MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19871, 20 June 1927, Page 3

MARTON

MARTON PLUNKET SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING [ Special “ Chronicle ” Service. ] lhe Mayor (Mr F. Purnell) presided at the annual meeting of the Plunkct Society on Friday afternoon. The annual report referred to the work of the Society for the past season. The feature of the year, it said, was I the campaign for funds for the new j rest and Plunket rooms. The total of i£1439 3s 5d was reached, with only £lO ;to be deducted for expenses. This ; small sum was met by savings bauk : interest. Plans were drawn free of ; charge by Mr Newton Hood. The | building is already well under way and j will provide ample accommodation for the Plunket Nurse, besides a large gen- . oral rest room, a dental clinic and a ■ room for the district nurse. The Marton figures for the year are las follow:—New baby cases 70, expectant mothers 18, casual cases 47, visits paid to homes 1280, adults and office 11033, babies at the oilice 978. Sub-Branch Reports 1 The reports from lhe three sub- ; branches stated:— Bulls.—The Plunket nurse has visited «Buils 23 times. There have been 8 new baby cases. There were 179 adults ana- 167 babies at the office. Thanks are due to Mr Dunham for bringing nurse to and from Great ford free of charge and also to Miss Wilson lor the use of the hail. Turakina.—The Plunket nurse visited Turakina 24 times, and the babies under her care are all doing well., There have been 3 new baby cases, 80 adults and 99 children came to the nurse's room ,uuu- 31 visits were paid to homes. Rata.—The decision to hold a dunce to raise funds for the Lady King .Scholarship Fund was justified, the fund benefiting to the extent of £5. Two garden parties were held under favourable weather conditions and in ideal surroundings, with a dance following each party in the evening. To Mrs Rhodes, on whose property the garden parties were held, we extend thanks. Following arc the statistics for the year ending March 31, 1927: —Adults at rooms 173, babies at rooms 141, children at rooms 19, casual cases 4, visits paid' to homes 19, new baby cases 5. Balance Sheets The balance-sheet from Marton branch showed that the year started with a credit of £220 18s 7d and concluded with a balance of £B7 Is 6|d. The receipts totalled £607 5s 2d, the chief items of revenue being Government subsidies £l4O 12s 6d-; proceeds garden fete £53 5s 3d; subscription, £52 17s; quota from sub-branches (£lB each) £54.

The expenditure included:—Contribution to Plunket room building fund, £100; Lady King Scholarship fund, £3O; donation to Karitane-Stewart Hospital, £2O. The branch’s assets exceeded its liabilities by £175 4s 11 Ad'.

Bulls.—The Bulls sub-branch commenced the year with a balance of £3u 0s 8d and concluded it with £23 3s 3d. Donations and subscriptions amounted to £l5 10s. Turakina.—The year was commenced with a credit of £33 12s and- concluded with £l6 4s 6d. Subscriptions totalled only £1 15s. Rata. —This sub-branch commenced this year with £8 4s 3d and concluded it with a credit balance of £75 3s ICd. Subscriptions amounted to £5 Is. General Mrs A. O. Scott,s resignation from the committee was accepted) with re-

gret and it was decided to place on record appreciation of her services. Tributes were paid to the fine work of Nurse Gorrie and sho was accorded a vote of thanks. The Borough Council was also thankcii for assistance. The president (Airs Slarijden) and Aliss Cooke (secretary), were also thanked for their services. AN INTERESTING ADDRESS .. At the annual meeting of Alarton branch of the Plunkct Society on Friday, Nurse Kearns gave an interesting address on the progress of the Society. In lhe early part of the organisation there was only one Plunkct nurse, but to-day 111 Plunkct nurses were employer.!' in the Dominion, independent of the relieving staff. Aliss Kearns also gave of the work being carried on in Syd-ney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Africa, Palestine, and London, the nurses for which all emanated from Dunedin, except in the case of Palestine, the nurses for which were trained in the London Karitane Home. The valuable work of the ante-natal clinics established by tho Health Department was also referred to. The most important work of the Society—instruction in the care of the child until it reached- school age—was specially referred to. DORIS KENYON IN ‘ ‘MISMATES” i Doris Kenyon, former stage favourI ite, and one of First National’s outding featured players, is seen in i tho greatest role of her screen career •7i “ 24ismates. ” which Charles Brabin directed, to bo, screened at the Alarton Town Hall to-night. Anol her episode of the serial, “The Scarlet Streak” will also be shown. SUDDEN DEATH AIR J. H. WINDELBURN Mr John Henry Windclburn died suddenly at his residence, Mill Street, Alarton last evening following a paralytic stroke. Deceased was in business in Alarton as a butcher and was wellknown in the district. He was 57 years of age and had appearcntly been

in good health. Deceased leaves a widow and a son and daughter. Alarton Golf Club A Stroke competition took place on the >larton links on Saturday for a trophy presented by Mr F. L. Young, and created keen competition among the 32 entrants. Results were as follows: D. Howdcn 90—20—70, F. J. Christensen 79 —B—7J, H. L. Wilson 84—12—72, W. AfcCullv 110—36—74, 11. W. Collier 90—14—76 At the conclusion Mr Young presented the trophy to Air Bowden.