DOOR OF HOPE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 170, 18 July 1907, Page 6

DOOR OF HOPE.

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Door of Hope Rescue Home was held yesterday afternoon in the Centrai Mission Hall. Albert-street. Mr H. 11. Smeeton the chair.

Toe annual report for the year ending ■May 31st. which was submitted to the myelin;;, stated that the good work of the home had been splendidly carried out durthe mutates numbered 39, and 35. including some infants, had been admitted during the year. At present there were IT inmates in the home, including five infants. The committee had found it very difficult tr. make the home self-supporting. Many of the women were physically unfit for work for weeks, while others were unskilled, and unable to torn their labour into any channel wbicb would produce ■ffinnpy to assist in their maintenance. The nursinz and training of such cases were cmshiDC responsibilities for the staff, but. nevertheless, a most successful year on tne?e lines had been realised. The thanks of the committee were sincerely tendered T" the honorary staff of doctors for serTioes rendered: to the helpers, who had so ■nnbly .-..rt-iuatr-d r<> the support of the work: mid ... the various tradespeople, who had assisred in a practical way to meet the constant demands ~f the needy. Durlns tne yf-ar many improvements had been made in t!r= home. iD<ludins the addition of a lar-e drying room to the laundry, at a cost of LV.v.l. The balance-sheet showed That they had a credit balance of £3°o S S in the bank. In moving the adoption of tiie report and balance-sheet. Mr H M Smeeton drew attention to the snlendid work of the matrou. Mrs Hutehicsoh who had had many diffl.-nlties to contend wfth ?'i,\ c , d "" th t intimates for permanent to ?".»rrf o c Wbioh thp 3- desir *d tn . tarT £. on a m " m larger scale than formerly. mo mnnnn was adopted. The folJfwins comaittpp was then chosen for the ensclns y, 3r: -Mesdames Lindsay. Kinlr! < rai Marty. Uilmonr. Fowlds. O,m<=on other manner wili aVpted !"