ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 February 1910, Page 1

ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE.

UMAYM.I. I'D Ml!. VXD MIIS. K. .11'.N KIN'S. Y,sierda\ afternoon ;i -.-ilhorili-.' ~| , ~,!-. members l>ol.-.imini; t.. the St. f.-liii Ambulance Association, IJrcx m-nili branch, assembled ;i( the in nlalion nf Mrs. Schroder in hoc liirmlining room !•. say farewell in Mrs. K. I.iikins. who has been president of lite (!rcv nth braiM'li for some years :md has devoted much lime lo the hities of iln- office, bravine all sorts of '.s.',-]: In r in coining over from Cobden i In- ■■' In']" members !■• lake an intcios; j in the noble work. 'l'll, Mayor. Mr. r., a tes. who was present was asked to make a present jo her. an,l in a few well eliosen re. marks enh-L'ized Mrs. Jenkins's ■!•■ \ofedn.-ss fo the cause ami also ivfei r a d to the a,,.d work Mr. Jenkins had d0,,,' as seeretarv. «!m could not atfeud on il •casion. lie n-ad the following; letter from the Christchurch '■Si .1..1111 \ml.ulfiti.-e I'.ri-ado. Ww /,■aland liram-h. <'hrislcliurch. New /,aland, January 31sf. 1910. "The l.ad\ Superintendent, Cre\ j ~,,„it1, Nm, M !k: Division. < I 1 .-vim .10 h '•|{ps|-„,-,tioii. - 'l'h. District Sii|h , nid-ud.-nt Socr.-tan has hand,.! me vonr letter of the 23rd iitsl. and I ae 1011! vonr resit'iial ion with regret. t ',.,, ~r,v (~ liiim (.■ I, . > 11l v..1.i,ih1.> .erviei . 1.111 -vl. H !■ this dl Milt-S 1,,,. V.i!! 11l I ».,.;., distil.-I s ■jain. I congratulate v«>ll upon ha\ iii» carried mil vonr responsible duties s.. successfully and tni-t thai voii v ,11 he able t nlinup lo n-tain v ..1,1 :..-liv.- intoi.-t in llx- Ilri-ad,- and its v...rk 111 the future in tl„- Ota it-1 distriet.- A. S. r.indsav, District Chief Superintendent ' 'niiterbnn and Wesl Coast District St. .1 A.1'.," He asked Mrs. .1,-nkm. to ace,,, I'l-an lli,- ladies of the Orevmouth lirancli a solid silver cake dish suit al.lv inserihrd as a memento of the valuable services sin- had rendered lo the I.ranch. Mrs. Jenkins acknowledged the kind present and expressions of eood will and hoped the ladies of Oeviuouth would continue in take a livelv interest in tin- work. On behalf of herself. husband and familv she thanked tin ><■ heartily and said fhe.\ always did what they could towards promotine anil ulaiicc ami would continue 1,, ,!.. so if oi.i.o.tunifv nfTererl The Mayor paid a uraceful tribute t,, Mrs. Schroder for the excellent afterniM.n tea and delicacies she ha,l provided and wislu'd her con tinned prospi - i-i 1 v. The afternoon pa<-so,| ver\ pleasant Iv but a ■_<, ii.-ral feelin:; of r.'-ov: at losing Mrs. Jenkins was expressed.