CORRESPONDENCE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 217, 31 May 1915, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE

, (To the Editor.) Sir, —In view of the possible scarcity of nurses, it has;; been suggested by many people thatv.ambulance classes inconnection with?.the Order of St. John, should be started in Taihape. I wish to call public attention to the fact that nursing classes were to be started quite recentlyrat the technical school, if sufficient pupils would, join, but none were forthcoming; My own experience, when I appealed to 1 the women of this community to help to knit and sew for the Liverpool Fund and the Belgian Relief rFund was not encouraging and I am? forced to the belief that we, as a-s community, have not yet begun to realise our duties to Britain and the -Dominion. The Technical School Nursing Classes are ready even now to start when anyone desirous of learning will join. Will anyone come forward*?? If hot, let no one complain of want of opportunity to render . themselves more ■ serviceable to humanity in general and our wounded In particular.—l am, etc., B. ARROWSMITH.

PLUNKET NURSE SOCIETY.

WIDOWS* AND WIVES’ FUND.

DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED.

Thg following is a list of the amounts received - by the Plunket Society for the Fund for -buying materiial to make baby clothes for the relief of distress among the wives and widows of soldiers and sailors at the front.

£29 8 6

;$r - - ,17 v "THE LIVERPOOL FUND.” DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED. Mrs Arrowsmith wishes to acknowledge the following donations to the Liverpool Fund: Mrs Somerville, 1 pair socks and 5 balaclavas, Mrs Fordo,3 pairs socks, Mrs Wakeman 1 pair socks, Mrs Pleasants 1 pair socks, Mrs Beattie 1 pair socks, Mrs Herbert 1, pair socks, Mrs Kirk 3 pair socksv Mrs Fittin 2 pair socks. Also a cheque for £l2 15/, the proceeds of a social-glvOn by the Rangiwaea settlers to buy-socks for the New Zealand troops® j

Garden Fete .......... 17 9 0 Mrs Jorgensen . ......., .• 5 0 0 Mrs Studholme, 5 0 0 Mrs Fannin 1 0 0 Mrs- McKay 10 0 Mrs Revel ..... 5 0 Mrs Palmer ........... 2 6 Sale of Cakes 2 0