ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
ANNUAL MEETING OF WELLINGTON CENTRE A SPLENDID YEAR'S WORK Tho annual meriting oC Hip Wellington Centre of the Bt. John Ambulance Association was hold in tho Mayor's room of the Town-Hall last evening. The Mayor (Mr. J. I'. Luke, C.M.G.) presided. An apology from His -Excellency tho Governor for his unavoidable absence was read, and also one from Mr. C. P. T'owlcs. Before culling upon the sccrnlarv (Mr. .1. B. Findlny) to read tho report of work that had been accomplished, the Mayor proposed that a, very hearty vote"of thank's to Mr. C. V. Fowles for his past services to the association be passed, and both ho and Mr. Heed, who seconded Hid rhotion, spoke very appreciatively of all thai; Mr. Po ivies had done for it. Much regret was expressed at his resignation. The report presented to the meeting of what tho association had accomplished was as follows:—"The continuation of tho great war and the great Sommo Push by tho British army opened up for our contra a great opportunity to send motor ambulances from the towns and districts of our centre for our boys in France. Tho secretary, by ,pnblic- meetings and committees of St. John Ambulance and Red (Jros* workers, and appeals to patriotic societies, mot with such ready response (hat in a little over four mouths ten ambulances—costing .E6soo—wore ordered. Of this amount, £2958 10s. was received by this centre and remitted to London. Somo of these ambulances were ready for service at a timo when, the pressure was so great that those in use in Great Britain for New Zealand soldiers had to bo diverted to France, and our ambulances first helped to fill tho gap. As tho result of a report of a special committee of inquiry, our city ambulance ran service was relinquished, during tho year, tho annual loss having beeoino too groat. Tho vehicles were presented to tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. One of our Ashford litters has been lent to the Returned Soldiers' Convalescent Sanatorium at liotorua. "wing to no call being made upon St. John Ambulance Brigades and Women's Divisions in New Zealand to serve at, homo or abroad, attendance at classes flagged, last year being as follows:—Tho number attended classes, 790; number examined, u'32; number of passes, 527. Several of the largo technical schools in our centre have put first aid and homo nursing on the syllabus, and have large classes. The Women's National Reserve in Wellington ann* other places havo earricil out classes under our regulations. Your committee is pleased to report that aTi medallions and labels ordered during the last two years, with' the necessary dates of examinations, have teen received; a]so, that examination records asked for oy headquarters have been prepared and forwarded up to Decembor, 191(i. During tho year, tho following sums of money wero remitted from war funds:—Comforts for hospital ships returning to New Zealand, .£6O; Transport of Wounded 'Fund, per Lord Eanfurly, JJISS. In response to a, circular letter issued by the secretary appealing for subscriptions, a. record amount of £67 13s. had been received up to March 31." Tho report: concludes with an expression of thanks to all who in any way assisted* file association during tho year. In moving tho adoption of tho report and balance-sheet, tho Mayor spoke of tho extended operations of the St. John Ambulance' Association- since the outbreak of war, and of- the great opportunities that had offered for service and 6uccour in so many directions. The work accomplished by the women of the community in theso strenuous times was highly spoken of. Time and friends had been sacrificed ruthlessly in order that they might be a help to their country and to tho men who were fighting, and "they were greatly to bo thanked for the splendid way in which they had borne themselves in such a severe crisis. Their staying power had been at once a grqat revelation and a great comfort to tho men of tbis country.
Mr. Balcombe Brown seconded the adoption, of the report and balance-sheet, and in the course of a brief speech dealt ■with some of tho outstanding items of the balance-sheet. The Hospital Shi]) Fund totalled JB3BI 10s. 5d., this being tho amount which remained over after tho association had given its quota for the furnishing of the hospital ships. An amount of £30 each had been given to two hospital ships lately to furnish comforts for the men on board, and the committee proposed that in futurea similar amount should he given to each ship for.this particular purpose. The quarter's funds totalled .£1255 l&s. 6d., and it was proposed later on to furnish central quarters for the association, this Going a need that wos severely felt. ■. Tho election of officers was as follows :—Chairman and treasurer, Mr. Balcombe Brown; vice-presidents, the Mayor, the Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Spr'ott), His Grace Archbishop Redwood, the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C., the Jicv. James Paterson, Mrs. Luke (Mayoress), and Mr. C. P. I'owles; committee, Dr. Harcourt Arthur, Messrs. W. Allan, H. H. Seed, W. Sim, J. B. Gould, T. G. A. Troup, E. A. Pollock, Mesdaroes Barltrop, Preston, Peat, Waters, .1. Gibbons, Mis 3 Helyer, and Miss Eobieson. Before the meeting was concluded a motion of congratulation to the MayDXupon the recent honour that had been conferred upon him was carried, regret being expressed that .Mrs. Luke was not honoured also. ■ The Mayor thanked the meeting for their congratulations, and said that' ho valued the honour because it represented an honour to the people of Wellington. Referring to the remark that had been made regarding Mrs. Luke's services, ho agreed that she merited honour. She was not robust, but she had earned out the duties and privileges of her position as Mayoress with the utmost of her energy. With her as with so many others it was the great personal interest in the-"welfare of the "boys" who were fighting for us that had kept her going. ■HAIRS ON THE PACE. Superfluous Hair is ouo of the most distressing blemishes with which women are afflicted, and hitherto there has bceti no permanent cure. Electrolysis invariably loaves the face badly marked, even more disfiguring than tho hair, and depilatories are worse than useless, for they only burn the hair off, ami cause it to grow out doubly strong. "KULDAH." is a medical formuln, which has no equal: for destroying the roots of the hairs; it is quite unlike any other superfluous hair remedy, and it behoves every woman so afflicted to give "KULDAH" a trial. It leaves no trace of anything having been applied, and is a marvellous wire as thousands of satisfied users ha.vc proved; price. Bs. 6d in plain sea - «1 wrapper, from G. '■ Mee, Chemis , Lamlilon Quay, Wellington (if posted M. extra).—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 3
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