JUNIOR RED CROSS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29504, 4 May 1961, Page 2

JUNIOR RED CROSS

Study Days’ Venture

Leaders’ study days have been a new venture in the last year for the North Canterbury Junior Red Cross, it was reported at the Junior Red Cross council meeting yesterday. The programme x included discussions and demonstrations on toy-making, the preparation of albums, general handcrafts, the Junior Red Cross health scheme, and the organising of groups in various types of schools. During the year the North Canterbury Junior Red Cross had given almost £lOO to the centre. Members had materially assisted with the Good Neighbour Service. They had assisted with the preparation of the meals dur. ing school holidays, dis. tributed gifts when they accompanied transport drivers to deliver meals, and had contributed vegetables, jams, and sweets for the elderly folk. The organiser of the North Canterbury Red Cross (Miss T. Eldridge) reported that it now had 2734 members in 100 groups. Health classes had been conducted during the year in schools, by Sister E. Heath and other tutors. These included courses in first aid and home nursing. Certificates awarded on examination results of these classes numbered 650. During the winter term girls at one city secondary school made a large amount of children’s clothing which they gave to the Red Cross. Other groups of Junior Red Cross had supplied used woollen clothing, quilts, and ditty bags (each containing a soft toy, woollen garment, facecloth, soap, notebook, pencil, toothbrush, comb and handkerchief). These were sent to Korea. Other goods had been distributed to Templeton Farm School, Marylands, the Methodist Children’s Home, the City Mission, the Salvation Army, the occupational centre, and to many private homes where children were in need. The following officers were elected to the North Canterbury Junior Red Cross Coun. ell: Chairman organiser. Miss T. Eldridge: secretary. Miss W. M. MacDonald: the president of the North Canterbury centre (Mrs R. I. Brake); North Canterbury Executive representative, Mrs M. B. Warren; Voluntary Aid Department representative. Miss M. Peate; link cadet representative. Miss B. Thornton; advisory centre director, Mrs E. Thomas: education board representa-

tive. Mrs C. C. Holland; Good Neighbour Service represen. tative, Mrs W. D. Bunt; a tutor sister for health classes; secondary school representative, Mrs N. Maurice; city primray schools representatives, Misses D. Beattie and M. M. Watson: country school representative, Miss I. Keene: city subcentre representatives, Mes. dames J. Tobin, D. Mcßae, E. Stringer. C. Allen, and Miss P. Haylock; country subcentre representatives, Mesdames B. Halliday, L. Gough. T. G. MacArtney and G. Ludwig, D. J. Wales. E. Millton, and Miss L. Saunders.