CONVALESCENT HOME

Southland Times, Issue 18819, 12 May 1920, Page 7

CONVALESCENT HOME

FAHEWELL TO MATRON IjOONKY. PRESENTATION* BY BXKCUTIVE (AAviMrrn-ifo Tbf Kx<'cui.ivc (Vinmittee of th- riouthlr;nd I Cress ;v m,'i yesterday at the ('on vak-.- . rir Horne. Low- >*> i Co say fart-well Co V.a'ron Looney, lt.:> - who p--jgTi r d Are poioi-OH, o, V.nron or the : > i: sirr.Mic hospital. Mr K. A. An-.er. • u. chairman of the Comnetuo, jirc-f i for tin- absence of Maw'-s A;.)\v „:vi Batch--ior. Dr on; Mrs tAj:Ael.l Cr:..viAni, ami Mr A. Cr.ug. The work done bv Air Matron. and -•-.■tibing her future nr. m-erirv. C-oornudng. Mr AnirTvc". .-.a'.'.i ;i. ,; Ae.-v wen. - P'--r‘- to j-rcs-ent Micron i.ioiry v.-ic.h r. nken of e-.c'-t: 1 ! obi; ■ liindly s-wr.u her con•jri-! ion %■. it ;: ih-rre’. When the Home was en-.-ni-d An- 1 '.> in m ilt-'-e hod some p.nx'rrr c . would O l ' in charge, but it vr;.- f. rt'o.no- ; ;i ioi' inr amn.-ig it.- member;-. Mo- iWu . -..V0 ably fufobfo the po.-.i-When I !;r am-ointment of M-'r-p. l,i -oney of rhn :.r'v M-or-n vaa.- s--on ruur.;;;g anroothiv. -a i in-iii ’..a non-men I the cumi'Uiinin-; o t;v • :lor-!c. Mu roe. L -orcy W'ni'i ;; •' expect in bo without e atic-.-ju £yp::: ih • ;.iA . A,; be cjuM si -I 'iiu’tfiy cm ’! an '-"un/m-ar P-‘b - ; V:-:' !"{■Ay fro-;;A -1... -a bv in.- authofliv. ay.' trm.n-i; h-a na;a- nm wiA ai-oluta debit'd do -a v. ho form- .! dm lipM conimii pc onii i :-r:o i; t;-.- lb,ana Tie- public }■i d 1 -at In- committee following knew !!■■■ f.i.'K that h'ni 'o-.-n a-complir-licd. In corn In;maa nr wished the Matron r-vi ry <raa. rm-v venture. and asked her to rrrpot on behalf of the Kx; emivo ('oair”ifte<- a silver afternoon tea tray and a .o'* of .-.tieriHv-n teacupf-. d’hr tray preill-- • in-ei-’h.-i : "I'r-'sr-nted : Matron I.oon r -y oy ’hr no-mhers of the If'l-eu r.t r'ornnhi-tee of til - la-'i C’ro;-; SoMier.' Con-valPM-eul Horne as a token of ut>iuv.-iat<on of her eopycientio'i? ami ellieient service. Flir.vr-.oc-i, In vcreartrill. 1 I-o-dth” Mr -I. L, McG. War=on. in the absence of Dr Oar/A'l'i Crawford, responded on behalf of Matron !.oon--y. and t-hanked them for their tine rrift. The Matron appreciated folly their references to her fairness, and va.- --orry r-hut the Horae was bein" closed. Fhe wist-.ed to thank nil those who had so j sh.ly assisted her during her term us Matron. ! Mr Anderson, in speakins: again, said that i it was only just r.o pay a tribute to the V A.D.’s, who had a.-sistetl so ably in the work of th<- home, giving a large amount of their time. They had forsaken many of their pleasures to assist. Whatever form the home took in future they could not ask the V VI).V. in continue voluntary wc-k. .ami ii the homo were kept going in any way the. lalvour should be paid.. He aakml them to carry by acclamation a hearty vote of thanks to the V.A.D.’s. The Hon. A. F. Hawke responded on behalf of the V.,-U)A, and thanked them for their appreciation. He said that the V.A.D.’s had always found it a pleasure to work with Matron Looney. A pleasing function concluded with cheers for the Matron, whose health was drunk.