ST, JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

North Otago Times, 23 May 1908, Page 1

ST, JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

— i ' -Oumaru, Branch.- \ The annual meeting of the Oaiwjru branch of the St. John Ambulance Association was held in St.v LuWs Hull

evening. There- was n good /attendance- of .membo.B and Mendri, .'the Hev, Mr Jamlesbn pre siuingy. ■:.«.■ . . : thff Chßirman in his openng remirks said it was a sign d an aqvanped i state of civilisation that ambulanco so well attended to, ncjtl a' meed of praise was duo tj tliiso gentlemen ,who loft' tboir bus".iness to attend the safe transport oj ;the'suffering and injured, The sijhl of tho new nmbulaiico brougham made him fco'l fhanWiil that, he lived:in the present development of ra-vil'satW : '."After ihoeonfirmation of tiio minutes ;ijnjl ; t'ijs,;adqition of the report, (which has'already.' been •published) and the (ialahcfl-slieetV tho election of: offlccra proceeded with and resulted as follows: President, tho Rcvv Jomie--80$; vice-presidents, Miss Eco, nad Mr'H. Grcnfoil; secretary and ko:a : Urcr, Mr, If. Thomas; committee, Mrji Gunn, Messrs! Vino, and %\ Ireland,'

- 1)Iio' Chairman at this stage presented la life-mcmbfer's covliflcato to; Dr Gotland. Tjie certificate had .talissued from tho chief coatro in. London, ami was in recognition .of l);s gratuitous) services; as lecturer for four jMyt ; Whitton then presented the modls|JMß/.flh<l certificate ,ond Mrs GarMm villi'bars' and stov'ieo tadges to im mqmbors of tho Ambulance and rtujjjihg '.divisions: Sorvico jjadges (for lM|i' year's scrvico). wero prcsontedjto jes'sfs W. Palmer, R,, do -Lam'-crt, A. drigor, W. Strachan (for six years' service), D. Kay, 11. Grcnfcll and 11. Thomas; bars wero presented to •fee9.M. E, Bruce, J. Brownlee, N. fieo, M, Bcswiqk, B, Beswick, T. Kay, toi 11. Abxaiidor, Messrs A, Grigor, % Taker, V, Stroclian, It, de, Lambert, E. Vino, T. Bogg, <md H.' Thornis; certificates an.'l mcdjl'ioiis wco presented to: First year: Misses E. Sinclair and A. Griffin, Mrs T. N. j'riflin, Messrs 11. Ireland, .1. Thomp'ion, W. Blair, A. Scott, T. Jl'Kcnic,

B. Familton, W. Cum*, U. Day, D. Sfathitsou and Cfde Lamt'ert;, scconl'

ybar—MifißCß B, B. Williamson, JI, Vetey, M. Ongloy, Messrs E. Mote, J. Tfesider, J. M'Nnb, and D, Borrio; Third year—Mispos L. Oakdm, J. Ou\ "£. Grenfell,' M. Pctterson, and R. Symington, and Mr B, de Inmhovt,

r *. Tho proceedings of ihfl evening were prefaced by the presentation of* tlie farcical comedy " Browne, with nn G," which was evidently cn;oycd by thoso present. Tho parts wcro taken hj Miesea Wlliamß, D, Wi'linms and K, Mitchoii, Messrs F, G. Wil'-iams, C. Armstrong ond B. (Its lamievt.

■ Atj the close- of tho evening, votes ol thanks ivore accorded M?b Williams

.aiiil. t!.fl Indies and gontbnen who took part in tho comedy, Mrs Gar'and, Mrs Whilton and the cha'rman. The; ladies of the nurs'ng division supdied refreshments nt the clc-so. of tho Torfonnnnco.