DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16416, 3 May 1921, Page 5

DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION,

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of tho Nurse Maude Association for District Nursing was held in the association’s rooms, Madras Street, yesterday afternoon. 3lr \V. Reece (chairman) presided over a good attendance. The committee, in its annual report, stated that the subscriptions and donations for the ychjr amounted to £647 12s 4d, about £SO less than tho amount received for the previous year. There was a large increase in the thank offerings and patients’ donations, due to the fact that patients had been asked to contribute a small amount in cases where they could afford to do so. Tho balance-sheet showed that the actual expenses for tho year exceeded the income by £<3B 4s 3d. Nurse Maude reported:—“lt has been a record year for the work of the nurses, they having made 13,857 visits to patients, and attended to 2274 patients at the office, many of the latter being minor accidents. In addition to inquiries for help and advice have been received at the office during the vear. Last summer was an unusual! v busv one, there being much more work ‘than during they winter. Storage room is becoming a difficulty as the work increases. We have a staff of eight nurses, and they cover many hundreds of miles on their bicycles round Greater Christchurch. I would like to draw attention to the sales of clothing held every fortnight at tlio District Nurses’ Office, the proceeds of which go largely to relief work. Our thanks are due to many who have so kindly helped to keep up our stock. Of course, we give away in necessitous cases, and this winter will be a heavy tax on our clothing, resources of which we are in constant need. Wo are most grateful to those Indies who have so generously given of their time every week, and so have contributed very much to the success of these sales. The St John Ambulance Association, to whom we owe our best thanks, have in cases of poverty lent their ambulance free of charge.” 7’he committee thanked 3frs J. S. Neville and other ladies for their constant and valuable help in the interests of the association ; also all who contributed to the funds of the association in the past-, and trusted their support wuld be cntinud. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, on tlie motion of the chairman. Nurse Maude, in an address, said that much useful work was done by officers of the association in making up old clothes. Nothing was wasted, and she asked that old clothes and rubbish should ho sent to the association. “ Don't forget to send a few good things.” she added, “as the winter will ho a hard one. Many will he out of work, and we have been applied to already. I will be glad to know even of potatoes, onions and fruit, and houghs and branches of trees that can be used for firewood ” The following officers were elected : Committee. Mr W. Recce (chairman), Lady Rhodes. Mrs J. 8. Neville, Miss R. Tabari, and Messrs J. S. Barrett, ,T. C. Prudlioe and TV. G. Jamieson; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. L. Donaldson: auditors, Messrs Stewart,, Beckett and Co.