STOKE ORPHANAGE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1463, 25 May 1905, Page 3

STOKE ORPHANAGE.

THE OPENING CEREMONY,

Per Press Association. Nolaon, Inst night. Tbo now Stoko Orphanogo, a brick building 228 foot by 180 foot, providing dormitory aooominodation for over 100, and all necessary provisions including chapels, was opouod this aftornoon by Archbishop Bodwood in tiho presence of a very largo number of people, and ten olergy in addition to local took part. Tho Acchbishap reforrod to tho gnof caused through tho destruction by firo of tho old building, but said that all felt proud of t.ho now one, which was a credit to tho architect, Mr J. S. Swau, of Wellington, and a credit to leather Mahoney, who had had the management through a poriod of vioissitudes •mc'lmoafc irying times. Ho claimid that the institution had boon successful in carrying out tho great purposo for which it existed, the training of the waifs and tho neglected to bo good and useful citizens. Out of tho 700 who had gone into tho world over 90 per cent, had given full satisfaction as useful members of society, That rewarded the conductors for all their efforts. Ho thanked all who had assisted. Colonel Pitt heartily congratulated those in charge of tho institution on its success. Ho alluded to the difficulties experienced in establishing the same, and tho anxieties borne and * the difficulties met with, for children of all sorts of physical condition and moiral worth, or tho reverse, were sent there. Such institutions wore criticised without these difficulties being understood. A good work was being done by these institutions, and those conducting them deserved tho sympathy and support of the community. The Bev. Father Mahoney read apologies from His Excellency the Governor, the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, the Bishop of Nelson, Mr J. Graham, and a number of others. Ho thanked the people for their