ANNUAL REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22534, 17 October 1938, Page 2

ANNUAL REPORT

HOSPITAL LADY VISITORS’ ASSOCIATION MANY PATIENTS ASSISTED The Hospital Lady Visitors’ Association was formed in 1897 by a small band of women who gave their time and energy to the work of visiting and helping the patients in hospital. This year the death occurred of one of the most devoted of these—Miss Adeline Turner—who for many years, until her health failed, was untiring in visiting the wards, acting as honorary treasurer and secretary, and giving always her strength, her time, and her money with unfailing and unselfish sympathy. Her permanent memorial is the Rest Cottage for Nurses at Sumner.

When she and her fellow workers first undertook their task, the income available amounted to £SO a year, made up of subscriptions, donations, and money raised by entertainments, supplemented by what was left of the Old Destitute Patients’ Fund, which, after having been administered by a committee of doctors and others, was handed over to them. Now the association spends more than £SOO a year for the benefit of the hospital and its inmates. This money is derived from interest on bequests, from subscriptions, and from the annual gift of £250 from the trustees of the Hyman Marks Estate. The association is grateful to the trustees for the continuance of this gift. Patients Assisted

The annual report, which will be presented at the fifty-first annual meeting of the association this week, states that during the year 198 patients had been sunt for a week or a fortnight to the Rhodes’ Convalescent Home, eight children had been sent to the Cholmondeley Home, and many patients were helped in their own nomes with clothing or money orbotn Lately the funds had been relieved of the expense of the Cholmondeley Home through the kindness of generous friends. Taxi fares had been paid for patients going to the home in the early part of the year; latterly, however, the Good Neighbours had again taken up their kind work ol driving convalescents to the home in their own cars. The Lady Superintendent of the Hospital, Miss Widdowson, had been granted £lO for the children’s ward at Christmas. The usual money had been spent in providing a small present and card for every patient in-the wards on Christmas Day, Mrs J. E. Fleming and Mrs S. H. Stewart undertaking this woj*. , , The regular visiting of the wards has been carried out by the committee week by week, the children being the special care of Mrs C. J. Ward. ■ The winter work party had made more than 250 garments at a cost of £35 Is 10d. These garments included more than four dozen bed-jackets foithe children's ward, besides vests and nightgowns for babies. Occupational Work

The occupational work has been carried on very capably by Miss Lance. In addition to her work in the Public Hospital, the committee arranged this year that she should go one day a week to the sanatorium on the hills to teach patients there, the Sanatorium Service Committee paying half the extra salary. This arrangement had worked admirably, and the committee had lately received from the matron of that institution, a most enthusiastic appreciation of Miss Lsnce’s work. The cost of materials and salary had amounted to £69 8s 4d. and, as the sale of work last November realised £32 the net cost had been £37 8s 4d. The library had been supervised capably and carefully throughout the year by Mrs P. H. Cox, who, with Mrs L. Stewart, Mrs Climie, and a band of girls, had distributed books twice a week to patients. They had also kept the books in repair and covered those sent in by friends. They welcome gifts of suitable books and recent papers and magazines. The Adeline Turner Rest Cottage has been kept in excellent order by Mrs S. H. Stewart and Mrs P. Wynn Williams, and Miss .C. Cardale had attended to the garden. No further donations had been received for the endowment fund, but the association hoped still to have some from time to time. The fund, with interest, in the Savings Bank, now amounts to £209 15s 7d. The committee would welcome the appointment by the Hospital Board of an almoner, recognising how helpful her work would be.

FAREWELL PARTY To honour Mr and Mrs D. Dwyer and Miss Amuri Dwyer before their departure from the district, residents of Hawarden held a farewell social in the Hawarden Hall. Music was played by the Hawarden Dance Band, and extras by Mrs A. Cowie and Mr F. M, Wright. A Monte Carlo dance was won by Miss M. Luckie and Mr R. Mason. Mr W. L. Wright was chairman. The Rev. Father Madden spoke for the Roman Catholic parish, and Mr J. Heasley, on behalf of the residents, presented Mr and Mrs Dwyer with a china cabinet and Miss Dwyer with a gold watch. Among those present were Mesdames D. Dwyer, L. Dwyer, T. Costello, J, Dwyer, J. Earl, W. L. Wright, J. L. Feek, D. Larig, R. Galletly, H. Patchett, G. D. Scott, J. D. Sprosen, L. Wright F.’ M. Wright, A. Lowe, F. M. Power, J. W. Croft, W. R. E. Booker, J. T. Smellie, F, Dalzell, J. Pawsey. A. Cowie, J. Shelley, H. S. Hole, J. Max-, well, A. Manning, W. Prendeville, E. P. Baker, L, C. Wood, T. Crean, G. McKitterick, E, C. White, L. H. White, Misses Amuri Dwyer, N. Dwyer, Emily Draper, Mildred Wright, Cicely Waters, F. Jones, Grace Bainbridge, Mary Hoban, Sadie Hoban, Noel Hoban, Eva Miles, Jessie Croft, Elva Croft, Jean McLeod, Jessie Galletly, K. Crean, Lawson, Lynskey, Jean Hodgen, Noeleen Hayward, Marjorie Gainsford, Patsy McKay, Monica McKay, Ruth Heasley, Jean Heasley, Eileen Brown, I. Power, Rua Watt. Joyce Wright, Joyce Horne, Mary Luckie, Weir, and Dron.

Lady Diana Duff-Cooper, better known as Lady Diana Manners, always a socially, prominent figure in England and abroad, has been much in the public 1 eye recently, in consequence of her husband’s resignation as , First Lord of the Admiralty. Lady Diana is an :exceptionally versatile,as well as a beautiful woman." Her qualities as a London society hostess are well known, and it will be remembered how much her husband owed to her successful and original form of canvassing on his behalf before he entered Parliament in 1924. Lady Diana played a leading part in the film, "The Miracle,” which was a great success in London.