FIRST AID

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21820, 25 November 1940, Page 4

FIRST AID

Annual Competitions High Standard Revealed The value of a knowledge of first aid was convincingly demonstrated before a large attendance at Timaru Park on Saturday afternoon when the annual competitions conducted by the St. John Ambulance Brigade, South Canterbury Sub-District, attracted much larger entries than has been the case for some years. Competition was keen throughout and a high standard of work was revealed by the contestants. One pleasing feature was the fact that the Geraldine Men’s Division, though formed only a few months ago, annexed the Toneycliffe Cup for squad first aid work against competitors with years of experience. Efficient organisation, for which the District Superintendent, Mr A. H. Toneycliffe, a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and Mj- T. H. Innes, secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association, were responsible, resulted in the winners being announced within a few minutes of the last competitors finishing. Mr Toneycliffe announced the winners and the trophies were presented by Mrs J. Shortland, Lady Corps Superintendent. The results were as follow: Lewis Cup for individual first aid work—Mrs J. C. Bentley 45pts 1, Miss Isa Young 42pts 2, Mesdames Grieve, Beynon and Skelton 35pts equal 3. Marshall Cup for individual home nursing work—Mesdames Skelton and Marshall 35pts equal 1, Miss Isa Young 34pts 3. McGlashan Cup for individual test, oral questions, practical first aid and test roller bandaging—Mrs J. C. Bentley 62pts 1, Miss Isa Young 60pts 2, Mesdames Beynon and Skelton 52pts equal 3. Laing-Meason Challenge Cup for improvising first aid squad work— Timaru Railway A (Messrs Evans, Chamberlain, Drew and Bradley) and Timaru Ambulance C (Messrs Tutty, Cullen, Bishop and Hannan) 40pts equal 1, Timaru Ambulance A (Messrs Burford, Burberry, Hutton and Hartstonge) 36pts 3. Paterson Cup for first aid squad work, open to any nursing division in South Canterbury—Timaru North A (Misses M. H. Cosgrov . K. Thomas, N. Hutt and G. Marshall) 53pts 1, Timaru A (Mesdames Skelton and McLeary, Miss Ritchie and Mrs Pickering) 50pts 2, Timaru North D (Misses M. Bishop, Grieve, J. Stewart and M. Cosgrove' 47pts 3. Raymond Cup for transport direction work by squad members—Timaru North A (Misses Cosgrove, Thomas, Hutt and Marshall 18pts 1, Timaru A (Mrs Beynon, Misses Ballard, Young and Mitchell) 171pts 2, Timaru North B (Misses E. O'Connell, G. Spring, C. Nicol and E. Beynon) 17pts 3. Toneycliffe Cup for squad first aid work —Geraldine A (Messrs A. Willoughby, D. Brett, E. Morgan and L. Bennington) 72pts 1, Timaru Ambulance c (Messrs Tutty, Cullen, Bishop and Hannan) 71pts 2, Timaru Railway B (Messrs Veal, Bragg, Riordan and Stevens) 62pts 3. British Medical Association Cup for squad first aid and transport—Timaru Ambulance C (Messrs Tutty, Cullen. Bishop and Hannan) 135pts 1, Timaru Railway A (Messrs Evans, Chamberlam, Drew and Bradley) 126Jpts 2, Railway B (Messrs Veal, Bragg, Riordan and Stevens) lllpts 3.