CIVIC LEAGUE TALKS “OF MANY THINGS”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 181, 21 October 1927, Page 4

CIVIC LEAGUE TALKS “OF MANY THINGS”

YESTERDAY’S MEETING The Civic League met last evening in the Priscilla Tea Rooms. Mrs. McLean presided over a good attendance and many subjects were discussed. A protest against the Education Department’s policy of training more students than employment could be found for came from Mrs. Stretton, and after considerable discussion it was decided to send the following resolution to the National Council of Women: “That a protest be sent to the Education Department in regard to taking more young people into the teaching profession than there are positions for, and that the surplus teachers should be drafted out to schools wherever a class consisted of more than 30 children.” The City Council rejected the league’s proposal to erect a block of municipal flats in Freeman’s Bay. This, the league considered, would have provided cheap accommodation for the poor or unemployed families. The meeting decided to send the proposal on to the Town-planning Association. Mrs. McLean reported that she had been asked to represent the Civic League on the Mayor’s Unemployment Relief Committee. It was agreed that she should attend and place before the next meeting of the committee the league’s scheme for the permanent alleviation of unemployment. An emphatic protest was made against the intention to use the money collected in providing sports grounds. The league proposes that a glass verandah should be placed in front of the Chief Post Office in Queen Street, and this is to be submitted to the Town-planning Association. A sub-committee was formed to go into the question of preservatives and colouring-matter in food. YOUNG PEOPLE’S DANCE The Young Men’s Bible Class of St. Barnabas, Mount Eden, held their annual dance last evening. The hall was gaily decorated with streamers and the scenery on the stage made an attractive background for the Kit-Kat Orchestra, who supplied the music. The chief item of interest during the evening was the Monte Carlo waltz, The prize for this was secured by Miss Bulleans and Mr. Thode. The balloon dance after supper caused great merriment and fun, and altogether the young people appeared to be having a thoroughly enjoyable evening. It was regrettable that the Rev. E. E. Bamford, vicar of the parish, was unable to be present owing to the opening of the Anglican Diocesan Synod. Among those present were: Miss J. Barwill, in a frock of champagne crepe de chine. Miss Beatrix Torswill, pale pink georgette frock. Miss G. Seymour, blue beaded georgette over emerald green. Miss D. Shepperd, salmon pink frock of silk crepe. Miss A. Warne, rose pinlc frock, with blue over-dress. Miss T. Lander, white frock of satin. Miss B. Hatswell, blue satin frock, with black shawl. Y.W.C.A. NEWS SOCIAL AFTERNOON The practice of holding a mpnthly afternoon gathering for women members, which is proving a worth-while' venture, giving opportunity, as it does, to welcome new members, to receive education on Y.W.C.A. matters, and to enjoy also a period of sociability. Another of these gatherings was held yesterday afternoon, in the social room of the Y.W.C.A., when a large number of members attended. Mrs. C. F. Snowdon, the newly-ap-pointed chairman of the Membership Committee, occupied the chair, and extended a welcome to the women members who had joined the association during the month. After a short devotional period, including an inspirational talk by the chairman, Miss Jean Begg acquainted members with recent Y.W.C.A. events and brought them into touch with national Y.W.C.A. matters, and with fixtures in the near future —two Labour Day camps, world’s week of ppayer, Auckland Girls’ Athletic Association sports—and explained the aim of the association to increase its women membership by 5,000 members. The speaker for the afternoon was Miss M. S. Moss, of the Department of Child Welfare, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Miss Moss, at the commencement of her talk, stated that she had seen a good deal of the work of the Y.W.C.A. in the United States of America, and that the work of the Auckland Y'.W.C.A. compared favourably, both in activity and spirit, with anything she had seen in her own country. She then outlined very clearly and interestingly the work of the Department of Welfare in Pennsylvania, making particular reference to the bureau with which she was connected—that of Child "Welfare. During the afternoon two songs were contributed by Mrs. Pilkington and afternoon tea was served. BIBLE CLASS SOCIAL EVENING AT OTAHUHU A very enjoyable Bible class social was held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterlar Hall, Otahuhu, on Tuesday night, bj members and friends. In the absence of the leader of the class, Mr. H. J Moffitt, the chair was occupied by Mr Morton. Proceedings were opened witl a pianoforte duet by Misses Rutl Mansfield and Rita Crawford, and this was followed by a Hawaiian melodj by the Wheeler Bros. Miss L. Moore contributed elocutionary items; Mis: Couston sang “Come to the Pair”; Mis: Arlington and Master Patterson gave violin solos, and Miss Emily Moffat songs. A scene from “Oliver Twist,’ bv six young lads, members of the B'ible Class, made a pleasant change in the programme. The roles of ae companists were ably filled by Mis R. Crawford and Master Les Lee.