PENWOMEN'S LEAGUE
Members of the Penwomen's League enjoyed an address by Dr. H. Wilkie upon life in India and Burma, given in the clubrooms yesterday afternoon. Prior to the lecture, Mrs. Harold King sang the "Love Song of Har Dyal" (Kipling), and at its conclusion "The Temple Bells," being accompanied by Mrs. E. J. McKinnev.
In speaking of India, Dr. Wilkie said that until recently medical aid for women was impossible, until the advent of women doctors —for no Indian woman was allowed to see any man other than her husband. This medical service was made available through the establishment, shortly before the war, of the Countess of Dufferin's Fund, under which medical women were sent out to found hospitals, which were staffed entirely by women. Later on, the Lady Harding's Medical College was founded, wherein women were trained. . Earlier in the week the Junjor Club gave an entertainment to Senior Club members and their friends. Miss M. Innes, the convener of the Junior Club, directed the programme, which was almost entirely the work ol the girls.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21580, 26 August 1933, Page 18
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