FIVE THOUSAND WAR NURSES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 712, 11 January 1910, Page 3

FIVE THOUSAND WAR NURSES

AN AUCKLAND SCHEME. ' On Satarday, . says our AucWand cor-. • Rgpondent J>r. Purdy, District -Hoalth _ ' Officer, - for 'Auckland.- and receDtly ap•pointed Chief IfealtU Officer of Tasmania, -' .'.paid.a'-farewQUv'yiMt'. to "Te Waifcato l . , ColoneLAllan IBeU, . of;: Hamilton, several s members of ■■ 'tho Wafkato Ladies' Mounted "-Ambulance [Corps, -and Dr. Brmns and Dtj - Fraser ... jllnrst. were among', the numerous visitors. '■■"■jv;}ln-;.th'e7:MtOT66ii\-'Col6Mlißell v '-jresidedi .over a meeting convened to. hear Dr. 'Pur- .' the'schfemo forXthe; formation fii tEo Army Nursing Corps, vrluch is now, , : Winder- the. consideration of ;, tho -Defence IConncil. .:: J:; ,Tho ; main idea!, is that the girls of. 'New : {Zealand, ; duringi the. iitenegnum; between '' (leaving , and- taking up -household iduties, ishbuld be- ii:' . - Isnch dntiesVr'an'd grouiided.ia tha: subject m . |rf probationary 'nursing, so that in time i,,:;! lof war the, authorities, would;be able• to ; J . icommand ' the "scrrices of .an efficioritly- • twiiied band of nurses and a : skilled body. '.iof. domestic, workers.. "Boys' have : now .jcbmiraisory.'training, and Miss .Kochfort, !j'': :i .;v;™he>matrpn:?bf f#o-iWaikato .rSanatorium ]p'ii il -wrf^-ccnYto'tt. , -'dfvSaturda^s^ga^ring; : -'is : jh;.V;IMe;M;.a v . - Jlieve in tliis compulsorj' trainioc; for. : girls' ft®>which;-is;finVfac^>an'elabbratioiu.of - the jr:,* 'jf rwerk of > the Ited Cross > Society,: in ißng-' .Hand.' ; It. is known .' that.' tfiin'trained: ii;;.vmnis&s of .the; Dominion approve highly: of 1' ; itho schimie,'and already, tliirty-sis trained unrses in Anckland liavo volnntcGrfid their .-.scrTiccis.. So far tho suggestion, for the ; : rioundxiiion .' of tho /Army Nursing, Corps "ii?" i xibfipiibli<d7'''.traig r eue3 j;'".beyond ' V; . jp«mnco : of Auckland, " but . it. is confi- . j''. joently anticipated, that as sooii as -.the « Mtraimd .nurses in .'otha: /.provinces ;,are! acqhainlcd with.the proposal to form such :aP corps tho .voluiEteer list .will .'show- how ill -widely pprwid ia thQ patrioticdesire -of •: .'the iwomen{and girls of 'New Zealand.'.to; - r ' ielp .their. oouniiy in time' of. necessity. ■V i! . Jhning -his . address Dr.. Purdy' stated I. 3m :belifif .that iii a very .'short, space, of ; -l-.tima the members .of the - Army ' Ntusin^ • .'Corps wonld nnmber-five'thousand: qnaliV £ed "women, willing to' render' magnificent ' itijrvica. in timo oi /war. •' . • : ; ■ ■u - .- Jfca Eochfort, Colonel ' Bell, - Dr. Bre-. ' . wis, and' Dr. Fiaser Hurst all-spoke en■;;:li::! : ,k:.i^, : beingVemphati,c'>;in ! -^fee ■; exprMsibri'of 1■ i j' 1 - her opinign that ■: w.oman'syhstuictiye:' d&-' STo'for nuising;' ; ':aiid'her.',inhereiit'.lov'e v :: ■f j: iadyeniSrwould.^; .quickly ; 'lead. :^'. to : . the: . iorniaiioii of .an-Ariny. Nursing Corps of ; ".itha .reauisite strength. and ability.;