NEW WING OPENED.
BALVATION ARMY HOME CEREMONY AT “THE NEST” “Whatever the future may hold 1 am sure that an organisation like the Salvation Army, which has the welfare of little children so much at heart, need have no fears,” commented the Mayor, Mr J. R. Fow, when opening the new wing at “The Nest," Melville, yesterday afternoon. Mr Fow said he had no hesitation in allocating part of Lord Nuffleld's gift to tho Salvation Army home and his action had been generally endorsed. “I am pleased to see that the donation made from this fund has been used so readily and so thoroughly. My only wish is that the allocation could have been more,” added Mr Fow. In welcoming the Mayor, Commissioner F. Adams, said the Army was much Indebted to Mr Fow's Interest In all its activities and to Mrs 11. C. Ross, who had. done so much for the children at "The Nest." The Commissioner said that since coming to New Zealand he had constantly been associated with the work at “The Nest,’’ and it was a tribute to the matron and staff that there were so many applications for admission to the home. He hoped that the new building would help further towards the care of the ohlldren.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20283, 27 August 1937, Page 9
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212NEW WING OPENED. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20283, 27 August 1937, Page 9
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