COUNTRY VISITORS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23594, 2 September 1938, Page 17

COUNTRY VISITORS

GIRLS’ EDUCATIONAL WEEK YESTERDAY’S PROGRAMME The programme of lectures and visits arranged by the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union for the country girls who are at present on a visit to the city included addresses on nursing by Sister Spillman, of Prospect House, and Miss Torrance, of Knox Church, and a tour of inspection of the New Zealand Wax Vesta Company’s match factory at Caversham. “ Emergencies in the Home ” Sister Spillman, of the staff of Prospect House, spoke on “ Emergencies in the Country Home and How to Meet Them.” She dealt with the treatment of a number of the more common accidents which were met with in the homes —burns and scalds, fractures and the removal of foreign bodies from the nose, eyes and ears. She then passed on to incised and contused wounds, and gave a few hints on disinfection and treatment. Haemorrhage was then dealt with, and emergency methods in its treatment were explained. The causes of chilblains and the treatment to be applied were discussed, in addition to treatment of frostbites and poisons. Fits and fainting were touched upon in addition to sick room procedure and the incubation period of various illnesses. At the conclusion of the address a number of questions were asked by members of the audience and answered by Sister Spillman. On the motion of Miss J. Hollows (Clyde) a vote of thanks to the speaker was carried. "District Nursing” "District Nursing in the Town” was the subject of an address delivered by Miss Torrance, who is attached to Knox Church. The speaker said that Knox Church was the only one in the Dominion which had a trained nurse on its staff. Her boundaries were gauged by herself, and her work was undenominational. She had a stock of medical requirements, which was replenished from time to time. The work was most interesting. In the Hospital the patient was liable to become secondary to the malady. The district nurse also met so many different types of people that she had no opportunity of becoming narrow minded. She could also be of great assistance where people in the homes had little idea of nursing. The speaker then referred to the various aspects of her task and the various institutions in the city catered for the aged and the ill. It was not always the person who was ill who caused the greatest trouble or had the greatest wants. Miss Torrance then related some incidents which she had experienced during her career. A vote of thanks to the speaker was carried on the motion of Miss N. Love (Moa Flat). Party at Y.W.C.A. On Tuesday last a very pleasant party was given by the Y.W.C.A. in honour of the W.D.F.U. country representatives who are now visiting Dunedin. The party was honoured by the presence of .her Excellency Lady Galway, who is the patroness of the YW.C.A. On her arrival. Lady Galway, who was accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs A. H. Allen, was presented with a posy of red anenomes. The president. Miss Frances Ross, briefly welcomed the visitors _ and wished them a happy and educational Games were played and a short play was presented by the members of the Y.W.C.A. Drama Club. At the conclusion of this, her Excellency spoke to the visitors and members. She congratulated the organisers of the W.D.F.U. on the splendid programme they had arranged for the country visitors, and spoke of the lasting benefits they would gain from the weeks activities. Her Excellency expressed her sympathy with the work of the Y.W.C.A., and said that she was very glad to meet members of both organisations on such a happy and informal occasion. She ended by wishing all those at the party good luck both now and in their future pursuits. After the departure of her Excellency games were continued, and supper was served by the residents of the nostel. World Affairs and Art Wednesday’s programme comprised an address by Mr J. T. Paul on ‘Youth and World Affairs,” and a talk on art by Mr R. H, Neilson. secretary of the Dunedin Art Gallery Society, who conducted the visitors on a tour of inspection of the Art Gallery at Logan Park. Mr Paul’s address on current events and trends in Europe to-day was followed with the closest interest, and at the conclusion of it a vote of thanks was passed to the speaker on the motion of Miss J. Hayward (Poolburn). The vote of thanks to Mr Neilson for his comments on art and the pictures in the Art Gallery was moved by Miss C. May (Clydevale). . . .. In the afternoon the visitors were entertained at the Karitane-Harns Hospital at Anderson’s Bay, where short talks on mothercraft and homecraft, with demonstrations, made up the programme.