HOME OF COMPASSION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 3

HOME OF COMPASSION.

' : ' : - : l- -'■.'AvNidB-LrrTLE'FUNCTION.!; '<[< .' ...There was'.a, pleasant little gathering! at the Home;'of' Compassion.yesterday'afternoon when the -members'. bf-tne committee that arranged. , for-.'.the:! Christmas Tree- and Eete at .the; Home .met. to present !Mother/Mary Aubert'-. with-ithe , ;sum. remaining .over 'from the .money, collected.: for'that purpose.;, \lt was -a' , :very.' , ;substantial- sum, 'no, less "than £.107 '-'is. ■■IOd.V 'and' it ; was 'presented'- ; to ; Mother-- Mary Aubcrt : by' : Mrs.' T.' G." Maqar-' ! thy •in a';very useful hand-bag,'.. which ' ■.'will servo as!/aV:memento of the: occasion., :The money is to- be devoted to' whatever piirpbse vMother Aubert thinks fit: ':;:. ;; ;' J U.'; .•■Th^ , Sfecretary'.for the Home- of Combassiori Christmas.'Tree'and ;Fete ■ : Fund-.'(3L';!-:A. ; . Amodeo), ':bn: behalf : of, the committee,, 'dfr-' sires'; teHhWnk'-the-ladies ;:and : gentlemen'who so .'kindly '..collected and' contributed• towards brightening 'Christinas for the incurableohil-" drerii and'-tb; thank""the; Battalion- Bahd'.'and those." who! contributed:..to .the mueioal■■prch; gramme.' , ;. r A-.'very. pleasant afternoon: : >was .spent,'.each,child receiving- toys' arid sweets.-' . The amount'was collocted as f ollowi :—Mise Eileen. Ward,' £12 !'6s. 3d.; Miss M'Elligott; £3'55. : 6d. : ;: Misses 1 F.\ Guise and Stey'enß, ■£3-lls. 9d.; Miss G: Guise, , £3-48."6d.'j.i'Mr.: G. Weight, £1:17s. 6d.';'.'Mr.. C. M'Donald, 12s; ■; 6d.;. Mrs. vlgsj 6d. T. Lawton :(TaradaleT;'-£5-'ss. ;>-Sacred Heaft Church (Mr. B. Whitaker), £o 14s. 2d;.; St. .Mary: of: the'-Angels-. (Miss MTElligottK £5 13s. j St.. Ann's, Newtewn/(Miss"'WaTli:er);. £4 Os. 7d.j St. Joseph'B'.(Miss .Jessie Weight); £3.45". Bd.;St. Gerard's; (Miss Guise), £2 123. 'Id.; 'Miss - Jessie , : Weight, 145. , ; Miss Doris Guise, £1 Osi 9d;; Mrs.-Rbllcston, £1 Is.:rßresden Piano Company, 10s. 6d.; Sympathisers: :14s. 44d.; Royal Oak Hotel (Miss Comifbrd)j £8 4s. 7d.;': New Zealander': Hotel, £1 16s. Hid.;!.Mr; Dowries, 12s. 3d.; Miss Lawlerj 55.: Mrs. ;Hayes-(Lower Hutt), 10si; Mrs. Carroll, £1 6s. 7d.; Palace Hotel, Is. Id.; Britannia Hotel, ISs. 6id.; Grand Hotel, 15."3d.; Albert Hotel', £2 2s.'. 2Jd.; Empire Hotel,. £1- 4s'.:Bd.'; Barrett's Hotel; 4s. ; 2jd-; Occidental-Hotel (Miss 'Barrett), £I,Bs. od.; Miss '.Walker, 3d.; Mrs. Godber, Bs. 4}d-i Mra. Devlin,'9s. 6d.; Miss Bourko, £3; Mr. B. Ward (Marlborou'gh), £1 -ss. 6d.; Mrs. N. Madden (Blenheim), £1; MissStrick-lyn,;4s.-6d.;; Mr. J.. Savage, -£2. 10s.; Mr. Lyonß, lls. 10d.; Mri'Firthe (Caledonian Hotel),. £7 ;65.!:6d.';! Tramway Hotel, £4 7s.'; Working iMeny! , Club-, ,£2 ;\ Mrs. Chns. Goulter (Hawkerbury), 10s. Advertising and printing were, gratis.from The Dominion, "EveningPpst,". and:"Now'Zealand Times," and Mr: M." O'Kane. : 'Cakesand confectionery were given .by/E. Carroll, S. Scott, J. Godber, E. GViAndersori, Aulsebrook and Co., W. -Campbell, : Pritchard,:'J. M'llrath, 'end Wm.- Noad ; (late -Mawsbn). iToys from'D.l.C, Erkcaldie and Stains; Economic,-?. Hayman arid Co. j Dunbar' Sloane, Mrs. Izard, Mrs., D. •Nathans-Mi's.-Quick,''.Mrs: Hales, Mrs. -YouneSj.Mrsf Myers,, and Mrs. Bluudell.' ;'■,■!;