VOLUNTEER SISTERHOOD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2518, 20 July 1915, Page 3

VOLUNTEER SISTERHOOD

(Contributed by Secretary.) ■ Some difficulty has been experienced in Wellington in treating applicants fairly, owing to the fact that there was no sleeping accommodation at the Oriental Bay Kiosk for members of the Volunteer Sisterhood. Hence, only those wo-, men who had homes in Wellington could be selected. ■ '<

• Miss Jacobsen and Miss Flora. M'Lennan have been added to the'volunteers now working at the Kiosk, and Miss Tennent has been sent to Trentham Hospital to replace one of the married women who' needed to return to. her home. The following names have been placed on a stand-by list, to. be .ready when called ( on for service at the Kiosk: —l. Mrs. Alice Jourgensen, 41 Broadway Terrace. ' 2. Miss Grace Davidson, 235 The Terrace. 3. Miss Williams, 48 Hobson Street.

* The following applicant has been selected by the Secretary to represent the JEIOO paid in by the New Zealand Shearers' Union:—Mrs. Legatt, Commercial Restaurant, 196 Lambton Quay. It has been agreed that Mrs. Legatt should continue, her present duties till called upon for sen-ice.

The following have been selected by the hon, medical adviser'and the secretary as being most suitable for work at Trentham Hospital, but it is not expected that they will be called upon till August: 1. Miss Lulu Barker, Karori, private hospitals.. 2. Miss Beatrice Craig, Hopeland, H. 8., Mental Hospital: 3. Miss M. Clifford, Wellington. St. Helen's Hospital.,

i. Miss M. Blair, Mangaroa, Wellington, four years G-reymouth Hospital. 5. Miss Jnne Leet, Wellington, Matron Receiving Home. ■6. Miss Jean Benton, Wellington, Assistant, Receiving Home.

.: 7. Miss Vera Harris, Wellington, masseuse. '

8.. Mrs. Denman, Brooklyn, maternity ami' military nursing. 9. Mrs. Kodda, Wellington, maternity nursing. 1 10. Miss Cable, Wellington, 12 years general nursing. . 11. Miss J. Merser, Wellington, three years general nursing. 12. Miss A. Ballantine, Manaia, Tara. naki, general household experience. 13. Miss P. A. Grimsey, • Wellington, general household experience. 14; Miss E|. Neilson, Raumai, general household experience. 15. Miss A. H. Cole, Wellington, good linguist. . I IG. Miss Buttle. Wellington, good short-hand-typiste. . . 17. Miss Clara Sogers. l Wellington, general qualifications. •18. Miss Nellie Wil6on,. Wellington, general qualifications. , 19. Miss May Mong, Wellington, general qualifications.. The names of several trained nurses have also been received by the secretary in confidence, the applicants stating they are willing to jojn the Volunteer Sisterhood, and render their best service in the tending'of the sick and wounded. It ,m : ust be clearly understood that the

work at Trentham Hospital is extremely hai-d and. the hours exceptionally- long, and none but the strong and trained women can bo expected to endure it without faltering. Many of tho applicants have been highly qualified for lighter forms of nursing and V,ard work, and it is much to be l-cgrotted that at present there is no opportunity offering of making use of their services. But the medical adviser und tho secretary have had to be absolutely relentless in cutting out the names of women ivhom it might be dangerous to include, considering the nature of tlio sen-ice required. The names of applicants from districts which tho secretary hopes to visit later have been excluded, to. allow for personal interviews at a later date to be advertised in due course.

Yesterday morning the secretary received the following letter from Mr. F. F. Willoughby, manager for Graco Bros.. Carterton"l am instructed by Messrs. Graco Bros., Carterton, to forward you a donation of £100 in aid of your scheme. I note that in your article published in the "Evening Post" of July 17, it is stated that £100 will maintain a nursing sister for one year. Should the services be required for a longer period, Messrs. Grace Bros, will donato any additional amount required for maintenance. The 2s. 6d. added to cheque is for exchange." Needless to say, the secretary promptly dispatched a letter of thanks for this substantial donation, all the nwre welcome because ii'came without hesitation.