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Annual Report of St. mary's Home

For the first few months after our last' Annual. Report we did not receive many applications for cases, so that most of our work Avas that of training our babies. . .

As Aye now . have tA-velve babies from 2 years to 2 months, much time and care has to be given to them, for it is m these first few years of their lives that so. much depends upon the attention given them, and habits, good or bad,- are formed, which m their later years. prove helps or hindrances ,to forming their characters. The health of staff, girls and babies has,. been. very good—we owe much to Dr. Harvey, who. pays, periodical visits .and -gives! us his help and advice. ... ■..'.,.'.., ..-.'•-. We. have again this year- been able to help mothers m distress, Avho, ha.Vr ingtogointo hospital, have .had nowhere to place their infants. , This is nojt really our work and we have only been able to do it m -. urgent eases when we have had spare cots. At present aIL cots are full, and we still receive applications for vacancies every week.

We have again to thank our many friends who generously support. us by their storeroom gifts, also the parish of Waipukurau, who: had a storeroom gift afternoon for us and sent us three eases of groceries and a ham. Also they sent us for the nursery a beautifully upholstered child's chair, made by. the giver himself. Ormondville sent us 171bs. of butter, a great help when butter: is dear and much used m the nursery. Our country friends have sent us one. lamb and three sheep arid Ormoridville has sent 16ewt. of produce, so no money has been spent on vegetables this year. Once again our thanks to the Press for publishing our acknowledgments gratis. . '...■'• ' ;..■;. We are pleased to say that Mr Ivan Logan, Avho, on- going 'to the front, resigned from the position of honorary solicitor of St. Mary's Home, hasj now that he has! returned from active 1 service, consented. - to act again iri that capacity. We thank Mr Glee'son who kindly gave us his services during Mr Logan's absence. We have received a valuable-gift to our chapel from Mrs Kern, a large, beautifully bound copy of Hymns, Ancient and Modern, for use at our organ for daily Evensong. We have many friends, church Avorkers mostly, who value our little chapel and these come often to stay for a few days with us. We welcome all such friends and to. them fWe owe much, because they m tiieir ; turri make known our rescue work here. Lastly we thank pur assistant chaplaki, Mr Fisher, for his loving and fatherly care for all m the home ;• he never: spares himself, but is always ready ,, and willing to help lis m any way and often at very short -notice. Besides his ordinary duties here,, he comes, voluntarily) twice a week to take Evensong with us. We thank him. '■-'--...•_

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Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 1 August 1922, Page 396

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Annual Report of St. mary's Home Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 1 August 1922, Page 396

Annual Report of St. mary's Home Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 2, 1 August 1922, Page 396