THE RED CROSS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 86, 11 April 1935, Page 20

THE RED CROSS

WORK OF THE MONTH

TWO LEADERS PASS

In iFjicnltiK 1.1 lift proceedings at the rocpiil monthly meeting of the Wellington Oi'iiU'o of l.lii! Now Zealand Ked CroHB Houioty Mr, (J, If. Chapman, M.P., who presided, rdhrrcd to the ((rent lohh HUH' Idiiied by llpij lied Crow) movement through ilia dcntli of Judge JJurlon I'uync, chairman of tho board of directors of the Lotigilo of Mcd Crow Societies and chairman of tlio Amerienn lied Cross iSociety, ulhu to Ilia Iom» which tho Wellington Red C'i'oßS Hueioty had siiMtaincd by tho death of llio July Air. D. O. Clark, C.15.E. As a mark of reaped membero stood in silence uud tho MRcrolary was instructed to convoy me*»ttjcen of condolence to the bereaved relative*.

It wuh reported that tho local branch of tho League for tho Hard of Hearing, which the Ked Cross in Wellington is Bpoii»orin«, wan progressing slowly. AdvJco had been received that Mrs. HurdVVood, tho lion. orguuifier of the league, would be in Wellington early in May, when it was hoped to launch a class in lip-reading for the hard of hearing. Tho giant of £25 which had been received to asgißt relief workers and dependants had been expended on clothing mid materials, which are being distributed by the Ladies' Auxiliary. An invitation had been received from the superintendent of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross Society for the member* of the Wellington executive to attend the twentyfirst anniversary celebrations to be held in tho Town Hall, Sydney, from April 10 to April 15. Miss S. Eagar, who is in Sydney on holiday, had been written to asking her to represent Wellington centre, and the superintendent advised accordingly. Prior to tho departure of her Excellency Lady Bledinloe a quantity of clothing had been forwarded tp t the society. This was being dealt with by the Ladies' Auxiliary and her Excellency was thanked for her kindly thought. The director of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind wrote outlining a proposal for a visit of a band comprising blind students at the institute. It was resolved to co-operate in making such a visit highly successful, i In connection with the garden party held at "Homewood," the secretary produced a statement showing a net profit of

£J4O IBh lOd! Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland and ntall holders hud been warmly thanked.

DONATION OF TROPHY.

Warm- appreciation was expressed to MihK Ada Fulton for generously donating a liundwrnc trophy to be competed for by Htudimtx in hygiene and sanitation. The terms of competition had been drawn up and approved. Mjhh Fulton, who had been iimtiy years iiKHociated with the society, wan unanimously elected to the executive.

Jt wan announced that arrangements had lieoti made with the Post and Telegraph Office to renew radio licences free of cost to the blind folk of Wellington. In addition, during the month comforts in the form of bedding and foodstuffs had been supplied to a number of blind folk in need.

Mis. W. Ellen, lion, secretary o£ the Ladies' Auxiliary, reported'that 320 articles of clothing, 19 pairs of boots, and 9 layettes had been handed out from the depot. The cafeteria at the Wellington Public Hospital still continued to fulfil its purpose. The Red Cross nurse reported that instructional work in schools and colleges had continued to engage her full attention. Much interest was being taken in after-school classes in home nursing. To facilitate extension of the work it was decided to appoint an additional nurse. This would enable some of the schools which had applied for instruction to be dealt with.

Owing to limited finance it was reluctantly decided not to contribute to the Florence Nightingale Scholarship Fund. The following donations were acknowledged:—L. O. H. Tripp, £5 ss; A. W. Newton, £2 2s; Mr. Pettit, £1 la; Comm. Union Ass. Co., £1 Is; Chinese Association, £1 Is; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Distb. Co., £1 1r; staff Customs Department, £1 0s 6d; Midlane Bros., 10s 6d; Miller and Ahearn, 10s Gd; staff of Internal Affairs Department, 15s; staff Customs Department, ss; staff Prisons Department, ss; Mrs. MeLeod. ss; Mrs. Bevan, ss; L. H. Wood and Co., ss; Dr. Gibb, ss; Mrs. Carter, ss; Mrs. Pollock. ss; Mrs. McCaul, sh; Mrs. Alward, ss: Miss Simpson, ss; Mr. Atkinson, ss; Miss Barry, ss; Miss Hume, ss; Newson and Co., ss; miscellaneous, £5 12s 6d; total, £23 15s.