By Isle of Wight Observer
The Isle of Wight Observer published on November 12th, 1921 were told about an exciting event in the Ocean Hotel – which was then a smart and fashionable place to be seen.
ISLAND MISSIONARY EXHIBITION.
The spacious rooms of the Ocean Hotel, Sandown, are undergoing a complete transformation in the near future in preparation for the great Island Missionary Exhibition which is to be held in the hotel from November 16th to 24th. The exhibition is the first of its kind held in the Island and as an evidence of its scope it may be mentioned that over 400 workers have been enrolled in connection with it, these being drawn from about 30 parishes in the Isle of Wight, including Ryde, Bembridge, etc., who are all giving it their definite support. The exhibition will include curios from Africa, Palestine, India, China and Japan, and other features worthy of special mention are a Bedouin tent and model mission hospital, while on each day there will be presented costume scenes from various parts of the East, these being further illustrated by native melodies, etc. The sale of work will include a large number of Eastern goods and there will be daily talks on Missionary work. By means of the exhibition it is hoped to accentuate the Island’s interest in foreign matters, and even those who may have been inclined to hold aloof from this great work will find much in the exhibition that must appeal to their interests. On every day that the exhibition is open there will be a special chairman and a special speaker, and reduced fares are available from all Island towns to Sandown throughout the week. Further details appear in our advertisement columns.