PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 June 1924, Page 9

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

CENTRAL MEETINQ.

The third amnial meeting of the Central Committee or tno lemuka Brandi of tne riuiiKet Society t,wnicn includes Geraldine and Pleasant Point;, was field m the N'.C.T. U. rest room. Temima. Present —Mesuames Annitage fm-the clian - ;, Maynurst and Sneen ficmiiiiii), J. r\l. rripp and Sinclair iiionisun fUeraiuinef, AUlne and Miss maze (Pleasant Point). The president reported that tl/c partner.snij> inut run smootiily, tne o nances ( nad been good and tne serious pressuro at tlie Deginning of tiie year witii regard to the work iiacl been relieved. Llio nurses had been faithfulness itself and it was recognised that ■the success of the Branch was due to their devotion and to the sympathetic quality in the excellent work done. The car had been m constant use -for three .years, and had travelled over 4L),UUO miles, and stood iii heeil of replacement.

The balance-sheet of the general account showed receipts £(>s6 2s Bd, expenditure £534 10s 3d, leaving a credit oalance of £l2l 12s sd. The car account balance sheet showed receipts (including last year’s credit balance of £.21 13s 8d) £lOl 13s Bd, with expenditure £O7 14s for 11 months. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The Nurses’ report for the year showed 210 new cases; 568 visits to homes in new cases, and 6162 visits paid to cases of a month or over in age. The car averaged 1200 miles a month, with a total of 14,000 miles, for the year. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr Gapper for advice about the car, to Mr Joynt for auditing the - books, for free garaging in Teniuka to Mr Hally, in Geraldine to Messrs Bennett and Macgregor, at Pleasant Point to Mr Smith, and to the Press. Mrs Annitage was re-elected president, with Mrs Tripp and Mrs Millie vice-presidents, Mesdames .Hayhurst and Sheen representatives for Teniuka, .Mesdames Sinclair Thomson, and Guvon Macdonald for Geraldine aud Mrs MacPherson and Miss Maze for Pleasant Point.

Mrs Trip]) gave notice that the Geraldine Committee did not purpose to continuo the present organisation after the current year.

It was agreed that if possible, Mrs Annitage and Mrs Tripp, should represent the Branch at the Society s Biennial Conference in ‘Wellington during August. A 'discussion toolv place on the subject of a new car. It was resolved to buv a new runabout Eord at £172.

TEMUKA SUB-BRANCH

A meeting of the Committee of the Temuka Suo-Hranch was field in the W.C.T. V. Present —Mesdames Armitago (in the chair), Cross, Hayliurst, Capper, tlancox, Cunnion, Tlioirison 'J went vman, Wightman, and Sheen. It was reported that at the annual meeting of ilic. Central Committee, .Mrs J.'AI. Tripp had given notice that the Geraldine sub-branch did not intend to carry on the work with the present arrangement beyond the current vear. Tho Central Committee had also decided to purchase a new car. This had been done and the new car was now in commission. During the month there had been two special meetings in connection with the offer of the Chautauqua Committee to allocate any surplus funds to the Temuka sub-branch. A communication was received irom the Geraldine County Council with reference to the incorporation of Plunket offices in the Mechanics’ Institute. It was resolved that if the accommodation offered met the requirements of the nurses, the Committee woulq be glad to avail themselves of it. A vote of thanks was passed to hi. Peter’s -Vestry for the use of _ the Garish Hall for the annual meeting. The nurses’ report for May showed 02 new cases for the month, visits to the offices totalling Hlo, and to homes