The Hawera Star. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1924. SOCIAL SERVICES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 July 1924, Page 4

The Hawera Star.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1924. SOCIAL SERVICES.

Delivered evcrj evening T>y S o’clock in Hawera, Manaia, N'-rirmuby. Okinawa, Elthain, Mangatnlu, kaponga, Awatuna, Opunake, Otakeae Maoutahi, Alton, Hurleyville, Patett, Waverley, Mokcia, Whakam&ra, Ouangai, Mereaere. Fraser Road. and

We hove received the annual appeal from the lion, treasurer of the Dr. Barnardo’s Hornes (Mr Howard Williams), asking for contributions to help on the splendid work which the organisation is doing. The leaflet accompanying the appeal contains some improssu’e information. The homes are caring for 7300 destitute boys and girls, including 1328 babies and tiny tots under five years of age. There are about 4100 boys and about 3200 girls. There are nearly 400 avlio are delicate or sick or ill or crippled and require special nursing and medical treatment. Dr. Barnardo’s Homes -are doing a magni-

iicent service to the nation, along Avith hundreds of other institutions of a similar kind in A’arious parts of the Empire. All of these homes deserA’e generous support from the people. In our great cities, Avhere from various causes much poverty erists, it is often the children avlio suffer and aalio, were it not for the social service Avork Avhicli is done by people aalio are inspired by humanitarian mot Wes, Avould starve to death or perish AA’ith the cold. The idealist Avouid no doubt say that such conditions should not exist. Everybody knoAA’s that, but as long as the Avorld lasts Ave believe that there ■will be cases of children suffering because of the default of parents and as the result of selfishness. NeAV Zealand is a young country, but even here homes and institutions for the care of children have had to be established, so that they may receive shelter, food and clothing, and be given a chance in life. Such work should appeal to the sympathy of people, and there are many who contribute regularly tOAA’ards the A’arious funds Avliich are spent for the Avelfare of the homeless and ill-eared for children, rescued from the streets or taken aAvay from parents Avho illtreat them. Contributions to social serA’ice Avork bring to the contributors a feeling that they have at least tried to help a little in the great problem with AA’hich the A’arious institutions are dealing and that their gifts are enabling young people avlio have been brought into the Avorld under a seA’ere handicap to be placed in a little better position. The record of Dr. Barnardo’s Homes, the Shaftesbury, Institute, and the numerous organisations in the Empire carrying out day by day a great work is such that one cannot fail to realise that they fill a very important place in the nation and that they deserA’e Avidespread support. The appeal AA’hieh we haA T e before us asks the people of -the Empire to proA’ide 400,000 half-crowns, and it is hoped that many of our readers AA’ill respond to the appeal made, on behalf of the great family AA’hich the famous homes are proA’iding for in the Mother Country.