PLNKET SOCIETY.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13666, 7 September 1916, Page 4

PLNKET SOCIETY.

NUBSE'S BKI'ORT FOK AUGUST. The following is I lie report of the work of the Pluuket .Nurse fur the mouth of August :-- New cases for month, ":'; visitors to the. ollieo (adults) 00, (babies) -111; visits paid (by nurse to homes in town, llfi; visits paid by nurse in country, Hi.'; letters written, i'l; mothers (aught to make humanised milk, S, Country visits llnve been paid to the following districts: filenavy, J; Newboruugh, li; Wninakarua, 1; ITiiiupdon, 1; We.-ton, S; ..Deborah, '!; M.iheno, 1; Herbert. ]; Kakanui, 1; Wainiate. .1, Waitaki, '1; Windsor, 1; Whitson. 1; Enfield. .1; Tennernki Selllement, 1; Kurow, ]; Duntroon, 1; l?ci(lstoii, 1. The committer acknowledges, with thanks a box of useful clolhiii!? fmin St. Paul's Guild, to be sent to England for the children of soldiers and sailors. The following letter was received by the Society during the month in tic ktiowledgemont of gift? sent to England in response to the appeal issued by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies: London S.W., !!!>th June, HUH, "Pear Madam.-1 feel I should like to write personally to the women of Xew Zealand win' have sent us .-n mane eases ttf babies' and children's beautiful clothing in response to (lie appeal for help sent from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and signed by Lady French, Lady Frances Balfour and myself. The. clothing

as ypii will have seen by flic report soW you some little time ago has been distributed to all purls of England and Scotland and we know from Ihe inanv grateful letters we have received, of which we were only able to give you a very few instances, they liavchceiiivcry greatly appreciated. This week through your kindness we have been able to send a consignment of clothes to. Portsmonth where in the naval battle so recently fought very many women were widowed who have small" children, will be comforted in the loss by the kind thought for their welfare of the women of New Zealand. lam sure Ladv l-"ri!iii-li <iin| Lady VmiiKos BalfiHiV would join me in grateful I hanks In you'all.—Yours truly, "Millieent Garctt Fawcctt,"