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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 250, 19 November 1903, Page 2

THE OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. It is rather a matter for regret that the Old People's Home is visited by so few New Plymouth people, and that so little seems to be known locally about the work of the institution. To the necessity for such a Home for the aged and needy we need not refer, as the mere fact of there being several inmates is sufli-cien-f proof that the institution is required. Bat townspeople, and country visitors, too, would feel more than a mild surprise at tha very neat state of the grounds. The inmates of the Home, under Mr Farrar's supervision, have done a lot of gardening work during this spring, and tiey not only provide for their own wants, but also grow a. good quantity of vegetables for the Hospital. The grounds of the Old People's Home are beautifully kept, flowers and vegetables taking up the bulk of the space, but there is also a small lawn in front of the building, and another running before the custodian's apartments. As in everything else, great care has 'been- taken with these. The House itself is "wondrous neat and clean," and a dredit to Mr and Mrs Farran. No one but- themselves can have anything! like a full idep, of the troubles they must have in securing from these men in the evening of life strict compliance with the laws of the institution ; yet, with one or two exceptions the inmates all like and respect those appointed to look after their needs, and these old ikjople, who from various causes had not a place- whereon to lay their heads arc now provided with good rooms and meals as regularly as they may wish. To help in ' this work, and to assist in brightening the declining years of some of our pioneer colonists should be a pleasurable duty 0/ the residents of this district. Instead of people deeming it a favour to give musical evenings at the Home they should look cm the event as a golden chance to show that they are in sympathy with the Board in its honest endeavours to -help the aged and needy What we want is a few more men and women who will take a sli ii 1-ar interest in this work to tli-it displayed toy Mr Tisch, Chairman of the Hospital an d Charitable Aid Board, and we hope New Plymouth people will bestir themselves ' m mis matter. There is at present a I,ox at the door of the Old JVoim.'s Home for the reception of rorlri-but-ions in aid of purchasine- Chn-r mas comforts for the imniH™ ]y, haps our friends cannot dim], ti„. hill to the Home, and tk->r..r 01 v ( J' not use this receptacle, but j n ',),." case we have no doubt tha' Mr Fur rar will be pleased to receive rW-.~ lions in money or j„ k, V , th ''* the post or by any other means of transit. We urge people i„ th( .' ,„£ tnct to be up and doing j„ ~? matter. To modify a couple of jf ,s which were instilled into li- c minis of children at school but n y dUo time ago : "They're somebody's '• cnts, friends, you know f OJ - Vd 'i' • are feeble and old and slow "' ' "" U "' V