HEARTH AND HOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10753, 26 April 1913, Page 4

HEARTH AND HOME.

" ' OUR BABIES.

(By HYGEIA.)

Published under tho suspires of the Society for the Health ot W omen and

" I? is wiser to put up a fence at tho 'V»d » precipice than to mamtam an jmbulartce at tho bottom.

"ADIXRESSES OF PLUIUvET NURSES * > AJS'D SECRETAIUEs. , - |> un^in.-PlunUet Lwnß-■ Te. Plunket M L»axeri. ~V. t 2 % Society, Post, Offic? L ' don Streai lei x ut6o . Ellis, - of tbß H*ns*id t and F/.lis. HanJbmtoKuroh.— Plunket . • - Society, ' 82* &Ed S offiS houw. daily, except Chancery Lane, umco r.i i Mrs Surtlays, 2 to 3 p.m. Hon . Hv.Fyne, Bealey Avenue, lei- • 47 SUt,: o«~« h L ' c ",' c ,p, T su»a. osc» hours, daily. «a*P m - to 10 * -B ir a p- n e Bealey Avonuo C " M Sm» Bo™ 1; «* r*" iS ' fe'Mis M'Vicar, 27. Brougham Street, Nitfjes Ch»ppen VrwWn : Tel 651. Office of tho Society, ■ S&ry Street. Tel. 829. Office hours : ISSS'st«t. Tel. MO- s —Plunket Nurao Donald, Majine Sdl Hon Secretary, Mrs Hectoi: Snnth. 4®i. Hon Secretary, Mr Ernest Hcydon^ • BrtSf Ph'Smucy' Son fet.t.rr, »» T. W. Lewis. Tel. 255 Plunket SKtSSftT &&■*£ Nurse Hon 'eowtey, Mrs Bickford, Ban* of Ivew Zea'Asiiburton.—"Phir.ket Nurse Kilgour. Hon * Wtary. Mrs M. Moore, coiner ol Ca.s unci Peter Streets. . - • Society's Baby Hospital, Kantane Hams Hosraital. Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. -ISftS. Matron. Mibs CampWl. Demonstr*iiotu on point* of interest to mothers *re giren >y the Mitron every Wednesday tftertoon from 5.30 to 3.30. 5 PLUNKET NURSES' SERVICES FRi/E.

THE' SOCIETY'S BOOK. ■ The Society's little book, entitled " What Needs," can bo obtained from the Matron, Karitane Harris Hospital, the JlnnSe't nurses, the honorary secretaries, ind the leading booksellers throughout the dominion. Price, 6d; posted, 7d. Besides the above centres, where Plunkefc nurses are already at work, .Winches of the Society have been formed at the following places:— Alexandra Mayfield , Amberley Milton AJcaroa Mosgiei Balclutha Napier "Blackball Naseby -Blenheim Nelson - Bluff Oamaru Cambridge Orepuki Clyde Otautau Ctem-srell " Pa tea Dargaville Pic.ton Denniston Reefton Ettham Richmond Gferaldino Riverton Gisborne Rotorua "Chore Roxburgh Gbanfty Stratford i'v (Sreymoutb Sumner Hamilton Tapanui ' , ETawera Taihape vHelensville Taumaranui Heriot Temuka ! Hokitika To Awamutu taglewood Te Kuiti fel&uappi Thames Kirikoura Waihi > Juawrence aipawa ] "Wakefield Masterton West-port Mgrton Whangarei i, -Mataura Winton. DIJNEDIN ANNUAL REPORT.

; \ As the sixth annual report of the Central Council of the Society for the Health of Women and Children, just issued; gives a summary of the "work of th©' Society since its initiation, we are -fßure it will interest our readers. { ?Jb doubt many of you are already ■ members of the Society ; if you are not, 'Ve trust you will join at once. "W'e *ra certain you Trill agree that every patriotic citizen ought to take part in our Health Mission. The honorary secretaries of the local brandies will oe glad to receive the names and subscriptions of those wishing to join. Besides subscribing to the funds, we trust that members will take a personal interest in the Society's mission "»nd try to acquire and spread the simple 'fundamental knowledge which, if acted upon, make 6 all the difference betweop. health and ill-health in so many , homes.

Expansion of the Society.—lt is diffi•eult tb realise that the small Associawhich was inaugurated sis years ago in Dunedin has grown to such large -proportions. You may remember that the Society was started to cratinue and extend a Health Mission among motherß and babies which had been instituted privately by Br Truby King ■ome months before. This - primary •work was carried out with the gid of one nurse and the co-operation of the Sisters of the various churches, to "whom lectures and demonstrations had heeu given, and who took the knowledge thus acquired into the 'horn of the poor which they visited, while. the services of the nurse were availed of; by all classes in the community. Besides visiting homes, the nurgo had carried out the modification of milk in an accurate and systematic ■way where artificial feeding was indispensable. This was rendered possible . I>y "'the public-spirited co-operation of the "Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Cora-

pany. _ Foundation of Baby Hospital and "Qur Babies" "Column.—Almost im-

,mediately after the formation of tho Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children, as it jvas then called, the Karitane Hospital Was started in a small seaside cottage, Mid tlie weekly " Our Babies " Column, .which has appeared regularly ever gince, was first published in the "Otago Witness." Formation 'of Branches. A few months later a branch Society was founded in Ohristchurch. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Plunket bocame greatly interested in tho work, and the Governor issued a small pamphlet setting forth the necessity for such a mission, and appealing to all classes to join the Society: "For the cake of women and children, for the advancement of the dominion, and for the* honour of the Empire." Lady Pltiixket threw herself whole-heartedly lnt<? the work, showing her intense interest by lecturing, demonstrating, and personally helpino- the mothers and babies. Her Excellency was instrumental in founding all the original braiielies of the Society in the North Island namely, Wellington, Auckland, Napier and New Plymouth. Later, Timii-u and Inreirargil! formed brafitihes. making eight in all—-four in the-:'North Island, and four in the gouth Island. . Gift of Ivxintane Harris Hospital.— Meantime the Karitane Hospital had fcecn moved to a house and grounds at Anderson's Bay, which the Society rented. Three years ago. through the cenerositv of Mr "Nolr Harris, of London, tlio hospital and grounds became vour property. Ihis munificent gift added greatly to the usefulness of tho.:Society, and your commit-too was ~

THE DOMESTIC CIRCLE.

&hU to extend the buildings, thus providing accommodation inr nursing mothers with their habie:;. and also room for a larger tiun.ii.nH - 01' nurhes tor training.

Tho Report will 1)0 continued next week.

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