What is Home

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 44, 16 May 1930, Page 24

What is Home

THE following definition of home recently won a prize of £50 in an American competition :- "Home is a domestic sanctuary, wrought out of desire, built into mem-

AT TT LLU CEL TU EE CULL EL tated a heat aiiat ory, where kirdred bonds nite the family in sharing labours, leisure, joy, and sorrows." , Honourable mention was given to other definitions in the following order :- ‘ "FTome-man’s abode, made sacred by love, loyalty, and understanding, and surrounded by hallowed memories of happy days in shared experiences." "FTome-any place where dwelling is permanent and love is paramount." "Home is the spot where the interests and affections of the family converge and fuse, and from which is radiated its composite influence." "Fome-a shelter wherein one collects possessions for enjoyment and

| Tid SUE Bit Die i Dt Die ie Did) Dd 2) DD) 0) de es aod comfort; a permanent abode of love and contentment, to which one returus for comfort and refreshment." Among many facetious definitions, the following sad satire on the "dry" land did not win any honourable mention :- "Mother’s in the kitchen washing up the jugs, Pather’s in the cellar bottling up the suds; : Sister’s in the pantry mixing up the hops. Johnny’s in the front voreh watching for the cops.’"-Betty B.