Personals

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 4, 1 October 1927, Page 232

Personals

Miss Maclean, who has been spending an enjoyable holiday m Australia, is returning to Wellington on October 25th.

Miss Evvart, late Matron Southland Hospital, writes from London. She was much impressed during the voyage by the Panama Canal. Shortly before reaching Southampton they struck bad weather and during the tossing about Miss Ewart had the misfortune to fracture a rib and injure her thumb severely, but was well again when she wrote, and was able to enjoy, among other things, the " Trooping of the Colours" and a military tournament.

Miss Cornish, formerly Sister at the Palmerston North Hospital, writes from Rome, which she had reached from Geneva and Lucerne by way of Milan, Venice, and Florence. She had been intensely interested by the cathedrals, sculpture and mosaics and paintings. In Rome she had visited the Colosseum and the Catacombs, which she describes as very weird. Miss Cornish is returning to England, via Switzerland, France and Belgium, and later hopes to visit Scotland.

Nurse K. Redmond, trained at Picton Hospital, and recently a member of the Palmerston North Hospital staff, has joined the staff of the Pukeora Sanatorium. Waipukurau.

Miss R. Fanning has joined the staff of the Lady Buxton Home (Karitane), Claremont, South Africa, to help Miss Mitchell, the Matron, who is also a New Zealander.

Miss Theresa Butler, who accompanied Miss Fanning to South Africa, is returning to New Zealand m July. She had a most interesting trip up to the Victoria Falls, and stayed with Mrs. Murray Wilson (Sister Emily Curtis) at Bulawayo.

Miss E. M. Taylor has accepted a position as Sister on the staff of the Wanganui Hospital.

The Misses Z. and K. Grimstone left New Zealand for a trip to Canada m the second Aveek m June.

Miss E. Bishop, formerly Matron of the Apia Hospital, Samoa, and now of British East Africa, near the Kenza Country, recently spent an enoyable holiday m New Zealand, returning to South Africa m June.

Miss T. Butler, who, with Miss Rosa Fanning, visited South Africa m the latter part of 1926, returned to New Zealand early m August. Miss Butler and Miss Fanning spent a delightful holiday with Mrs. Murray Wilson (Sister Curtis) at Bulawayo, on their way up to the

Victoria Falls, and afterwards did some private nursing m Durban and Capetown.

Miss Rosa Fanning has joined the staff of the Lady Buxton Home, Claremont, to help Miss Mitchell for a time, and will therefore not be returning to New Zealand at present.

Sister Grace Spencer, who was trained m Napier Hospital, and for the last six years has been a sister there, has left to be. married. On the eve of her departure she was presented with a large brass jardinere and a pyrex dish by members of the nursing staff, and afterwards entertained at supper by the sisters and charge nurses.

Nurses George, Culling, and Taylor, trained at Dunedin Hospital, who have been private nursing m Sydney for sonic time past, have left by the Aorangi for a holiday trip to Honolulu. On their return to New Zealand the}- will visit places

of interest m the Dominion, and then expect to return to their nursing duties m Sydney.

Miss Janet M. McGhie, trained at Naseby Hospital, has been appointed Matron of the Palmerston North Hospital. For the past two years Miss McGhie held the post of Sister Tutor at King George V. Hospital, Rotorua.

Miss Letitia Lindsay, trained at Dunedin Hospital, and formerly Acting Matron, and Matron of Waimate Hospital, has been appointed Matron of Timaru Hospital.

Sister Samson, for some years Home Sister at the Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau, has been appointed Matron of Flock House, Marton.

Miss M. King, for many years Sister of King George V. Hospital, Rotorua, has been appointed Matron of Whangaroa Hospital.

Sister Ellen Axup, who was for many years Sister on the staff of the Pukeora Sanatorium, has resigned to take up a position at an orphanage at the Upper Hutt. Miss A. I. Johnston, trained at Wanganui Hospital, has recently been appointed to the staff of the Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurati. Miss V. McLean, R.R.C., who has been Sister m Charge of the Ante-Natal Clinic of the Plunket Society, Wellington, is taking a refresher course at the Karitane Harris Hospital, Dunedin, and will then proceed to Auckland to take charge of the Karitane Hospital there. Miss D. Robinson has been appointed Sister m Charge of the Ante-Natal Clinic at the Plunket Society, Wellington.