ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 1, 1 July 1925, Page 7

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATION,

The annual meeting of the St._ John Ambulance Association was held in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall. Jast evening. His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Sir Charles Fergusson, who presided, was accompanied by Lady Alice Fergusscn, and amongst those on the platform were Bishop and Mrs. Sprott, the Mayor (Mi-. G;J. B. Norwood), and Mrs. Norwood. The addresses delivered by His Excellency and Bishop Sprott are reported under another heading. A precis of the annual report was published in "The Post" last evening. Mr. W. Duncan, Wellington Football Association, speaking on behalf of the ! sports bodies, acknowledged' the good work done by the Ambulance Brigade on the playing "fields in the district. The following awards were made:— Inyestiture as Honorary Associate of the Order of St. John, Dr. H. E. Gibbs. Bar to Medals: Ex-Superintendent Mrs. K. Preston. Service Medals: Nursing Officer Sister I W. H. Andrew, District Surgeon Dr. H. lE. Gibbs, Senior Medical Officer Dr. i C. D. Henry, District Superintendent. Mr. J. Hislop, Divisional Superintendent, Mr. W. W. Dutton. Medallions: Misses Iris Dorset, Winifred Sims, Maud Kydd, Minnie Haldane, Maisie Wilson, Eita Fletcher, Amy Coli'quhoun, Elfra, E. Baily, Anno Bates. | Florence A. Lucock, Alice L. Fitchett. Rose Natzlorj Messrs. Archibald M'Pherson, William H. Shardlow, George Wright, Ifoyal C. Nelson. , \ 1 The election of officers resulted as follows :— President, His Excellency the Gover-nor-General Sir Charles Fergusson, Bart; vice-presidents, Bishop Sprott, Ar<sh- [ bishop Redwood, Rev. J. Paterson, the Mayor of Wellington, Lady Luke, Drs. S Harcoui't Arthur, A. E. A. Palmer, I R. o*. Whyte, and T. F. Corkill; com- ! mittee, Mesdames Barltrop, Stace, Pres-~ ton, Gaby, and Helyer, Mias A. D. Reunie, Colonel Esson, Major E. E. Vine; Messrs. J. W. Jack, E. W. Hunt, R. W. M'Villy, W. W. Dutton, I<\ W. Ward, J. Hutcheson, and J. Castle; auditors, Messrs. J. Kellow and Son; honorary solicitors, Messrs. Perry and Perry. Demonstrations of ambulance work were given by the Wellington Nursing Division and the Petone Ambulaco Division; The Aeolian Quartette Party supplied musical selections during the evening.. .