POOR, SICK, AND NEEDY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 30 May 1930, Page 13

POOR, SICK, AND NEEDY

WORK OF THE SISTERS

A visit paid to tho District Nursing Guild offices recently revealed a little of the work being done by the sisters amongst tho poor, sick, and needy. One large sack of clothes from the "Two Garment Society" was still-waiting to be unpacked, while the contents of two more wore being quickly sorted by two oi the sisters, with exclamations 'such as these: "Oil, what a beautiful quantity of good useful clothes"; "these will just .do for Mrs. "; "look, sister, this will do splendidly for Mrs. . Her little boy has nothing but an old vest under his coat. I will parcel this up for her," and so on.

Patients were being attended to n between whiles. Then there was a little talk on the coal fund, and a joyful remark, "Oh, one anonymous donor has given us £10. Is it not lovsly, this cold weather, to think we can send a sack here and another there to our poor chvohics, of which we have between thirty and forty." Again, "Oh, look in our cupboards at the granc1 donation given to us by the' Busy Bee Club —groceries, etc. Every man these come to us." Another anonymous lady gives every month small parcels of groceries ready parcelled up for distribution. While continuing their work the sisters -elated how they had been ablo to fit out a 'nan going to the West Coast with clothes so that he would appear decently garb d to ommeuce his work there. ' Another man was fitted out in like manner, and both were very thankful. Speaking about their sick people, ono of the sisters said, "We are getting on all right, but are very busy. We have had a number of new cases lately, and the cold weather is so trying for them." rrhe sisters have a small library, and are very grateful for magazines and books (light in weight) to take round to these poor sick patients, many of whom never leave their- homes. Some of them, though not 'actually sick, look for the district nurses' yisitslike a ray of sunshine in their dreary lives. •