FUNERAL TRIBUTES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 18, 14 October 1937, Page 7

FUNERAL TRIBUTES

Late Miss Anne Patrick FORMER PLUNKET DIRECTOR !• LONDON, Sejlt. 25. The funeral of Miss Anne Pattiick, of Chiistchurch, formerly Director of Plunket Nursing in New Zealand, who died on September 19, took place recently at the Brookwood Cemetery, Woking. A short service was held in London at the Necropolis, Waterloo St'ation, and was attended by a largo number of f riends, the majority of whom wero present at the gravqsido service. A great many wreatha were laid on the grave, which is situated in the New Zealand soldiers' section. Among those present at the London service were Lady G^lway (chairman of the execntive of the Mothereraft Training Society) and Dr. R. C. Jewesbury (honorary medieal director), Mt H, T. B. Drew (representing the High Commissioncr and the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association), Mvs Murdo MacCrae (representing the Hataitai branch of the ,Plunket Society), Miss M. Liddiard (nursing director of the Mothereraft Training Society), j Dame Alicia Lloyd Still (matron of St, Thomas' Hospital) and Misa G. V, Hillier (assistant matrou)— both representing the Nightingale Training School, and Miss 1'. Hcddcrwick (matron, Cromwell House). ' New Zcalanders Present. New Zealauders present wero: Si? Ilugh and Lady Acland, Mr and Mrs Tythe Brown (Wellington), Miss Thurston (Christchurch), xMiss Baker,, - Miss Bingham (Otago), hlrs Cameron (Wellington), Miss Cartwright, Miss 1 Ghandler, Miss Campbell and Miss Grant (New Plynioutli), Miss I, Haw- ' kins (Hamilton), Misses Kahn (Wel- ' lington), Mrs P. A. Kidd and Miss J. (Llvingston (Auckland), Miss L. Millcr (Hastings), Miss E. Paynter (Strati'ord), Mjj>s 3. (Samson (WellingtQn), |

Mrs Tiller, Miss Wilson, Miss 3Taifmith, Miss Hooper, Misa Bulls Young, fiister Birley and Sister Elizabeth (St, Thomas' Hospital). Wreaths were sent by the Mothereraft Training Society, the New Zea* lland Returned Soldiers' Association, •the Plunket nurses of New Zealand, [the matron and sisters of the Nightingale Training School, New Zealand :nursing sisters in England, the staff oi Cromwell House, Highgate, sisters and ibrothers, and another "In sacred memjory of the life and devotion of humanity of the New Zealand 's greatest 'women. ' ' Miss M. Liddiard, S.N.R., S.C.M., wrote the following note of appreciation which was published in the Times: j "My first meeting with her was in | 1918, when she pioneer^d the Mother- ' eraft Training Society through its earlv di&cult days. Her personality was an outstanding one, which could be felt when she entered a room, Those of us wh0 wefe privileged to train under her were inspjred and enthused in a way difficult to explain. When visiting New Zealand I found that aho created the same spirit of love and devotion to duty that she had in England. She was looked np to as friend, guide and [adviser by all her nurses. She was jtruly groat, human, huinorous; she had a large h^art and bxg interest^; she ,'loved human beings, Nature, birds, hnd all life. She will be missed by ter ;fri6nds in many countries as her acti'vities wero world-wide."