RETURNED NURSES.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 176, 26 July 1919, Page 20

RETURNED NURSES.

TVith the ambulaiice transport Marama, which arrived on Thursday morning, were seventeen nursing sisters and four V.A.D. workers. .Matron Pengelly was in charge. Amongst the nursos was Bister M. Sutherland, of Waipu, who went out in ih« same ship as thu matron in 1915, and has now returned in the same steamer. SisU-r tjuthorland was attached to the Auckland Hospital prior to her departure, and it is probable that ens will again take up duty here. Amongst, the V.A.D.'s was Miss Gossett, daughter of Dr. Uossett, of Summer, Canterbury, and the iljsxes Colli;? {-), of AYhnngarci. Misa Luxford, daughter of Chaplain-Colonel .bebtcr Icno-wn r.s the Rev. Luxiford, is aleo wiuh the troopship. The lvev. Luxford, who lost 'his leg at Gellipoli, is still attachc-d to th« Walton Hospital on duty, but exposts to reai-h New Zealand shortly. Matron Pengelly went on service in April, 1915, and was stationed in Bgypt, when the terrible tide of men c;mc baok from the fight for the Dardanelles, and in lfllli was sent home to England. Here her work was chiefly at Oatlauds Park section of No. 2 N.Z. General Hospital at Walton-on-Thames, while vSutherland ws s stationed at Brackeirhurst before she went over to Frunoe. She then came back to Walton. Que-stioijed as to the trip out to New Zealand, "tire matron spoke of the delightful time it had been under the management of ColoTiel Keiiviek, who had worked very hard and successfully to make the voyage onjoyablo. Concerts had been driven, at which a wellknown Aiiokjandcr, Mr. Phillips, had lect admirable aid at the piano: bridge parties ami other aimusoments had helped to pass away the hours at sen. At Panama the New Zealumlors were <mu»rtained by the Americans, and Miss Pengclry spoke in tPrms of uhe admiration of the charm, the spontaneous charm and geniality of the American ■women who came to meet them. All the time they were in harbour at Ralboa the Ijands played to thorn, while the American ladies regaled them with iced coffee, ieod oreams, lemonade, and cakes and fruit. Upon leaving the matron thanked thorn for tlte pleasant time they had enjoyed, and was told with a charming accent: "That they wished t'hev could have done more."