Interesting Ceremony At Public Hospital

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6620, 5 August 1931, Page 11

Interesting Ceremony At Public Hospital

HON. A. J. STALL WORTHY PRESENTS BROOCHES TO NURSES,

The particular purpose of tho visit of tne .minister ox riuaitn, Hon. A. J. otaiiwortny, to Hauuersron JNortn on ivtouuay was to present to tnose nurses Wuo irau passou me fbtuto exaiumator uuu WHO nttd completed four years' service at me Hospital, brooenes donated oy the boaru. Xke xunction took place, at the Nurses’ Homo on xvLonuuy afternoon, accompanying tno xVlinislcr being Mr. j A. xiornbiow, chairman of tne Hospital Hoard, ivirs, L. A. Abraham, Mr. o. A. Nasd, M.P., Messrs. Mcislroy, Howell, Smith, Aitekison and McLean (Hospital Hoard members) and Mr. A. j. i-aiilipps (managing secretary). Tne party was welcomed by Dr. Ward imcuical superintendent), Miss MeCihie (matron), and Dr. Cooper (bacteriologist). Mrs. Hornblow and Mrs. Hrown w'ere also in tne party and many members of tfle nursing staff. Mr. J. K. Hornblow (.chairman ot the board) introduced Hon. Mr. Stallworthy, stating that he hail paid many visits to x’almerston North, xhe board was very pleased that ho hail found it possible to be present to present the brooches. Some hospitals, said Mr. Hornblow, did not require their trainees to remain longer than three years, but the Palmerston North Ho,Tiital Board had considered that the extra year was responsible for the production of a nurse superior in quality to those turned out by other boaids. The board had never had any difficulty so far as the morale of its nursos was concerned and was proud of them, the Minister would be pleased to learn o the success of tho nurses m their examinations for the examiner did not set easy papers and the successful candidates had earned their mwards lt is very difficult for a nurse to reach a high standard,” said Mr. Hornblow m conclusion, expressing the congratulations of the board. Mr. Nash, at the invitation of Mr. Hornblow, addressed the g and expressed his appreciation oi the keen interest the Minister oi Health was taking in his work. Regarding the nurses,' Mr. Nash said that they were willing to undertake anything in the interests of the institution. He paid a tribute to the fine worx which was being done by the maternity homo connectea with the institution. It is a boon to the district and there, too, splendid work is being done by the staff ” stated Mr. Nash, concluding by offering his congratulations to the suecessful nurses. , n I count it an honour indeed to be with you to-day. It is one of the compensations for being a Minister of the Crown in these troublous tunes, said Hon. Mr. Stallworthy. Referring to the prevailing economic distress, he said that nothing had caused him more concern than the introduction of the 1 1 cut . > > While expressing the hope tnat the Palmerston North nurses were not being called upon to make too great a sacrifice, he counselled them to take it in the spirit of a nurse and a 3 members of the profession. The country, however, was in a very serious state at the present time. Mr. Stallworthy offered his congratulation to those who were to receive their brooches alter four years of hard work. Then success, he said, was due largely to the training and maternal interest ot tho matron, Miss McGhie, who wa s a star in the nursing profession throughout the Dominion. “She has a wonderful way of doing a wonderful work, ho added. Mr. Stallworthy concluded by wishing the nurses every success m the future. Borne of them would be continuing their profession while others would now be entering other spheres. Mr. Stallworthy then pinned the brooches on the following recipients:— Mabel Emil Badley, Ethel Winifred Bearsloy, Ivy Maud BUmers, Leila May Ennis, Ella Mary Mardon, Marion K. Martin, Vera Kathleen Meredith, Agnes Cckenden, Rosamond Irntt, Gertrude B. Rhodes, Annie A Smart, Mavis Constance Smart, Annie S. Smith, Eileen Clarice Thurston, Isa bella A. J) T atson, Nurses Hilda May Sent, Elsie Alice Moy, Cerda Smidt, Bessie C. Taylor, Bessie Louise Walter and Ethel Whitehead were unable to attend. . » Mr. McElroy, at tho conclusion of the ceremony, returned the thanks o± the board and _ nurses to Mr. btanworthy for his interest. The visitors were afterwards the guests of the staff at afternoon tea “ During the afternoon, Mr. Hornblow introduced Mrs. Brown, a Scottish nurse, who, he said, would see that Now Zealand nurses received a splendid training. . „„„„ prior to the presentation ceremony, Hon Stallworthy was shown over the new buildings at the hospital.