ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BAZAAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 11

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BAZAAR.

MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. v The meeting of Wellington ladies, convened by the Mayoress (Mrs. Newman) for the purpose of making arrangements for the bazaar to ibe hold in the beginning of November, took place in the Mayor's room at "the Town Hall yesterday'afternoon. About' thirty-eight-ladies wore present, and Mrs. Newman, at the particular request of Mrs. Rhodes,.the' president of St. John Ambulanoe Nursing .Guild, occupied tile chair. ■■ ■ » : ;Mrs. Ne.vmaiv expliined'the object, of the :meetiug, which was to add to. the funds already m hand for carrying" oil the' district nursing;; It was Mrs. Khodos's earnest wish that n;hen the cum was sufficient-it should be put in; the hands of competent trustees as a reserve for the. district nurses, so that there might always be a home and ail incomefor nurses working under the St.. John Ambulanoe Association. Mrs. Rhodes also spoke, expressing the hope that she would see the object stated

soon carried out. It was not wise to put of!, the. bazaar'for-''other times," (because "other' times" might be even worse. '". . ' ; A" committee was, then/ formed,' consisting of Mesdamos Etherington, J. Tripe, Kendall, Moorhouse,'Pollock, G. -T. Bell, Menzies, Firth, .G: \Grey,' Waters, Crawford, •• Moor-, house,fc!tucihplhie,' M'Carthy, Kane, ton, Richardson, Ai H. Waters,'AV. Gl 'Reid, .W. B.- Fisher, F. B.' Bakcwell,_Luke, Gibbons, ■ M'Whannell,' tho Misses'-Kelly, bellj Redmond,- and Dr. PlattsrMills.- ' Which have- been arranged for are as follow Wellington North is taken charge-of -by" Mrs. Newman; assisted. by Mesdames Kane, ' M'Carth)',. Shirtcliffo, and Mrs. Tripe; Welhngton South; •Mrs., Luke, assisted by Mesdames Reid,' Pollock,"> Salmon; G.' Winder, and Campbell;

flower stall, Dr.;. Platts-Mills,assisted by Mrs. .Menzios .'and Airs. ■ Gre\'; "fancy stall, ill's..; and- Mrs. Studnolrne; gipsy;, counter;:' Mrs. 'Kendall.' and : Mrs. • Hector, Betlyune.; .refreshment ' stall,- /.;Mrs. ; Preston, assisted- by • Misses ' Redn-ond',..,Cost'o]!o,'.•■Hi- gie, Barnett,'-Battersly, : and • I ' Wilson • s\yeet ? stall,., Mrs.-. Hislop ( arid -'Mrs. )V.'fell. - ;' tobacco' stall!- Mrs. Ether- • liigton ' 'arid .Mrs. '.- Corrigari: guild Btal), Mrs.-Fisher, assisted'by Mis.' Tripe , i '.Mrs- Firth has 'been appointed • secretary, with an.assistant:to be. appointed; later'. Allthose taking- a;part '• in. the .''undertaking-'. awto wear nurse's uniform of whito (incn. A meeting of . stallholders , is called : for Tuesday, August 24. ' . . .