Lady Macfarlane’s work for others

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33422, 2 January 1974, Page 6

Lady Macfarlane’s work for others

Lady Macfarlane, * hose husband, Sir Robert Macfarlane, received a knighthood in yesterday’s New Year Honours List, has made some valuable contributions to several civic and welfare organisations in Christchurch.

She was an active Mayoress of Christchurch for nearly II years and is a Justice of the Peace

For more than 20 years she has served on the North Can terbury Hospital Board and has also served on the Christchurch Transport Board, the Christchurch Technical Institute Board of Governors and the Christchurch Girls* High School Board of Governors Lady Macfarlane also served as president of the Christchurch women's branch of the Labour Party for many years.

She also worked for the St John Ambulance women’s auxilliary in Christchurch — her association beginning

when the auxilliary began in 1938, serving as both president and treasurer. In 1961 she was awarded the Priory Vote of Thanks of the Order of St John for her outstanding service.

Lady Macfarlane has been involved with many women’s organisations and sports bodies as well as welfare organisations in Christchurch which include the Society for the Protection of Home and Family, the Save the Children Fund and the Plunket Society. Sister Oliver One other Canterbury woman was honoured at the New Year. She is Sister Oliver, of Christchurch, who received the M.B.E. for her work with the psychiatric clinic at Calvary Hospital in Christchurch.

Sister Oliver has been involved with the clinic since it began as a day clinic in 1962. It continued as a day centre until 1972 when it became a complete unit within the hospital with 11 patient beds and facilities for 45 to 50 day patients.

Sister Oliver holds the position of sister-in-charge of the unit.