AMBULANCE SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 97, 19 September 1914, Page 7

AMBULANCE SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING, ' a&ft Zt" ? fc u '° T ™» toll hat j Might H, g Worship the Mayo* (ilr j •k Wilson presiding. l un J> I^l^^'^?^ »vw-agu a tendance being 'jCf «sre successful. This /ear' , and ™ g classes had* been fc2££ The balance-sheet showed n L n h„ m trough* forward of £2 5 7 3d* £ ?or ing u & for adverting, and the ln.l .ance carried forward £2 4s 3d. The chairman expressed gra'tilieation regretted Uittt the men's classes were w pwly supported. He hoped Uiatthe ensuing year would show greater intertst in the mcai's class. Mr. Denvpsey said that at one time there was great enthusiasm among the wen in ambulance work, but that anpeared to We died down. He thought that there might .be a difficulty over the teaching, hut probably that could be

Mr. Hughes -advocated nn effort beta" daises SUr UP in ' t6reSf in t1l ° men '®

. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.

The Mowing officers were elected:— Resident His Worship the Mswor; executive Messrs R C. Hughes, Dempsey, W. Ambury, Oeo. Tabor, ileadames Docknll, Dowling, Misses Testa* Stanford and A. Hempton; secretary; Mrs. Docknll. J '

It was unanimously resolved that a weomnumdation be mart- to the parent Association in London that 1> Blaekley be elected an honorary life" member of tha Society in recognition of It's to-yicce as honorary lecturer to tie lirst-aid and nursing classes of the loeal ctntve for four years. On the motion' of Miss Testar, seconded by Miss Stanfc-Td, h was .reeved ■that the cordial than!* of the centre be accorded to Dr. Wade for lecturing to the classes, and to Dra. Fookcs and Blackley for conducting examinations anrmg the past year. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs. Dockrill for her past services as secretary.

. It was decided that, a» soon as an instructor had been secured for the neiA class, the formation of the class be proceeded with,