TO BEAUTIFY FEATHERSTON CAMP

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2774, 18 May 1916, Page 5

TO BEAUTIFY FEATHERSTON CAMP

Y.M.C.A. SCHEME. . ,-Vfturing the construction of tho camjKat pcatherston, the IVM.C.A. ivas asked !<>, provido social facilities for 'the 1100 men'' imployed J>y the Public AVorks Department. ' This the association Readily agreed to do. The Hastings Y.M.C.A. was asked / py tho National Committee to free its ? general secretary, Mr. E. J.. Elewellen . Kiug from local work, so that lie. might i tako-charge. This the Hastings Board i agreed to do. As it happened, Mr, King Iras for 'some time the lion. jecretary. of tho Hastings Beautifying Association, and tonsequently lie had not long been in : fcainp before he noticed 'the complete ati .K«nw of any provision forbeautifying the camp by means'of flowers, shrubs, r otc.' He approached Colonel Adams, the •'Camp Gommandunt, who was then with, bis men at Taulierenikau, and suggested that something ought to be 'lone. Mr. j King found that Colonel Adams was as v keen as himself on beautifying work. fj Alter several consultations, the colonel j > gave Mr. King permission to produce a :/ scheme, and also set'apart; certain por- ' tions of tho camp that might le planted. Sir. King approached Mr. T.-.Horton, of ttortoii, Ltd. nursery garden, Hawke's Bay, and suggested that'he should undertake to supervise the".work. ■. This he teadily agreed to do, and some/" three iveeks ago accompanied Mr. King to Featherston and interviewed Colonel Mams. Mr. Horton expressed himself as being 'delighted with tho ' prospccts of beautifying the*camp. He agreed to. loan ■his landscape architect, Mr. Cook, who >vill design a complete scheme for the bamp, and also generously agreed to do- \ patb i! 75 worth of shrubs, roses, ana ' Jlowors. . , ~ Captain Sloane, one of tho medical omiers at i'eatherston, has consented to cooperate with Mr. King in the organising bf . the'■ work. The scheme mil include . 'the hospital grounds, the entrance to the camp, and the ijrcnind in front .of tin d at the back of, the Soldiers Club, i Tho Minister- of Defence has been con- ' Suited, and has expressed his approval of '. tho proposal. The plan ill be submitted to him for his approval when ready..' Mr. Cook . will .visit the camp nest week and design 1 the plan. A number of gen- > tlemen have already agreed to donate /shrubs, etc. V ~r The Y.M.C.A. has authorised Mr. King 'i to organise tho scheme, and so raise the necessary money to defray any expenses, thai may be incurred. Any person wishing to assist with gifts of shrubs, etc., should communicate with him, care S.M.C.A., FeatherSton.