ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 65, 16 March 1940, Page 6

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

GREATER PUBLIC INTEREST

Since the outbreak of war there has been a greater demand by the public for tuition in first aid, home nursing, and home hygiene, and Sir James Elliott, presiding at a recent meeting of the general committee of the St. John Ambulance Association, Wellington Centre, stated that there had been a severe strain on the stocks of instructional literature. In consequence the Commandery was cabling to England for large supplies. He added that during the past eighteen months the association had been responsible for the training and examination of 4238 candidates, as against a total of 832 for the previous year/

The Women's War Committee, under the presidency of Lady Elliott, was reported to be performing excellent service in providing articles and equipment for the First and Second Echelons. This committee consists of some five hundred ladies of organisations such as croquet clubs, the Society of St, George, Girls' Friendly Society branches, tennis clubs, and nursing divisions of the St. John Ambulance . Brigade, working in groups.

Approval was granted for the purchase of films dealing with first-aid and home nursing. Mr. Frank Kennedy reported that he had viewed these films, which would be of material advantage in the training of citizens in the association's woi'k.