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March 16, 1968
Three
LADY MOUNTBATTEN VISITS KALIMPONG ^and a b~"w fl0WM
In her address Ladv Mount-
WARM RECEPTION BY HOMES CHILDREN »»"°n tanked for the warm
i welcome and wonderful hospi-
(By Our Staff Reporter ) J*1"* the .children of the Homes •
v * c ' " «have accorded her. In thk
„ .. „ . ... in'-0 connection she referred to 'Great
K.»hmpong, Mftroh 14, 1958. tradition of leadership existing
in Homes since last fifty years.'
Lady Mountbatten was here the names of different She said when she came here
given a Very warm welcome cottages and it does demons- ten years ago she fell; in love
when she arrived at Dr. Gra- trate the interest she takes in with Kalimpong and Dr. Gra-"
ham's Homes on 12th after- the Homes.' ham's Homes. In these ten
noon. Earlier when she arrived years tl i igs have changed. To
at Bagdogra by a speoial plane _________________ mi y m * the b ys, and 8irIs of tho home3
from Delhi, she was received ^ W8^"<!i™ " ^"T^SI she said 'You should be proud •
by District officials. From ^ttK^^^. to be the 'citizens of this
there she drove straight to ; Ufe^fc i country. India lias waged tro-
Dr. Graham's Homes by car. ■'. v^^B P^^^k 1 mend, us battles against all
She was welcomed I y the School f * | odd-. T e way she battled
Captain near the Kindergait n iH 1 against all these difficult situa
section where a beautiful arch |VM J^t 'JB^Hl tions is remarkable, The way
was erected. In her rep v she iifl HHHBHHHh it is being developed economi-
said 'She was thrilled to be ||H 1 B 'j'oHB cally, Industrially and in other
in Homes again'. Nearly 600 |gg B aspects it is wonderful. Every
children of the Homes welcomed S9J^ I 8B citizen is helping India to be
her by waving tricolour flags luH H a great country and ynu have
when she drove to Jubilee I . the prcvilage of staying in this
house At Jubilee House she ■■ H country; You have great rolo
was received by the. President. 'Br' '-f^^i to play in future. Every single
of the Homes, Mr. N. S. Cold- BBBBBI mm • '..: \ hoy and girl matter tremcn
well, Mr. Traill, Principal, Mr. 'MjgfMr ■ dously. In my front i see a
Puss, Headmaster and Mr. 2 ^BF . splendid army.' To the staf'
Berry, Secretary of the Homes. lfk mm ' of "ie Homes she said 'Yon
.1 ,. , ... j V ?/ i ■ have a wonderful team of men
After sometime she visited ; \ ' : x and women, dedicated to thi-
the school and saw the Hob. > V | ; wo„derful work from different
b.es and Handicrafts of the , ■ Wk of the woM_, she
students and ,11 the evening | 1 predated the spirit of devotion
she attended a igarden party W^i^mXmMmmmmm ■ ^ loVft]it of the 8taff which
given m her honour, pterin she said will go a long way
the evening she visited the Mr, Traill speaking next ' to strengthen the Homes,
graves of Dr. & Mrs. Grahams, raised j^j Mountba'ten for „ ,',. , , „,
the founder of the school. the interest „he takes in th„ Concluding her wonderful
On 13th moraine she affairs of the Homes. He asked speech she said 'I am proud
opened1 the «JES Lb* the Boys and girls to deve.op J * r™£*»» "* f "»
rary at the Homes. In the individuality and personality. * pr uuor-
afternoon she was given a He further said that 90% of Immediately after the met-
receptibn at the Jarvie Hall. y°u (Students) will settle in ting she distributed sweets to
Welcoming Lady Mountbatten, I1"1'11 appealed them to the Homes ohildren in the
Mr. Coldwell said 'It is won- become g;od citizens of the ground.
derful to have in^our midst great country In the afternoon she visited
our gracious patroness. Her Then Lady Mountbatten the Kalimpong Municipality and
knowledge of Homes, is quite was presented a pioture of the «■ o . r j
outstanding, she even remem- Homes painted by the Arts ( Continued on page 10J
Three
LADY MOUNTBATTEN VISITS KALIMPONG ^and a b~"w fl0WM
In her address Ladv Mount-
WARM RECEPTION BY HOMES CHILDREN »»"°n tanked for the warm
i welcome and wonderful hospi-
(By Our Staff Reporter ) J*1"* the .children of the Homes •
v * c ' " «have accorded her. In thk
„ .. „ . ... in'-0 connection she referred to 'Great
K.»hmpong, Mftroh 14, 1958. tradition of leadership existing
in Homes since last fifty years.'
Lady Mountbatten was here the names of different She said when she came here
given a Very warm welcome cottages and it does demons- ten years ago she fell; in love
when she arrived at Dr. Gra- trate the interest she takes in with Kalimpong and Dr. Gra-"
ham's Homes on 12th after- the Homes.' ham's Homes. In these ten
noon. Earlier when she arrived years tl i igs have changed. To
at Bagdogra by a speoial plane _________________ mi y m * the b ys, and 8irIs of tho home3
from Delhi, she was received ^ W8^"<!i™ " ^"T^SI she said 'You should be proud •
by District officials. From ^ttK^^^. to be the 'citizens of this
there she drove straight to ; Ufe^fc i country. India lias waged tro-
Dr. Graham's Homes by car. ■'. v^^B P^^^k 1 mend, us battles against all
She was welcomed I y the School f * | odd-. T e way she battled
Captain near the Kindergait n iH 1 against all these difficult situa
section where a beautiful arch |VM J^t 'JB^Hl tions is remarkable, The way
was erected. In her rep v she iifl HHHBHHHh it is being developed economi-
said 'She was thrilled to be ||H 1 B 'j'oHB cally, Industrially and in other
in Homes again'. Nearly 600 |gg B aspects it is wonderful. Every
children of the Homes welcomed S9J^ I 8B citizen is helping India to be
her by waving tricolour flags luH H a great country and ynu have
when she drove to Jubilee I . the prcvilage of staying in this
house At Jubilee House she ■■ H country; You have great rolo
was received by the. President. 'Br' '-f^^i to play in future. Every single
of the Homes, Mr. N. S. Cold- BBBBBI mm • '..: \ hoy and girl matter tremcn
well, Mr. Traill, Principal, Mr. 'MjgfMr ■ dously. In my front i see a
Puss, Headmaster and Mr. 2 ^BF . splendid army.' To the staf'
Berry, Secretary of the Homes. lfk mm ' of "ie Homes she said 'Yon
.1 ,. , ... j V ?/ i ■ have a wonderful team of men
After sometime she visited ; \ ' : x and women, dedicated to thi-
the school and saw the Hob. > V | ; wo„derful work from different
b.es and Handicrafts of the , ■ Wk of the woM_, she
students and ,11 the evening | 1 predated the spirit of devotion
she attended a igarden party W^i^mXmMmmmmm ■ ^ loVft]it of the 8taff which
given m her honour, pterin she said will go a long way
the evening she visited the Mr, Traill speaking next ' to strengthen the Homes,
graves of Dr. & Mrs. Grahams, raised j^j Mountba'ten for „ ,',. , , „,
the founder of the school. the interest „he takes in th„ Concluding her wonderful
On 13th moraine she affairs of the Homes. He asked speech she said 'I am proud
opened1 the «JES Lb* the Boys and girls to deve.op J * r™£*»» "* f "»
rary at the Homes. In the individuality and personality. * pr uuor-
afternoon she was given a He further said that 90% of Immediately after the met-
receptibn at the Jarvie Hall. y°u (Students) will settle in ting she distributed sweets to
Welcoming Lady Mountbatten, I1"1'11 appealed them to the Homes ohildren in the
Mr. Coldwell said 'It is won- become g;od citizens of the ground.
derful to have in^our midst great country In the afternoon she visited
our gracious patroness. Her Then Lady Mountbatten the Kalimpong Municipality and
knowledge of Homes, is quite was presented a pioture of the «■ o . r j
outstanding, she even remem- Homes painted by the Arts ( Continued on page 10J