PLUNKET NURSES
FORMER DIRECTOR HONOURED By Telegraph —Pres? Association CHRISTCHURCH, October 29. Karitane and Plunket-trained nurses representing not only Canterbury but the whole of New Zealand, combined to give a welcome to Miss A. Pattrick, formerly director of Plunket Nursing in New Zealand, at a party held m Christchurch in her honour. There was an attendance of nearly 100. Miss Pattrick’s arrival was greeted by prolonged applause, and she was presented with a beautiful bouquet of roses and abutilons from the nurses of New Zealand. Greetings from Plunket Nurses’ Associations from almost every province in the Dominion were conveyed to Miss Pattrick by appointed delegates. For the Plunket Nurses of New Zealand, Miss C. Pascoe, of Nelson, presented Miss Pattrick with a quaint brass lamp as "A symbol of light with special significance in nursing tradition as a token of enlightened loving service to mankind.” Not only in New Zealand, said Miss Pascoe, but all oyer the Empire the inspiration of Miss Pattrick’s life and work had spread a wonderful light. In addition to greetings personally conveyed from New Zealand Associations, there were more than 80 letters, telegrams and cables, some from Canada, England and Australia, and a bouquet was presented from former New Zealand nurses now overseas. Another presentation made was a black evening bag studded with brilliants and containing a cheque from Plunket and Karitane nurses in New Zealand and overseas. The sub-matron of the Wellington Hospital, Miss Clark, spoke for the Karitane Hospital staffs, paying a tribute to the remarkable work accomplished by Miss Pattrick. ■ In her reply, Miss Pattrick said, after thanking the nurses for the wonderful tributes they had paid to her, that she could wish that her retirement from work had been less confused, and no one regretted that more than herself. However, the loyalty and understanding shown by her workers in the nursing profession would always remain to counteract any feelings of disappointment in the future.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19943, 30 October 1934, Page 10
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323PLUNKET NURSES Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19943, 30 October 1934, Page 10
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