CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6270, 21 December 1881, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

HOSPITAL DINNER.

TO THE EDITOB. Sir, —I take the liberty of making one or two suggestions to Herr Carl Schinitt, who so kindly arranged and carried out the concert on Saturday for the benefit of Hospital and Refuge. First, that he should take paiticular care that the providing, &c., &c., of the dinner should be intrusted to practical, thoughtful, sympathetic hands, entirely apart from the hospital and those concerned therein. Get a committee who understand, know, and feel the desire and wants of the inmates. I know that both male and female patients are looking forward longingly to the Christmas dinner as a delicious break in their monotonous routine of meals, and well they may, for it is enough to give a healthy stomach nausea. What must it be to those who have be«n invalided for months, some years ? And never a break, unless a friend provides it. Truly it is hard to be sick and penniless. Also, I would suggest that boiled mutton and boiled chicken should be omitted from the bill of fare, and that nice vegetables, pies, and puddings, may be given, which, will be such a luxury. I know, also, it will give a deal of pleasure to the male patients if some ladies are on the committee of management—indeed some of them feel all will not be right if they arc not im-T eluded. Ladies who have very little to<* and some one to help them, may take the '' In conclusion, I think if women kn?pleasure it gives the male patieii' them enter their ward, 1 feel a would be seen there, if onlr J °.. smile and a cheering word, ,-v ' ans ' little, only the effort—W' /. much to some people.—Y<" - TUM -' 6" ae

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