ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 36, 6 November 1933, Page 10

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Wellington District Competitions MASTERTON’S SUCCESS By winning the H. 11. Seed Challenge Cup and the Sandham trophy an ambulance team from Masterton gave the outstanding performance at the annual Wellington district competitions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which Were held at the Drill Hall on Saturday afternoon. There were eight competitions, in which members of nursing divisions (women) and ambulance divisions (men) from the city, suburbs, and Hutt Valley, as well as the visitors' from Masterton, competed, and tlie work was of a high standard. Mr. F. W. Ward, assistant-commis-sioner in charge of Wellington district, controlled the gathering, and the visi-. tors included Messrs. H. H. Seed and ArO. Richardson, ex-assistant commissioners. The judges were: Drs. S. 11. Arthur, A. L. Young, J. Twhigg, I. B. Ewart, J. F. Zohrab, S. D. Rhjnd, and R. Walton-Hogg, and Sisters Mclntyre, Wilson, Gilchrist, Fabian, and Gray. The Wellington Corps held a church parade at the Cambridge Terrace Congregational Church last night, and th? prizes won ou Saturday will be presented at a social to-night. Results are as follow:— Competition 1, Rhodes Challenge Rose Bowl, open to nursing divisions in Wellington district; teams of four; work to consist of first aid, and home nursing. —Wellington South (Misses R. McCarthy. E. Cleaver, E. Paul and K. Gaby), 1; Brooklyn and Wellington, tied, 2; Y.W.C.A.. 4. Competition 2, H. IL Seed Challenge Cup, open to members of ambulance divisions in Wellington district; squads to consist of four bearers; first aid and transport.—Masterton . (Privates S. Flaws, J. Jenkins and L. Johns, and Corporal F. Cairns), 1; Petone, 2; Wellington, 3. Competition 3, Sandbain Trophy, open to Wellington district ambulance or nursing divisions; squads of three; practical first aid.—Mastertoh Ambulance Division (Privates) S. Flaws, J. Jenkins and L. Johns and Corporal F. Cairns). 1; Wellington South Nursing Division, 2;. Wellington Suburban Nursing. Division,s 3. i . ' Competition 4, Jessie Moorhouse Memorial Shield, open to Wellington district, nursing divisions; squads of three; first aid.- —Karori. (Miss W. Guthrie, Miss B. Simpson, Miss M. Guthrie), 1; Brooklyn, 2; Wellington South. 3. Competition 5. Taurima Challenge C up. open to two squads of sisters’ from a Wellington district nursing division, each squad to attend to an accident in which two persons have been injured.—Y.W.C.A. A squad (Misses E. Charlwood, R. Symes. G. Parsons, and F. Smith), and B squad (Misses D. Bolt, L. Clark, E. (lollop and I. Buckland). 1; Wellington A squad and B squad. 2; 'Wellington A squad and B squad, 3. Competition 6. Izard Memorial Slne.il. open to members of Wellington district ambulance or nursing divisional; squads of four; first, aid. —Lower Hutt Nursing Division (Misses I. Fuller, Lewthwaite, C. Lowe and N. Powles), 1; Brooklyn Nursing Division, 2; Karori Nursing Division. 3. ■ — t. , Competition 7, Barltrop Rose Bowl, open to members of Wellington district nursing divisions (other than officers) who have not competed in a competition other than a corps or divisional one.— Miss H. Williams (Wellington), It Miss L. Bosarb (Wellington), 2; Miss I. Blair ('Wellington Suburban). 3. Competition 8, Robicson First Aid Trophy, open to 'ambulance sisters who have not won an individual first aid-com-petition other than a corps or divisional one in Wellington district; one serious injurv and two first, aid questions.—Miss E. V. Redgrave (Brooklyn). 1; Misses G. Hansell (Karori). McCarthy (Wellington South), and W. Guthrie (Karori), tied. 2.