GRAND CHARITY CONCERT.

NZ Truth, Issue 56, 14 July 1906, Page 4

GRAND CHARITY CONCERT.

The Home of Compassion.

.The revered name of Mother Mary >Jjpseph Autoert, m cbmjgption with the Grand Concert at the Town Ha&L on Wednesday night, was ample to iusure ils entire success. The gfeaj hal} was crowded to the doors and many among the vast au dieted ha 4 conje from distant places, sucn as Pahiatua and Masteiton, to ad^i their quota to this most deserving; causa. Foe the concert was m aid ol £t. Joseph's Home of Compassion m l^ucktestreftt,;- and who. having heard pf tht gpoa sisters' work at that ins.i^utioa bu^ Would hasten to add thieir mite to s|reli the fund. So great tne succ€fes,|of the concert that itrvs »x---pectefc ■; some £400 will he .V^allsed •th!Jre|rom, which is a goodl^ sum ; altiiqu^h, had it been #4fjOo, it wou^ jiot have been too larg^ sum for suph a splendid institution as St. Josjieh's. The prpgramnie wan an excellent ; pne, many highly talemed ar- , tisfs being engaged m tho i^ou 1 worjc, and the audience showed ti.'eir apprA^M oiation by applaud Ins; vieoj iusly, e«P cores being very twmerous.'^ The Dreaßpden Co., through Mr l Broo>; - present*^ ed> the loan of two pianos/ and alsft ihp programmes. I fl^