PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5150, 11 July 1927, Page 2

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

CAR FOR PLAINS NURSE.

QUOTA of COST TO DISTRICT.

For some time the Hauraki Plains branches of the Plunket. Society have been endeavouring to raise funds with which to provide the Plunket nurse with a motor car so that she could more efficiently carry out her duties and visit the various centres at a lesser cost than hitherto, when cars had to be hired or fares paid for transportation. Despite the worthiness of the cause —for the great work of the Plunket Society is too well known to require elaboration and the free advice and assistance ’of the Plunket nurses, always available to all, is in sue' constant demand—some of the Plains branches of the society are experiencing a difficulty in raising the £34-odd which is their share of the cost of the car. The bulk of. the money is now in hand, and the Thames- branch having agreed to find the amount of the deficiency, in the meantime a three-seater Chevrolet car has beep purchased after a great deal of argument. A TURUA EFFORT. The Turua branch is one of those experiencing a difficulty in raising its share. However, a chidren’s plain and fanev dress dance was held on Thuisday evening, and though it was not so financially successful as might have been expected, only £7 being raised, it was a success socially. Prizes, dona.ted for the purpose, were awarded for fancy and original costumes, the winners being as follows : Giri’s fancy, Nellie Truelove, Eastern lady ; Joy McKenzie, poppy ; Vera Lord, mad hatter. Girl’s original, Lily Clotworthy, spring cleaner; Kathleen Davies, bathrobe ; Dorothy Bagnall. Big Ben. Boy’s fancy, Colin Hamilton, Maori; Claude Hill, Indian. Boys original, Ernest Griffiths, age and youth.

Other children in fancy costumes were Edna Aberhart, fan; Dorothy Davies, huntress; Kathleen Lord, summer and winter; Vera Schofield, huntress ; Eunice Gray, Robin Hood ; Arthur Lord, paper boy ; Frank Griffiths, Father Christmas; Sybil Lord, Tambourine girl; Allison Walker, Pierette; Dora .Walker, peasant, Helen Bagnall, Little Ben; Gwen Clotworthy, rose. About .10 o’clock the children were given a sit-down supper on the stage, all the materials having been, provided by members of the society and friends, and from then on the floor was available for adults to dance. Dance music was provided by Mesdames Walker and Mules and others, and Mr F. Clotworthy was M.C. In thanking all those who had contributed to the success of the function Mrs S. Bagnall, president of the branch, appealed for the sympathy and understanding of the people of the- district in the further efforts to raise funds for the Turua branch, so that the work of the New Zealand society, which had won the admiration of the whole world would not languish in Turua through lack of support.