PLUNKET SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 132, 5 June 1915, Page 7

PLUNKET SOCIETY

Th« monthly meeting of the Society for the Health of Women and Children was attended by Mesdames Algar Williams (in the chair), G. Reid, M'Vicar, Corrigan, Cook, M'Lean, J. Tripe, W. Luke, Winder, Ewen, and Hosking, the Viscountess KeJburn, Misses Barnettand Kirkcaldie. Apologies were received from Mesdames Massey, Ward, S. Kirkcaldie, Coull, Fell, and Misses Cable, Peach, and Inglis. The nurse's monthly Teport was most satisfactory both for Wellington and Petone. Miss Barnett reported that sewing bees had been held weekly both at Mrs. Algar Williams and Mrs. Hosking's houses since 3rd April. The sum of £20 17s Id had been spent on material, and over 700 baby garments had been made. They wer© exhibited at Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains's premises on Tuesday, Ist June. The committee's thanks are duo to Mr. S. Kirkcaldie for his courtesy in allowing the baby clothes to be shown. The committee also wishes to thank tho many outside workers who have given such valuable help, including Mesdames Bayfield, Stott, C. Riohard6on, Roskruge, La Trobe, Miss Baber's girls, and the Chilton House girls, and Miss Cooper. The following subscriptions have been received for matorial: — £5 12s, previously acknowledged ; Mrs. and Miss Gear, ' £2 2s ; Mrs. Donald RohertEon, £2; Lady Stout, £1 7s- ; Mrs. Alj;a* Williams, £1 Is;" Mesdames J. Kirkcaldie, Ponsonby, P. W Furkeet, the Viscountess Kelourn, £l each ; Mrs. W. Cook, 15b; Mrs. Fitchett, Mies Kirkcaldie, 10s each ; Mesdames Corrigan, Harcourt, Stott, M'Lean, Misses Peach and Inglis, 5s each ; Mrs. W. J. Grey, 6& 6d; Mrs. F Leckie and Mrs. Ward, 2s 6d each ; Miss Roskruge, 2s. Mt&. 'Anderson was elected .a member of the committee, beings proposed A Jdjt. M'Vicar and seconded fiy"' s 'Mrs. Algar Williams. A vote of sympathy \was passed to Mrs. F. R. Chapman on the death of her son at the front, the sympathy of tho committee to be conveyed to Mrs. Chapman in a letter written by the president. The following subscriptions have been received : — Mrs. W. Kirkcadie, £5: Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, £2 2s ; Mesdames W v C. Peacock, R. B. ■Rigg, Corrigan, W. F. Ward, 'Lady Stout, £1 Is each ; Mesdames Congreve .and Coull, £1 each ; Mesdames Alexander, Andemon, Wheatley. and Miss Barnefct, 10s 'Ach; box at rooms, 12s lOd; J. Tripe, Hamilton, Hill, Grant, Thompson, Gallaway, Crawford, Luke, Clay, H. Hall, P. Isaacs, Smith, C. Tringham, H. A. KirkcaJdie, J. Duncan. Hadfleld, Hassell, Elder, N. Kirkcaldie, N. M'Lean, Gear, W. Reid, Gordon, Reid, Meek, Joseph Joseph, Ritchie, G. F. C. Campbell, M. Meyers, Salmond, 5s each; Misses E. Gear, Stewart, Inglis, 5s each ; Mrs. Iraaudt, 6s. Parcels of clothes for distribution b"y the Plunket Nurses have also been received from Mrs. N. Kirkcaldie,' Mrs. Lan Duncan, and Mrs. Kirker.