BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 29, 3 August 1925, Page 9

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY

A reunion of the spiritual and social workers of the Wellington branch of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society took place in the rooms of the society, 94, Jervois quay, on Saturday evening. The main room was tastefully decorated by the lady social workers and the tables were also prettily ornamented with seasonable flowers and with eatables of a very tempting nature, which were also kindly provided by the lady woi'kers. Quite a large gathering sat down to tea. Apologies for absence were received from Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Nimmo,. Miss Earsman, and Messrs. T. Mair, E. Mar chant, and A. Garrod. Greetings were received from Captain Marshall, port missionary of the Lyttetlon branch of the society. Mr. B. Padman (hon. secretary of the Wellington branch) was presented by the lady workers with a gold fountain pen as a slight acknowledgment of their appreciation of the good work done by him and the splendid results of his organisation and generalship. Beautiful bouquets were presented to Mesdames A. Brown, H. Nimmo, B. Padman, and E. Weston. The gifts were suitably acknowledged by the recipients. After the tables were cleared and the room rearranged for a social evening, to which the sailors in port were invited, various games interspersed with song and music were indulged in, and the men had quite a. good time, and were provided with supper before returning to their ships. On Sunday afternoon a good number of sailors accepted tho usual invitation to the 5 o'clock team, which is provided every Sunday evening, and an enjoyable time was spent, followed by a bright Gospel service, which was conducted by the officials of the Salvation Army. Tho British and Foreign Sailors' Society, whose headquarters are in London, has branches in all quarters of the British Empire, and many foreign ports as well. It is quite undenominational in its work, and like its friendly ally, the Missions to Seamen, an Anglican institution, is out and out for the spiritual, moral, and social welfare of sailors, and the Wellington branch of the society, although it has no palatial build--ings .to boast of, like Lyttelton and other branches, attains good results.