PLUNKET SOCIETY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 11

PLUNKET SOCIETY

WORK IN GISBORNE MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the committee of Hie Gisborne Plunket, Society was held in the Plunket- rooms on Monday afternoon, those, present being Alesdarnes J. Blair, chairman. J. 0. N. Thomas, G. 0. .Jones. Cave. 11. L. Primrose. N. 11. Bull, L. T. Bin-nurd, W. E. Goffe, J. S. Wauehop, D. K. Chrisp, S. D. Nathan, I! Dobson, and J. W. Blathwayt. Apologies for absence were received from Alesdarnes 11. Bennett. Oatnbrill. and J. 0. Musgrave.

The following, report was submitted by the Blanket muse for Anril: —Bailies under supervision (166, older children 66, new babies 17, natural feeding 15. artificial feeding 2, homes visited 121 ; '•isits to office. adults 495. babies J 76. older children 51. total 1002; advice by telephone, 84: Edward Murphy Home, four visits; Nurse Wade’s, two visits. A parcel of frocks was received from the Waimata Women’s Institute.

The following is the country report-: Tolaga Bav, one visit. —Visits to office, adults 7, babies 7, total 14; visits lo homes, one; new babies, one; natural feeding, one. Mnimtuke, three visits. — Visits to homes, 19; new babies, 2: complemental feeding, one; artificial feeding. one. Aluriwai, three visits.---Visits to oltiee, adults one, babies one. I e Knrakn, two visits.—Vikits to office, adults 16. babies 16. total 32; new babies, ■me: natural feeding, one. Waipaon. two -•isUs.—Visits to office, adults eight, '■abies eight, total 16; visits to homes. '1; new babies, three; natural feeding, I ivo ; artificial feeding, one. Seven letters were received, and five were written.

WINTER COMFORT IF questioned as to what you enjoy most about winter, practically everyone of you would probably answer, “the long evenings spent with books or sewing before a cheery lire. ’ ’

For winter comfort the placing ot: the sitting-room chairs is important, so that each, member of the family gets a fair share of the lire. The couch placed parallel to the fireplace about lift, away, with other chairs arianged at right tingles, is a cosy .arrangement ia a larger sized room. L there is likely to be tin unavoidable draught, place the high-backed chairs in line with this, and it will not lie felt as much us if a low-backed cliait were placed in this line. One of tite most useful and popular forms of fireside seat is the humpty. This does not take up much space beside the lire, and when not in use can be stored away in a corner or nuclei a small table. If you do not already possess one, it would be rather fun for tin- family to make one. For it round humpty take 11yds. ot unbleached calico, .'Min. wide. Cut out two circles .lfiin. in diameter. Then cut a band Alin, long by lOin. wide. Join the band and circles together, leaving a Din. space at the joining ot the ends of the straight band. Stull’ through the open ends of this bund. Fill tightly with 41b. of flock and about (ilb. of wood shavings or hay. Keep the flock for the top and bottom, and use the shavings fulfilling the centre. Newspapers rolled into balls are also a good material for stuffing. Fill as full as possible. Sew together the ends of the hand, keeping the correct shape of the humpty, ami tie with rope very tightly in the centre to make the waist of the humpty. To make the cover, take two squares of the covering material, cretonne or shadow tissue being very suitable. Two squares of contrasting material may be combined, if desired. The squares measure according to the tightness of the stuffing of the humpty. To get this measure take the distance from the waist over the top down to the naist on the opposite side, plus liu. for “emus on each side. These squares are not cut out till the lmmpty has been stuffed. The corners of the square may be rounded slightly. The squares are sewn together by machine on three sides, and it is then slipped on to the humpty, and the fourth sides joined together. The seams joining the two squares are caught by strong stitches to the rope that is pulling in the waist of the humpty. At the four coiners the material is pleated neatly and pulled (irmly and lied to make lugs. Finish oil' with cord round the waist of the humpty. About 11yds. of cord will lie needed. 1

Reading lamps are another important item, if well placed besido or behind chairs, they can add much to the comfort of I lie living room. The fireplace, as the source of heat, must: be in good condition, if the chimney has not been swept this should be attended to before you run the risk of trouble with it.