SISTER NORA HONOURED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19107, 28 February 1924, Page 12

SISTER NORA HONOURED.

PRESENTATION AT TOWN HALL. Sister Nora (secretary of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children), who is leaving shortly on a visit to the Home. Country, was met in the Council Chambers yesterday by a large number of friends and presented with a cheque for a substantial sum of money. The presentation was made by the Mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley), who said that though Sister Nora was going on a holiday trip to the Old Country, it was also her intention to inquire into various matters pertaining to social welfare wherever she went. Her services when she returned, therefore, would be all the more valuable. The reason they had met that afternoon was to show their admiration and sincere appreciation of her social work. She had given her life to that work, both privately and publicly. She had displayed a sincere sympathy for those who were labouring under sorrow or distress. It was a splendid thing that we had in our community people such as Sister Nora, who were doing a noble work for humanity. They all trusted. Mr Tapley continued, that Sister Nora would have an enjoyable trip and that she would not allow herself to he overburdened by her investigations. They looked forward to her return, when she would resume with renewed vigour the work which she was leaving temporarily in the nands of Mrs Murray. He had received from a number of prominent citizens letters of appreciation of Sister Nora’s work, anti, he sjtid, it must be a source of a \good deal of gratification to her to see that she had earned the sincere esteem of her fellow citizens. As Mayor of the city he wished to tender to her his sincere thanks for the splendid work she had done in it. Mrs Sim, speaking on of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, said that the society and women generally were very grateful for the work of Sister Nora, who had enW«>d into her task with courage and a will. She had undertaken the work that many women would like to do, but that all were not able to do. for various reasons. However, they felt that in the hands of Sister Nora the work could confidently be trusted to be carried out. She recommended Sister Nora not to let her work detract from the care-freedom of her holiday, which they all wished would be very happy. The Rev. V, G. Bryan King, Mrs Carmalt Jones (National Council of Women), and ZJr Henry Brasch (honorary solicitor to the Societv for the Protection; of Women and Children) also spoke briefly. Sister Nora, in expressing her thanks for the kind wishes and for the presentation, said that she had only tried to do her duty, and had always tried to serve the city and the people in it to the best of her, ability. She would he glad to return to New Zealand, and in particular to “Dear Old Dunedin.”