Father Confessor

NZ Truth, Issue 1182, 26 July 1928, Page 6

Father Confessor

ITNOBTRUSIVE, efficient,, ever-cjieer.-1/ _ul; and universally popular is ..Tommy R. Lees,.managing trustee of the New Zealand Farmers' Acknowledgment of: Debt to British Seamen Fund. , '.-•':•'>'• It is m no small measure due to the personal interest he has taken m the, sons and daughters of. the, British seamen who lost their lives .In the Great War that the two Flock'" •institutions have been so successful. : Tommy is not a day laborer who downs his .tools, the moment five o'clock strikes. On the contrary, his activities often extend far into the night. - Jt is the complete subserviency of his interests .to those of his charges that is, responsible for the smooth and efficient ' management of the hostels at Bulls and Awapuni. V A diversity of hobbies and interests ls always found among any collection of human beings, be they young or old, and Tommy encourages strongly anything that might possibly prove of benefit m later years to the: boys and girls who have been brought out from England under the scheme bf which he ' has been managing trustee since its Inception. .'■'■'.-' • The rewards of his labors are great. A firm believer m the old adage that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, he is a keen supporter of amateur concert parties.'