VOLUNTEER SISTERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2519, 14 July 1915, Page 3

VOLUNTEER SISTERS

FORTY-ONE SELECTED WOMEN OF ALL CLASSES APPLY

Yesterday morning the secretary of the Volunteer Sisters arrived in Wellington, and had interviews with the - Hon; the Minister of Publio Health, the 'Director of' Military Hospitals and Chief Health! Officer (Dr. Valintino), and the Deputy Matron-in-Cliief,-at tlio Health . Department's oflice, Parliament Build,v. ings. Thri general matter of -the Department takiri" over the financing and /; controlling "of : the members of the Sisterhobol, ? under tho status-of hospital ..probationers, was discussed;jat 1 length, ~ . andconsideration - promised, ; -with, v.due i regard to the urgency of.the case. The: v Hon. R. H. Rhodes, Dr. Valintine, and i -Miss Bicknell all expressed their great appreciation: of: tho general principles of the' Sisterhood's scheme. Miss Bick- ;. liell thought it impracticable. ;■ tolot these 'military ; hospital^.' probationers I count their nursing servico as part of • a course to be completed l in the future i as trained hurses/'becausei'the members:! of.'the'. Sisterhood were above the- age of ordinary probationers, ' v . '■ ... _ The secretary- interviewed applicants i in Room B of the Parliamentary Build- ,i .ings, by-permission of tho-.■■ Health'De-1 partm'ent; During tho previous week a'i considerable number" of applications had i been forwarded to tho Health Department, and in addition the Sisterhood's i ... honorary: medical adviser for Wellington .had "received many score's. The | medical; examiner stated that ho had been, astonished -as well ,as delighted | both with the number, and tho kind of v,women- who were applying. l All classes : of .-the ,'community: nad . come; forward /,, spontaneously .'with the' utmost'; enthusi- - asm, and .the keenest desire. to render, ■'. ' any: sort of womari-seryice io their couii-, try. From charwomen to professional . and well-to-do ladies, all ;tha applicants . showed the most earnest andi serious .:.. wish- to volunteer-for any sort of work of which they were physically-or ment- ■: ally; capable. Tho honorary medical examiner gave ! the following list of - 41 - names of: women over -30. years of age whom lie would place,in Class I as.bei ing absolutely the. strongest.' physically and, most-suitable for, ,thei nursing and : '; general ; w6rk i 'requirW/:the';first;.tbirteen. being recorded, as those who would_.be first called upon.- fo;- immediate'service, but all the rest named are asked! to hold themselves ready for 'urgent: call :— : Mrs. Denman, Brooklyn, maternity nurse; husband a,staff sergeant-major; four soh. in North Sea, one • son in Dardanelles, one son inßifle Brigade, France, one: sou with Reinforce- - ments ; willing to-do. any sort of work herself. , ' Miss Ethel Jennings, registered trained nurse, Nurses' Club; .; Wellington j good cook. . Miss Fleming, .'.registered trained ' nurse, 11 .Glen Road, Kelburn; good Miss- Ruth Rathbone, 1 Paraparaumu; Igeneral work. " Miss D. Tennant, registered matern--ijty nurse, Wanganui. \ , Mrs. -Alice Jorgensen, 41 -Broadway Terrace, Wellington; 20^years':nursing ■ experience; volunteers for: general work. ■ Mrs.. M. E. Doyle,• Qusen's Drive, Lyall Bay; mental hospital nursing -experience. 1 Miss Flora. M'Lennan, 100. ■ Ellice Street, Wellington ; mental, and private . hospital experience. , ■;. Miss Jane. Leet, matron _ ■ Receiving Home, Tinakori Road; Wellington. Miss Jean Benton; 117 Tinakori Road, i (Wellington; assistant; Receiving Home, I : : mental hospital' nursing: at: Home,-and in the colonies for several years. 1 Mrs. Rodda, Boulcott, Street,.Welling-' ton, 1 , maternity '.nurse; hiisband at' the Dardanelles. . _ Miss 'Grimseyj-c.o'. Dr. Hay, Hill Street, Wellington, private-nurse.. Miss G. Greaves, c.0.; Mrs. White, ■Denbigh Street, Feildiug'. -i' . , ; . .'- Private and Home: Nursing Experience., ' Miss D. iWelch, 14. Tho Rigi, Northland. / Miss Williams, 48 Hobson . Street, I ' Wellington. ..- ■ Miss E. Doul], ' Britomart Street, Wellington. Mrs. Hawkson, Central Terrace, Kelburn. Miss D;' Jacobson, V Telford Torrace, Wellington. . ; Miss Moreney, Normandale, Lower Hntt. Miss J. .Wilson, Cambridge Terrace,: Wellington. ' Ikliss Margaret Brcen, Pitirua Streot, iWcjlingto'n.' ..'"v I '■ ' v■''-. Miss J.' Merser, Kensington Street, Wellington. ■ Miss Risk, Langholm Hotel. • • Miss H. Carkeek. _ * ■ Mrs. Parsonage,,Hataitai. : , v ■ Miss G. Davidson, The Torrace, Wellington. ' ' Miss Sylvia, .'4B Road, Wellington. ' i Professional Exporlenoe. ' Miss Mary Kelly, *15 Buller Street, 1 (Wellington, dentist's assistant.

Miss Parker, 214 Cuba Street, teacher.'

Miss Buttlo, Wellington, shorthandtypisto. Miss Cole, 243 The ferrace, Welling- 1 ton, linguist. ■ Miss G.'Martin, Wesley .Road, .Wellington, .music teacher. Ceneral and Domestic Qualifications! Mrs. Waters, Boulcott Terrace, Wellington. . ■ Miss G. G. Mills, Kensington Street, Wellington. . Miss Eva Browne, Willis Street, Wellington. ' Miss Clara Rogers, Torrace Gardens, Wellington. , V. Mrs. Clark, 90 The Torrace, Wellington.' v. ; Miss Mi -Mong, Vivian Street,' .Wellington;-/ '■ Sirs.: Short/.Bay Street, l'etorit. \ .. Mrs. Black, 2'io The Terrace, Wellington;. '. ;■ •

. Miss Nellie 'Wilson, Wellington. The Wellington list as now closed oxcept for any trainod nurses who wish to apply.

For the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. :Thd second-annual dance' of the Customs and \ Marine and Inspection of Machinery Departments was held . in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last .'evening for the benefit of the Wounded' Soldiers' Fund.. The Chamber was .filled ..with.'daiicers, the keen,' Brie; night, no ' doubt inspiring many' with a , zest for dancing, .while at the. same tiine their sense, of duty' was satisfied 1 With the benefit that:■ would <iaccrue to the. Wounded 1 Soldiers' Fund.' ;Tho decorations were simple, but, very effective, • the flags', with.:'which'the pillars were draped standing . out ; vividly against.:, the'white, background of - the walls. The stage also had been carpeted and draped with'flags, and comfortably.': furnished, for _the chaper ones. Supper ' was arranged in the corridor, the tables, under the, direction of Mrs. Oscar Johnson, having been, decorated with ' pink flowers. ; The . chaperones were: Mrs. F. AL B.' Fisher, Mrs. G. Allport, arid. Mrs. W. Whiteford. The danco 'committcer .eSponsiblo for the excellent arrangements' was formed by Misses M..:lt. Johnson, H. Berntsen, and M. Cox, Messrs. B. iW. Millier, L. E. Judd,. W. , C. Thomas, B. Warring, D.,G. Napier; L. S'. Nicol, and A.. 'Craig.. /, Mr... H. F. Cotter (Customs De'partment) > : .. was ; honorary' . ' secretary. Beautiful-.;musici was supplied- by.. Mr. : Cowley's orchestra.