A FAREWELL PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 152, 24 December 1929, Page 13

A FAREWELL PARTY

FUNCTION AT'POINT HALSWELL

The gin 3 of the Borstal Institution Were favoured with a visit yesterday afternoon from Her Excellency Lady Alice Feigusson, who kindly spared a little of her precious time to make her farewells to some of those to whom sho has shown much kindness. The ■W^teTif at b°th Fet Z™*™ and Wakefield houses were charmingly decorated .and arranged for the party. Lady Alice was received by Mrsf Dallard, Miss Escott (acting superintenW'Dr. Platts Mills, and Mrs. Cbatheld (chairman and vice-president of the Borstal Committee), and other memnZ 3- i , com.mi«ee> a"d was ' accompanied by Miss Mowbray. Visits were paid first of all to the room, which has been arranged as- a chapel (following on a suggestion made by Her E«e? leney), and which is very excellently done, with a number of gifts that have been made to the institution; and then the new shower baths were viewed with much approvel. The girls gave exdrill, which were done in good style and evoked commendation for their (by permission), to Her Excellency, one foDowod 1 & °n\? f *he girls > wh« was ioiioi\cd by another who nresentprl some needlework, in which a ll Phnd par grateful thanks to Her Excellency for her many kindnesses and with sincere 1 regret at her departure from NewTea^!

them farewell, and assured them of h« contmued interest in them, with many good wishes for the future. Mrs. Dal n\ t( ° re Presented Mr. Dallard LadTTue^ COrdial- speech, t'hanled a-iaay Alice for sparing the time to come when she had so many demands upon her and for all her kidnm £ the institution, assuring her that her help in establishing the committee and m Iv °ther wa >'s flad been invalu1, .Tne grtts she had brought for thn fetttT CT r- The re Sret wwM thTst A (U. a, er the anßPices of the St. John Ambulance Association) them C°ngrf Ulßte4. them °n °btain?ng them. Some Christmas hymns were tZJ^K? Ui When Her Excellency vpWl' 6 girla met in th<s long verandah and sang their farewell, and gave many cheer 3tm ahe a

The afternoon was a very happy one, soor, S^ Shad°Wed b? tho Parting so soon with a good friend. The committh fi /.^ 5 m*km * for sary cars °n ' *** pr°VidinS the «"-