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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1132, 20 May 1911, Page 11

When his Excellency, accompanied by Lady Islington, arrived, they passed between rows of nurses, and received a friendlv welcome from thorn. Mr. P. M. Mackay, after heartily welcoming Lord and Lady Islington, explained that for a long time the nurses had had inadequato accommodation, and shift had been made in-various ways to house them. The present board had grappled with tho position, and had placed the provision of proper nurses' quarters in.a prominent place among their works. Tho new building , was. being built at a cdst ; b'f £17,500 'by' Mr:' R. Orr, of Dunedin, to tho plans of Mr. G. W. Allsopp. The walls were of brick, the floors of reinforced concrete covered with wood, the'stairs of reinforced concrete, tho roof of slate; and tho partitions and wardrobes lieing all of brick, the building would be fireproof. There will be 97 bedrooms, so that with the '11 in tho old building thero will be accommodation for 138 nurses and maids. There will be 18 bathrooms, and a room suitable for a gymnasium. Tho building was to be finished with a view to-comfort.

Lord Islington was then presented by tho contractor, Sir. Robert Orr, with a handsomo silver trowel handled with greenstone, and laid tho stone. The chairman's little daughter, Vera, presented to Lady Islington a bouquet as a gift from tho whole of the hospital staff. In tho course of his speech, Lord Islington said ho feared that, whilo in recent years great progress had been made in hospital administration, and in methods of treatment, .tho zeal for tho benefit of tho patient had allowed tho welfare of the.nurse to bo overlooked. The success of the work of surgeon and physician, who wero the legislative side of tho staff, depended greatly upon tho executive work of tho nurses. Few professions required finer qualities than that of tho hospital nurse, or required such continued exercise of thoso qualities; and when a nurso came off duty, she had justly earned comfort and repose. The greater tho contrast between her surroundings when sho was off duty, and the conditions under which she worked, the moro efficient her work was likely to be. ROMANCE OFTWO CONTINENTS BARONESS TO WED OHIO FARMER. The White Star liner Laurentic brought to New York last month a bride to John Hutt, a farmer of Lebanon, 0., in the person of the Baroness E. do Rottcnbiirg, of London. Farmer Hutt is 55, and the Baroness -15. They will bo married in Ohio. The Baroness stood by the rail as the ship drew near the pier looking anxi.ously for her lover, for she was alone. When she espied Hutt she became visibly excited, and her checks flushed. On tho pier they met as lovers. In 1870 Hutt went to America from Haddonham, England, and went into stock fanning in AVarren County, 0. Ho prospered and married. His wife died sixteen years ago. Last summer Hutt went back to his old homo looking for a wife. Ho did not find one in Haddenham, but in a London boarding-houso he met the Baroness, who says she is an Englishwoman. All the boarders showed van interest in Farmer Hutt's stories of America, but none manifested a keener interest, than the Baroness. Her good looks and intelligence won the Ohio farmer, who proposed. The Karoness said she would see about it. Hutt returned home in September. They corresponded. Tho Baroness liked his letters, and gave her consent to become Mrs; Hutt No. 2. They wero as 'happy as larks.

again revealed a procession of bearers carried beautiful floral wreaths and souvenirs for the ladies of the company. Miss E'p.ncho Brcwno ,was soon almost hidden behind a mountain of glorious blooms; and in turn each leading lady bcramc entrenched behind flower favours of tUo most delicate and costly description. Miss Florence Vic, for instance, scmred a dainty wicker work floral stand surmounted by a cane receptacle, in which lay a highly-bred Australian terrier, embowered in roses and chrysanthemums, contentedly munching, a bone. Miss' Schilling was presented with a beautiful ivy wreath, from which was suspended by a narrow blue ribbon a freshly-silvered '"bob." Thus, in each caso the gifts were handsome and appropriate, though none of the girls appeared eager, publicly, to accept a festoon of expensive silk stockings, sent up with a placard hoping that the recipient would always "back a winner al FlemiiiKton." Mr. Williamson announced that the approximate number of persons who had witnessed "Our Miss Gibbs" during tho Sydney season was 380,000. Tho total takings at tho kv- night's performance were £345, of which £272 17s. will be handed over to tho Sydney Hospital.