M'Kepzie, Levy (2), B. Ensterfield, Duncan, Scott; Woodman, .Satchcll,' Nancarrow-, Fricker, Hutchens, Simpson, Robinson (2), and Mrs. Garrard.- Miss K. Pearson was. appointed to get together' a group of girls to,make arrangements for golf. Each committee had to appoint i.ts own / secretary, who, in addition to carrying out the work of her own particular committee, would assist the Ladies' Auxiliary secretary in, sending out notices, invitations, etc. THo various secretaries were as follow ~ Misses Baggott, Hudson, Shaldres, and Edith Simmons. ' ' , Before the meeting -ended a hearty vote of thanks to tho Dominion "Farmers''lnstitute for .the uso of a Toom was passed. There wero also present at tho meeting -Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. W. Luke, and 'Miss Laurenson,'- all membors of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy. League.