CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GUILD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 9

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GUILD.

FORMED IN WELLINGTON. . AN. ENTHUSIASTIC LAUNCHING/ . , vHowever, neglected; the- sick children, of; ■Wellington mayhave' been •in the past, it 'is'very 'cheering to'- note that • the • stigma is not; to be. allowed to remain.!•' Tie astonishing'response to the'WilfordrCiM-Hugli Ward' appeal ' for,, funds for the . erection of,* a -Children's Hospital has had its;les-i sons. _ It lias tauglit Wellington folk to' recognise that v. there: -are' : deep wells-, of■'sympathy ,fo'r a'gocid movement if the'ei-' : ;Elbrer ;can jbut; , "strike;, the ihead/' .-and af; has increased .the respect in which the ; people " of, Wellington—"a, hard,' money/ ;gr,umbling;l6t/' as they i have .been' called —in . other . centres .';of : . Ne'w Zealand ' are held. . Otlier cities;-; have been fortunate., in having. .possessed ' public-minded C 1 citizens, who ..have, made; munificent; gifts, but s it'.is 'evin-'-a ,prouder • boast when a. city ■ can raiso .£7OOO :.-in.' a ;fortnight—from-.-the, .people themselves;,,''.This:latest. movemcnt.which should .-yield.-good, results :'has/been" the formation, at. a .meeting held:-.in- . the; : Maypr's' - room yesterday afternoon, .0f,.; \ti Children's iHospitab Guild, ;' held ; at . the -beliteit.'-lof.ffie' Mayoress.-.(MraVvT.-' ;.ford),;-:whbse .name'is .alreadyVassociated with'- thelarger - .movement referred to , y.^ln'; response',to ; her invitation, d : of. ladies : met yesterdayA fori; the ■purpose;;of;launching' the • guild;■ L'ady> ■IslingtoiivWi'ote, apologising 'for.'heri'ab-i rsence*,; 'and-; expressing -'sympathy , with .. the'. ;mpvement< which has.for-'itsi aim the -pro-'-^dihgv'pf-;the, little,,ones who,"are. placed 'ih'sthe-hospital .for. treatment, ;with (suit-; 'able:' clothing, as .well- as: the helping -of the-.riiatroii, -iii'-seeing to their ;l . comforts anil-necessities,. .;. ; -, . ;' •' On the motion of Miss Coates,-seconded :by. Mrs.;_ Corrigan,it -was. decided that; a, ■Hospital;. Guild,. l ; be; formed,'" to; 'consist;, of .;;tlie- - ladies'; ;present,; ;withr--,pdwer, to . add 'to--; their : number. This was carried','with :: : .alteration' that the name of the ■ society; bo the : W«SK; lington .'Guild. : '' The ; 'following:' !officers' .'.were; Patroness, 1 ;'- her . -Excellency iLady." Islington; 'president, i-th'e. Mayoressfor . the ; time .being;;; vice-presidents','':Me'sdames. ' S. / A. Rhodes, (Dr.) Collins,; T.' : G.; Macarthy, ' Miss,{Coates;: ind the} ei-Mayoress ;■ treasurer, Miss.Roso..', : Joseph;:': assistant. :treasurer,;Mrs.--' (Dr.). Mar.tin; secretary," iliss Ethel Nathan; Buying ' Committee,. • Mrs;;P. Luke,. Misses Holmes,-and Payne :(matr'6n);' Management Committee,:'' J.don, . Gorrigani; ■ Hardwick-Smith, R. Fletcher, J. Blundell, F; Cohen, N: M'Lean, Sidney Kirkcaldie. D.'- Nathan, Misses: Robin and. Archibald.- : The' quorum ! for '.a meeting of tho .Management Committee wa!s. fixed at -six;: ■The;:' : subscriptions'';, ; for,>,membership: was' arrangod:;. as ;• follows :T-Adults, "ss, (and .four j garments); - girlsy ■ ■ 25.; 6d. ■; (and,; two garments). l ::; .Tho following were elected . members -r-Mesdames' S. A.' Eh odes, Jacob Joseph, Joseph Joseph, .W. A. Kennedy, J.. P. Lnke, C. ,B. Snssell, -C. H. Izard, A. A. 'Corrigah,; C. " Jones, : ';Maußhan: : ,;vßarnett, fDavid: Natliahj Hubert Nathan,' Grady; T; G;- ; Maqarthy^■ S. Kirkcaldie, F.-: Cohen,' James Trevor, .Rl Pletcher,--Martin, "W. -:H;.'- Field,. J.' :Bluhdoll,' Herbert; ,- Turton, Stott,: J.'.R./Palmer, ;W.' ,H. sMorton,/ J;: O-Shea, Misses : Coates, Joseph, , Duncan, S. ; Nathan,,). Payne, Watspn, ' -Robin; Holmes,. and Archibald.