MANY VISITORS
TEA AT HOME OF COMPASSION
Even the most unobservant could riot fail to notice the air of festivity about the Home of Compassion, Island Bay, on Saturday afternoon. Trams, in the earlier part of the afternoon, were crowded with an unilsually large number of passengers, who were met by cars and conveyed up the hill to the Home. Traffic inspectors directed the steady stream of traffic and, in addition, pedestrians were numerous.
Bunting along the drive and the music of the Artillery Band provided quite a military atmosphere, and crowds of people in a building which is normally comparatively quiet added animation, to the scene. The afternoon, which is arranged annually for a "gift tea," proved most successful. Gifts and donations were set aside in a large room off the entrance hall, and containers and tables were heavily laden. The presents were sorted by the Sisters with the welcome assistance of friends.
Afternoon tea was served, after which the visitors inspected parts of interest about the building, which had been completely thrown open for the purpose.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 14
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178MANY VISITORS Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 14
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