ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 10

ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. DOMINION MEMBERS' SUCCESS. Advice that New Zealand gained third place in the international St. John Ambulance competitions held in London on June 26 in connection with the celebrations of the centenary of the revival of the Order of St. John in England is contained in a letter received in Auckland from Mrs. C. M. Hill, lady superintendent of the Whangarei division, who is one of the Dominion representatives. Tha writer says the New Zealand team was led by Miss E. Ernest, senior member of the Epsom nursing division. Each member of the team was presented with a silver medal by the Countess of Athlone. A review was held in Hyde Park on the following day, when several thousands of delegates from all parts of .the world -were on parade, the New Zealand teams being led by Mrs. Hill. An official church service was held in Westminster Abbey and an investiture ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. The delegates also attended a reception given by the Duke of Connaught in James' Palace, a reception by Lord Scarborough and Lady Scarborough at b • John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, the headquarters of the order in Euglan > a dinner at the Oxfordshire homo of John Hewett, an official of St. John S Gate, and a tea in the King's Robing Room. They were presented to the Lor Mayor in state and taken through Gu» - hall. Places of interest visited include Windsor Castle, Eton College, the Tower of London, Hampton Court, the Houses of Parliament and Stratford-on-Avon.