PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Age, 28 May 1936, Page 4

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT. GOOD WORK DURING YEAR. In her annual report, to be presented at the annual meeting, to be held in the Plunket Rooms on Wednesday, June 3, at 2 p.m., the president of the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society, Mrs. J. Caselberg, observes that it is satisfactory to note that each year more mothers avail themselves of the advantages placed at their disposal by the society, as is confirmed in the Nurses r report . After reviewing the events of the past year, the report goes on to state that there is a satisfactory increase of new members, 51 having Joined during the year. Many of these are young mothers, which is the ideal the society is working for. Still greater support is desired, as each member can do so much to further the work by propaganda and by passing cm the value of the help received from the Nurses. Miss Fitzgibbon, Nursing Advisory paid a visit of inspection to the brane Ip in? September and reported to the executive- that the work of the Nurses in every respect was most satisfactory.

The Nurses, in their report, state, inter alia, that of the' 206 new babies this year, 154 are fully or partially breast-fed. The pre-natal section is of great benefit to those attending and, it is added “it is gratifying to see that the majority of the mothers get in touch with us later for advice and help with the bstby.Mothers are reminded that the Nurses welcome toddlers and children up to school age to the Rooms. In the second year quarterly visits should be paid and in following years a half-yearly visit. These years are a most important stage, in which a child often loses ground, probably through wrong feeding. The Nurses urge that if mothers will keep touch with them at regular intervals, much can be done to help mothers and child-

The hon. auditor, Mr. A. O. Jones, reports that an amount of approximately £4B had to be drawn during the year from the general reserve fund, which has decreased from £262 in 1934 to £lOl in 1936. The question of increasing income is a vital one’ and mu6t receive consideration.

Thanks are expressed to all who have assisted the society in its work during the year and in conclusion the president observes that it is certain “that by the success of the work and the pursuit of the aims laid down by the founder, Sir Truby King, tribute is paid to him who is undoubtedly one of the great men of the century.”