CHRISTMAS FARE AT THE COSTLEY HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15175, 14 December 1912, Page 10

CHRISTMAS FARE AT THE COSTLEY HOME.

■; 1 ; The annual Christmas tea and concert- wad ,' k; given to the inmates of the ' Costley Hcma yesterday. Mrs. Pritt and other ladies «f ■ | * the city and suburbs of Auckland |£|£|| || provided this entertainment for 'tt&fs'&*.'' years, and it is always eagerly lookfffl for-'ff; ward to by the inmates of the home,, Eari/;.;;®' ; in the afternoon 'the ladies patients, who number about 70,, and yjffift'r tributed strawberries and cream i)o3" : wP"v/rj - 1 refreshments. . The tea took* place | i after four p.m., and 200 persons sat dowTijC', , j to well-loaded: tables. Tea over, tOBMCO Jij-lfj, J was served .to all the male patients w'4 1 T. Cotter and Mrs.. Dargaville, male patients were all the recipie»toW{; £ ■|| jewellery,-the gift of Mrs. Losnis . v^'l In place of tobacco they were regaled witoS v.%1 sweetmeats, and a merry hour WS» JWfjK? * -g in chat. The visiting ladies - thfitt <%A 'M journed to the largo infirmary /iwM'jWftJ?; "i| gave a concert, lasting until 6.30 la dies who contributed items being ||| Keble. Mre. Magaire, Miss Zoe Bartlgfr: , '_|J| Mrs. Parkes, Miss Hanna, and Mrs. W- . | '1 Manning. Mrs. Maoandrew accorops/uea the. oerformerß, •■: who were ■. introduaw by v f>f§j the Rev, E. C. Budd. A vote of th#»k» ; j<jg by . Mr. , J. Noylon on behaif tof thj ,iM patients, followed by hearty cheery doped 'r an enjoyable day's proceedings. ||| r - 'f|j