ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 904, 25 August 1910, Page 8

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

■ . ■ ' —- —0 .. L. • THE SAJLOHS' MISSION., ■' .The'hall belonging to the Missions to Seamen was crowded to the doors last evening upon the occasion of the-cele-bration, of' tho twelfth . anniversary of its existence. Sir Josex>h Ward occupied the chair, and with him upon the platform were Lady Ward, Mrs. Williams, J] IV Hardy", ivI.P., Mr. Herdman, M.P., tlie Hon. Mr. Ngata, Laurcnsou, M.P., Mr; LSalcombe Brown, Mr. M'Laren,.. M.l'., .Professor Von Zedlitz, Mr. .Barltrop, Mr. James Mooiu, miasipner. *• Apologies for absencu were' received from the Mayor (Mr. Wilford), |jhe hon. secretary of the mission (the Hey. Mr. llussell, of l'ctone), the Hon. T. Mackenzie, -Archdeacon Ifancourt; and Dr. H. Kemp. On behalf of" the sailors iii port, Lady Ward and Mrs. Williams' were presented with very' handsome bouquets by two small Amokura lads. 7 : ..'."' Sir Joseph Ward, who was received with much, applause, congratulated Mr. Moore uponthe enthusiasm, the energy, tho magnetism-with which he carried on the work'of thifSailors'Mission in Wellington. It was a most * important work upon whieli he was engaged, anil" ho was most, active m. promoting tlio u> tcrests' of the sailors who came into theport of : Wellington; -~ Oh looking at tho result of the year's work he was struck by. the fact that;'33,ooo persons: have participated in t)io. financial work of the mission, and 29,000 in the'church work. It was by the continuous application of. this'work 'by Mr. Moore and others that the happiness and comfort of the seamen who came to the hall had'been, so much added to. J . Mr..Moore thanked Sir Joseph Ward for.tho'kind' things that had been-said , of him that evening, and then reviewed the; work that had been done during tho year, dealing especially with- tho .temperance- side of it.,'- . Mr., Laurenson, M.P., congratulated Wellington'. upon possessing' .such ,i gentleman as..Mr. Moore and such a citizen.. as Mrs. Williams. He ,'was proud of .the mission and the work it did, and wished it" God speed. He moved the following-, resolution: —"That this meeting congratulates the,committees, missioner. and workers on the fact that they have so splendidly an equipped building at their disposal in which to carry on the work among the men of the sea. It further rejoices in tho continued success of 'the efforts made by the mission for-the-spiritual, moral and'social welfare "of the men of all nations, and warmly commends tljo work of the to Seamen to the prayerful, sympathy and tlio continued practical-'support.'of the public." Mr. Hardy, m 'seconding the resolution, 'said for ten or twelve years he had known''tlie work ,'done by Mr. Moore. Wellington; was to bo congratulated upon-its men and its womeu, particularly the women who had done so much work in the city. •'; Besides Mrs. Williams, there was another public'-' .spirited woman' to bo found in 'Mrs.' Rhodes. M'} : : ■ . . ■ ... The resolution was carried with- acclamation. ■ ■ ■. ; • •'■•.- ■ Mr. Headman; said-that he had great pleasure in ■ supporting it. The Seamen's Mission was an" institution which deserved , to meet -witlr. every support, and should rank highest among those wo hold in high esteem... As wo\are a [sea-going-nation'it becomes us to take ail. interest in all that 'concerns niari- ■ time matters.:': We .should'hold them in the highest esteem, and it was our.duty to help on this institution, which exists for the comfort and the happiness of the sailor. . ~ The Hon. Mr. Ngata said that thero was no doubt but that tlio story of Mrs.. Williams's gift lia'd circumnavigated, the globe.' Not only did it welcome- the men from British ships but from every other-nationality. He moved the following resolution:—"That this meeting places on record its , high appreciation of the work, done by ■■■the committees, missionor, the voluntary workers, collectors; press, donors of , gifts, and to Mrs; Williams for her conitinued interest ■in the work and for her kindness in having placed so beautiful a-bnilding at tho disposal of the seamen of the world.!' The resolution was seconded by Professor von Zedlita who, in the name of the.numerous seamen of every nationality who havo received kindness in this building, wished the . institution and'.all its helpers every possible success in their work. , - Mr. M'La.ren said that as one who came into contact with seamen ho was enabled, to 'speak, of the brightness- it brought into their lives. Ho did not know whether there wero any wealthy men in the audience, but if there were lie hoped that.the next time benefactions wero'niado that they would be mado in favour of the young .women of Wellington. They wero .greatly, needed by them. '.•..'■' . . Mr. Ualcombo Brown also spoke and thanked Lady Ward, Mrs. Moore, and every one who had helped.in the missionary work. .-•..' Most enjoyable music was contributed during the'. evening, quintet selections being given' by Mrs. E. G. Cachemaille, .the Misses . Kennedy, and Messrs. Kennedy and Cohen, and songs by V. Daniels and Mr.. Oakey.