PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1920, Page 7

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

AW PLYMOUTH BRANCH. The monthly committee meeting of the New Plymouth branch of the Plunket Society was held on Monday, November Bth, at 3 p.m. Present: —Mesdames Burgess (in the chair), R. Cock, W. Ambury, L. Webster, Home, Quilliam, H. Russell, T. Shaw, McHardy, G. King, Millar, Jenkin, Nicholson, and the hon. secretary (Mrs. Stuart Russell). Apologies were received from Mesdames Bayliss, Denny Brown, Barthorpe, Duff, and Miss Stanford. The nurse's, car, and finance reports were read and adopted. The nurse's report was read as follows: —Number of babies on list, 97; new babies for month, 8; babies taken off list who are over two years of age or have left ithe district, 38; visits to homes, 135; visits received at office, adults 173, babies 151; mothers shown how to prepare milk, 10; letters, 2. A demonstration in the making of humanised milk had been given in the Plunket Rooms on October 16th, but had been poorly attended owing to the wet weather. The next demonstration will be given on Saturday next, November 13th, and it is hoped that many mothers will attend. Nurse Petersen stated that owing to pressure of work she had not been able to visit all the babies over one year old on the books, and the nurse would be pleased if all mothers would occasionally bring the babies to the rooms.

With reference to the car report, the secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Derby and thank him for his many kindnesses in connection with the work of the car.

The committee expressed their gratitude to the proprietors of both the Herald and the Daily News for the splendid support they have always given, the Plunket Society. The secretary stated .that Mr. Taylor had intimated by telephone that he would take over the telephone which had formerly been at the residence of the Plunket Nurse, which residence he was now occupying, and that he ■would remit the half-yearly account of £3 lCs 3d. Letters were read from the Central Council, advising that at a council meeting, held on September 10th, it was decided that no charges should 'be made for nurses' services when relieving other branches The secretary was instructed to forward a copy of this letter to the Stratford Plunket Society, together with particulars of travelling and incidental expenses incurred on Nurse McLean's visits to New Plymouth. Another letter was read, which stated that the Central Council were finding great .difficulty in supplying Flunket Nurses for ail branches requiring their services. It was hoped, therefore, that the branches would do all in their power to help the Central Council by endeavoring to obtain suitable nurses, with general hospital or midwifery certificates, or both, willing .to take Plunket training. Arrangements for Baby 1 Day Pete were then discussed, and the President stated that the Kawaroa Park Committee had kindly offered the free use of their pavilion and all equipment for tha fete to be held on November 18th. All mothers "with ;their babies are invited tQ be present at the Park on that day. Further particulars will be published in the newspapers.

I lie iSociety wishes to acknowledge the following s,ubst*ri])tioiits: —Miss Gascoigiie ss, Mrs. •Stelierson da, Mrs. Richards sa, Mr?. Alexander £l.