The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24237, 21 September 1940, Page 14

The Social Round

The lady editor will be pleased to receive for publication, in “The Social Round” each day items of social or personal news. Such' Items should be ■ent in promptly and should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is Invited : on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

The engagement is announced of Ella Louisa, youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Birss, Winton, and Douglass Albert Louvain,. second son of Mr and Mrs T. Moffatt, Waikaia.

Mrs E. S. Nichol, Duke street, entertained at mah jong during the week for Mrs P. W. Gresson. Mr and Mrs D. Solomon returned to Dunedin yesterday after spending a few days in Invercargill. Mrs A. E. W. McDonald, Duke street, will leave tomorrow to live in Christchurch for the duration of the war.

Mrs P. W. Gresson, Albert street, and her children will leave today to spend an extended holiday with relations in Timaru.

Mr and Mrs J. D. Shields, Port Chalmers, who were visitors to Gore for the Shields-Galvin wedding recently, have returned home. Mr and Mrs J. M. Galvin, Alexandra, spent a few days in Gore as the guests of Mrs Galvin’s parents, Mr and Mrs R. H. Shields, Nelson street. Mrs R. J. Foreman, of Takapuna. Auckland, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs James Dickie, of Waipahi, has returned home by air. Mrs A. Jerram, daughter of Lady Ostler, Wellington, is expected to arrive shortly in Wellington from England, where her husband, Dr Jerram, is stationed. Mrs J. L. Hazlett, Gretna Green, and Mrs L. G. de la Perrelle, Winton, were hostesses at mah jong at the latter’s home yesterday afternoon in honour of Mrs R. T. Stewart.

A recital in aid of the Patriotic Fund

will be given by the senior pupils of the O’Byrne School of Music in the Southland Women’s Club on Tuesday, September 24, at 8 p.m. Hostesses during the week for Miss Ray Kingsland were Miss Alwyn Pittaway, Lewis street, who gave a pantry evening on Tuesday, and Miss Alma Mitchel, Bowmont street, .who entertained at a laundry party on Thursday evening. Mrs S. O. English, Auckland, Dominion president of the League of Mothers, will leave today for Dunedin, after spending a few days as the guest of Mrs J. D. Campbell, Morton street. She has visited country branches in Southland and addressed Invercargill members at the monthly meeting. Miss Ray Kingsland was entertained at morning tea during the week by Mr and Mrs D. M. Malloch, Victoria avenue, in honour of her approaching marriage. The staff of Mr D. M. Malloch, public accountant, of which Miss Kingsland has been a member for some years, presented her with a silver tea service. Mrs O. H. Goodwin and her younger son, Brian, arrived from England • this week and will stay with her sister, Miss Boyce, Teviot street, for the duration of the war. Mrs Goodwin formerly lived in Invercargill and has been abroad for 14 years. Her husband, who has military duties, and her elder son, have remained in England. Mrs W. P. Thompson and her children, who were evacuated recently from Hong Kong, have reached Sydney, where they will stay for a time before coming to New Zealand. Mrs Thompson, whose third child was born at sea a few days before she reached Sydney, was formerly Miss Norah Haggitt, of Christchurch, and is the younger daughter of the Dean of Nelson.

PLUNKET SOCIETY’S MEETING

MONTHLY REPORT OF NURSES The monthly meeting of the committee of the Invercargill branch of the Plunket Society was held on Wednesday. Mrs R. M. Strang presided over the following members of the committee: Mesdames J. Robertson, A. Derbie, T. F. Gilkison, Roy Anderson, L. C. Smith, R. P. Fish, A. E. Bath, E. E. Boyd, W. Hinchey, E. Hargreaves, A. S. Hogg, D. Kilkelly, J. Pickard, G. L. Sadd and J. Kennedy. Mrs Strang welcomed Mrs Kennedy, a new member of the committee. It was decided to hold a street day in aid of the funds of the society on Friday, October 18/ Mrs Strang said that the society had stood aside for the past year in order not to interfere with various war efforts, and it had now become essential to claim the indulgence of the public in order to collect funds necessary to carry on the work of the society. She appealed to all friends and supporters to assist in the effort. The object of this collection would be to assist the work of the Plunket nurses as separate from the Karitane-Hunt hospital, which had now come under the Social Security scheme. The following were appointed a visit-

| ing committee to the hospital for next month: Mesdames R. M. Strang, L. C. ; Smith, R. P. Fish, E. Hargreaves, A. ! Derbie, J. Kennedy and W. Hinchey. i Nurse Welsh, of the Karitane-Hunt | hospital, reported for August that the ! number of patients on July 31 was: Mothers 3, babies 13, total 16; number of patients admitted for treatment, mothers 7, babies 16, total: 23; number of patients discharged, mothers 8, babies 14, total 22; number of patients on August 31, mothers 2, babies 10, total 12; biggest number in on any one day, mothers 3, babies 13, total 16; daily average, 11.9; source of admission, mothers and babies, Wyndham, Gere, Invercargill, Clinton, and Wairio. Miss Gwen Williams completed her training. Nurse Millar and Nurse Wagstaff were successful in their examination. Nurse Pickwell commenced her training on August 28. Sister Henderson completed her relieving duty on September 1 and Sister Cambridge began duty on that date. There were 182 visitors.

The following gifts were acknowledged: Vegetables and two geese from Mr Plunket; vegetables and eggs from Mr H. Saunders; vegetables from Miss Edith Arnott. Mr and Mrs W. R. Harris donated a basinette and stand, 14 dinner plates, 20 ’ read and butter plates, two jugs, tea set, meat dish, vegetable dish and two sugar basins. Nurse Mclntyre’s report on subbranches stated:—

Bluff.—Visits to branches 2, homes 4.7, rooms, adults 24, babies 24, older children 1, new cases 2. Riverton.—Visits to branches 4, homes 8, rooms, adults 48, babies 48.

Tuatapere.—Visits to branches 4, homes 6, rooms, adults 45, babies 45, new cases 4.

Otautau. —Visits to branches 2, homes 16, rooms, adults 28, babies 28, older children 5, new cases 3. Orepuki.—Visits to branches 3, rooms, adults 7, babies 7, older children 5, new cases 1. Ohai. —Visits to branches 1, homes 7, rooms, adults 8, babies 8, older children 1, new cases 1.

Nightcaps.—Visits to branches 1, homes 7, rooms, adults 12, babies 12, t older children 1, new cases 1.

Tokanui; —Visits to branches 1, homes 9, rooms, adults 17, babies 16, older children 3. pew cases 4.

For Waikiwi, Nurse Mclntyre reported: Number of visits paid to Waikiwi 4, homes 31, visits to office (adults) 95, (babies) 91, older’children

7, new cases for month 5. Colds have been prevalent; ■r-.'-Nurse Miller reported on subbranches as follows: Bluff.—Visits to branches 2, homes 17, rooms, adults 24, babies 24, older children 1, new cases 2. The full report for the month was: Tofal new cases (town arid country); 77, total new cases at centre (babies only) 60; new cases at centre, breast fed 41, supplemented 8, artificially fed 11; visits to homes (new cases) 122, (old cases) 470; visits to office (adults) 738; (babies) 721; (older children) 40; babies under supervision 982; older children under supervision 156; letters received 14, letters written 16. Whooping cough and chicken-pox were prevalent. There were some cases of measles.