CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24571, 21 May 1945, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

. Although, the weather was bad on Saturday afternoon, about 2QO guests attended the Canterbury Pilgrims’ and Early Settlers’ Association’s quarterly social gathering held in the Caledonian Hall. The president (Mr E. R. Webb) welcomed members and their friends, and a special greeting was given the only surviving passenger of the First Four Ships, the Rev. F. G. Brittan, who is now 86 years old. A small orchestra provided incidental music, and songs were sung by Mrs Wagner and Mr L. Campbell, and piano accordion solos were played by Mr Alan Fox. The women’s committee served tea. Mrs Cecil Wood presided at the recent monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Plunket Society. For the Lady King Karitane Hospital, the matron reported that 21 babies had been admitted and 21 discharged: II mothers had been admitted to the mothercraft section and 14 discharged. Donations had been received from the Marshland. Greendale, and Waiau subbranches. and the Lyttelton and Waikarl branches of the Plunket Society. Gifts had also been received from Mrs N. Vincent, Mr M. G. Ogilvie, and Waiau giri guides. For the Plunket rooms, Nurse Allan reported as follows:—visits to homes; city and suburbs 521. out-stations 120; visits to rooms; suburban 2264 adults. 2253, babies; outstations, 310 adults. 294 babies: baby cases under supervision 2987; preschool section; visits to central rooms 281. suburban rooms 165. out-stations 51; pre-school children under supervision 4005. ' Mrs Jessie M. L. Watt, who lived in Wanganui for 70 years and is now living in Hawke’s Bay. celebrated her one hundred and third birthday recently. She was born in Glasgow and arrived in New Zealand in 1862. A good pianist and trained singer, Mrs Watt gave her services over a lone period of years, particularly at concerts given for charitable causes. She made her last apoearancc in public at the age of 80. but continued to teach music until after her eiehty-third year During the week-end approximately 800 servicemen were entertained at the Welcome Club. On Saturday, afternoon tea and tea were provided and served by members of the Timaru High School Old Girls’ Association. Supper was served by the Papanui branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union. The St. Albans sub-centre of the Red Cross Society provided and served afternoon tea. tea, and supper on Sunday. The Sunday evening concert programme was arranged by Miss Olga Walker and Mr E, Jones. It was deplorable that people had become “hospital-minded” since the advent of social security; the growing cost of hospital treatment, which this year would be claiming more than £1,000,000 from the people of Wellington, was becoming a national waste, declared the Mayor of Wellington, Mr W. Appleton, recently, when speaking at the twenty-first birthday celebration of the New Zealand Red Cross voluntary aids. But for the aids’ work, hospital staffing problems would, have been even bigger. When the time came for the civic square administration block, it was his intention to see that provision was made for centralising their organisation, continued Mr Appleton. Societies doing voluntary work such as theirs should receive encouragement. Ask your grocer for Buchanans “HOLLY” OATMEAL, the new process pre-cooked breakfast cereal that cooks in two minutes. It’s delicious and better than old-fashioned porridge. —3 NEW 1 1 ‘MUSKUEEN" Monster Packet Household Cleanser now at all Stores— Just one rub cleans—freshens Benches, Baths, Basins. Sinks MUSKLEEN, 9d, 1/6 packet . 1.W.87