HEALTH CAMPS

Evening Star, Issue 25397, 31 January 1945, Page 7

HEALTH CAMPS

CENTRAL COUNCIL MEETS The quarterly meeting of thu Central Council of tlic Otago and Southland Health Camp Association, hold yesterday afternoon, was attended by the Rev. J. GliUholm (chairman), Mrs IS. V. MclCeevcr and :Mr M. Miller ■ (Southland), Mrs A. T. Harris (South Otago), Mr N. H. Colcjuhoun (North Otago), Mrs Marshall Maedonald (Waikouaiti), Miss E. Geddes (Company Bay), Mr W. It. Brugli (Education Board), Dr U. Stevenson (scnooi medical oilieer), and Miss K. 11. Slundagc (secretary;. The Chairman welcomed to the meeting Mr K. A. Dobbie, secretary of the Dominion Advisory Board, who was passing. through Dunedin to visit the King George V. memorial camp at Roxburgh, and tne summer camp ac Omaui. The council recorded with deep regret tlio death of three persons who had been keenly interested in the health camp movement—Lady Ferguson, who had been one ox the founders of the' first health camp ■it the Otago area at Waikouaiti, and had been a strong supporter of the work throughout; Dr Stanley Brown, of InvercargiJl, who had been instrumental in starting the Southland health camp; and Mr J. George, who died recently at Roxburgh, and was a member of the local Health Camp Committee. Reports were received from the delegates of the four summer camps at present being held throughout the province. There were 56 'children from Southland in- residence Jor six weeks at Omaui. They had made good progress in health, weight increases of from 31b to 61b having been recorded in the first fortnight., The Dunedin children were catered for at Waikouaiti and Company Bay, there being 62 in the former camp and 40 girls at the latter. Thirtytwo North Otago children were spending a month at the Kurow camp. Unfortunately it had 1 been necessary, to postpone the South Otago camp owing to the illness of the camp organiser, Mrs A. • T. Harris. The council congratulated "the various executives responsible for the successful organisation of the camps. Miss IX K Peterson, matron of the permanent camp at Roxburgh, reported that there were at present 73 children in camp, and three more were to be admitted shortly. Although the camp had been very full with the extra children sent in during the summer vacation, the children had been happy and contented, and had thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas festivities. They were rapidly improving in health, and the weight charts showed gratifying results.