PERSONALS.

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XXII, Issue 2, 1 April 1929, Page 91

PERSONALS.

Miss Lily McKittrick writes from Sacramento, California, where she has been doing special duty since August and has been kept busy. She gets her cases from the "Salta" Hospital and the Sistus Hospital, both fine modern hospitals erected during the last four years, and accredited by the American College of Nursing. Nurse McKittrick had received her duplicate medal from New Zealand, and felt glad to wear it, as her uniform did not seem complete without it.

Miss Pengelly has taken up her duties at Wanganui Boys' College, and writes that she has been kept busy with various boyish troubles, and is settling down to enjoy her new work. Miss J. Nicholson has resigned the position of Charge Sister of the Massage Department, Wellington Hospital, and intends to return to Dunedin and reside with her sister for at least six months' holiday. Miss Gladys Wells, who has recently been nursing for over two years m Australia, has now gone to Canada with Miss Grace Miles. Miss Miles has been m charge of Dr. Dudley's Hospital at Lower Hutt, and is on leave from that position until her return. These nurses left by the Aorangi and will join Nurse Zoe Grimstone at Loden, Ontaria. They hope to be present at the Montreal Conference. We hear that Nurses Corrie and Gould are still nursing m Durban. Nurse Alfreda Don is at Vancouver, but does not advise New Zealand nurses to go there for work. Miss Goldsmith, of Napier, who came to Wellington for the N.C.U. Conference, remained to pay a short visit to Miss Maclean. Airs. Thompson (Nurse Mead) who has been Matron of the Girls' Home, Burwood, under the Education Department, has resigned and is now staying at Mrs. Gray's, Pukerua. Nurse Rona Shute writes from San Francisco that she and Nurse Moyes have been kept busy since their arrival. Nurses Shute and Moyes were on the staff of Bowen Street Hospital before leaving for America, and were fortunate m having good letters of introduction and recommendation from the doctors they had been working for m New Zealand. Nurse Shute had had influenza after her arrival, but was quite better.

Nurse Woolf, who -left New Zealand earlier, was then going to take her maternity training at the Children's Hospital ! The course is three months, and is needed by a nurse wishing to remain m America. Miss Newman, late Matron of St. Helens Hospital, who is undergoing a course of treatment at Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer, came to Wellington to attend the first meeting for this year of the Nurses' and Midwives' Registration Board. She remained for a few days before returning to Hanmer. Miss Tennent, Matron of Dunedin Hospital, also came to Wellington to take her seat on the Board. Miss Benjamin, Matron of the Gisborne Hospital, has been spending her annual leave m Wellington with her sister, who is shortly to be married. Miss Bicknell has spent a part of her annual leave m Rotorua with her niece, Miss Ritams. Miss Muir, Matron of Christchurch Hospital, recently returned from a visit to Sydney. Miss Christina Benjamin, who has been Matron of Belvedale Private Hospital, Wanganui, for some years, has resigned that position on account of her approaching marriage. Miss Nora Kelly, Matron of Patea Hospital, has been spending her annual leave :n Wellington. Sister Cruden, who has been a sister at the Gisborne Hospital for some years, has resigned that position and is taking up church mission work. Sister Pulham, who has been on the staff of \\ T aikato Hospital for twelve years as Theatre Sister, has resigned and is taking her midwifery course at St. Helens, Auckland. Prior to leaving the hospital she was given a farewell by the Matron and Sisters m the sitting room

of the Nurses' Home, which was gay with flowers. A cheery evening 1 was spent playing Bridge, and a delicious supper served. The sisters of the hospital and Dr. and Mrs. Douglas, Dr. Mary Douglas, Dr. and Mrs. Hockin, Dr. and Mrs. Mackereth, and Dr. and Mrs. Graham were among the guests. Sister Tottie Brown has been placed m charge of the Theatre at Waikato Hospital. Sister Margaret Douglas has been given six months' leave m order to accompany her parents to England. Nurse Nan Douglas has resigned her position and is also going to England. Sister Gow, late Sub-Matron of St. Helens, Dunedin, left by the Mataroa for a six months' trip, with her niece, Mrs. Rickard and husband and baby. Miss Hodges, from Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer, who was on holiday leave, attended the Matron's Conference as a guest. Miss Carson, from Waipukurau, who came with Miss Drummond, was also a guest at the Conference. Nurse Black writes from Kynuna Hospital, Queensland, after an illness. During last year she had taken a holiday m the north, which she much enjoyed. She went to Cairns and visited the places of interest, such as the Barron Falls and Green Island, which is a very pretty island near Cairns and off the Great Barrier Reef. The water is a most beautiful CTeen, and the coral of beautiful colours, pink and white, blue and red, and fish of all colours you see through a glass. Nurse Mirika Weipehana, who is Native Health Nurse at Tiki Tiki, North of Auckland District, has been spending her annual leave at her home, near Otaki, and paid a short visit to Nurse Wereta, District Nurse, at Otaki.

Our readers will be grieved to hear of .the bad accident which befel Sister Lang, who left the Waikato Hospital staff some years ago, carrying on her profession of masseuse m America. She and her sister were going into a railway station m New York City when a car rushed up and knocked them both over. It was a frightful accident, and Sister Lang had both legs broken, one a compound fracture of the fermer, and is m a shocking state. It is feared that she will be an invalid for life. Sister Lang was trained at the Auckland Hospital, and was for several }-ears on the staff of the Waikato Hosnital, m charge of the Massage Department. Miss M. Wallace, who recently passed the State examination with honours from King George V. Hospital. Rotorua, is now one of the post-graduate students m the Public Health Course. Miss Payten, who has been m charge of the Otaki Cottage Hospital for a few months, left for England m charge of a patient m April. Sister Bakewell, of the staff of the Wanganui Hospital, is leaving shortly for a long visit to Cape Town and Durban. Her Excellency Lady Alice Fergusson paid an informal visit to the Trained Nurses' Club m Mountain Road recently, accompanied by Countess Thelma Metaxa. About sixty members assembled to meet her. After being shown over the club by the president, Mrs. Tracy Inglis, and the Matron, Miss Houchen, Her Excellency joined the nurses for afternoon tea m the lounge, where a very pleasant hour was spent. Sister Shirtcliffe is now Matron of the Ultra Violet Light Department, Croydon, London, under the Public Health Department. Attached to the Department are anti-natal and child welfare clinics, daily dental clinic, and special department for eye specialists, etc.

Miss Isa Macdonald, who has recently gone through her training at Karitane, left for England on April sth to visit her sister m London and afterwards to obtain some further experience m her profession.

News from Mrs. Reid (Nurse Doris Watson) gives an account of a busy time since her wedding. She has found her nursing training very useful, as her husband, m his country practice, often needs her help.