A NEW MEMORIAL HALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 221, 12 June 1919, Page 4

A NEW MEMORIAL HALL

FOR THE WELLINGTON CENTRAL MISSION. Four and a half years ago, when the war broke out, the young men of the Wellington Central Mission freely volunteered for service, and the. honours boa.nl of the mission numbers 200 7iames. This, together with the fact that for 1G years past the mission lias been cramped for won) for its various activities, has given rise, to the idea of raising a Central Misson Memorial Hall in tl;o city. The idea is not a new one, aud already tho movement has advanced practically. A site for the building- has been secured in Cuba Street, in the heart of the city, and already sketch plans have been pre-pared-for. the hall. Tho plans proposed include four lock-up ehops on the Cuba Street frontage—two on each side of tho main entrance—a large assembly hall capable of seating 1000 people, a Sunday .school with seating accommodation for 000 children, and a social or brotherhood hall to Beat 300, with class rooms, band room, gymnasium, and recreation loom. To successfully carry out tho project will involve an outlay of .£35,000, towards which the mission contributes in property and its own efforts iIiOOO. The Methodist Conference has approved tho scheme, and an appeal is now being made to the goneral public to assist.