HELPING CRIPPLES.

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 6

HELPING CRIPPLES.

' ORGANISATION NEEDfcB A preliminary meeting, calledjby.the Wellington Rotary Cluh'was heldjtyesterday, to consider the formation'of an association to help cripples." Such, organisations are already it existence in the .leading countries «f the_, world. ._D!r. J). MacDonaJd Wilsoi_:,.i___}_o presided, said that medical pr ictitioners, especially those connected with -public hospitals, realised -the need for an. association to give assistance to persons who were handicapped," in the battle of life by the loss'Tof_ or serious injury to a limb." The "orthopaedic surgoon of 'the 'Wellington Hospital, Dr. Gillies, had already ■drawn public- attention te^ this matter, "but no steps, had .been .taTiea to give effect- to his suggestions. - _ Dr. Gillies emphasised,? tie, peed Jfor help being given to cripplos^flspeeially in the_«.way of vocational training, lie gave instances of what was-now being done in other countries. When formed, the association would have to get into touch with cupples and assist parents, schoolmasters and others in getting cripplje- into positions which they might be able to fill with credit. Mr. P. Fraser, - M.P., warmly supported: the movement, "which, her said, would be the means of reducing the handicap suffered by cripples. > After some discussion, it was agreed to obtain necessary data, and to ask the Mayor to call a public meeting- to eonsider'.. what steps should-<-be ' t_ikei to form an association. [