Weddings.

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume VI, Issue 2, 1 April 1913, Page 85

Weddings.

Nurse Rosamond Seymore Bailey was married on Wednesday, April 2nd, at 2.0 o'clock to Mr. William Oscar Timme, at St. Peters Church, Belsize Park, Hamstead, N.W.

At her home at Waverley, Nurse Ansell trained at St. Helens hospital, was last month married to Mr. Garnett Cooper, of Wellington.

Mrs. Thompson's (late Nurse Mead of Wellington hospital) baby secured first prize at the baby show at the Easter Carnival at Newtown Park. The baby is only nine months old, and weighs two stone nine pounds.

Miss Lucas, of the Private Hospital, Willis Street, had a very exciting experience at Easter time, when a fire broke out m one of the upstairs rooms, afterwards traced to the kitchen chimney. Fortunately there were only three patients upstairs, and Miss Lucas and her staff quickly got them downstairs ; the fire brigade arrived and the fire was subdued so quickly that the patients downstairs were not disturbed at all.

Nurse Leashmann, of Christchurch Hospital, was m January appointed a sister m the Wanganui Hospital.

Nurse Galloway, late of Timaru Hospital, was also appointed a sister at Wanganui.

Miss Nurse was temporarily on the staff of the " Limes," and has now returned to Wellington.

Miss Annie Robins, trained at Guy's Hospital, and assistant matron at Taunton Hospital, has been appointed by the Auckland Hospital Board assistant matron to Miss Orr under whom she served m England.

Miss Kassie Turner has returned to the " Limes" after her trip to England. We hope to have some of Miss Turner's impressions of what she had seen. :£ :fc fy :|:

Nurse Kelly writes from LJruti that the people of the district have decided to build a cottage for their nurse. This will be a great advantage and an inducement for a good nurse to stay here.

% sjc % Miss Broad has accepted the position of sub-matron of St. Helens, Christchurch, for five or six months during the absence on leave of Miss Cameron m Australia. % ;•; ;•: % %

Miss Newman, who has been on sick leave for some months, is now quite well, and is m charge as acting Matron. % ;!; %. % %.

Sister Harris, who resigned from the staff of the New Plymouth hospital last February, has accepted the matronship of Dr. Menhold's private hospital, Helensville.

The new nurses' Home at Ashburton i^ opened, and nurses much appreciate the comfort of the bright, sunny rooms, nicely furnished.

* * * * * * Nurse Wright, trained at the Ayr General Hospital and Simpson Memorial Hospital, Edinburgh, has been appointed Plunket Nurse at Dannevirke, and having gone through her special course at Karitane Hospital for Babies, took up her duties m March. :|; * * :|: $ $

Nurse Kennedy, trained at Christchurch is now taking her midwifery course at the Townley Maternity Hospital, Gisborne. :J: :|; * :;; * :':

Nurses Affleck, Lea, Young, and Wallace of New Plymouth hospital, who passed the recent State examination, have been appointed staff nurses.

Miss Murray, late of Western Australia, and trained at the London hospital, has been appointed sister m charge of the new maternity ward at the Wellington hospital. The ward is shortly to be opened and is for the cases not eligible for admission to St. Helens hospital. It will be probably utilised also as a post graduate school for some of the Wellington hospital nurses.

;;= :]: * * ;;= * Nurse Hanna has joined the staff of St Helens, Christchurch.

Nurse Greenslade, trained m midwifery at the Townley Maternity Hospital, and formerly of the Riverton Hospital, has been appointed district nurse at Matawai, where her chief duty will be to attend the families of the workers on the railway line.

Nurse E. Gates has just had her annual holiday and spent it m Ashburton. Shewrites from Pongaroa that she is very happy m her district work, and cannot speak too highly of the kindness of the people though she often longs for the refinements of town life.

i'fi $ * Sjt Nurse Gates has since been obliged, from family reasons to resign her position, a? district nurse and is now 1o be Plunket Nurse at Dunedin after three months at Karitane.

Nurse Brown, trained at Ashburton Hospital, is now sister at Napier Hospital.

Miss Mandeno, who recently returned from a trip Home is now taking charge of Dr. Henderson's private hospital at Te Awamutu. Her sister lately from Dunedin is assisting her. * * * * * *

Miss Mary Anderson, trained at Christchurch hospital, and later of Nelson hospital, is going as sister to Te Waikato sanatorium.

# * # * * * Miss Vida Mac Lean is acting sister at Te Waikato sanatorium.

;!; ;!; ;J; ;l; ;j; ;[; Nurse Ivy Smale, from the Hamilton hospital is on the staff of the sanatorium as sister.

Sister Miller, of Invercargill hospital, left m April intending to have a holiday and then start private nursing m Christchurch. :■: * * # $ ■'.•

Miss Ewart recently spent her annual holiday m Quecnstown and also did the walking trip to Milford Sounds, which she much enjoyed. :;; :;: # * * %

Miss Gill, Matron of the Waikato sanatorium, is absent on leave after a severe attack of illness. She is staying with her sister m Gisborne.

;■; ;|; :•: J-i ;|: :■: Miss Wardsworth, senior sister who has been acting matron has resigned her position. Miss Bertha Nurse, who recently returned from England, has now accepted the position of Acting-Matron.

* :;: * * * =|; We hear that the new hospital m Gisborne is rapidly nearing completion. It will be a very fine hospital with all the latest equipment.

Miss Carston left for England m February. She expects to be away for about 10 months. •\i sjt :■: ;|c :•:

We are glad to learn that Miss McKenny, Matron of Wanganui Hospital, who has been on long leave, on account of her health, and has been under treatment m Dunedin, is now convalescent . She is now at Pahiatua and hopes to resume her duties at the beginning of May.

$ i[: sf: >£ ;|: :J; Nurse Jackson, late of Waipukurau Hospital, is going through her midwifery training at St. Helens, Wellington.

Nurses Lind and Hitchcock are sailing m the " Rotorua " for England. They go first of all to the Rotunda Hospital to study midwifery. * * * :|; * *

Sister Austen resigned from the Invercargill hospital on account of her marriage to the Rev. M. Suckling, which took place recently • All 1 1 1 c nil rses were m v i ted to the ceremony, and 100 guests sat down to the wedding breakfast. Mrs. Suckling's future home is to be m Auckland.

Miss Wallis and Miss Wheeler, of Gisborne are opening a private hospital for maternity cases m connection with their hospitals for medical and surgical cases, but m a separate building, which they have erected for the purpose. A maternity nurse is to be put m charge. :|: :I: * # * ♦

Nurse Pascoe, of the Christchurch Hospital has been appointed a Plunket Nurse. * * :|c $ 3; *

Miss Craig, late of Seddon lias been seriously ill for some months, but her friends will bo glad to know that after an operation, which she underwent at Miss Lucas' Hospital she is now on the road to recovery.

$ * $ * * * Mrs. Holgate accepted the position of District Nurse, at Seddon, and is very pleased with the work there, and the cottage furnished by the Hospital Board.

$ * * * * sfc Nurse Sinclair who has been relieving at the New Plymouth hospital for the last two months, has again resumed private nursing. >;: ;]; $ * * *

Mrs. Foot, formerly Sister Bull, of the Auckland Hospital and Matron of the Wairoa Hospital, is now settled m her new home m Wairoa, Hawke's Bay.

Nurse Newell, who has been working for some years m Masterton, has gone for a long holiday and rest to her sister at Redcliffs, Christchurch.

* * * * * * Nurse Ruth Miller writes from Norfolk Island, to say that she is going to the Welchman Hospital, Hautahu, Guadalcanal*, B. Soloman Islands.

id $ * * * # Nurse M. C. Erlandson, trained m Mental Nursing at Seacliff, has commenced her general training m the Dunedin Hospital. # * * # * *

Miss Getrude Brook-Smith, writes asking that the " Journal " may still be sent to her, as, though she has quite given up nursing she does not like to be entirely out of touch with it, and finds she cannot do without the "Journal. 0

Nurse Savage 3 who lately qualified at the Christchurch Hospital, is now at Mis. Bcthune's Private Hospital, gaining some experience m maternity nursing, preparatory to joining the mission field. She is attending some lectures at St. Helens Hospital. :!: s-; :j: % %i

Miss Berry writes from Manchester, England, where she is on the staff of a large private hospital, gaining an insight into nursing m England, but hopes to return to New Zealand eventually. She says she misses the bright sunny days of New Zealand, and there is so much smoke and dirt about that you never feel clean. Manchester is the dirtiest town she has- ever been m. So far she sees very little difference m the actual nursing, which is the same all the world over and finds the newer hospitals m New Zealand compare very favourably and the doctors kept themselves so much up-to-date that even m Napier they were carrying out the most recent treatments known. She remarks that the salaries are small, an ordinary rate being £30, and the prices of everything has gone up so much, that money does not go so far as heretofore. * * * :|: :|; :|;

Nurse M. C. Lloyd has been appointed District Nurse m Palmerston North, and took up her duties m December.

* * * * $ $ Nurse Sara McWhinnie late of Masterton. writes from the Transvaal, South Africa. She is feeling much better and hopes m a few months to be quite fit again, when she intends to return to New Zealand. She promises to write some of her impressions of South Africa for the " Journal."

>I: :«s $ # Its * Nurse Craig, now Sister at Masterton Hospital, has also been appointed Plunket Nurse, and leaves for Karitane shortly. Afterwards to take up work m Gisborne.

$ * * * * * Nurse Culley from Australia has also joined the Plunket Nurse Society, and gone to Karitane. She is to work at Hawera.

:|: * * * * * We heai- from Auckland thai Nurse Le Gallais is ill with enteric.

Nurse A. N. Ferguson, late of the Wellington Hospital is now living at her home m Cambridge.

Nurse Hursthouse has been appointed Plunket Nurse, and has gone to Karitane for her special training.

****** Nurse Iris Moore, who has recently been sister for six months at the Te Waikato Sanatorium has gone to take temporary charge of the Native Health work at Waiapi District. There is an outberak of typhoid and Nurse McElligott is now laid up. :Js >;: * * * *

Miss Alice Rockfort has gone to Naseby to take charge of that Hospital temporarily.

It is announced that Nurse Diack, Matron of Naseby Hospital is about to be married to Dr. Lilly of Naseby.

Nurse Dora Groucher is now visiting Nurse attached to the Nurses' Club m Wellington.

Nurse Brandon, who has been m charge of the Kensington Street Private Hospital, has resigned that position, and is about to spend an extended holiday m Sydney.

* * If! * * * Nurse Willis, of the Wellington Hospital, who lias just gone through her midwifery course at the Womens' Hospital, Melbourne, is taking Miss Brandon's place.

* :;: * :■: * * Miss Helen Inglis, formerly Matron of St. Helens, Christchurch, and afterwards of Te Waikato Sanatorium, has resigned from the nursing staff of the Health and Hospitals Department, where she was recently acting as Inspector of Midwives and with Sister Brown has opened a private hospital m Feilding.

Miss Inglis resignation was much regretted by the Department.

Nurse Miller, of Dunedin Hospital is now going through her midwifery training at St. Helens, Wellington.