NURSES' UNIFORMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 3

NURSES' UNIFORMS

. ESTIMATES FROM LEADING FIRMS. . I —: • / A. question standing on, tho Order. . Paper in the House of Representatives i ■„ yesterday in'tlis name of Mr. G. Witty ] 'was whether the nurses." going abroad 1 liad txj go to; ai cortaiii; firm to have s their uniforms made, fand: whether the I i Minister Vof - Public Health would give. < instructions that the nurses should be ] allowed to go to any British firm trad- ! 'ing in New Zealand for what they re- i quired in tho future.. , Tlie ; Hon. Rhodes, in Teply, -said that estimates were .obtained from i heading firms for the supply of nurses' 1 'informs,, arid the most _ satisfactory estimate, both ns to quality and price, i ; - was /accepted. It. was;- thought .better '/.' to have the uniforms mado by one firm, though nurses', were: at liberty to obtam j ~...- any. other articles of equipment wher- ; •' over they, chose. '■ ,The arrangement has -i proved entirely satisfactory. f .-. . .-. Sir. Witty in a further .'statement; ithought that tenders:'should, be., called . for public supplies such as the above, 1 arid only-a British firm should get the contract. . /.--. . Referring to the question later, the ' Hon; R. H. Rhodes said he ■ held no ■ brief for any German firm -oranythmg • German in this country. The,uniforms of the .nurses. were, procured from, tho D.l.C.j' because their tender. was ■at a ■lower prico. and they: submitted hotter material. Owing'to .the haste necessary in equipping tho first nurses' contingent it was impossible to call- for public 'tenders. - Estimates were obtained frqm leading firms, - and - the D.I.C. offered , the best , material at the, most reasonable price. He would remind the member for Riccarton that the founder of the D;I r C./was' formerly a member of the House, and that'.one of his. grand-' y eons had been one of the earliest to-fall ■ in 'Belgium' fighting 'against ;the Ger-' mans. It was true that somo of the shareholders lived in- Germany, but in . • wartime no .money was going from New Zealand to Germany. Mrs. Gibson Smith' entertained Nurse Macandrew,; Who leaves for.England today by the" Remuera, 'and: the'i ladies of St. (Andrew's congregation. at an afternoon tea at her residence '.yesterday/ ! , 'The opportunity was taken.: ofi present-, ing the guest of honour with a nurse's 1 ' chatelaine and a fountain pen, the presentation being made by the/Rev. Gibson Smith on behalf of Nurse Mac'an- >. drew's fellow members of; tho congregation.. Appropriate-, speeches were made and the heartiest wishes were ' expressed for the welfare of the guest . of the oocasion, a ■■■•: ,v.- , ■ Mrs. F. L. 'Aspinall leaves Napier, today- en route for Great Britain. ' Mrs; and ;Miss' _ Herbert, i (Napier) ;■ have arrived in Wellington to meet Mrs. Herbert's wounded son who arrives to-, day by. tie - i- . Miss Nellie Maddison left Hastings on •Tuesday for Auckland.' The monthly meeting. of. -the- 'Levin - Memorial' Home was N hpld on. Monday: • The matron ■ reported dhat there were —.vtwo; cases of whooping , cough in s the , v.;' home, both, of which" were - progressingfavourably. During the .past month two children were admitted . to . tho ' ' C-V librae.; ;.The committee thank tho follow- . ing for. gifts:—Mrs.'Wliitelaw, Mrs. James Hislop,' Miss Greenwood,' Miss " Eagle; Mrs. - Finlayson, and Messrs. • Rurcombe and Sons. / • .. ■« The funeral took place at Karon on - Tuesday of Mrs. Mary 'Anne, Satclioll j Robertson, third;, daughter of the late i •'. Mr; and' Mrs. ; Ra Geange; ; who. for- up-i ■' ■ ■ wards of. half-:a century- was associated with , the:progress of affairs at the .Upper■: Hutt. Tho; late ..Mrs... .Robertson , i was born at Trentham. fifty years ago, | on the land now occupied by the Wol- . lington'Racing • Club as a racecourse, I ■ ,and:the whole.of r :her life has,been ; spent' in-this district, f: The funeral ..was attended; by., many, who. came from all parts of the North Island, testifying to the high, esteemvin which the deceased- '"/.•"' lady was. held. Tho service was conducted by'the Rev. Mr. Phillips, of the i Church: of Christ, Wellington' South. .I • Our Napier correspondent writes that a quiet wedding,toook place at tho Nai pier Cathedral on Tuesday, when Miss Beatrice. Chapman,' only daughter of "Mrs. Chapman, late of Taihape,. and .' now of '.Napier,:' was married to Mr. Cb?,s. Batt, 'only son .of Mr. C. Batt, •of Taihape. 'Mrs. R. L'. M. Kitto,:of Napier, who ia leaving for: Christchurdh, .was entertained at a farewell tea on Tuesday, and was presented by the Mayoress on behalf of : tlio Hawke's Bay ladies with a set of fruit kriivesand forks. Mrs.. - F. Moeller her with a bouquet-and a, Union Jack, presented 1»y, Mrs. N- Kettle. ;