DIDSEDIN HOSPITAL GUILD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16666, 11 April 1916, Page 9

DIDSEDIN HOSPITAL GUILD

The annual report of the guild sets forth that the year just closed has been a very busy one, and the. committee congratulates members on the amount of work which they have accomplished. There has been an increase both in membership) and attendance, the number of members this year being 157 , : as against 148 last year, and the average attendance 44, as against 36. Eleven.sewing meetings have been held. during the year, resulting in 270 garments having been made end sent to the Hospital. The material for the children's nightdresses was supplied by the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. At a special meeting it was unanimously decided to donate the sum of £10 from the guild funds for purchasing material with which to help with the equipment of the first hospital ship. A sewing meeting was held for this purpose, with the result that a number of garments, etc., were sent to the Early Settlers' Hall four days later. Towards the end of June a.n urgent appeal came from the secretary of the Women's Patriotic Association for help with the equipping of five beds in Trentham Hospital. This work was willingly undertaken, and the-full equipment for five beds was completed and sent to the Early Settlers' HaH The necessary material for this work was supplied by the Patriotic Association. It wae unanimously decided that the members should continue to work during recess (with the exception of Christmas and New Tear holidays) for the wounded soldiers, and that an appeal be made to members for extra subscriptions to provide the necessary material. This request was well responded to, and. resulted in a number of articles being jnade and sent to the Ked Cross room for distribution where most argent. The committee thanks the many members who so willingly subscribed and worked, and also those lad : es 'who brought extragifts from their homes. At the time the work for sick and wounded soldiers was undertaken there was no branch of the Bed Cross Association in Dunedin. Now that a 'branch has been formed here there-is no further necessity for _the guild, to work in that direction. A notice was received from the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, stating that the debenttnjes.held; there by the frnHd were to'fall due-in January, 1916, aanl offering to renew same at per cent, {iaeteid. of 4 per cent, as hitherto) till the year 1920.—1t wae decided to accept the offer Owing to more urgent duties else■wheifc Miss Holmes has had to resign her seat on the committee. .