ADDRESSES ON INFANT WELFARE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 280, 20 August 1921, Page 13

ADDRESSES ON INFANT WELFARE

On Sunday evening, August 28, there will take placo at the Tcwn Hall a public meeting, at which the two principal speakers will he tlie Hon. 0. J. Parr, Minister of Public Health and for Education, and Dr. Truby King, JDirectsr of Child Welfare. Ills VVorrLjp the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P.j will preside. The purpose of thy m’eiing will bo to inaugurate a strong, campaign on behalf of the WoT'ingioa ilreii-.vh of the PlankM: Society, which, intend* to raioe XlO.Offj lor the purpose of -Staining a suitabl'; Plunket hea‘lo'»'’t*r« in tho city. The prosent aceomnwdation--two small w.in.H in Courtenay Place- ft wholly inadequate for present or needs. In a nr.tehell, the aim i« To purchase, rquip, and endow convenient, attractive, and comfortable rooms where mothers oaa take thoi- babies for consultation with the Plunkot nurses, and where expectant mothers can receive sound, syinpathetic advice and heir, under conditions that ensure pri’-aoy and inspire oonfidmee. The building will also form the nucleus of a Karlfano Hospital. which is urgently needed. MticJi public interest is being aroused in the proposal, and. the idea is winning tho support of all classes. Further particulars of the Town Hall meeting will announced Inter.