VOLUNTEER NURSING SISTERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2517, 19 July 1915, Page 3

VOLUNTEER NURSING SISTERS

FINANCIAL ASPECTS.

(Contributed by Secretary.) "I waut to "make a plain definite appeal now to the general public to support our scheme by prompt donations," eaid the secretary. "Everyo'no knows, now what the scheme is. Twenty-two ,women'and one trained nurse are now .in Trentham Hospital. They have worked long ; hours—twelve and thirteen hours a day in some cases, sorting sheets and clothes, washing floors, mending, cleaning, tending the sick,, and doing everything asked and needed willingly and cheerfully. Those women have down all official opposition to ■their employment. Now .-we "want to pick out from among them a contingent to go abroad at once. No doubt later ,we shall.'get official sanction and help .and financing. But at present we are 'without jt, so far as sending the women abroad is concerned. ' Tho Imperial orders aro that no women but trained nurses are to bo sent abroad. Before our Government can officially sanction the sending of members of the.Volunteer Sisterhood some changes must be made in these orders. To make such changes 'means delay and perhaps wasto of time arguing as to the worth of our women as nurses and orderlies. Meantime men are losing .their lives and' their limbs ; for lack of help our women under direc- ' tion are easily able to give, -i "It will cost , about £100 to maintain each woman ; for a, year.' We want asmany contributions of £100 as we can get quickly ; and we want smaller donations to make up into hundreds, each .'hundred to represent one of our women.' iWe are going to ask each body of persons giving £100 to regard the human responsibility for one volunteer as theirs. She will be their volunteer, and all the time she is working abroad we want them to continue their personal interest in her work and welfare.- As soon as ever we have sufficient money we shall select twenty 'women volunteers, equip them for abroad, and send them by direct mail steamer to look after our sick and wounded lads.'

"As stated, what we want'now is casli contributions. Thesa will be paid into a Trust Account/ acknowledged publicly, and expended 6olely. for the purpose of equipping and maintaining' our., women' volunteers." . ' j LIST OP CONTRIBUTIONS. ffobe sent Secretary, Volunteer Sister- " hood, box 360, Cbristchurch.) . £ s. d. New Zealand Shearers' Union 100 0 0 iW. Hfldreth \ 2 .0 0 !A'. Fairbairn 50 0 0 'A.. Louisson 10 10 - 0 'Miss Helen Rolleston ......... 110 Miss Ewart ..................... 1 10 •,'Miss- A.8.',. 1,0 0 ! Sundry contributions have also to be acknowledged of 6emces rendered, for use of motor-carej fee passages by ferry steamers, and so' forth. {These will be stated in detail later.

'A! Very successful dance organised for the purpose of/raising funds wherewith to obtain comforts for the sick soldiers at Trentham ;was. held in- tho Boulcott Street Hall on Saturday evening. Lycopodium, palms, and draperies of flags made the hall look very attractive, and tho supper tables in the upstairs room •were charmingly arranged through the medium of Miss Murray, • florist. The committee responsible for the arrangements consisted of Blisses Ward, Madeley, Thomson, K. Gordon, Messrs. Levin, Hambley, Bennett," Ward, and •M'Gee. Miss" P. "Gordon, was secretary.; The chaperones were:. Mesdames 'J. Gordon, J. A. C. M'Eldownoy, W. Madeley;"and T;-W; Ward. ' The com--mittee was very ; grateful for the assistance of Mrs. Oscar Johnson in connection with the supper;. H. Bodley and Co. for gift of'milk; Messrs.. Hutcheson and Wilson for flags; Miss Poole for palms, and Miss Murray, (florist) for table decorations.

Miss Rima. Young, sister of Mrs. Winter Hall, and one of the talented pianists lately associated with the Plimm'erHall Company, has joined the Red Dandies as accompanist.; ' She commenced her engagement at Palmerston North on Saturday evening and will be with the- "Reds" during the .Wellington sea.®on.-

Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bishop, of Hastings, left oil Saturday for' Sydney.. ( Mrs. Campbell, wife of ex-Chief Detective Win. Campbell, formerly of Dunedin arid Greymouth, died at her residence, Island Bay, on Friday. Mrs. Campbell recently underwent a. severe illness, ; and appeared to be recovering satisfactorily when she received a shock :ovr the receipt of the news of the death of her son Edward at the Dardanelles, i'or some years Mrfl and Mrs; Campbell resided in' Bowen Street, Wellington, and they, had many friends in .Wfelliogton.