CITIZENS' DAY NURSERY

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 18

CITIZENS' DAY NURSERY

Lady Gray presided over the meeting of the Citizens' Day, Nursery Committee, when many matters vital; to the institution were discussed. ..;;

A sub-committee met during the month .to1 discuss renovations, and' as a result the nursery was closed for a fortnight to allow some necessary painting' and paperhanging to ,;be done. Lady Gray had been able to arrange for the relaying of some old paths, thus ensuring a dry passage for the children, even in wet, weather. •

Mrs. Zander, for some years past a kind and energetic member of the committee, left for Australia, this week, bearing with her the good wishes of her fellow-members.

Special thanks were voted to Dr. Kennedy Elliott for giving free treatment to a member-of the staff and to girls of Marsden School for a supply of groceries, also to the- Queen Margaret Girls' Club for parcel of clothing. ■'■■'. ■. ' Many of the mothers explained how much they and their children missed the kind and comfortable refuge of the nursery during.the renovations. It was stated that visitors are always welcome, and the smallest gift (such as a pound of rice) is a direct help towards providing the daily hot dinner. The exchequer is much helped by the increased grant (£200) from the Macarthy Trust. Gifts in kind were gratefully acknowledged from the New Zealand Trawling Company,-Mr. Rod, Mrs. Greville, Miss Barnicoat, Mrs. Kirk, Marsden School girls, Queen Margaret Girls' Club, Mrs. Coutts, Miss Townsend,, Mrs. Ward, and £1 from Mrs. Magnus. ■ .