A USEFUL INSTITUTION

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 8

A USEFUL INSTITUTION

■■••'-, . ——"•-, ,- : ... y., - / BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' ■:•■ ••■;;, ■;■-■■■.; - SOCIETY. '■ ■ ... ;'.•..;. ?, \ A woll-attonded meeting^'of the iworkertt conneoted with the British and Foreign Sailors! Society wt-a held at'the Sailors Rest in, the Post,Oßßice Square last night. For come time past itho need has been felt very keenly lor better/ furnishings and more ' attraction and comfort- in the R'cat for the largo numbers of Seamott who/ visit the rooms while in port.; The meet; itig was convened fpr the purpose of de^ vising schemes for raising the necessary money. A-s an outcome, it was proposed to hold a largo bftziuir' in April; Mrs. Kay, who will have' the .assistance of Miss L-vvvson, offered ■he - services as 'convenor,. and Miss M. Wilson «nd Mr. J; M. Gifford.were electod,,-^' jointly responsible for the , secretarial work: Those; responsible for each .stall were, also appointed, but final arrangements are to be made «t the noict/moetinj. ■■ i '"' , : • ; lii the course of his remarks, the presi. ■ denV.Mr.' Rollct, igave some, interesting figures regarding fcHa society's work sincn Juno last'year. Woll'over,ssCO men visited the rooms; \refr.rahments were served to approximately 40O0; ' and the attend-; arico at Gospel meetings' totalled oyor 2700. In! addition, sooial evenings were I tendered to tlie men every Saturday night, I and numerous picnios and excursions were arranged on-public holidays and Saturday afternoons. Larg« nnmbers ol lipoks have, 'also ..been'- p-ut aboard the"-*-' ships. Therooms 4* tno present time require almcwt | complete\ refurnishing-, in arldition to « new gramophone, with records, and a fresh supply of games. ■•'. In response to the appeal:to be made the society is confident that, even' in these hard times, the public will not forget the men who dared the submarine, in order to maintain our rational exigence. : AH interested are cordially, invited to bo present at the next meeting..- 1 •■•":-.;:■ ... .'. -■-;...