ST. MARY'S GUILD

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1930, Page 15

ST. MARY'S GUILD

.The thirty-first annual report of St. Mary's Guild shows that'there are now 107 children in the home, 41 in the main building, 39 at Lancaster street, and 27 in Duncan Cottage. During tho year 32 have cither returned to their people or been .placed in situations; 29 new inmates have boon admitted. The health of the children has been good, except for a fow mild cases of scarlet fovcr. They have had a good report fro. a tho headmaster of the school, and have inado good progress with their studies. Tho home and grounds have been, kept in excellent order by the young people, with tho help ami supervision of tho matrons, ami almost all the vegetables necessary have been home-grown. Tho committee places •again on record tho groat appreciation of the splendid work of tho matrons, which is of outstanding merit.

"It will be remembered," says the report, "that last year our ■ indebtedness to the bank was £2837 10s. This year, after, paying all outstanding accounts, wo owo £2545 10s 3d. We have again made every effort to reduce this by holding functions of all sorts. Wo have, met with a good response from all our friends, but wo do not reduce the debt sufficiently by those means. Much time and thought has been given to tho matter, and at present consideration is being given to other means of paying it ofi. There is one way in which our numerous friends could help still more, that is by becoming annual sub-' scribors. Even if tho subscription is small it is most gratefully accepted." Thanks arc given for tho substantial help received from the iMacarthy Trust, tho Social Service Board of the Church, and the Government. Thanks aro also extended to all those who have assisted the homes, Dr. Agnes Bennett and Dr. Campbell Young for medical attention, Mr. Spmmerville, .Mr. Fairchild, and the Dental Clinic for attention to the (children'a teeth, and Dr. Dymoek for auditing accounts; also to Miss Baber and Marsden School for the bazaar held in aid of St. Mary's; Mrs. G'inn, who gives the girls singing lessons; Captain Crease and Lieutenant Porter for help with-Girl Guides; tho Commercial Travellers' and Motor Traders' Associations, the D.1.C., the Automobile Club, and the Press, and all who helped with Christmas gifts. Tho report gives a long list of donors who have given contributions in money or goods to the homes during the year, and to whom grateful thanks aro tendered.