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Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 205, 28 August 1942, Page 2

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At the monthly meeting of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. M. Aitchison. I I who presided, reported having assisted a family during the month and Mrs. .1 < Mewett read the monthly statement, i Sister Everett gave a very interesting [ ' outline of tho occupational therapy work on which she is engaged at the Hospital. I j Pupils of Miss Gwen Gibbs were entertained at a studio party at the Broadway ■ school of Dancing, when Miss Gibbs, who i wore a black wool crepe frock, received the guests. She was assisted by Miss K. Procter, in lavender taffeta, and Miss M. Dermer, who wore green and yellow cheeked taffeta. Several dances and competitions were held, the prize-winners .being Miss S. Kirkland and W. Pringle, W. Bransgrove and B. Smith. After a short illness, t*.e death occurred in a private hospital at Masterton, of Mrs. Catherine Duff Lethbridge, widow of the late Mr. B. P. Lethbridge, of “Ann Bank,” Turakina, and eldest daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John Ross. Born In Masterton in 1867, Mrs. Lethbridge went to Turakina with the family in 1871, and resided in that locality until the loss of “Ann Bank” by fire in 1938. Until a few months prior to her death, Mrs Lethbridge had made her home in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Lethbridge Were both generous public-spirited citizens. Just over 20 years ago the first Health Camp ever established for children in New Zealand was in the lovely gardens of their home and continued so as an annual event there for many years. The gardens at “Ann Bank” were open to the public on Sundays and also many garden parties for patriotic purposes were held there. Afternoon tea was served on the lawns, and in the springtime the beautiful flowering cherries, laden with blossom, made a picture which will be long remembered by those fortunate enough to be present. To both Mr. and Mrs. Lethbridge this garden was a lasting pleasure, and after losing her home, Mrs. Lethbridge donated many of her choice plants to the Wanganui City Council* who have allocated a portion of the grounds in Virginia Lake Reserve to the collection, Surety a fitting memorial to such true garden lovers, states an exchange. “ Since the introduction of social security benefits/’ states the balneologist at Botorua, in me annual report ot the Tourist Department, “the work in our treatment establishment has increased enormously to such a degree that in some cases special treatments haVe to be rationed. This is because the number of baths is limited, our massage staff is inadequate, and the ■ treatment rooms can only work to {capacity. The department has only | been able to obtain the services of two extra masseurs and two extra masjseuses. Additional massage-rooms have been built within the available spaces of the main bath house.’’ He also reports that the number of baths and special treatments given to patients in the sanatorium totalled 10,323, while massage and special treatments numbered 8157, with excellent therapeutic results. PILE SUFFERERS ! Zann cures without operation, fid. stamps brings generous trial treatment that proves. Zann Pty., Box 952, 8. Wellington.