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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume IV, Issue 1, 1 January 1911, Page 38

Miss Foote has been away on a short holiday.

Nurse Cantwell has gone to Cambridge for a short time. ktC *fc rfl ?fc Si* jfc

Sister Mirams has resigned from Auckland Hospital. TTT V T V

Nurse Brewer is appointed charge nurse, Gisborne Hospital.

Nurse Davidson has opened a Private hospital m Dargaville,

4c * $ afc # * Nurse Bowie is assisting Sister Gow m the charge of the hospital.

vSister Maxwell has gone across to America, and is engaged m nursing there.

Miss Edith Dunsford has been appointed matron of the West port Hospital. i|c b|c t|c $ * *

Mrs. Andrews, Matron of the Greymouth Hospital, has resigned her position. $$* $ * &

Nurse Hurst, trained at Nelson Hospital, is now training at St. Helens, Chiistchurch.

Nurse Sturgis takes up her duties as Sister at the Auckland Hospital on 20th February.

$$$ $ $ $ Nurse Johnston took charge of the Townley Maternity Home while Miss Anderson was absent.

Misses Rees and Beattie are both private nursing m I/mdon, and seem to enjoy it thoroughly.

Nurse Stewart was appointed acting Sister at the Port Chalmers Cottage Hospital for six months.

Nurse Newall is engaged to be married to Professor Picken, of the Victoria College, Wellington. ******

Miss McMillan, Matron of Westport Hospital has resigned, and Miss Edith Dunsford was appointed.

Nurse IyUke, late of St. Helens, Auckland, has now gone to Te Awamutu to work with Dr. Henderson. ******

Sister Muir, of Blenheim Hospital, has been appointed home Sister at the Christchurch Hospital.

The opening of the lawn tennis season at Auckland Hospital took place on Saturday, 10th December.

Nurse Myra Dickinson is engaged to be married to Mr. Morris. Her future home will be m Rhodesia. Sister Paul has been spending her annual leave at Rotorua, where she much enjoyed the change and rest. Miss Stewart, late matron, Gisborne Hospital, spent the Christmas holidays with her sister at Thames. ****** Nurse Harris, trained m Liverpool Hospital, England, is now on the staff of the Auckland Hospital. *** * * * Nurse Rudd, of the Adelaide Hospital, has also joined the staff of the Auckland Hospital. # * * '$ $ # Nurses McNie, Harris, Butler, Baker, and Smythe have been appointed Sisters m the Christchurch Hospital. ****** Miss Holford left for her holiday early m the month, and is staying with friends at a station near the Cold T.akes. ifs * * 3|i * sfc Nurse Wishaw, of the Wellington Hospital, is now undergoing her maternity training m St. Helens Hospital, Wellington. $ $ * * #. $ Nurse Margetts intends leaving England soon after Christmas for the colonies. She is staying with relatives near Yarmouth. There are several changes m the staff of the Dunedin Hospital. The resignation of Miss Fraser we refer to m another column. Miss Veitch, actine matron since Miss Fraser left the hospital has resigned her position. Her resignation was accepted with regret. Sister Kelly has also resigned. Nurses Calder and Nosworthy were appointed Sisters. Miss Cora Anderson has been enjoying a months leave m a holiday trip with her sister to Auckland, Thames, and other parts.

Nurse Smart is enjoying a delightful holiday travelling through England and vScotland, visiting various hospitals on her route. $*$ $ $ $ Nurse Britten has left Avondale Mental Hospital, and is now nursing a private case. She intends entering St. Helens Hospital for training. Sister Clarke of St. Helens Hospital, i? engaged to be married to Mr. Dean, of Wellington, and will be shortly leaving for her marriage. ****** Miss Anderson, matron Suva Hospital, much enjoyed her furlough, spent m New Zealand, and returned much better for her rest and change. Nurse Eva Brooks has been appointed Sister at the Wellington Hospital, her old training school. She has been private nursing for some years. ****** Miss Geraldine Broad, who has been visiting friends m various parts of England, has gone to Queen Charlotte's Hospital for midwifery training. ****** Nurse Hetly, late of Napier Hospital, who has just completed her midwifery training at St. Helens, Christchurch, intends going to England m March. Miss B. Smith resigned the position of matron of the Fever Hospital, Dunedin. She has been m charge since the opening, about three years ago. *t* *J* *t* T* *** *T* Nurse Sandry, trained at the Christchurch Hospital, and late staff nuise at Hokitika, is undergoing her midwifery training at St. Helens, Christchuich. Miss Polden, trained at St. Bartholomew's, and afterwards matron at Bath Hospital, was appointed matron at the new Fever Hospital, Wellington. ****** Miss I^aura James, after a lengthy trip on the Continent, did some months nursing m an English hospital. She has joined the Army Nursing Service.

Miss Kennedy has resigned the matronship of the Cromwell Hospital, and Miss Eliott, trained at the Bendigo and Women's Hospitals, Victoria, has taken her place as matron. We are glad to see that Mrs. Wooten, the late lady superintendent, Auckland Hospital, has been appointed matron of Balmain Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales . * Sp 2fi 3|! )p SfC Sister Muriel Margetts returned from a very enjoyable trip to England early m January, and is resuming her work at the private hospital so long carried on by her sisters. ****** Sister Benjamin, of the Christchurch Hospital, spent a delightful holiday at Rotorua. On the way back she spent a night at the Taumaranui Hospital with Miss Gill. ****** Nurses Mills, Nicoll, and Taylor have been promoted to the peimanent staff of the Christchurch Hospital as charge nurses. Nurse Smith, of Hawera, has also been appointed. ****** Sister Wood, who has lately been acting as assistant matron has gone to the North _ Island on six months leave of absence. Nurse Travis, of Thames Hospital, after coming up for her State exam, has resigned from the staff, and after a short holiday m New Zealand, will settle m Sydney with her brother. ****** Sister Mullett, trained at Guy's Hospital, who has been m charge of the chronic wards at the Jubilee Home, Christchurch, has been appointed to the staff of the hospital as assistant matron. ****** Nurse Bilton has been spending a well earned holiday with her sister, Mrs. Hardy, at Rakaia, and intends to go to Melbourne to visit another sister before taking up nursing work again. 5|S Jj» sjh *j* *JC £}C Nurse Wilson who passed second m New Zealand m the late State examinations, will be severing her connection with the Christchurch Hospital m February, and returning to her home m Australia.

In a letter received from Mrs. Kendall, she says that she and her daughters are very happily settled at Lausanne, and enjoying their life there, though missing very much their New Zealand friends. ****** Miss I^ever has recently moved into a very nice house at the corner of Park and Graf ton Roads, Auckland. Nurse Reynolds, of Auckland Hospital, is with her, and Nurse Taylor is also coming on as staff nurse. Miss Bennett, late matron of Stratford Hospital, has been m Sydney for about twelve months, and intends to leave for Honolulu about the middle of February, where she will do private nursing. * * 9{C $ * * We learn with regret that Miss Stewart, the admirable matron at Thames Hospital has sent m her resignation, after holding the position for twenty years. $$$ $ $ $ We also see that the vacant position has been offered to Nurse Morton, senior charge nurse, at Thames. She being unable to accept the position, it was offered to Nurse Wilson, the second on the staff, arid she was appointed. ****** Sister Morgan who has been m charge of the chronic wards at the Benevolent Asylum for about twelve months, resigned the position on account of her health. Both resignations were accepted with great regret by the Board. ****** Sister Bell leaves the hospital on Ist February. She and Sister Williams, who also leaves about the end of the month, intend to take a trip to England, and go through the midwifery course at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. $** * * * Mrs. Fraser, of Dunedin, left for a trip to England m the " Marama" on 18th January. She will be much missed by the nurses m Dunedin, where she has been a inost_ energetic and popular member of the Association. She is accompanied by Miss Hay. # ***** Miss Street, after taking charge for some months of Coromandel Hospital during the absence of Miss Graham, has joined the

nursing band of the Maori Mission, and was sent m charge of that work to Hukanui, Waikato. She finds the work very interesting. ****** Miss Ernestine Parker (Auckland Hospital), passed the C.M.B. She received her training at the Rotunda, Dublin. After completing her massage training Miss Parker nursed m a private nursing home m London, and has now joined the staff of the American Hospital, Rome. Miss Bertha Nurse has gone to Cairo for two years. She has joined the staff of the Anglo-American Hospital there. During her stay m London Miss Nurse went through her midwifery training at Dr. Annie McColl's (Clapham), and afterwards passed the C.M.B. exam. Later she had massage training with five other New Zealanders (Mrs. Pattison, Napier ; Misses Parker, Dawson, Kelly, and Purcell. ****** The Nurses' Home at Christchurch is undergoing extensive additions. Large additions have also been commenced to the Nurses' Home at Auckland. In both places the doctor's residences have been made use of for the nurses and other provision made for the doctors. Mrs. Holgate has given up her private hospital for women m Dixon Street, and intends to leave for England m April. She will be m London for the Coronation, and as she will still be at Home m 1912, hopes to attend the meeting of the International Council of Nurses to be held m Cologne m July. )|t * * * * * The Auckland branch of the Trained Nurses' Association has decided upon giving up the club-room, which was rented some six months ago m Watson's Buildings, Wellesly Street. The starting of a nurses' hostel with club-room attached m which to hold meetings and lectures is a matter at present under consideration, and may be discussed at our next nurses' meeting. The prospectus of the Sydney Nurses' Hostel is showing what can be done on a large scale m New South Wales. Nurse Fleming, our hon. secretary, is spending a short holiday at Hauraki.