RED CROSS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 85, 7 October 1929, Page 17

RED CROSS

PEACETIME WOEK

The monthly meeting of the Peacetime Division, of the Hed Cross Society was heJd last week at the headquarters, Dixbn street, the Hon. Dr. E. W. Collins presiding in place of Mr. C. H. Chapman, who was unable to be present. Those who attended were: Mesdames Pow, P. W. Kemp, Angus, Smith, Millar, Grant, Sister Lees, Lady Rhodes, Miss. Hynes, Miss Bown, Miss Eagar, Miss Lissington, Mr. D. Grant, Mr. M. S. Galloway (secretary). Apologies were -received from Mesdames Inglis, Ellen, Chapman, Downes, Myers, Messrs. Hurley. Martin, Chapman. An inspection was made of the new accommodation available for the junior Bed' Croat, at a rental of. £50 per annum, and it was decided that the rooms be taken forthwith.

It was agreed that several of the Bed Cross, ladies should attend to the distributing and tabulating of books at the Victoria ward of the Public Hospital, such work bemg undertaken at the request of the sister in charge of the ward, and with the sanction of the medical superintendent.' '■••'.

Mrs. Pow and Mrs. Sol Myers were chosen as the society's delegates to attend meetings of the B.SX In connection with the Hose Day appeal to be made on ;Bth -November, .it was mentioned that th? Bed Cross, St. John Ambulance, W.N.8,. War Graves, and Wellington bouth African Veterans would benefit by the :.proceeds this year. ■ Mrs: Chapman and 'Mrs. 3?ow -were chosen to represent the society .at a meeting, to be held in the Town Hall shortly "to 'discus's -Question of an Armistice Day meeting to further the cause of peace. . ' Particulars were given by the secretary of several cases in which the society had assisted with clothing, and of two instances where services had been done for blind personsi \

An interesting booklet from the American Bed Cross was handed round, which showed what a well organised and efficient Bed Cross could do when disaster came. It referred to the torpado which struck St. Louis some time agol Within an hour of the devastation, owing to tie excellent plan of campaign previously decided upon by the Bed Cross and backed by the Mayor, the Bed Cross was in the field, and not only gave immediate relief, but continued to function until families were re-established in their homes again and the work of reconstruction: was completed. The national headquarters of the society voted £30,000 for relief on this occasion, and the work of the Red Cross was commended on all sides. Mr. Galloway said he hoped that some such plan of campaign, to be put into notion in the event of national disaster, might soon be drown up in Wellington and given civic support. ■

The North Tarannki Council wrote that an emergency nursing squad was to be established in New Plymouth. It also recommended that the present agreement between the society and the Health Department regarding nurses should continue, Ufl ,I. t. was Er9V?PB very satisfactory. An additional nurse was' wanted in the district, where the work of tlie Bed Crpss was very much alive. ■

The Bed Cross nurses' reports showed that instructional classes had been carried out each week as tiaual. Tho clinic at Moera Settlement was still being held each Monday afternoon. The Junior Bed Cross report, presented by. Miss Lissington, showed that circles had been formed at the Waiwhetn, Te Whqtu, and Kensington (Dunedin) schools. All circles liad a good record of work done". .....

;VMiss Bbwn, for the ladies' auxiliary, stated that among other activities, 297 garments had been distributed, and a Jiuublo sale held which netted £13 11s 2d r'?T \5 ar ?ai4 that the cafeteria work at the Hospital, was proving very satisfactory, and the balance' in hand was £52. . ■ , . ■

A social for the blind at the society's rooms had been attended by 35 persons and had been a very happy occasion. Mr. Galloway reported that a number of local people had referred to the society any odd jobs which they wanted done, and this had. meant that it had been possible to find employment for quite a few who needed it.

T.J& s#T?- n? !is ',Miss Jacljs°n. and the Bey. I._it. luchards were elected to the execu-

passed for payment totalled i»o 78 Od.

Donations were gratefully received as follows: St. Andrew's Church, £3 3s; St John's Church, £i; Karori Church! £4 Us id; Gear Meat Company, £25; S. F Wright, clothing; Anonymous, (ringlets; Mrs. Bagnnli and Mrs. Temple White, cothing; Mrs. Cox, suit, slippers, and children's clothing; W. Patterson, clothing; Anonymous, pair boots; Mr. Taylor CIXTTr 8 ' S- „P-U tnr- Presbyterian *„,„ '¥r • K, clbj«- Anonymous, Mrs. ii ly}?r-,Uvs + Warwick, Mrs. Codd Mother s League, Anonymouß, Miss Josephs, clothing; Miss M'Kenzie, boots!