WAIMATE PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23316, 27 September 1945, Page 3

WAIMATE PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Meeting Of Committee When advice was received from the Director-General of Health that October 1 was the closing date for the 1946 post-graduate course, and also for a district nurses’ course, the Waimate Hospital Committee decided that the District Nurse (Miss R. M. Buchanan) should attend the course, which will occupy six weeks. It was agreed also that if a suitable candidate could be found who was willing to give a guarantee to serve at least two years at Waimate Hospital, she should be sent to Wellington to take the course. These decisions were made at the monthly meeting, at which Captain G. T. Hennessy presided. The return of patients for the month showed that 65 had been admitted and 58 discharged, while 77 remained under treatment at the end of the month. The average number of occupied beds for the five months ending August 31 was 63.1 compared with 64.9 for the corresponding period of last year. The steward (Mr J. D. Samuel) reported that the Borough Council had completed the connecting of the Nurses' Home, women’s isolation block and fever ward with the borough drainage system. • Savage Club Visitors from the South Canterbury Savage Club were present at the Wahines' korero held by the Waimate Savage Club. Great Chief W. H. Morland presided. The programme was as follows: Opening ode and haka, Great Chief and Council; induction of Great Chief W. H. Morland; selection by Savage Club Orchestra under the baton of Savage C. E. Manchester; greetings to wahines; song, exGreat Chief A. J. Wheeler (South Canterbury Savage Club); novelty item, Warrior L. G. Blackman; instrumental duet. Savages D. Jones and G. Kirk; male quartette, ex-Great Chiefs W. P. Black, L. J. Collins. R. G. Shackleton and Warrior D. S. Mclnnes; violin solo, Savage P. McLauchlan; humorous number, ex-Great Chief D. Newall; double Quartette (conductor. Warrior D. S. Mclnnes); ’cello solo, Savage J. Dick; presentation to Great Chief W. H. Morland- sketch by exGreat Chiefs W. P. Black, L. J. Collins and T. L. Hayman; closing ode and Auld Lang Syne. . The accompanist was ex-Great Chief R. G. Shackleton. Rifle ’Shooting Scores at the Morven Rifle Club’s shoot were: Jas. Flynn 80.6, J.M. Bruce, F. Keen 78; J. Rathgen 77; A. Pearse, R. Keen, E. S. Marshall 76; 11. Hayman, D. Horsnell, N. Crowe 75; F. McDonald, W. Devlin, H. Woods 74; J. Nolan, D. Leybourne 73; S. J. Blair, N Woods. A. Keen, R. Good 72; R. Allnutt, L. Crowe 71; M. Hayman 70. Jas. Flynn, who scored the possible, won the club button. Scores at the weekly shoot of the Glenavy Miniature Rifle Club were; D McCullough, N. Gibson, E. Simpson, A Cuthbertson 79; J. McCullough, R. Maiharoa, C. Blair 78; S. Willetts, T. Morrison, S. Maiharoa, A. Kilworth 77; D. A. Ireland 76; B. Duff 75; W. Anderson, H. Jackson 74; K. Tabart, A. Maiharoa 72; J. James, J. Paul 71. Waihao Downs Miss M. Cleland presided over a meeting of the Red Cross Sub-Centre. It was reported that a clothes drive had been held for the Unrra appeal, and the clothing sent to the Waimate Depot. It was decided to hold a Red Cross dance in October. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in packing parcels for men overseas who did not expect to be home for Christmas.