ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 194, 17 August 1932, Page 9

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

ERIGABE'S SPIiEN DID WORK. AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS. Colonel G. Barclay, chief commissioner for the Dominion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade overseas, has approved of the following appointments in the Auckland district: District staff: Mr. U. Hitchon to be a district officer. Auckland corps: Mr. C. W. Gooderham to be corps superintendent; Mre. K. Cammel to be lady corps superintendent. Gisborne nursing division: Miss V. McCarthv to bu divisional secretary in place of Mrs. Berridge, resigned. His Royal Highness, the Grand Prior, has approved of the issue of the service medal of the order as under: Auckland nursing division: Lady Ambulance Officer M. Fletcher, Ambulance Sister A. Bowman. Striking figures showing the work done by members, of the brigade in New Zealand while attending sports and other gatherings on Saturday afternoons have just been announced by the chief commissioner. Returns were obtained for a particular Saturday afternoon during July, and the figures show that 200 sporte grounds were staffed by brigade members throughout the Dominion, 524 members of ambulance and nursing divisions were on duty and 1102 cases requiring first aid were dealt with. Additional demands are made upon the brigade for the supply of first-aid workers each year, and the fact that there has been an increase of 233 casee over the corresponding day of last year shows that the brigade is fully justifying its existence. Most of the eases dealt with were of "a minor nature.