PLUNKET SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 9, 11 July 1934, Page 18

PLUNKET SOCIETY

LOWER HUTT ANNUAL

MEETING

The annual meeting of the Lower Hutt branch of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held last evening. It was presided over by the Mayor, Mr. J. W. Andrews, and Mrs. G. A. Chapman took the place of the president, Mrs. G. W. yon Zedlitz, (who was absent through ill health). The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr. D. A. Ewen said it reflected the greatest credit on all concerned that the society should have a credit balance in spite of bad times and the fact that the Government subsidy had in recqnt years been reduced by £46. The Lower Hutt Borough Council was to be cordially thanked for continuing its subsidy of £60.

The following officers and committees were elected:—President, Mrs. yon Zedlitz; ' vice-presidents, Mesdames G. A. Chapman, E. Marchant, arid C. A. Bennett; secretary, Mrs. M. J. Cameron; treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Earnshaw.

General Committee.—The officers ex officio, and Mesdames F. N. R. Meadows, W. Nash, F. Graham, J. W. Andrews, D. G. Morison, J. Whitton, G. Cooper, E. J. HefEer. F. M. Renner, I. E. Rawnsley, A.-F. Tosswill, H. Mitchell, W. B. Rainey. E. Hutt, and E. H. Strickland.

Associate Committee.—Mesdames H. C. Admore, R. Y. Collins, P. J. S. Huthnance, P. Marshall, J. P. Phillips, H. S. Barron. O. Bishop, G. L. Giesen, F. H: Campbell, S. E. Campb'ell, H: B. Gordon, H. W. Keraley, D. C. Martin, W. H. Smith, J. G. Helyer, C. G. Burgess, H. Hard: castle', S. Knight, J. M. Mason, W. P. Williams, A. V. Shorter, E. Salmond, H. W. Maiden, JU. C. Price, and C. Burnard. Advisory Board.—Mrs. D. A. Ewen and Messrs. E. P. Bunny, J. Mitchell, W. H. Earnshaw, D. A. Ewen, A. W. Nisbet, F. Campbell, E. W. Hunt, W. B. Rainey, Dr. Whitton; hon. auditor, Mr. E. W Hunt; hon. solicitor, Mr. E. P. Bunny. A vote of thanks, moved by .Mrs. Jowett, was accorded to the officers, committees, hon. auditor, the hon. solicitor, and the Press.

Dr. M. B. M. Tweed, in the course of an interesting and instructive address, raid that the Minister of Health had stated that the Plunket Society was the cheapest possible voluntary service s rendered to the community. It saved 'the country money which would otherwise be »pent in hospitals and •like services. Dr. Tweed suggested that Plunket branches should aim at building up endowment funds. If it were known that such funds existed he was sure many would augment them by bequests. The Lower Hutt branch was to be heartily congratulated on having a larger proportion of breast-fed babies than any other borough. The importance of this could not be too greatly stressed, and the fact that Lower Hutt had 95 per cent, was a tribute to the teaching of its nurses.