DISTRICT NURSING GUILD

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2298, 17 November 1925, Page 4

DISTRICT NURSING GUILD

ANNUAL meeting. The Sixteenth annual meeting of tho St John’s Ambulance District Nurs. ing Guild was held in the Council Chambers yesterday, when Mr. J. A. Nash. M.P., occupied the chair. Thos e present were Mosdamcs Spooner, Morgan, Colo, Gill, Aitchlson (hon. sec.), Misses Cunuiugluuno and Nairn. The chairman, In moving the adop. tlon of the report and balance-sheet, stated that the Guild had a credit bal. anco of £lO 11/9. During the .year £lOl had boon expended on perman. ent fixtures in the nurse’s home and with this e-xpenae ,it was a matter of congratulation Drat there was a credit balance. Ha thanked the secretary (Mrs. Altchison) and the treasurer (Miss Cunnlnghamo) for their work during the year. The report stated that immediately after the annual meeting of last year, | Sister Beswick tendered her resignation as District Nurse, which was ac. cepted with regret, and Sister 'Watson was appointed to that position and carried on the work to the end of the year, when she also resigned on the eve of her approaching marriage. Sister Watson did excellent work In the district, and the committee regretted her departure very much. She carried with her the best wishes of the committee for her future happiness, iDuring the year the Nurse paid 1656 •visits to 360 patients. There were 11 ! births and 5 deaths The winter be. |lng a severe one. there was consider, able sickness in the district, and the (Nurse was kept fully employed. Much j assistance had been received from the ladies of the town In the way of generous donations of food and clothing, which had been supplied to the Nurse for distribution among the patients — for which the committee w-as most 1 grateful. Owing to the high cost of j running the nurse's car, it was de. 'cided to dispose of it and the nurse • was allowed to engage a taxi when 1 proceeding to urgent cases. The com. Imittee had found this a big saving. ■ The usual annual street collection was (made In June, but owing to inclement 1 weather and shortage of collectors, it ionly realised £72 10/- It was decided to make a house to collection at a later date. hire. Hewitt, a valued member of the committee, returned from her trip abroad and again took her seat. The committee regret to ; report that another valued member, Mrs. L. A. Abraham, had the misfor. | tune to be laid aside through a severe j accident, and had not yet been able Jto resume her seat on the committee. | The best thanks of the committee were |due to the annual subscribers, Drapers’ f Association, Operatic Society, ManaIwata Rugby Union, Borough Council, land to all who had assisted in any way to carry on such humanitarian work, a/ito to Mr, J, R, Wood and the j police for donati ons per collection ■ boxes. In conclusion, the committee ‘destabd to place oa record Ita appreoie.

tion of the services of the medical profession rendered gratis. Election of Officers. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Chairman: Mr, J. A. Noah, M.P.; hon. secretary, Mrs. J. A. Aitcbi. eon; treasurer, Mias Cunnlnghame; committee, Mesdames GUI, Colo, Morgan, Hewitt, Spooner, and Abraham, Miss Nairn, Mr. J. A. McLeavoy and the Rev. G. W. Dent. Votes of thanks wore passed to Mrs. Altchlson Miss Cunnlnghame and Mr. Nash. 'Monthly Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Guild was held prior to the annual meet. Ing. Tho Nurse’s report for October showed that sho had made 111 visits to patients, one of whom had been sent to hospital. Two deaths had been recorded, while there were still eleven patients that required attention. A donation of £1 bad been received from Mrs. Cooper. So far this month tho nurse had visited S 8 patients, two of whom had been sent to tho hospital. Two deaths had occurred and eight patients had boon discharged from the hospital. Mr. Tait donated £l, the weighing machine had realised £1 0/10 and box at tho library, 7/2Jd. Clothes had been received from Mesdames P. H. Cooke, Millar 'and an anonymous donor (Mungaweka).— Adopted. Accounts amounting to £3 5/. were passed for payment.