SAILORS' REST.

Evening Star, Issue 12762, 15 March 1906, Page 1

SAILORS' REST.

The Choral Hall wis 'well ..filled laefc' night, wlien a conversazione was held to oelebrate the nineteenth anniversary of the establishment of Oi Sailors' Rest in Duoedin, a work undertaken by the Women's Christian Temperance Union, whose president (Mrs Don) occupied the chair. In her prefatory remarks Mrs Don said' that the work was'quite uaisecfcaxian, and that the reason why temperance work was not given more prornroen.ee> was that theTFraan were satisfied with tlie work done on tho lines hitherto adopted. After tho reading of the report (which was summarised in on article which appeared in yesterday's issue) Mr A. C. Begg reviewed the work of the W.C.TJJ. in connection with the Sailors' Rest, and mentioned that done successively by Mrs Boot, Miss Glasgow ; Mrs Begg, Mrs Pearpan, and Mrs Dick in collecting funds for it. Mr Begg mentioned that the donation of- £2O by the Harbor Board 1 was likely to be continued' annually. He particularly eulogised the work of "Mr A. R. Falconer, the seamen's mi/jsdoiiary, and subsequently Mr Axelsen suggested' that Mr Falconer should bo provided with £IOO a year at least from, which to give assistance in necessitous cases. Shoot- addresses were aleo (riven by Mr Falconer, Mrs Bkur, and Mrs Don, tire, latter lady eulogising the work dom> in the interests of seamen by Mts Hercus, sen. Musical items were givea by Miss Dunlop, Mr G. B. Laidlaw, and the members of the T.M.C.A. choir, Mass Inghs being the accompanist.