VOLUNTEER SISTERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9095, 14 July 1915, Page 8

VOLUNTEER SISTERS

WELLINGTON LIST SELECTION MADE BY MEDICAL OFFICER. Yesterday morning the secretary of the volunteer sisters arrived in Wellington and had interviews with the Minister for Health, the Director of Military Hospitals and Chief Health Officer (Dr Valintine), and the Deputy Matron-in-Chief at the Health Department’s office Parliament Buildings. The general matter of the department takin g over the financing and controlling of the members of the sisterhood, under the status of hospital probationers, was discussed at length, and consideration promised, with due regard to the urgency of the case- The Hon. E. H. Rhodes, Dr Valintine and Mies Bicknell all expressed their great appreciation of the general principles of the sisterhood’s scheme. Miss Bicknell thought it impracticable to let these military hospital probationers count their nursing service as part of a course to be completed, in the future as trained, nurses because the members of the sisterhood., were above the age of ordinary probationers. The secretary interviewed applicants in room B of the Parliamentary Buildings. During the previous week a considerable number of applications had been forwarded to the Health Department, and in addition the sisterhood’s honorary medical adviser for Wellington had- received many scores. The medical" examiner- stated that he had been astonished as well as delighted, both with the number and the kind of women who were applying. All classes of the community had come forward spontaneously with the utmost enthusiasm and the keenest desire to render airy sort of w-oman-service to their country. From charwomen to professional and well-to-do ladies, all the aplicante showed the most earnest and serious wish to volunteer for any sort of" work of which they were physically or mentallv capable. The honorary medical examiner gave the following list of forty-one names of women whom he would -dace in class 1 as being absolutely the strongest physically and most suitable for the nursing and general work required, the first thirteen being recorded as those who would be first called upon for immediate service, but all the rest named are asked to hold themselves read- for urgent call.:— Mrs Denman, Brooklyn, maternity nurse, husband a staff-sergeant-major: four sons—one son in North Sea, one son in Dardanelles, one son in Rifle Brigade, France, one son with 'reinforcements; willing to do any sort of work herself. Miss Ethel Jennings, registered trained nurse. Nurses’ Club, Wellington; good cook. Miss Fleming, registered trained nurse, 11, Glen road, Kclburn; good cook.

Miss Kuth Eathhone, Paraparaumu; general work. Miss D. Tennant, registered maternity nurse. Wanganui. Mrs Alice Jorgensen, 41, Boardway terrace, Wellington; twenty years’ nure-

ing experience, volunteers for general wort , _ . T ~ Mrs M. E. Doyle. Queen’s Drive. Lyall Bay mental hospital nursing experience. Miss Flora McLennan, 100, Ellice street, Wellington; mental and private hospital nursing experience. . . Miss Jane Leet. matron Receiving Home, Tiuakori road, 'Wellington. Miss Jean Benton, 117, Tinakon road. Wellington; assistant Receiving Home, mental hospital nursing at Home and in the colonies for several years. Mrs Hodda, Boulcott street. Wellington, maternity nurse; husband at the Dardanelles. Miss F- A. Grimsey, care Dr Hay. Hill street, Wellington; private nurse. Miss G. Greaves, care Mrs M hite, Denbigh street, Feilding. Those having private and homo nursing experience—Miss D. Welch, 14, The Rigi, Northland; Miss Williams, 48, Hobson street, Wellington; Miss h. Doal.l. Britomart street. Wellington; Mrs Haw-son, Central terrace, Kelburn; Miss D Jacobson, Telford terrace, Wellington; Miss Mary Moroney, Normandale. Lower Hutt; Miss J. Wilson. Cambridge terrace, Wellington; Hiss Margaret Breen, Pitirua street, Wellington, Miss J.Mcrser. Kensington street net lington; Miss Risk, Langholm Hotel; Mina H. Ca-rkcek; Mrs Parsonage, Hataitai; Miss G. Davidson, The Terrace, Wellington; Miss Sylvia, 48, Salamanca road, Wellington. . , Those having professional experience Miss Mary Kelly, 15, Bidler street. Wellington, dentist’s assistant; Miss Parker, 214 Cpba street, teacher: Miss Buttle, Wellington, shorthand-typiste; Miss Cole, 243, The Terrace Wellington, linguist; Miss G. Martin. Wesley road.. Wellington,. music teacher. Those having general and domestic qualifications—Mrs Waters. Boulcott terrace, Wellington; Miss G. Q. Mills. Kensington street, Wellington; Miss Eva Browne Willis street, Wellington; Miss Clara Rogers, Terrace Gardens, Wellington; Mrs Clark 90, The Terrace, Wellington; Miss M. Mong \ man street,* Wellington; Mrs Short Bay street Petone; Mrs Black. 235 The Terrace. Wellington; Miss Nellie Wilson, WftUinjrton. , «■ • , The Wellintgon list is now closed except for any trained nurses who wish to apply- •