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WHEN little Sister Philippa, of
the Community of the Holy Name, Diocesan Mission to the Streets and Lanes, visits Camp Pell, she is surrounded by children, asking
questions, telling her their little ' troubles, and just tagging on behind.
The Mission sisters, known for their work among women and children since 1888, will be celebrating their diamond jubilee tomorrow week at the Community House, Cheltenham.
Latest work of the sisters is at Camp Pell, where they are concerned about the number of small children without adequate play centres. Unfortunately, even when the preschool centre is
open, it holds only 40 children. Two ' sessions are held, but this is still
insufficient.
"What we really need," says Sister Philippa,.who visits parents and chil- dren, discusses problems, .arranges picnics, ""and sees the bus picks up
children for Sunday school, "is a large recreation hut, where the chil- dren could play under trained play leaders. It is a real necessity to find amusement for these girls »and boys, many of whose parents are at work all day."
Other work of the sisters includes
tlie upkeep of the headquarters in Spring st, under the Mother Superior, Sister Ida; of the Children's Home at Brighton; the Babies' Honie at Darling, a girls' hostel, and St Ives Hospital, East Melbourne. There is also a children's home at Goulburn, NSW, and a girls' hostel in Adelaide.