DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 527, 7 June 1909, Page 6

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

jAT-THB '•;,-'■:':,{', ,'.. .There,;yas^npt.sufEcient r seatingVat' r the- Town - S'VVc'-l.'iflallVior'Jliwho.-desired.to attend'the meeting $ "it ,';';!. con<inot edv;last night', i.by. the. "jftev.'■: ;W.'- J. '',y/' r -i ■■ Mayers,:.the .senior deputation secretary in" con-' ;.'■:;;*,.;/, nectiontwithtDr.'Barnardo's Homes.■>:■;:" - : ? ', v--" ; ' : .V'-W : " After .audionce "had cjbinod--in, singing ' v«.;\;>; , 'Throw;,Out' the. iife; Liriei" and theißev.-? J.' I".-:';'>": E.,-, Glasson had led in prayed,;' Mr.' Allan (the ,l'r : '.-:' chairman) introduced Mr. Mayers, who'.wao, ho' . one off the .greatest ;';:.,'. ;,K'works';that this; .world had ever thown. ■:•■■ 'fe'r'ij •';'liifobo'at:,Work on the 'Human Sea" .was the:: ''. ; ; : ;vj! :title;,bf ;> theinterestihg.;address -which was then (.".v'j": ';:!;■' delivered, V by; Mr.-.';. Mayers; : Spmo, .people,' 'ho. v'i?'.' u ;aaid ( ''ield!the.'errbneous [idea 'that all -the destifi:'-'!.''.-;'; "tuterchil(lron'"at; r^S-'? '■': :Wre' ; -broughtvup'-at'.the; one .institution., As' of fact, th'ere : were a great'many-in; :■;"-. r-; etitiifjioni- connected*:'with' the homes'. It. had ?fi(;,:'.:;'.;.been found that fho best results were achieved f:;;.,.:- :by;having, small.-; institutions in 'preference : to V?'??:;;- y ■; large; ones.':. The'late -Dr.? Bainardo'.' wis;'Jio said, 'the .coxswain of /the greatest, 'lifeboat' ■ ■ ;,;,-.'. ;i:;that.'had.'ever:pnt'.oiit -oa, tho.sqrging sca.'bj ;:\vy;-?: destitutipnKTherei, was never- a -cry -for. help ..'.'i.,,• :-;'■ bnt'.he .set put-to render.succour.' Mr..Mayers ■*;'v*.;VV'-- = f ..then gave.an/mtorestinE,description of life at :;.;;;'.;;r,. : .;the homes antt. of-the methods of rescue work: -.-, •/::>, :-'- Whenover. the signal, was given that a ship -was ■;.;-; ':•■;in Ulistress'boatmen .'grieved if all'the seats in : ',''.';:-,'' : .'the.lifeboat .nore filled ..when :they., reached the ■ r 'if': : ;'C •'.water's edge? What a. grand -thing .it:wonld '/■:'\ ;,';/ be, ;hp'remarked,:if these :who...were able to ';,;■,■:■-.y.'.'.-help were' as keen as, that, to;assist deserving :-:;y ;,''; "Children.;; Ho reiiiinded ; the audience that : no I VH ■, ■'[': child was ever, refused admittance' to ■';.'"'*,:.' '( the homes, "and; that 'tho' food bill in 'connection o ,v; '.■. .with'litheiii ameunted to '£W .every hour,- night -;,;'•-';.- -;. and. day. Upon the. 'becasionv of?;the; previous ';;•,,;■';'';';,; Sundaynight month >-i ;; i : :" before, the, collection; proved a:'record-so far »s' meetings of the'kindinAustralasia'werS con- ;;,;.;■'.'. ;:'. ierned/,: The total s'um:c6llect4d here to date was : '.-.'-. over'"i£3oo, and :;he ■ trusted' that '-'da- .additional ;"'x ':;,'; £K(I _ wpnld bo subscribed,', thus providing a V:;:■:?•'?'; Btilßcient 'sum to meet;the. proportionate' cost ;'- S',"'. ':- .of two beds in the' new. memorial home. In i.-'.-H.;': ■ ecriclnsion, Mr. •". Mayers made .'a, strong appeal .'','';,..?' to the audience; the movement.':'..* ;,V. : V' ; .'-I "i. During?the proceedings several'musical nnm- *-:';• •■.-■'■■, fcers,'which-wore much:appreciated, were ren- ;'■''?",; ,'dered, by tho 'contingent of boys .who aro ac■'r f : : -.: '.;,• ■oompanying the Bev,;Mr. Mayers.'.•,. .'