PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Evening Star, Issue 15882, 14 August 1915, Page 10

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

tWeeting of the Royal New the- Health mf ‘ Women ? ei klj)yas (held in the Town Hall gSSMBfcy-i.' firosent--Mesdarne3 , Carr (in ••3weg^*T3ieoinui > .j J.- Ross, CuitIsaacs, Jc'.C. M ’George. I (Hbba, ■vj.o Allen>t' and Miss tho'.Kavitarie-IT.'i.n'is lios--as-.follows —Number . .of , 2 ; number dist-hanged, oTi-deaths, nil; number of ap vkosidence, 1; greatest imnibcj;' at'*»nv one time.* 16‘babies, .number on July 31st v 13 (tapniber of .. visitor's. 223; number Is"- o .admitted durmg tlio month one 'and'Aitte from Inve-r- - were nine weeks .and aPisoliatika.: .'-All were in Four ■ mothers brought .weighings before and The following mirses their ioxamination and passed ALss Hancock and Miss Or-si-lThfr**', following passed as Karitane BtSfife >»|n^!ef.,; = T-&Uases. .Renfree,*. Übristiah, p®SMTJanmngeL Gifts were received from following:—Mia» Wimporis, Mrs Mrs Baker, .Miss Alum, Nuisl ®fihristie, *;Nurse Hayes, and Mrs Orbeli. babies, are'making eatuiactory pronurses report:—Number of pbapicat'on list, 851; new cases, 64',: solely fed, *73; partially naturally fed, ||&ljAprpspective. mothers interviewed. 9; to - homes.*B3s: visits to Plunfcet iottm written, 11; letters 7; humanised milk sent out. M?js2!t-«bottles. -..Whooping couch, measles, Isolds,'.;and influenza me still prevalnumber of mothers from * t-tvere given advice . as the-.-feeding and gradual wean|/pg.7<>f their babies. The sicond shipclothes in iv-ponse.to Lady (appeal was shipped by the Rua-gH^P^tlast..-week. The Dunedin branch, of |> v e * ;SOpiety, in conjunction with* the Patriotic Association, have now some 4.521 articles, valued at SiScJOQplexcliisive of making). These garffrfeSSfcSA 1 weije >tll .beautifully made, ancT of --best.materia], evidencing intense symM, a iby' and'interest with vomun sufferers gEy the -war, and om* vr.-v J lt „i*;y thanks the maily people m town and 'who have couti dm tod so generlij’RDsly.'to tills clothing scheme, including girls’ schools and carious branches iP-febs.gTils’ friendly smutu.-. The list of is so large that it is imposid, publish a list of names, and it is Dfitjped this general acknou lodgment will itffe. accepted, ; TJie folio ving is the com-;«s?■-j;t® Jist of articles foruardul from Dun-. to dale:—lo2 outfit-, as used at yjeyMHßane-Hairis Hospital, composed of 102 nightgowns. 506 petticoats, Si‘f%4'ijackets, 506 woollen vests, 204 cellular 204. knitted, pilchcrs. 506 cotton 'frocks, 612 bibs. 102 bonnets, 102 -Npabyr outfits, -and a huge miscellaneous T aS o < F^ rnent ' ,of baby ( letters from the Old Country, the incroa-cd attei.liim which is there to the health of &sM°ther. and child, were received.' One rijroni'. Truly Plnnket contained the follow- ,•- a , s so pleased with the magazine sent me; it i.*, excellent. How well j* , „»the society are dung; just splenf'\ r : did. 'Now I ha\c co'Uf ii bother you aad to your work. Miss Wrench - been fortunat" enough to interest * v (loctors and - County Council auE d’*iisb° rit i es ' and next spring we hope to 's 1 'haye s.tar 1; 1 near Birmingham a small T^ aT^aHe — m * !,cll * K.nitane's first >l)B. .. I'. Tllc idea is that it should be Sift'S," : RHvate-hospital,‘backed up by the Council. We propose to‘ begin 3|y -’With 12 infants and accommodation for mothers. No a, we specially S>t.-want to have plan- of Karitane, or if nfei Trilby Ivintr could give us improved we should be mod giatefnl. As ■'V‘ 'l?S ar<^s a matron, do von know if anv fk.[r hmket nurso i*-, on her way Home who tea it with—one who has ? 'v.,‘everything at her finger-tips ? The v-!; whole lift, af the hospitd will depend ? IBC™ we .start. PTe shall greatly ;->cldpafc-forward to your letter in answer to I have adted Lady Isobel 6a'C i lOl7lO . Haroy. who i- in wailing, if i^C'.fb 6 present a copy of the magazine )|rris; i.so*.tne Queen. ■ sent by the next mail Lady enclosed the following; Duckingham Palace, dime 12/15. Dear fliauk.yoii for the ‘Plnnket Magawhich, you have kmdlv sent "to t|.J#er Majesty, and to -,iy that she ac-b:./-T 0 P ts if with pleasure. The Queen is N-'/always glad to hear about anv work that is being done for the welfare of :,! \ d cMldren.—Yours sincerely, KifSwji!sobel Gathorne ILu-d'-. " ’ enclosure i.- ij om Mies Wrench. ° travelled round N-w Zealand Rome company with her brother reg‘;'presenting and ertaljkdi.i.g the Overseas r'/. ; vJlnb. ALiss Wrench wide-': .(P?® Plunkct.—When von write r.’ i 0 , Tnll N Kiii’f. don't vou think it ‘-■. - would be a goo<i think to *u,| c him if he •*.,'- -/ha-*, a fust-rate nur* c wiio (an organise ,-J..and Knows his piers, u , ]1(;1! nr e to , • our matron next year? I believe that .* .-would be the mrst s-itt-feriory plan of 0.T.01t him WC want to have a Karir?■ ■ tane centre 'n England [k-N Blanket will be president of the V’(society, and Dr King has 1,w,. c .4 ;e{ j to be :s?:';-Vioe-preiMdent. §-/ KoPn < of Ilittigaty North London, ti who two years ago g<. ; (?, 'King to address ‘Bfmial meeting of the Islington. School Mothers (whi-h .-he lounrlwi), ami who & :^bs«Pet J tlv arrmgM with the authorities gf-pr the Umveisity <; Lordr-! f Ol . bis two at the ('okmial Institute, sends following ■— My school for motto,-, D progressing iNra.-hiost favorably. Or numbers increase to, li.ive two mure- consultations •jgpr.h .(week. Dady Plonkct came over to SiSpf £e f. lls last w<,ok - has enrolled hera ■vplnnta-ry worker. I was much in your latc.-t report. Thank 9&&%oa:-fot sending it to me. ' Mrs Keen enelrie-. a■> '-n. .-rec-llent little A, .baby's vest, made o? s„-t. porous cellular whkh srem- q-hc ,re suitable as .silk and wool, and i 0.-t- I * than a qiuiTter sqt'rthei price. Beniamin B o'dbc <t. formeriv of Huddersfield, vTiting about a -Dondon with reference to the of babies, says; I=o to say that there is at .a roawaken mp both, of the public oI Hie Government in regard to inwelfare. r !h re a prospect of legislative action and ’-ktlie newspaper.-,, tren m this cruel time, are taking up the subject. ‘ The Times’ DN/has had several latt;*,. and a, very good and to-diy hreo -.nit in a letter * - of my on n.