HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 46, 22 February 1917, Page 8

HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

CONFERENCE BUSINESS.

The conference of the Plunket Society delegates was resumed this morning at 10 o'clock, with Mrs. Algar Williams in the chair. A letter was received from the Hon. G. W. Russell, which it was decided to refer to a sub-committee consisting of Mr. Young (Auckland), Mr. Arrowsmitb. (Taihape). Mrs. Gibbons (Wanganui), Mrs. Algar Williams (Wellington), Mrs. Morton (Christchurch), Mrs. Carr (Duncdin), general president, Dr. King. The reports' of the subcommittee concerning the alteration of various rules was given bj Mr Young. An explanation was made concerning the balance of £3000 mentioned, at the. first meeting., This balance was the general one, and not that of ono branch. . A point mentioned by Dr. Truby King was that any members of branches may attend conferences, take part in discussion, but only those delegates appointed by the branches may vote: A subbranch is one which is established in connection with a branch, which takes advice, and makes reports to^the leading branch,.- ,;■,■• „

. A vote of thanks, on the motion of Mrs. Carr, was passed to the subcommittee, Dr. King, Mr. Arrowsmith, and Mr. Young, who had dealt so ably with the rules. The alterations were approved and adopted by the meeting

The matter of registration of the rules of the society was referred to by Mr. Young. The rules would be submitted to tho registrar and might be slightly altered. Mr. Young suggested that Mr. Arrowsmith, who is a solicitor, should bo empowered to agree to any alterations suggested by the registrar. This was seconded by Mrs. Carr, and carried. The Wellington remits were first considered : The first was "That it bo a rule of the society throughout New Zealand that no. annual holidays be granted to jPlunket nurses in the months of January, February, and March." It was decided to add the words "unless absolutely necessary." The second remit, embodied the request to hospital boards "That a Plunket nurse might bo allowed to superintend the grading and making o! humanised milk al the hospital." Mrs. M'Vicar explained tho procedure which was desired, and Dr. Truby King spoke in favour of the request. Letters were road expressing appreciation of various Plunket nurses. The ; words "when expedient or necessary" were added to the remit, and it was adopted by; the meeting.

An invitation was received from Mrs. Arthur Myers to a garden party to delegates to-morrow afternoon.