YALCA SECRETARY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1940, Page 4

YALCA SECRETARY

TRANSFERRED TO WELLINGTON. Mr D. McKee Wright who has been General Secretary of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. for the past 18 months has been released by the directors to take up special work at Rongotai under the National office of the Y.M.C.A. As the demand was urgent, and the work of national importance, it was felt that Mr Wright should proceed at once, and accordingly he left on Monday morning to take up his. new duties. Since Mr Wright took over the Masterton Y.M.C.A., his keen organising ability has been put to the test on several occasions. As secretary of the committee responsible for the Y.M.-C.A.-Salvation Army district appeal for national funds, he did great work, and helped very considerably towards the splendid result. All departments of the Y.M.C.A. are i in healthy condition today and bear \ > testimony to the enthusiasm and work v put in by Mr Wright during his term as Secretary. Fortunately for the board, a Masterton man with the necessary qualifications for the work was immediately available, and Mr C. W. Gaze has now been appointed to the position. Mr Gaze is no stranger to Y.M.C.A. activities. and it is felt with confidence that the immediate future of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. will be safe under his direction. OPTIMIST CLUB. At the weekly meeting of the Masterten Optimist Club last night a letter was read from Mr D. McKee Wright, former secretary of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. tendering his resignation from the club and expressing his thanks for its assistance during his stay in Masterton. Opportunity was taken to extend a warm welcome to Mr C. W. Gaze, who will fill the vacancy for the next three months. In his remarks Chief Optimist Murray Daniell stated that Mr Gaze’s son was an energetic member of the Optimist Club last year, biu. was now a Lieutenant in the Second Echelon, in England. Mr Gaze suitably responded.