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EDITORIAL
At this time of the year it is usual to take stock not only of goods available, but also of the work which lies ahead.
During 1948 the new Health Act came into being, and many persons thought that voluntary organizations, whose members had been very active with ambulance services, assistance at hospitals and the like, were no longer needed. Even some memb ers of our own Organization were under this impression. That this is not so has been proved during the first six months of the Act; and the call for voluntary effo rt has not been lessened in any way, in fact one might almost state that the calls upon our personnel have been great er than ever before. Admittedly, some alterations in arrangements were made, and to some of our members this meant the setting up of a new organization, as far as the ambulance service was concerned, in which they had little or no share. In other directions, however, our personnel were asked to undertake the whole of the ambulance service for the local authority. The call for voluntary assistance in hospitals, either as nursing personnel or in other capacities, is still very urgent. Time and time again we read of hospitals or wards in hospitals being closed owing to lack of staff. H ere is one very exce llent opportunity of service which more membErs can undertake during the coming year.
The voluntary spirit in this country is not dead, but it must be admitted that that spirit of helping others for the sake of b.elping others is not so prevalent as before the war. There is too much selfishness about, too much « 'What do I get out of it ? " outlook; and too little « Service to Mankind".
In this respect we can do much by interesting the younger generation in « Service for Others". In a report received this month we were reminded that 4I years ago Sir Robert Baden-Powell when opening the n ew h eadquarters of the Radcliffe Ambulance Division of the Brigade, foreshadowed the Boy Scout Movement « based on the precepts of the Order" in the following words:
" If we could induce the rising generati on to take in the clements of chivalry and imbibe its ideals, they would grow up with th em and develop much more than we could ever do in trying to induce the present generation to take them up." It would appear that even in thos e days it was to the younger generation that appeals were made; and so to-day the same fact is very apparent-that it is the younger generation on whom we have to rely.
The result of our efforts may not be apparent immediately, but slowly and surely the voluntary spirit of « Service to Others" will again be an outstanding principle of this country.
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H' M a 'esty T he King has been graciously pleased to sancti01z the Jollowzng Promot1.Ons to, The Venerable Order oj the Hospital oj St. John oj Jerusalem.
OTION TO THE GRADE OF Eric William Lonsdale- WJ:ite, M.B. FOR PROM GRAND CROSS Captain Samuel Amery NIeld-Faulkner, L.R.C.P. BAILIFF & S
The Marquess. of Carisbr?oke, G.C.B., G . C.V.O. Herbert Michael Ayres, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (from Knight of Jusuce) Anthony Tabone, M.D. GRADE OF Brigadier Arnold Guy Harsant. FOR PROMOTION TO THE Lieut.-Colonel William Norman Stuart DonaldKNIGHT son.
Lieut.-Colonel The Viscount Mersey, P.C ., Lieut.-Colonel Donald Matheson. C.M.G., C.B.E. (from Officer). Major John Charles Farmer. Colonel William Walford SalIsbury Sharpe. FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF Major Walter Barnes. ASSOCIATE KNIGHT Brigadier George James Vil!iers Crosby.
The Marquess of Reading, C.B.E , M.C., K.C. Major Philip Gwynne Walkerd(oWnilaIPPohlnbtLord Rothschild, G M. ment as Personal Esquire to Lor oug y
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN AND APPOINTMENT AS SUB-PRELATE
The Rt. Rev. Mervyn George Haigh, Bish op of Winchester.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN
The Very Rev. Alan Campbell Don, Dean of Westminster.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Athro Charles Knight.
Sir Frank Hillyard Newnes, Bt.
Lewis Gilmour Whyte.
Reginald Plumer Walker.
Henry Weston Wells.
Major Richard Brian de Fontenne Sleeman, M.C. Cornelius Thompson, M .B.
Major Eben Stuart Burt Hamilton, M.C., F.R.C.S. (All from Officer.)
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Lieut.-Colonel The Lord Luke, D.L.
The Lord Sandford.
Lieut.-General Sir Otto Lund, K.C.B., D.S.O.
Brigadier Robert Alexander Hepple, C.B.E., M.C., M.B.
Tristram de la Poer Beresford, K.C.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Reginald Isbister Gardner.
Colonel Geoffrey George Hargreaves Bolton, M.B.E., M.C.
Reuben John Hawley, M.C.
John Theodore Whitley, O.B .E., M.B.
William Henry Hall.
Joseph Edward Fox.
William Stewart Smith. Charles Smith.
John Edward Helme.
Reginald Loft Gulliver.
Frederick George Porter.
Eli Lakin.
Charles Frederick Peddie.
Nicholas Robert Turnbull. (All from Serving Brother)
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Lieut.-Colonel The Lord Belstead, D.L.
Duncan William MacIntosh, O.B.E.
Ivan Bernard Trevor, M.C.
Edgar James Prichard, O B.E.
The Hon. David Loder (on appointment as Personal Esquire to Lord Wakehurst).
John William Foulds.
Walter Wilson Thornton.
William Stephenson Cotton. Aldwyn Blyton.
Lionel Wilson Bradshaw, L.R.C.P. & S
Alfred Edward Edwards, O.B.E., M C., M.M.
Arthur Ronald Millar.
William Shivas Coutts, M.B.
Captain Frank Ritchie Wilson, M.D., R.A.M.C.
Francis Geyton Jones.
John Rowland Avery.
David Davies.
Horace Julyan Perry.
Colonel George Thomson, D.S.O , M.C.
Fred Bennett.
Alfred Washington Ewing, M.B., M.R.C.S.
George Ernest Sawdon, M.B.
William Ashby Hudson.
Thomas Carter
Fred Greaves, V.C.
John Edward Rodgers.
John Orr
Joseph Henry Jefferson.
Herbert Calvert.
George Imeson.
Benjamin Powell.
William Dearden.
Victor Stanley Birch.
John Marshall Hain, M.B.
Major Malcolm James Bett, M D.
Mark Bogg.
Joe Parker.
George Wadsworth.
Herbert Edward Mosley.
Tom Edgar.
Captain James Laurence Johns .
William Edward Griffiths.
Reginald Arthur Abbiss.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
Mehmed Aziz, M.B.E.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Eileen Isobel, Mrs. Buchanan.
Irene Selina, Mrs. Muller.
Evelyn, Mrs. Abela.
Adelaide Catherine, Mrs. Montanaro.
Marguerite Pauline Mary, Miss Blount, M.B.E.
Dorothy Mary, l\-1iss Gore Browne, R.R.C. Lily, Mrs. Boys, M.B.E.
Major Leonard Speight, O.B.E.
Captain Sir George James Robertson Cooper, M.C
Major Stephen Mitchell.
James Johnstone Gracie.
Major Thomas Alexander Page.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Martha Annie Beatrice, Miss Sutherland. Ida Mary, Miss Sutcliffe.
Jessie, Miss Eccles.
Margery Rachel, Miss Moore. Hannah, Miss Braithwaite.
Edith, Miss Wolstencroft.
Doris Lindsay, Miss Cuff.
Dora Elizabeth, Mrs. Wheeler, M.B.
Elizabeth, Mrs. Smellie.
Minnie Jemima Charlotte, Mrs. Rogers.
Olga Mary, Mrs. Geldard. Flora Kathleen, Miss Wood. (All from Serving Sister.)
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Alison Farie, Lady Blood.
Gladys Olive, Lady Stronge, O.B.E.
Ida, Mrs. Copeland. Mary Emily, Mrs. Birley, C.B E.
Daisy Mary Edith, Miss Sparkes. Flora Cicely, Mrs. Burton.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Surgeon Captain Vincent Francis Walsh, L.R.C.P. & S., R.N.
Tiruvilingam Sasthasivam, M.B.E.
Squadron-Leader Ian Grant Gibson Edgar. Arthur Martin.
Robert John Fitzmaurice.
Brigadier Frederick Henry Miller.
The Rev. Edgar William Salomone (Assistant- Chaplain).
Major Walter Lewis Bonello.
Dr. Homer Theodoulou Haji Dimitriou.
Theophilus Amin HaW Mogabgab, M.B.E.
Geoffrey William Stitfin.
Edward Aubrey Hastings Jay, O.B.E.
George Guthrie Moir.
J ames Anderson. David Plews.
Thomas William Miller. Arthur Torr.
John Buckley.
Brigadier Francis Albert Eley Crew, M.D. 6 de Broke).
Robert Alexander Simpson, M.B.
Herbert Arthur Steel.
Herbert Arthur Nichols.
John Wilfred Goodwin.
Rupert Bannatyne Hick, M.R.C.S.
Edward James Dodd.
Albert Henry Avent. George Johnson.
Arthur J ames Murnaghan.
Major Fred Winder.
Joseph Wild.
Major Thomas Edward Spencer, M.B.E.
Frederick George Latchem.
Richard William Elines.
Edgar Charles Barnes.
Edward Thomas Garrard.
William Charles Pryke.
Lieut.-Colonel Osw.lld Lucas Appleton, T.D., L.R.C.P. & S., R.A.M.C.
Reginald Williamson.
Frank Furnis Julyan
Forbes Robertson Mutch, M.B.
William Peters.
George William Simpson.
William Henry Fisher.
Norman Wilson, M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P.
Reginald Ernest Warrell.
Arthur Harry Richard Young.
James Woodley.
William Beck.
Thomas Duncan Thorne, M.B.
John Horne.
George Edwin Huyton.
Herbert Mansey.
Frederick Herbert King.
Horatio Franklin Sparling, M.B.E., L.M.S.S.A. Alpha Knight.
Maie Edgar, Miss Halliday.
Hannah, Mrs. Rodd.
Margaret Annie, Miss Hawdon.
Frances, Mrs. Spedding.
Annie, Miss Salmon.
Ethel Winifred, Miss Dealey
Dora Frances, Miss Hatfield.
Margaret Jane, Mrs. Mills.
Violet Madeline, Miss BIaber.
Annie, Miss Driver.
Florence Matilda, Mrs. Lees. Constance, Mrs. Riddell.
Rita Mary, Mrs. Dewse.
Joyce Beatrix, Miss Tomkinson. Mavis Evelyn, Mrs. Delaney.
Mary Elisabeth, Mrs. R olston, M.B., M .R.C.S. Kate, Mrs. Kirkley.
Lilian Alexandra, Mrs. Rose.
Ethel Kate, Miss Clinker.
Eva Kathleen, Mrs. Wilby.
Elizabeth Hannah, lvus. Gregson. Annie, Mrs. Atkinson. Annie, Miss Lightowler. Emma, Mrs. Byford. Mabel, Miss Denton. Lillian Annie, Mrs. Fenwick. Louie, Miss Pickard. Beatrice Anne Hester, Miss Blyth. Elizabeth, Miss Steele.
NEW YEAR HONOURS
The following members of the Order, the Association, and the Brigade ,vere honoured by His l\lajesty the King:-
Baron. -Major-General Sir Winston J oseph Du gan, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. Privy Councillor.-The Rt. Hon. the Lord Hailey, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E.
c.B.-Surgeon Read-Admiral Lione Frederick Strugnell, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., K.H.P.; Colonel North Victor Cecil Dalrymple Hamilton, C.V.O., D.L.
G.C.M.G. -The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Portal, D.S.O., M.V.O.
K.C.M.G. -The Hon. Sir John Patrick Dwyer. Royal Victorian Chain.-His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury.
K.B.E.-Sir Michael Fran cis Joseph l\IcDonnell.
n.B.E. -Miss Gladys Taylor, C.B.E., R.R.C.
C.B.E.-The Rt. Hon. The Lord Aberdare; Norman Manson, M.B.; Frederick Messer, J.p., M.P.; Beatrix Justina Dunbar, Lady DunbarNasmith, O.B.E.; John \ iVilliamson, O.B.E.
O.B.E. -Margaret Mary, Mrs. Basham, M.B.; Clifford Montague Harris; Ernest Albert Harold Russell, !l.B.
M.B.E.-Augusta Mary, Miss Parker; Aileen Crawford, Miss Wells. 7
DELEGATION TO BRITISH ZONE OF GERMANY
A second visit to the British Zone o£ Germany was paid by 1\IajorGeneral J. E. T. Younger (Secretary of the Order) and ]\1r. O. Horne ssistant Secretary of the Association) in November last to follow up their initial visit of April, 194 "when the institution of classes in first aid to members in the British Zone was discussed. Briefly, it can be reported that:
(I) A good beginning has been made in forming Association Classes in the British Zone. So far 30 classes have been formed, and more are in process of formation.
(2) The existing organization for running classes in first aid and kindred subjects is working smoothly.
(3) The extension of first aid classes to B.A.O.R. military personnel and Boy Scouts in Germany is gratifying.
(+) The 'Velfare and ]\ledical Directorates of the Control Commission are giving admirable support to the project.
(5) Since the fust visit the opinion in favour of extending instruction in first aid and kindred subjects to German nationals has developed.
A number of classes were visIted, and at the Training School for German male and female police at Ludendorf Barracks, Dusseldorf, Colonel M. S. O'Rorke (Inspector-General of Public afety) receiyed General Younger and ?\1r. Horne to whom an address of welcome was given bv the German Commander and the Deputy l'Ilinister for Internal Affairs. The winning team of the German Police Competition in Land North Rhine 'Vestphalia gave an excellent demonstration of first aid, General Younger, speaking in German to the students of the Training School, mentioned the long tradition of service to humanity which lay behind the present-day work of the Order and tho Association, and congratulated the winning team on its efficient display. He then handed to the winners the Cup presented by the Order and Association. This may be the beginning of a considerable extension of the knowledge of first aid in Germany; 25,000 German Police have already been trained in Land North Rhine 'Yestphalia, and it is hoped t.o 8
introduce this training to the police in the other" Lander".
Miss Ensor, Chief 'Velfaro Officer, B.A.O.R., was visited at her Headquarters, and the 'Welfare Department at certain Army and Air Force Hospitals were inspected. General Younger and :\1r. Horne cannot speak too hilShly of the splendid work :Miss Ensor (who is a mcmbel of the Order and of the Brigade) and her ' Velfare Officers are doing in the B.A.O.R. The delegation pays tribute to the help and kindness received from ::\lajor-General Sir Ed"ward Phillips (Director of Military Services), from other officers and officials throughout the tour, who made the visit so pleasant and so valuable.
:\!aJor-Genera.l J. E. T. Younger watching (Terman PolIce teams at a first aid demonstration.
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ST. JOHN EXHIBITION
A very satisfactory financial result was the outcome of the St. J ohn Exhibition and Bazaar held in the Abbey Hall, Plymouth. The opening ceremony was performed by Commodore S. ]\1. Raw, R.N., who deputised for Vice-Admiral R. S. G. rIicholson (Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyards, Devonport). Among those present were the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Plymouth, County Commissioner C. S. C. Prance, Asst. Commissioner Col. G. Thomson, and County Supt. 1rs. Balsdon, together with members of the County Staff, and Mrs. A. Camden who explained the reason for the Exhibition. Each day members of the Brigade acted as stallholders and stewards; the organizer being County Cadet Officer G. S. Thompson.
At Reading the Exhibition and Fair was opened by Mrs. Attlee on December 16 in the Town Hall. 1\1rs. Attlee was received by the Mayor of Reading, who presented the Mayoress, County Commissioner Poole, County Supt. the Hon. Mrs. Leslie Gamage, irs. A.
Colonel Sir James Sleeman (Chief Commissioner, Brigade Overseas) left London on December 30, to visit the Hong Kong District of the Brigade, where he will carry out a tour of inspection and hold an Investiture on behaH of the Grand Prior. From Hong Kong Sir James will visit Singapore and Malaya.
SOUTH AFRICA.
According to the annual report for 194 7, the outstanding event of the year was, of course, the Royal Visit and the organization of First Aid Posts, Dressing Stations, and Patrol Duties at each of the centres visited, as well as intermediate points along the line of route travelled. Their Majesties frequently commented upon the work that was being done by members, and there were many instances of their graciousness in speaking to St John members and in expressing their appreciation of Brigade services.
The members of the East Rand Corps, for the third year in succession, answered a call to assist at the Brakpan-Benoni Hospital during an outbr.eak of enteric which lasted several weeks. At the F.A. Camden, and others. The Coun ty Commissioner presided at the opening, and welcomed Mrs. Attlee, who ir declaring the Exhibition and Fair open paid tribui e to the work carried out by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Grand Prior' Cadet Sergt. Agnes Charge (Windsor) presented Mrs. Attlee with a bouquet, and was herself presented with the Grand Prior's Badge by ]\1rs. Attlee. Irs. Gamage voiced the thanks of those present to Irs. Attlee, who made a tour o£ the stands, and paid much interest to the Exhibits displayed. Those present at the opening included members of the County Staff, Mrs. Beckwith-Smith, the Mavor of 'Vokingham, the. Mayors and- Mayoresses of Maidenhead, the Royal Borough o£ '''indsor, the County l\Iedical Officer of Health, the Reading Acting Iedical Ofiicer of Health, the Chief Constable of Berkshire and of Reading, and other local dignatories. Mrs. A. Camden gave a short talk on the exhibition, explaining the reasons for its journeys round the country.
Post, l\Iilner Park, Transvaal, which was opened early in the year, 15,000 patients have been treated. In the Cape Peninsula, the l\Iaternity Hospital Transport has been kept busy, and 464 patients have been taken to their homes by Nursing members. At a camp in Durban where there were 800 Scouts, a hospital tent of 24 beds was staffed for ten days. In all Districts members continue to give their services to hospitals, clinics, care of cripples at sports meetings, cinemas, etc. Although the membership in the Adult Divisions shows a decline, that of the Cadet Nursing continues to show an increase. Experiments arc being tried with Student Divisions for the older girls in order to maintain their interest. All the Cadets attend Brigade functions with great enthusiasm, and are proving themselves extremely useful in assisting the Adult Divisions.
9 The development of the training amongst the non-Europeans, the enrolment of trained personnel into organized units, both Adult and Cadet, has made steady progress. It is difficult to keep pace wi th the demand for training; those
engaged in it are handling greater numbers that would seem humanly possible, and are overcoming handicaps that would daunt many of us. They have to face the difficulties of transport and escort, lack of accommodation, theft of equipment, and in one location, the only lighting is that of pressure lamps and lanterns. IO praise is too high for the European members who go out night after night regardless of personal danger, to work among the non-Europeans who are so eager to learn all they can of the work of St. John. The reports of the activities of these members among their own people are very interesting, and clearly show that their knowledge of first aid and home nursing is of very great value to their community.
In response to representations made, the Government of the Union has been successful in obtaining the approval of His Majesty the King to the award of a South African " ' ar Medal to those who were not eligible for other war decorations, but who rendered valuable service towards the war effort in the Union.
MALTA DISTRICT.
The annual inspection of the :J1alta District was carried out by His Excellency the Governor accompanied by the Hon. Dr. Boffa (President), Countess }1ountbatten of Burma (Superintendent-inChief, Brigade at Home and Patroness of the District), and CommissJOner Lt.-Col. ]. V. Abela. After the inspection the Governor presented Service m edals and Bars and 'Varrants of Appointments to numerous officers of the Brigade. Addressing the parade, His Excellency recalled the valuable part St. John
Ambulance had played during the war, and reminded the members that their peace time job was none the less important. He hoped more people w.ould take.an interest in the work of the Bngade, wh Ich had made great progress. His Excellency concluded by congratulating the on their smart turn-out, and wIshed them success in the future.
Amongst the distinguished guests present were Admiral and Lady Power, His Honour Sir David Campbell, Mrs. P. Boffa, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clarke, Air Yice-l\Iarshal and 1\1rs. Steele, Mrs. Revell-Smith, Sir George and Lady Borg, the Hon. Dr. Schembri-Adam, and RearAdmiral Lord Mountbatten.
The fifth Medical Comforts Depot was recently opened at Qormi, and will be under the direction of Lady Div. Supt. ::'\1rs. Muscat.
JAMAICA.
The first Investiture in Jamaica of the Order of St. John took place in the ballroom of King's House. The impressive ceremony was witnessed by many representatives of the Brigade and other visitors.
His Excellency the Governor entered the ballroom, wearing ceremonial dress with decorations, and his aide-de -camp presented the postulates by name. Those invested included Lady Huggins (as Commander Sister), Commissioner Dr. E. Hoerman (Commander Brother).
Those present included Brigadier and Mrs. E. K. Page, Police Commissioner W A. Calver, Inspector Clive Smith, Mr. R. H. Fletcher, r.S.O., Dr. Lightbourne, Mr. Sidney Chang, and Captain G. Fletcher.
N EW ASSISTANT SURGEON-IN- C HI EF
The App:::>intment of Mr. Frank H. Edwards, F.R.C.S., as Assistant S urgeonin-Chief has been approved.
)'1r. Edwards commenced his Brigade activities in 1928 as Surgeon t o t he Shrewsbury I ursing Division, being promoted to Corps Surgeon in 193 0 I n 193 6 he was appointed County Surgeon for Shropshire, and in 1947 t h e Commissioner for the County.
He is well-known as a competition judge, being a keen advocate of realism i n and competitions. He was one of the judges at the Empire Compe t ib?n III I937, and has appeared at the Brigade Finals, and in Railway Company Flllals, also in Police Competitions.
He a student at the Liverpool University, and gained his first medical deg.rees III 19 20. In Shrewsbury. he practises as gyncecologist and obstetrician, he IS to I o. 15 Hosp:tal Group (Shropshire), and to Shropshire and 110ntgomeryshire County CouncIls. He has been an Association lecturer since 193 0 , and was V.A.D. Assistant County Controller for several years In the world war .he was a Second. Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion" The King's" RegIment) ; the recent war was Major in the 1st Battalion ShropshIre Home Guard, m addItion to being O,C. Mobile Unit, 1939- 1941. 10
ST. JOHN COUNCILS IN THE COUNTIES
HAMPSHIRE Sir Maurice Hallett presided at the quarterly meeting of the Council held on December 10. The chairman reported that a new Centre of the Association had been formed at Andover to expand the teaching of first aid, home nursing, etc., and to assist the Brigade. The Chairman stated that judging by the past record of the Andover Division and the help that had been promised locally, he was satisfied that the Centre would be a great success.
Other items discussed was St. John Day celebrations for 1949 and the Sunday preceding it.
DORSET Presentations of Ribbons of the Grade of Serving Brother of the Order were made to Mr. l\lales, 1Ir. Dennis, and Mr. Mooring Aldridge, and for the Grade of Serving Sister to Mrs. Day, by the Chairman of the Council at its meeting.
POLICE NATIONAL FIRST AID COMPETITION
The Final of the above will be held on Friday, March 4, 1949, at the Central Hall, Westminster, London, S.W. I, commencing at 9.15 a.m.
The Rt. Hon. J. Chuter Ede (Secretary of State for Home Affairs) has expressed 'his willingness to present the Championship trophy and individual prizes at the conclusion of the competitions.
Applications for tickets should be made to the Competition Secretary, St. John Ambulance Association, St. John's Gate, London, E.C. I, accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope. Such applications will receive attention on and after February IS, 1949.
RESPIRAT ION
A Synopsis of a Lecture given in the series arranged by the Priory for TVales for Colliery First Aid personnel in No.6 Area of the South-"Western Division, National Coal Board.
(Cont£l1l1ed from page 310, October, 1948, issue.)
A test tube containing blood from volumes of gases in terms of cubic which the oxygen has been removed centimetres and litres, but I propose is not bright scarlet. It has a to use instead the pint as a means of dark bluish tint, but if we shake measuring, because we are probably this blood with air it very rapidly more familiar with this volume . At becomes bright scarlet in colour, rest the body uses about half a pint of as the hcemoglobin combines with oxygen per minute, When vve are the oxygen of the air. These red working this volume may be increased b lood cells are very small. Laid edge to three pints, and it is possible for to edge like a row of pennies there certain individuals when working as would be about three thousand to one strenuously as possible to use for a inch, and if all the red blood cells in short period of time a volume of about the blood of one man were laid edge eight pints in a minute. You may find to edge in this way, they would stretch it difficult to understand how a large five or six times round the world. volume, such as a gallon of oxygen, can In order that the cells of the organs pass through the walls of the air sacs throughout the body should receive and blood vessels in the lungs in one oxygen, blood vessels carrying these minute. This is probably easier to red b lood cells are distributed in great understand when we know that the richness to these organs, as can be well walls of the air sacs, if they could be shown in a microscopic picture. spread out to form one continuous What is the quantity of oxygen used sheet, would cover an area about the by the body? It is usual to state size of a tennis court .
How is our breathing controlled?
\Ve have just seen that we do not always use the same quantity of oxygen, nor do we always breathe same quantity of air. The quantIty we breathe is regulated. Our breathing is automatic. It goes on without our having to think about it. It goes on while we are asleep. This automatic control is brought about by the activity of a nerve centre in the brain, which we can call the it breathing centre". This centre is connected by nerves to the diaphragm, and at regular messages travel from the centre to the diaphragm, making it contract. The activity of this centre can be altered. vVhen we work, breathing is increased. Wben we rest it is decreased. 'When we work, not only is the breathing increased, but we use more oxygen and we produce more carbonic acid gas. The carbonic acid gas is carried into the blood, and got rid of through the lungs in breathing. The breathing centre is made to work more actively by the carbonic acid gas as it incr eases in the blood. \iVhen the centre works harder it gets rid of the carbonic acid gas more rapidly, so that this breathing centre acts as a sort of it governor" and controls the breathing in accordance with the needs of the body.
\Ve can alter the carbonic acid gas in the blood at will. We can decrease it by overbreathing. The atmospheric air contains only very little carbonic acid gas, so that if we breathe more deeply we wash out the carbonic acid gas from our lungs and cause it to come more rapidly out of the blood. If we have breathed deeply for a short time then we find that as a result of the carbonic acid gas of the blood being decreased we have no need to breathe for a little time. \Ve can cause the carbonic acid gas of the blood to be increased by holding our breath. As it increases, the breathing centre is made more active and we can hold our breath only for a short period of time until the messages from the centre become too strong and overcome our effort to hold our breath. We can increase the carbonic acid gas in our blood by breathing the same air over and over again, and as the carbonic acid gas in the blood increases, the quantity of air breathed becomes larger and larger.
CARBOX POISONING
After-damp in mines and coal gas which we use in our homes, contain the gas carbon monoxide. !his gas combines with the hremoglobm of the blood just as oxygen does, it is so easily separated from It. ThIS stronger combination with hremoglobin is such that if we wanted equal quantities of oxygen and carbon monoxide to combine with the blood we would have to present to the blood a gas mixture in which there was about 300 parts of oxygen for everyone of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide kills because it prevents the hremoglobin from being available for the carrying of oxygen To recover a person who has been poisoned with carbon monoxide, it is of some advantage to use oxygen instead of atmospheric air, and to add to the oxygen some carbonic acid gas. The presence of the carbonic acid gas assists in the separation of the oxygen from hremoglobin when it has been carried to the tissues, and also helps to make the breathing centre work.
(To be
LEDER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Sir,
COMPETITION JUDGES
Articles are frequently published from Doctor- Judges, and often speeches are made at competitions by the judges, giving advice to competitors. They are very welcome as they help to correct our mistakes. Would it be presumptious if I, as a competitor, criticized some of our judges?
For the past two years all examinations and competitions have been judged on the 39th Edition of the Textbook plus the Supplement, yet we still find competitions based on the Textbook alone! I have in front of me as I write this letter two marking sheets given this year awarding marks for the use of a St. John tourniquet. Last year I saw marking sheets with marks for treating a fractured spine in the face downwards position, a varicose vein bandaged below and above the wound, and marks awarded for removing clothing in the treatment of a scald. Surely the can expect to be judged accordmg to the latest instructions ?
Glaring inconsistencies are common. In the" Dewar", Police, and Inter-Railway Finals all inj uries are faked and symptoms 12
simulated wherever possilJle. If t.he t.est. calls for a compound fracture with the bone protruding, then the bone does protrude and nothing is left to the imagination. Should the competitor inquire "does the bone protrude? he deserves to lose marles for asking irrevalent questions. Competitors welcome the modem trend to depict injuries; but what happens in the local competition? A dozen chairs represents a crowd, the patient is a person without any knowledge of the signs and symptoms of his supposed injury and there is no faking of injuries. I appreciate that better facilities are available for the" Finals ", but let us have more " do" and less "say" competitions. Better co-operation between the judge and competition secretary would eliminate some of the troubles. Standard methods and standard judging are all that competitors ask for.
As my competing days are not yet over, permit me to hide behind my nom-deplume.
it CHESHIRE CAT."
(Editor's Note.-Competitions are one of the most excellent methods of training, and it is necessary that the tests be staged as near realistically as possible. The fact that marking sheets are incorrect is, in my opinion, because the Competition Secretary has not taken the trouble to check over the itemized sheets before the competition. On the other hand, there are some judges who do not send in their tests until the morning of the competition and are surprised when they find that certain material required is not to hand. The judge and the competition secretary must work closely together. It is not always realized that arranging competitions is a big job, if it is to be done well. In the big " Finals" months of preparation are given to the tests. It is no secret to say that the "Finals" for 1949 are already being prepared to ensure that every detail receives attention.
The Brigade Surgeons are fully alive to the importance of competitions; and at their recent Conference it was suggested that a panel of doctors be available to whom tests could be submitted before being put into operation.
Although facilities for staging local events are not comparable with that of the National Finals, much can be done by the enthusiastic secretary. The local Amateur Players are usually very willing to supply patients who will act a part, and quite a number of" props" can be obtained from the same source.
It is not always the judges' fault that tests are wrong; it is not always the secretary's fault; but better co-operation between both judge and secretary will do much to overcome local obstacles.)
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
The annual competition for the it Kathleen Biddle" trophy, open to teams in the Southampton area, was held on December 11, when a new trophy, presented by Colonel Brooke-Hitching, open to women's teams, attracted four entries. The teams consisted of Railway employees, Brigade personnel (men, women, and Cadets), policemen, British Red Cross Society, Fire Brigades, and representatives of private firms. The judges were Dr. Sutherland (Glasgow), Dr. Fox (Guernsey), and Dr. Hughes (London), and the work displayed was of a high standard.
Mr. C. G. Box (Chief Constable, and member of the St. John Council for Hampshire) presided at the presentation ceremony, and expressed thanks for the great assistance received from the Southern Region, British Railways. The results of the competition were announced by lVIr. Petty. These placed Southampton Police No.1 first, with Harland and Wolff as runners-up in the Biddle Competition and Southampton Dock "Nomen's team first in the Brooke-Hitching section. Mrs. Biddle and Mrs. Brooke-Hitching presented the trophies and individual prizes, whi'lst Mr. Biddle proposed a vote of thanks to the judges and to all those who had assisted, mentioning especially Miss Tutte and Mr. F. A. Trott.
DIARY OF EVENTS
JANUARY
19. Brigade Committee, St. John House, London.
26-29. St. John Exhibition and Bazaar, Drill Hall, Becket Street, Derby.
28. County Superintendents' Conference, St. John House, London.
FEBRUARY
5. Competition Secretaries' Training Course, St. John House, London.
6. Surgeons' and Nursing Officers' Competition Training Course, St. John House, London.
11. Meeting of the Hospitaller's Club, Bonnington Hotel, London.
16. Ceremony of Reception of Knights, Chapter Hall, St. John's Gate.
19 North Eastern Bri tish Rail ways Newcastle District Competitions.
20. County of Sussex Officers' Meeting, Brighton.
MARCH
2. North Eastern British Railways Darlington District Competitions.
4. Police National First Aid Competition Final, Central Hall, Westminster, London.
5-6. County/Corps/Divisional Publicity Officers' Conference, St. John House, London.
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RAILWA Y AMBU LANCE NEW S
L ONDO N MID LAN D REGI ON Liverpool. -The presentation of 31 Long Service Medals, 36 first year first aid certificates, and three medallions was made by l\Ir. D. S. I nman (District Goods Manager, Liverpool). A presentation was made to l\Ir. ,V. Ross (recently retired) of Lime Street Station Staff, by l\Ir. T. C. Byrom and to l\1r. W. H. Bird (retired) of the Police Department, by Inspector S. Smith. l\Ir. Lamb presented the" De Yere Shortt" cup and prizes to the Edge Hill Motive Power Dept. Ambulance team, the winners of t.he competition held on November 13. About 200 persons, including well-known doctors assisting the Centre in Liverpool, and representati\'es of the Ambulance were present.
Th or nhill.-Dr. Hanraham, lecturer to the Thornhill Ambulance Class, presented Long Service Medal Bars to R. Harper (20 years and 25 years), E. Foley (20 years), F. Horne (20 years), ,V. Grason (20 years), and G. A. Gibson (20 years). Iedals were presented to G. A. Gibson, A. Elsworth, ,V. Hartington, A. Fox, and R. ,Vilcock.
D erhy -The annual dinner and social evening of the C. and 'Y. Ambulance Corps was revi"ed recently, following a break owing to the war. Over 150 persons "'ere present, and during the evening Dr. J. O'Donnell (Class Lecturer) was presented with an electric clock and a fountain pen in recognition of his services to the Class.
L a ncaster.-The Lancaster Green Ayre Ambulance Class held its annual dinner and social evening on December 2, during which the presentation of awards was carried out by l\Iiller (District Loco Supt. Skipton); Councillor Tom Holt presided at this the first function since the cessation of hostilities. Mr. W. E. Jefferys (Class ecretary) was responsible for the arrangements.
SOUTHE R N R EGIO N F i n al Co m pet ition.-This "'ill take place in the Church House, \Vestminster, on \Yednesday, April 27, and not April 29 as previously announced.
The first competition opened to teams of Police on the outhern Region was held at Brunswick Institute, where seven teams competed before Doctors Hughes (London Bridge) and Ayres (Bognor H.egis). Some good work was demonst.rated by the teams inspite of the fact t.hat many had a job to reach the competition owing to the dense fog. At t.he conclusion of the tests, Mr. O. ,V. Cromwell (Chief Officer for Labour and Establishment) presided, and the results were
announced as follows: 1st ; 2nd Brighton; 3rd \Vaterloo. Other teams were Southampton, Victoria, Dover, and Bricklayers Arms. The winners had a 50 mark lead over the runners-up.
R. l\I. T. Richards (Deputy Chief Regional Officer) received from 1'11'. W. E. T. Growdon (Chief of Police) the trophy for annual competition among police teams on the Southern Region, and this in turn ,vas handed to the winners together with individual prizes to the first three teams. Presentations were also made to Mr. W. Butt (District Secretary 5b for 30 years), Mr. C. Howard (District Secretary 2b for 12 years), and to Mr. Rooks (D5strict Secretary 6b for 10 years), and to each member of the Horsham team to mark their success in winning the Inter-Railway Trophy in 1948. The final presentations were awards to members of the Police Department. Votes of thanks were extended to Mr. Richards and to the judges. Those present included many officials from the Region, and Mr. \V. A. Allan (Railway Executive Welfare Committee) who addressed the audience and gave encouragement to the work.
During the proceedings word was received that an accident had taken place on the line between \Yaterloo and Clapham Junction, and immediately a number of first aiders left for the scene. Fortunately their services were not required.
Ashfor d Works.-The team led by 1Ir. S. Knight gained the Maunsell Cup at the competition judged by Dr. Sheila iall and Dr. Davies. Mrs. J. E. Bell, wife of the \Vorks Manager, presented the cup and prizes.
Ramsgate an d District presentation was held at Ramsgate, Mr. F. A. Trott (Regional Centre Secretary) presenting the awards.
b Eastleigh Class presentation of awards, carried out by Dr. L. J. Haydon (Chief l\1edical Officer), included 30 medals for 21 years' service and a framed certificate to Eastleigh C.M.E . team, winners of the All Line Bulletin League. The oldest recipient was Mr. A. Illston, aged 80, who part in Railway Ambulance exammatIons for 46 years.
Yeovil awards were distributed by Mrs. F. G. Parker, wife of the Class Lecturer, at the annual party held at the Odd Fellows' Hall.
Anstey Chave Cup CompetItIon was held recently, and judged by Mr. \N. E. JuPP and Mr. A . Hickman (both of Horsham) who placed Mr . W . Bawden (Horley) first, with Mr. A. J ames (Caterham) runner-up. There were seven competitors, and Dr. H . E. Offord (Cl ass Lecturer) presented the cup and p riz es
Cro y don and Dis trict presentation of awards was carried out by Mr. H. C Lang (Asst. Chief Officer for Labour and Establishment), and included 12 medals for 2 1 years' efficiency.
L y dd Class held their annual dinner recently, at which Mr. H. C. Lang thanked Dr. R. Palmer (Class Lecturer) and M1'. S. \V. Gammon (Class Secretary) and members for their continued service.
Do ver and Dis tri ct party was attended by several hundred railwaymen and their wives. T. 'Y D. Abell (Div. ::\Iarine Manager) presided. The Mayor of Dover (Alderman A. T . Goodfellow) expressed pleasu:-e at so many people who had glven of thelr free time to equip themselves to render assistance to their fellow men. Others present included Mr. O. ,V. Cromwell (Chief Officer, Labour and Establishment), Mr. P. Nunn (London East Div. Supt.) and Nunn, Mr. J. H. Chitty (,YeHare Officer). and Mr. F. A. Trott (Regional Centre Secretary)
R eadin g Cla ss presentations were carried out by Mr. \V. P. Allen (Railway Executive), Mr. F. A. Trott presided, supported by Mr. O. \\T. Cromwell, lVIr. Barrow (District Ambulance Secretary) Mr. Allen stated that whilst they were fortunate in haying an efficient ambulance organization, much work has to be done to bring all Regions into line and expand the usefulness of this most excellent service.
Clapham J un c tion.-Mr. R. l\1. T. Richards (Deputy Chief Regional Officer), recently presided at a function at which Mr. V. A. M. Robertson presented Relayer L. Chapman, on behalf of the Chief Regional Officer, with a cheque for £5 in recognition of his heroism on the occasion when he saved a boy's life from the liverail. The Carnegie Hero Trustees have presented Mr. Chapman with a Carnegie Certificate framed in oak.
WESTERN REGION
Mr. K. W C. Grand (Chief Regional Officer) has become President of the Western'" Region Ambul ance Centre
H .R. H . The Princess Christian accepted the Presidency of the G.W.R. Centre on its formation in 1896, and continued up to the time of her death in 1923. V iscount Church ill then accepted the office, and the succeeding Presidents were V iscount Horne, Sir Char l es Hambro, and Sir Edward C. G. Cadogan.
has resigned the post of Divisional Ambulance Secretary after 3 5 years' service. At a recent meeting of the Divisional Secretaries' Conference, he was person.all y thanked by Mr. R. Burgoyne for his splendid service to the movement. Mr. G. S. Hodder, Bristol, added his testimony, and handed Mr. Waite a set of brushes and a fountain pen on behalf of the members of the Conference. Mr. "Vaite gained his certificate in 1904, and holds the Long Service Medal and Bars for 40 years' service. He was secretary of the \\'orcester class from 190 7 to 19 15, and was appointed Divisional Secretary in 1913. He has also acted as secretary to the City Centre since 1923. Mr. ,Vaite was admitted a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John in 1923, and promoted to the Grade of Officer in 1932.
At the same Conference, Mr. Swann on relinquishing the secretaryship of the Chester Division, was presented ,vith a fountain pen.
Bridgw at er.-Mr. A. ,V. H. Christison (District Loco Supt.), presented Long Service awards to members.
Purton.-Mr. R. H. B. ichols (Div. Supt.), presided at a dinner at which class a'wards were presented by Mr. A . Sheppy (Asst. Div Supt.).
St r oud.-A smoking concert was held recently for the purpose of distributing awards to the Chalford and Stroud District Ambulance Class. l\Ir. A. J. (president) presided.
Birmingham.-Mr. A. V. R. Brown (Div. Supt.) presented class awards to the Birmingham Snow Hill Class, and stated that this Class, formed in 1892, was the oldest in the Midlands; that from i t in 1903 was formed the first St. John Ambulance Bdgade Division, and it was proud to be the No. 1 Division in the county . Honours gained included the Dewar Shield (twice), nine times winners of the Birmingham and Distr ict Chall enge Shiel d , and twice winners of the Boulton Shield. Mr. Horace G. Fletcher, secretary of the class for 10 years, who hold s 40 years' efficiency awards, and is a Serving Brother of the Order, was the recipient of a presentation in recognition of h is work.
Bri stoI.-Presentation of awards to members of the Bristol Templ e Meads Class was carried out by Mrs. Bol ton. Mr. H. Bolton (District Goods Manager) himself a Gold Medallist and a Serving Brother of the Order, presided, and Mr. A. Ho l e and M iss C. Michael (secretaries of the me n 's and women's classes respective l y), su b mitted annua l reports. The awards inclu ded 9 5 Long Service awards.
Chester Divi sion.-Mr. H . J ones (Station Master's Office, Shrewsbury) has been appointed Divisiona l Ambu l ance Secrelary, Chester Division, in succession to Mr. J. H. Swann, who has been transCheltenham Spa. -U n der the Chairmanship of Mr. E. G. Powe ll (Chief Cl erk to the Divisional Superintendent, Gl oucester ) , Va i te a smoking co n cert was he l d at w h ich ferred to the Swansea Division.
Worc ester Division .-Mr. W. J. 15
Class awards were presen t ed by R. H . B 1 icho ls (D iv Supt.).
Dorchester .-At the presentat ion of awards to the Dorchester and Maiden ewton staff, 1\1r. G. S. Hodder (Div. Secretary) congratu l ated the D orchester team on w in ning the di,-isional trophy at the ir first post-war attempt.
Pilning.- ;'Ir. R. H . \Vhittington (Asst . Div. Su pt.) presented awards to the P il n i ng Cl ass, Mr. P 'Williams (Pres ident) pres iding.
Wolverhampton.-A presentation of awards to members of the three classes at \ Vo lverhampton (Oxley Sidings, Stafford R oad, and \Volverhampton) was made i n the Stafford Road I nstitute. Mr. R. H. N. Bryant (\ Vorks Manager) presided, and Mr. R. F. Wil son (Div. Engineer) presented a pen to Dr. F. J. Lyne in appreciation of his services to the Cl ass, and 1\Ir. A. V. R. Brown (Div. Supt.) presented a pipe to Mr. G. Hopkins, former secretary to the Wo lverhampton Class.
LONDON TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE (RAILWAYS) CEN TRE
According to the annu a l repo r t of the Centre Secretary, Mr. J . 'A. Gravestock, 236 first aid and home nursing awards were gained during the 4 5 th year of the Centre. During the year, toke n certificates for Long Service Medals were awarded two members; Bars for 20 years' being presented to two members, one for 25 years , and one for 35 years' service The number of cases treated total 2, 394. T wo members, Mr. Henry King and Mr \ Val ter Searle, were admitted as Serving Brothers of the Order. This w ill be the l ast report of the Centre under its present name. Commencing J anuary 1, 1949 , a new centre embracing the who l e of the London Transport Executive came into being.
OBITUARY
\Ye regret to announce the death of the fo llowi n g mem b ers :-
Supt. A. H. Cheek, of t h e Sh ir ehampton Di vis io n . H e was a popula r member of th e Brigade in Bristol.
Serge ant Jo seph Edward Martin, of the B ircotes Division, who died as the r esu lt of a n accident in the co llier ies . H e was due for his Service Meda l this yea r. Mrs. Oli v e Margaret Pitt, of Birmingham. As Cou n ty Organi zer of the St. John and R ed Cr oss H osp ita l Library, Mrs Pitt was t h e l eader of some 100 women who cond u ct a l ib rary service i n t h e hospitals and sanatoria of Birmingham. I n the early days of the wa r , 1\1rs. Pitt was the Bir min gh a m Secretary of the J oint War Orga nization.
Vi ce -Pr esi den t W. T. Lumley, 'wh o died on October 28, was a Co u nty Co uncillor and a member of the D u r h a m County Council for many years, and Ryhop e l'I1iners' Lodge Chairman fo r 18 years. Since the inauguration of t h e Ryh ope Division in 1944 he gave co n s id era bl e h e lp in Brigade matters. , Assis ta nt Commiss ioner F. Sprawson, who commenced his Brigade act iv ities in 1901 as a member of the B a th City Division, of which Divisio n h e w a s appointed Superintendent in 19 04 In 1921 he was appointed Ass is t a nt Co mmissioner for the County of W i l tshire, a nd later transferred to the Co unty of Somerset, where he was i n char g e of the County in the days when the lat e Dr. J aIm Griffiths was District Commission er of No 2 District. He was a K ni ght of th e Order, and during the first world war wa s Commandant at one if not two Co nvalescent Homes in the Count y of Somerset. He will be greatl y m issed b y the Brigade and the Associat ion, b ein g intimately connected 'with both Corps Offi cer (R ) Mr s S Sutton.- Th e oldest member of t h e "\Tall asey Corps Mrs. Sutton had been interested i n first aid since the beginning of the prese nt ce ntury , and her work with the Brigade was most successful. In her earlier days sh e t oo k part in many competi tions, a nd th e experiences she gained were put t o good use in her capacity of Divis io n a l Sup erintendent. When the Wall asey Cor ps was formed she was appointed Corp s Offi cer, a position she held unti l a f ew years ago when, in view of her advan cin g ye ars , she transferred to t h e Reserve . She was a constant help not on ly to t h e Nurs in g Corps but a lso to the WaUasey A mbulanc e Division.
Dr C. P. Lank es t er , of Gu il d f or d , wh o died on October 13. He was Div isi onal Surgeon to the Guildfor d Div isi on in 1909, and during the 19 14-18 war c o nduct ed first aid and nu r sing classes fo r n e arly four years. H e was Admitte d an H on o rary Associate ofth e O r der of St . J ohnin 1917 .
Dr. R. W. Jubb, on Oct ob er 7. Dr. Jubb was Di visi on a l S ur geon of th e D e ws bur y Ambu l ance Div ision, and his activities extended for more than 20 y ear s. He was a Serving B r other of t h e Ord er.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Fann, of the Grimsb y :Nursing D ivisio n. She was a very active officer, and the B r igade wa s r e presented at the i ntermen t.
16 T . Barnes.-Herne Bay NurslUg D IVISIo n h as l os t on e of its oldest in t h e of Corp oral Barnes She Jomed the B rI gade i n 19 29 and held t h e Servic e ::'ledal of the Orde r.' She took her full share of hospita l a n d a mbulance d u ties.
GRAND PRIORY CHURCH REBUILDING FUND
B elo w will b e found a list of donations t o the abo ve Fund r e ce ive d 'at St. John 's Gat e up t o and includin g D e ce mb er 2 I, I 9 4 8 It is int end e d to
p ubl ish a list o f d o nati ons r e ce ive d mo nth b y m o nth.
flow in satisfactorily, and the response from Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade which have had tim e to org anize colle ction s is most g r a tify ing.
The App ea l Co mmitt ee p a rti cularl y w is h es t o express its gra t i tud e to all t h ose who h ave co ntribut e d to the F und , which n ow s t a nd s at £7 ,OIO . I n dividu a l co ntr ibuti o ns co ntinu e t o Colle ction card s have b ee n forward e d to a co nsid erable numb er of A ssociati on Ce ntre s, Corps, and Di v is ions of the Brig ad e , but more can b e obtained from the Fund Committee , St. John's Gate , Lond o n, E .C. I.
£zso
Lord Leverhulme
Viscountess Harcourt
£zoo
Mrs. Cadbury
£IZO
Pr eston Nurs ing C orp s, SJ AB
£119 lOS.
Per the Chi ef Cons t a bl e, S o uth
Shields
£IOS
Sir Henry Sharp
£100
Mrs. Morton.
Sir Garbett Knott. Trustees Lad y Ward s Charitabl e Trust.
Mrs Hilda Campbell.
Col on el 1. R Warr e n
C. W. Dyso n Perrin s.
Lady Mountgarr e t ' s Charitable Tru st Witwatersrand and S o uth Transvaal Centre, SJ AA.
Sir A F. Williams
Mrs. Geoffrey Luttrell.
St. J o hn Ambulan ce A ss ociation in India.
R W. Osler. The Dowager Lady Invercl y de.
£81
Sir Arthur M. Sutherland.
£6S
Jamaica Division, Brigade Oversea s (including £zS from SJ AA Committee )
£sz lOS. Lord Iliffe Messrs Helbert.
H. W Price. N. Porter.
£so
Field-Marshal Lord Chetwode. Lt.-General 1. A. Codrington. Oxfordshire County, SJ AB. Lady Vezey Strong Captain T. Nuttall. Lady Perring. J H. Hunt. Jas H. Hall. Cecil Hearne. Howard Nickson.
L. T. A. Robinson.
£40 zs. Borough of Oldbury Civil Defence Fund.
£37 ZS. Per the Chief Constable, South Shields.
£33 14s. Id. County of Hampshire, SJ AB. (Winchester Cathedral collection).
£3Z 18s. lid.
N.E. and Mid Devon Ambulance Nursing and Ambulance Cade t Divisions, SJAB.
£30 8s. 2d. Tunbridge Wells Nursing Divi sion SJAB.
£3 0 Wirral Area Social Committee.
£z7 14s. 6d. S o uth Corps, W arwick, SJ AB
£z6 ss. Sir Robert Burrows. Merchant Taylor ' s Company.
£2S G C. Well s O. Hoerman. M J Rendall. Wakefi eld SJAB . Ma jor Pratt Boorman.
P J. Burch. Chorley Divi sion, SJAB.
£zz 17S. Sd
Warsop Colliery Division, SJAB. Flag Day
£2Z lOS. Staines Nursing Division, SJAB.
£21
Major P. M. Beachcroft (covenant).
C H. C Pirie Gordon.
£zo
Bishop of Gibraltar.
Sir G. and Lady Wilkinson.
Miss H. C. Anderson.
Park Gate Iron and Steel Co. Colonel Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter.
£19 ss. 7d. Grand Priory in Northern Ireland.
£17
Northampton Corps, SJ AB.
£ 1 6 13s. 6 d. BllCkburn Borough Police D.vision.
£1 6 7S. 2! d No . 2 9 Division, SJAB.
£I S Dorset County, SJ AB. Wm. Hughes.
£14
Atherton Division, SJAB Winlaton Nursing Division, SJAB.
Radcliffe Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, SJAB.
£12 OS. V. J. Tootell
£11 19 S. 7 d Buckingham Nursing Division, SJAB.
£11 16s. 6d.
Per County Commissioner, Bedfords hire; SJ AB.
£10 13S. 3d. barby Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, SJAB.
£10 lOS.
W E. Atkinson.
Mi ss B. E Loveland
C. Nixon Groves. A. M Ware. Windermere Division, SJ AB. Barrow-in-Furness Centre. Lt.-Colonel F. W. Smyth.
Miss M. L. G. Madg s hon . Mrs. Guy Paget. R. M. Hill
Sir David Petrie. J. T. Harland. Mrs. J. Bessemer. Swansea Centre. Mrs. M. A. Walton. Dorchester Centre, SJ AA. BoltoJl Corps, SJAB. Captllin S. H Gillett.
£10
T. G. Lowe
Mrs. Frideswide Moon. Mrs. Gascoi gne. Mrs. O M. Geldard.
A. H. Molson. Colonel Sir Geoffrey Cox. , 1. H. Day.
Rev. W. Stewart. Captain Lechman. Sir Hawthorn and Lady Lewis. Lt.-Colonel Sir John Murray. Miss Sybil Hey. Miss F. M. Pochin. Miss W. Elles.
F. A. J. Hendrie. Miss E K. Hooper. W. R. Semkin (Covenant). Lady Constance Butler. Hebden Bridge Centre. Thornton Cleveley Division, SJAB.
A. U. Peebles.
A. G. Rice. The Dowager Lady Nunhurnholme.
Lytham St. Annes Nursing Division SJ AB. Lady Shaftesbury. Major Vivian B. Rogers. Mrs. K. Morrison.
F. M. Askew. Birkenhead SJAB, M.C . Dept. T. H. Hutchings.
R. N. P. Wilson.
Mrs. J. H Umpleby.
£ 9 9s. S. C. Opie.
£9 os. Id. Holy Trinity.
£8 55. 9d.
Bakewell and District Division, SJAB. (collection Bakewell Parish Church).
£8 os. od. F. Cannon.
£7 18s. Frickley Colliery Division, SJAB.
£7 13S. 3 d
F. J. Weaver.
£7 9s. 6d.
Beccles Nursing Division, SJAB.
£7 85. lid. Buxton Parochial Church Council.
£7 5s. A. Nightingale.
£7 IS. 6d. Alresford Nursing Division, SJAB.
£6 8s.
Saltash Nursing Division, SJ AB.
£6 2S. Wrexham Division, SJ AB.
£6 St. John Council for Buckinghamshire
Miss L. E. Fawcett.
£5 15s. 6d.
Per County Commissioner, Wiltshire, SJAB.
£5 75. 6d.
S. C. Opie (further collection).
£5 55.
Mrs. A. Carder.
Wath-on-Dearne Centre, SJ AA.
Major Burt Hamilton.
St. Helens Centre, SJ AA.
1. Sprunger.
Colonel Harold C. Smith.
Lady Latricia Ramsey.
Lt.-Colonel W S. C. Copeman. Miss Vivien Leather.
Miss E. LeBlanc.
Sir Harold Morris.
Mrs. Dorothy Townsend.
Noel Stevens.
Lt.-Colonel G. S .szlumper.
1. E. Arnold James.
Miss 1. Ashbury. Grays Nursing Division, SJAB.
G. C. Cassels.
G. P. Scott
M. Maxwell Reekin. Horace Sanders.
Poole Corps, SJ AB.
W. M. King Brown.
Lt.-Colonel Forbes.
Lt.-Colonel B. G. Gale. Poole Nursing Corps.
E . S. C. Stow.
Miss 1. M. Ritson.
A. H. Thomas.
Miss B. M Gieve.
Rev. Cyril L. Cresswell.
Miss B. M. Smith. Alderman J. Clark.
Mrs. E. H. Lupton.
J. Prentice.
Canon A. L. E. Williams.
E. J. Hamlin.
Lt.-General Sir K. McLeod.
Mrs. S. L. Westlake. Brierfield Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, SJ AB.
Mrs. L. S. George.
W. E. D. Massey. Monmouth Division.
Miss V. J. Bryne. E. Ralphs.
Lt.-General Sir Robert Harold Carrington. Mr. and Miss Durrant.
Miss W. Gibson
Somerset SJ AA. Miss E. S. Henry. G. E. Mitchinson. Nottinghamshire County , SJ AB. Tulse Hill Nursing Division, SJAB.
£5 os. 6d. A. Lamb.
£5 Merthyr Tydfil. Miss Kizzie Job. Bishop of Rochester. Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency.
Lady Katherine Hardy. Finsbury Nursing Division
Major-General J. M. L. Reaton. Lord Erskine.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Curtis. Joseph Arti. Lady Nussey. J. Standingford.
Miss C. L. Curtis.
Miss C. E Lythall. Mrs. M. da Costa Bates (and annual SUbscription of £1 )
A. G. Fergusen.
Major G. Tennyson Smith. Clement Fletcher. Chevalier Scicluna. Earl of Derby. Harold Raymond.
Sir Shenton Thomas.
Major L. M. Wynch. G. P. Gibbons. G. Smith
Miss M. A. Barras.
Miss N. F. Walters. Wigan Corps, SJ AB. Dame Elizabeth Cadbury. W. E. Audland.
Lt.-General Sir A. Scobie.
R. H. Holdsworth. Sir Arthur Walton.
A. R. G. Hudson. Lt.-Colonel V. B. Thurston. Nursing Division,
Miss Bertha Peal. H. C. Rollin. E E. Bewes. Mrs. J. Gibbs. Mrs. Gibbs. Sir Gerald Campbell. L. E. Ellis.
Brigadier J. M. Macfie. Lady J. Shaw. NC!rth Shields Centre, SJAA.
Miss Edith E. Roberts. District W.R. Yorks, The Han. E. S. Hamilton Russell.
Brigadier J. C. D'A. Dalton. R. P. White
Captain A. O. Groome. Miss Rose Graham. Harrogate Division, SJAB. Sevenoaks Division, SJ AB. Lt.-Col. A. E. Campbell. Bury N Jrsing Division, SJAB. Pohce Zanzibar. W. Kilhngbeck. District, Brigade Va uxhall Motor Corps, SJ AB.
MISS A. M. Keyser. Cam borne Division, SJ AB. Haverford Nursing Division SJAB.
Rev. Bishop H. J.
Warsop Colliery Division, SJAB. 2
Pembroke Bock Nursing Division, SJAB. Blyth and District Nursing Division, SJAB.
Lancaster Division, SJAB. Guildford Ambulance and Nursing Cadets, :;J AB. NO.4 Lancashire Division, SJ AB. West Mersea Nursing Division, SJAB.
Mrs. E. Smellie. S. E. Arnold. Lt.-Colonel the Lord Cottesloe. No. 10 Division, Hunstanton SJAB.
Major E. D. Fuzzard.
£4 125. 6d.
Holbeck Motive Power Dept. British Railways, Leeds.
£4 105. 6d.
S. Lloyd Jarvey.
£4 85.
S. C. Opie (further collection).
£4 7s. 6d.
Per Chief Constable, Somerset.
£4 55.
Brackley Division, SJ AB.
£4 4S.
Nottingham City Transport Division, SJ AB.
£4 Blyth and District Nursing Division, SJAB.
£3 115. 6d. Blyth and District Nursing Division, SJAB.
£3 lOS.
South Shields Nursing Division, SJAB.
£3 3S. Lady Redhead. W. Ivor Grantham. Donald Hindson.
R. M. J. Richards.
Colonel D. S. Van der Bergh.
Sir Colin Garbett. Sir Percival Hartley. Miss M. J. Trotter. Miss A. Marshall. Miss C. M. Orton.
G. S. Lowe. A. H. Spence. S. Stephenson.
Ralph N Patton.
H. L. Reid. Mrs J. H. Mills. G. F. Sagrett.
Rt. Hon. Lord Harris (annual subscription).
£3 Mrs. Stanford.
Mrs. L. S. George. Rotherham and District Works First Aid.
E. S. Bowes. Miss Alpin. T. Wall.
£2 17S. 6d.
Clarendon Press Division, SJ AB.
£2 155. Bambury Nursing Division SJAB. '
£2 125. 6d. H. H. Truman.
Mrs. E. E. Truman. Pembrokeshire Police Ambulance Division.
£2 115. 6d. H. Pluck.
£2 105. 6d.
S. C. Opie (further collection).
£2 105. A. Malton. R. Hetherington. W. Turton.
£2 55. T. W. Parker.
£2 25. The Hon. Margaret Kinnaird. Lady L. Beznon (annual subscription), Lt.-Colonel W. Baron Cockill (Covenant). W. F. Hartmann. A. Cecil Stoughton. Mr&. Waugh.
C. B. Marsh. Lady Trotter. Miss E. Higson. Lt.-Colonel C, H. Villiers. Dowager Lady Swaythling. Sir Paul 1. Patrick. 1. D. Sinclair. Lady Essex French and Miss Ridgway. Lt.-Colonel Sandys.
A. H. Booth.
W. Douglas Kirkwood.
K. N. Hoare.
£2 Sir Charles Nacrae. Lt.-Colonel E. L'Estrange Malone.
A. E. Vaugh en. Miss M. A. Gullan. Jas. Rutter. Robert Holmes. Miss Dorothy Lawrence. R. Millward. C. W. Taylor. J. Huish.
W. J. Green. B. W. Wells. Lt.-General Sir E. and Lady Schreiber. N. Naughton. Rhosllanerchrugog Division, SJAB. Wavertree Ambulance Division, SJAB.
G. W. Jillins "Snowball Fund".
Mrs. A. Schofield.
H. J. Gauntlett. Kempston Ambulance Division, SJAB.
W. Winterbottom. Mrs. Henley.
£1 175.
Miss Beatrice Kay. K. E. Slaney. L. F. Parker. J. S. Gray. Miss Collier. F. W. Woods. F. G. T. Adams.
1. A. Tourt. Lt-.-Colonel Scatterty. Colonel A. Chopping. F. J.
Mrs. A. E. Weaver. Devonport and Plymstock BriLsh Legion Nursing Division, SJ AB. W. Page.
Lt.-Colonel A. H. O. Young. Hastings Division, SJ AB. Mrs. E. M. Butler. Rear Admiral Kekewich.
Miss E. Ollis. Lt.-Colonel Belle. Miss Beatrice King. R. B. Walker.
Miss L. E. Finch. Rushden Ambulance Division, SJAB.
Miss E. W. Lee. H. Hewitt.
N. G. Morrison (annual sub-
F. J. Ray. ./ Central Area Cadet Church Parade, SJ AB. £1 14S. scription). Richard Banks.
E. G. Bishop.
N. Corbet Fletcher.
Major J. W. Turner.
Sir S. Redfern.
Lady Redfern.
G. H. Spenod.
Major R. A. P. Gray.
W. Douglas Kirkwood.
Lt.-Col. G. Foster.
S. Sydney Harper.
Miss A. G. Meyhew.
P. G. Murray.
Miss W. C. E. Berks.
Miss H. M. Brown.
1. G. Hinton.
Sir E. and Lady Harding.
R. D. A. Douglas.
Mrs. Marjorie Warre.
Miss Olga M. Girnson.
Major Fitzroy H. Fyers.
M. M. Harwood.
1. R. M. Whigham.
Bagillt Division, SJ AB.
Brigadier G. S. Parkinson.
G. C. Green.
H. S. Cann.
Wm. S. Sanderson.
Miss M. E. Davies.
Wollaston Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, SJAB.
R. Gosling.
Sidmouth Branch, SJ AA. Ebbw Vale Division, SJAB. Featherstone Division, SJ AB.
W. H. Floyd.
Miss E. C. Cowley.
Mrs. Ellis.
Mr. Bosworth.
Wivenhoe Nursing Division, SJAB.
Major-General S. G. Loch.
Sir Charles Bartlett.
F. P. Wilson.
Wadebridge Division, SJAB.
Mrs. K. Martyn.
Tylorstown Ambulance Division, SJAB.
Northfteet Division, SJAB.
W. H. Tagg.
Mrs. H. C. Maber.
The Rev. C. D. Symons.
W. E. Haigh. Carrington Division, SJ AB.
Miss D. Prue.
Smith and Co. (School Furniture), Ltd.
West Ham Division, SJ AB.
£1 135. 6d. Ardwick Ambulance Division, SJAB.
Dr. Violet Parkes. Mrs. R. Protheroe. Colonel H. A. Cape. Miss M. A. Prince. Vice-Admiral Sir Percival Nicholls. Commander E. A. Morrison
£1 125. Bury Nursing Division and R. O. Rothey. Friends.
Mrs. E. Cirbetson.
£1 lIS. 6d.
Mrs. S. T. Gething. Miss M. Jefferson.
£1 105.
Mrs. E. Owlett. R. H. Barker. Mrs. E. E. Wilkinson. Mrs. M. M. Barham. Mrs. L. Watson Tulloh. Captain W. Bower. Jas. Cotter. H. R. Potter. Brigadier C. J. G. Dalton. The Misses Freda and Collingwood and Miss Elbin. Edith E. E. Woore. Mary R. J. Gristock. Sir Gilbert Wiles.
Major W. Gray. Captain A. T. N. Evans. R. McEvoy.
£1 9S. 7d. Southern Area Ambulance and Nursing Cadet Divisions, SJAB.
£1 8s. Oakdale Division, SJAB.
£1 65. Miss 1. McDonald.
Mrs. Bucknill. Mrs. Vernon. W. T. Knight. S. M. Landrey. Silkworth Division, SJ AB. J. Brown. S. C. Opie. Mrs. Bartle. Dr. Cohen. Miss Greaves. Miss E. Hudson. Miss M. Spicer. Miss Mary Crowdy.
£1 55. Wombwell Nursing Division, Miss L. M. Holroyde. SJAB. Eaglescliffe Station Ambulance Trecynon Nursing Division, Class. SJ AB.
£1 IS.
Mrs. M. Doland.
Lt.-Colonel H. Ross. Colonel F. L. Pardoe. Miss Leonora Terry. Mrs. Scott. Mrs. M. Rutherford. Mrs. Shirlaw. Miss D. R. Brown. Mrs. Caithness. Lady Anne Brocket. Major 1. H. Hamlyn. P. V. Collings. Mrs. Dakyns. H. Theobald. R. G. Pole. Miss D. Whitehead. Edward Coffyn. Miss M. T. Plomner.
C. T. Clay. 3
Redruth Nursing Division SJAB.
Miss A. A. Hopkins. F. J. Ward. A. L. Reynolds. Mrs. S. A. McNaught. A. P. Ingham. Miss L. C. West. The Lady Blanche Cobbold. S. D. Sturton. East Cornwall Area, SJ AB. W. G. Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Waite. Chas. F. Westbrook. Miss H. M. Davies. / R. V. Steele. Saddleworth Centre, SJ AA. Mrs. H. Adams Clark. Helston Nursing Division, SJAB.
£1
MrS. Holland. A visitor.
Miss M. Webster. Mrs. Hubert Barclay. Mrs. Tenison.
Mrs. Henry Byett.
I. W. Dixon.
I. M. Whitembre.
Mrs. L. C. Schreeder. Anonymous.
Miss M. J. Liddell.
Miss M. Elura.
I. Ogman. Gordon Cheyne. VIscountess Elibank.
1. A. Adams.
Miss Mary Deans.
Miss G. McGalton. Ellender and Co.
D. Genoven.
Miss B. Magnus.
Miss A. E. Buyloy.
Mrs. S. John Mildmav.
A. H. Blowers.
Lady S. A) kroyd. Miss G. Smith. G. Jackson. G. Cook.
W. D. Craddock.
P. H. M. Woodruff.
Dyffryn Clwyd Division, SJ AB. R. Bailey.
Benita de Roemer. Miss Blanche Buxton.
J. S. Crompton.
Melton Mowbray and District Nursing Division, SJAB.
E. Tyson (late).
Lady Wolwym.
C. W. Jarman.
Commander Galpin.
R. J. Wake.
J .. Mellor and Friends.
SIr Miles Irving. Greenford and Northolt Divisions, SlAB. Francis Lewis.
Mrs. L. D. Moody.
A. J. Webb.
Gillingham Ambulance and Nursing Cadet Divisions SJAB. '
Mrs. A. Stemp.
A. C. Shaw.
18s. 9d.
C. F. Gayner.
18s. A. C. Sphinx Nursing Division, SJAB. Buckfastleigh and Dartmouth Divisions, SlAB.
ISS. 6d. Launceston Nursing Division SlAB.
ISS. Mr. and Mrs. H. Elliott. 145. 6d. Oxford Division, SJ AB.
IZS. 6d.
S. D. C. Lake. Nursing Cadets, SJAB.
125. Mrs. M. A. Stevens. lIS. 6d. J. Henwood.
115. Id. G. Allitt. 105. 6d. A. E. Rowsell. W.H. Beacher. A. R. Burland. W. Ollis
Miss D. N. Gatlor. Miss R. H. Galton. C. G. Noble. Boughton Thomas. Miss 1anet H. Rogers. H. B. Bingham. Mrs. Lindsay Wood. E. S. Harris. Mrs. D Addy. Northumberland and Durham Area, SJAB.
lOS.
Rev. B. G. Bennett. Miss Helen Hartley. Miss L. M. Carling. A. T. Paige. Dame Catherine Furse. H. G. Wells.
H. 1. G. Miller. Miss E. Mitchell. W. A. Smith. A. E. Brewer. Mrs. M R. Camden.
Miss G. Davidson. F. C. Earnshaw. D. C. Horsley. O. Sinclair
J. T. Liddle. E. Wright. Joseph Keay. Miss L. A. Aspinall. Anonymous. Mr. Middleton.
Mrs.!. W. James. Purbeck Colliery Nursing Division, SJAB. R. Pearson.
A. J. Daly. Mrs. M. Jones. K. Lamb.
Sheffield Nursing Division" A" SJAB. J. Crook.
R. W. Smith.
75. 6d.
C. J. Stevens.
E. C. Precious.
65. 6d. L. Griffies.
55. A. F. Harvey.
J. W. Dixon.
Miss E. L. Griffin. D. G. Monteith. Miss B. J. Bryant. Dorothy Myers. Miss Mary Jones. A. Greenough. P. Chas. Grills.
W: H. Dickinson. Miss Irene Caudwell. M. A. Pearce.
J. S. Jones. Dr. Sandoe. Nottingham, SJAB. H. A. Marshall.
35. Cadet Nursing DIVISIon, SJAB. Spencer Nursing DIVISion, SlAB (additional).
25. 6d. Mrs. J S. Read.
2S. Miss Jacklin.
No .1 (PRINCE OF WALES'S) DISTRICT ber 2, when regret was expressed that Supt. W. V. M. Allen was unable to be present owing to illness. Supt. Mrs. Allen was asked to convey good wishes for a speedy recovery to her husband. After the dinner, District Staff Officer Burton presented President P. O. Chapman (Postmaster Western Section) and Vice-President F. E. Gaskin (Assistant Postmaster) with their Badges of Office, and a Honorary Life Membership Certificate of the St. John Ambulance Association, together with a copy of The History of the Order to County Surgeon Stewart who was for some time Divisional Surgeon.
Horseferry Division has commenced its winter programme which promises to be both interesting and instructive. :\1r. W. Whitechurch, L.S.A., gave an mteresting talk on It The Blood ", and illustrated his talk with a complete transfusion apparatus. Another speaker has been Mr. H. Henderson, F.R.C.S., who supe rvised a team of members who dealt with a typical industrial "accident ". Twelve members of the Division, including members from the Gas Light and Coke Co mpany's first aiders, were taken on a co nducted tour of the lecture rooms and '\luseum of the Royal College of Surgeons, whe re the various exhibits were explained clearly and in detail by Mr. T. Williams.
LANCASHIRE DISTRICT
Hospital Saturday Fund Division is Radcliffe.-Registered, June 11, 1898, holding a course of lectures on First Aid the Radcliffe Divisions celebrated their commencing Monday, January 18, at Golden Jubilee recently when the units the Aldersgate Ward School, 181 Alders- were inspected by District Officers G. gate Street, E.C. 1, at 6.15 p.m. Full Halbert, Miss Lamb, and Dr. Shaw, after particulars can be obtained from Supt. which the latter presented Service Medals F. W. Bishop, 208 Downhills Park Road, and Bars to members of both Senior N. 17. Units. Subsequently there was a dinner Shoreditch Nursing Division is com- attended by the Mayor and Mayoress mencing a course on Home ursing, for (Alderman and Mrs. Walton), the Inspectmen and women, on February 1 at the ing Officers, Asst. Commissioner Dr. Shoreditch Tabernacle Baptist Church, Smalley and Dr. Haydock (l\1edical Hackney Road, E.2, at 6.45 p.m. Full Officer of Health ). Following the Royal particulars from Supt. Miss E. G. Cress- Toast, were honoured "The Order of well, 43 Grosvenor Road, Ilford. St. John ", "The Borough of Radcliffe ", Wandsworth and Southfields Division the It Radcliffe Divisions ", and "The gave a Christmas party to about sixty Visitors ". Dr. Smalley presented the children from Earls.field House. The Jubilee Certificate and letter from the Mayor of Wands worth and District Officer Chief Commissioner and to mark his Stratton were among those present. Supt. forty-eight years' service, Supt. Waring F. T. Brown introduced Father Christmas, was given an umbrella. A social was held ably acted by Cpl. Penny, who presented in the evening at which Supt. Waring each child with toys. welcomed about 250 visitors from Units Wimbledon and Merton Nursing in the Area. The Headquarters, which Division organized a friendly competition were opened forty-one years ago, are one between themselves and the Wands- of the finest in the country, and were worth and Southfields, Richmond, Ful- opened by Sir Robert Baden-Powell and ham, and Chelsea Nursing Divisions, and so foggy was the day that the General was No. 175 Company Girls' Life Brigade. lost and had to be escorted to his destinaCounty Surgeon Stewart was the judge tion by candles and torches. It was and the home team placed first after an here that "B.-P." foreshadowed the interesting and realistic displa,y. Boy Scout movement based on the pre-
The annual individual competition for cepts of the Order, in the following words: the Challenge Shield, presented by Presi- " If we could induce the rising generation dent Lady Tyrrell Giles for proficiency to take in the elements of chivalry and in first aid and home nursing, smartness imbibe its ideals, they would grow up with of uniform, and attendance at divisional them and develop much more than we meetings, was judged by Supt. J. G. could ever do in trying to induce the Horton. Amb. Officer Miss Thorne and present generation to take them up. I Amb. Officer Miss ButterfilL Cpl. Miss believe in that chivalry which the Knights Watts was the winner; whilst Hon. handed down, that devotion to others, Sergt. Miss Graiton was awarded the loyalty to the Crown, loyalty to the Runner-up Cup presented by Vice- Country, loyalty to comrades. That is President Lady Roney. the best kind of citizenship I could instil 58/5 and U5N Divisions held the and that is the chivalry handed down annual Officers' Mess Dinner on Decem- to us." 17
Darwen.-The annual inspection of the Darwen Divisions was conducted by Asst. Commissioner Major ]. A. Mackenzie.
The annual Christmas Fair, from which the Divisional Funds will benefit by about £40, was held in the Headquarters. Lady Hindle performed the opening ceremony and Mrs. A. L. McAdam presided. The highlight for the juveniles was the arrival of Santa Claus and his two fairies who soon stripped the Christmas tree of its toys. Superintendents of the Ambulance and Kursing Division expressed thanks.
Liverpool Corps Officers' Mess was formed a few years before the war; and monthly meetings have not only been enjoyable but also instructive. The programme for the past year has included social evenings, quizes, lecture on competition work, talk and discussion on "The Ideal Divisional Training Programme", and an instructive film show by the C.O.I. It is hoped more officers will become members and help to make 1949 session even more successful.
Officers' Training Course.-The Commissioner, l\Iajor Burt Hamilton, welcomed the delegates and stressed the importance of Officers, not only in their own units, but to the Order and Brigade in general. The Course was held under the Pre s idency of District Officer Graham Halbert at the :'IIanchester Corps Headquarters on December 11 and 18. The talks covered many subjects, including "Qualifications of an Officer" (deportment and appearance, psychology, ability to command and instruct, and discipline) " Education" (correspondence, records: returns and forms, channels of communi-
cations, and organization), "Regulations" (Brigade, Area, and Local), " Drill" (squad, company, stretcher, and ceremonial), "Control of a Unit" (regulations, social activities, instruction, propaganda, competitions). Each talk was keenly followed and the discussions later were lively, instructive, and interesting.
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM
Amersham.-At the Bazaar, in aid of Headquarter's Fund, held in the Ambulance Station early in December, a great variety of gifts suitable for Christmas attracted a large number of buyers and over £100 was realized
Aylesbury.-Competitions for the various Nursing Divisional trophies were held last month. In the absence of President Countess of Courtown, the awards were presented by County Officer Miss N. Sale.
Buckingham.-A Jumble Sale organized by the Nursing Division in aid of the Priory Church Rebuilding Fund realized £10 8s. 7d. At the annual competition for the Ashwell Cup, Asst. Commissioner E. A. Bishop judged the work done and placed AjS Miss Busby first. Chesham.-Asst. Commissioner Lieut.Colonel J. R. Collins inspected the lecture and committee rooms and medical comforts depot at the Headquarters , 'hen he presented Service awards to members of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions. Newport Pagnell.-A successful dance was held in Sherdngton Village Hall in aid of the Ambulance Funds.
Slough.-Lord and Lady Kemsley were at Serena Headquarters to watch
t he teams competing for the Serena Cup. T his was won by I.C.I. Ambulance team with Slough Town ursing taking second p lace.. . Princes Rlshorough.-At an enJoyable so cial of the Nursing Division, Supt. :'I1rs. Bower received a Bar to the Service "\redal from Dr. Conoley. Mr. and Mrs. Walker (Presidents of the Ambulance a nd ursing Divisions) were among the guests.
COUNTY OF CHESHIRE
Ches ter Corps was inspected by County Ofii cer T. Senior in the Ambulance Hall. Some 200 Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet p ersonnel were under the command of Corps Supt. '""f. A. who p arading for the last tllne pnor to movmg to the south of England. Corps Surgeon ]. G. 'Vigley, on behalf of the Officers a nd members of the Corps, presented a p air of silver candlesticks to Corps u12 t Anderson, and paid tribute to the admIrable work he had done for the Brigade in Chester. He also expressed regret on the of Mr. Anderson and his wife (who is president of the Chester No. 2 Nursing Division).
COUNTY OF CORNWALL
Budock.-Members of the Nursing Division recently organized a sale of work which was opened by Mrs. G. E. \'\'right, wife of Div. Surgeon \Vright. She was introduced by President Mrs. Giberne. Supt. Mrs. A. Rolling expressed thanks to all who had made the function a success
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE
Squire. A message of congratulations was sent to Admiral Sir Algernon Willis (Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth) on his appointment as County Vice-President.
COUNTY OF KENT
Sevenoaks.- early 160 members and friends of the Sevenoaks Division were present at a recent social, when Supt. F. G. Hodge kept the ball rolling with games and dancing . Corps Supt. A. Green (South-Eastern Section, British Railways) presented examination awards to successful candidates. Refreshments were provided by Supt. Mrs. '""falters (Nursing Division) and Miss Billing. Supt. Hodge extended thanks to all who had helped.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN
Gaioshorough.-The annual dinner of the Gainsborough Divisions, held on December 21, was a special occasion, it being fifty years from the day the first meeting was held from whIch sprang the division. Capt. H .. F .. C. Crookshank (Member for the Dlstnct) proposed "The Brigade", to which Commissioner Capt. G. B. Armstrong replied. Asst. Commissioner Dr. M. V. Lavin submitted the "Division ", and referred to the happy associations with its members. Supt. R. P. 'White responded; and Amb. Officer A. P. Niederleithner proposed "Absent Friends", making special reference to the devoted work performed by the late Miss Bessie Crookshank. Commissioner Armstrong presented Supt. White with a Vellum Vote of Thanks of the Order.
Stamford.-At the dedication ceremony 01 the Stamford Division's new ambulance.
the Mayor's Chaplain (Dr. J. Pickthall)
NurSing DiviSIOnal team winners 0 the Trimble Trophy (Lancashire District) for 1948.
Alverstoke.-At the annual dinner of said:" we all rejoice that there are the Alverstoke Division, the Mayor still opportunities for men and women of Gosport (Alderman A. R. Nobes) to render voluntary service to the comcongratulated the members of the Brigade munity for the sole satisfaction of having on the enormous amount of voluntary been helpful to one's fellowmen." The service they gave to the. Mayor of Stamford, who was accompani.ed in the ordinary course of theIr dutles. It by the Mayoress, presided at the serVIce is essential, he stated, that such work as and paid tribute to the service this should continue. Asst. Commissioner by Brigade personnel to the commuDlty. O. J. Francis, in proposing the ." Div. Surgeon W. A. Hawes pa!'s toke Division ", said that SInce ItS ticulars of the ambulance serVlce In inception in 1901 it had out Stamford from 1925, when the Brigade job efficiently under vanous supenn- obtained its first ambulance (before then tendents. The service given through the there was no ambulance service in the Medical Comforts Depot was of real town), up to the present day; and also value to the community. Supt. B. A. of the Fund by which the vehicle had Hawley (who presided) praised the w?rk been purchased. Those present included of the Officers of the Division. Dunng the Marquess of Exeter. and the the year 600 items had been loaned Marchioness of Exeter (PreSIdent of the the Medical Comforts Depot. MembershIp Stamford Division), County Commissioner of the Division had increased, and the Capt. Armstrong, Vice-President AlderCadets were being looked after. Other man H. Deer (and Chairman of the speakers included County Surgeon May- former Mayor's War Charity Fund bury, Councillor E. W. J. Payne (Corps which had donated £ 1,000 towards the Supt., Gosport), Hon. Sergt. W. G. purchase of the ambulance), Mr. W. A. J . 19
(secretary of the Fund), VicePresIdent Alderman S. Bassendine, and the Rev. J. Hands (Rector of St. Michaels).
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM
Appreciation.-The of the W. J. Orthopredic Hospital School for Children, Gosforth, has sent a letter to the County Commissioner in which she expresses appreciation of the service by the Gosforth Ambulance at -a fire which occurred at the Ho.spital. Although the incident was not aid, it is a good example of mitIatIve and prompt action taken by members. The Hospital is used a s the Headquarters of the Division and the fire occurre.d while the men were waiting for theIr annual re-examination.
, annual social of the DIVIsIon was enjoyed by about members and friends, the guests mcludrng County Officers D. Hindson and]. ,\V. Stobbs, Div. Surgeon]. Brown and members of the N.C.B. '
Jarrow Ambulance Division held its presentation of awards last month whIch was followed by a social. The Mayo; of Jarrow. (Councillor P. Scullion), who is also PresIdent of the Division County Officer ,!-, Midgley, and from ?ther were among the guests. [he awards mduded the 3rd Service :\Iedal Bars to Am b. Officer Gillman and Sergt. A Vote of Thanks on Mr. William Baty been actIvely associated with the DIVIsIOn for over thirty-five years, was unable to be presented as Mr B t who took his first aid certificate in was absent owing to illness. The Mayo;
offered to present the Thanks at a later date. Supt. A. R: Henderson arranged the meeting.
COUNTY OF NORFOLK
County Commissioner Sir Thomas Cook was the guest of the Cromer Rotary Club at a luncheon when he addressed the members on the Order of St. John. Holt Division entertained forty-three old people at the 'White Lion Assembly had been decorated. Supt. J. 1. Bnggs welcomed the guests; and the Rev. J. R. Southern announced that two. of the. old folk present were celetheIr golden wedding. Mr. G Klllght expressed thanks to members of the Holt Division for a grand entertainment.
King's Lynn.-County Commissioner SIr Thomas Cook attended the social for officers. and members of the Ambulance, Nursmg, and Cadet Divisions and them on their establIshment. on a peace-time basis. County PresIdent Lady Cook also attended.
COUNTY OF OXFORD
Norton.-The dedication and opelllng of new headquarters was carried out by the Rector, the Rev. E. N. Nind aD:d County.;, Commissioner Dr. GardinerHIll !"espectively. Those present included PresIdent Du C. Norris, County Surgeon Bnggs, and President Mrs. E. M. Crossman.
COUNTY OF SURREY
long, and more or less patIent waItrng, during which time
seve ral members ha \'e obtained Service :\Iedals, a building has been purchased for use as Headquarters. \Vhen first it was in a somewhat delapidated condItIon, but by the combined efforts of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions is now transformed into a very fine Headquarters Although quite a lot has still to be done, a house-warming party was held recently, and a varied programme has been drawn up, including the usual act ivities.
WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
Brighouse Corps.-The 46th annual meeting of subscribers and friends was held on December 4 with Div. Surgeon G. A. Collinson in the chair. The chairman referred to the practical manner in wh ich members 'assisted his wife when she had been taken ill during a performance of an amateur play. Asst. Commissioner H. Harrison presented awards which included Service Medals to Corps Surgeon R. M. Smellie (and 1st Bar), Amb. Sister A. Broomhead (and 1st Bar). Pte. \V. .Ho we, who gained this award died while on active service, and his widow received the award. First Bars to Nursing Officer A. Higson and Corps Sergt.-Major P. Beaton, 2nd Bars to Corps Supt. Hirst and Supt. B. Womersley (who also received his warrant of appointment), 3rd. Bar to Corps Inspector of Stores F. Kershaw, 4th Bar to Corps Secretary F. Sayles, 5th Bar to Corps Treasurer H. S. Rastrick, and 6th Bars to late Supt. ]. Brockless and Amb. Officer J. R. Saunders. Mrs. Collinson presented first aid and nursing awards. The Mayor (Alderman W. Whiteley), who was accompanied by the Mayoress, thanked the members for bestowing on him the Presidency of the Cadet Divisions. A welcome was extended to Dr. Turner who had been appo inted Surgeon to the Cadets.
COUNTY OF DORSET
Weymouth.-During last summer (May 15 to September 25) St. John personnel dealt with 1,076 cases at the first aid hut on Weymouth sands-an increase of nearly 200 on the previous season. During the time over 800 hours of voluntary duty was put in by the members. Eighty-eight cases were to Hospital or to a doctor; and whIle the usual variety of cases were encountered, in the course of a few days fifty cases of wasp strings were dealt wit!).
REVIEW
GENERAL ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.
By NORMAN CALDWELL, B.Sc., M.R.C.P., L.R.C.P., L.M.S.S.A. (Lond.), C.P.H., F.R.I.P.H.H. London: Charlesworth and Wiles, 555 Lea Bridge Road, E. 10 Price IS s. This book has been designed specifically for students of chiropody and to provide a course of general elementary science covering the requirements of the Society of Chiropodists. The contents are based on lectures delivered at the East Lancashire Foot Hospital, Manchester, and the author has been careful not to go beyond the syllabus of the Society.
ST. JOHN HOUSE
Situated three minutes from Earls Court Station, St. John House is proving an excellent meeting ground for all interested in St. John activities. Although primarily a Training Centre, St. John House is open as a club for all members of The Order, Association Centres, and the Brigade. Full membership annual subscription is one guinea per year, whilst Associate membership is extended to those who visit London on duty, and temporary membership to those who are on duty at any time.
Royston.-At the annual tea and Associate membership costs 5s. per year, presentation of awards, Div. Surgeon D. and temporary membership 2s. 6d. to Vining expressed the view that the pro- cover a period not exceeding one week. posed payment to members of Colliery A temporary member may become an Division would eliminate one of the highest Associate member at any time on payprinciples of the St. John movement, that ment of a further 2s. 6d. of voluntary service. Asst. Commissioner St. John House is available for ConDr. K. H. Beverley and County Cadet ferences and meetings, and already many Officer Mrs. Beverley were among the Counties and Regions have taken adguests, also County Cadet Officer T. C. vantage of the facilities offered. Sleeping Banhamand, District Officer Miss Ash- accommodation can be provided for some berry. Dr. Beverley said that Royston 50 persons, and the inclusive charges are has a good record and it gave him much very reasonable.
pleasure to hear of a Royston girl winning Applications for membership and for the Golf Medal for the best nurse. Both particulars of accommodation should be County Cadet Officers presented awards, forwarded to The Warden, St. John whilst Supt. Mrs. Fowler presented Dr. House, 15-16 Collingham Gardens, Vining with a coffee percolateI' in recog- London, S.W. 5. Visitors will find a warm nition of his services during the past year. welcome at all times 21
