PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Age, 13 February 1936, Page 4

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

MEETING OF MASTERTON BRANCH. DONATION OF GARMENTS. rhe president, Mrs. J. Caselberg, pre- •- sided at the-monthly meeting of tha t Masterton branch of the Plunket Society, held yesterday. Others present.; were Mesdamas N. Irwin (treasurer); S. L. .P. Free (secretary), R. Beetham, J. C. Broad, A. H. Daniell, D, Donald, H. H. Dawson, J. M. James, T. Jordan, J. Jameson, E. Sortain-Smith, T. W. Wardell; 1 G. Williams, H. P. Hugo,. N. H. James; Laird Meredith (Tinui sub-branch). Apologies for absence •• were received from Mesdames R. C„ Drummond,’ S. Fletcher, W. A. A. H. Falldon, E. G. Eton and E. J. Wright: (Mauriceville sub-branch). A motion of sympathy to Queen, Mary and the members of the Royal family was passed in the death of King George V, members standing in silence. . The ■ Masterton A. and P. Association wrote 1 enclosing tickets for the • Masterton Show. The president reported that she had acknowledged- receipt of the tickets and thanked the, awoaiatien. Arrangements were made for . the.nurses and some members of the committee to be in attendance at thsplunket: rest room at the Showgrounds. ■on Show days: Accounts amounting to £163, 10s 54: Aere,-passed. It- was decided to make application to the. T. G. Macarthy Tnust fer, a. grant: in aid of the funds oi the Masterton branch. Thanks ware expressed! to Mr. O. A. Jones for his assistance iiri. th.is matter. Nurse Cocker was granted leave, of absence until March 16, Twenty-one children's garments, it 1 was reported, had been made ■ and. ii«toated by High School girls. It va» 1 dfceided that a letter of thanks- he sent ltd the Principal oppressing the comi mittee’s appreciation, of th* work done iby the girls under the supervision of Miss H. Sumpter, Thanks were expressed fpr babies’ clothing received during DpceuJber and January from, the fallowing:—Mesdames A. Caselberg, J. <3;. Broad, C. A. Cameron, A. M. Henderson and an anonymous donor. It was reported,: 3<t neothers who had received -advice from the Society had become.memberAeiaco April last. The nurses ’ report, fo r December and January was as follows:: —Visits to office: Adnlte, babies, 564; older children,, 184; total’ 1605. Visits to homes,, 59; oMfc cases, 345; total, 404. New cases for- December and January: Town, 29. Total number of babies on. boot?, 423;. rifler children, 412. Cases. charted town and; country, 34. Out-. stations: Maurieeville, Kopuaranga, dMtwells, Mungamahoe and Ihurapa. Valley, three visits; visits to homes, (old cases, 23:; new cases, 2; total, 25. ~ (Wharesma, Annedale, Langdale anil Whakataki, two visits. to homes, old eases, 11; new 3; total 1A Ante-natal elinic: New cases, 5; return visits, 8; outside visite, 3. Karitane products sold: Kafilac, 69 lha.; Kuril, 271h5.; Kariol, 20ihs, The ear mileage for Deqqmber and. JumiSlj was 1245 miles.