ST. SAVIOUR’S ORPHANAGE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 March 1927, Page 9

ST. SAVIOUR’S ORPHANAGE.

SUCCESSFUL GARDEN PARTY. ■ There was a gathering cf goodly dimensions at St. Saviour s Orphanage <m. Saturday afternoon, when a garden party and sale of work was held'in aid of tile. Orphanage funds. The weather being delight fully fine, a. very pleasant time was 'gpent by all. The visitors evinced considerable interest and nob a little pleasure in looking over the well-appointed Home and in an inspection of the grounds surrounding it, everything being seen in the best of good order. The Municipal Band was in attendance., and provided a prograintlic_of bright music. There was a convenient municipal bus service from and back to Timaru, and a large number of people availed themselves of tho opportunity to take a run into the country and participate in the festivities at the Home. The fun of the fair was very similar to that which was in evidence at the Caroline Bay carnival at Christmas time, and the games of skill were.well, patronised and furnished a lot of enjoyment. This part of the programme was under the direction of Mr J. P. Lamb, who had numerous helpers. Than there were various stalls for the disposal of goods artistic’ and of .utilitarian character. These, with the principals in charge, were as follows: —* Geraldine and Woodbury produce stall, Mrs Blakiston and Mrs Guyoti Mdo> douald; Temuka cake stall, Mrs W. P. Routledge and Mrs A.. O. Watson;’ art stall, Miss Margaret Tripp and Miss Brenda Newman; sweets and cakes, Mrs Pratt and the Misses Smith, as-, sisted by the ladies of St. Mary's choir: afternoon tea, Mrs Unwin, Mrs Rhodes, Mrs Bond, Mrs C. G. BryarnKing. The principals in each case had numerous assistants, and Mr CL G-Bryan-King (chairman of the Board of Directors of tho Orphanage) exercised a general supervision. Among those present were tho Mayor and Mayoress of Timaru, and in opening the function Mr Wallace said that it afforded him considerable pleasure to help in any good cause—and this was certainly a good and a very deserving cause, worthy of the liberal support of everyone. It would be difficult to imagine any causo more worthy cf help than one which had as its object the assistance of children who had lost their parents. Apart from the humanitarian aspect of the noble work which was carried on at the Orphanage, there was the fact thfit children were tbo best asset a country possessed. In the floral world they were careful, when they wanted to raise the best flowers, t-o eliminate that which would retard growth or in any way spoil tho matured bloom. ITow great was tho value then of (in institution which brought- up children in a way which promoted the best in character, and eliminated all that was undesirable? The beys of St. Saviour’s Orpin- ge were to be congratulated on having such a home, and the district on tire possession of it. It was an _ excellent institution of a kind which did good for the Empire generally. His Worship said he siricerely licped that the community would continue to sunport the Orphanage liberally, and that, the garden party that day would be an unqualified success. (Applause.) At t-lic conclusion of the fair proper, an auction sale of unsold goods wijs held, when a complete clearance was effected, and the promoters of, the function had the satisfaction of seeing their efforts rewarded by success.