WINDSOR HOUSE INSPECTED

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29055, 18 November 1959, Page 2

WINDSOR HOUSE INSPECTED

Rotary Club Holds! Cocktail Party At a preview last evening, 200 Rotarians, their wives and guests inspected Windsor House, a new home for old people, nine d*yg before it is to be officially opened by the Governor-Genarsi (Viscount Cobham). After cocktails and a buffet ten visitors were taken on a tour nt Inspection round the building They admired the airy, cheerfj rooms, each with a special noß> slip floor, safety wall heater, built-in wardrobe and dressing table, wall reading lamps, paatel walls and matching curtains. i There are no old people yet la residence but they will be arrtvIng in threes and fours every other day next week. The matron (Miss E. E. Mclntosh) said yesterday that this was so that they could settle in with ease and she could have the opportunity of getting to know them individually. ’ “This is to be their home,” she said, “and we want them to feel welcome from the moment they arrive.” . J When Windsor House is fully occupied it will accommodate M old people. There are five rooms for married couples; the rest art for single men and women. A special feature of the home is the hospital wing in which 14 sick persons can be tended. The lounge and dining room were beautifully decorated with flowers for the buffet tea. Posy bowls of fragrant roses, watsoniw and carnations decorated ths tables and one striking arrangement of rosebuds and delphiniums was massed at the base of candles in an antique silver candlestick. Large vases of foxgloves, rhododendrons, arum lilies and delphiniums were ranged round the rooms. Outside, in the courtyard, the pool was illuminated with coloured lights. Inside, there was a festive atmosphere. The Rotary Club was feeling justifiably proud of itself in witnessing the completion of this work, begun in 1955 to celebrate the jubilee of Rotary International. The Christchurch club gave £5OOO to start the project, to which £50,000 was added by local citizens, together with a large subsidy from the Government The president of the Christchurch Rotary Club (the Rev, T. G. Campbell) and Mrs Campbell, received the guests. Mrs Campbell was wearing a powder blue and silver cocktail frock with a sheath skirt and a tucked bodice and was carrying a fur stole. Specially-invited guests included Dr. and Mrs H. R. Donald, Mr and Mrs G. A. McGregor, Meidames M. E. Laurie and E. A. Adams and Miss M. Corkill. Mrs W. S. Hughes was convener of the committee responsible for the floral decorations.