For the Seamen

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 11

For the Seamen

Sir,—Your kindness in the past em- . boldens me to ask you to permit me again to make an appeal to your many readers to aid us in our endeavour to make Christmas, Boxing, New Year’s and Anniversary Days bright ones for the seafarers who may be in our port?, even as we have done these 32 years. Through your courtesy and the kindness of the public, nearly 180- picnics have been held for the men of the sea, wet or fine, winter and summer, in the periods named above; and it is sincerely hoped that, in spite of the many calls on the purses fit this season, at least a little brightness will find its way into the holidays for men who are far away from home, at a time when home means .so much to a man. Any gift in money or kind will be gratefully acknowledged. Should any of your readers desire to inspect the buildings so kindly given by the late Mrs. M. A. Williams, th.y will be gladly shown over at any hour of the day.—l am, etc., / JAMES MOORE, .Missioner, Sailors’ Friend Society. Wellington, December 3.