RESIDENTIAL NURSERY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16735, 17 May 1922, Page 11

RESIDENTIAL NURSERY.

•ffie Aed Cross Hall, Dixon Street, says the Wellington “Evening Post” of Saturday last, was quite tilled with members and officials of the Women’s National Reserv-e, as wcl 1 as many friends and admirers of the Residential Nursery at Owen Street. The Hon Dr Collins presided, and among those on the platform was the fion W. Dovrnie Stewart. The report for fourteen months, read by Mrs J. C. Andersen, stated first the object of the nursery, which is to take temporary charge of young children during the enforced absence of their mothers at maternity or other hospitals. It could never be self-supporting, as only a limited number of people could pay the maximum fee. The I? desired to bring the institution within the reach of every mother. The whole of the work of the home was carried on under nurses, Each child had individual attention; the food question was very carefully studied- Since last year the freehold o t ' the nursery home had been acquired. 'Hie growth of the work had necessitated improvements and additions. Th«* committee was indebted to a number of workers who had superintended the work. There was cause for much gratification at what had been accomplished within the year, for. apart from maintaining the homo, the sum of £919 13s 8d bad been spent on the home. The day nursery is administered by a committee of citizens; the residential nursery i« an activity of the W omen’s National Reserve, and governed by that body. A very high tribute was paid to the various branches of the Women’s National Reserve for their splendid and ! loyal support, and their untiring efforts in raising money. Particular reference was made to the Violet Day effort, which realised £7OB os 10cl. The election of officer's resulted as | follow® : —Patron, Viscountess .Jellicoe. ' president, Mrs Porter; vice-president. { Mrs James Findlay ; advisory hoard. Dr | Platts-Mills. Mrs M'Vicar, and Messrs i Yj. O. H. Tripp. J. M’lntosh and j Joseph Lewis; executive, Dr Collins, and Mesdames Corliss, Alison, T. Findlay. ,7. M Morris, Spear, Marchbanks, and Tripp; honorary secretary, Miss Marjorie Ward : management- rommittec. representatives from the various branches, with Mrs Williams as secretary; honorary treasurer, Mrs J- M. Morris; honorary auditors, Messrs Icelanders, Pymock and M’Shane. Among those present were : Mrs Corliss. Dominion president of the W.N.TL: Miss H. M’Lenu. Assistant Inspector of Hospitals ; Miss Stott , matron Wellington Hospital ; Mrs Hoskinc. president ; of the Plunket Society: Miss Barnett. Miss Dov.nie Stewart. Mrs Tripp, Mrs | Spear, Miss Rail, Airs Willis, Vies j Tiernan, and other members of suburban branches.