The Review of the Order of St John (1961)

Dr. '1'. T. Baird. C. t.J.. 'h ie! urgeoJl Jor )T a7e reiewing IIl1it of the S eI port (.110n.) orp. top to peak to th e maU e memb er all parade.

AFTER a n i nL en a l o f one yea r, th e E ete r ilY P o l ice team agai n ',: on U1 m n ha mpio n hi p trop h y a t t he Gr a nd P rio r T ro ph y Compe tition on 0 e mb r 17th 196 0 T he y wel' r pre e nti ng bo th th e po i e force a nd the t. J o hn mbul ance Bri gade.

T h e wo m en t roph wa won b th e B riti h Ele tricit m b u la nce e n t r (port m o u t h)- a maid n victor for Bri ti h E l tri y in [hi compe ition

J I/ dge

P o l ice an d

Tealll

L t he distri bution of the prizes a t the con lu ion of the co m pe tition , the D irector -G ener a l (S ir P hilip S outh. ell) pre id ed. T he trophi and individu a medaUions \ ere p re e n ted b L t. -G eneral ir Henr y Pownall K.C. B

K B .E. , D 0. .c. (The Chancellor of the 0 t ener a ble O rd er of t. J ohn)

T he fo ll o \ving table g ive a summar of the ma rk g a ined b _ the re pecti e team

k L a bo ur B o ar d (G r a t a rmo u th)

so c ia tion (L ic (Team T e t) (D ua l Practical )

D uo! Pra ctical

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HONOURS LIST

f o rm and tr a in police ambul a n ce tea m s a l Ba rr ow th at h ave w on man y cont es ts in th e p a few yea r M.B.E. - Mr velin e M a ry Porle r VIce-Pres

a a p rivate 46 !,ear ag o a nd be ld every ran k up lo , an d in c ludin g u pe[lnt end en a nd a p pointed o unt y StaR.' Offi ce r in 1944. M r . L. D Th o mp son, J.P ., Pre id ent o f he So u lh Sh ore

l. J o hn mbll lance Bri ga d e in Bl ack po o 1. Pa ul ri ffi n ex - ch oo lm a Ler in yp ru s, n ow lIVin g JD n gla nd H ono ra ry me mb er of J B

DOUBLE PRESENTATION

EVENTS IN 1961

The following is meant as a guide to national events, so that readers may make arrangements as far in advance as possible.

ORDER AND BRIGADE

Ap r l 7lh- 9t h : King G eo rge VI Memorial L ea d e r ship Training Cour e-Southamp ton. (This course will cover the hannel Isles, D orset, Hampshire, I sle of Wight, ussex an d W iltshire.)

Apr il 12th: Br iga de Committee.

Apr il 2 1st-23 r d: King G eorge VI Memorial Leadership Training Course- anchester. (Tills course will co er hesh ir e, I sle of Man, D uke of Lancasler's D istrict, Shropshire and Staffor dshire.)

June 23rd: Commissioner and County Superintendents ( Conference.

J une 24th: Gener al A sem bly of the O rder-Mansion House. Annual Commemoration Service- St. P aul's Cathedral.

July 1 t: Brigade Final Competitions, Central HalJ estmin teL

July 21 t-23rd: K ing George VI emorial Leader hip Training Cour e-London. (This course wiJl cover Es ex, Hertford hire, Kent and London )

eptember 22nd -24th: Brigade T raining Course in Cadet Leadership-- ottingham ni ersity. O pen to any adult member of the Brigade aged 16 and upwards. o ember 1 t: Brigade Committee.

RECOGNITION FOR ST. JOHN PERSONALITIES

C. B E. G. E. Cmfl ,

THE l'.'EW YEAR H O OURS lis t contain ed t wo names w hich above all have given pleasure to countless member s of th e Association and the Brig a de-those of M ajor A. C. Whit e Knox and George E. Craft. For m a ny yea r s the se tw o St. John st alwarts ha ve been working together. Majo r Whi te Knox who has earned the title of the mo s t knowl edg ea bl e first -aider in Bri tain t oday, has richly earned his C.B.E.; George Craft the Competition Secretary, ga ins a longawaited M.B.E. for his untiring work in the a rrangem ent of first aid competitions for nationalised bodies and other organisation s. This is indeed recognition for one of the " back-room boys ," and we a re very glad to see it coupled with the honour granted to Major White Knox , w ho gained his first first aid certificate more than half a century ago a nd has since devoted his energy to forwarding the cause o f Rr s t aid all over the world

Among other main awards in the list , concerning people wh o are connected with the Order of st. John, are : KNIGHT BA CHELOR- Alderm a n John Charles Burman , County P resident, Birmingham

K.B.-c. S. K. Bovell, C. M .G. , O.B.E. InspectorGeneral, N igerian Police Senior Commissioner , St John Ambulance Brigade, Nigeria

OUEE N'S FIRE SERVICE lVIEDAL-Lt Comdr. S. F Willey, Exeter's Chief Fire Officer , Superintend e nt of Exeter Fire Brigade Di vision, S.J.A.B. 2 QUEE S POLICE

C.M.G . - J . W .

C.B.E. - S Lawren ce o unt y ce-Pre id ent fo r Am bulan ce Perso nnel , East Ri d in g of York h ire. BRITISH EMPIRE lVIED G eo rge A. Gri me, ha irma n st. John Ambul a n ce A ssocia ti on, P ai gn lo n for pa 10 years

G eorge S te ph en so n ub- o ffi ce r , Hull F ire Bri ga d e, w ho a k es a k een int eres t in t he wo r k of th e S J A.B

O.B.E. - M J. M aco un Co mmi ss ion e r S J A B ., Ugand a.

Mr s. E eanor G a rn e t, a n o rgani se r of lhree St. Jo hn ur s ing Di vis io ns , is a n ex -comma nd a n t o f C log ber Nursing Div is ion Count y Vice-Presid ent of t. John a nd a Serv ing Si ster of th e Ord er.

Dr. E. M. D ea rn , a Kni g ht o f t he Ord er, mor e lh a n 25 year s se rvice wit h th e B r ig a d e, ornm i s on er of the Brig a d e and Vice-Ch a irman of St. John ouncil fo r the E a t Riding. Mr. Sidney Ballance, Chief Con stabl e of Barrow , assoca ted with the Br igad e more th a n 30 yea rs. Has h elp ed to

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Photo: A. Claude Toy/or

'1'. 1<' 01'1-'1 'J::H of Ihe '01111 1.11 oj Ea' I, ou ll aneZ _ 01'111

)) ('7.'011 ga Ul red al I II re idence of the ollllly 0111111 is. iOller, J Jojor T. 11" :racey, 10 honour Iwo of Iheir Ilumber who had rei red afler Il)IIa 'croice lL'ilh II! Briaode. They lccre pre.,,.C1/ led l'i lll .' i lver a /lI rays enarClved lvi/Ii Ihe eia /II poinled /'0.' alld II record of their. eroice.

0 11 /Ie left til 01111 1.11 'olllmis. ion l' een making Ihe pI' en lal ioll 10 l 1Jr n '. Ildcrhill, of _/, ·lIblirloll.forlller lrea 'o lll mis. ;oller. 011 1/1 D eVOll 3'7 yea r ervice (IneZ all the rig hl DT. R ichard Gray, of Kuler, 1. reo COlllllli 'sioner, Ea I D epoll. Inakin a II/ a li a .111'. JT. J B Perriam. of E l'Illoutll, for m er 11'1'0 ade l Officer, <Q I j) 'Vall, :3-1 year sen.'ice.

RABBIT STEALS SHOW

ovember 16th: Grand P rior s T rophy Competitions, P orche ter Hall.

NATIONAL FIRST AID COMPETITIONS

Th -folio, ing is a list of competitions organi ed \ ith the hel p of Headquarters T he St. John Ambulance s oc iation. Pl ac and date of tho e fi ed 0 far are et out below:

C O P ET IT IO VE nJE D A T E

P olice :

Br iri h E l ctricity

Am bu lan e Centr Girl L ife B rigade: I hni tr of viation:

D i ti ll er o. Ltd ou them rea

Fina l :

Uni ted K ingdom to rn ic Energy

utho r it :

B .T.C. R ailwa -

ONL Y TEN YEARS TO GO

n tr : G ran d P rio r Tr op h mp etitio n

P orche ter H all, .2.

Por he ter H all, .2. London

Board of T rade B uilding, Whitehall, Y .1.

Conwa Hall . R ed Lio n q., .C.1 T o b arranged

ar h 2 nd Mar h _ th ay 4th pril27th a 31 tor June 1 t lay 11th Ma 25th June th

J ul 6th JuJy 15th

Th fo ll in g a re till t o b

Bri ga d Dock and H arbour

In response to many requests, we bring back

REVIEW CRoss\\rORD No. 16

CLUES By W. A . POTTER

ACROSS

1. Muscle with duct in twisted road brings limb to body (8).

S. Storm here is trivial; about 5 fl. ozs. (3 -3 ).

10. Gland whose outer and inner parts produce different hormones (7).

11. Always young Edward turned up (7 )

12. Rewards (5).

13. Tonic muscle spasm seen in poisoning by 19 (9)

14. There's nothing before tetanus prophylactic for grain (4).

IS. Try near ice tin for waste product of protein metabolism (10).

19. Alkaloid poison used as antidote in snake bite (10).

20. A shilling to our acid (4).

22. Not often seen (7).

24. First rub back synovial structure (5).

25. Toe-less variety on horse's knee (7).

26. They lack thyroid secretion from birth (7).

27. Oppose Sister this way (6).

28. Natural impulse (8).

2. Outer covering of brain could be at a murder (4-5).

3. D isease, constellation, or tropic (6).

4 Sly a dmiring looks (5).

6 Current shock (8).

7. Wax found in nice tinctures (5).

8. Used to transfer skin to another part of the body (7-6)

9. Hold b ack about muscle injury (8).

10. Spirit less fun in the eye? (7-6).

16. Rigs lent to form curls (8).

17. Period during which patient is infectious (9).

18. 20 grains of conscience! (8).

21. Football game returns to li ttle gentleman for immediate attention (6).

23. Genus of b ears (5)

24 No cab returns at breakfast (5).

TO THE EDITOR

Dear Sir, In my lo cal am bulance divi ion, Lbere is a difference of opinion a to the con'ect method of app lying the ankle and foot bandage u ed in Lhe treatment of a fracture of the knee-cap and 1 would be grateful if you would kindly explain in detail ho\: thi bandage should be applied, in a fu ture edition of "THE RE IEw. " For in t nce, Some m mber of the di [sion togetl1er with rn elf ar of the opinion that it i app li ed as follows: pia tile entre of a narrow bandage on the under ide of the foot, rably at the arch then take the lao e end to above th fa at the in tep. [0 the end at tbe in tep then p them to the back of the ankle at the same time encamp as ing the spLint on which the legis r ling then cro the loa e end at the rear of the plint; take them around the plint and nkle to the in tep again where the end are tied off \ ith a re f knOl. our help in this matter would be greaLly alued, and with anticipatory tbank. - our faithfull

William Holdcroft, 10 8 Birks treet tok -on-Tr nl. Ed. - gre d tbat the way to apply a depi t d in fig. 62, p. 93 a you de cribe it, but P .M O. i of the opinion that it is simpler to tick to figur of bandage a in the te t (3 (b ).

P ub lic ity

Dear ir I wa roo t inter ted in the article on thi ubj t in the September issue as here in Li erpool the Brigade is tarved of publicity particularl y in [he Press.

Tbe great ad antage of good Publi R I ti n Officer is twofold - he let the public ee what \ d and also makes the public thio.!< hOlv nice to take parr in what we do. Recruiting of member for thc Brigade is in roy humble opinion , of ital imp rtance and link up with publicity

Speaking of gaining ne\ members (and retaining old ones) there i today a ad hange in the n tir Brigade procedure. Recently 1 compar d a Fir t Aid ertificate of 1960 with my 0\ n of 1934. ine is a stiff, olid and well-printed document it giv the names of the e amining Medi al ffi er, and Secretary , and feel proud of it. But what a Aim cheap looking piece of paper the pr ent-da certi.ficate i Likewi e the Medallion of 1 37 i 'i ell finished i.n Bronze, the Label for J 93 -9 are olid and bear my number on the back hen '[ compare today s lightweight metal and note ur r ic do not even merit the engraving of our number on labels, I cannot belp but feel we are regarded a cheap

Again, the much prized Long er ice Medal ha become a thing of pity by virtue of poor finish in cheap metal rather tban a proud decoration mad of silver (as formerly) to signify the worth of the service fo r which it is awarded.

These may seem minor point, but I a sure you they are not, as many senior officers must know. If it cou ld ever be arranged for the Brigade to enjo the publicity here in the Merseyside Di trict that 1 have noticed in the South of England, 1 am ure we would a ll be most grateful.

In conclusion, may [ say tb at publicity for cadet divisions is also sad ly lacking, and where could it be more important to promote interest and l ay the foun dations for future senior members?

As an ex-army officer, I do know how we ll the juniors responded to " a little appreciation of the efforts, made openly, brought s ta rtling results by greater efforts."

Thanking you for your continued supply of interest and knowledge. - Yours faith fully, William Pul1ington Priv ate No 421694, Excha nge Divi s ion " A " Corps, Liverpool.

HISTORIC FONT

I N USE AFTE R

300 YEARS

AI INTERESTING C EREMO Y was held in the cr ypt of the Priory Church , Clerkenwell when the christening took pla ce of O enone Jemim a Luke, the second daughter of Mr. and the Han Mrs. Michael Luke and grand-daughter of Sir Harry Luke, the R egistrar of the Order of St. John.

Our picture sh.ows the Rev Christopher Perowne , T.D ., Chaplain to th.e Order, condu cting the cere mon y The font used at the ceremony , is that of the Commandery Church of the Knights Hospitaller a t Hogsh a w, Buck dedicated to St. J ohn the Bap tist which was last u se d fo r worship about 1650. Since then the font has been a t Fulbrook F arm, a short distance from the s ite of the Comm andery, where latterly it formed a portion of a rockery. It has now been presented to the Order of St. John through the owners, Corpus Christi College, Oxford and the ten a nt of the farm , Mr. Alan Curtis, and its remo va l, restoration and re -erection in the crypt of the Grand Priory Church has been un d ertaken by Lieut. - Colonel W W D o ve K St.J ., the Cro s Bearer to the O rder.

Canadian Priory Chancellor Dies

THE CA ADIAN PRIORY h a s suffered a great lo ss in the death of C. A. Gray, Knight of Grace who wa s Chance llor of the Ord er for 14 years until his retirement in J une of last year. Mr. Gray's connection with t he Order of St. John and the work of St. J ohn Ambu lance goes back more t han 40 years and he was Treasurer of the Order for more than 25 years In recognition of his outstanding service he was awa r ded the Service Medal of the Order, with Palm , some years ago. H e b ecame Chancellor of the Order of St. John in Ca nada when the status of the Order in Canada was raised from a Commandery to a Priory in 1946 He served continu ously from that time and during this period visited the organis a tion in every province in Canada. He was well known in Great B ritain also where he had vis ited the Order twice accompanied b y M r s. Gray who is a D ame of G r ace of th e Order. Upon his retirement in J une Mr. Gray s outstanding reco r d of service was recognised by many war m t ributes including a message from Governor Gen eral Vanier , in which he referred to Mr. Gray as" a very great gentleman."

O ne of the h ighlights of h is period of service wa s the active and prominent part he took in the negot iations between st. J ohn an d the Canadian Red Cross Society which culminated successfully in an agreement defining their respective spheres of activ ty. Mr. Gray was an Honorary Life Memb er of the Canadian Re d Cross Society.

D ur ing Mr. Gray's Chancello rsh ip the work of St. John 6

GloLlce teT.

H.R H TH E O R CLOSE FINISH AT LEICESTER

o LY 0 E ma rk se pa rate d th e Lci ce te r it y Tr a n p rl

D i vi ion tea m re prese min g th e Tr a ffi c St a rr a nd the Oep

Staff a t the end of t he a nnu a l fir ( a id co mpe l ilion fo r lh

Sta fford Troph y, held in th e Tr a n po r t R ecrea ti on lu b

Belgrave G a te, Leice ler. Th e w inn ing tea m fr o m he

Tr a ffic St a ff r e pres ented by gl. R Bull oc k , Pte. F. li a rd,

Pte. D. Reeve a nd Pt e. R M oo re, ga in ed 1]3 m a r k a nd th e

Depot Sta ff ea m (Pt e J H Hubb a rd , pI. J rang r

Pte. C. B ezant a nd Pt e. P a tel) J J2. Judg e fo r t he o mp eti-

tion was the Di vis ion a l Surg eon D r. J h a pe l.

Th e troph y was pre se nted by th e Tr a n port D e pa r tme nt

General Man a ge[ Mr J oop e r th e d iv s ion 's Pr e id n l.

He wa s accomp a nied by th e di vision a l ce- Pre id e nt , r.

F. G. Lincoln , th e dep a rtmen t' bi e f (R o ll in g Stock)

Mr. Cooper pa id ribut e t o t he fin work perfo rm -d b y tb e di v s ion " Thi s a not a ble occas ion for th is yea r l he t eam ha ve won the Sti r k Troph y th e pre m ie r n a tion al awa rd for road passe nge r t ra n port tea m fr o m a ll o ve r t he country I s hould lik e to th a nk Dr. C ha pe for hi grea h e lp· a nd encouragem ent. Hi e ffort s hav e bee n one of t he important f actors in thi s di v ision continu a l uccess a nd very high st and a rd of effi c ie ncy. "

BOOK S H E L F

REALLY, NURSE! by Rog er Br ook (S ou ve nir Pr ess, 6s .)

A co llection of howler s, misprints a nd mi con ce plion s ompiled from hospi tal exa mination paper. Th e re a re som e good la ughs for anyone who has ever work ed in a hospit a l and sever a l seem almost too sh rewd to be acc identa l. A handy book for a belated New Year pre ent , perh a ps

IN ONE

DIVISION

53 G. P.

BADGES

1•. >1 WIT rl OLLlE {\ ,\:I 1B E DIn lOX S o. 1

X.C. B 1r a .D erb y .·lIir£'. R oe h ca det i n lh e piclure (lh ir ly"m'e oj th em ) 1 Ihe holder oj Ihe rand Prior ,' B adde, whiZ l

Ille [o a l 1lI1ll1ber oj mild P rior odel ' in th e division

Jijly- Ihree. 11 wou l d be 'c r!} in lere 'ling to know iJ any other dir,i , 'ion 11 0 llch 0 p roud boa I. r hey arc al a ve r y efflClenl lI/ fir ," azd as Ihe I' phies ,' ugg .' / Til D ivi ional • 'liP rin /end 111 i. J fI ani all and _ t rea olll l71i. ioneT

JIr. B E enda ll O. J

PARTING GIFT

THREE OF A KIND

Phoro: P. W. Jacks oll

BER E P.\Y 'E 1 4) oj' L eice I r , a II/ em ber oj t il e n e, IyjOl'll/ed ou lhjie /cl Li brar y XlIl' illd ade l D i i on oj Ih e

I J olin Aw bil ance B rido(/e, said Jarewe llt o lI er Jell o- cadet jly i n rJ 10 " 'a ir ob i , E enya,. wi lh her lII olli er, to jail! her ja fli n j11,.. J B P aYll e, who I S lci /It the I i I' Jli ni Iry i ll X airo bi

B CTl1ice i s herc rece it i ng a rose bOt I J 1'0 1I/ 111 ,.,. D Gib be o the d iv i ·ion a ll beha lJ oj h I' cadel Jri end , (lnd sm d 10 Ih elll " T h ope ver y lIIu eh 0 joi l1 a I. J ohn V ur. i ng a de l Div i io n in " \ a i robi, and w ill t rit e 10 yo u and l ell Jj OIl oj III!) e rpe ri en ce "

SUFFOLK CADETS IN LONDON

D Y 1 La , DO wa njoyed r ntl 24 trang , from th e Ip swic h urs ing a det Di vi i n ca m to B forc lunch they wen t to the Tow r of London and 'IJ1 U1e afternoon pent two nj oyable hour a t t John'Gate where Mr. Town showed them 0 er the Order's Headquarters a n d hu rch. 7

THEy'RE Iriplel - a far as we know t he only on e ill the B rigade- the name is W illis, and they' re ho lding the trophy of t heir division B rislingto71 S u r ing Cadet D iu ion, B ristol.

The Face is Familia r . . .

rI QUE ENROLMurr in the r. John Amb ulan e Briga de o urr do n 0 emb r 16th \ hen D i i ienal Su perintend ent L. P Rid e r, .B t. J. of the R de Am bu lan e D ivi ion \ ho ha d bee n in it ed to ac t a enr olm nt offi er f or a erem on a rra nged by th R yd e mbul a n ce adec D i i io n , \ as called upon to e nrol hi t\ 0 o n Gr a ham a nd T re or. as t. John a det

AWARDS TO FORMER CADETS all joined

Promotions and Appointments

H ER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Sov ereign H ead 01 th e Order 01 St John) has been gracio Lisly pleased fo sall ctioll

the lo llo wt ng promotiolls in and appoil1tments to Th e !VIos{

Ve ner able Order of the H osp ital 01 St. J ohn 01 J eru salem

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Col. Philip Her b ert Catt.

Maj.-Gen James Malcolm Lesl e Renton, C.B. , D.S O.

O.B.E.

Lt.-Cmdr. Aubrey Fitzmaur ice Inglefie ld R N.

The Hon. M aurice Rich ard Bridg man C.B.E.

Dr. Thomas D ermo t Wyon Fryer.

Sir Harr y C hapman Sinderson, K.B .E. , C.M.G., M.V.O.

John Ambrose Carman, M.D.

H enry Loveday Bos wor th , O.B.E.

Edward Merrills Dearn , M.B.

Col. Sir Will iam Coates K.C.B. C.B.E. YD. T .D

F R .C. S. L.R C.P

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F KJ.'ITGHT

The Hon. William Fr a ser.

The Lord Ashburton

H.E. Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston , K.C.M.G.

John Francis Maclean.

Lord Rob ert Crichton-Stuart.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE KNIGHT

Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley-Cohen

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF DAME

Lad y Anastasia W ernher, C.B.E.

F OR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Kenneth Clifford Cook.

Br g. Rober Arthur Ph ayre, D.S.O.

William George Thomas.

Donal d James Turnbull, M. R .C .S. L.R.C.P

James Jackman

William John Best Perriam.

William Mather.

Col. John Milns West C.B.E. T.D. D .L.

George James Creech.

John T refor Watkins, M.B ., M R C.S., L.R.C.P

R eginald William Osgathorp.

Michael Sylvester O Ror ke, C. B .E.

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Air Cmdr. G eorg e Henry Morley, O B .E., Q .H.S., F.R.C.S. , L.R.C.P.

Sir John Bowes Griffin Q .c.

F OR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Doris Kathleen , Miss Gibb ins.

Mary Gwen do line Ogle , Mr s. Some rs

Ethel May, Miss Stonehouse

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (Sister)

Natasha, Lad y Johnston

FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)

Harold Bank s.

Alfred John Savage.

Harold William Charles Helley.

John Alfred Goodier.

Joseph Garfield Barrett.

Hilmer John Olson.

Reginald Latham Brown, M B.

Charles Nelson Burnham-Slipper, T.D. M.R .C. S ., L.R .C. P

Edwin Thornton Weekley, M.R .C. S ., L.R.C.P.

Arthur Burton

Bertram George Andrews

Col. John Dudle y Sherwood O.B. E. T D. D.L.

Albert Sidn ey Barcl ay.

Leonard H er bert Ri cke tt.

B asil E dw a rd Norm a11

Joseph orfieJd .

John Miller Bennion, G.M

Ernest Barn aba Figueire d o M B.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GR DE OF O FFI ER (BROTHER) ( B- HAPLAIN)

The Venerable L ance lot Ma on, rchdeacon of hich ler.

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF O FFl E R (BRO THER)

Henry Edwin Hobb ,F. R S.

Jo lm Alexander Willi on.

Michael Spencer Gosling.

Jo eph Sankey Blomfi el d

Vernon 0 bert Le, is

D r. 0 mond in ley Tomlin on

D r. Willi am Jolm Gerard Drake-Le oJ. Ri chard Home Studholme O B .-.

M a lin Sor bie B.

Peter Gran d ie O we n.

Albert R a mond il ke.

F OR ADMlS IO T IN THE GR D E OF OFF! E R (BROTHER)

Wilfred Lyonel Miron , O B ) T.D.

FOR PROMOTIO T TO THE G R D 0 O F "l (I E R)

Blanche Emily Miss Bu ton. R R

Betty Do reen , Mi Lidgle.

ellie Kathleen Mi D ean.

Win ifred Anni , Mr H a \ kin.

hri tine Mary Mi s heryer.

Anne Alice, Mr Ettridge.

M a rg aret E li zabeth Mi oung.

Vera Gertrud Mr Booth.

TI-fE GR " OF OF 1 ER ( ITER)

Sqd .jOW Ann Smith McDonald .R R.

Prior Holds

Investiture . In New Zealand

PIr O/ O: Tir e D Olllillio ll

IT was an unu ual and impres i e cene in the Town Hall of ellington e Zealand, on eptember 25th \' hen Lord akehur t Lord P rior o f the Order, \' ho was touring ew Zea od in e led a number of po tulant who had been admitL d lo, or promoted \ ithin, the Order.

The cerem n y took pI ce in lbe pre ence of the Mayor (Mr. Kitl ), the Pr ime Mini ter ( r. a h) the inister of Defenc r onno ll y), and a large represe nt a tion of tbe ip I malic orp. Imo t eery seat in the Town Hall was ccupied.

In a bricf addrc

\ ere eated b r the dais the Lord Prior recalled the an ient rigin of the Order and remarked that it as the nly ne that had ur i ed from medie al time that \ a lill performing it primary function - alle iating the di tres fhumanity.

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FOR ADMIS 10 IN THE GRAD F BRO H R

Charles Allen White.

Brian Erne t M ar 11a ll.

Rowland Hill , M.B.E.

George William Ba rtram.

M aj Arthur John P ar on , M.B.E.

Dr. Alan H edworth GoJ Jedge.

Joseph Jon es, O.B

Clifford Jo ep h B enjamin Lockyer.

George Vernon ortilcott, B.E.

Will iam R onald Kenda ll

J ohn Arthur W est.

J ohn H obbis Harris

Frank George Upton.

Leonard Hollow ay.

I vor Henr y Timms.

Henry Ch ar les Pimm

Willi am J ames M ea lin g.

M a rtin Luther P en-et t.

Ernest Percy Odey.

Rodne y Leonard Cox.

Charles Samuel P yn e.

Stanley J a mes Comp on.

John H arney.

Charles E dw ar d Swa nn

John Thornton.

Jo sepb Wood.

Robert Stringfellow

Thomas E dward 1ssotl.

Willi a m Thomas Ward.

d\ in mold Barri

Henry Hugh Pa oe.

Ronald ardncr

Jam illiam Parker.

Willi am B art ett.

rn t h ar le Hortin.

Harold red ri ck Diamond

J ohn Pro ctor.

I var Geoffrey Hu ey tanley J ohn iney.

incla ir Hugh on, B

Willi am Wri g ht

Weldon p n c r Jon

John George an.

John Patrick affncy.

Norman Blu ett.

James Will ianl Gibson.

Harold Br igh l.

qd -Ldr. J e d win George Hancock, D .F.

Geoffrey M a r ha ll.

George John otton.

Ru el1 Green

Albert E dw a rd Morgan.

H enry H ave lo ck Todd.

M aur ice Jon es.

Peter Hygat

George Alb ert King

E dwar d Vi ctor M as on

described as a " working brotherhood, " which descended from one of the great orders of chi airy of nearly 1,000 years ago. The Order had been split in medieval times, but had been revived in the re ign of Queen ictoria b y devoted workers on a basicall y vol un teer basi s.

Though definitely religious in origin stated Lord Wakehur t there was nothing to prevent any Christian from whate er d nomination from joining its British version . Turning to the postulants, the Lord P rior said:' Remember that the cro you will receive the ign of man' redemption Its arms syrnboli e the Christian irtues of prudenc temperance, justice and fortitude. Its points tand for the eight Beatitudes, which pring from the practice of those virtu namely-humility sorrow for sin meeknes , thirst for righteousness mercy purity, peace suffering under per ecution. Its \ hitene >; ill ever remind you of the purity of Life required of Chri t s soldiers and ervanr, ho e duty it to act in the defence of the Christian faith, and in the er ice of the poor , the ick and the uffering."

The Lord Prior then directed the director of ceremonies to summon the po tulanrs. That office was filled b r. A. Kirkpatrick , a Knigh t of Grace. .B.

Francis Wheatcroft.

Jo1m Thomas A d kins.

Art h ur J ohn M l l.

Cecil James Jago.

Harry Will iam Nethercott.

Edward Stanle Lamb.

Alfred Thomas Roach.

Gilbert Mark Cray.

Allen Wilfred Tolley.

Albert Spencer Yates.

Frederick Henry Ellard.

George Buller Brigstock.

John Henry Jordan

Richard Benjamin Adams.

Godfre y Gordon LoughLin Crawte.

Theodore Thomas D umare q.

Charles Philip Longland.

Joseph William Limb.

Willi,illl Ed'vvard Field.

Douglas Gordon Mepham.

S ydney Joseph Pownell.

Sidney John James Beasley.

Jasper Cowley Rand.

Harold William Russell.

George Ernest Swann

Bernard Cecil Sh illaker.

D erek Hingley Cutler, M.B

Albert Simon Green.

Tom Ellis.

Cedric R obson Cone.

Herber t D ixon.

Edward Eldridge Blomfield , M B

D avid Ward

Frank Hedley Hewson.

Albert Ainsley Ward.

James Campbell MacIntosh , M B.

J ohn Thomas P akeman.

Leonard Harvey

Jack Boothroyd.

Andrew Henry Earley O B E.

Kenneth P age H adingham, O B .E.

Bernard Alan Sheldon

Ronald Stewart Benton

Thomas Arputham Soosa y athan.

Leong Min Char.

Col. George William David Jennings.

Cuthb ert Francis Edward Stanford, M B

F OR ADMlS SI O N IN THE GRADE O F ASS O CIATE SER VING BRO THER

Gulam Hassan Mohamed Bu x

Stanley Harold Chazen, M R.C.S. , L.R.C.P.

F O R ADMISSIO N IN THE GR ADE O F SER VING SISTER

Pamela Edith Mrs. Co wlard.

Mona M a rvis Eileen, Mrs Nicholls.

Florence I vy, Miss B ott.

Edith, Mrs. Holmes

Mar y Ann, Miss Cooper.

Amy Louise, M iss E va ns. Agnes, Mrs . Gilpin.

Adeli ne, Miss McCully.

Hannah, Miss Gra ys on.

Mildred Ella, Mrs. Gould.

Sybil Frances Jane, Mrs P etters

Mary d'Es t outeville, Mrs My echreest.

Mabel , Mrs. Middleton . Florence, Mrs Staniforth

Eleanor Sarah, Mrs. Gillard.

Florence Ellen, Mrs. Tee d

Alice Maud , Miss Sheld on

Alexan d ra Eileen, La d y Wheatley.

Edith , Mrs. H a r greaves :

Barbara J ane, Mrs. Forbes

Katie D orothy, M r s. J effery.

Eva Gertru de, Mrs . D ig by.

Gladys Evelyn, Mrs. Carl ton

Vera Gla d ys, Mrs. B owd en

D orothy Maria Miss Lewis.

Gw ladys Evelyn, M rs Evan s.

EMER G ENCY I N C AN ADA

JAMAICAN POLICE FINALS

GRAND PRIOR BADGE FOR PERTH CADET

F O R ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF ERVING ITER

Amy Lea, Mr s Warren P ea rl , B.E.

F O R ADMIS 10 IN THE GRADE OF o TE QIRE

W R. Earp (o n ap po intment as P er onal quire to ir Pau l Boo t h)

Lt.-Col. Edward Reminglon-H obbs, D .S O. O.B.E. (on appoi ntm ent as P ersonal Esqui re to ommander E. A Morrison).

Mich ae l Bon ello (on a ppoin lme nt as P e r onal quire t Sir H enry Pown a ll) A FURTHER LIST of P rom otio ns a nd A pp oi.ntm ents will app ear n nex t month 's iss ue of th e " R ev ew", dea lin g with the Priory of Sc otla nd , Pr ory in Aus tr a li a, Co mma nd ery in Wes t ern Aus tra lj a, Comm a nd ery of Ard , a nd th e Ameri ca n Soci ety of th e Ord er

NU.1· inu adet J ean lIIilll P er illo. 1 {l,Turs in u ade l D ivis1·0 1l bein u p1"Cscnled illI lI er Orand Prior B adue by Ih e Gove?·nc)1" oj H'1es t er ll Au mlio, H .E. ir harles Gaird l/

ON OCTOBER 28th the police held their first aid competition for the Denham Cup in the St. Joho Headquarters, Kingston , Jamaica, and our picture shows one of the teams in action. The test was one in 'i hich a man and a woman were fighting , and another man came to the res,:ue of the woman. The fir t man then stabbed the rescuer ill the chest and abdomen and in trying to run away fell 0 er a chair and broke a rib The woman, " a police constable, can be seen itling in the corner watching the tearn working after· she·· had been treated for hysterics.

The team from o. 2 Police Area of the island were the winners, with the team from o. 1 Police Area second and the team from 0.4 P olice rea third. Six teams competed. lthough the competition was held on a night when torre nt of rain had been falling all day, it was v ery well attended and one of the examiners-Brigade Surgeon D T. C. J. -drove many miles through flooded roads to reach Kingston. . . Tn congratulating the winners the Council Chamnan.

ir Colin cGregor, said he \ as particularly happy to see the police holding the fir t aid competition in S(: Headquarter a they \ ere ope of first atl<?ns to Jamai a to undertake fir t aId traIQlllg when It wa mtroduced into the i land in 1 99

Photo Gleaner

CHAMPIONS OF CHESHIRE

AWARDS FOR NURSES

S i r Cecil W a k eley B t ., K B. E. B ., F.R C.S., with a g1'O UP of p 1'e -nu,1'sing tud ents w ho a ll obtaine d thei?' S.J ,A A a du,lt ce rt ifica tes in fi TSt ai d at S to k e lIIan devi ll.e Ho sp ita l , A yle bw· y

The Ball

THE FIRST " NURSES' BALL," organised b y the urs illg M irror , looks like being quite an occa sion. It will be held a t the Ro yal Albert Hall on March 21st with t wo of Britain' top bands and a fine cabaret.

It's a chance for nurs es t o exchange their uniforms fo r dance frocks and step out in a wonder ful a tmosphere t o t h e music of Cyril Stapleton s O r ches r a a nd Kenn y Ball an d hi Jazzmen. We are sure m a n y n ursing m embers o f the Brigad e too would welcome this opportuni ty of a night o u t. Tickets , at £1 Is. each , ca n be ob tai ned from Mr T. G Fletcher, The Nurses' Ball N ursing Mirr or, Do r se t House Stamford Street , London , S.E l and if you a re m a king up a party you can take a priva te bo x For ten people it co sts £1 8s. 6d. each for 12, it is £1 7s and for six it co sts onl y £1 6s. each. But order your tickets earl y.

COTTON CUP COMPETITION

I N t he eighth Annual First Aid Competition for the " Thoma s Co tt on Cup " held a t the S an t on Iron wo rks Co. Ltd., on Saturd ay, October 8th , 25 fir s t aid te ams from seven counties competed The winner s were R aw do n Colliery Ambulance Di vision with 174 ma rks ou t o f a possible 180 , B irmingh a m City Po l ice, 165 ma r ks, o tt in gham County Police, 162 m a rks , M ansfield S.J A B Div ision, 160 marks and Newcas tle-under-Ly me Police, 155 m arks. Amongst those who comp eted wer e four la dies tea ms fro m Staffordshire, Warwic kshire and the coun y of D erb y, who earned for themsel ves grea t appl a u se for t he excell ent s ta ndard of first aid they put up. The tes ts which were arranged by Area Staff Officer R. Nail , a n d S. Wilso n (late Divis ion a l Superintendent of The Stanton S. J .A B. D vis ion). The judges D r. J . L. W. Johnson, No.5 Area Surgeon a nd D r. R N. Wilson, Divisional Surgeon of the Stanton D ivision , commended the high standard which h a d bee n achieved in the compe ition Members of the Stanton D ivision received a specia word of pr a ise for the ir excelle nt " casualty faking." Mrs. E. A M. Wilson , wife of Dr R N W ilson, presented the" Thomas Cotton Cup " Refreshments were provided by the Stanton Nursing Division

FROM BRIGADE TO NURSING

DURlNG its 18 years of existence, the Wi lb erforce II Nursing Cadet Div ision, East R id ing of Yorkshire, has su pplied 29 cadets t o the nursing profession a n d sever al have joined t h e adult division-a fine record Mrs. D A. Wrighton has been the superintendent for 17 of the 18 years , and has had great suppo rt from all members, in p a r ticular t h e C harl t on sister s- Christine (22), Mary (21), and Barb ara (17). 12

AWARDS

IN JAMAICA

HE N AL ALL - I L TD co LPETlTIO T h eld at K inas toll Jamaica, 'Were walched by 2 00 peop le. Thir leen team COII/p et ed, an d 1 6 indivi duals for the six ilver CU7). Th e cups and prizes we re pusent ed by a m ember oj l he and' L egis la tive ounci l, th e H on. D avid Coore II er e he is p r ese nting th e ni led F r u i t o Cup (for Am bulance per 0 /1n el i n divi du a l F i rs t Ai d test ) to F i r t- cla on table Edna

D is tant, of th e Jamaica Con s tabu la ry Th e to p tea m awa rds were w on by o. 1 Kings ton A mbulance D ivision 0..3 Kings to n ur sing Divisi on and o 4 K ing ton Nur. in,!; D i vision.

Berkshire's £750 Ball

OVER £750 was raised at the Berkshire County Ba ll a t th e Counci l Chambers, Abingdon , Berks. This social and 6nancial success was due to the h a rd work of the committee, un d er its President, the Hon. Lady Gamage a nd h a irm a n, Mrs Mockler. The next day a b azaar w as held a the Ro ya l Ascot Hotel in aid of the St. J ohn Ascot D ivision, wh e n pro ceeds amo unted to £45 0

P hoto: G. P .O.

AT t il e mee ting (l to T.) JltiT W eather ley, D ,' Ande.rson, Medi cal Offi ceT T rea u?'y, 1.1111'. R J B ake?' , Assulan t ecrelary in cli arge oj Training &; W elfare B ranch, G P. O., ir I rving Gan e h ai7'lllan, ily oj London enlre , .J .A.A., and L l - 01. J E. F Gu eril z ecu ary, J .A.A.

G .P.O. STALWART'S FAREWELL

LEVERH U LME are extended to the H azel Gr ove urs ing D iv ision who for the thir d time have won th e Leverhulm e Cu p presented a n nua ll y since 1947 to t h e most efficient am b ulance or nursing division in hes hir e. In the a b sence o f L o r d Leverhulme, Capt. P R eay, Chairman of the St. John Counci l an d former Commissioner, p resented the C u p to he d ivision on O ctober 8th. The ceremony took p ace at the County Headquarters, Knutf o rd in t he p rese n ce o f t he Chairmen from the Ur ban D istrict Co u ncils o f H azel Gr ove and Bramha ll a n d Knutsford; the Commi ssioner W Cecil R obinson Esq ; membe rs of the St. J ohn ouncil an d County Staff.

T he division was honoured by the H azel Grove and Bramhall Ur ban D istrict Council on ovember 1s t, when the officers and member s, with the Commissioner, W. Cecil R obinson, Esq.; Area Superintendent Mrs. J. J B omford and other members of the County Staff were invited to attend the council meeting.

, We extend to the H azel Grove ursing D ivision our warmest congratulations in winning the Le verhulme Cup for the third time. We are very proud of you, " said the Chairman, cUr. Mrs. K. H ammond after welcoming the v isitors. " I know a little of the rem endous effort in gaining this tropb y for three years out of the 13 years it has been a warded. T he Cup is given for all round efficiency, and as there are 90 di isions the presence of tbis cup in this council chamber demonstrate what is Pennington a nd her di vision ha ve achie ed .' T he Chairman al 0 memioned the honour recently bestowed on Miss P ennington and congratula ted her on being admitted to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem a a Se rving Sister.

Thanking the council, iss P ennington said' We do not e pect an y reward for our effor ts save the satisfaction of knowing \ e have helped someone along tbe way. It is very encouraging that \ e have some ackoo \ ledgment of our work by the local authority."

CORNWALL 'S CONFERENCE

TRAINING CONFEREl CE was held at the Kilbirn ie Hotel ewqua for officers and e.O.s and selected other rank (inc1ud ing cadet over 16) \J ith potential qualities of leaderhip. It tarted after lunch on Saturda y, ovember 5th and fini hed after tea on unday and was tbe first of lts kin d in omwall for many years. 0 er 100 member att.ended from al l parts of the county \ ho thoroughC enjo ed the talk and the chance o f mee ting otber member in an informal and friendly atmosphere.

Ex-Cadets Form New Division

The confer nce wa honoured b the attendance of the fir t i it to Com" all and he gave a most in tru tive and inter ting talk on e\ Me thod in First id. The remainder of the programme \ a gi en b peakers urg on - in - hief ajor e. \ ite Knox pa ing hi from wit h in an d outside the B rigade , includin g a weI orne gue t in the per on o f t h Co unty uperintendent ) from om r et, Mi Bru e-S teer. T he ta lk were kept a vaned a po ible, bu t care wa taken to b ui ld up a balanced , hole. th aim be ing to con ey up- to -date information b e pert on ubjects fo rming the ba kgrouod to Briga d e \ ork in a r ur a l coun t , b ut \ h ich ',: ere b y no mean common knowl edge to e eryon e. H R .H. Prin e Chula. Count Vi ePr id en t h o \ ed a wo nderfu colour film o f T hailand after d inn r on t h S atur d a a nd ther were firew ork aftenvard asitwa Gu F a'i k D a.

30 Members - 70 Awards

NORTHUMBERLAND COURSE

A DAY C O FERE E for pr id ent offic rand m mb r of th e Bri ga de ur ing Di vi ion of o rthumbe rl a nd \ as held in the N ew Lec ture Thea tre Ro ya ic to r ia Infirm a ry , N e wc a tIe upon T yn e on No emb er 1 tho 1960 and cr a ted grea t interest amon g th e [30 who a t tended Opening r e m ar k by the ha irman, M rs M 1. Kirkup Count y ice-Pre ident, were fonowed b y a number of t a lks on ubject connec ted with brigade work 13

t a tion

AMBULANCE FOR LEE

AFTER a Chtl?"ch P ara de a t St. F a ith' Clwr cll, L ee -o n:th e-So len t , 'W h en th e divis ion s a t L ee a w a n :Lus til? l mb ulan ce h an d ed over t o th e ambtt lance d iv i i OIl by th eil'

PT esident, M?"s , A. E. J ollife, 7. 71 0 g a ve th e ve h ic le t o th e di v i sio n 1llT Jolliff e is see n ha n d ing o-er th e og bo ok a nd th e 've hi cle k ey s to iUT B R eid dr ive?" , 'W h o h an k ed th eir

PT esi d ent on beh a lf of th e officers an d me mb er of th e d ivision.

Sho?"tly afte?" th e d edi cat1on by R ev. O. S. Tills th e a mb11lance was ca ll ed out to an a ccid ent. On tlli th e jiTS t occas i on, .th e cr e'W w as D Tive7' R ei d , Pt e Sam so n o th e li ve r ok e

A. D ., as s1. sted by C. /S g t. G. S i ch

WARDEN WANTED

T WO R ESIDENT POSTS are vacant a a L eatherhea d home for 19 disabled men and women (35-55 age group) Ward en -sala ry £3 50-£4 00 and ursing Or d erly, £2 00 per annu m Applications to Mrs. J effco a t , 4 G loucester R oad , King ton-on -T hames.

FINE NEW H.Q. FOR SIDMOUTH-

-AND BRAINTREE

T HE EW H EA D QUA RT ER of th B ra intr ee a nd Bockin g

D ivi io n of th e t. J ohn mbu la nce Brig d e we re op ned in o vemb er by th e Lord Li e ut enant of s e 0 1. ir J o h n R ugg es -Bri e, n t he Ve try HaJ I in t. M ichae l Lan e, Br a intree. Th e b u ildi ng for m erl y h ou ed th e pub li lib r ry In decla ring the headqu a rter s o p n ir J ohn c ngr a tul a ted a ll the committee m e mbers on the lren g t h o f t h di i ion

" Your di vision was fo rm ed 30 yea r a g a nd a t las t you h ave come to t h i ve ry .fine bui ding ,' a id ir J ohn

He co m men ted on th e • ve r y hea lth y a mbu la nce

d ivis io n nurs ing d ivis ion a m bu lance ca de t d is ion a n d nur sin g ca d e t d iv is ion.

Concluded Sir J o hn : " Yo ur divi s io n d e r · an d is worthy of t h is fi n e building beca use yo u w ll m a ke go d u se of it. M ay ever y poss ible good for tu n e a tt end yo u ."

Si dmouth 's n ew II eadquaTl eTs ,

THE SIDMOU TH AM BULANCE DI VIS O N was formed in Jw) e 1928 und er M r. A W Irish who was Superintend ent fo r 25 !,ears and d id a grea t deal to pro vid e the Br iga d e with t herr o wn Hea dquarter:s

The first a m bulance wa s a Ford an d was dedic a ted in June 1929. This was rep laced in 1936 b y a Commer a m bul ance, an d t hen in 19 53 when we manned the C ounty 14

Lo rd Bra in tree , Di vision a l P re id ent to l d t

QUEEN MOTHER AT VARIETY SHOW

S lil'sing ad et 'orpora l T helma

L lo yd , oj ou th ga l a tell d by Jl is' D L ee (left ) and .liT D B u {clI1owich P roceed. are being devo ed 10 a ner h eadqlla rl r

PROGRESS IN FACTORY FIRST AID

I will refer to comparati e items through the book: T he fir -aider's tools' appear to be the same a pre ent accepte d practice

T he P rinciple of ound T reatment " su ggests that the pr es ure points an d the constricti e bandage should be done away wit h a they are of little or no value and may even be da n gero u It i emphasi ed in our first aid anual that they are u ed on ly in the event of the first -aider being una bJ e to arres t the haemorrhage b direct pressure. T he. u e of r unning ta p water f or minor wounds is acceptable, bu t o f cour e, ra rely a ailable in general first aid. " hock " follows closely regular fir t aid interpretation a nd \ ould appear to fo11m clo ely a does our own, he B irmingham ccident H ospital suggestions

Fr ac t ure " f ollo \ closely the same pattern as our own, • T he Treatment of Burns" is as our Manual suggest, wi th t he e ception that the minor bum is cleansed and trea t d ilh Tu lJe G ros " not u ed b the regular firsta id er.

•. Chemical I nj u ries and P oisons get a special individual treat m en t, \ here they are referred to generaU in our 1anua l.

KENT DIVISION GETS KEY OF THE DOOR

COMlNG-OF-AGE -The Folkes tone/ Cheritou ursing Diviion celebrated its t wenty-first birth day in grand sty le with a dinner at the Queen s Hotel. A handsome birthd ay cake, decorated b y Mr. M. Brun father of one of the members was tLle centre-piece It wa m a d b y Mrs. Y. Ba nni .ter, wit h ingredients gi ·en b y member and at the appropnate moment was cut b y Division al Sup erintendent Mr. Constance D Whitnall, who h as the longes t service , a nd the newest member , Miss P Har t. Tribut es to tlle Br iga d e and its work were paid by the M ayor (Ald. F. W Archer) and Dr. Pearlman , Corps Superintendent.

LONDON DISTRICT COMMISSIONER RETIRES

ST. JOHN HOUSE, Eaton P lace, was the scene on Thursd ay , November 24th of a presentation to Col. G F. P age, D .S .O ., who has now retired after nine years as Commissioner of the Briaade for London District. A picture an d a cheque were b y Brig J. W. Hinchcliffe, D.S O. , D eputy Commissioner on beh alf of district members, many of whom we re present at the ceremony. Brig H inchcliffe an d Mrs. R Cavendish, D is trict Superintendent (N), both paid tri b ute to Col. Page and thanked him for his unsparing service during his years of office.

THE SEVE TH M'NUAL DINNER AND DA CE of the o. 89 (London Transport) Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was held a t South Kensington on Saturday, No vember 19th , 1960.

The function was attended by a bout 120 members an d friends , and the principal gues t was Group Capt. G. H. Pirie, C.B.E., J.P. , Commissioner, No.1 (Prince of W ales'S) D istrict of the St. John Ambula nce Brigade. Mr. C. E. B ower , O. B .E. , Depu ty Commissioner, was a lso present. The Corps President , Mr. Alex J Webb , C.SU., Assistant Opera ting Manager Rail ways, presided .

In proposing the toast to the Corps, Group Capt. G. H. Pirie congratulated t he Corps on its progress during the past years, and was pleased to see that there were now no less than 20 d ;vi,ions. He pra ised both t he ambulance a nd nursing personnel for their contribution to t he work of the St. John Ambulance Brig a de The Corps Sup er intendent, Mr. E. L. K. D unn, O.SU., thanked Group Capt. Pir ie for his remarks and in rep l y assured him of the continu ed support of the Co r p s.

The toast to the guests was m a de b y Corps St aff Officer

S. W . Har den and the reply was given by Dr. L. G. Norman, Chief Medical Officer, London Tra n sport. MI. Anthony Bull Member of London Tr ans po r t Executive, proposed the toast of the Corps President, and p a id particular tribute to the fact that he had now completed 21 yea rs as President. On behalf of the Corps he made a presentation to Mr Webb 16

of two spoons which had be n n graved as a m emento of the occa ion. Mr. Alex J W e bb suitab ly re p on d ed

Th e even in g concluded with a d a nce during which the Corps Secretary Mr. S W H ar d en, O.SU. wa thank ed for hi work in organi ing t he ve ry enjo ya ble function.

FINCHLEY-MALTA L I NK

D IRECTOR-GENERAL I N LANCASHIRE

In. PlllLIP s o T n\' E L L, D i rec lorDenewl of lh e l. J ohn A mbu lance i s oci al'i o n , pic tU7'ed afl eT op ening the Ga

o SATURDAY OVEMBER 5th , 1960 a t the Bar h

Hotel Tottenham our t Ro a d , o. 37 Di i i n ce leb/ated the 60th a nni er a r y of their formation with d inner and ca bar e t. It was a unique occa ion as numb e red am o ng t th e gue ts were one pre iding Mayor a nd thre e ex- ayor of Me tropolitan Borough.

The first toast of the evening th a t of He r aj ty the Qu een" was proposed b y HI. R a ymond Brown (e -Ma yo r of P a ddin gton) Vice-Pres id ent of the divi io n . The ne toast that of No 1 Di t rict, wa propo ed by Lt.- 01.

A. M B ell , Comm is ioner entra l Area. T he r pan e wa given b y Group aptai n G H. P ir ie omm i ioner o I Di str ict.

The toast of o. 37 Di vis ion wa propo eel b y 1Ir. A B arrett (Mayo r o f P ad d in gton) wh o emp ha ised t he ver y strong l ink which existed between the B oro ugh ounci l a nd the division , a nd went on to very warm ly thank th e m e mbers for their work , bo th in a nd a round P add in gton. The re pon e to this toast wa s given by Di visio na l Superint e nd e nt T. M ayor who assured the Mayor that the lin k between th e di vision a nd t he borou gh would , he felt ur e , be forged stronger s till in the futur e.

Th e toast of" Our Guests" wa th e n prapo ed b y Major J ames Co llins , Pr es id en t o f the d ivi on and a n ex-Mayor of P a dclington ; the respo n se to thi s being given by Area Staff Offi cer Smith, who b efo re go in g to the Area Staff, was Superint end e nt of th e divi s ion The fina l toast h at of " Our Presid ent and h ai rma n" wa given by Di str ict Offi cer Harris who is a lso a co un cillor of Paddington Borough Counc il. Th e co mp a ny assembled wa

T .D Associalion COllnty ecretary ; Commander R J Glllning , ll anager l ago Tra- ' ling Company; Lt.olonel D. H. P ain, Ji.B. E T D A i tant County D rect or: and Ji r. Aclshead M anager D ock L abour B oard * t. John Ambul an e Br iga de a c omp an ie d 1 00 E a t urr y Girl Guid es on a recent Ri er Th am es e curs ion from F e t i a 1 H a ll Pi e r to Hampton Court" here th joined a imi lar ont ing u t \ ho h a d j ou m e yed b bu and proce d d to Home Field in \ hi h th were greeted b th y arid h ef Gui de Lad B a d u-Po weU \ ho spoke to th m a bout their j ub ilee year c 1 b rati o n an d futu r e a t i it ie

C O W ES HONOU RS NIGHT N URGE IT APPEAL f o r re ruit to the

Leaflet on mentally ill patients

NEW ASSOCIATIO INSTRUCTIONAL LEAFLET. Suggestions for the care of mentally ill pati nts, cost 2d. plus postage from the Stores Dep artment, St. John's Gate, C lerk enwel l, E.C.l.

DEVON PUBLICITY STAND

Ph oto: An/hony J. Scrillens

AT the Fann ers' Rally Ea;eter, this s tand a.' p1"esented by th e St. John Ambttlance Association, D evo ll. It prod uced good results in the form of nU?1teTOU quen'es about courses, and the sale of te,v tbooks.

G.P.O. NATIONAL WINNERS

WINNERS of the men's trophy at the Gen eral Po st Office

National First Aid Competitions on Octob er 20th, were London Po stal Re gion (W.C Di strict O ffice) with 302 marks out of 400 Runn ers -u p were Hea dquart ers Group A (H.Q. No.1 Br anch P O. A.C) with 296 t marks, and the Pairs T rop h y went to os. 1 and 4 of H.Q. o. 1 Br anch P O A.C The Women 's Troph y was won b y orth W estern Region (Liverpool T .A.) wit h 3 12 m arks, Sav ings D e pt. (S.CD. Manor Gardens as ru nners -up with 284 .) Th e P airs Trophy winners were os. 2 and 3 of Liverpool T .A The competition was held at Po rchester H alls, London a nd Mr. D. C Maclean , Deputy Dir ector - General , St. John Ambulance Association, presided at the presentation of trophies an d plaques by Miss Mervyn Pik e, M P ., the Assistant Pos tma ster-Gener al.

EAST RIDING INSPECTION

IT WAS A WARM sunny weeken d when the D eputy Commissioner-in- Chief, Rear - Admiral Ro yer D ick, C B. , C B .E., D .S.C., and M is s Lavinia Bair d , H ead quar ters St aff Offi ce r , v isited the Ea s t Riding of Yorkshire on Sep tem b er 24th and 25th , 1960

About 500 officers and members of the ambul ance, nursing and cadet di visions of the Hull Corps, under Corps Super intendent W. H Lambert, paraded in the grounds of the Sa ilors' Children's Societ y, Newland, Hull on the afternoon of Saturd ay, Sep t ember 24th. Rear-Admiral D ick was accom pani e d b y t h e Co mmi ss ioner , Dr. E. M. D earn, Deput y Commissioner A. R Lidgle y and County Cadet Officer R Berryman , while the Sheriff 's Lad y, Mrs Farrell, County Superintendent Miss E M. Stonehous e, County Nursing Officer Mis s P M Watson S R.N. , and County Ca det Offi cer M iss L. F. Leppington accompanied Miss B a ird

After the inspection the p ara d e m arched past an d then the D eputy Commissioner -in- Ch ief presented the Ord er'S Vote of Than ks on Vellum to Mrs. D orothy Burton, t he Jubilee Certific ate to the Hull North- Eastern Gas Board 18

PRIORY FOB WALE

A UCCE FUL VE TURE.-Il was with a certain amount of trepidation th a 12 month ago the de i n \ a mad to boo k the \ hole of th ount tewa rt !-lot e l at Rho -on- ea for the Officers' Training our The minimum number of resident whi h had to be guarant d a I J 3 \ hile in the past th e to ta l a ttend ance had been in the region of 0- 90. Yet the pro pect of ha ing the h Ie h o tel itb it paciou 10w1ge and ballroom to our I e utweighed the dd and the enture wa taken. Imagine Iheref re th delight of th organi er \ h e n app ication oar d abo\ the 1 0 mark and room had to b book ed in a n adja nl h tel. In\ italion had been ent to the ommi ion r f h hir and th D uke of Lan a t r' Di tri t in iling th ir offi r ju lo\er the el h bord r to join, an d b th ir co- p rati n the cour e was enriched by 29 offi I' fr m th e

The hi f oml1li ion I' [or DIe. r. H. Le\\ ,

K SU. ) presided at the openi.ng c rem n during hi h h introduced the ne\ ilief Offic r mbu la n adet f r Wales Mr. J oh n ory.

The first ses ion wa a lect uf with Proct o r F. R .E., of the Birmingh am w110 spoke on "F und a m ental Prin cip le nd er l ing Aid Today .' Incident a lly he poke y ho le-heartedl in favour of the mouth-to-mouth m thod r artifi ial re pirati n which is now s much under di cu ion.

Th e next e ion wa entitled" Thing People a r ing which gave shorl impr ion of ide a and eXI erim nt bing tried out here a nd there.

After dinner the D eputy Chief uperint nd nl [r ale. Mrs. G. Traberne, D. LJ. poke o f her i it t J e ru alem for tbe opening of lhe Ophthalmic Ho pila!. an d thi \ a followed b y a film show which wa both informati\' and instructive. The re t of the evening \J a p nl ill ociar activities led by Mr. orman Jon e th manager v. ho is an inimitable host.

O n Sunday after breakfast, a peciaJ er ice on the theme : " Wh o is my eighbour' wa conducted by the Re

J. L. J. D a ie M.A the R ural Dean of a nrw t.

A t ] 0 .3 0 Mr. J D Gibson, ice-principal of the 'Brit i h Railways Schoo l of Tran port , D arlington, ga e a tv o-fold lecture, "The Les on Technique " (a) Pr epa ra ti n a nd (b) P resentat on. After luncheon Mr. ib on ga e a demon tration Ie son which was followed b y di cu sion a nd que tion s.

Mr. Gibson is a n enthralling lecturer a nd we were e r fortunate to have him for three ession

Miss Zoe Druitt O U ., Tra in ing Offi c r for W ale, concludes her report with this tribute to the honorary ecretary.

Mr. L. E. Wakeford , M B.E , who carrie the burden ofthi course yea r after year with such uccess a nd fficienc. Indeed, n o one cou ld im ag ine the Norlh Wales Course without Mr. Wakeford to greet them in the hall a nd to a n wer alI the innumerable queries w hi c h ar ise. Hi n a me is sy n o n ymous w ith tIle Mount Stewart a n d we a re mo ( gra teful to hi m for a ll the work he put in both before and during the Co u rse itself w hi ch he lp the w h eels to turn so smoot hl y. '

PROGR ESS THROUG H THE N.H.S.R. - The openi n g of the winter sessio n was st im u lated in several cou nti e by a locaf drive for recruits to the ationa Hospital Service Reserve. otable efforts were those orga ni sed in North a rn1a rt he ns hire through t he D ynevo r (Ll a nd e il o) Ambu la nce Di vi ion under the lea d er s h ip of Divi s ion a l Superintendent D Pri ce 19

COMMANDERY OF ARDS

THE RITZ Cl EMA, BELFAST, was filled to capacity for the premiere of" Oceans] 1," in aid of the Order of st. John of Je r usalem. The Governor, Lord Wakehurst, Lord Prior of the Order Lady Wakehurst, the Lord and Lady Mayoress of Belfast, Ald. and Mrs. R. G. C. J<jnahan, and Brig and Mrs. T. W. D avidson, and many other distinguished members of the Order of St. John were present.

The film, in which Frank Sinatra, D ean Martin and Sammy D avis, JUDI., are the stars, was supported by a gala stage s how in which Miss June Thorburn, Rik B attaglia, the Ital ian actor and orman Ro ssington made personal appearances. AJso taking part were James Johnston , tenor, the Ulster Girls' Choir, conducted by Irene G. Brown e, D ennis Suffern and Robert M'Keown pianist, and Gus Th e compere was Jim Raw on

'OBITlJ llRY

adet S up erint e nd ent Granville Clarke, Hea ton Park mbulance Cadet Di v ision West Corps, o. 8 ( anchester and Salford) rea, Du ke of Lancaster's District , whose death. at the age of 59 , was a great shock to all members of the di\i ion.

Liked and respected by his boys, Superintendent Clarke had just returned from taking his annual fir aid ree amination when he was taken ill and died. He joined the Brigade in Tovember 1939 and ga ve valuable sen'ice before bing called up for ervice with H. 1. Forces for two years. In 1950 he wa made Cadet Superintendent and under his leader hip the di i ion increa ed in trength and efficiency. His capabilitie were recognised by the District Cadet Officer who took him as hi assi tant at many of the cadet competitions in the District. He was also responsible for inaugurating the Tickle Trophy" awarded to the rno t efficient cadet in hi Divi ion.

nother idea of uperintendenr Clarke wa the Parenr Fund v h reby he \Va a ble to take hi boy on an annual v i it to the Chri tma Circu at Belle ue, anche ter and a trip around the Belle ue Zoologic a l Gardens and Plea ure Park following the Annual Inspection of the Area. Cadet uperint nden[ Clarke will be adly mi ed b y all hi boy and b) all hi fellow officer.

P atenall inau g urated the rad io t lep h one in the ounty am bulances an d 'to ok over" a number of Brigad ambulances to h e CO lmty CO lmci l ser vice.

*

M r. Jam es Harold S mith member of C01ne entre (Lancs.) of the S t. John Am b ulance ssociation and the St. John Ambulance Brigade sin e 1945 For ten year he wa on the centre committee and wa torekeeper for fi e y ar Mr. Smith particularly enjoyed his duties at local cricket and rug b y matches an d was an acti worker at all social event

* Jam es Holga t e, who joined Colne Centr at the tart of the last war. Mr. H o gate was for ten years part-time caretaker at the Amb ulance Hall but wa force d to retire through ill health in A p ri l 1960.

*

M r. Harold Br ay, who wa for 11 years Bradford Corps Superintendent until his retirement in 1956, aged 65. Mr. Bray gave 47 years' magnificent service to the Brigad in B radfor d , and \ as an Officer Brother of the Order of St. John of Jer u salem. He leaves a widow and a daughter.

* Mr. Ronald A M. N obl e, C M O.SU. Chief Constable of D er b y Borough P olice. A former member of the Met r opolitan P olice and Burnley Borough Police , and Presi d ent of h e S t. Jolm Ambulance Brigade. fr. oble w o n the George Medal during the war.

At the D erb yshire S t. John Ambulance Brigade R aIl at Chatsworth last year, Mr. oble expressed hi de ire to form " two D erby B orough Police ambulance di ision ." Although he had been only a short tirne in Derb y he \Va greatly admired and members in Derby hire mourn the 10 of a new-found friend.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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FOR SALE

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FINE Q U ALITY Lea d P enci ls stamped with your D ivisional N a me , e t c., in either g o ld or si ver are easily the best money rais ers Sa mples free to Secretaries or Leaders. - SPENCER'S, P O B ox 19, B arrow-in-Furness, Lancs.

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GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING SCHEMES

ST PETER S HOSPITAL, MALDON , ESSEX

PPLIC TIO FOR PUPIL SIT T UR E are invited from girl I year of age and over intere ted in a twoyear cour e, including four weeks in the Preliminary Training School. The training IS chiefly bed ide practical nur ing with excellent opportunitie in the Future For more advanced \ ork. Pupils may be re ident or non-resid nt.

Apply to Matron for illu trated brochure and appl ication fo rm

CRUM PS

D S ITUATIONS VACANT

Young girl with character and a g od educational background are in it d to enter for training at the DLEY RO BIRMI D HO PI CH M 18

Student aged can do a Pre- ur ing ur e which lasts for one y ar.

Students aged 18-35 yea r s accepted for e nera l Training.

Write to Malron for fuller detail.

WARLI CH M PARK HO PITAL

WARLINGHAM, RREY

COURSE IN MENTAL HEALTH. Shortened course in P sychia ric Nursing ( 18 months for State Registered Nurse). Forty-four 110ur week. andidales may visit the hospital by a ppoin tment. Fu ll particulars from the Personnel Nursing Officer (ant

ST. GEORGE S HOSPITAL , S W I. Oller two-year course of training in practical nur ing for women 18-50 year in their Grove Branch, Tooting Grove, S.W.17. 0 academic qualification required. - Apply Matron , St. George's Hospital, S.W.l, or Tooting Grove, S W 17.

CliCHE TER HOOL OF

VA S

tudenl receive tuilion and in lruction at the combined Ho spi t a ls School of ur ing a nd at Roy a l We us ex Ho pital (200 bed ) Sl. Richard 's Ho pital (4 00 bed). PrellDLll1ar y choo ls January , M ay and eptember each year. horlened period of lrai ning arranged for ca ndidales on upplementar y r egisters. Good landard of education required. pply lo the Matron of either ho pital or the Prin cipa l of the chool of ursing.

HO PIT URREY

Comin g to LO NDO N?

}'() (/ w it/li nd

• Jl friendly J.ve l c ol'J.e

• £'10 ,,, fortable

FIRST AID

Pione e rs in Industrial First Aid w e ll over h a lf-a-centu ry ago befor e legislation for thi s was introduced, we have a wea lth of experience and knowledge availa bl e to you when consi d ering the pr ovision o f First A id.

On January 1st , 1960 , revised First Aid Regulations (S.1. 1959 No 906 )

bec ame operative, affecting most factories.

No A 136 W Ensure that you are complying with

Conform ing to the requirements of S.1. 1959 No. 906 for factories in which the num ber of p e rsons employed exceeds ten bu do es not exceed fifty.

the latest regulations by consul tin g us for all your First A d requirements

OLDBURY , BIRMINGHAM

Light on nealing

Qualify as a nurse IN THE ARMY

Queen Alexandra's R oyal Army ursing Corps wi ll give yo u a t1'aining with a difference When you nurse the Army, you have unique opportunities for tr ave l (and whe n yo u are abroad yo u have a wonde rful chance t o get t o know t he country in you r off-duty time) Q.A.R.A._ .C. offers good pay with no deductions f01' bOaJ d and lodging)' s t eady pr omot on ; 30 days' annual lea ve. In 3 o r 4 yea rs you can become an SR and be e ligible f o r a commission, with its ext ra pay a nd pri vi l eges. If you want to specialise (in lab or at orywo rk, as a phys ioth e

give

r---- The Offic ial Journa l of the - I Grand Pr iory in the Br it ish Reaf m of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John o f Jerusalem (Incorp or ating The SL John Gazelle and The Cadet)

The Psychology of Recruiting

By Major LEON

TALBOT, D .A ., D.A.E ., T.D ., Area Commissioner, Western Area of Hampshire \ ill provide a focal point which can no longer be provided by an ideal or a project. (5) oung men of more mature years however , welcome these rescue units as opportunities to combine together in a practical endea vour to sa e life under circumstances where the indiv idual effort might fail se veral of those enrolled having alre a dy distingui hed themsel ve in that field. While il evident that many of these recruits would never ha e joined a normal ambulance divi ion , it is equally true that the reputation of the Bri gade has been a PO\ erfu l factor in in piring them to join the rescue division.

Public Reaction T he Twenties and Thirties

and h e a ked Si.r Rowland to present Mr. Batchelor with hi warrant of appointment and Pr ide n l' badge. M I. Ba tchel or thanked the Superintendent and member for tile hono u r accorded him and e pres ed the hOI e tbat be would be a ble in some way to replace tbe pre entl0 they had incurred by the retirement of Mr. Be nn tt

The e ening concluded with refre hm nt and an excellent oncert by local artisls which wa greatly enjoyed by th larg gathering of rel at i es a nd frienel wbo RUed the ball. The chairman for the concert was the Vicar of Pendeen , Rev R. E. Mar den , who is a l 0 ice-Pre ident of the di v is io n He th a nk ed a ll \j ho had h lp d to make the occasion s u cce ful.

Successful Conference in the North-East

Photo; David Wills

The pre entation 'was made to iii?'. H. J. Bennett by ComnLissioner (R) Sir R or. land J ermm. Also in th e photograph w·e D ivisional SupeTintendent H r J. "ran· en and Divisiona l Vice - P?· esident R ev. R. E. iliaT den.

NEAREST TO LAND'S E.ND

BORDERED by wild moorland to the east and by the turbulent Atlantic to the west lies perched at the summit of a 300 foot cliff the most westerly St. Jolw H ea dquarters in England and Wales, that of Pendeen Ambulance D ivision in the village of that name, a few miles north of Land's End in Cornwall.

Within a few hundred yards oftheDi isional Headquarter is the vast €ngine house of Geevor tin mine, still prosperously working and one of the two mines remaining in Cornwall. The proximity of the mine to the Ambulance Hctadquarters has pro ved fortunate, for there has always been the closest association between the two. Many mine workers ha e been St. John members and the mine officials have a lwa ys taken great interest in t heir local di vision. Particularly has this been so in the person of the mine manager, Mr. H. J B ennetts. He has been President of the di vision for over 12 years and throughout his long service at Geevor min e he has whole-heartedly supported Pendeen D ivision in all its especially in encouraging his employees to join the Brigade and in raising funds for two successive St. John ambulances, the second of which was dedicated in 1955 His son is also a P rivate in the division. For his valued service to the B rigade, Mr. Bennetts was awarded a Vellum Vote of Thanks in 1955 and was admitted to the Order as Serving B rother in 1958.

Mr. B ennetts recently retired as mille manager on account of age and, f ollowing the annual Inspection of Pendeen D ivision on O ctober 4th , occasion was taken b y members to make a presentation to their President who had pro ved so goom a friend and supporter throughout his period of office. T h e inspection was carried out by Commissioner CR ) Sir Row land Jerram, on behalf of the Commissioner, Rear Adml. L. A Boutwood and, at the request of the division, he also made the presentation of a pair of gold crested cuff links.

B oth Sir Rowland and Divisional Super intendent W J. Warren , on behalf of the divis io n expressed great appreciaion and gratitu d e to Mr. Bennetts and wished both him and Mrs. B ennetts (who was also present) happiness and good heal th in their retirement. Mr. Bennetts expressed his sincere t h anks and his regret at having to give UP his appointment Superintendent Warren then announced that Mr. D H B atchelor, who has succeeded Mr. Bennetts as manager of Gee;vor Mine, and who had come to CornwallfromRhodesla, hao accepted invita,tio n to become Divisional

Israel Talk

After a break for coffee, Mr . am .R. a member of the Council of the Order of t. John in Durham County, gave a mo t intere ting talk on J rael d ribing the country and its people it go ernment and it health er icc.

Th e talk was illustrated by an e ce ll ent fi lm ner lunch. most of the delegate taken on a bu t ur of the ea tern part of the orth Riding arranged b y carbo rough orporation, then after tea at the Ro yal Hotel hitby the return. And everyone agreed that it wa a mo enjoyab le afternoon. In tbe e ening a d inner-dance wa held in t h e t. icholas Hotel at which the gue t of honour were the Ma or a nd Ma yoress of Scarborough.

ext morning the lectures were re umed. Major WhiteKnox and Rea r Admi ral Ro yer Dick ga e the company a joint talk on recent activities of the Bri gade anel important items which were being considered at headquarter. Dr. Jackson, Deput y County Surgeon for the orth Riding of Yorkshire, then gave a ver y inter e ling , informative a nd wellconstructed talk on " Blood Loss a nd its R ep laceme nt aft r Injur y," includin g a n adaptation of the late Dr. Roscoe lark' lecture on Shock, a mended to llit th e audience in a rno t master y way.

The fina l l ecturer was Dr. J. Shon e, the Regional Blood TransFusion Officer for the North Riding. Hi talk " B lood Transfusion " could be describ ed as a ma terpiece of wit. He made the audience howl with l a ughter , b y hi fund of humour , which includ e d references to the use of d isca rded blood as a fertiliser for hi s roses, but at the a rne time, h drove his points home very thorough ly,

EVENTS IN 1961

The following is meant as a guide to national events so that readers may make arrangements as far in advance as possibl e

ORDER AND BRIGADE

Al?ril 7th-9th: King George VI Memorial Leader hip TrainJUg ourse- outhamptol1. (This course will cover the I , D ret, Hampshire, I le of Wight, Sussex and WIll hlre.)

Apr il 12th : Brig a de ommittee.

pril 21 t-23rd: King George VI Memorial Leadership TraLQJJ1g our e- Manche tef. (Thi COLlf e will cover he hir e, Ie of Man, Duk e of Lancaster· District brop hire and tafTord hire.)

June 2 rd : ommis i ner and ounty Superintendents ( ) onferenc

June 24th: Gen ra l embJy of the Order- Mansion House. 110ual ommemorati n ervlce- t. P a ul 's athedral.

Jul y I t: Brigade ina Competilion Central Hall, Westminst r.

Jul th: ad t R ally, I c on ill hire

Jul y ?J . t-2 rd: King eorge VI Memori a l Le a dership Tr a mmg our e-London. (Thi cour e will co er E sex Hertford hir , Kent and Loodon.) , cpt e mb r nd- 4th: Brigad e Tr ai ning our e in adet Lcader hip - oltingham niver ity. Op e n to a ny adult mber or the Brig a d e aged 16 and up wa rds. o mber 1 t: Brigad e ommiltee.

ovemb r J 6th : Grand Prior 's Troph y ompetitions, P r h tcr H a ll

NATIONAL FIRST A I D COMPET I TIONS

ar h 22nd l a rch 25th

i ti lIer outh m Fin a l :

enlre: Lt d. rea: Grand Prior' Trophy ompetilion :

011\ a H all. R d Lion q \ 1 To b arranged

pril _7th M a 31tor

Jun e 1

Ma J tth l a 25th

June th

a l eice ter. Kilt Green, Wig an Por hester Hall , w._.

Por he ter H a ll , W.2

Jul 6th

Jul 151h

tob r Ih o tob r 14th

o tober 19th ovemb r 16th

Th following ar till to be arranged: Ga lndu tr Fi r Brigade, Dock a nd Harb ur uthority 0 iati o. 3'

OFFICERS IN THE AI R

PI:':TERB R.ouGB Cadet C?ffi cers lritll their Cadet urgeon, Dr. G. Ing l IS. u: lr o examwed them for th eir air attendant.· co.urse Il e also arranged the Air R escue Di splay at the IT es twood Ierodrome. The officer· are (left to right) Cadet upt. 11 l"s. E. Du nkley Area Officer JiT s H. Gillett: D r. G. in glis; Cadet upt JIT .11. tanley; Cadet upt. JI r.· D. 'olbert, and Cadet upt. JiTS. P. Taylor.

Barrow's Ro y a l Duty

THiS YE R marks the diamond jubilee of the ambulance Di ion anel the golden j ubilee of the 1 ur ing Di vision no effon was spared b y [he B a rrow-in-Furness Corps to provide fu 1I co fo: [he visit to the town of H. [he Queen \ Ilh Pnn ce P hilip to launch Bri [ain·s first atomic submarine, H .M.S. D readnought. rraogem nts were already ell under way for first aid facilLtles along the r oute \ hich the Queen \ ould take on her drt e t hrough the town, \ hen an appeal \ as rece i ed from the: builder s of the e sel,. rs. ickers rmstrongs (Shipbuild er) LId ., fo r help WIthin Ihe hipyard it self. pparently, owing to the di po ition of the stand beino fo,: the influx o f over 10,000 itors to laun hLng Ite the permanem fir t aid room were found to the. B arro\ Corp \ ere a ble to as i t by In theLr mobile fir aid unit along ide the lip' ay on hlch Dreadnought lay.

On the day of the laun h the roure through the town wa o er d by member of the orp, a bl assisted b y reinfor em III brought in from neighbouring towns in the o. 7 rea , Duk of Lanca r r Di trict, whi! t members in the of the firm wer on duty at the aun hing ceremony, Wlth m mb r of th firm· own orp of am bulan e men. Th mobil un it , a pe iall equipped 23 foot caravan. \- a taffed b a. corp urg on. an area nUT ing offic r. a corp nur mg officer an d a divi ional nur in o offic r, who \ re happy to report that casualrie had light inde d

SUPPLEMENT TO NURSING A B .C.

Cadet Offi cer L J. K ibb e inst ruc ls Cadets D. TlIcknoll, B. LCll renee Clnd P. Tickner of til ]":"illg .· lol/ Cflr/els ill Ihe IIs(' of oxygen ar;pam/us. Cadel L. Eldridge is acl ing a pa/ient. This pictllre appeared ill Ihe" IIrrey ('Ollit'l logel /ler wi th seveml others wllich illnslrated an e;:cce ll ent ar /i cle all th e wor k of the B l'irJade willi llie .·Iarl/ill£!. lil/l' of From Bl oo dth i7'sly Kn igh t to .lmblllallce .lien."

Publicity--Our Lifeblood

MOST OF U S ha ve, at long la st, reali sed that without publi cit y we cannot hope to be succes sful either in r ecruiting new members o r raising funds Many of us , however, still tend to expect the newspapers to co m e to u s for our stories a nd f a ll over themselves to dig up information. We HAVE the stories a nd the sooner we wake up to the f act th a t it is o ur job to mVE the information , the sooner we will achieve good publicity.

We must real ise too that publicity of this ki n d dep e nds on the goodwill of the P ress. If we had to buy the space which we expect to get-an d often do get - for nothing, it w ould cost a lot of money. So , if we wa nt newspapers to give u s space, we must help them as much as possible, by finding out t he items which will be of general public interest, gi ving brief, up -to-date de ta ils. These should be neatl y.ty ped; wh.en necessary insert a note of futur e events or dutIes , and give names of people from whom fuller information can b e got.

P r ess R ela ti ons

Get to k now yom local editor, news editor, or chief reporter. Tf there is a special person who r uns the women's or special pages then ge t to know him too so that y ou can find out what kind of stories they are likely to be interested in, and they, in turn , will k now whom t o cont act should they want any information It is vital, too, to get to know the local Press Association and Excha nge Telegraph representatives. The importance of up -to - date items cannot be too s trongly 4

stressed. For example in ea id town \\ here bea h hut are manned, send in a note 10 our I cal paper gi ing th date w hen the fir t ai d po t Wl LL op n; brief fact about the number and type of ca e treated during the pre i u ea on, the numb er of people on duty and the hOLlr f volunlary.

U PAID ser ice give n If the l ocal coun ilor ther particular body gives financial support, then mention thi too, il always helps to th a n k peop le, p ubli c bodies in particular, thro ugh th e m edium of the P res - thi ha two adva n tage First, it s hows you r apprecia li o n and econd ly bring to other p eo ple's notice the fact that we need fund and tha t not o nl y th e service but a ll th e equipment a we ll i up plied fr e a nd hat money and members a r e n eded. Fo ll ow up Ihi preliminary note with a week ly (or monlhly dep nding on how bu sy the post is) bulletin of facts and figure.

So much for the regular Brigade dutie - thi pattern can cover anyone of them, but r mention bea h fir t aid hut in parti c ula r, as beach acc id ents are alway a good peg for publi c it y Now for the em ergency turn-out. Fir t we haul I m ake sure tha t n the case of epidemics Ihe local hosp it als a re informed that we are read y to h e lp when nee ded. Th ey, of course, know we are, but it does no h a rm to remind them, and to state bow m any peop le would be ava ila bl e. Wh e n thi s has been done, inform your loc a l p a per th a t X number of member s are stand ing by and as they are called up , keep your paper informed of the names of the ho s pit a l, etc.

Simila ry , when called out in s uch emergencie as a r a il

particularly the lo ca l newspapers. Don 't be d isap poin ted if material s upplied to them isn't published immediately. Ofte n it is held over for future use, because of the pressure on space, or it may become the basis of a future feature article. This guide to good Pr ess and Publ ic Relations has been compi led by H eadqua rt ers Press O ffice people who are experienced in this fie ld So please help us to get all the publicity YOU deserve for your voluntary efforts. et out neatly and briefly the factual information and give the names and addresses and ph::me numbers from whom fu r ther information is obtainable.

DO 'T be discouraged if your initial efforts appear not to bear fruit. It WfLl be useful in the future.- H. R.

PRES OFFICE , 10 Gro e nor Central, S.W.I. Tel.: Bel gra via 5231

Home: Mr. R W. Lees. a llington 5215. Mr Richard Wester n 5761.

AMESBURY'S NEW H . Q.

FOR THE third time Supt. Mrs. Muggleton and members of her nur ing di ision have been through all the arduous busine s of getting new H.Q. , and Lady Fuller congratulated them mOSl heartily when she inspected them there on Monday, December 12th. As the decorations were not yet complete it i hoped to have an official opening early this year. Divisional Pre ident Lady Janet Bailey also said how pleased she was to see them in ueh excellent premises. Lady Fuller congratulated this small di ision and hoped their numbers would incr ase again; she had previously in pected the nursing cadet under Area Supt. fiss E. D imont watched by their D ivi ional Pre ident , rs. Bradbury. Lady Fuller hoped the di i ion would impro e and take more pride in their work in the ne, H.Q., and thanked Sister Boulter, of Salisbury General Infirmary. , ho helped them 0 much. Lady Fuller enrolled one Cadet and pre ented awards to other cadets.

COMPARING NOTES

P holographa : R t'gillald Cook.

THICTLY IIl10rlhodo:v i tlli bed ide cene in 'i.chat look like a YOllll Cl vel' iOIl of ElllcrClency Tr ard Tell. , The girl are cOlllparill Cl note afler a t. John X III' illg adet' e,1amination in hallie nul' inCl and fir t aid, 'chich took place in Bognor, u el'. Left to righl Ihe girl are: Pat n -ell Janet B1' 07 'ne, Ji m'cia TYhitiington Jiallreen Flanagan and Janet W ood ruff, all Lor 13.

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Cloak and Dagger Stuff

A Story fro m S.J A A , G.P .O Centre, C oventry

THE PICTURE on the screen faded , the credits rolled on and ended another of the weekly episodes of t he TV series " Spycatcher. ' For half an hour there had been ilence , even Joe had said nothing. Now we were all talking at once " Clever bloke that Colonel-see how he put the que tions -smashing the way he tripped the spy up-and it s true and all." These were only just a few of things we could pick ou of the bab ble. Then in one of those lulls in conversation when all seem to be thinking of what to say next, Joe said in a quiet voice, " A bit different to the way them Jerries treated our chaps. I could tell y ou something about them. He began t o talk. " It was April , 44 when I wa dropped in Germany. Back here we were getting ready for D-day. M y job was to get information about the people s morale and to have a look at a big motor factory in Brunswick. They used to make Volkswagens but turned o ver to armanents. The R.A.F. had knocked it about a bit , but stuff was still being turned out. We had had word that a large part had be en moved to the Harz mountains and put underground I had to find ou t where it was, what could be done about it, and the information back by radio.

" The' Boffins had fixed me up with a novel radio built into an artificial leg. It was foolproof and meant that I did not have to get to any particular point to use it and had nothing to carry They also fixed me up with German money, an identity card , a work pem'lit , a travel pem1it and a permit to be off work for a month due to a touch of T.B. I wa Austrian by birth, birdcatcher by profession, and a volunteer worker for the Third Reich. The bo ys had thought of everything

" Well, I looked around fo r a couple of days but had no luck. German troops guarded all the paths into the mountains and there were electrified fences everywhere. It seemed that I had no chance of ever getting into the mountains. With all these precautions it was certain that something was in the air.

" It seemed that I was going to be a failure, when suddenly on the last da y of April a proclamation said that Adolf would let his loyal people make their trad itional vis it to the Brocken Berg the highest of the H arz mountains on Walpurgis Nacht. This of course is when the witches get out their latest models in broomsticks and get together for a night out on the Brocken Berg. The people a lso make a night of it as well and stay on the mountain until the sun rises

TO T HE MOUNTAINS

" This I thought was my chance and so with hundred s of others at about 7.0 a.m., I started for the mountains. We had to keep to a certain path between the fenc es and if these didn t get us a man with a gun would. It was nearly eleven o'clock when some poor devil accidently touched the fence There was a flash, he was thrown into another chap who bashed into me and I was sent head o ver heels.

" But even worse was to come. A couple of S.S. chaps rushed up to see what the fuss was about. The air suddenly filled with the chimes of Big Ben and an English voice saying : 'Tills is London. Here is the twelve o'clock news and this is Al var Liddel reading it.'

" It was curtains for me The fall must ha ve done something to my radio. Maybe being high up and between two fences had tuned it like a wireless aerial. In less than 10 seconds I was whipped away. Twenty -four hours and four beatings later I was still answering questions put to me b y the Gestapo. They gave me t he lot. Wet towels, rubber ho se, cigarette bums and various other refinements. I had just about had it.

" The bloke in charge of the interrogation took out his knife and lunged at me, grabbed my waistcoat and cut off the third button down. This was a special button made of poison and coated with gelatine. He was delighted and told me that it was not an original idea for all British agents had had a button in the same place. After the first one had committed 6

suicide rather t han tal k, he had made a poi n t of removing the temptation. My hands with handcuffs, were ill my lap and as he told me thi I raised them to my mouth and laughed at hinl. He got mad and wanted to kll0W why I could afford to laugh. I told him he wa n t 0 clever after a li , for one of my buttons was not all that it eemed to be. It had been on my trousers and was now in my mouth dissolviJ1g

He got really mad and kept yelling to me to pit it out each time slapping me a ro s the face. fter a couple of minutes of thi I sort of pa ed out, e erything went black an d th next thing I knew wa a nur e lapping my face and saying: Come on now- SPIT IT OUT- never knew anyo ne to make such a fus about having a tooth out '."

S. B 0

O UTSTAN D ING

Jo hn Elliott, adet Sergeant Ben ick-on-Tweed m.bulance Cadet Di vis ion , orthumberland was award d a

Meritiou ertifi at for r cui ng a girl from dro\ ning in deep water when in danger of bing carried out to ea b a strong current.

W illi am Leith adet orporal d

Ambulance Cadet D i i ion o1't11 umb er land wa a \ ard d a

Letter of Commendation for heipin g \ hile ano i ng at high tide to re cue a yo ung angler who fe ll from the fi 11 qU e

John Wat o n a d et, Ro te Group mbul nee ad t Divi ion, Warwick hir ,wa a, arded Lettcr of ommendation for diving full clothed into th Ri er Thames at Winds or to a e a bo who had been lak n out of hi d I th by the curre n t.

Maureen Will am adet Leed D i i ion, wa awarded a Meritoriou ertiflcate f r a gallant rescue in the Ri er Wharfe. lthough a lmo t h a u lcd by swimm ing acro s tbe ri r 11 di 0 red that a schoolgirl friend who wa fo llo\ ing h r had b m ubmerged in mid-stream. Plungi ng ba k inl th \ tcr

William s swam out , brought lh girl t a f and u fully applied ar tificial r pir a tion l\1i G. Barlow , ur ing ember, ursing D i i ion, Birmingham \ as a arded a L eller of Commendation for her prompt action Ln re cuing ht.:r uncon ciou mother from a ga -filled kitchen.

Mr. Belshaw ur ing ember Bilb r ugh ur ing Division , ottingham, wa a'V arded a Letter r mm nd ation for her efficient admini tration of fi r t a id to a pede tri an whose leg was practicall e ered by a bu Pr 111[ tJ y Belshaw improvised with sh t and t el from n rb y shops, u ed a policeman 's tie a a torniquct and urg d passers-by to h Ip in easi.ng the patient' plight.

Alan Sturg Jon Cad t Llandymog mbul a nce Cadet Di vi ioo \ a awarded a Letter of ommendation. His prompt application of first aid to a girl who e finger a amputated in a playing-field mowing machine accident, greatly checked t he flo of blood and Ie eoed the pat ient' suffering

R. Peek (private) and l\1j La ng (orp ral), Ripon Ambulance and Ripon ursi11g Di i n were a\ ard d Letters of Co mmend a tion for rescuing and givi n g artificial respiration to a woman who fell into the Ri er reo Dayid William on, adet, Burnhan1-on- rouch mbulance Cadet Di ision was awarded a Letter of ommendalion for his part in the re cue of two girls from the ea at Burnham-on-Crouch.

K. J Chick, Superintendent Sidmouth Ambulance Cadet Division was awarde d a M eritoriou erlificale for re cuing two bo ys f rom the clifT a Sidmouth in dangeroLl and difficult condition. Letters of Commend atio n were awarded to Cadets CpJ. J Cook, G. Thoma s and R. P ino for as Li n g Superintendent hick in the above rescue.

E. B R und l e, Private, Clevedon Di v is ion , Somerset, wa awarded a Meritoriou s ertificate for hi part in d i Ll ed mine-shaft rescue at Long Ashton Golf COLlr e. J. T . Prater a nd J. J. Ritchie, Pri vate, Silksworth Ambulance Division , Durbam , VI/er e awarded Letter of Commendation and Roy a l Hum a ne Society R esusc itatio n Certificates for their part in th e rescue a nd resuscitalion of a four-year-old boy who fell into a r eservo ir.

THE ORDER ' S HERITAGE 12

Essex

BY CAPT J DOCWRA-ROGERS , M B E

P ll%: Richard Burn

nave, surrounding the present fifteenth century west tower, were recently excavated. A ferr y across the Thames from Thurrock to Stone, on the Kentish shore, for carrying pilgrims on their way to Canterbury proved a valuable source of income to the Hospitallers ; this ferry only ceased a century ago Higher up the river is Rainham, where there was a "limb ' of ClerkenweU, consisting of a house, land and two, atermiUs; the Order also presented to the church, which is a fine orman building.

Of the Templar properties in Es ex to which the Ho pitaller succeeded the most important was that of Cressing Temple gi ve n to the former by Queen aud in 1136; with its alellite e tate at itham and R i enhall, this amounted to ome 1,500 acres and included the church at Cressing. Today it is ehi Ay notable for its magnificent barns , some of the finest in the country. T,\,o of these \ ere built b y the Hospi taller the Barle y Barn in 14 0 and the Wheat Bam in 1500. Ea h i 140 feet long b 40 feet wide and 40 feet high and roofed, ith 74 ton of tiles! The pre ent house is surrounded by a three-quarter moat. Like Highbur this manor \ as acked and burnt by Wat Tyler 's mob in 13 1. About this time, with Maple tead it was included in the Grand Prior 's appanage , and a Chapter General was held there in 13 4. Oth r Templar properties in E e ,to hich the Ho pitaller ucceeded, in luded the chur h and land at Ro don. on the Hertford hire border. where there i an ex ellent record of vi ar howing the Templ a rs pre nting from LOO to 13 L

• Conrilllled on page 8

Greal alllpford. edilin for the Brethr en of the Order

THE ORDER!>S HERITAGE: 12

• C o ntinu ed from page 7 and S t. John from 1328 until the D i solutio n . At West Hanningfield the Order succeeded to a hous e and lands an d at Chingford to ome 300 acres. Near Southend in the parish of Sutton the y obtained a ch apel with a small estate , which is s till known as Temple Farm, though the pr ent building is of later date

Finally as compensation for the se izure of Hampton Court by the Crown , the O rder in 1531 wa gr an ed the recentl y dis solved Priory of S tansgate on the Blackwater together with the gift of the living of the a djacent pari h of Steeple.

Rail Di a ter

Wh en h e vo llU1 te red in 1922 fortir a id duty at Hull Bo y' Club Camp at R ols o n , he ]l a d li tt e idea th a t he wou ld do that job for the ne t 25 year

On February 14th 1927 Mr. Malton helped i n the r e ue work after a trail1 fro m Wi bern ea c ra shed into on e lea ing for car boro ugh nea r rgyle tr ee t Bridge, killing nin e and injuring 50

One of t he highlight f Mr. M a lton fi r -a iding wa i n 1936, wh e n he was in e ted a a er ing Brother of th e Or de r of St. John b th Gr a nd Prior , the a rl of ca rbrough.

Three yea r la t r Mr. M a l ton wa p romoted to Di isi o n a l Superintendent o f t he E a tern Di vis ion a n a ppointm ent he held until h i re tir ment.

In 100 Raid

Thewar wa a bu time. tr ep o rt a nd c n t rol cen t re a ll o ver th cit y h turned out for 82 0 a ir rai d \ ruin g . and v orked through 100 r a ids.

R o yal visi ts and oc a ion h a e al wa bee n time of duty for Mr. M a lton

mong th em \ e re th m mori a l e r ice f r Kin g E d ward

II King Gorge Y' s co ro n at i n cel e b ra ti n 19 1_ r a l re y iew in Wind

Pl

Cuss in g : Th e B anls

BROTHERS WITH 105 YEARS' SERVICE

TWO H ULL brothers -in -law h ave jus t ended a partn e rship which has give n 105 yea r s' service to th e S t. John Ambulan ce Brigade.

After more than 52 yea rs in var ious ra nks in th e Briga de's Hull Corp s, 72 -year-old Mr. Alfred Malton , of 110 Coltma n Street, has gone on to t he retired l is t.

Bl,l t his brother-in -law, Mr. Os wald Atkinson, of the s a me a ddress, s still soldiering on. Wi t h 53 yea rs serv ice t o h is credit he is, though nea rly 70 , one of t he Hull C orps staff officers and still wo r ks full-time in a tinners' shop on Hull F ish Do ck

" They have been dedica ted workers in the fir s t a id m ovement in the ci ty, and ha ve a uni que record of voluntary service to t he public " said Hull Corp s Superin tend en , Mr. W. H. Lambert.

Helped 42,413

Let t h e facts speak for themselves In 52 years Mr. Malton has treated 42,413 cases of illness a nd injur y outsid e h is S.J A .B duty periods attended drill 1,489 times, done 88 2 duties pass ed 47 annual re-examina tions a n d 48 a nnual inspections.

" And if I had my life again I would do the same to help people in accident and illness," he said. " I regret that I h ave to retire at thjs stage. I would like to ha ve go ne on for another three years "

Mr. Malton joined a firs t aid clas s in 190 8, pa ssed his tirs examination a month later, and soon found tbat S.J.A.B work was occupying all his spare time.

In 1914 he joined the R.A.M.C., serving at m any milita r y anddetentionbos pitals in this country and overs eas, and reaching the rank of staff sergeant before being in valided home in 1918 following several bouts of malaria.

The followin g year, he and Mr. Atkinson res tarted the Brigade's Western Division , which had been defunct for 12 months and in 1926 Mr. Malton bec a me D ivisional Secreta ry.

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ED,,7INA Tn ST

G GIFTS r eceFlti y rece ive d

y

- d wi n

Moun tb a tt en Tru st ar e £1 , 000 each fr o m th e Ba n k o f E n gla nd a nd the Midl a nd B a n k, £5 00 each fro m Ba rclay, L1 0yds N a ti on a l Pro vin c a l, a nd W estmin ster Ba n ks £25 0 fr 111 Glyn Mill s & Co., an d £ 50 from th e B an k of We t fri ca

Th e L a d y D elame re h as given £ 500

The T rust w as i11 a u gurated a t l. J a m es ' P a lac in th e presence of ils P at ron th e D u ke of t o hel p Sa e th e Children FUlld th e S t. J o hn mb ul a nce Br igade, a nd f or the a d va n cem en t of nur sin g.

SHOWING FILMS?

SECONDHAND PROJECTORS. A a number of counti e have recently enquir ed f o r informa t ion r ega rding sec on d h a nd sound film project ors, below th e n a me a nd a dd r es o f a firm which specialises in surplu s proj ectors It is und er t o od that R.A.F sLlrplus ] 6 nun s ound proj ectors can be pu [ch ased for about £6 0/ £7 0 For fu ll er inform a tion p lea e a pp l y to :- Harringay Pho tographic Service 423 Gree

Cornish Benefactor Gives H.Q. Site

headquarters were o pene d Fo r year funds had for thi pur pose. T he generous gIft of the SIte r. J Sunmons ga e the project a great fillip. pr.ell1lses uper ede the \ ooden building at East P ool which , SInce 19 22 , has served a the focal point for the D i ision's acti vities.

Th e n ew p remis includes an ambulance hall for mulnpu rp o e ocia l use , a small kitchen , cloak r?oms a hal-!, ] 35 0 qua re feet in area" ith a m a ple trIp flOOrIng partlul arly uited for dancing. T he building is de igned to allm for lO.ns T here i a eparale garage for the ambulance wuh III pectLon pit. I t con truction \ a tarted in O ctober 19 - 9. the building being completed a year la ter and co t £4.00.0.. The County Llperinlendenr of ur Lng D lYI IOn PrInce hula hakrabon2Se r ei\'ed th e key of the hall from Lt. - Col. P J. (ar hit ct). L a ter a dedica tion en ice \ as nduct db the R ev. L. Lovell (Curate o f IlIogan) and t h local ilethodist mini ter (t h R Holland) Pre nt at t he cer m ny \\' re leading offi ial o f the orm all Brigade.

HIS FARTHING FUND TO AID BRIGADE

ISLE OF MAN INSPECTION

THE co:!\un SIOl'-TER -lN- CHIEF, :!\L'\.J. - GE J. M KIRlDfAN, inspected all 1.mits of the Br1'gade in the I sle oj 1I1an. H e also vi ited the fi1'st aid post on the promenade and saw members on duty at th e J unior Man aJ Grand Pr'i;c VIotor Cycle R ace Gen. K irkman was taken on a tour of the is land by the Commi.ssioner, NI1·. C C. B eatyPo wnall and the Cotmty Superintendent, lVIr s H enry Kelly , J .P. 10

TAVISTOCK'S GRAND PRIOR BADGES

TAVfSTO K t. J ohn Ambulance S u rsi ng 'acle is were preenled w illi/h eir Grand Prior's Badg e by 11fT. 'Y1'il PTan e, the 'oun ty C01l/11/i sioner, and h e congmtula /i ng adel ci / Joan Jago • 1lso in the pic l me are Cadet gl V1'cki M oule, Cadet Cp l 'W en dy Il eal, Cadet Cpl. Slen:ia Kapu cic/,;. On the eaJt1'eme 1'igfll i· uperintendent NJr M. Slac ey w ho 7'eceived her S e7'vice IVl eda l.

Brigade Surgeons to meet in Durham

THE NEXT WEEK-END Conference of Surgeons of all ranks will be held at Durham University, Durham Castle, from Friday, April 21st to Sunday, April 23rd , 1961. ursing Officers and Training Officers will be most welcome.

Members not requiring student accommodation may reserve their own accommodation in one of the following hotels, all of which are within a few minutes walk of the Castle:

Royal County Hotel

Three Tuns Hotel

Waterloo Hotel

Surgeons and others may if they wish attend for only part of the conference but the conference fee is payable in full in all cases.

Ladies and friends are specially invited to tbe Dinner and Dance (cost 25s. each), evening dress, mess dress, uniform or dark uit. Decorations will be worn

Uniform should be worn b y those attending the Conference.

Items for discussion period should be suggested on the application forms a ailable from Staff Officer G. E. Craft M.B.E., 8 Gros venor Crescent, S.W.I.

It is requested that EARLY PPLICATIO be for accommodation as it is necessary to make reservatIOns as soon as po sible.

Subject to minor alterations, the programme will be as follows:

Fri day, pril 21 t

7.00 p.m. Dinner.

8.00 p.m. Informal gathering and showing of films.

Sa turday pril 22nd

10.00 a.m. isits will be arranged as follow: (1) Tour round the Cathedral. (2) Tour to a colliery. ( ) Tour to a shipyard. (preference to be stated on application form).

1.00 p.m. Lunch.

2.15 p.m. ssembly and address of welcome b y the Surgeon -in-Chief who will inn-odu e the Deputy Commi ioner -in-Chief (Rear dmiral Ro yer D ick C.B. C.B.E. D.S.C.).

2.20 p.m. The Deputy Commi ioner-in-Chief will officially open the Conference and peak on Brigade Affair in general.

2.45 p.m. TALK: Dr. C. H. Tonge T.D 1.B., B .S., on .• Anatomy," followed b que tion to the peaker.

4.00 p.m. BRAIN TR T.-Que tion Plea e! Panel Depur Cornmi ioner-ill-Chief, the urgeon-in-Chief, the Depu ty urg on -in-Chief, The Chief ur ing Offi r and oth r

Tea. R ption b the urgeon -in-Chief. Annual Dinner and Dan e dan ing from 8.4- p.m.).

urn up the

COMA:lANDEBJ OF ARBS

4150 PATIE 1'S R1UED BY ST. JOH M13ULA Es. - The ix. a mbul ance operated b y the Headquarter Tran port Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Belfa s carried 4,150 patient and ran 069 mile la t year. Thi wa revea led b y Ih St. John Tran port Offic r [or Northern Ireland, Mr. E. R Myles Humphr y when he pre ided at the annua.l dinner of the di ion held in th Int ernational Hotel B elfa on Saturday night. More than 50 officer member and friend att nded.

Mr. Humphre out lin d the cope of voluntary s rvice performed by t he Di i ion during the yea r. The fleet h ad covered 4481 mil in connection with port e ents in th e pro ince , demon tration and oth r pu blic gathering. Another 4329 n1.ile were op rated in ser ices in conjunction with other oluntary organi alion including a regular transporting of handi apped per on. The t. John ambulances working wi tll the orthern 1reland Ho pi tal uthori ty mainly on city e rvice , carried 3 7 2 patient 24259 mile.

LLANELLY NURSES ON PARADE

BEVIEwr:-<G the Llanelly XUI' ing Division, th e COlI/missioner fOT Carmarthen hi1'e, D. Cecil TJ ' illia11l C.St J. J.P. , admires the new unif07"l?1 Di- iS1:01'lal Sup e1'intendent M1· S. A E. Owen, S.S.St.J. (ea;i1'eme left), ha 1'ecently been appointed N.H.S.R. CO'ttnty rh ea R ep1'e e17 tat1' ve jor South CaTmaTthenshiTe.

DORSET RETIREMENT

EVERY MEMBER of the Brigade ill Dorset (and outside) will hear with very real regret that the County Commi sioner, Dr. R. V. S. Cooper, acting on medical advice has had to relinquish his appointment. For 27 years Dr. Cooper has rendered outstanding service to the Brigade as division al surgeon, county surge:)n and county commissioner. During that time he has endeared himself to all whom he has met in the course of his duties and it will be hard to realise the D orset Brigade without D r. Cooper at its head. We all wish him many many years of happy retirement.

At the momen t, a new commissioner has not been appointed, and D r. Cooper's duties are being carried out by his deputy, Dr. E. J Gordon Wallace.

MR. C. A. POOLE

WE ANNOUNCE with deep regret the death in October of Mr. C. A Poo le who recently retired after 22 years as Brigade Commissioner for Berkshire.

Mr. Poole succeeded the late Dr. A. G. Osborn e as County Commissioner in 1938. During his 22 years as Commissioner he built up the strength of the Brigade in the county from 20 divisions with a membership of 486 voluntary workers, to 61 divisions with a membership today of 1,458, and played a leading part in advising t he county and county borough on the formation of their own ambulance service as required by t he National Health Act of ] 946.

Mr. Poole's record of voluntary service was indeed a 1i ving example of the motto of the Order to which he belongs" In the Service of Mankind."

Obituary- It is with great sorrow that we have to record the passing of Mrs. Stuckey, President of the Shaftes bury Nursing Cadet Di vision for 9t years. She will be most sadly missed by the cadets to whom she gave great act ive help in many ways All through her long i lln ess she maintained her interest in St. John.

Devon's I )000 Guineas from County Ball

AS A RES LT o f the ounty Ball h Id at the In1perial Hotel To rqua on tober 21 t , a thou and guinea were r ai d [or the work the t. mbulan Association and the t. J ohn mbulan e Bl'lgade In D n.

This rnagniii ent re ult-a record for an ball at the Imperial Hotel so far wa announced at a me ling of the Ba ll committee at the under the chairman hip of t. 01. R. M. Bacon hief on table of De von. He announ ed that Garrard had \ ritten to her Maj ty and had received a reply aying how glad he wa aL the ucce of the ball.

The ball was under the pre idenc of the L I'd Li utenant, the Rl. Hon. Lord Roborough , and one of the chief feature was a midnight parade and di play of 0 er £250,000 ort11 of fine jewels by the rown Jeweller Me r. 9arrard Co. of London. The jewell modelled by promillent ladl afterwards on show, plus a magnificcnt piece of jewellery lent by Queen Elizabeth the Queen other.

The ball wa under the au pice of the ouncil of the Ord r of St. John for D evo n of which Lord Roborough i pres.idcnt, and Mr. Hugh Good on, of Waddeton ourt, Bnxton , chalrman. The organiser was Major odfrey Grant , of Torquay, Mr. H. M. Chapman, of the Imperi.al Hotel, bon. sec retary, and M r. F. R. ndrew of Barclay's Bank, Torquay, hon. treasurer.

First Inspection

The newly-formed Broadw ay ombined Di visio n. it first inspection at their headquarter under DlVlsIOnal Officer, Mr. K Maundrell at the Broadway ounty chool on Tues day , December 13th. The in peeting .officers were County Staff Officers, Miss P Paddock (Nur Ing) and Mr. K H. Mooring Aldridge (Am bul a nce).

Training First Aiders

New . In

Guinea

1 cla s in the proce oj learning arlificiall'e ')Jim/ion.

attend as first-aiders the week-end football marches played between the natives from various areas. This was something that the y organised on their own iniriative.

In the corning year St. John first aid work and classe will increa e as the natives of Ne\ Guinea and Papua take further re pon ibility in their communities and no matter whether they require a certificate in their dail y work or not the y, their \ ive and familie are stri ing to increase their knm ledge in thi work and the y have realised the alue of thi training.

R. Collin S.J H.Q. ew Gui nea

LADY BRECKNOCK IN CYPRUS

THE UPERINTE?'DE t. John mbulanc Brigade Lady Bre kno k, \i it d the e. l I.e. Di\isio n on unday, October 16th. The Commis ioner of t. John in ypru , Dr. Z. Pano , the Depu ty Commi ioner. Dr. F. Ras im and the Headquarter Off) er, Mi Irene Checkle). accompanied Lad Brecknock.

After an in p ction of th divi ion out ide the Employe ociation clubhou e in ero, lhe pre nenra tion of awards \ a mad io ide the building.

R id nt manager J. D. Burge gav a wel oming speech in hi h h paid tribute to the late Counte (ountb atren for her \ orld-wide intere t in the \ 'ork of the t. John AmbuJan Brigad and to the late 1. G. Tate for his inter sr and leader hip in St. John activitie in Cypru Dr. Pano on2.Tatulated lhe members of the di\'i ion and thanked the .NCe. doet r for giving the fir raid 1 ture. Dr. Pano a ured th men that ther \\' a a great future for th t. John organisation in ypru and mged th m to onlinu th ir int rest in the work for their own akes and for the ak fall 'Priot.

Th hi tor th t. J hn movem nt in th Iiddl Ea \ a r vi \ d bri A by Dr. R an im. He tr s ed hm important it i t da for everyone to learn first aid. becau e n n know \ h n he might ha to help an injur d p rson n the j b on th highway or at hom.

After ongratularing everyone and commenting on the fine r cord of the dt i i n Lady Br kno k pr en ted 61 award to til m mbers

ST. JOHN'S GATE EVENT

LT.-COL. ARTHUR

GORING, Assistant

CommissioneT -inChief, being invested as Commander by the Lord PriOT, Lord lifTakehurst, at the GTand PrioTY Church'

Sport & Gel/eral.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

ITER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Sovereign Head of th e 17... Order of St. John) has been graciously pleased to sanction the following promotions in and appointments to The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. J ohn of Jerusalem.

Priory of Scotland

FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Kathleen Mary, Mrs. Anderson.

FOR PROMOTIO N T O THE GRADE O F O FFICER (BROTHER)

Thomas Weir, M.B.E.

FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF O FFICER (SISTER)

Elizabeth Stella, Mrs Phillipps

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F O FFICER

Bannie, Miss Mackje. (SISTER)

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER

Grace J anet D iclGnson, Miss Edmiston.

Mary Marjorie, Mrs. Green, M.B.

Do rothy Anna, Miss Angus.

Priory in Australia

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Trevor Claude James, M.B.

Reuben Ethelbert Hare.

James Hugh D avid Millar, M.B.E.

Roger P aul Goode, O B.E.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F CO MMAND E R (BROTHER)

William Ellis George, M.B

Frederick William Russ ack.

Brg. Kenneth Agnew Wills, e.B.E., M.e.

FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE O F COMMANDER (SISTER)

Geraldine Mabel, Mrs. Brown. 14

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F O FFICER (BROTHER)

Eric Hyam Freidman M.B.

Leslie James arrington.

Sanm I William Wi.nders, M.B.E.

Ernest Rich ard Glenister Sheil.

J ames D avid Fotheringham, M.B.

Keith Jame Darrell B nger, M.B.E.

Arthur Wentworth Hardy.

Jack Loni Anear.

FOR PROMOTION T O THE GRADE OF OFFI ER (SISTER)

Rita France Mary, Mr Mitchell.

Evelyn, Mi Va reo .

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GR DE OF ER G

BRO THER

Kevin Hector ourtenay, M.B.

Ale ander lement Herrington M.B

Kenneth Gilbert Outhred M.B.

Lawrence Vout, M B.

Terence Keitll Sm th Whiting, M.B.

Harold Herbert [ill.

Leonard Galbraith Ree

George D ennis Willi ams.

Victor Herbert Wright.

Gerald Vincent Moriarty B .E. .0., M , V.D.

Benjamin eil Adsett, M.B.

Jo seph Sp nee.

Thomas Beech.

Thomas Willi am hamberlain Brigg .

Arthur Ewin Dickmann, .B. orman Pr att Long M.B.

William Thoma harles traed , M.B.

Geoffrey Harry Br an grove.

Fred Worth.

Arthur Edgar Elliott.

William Albert Wilkin on.

Ernest Vance Pippard.

Clarence Herbert utton.

William Alfred Troon.

Ra ymond George Benn.

William John e .

H arry Char! Fred Horrock .

Arthur orman Ful ler.

Leonard Charle Plenty.

FOR ADMI SI01 THE GRADE OF ER ISTER

Constance, Mis Gillard.

Gwyneth ellie Mr Keenan

Kathleen Phyllis Mr Ro

Yvonne, Mis Bolton.

Joan Sheppard Mi Edward.

Irene Grace, r. Timb

Elsie Andrena Mr . Greene.

Gwenda Hilda , Miss Surman.

Vida Mabel Maurice Mrs. Heanes

Edna Gwendo line , Mr Ayers.

Commandery in Western Australia

F OR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE 0 OFFI ER (BROTHER)

Arthur George Hughes.

Stuart Lindsay Mainland.

William Percival Forre teT.

Bert Wilfred Bu ttsworth, M.B.

Sydney Charles Scott.

FO R PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)

Margaret Beatrice, Mrs. Hagg.

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF ERVING BRO THER

Eli Holt Shotton.

Francis John Patterso n

Noel Wells.

Royston John Hanco ck.

Thomas Edgar BelJas.

Lancelot Graham Bowser Cumpston, M B.

Keith Mitchell.

Hector George Smith.

Francis ric Wilk es.

FOR ADMI 10 THE GRADE OF E RVING ISTER

Maude Loui e, Mrs. Auld.

I abel Millicent, Mrs. hillery.

Jessie t. l air, Mrs. Tomlin.

Commandery of Ards

F OR PROMOn 0 THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BRO HER)

David Moore Rodger on. William Henry acartney.

FOR ADMI 10 HE GRADE O F OFFICER (BRO -IER )

Maj. The Rt. Hon. The Earl of lanwilliam. Edward Thoma Green, .B. -

0 , OFFICER

Mary t horn e. FOR AD ER

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Plea e Dote rcv i ed prices for room8:

Full Membersh.ip (Home) £1; (Overseas) 158.

A88()ei at e Memoorsh.ip (Home) £2; (Overseas) £158 G

Double Room £2 5s.; Single Room. £1 2s. 6d. , including breaHa t.

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F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF SER VING SISTER

Violet Maud Lyttelton, The Hon. Mrs. Grosvenor. Ada Muriel, Mrs. Malone. Margaret Lamont, Mrs McKinley Mary, Mrs. McQlleen. Mary Kathleen, Mrs. Rice. E lizabeth, Mrs. D avidson.

American Society of the Order FOR PROMOTIO T O THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE CHAPLAIN

The Re v. Canon Edward West , O.B.E., D D. OR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Dr. John R. Upton, e.B.E.

FOR ADMI 10 J IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE COMMAl\TDER (BROTHER)

The Hon. Arthur H Dean Jarvis Cromwell.

FOR ADMISSIO m THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)

George Bernard Robson M.D. K ennet h Monteagle.

Jo eph A. oore , Jr. ilton e. Coburn.

Stanley Powell.

Dan E. London.

EmiJe Holman, .D.

William S. ailliard.

Carlos J. taas.

Robert Kirk nderhill , C.B.E.

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Corr ect to the la t detail t. John Ambulance uniform by Garrould ' is a credit to the Brjg ade \ 11 cut and finely tailored in materials of excellent quality.

Established orer 100 yeflrs

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and charts, and ch ange their unifo rms for gay dre ses, a nd head for the AJ bert Ha ll. There witn the two ba nd, a s pC' r kli ng caba ret a nd a host of stars o f stage screen a nd te levi i n joi n ng in this wil be the nu rses' most thri llin g off- d uLY nig h t ever.

Th s grea t s cia I eve n sponsored by Nursing Mirror is bei ng run in aid of the journa l s fund for elderly and needy nur es. T icket are avai lable at one guinea each and order form and fu r tb r detail can be obtained from the organiser, Dor et House, tamford treet, London S 1.

'OBITlJ ARY

The de ath of M r • P ool e \ hich i reported at gr a t r I ngth el c\ h re in thi ue, a a great hock to all \ ho had known him During hi years of office, If. Po I h a d een a teady gro, th in the trength of the Brigad and ome out tanding achie ement in emergencie

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The funeral (ook pia e at Barlo, Pari h hurch on _ th iost., b arers \ er members of the Dronne ld mbulance Divi ion. The Rcv. Handfo rd , paid a very high tribute to I r Marg rri 11 in hi unfai l ing ork to the cau e of humanit y r. arg rri on a nne ample of s rvi to m a nkind by putting dut y bef re elf. D erb shire and the Brigade ba 10 t aery aluable m mber \ ho e pIa \ ill be very difficul t to fill

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The Rev Charles Cousens Petch, Chap lain of the Order of St. J ohn and of the Cromer Division, died on January 19th. He took his first a id certificate in 1898 an d was superintendent of the Cheltenham Friendly Societies Di vision a nd la ter superintendent of the Cheltenham Corps. He had the Ser vice Medal and b ar. In 1932 he become Chaplain of the Order an d of the Cromer D ivision.

Mrs. Ve ra E. Armitage who was one of the founder members of the Hoylake ursing Division.

It is with profound regret we report the sudden death of divisional superintendent R. C. V Wakeman of the Ludlow Divisio n , on Januar y 12th Mr. Wakeman joined the di ision in 1932 and in 1937 he went on to the headquarters taff of the Home Service Ambulance Dep artment, and rejoined the Ludlow D ivi sion in 1943, an d was keenly interested in Ci il D efence work.

From 1947 until his death, Mr. Wakeman was di 1sional secretary a nd during this p eriod he raised over £1, 000 for divisional funds an d charities.

O n Januar y 15th h e was buried with full civic honours , and the congregation, of o ver 900, included Ludlow Corporation with draped maces, seven Ma yors and representati es of many organisations in Ludlow and district, who came to pay tribute to a man wh o had not spared himself in serving the community.

Mrs. Martha Jones, died at her home in Edgeley on D ecember 6th.

Mrs. Jones gained her first aid certificate in 1909 when she

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joined the Stockport Nur in g Divi ion , was an active membe r for over 30 yea rs, and transferred to tbe Brigade R ese r ve in 1946 She wa a Serv ing Si ste r of the Order.

Her husband ,' orps Offic r Evan Jones, has a lso long service with the Br igade

* T he Late Area S upt. M iss E elyn Mi ln e , O. t.J.

At a service conducted by the R ev. . P erowne, haplain to the Ord er, a ommunion Bench wa dedic ate d to the memory of the lat Area Superintendent M i ve lyn Milne , O SU. , Central r ea, in the rypt of the Prior y hurch , Clerkenwell on Monday , January 9th, 1961.

The Communion Bench bearing a br a s pl ate suitably in cri bed wa given by her coUeague and friend in Central Area as a token of their esteem and to p rpetuate the memory of one who served the Brigade so l oyall y for a number o f

* It i with great orrow th at reco rd the passing

Divi iona} Officer Mi E. Ev of the 51 Bl ackhea th ur ing Di ision on D c mb r 29th 196 0. i Eve wa al 0 the Di isional Se r etary and her" ork and per nal c nl act \ ilh the Di i ion will long be rememb red. H r d alh lea a gap which wi ll be a lmo t impo ible to fill.

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DUMB-BEll SUTURES

BULAW AYO, th e C01rlmis 7:oner -in - C Jl1'e! prese nt s t h e eTvice Jl edal to 1111'. E. G. J ackman.

mo ney n eed ed t h e si te h a a lr ead y been ch oser) , an d th er e is ev er y hop e of s ta r tin g the c ons truc tion before o ng It will be a grea h elp and encouragement to h ave ou r own bu il ding our own flag-pole a nd our own fl a g fl ying f ro m t. TI1 e D is tr ct Surgeon and hi wife, t he Distr ict ursi n g O fficer, are hard at w ork o r ganising a class f or lay in s tru c or. I saw a sm a ll bu t very smart p arade of purely lo ca B r iga d e uni ts an d t was a great plea sure t o m eet s ome ol d friends from J 95 7, p a rt cularl y among the In dian a nd A fr ican O fficer s a nd some of the N e.O .s. I was pa r ticularly e n couraged to see a number of y oung Indi an la ds on parad e who s eemed most enthusias tic and certainly did th eir D iv sion cr edit. I in s pec ed the Brigade mem b ers of the City Fire Briga d e in t h e ir own h a ll as w ell as on the B r iga de par a d e, tho se of t h e P ort F ire Briga de when I went r ound the harbour an d th e Airport F ire

B rig a de after h a d handed o ver m y lugga ge pr ior o flyi ng back to Engl and. T hey were aU ver y proud of th e St. John ba dges on heir fi r e briga de uniform s. While I was in D ar -es -Salaam I was m ost co ur teous ly receiv ed b y the Chief Mini ste r, Mr. N yerer e, an d I tr avelJed back to England with t he M inis te r of H ea lth I was on ce a ga in a sked to vis it the h eadq ua r ter s of th e B r itis h R ed C r oss

So ci et y, a visi t whi ch I tho ro ,:!-ghl y enjo yed

Just to a dd t o m y t roub les III D ar, I h ad to have r em oved b y he doc tors a piece of glas s fr om m y h ee l wh ich I h ad brought w ith me from Sou t h ern Rh o d esi a!

CENTRAL AFRI C A

Gen er a l The Conunand er y in C e nt ral Afri ca was fo rmed as a vir tuall y a utonomous organisation wi t hin the Order of St John n early nine years ago Since tha t time a arge n um be r of prob ems has ar isen and a consider a ble degree o f r eorgani sa t ion is no w being planned b y t he D irecto r o f Amb ul ance and Commander y Comm issioner , B r i.ga dier Collin s, un der h e gu id a n ce o f he Knigh t C o mman der of the Comm a ndery, H.E the E a rl of D a Thousie M y o wn tour t h e refo r e see med to com e a t a mos t opport un e t ime and it invo lved a goo d deal of di scussion as well as m a n y hundr ed s o f m iles of tr ave lin g b y road and o n occas io n s b y a ir. I a r ri v ed o n F eb ru ar y 4 th a nd left on F ebru a r y 22nd

S outhern Rhodesia

Whil e in Salisbur y I , of necess it y, p ai d a n umb er of v is its to the s plendid headqua rter s built ther e for th e Co mm an d er y a nd fo r S Rhod esia Di s tr ict largely b y the gen ero s ity a nd en t hus iasm of Sir E llis R o bins -now Lord Robin s. fn S a is b ur y too I was most hospitab ly en tertained b y H .E. th e Go vernor General, the Commandery C ommi ss ione r t h e ex-Service organis ations and m y own regimen the R oya l Artillery. I took a numb er of p a ra d es thr ougho ut Southern Rh o desia u su a lly accomp a nied qy d emonstra tion s, a nd follo w d b y socia l g a therings which en a bled m e to m eet a great numb er of our member s, friend s and supp o rters

On the 6th I had a cadet parade and an a d ult parade in 2

Salis bury

h a irman of (he B oard, ir D uncan nde r on. W e

yasa la nd A fle r a re turn to Sa li bur y f o r fi n a Ldi sc ussio n s a tremend o u Iy large co c k tai l p ar t y fo r St. J o hn workers given by H .E t h e overn o r Gen er a l, a nd lh e recor d ing of a br oadcast, I fl ew l o B la nt y re on Fc bru a ry 20th an d stayed wit h H the Gove rn o r a t Zo m ba, so me 40 m il es o u t. Tn ya a la nd 1 fo u n d t h e A ocia io n ma king good p rog re n he P ol ice, the R a il way a nd l he Imperia l T obacco omp any As in Rh o d es ia, h owever, t he re was n o Br igad e. AILl10 u g h [ knew lh at p la ns had been d rawn u p for tarting to form he Brigad , I was not u r p r ised o fir:d that t he pre e n t moment wa not thought t h e. ng h t to imp Le m enl t h cm. J di d howeve r have d1SC l:I ssions a b oul it wit l1 the h airman of the ASSOCiat ion and wllh the om m is io n er of Po ice, w h o has indecd been our Brigad e omllli ioner in Zanz ib a r [ ccompa ni ed H.E. th e overnor lo a P ol ice pa rade a.nd fir aid demonstration in Bl antyre on Fe b ruary 21st which w follow d by a mall Sl. John I nve Liture. J was very ho pitably e n tertai ned to lun ch on arrival on the20th by.lhe ocial n and l he Briti h Commonwea lth Ex -Servlces Leagu and beforc my departure on lhe 22nd by the Rotary C lub, but I had to" ing for my uppcr."

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hen I got to ganda 1 wa oon admitted to hospital but relea ed to go on ith m tOUf ith certain admonilion \ hen [ g t to ya aland ha ing broken one or lWO of the rule, [ was lOld b the doctors that I wa to return to England direct from Tangan yi a and was forced therefore to aband n my in nded it to the Brigade Competition in airobi. [ n addition, a nd to my great regret , I had to cut out alt gClh r th i it to den whi h hould have rounded on'm lour. 1 we my deep apologie to all tho e in ganda a nd Ken a \\ ho h ad to alle r thc programmes they had planned for me and till more t tho e in den ho had to cancel the arrang m nt the had 0 kindly and 0 carefully made e\erthele ,1 \ a able to arr out, and practically in full,

EVENTS IN 1961

The following is mea nt a s a guide t o n a io n a e v e n ts s o that readers may make arrangem e n ts a s far in advance as po s sibl e.

ORDER AND BRIGADE

June 23rd: Commissioners and County Superintendents ( Conference.

J u n e 24th: General Assembly of the Order-Mansion House Annual Commemoration Service-St. PauL's Cathedral. July 1st: Brigade Final Competitions, Central Hall, Westminisler.

J u Ly 8th: Cadet RaUy, Upavon , Wiltshire.

July 2 1st -23rd: King George VI MemorJal LeadershIp Training Course-London. (This course will cover Essex Hertford, Kent and London.)

September 22nd -24th: Brigade Training Course in Cadet Leadership- ottingham University. Open to any adult member of the Brigade aged 16 and upwards. ovember 1st: Brigade Committee.

ovember 16th: Grand Prior's Trophy Competitions. Porchester Hall.

ASSOCIATION FI RST AI D COMPET ITI O NS

The following is a list of competitions organised with the help of Headquarters , The St. John Ambulance Association Places and dates of those fixed so far are set out below: CO MPETITJO VENUE DATE

inistry of viation: Board of Trade May 4th

Building Whitehall, S .1.

Di (iUers Co. Ltd.

Southern rea : Conway HaU Red

Lion Sq ., W.e.l.April 27th

Final: To be arranged May 31s( or June 1st

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority:

B.Te. Railwa yMen: B.T.e. Railwaysomen and Police : ational A ociation of oung Farmers' Club: a(ional Dock Labour Board:

AJdermaston, Berk May 11th

Porche ter Hall W.2. May rth

Porche ter Hall W._ June 8th

Cambridge, Ro yaL Show July 6th

were taken round by the Chief Engineer, Mr. lack , \ h curiously enough had aken me round lbe Owe n Fall D am on m y visit to Uga n da in 1957. H e w d me h o\ va lua bl e OLlr fi rst a id instr u c ti on h ad bee n th er e and r very m u c h hop t h at t h e Co mm a nd ery w ill be a bl e to meet h w is he and pr ovi d e si mi ar n struct ion for the large taff a l K ariba.

N ort hern Rh odes ia I arr ived in L usaka th e capita l of o rth ern Rh ode ia, on Feb ruary 14th and r et urned to Sa lisbu ry on t he J 7t h J

s taye d wit h t h e Co mmi s ion er o f Pol ice, a memb er o f tIle

O r d er fo r m a n y yea rs, a nd a n o ld fr ien d of mi ne fro m

P a lest in e days. Tll e Association is go ing ahead in o rt hern

Rh o des ia, b u t t h ere s very littl e B rigade a n d thi i ha rd ly

t h e time t o p us h it i n a coun try wh ich h a 0 m any po li li ca w orri es at h e presen time. Th er e a re h owe e r , peo pl e th e r e w ith previo u s Br igade ex pe ri e n ce a nd th ey are going a head n ow with the tra inin g o f cadets

W h Ie in Lu sa k a I too k t h e p as ing o ut pa ra d e al t h e P o i e

Tr a ining

Sc h oo l wh ich by p ur e co inci de n ce, wa o n e o f the largest they had ever h a d I was cer ta in ly a very sm ar one

a nd I was m uc h mpr esse d w ith the an d a rd of yo u ng

Afri ca n lh a t th ey rec rui t. Th e p a ra de i tse lf h a d no thin g to d o w i (h S t. J o hn as such bu t a fur t h e r a n d m o re lim ited para d e was he ld afte r wa rd s wh e n I p rese n ted Associa ti o n certifica tes to th e a rge numb e r of police rec ruit wh o ha d g a ined them

at a reception ill 'l'aJJClanyika. (Left to right).

J I r. iml1lolld (Brigade Ollllliissioner) the ommi ion e-rin- llieJ, and l1lr. TVil 011, hairman, /. John Ambulance A ocialiol!).

two ery important a pe t f my tour, nam ely th . i it. to the ommandery to fit in with their pLan for reorgalll atlOn and the isi t to Tanganyika following so clo l on 0 m an chang in their enior rank. lowe a tremendou deb t of gratitude to a ll who plann d my tO Uf an d to a ll wh o entertai ncd me 0 readily and 0 genero usly be t h Governor -G.enera l Govef!1or, 0I?mi ssio n er h a ir m en of OClatlOn, or - erv e Orgallla ti o n n ot m y Own reg im en t. I r c iv da n e dng ly wam1 we come from B r.igade mem ber of w h at er d egree, wh eth e r u ro pean, f[l ean or Ind ian. I.' as grea tl e n couraged by rou ch lh at T awand I h o pe th at, mret urn,m vi it s m ay h ave pr ov id ed orne e n cour ag m nt a nd h e lp o a ll th ose in the O rde r th e ociatio n an d t he Bri ga d , wh o a r e c h ee rfull y ca r ryin g ou t ou r wor k and m aintai nin g our tr ad it io n s n th e e vast a nd c ontrover ia l e rr to r ies, and oft en und e r condi t ions of cons id ra ble diffi ul ty.

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Gas Indu try: ational Road Pas enger Tran port Ambu-

Queen ary College E.1. July 15th Friends ' eeling House , Euston Road .1. Sept. 28th

Ian e A 0 iation: Leic (eI. October th

H. J Heinz o. Ltd. : Kitt Green, "\ igan October 14th

Po t Office Ambulance Porchester Hall Centre: W. Fir Brigad orthampton

D o k and Harbour uthority ociation :

Grand P rior's Troph ompe titions: Ca ton Hall, .l. P or he ter Hall, W.2, October 19th October 6th

ovember 2nd r ovember 16th

BE l BOOKSHELF

T H E S PARE- TIME B OOK by TOllY Gibson and Jack S ingleton ( Pewrll in B ooks) 3s. 6d. th title ugg ts (hi a om pr hen i e sur e of pare- time a ti iti and how to get arted in the m. It in a lu a b le for the teenager who finds tha t r o k and roll " n o t en tirely a ti f ng, and for the yOW1g m arr ied people who find h e h a e time on their hand. One n eve r kn" tha t 0 m any organi ation xi ted \ hich canali. e the energ i " of tho e wh o eek omething out of the ordinary.

'FLU HITS TESTS

FLU STRUCK DOWN many members of the W a sall and District Corps of St. John's Ambulance Briga de but seven teams competed in the local heats for the ann u al competition, on Sund ay, February 5th.

Adult tean1S had to give first a id to the victims of a road accident-a concussed motor cyclist an d hysterical pillion ri der and milkman suffering from cuts, broken wrist and fractured femur

Cadets treated a housewife wit h two broken thighs after a gas stove explosion an d an individual test presented competitors w ith a care taker who had fallen down the ce llar step in a darken ed building.

Carmock br anch of the Casualties Union were excellent " patients ," almost telling the first -ai ders what to do by their portrayal of sho ck symptoms , and the effective scenery wa provided by Ruber y O wen Co. Ltd ., at whose factor y the competition took place

Wednesbury Ambulance Di vision won both the Dr. Richards team shield and the in di vi dual Mears cup. Walsall NursingDivisioncarried o ff the Bren da Lady Hickman team shield, and D arlaston Nursing D ivision won the nurses individual cup P alfrey Ambulance Cadets won their corps shield an d so did Palfrey ursing Cadets-on their very fir t attempt.

Walsall Corps Superintendent, Mr. G. Moseley said that every effort was being made to att ract younger members into the Brigade. " Do remember that the cadets both ambulance and nursing are the future St. John Ambulance Brigade. The day will come when we lay down our arms and heads and our brass buttons for someone else to take over "

DEVON ROAD CRASH

AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT last November involved Di visional Officer K. Long, ofAxminster Ambulance Cadet D ivision , who was given a lift back from Colyton to Axminster b y a darts team who were travelling in a car and a van. He travelled in the car which went ahead. When the van did not turn up after they had reached Colyton they went back to see what had happened. They found that the van had hit a washout at the side of the road and crashed into a safety barrier which was end on to the direction of travel. Two bars of the barrier h a d penetrated the va n thus seriously injuring both the dri ver and his one passenger. Mr. Long was the only first -aider present until the ambulance arrived. He took charge, assisted by the remaining members of the darts team.

B ars from the barrier had pinned do wn the driver and passenger, and Mr. Long supervised the cutting of three bars, while trying to treat the casualties as much as pos si bleuntil the doctor arrived and they could be transferred to hospital. Mr Long accompanied the ambulance.

CHATHAM BRIGADE (t AT HOME"

CHATHAM Ambulance and Cadet D ivision were "a t home" to friends and parents on Wednesday, February 8th.

The divisions paraded in uniform under the direction of Superintendent Hygate and the inspection was made by Corps Superintendent W G Tarren supported by Mr. C. R. Pilbeam Headquarters Staff Officer (on leave from Sierra Leone) and D ivisi on al Vice President, Canon D Oldaker. Among the outstanding awards were Vice President, Georgette P atche o , to Di visi on Officer G . Graham (retired)

The Jenner Cup for the outstanding cadet No. 1 Area, to Rodne y W. P a rr. The fir st five awards for service amounted to 175 years; a ltogether 35 members we re on par a de. The ins pecting officer remarked on the number of older members responsi ble f or the training of a large and growing di visi on no w 40 stron g. Chatham Nursing D ivision was represented b y Divisiona l Officer, Mrs. D. Westland 4

PUBLICITY PULLS THEM IN

THE AUTUM Assocr TlO cla organi cd by the 105 (Mildmay) Di vision was the bigge 1 in (h hi tor of lhe division. Thanks to their President, R . Watt J .P ., and the Di visional P R.O. Divisional Offi er, J u bau Jl1 lhi really was something to ing about.

With a lot of forethought poster were de igned by a member and submiLled Lo the divisional comm itt ee' ha ndbill s were talked over and discussed until lhe righl wording was achjeved. Posters and handbills were dispatched to the printer with instructions as to where the po ters were to be fiyposted.

Mr. Watts had by this time encou r aged one of t he local stores to give the use of one of their windows for a period of one week prior to the commencement of the class . The theme chosen for the window display was" D anger in the Home as an effort to try to highlight th e need for fir t aid a nd asking" Would you know what to do? "

Some 10 ,000 handbills were distributed around the borough by the local Boy Scout As ociation , thanks again Lo Mr. Watts. P ersonnel were detailed for atte ndan ce at (h e local sto r e where the window dispLay was expected Lo a rou e' interest of passer by

At 7.45 some 40 people had arr ived , eve ry boel y wa smil ing , they were still coming along to join at 8. 15 a nd by the time the film The Long Wai t was rea d y for sh owing at 8.30, J 03 nan1e had been taken for the course After the film, Area Superintendent Keefe presented to Dr Oster , th e D ivis iona Surgeon, his th ird bar to his service medal and he began his first lecture.

Ph oto' Wilf Green

L J. E. F. C ERlTZ, ,'ec)"elary oj th e .J., 1 ,, 1., addressilll!, Ih e '(,<'(,l1 lh t 11111/(11 JI ee lin o oj Ill e 'roydon cen lr e. eo /eel (lejl 10 riollt) J E. Dan e, E sq. (chair m an),

Ltd n/1((11 C. J 'ole, J P. (presid('nt), .11)",'. E. B. IIan/l ey (11011. secre lary ) and .l r. E. B. /J ail/ley (han. tr easurer).

CROYDON'S DRIVE BRINGS MEMBERS

was deli vered, for final conversion to be don e by th .e members. A full length base for a stretcher was bUilt With cupboards w ith s liding doors underneath Stretcher runners were made from the side pieces of an old Iro n bed. A. headbo arel to prevent piUows fa lling off, the stretcher IS held firm by a strap Interior is pastel pJJ1k walls and cream woodwork.

At the rear of the unit, a table has been fi.tted the headboard and equipment for minor dreSSIngs 1S laid ou t here. To a patient, resting on s,?me privacy , a plastic curtain can be drawn , to dlVlde the unJ .t J?to two compartments, entry at the rear being by the ongmal door of tbe caravan.

A penny a week

The continuous cupboard under the stretcher base gives excellent storage space which will take extra stretchers. The unit is equipped with blankets, pillows, stretchers, dressings , instruments etc., two chairs, crockery and carriers, thus ensuring that the work can be done With a minimum of"' making do."

After a year of use we have found that one or two additIOns wo uld be useful. A small portable con vecto r heaLer has been acquired also portable oxygen equipI?ent has been fitted and our .. carpenter-JJ1-chief JS maklllg a horter couch which will take another patient or can be used for eating , or with foam cushions remo ve d can be u ed as a table. Again there will be storage space beneath.

Members gi e a penn y a week the year, to maintain a supply of tea, etc., on the unit. This e!lsures that a hot drink is available for member a well as patient, when required.

As we do not ha e a towing vehicle of our own, the caravan firm does the towing for us at a ve r y reasonable rate and ometimes organisation. for whom \ e do the duty wIll move th e unit for use.

H el p from others

This mobile unit has pro ed of enormou value and we \ onder how we e er managed without it. Much interest has been sho"vn in the unit, and valuable practical help has been gi en b) many firm, organ i alion and ppr oxima( cost \ ere: co of caravan, £9?; structural a l teration, £25; interior fitting, £20; ali eqUJpment, £7 Total £21

were viceMrs.

e think that this Do it Your elf" method of acquiring a mobile unit may be of pecial intere t to other division , who, like u , cannot hope to afford a pecially built caravan.

Photo: \Ii/as & Aayc, Ltd.

Photo: The rudio

CHRISTMAS FAIR

HELPS TOWARDS

KENT'S H.Q

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THE nRr Till FAIR at TUIlbridge W ell, Kent, organised by !li e Bl'i oade !V a a grea ! /Jece,'s alld a. can be seel/ by the stall' thi Zl'Cl a fillin g rewardjor a lot oj liard lwrk in prepClTin th e jail'.

G.E . C. DIV I SIONS' FINE RECORD

IN THE MIDLANDS there are few organisations with a record to compare with G.E .C's Coventry Divisions G.E.C (Coventry) Nursing Division, were in 1949 1956 and 1969.willllers of the Gamage Nursing Cup Inter-Works CompetItIOn; 1958 and 1960 winners of the Gracie Individual Inter-Works Competition. In the S.J .A. B Warwickshire County Competitions they were third in the team tests and won the IndividuaL Cup in 1958.

Coventry G.E.C ursing Cadet Division have a fine in the competitions having won the Robrnson Nursmg Cup in 1952, 1953 , 1957 and 1960 In 1957,1958 and 1960 they also carried off the FulLer Indivi dual Trophy. In Warwickshire County Finals they were not only ChamplOns m 1958 and 1960, but also carried off the Individual Cup.

The Ambulance Cadets have won a variety of trophies. The Band Cup three tip1es, the Foot Drill Cup every year froD?- 1947-:1953 rnclusI ve, the White Knox Trophy in the NatIOnal Fmals rn 1954 and a host of others.

Under the heading of Brass Hats from the Witton Ambulance P ivisions, we hasten to add that it was a note drawing attentLOn to the fact that from these two di vis ions Birmingham. County has been supplied with an County P reSIdent, one County Superintendent, two County Cadet Officers, one Staff Officer and two Corps Sg t.-Majors. This must be a uniqu e record.

Witton G .E.C. Ambulance Di visions are not only remarkfor producing good men for County staff-they have a glittering competition record, between them they have won one and often more trophies every year since 1946-the list is too long to include, bu t hearty congratulations to both. WItton" A" D ivision's list of successes is just a bit longer than that of " B " D ivision.

BRIGADE TRIPL fTS CELf BRATE

IVY, PATRICK AND TONY CURRAN of 29 B eaumo nt Flats

Beaumont Ro a d , West Hill, who had their 13 th b irt h day party las t month , are all members of t h e St. J ohn Ambula nce Brig a de Cadets in Wand sworth, London D istrict They are the children of Mr s . Betty Curran who sai d the childr en ar e getting on fine. It was thought that their weig ht when they were b orn was a world record a nd Tony who was born two days before the others is a lso the ta llest. 6

Pholo: Jan Hamm er lOIl

THE COUNCIL OF ST. KE T and lhc Ambulan Brigade ha been unfortunate in th at it ha ne cr h ad a county headqua rter. It ha ha d to make do , ith hired or borrowed office.

The counci decided that a headquarter in k eping \ ith Order and Brigade must be provided. A usual th que stIOn was to ral e the nece ary money and a hri tma Fair was decided upon as a likely mean of obtaining om o[ the amount required.

A ccord ingly a committee of which Lady Denning was Lhe chauman, set to work to organise a Christm a Fair at t h Assembly Rooms, Tunbridge Well , for 0 ember 16th, 1960

After month of planning , eeking gift [or ale at the stalls , pri zes for the tombola and for a raffl the fair a duly opened on the planned day.

L?rd Cornwallis t he Lord Lieuten a nt of the county, preSIded at the openmg ceremony and the [air wa declared open by Mr. Godfrey Winn, the well-k no\ n author and broadcaster.

Excellent luncheons and teas were pro vided at moder a te, charges. The food , etc. , was generously given by Dr. and Mr Po llock.

ALso there was a raffle, the ticket for which were old by members of the Brigade and other during the thr ee previou months and for which very hand ome prizes h a d been donated

The fair was an outstanding ucce ,a hown by the fact that the NETT profit was £1 ,341 The expen e were ery light because everything for sale at t he s ta ll s and for the prizes for the raffle and tombola were most generously given It is no t po ssib le to mention by name all those who worked so devotedly a nd willingly; suffice it to ay that it wa they who made the fair the great success it was.

NEW HOME FOR AMESBURY

AMESBURY DIVlSlO s NEW HEADQUARTERS in Par onage Lane were opened February 1st , in a memorable ceremony witnessed by many Br igade members from aU over county a nd of the nursing division. Because of the weat h er t h e ceremony took pl ace inside the building, wher,?, by immacu late members of the Amesb ury Nursrng DIVl slOn the Commissioner (Major-Genera l G. D Fanshawe), on b ehalf of the donors of the laRd handed the deeds to Super inten dent Mr s. Mugg eton, who in her turn m the name of The Ve n erable Order of St. John of Jeru a lem handed them to h er DivisionaL Pr esi de nt, Lady Janet BaLley' who declared the building ope n This was fo llowed by prayer s led b y the Vicar of Amesbury , R ev. E. G. Hazelton.

JOHN i * ST. * CADET

In Camp: was it really like this?

S THOUGHTS turn to summer camping days ahead, thi ee m an appropriate time to publi 11 the folJowing po em, by ur ing ade t Rob erta Wil on , of ewdigate ur s ing a det Divi ion, Surre y, entitled" A Guernsey Hol id ay."

Th e boal sai led lo wly from Ihe quay, Acros rh e g rey and sw irling ea, L eft behi/ld Iva England's s hore, Thi Ivas th e da y we' d fila ired Jor.

A{{ /light H e tra ve {{ed o'er th e water, This mall' SO /l alld that man 's daughler , Ullril Ive saw what dawn had brollght, A brig/If alld warm St. P eter's PorI.

Th ey crall/II/ed liS ill a crowded co ach ,

Ar /a sr rh e camp s ite we approach, We ga::e ar it \l'ilh eage r eye, The ea, rh e rocks rh e beach n earby.

The ire \Va jl/ a wa re lalld bare, To 0111' di ilia), n o lellt were th ere, Tir ey arril'ed, howel er , \'ery SOO I1 , nd camp \vas pitched by aJrernoon / e Ihought thaI nig hr oj cosy bed.

A Il'e lay on gr ound rhar Jelr like lead, Bllr wake n ext morning brighl alld gay, Read)' Jor Ol/r ec ond da y. Whar JIIII we had those Jell' days, Exploring roulld Ihe alldy ba ys, Tire wea th er 100 Iva I/ery kind, nd all Ollr care were leJt behind I k! Ala! it did not la I , The wind blew rOllnd wirh icy bfasr, The aje did a roarillg fI'ade, Wirit bllll and s weets and lemonade.

Ph o to: Leiceslcr J\fcrcllry PHA 'n c' in balldagillgfol' two IIlIrsillP cadet ill L eice Ie-I'.

A lthough we did not Jail as cook s, We won ' t go do wn in his!ory book s, King AIJred burnt the cakes they say, We burnt so m et hing every da y

B/Jt Guern sey was oj interes too Th e harbour where the boats sailed through, Th e" Fl y ing C hristine " ride s the sea, Ready 10 rescue iJ needs be.

We vis ited Guernsey Ambulance Corps, And we re much impressed by [hings we saw, Equipment, and their sysrem too, Were some thing ha are \'ery new.

And then one clear and moonlight night, W e sat around th e camp fire brig ht , We all rurn ed out in merry throngs. Gaily singing camp fire songs.

A China Chapel dimly fit, With sto n es and she lls as pari oj ir, With parhs immaculate and neat To see o f{ rh is was quite a [rear.

The I s le oj Herm is I ery wild, And shells upon i!s shores are piled, Tis Jamoll s Jor i!s marve{{oLis birds , Which can not be d escribed by wo rds.

A [ last (h e filial day is here Wirh hea vy hea rts 1 e pack 0111' gear. The tents are down and Slowed a\l a)', This end a gloriolls holiday.

Our rhank s are due 10 all ho planned This trip to Guernsey's golden srrCInd I hope 1 ha ve co nv eyed in rhy me

The Jact we had a smashing lime.

PRAISE FOR PUDSEY BOY AND GIRL

TWO P D E ha\ been commended b member of the mbul a n e ervice for their quick ac tion in helping a man \ ho \ a bad Ly cut a bout the fa e a nd th h ad in a road ac ident at Pud ey Lane End u an Turn r and John Crowe were travelling home on the ame bu "hen the a w the ac ident .Both ha e knowledge of fir t aid and when the bus topped t he ran ba k to th sc n of the accident. The man wa s tak n into Thornbury Barrack and there usan and John treated hi uts. When the ambulance men arr ed t h y omplimented the children on th ffi i nt way th had tTea ted the m a n . Su an, who i a pupil at C ra ,· haw condar Mod rn hool. has b n a member of the r. J hn Ambul an Brigade ad t for about two year.

Jo hn attend the ame hool and ga in d hi kum ledge of first aid withthearm adet of the 12/13 Batt alion P a rachute R egim nt (T ) at Thornbur

* CADETS IN *

DARLINGTON

DARLINGTON Cadet teams, pictuTed here weTe succe, sjul l:n both the ambulance and nursing competitions 111 th e County Durham Pinals.

Ph o o: Western NJail

CARDIFF'S MILE OF PENNIES

LLA:-rRUlV[i'.'EY, CARDIFF, cade ts stage a ,. l1dle of penn1:es " collection towauis the pU1'Chase oj a cadet flag. A " (/rand Prior " and two • CTusaclers," supported by uniformed cadets, lined the pa vemen t along the shopping centre when shopkeepers as we ll a s shoppers uadily contributed.

letter from S. Africa

THE COMMISSIONER for the Isle of Wight Dr. F. R B. H. Kennedy , has received the following letter from Nursing Cadet Mary Elderton, of N.E. Wight Nursing Cadet Di vision, who is at present on holiday in S Africa:

" am having a wonderful t im e, in both Rhodesia and South Africa. Everybody is very fr iend ly, and they are always ready to put you up for the night.

" So far I have only had to administer first a id once, that was for a broken collar bone, on a new friend-it happened at a Spring hare hunt.

" I had a wonderful Christmas, stayi ng with nine of my cousins, four of whom were my own age.

" I have see n t he Victoria Falls , a nd a lso Kariba, wh ich are both a wonderful s ight. " 8

AWARD FOR MAUREEN

:'I'lA REE WILLtfu'l a m elllb er of ) "ic toria Cadet

Sm'sing Di vi. iOIl L eed COTPS, wlli sl 01/ a day's oUling la t June, noticed lhal a friend wilh who 1ll sill' !tad been :'lO illllllilig in the ri ver Wl/mJe a in difficullies. Ui!t ollgIJ Ilearly exhausted herself she dived in and brougltt /I('/" frielld Lo Ifle bank where she successfully applied (11'1 iJicial re piTal iOl1. Ow, picture show. J1Jaureen receiving Ih e Brigade's '\J erilorio1£S Certificate .from th e 1 rea CO llllllis sioller .III'. O. Tlt omp 011, jU .B B.CII

BIRTHDAY IN PORTHCAWL

PORTHCAWL St. John Ambu ance Cadets celebrated their 21 t birthday with a social eve ning and upper at the Lesser Hall Porthcawl.

Among the guests were: Co un ci ll or R P T. Deere J .P. (Vice-Chairman, Porthcawl Council); Councillor R Fry (Chairman, Portheawl COLlnci l Entertai nm ent ommittee) : Mr. R. W. Evans, O.SU. (Area Commi sioner); Mr. M B Bragg (Vice- Presiden t of tbe cadets); Mr. J Evan (Area Offi cer Am btdance Cadels); and Mrs. Thom a (Area Officer Nursing Cadets).

The centre of attraction was a 151b. birthday cake decorated with the eight -poin ted tar of Sl. J ohn, a nd the lion and unicorn, which was the work of Mr. Jo e Colbeck, ew Road, Porthcawl. Mrs. M. B. Bragg cut the cake and congratulated the cadels on their 2 1 years' se r vice.

After the meal the presentation of awa rd took place , w hen Mr. M. B. Bragg presented t he certificate and Dr. Lowther the cadet badge.

CADET COMPETITIONS

POETS AND PAINTERS

TI-JE CADETS' P INTERS D POET RY ompetltlon ha ve again been judged a nd we ha ve plea ure in printing below a Ii t of tho e cadel who have won award.

P [ TER' 0 rP ETITIO T

UP al/d FIR T PRfZE

Ia n Fai rweather ( Hurri ca l/ e)

ECO D PRIZE

John Wag tafT ( Wood)

TH IRD PRIZE

herr y Tarling ( Pail/til/g Lal/d cape)

FOURTH PR fZE

Diane Da (Fu!! Fatholll Fire)

PEC I AL PRfZE

Br nd a Ta lor ( P ortrait)

HfCHL Y CO 1i\/EXDED

Di visiO Il COUI/t)" I 63. Shepherd' London Eu h, .CD.

UTHE OUTLAW

n

The first pri ze-winning poem in the Cadets' Poet ry Compet i tion for 1961 :

THE 0 TLAW

He scuffled along in the dark

Cleaving to street, steadying, shadows, Braced antagonistic walls against light Alone, 'he scuffled to Death's grasping Jangs, And liJe and all his tomorrows, Sat and watched him crawl into the mght; As dragging his broken body wea rily through s tr eets. He Jrightenly evaded those other eyes, Eyes thaL held no mer cy, cold eyes OJ those he had deprived oj liJe and sight.

And death enve loped him with The practised arms oJ mothers And tomorrow is another day Jar others

Hert.

Pl ymouth

Hefts.

Rugby , t. Ib a n .C O herwell .D. l. Iban .0. .0. Warwi ck

raham Parkin re \ ell, 0. Derby. ( erg anl)

nn R nouf leila Panridg

P au line I nne

Ro alind Hoop er ( adeL orp ral)

CO IE ' DED

Linda R obert

atherine H dg on Kalherine aug r Jacqu lin Hall

R a rba ra Lan

t ph n !liOll

Raymond Holland ( adet orpora])

Le Ii purling (probalionary ad ary Boon

orthern, l. CD. Guern e)' Folke to ne K nl 0. 0 ford Cit .C O. Oxon.

The author-Cadet Sergeant Joan Sm ith, aged 14, of Kingsbury ursing Di vis ion London Distr ict.

Cleethorpes Cadets

" on thei r toes "

FOR THE THlRD YEAR the Cleetborpes Ambulance Cadets presented their annual incident , for the senior Whil t the day of the action is know to the adult diVISIOn. tbe nature of the incident is kept a very closely guarded sec ret until the word for •. action is given.

Che hire

D Durham D Guern e)

Hert

Her!

Stonor hool Will .C D ra\ ley

London orthanr -. .D. uffolk

D. u ex

POETRY 0 [P TITlON

U P alld FIR T PRfZE

Joan milh ( adet ergeant)

ECO D PRIZE

Lynne Oavi

THlRD PRfZE

Thelma Lloyd ( a det orpor l)

PECIAL PRIZE

Di"i iOIl 122. King bury D Hereford it, 0 25. oUlhgale

J D.

Strom e Wad m th and ( adet ergea nt ) Brabourne

H I CHL y O /VfME DED

COUIIIl ' London

Hereford

London

Kent .D

heila Horn e Valerie oren en .D. B dford hire Lanca hire

Hilary ar on

Tony fmitage Holm e alley ombined C.D.

L ic t r R. ork -. 9

Till year, the superintendent s car, with driver and pasenger after being in collision with a cycllst, mounted the footpa'th and ran over a pedestrian. The accident was staged in a street near the local Brigade H.Q ., and a " passer - by ran to the H.Q. to inform the members, who were at. therr normal weekly practice of tbe accident. From then on It was ., up to them.'· The" casualties " suitably faked (even to tyre mark on the pedestrian's shirt) were ,- trea.ted " and removed to the H Q. to await the ambulance. QUJte a large crowd soon collected, aDd this, together with the traffic, had to be controlled. Such was the reali m obtained that a local doctor on his e euing rounds , stopped to give assistance. marking heet was prepared for each patient , and a ., master heet for the whole incident, the former marked b y cadet .CO.s and the master heet b y a di visional officer. After the action, an inque and di Cll ion was held, the divisional urgeon a ting as referee."

Both enior and cadet division look fo[\ ard to these occasion, the enior a an interesting evening·s practice and test of effi ienc and organisation. and tbe cadet a a glorious opportunity to put one 0 er" on .tbe .adult The idea of etting and judging a ca e for the eUlOTS m tead of the more u ual " other way round· really appeals to the adet and the \-vhole incident goe a long \- a to cement the er good relation enjoy d b our 1\ 0 di vi ion , in ome mall a pays for the help that the cadets receive at al time from our adult divi ion.

On the ., techn al" ide \- e let the cadet a as patients. help with the ca ualry faking and pr pare the marking heel.. the \ hol being he k d and corr cted a nece ary by therr offi er in t hi way a gr at deal of int re t i hown b tbe cadet and a lot of are an d thought put into the reali m and acting the part. Befo re going ahead with [hi ear' event the opinion an d advic of th chi f on wa ought. he kindly advi ed u that 0 long as w dJd not reate too big a crowd, or cau e a omplete stoppage of the traffic, \ e, ould b "in order.

ter our third uch vent, I can thoroughly re ommend u h incident to an uperintendent of cadet divi ion the mor element of urpri e involved the b tter. although It a aood idea to talk it over \ ith the enior uperintendent fi/"t, a itwou ld be tr agi to ha e the cad t all sed up," onl to find that th nioTS \ ere having an outing the 10 al ga work, or ome other uch function !-P. D

CONGO REl(UGEES

Th e enw'gency in the Congo brought in if train a va demand JOT j'dieJ service 1:11, the sur-rounding t errilm-ie Bl'igade m embe7' hCl e been in action in Tanganyi ka, Cl th ese photos sho w.

of th e Order oj I. J ohn; .1lderman J. B ell, J P. , Jl a.voT J.Jrs Be?l, -[.P. ; Jfrs. Lodge, D istrict uperin lendent; D r. J Echlln B aIrd - Area Comnllssloner.

Photo K eighley JVeh's

The story was that a young man a nd his fiancee visited her mo th er to show h e r a photogr a ph of tbeir home, near Braintree T hey then left her and set off to VlSlt the bouse i n thetr car. On the way-near a ro a d junction-" the acci dent occurred." The car hit the grass verge an d o verturned and the occupants were injured. The St. Jo hn am bul ance from B raintree> ith its crew were soon on the sce ne and administered first aid. A local police officer a nd as isted.

The man> as then carefully lifted on to the stretcher and into the ambulance followe d (w ith assistance' by the l a dy. The La t cene the ambulance being dri en off and on its journey to hospital in B raintree:

The Lady Joan ewman remained w it h the " p erformer the whole time a nd r. Smellie, County Sup erintendent attended in an i ory capacity fo r part of the tiJ:ne in morning. Ther e were many interested onlooke r lllc1uOlDg the A patrol officer T he 10 al po lice had been previous! informe d and \ ere ery helpful.

SIERRA LEONE INSPECTION

SIERRA LEOl\TE'S Commissioner of Police, 111lr. tV. G. Sy er, who is also the Briga de Commissioner , inspect ng th e P01 t Managem ent Division at a special ceremony held at th e Police Grounds K ing To wn when all nine Divisions of the Brigade were inspected and awards were presented. B ehind the Com· missioner is lVlr. 111l 1. Noah the newly appointed Area Commissioner, who was in charge of the Brigade.

UGANDA COMPETITIONS

AT KAMPALA Uganda, th e B1'igade Int er · Divisional fi1's aid competitions were held in D ecember. Th e Commissione7' , Mr. 111l Nlacoun , O B.E ., p1"esented cups to the winning teams an d each member was also presented with a blanket. (abo ve right)

FIJI PARADE

FOR THE OPENT G oj the joint app ea l for the new H ead· quaTl ers building in Fij i, ther e was a combined St. John and Red CTOSS pamde wi th an inspection by H.E the Go vernor and a demonstration of fiT st aid by members oj th e Police Division. St. John had ovel' 600 on parade. (be l ow l-ight)

H akillg s lIr e thi ng are' ju't right"

Photo: Brailltree & In lham Times

EXETER AGAIN WINNERS OF PIM TROPHY

EXETER CITY POLICE continued their triumphal progre when they won the Pim Challenge Trophy, the champi onship a wa rd at the Police Natio nal F irs t Aid Competition , at the Porchester H a lls on February 22nd. Runne rs -up and winners of the Police R eview Challenge Cup were W est Sussex Constabulary while Birmingha m City Police won the women s roph y, the City of London Ros e Bo wl. The D eputy Dir ector-General, Mr. D C. Maclea ll presided at the dis t ri butio n of awards, which was made b y Mr D L. M R enton T.D ., Q c. , M.P., Pa rliamentary Un der-Secretary of State, the Home Office

MARKING SHEETS

FOLLOWI G the usual pract ice, co p ies of marking sheets as used at National Firs t Aid Competi t ions, org an ise d b y the S John Ambulance A ssociatio n , will a gain b e availa ble during 1961. Some 20 different sets will be u sed dur ing the year and readers requiring copies should place an order with the Competi t ion Secre tar y, St John Ambulance As sociat ion 10 Gros venor Crescent, Lo n don , S.W.1, as s oon as po ssible. Each set, consisting u s ually of one team and two du al practical tests , co sts 1s 9d po st free so that t he year 's supply would be £1 15 s. P ersons whose names a re registered will recei ve copies of the m ark ing sheets following the national competitions as alld when held It is requested that t he necess ary r emittance accompanies all orders.

ELECTRICITY FINALS

WINS for C h eshi re and Lancashire were r ecorded in t h e ational First Aid Co mp et i t ion o f the British E lect ri city Ambulance Cent re on March 22 n d at he P orche ter H a ll s London.

The Men 's Cha Uenge Trophy was wo n by M e r eys ide and Nor t h Wales (No rt bwich j Ch ester) wit h 32 1 m a rk s (out of 400) , and the Women 's b y orth W e te rn ( M a nches te r) with 335.

The Director -Ge n er a l, S.J.A .A Sir Philip out h well presid ed at the pr esentation cer emo ny , when ir R ober tson King, C. R E., C h a irma n of h e E lec tri c ity Counci l presented the trophi es a nd individual plaque s Detai ls ap p ear at the to p of page 7.

Ma ximllm

M e rseyside and o rth Wales ( orthwich jOlester)

So ut h We sLern ( Barnstap le) ou thern (Salisbury)

Sou t h astern (Bright o n) Ea t Midl a nd s (Kettering)

Lo nd on (Ba lt e r ea o. 2)

or th Western (Oldham)

Midland (G loucester) "astern ( Pet rborough)

Yorkshire ( e rr ybridge B ) orLh Eas ern (Stella outh)

L1Lh W ale ( armarthen B ay)

H ELP FOR ' FLU-STRICKEN

LEEDS HOSP I TAL

LEEJ?S H ospi tal statts, depleted by 'flu, welcomed the help of Bngade members. H eTe Mrs. H lda Stabler , a nursing member, takes the pulse of a patient who seems to be .. 011 the mend.'

The Lighter Side of an Exercise

IT WAS 'T SO BAD when the sun shone. Oh you remember those few days ? Vlhen the rain came down though, it was a different story a ltogether. When the is hot we usuall y force open the rusted to let rn the sun It is an unfortun ate fact that the flies and wasps f?nd our activities of great interest Their overjoyed entr y IS accompanied by the stench of decaying nettles. The wrndows are hastil y closed after general p r eference to " sweat- it-out " is expressed. Even ?1aniacs a,mongst us who seem to get pleasure out of prac tl srng first a id and nursing, find our enthusiasm flaggrng. R ema r kably, our superintendent seems to get the volunteers she needs " Anyone go to Thruxton Race Meeting on Bank Hol iday? "

" Who ll do cinema duty on Tuesday ? ", " Don 't forget the exam. next T hursday? "

" All looking your smartest for the O peration Speed y on Sunday J?lease. B us l eaves the Guildhall at 12.30 sharp! " O peratIOn S peed y was an emergen cy call-out practice held P ond o n O ctober 8th. When all the Hampshire diV IsIons arnved , they f ound a 'plan e h a d " crashed " into F eet P on d Alt h ough the day was" d amp ", to say the and the p ond was swollen b y the heavy rain, the aCCI d ent had been m ost effectively staged. Casualties were up to their waists in the w a ter in r ees on the shore and one was on a rooftop.

Wounds for first aid practice purposes like e verything else nowadays , are m ade of plastic. "Blood" for the same purpose looks sus p iciously l ike tomato

An emergency reception centre b een set up in a nearb y club-house, and some nursmg d lvlslons had to man this Andover's Ambulance D ivision had the jo b of b r inging in the casualt es f r om the pond They h a d no exp e rience of boats. A pity, t ill s !

To get back to H eadq uarter s- how we wis h we need notlet us assume .that, on this wet, b lu ster y evening, a lecture is about to b egill We have a course of six weekl y lectures a bout three tI m es yea r. T hese are free to the p u blic and compu lsory to policem en. S t. J ohn m em b ers come m a in ly help d emonstrate b a nd aging and art ificia l respiratio n 14

Yo ur fi r t difficulty i to fi nd the h u t. U ex treme ly wel1h ldd en down a d a rk a lley -way between two hop. Thi i not a form o f mo d esty or a· d e ire for ec re y, but imp y beca use there no roo m for u to have our meeting el efter overcoming this difficulty and having trave rsed t he bm- alley you wil l ee the hut ig h ts a hea d As you enter IS a meU or damp and anti e] ic Groups of peop le S t around hattlng a nd looking a th e ir Fir Aid Mal1l:1 a ls. Th y look up ex pec a n t ly a yo u entc r then the chattlDg conlll1ues. They are wait ing for the doctor to arrive.

Wh y the group, you ask. W ell, if you look you w ill see that between the g roups run littJ e puddle They came in roof ju st as the fiie came th rough the window In a happIer Ob , don't take oA' your coat-the ga fire lS plaYlDg up again so we can't li o ht it !

The lecture begins a nd i mo t intere t ing- eve n LO those of u s who come to everyon e for yea r. Th re i alway more to be learne d , a nd opinion and m et h od arc ever c h a n gillg. ow t h e doctor asks for he kull with whi h t o demon trate the treatment of it fracture.

A a lw ay it i wrapped a nd r -wr apped in lin t a nd p a tic to protect It. S.omeone hit on th e id ea la t \ eek, of cnlbbin g the skel ton wlth detergent. on eq ue nti y whe n the kull i held UP- Its tee t h fallout making a c atter lik e hail ton on a tm roo f.

This i a good a ignal a any for laughter and a 100 ening up of cramped lirnb W e hake out the b anket and tart to. prac ti e ar tin ial re piration, bandaging o f fractured spmes Any s lr anger wandering in now \ au ld think that there had at lea t been a national di aste r! Th number of bandage t hat can be app li ed o one poor long- un'ering " pat ient" i a lma en dl e o one eems to notice the di comfo rt f damp and cold more. Th e dripping roof i forgoll e n and enthu ia m I es. vy e are, a fter a ll doing w hat" gi e up our spare tune to e nJo y do ing. W e a re doin g" h at we cou ld do 0 much with rea onable e quipment. building in which medlca l supplles can be hou ed without fea r of deterioration

In which beds .a nd bedding , bedpan a n d bandage: stretchers and sYfinges could be kept Kept in readiness for heemergencies which may, after all, in olve ),Oll!

We h aye promise at last of a piece of that nearly price l commodity called" land " All we need an a\ ful lot of money with which to build on it, a place whe re we can train better to serve bell er.

C hri ti ne HazeJgrol'e, An d o e r

EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN

Her Life in Pictures

TI-lE R EMA RK A BLE PER so A UTY of Edwina Mountbatten of Burm a, who died 0 tragically a t year, is fre 11 in the mmds of so many readers of thi magazine tha t th ey" ill takeespecia l delight in the plendid vo ume just publi h d * willch traces her life story in picture, m any of which h a' e never before been publi shed.

The Countess of Brecknock , who succeeded the late Countess Mountb atten as Superintend e nt - in- hier of the St. John Ambul ance Brigade, ha co mpiled and ed ited thi b ook , and the pro ceeds are to be devoted to the Edwina Mountbatten Trust.

Those of us who knew " Lad y Louis" through her work on behalf of the Brigade knew , too t ha t thi wa on ly a part-perhaps the major part but still only a part- of t h e activit ies to which thi s outs t a nding woman of our tim e devoted a keen , wi d ely ranging mind a nd see mingl y boundless energy The f u ll compass of he r life can be unde rstood after seeing the pages of this fasc in ating book unfo ld, revealmg her warm, uncon ventiona l a ppro ach La life and her enjoyment of a ll it had to offer. It is a book one sl;ould buy !lnd keep as a memory of one whom Sir Arthur Bryant In hiS Foreword, r ig h tly ca ll s" one of th e wisest, noblest women of our time ."

* EDWIN A MOUNTBATTEN. H er Life ill Pictures (Ma cd Oll ald, 15s. )

EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

T he fo ll owin g a furth er Jist of t. Jo hn A m bula n ce

Briga de Don a tion to th e Mo un ba tte n T ru s t

Durban ursi ng (Railway) Divi ion

Commis ion e r a nd Staff, NaLal Di st rict. ur ing Cadet Herne Ba y

r. M H eywoo d

01. G. Thorn on ., Di v is iona l uperintendent Mrs. L. D T aylor uperintendenL J ones, TecalemiL acLory Ambula nce Di vi ion

J B. u rr ey (2 nd Di vi ion) ouncil of the Ord er Kenya

Mi s M. MacLaren , Ottawa

Did bury and With ington ur ing Di vision

R H. W oollar d , E q. hipping orton Ambulance and ur ing Di v i ion

t. Bo niface ( Pl ymouth) urging Di vision

r L cott

r. lari dge

Doreen, ady Brab urne

Mr L. drew

D ar by Di vi ion, W R. ark.

Mr Ba ldcn

Pre ident J B. Li erpool " F" Corps

I Overend

r. eton Pringle

VIi Kane Overend ouncil for Glouc ter hire ouncil f r e

J. B. ounty of D e rb

.J E. Is le of an

.J. B H ng Kong ( econd donation)

ouncil or the Ord r or l. J ohn for orthumberland

Mr ufdar Ii Khan

The e relary of the ouncil of the Order of t.

John for us e , he ommi ioner for the 0\ and Ea Cowe

CONFERENCES

for Trai.nina wi ll be he ld at 1 on a turda , December

THE CHE T CI T ON h a arrang ed a o nfe rcil ce on " troke r habilitation" to b h Id at h uildhall, ondon on Thu r da, June 2_nd. Ticket will co t two guinea ach, including buffet lunch. Thi m et ing ill be open to e ryone intere ted in the care a nd rehab ilitation f p atient who ha e suA.' red a " troke," and the organi r hope to" l orne many memb r of the St. John mbulance Brigad

OBITlJARY

M r Eli a be tll Mary Cor tl a nd t Cour tn e who d ied udden ly on M rch 1st, 1961. Eli a beth ourtney devoted man y years of h r life to th service of others. Ha ing worked for five year in th Almoners Office at tue Roya l ational Orthopaedic 15

Ho spita , Grea LP orLiand Street, she accepted an appointment under t he War Office and was statio ned in Malta. It was in 1936 t hat s he married Commander Anthony Courtney, R (now Member of Parliament for Harrow East), who was serving in the Meditteranean.

Dur ing the war she resumed her duties at the War Office and r ema in ed there until the end of ho stilities.

With the coming of peace, she once more served at the Ro ya l ational Orthopaedic Hospital.

In 1952, she became Area Superintendent (N) of the Brig ade in Sussex and was promoted to County Superintendent (N) in J anuary ] 955 For the remainder of her life she wo rk ed unsparingly fo r the ursing D ivisions and was ad mit ted to the Ord er in 1955 and promoted to Commander in 196 0

D espite her strenuous duties with the B rigade, she somehow found time to take a keen personal interest in the provis i on of < Homes for Old P eople" besides playing a leading part in village organisations and helping her husband in his P arliamentary constituency.

A member of the Brigade writes: < We ha e suffered no ordinary loss. For the past nine yea r s Elisabeth devoted herself to her work for the Brigade and gave of her best. Bu t a bo ve all , we shall remember her for her charming persona lit y which won our admiration and affection. "

a j or John Mu grove Buckley who died suddenly on J anuary 24th, 1961.

J ohn Buckley transferred to the Brigade in Sussex, as a Corps Superintendent, in 1950, having served in Oldham since 1930. He was promoted to the County Staff in 1950 and was promoted Area Commissioner for East Sussex in 1957. H e was admitted to the Order in 1951 and promoted to the Grade of Officer (Brother) in 1957.

John Bu ckley was a man of outstanding ability and unbounded enthusiasm ot content with his strenuous dut es as rea Commissioner, he gave much of his time ro the work of the ssociation, and played a leading part in its formation and organisation ofthe various centres throughom the County. in addition to all this, he made his mark in the Territorial rmy (RAOC) and was promoted Major in 19 -8. He had many outside interest and in particular, d id much to promole all form of sporting activity, and man weUknown teams were able to take advantage of the swimming pool and training facilitie at the "King Alfred" willch came under hi management.

Throughout all these many and aried activities he was unfailingly cheerful and ready to surmount any difficult e all owe him a great debt and his early death leayes a gap which will prove difficult to fill

D r Margaret Li ter died last year at inche ter, aged 91. Her or for t. Jolm tarted during the 1914-1918 war and he a for ome time ice -President of the '( inchester ur ing Di i ion. Dr. Li ter v a one of the first medical tudents at Bri tol ni ersity. *

S uper in t en de nt T h oma Howell aged 6_ died in imbledon in 0 em b r after an iUne s lasting a er t\ 0 ears. Hi inter t in fir t aid began during ill "ork in the WeI h coal min and h enrolled in the Br iga de in 19 _3 Due to ill health he mo d to Wimbledon in 1937 where he joined the 10 al di i ion. He pIa e d an acti e part in training R.P per onnel bo t h befor and during th war and man p ople \ ill r member him for hi wonderful \ ork in charge of first aid posts during air raid After the, ar he joined the err on and Morden Ambulance ervice, \ hich wa later ab orbed b the Surre Count Coun il. He became a erving Brother in 1959.

*

Divi ion al S up erint end n Mrs Eva M. W imp e ony died on February 9th. he" a Officer of the Denaby Main Corp 19 1-1936 and becan1e up rint nd nt of th 1 a1tby ur irtg Di i ion in 19 1 femb rs f the Ambulan e and

Nursing D ivisions from Mal t b y a ttend ed the f un era l in Sheffield

*

Mr Rob ert W illia m G oodings of Bingley, Yorks, di ed in J anu ary aged 63 He becam e Corp s Superi n e nd ent of t he K eighley D ivision in 1946 after 16 ye a rs a C orps Officer.

Mr Goodings wa s i ns tr uc to r in ambulance work for the local on s t a bula ry, in A R P during the wa r and in ch ar ge of t h e a mbulance ro om a t J. P arkin s on & So n (Ship ley) Ltd ., Canal Ir o n wo rks f or t went y-two years H e jo ined h e Brigad e in 19 10 a nd beca me a n Officer of t he Order ten years ago. *

T he Briga d e in mid -Norfo lk lost o n e of i eadin g per sonalities b y th e d eat h of Mr W illi a m C ha rl es P r yke in Febr u a r y, a fter a serious illness las ting three years. As a railwa yman h e b eca m e keen ly intereste d in first a id a nd became a found er m ember of the Dereham D ivis on in 1923. He was a dmi tted o the Or d er a s Ser vin g Bro th er in 194 8.

* Divis ion al Superin te nd ent E. W Stannard , H e r tford Ambul a nce D ivis ion died on D ecem be r 16t h. H e joined the Brig a d e in 1939 a nd was a ppo in ted secreta r y in 1941 and Di v sio nal Superintendent in 195 1. D urin g t he diffic ult post- war years h is en ergy an d e nth u siasm gained h e a dmira t ion of a ll memb ers of t he community. His fun era was co n du c ted b y th e R ev. G ill assisted by the R ev. Christ opher Pero wne, Chap la in of the O r d er.

* It is wi th regre t h at we report t he d eath of Co rp oral S Plum of F aversham S R D ivisi on o f which he was a member for 40 yea r s. L ast A p ril he passed his 50th consecuti e fustai d examina ti on I n sp i te o f h aving lost a leg in a railway acci d ent some yea r s a go, he t ook a very active part in the act ivit es o f t he di visi on an d h e will b e sa dl y m issed b y a ll his c o lleagu es in bo th t h e F aver sha rn an d B o ugh to n D ivisions.

* The sudden d ea t h of Mr. F r edr ick R Gr ey, M.B.E. was a gr eat shock to a ll m emb er s o f the W est Corps o. 8 (Manch es er and Sa lfo rd ) Area . H e was Chief Constab le of Salford a nd b ecam e P r esident of th e West Co rps Am bul an ce Divis ion s. Mr. Gr ey a lways took a keen interest in a ll B riga d e act ivi ties an d his encouragement and support could always b e relie d u po n H e wi lt b e greatly missed in the area by all mem b ers

*

S uperi nt endent William A F oden of h e Colne Corps of he S t. J o hn Ambulan ce Brigad e, who died on February 5th, aged 68 year s, j o ined the Brigade at Colne in 1909 as a private an d served co n tinuo u sly unt his su dden death As D ivis ional Super in ten d ent, he was admitted to t h e Order of S t. J ohn as a Serving Br oth er, and in April, 1954, was promoted to Corps Sup erintend en t. For 15 years, he was attac he d to the Colne F ire Briga d e for ambulance purposes.

T he funera l took p lace with military h onours at Colne Cem etery on Mon d ay, F ebruary 20 th. Area Staff Officer, G. Wootton of Burnley, represented the D istric Commissi oner, Col onel V. F. R oy le, a n d Dr. R C. U. Warringto n , N o. 1 Area Commissioner.

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Training in General Nursing

CO U TY HOSPITAL Mo nkgate, York (222 bed )

CITY HOSPITAL, Ha x by Ro a d Yor k ( 180 bed )

Thes are Genera l Trai n in g hoo for male and fem a le tu dent nurses. Th e firs t n in e we - s are p nt in t he Preliminary Train ing Schoo l. Bl ock y tem n o peration. O n successful omp le t ion of tllree- ear training period tudents become tate Regi tered ur e. choo ls begin in Januar , pril and eptember each year.

Midwifery T r ain i ng

MATERNITY HO PIT L, F ulfo rd ork (1 08 b d )

This is a Part II Training School for pupil midwi c

S. R and noo -S. R The ho pital i modern and afford good experience in both norma l and abnormal midwifery. On ucce ful ompletion of our e pupils gain their tate Certified I] idwifery Diploma.

Tra i ning in Geriatric Nursing

ST MARY'S H O PIT ,H un in g t on R oa d , York (263 bed )

This i a Geri a tri Training chool and tudcnt undergo a two-year training cour e to become tate Enrolled Assistantl urse

Training in Ps ychiatric Nursin g

TABURJ"l" A m B O OTHAM PARK HO PIT L Yor k (675 bed )

These are P syc h iatric Training Schools [or male and fema le st udent nurses. The tra ining period j three years and on pa sing the final examination s tudent become Registered Mental ur e. A horter training course of eighteen months is available to .R. who wish to qu a lify R.M.

Candidates who wish to take advantage of any of the a bove t r a inio g courses should wr i te to t he M atron of t h e H osp ital of th ei r ch o ice w h o wi ll be p lea sed to f urnis h th em with f ur th er d eta il s. an did ates s hould b e 18 years of age or over. An 88 - hour f o r t n ight is worke d in each hospi ta l and res ident ia ac ommod atio n is ava il a ble for t h ose st udents wh o d o n ot w is h t o b e no n- res i dent.

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Pay £ 11 12s 6d risi n g to £ 15 19s Od a week (for 84 -hour fortnig ht )

£1 0 16s 6d . a week d uring training an d p robation

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Ag e i m its 21-42 ; minimum height 5 7 ". Ap p licants shou l d ha v e genera o r mental nursing ex p erience

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£ 17 17 s. Greatcoa t £16 16s. u r ing Officer Uniform

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GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING SCHEMES

ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL, MALDON, ESSEX

APPLICATIO S FOR PUPIL ASSISTA T UR SES are invited from girls 18 yea r s of age a nd over interested in a twoyear course, including four weeks in the Preliminary Tr aining School. The training is chiefly bedside practical nursing with excellent opportunities in the future for more advanced work. Pupils may be resident or non-resident.

Apply to Matron for illustrated brochure and application form.

STUDE T NU R SES (M:en and Women) required at WEST PARK HOSPITAL , EPSOM , SURREY

Training a llo wances are paid according to age (at present

£430 p.a. at 21) with additional proficiency grants of £40 and £50 during and on completion of training. After qualifyin g there are prospects of a good career.

This is a modern psychiatric hospital situated in the count ry with easy access to London and the South Coast. Excellent r esidenti al acco=odation at reasonab le charge and .first-class recreational facilities. Appointment subject to Whitley Council conditions and .H. S regulations.

Further particulars may be obta ined from the Chief Male Nurse for men and from the Matron [or women applicants.

FARNHAM HOSPITAL

Hale Road Farnham, Surrey 173 B eds STUDENT NURSES R E QUIRED

Vacancies occur in J anuary, April , July and Oc tober, each year.

Good standard of education. Shortened courses for Nurses on Supp lementary R egister. Bro chure on a pplication to Matron.

EAST SURREY HOSPITAL Shrews bury Ro ad, R edhill, Surrey. There are vacanc ies in the Train ing School for Student Nurses, aged 18 or o ver, to rain for State Examination. Candidates on Supplementary R egister accepted for two years training. Appl y for det a ils to Matron

ST. GEORGE'S HOSPIT AL , S W .I. O ffe rs two-year course of training in pract ical nur s ing for women 18-50 years at their Grove Branch, Tooting Grove , S W .17. No acad emic qu alificatio n s required. Apply: Matron , St. George's Ho spital, S.W.I or Tooting Gro ve, S.W.17

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL, Manchester 8. Pup il Assistant Nurses required for two years training , minimum age 18 years. Schools commence in Janu ary, A pril, July and October each year. Applications to M atron. 18

CHICHESTER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING

VACAN I E F OR TUDENT URSE

Stud en ts receive tuit ion and in truction at the comb ined Hosp ita l choo l of ur ing and at Ro yal We t Sussex Ho pital (200 bed) and St . Ri chard's Hospital (4 00 bed). PreLuninar y Schools, J anuary, May and Sept em ber each year. Sh ortened period of tra ining ar ranged for candidates on supplementary registers. Good standard of education required. Apply to the Matron of either hospital or the Principal of the School of ursing.

LAMBETH HO PIT L. Brook Dri e, .K L

There are vacancies at Lamb tll Hospital for STUD T

U R SES in the Preliminary Training chool , commencing in May and ugust. pplicant hould be we ll educated and aged 18 year or over. hortened period of training i offerred to nurses on the upplcmentary Register

Whitley Council onditions of service. TraiTling allowance fo r he first year, £285, second year. £300. third year £320 with a deduction of £128 per annum for board, lodgings etc.

There is a modern nur es home at the h o pilal which situated within easy reach of Central London and all the main line raih ay teml ini. aterloo talion ithin 10 min utes of the hospital and gives easy access to the South Coast.

Matron ill be pleased to discuss further detail with intending students or their parent and will supply an illu stra ted bro chure on request. pplications to:

The Matron, Lambeth Ho pitaJ Brook D ri ve, ..11

OPPOR TUNITIES F OR MEDI C L

SERVICE I THE RO Y L Y

Young men aged 17 t -2 8 year are accepted in the Sick Berth Branch for training in nur ing alld dipensillg for Service in H M. Ship and a a Ho pitals at home and a broad few are selected according to requirements a nd abi lity for State R egi tra tion or to specialise as Radiogr apher, Ph y iOlhe rapi t or Hygiene Inspector. Glasses may be worn. Full details ma y be ob ta in ed from:

D. .R (47-61 ) Qu ee n nne Ma n ion , Lon don 1

C RUMPS ALL HOSPITAL , Manch ester, 8. omplete Training School. There are vacanc ies for suitably educated girls of 18 years of age and over for 3 years' training i.n general nursing in the October P rellminary Training School. Cand id ates accepted for a reduced period of 2 years if already on the supplementary register of the General ur ing Counci l. Applications to Matron.

BENEND EN CHEST HOSPITAL, Cranbrook, Kent. Resident Nursing Auxiliaries requlred , fema le. ome St. John or Bri t sh R ed Cro ss Nursing experience an advantage. Applicants sho uld be over 18. Sa lary £4 00 at the age of 2 1 ri sing to £500 p er annum. (Plu s t he recent 5 per cent. Whitley Counci l Award.) If resident £ 114 per a nnum deducted for b oard, lodging, aundr y etc. 4 weeks hol da y a year. Modern Nurses H o rne and a ll f aci lities avai a ble Candidates are given a short co urse of t rain ing a nd lec tures in the Teaching D epartment. Application forms from Mat ron.

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Another emergency-respirat ion weak , wi th severe head and chest injuries. Bu t an Am b u Resuscitator w asreadyto cope wi t h th i s e m ergency It is one of the simplest of life -savin g aids, consisting of a self-i nflating rubber ba g fitted with an air inl et valve , a non-rebreathing valve and a face mask B y applying t h e mask and rhyt hmi call y squeez ing the ba g, a patient's lun gs can be effectively ve ntilat ed. Th e Amb u R es u sc i tator is invaluable in ever y type of rescu e or emergency work needin g art ificial respiration.

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Ambulance A ociation

Brig. toney, DirectorGeneral of the Royal ociety for the Pr,xenrion of ccident, and NIr. 1ichael Randolph Editor of Readers Dige f. It \ a fully realised that thi was not perhap the most favourable time from the point of view of arranging courses, but the opportunity for such a combined effort \ as too good La mi. 11 over Britain special displa s were arranged, film hows were held, there \ ere open night at Brigade H adquarters, and a a re ult pecial course have been arranged in many town, while everal people have joined the Brigade as a dire t result of the \ e k.

It i obviou Iy not po sible in th space at our di po al to mention the arrangem nt that \ ere made in every town in (he ountr for thi would invohe a great deal of rep titian and \ auld ext nd (0 more than the whol is ue of thi magazine. \ are mentioning therefore tho e effort \vhich eem to be th mo t enterpri lng, but \ i h to mak it clear that (he are only a mall proportion of the national effort, and are quoted a an ex.ampl of th hard work that was put into thi campaign in all part of th country.

Two point at lea t merge from our xp rience in thi k, \\ hi h \\ m ntion here for futur guidan The first i that the ay g t th publi to listen to you is to go ut and meet them- in th open pace of park. mark t-pla and r ad, wimming-pool and b a he in the ummer if p ible. Tho e division who put on hO\\5 in the chur h ly;tll or in their own headquarter probabl) \\'ill agr that Ih y put in a lot of hard work for a mew hat m agr re pon e.

Th o ho tag d utdoor di play, m bil (abl au::.:. etc.with prior o-op ration of the poll e authorit , which " trually readily gi n-could not fall to attract the publi with no mar ffort than the form r.

econdly, i.o any campaign like this it not practicable for the publiCIty department to supply sufficient po ter leaflets and pUblicity material for the whole cOlmtry althouo-l{ than half a million leaflets and 100 000 we';..e dlstnbuted. It was d€cided therefore to o-ive o-uidance as much as possible, so that counties could adapt the information io.cal As a result, several counties, corps a nd dlVl.slOns or centre produced leaflet giving full l ocal rnformatlOn of what was afoot , often without co t to themselves A notable exanlple of this was Buckino-ha m hire whose leaflets we will rep r oduce in detail next The notes wh!ch tollow , with the accompan y ing will give readers an Idea of the scope of First Aid Week arrangements so far as St. John was concerned. It must be berne in mind , though it cannot be repeated in every case, that in the majority of places St. John member pl a nned the campaign ogether with members of the B R .C. S R.o.S PA <l?d severa l other bodies This undoubtedly made for a bIgger overall inlpact and it is hoped w ill be repeated on similar occasions in the future.

BIRMINGH AM. " Open evenings " and d emon trat ion at headquarters throughout the week. Joint demons t rations an d tours with a displa y lorry.

BRISTOL. Window displays , television magazine progr a mme a nd demonstrations.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Thousands of leaflets sp cially a nd distri buted throughout cOlmty. Aylesbury: Jom t talks and demonstrat ion posters and leaflet displays in chemists shops, demo nstrations at moto; showrooms and cinema. High Wycombe: WiBdo w di s pla ys and open-aIr demons tratIons. Slough : D emonstrations on " Accidents in the Home. "

CORNWALL: D emonstrations in severa t o wns.

CUMBERLAND: Workington: Coffee even ing, Fir t Aid Qlll Z, street demon strations.

EAST, SOUTH & NORTH DEVO : Barn sfap le, DartBrau nten and H onifo n : Information centres , joint dIsplays and showmgs of film "The Long Wait.

DORS.ET : Poole : Joint d spla ys outside supermarkets, speCial. prepare d. D orchest er : Joint dis plays in open -aIr WIth talks and film shows.

ESSEX: Chelm sfo rd : D emonstrations at headquarter window displa y.

Bournemouth , Go sport and SoU/hamptoll: D Isplays uS.mg mobile r:irst Aid units at vanta ge spots an d open-aIr demonstratIOns Shop window displays and travelling float.

ISLE OF MAN: Films, film strips, d em onstration s a nd ta lks by doctors D isplay in Gas showrooms.

KENT: Faversham : " Crash " demonstrations and commentaries.

DUKE DISTRICT: Warringto n : J oint demonstratlOns ill town cen t re, leaflets distributed in cinemas, etc. A cc rington : Sp ec a posters and leaflets

STAPLEFORD & ANDIAC RE Ambulance Divi ion 1 oil. ) laid on 1'mpre, I:ve di play, o 1 hi ch Lliis 1 as olle. Di Officer ( Ambulance adet) R 'unnill<1 (on, 'wi th olllbil iance Cade , , giving an op l1-oi7' demon. tr ation.

prepar d' joint , m eeli n gs; by coinc id e nce, afi nefeat offi r tatd by two si ter W i lh Im inaand D e li a

Trea n o r , who helped a serious ly in jured woman received much Pre publicity.

PRINCE OF W LES' S DIS T Rl T : D emon tration at Guildh a ll , atten d ed by Lad y a ore , La d y Wa eyohen Patrones s of the W eek, who al1m ed h er elf to become one of the " victims. '

ORTHUMBERLAND : Ashillgtoll: hurch er ice, joint demo m t rat ion , TV coverage.

NOTTINGHAMSHlR E: Special ci rcular o big in dus trial firm. Joint d em on t rat ion in man y n pe ia ll y

StapleJord with tableaux o f road accident demon trations and di st ributi on of special leaflet i m mber for theBrigade here a lone.

OXF ORDSHIRE : D emonstrations a nd di lribution leafle ts throughou t county. ire on house badge.

PLYMOUTH , S.W DE 0 &E. O R W L: D i tributi o n of leaflets, co ur e arranged as reque: d

WALES: CardijJ: Joint exhibition a n d film how. Flilltshire: Church service, and meeting. B ar ry and IVall ea: Open air d emo nstr at ion s, wit h pe ia lLy prepared leaflet.

WARWI CKSHIRE : L ocal demonstration. Coventry: h op WlJ1dow c,? mpe titi on. d e m ons rat on and mobile joint tea ms to ufl n g ha ll , b Ig tore etc.; e ay com petitio n for schoolchildr en Rugby: ew headquarter op ned with d emon stration s in t owns a nd sub u r b

YORKSIDRE, EA ST RIDI G HIIII and other centre d emonstrations and s hop window di plays.

ORTH RIDI G : Stockton an d Thomaby: Open night movmg tableaux inked with d e m onstrat ions, and film.

WEST RID I NG D i play cabine out id e cinemas Arst aid drive in factories an d wo rk hop. ShejJielcl (the follOWIng week) demonstration, pres e ntation of awa rd by Commissioner-in-Chief, etc. Shipley: Joint exhibi t ion including s tall s with disp la y mater ial and li ve d e m on t ion s Shop window display in s hopp ing cent re decorated lo rry touring t reets du rin g he week.

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It will be nou ced that several co unl ies u ed the fi lm " T he Lo ng Wait" in their Fir st Aid W eek arrangements. Th e: e were m ain ly the counties which h a d bough t a co py of th e fi lm for the Ir own use. M any other towns would have liked to h re the film f or the period, but were un a ble to obtain it through the C entral Film Library, the a uth o rised ch a nn e l We have inves tig a te d the posit ion an d And that t be entra i Fi lm Library ho ld no less than 16 co pies, which are sufficient for normal demand s but not for s pecia l campa ign s.

In the we would urge counties, centres of the ASSOCI a tIOn, etc., to purchase a print of this film fo r their own It is invaluable, not for showing WIth or ASSO CIat IOn CIrcles, but for interes ting oth e r orgalllsa tions an d th e general publi c in t be need for a knowledge of First Aid. A print costs £ 13 13 s. (not £ 13 as origi nally stated, as there have been ris es in fa.ctory eo t )

TOP FIRST-AlDERS LAUNCH THE WEEK

.-1 'T a Pr ess onJerence 10 fannc h F irs Aid

We ek (l eJL to rig ht ) Marjori , 'oun less oj Br ckno ck, -/l an B ro digan, \Iliss Edith

Co ll n s, .11[1·.·. A gnes fh r s t NIiss L es ley milll , ord W ool /on ancl iT Philip ottlh we (f

London

Final Transport Winners

TH F I L Fir l id Competition of the L ondon T ran port mbul ance enLre LOok place a t the Borough P techn ic, Bo rough R oad, /. on Frida y, pril 7th. J 96 1

Thi i th e major competition of the year t he leadi ng ro ad and rail team going forw ar d to repre e nt the entre at the ati nal ompetition, ixty-eight team having taken part in ninc Di trict ompelilion, folio cd by two s mi-Anal ompc tili n LO elect the len teams to compete in the finaL. Thc \ inn r thi ear \ ere Peckham and ew Cro (leader P mith) Wilh mark out of a po ible 500. thcr tcam mcmber "ere Ebb, L. Treverton, J. P enney a nd Runn cr -up wcre hi wick (leader J. B arne with 359 mark. ther m mber were D o lling , D arke, R Tcrrell a nd R Field.

Thc third am wa S f adv ay (v omen) (l ad r Mi Bri ton) \ ith 45 mark, olh r memb r ere r. Ro n, L Tagg, E. Peth eram and Mi Ward The 3

COMING EVENTS

The following is meant as a guide to n ational events , so that re a ders may make arrangements as far in advance as poss ib le

ORDER AND BRIGADE

Jun e 23rd: Commissioners and County Superintendents D Conferen ce.

J une 24th: General Assembly of the Order-Mansion House Annual Commemoration Service-St. Pa ul's Cathedral. Jul y 1st: B rigade Fin a l Competitions, Central Hall, Westminster.

Jul y 8th: Cadet R ally, Upa on, Wiltshire.

July 2Ist-23rd: King George VI Memorial Leadership Training Course-London. (This course will cover Essex, Hertford, Kent and London.)

September 22nd-24th: Brigade Training Cour e in Cadet Leadership- ottingham Uni ersity. Open to any adult member of the Brig ade aged 16 and upwards. ovember 1st: Brigade Committee. o ember 16th : Gr and P rior's Troph y Competitions, Porches ter Hall.

ASSOCIATION FIRST AID COMPETITIONS

The folLm ing is a list of competition organised with the help of Headquarters. The S t. John Ambulance A ociation. Pi a es and dale of tho e fixed so far are et out below: CO IPETITIO VE E D ATE

B .T.C. Raih ay - Porchester Hall, \ omen and P oli e: W._. June th

Canlbridge, Royal ationa l SOCIatlon of Young Farm r ' Clubs: Sho w July 6th alional D o k L abour Boar d : Ga Indu tr :

o iaQueen aT College, E.l. Friends ' l\Ieeting Hou e, Euston Road, 1 .1.

Ca;"\ton Hall .V .1.

Grand Prior Trophy Por h ter Hall, Competition : July I-th

ept.2 th

o tober 8th

Octob r 19th Octob r 26th

m 'e mber _nd ovember 16th

ONE of Carmarthenshire's demon s trati on s, given by Llanelly members.

Photo : E. R. Waters

East Anglia

By CAPT. J. DOCWRA-ROGERS , M. B.E.

SUFFOLK

AS EARLY as the reign of Hemy the Second the Hospitallers possessed one of the two manors in B attisford, nea r eedham M arket; tlus becanle tlleir Commandery and was known as it stili is, a Battisford St. Jolm. They shared tlle of the church and the tithes with tlle other m a nor , knm.vn as B ishop s Hall , and in 1271 they were granted by the KinO' a fair a nd a market in th e village. About th e year 1190 church of B ad ley, some two miles dist a nt , was ap propri ated to the Commandery b y Mau d , Countess of Clar e, who gave so much to the Order m thIS par t of Engla nd. When Ed war d the Secon d led his army mto Sco tl and , he was faced with a shortage of food and the Knights of Jerus a lem at B a ttisford were a mong those religious ho us es wluch h elped to supply his troops. Little evidence remains to -d a y of the Commandery; the site is partly moated the fis hpo.nd can stili be seen while built into one of the Ellzabethanchlmne ys of the house is a carved ke ystone bearin g the head o f St. John the Baptist on a charger. In 1468 Ba ttisford w.as anla lga mated with Dingley, 1 orthants, and the DISsolution the property, with many other E a st Anglian estates, came to Sir Richard Gres ham. His son , Sir Thom as, found ed the Ro yal Exchange and h a d the frame for it constructed on Battisford Common from local timber. Qu een Elizabeth t he First stopped at the manor in 1577.

To the east of ee dh am Market is Coddenham , a limb of B attisford an d here the Knights had a bou t 240 acres , a nd a chapel in th e nearby village of Hemingston e, which , howe ver , had ceased to exist b y 1560 L an d s in Claydon and Bay lham, a lso in the Hundred of B osmere, formed part of the Coddenham property. Other original Hospitaller holdings of importance were the camera of Preston, near Lavenham, where t h ey owned Maister's manor, and St. John s manor in East Bergholt, which was given to the Ord er b y Hemy the Second and gran ted at the D issolution to John 15th Earl of O xford. St. Jolm s, o r Comm a nder y, manor still e x s ted in qui te recent years and the chapel of St. John the Bap ist was the south side of the p a ris h church. As in other St. John h ol dmgs, the tenants of the manor had to e xhi bit crosses on their houses to show that they were exempt from tithes and to ll s and this custom con t inued well in to the 17th century at East Bergholt, as we read of tenants being fined 2d. for failing to do so!

Carbrooke and its Poss essions, by D r . E I. Puddy, C.S/.J

[ Sil ve r Ba dge o fh e Dll l17vich ergean /a/-J J Clce.

Th e Templa r prop ertie in uffo k a ll o f hich fell to the Ho s pitall e rs were ma inl y in he north of lhe co u nty under th e Prece ptory of G is li ngha m n ear Eye, where effor l are now being ma de to ocate the e ac site. D e l en dent on t he Precepto ry were a nd at M ell i and" T e m ple La nd " in Ri ek linghall Inferi o r Aloin thi n eighbourhoo d I l. John 's Children' Home, at Palgrave, o n th e It e or a fonner Order property Th e T emp la r s al 0 he l t co r: iderabJe pO.sessions in the ancien t borough of Dun wlch, lI1 cl u dl ng lh elr church of Ou r Lad y a n d T e mpl e M a nor. T o ·day littl e or nothing r em a in a nd D unwich, owing o lh e of the sea is no w merely a v ill age car t h e a mbndge hire bord er is a n es la te gi en in P rior de Thame 's report as Togrynd ," fo rm e rly T e mp lar a nd la ter under arbrooke.

For a long time th is place was a my tery to u ho\ ev r e now kno w it to be Barton M i ll where t her we re l\ " grynds " or mills. H e re the H ospitallers h ad a h ouse, a oarden a nd th e two mill s, one for g rai n an d the o t her for fulli ng,' th e sites of wh ich can till be id e ntified

ORFOLK

On our first v i it to orfolk a t lh e en d o f u g u l 1959, o ur main ob ec ti ve was arbrooke fl er a lo n g day in Suffolk we m et at Ca rbrooke chur ch D r. E. L Pu ddy t.J., who was examining the site of the om ma nd ry. It i due to hi continued h e lp an d fri e nd sh ip that we are indebted for mlleh of the information and for the i lluslratio ns co nlained in Lhi article' be h as rece ntl y written a fu ll hi lo ry or the O rder in o rfolk , pas t and presen t, to be pub li hed in J un by Mr S ta rl ing of D er e ham

Thi s Co mma nd ery was one of the wea lthi e lin l he co un l ry, a further be ne faction of M a ud o un tess o f C lare, wh o li e buried in h e paris h church of St. P e te r ve n be fore thi the Ho spita lle rs were at Little Carbrooke, where lh ei r c hurch of St. John the Bap tist r em a ined un t il [424, w he n it was pull d down a nd th e two livings were ama lga mated Thi s ea rl y house evidently contained s isters of lhe O r d e r for Si ter

Bas ilia from he re was one of th e nun s transferred to B Llck la n d in 11 85. In t be reign of H enry the Si x th he ch urch of Gre a Carbroo ke was rebuilt b y the Kni ghts in its p re e nt form. It has a loft y s qua re towe r at th e wes t en d a nd th e c hapel at the head of the n orth a isl e i d edicated o lh e patron. aint of th e Order. In the choir we re form erl y six teen woo d en sta ll s for the bret hren , the clerg y and th e senior erv a nts of the Conmland e ry. To th e sou th of th e c hurc h and at a consi d erabl y lower leve l is the s ite of the Ord er bui ldings themsel ves; unfortunatel y there are now no rem a ins above ground but some foundations lie just bel ow the s urface a nd after a dry s ummer, such as that of 1959, the whole layout was clearly visi bl e from the air. At the Di sso ution this va lu a bl e estate was computed to be 500 acres in ex tent a nd was granted by the King to Sir Ri ch ard Gresham and Sir Ri cha rd Southwell. An interesting si d elight on Carbrooke is the

Ieria l iew oj Carbrooke

en do\ ment in the J 7th ce n tury o f five Poor Knight of in d o r fr om he profits o f the man or.

Even be fore I 193, w hen Carbrook was. founded there \ as a ho piee of t. J ohn at H o r h am St. Faith, bu t lhl s \ a rc linqui hed to the Benedic lln e P nory 111 th at pan h In year 11 6 Th ere are throughout t he county many o t her dlage an I lO\\ 11 with the Order In orne way. r in tance, th e H o pi tall er owned J [0 In a n d 64 acre in Bawbu rgh o n t he ou t k lrts of I orw lc h Iher p s e ions \ re a t H elhe r etl. ulbarton , Br acon, h, elleringham, real l e lt o n, olney and R unha llwi l h- 0 lon, a ll immedi e l to the we la nd .o uth of orwi h and a Oul lo n a, lon an.d War lead With We t\\ ick \ hi ch a re 10 th e nOrLh of the clly. Probably the properly that mo l in tere t ing to th e reader of. to-day was at andr in gham. nother lillI e group of h o ldll1 gs \Va near th e n in th e Tiln ey and Iggenhall vi llage. There eem to h ,l\e been few churche connected v. ilh the H o aparl fr m arbrooke, but th o e of S lak ney, and Har dI e am ng olh r contrib uled a cenall1 amount f in ome f r m lheir t it he o r f Ik \ a e r d eficie n t in T emp lar e ' cept for the minor pre plory at H addi coe near Be cles: thl wa pI' bab l d epe ndent upon D um ich and came to tbe Order. \ ho admini rel' d IL under Saw ford; It a r tored to lh at omma nd e r b Qu en ar in J The pan h hurch belonged 10 the alien priory of de Pl'eaux but it ha a chapel of l. J ohn in th e n orth al Ie, po Ibly built b the H o pita ll e l' in the 14th T he round to\ e r ypical of 1 orf Ik and ve ry trIkll1g and the outh doorway i a fin examp of lor man architecture.

In the Bor ough Libr a r y at D erby is a p archm ent roll, c on sisting of over seve nt y shee ts s tl tched toge t h e r on whI ch r ecor ded lhe pro ceedings of th e Manor ourt o f T emple orman ton f rom the year 1447 u n ti IS) 8. Th ese r ecor dings have recently been tr anslated for the lime by Mr R. H O ak ey, and. by the D erbyshJre Archaeologic a l a nd atural H istory S.oc lely T empl e ormanto n is a sma!l v Ill age standIng on a prominent hill t op some three miles of the town .of Ch esterfield in h e co un ty of D erbyshire. Almost a ll of Its ston e cottages which semi- circled tbe old church upon the so ut h, th e east an d the north , have been replaced b y modem v illas wi thin Jiving memor y.

Thirteenth Century

The M a nor o f Temple onnaOlon in the thirteenth cenlury to the O rder .of the KDlgh ts Templars, from whom it derived its prefix, this Ord er.was dissolved earl y in the fourteenth century, when much C?f Its lands and property passed to Th e .Order of t.he H ospltal of St. Jobn, who held t his manor dunng the penod co vered b y the There is good reason for believino; that the medieva l manor was roughly the same area as the presen t day pansh where the Manor Farm, now in ruins, is of more recenl date but local historians are of the opinion that these rums stands on the site of a more ancient building.

Th e heading of each sheet is very imposing and readsTh e Great Court with view of Fr ankpledge of the P nor of St. J ohn of J erusalem held at ormanton," but in the of property at Chestemeld and Brampton the admlllstratlOn b y a different bailiff and b y aJUfY at T he day date, month and year of the relgntng monarch IS t hen gi ven and stating before, on or a fter the Feast of whatever saint's day happens to be nearest.

Th e names of some prominent Pr ior of E ngland are mentioned in the laler part of the roll, such as J ohn Kendall , illiam D arrell ( Grand Prior Elect) Thomas Docwra B ro. John Bab bington i gi en as K rught of St. John and P receptor of Yeveley from the year 1510 to the end of the roU.

The records reveal that the out-holdings of the manC?r In the Middle ge was exten ive , and included farms and pIeces of land in several villages in Derb yshire and else", here, particularly much property in Chesterfield and BramptC?n arne of the jury for eacb court IS gwen, together WIth tho e excu ed attendance then follow tbe n"':-lles of in m ercy " for non -attendance , for bre\ymg, baking or eJling contrary to assize.

i any other irreguIariries of the nme are mentIoned, uch a overloading the fields again t the order of th ?urt, for Ihe topping up of well, for failing to keep certam dykes open and free of flow for having au ed a bloody affray, or keeping a hou e of ill-repute.

Iofomlat ion i pr eme d regardmg aDlmal 10 impounded and in ustOdy of the bailiff, and of fine laId on certain per on s for eJli ng TOHen flesh.

Road repairs

t tbe e court heir \ ere granted tenancy of their forbears' holdin o on payment of an annual rent cbarge. payable to the lords of t h e manor and to the h a pel.

Notes on an old Derbyshire Manor

[ TH E AR H I ES o f thi cou ntr y are ti ll to be found, d ocu men l a n d pa pe r , o n which a r r ? rd ed o f t h o e u l orn a nd prac ti ce th a t pre a il ed dUrIng th e t ime wh n lh e Knights of th e J-I os pi ta l of t. J ohn h ld man o r and e tate s in England.

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Ten ants were or d ered at various ti mes that th make u fficient repair to ertain road tm-oughoulthe manor befor the next cour t, under pain of ever on faIlmg L.d. 'f o t of the road men t ioned b name are tIll tra o n present d a or dn ance map. though the peLlmg. IS sometim sl ightl di ffere nt , bu t at lea one b) \ 'ay retams h same narn a nd s p lling it wa Do wn b durmg the lords hip of tb Knights of St. Joh n. this B L a n e.

The fam il y n a me too in man a es an tIll b foU?d I?' the 10 a t tel ep h o ne di re tory, b ut here agam the pelling 1 ofte n om what different.

There i mu h more of intere to the h istonan \\fJt hm a copy of thi tran la ti on b Ir. O ak le wh o retained as far a possible th phr aseo log u d at t h time th reco rd as written. S. L. GARLIC

Coffill s la b oj J oud, COlillfrss Of C/are. fOil II del' oJCarb rooke.

NEW CRANLEIGH AMBULANCE

DARTFORD AMBULA. CE

C A D E T D V S lOT Parents' }l.right D isplay. The cadets m'e demonstmting how they would rescue a casualty from one of the many gravel pits in this district

12 M O NTHS-T HEY W IN TR OP HIES

AT t he ann ual paren ts' even ing and p resent at ion o f t rop hies, Mrs R. Coo p er, M oat Ro ad D ivis ion's Su perin ten d en t (Leices ter ) a nno unced t ha the M iss G a br iel

T rop h y, awa rd ed for gen e r a efficien cy in cadet wo r k, wo ul d this year be h e ld fo r s ix m on th s each b y two ca d e ts-it h aving pro ved impo ssi b le to differ en ia e between t he ir s plendid r ecor ds . T he tw o g irl s wer e E lain e Ba n ks and M a rgare t Br ook s The tro ph y was p res ented by i ts d ono r M iss A . E G a b r iel , Cou nt y N ursi n g Ca d e t Staff Officer The Se nior First A id Sh ield was pres ented to J ean C ob ey by th e D iv isiona l Surg eon Dr. J A. Huc kb o d y, a n d El ai n e 6

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LEICESTER CADETS IN THE NEWS

Photo: Jack Horley

j)ril'cr h'or (,h({)'/es behilld .11r .•H artin Broadlntrsl prospectit'c (c[!.ll/o)' clIstomer oj Ihe new ambll/ance dedicated at Crall/ciull. llrrey, rccelllly. R om.mi ioner pre ented long 7

gett ing on in yea rs, but t he n ot so young i n Cra n leigh, h ro ug n t hi s cl ub get a mo n th ly Chi ro p ody Service at 9d. a t im e.

Tne D ar b ys a n d J oans take a n act ive part in keeping the club alive, for the Sale of W ork las t ovember they did much of the work t hemselves and the result was most successful and raised £ l OS.

The old people have a club badge, an attractive forget -menot a nd as they like to be independent the active members pay d. a montn membershjp.

T he repo r t on Cranleigh D ivisions' activities shows the benefit that t he p ublic gel and the close and happy relations whi ch ca n exist among St. John members of all ages and other l oca l activities. It is a pity that more divisions do not combine on activities of all kinds-not only to spread the load of commitments but also makes for a happy atmosphere which will attract recruits to aU divisions.

B O OKSHELF *

THE DAY HOSPITAL MOVEME T] GREAT BR ITA ] ,by James Farndafe (Pergamon Press, 84s.).

This excellently produced book i the report of a research project carried out under the auspices of the University of anchester and the Bethlem R oyal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital, London, with the support of the inistry of Health and many other organisation.

Primarily developed to deal with the pressing need to provide treatment for mental patients and the elderly within their own community, the day hospitals-65 of them are de cribed in detail-have become an essential part of the pattern of the medical services, it is e ident from Mr. Farndale's book.

He co ers the whole range of their development and their organisation, pointing out the variations and likenesses bet'vveen the hospitals he vi ited. The financial savings they effect, and the advantage of the type of treatment are a se ed in a ery fair , unbiassed \ ay which makes this. the fir t rudy on this subject to appear, a most impressiYe book of reference.

THE PE IGUI HA DBOOK OF FIRST AID. by A. C. While Knox & J. E. F. GlIerity (Penguin Books 3s. 6d.)

The name of the authors are a guarantee that this book\' ill b authoritative. It i al 0 immen ely readable. clearly written and \ ell illu trated and while covering much the same ground as the Joint tfanual does not in any way compete \ ith it a a textbook. The author deal \ ith Fir t Aid in the home. on the road. on the farnl and at the easide--categories that e nable the ubject to be treated in a practical way. T hougb it i not a ub titute for a Fir t Aid cenificate. it i a mo valuable book for the general public to have by them.

T he price of the book FirS[ Aid in the FaCTOr)" b, Lord T aylor, published by Longman is 9 . 6d and not 9s. as s ated on page 15 of the J anuary RE IE ."

HEREFORD ' S "AT HOME '

NEW ZEALANDER IN DANGEROUS RESCUE

AN OUTSTANDING of first aid was performed b y St. J ohn Ambulance dn er R ay Piper , who worked frantIcally ill and slush for 20 minutes to revive a wo r kma n partly buned under tons of mud when a 20ft. d eep drain at I?den, Auckland recently.

The vIctIm \yilli a D;1 Burns of Ne w L ynn, was rushed to Auckland Hosp ita w ith extensive injuries.

The mud and sand ga ve way w ithout warning at th e bottom of a trench b eill g dug b y Etudes Et Entreprise to lay sew era ge through a new housing estate at Sp an F a rm Hepburn Road

On the scene within min ute s, R ay P i per craw led 0 er broken support b.eams and o the bottom o f the pit to reach Burns buned up to hIs ches in slush. Pip er ri ked the of f ur t her cave-in as he applied mouth-to-mouth res uscl tatlOn, USillg a resuscitu be f Sa nd from the w a lls of the trench slid down while Pip er ought to B urn's b reathing. With him in the pit we re two Maon who kept sc ra ping away the mud which trapped their workmate. The foreman, fearing a n ot her co llapse, shouted to the men to get out of the pit as q uickl y a poss i ble, but PIp er refused to move Burns until he had started to breathe agaill. Whtle he was working w ith the resuscitube, more men arnved wIth a minute-man machi ne resuscitator.

When B urns wa? release d they strapped hin1 to a s tretcher and started carrYing him out over twisted trench support st ruts an d hea vy m ud. Bu rn s workmates formed relays and they had to pass the s tretc her over one o bs tacle after anoth.er till he y got him to h e surface. on the way to the Auckland Ho spita l Burns sto pped Each tIme he was brought round by ambulance dn ve r A llan McCullough, USillg the minute -man resuscitator.

CANADIAN TEAMS WIN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

A ST JOI;fN FIRST AID TEAM from Toronto has won ;op h <:mours ill mternatlOnal competition wit h 38 other teams m Philade lphi a.

The was spo n sored b y the Intern at ion al an d First Aid Association with headquarters in the UUlte d States. The as sociation is a voluntary non - profit group team Magog , Quebec , came secoD;d. ill the. first a Id competrtlOn; while a team from the Bndge Company in Montrea l-also all trained in first b y St. first in the separate Rescue CompetIt Io n: So It was a clean sweep by Canadian teams

The Amencan teams competing we re full of pr a ise for the hIgh of trallllllg of the Canadian teams, whic h have b een mV.lted back agalll thiS year, w h en the competition wi ll be held III R oanoke, Virgin ia.

NEWS AND PICTURES

The Editor news articles a nd pho togra ph s from all J ohn orgarusations throughout t he Commonwea lth es pecIally those dealin g with unusual duties and events.

KENYA'S TOP NURSES

Photo: Eas t African Railways and /-J al'bOIlI'S .\'0 3 (EAR cE' II ) Sill' sing Di vision Wil111in d teall/ 7n th e fir t eveT Inl er·. ll' ea ursin a Compeliliol1 10 be held ill E enya.

THE FIRST Inter- r a Nur lI1g omp tition ever h ld b y t be Kenya St. J o hn mbulance Bri gade DI tri twa wo n b y No 3 and H ) ur ing D ivi i n.

The mCldent , was we ll taged, co n cerned an eldc:rl man who was s uff e nn g from apop le y a nd v ho in fall i ng to the flo,? r fra l ured hi s rib. ot only wa the L am succes fu l ill 0 erall winner of the co mpetition but also In o btaIning the hl ghe t indi idual m a rk in the vIva yoce te ts togeth.er wi t h th e cup a nd medal.

The wlDners also recel ed voucber for nyl n tock ng kll1dly contrIbuted b y a local es abli hme nl.

.The con:lPetltion was. to ha e been \ atched b thc ommISSIOner-ill - Chief, Major-General J M. Kirkm an, who w. unable to atte nd through l l-he a llh WIth sati factory a rt that wa made b thi co mp etitIon, It wtll n ow become an an nual e ent.

A Visit to Ca"ada

By H,.S.

TAYLOR-YOUNG,

F.R.C.S. ASSIstant Commissioner-in-Chief

TOO PEOPLE know about the work of t. Jo hn in the dorrunlOns, and few ha ve the opportunity of learni ng Last whde on a trif? to Canada a nd the nile SLa te' !11Y wIre an d] had Just thIS opportu n ity. Th ough o ur ID g tnp across Canada was th e s Ull1mer ho li day, at e:ve r y st'?P I was able to h ave mformal m eeti ng an d di cu _ s lons WIth enth u iastic groups of both As oc ation a nd Bngade a nd one of my mo r iking impression was the Untt y betwee n the two bod Ie exemplified by the fact that everyone re fer s to Th e St. John mbulance " in Everywhere my wife and r were Ino t ho pitabl entertamed, and I can only mention a few of th e m a ny eventY I attend ed. off fr.om TO]'(;)I1t o, we drove ove r the n or th ern Ontano ro ute WIth very LI tt le contac t with any human be ings a nd o ur on y St. John contact was in th e garage and w here St. J o h n cross was In eV Id e nce in th e Fir t Aid

Po st notJces, r called in a t several of the e, a n d aw th e e:::-ceJlent proV Id e d a nd disc us e d tbe great JI1 mam ta lnln g tr ai ne d personnel at these out l)Os of c lvtll sat OIJ. the I made contact with membe rs at Fort i"lltham ; at Wmnlpeg where r vis ited the head quarters '? oWillg a luncheon; at where we were given a 8 dInner be fo r e a comb in e d meetIng; a nd at Let hbrid ge, w here,

a t a meeLing w ith th e Nur s in g Di vision, I wa closel y qu etioned a everyw he re e l e, about " mouth to moulh " respirat on' here also 1 was asked to mak e he first of t he many pre entatio n s of war rants and awards which I h ad the ho n our to be asked to perform.

I pent a month in a gary whe re besides meeting the Division , 1 was ente rtained to meet Association and Brigade ur geon , and was dri ven up to an oil rig to see th e First Aid ar ra ngeme nt. From there J also went to Edmonton, where 1 was asked to ho ld a full in pection and to address the " Lion In er national " on he importa nce of F i rst Aid in In du lry. From E dm onlon, with m y wife, son and daughterin-law, wa flown up to Ura ni um it yas he guest of the Idor a do Mining o. There, between receptions, I was how n a ll th e Fi r t Aid ar ra ng ement and was present at a ompeliLion Pr actice b y th e Fir t Aid T ea m I was told that the Lcam were inexperienced but I thought the standard very high.

I n ancou er I had a mo t interesting meeting with Brigade mcmber where 1 wa vigorou ly attacked on the quesl io n of the u e of anti ept ics. There 1 also attended meeting of the Pr ovincia l M edical Ad isory Boa rd and of the Provincial unci l, which wa held during lun c heo n ; at both of these I lcarn t a great d a about the problem of industrial First id. In ictoria I a the fir t i itor to their new headquarters -a magnificent building- in which I attended a meeting of tbe Retired Brigade Members' group: here in the afternoons the e me mber m et to read the new manual (without the ar [an e al11ination), to arrange to visit the elde rl y in ho pilal and Lo enjo remini cence about their past wo rk for t. J ohn In the e ening met the acti e members and as e ery\ here cl e I h d to try to an wer many questions about t. John \ o r k in Eng a nd n m) return to T oronw from a ix-week tour in the " iled Otta a where I pent many profitable hour \ i h th officers at F der a l H Q ., and e were entertained at lun he n a nd dinner ; al 0 had the honour of being recei ed b l. E. the 0 ernor-G neralajor-General the H on P. anierD 0 ., 1. .,whoi thePriorof anada: and he < ked me m a ny que tion about the work in England 1n l ontr al 1 \ a entertained by th hancellor, I r J l. 1 on and \ a tak n by the Pro incia I ornmi ioner L C e eral of the t. John hut at the ki re ort which are m a nncd eery weekend in the" inter. n he ay to Toronto I had four ery inter sting h ur at the I II D ef nce ollege at rnprior a nd there I \ a h \ n the yllabu of t h ight-we k COLlr e o[ 2 hour ca h eek ta ken by th local t. J ohn Divi ion.inally , ba k in Toronto, be id ha incr talk ith the Pr ovin ial Officers 1 a ked to pre ent the indi v idual

111 m nto to the Toronto Team" hich had on th e I ntern a tional ir id mpetition in Phil adelphia. fund l. John in anada mo t effi ient and full of enlhu ia m, a nd tbough full of progre si e ide a, ah ay wi hing to hear of m thod in th K .-the more old and id a an be welded together, the bett r for the t. John em nt.

ENROLLED IN ANCIENT ABBEY

ST.

JOHN HOUSE

NEWS

IT IS SOME TrME since there has been any news published of St. John Hou se in the R EVIEW and this has been primarily because the club has no w settled down to a steady rhythm. However it may be of interest to readers to hear how things a re progressing as we come to the end of the St. Jo hn Year. T he most satisfactory feature is that people are evidently beginning to realise the value of this Club of ours and membership has now risen to over 1,650 of which some 1,400 are home members and a little o ver 200 overseas members.

Looking back to the fact that when the Club was re-opened in Eaton Place the membership was between 300 and 40e this can be regarded as an encouraging position. ot that we are satisfied with this membership since the b igger the basic income from subscriptions the better amenities we can provide. There is still a good deal of leewa y to be made up before the Club can in any sense break even and it continues to be generous ly subsidised by the Order. However the fact that the membership is so much increased does show it to be filling a needed want and it is to be hoped that those reading this article will bear the fact in mind and consider joining or, if members tell others about the Club and its value and encourage them to join.

Redecoration

During the year various alterations have been made. The lower dining room has been completely redecorated and ealing arrangements impro ed 0 that now up to 24 at a time can be taken for meals and an additional six in the nack bar. The bar ha similarly been Unpro ed in lighting and layout. There have been ariou acquisitions in the way of gifts and one notable addition although not nece arily permanent to the Club is the remarkable painting o f Counte ountbatten of Burma now hanging in the dra\e ha e also received a number of gifts of mone [rom user of the lub, oversea and home, who wish to expr s their appre iation , together \vith gifts in kind uch as table cloths, flo\ er a e and 0 on e have al 0 a magnificent il er cup centre piece for important occasion presented by the Order.

The Club greatly appreciates the e and indeed any g iJts \ hich can be applied to in1pro ing ameniti. s ha already be n aid the Order generou ly ub idi es the Club and therefore \ hen it omes to extraneous expenditur it not ea y to increase our d ficit. For this r as on anything in the \Va of gift to the Club for these little extra \ hich impro e thing so mu h, i mo t \ elcome.

Flo\ er for room decoration are also al"a an a et. Thi s i an e pen ive it m in the lub budget but doe mu h to et off the publi room.

Social Functions

One inc rea ing ource of income has b n the u of the premi for a " ide variet of fun tions u h a edding R cept ion Cocktail Partie and dinner parti a part from the u e by nit for nnual M etings and the like. T h o a ion do mu h (0 h lp Club finance and at th arne time the peopl who u the lub in thi \Va are g tting exceptionally good alu for money and it is much to be hoped the lub will b om in rea ingl known and u ed for thi sort of purpo e. Ole. d antage i taken of thi arti 1 to t II all onrned tint the club 1 phone number ba been challaed to BELgr a ia 273_-3.

NOTE OF BEALISl1l

By permissiol/ 0/ Pun ch

"He w as all right ",he n, e started."

DORCHESTER CLASSES STRENGTHEN BRIGADE

9 than 94 passes in Adult Firs t Aid were ill the autumn examinations following courses of illstructIOn at the Dorchester and Winfrith A.E.E. Centres of the St. John Amb?lance Association. The chai.rman of t he Dorchester ASsoclatIOn Centre, Councillor V. G. M ardo n at the headquarters of the St. John Ambulance Brig a de at th e Annual General Meetmg announced this figure a ft er w elcomillg all those present.

Sti.ll more welcome was the fact hat some of the successful caI?- dld ates had since joined the ranks of he Ambulance Bngade, so strengthening the divisions.

The County Director , Brigadier V. F. S. Hawkins int roduced the guest speaker ofthe evening Lady Walwyn , b.B.E. , member ?f the st. John Council for Dorset, who spoke of her ex penences ill Newfoundland durino- the period of Lord Walw yn's Go vernorshi p of that I slan d "

CROWDS WATCHED OXFORD AWARDS

OXFORD S T O WN HALL was packed to overflowing at a rece?t when the Ma yo r of Oxford presented first certIficates to 190 people who had gained th e m mdudmg men and women from all walks of li fe and all of occup a tIOns. at meeting with Colon.e Alan Do wer, County ASSocIatIOn Drrector was Sir Philip Southwell, Dir ectorGeneral of the St. John Ambulance Association who was on thjs, his fir s visit to in his offiCIal capaCIty.

WEDDING BELLS

We extend congratulations to Mrs P. V. Mackinnon on her recent As Mrs June Romer-Lee , Assistant she has been for many years a farru liar figure at.Bngade headqu arters and in the counties sh e has Vlsited for inspect ions, meetings, etc. S ImIlarly, we congratulate Mrs. Burton, County Supermtendent for the Rldtng of Yorkshire, who h as recently marned agam and is now Mrs. Dyso n.

IMMUNISATION: How

you can help

LAST YE R diphtheri a once again prove d a killer of c hLldren It I sad to hav e to record t ha a fl e r he encouragmg re ult 111 1959 , when for he Ar t time there \ e re no deatb s from it s in c record bega n , fiv e childre n died in 1960

Of be fi e, jou r had n eve r b ee n illllllllllise d ; one had , but very r ece nll y.

This ear five children died from diphth e ria in the AI t i week n o hQ)ling beell immlillised at a ll and one havi ng had no re 11lforcement for en years.

Briga d e m ember can do much to publici th e need [or mfant immuni at ion alld t he reillfor cing boo IeI' dose before s tarting school or at chool e ntr y.

One fu r th e r a pect of sa fety" hi c h necd em pha ing 1 the new er dang r to ba bies a nd c hildr e n rr om the mi u e of pi a tic pack ag in g m ater ia l. This m ate ri a l c l in g to th ra e a nd fo ur n have been suffoca te d by ill hi yea r- thr from pla tI C bag, a nd o ne when thi m ate r ia \ a u ed a a pra m co er. It is e rribl y important r parent to re ali e th e lethal ri sk to thei r c hildre n from th i non-porou m at rial o as to s uc h needl es a nd lrag dealh The ta n ce of knowll1g a rti fi a l re piration shou ld al 0 be lr cd a n? cou ld be tl:e u bj ect of a I tler in your loc al n e pap r wntten b y a Brt gad e Surgeon or ur ing Officer FIRST AID FAMILY

DURHAM SHERRY PARTY AIDS MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

A SHERRY PARTY in a id o r lh e E d wi n a Moun tbatten

Tru t F und was h eld in th e Great H a ll of Durh a m Cast e on Tue d ay, April J I Lh w he n so me 200 gue ls we r e rece ived b y lhe Right W o rs hipfu lbe M ayor o f Durh a m and the Mayo ress Th e a ncie nt h a ll w ilh its pa n elJ ed wa ll s and Min s tr e l a ll ery, was a perrecl sett in g for th e prelty dre e wo rn by he women, and the co ourful banks of pring flower. The parly wa orga ni ed b y Mrs. a m W alson-a member r lh e D urham t. J ohn ouncil - and he r fri end; un iform e d m emb e r or lh e Brig ade ac te d as Stewards, a nd a Tombol a, o p ra ed by th e L a ngl ey Pa rk Ambulance a nd L1r ing Cadet, r a i e d £27 J a ad loward the total of £ 150

Mo untb a!tc n Tru Don at ion £ s. d. 3 3 a J a 5 5 a

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Ph oto: LOlldon E xpress Sews and FealUre

Th ese m.embe r o .Yo. 185 IJ am ell SlITsing Di v i ion all belong to O7'1e fami ly. Th ey cITe ( ·lanclin rJ ) X I M Hi ss Margar et Jam es, D IO c 111fT. R. R B are h a1ll , .\' 1.11 H iss L esley Stall t on X INl Mi ss R osen /my 1H c IIlty ( il/in g) • 1M NITS. II. Jam es, D IO (Cadet) I rs. L l a nl OIl / .11 11.1's. R .•'1lJcSully. ( In fr on t ) ) h 1'sillg Ca d et Ton i ta ntol7.

Much h as been said and written a bo ut the difficulties of recruiting a nd he n kee ping new m e mb e r. P a rt ofthe a n wer seem to be to fo ster he sp iri of se rvice to the Brig a d e wJt hm tb e f a mil y. In our picture are t he motller a nd daught e r members of No. 185 CHanwe ll ) N urs in g Divi s ion (No. I DJstnct); With th em, secon d from le fl sta nding is D O il c Mrs. R R Bare b.a m whose m oth er too was a long se r v ice m ember of the Bnga de a nd a Se rvin g Si ter of the Order. A n ucleus of " famil y m e mber " ensu res that the potential recr Ui ts , b e t h ey teenager or mature a dult , w ill find perso ns of the sam e <l;ge group in the divi s ion-a ve ry im portant fact or m the JJ1ltlal stage. Th e Hanwell Di vision was found e d in. J anuary 1960 witb twelve new members has a strength of twenty-five a nd recently won t he Area o mm issio ne r 's prize for r ec rui t ing

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EDWI NA MOUNTBATTEN

Her Life in Pictures

TII - R E 1 RKABLE PER o f Ed\ in a I fouOlb a tten o f B urma ho dl d 0 tr ag ica ll I [ ear , i fr h in th e mind o r 0 man reade r o r thi m agazi n e lhat lh ey \ ill t ke e pecial de light Ln th e pi ndid o lume just publi hed. * whi h Ir a e her life t ory in pi lUI' man of wh ch have ne er before bee n publi hed.

Copies o/Ihe book. which has had CI grea /l cee ,a r e till amilable ji-Ol/l 1110 I book eller, ({{Id we lI'holeheanedly COll/melld il 10 all reade r of th e R E EW The ounle of Brec knock w ho uec d d the late o unt e Mounlb a tt en a up rintendent-in- hief o f the t. John m bulanc Br iga cl h a compi ed a nd edited thi book, a nd t h proceed ar to b de\oted o the Edwina ilo lntb a re n Trust.

Tho e or u w ho knew " Lad y Loui ., through her work o n be h a lf or th e Bri gade kn e \ , too , lh at thi was on a part- perhap t he m ajor part, but till onl a p a rt- o f th acti iti e lo w hi h th i o ur la nding woma n of our time d evoted a k n 'V idel y ra nging mind a nd eerningl bou n dles ene rg y. Th e f ull com p a of her lif ca n be und er ood aft r ee ing tb e page of thi fa in a ting book unfo ld , revealing her warm, un on e nti o na a pp roa h to life, a nd h e r e njo y ment of a ll it h ad to oft'cr It is a book o n s hould

bu y a nd k e p a a m e mor y of one whom Sir rthur Br yant. in hi Foreword righlly ca ll s on of the wise nobl e t wo m en of our im e. " • £ DWI A MOU I TBATT£ H e Life ill Pictures fncclonald.l-s.). 11

of it di amo nd jubi lee. Th division wa formed in 1901 and for 0 er _0 ears was the only one in orfo lk. Th e m ajo rit y of th e ongr g ation" re member of the mo m nt : m n, wom n and cadet a ll uniformed. a n y s ni or officer a nd the ount S .J. B were pre ent, in luding L ord Alb e m a rle (pre ident) " ith L a d lbemarl and S ir Thoma ook ( ommi ioner) wi t h L a d y Co k. 1r. J H Roun ce, bairma n of Cr mer rban oun it. led a civic part. I n hi addr s h r hdea on of TorWI h ( the Ven. Rob ert M ik l john) outlined t he hi tory of the mo ement, a nd aid Crom r \Va the c ntre from which. in the earl yea rs of th ntur. there r a diated a grea t influ n e for good. a nd the St J hn organi a ion w h he ist d in Norfolk toda ould tra e it hi tor b a k to tho early beginnings

Photo: B.B.C. T eleo isiol/

" AftCl' the Cmsh": a dramatic scene froll/ Alan Sleath's eaxe llent B B.C. T elevisl:on documentaTY on the wo?'k o the M inis tTY of Aviation I nspectoTs investigating a CTa h z hich involved the H ampsh?Te B?'igade in providing the emergency tUTn -out of personnel and arnb1ilances

AFTER THE HCRASH": II

Salisbury Demonstrations

MEMBERS of Sali bury mb ul a n ce Di v ion were ca ll e d upon to pe r form a n unu u a l duty on M o nday, Marc Il 20thto demonstrate to a ladie com mitt ee imple m et hod of First Aid in ca e of an accid nt in tile h ome. Th e request came from the Ladie' ommittee of Ev nli de , a vo lunt ary organi at ion car ing for t he aged of the ity. The la di e pay regular v i it to h o u e bound r ident a nd pe rform num rou duti e for them a nd Superintende n W es t a nd two m e mbers of he Ambu lan e Di i io n demon trated wbat cou ld be done wit h impr ov se d bandage , etc., p ndin g the a rri va l o r a doctor o r a mbul a n ce. The t a lk and demo n lration gave uch plea lire th at the ursing Divi io n wi ll b asked to gi e a sim il ar ex hibi tion in the autumn.

London Airport Duties

The mbulance , ur ing , Ambu la nce ur ing Cadet Di vi ion, who manned [he Fir l id Po tat Lond n irport Public E nclosure, H eath ro w, Middle e " during th 196 0 season, mad e 345 attendan e, er ing 1.490 } hour. not including a n estimated 500 or more hour' tra e l to a n d from the airport; and trea ted 19l ca e. Thi er ice i maintained by Western r a, Prin ce of Wale' Di trict.

K elvec!on Rail "Crash"Essex disaster e':l.'ercise-25 divisions mced fr om all paT/s of the county to the Tescue. H eTe is a "casualty" being rece1:ved at the E mergency Ho spital set up in St Giles' Hall ColchesteT. A t right rela..ting wi.th (L <cell -earned " cuppa."

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EVEN the wea ther helped to make things realistic recently when B rigade members fr om ali over Essex dashed to Kel vedon , to the scene of a railway" disaster."

Ambu lance men and nu rses kne w there was to be an exercise bu t they didn't know when, where, or w hat form it would take.

The disas ter call went o ut an d Saffron W al den B re nt wood Burnham-on-Crouch, West Mers ea, Harw ich an'd Colcheste; members responded.

As they converged on Colchester they found there were 60 The worst injured were taken to a casualty dearmg statIOn and then transferred to St. Giles' H a ll , Colchester, where a base hospital h a d been set up. An emergency kitchen was set up a Kelvedon and a Territorial Army unit fr om Che lm sford, 517 L.A.A organised radio communica t ion s. 12

Acting as judges and umpire were six di i ional urg eon an d casualties were provided by Briti h Railway and S.J.A.B. members from Suffolk a nd H er tford s hire

The base hospital was staffed by Co lchester, Abberto n and Langenhoe and Stanway nursing divi io n w ith Mi R enn o ld so n in charge Two trained nur ses, Mrs. Minte r (West Mersea) a nd Mrs. Beegent (Abberton and Langenhoe) , we r e a so present. Dr. N. L. P aros acted a Surgeon-S up erintendent.

Present during tbe whol e of the ope r atio n were the Commissioner f or Essex, Dr. J. T. Whitley, Deputy Comm issioner Capta in R. J W enley, Co unt y Surgeon D r. Peter W a llis, County Superintendent Mr Sme lli e. Cou nt y Supe/intende n t Mr W. E. Norfo lk ,'

)[Qnr.: 'f ilA 200 Cil!J If.'orkers were presented with first aid UZL'arc!s at Ih e Jl1a nsioll !l ouse 01/ February '-3rc! by Ih e Lord Ha!Jor of L ondon ir B marc! r aley· 'ohen, who is h ere see II addressincJ Ihe audience. On his ricJ /il is ir Philip Southwell. Director -General of lite t. Johll llIt bulance

NEW COMPETITION IN ISLE OF WIGHT

L RGE 0 [t TERE TED G THER[ G of a embled at the Prior Boy S hool, ari brooke (I Ie of ight), to itn a new fir t aid competition.

hi le the Brigad e ha for man ear organi ed fir aid c mp eti ti n in the land for iL unit, and although bodies, u h a th e police, rai h ay ambu lance cia e and th outhern Ele tricity Bo ard have from time to time ent team from their staff to take part in comp titions on the nninland within th ir 0\ n national organi ation, no t. John mbulance ociation omp tition ha e ever been held in t hi county. It ha long been felt that the Brigade might u efull), ponsor a fir aid comp tition in the i land, under l. John mbul an e ocia tion competiti n r gulation , for teams drawn from the p lic , publi utility undertaking. factories. railwa ambulancecla etc., but no act ion \ a taken until re entl). when an approach wa made to tho e bodi that might re na bly be e pe led t en ter a team. The re pon a mo t gratif ing. II expr ed approval of the project, and the majority promised active upport.

The g ner al conduct of the comp tit ion wa und r the ommand of the ommi ioner. Dr. F. R B H. Kenned y M.B. U ., J.P a i ted by the County tafT Offic r omp tition, D i i ion a l uperintendent J. W. Jolliffe, .B. l.J. Team entering were: Briti h R ai lw ay mbulance la Ryde- Hamp hire and I Ie r Wight Con tabular i sle of Wight Di ion- Southern Ie tri ci ty Board s i of WIght Di stri t- a nd outh rn Gas Board Kingst n Work

The re ult were a follow: I t, Briti h Raih ay mbul a ncc la s, Rydc, w ith 299 mark, out of a po ible 400; 2nd, H amp hire an d 1 Ie of Wight on tabular. I Ie of Wi ght Divi io n 278; 3rd, ut h ern Ga B oard, King ton Work 263; and 4th, outhern E lcc tricit Bo ard, I Ie of Wight Divi ion 176. t the co nc lud ing c r m ny , th e mJ111 slo ner Dr Kennedy, out lin d t h hi tory of he Ord r of l. J hn and 13

its foundations, the Ophthalmic Ho spital in J erusalem, the St. J ohn Ambu lance Association and the Sl. John Ambulance Brig a de, and spoke of the steps that had led up to the afternoon's proceedings He thanked the concerns that had supported the competition, the School Boa rd of Governors for the loan of the premises, and Messrs. Wallace Cameron and Co. of Glasgow for their generosity in presentmg a s il ver cup as a trophy for the competition.

Mrs J. Craig, of Brighton, the regional representatIve of Messrs. Wallace Cameron & Co. then formally presented the trophy to the Commissioner for competition in the island. She was thanked by Mr. P F. Smart who said that felt t hat the competition would do much to create ent.huslasm for the study of first aid among industrial undertakl11gs.

Essex Study Day

on Mental Health

OVER 100 OFFICERS A D MEMBERS of the St. John Ambulance Brigade from ali parts of Essex attended a Study D ay on Menta l Health on Sunday, March 5th , at Severa.Us Ho pita] Colchester. The arrangements were made by ISS M. S R "S,c. ., Matron of St. John's Hospital , Chelmsford, by kind permission of Miss Clark. S.R. ., S.C.M ., R.M.P ., Matron of Se eralls Hospital, and the Management Committee of the HospI tal.

The meeting was opened with prayer by the Hospital Padre the Re v. R. Mason, and members were :velcomed b y Mr. B C. Harrison , Chairman of the HospLtal Management Committee. The syllabus included conducted visits to the wards, a lecture on Psychiatric ursing b)' the Tutor of Severalls Teaching School who explamed the trailling and duties of mental nurses. and a most interesting lecture on the community's contribution to Mental Health by Dr. R. Bar ton, M.B., .R.C.P who way in which members ofSt. John could assIst at the hospItal. The members we re also much interested in two films

The gue t of the day. Mi s R.R.C;:- S.R. T D ., Chief ursing Officer and Tral11Ing of St. John mbulance Brigade Headquarters St aff. m sun:umog up the day's programme thanked the Matron. (aff and committe at Se erall and al 0 [i s Rennoldson for a mest enjoyable and instructi e course.

NEW YORK

CEREMONY

PholO : A Hans ell Studio at Ihe Calhedral !tureh of I. John the Divine in S en' l "ork. ill January. took place ill dignified IIrrollndin cJ 1.l'i th ell tomary pageantry. Thc lCord and baliller of the Ordcr arc IInc een being bOrl/c ill proee , ion at Ihe elrelllollY·

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Colchester Express

Photo: Sport al/d Gel/eral LORD MAYOR PRESENTS CITY WORKERS' AWARDS

MIDNIGHT RESCUE ON HERM ISLAND

The story behind last month s cover picture

FO R EIGHT HOURS on night io J a nua ry a 19- ea r- o ld gi.rl lay injured half-w a down a cli ff on t h e so u th e rn ip o f

in the Channel

from members

shermen's

Ch ristin e.

The s tor y of th is dr a m a tic res cue , whi c h is po ib ly th e mo st diffi c u lt ever und erta ken b y the Gue rnsey S t. J o hn

Am bu ance Br igade , started a t about 3 30 p m . wh en Ba rba r a eft borne o go for a walk

As sh e h a d not r et urned b y 6 o clock her a u nt became worri ed a n d began telephon in g friend s to see if s he was in s heltering from t h e ra in

It wa s soon a pparent t hat B ar bara wa s in difficu lty som ewhere and t h e 25 inha bi ta nt s of H erm tu rned o ut in force.

Mr. a nd Mrs C. St anl ey a nd Mrs. Bet ty R o bin son decide d to go to the hea d land kn ow n a Sark P o int. , W e were us t going to tmn back when omeone sugges te d th at we fl as h our t orches do wn h e cliffs ," sa id Mr St anley. " ll was us t luck that we found h e r ," h e a dd e d B a rb a r a w h o was s till c onscious, d espite a susp ected fr a cture o f the t l1 igh , evi dentl y saw the li ght s a nd ma n a ged to gat he r eno ug h strength t o call for h elp

" We l ooked o ver the cliff a nd sa w h er ly ing on h e r back on the l edge," s a id Mr. St an ley. H e to ld h e two wo m en to rema in at the cliff-t op , an d r a ced f or help. Mr. P S W oo d s ummed u p the situat ion a n d d eci ded t o en lis t t he h elp of t be

St. John Am bul a nce Bri ga d e.

At 8.45 the Flying ChriSTin e put to sea a nd m a d e for Herm harbou r w here M r. Sta nley was wa iting w th his r ac o r an d tr a iler. R o pes and other equipment were lo a d ed in t o t h e tra iler a o d the rescue tea m was s oon being dr iven out to he point. Mea nwhile, th e Fly ing Chris tin e had bee n sen t b ack o Guernse y to collect more equipment.

Mr. P aul G let , a gardene r on H erm made a vali a n t attempt to reach t h e injured girl but wa s defea ted by h gh ro cks

After t h e cliff h a d been carefull y examloe d it was d eci d ed to make a n attemp t o reach t h e girl. A flood -light was p laye d on the cliff an d an am bulance m an bega n th e d a nge rou s desce n t. O n e fa se mo ve and hundreds of tons of ro ck mi gh t have been dislodged

Sl ow y t he tea m of men a t the cliff-top l o were d the offi cer.

Once h e wa s o n the le d ge D r. J B. R aper sen down a pa inkilling d rug a n d blan kets

B efore artother St. John man co u ld be l owered hi s colleague on the beach constructed a m akeshift ba rri cad e a round the patient to pr otect her from an y fa ll in g ro ck W hen sh e had slipp ed she h a d bro ugh t a pa r t of the cliff d o w n. 0 f mth er chances were being t a kert.

T he secon d m a n was h en lowered w itho u t incident a nd b y this time the Flying Chris t in e had r e turned a n d equipment w as landed in a rubber di ngh y Waves made thi s p a rt of t he oper ation extr em ely d iffic ult.

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ned eO-ort a nd o ne o f w h ich t o be p ro u d.

Pro m o ti o ns and App o intment s

H E R MA J ES T Y T H E Q UEE (SOI ereigll H ead of [he O r der of t. J o h n) has been graciou -/y plea ed [0 aile/ion the fo llowing promot ion in a ll d appoilltmel7l to The /Vl o t

Ve n erab le Order of t h e H ospiral of r. Johll of Jeri( a/ e /ll

FOR A D 11 10 IN THE GR D E O F K I[ G H T Th e Vi sco u nt Mo n ckton of B ren hi y P K.

K. C. 0 ., M ., Q.c.

L ieut. - General ir Edr ic Montag ue B tyan, K .B.., F O R ADMISSIO ] T H E G R D , O F 0 K N IGH

H. E. Ih san Bey H as hi m F OR P R OMOTIO TO T H E GR E O , D AM <

G we n e tJl Ma r garet, Lad y Cook

FO R P R OMOTIO J TO THE G R D 0 ND APP O TME IT B-P R <

T he R t. R ev . R icha rd D avid Sa Bi h op f Roche ter

F OR P R OMOTIO T O TH GR D E F 0 M R (BROTH E R)

Th e H o n Sir G eoffr ey Campbe ll Gu n ter, .B..

Cha rl es P a Lchett H o pk ins

H enry C u rt is L ang

Vi c t or C h ar les J oseph H ar ri

R o be rt Scott R ei d M B .E., M B Li eut. -Colone l Fra nk W ill iam on O B. E.

D r. L es ie G eo rge orman

F OR ADM I 10 N THE G R AD O F 0 f ;\"D E R (BRO THER )

Si r Fra nc is E d wa r d Eva ns G B .E , K. C. M G

F OR PRO M O TI O N T O THE GR D OF 0 COMMA ID E R (B R O T HER)

D r. I p K a m W a h

F OR AD MISS IO THE GR ADE OF A 0 IT , C O MM D E R (BR O T H R )

Li e u t.- Col o nel E mil e Jum 'ean

F OR ADMI S10 1 I THE G R ADE O F C OMMA N D E R ( 1STE R )

Vi ct ori a Eu ge n ie H e le n , L a d y Bas t yan

F OR P RO MOTI O TO THE G R DE O F OFf[ E R (BR OTHE R )

Thom as Dou g las Le wi s

D r. L ee Chin g W a Arnold L es li e r e we, M B E J a mes W i ls o n

Cy r il J oh n D a n iel J ennings

R ichm o nd R ud o lph H aw kin s H a mm o n d, O B E

A lfr ed C h a r lton M B

Capt a in D o na ld Jos e ph L affer t y John Wi lli a m Sulton

Geoffr ey W a lk e r Fred e r ic k W ill iam I sern -Sm ith Geo r ge J o h nson

The par t y b el ow were faced wit h t h e pro bl e m of mo v in g th e pa t ien t down ano ther dro p to he beach On ce t he pa t ie nt had b een en ca sed in a speci a l s tretche r a l in e w as atta c hed t o i t and hel d taut b y h elpers on the cliff top. Another lin e w as attach ed to an am bul ance man who began the dangerous descent. A l th ough r ocks began to slid e th e ope r ation wa s su ccessful an d b y m id ni gh the girl h a d been ferr ied o u t b y di ngh y to th e Fly ing C h r stin e. All was rea d y t h en fo r the jou m ey b ack to Guerns ey, b u t ] 4 u ofo r tun ate y wa le r ha d a us ed an e ec tri ca f a

D av id Tho mas Ri c ha rd s, M R .C. ., L.R P

A a a i l' B r u ce Wa ll ace, M B J oh n Phi lli p R ob e rt Fe nt o n hr i Li e

M ajor d wa rd Ri c ha rd R eeves.

Li eu l.- o lo ne J oh n Ed wa rd Mi c h ae l Bl an d , O. B .E

F OR D M [ 10 IN T H E GR D E O F OFFI C E R (BRO T H E R)

Win g Co mm ande r Sa m ue l ut hberL R exford- W elch, M R .. , L.R .. R . M ajo r-G e n e ra l J o h n M a lco lm L aw ren ce Grove r B., M

Al exa nd e r R ober

D u n ba r , O B -. M ajo r-enera l W illi a m rLhur R ob in so n O. B E. , 1.0

liITo rd Ra l ph P ilb ea m

R ober t Geo r ge Brim Y o un g, M. B

0 1 ne l J o ep h onne li O B.E., E. D

Br uce H erewa r d Simmond ugu tu b ra h am T ibo

L ie u t.- o lo nel R ob r L Erne t W in er Johnson , O B .E T O

f? R P ROMO ION TO T H E G R DE OF 0 I T E OFFIC E R ( BROTB R )

J a Mara d a rogi

FO R DM I 10 T THE GR D E OF S SO CI TE

O F F I R (B ROTH E R )

L ieut.- o lon I Ibr ahim K rei han ajor adeq azi r ajor min R i a lonel R a hid rekat

F R P RO 10 TO I D E O F OFFICER Ir n D E O F ER ING n on harp, .R , L.R P mith, L.R P. , LR.C.

Willia m H e nr y M a ri s Br iga die r J a mes Viv a n D r. N a tha ni e Th o m as D oug as Br eWlS

Dr. Kh oo K im C h ang

L eo

oh n ewland

A ubrey D esmo n d D ona ld M ajor D ennis H enry Small

Wa lte r D e ni s D ocke rill

A fr ed R onald Ewer

Cyri Ernest Coo d ey Matthew W il iam D ix

Syd n ey H enry Emmings

R o bert H ill iard

Samuel Marley

R o bert Louis Stevenson Richard, M B. J o eph Swain

Tom Yates

J ames D ickinson

Arthur Gree n well

Je se Todd F rederick Wa ll is

Cy ril George A r thur

H aro ld D own

Frank J ohn H ead

Thomas Henry Mann

R envill William Sayers

Stan ley Maurice R eginald Wey

William [heral George Shepheard

H e n drik Cornelis Smit

Lancelot J ohn P itt

John L eslie J ohn on

Gera d iHoughby B i.rch

George Stephen on

CeciL Crawsha\ Roland Gayfer

N o. A. 136W

C on formin g t o he requi r e me nts of S 1. 1959 No. 906 for factories in w hich th e n u m be r of pe r sons e m ployed excee ds t en but does no t exceed fi fty

Pio nee r s in In d ust rial First A id well over half-a -c en t ury ago be for e e gis-

lati o n fo r t hi s w as in r od uc e d. we have a w eal t h of experien ce a nd

knowledge available to you when con s idering the provision of First Aid.

O n January 1st, 1960, revised First

A id Regulations (S.1. 1959 No. 906) became operat ive affe cti ng most fa c tori es.

Ens ure tha t you are complying with

t he la t es t regula t ion s by con sul t ing

us fo r all your First A id requirement s

Harry Wilson G r aham

William Edward Tomkins

H a rold Thomas Almo nd

A rth ur Leslie Arche r

Fr a nk Barrett

John Alfre d Bell

George Willia m Alexander Bain

Roderick William Betterid ge William /[ilton Cruse

Michael Ed war d Glan ill , M.R .C. ., L.R.C.P.

Frederick Tre or H ayward

Willi a m Francis Sh ar p

Thomas R e d vers H all

Alfred Thomas Holling

John Humphrey M ason

Sam uel James N ipe

William J ohn Pickard

P erci val Ri char d Thomas

Alber t Will iam W a lsh

J ohn Herbert Wills

Arthur Ri ch ard T olchard

Will ia m Anderson

Edwards Clifford B artlett

James Joseph Ga wne

Will am P a trick Na vin, M.B.

George D ouglas Scott

F rederick George Thomas

STANTON'S PROGRESS

Some of the g1lests at the Stanton Ir onworks S.J.A.B. D inner F1'Om left to rig ht: lVhs. E. L. Euinton, D,· E. L. Euinton, Nl1's. N C. Macdia1'1nid and l1lJr. N C Macdiarmid.

AT he 34th Annu a l G eneral Meeting and D inner of the Stanto n Ironwor ks St. John Ambulance D ivis ion, held in the Stanton Club Hou se on April 7th The D ivision's P res id ent , Mr. N. e. Macdiarmid m a naging director of the Stan ton I ro n works C om pan y L im it ed, gave a welcome to s ome 150 guests

The di vis ional secretary Mr. L. Pickworth, in his Al111Ua l Report sa id th e Ambul ance divisional strength was 54 at the end ing 1960 a ll of w hom were efficient wit h the exception of one Four new cl asses h ad b een h eld in the year under the instruction of D r. R N W ilson, when 73 emp loyees passed the examina tion f or Fi r s t Aid Certificates, a nd one p assed his re-examin atio n The recorded hours of dut y, on and off the wo rks, we r e 4,341 hours, wi h 318 casualties treated Mr P ickworth said as a r es ult of classes b eing h el d for the adies within the works it was hop e d the Nursing D ivision would be formed in the near future

In the Cadet Report, he sai d hat 42 was he to tal s trength of th e division and 429 hou rs of duty had been p erformed b y them The atten danc e at class meetings had been ex tremel y good with a n average of 30 m embers throughout the 44 meetings held in the year.

A rthur J a m es Dowd y

Alber t Geo rge Thorp

Ernest Samuel N ott

H aro ld Ed\>l'ard la lworth

Dr. A e and er L ei hman

Reginald e wbor o u g h H od 011

A r t hur H a rr y Casso n , M.R.C. ., L.R P

Albert Rober t G o rge M a rtin

D erek G ar dner Bee

Gorown y 0\ en Hugh es M M B LR , L. R. C. P

Willi am Edward Smith

Arno ld Wil o n

Ernest W oo dwor h

Leon a rd l ass y, LB. E.

Slotha rt C h ar lt on

Rob ert E lli ott

Rob ert Mered ith M c rory

Eamonn Mo oney, I.B

George D ew hur t Che \ orth

Harry Buil t h

John Ha n on

Rob ert A e ander Thom p on Sha\v

Co lin Mill a r Campbell , B .E.M. F OR ADMTSSIO I THE GRADE O F ERVING BRO T H E R

In ch e Z a karia bd ul R aza k

Captain Han n a J anho

Ca p ta in Abdu ll a h Hirza ll a h Lt awwa f Sa le m

Lt . W a die K aib ni

Chow Wing Yew o I T F OR ADMISSIO I THE G R D E OF ERVIN IST< R E sie Agne f Fi he r

June Mr Hor lic k

Jane, Mi ss Hu ghe

Lucy, Miss T a ng

Evelyn Do ris Mrs. oles

Margery Kir k Gib son Mrs. B irk e tt

Emily, Mi sH un t

Doris Isabel, Mi Maley

Ella Mary Mi Taylo r

Ro sa mund E li sabe th ewey, Mi o e

FOR ADMISSIO THE GRAD OF Q fR

Captain Charles Chevali er Kirkm an R (on appoi n tme nt

as P er ona l Esquire to [ajor-General J M. Kirkman)

Priory of Scotland

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE O F K NI H

Major M a lco lm Vivian H ay of Seaton LL. D D L.

Thomas Purdi e owie B.E

Captain J ame Sh a nd Sivewright

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GR E 0 OFFI <R ( I TE R)

M ary Watson, M r . P eel, M. c.

Winifre d e I so be l H e len e, Mr Cook

B etty J oa n Fr a er Mr W a ter t on

FOR ADMISSIO J THE GRAD < O F O FFI <R (SI TER)

Marga ret M acD iarm id, Lady M acCo lI , B .-. FOR ADMISSIO I THE GRAD < OF E R VING ISTER

Annie, M iss Rob e rtson M.B

Abigai M c Mil la n , M rs. McCa llum

E liz abeth Esson, Mi ss T aylor

Glad ys M a rgu e ri te, Mr s Car tner

Lillias M ary, Mrs. Shirr effs

J ean, Mrs. King

M ary Pralt , M rs. Gil a n An l1e Wi lson , Mrs O r miston

M argaret B rooks, Mr s. Ingll am

Priory of Canada

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

The HOll M ajo r-G ener a G e orge R a nd olp h P ea rk es, V.c., P.e. e.B., D.S.O ., M.e.

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The Hon. John P ercy P age, B.A ., B .e. S.

GREETINGS TO BOGNOR

Bri gadie r Vivian J ohn L en no x a pi er, M.e.

Dr Alexa nd e r Gr ay R amsay

G eo rge W a lt e r R oberts Terry

F OR PROMOTIO TO THE GR AD E OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)

Louis Cohen

Tripura haran D ey, B .Sc M.B. fO R PROMOnO T O THE GRADE OF O FFICER ( ISTER)

Lavinia, Mrs Jones

Annie Mary, Mrs. RusseIJ , B .E M.

Sarah Alice, Mrs. Stirrat

Sybil J ane, Mrs. Thomas

Gertrude Maud , Mrs. Williams FOR ADMIS 10 IN THE G R DE OF OFFICER (SrS;[ER )

Liliane M arie Catherine, Miss Clopet, M .B. , B.eh ., M.R.C.S , L.R.e.P., B .Sc.

H elena, Mrs. Evans

Oli ve Mar y, Mrs. J ngledew

F OR AD MIS J 0 1 1 THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER

The R ev Canon David E l idyr Morgan Glynne Jones , M.A (Assistant Chaplain)

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LT T lJ E 1111l11al Dillll rr D Olla oj BognoT R egis 1mbulance iri .· ioll 1'ic('· Presiden l .! 1'incen l. Pres ident A. E. V.

Pill l/Ock, (fllri Di visiolla l llperin/enrien/ R .•lJ orris, .B. /.J. rradil1G )reelillg.· T e/eG/,{/lI/s blJurr the Dinn er

Priory for Wales

THE GR D E OF KN GHT

G R D E O F D 1E

G RAD E OF 0 -1 PL ll'\ B-PR E D D ., Bi shop of St. 1 NDER

"'illiam O.B.E.

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ir R obert odrr y l.Iew llyn, Bt.. .B C.B.E., 1.C., T.D., D .L.

J e e Robert R enni

<ORPROMOTTO T O THECR DEO < CO 11M NDER ( ITER)

H e le n - Iorence Win ifred r Brown farie artha, Mr. mith

yl ia I iss ac hell .B E.

F OR PR OMOTIO l TO TH < GRADE O F OFFI E R

Willi a m had

B e nj min E , n itTord H allett (BROTHER) Bennetl

Thoma H e nr y James

Georg Edwa rd M a ns II

W ll iam George P arker

R eg in a ld To wn se nd mith

H er bert Thom a

W lli a m W al ace Wil n, M.B., h.B.

J ohn W illi a m P a t r ck a lt , I.B ., B I.R. C.

F OR DlVlI IO N IN THE CRADE OF (BROTHER)

lfr e I John Chasto n O.B. l. T.D D .L

D av id J o ph D avie

William Anth ony G a ll oll

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Samue Butler

Sydney Copp, M.R.C.S., L R .C. P

Daniel George Dan ie ls

John Oswald D avies

L eslie D avies

George Edward D udley

William Arthur Fowler

D avid J ohn Griffith

William Henry Hall

J ames Peter Harries

Lieut. - Colonel William Charles Hunt

D a id I saac I vo r J enkins

Clifford Roderick Jones

J ohn Thomas J ones

Jonathan Jones

Enoch Lewis

John How ard Owen, M.D.: B.S.

William P errins

Robert James Phillip, 1.B.E., l.B. B.Ch ., B.Sc.

Richard Kenneth Phillips, M R .C. S. LR.C.P.

Frank R eginald Pool

Evan R aymond- Raymond -Jones. B.Sc. R .C. S. L.R.C.P.

Harold Th omas Richardson

amuel R ichardson

John Chidlow Robens

D avid Stanley RO\; land rthur Tallamy

John r orman Thoma , .R.C.S ., LR.C.P.

John Frederick Thurston

illiam John Trigg

Frederick Erne akelen

Clifford idney K nneth \ heeler

Loui Henry Whit

C h arles B anks WiUianl

Davi d John William

F OR AD :ITS ION T THE G RAD E O F SERVING SISTE R

Safety in the Home Exhibition

at ions who had con r ibu ted to t h e su ccess o f th e ex hibit on.

T he exh i b iti on was op ened b y M r. HO'vvard H o d ges, secr etary of the R oya.l Socie t y fo r Pr e vent io n of Acc idents. H e ga e some st al lin g fi gmes rega rd ing acci d en ts in the h o m e. It i probably. not tha 21 p er o n s are ki lle d ee ry day from a ccIde nts ill th e h o m e a nd fro m his n um ber 13 are d ue t o falls m os tl y to y oung chi ld ren an d eld erly per o n s. tremend o u s a m o unt is publi sh ed in he d a il y an d we e k ly Pres s of he numb er of p erso ns k il led or injure d in roa d accid ents but Little is sa id o f the vast n um b er o f h o me accid ents. It seems hese are ake n fo r gr anted bu w hen t h e fi gures a r e c? mp a r ed i t wi ll b e seen t h at a n attem pt sho u ld

b e m a d e n at iona lly to curb the great t oll o f acc id e n ts in t he ho m e. D uring 19 59, 6 520 p er s ons wer e killed in roa d accidents and 333,4 52 inj ure d Co m pa re h ese with h o m e acciden ts in whic h 8, 157 wer e f a ta l a n d 1,3 13, 577 p eople injmed. Some of these were so b a dl y injure d as t o r e quire m any mo n th s, trea tmen t ill hospi al. Burns c aused m any c as u alties.

Am on gs t th e au t hor iti es tak in g part in t he exh ibi t io n were

t he L on d on C o unty C oun ci t he North Thames Gas B oard

t he L ond o n E lec tri city B oar d Metro p olitan P o l ice. Nationai

B loo d Tra n sfu sio n Ser vice, th e atio n a l H ospita l Service, t h e Bnt lsh Red Cross S oc iety a nd H o lb o m Di visio n s of t he Br iga d e O ne of the m os in ter es ti n g was t he Cou n c il 's own dis p lay arra nge d t hro ugh the Me d ica Officer for Hea lth

T his d e p icted p ractically ever y known cause of accidents in t h e home. Durin g t h e unch period fake d casualties were made u p b y Mr M orris and his colleague on behalf of the Br iga d e. T hese looked so rea that on one occasio n they c a u sed a v isito r to f aint. D urin g the evening faked casualt ies were arran ged b y J ack R onkett i

T he B ri ga d e stand was constantly staffed by personnel f r o m the H o lb om ursing Cadets and Ambulance D ivisions.

QUEEN MO T HER WILL

HONOUR NORFOLK

N O RFO I:K County St. J ohn Ambulance B rigade will be presen ted With Its first co lours by Q ueen Elizabeth the Queen Mo ther when she cond ucts its diamond jubilee review at Sennowe P ark in Jul y Sir

m ber 10 t

196 0 a t the age of 64 year d e oled m a ny yea r o f her life to t he S l. J oh n m bu lance Br igade. In 1939, Mr Kir k ey j oin d the H ove ur in g D iv i io n and wa q uic k ly promo e d to he ra n k o f Officer. he wa later promoted to Area Ca d t O fficer, a nd then to I'ea uperinten d en t ( ) for East Su se

Durin g hese yea r , M r Kirkley also gave he r e r ices as a H os pita l Libr a r ia n at t h Br ig ht o n Genera H o pi tal a n d In A u&us t 1949 t ook? er t he w h o le o f the ountyas ou n t fo r t he J Oi n t Co m mitt of th H o pital Library

Ser Ice.

In a ll of her wo r k. he gained the e teem and re pect f th,?s.e who \ orked WIt h her, and bot h the Brigade and h B nt ls h Red ro ociet ha e 10 a woma n hind e I d e d icated he r life to t he cau e of the ick and uffer in g.

* Mrs E. Howar d erving Si ter of th Order and late County adet Office r ( ursing adet) [or E e. r H oward joined the B rigade in 194 I and became D ional O fficer of he Co lc hester ursing Di ision in 1942. 1n 1947 she was promoted to oUI1l Y adet Officer and nlinued in this appo in tment until she re tired through ill hea lth in 1959. She then became Prc ident of olchc ter ur ing ade l The fu nera l took place on Februar th at l. M ary' at the Wall, Colchester when l. John member form d a gU lrd of honour.

* C orp S upe r i nte nd en t Erne t H a r o ld B od men, died in hospital a t D urban on l arch 4th. He wa admitl d February 26th , had an operation on February 2 th and \Va to h ave h ad a leg amputated on I l arch 2nd but wa 0 weak .several occasion of out landing er ice \ a the in which r. Bodmen ri ked hi life in a\ ing a municipal fireman who h ad collap ed at a fire at \ hich the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigad e were on dUl y with amb ul ance so as to relea e all fire fighter.

* It wa with deep regret that we heard of [h e death of Alderman M r . E. Poo ley, Vi ce -Pre ident of 58 / 3 ( Borough of Holborn) D IVISion, on March 21 l. H r firsl connection with the d v ision was during th e war as a member of the J oint War O rganisation a nd [rom this time she look a t re-

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL ROYAL NAVY I N THE SERVICE

Y oun g me n a ge d 17! -28 yea rs are accepted in the Sick Berth B ranch for tra ining in nursing and d isp ens in g for Service in H. M . S hip s an d Nava l Ho pita l at home and ab r oad . A few a re se lecte d a cco rd ing t o req uir ements and abilit y [or State Regi strat io n o r t o sp ec iali se as Rad iog ra ph er Physiothera p ist o r H ygiene I n pector.

Gla ss es m ay b e wo rn Full d eta il s ma y b e obtain ed fr o m :

D N .R. (47-61) Q ueen Anne's M a nsi ons, Lon don , S.W 1

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me nd o us a nd act ive in te rest in the wo rk o f th e l ocal vo luntary er vices. She presen ted a tr o ph y t o he N ursing D ivi ion and un t il i ll hea lth preven te d he r f ro m do in g so, a ttended many o f th e Di vi iona l [u nct ons S he will b e greatly m ssed b y he r co ll eagu es a nd the many other peo ple who h ad reason to be grate fu l t o h er.

* D ivi iona Officer Jam e Walter H a r dwick , member of the H Q .' D iv ision, orthampton, died on March 11th, 196 1, after a s h ort i lln e s. H e had been associated wit h the Brigade since 1927. H e wa an e n th us ias t ic member, a nd was a lways ready o rend er service to Lhe organisaLion.

* is with deep regret we annOW1ce the death on February 12th , 196 J of Ambu lance Mem ber Mr. William Charl es Paim e r a member of the Eagle W orks D ivision, Kir b y M ux ioe, ince its fo rmation in 1952. Mr. P almer was a very keen member, an.d will be greatly missed by a ll who knew and worked with him.

* gt illi a m Jo e ph Millin g ton , W ig ton Division, pas ed peacefu lly away on February 12th, 1961, aged 64 years. gt. illingLoo joined the Brigade in 1926 and was promoted to serg ant in October 1932. The arne year he was seconded Lo take charge of the arborough Section which was a ttached to igston. He late r joined the Home Hospital Re er e and y as mobiti ed at t he outbreak of war. 00 demobi li ation in 1947 he returned to igston D ivision, the Di i ion ha ing been disb a nded where he conlll1ued 10 e r e up to the t ime of h i recent illness.

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J ohn or British R ed Cross ursin g experience a n a d van tage.

Ap pl icants sh ould b e o ver 18. Sa lar y £4 00 at t he age of 21 rising to £5 0 0 per a noum (Plus the recent 5 p er cent. Whitley Council A ward ) If residen t £ 114 per a nmll11 ded ucted for board , lo d gin g, laundr y, e tc. 4 weeks ho iday a yea r. Modern urses Home and all fa cilitie ava lab le Candida tes are given a short course of training and lectures in the Teachin g D epar t ment. Applicat ion forms from M a ro n

CR UMP SALL HO SP ITAL Manchester 8 P upil A ssist ant Turses requi red fo r two yea rs' ra ining m inin1um age 18 years Schools commence in J anu a ry, April J ul y a nd O ctober ea ch year App lications to Matron.

C R UM PS ALL HOSPITAL, 1anchester , 8 Complete Training School. There are vaca ncies f or suit a bl y edu ca ted gi rls of 18 years of age a nd o ver fo r 3 year s' training in gener a l nursi ng in the Oc ob er P reliminary T rain i ng Sc h o o l.

Ca n dida tes accepted for a reduced period of 2 yea rs if a l rea d y on the supplementary register of th e Gener a l urs ing Council. App li ca tions to Matr o n

CHICHES TER H O S PITALS SCH OO L O F NURSING

VACANCIES FOR STUDE T URSES

Students r ecei ve tuit ion and instruct ion at the combi n ed Hospit a ls Schoo l of Nursin g an d a t

Ro yal West Su ssex Ho s pi tal (200 bed s) a nd St. R ichard's Ho s pit a l (40 0 bed s). Preliminary School s, J anu a ry, May a nd Sep emb er each year. Shortened p eriod of t ra ining arranged for can didates on supplementar y registers.

Good standard of educ a ion req u red

Appl y t o the Matron of e ther hospit a or the Principal of the School of Nursing.

"PlaHitol" Plmtic Wound Replicas for improved FIRST AID TRAINING

a te. The ovic S ompet i t ion is fo r teams not h av i ng won an O pen o r ganised compe itio n and none of w ho e me mb e r have I r evio u Iy won a Firs t P rize.

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Ma nch e tel' 2. L OPEL OMP i nT I N

Th e " C OTTO CU P , senio r co m pe ti tion op 0 t o Leam or fou r (men or wo m en) On S ep tember 9 t h 196 1 The "COR E LI US TROPH Y" un ior competition open o A mb ula nce and ur s in g Ca d e t offou r o n S cptemb r 16th.

T h e above compe titi o n w ill be held n th e C a nteen o f th e S tan o n I ronwo k o m pany Lt d , n ea r o ll in gham, on h e above men ti oned da t es. Good pr n w t h excell e n fac ili ties. Fu ll pa r ticula r and e n try fo m m ay be h ad fr o m h e Or ga nis ing Sec r eta r y Mr. Fra

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Official Journal of the ---I Grand Pr iory in the British Realm of the Most Venerab le Order of the Hospital of St. John of Je rusalem (In corporating The S1. John and The Cadet) Edited by RONALD LEES At 10 Grosvenor

Reception of Knights

An account b ir Harr Luke , Regi trar of the Ord er of a vi it b the ecretary-General and the Regi trar to Pari in pril1961 for the reception b the Herrenmei ter of Knight into til new l fo rmed A ociation of rench E vangeLic a l Knight of t. Joh n

TIlE LATEST ADDfTIO to the number of s ociations of the rder f t. J hn one that call it e lf" The Evangelical s ciation of Knight of the ilitary and Hospitaller rdcr of tbe Knighl of l. John of Jeru a lem, Langue of ranc ," \ hich has recenlly come into being ithin the fr am ork of the Johanniterorden. The mo ving spirit in the cr ation of thi sociation is the Pa tor de abrol who lhe haplain-Gcneral (\ ith the rank of a General Brigade) of the Prote lant haplain of the Arm.ies of France. Th H errenmei ter, H.R.H. Prince ilhelm Karl of Pru ia, \ a reque ted by the DC\ ociation to come to Pari in pril LO pre ide at th formal R eception of ne\ Knight, a nd the olher Order belonging to the Reformed hurch were invited to send rcpre entati cs to attend the ceremonie. Tn pur u a nce of this in itation the ecre t aryenera l and Aew to P aris on pril _6th to repre e nt the ost enerable Order together with olonel Fryer our liai on officer with th e Orders, who met us there. The rd r of t. John in the etherland was repre ented by its hanc llor and 0 other enior knight; the \ edi h Order by one kn ight.

Baron de ttirl r, the Commander of the wi ssociation, wa pr ent, likewi e variou German members of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg and one member of the Hungarian ssociation.

It may b mentioned that the French ssocia tion refers to Prince Wilhelm Karl not a Herrenmei ter but as the Grand B ailiff of B randenburg.

The Herrenmeist r who had arrived in P aris on pril25th, wa acc mp, nicd by hi \ ife and b hi ister, the Pri nce of our and, and attended b hi brother-in -law, the P rin e B iron de ourland. It may be recalled incidenlally a a matter of intere t that for a bri f period in the seventeenth century the Prin e of ourland, in what is now at ia exerci ed sov r ignty over th ari bb an island of T o bago

Lt.-Gen. SIR HENRY POWNALL

A we got t o Pre ,ware d epl 7 hocked to learn of the udden death of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, K.e.B., K.B.E., D.S.O_ , M.e. , the Chancellor of the Order. T here will be a full re port in the n :A.'i ue

In Paris

now a part of the B ritish colony of Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indi an Federation

O ur first engagement was to call officially on the Herrenmeister at his hotel, after which we proceeded for the religious service and reception of Knights to the Protestant Church of St. John-chosen because of its ascription-on the left bank of the Seine all members of the various Orders of St. John being robed. The Herrenmeister received eight new Knights with the Johanniter ceremonial but in French, finally saluting each candidate on both cheeks. The service, which included a sermon by Pastor de Cabrol, was taken b y P astor de Watteville, a knight of the Swiss Association, and concluded with Hol y Communion.

The ast function of the day was a tails -and-decorations reception at the Cerc1e Mi litaire at which the Herrenmeister acted as ho t.

The new French ssociation now con ists of some 14 knights, headed by P astor de Cabrol with the title of " Lieutenant of the Commander." understand that there will be no immediate appointment of a Commander and that pending such an appointment the Association will function under the unofficial oversight of Baron de StillIer.

An intere ting and significant aspect of the proceeding is a political one, namely that it was po ible only 16 years a fter the end of the econd World ar for a Prince of the House of Hohenzoilern and a grandson of William II not only to vi it Pari but actually to pre ide at a ceremony in a Parisian church and then to be the host at a formal reception in the principal military club of the French capital. It may be uggested that probably onl under the au pices of st. John ould this offi ial visit of William II' grandson to Paris have been brought about.

H. C. L.

SECRETARY GENERAL IN CYPRUS

LEAVI !G Cyprll after a short vi ii, the eerelary-General. 11fT. T. E-'an , pictured (centre) at Sica ia Airport with (left) Dr. Z. G. Pano Chairman of I. J ohn ouneil and B rigade Coml1li ioner, alld (right) J1i I .11. Cizeckley, t. John Headquarters Officer, Cypru

INVESTITURES AT THE PRIORY CHURCH

T a Tec ent ' ll vesti twr e at th e Priory Ch urc li , C' lerk emcel/ Lady Cook (left), ou,nty Pr esident (N) oj til e Brigade ill lYO'Ijolk, and Lady Anasta ia Tr erl1ller , County Pr e' ident il1 B edjordshiTe, r eceiv ed their insignia as D ames o fh e Order.

& Ge l/ eral

onDER'S TIIE A S lJIIES

7'.11'. K. C. Cook, Association County D irector jar LancashiTe

r e ce iv 'ing his in ignia as CommandeT.

NEW APPOINTMENT AT S.J.A.A . HEADQUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS, THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIO are seelcIDg a suitable person for the new position of Secretary (Competitions and Training) . Details regarding the post are as follows:

1. Age:4 0 to 50.

2. Salary: £800 per annum.

3. Duties:

(a) To assist the Competition Secretar y with the various competitions held under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association. This requires th e ability to deal with men and women competitors a nd senior officials.

(b) To assist with the issue of certificates and forms to cent r es at home and overseas and such other routine matters as may be required.

(c) To assist with special aspects of training concerned with the u se of visual aids, films, preparation of lists of s u ch material suitab le for our courses and if need b e, to handle film projectors for demonstrating Some experience as an instructor would therefore be helpful.

(d) A knowledge of typing and office routine essential.

If you wish to apply, write to the Secretar y, St. John Am bu lance Association, 10 Grosvenor Crescent London

S. W.1, giving d etails of age, experience and 2

MA NY or the Order most a luablc po e n will be n display throughout the s ummer mon h in the m agn ificcnt setting or the P a ace of Ver aille The y ha e been ent th er on lo a n from the Libr a r a nd Mu eum aL l. John Gate a the Order contribution to a n inte rn at ona l e hibiti n ent itled " The Knight of M alta thr ug h e igh t en turi e , " which i organi ed b y the ociation of th - Mu eum or France and b y the 0 ereign Militar y rd r in r ance.

Op nin g on Jun e 23rd, the hibilion will la l until eptember 30lh, and will be i ited b the Lord Pri o r r the Order of Sr. John , L or d W a kehur t the ecretary- e n ral, the Librari a n and th e Curator.

Among th e 170 item lent b the the rder a re portrait, coin and me d a ea l ilver a nd jeweller, bo k , manucript and furniture. Th e mo imp o rt ant item are the wings from the 15th century a lta r tripl ycha d the Rh de Mis ai a late J 5th century illumin ated manu ripl. 0 l Or thes e article a re being used to fumi h a r oo m dealing particularly with he Order in Eng land. The re t \ ill be distributed in other parts of the e hibit io n

Belfast "Good Samaritan "

THE FOLLOWING STORY appeared recen tl y in th e Belfas t News L etter , and shows that action is often appreciated, even when it carU10t be mentioned per ona l\ y.

The modest " Good Sam arita n " wa in fac o rp oral

Robert Murray of Sou t b B clfa t ( Wind or) Am.bul ance Di v ision , who was return ing home, in uniform from p ubli duty:

" When a young man was badly hurt after midnight a wec k or two ago in a qui et uburb , p eopl e appeared rrom n owhere to telephone, to bring coats, pillow s, torche to off r help of any k ind , including the sensible notion or going to kno c k up the nea rest doctor. Bu t before thi could be don e, th e re appeared from the shadows, it seemed, a young m an in th e uniform of th e Red Cro s or St. J oh n- in th e co n fu si on T did not reg ist er which-and with an a ir of quiet author it y which brought r eassurance and ca lm even to the injured man began to administer first aid.

" When the poor bo y was at last lirted into th e a mbul a nce I looked round to say somethi ng gr a Leful to the man who h ad done so much. He was not there No one saw him come; no one saw him go ."

Some P ictu res In the Collection at St . John'S Gate

B Y DA PHNE E D M ONDS J *

THE O LLE 10 of framed pi ture b longing to the Ord er of t. J ohn at t. John' Gate con i t f nearl two- h undred a n d fifty itcm of which more th a n o n huri'd re d are oil-painting. e n e ra ll y peaking, the e painting do not h ave out t an ding a rti tic m I'it, th ugh th er are, of cour e e c ptions. M ost or th - pictu re ha b n lI ec red s olel y bccan e they have some link with the Ord e r of t. J o hn

The be t paintings in lb colle tion ar und o ubt dl th tw o fift e nLh- nlur y pan I illLl tra t d in figur s 1 a nd 2.

Th y rormed the s ide-pie ce of an altar tript ych bich \Va paintcd for the Priory Church of th Ord r in Lond n ju t after 148 0 Thc trip tych wa pre ent d to the ch urch by ir

* (First pllblished in " RIII/dsc hr eib el/ ,' (h e J Ollrnal of ITt :! Wllrlt eJllb erg -Badel/ As ociafiol/ of the GerJllan Order of t. J ohll).

3 C ur a t o r at St. o h n Js Gate

John ton, Prior of England 1476-1-1- 9, who e name and armori [ app ar on the pane[. It belie\'ed that We ton pre ented the tript ch a thank giving for the Order's victory at the fir t iege of Rhodes in 1-1- O. hen the Order of S t. John was suppre sed in England in [- W t h uipt yc h \ as probabl tolen from the chur h Th id -pan I \V re re-di over d in 19 15 and \ er purcha ed b y th enerabl Order about 193 0. They hang onc again abov e il a ltar f the Prior Chur h. Unfortunately, the w her eab ut of th ntre-pi e of the ript ch are not known and it m a hav b n de tro ed.

The pan I are painted on both id \Vh n losed they r vea l p ai nt in " of th Holy Trinity and t. John B aptl t. rh P atro n ai nt of th O r d r (fi gure 1). "\ hen the pan 1 ar opened out th scene r pre en ted ar rh e of the P re entation of the irgin a nd th Pr entation of Chri t in th

Photo : Barrall s

Photo: SpOI'/

Fid. 1. H oly Trillily and I John Bapli t

Fig. 3. S eafight.

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T e mp le (figure 2). Th e pa lnt Jll gs belong to th e Fl emi s h

Sc hoo l a nd ar e be li e vcd Lo be th e work o f a pupil of R oge r

va n cl e r Wey den

Fi g ure 3 re p re en ts a n e n ti rely d ffe rent ty pe of pa inting

It i a wa te rco lo ur dra w ng of a nava l ba tt le a nd was pr esente d

to th e Ven e ra bl e O rde r in 1907. It bea rs th e coa t o f a rm s of G ra nd M a te r J ean Lasca ri a nd d epi c ts t hree ga ll eon s a nd

two ga ll ey o f th e Or d er in ac t ion a ga in st thr ee Turki s h

ga ll eo ns. h nscript io n rea ds " Th e capt ure, n ea r Rhod es

o f a ga leo n w ith 70 0 Tur k a nd a favour ite of t he ha r em of t he u lt a n of Turk ey, ma d e by G e ne ra l d e Bo is ba udra n w h o

wa ki ll ed in ac tion wit h eig ht K nigh in h e r e ign of G ra nd

M as te r L a ca ri o n ept e mb e r 28t h 1644. " Thi s pi ct ure is nc o f a er ic of s ixteen , a l o f whi c h a re in the Ord er 's co llec io n . n intc r ing po rtrait w h ic h has hung in St. J o hn s G a te for ove r evenl y yea rs s illus tr ate d in figur e 4 It s an Ital ia n pa in ti ng n o il o f l. Uba ld e ca, pr o ba

F ig 5. Order Officia l inc uding t he Grand J I a. tel'.

Fig. 6. Order offi cials including the Standard Bearer.

An article by Miss Dapbne Edmonds des cribing s om e of the Coins ill the Collection at St. Jobn's Gate appeared ill tbe Review for July / Augu t 1960 , copies of which still available, price 9d. po st fre e , 6

Members s hould conce n trate on pr eventing accidents happen ing T hey sho ul d fo llow up such accidents as lhey treated and find out wh at caused them so that they could give advice, and pre\ ent the same thing happening again. He wanted first aid taught in the schools in the 13 age grL up. Besi de s accidents on the road and home accidents be wanted members to consider suicide as a reason for the accidents. Unhappy people with problems out of proportion, needed their help Profound depression was a sign the first aider could nol gnore.

Dr. J Prentice, D istrict Surgeon, finished his lecture on MALTA-THE A 0 OW (1520-1959) illustrated in colour, which he had promi ed when it had to be curtailed at the last balf-day confe rence. Hi s audience enjoyed his pithy commenls as much as the very professional slides he had taken.

THE A UAL D ER of the South-Eastern Area St. John Ambulance Brigade was held at the" Yorkshire Gre y " Banqueting Rooms Eltham and was supported by over two hundred members and guests.

The company was received by Area Commissioner E. A. Wheb le and his wife and the guests included Rear dmiral Ro ye r D ick, C.B., C.B.E., D .S.C., Deputy Commissioner -inChief; Mrs M. Cavendish, D istrict Superintendent ; W. A. J. Re ynolds District Cadet Officer. and D. D To wle, B .A., M B. , B.Ch. B.A.O. Di strict Staff Officer.

Propos ing the toast" The St. John Ambulance Brigade and South-Eastern rea," Rear Admiral Dick said , You are a ve r y efficient area and an excellent example of the >.vhole work of the Brig ade. Your membership in South -East London at the end of 1960 was almost 2,000 and during the year you put in 62,000 hours of voluntary public duty."

The Deputy Commissioner -in.-Chief presented to Di isional Officer rthur Sulli van of Beckenham D ivi ion a ellum ote of Thanks of the Brigade and a Duke of Edinburgh Award, Silver Standard , to W. S Morgan of o. 16 ew Cross) D ivision. Area Staff Officer L. J. Field received a Bar to the Service Medal for t\ enty years service and Mrs. E. Jakins and Miss E. M. Sheryer, LB.E. recei ed warrant of appointment as Area Staff Officers.

Fi<l. 7. J !l ll th e Duk e oj' G/ollcc .· ler, Gralld Prior oj' the .110. r ef/erable Order oj t. J ohn.

WEST RIDING OFFICERS IN CONFERENCE

Jlr. J. F. G. Tr ard -r:ho i retiring aj'ter 35 year en'ice ill the Briaade receivin a a lor radio 11'0111 Lt.- ot. A n-. Arlllitage, Ol/nly ol7lllli for Leice ler ' hire and Rutland.

LEICESTER PRESENTATION

C ommissioner -in -Chief w ith Dr. Nlain

Co,/?/missioner, and Dr. Lodge , D7· Tict Commi s sion eT.

Barnsley Officer loses leg, gives first aid guidance

o MARCH 16th, Frederick John Ellis , a Corps Staff Officer of Barnsley Corps was engaged in salvage work a t Houghton Main Colliery, when his right leg wa ca ught between the belt and end drum of a conveyor. The leg wa s severed belo w the knee.

None of the men who were working w ith him had any knowledge of first a id.

One of his workmates went for assistance-a distance of 1,500 yards-and in the meantime Mr. Ellis instructed another of his mates to open the first aid kit which Mr. Ellis always had in his wo rkp lace, to Ld him how to apply a constrictive rubber band age successfully, and gave instructions in the application of a dressing to the stump.

When other helpers arri ved wit h full fir st aid equipment Mr Ellis, with some assistance gave himself morphia and fully instructe d the other men present as to the necessity of seelllg that he was not overheated and was not given anything by the mouth.

At the B arnsley Beck ett Hospital he was gi ven a massive blood transfusion and it was found necessary to amputate a bove the knee.

All concerned wer e amazed by Mr. Ellis s composure and the clear directions he gave fo r the treatment of his injury.

It is certain that but for his knowledge of first aid and the fact that he was able to remain conscious and clear headed he would have died from loss of blood.

Mr. Ellis started to learn first aid at the age of ] 4 and has retained hi s in terest and enthusiasm a ll his life. He is now 51 years of age was in of the Wombwell D ivision of the Br igade until hIS promotlOn to C orp s rank in Octob er 196 0 his ser vice with the Brigad e is 34 yea rs ' He has specialised in training a nd co mpetition wo rk his activities in this direction include acting as instructor at first aid classes, training the colliery first aid competitio n team and organising the annual open competition for the Wombwell Ambulance Di vision. He is a lso a skilled chiropodist and has done very valuable work in Wombwell district in particular among the old peo pl e who were very distressed on hearing of his accident. He is a lso an active member of the N.H S.R.

Mr. Ellis's action would undoubted ly h ave earne d him a Brigade Meritorious Certificate if he had done what he did to someone else, and although there was no precedent the Commissioner-in-chief Major -General J. M. Kirk;"lan , deCIded to award Mr. Ellis a Meritorious Certificate. Within about five weeks of his acciden t Mr. Ellis was present on crutches in Bri gade uniform to receive his certificate personally from the Commissioner -in-Chief who was visiting the Briga d e in the West Riding. 8

PARTY FOR SISTER BEVIS

SISTER ROSIN BEVl wa gue t of honour at a parLy

to celebrat her 80th bir hd a y given by the N 165 Hith e r

Green (Nur s in g) Divi ion on at urd a y , pri l 8th M thodi

Ch urch Ha ll.

Among the 80 gue t pr sent wer e Divi s ion a Pre s idenl Ii D H a nd ock M a tron of Orp in glon Ho pil a l' ISup rint nd en t Mis Go ld ing an d AI I I , Mr. Willi who a cted a M ., al 0 man y pa La nd pr cnt m e mb e r o f the division T he cake wa de or a t d wit h ye llow pring flower on green icing and ha d 0 c a ndl es. The ha ll wa al 0 decorated with pt'ing flow rs L the end Dr H el n Meyrick Di i lonal urge QJ1, pre ent ed i L r with a cr o ll signed by a l pre en t.

Sister Bevi ' n u r ing caree r a rt d o ver 60 yea r a go. he nur ed in ew Zea a nd and anad a befo re coming lo atford 35 yea rs a go

Together w ith Dr. Mey rick. he fir t held Firs t id da e for warden at the beginning of the la l v ar. H e r a oci a ti n witll tbe Brigade sta r t d in 1940 , v he n her la be am a ect on of tile Lewi ham ur ing Di i ion a nd h e wa appointed ursing Officer. In 195 1 h e wa in trume nt a in the formation of the J65 Hi ther G reeH ( ur ing) Di i io n of which she became the ur ing Office r he r c i ed her 15 ears' ser ice m e d a a t th nd of 1954. i te r re tir d in ] 956 and i at p7e ent on the R c er e li t.

WHEELCHAIR COOKING

DESIG ED for the G a Council to h e lp the handica pp e d the " G.e.2" h a a hotp la te and 0 en in ta iled at b d y-I e\ cl.

This enable cooking to be done f rol11 a wh eel- c ha ir. The cooker has a number of pe al fea ture : ulom a ti li ghting to two boiling bur ne r a nd gri ll ; \,: hen a pp ropr ia te hotp late tap is turn d on the burn e r light up immedi a te l

A d e ice to pre ent m a in ga I a ing the bum c r unl e a pilot flame is al ight.

Gas tap with! e e r hand! s. If ha ndl ca nnoL be g ra d with finger s, ta p ca n be turn ed on w iL h bac k o f ha nd or e lb o

Handle to 0 en th ermo tat hea d , for a y turning umbered se t tings ca n be id enti fie d by to u c h as we ll a g ht a nd when ro ta ted the th er m o ta l head " click ,

Lighting a perture in th e fr o nt of 0 e n ba e ga torch can be fitted to ide of cooker.

Inside ov en roof hinged to s\· ing down [or ea clea n n g

L a rg e h a ndle fi tted to 0 en door whi c h i h e ld hut b a spring latch a nd ca n be op en ed b y a d iree l pull. Hand y s torage dr awer belo w 0 e n.

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D ated Ap1'i l 1 4, it toG. az to. l1!is flO e Inl soll and 10 ay that as iYIrs. Ros e J Wy a tt she is s t711 el1JoYll1 o ilJ al Th orpe-!e- ol,en. E e,l he ha h"indly lent this certificate so th at z e might 1'eprinl it Jar oW' read ers.

A historical point is thai the Associali on i s nam d as under III palrona o!: oJ, JJ Grace the D tLke of iYIanchest e1', E. P. and th e hapler oj Ihe Order oj J ohn oj .lei II alem (English Langue}."

(I DO-IT-YOURSELF" BY RAILWAY MEMBER IN NORWAY

A LETTER recei ved b y the Secretary of EllSton Clerical Ambulance Class from a first-year member of the class is , we feel , wo rth printing here. It shows that even when odds are very much against yo u , a knowledge of first a id and a measure of resourcefulness can b e a pplied to preventing further injury and saving life.

D ear Mr. Shepherd , D r ammen Sykeb us, D ramm en N orway

Just a short note to let you know that I will be un a b le to take my first year first aid exam., th.e reason being that I've been practising first aid on myself ill earnest recentl y. At present I am in hospital here with. a broken double fracture, right leg It happened whil s t I was skl -mg alone (people at the hotel knew where I had gone), and a l.t hough I was ski -ing carefully I had a bad fall when one skI broke through the crusty surfac,? wh en .1 was executml?; a turn

After the initial pain, particuLarly ill freemg the Injured leg from the ski I was not particularly conscious of any shock effect but sat still sucking some sweets whilst I considered my predicamen t T h ere were three peopLe st ill visible who had descended t h e hill short ly b efore m e, bu t in the high wind, I w as tillable to attract their attention even by the use of my whistle. They pro ved to be the last p eo pl e to us e this route that day.

I then set about irnmobilising the fracture s with such equipment as I could muster. Just above the knees I u sed my waist belt round both legs. My feet I lInmobllis ed by lLJ

lashing th em together with the long leather t rap thaL ar attached to th e ski boots, pa ing both under th ole of the boots round the o utsides of the boots and tYing he straps together 0 er the top of the in Lep. inall, I knotted m y two pocket handkerchiefs together and cu red them round the leg between the two fr ac tur '. Then, b placing m y two kis ide by side, and u iog the kI bl11dln8i to hold th em togethEr, I improvised a Ledge that I uld It on , an d b y use of hands or k i tick, pu h m y elf long.

T he accid e nt had h appen ed at about .45 p.m., and I decided that I wo uld be ery unlike] to ee a earch party until 10 p.m. at the earliest even a uming thal \ hen 1 was mis sed at dinner time a search a tarted straight a ay.

So I d eci d ed that m y best cha nce, was to keep moving and if possible get low enough to get out of th wind, mo ing 0 er towards the hotel and a more frequen ed hili id . I put hi plan into action a nd covered some two to three kilometre b 12.30 a.m when I saw li ghts of the searchers approac hl11g When th ey reached me they were very urpri ed to find me cheerful and r easo n a bl y wa rm , havi.ng staved off the cold b y my exe rtio ns, freq ue nt eat in g of swee t a nd rubbing of egs a nd face, etc., to keep th e c ll:eu lallon gO ing.

I was m ost impre se d by t he s peedy, effic len l way that I was sa fel y taken off the moun ta in by the re scue team al 0, need less to say, very grateful.

Arrangements h ave been m ade for m e to fly back to E ngl and tomorrow, but I h ave been told thatJl wi ll be eigh or nine weeks before I a m a llo we d up (that If] under tood he Norwegian do ctor' Norwegian - hi s nglish wasn't as good as m y Norwegian !).

Wou ld it possible, say in A ugu t or Se ptem be r when I am b ack on m y fee t for me to ake t he first a ld exam, or wi ll I hav e to wa it until n ex t yea r?

I mus t say t b at I a m ve ry g lad th at J took up first aid, but never expected that I wo ul d be the first r ea l casualty that I wou l d be ca ll ed upon to treat.

In clo s in g, I woul d a pologi se for th e te rribl e writing. At th e bes t of t imes it is b a d but wh e n T li e on m y back a nd write with the pa d r es ting on my t high, yo u can see th e result.

Yours s incere y, N. G. R eaney

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Pho lO: SpOr{ & General

AFETY O TUE w as Ih e llielll e oj this parade ( pan 'o red by Ille R oyal Jar -,li e Pr et'enlion oj _ denl ) in which m emb e rs oj Ihe Brigade 1001.: part: ogethel wi lli 11/((11.1/ OIli er organi (l/iolls. They (lrc here pa 1/10 alon o Pleci Ir ce l AN N UAL DISPLA Y BY READING CADETS

D"GRI)<G Fir I Aid W eel.:. Di pi iOllal upt. L. H. ,of Leick;. orill organi ed a de mon tratioll of fir t aid 1.'.1 th e Jactory oj which he fir aid !eade r. .-1 casua lly had Jallen down the 'Ie? havlllg tnpped over bootlac e FOIlT cadet -cere oon on the pot gn lllg a fi' I-cia di play of team - '0 1'1.:. The incide nt wa - atched b!f a crowd oj Ja ctory fir I-aider. welJare alld aJety commi tt ee melllbers alld a numb c r oj hop tet 'a rds ollie good Yllb/icity wa gailled The JOllr cadet were pI. J1. n elch adel .11cLachlan T. Dear. Gr eCl1 ad t and Wolf Cub from

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GIBRALTAR BRIGADE'S ROYAL DUTY

0 , THE OCCASIO of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ' s visit to Gibraltar on April 21st , 1961 members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade had the pri ilege an d pleasure of actively participating in the arrangemen ts Approximately one hundred cadets an d girl fr om the Home Nursing D ivision in uniform lined the Royal route and adult Brigade mem bers manned six first aid post Treatment was given in 34 cases to spectators and particip ants.

The highlight of the day for the Briga de was when H er Majesty visited the first aid post esta blished at The Con ent ( G overnment House) and spoke with Super intend ent Reading, P arody and Santos and two members of the Home Nursing D ivision , Miss ora D yer and Miss Consuelo Frendo.

There has su b sequently been a marked increas e in applications from boys and girls to join the Brigade

The B rigade's next public appearance was on Commonwealth D a y when a large contingent paraded with the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides before His E xcellency th e Go vernor and Commander in Chief of Gibr a ltar , Gener a l Sir Charles Keightley , G.c.B., G. B. E. , D S O

NEW ZEALAND SHOWS HOW TO CO-OPERATE

IT IS EVIDE T from the reports of officers in charge of districts that the changed Brigade policy in regard to ca d e t promotions is working well with general co-op erat on between a d ult and cadet divisions. An instance of this is in Auckland, where a d ivision ga ve a social function for its attached cadet division, with good results

In South Auckland , two promotion ceremonies were held Each promoted cadet is to be given a personal letter and it w as anticipated that 60 to 70 cadets would come through to the senior divisions this year, agains t four or fi ve previou s ly T he Chief Commissioner, Brigadier J. M. Mitch ell , D .S O. , E. D ., said he believed that ultimately a nu mber of new divisions would be formed from the groups of promote d cadets.

CLOTHING FOR THE NE.E.DY IN MALTA

CHRlSTMAS came early for the poor in Malta this yea r : during recent weeks ten bales of clothing- containing no l ess than 800 items- have been di stributed to the Island s needy by the St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade , Malta Distr ct. " Operation Santa Cl aus" was origin a lly concei ved b y Lady Bingley , wife of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean , and Colonel Ab ela , Commissioner of the loca l st. John Brigade, who contacted the Most Vener a ble Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, in London Through the co -operation of the Order, he local Brigade obtained the clothing which consists of a lar ge assortment of second-hand pullovers , cardigans nightdres ses pyjamas, coats and a few women 's dresses and men s suit s Thes e articles were all collected by the Women 's Voluntary Serv ice for Civil Defence in England 12

The A d mira lty sa nc tioned he con ve yan e of the ba le to Malta by H.M B aC c/III S, throug h thc inter venlion of Admiral Sir lexa nder Bingley, w hi le th e Go ve rnm nt of M a lta wa ived th u to m dut y on l hc lot hes Th e co t of packing and tr a nsport to the D ock in En g la nd wa m e t by the St. Jobn mbulan ce Br iga de in M a ll

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ANZAC MEMORIAL CEREMONY

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EACH YEA R th e B ?·iga de in 11I a lt a honours th e dead oj

Anzac by lay ing a r ea th at th e J oo oj th e wa r 11/ II/ or i a l on

A p r l 2 5 1h Th e pho ograph s h ow a B r i dacfe office r p l r.

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GOLD MEDA L AWA RD F OR MRS . VAU X

WIN ER o f th e to p pri ze, th e Go ld M eda l, a t lhe W estmins ter Ho s pi ta l nurses' pri ze-gi v in g las t m o nth , was twenty-three-yea r-old M rs Su sa n Ya u x, s te p-d a ugh te r of Mr. R. Midd le to n -Smith, the new Bur a r of heltenh am College.

Nurs e V au x wh ose hu sb a nd is a d oc to r a t id c up H o pi ta l , left Wes tmins ter Ho spita l to ge ma rri ed las t O cto ber , and has s ince been working as a nur s in g offi ce r with th e N o 99

Knightsbridge Nur s ing Di vis ion. of the St. J o hn Ambul a nce Briga de.

Mrs Vau x rece ive d h er p ri ze fr om L ord N a than , ha irman of the Board o f Governors.

Educa ed at a pri vate school nea r Bexh ill-on -Sea, Mrs. V aux sp ent a yea r wi t h her pa rents in Sing a por e b e for e taking up nurs ing.

FRACTURED ELBOWCADETS WERE READY

R ,:t\L A elDEN at til k h Girl' ch ool, 1-\. i ·/Wltl foul1d Ihe cad p repar d Govillder I: aur fell and fractured her leJt e bol" and II ·e L 'e 'ee a ling bein o put on by the leod r IJ ajinder K aur.

'IO UNTB A4 T TEN

TH FOLLO \>,flNG i he la te Ii t o f dona t ions from t. J o hn rgani a l io n to l he d\ in a Mou n t bat te n Tru t. a l,vi kd ults and

o f 11a nning tree la nnin gt r a d e Pre iof Ord r f

Tr i b ut e s t o Lond on D istrict's Esco r ts

FifTY REGULAR "ESCO RTS" of Lo n

FAR AFIELD

remove fear and to in sti ll a qui et but me confidence. In this way hey pro ve d of 1.U1to ld value.

Patients never forgot the kindnes and thou<>ht e tended in that first instance, neithe r did t hey fail to make known to o thers long after tbei r discharge from 110spital, the wonderful work of the escorts w h o removed the ir fear. The 'work of nurses was also greati help d by receiving a patient 0 freq uentl y rea3sured and happy , for admission.

Escorts were again privileged in being the last per OIlS to b e the follO\ ing discharge from ho pi ta!. and Clrcum,tances awaiting the dis harged pa t ient va ned so g:reatly and m a n ;>" especially the aged , had not a ways pal·t cular ly happy clIcumstances t o whi ch to return On .the escorts had again grasped th e opporturuty and wIth guIdance and reassurance chan<>ed the a ttitude of the patient and instilled enlightenme nt and hop e. When escorts canied out their duties there must have been many times when they had to meet with diffi cu lt ie a nd endl ess disappointments , when tll ey could so ea si y be di shear ten ed. But the measure oftheir real comfo r t must be in rememberin<> that patient, nurses, and tbe great public every where ceased to r ecognise and be gra teful for the tremendou work c arried out so hum ane ly at the most vita l mom ent a nd w itl, such far-reaching r esults

COMPETITIONS

COVENTRY P.O. WIN CONTEST

FIRST - AID T EAMS from Co ventry P ost Office recen t y took part ill a new annual contes t for a troph y recent ly p resented by Mr. C. J. Moore , a former assistant postmas ter of Co ventr y

After keen competition the Po t Office o. 1 eam beat the ?olice No.1 eam b y one ma r k scoring 163 out of 200. Five teams took part in the contest, held at the Police Assembly H all. The Police No.2 team were third with 153 and a policewomen's team and the P ost Office o 2 team tied wi th 130.

The test was based on a supposed accident in a thea tre , when two roller skaters we re injured a nd members o f th e audience gave first aid

The Chief Constable Mr. E. W. C. Pendleton pres ented the trophy, and those present included fr J W. utt , first aid adviser to th e Post Office

AVIATION TROPHY WINNERS

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIA liON PRIZES FO R NURSES

The Counci l of th e Bri t i h Medi ca ia li on prepa r ed to con id e r the a 'V ard of Pri z for a ubmitted in open competition b y nur i n th e f o li o -

ing categorie :

Cat ego ry (i) Open to Studen ur undcr g in g a cour s e of tra in ing at a ho p ita!.

E ssay s ubjec t : "Th e ev olution of t he mod rn nur

Cat ego ry (ii) Op e n to S ta te Reg i tercd ur e (wit hin five y ear s o f regi lra li o n w ith the G e n era ur in g

Council ) working in Ho pit a 1.

E ssay s ubjec t .' T h e part of the tate Regi t r e d

N ur e in assisting the s tud ent nur e to adju t to n ew experiences'

Cat egory (iii ) Op e n to State Regi ter e d ur e ollt s ide ho spital e g. D ist rict ur e Priv a te

Occupati ona Health Nur ses, Public Health Dr e .

E ssay s ubjec t: ' The nurse's rol e in Health tion "

Categ o ry (iv) Op e n to a ll State Re g i ler e d u rse

E s say s ubje ct : " Di cuss how the patie nt d ay a nd life generall y in hospital could b e impro ve d

Category (v) Op e n to ur ses with the s o le qual ifi ca ti o n of S .E. . and to Pupil Dr e s .

E ssay s ubjec t : " ur sing as a Ca r ee r " ,

Certificates and Pri ze s wi ll be awarde d in e ach ca t ego r y as follow s :

20 guinea s for the best e s ay 10 guil1eas for the econd best es a y.

Should the Council decide that no e a y entered i of slJfficient merit no a ward sha ll be m a de.

Preliminary notice of entry for thi competition i required and a s pecial form for thi purpo e i obtainab le from. the Secretary , Briti h Medical A s ociation , B.M.A. House, Tavi tock Squ a re , London , W CI

CAl'fPAI{,N PLANNING

N OW i th e time to m a ke pre p a ra tion s f o r a ca m pa ign in the autumn a nd we ha ll t ry

WEST RIDING DISPLAY

THREE TIMES WINNERS

Photo: Evening Echo, BOllrnemollth T riple TTOphy Winners, llleyrick Cadet tea1TI-S who won three cups in th e Area competitions, Ha mpshiTe

FOOTBALL HERO GIVES MICHAEL HIS SHIELD

STAMFORD CADETS AT TOWN HALL CEREMONY

THE MAYOR ESS OF ST MFORD, the Marchion e oC Exet r who is the new pr es id ent of the Stamford adet Di i ion of tile t. J011n Ambulance Brigade wa at th br gade StamfQrd Quincente nary cadet en rolm e nl ce remony in the Town Ha II court room.

This a tradition a l ceremony for th e White 1'0 ,a nd the Ma y oress took part in" Jcom ng 2 new memb er four from tile Ambulance Cadet Divi ion , l 5 from th e Stamfor d " A" Cadet ur ing Di i ion, and n in e f ro m a m ford " B " Cad e t ur ing Divi ion.

About 60 cadets wer e nrolled.

Supporting the M archio ne were Dr. M ac ken z ie D dd (Spalding) Area Commissioner, \ ho was h a ir'man; ir Mar hal Sir John B aldwin, OUJlty Ol1UTlis ion e r ; th e R v. E. F. Wright , Vicar of All Saints' ; M r E. M. - plon (Lincoln), County ur ing Sup er intend e nl ; r. H. A. Brown (leaford) ounty Ambulan e a d e l Offi ce r ; Mr A Pledg er Area taff Off] er Ii M 0)'11e, Matron of Stamford Ho pital' r ea uperintendenl J Short, and Di vi ional upe rinl nd nt) R ewell.

The Re v. E. F. Wright bl e ed th e n ag be o nging LO lh Am bul ance adet Di ion and" ad ur ing Diion. Fl ag p ar tie were re pectively: P eler Rou e ( bea rer).

Derek Staffor d a nd K e ith Bu b ; K a r n W ilmott bearer, M aril yn Grime and P a tri cia illi a ms.

After thi ceremony the indi idual e nr oll in g of th e new cadets, by County upe r intendent r M. Epton, took place w ith the cadets promi ing to be oya l t th e ir 0 ere ign., true to their honour and faithfu to th O r der. erone th en rep eate d th e cadet code of chival ry and brigade pr aye rs were aid by Mr. \ right.

Old People's Homes·

Q worth-while career

THE POP ULATIO increa es, a nd th e people Ji ve longe r , and eve ry yea r there are more a nd more old peo ple who in time beco me de pe nd e nt in one way or another o n the yo unger member of the communily. h e ce ns us in which we have all take n part rece ntl y will probably bring out a figure appr ach. ing 7'5 millions of men a nd women in Great Brit a in over retireme nt age. The huge majority of lhese a re livi ng with t hei r fami li es or in thei r own homes. Bul om thing like 117,000 live at pre ent in re idential home of which orne 2,500, in all parl o f th.e country. are run by local authorities and vo unlary organi ation not to menlion many whic h are privately owned. nd agai n the number i increa ing every yea rthe ini er of H ealth a id recen Ll y in the Hou e of ommo n that th e number of places in old people' H omes in t he la t fi e year had gone up by 20 per ce n t., and now new h ome are being opened al lhe rate of more than one a week. nd v ho looking after all the e old people who li ve in home? he ad part i that th re are not nearly enough people doing thi There are many good opening in thi pher and all too few qualified applicants for them. One wonder why? There are 0 many able women between the ag f 0 and 50 to whom a profession carrying re ponsibilitie and ofTering th e ali faction of orthwhi le e rvice might b e pe ted LO appeal. Re idential Home for old people vary in ize, but the maj rity ha e between 25 and 60 resident. Each Home is in the charge of a matron who the admini trative head of th hou eh Id and \ ho probably has an a istant matron

to help her , an d a staff incl uding a cook, assistants and domes ti c help e rs. The essentia l qua lific atio n for the work is, of course, a genuine r es pect and liking for eld er ly people. B!-l t some s pecial training is a lso essentIal for the new recruit to the service. This is provided by the ational O ld People's Welfare Council and the next course starts on October 16th, 196]. Each course lasts ]4 weeks and includes theoretical s tud y and practical work, including six weeks a home and four weeks in the geriatric unit of a hospital. For s tudents having had no nursing experience, arrangements can be made for a three to six. months training in a hospital geriatric unit.

There is no written exa min ation at th e e nd of the course, but a certificate is awarded after training and six. months in a post.

Th e total cost of the course is between £120 and £140 per st ud ent, which includes maintenance and travelling expe nses throughout the 14-week period. Although the cost looks high on paper, in fact it can/ully be met by grants either from the loca l education authority or from the King George VI Social Service Scheme, and no one should be deterred from applying on grounds of finance.

After training it is usual to start as an assistant matron, but pro peets of promotion are good. The posts of matron and assistant matron are, of course, residential. The present salary scales for matrons in charge of local authority vary accor ding to the size of home, but are usually Within th e range of £730 to £885, less £180 for emoluments. An additional £50 is paid in respect of a nursing qualification. any voluntary homes are able to pay comparable rates. Permanent posts with local authorities, and with some oluntary organi ations, are pensionable. It is usual for the matron to have four weeks' holiday in the year and for the assistant to have three.

Anyone who is interested-and many St. John members already ha e orne experience of this work- should get in touch with the ecretary, ational Old People's Welfare Council, 26 Bedford Square London. W.c.l.

Photo : Lan cs. & Cheshire Cou nty Newsp ap ers LI d.

CADET MICHAEL CARLISLE (age d 13) of Stretford (Manchester) Ambulance Cadet Division, receiving the A1'ea's B es t Cadet Shi eld and Medal from lV.!.aurice S etters, captain of 1V.!. anchester United Micha el joined the d'i vision in Oct ober 19 59. He has never missed a weekly cadet me eting since he joined. Th ere have been 66 meetings. H is uniform has been spotlessly clean every week since joining. Po ssible point s for thi s since last April400-points gained 390. H e does duty with another cadet every Saturday afternoon with a local football club and has comp leted 120 duty hours since last April. His general conduct and behaviour 100 per cent. He has passed every examination in the divi sion and holds five proficiency certifiicate<;-progress 100 per cent He has two brothers in th e diviS'ion and his mother is a nurse at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

ENR OLME T

ENROLMENT AT BRAINTREE

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Pioneers in Industrial Fir st A id well over half-a-century ago before eg islation for this was introduced. we

have a wea th of exper ience

knowledge availab e to you when cons ider in g the provision of Fi rst A id.

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Ensure that you are complying with the latest regulations by consult ng

us for all your Fi rst Aid requirements.

sing Cad ets) ]YIi ss Le eks, w h i e Divi ional Officer s Mrs. Sawy er and Miss Readi n g look 011. Am bulanc e cadets were enrolled by Co unty Offic eT (Ambulanc e Cadet·)

Award for "Scrimper"

THE AWARD of the Order's Vellum Vote of Thanks to Diviiona l Officer A. Su llivan, of Beckenhanl and W est Wi kham Ambulance Di ision, re alls some outstanding f LLUd- rai ing activities.

In 1941 , Mr. Sull ivan a member of the Crystal Palace

D i ision at that time, decided to form the Progre ive Order of Scrimp ers, an organisation which was to tart collecting salvage and scrap meta and s lling it in aid of the Ser ving Members' Comforts Fund, any LLrplu to be given to setting up a ocal headquarters , for which a target of £2 000 was set.

Soon they were gathering too much salvage to be without a general store house, and a disused corner house in Laurel Gro ve was found for the purpose.

., There," says Mr. Sullivan, "we sold four piano and an organ, and had women bu ying hats at sixpence a time."

Qu ickly the money was piling up , and they bought an old P ost Office van for £5 to help with their ollections. Many people in both Penge and Beckenhanl subscribed to the scheme.

But, although the £2,000 surplus target was achieved in under two years, the local headquarters that had originally been intended was never built. They had bought a site in Maple Road, " but, " he says, "the council said we could only put it up providing we built shops on either side and fiats on top."

The money was not waste d Some of it went for aid in Russia and the rest was divided up to supply unifornls and equipment for the several divisions of the area. In addition, £25 was given to every cadet division in Penge.

Although the scrimpers' job as salvage collectors was finished , the organisation went on for various fund r ais ing purposes until 1946. "In the end," remembers Mr. Sullivan, " because of heavy bombing , and of people moving away, the scrimping was left to just two of us."

Mr. Sullivan has been with the Brigade for 23 year an d holds the service medal for 15 years' service , with bar.

'OBITIJ AD y.

We deeply regret to announce the death of S up erinten dent William A F oden , Come Corps. He joined the Brigade in 1909 as a private, rose to be divisional superintendent and was promoted to corps superintendent in April 1954. Mr. Foden was a Serving Brother of the Order. His d ea th is a great loss to the Brigade.

Mr David D. Evans , a founder member of the Lampeter Di vision of which he was Tr ansport Officer died suddenly on April 14th. Although Mr. Evans had many interests his chief interest was first aid and he was keenly interested in c<,H?1petition. work; he was made a Serving Brother in recogmtlOn of this work. Mr. Evans will be sadly missed by his colleagues in many local organisations, but most of all by the Brigade.

We regret to anounce the sudden death of Sergea n Alice May Webb on May 8th. Miss Webb was an active m ember of the O xford City Nursing Di vis ion for thirty-one years. Her de ath is a great lo ss to her friends and colleagues. *

The St. John Ambulance B rigade, Leeds, has suffered a great loss by the death of Area Staff Offic er George Daccus. Mr. has a vast amount of time and energy to the Bngade durmg his 39 years of 10yal service He will be greatly missed by his many friends and colleagues.

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The Northampto n St. John Ambulance Brigade deep y regret to a nn o unce th e d ea th of County Office r H. Bland on Ap ril 4th, 1961

Mr. Bl a nd joined t h e Bri ga d in 1909 and served in the R.A .M. . dLLring the Fir t World W ar in India and Mesopotan'tia. In 1946 he wa made supe rint nd ent of tran port until 1957.

Hi fun ral was atten d d by the Mayor and Mayore s of orthampton and a large number of member

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Members of the Gloucestershire t. John Ambul a nce Brigade were very much shocked to learn of the death of Staff Offic er T. H. R ea d in hospita l on pri I 2 1 t. Mr. Read d evote d his life to the ervice of St. John' only a few days prior to hi s death he was judging ambulance cadet at the county competitions. The Brig a de ha inde d uffered a great loss.

We r egre t to announce the udd en death fi r. W. E. Watson

During tll pa t three year he e rv ed a Quarte rm a tel' fo r the Stockton and Thornaby St. John mbulan e Br iga de and held the fifte e n year' seT ice medaL. n10 tuna uming yetsincere m em b rwhowillbemis edbya ll ofhi coJleagu -

The Sus ex t. John mbulance Brigade announce wi th much regret the death of uperintendent orman G. a nn on of the Ha ting Di ision Mr. a nnon had a fin record and will be a great loss to the Brigade.

The West Riding of Yorkshire t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade mourn the death of 1r. H. L. T horn ton .B. -., Knight of St. John Mr. Thornton join ed th e Brigh u e Corps on 1903 and had pent 50 year of his life in the ervic of St. JohJ1 In 1948 in D ew bury he wa awarded a il er salver and standard lamp to mark the outh e t rn rea's appreciation of hi work. He w ill be greatly mi ed by a ll.

The Very Rev. E dgar Roger form rl y Dean of Bocking who died suddenly at Tewk bury on Februar 6th. He r tired from Bra intree in 1954 and would ha c been thi year. The Dean was a Sub-Prela te o f th e rder and Chaplain to the St. John Council for Es e During the fir World W ar he was awarded the O.B.E. and wa a FellO\ of the Society of Antiquarians. When at Braintree the R ev. Roger held an Annual Serv ice for the Order in E ex at Bocking Deanery hurch H e was a great fri nd of the Braintree Divisions and t he n ew of hi pa in g wa received ith sincere regret. *

Mr. F J Sprack. It is wilh much regret th aI we have ju t rece ive d news of the pa sing o f Mr F. J prack, ecretary of the Wlvenhoe Ambu lance Div ision. Th e funeral took place on February 27th allhe Wiv e nhoe hurch of ngland.

* Superintendent (R) James Brockless, Brigh ouse North DJVIS lO n South Wes e rn Area, W R. York. who died on March 6th, 1961. Di vis ion a l SupeTlntendent Brockless joined the Brighouse Corps in ] 903 and he ld the Service M eda l and seve n bars. He was admitted as a Se rving Brother of he Order in 1939. H e was one of the original members of " H" Bearer Company which was formed in following the Leeds Corps" G " Beare r Company, and m 1914 he went with the" H " Bearer ompany to form the personne l of the Ho pital Ship S.S. Ox/ordshire. The funeral was on Wednesday March 8th a nd wa attended by the Members of t h e Bri ghouse Corps.

Jim Bro ckless was a soft spoken, very kind ly man who wou d take duty at any time to he lp those in need. It was a pleasure to h ave known him and he will go down in the history of the Brighouse Corps

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LAMBETH HOSPITAL Brook Drive, S.E.ll

There are vacancies at Lambeth Hospital for STUDENT "NURSES in the Preliminary Training School. commencing in August and Tovember. pplicants should be well educated and aged 18 years or over. A shonened period of uaining is offered LO nurses on the Supplementary Register. Whitley Counc l conditions of service. Training allowance for the first year £2 5, second year £300. third year £320 with a deduction of £128 per annum for board, lodging etc. There is a modem nurses' home at the hospital which is siruated within easy reach of Cenual London and all the main line railway termini. Waterloo Station is within 10 minutes of the hospital and gives easy access to the South Coast. Matron will be pleased to discuss funher details with intendlng students or their parents and "ill supply an illustrated brochure on request. Applications to the MATRO l ,L MBETH HO PITAL, BROOK DRIVE, S.E.ll

ST PETER 'S HOSPITAL , MALDON, ESSEX APPLICATIO S FOR PUPIL ASSISTANT NURSES are invited from girts 18 yea rs of age and over inter ted in a twoyear course, including four weeks in the Preliminary Training School. The training is chiefly bedside practical nursing with excellent opportunities in the future for more advanced work Pupils may be resident or non-resident. pply to Matron for illustrated brochure and application form.

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The above competitions will be held in the Main of the Stanton Ironworks Company Ltd ., near N.ottlllgham on the a bove mentioned dates Good priz es WIth e 'cellen t faci li lie. Full particular and entry forms may be had from t he Organising Secre tary: Mr. Frank Stocks, ] 43 Longfield Lane, Ilkestoo Derbyshire. Early application should b e made to av oid disappointment.

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VoL M No.6 JULy 1961 Ninepence

ST. JOHN IIOUSE

GEl\'" . SIll

O" NALL

T r ibu te

TO s y that Lt.-Gen. ir Henry P ownall was the keystone of the Order of St. J ohn' admini trative tructure is n o exaggeration. Wh n he retired f rom the Army in 1946 he a t once intere ted himself in the t. J ohn m bulance Brigad e and became ommissioner-in-Chief in 1947. He fir t b ecame a ociated \ ith the hancery in 1949 during ir Edw n King's last illness, and he succ ed d him a hanc lior in 1951. he hancellor the Order' hief E ecut ive O fficer. H e preside over th e month y meetings of ouncil and i the Lord Prior' right-hand man. ir Henry P ownall \Va admira bJ y equipp d to carry out the e duties Dilling hi ten ure of office he piloted an important revis io n of U1e s a tutes. He a l 0 p layed a large part n deve lo p ing the Ord er' organi a li on over eas . T he e an d ot her ma tters often prsented complex pra bl ms, bu t they s em d to mel t a way at his ouch b ecau se he d ea l with the m a ll wit h out hur r , excitement, or impatience. He invaria bl y h a d o rne n i bi l ine of ac tion to s u ggest but neve r mind d wh e th r h e got the cre dit fo r it o r not. H e was an e, em plar o f tha t un elfis h and sing le minded loyalty and d evo on w hi ch m akes i t po ibL without presum pti on st ill to call th Orde r of t. J o hn a n O r d er o f C h ivalry. H is n ame will a lways be hon ured in connec t ion wi th t he critical po s t-war p e rio d of the Order' hist o r y. W

IMPORTANT .. NEW APPOINTMENTS

SEVERAL IMPORTA T NEW APPOTh'TMENTS in the O rder of St. J ohn have been approved by H .R.H. the D uke of G loucester, the Grand Prior of the Order. Mr. H orace F. P arshall, T. D. , has been appointed hancellor of the O rder in place of the late Lt. -Gen Sir H enry P ownall. Mr. P arshall, whose association with the O rder has covered many years, was a D eputy Commissionerin-Chief of tbe S t. John Ambulance Brigade, and for nine years the D irector-General of the St John Ambulance sociation, in full charge of the Order's activities in the leaching of first aid. He became Vice-Chancellor last year. T be office of B ailiff of Egle, which became vacant on tb e death of the Earl of Shafte bury , will be Ailed by Sir H a rry Luke, K. e. .G., D .Lit. , LL. D the well -known author and authority on Mediterranean affair. As Lieut.Governor of Malta from 1930- 3 and in the course of many other official po itions Sir Harry has acquired an unrivalled knowledge of the place most closely connected with the Orde r 's hi tory, which will be invaluable in his new appointment. This may perhaps best be described as ,. Minister Without P ortfolio" to the P rior, involving particularly. di cus ions and negotiations with the European Orders of St. J ohn. ajor h ite Kno e. B .E., M.e., M.B., Ch. B.. has resigned through ill health after more than fifty years' work for the fir t aid movement- for the last ten as urgeon -inChief of the t. J ohn Ambulan e Brigade-which had made him prob ably the \ orld' leading authority on the subject. part from his work as a general practitioner ajor White Kno has worked ince 1907 for the S t. Andre\ Ambulance As ociati on (he is an b erdeen man) for the Brigade and as Principal edical O fficer of the t. John Ambulance s ociati o n. a po ition which he till holds. He has been r po n ible fo r the production of a ucc ion of instructional

.111'. ZI orace P. P ar '/iall, T.D., ...11..-1

J1 ajor 1. ('. Whit e ](1/0,1' C.B.E.

books including the first text book is ued joinll b y St. John the Red Cross and the St. Andrew 's Am bu lance Association. His resignation at the age of 72 ends a remarkable career which beg an 55 years ago, when he went every week from Auchnagatt to Aberdeen by hand -propelled railway trolley for his first-ai d class, and was crowned in the New Ye a r Honours L ist with the award of a C. B.E. for his wo rk n this field

In 1939, Major White Knox in (ructed Ki ng George and the pres ent Queen Mother and the P a lace staff, at Buckingham Pal ace. At the Festival of Britain he was Brig ade Commissioner of Lo ndon D i trict an d organised the first -aid posts that prov ided treatment for 20,0 00 Fe st ival visitors. He also took part in a curious episode just before he last war whe n he commanded a S t. John unit which was to accompan y a British Legion contingent to police the Sudetenland The expe di tion was forestaJled b y Hitler. Major White Kno x has been succeeded a s Surgeon-inC hief b y H S Taylor-Young F R C.S ., Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief, who was formerly for man y years Co mmissioner of the Brigade in Wiltshire

Phor o: Spor t & Gen eral

Colonel W L. R. Benyon, late Ro ya l Welch FusiJ ie rs, has assumed the a ppoin tment of Control ler Overseas , St. John Ambul ance Brigade, in the place of Marjorie Countess of Brecknock, who has continued to hold that a ppointment up to date in spite of being Superintendent-in-Chief. He wi ll rank as an Assistan t Commissioner-in -Chief.

COMING EVENTS

The following is meant as a guide to national events, so that readers may make arrangements as far in advance as possible

ORDER AND BRIGADE

Septemb - r 22nd-24th: Bri gade Training ou r e in Ca det

Lead ership-Nottingham D lli e r ity Open to a n y a dult

memb er of t he Briga d e aged J6 a nd upwa rd

ovemb er 1s Brigade Co mmitt ee.

Novemb er 16th: Grand Pr ior Twph ompctiti n Porch ester Hall.

o vember 29th : Pres id ent' o n ferencc , ou nl y H a ll , W es tmins ter.

ASSOCIATION FIRST AID

COMPETITIONS

The following i alit of competit ion o r ga ni ed \ it h th e h elp of Headquarters, The t. John mbul a nce ocia tion CO MPETITlO

G a Ind II try: ational R oad P a enger Tran sport Am buUE F riend M eet ing Hou se. Euston Road W I

ST. JOHN'S DAY 1961

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lance Associ a tion: Leice ter Ocl bcr th

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Po st Office mbulanc Porche t r H a ll . Centre: \ .2.

Fire Bri gades: or th a mp ton

Do ck and Harbour

Autllority A ociation: Grand Pri or' Trophy Compe tition :

il T. J O I-I!' D Y ELEBR TJO in London which we re a iL ende d by an unusuall ar ge numb e r of members from the ommom ea lth and fr om merica , began at the rypt of the Pri o r hurch in lerkel1\ ell with celebr ation of Holy ommunlon by lh e Right R Horace W B . D onegan, D O O L. , B i hop of ew ork. The service was very ell at te nd ed and a filting prelude to the rest of t he day 's evenL . Th e e co ntinu ed at th e Man io n H ou e, w here o nce again by c une y o f the Lord Ma or ir Be rn ard Waley-Cohen til rd er were allo\ ed to hold the gene ra l a embly. T hi a ber fl of ome o f t cu to m ary colour b y the una oida bl e a b en of the Lord ayor him If and his a tt end ants, but a n e ce ll en! a udienc a, th 01 mn proce ion of th e L rd Pr ior preceded by hapter-General of t he Order la e [h r place at th e end of the lofty hall, and heard th e great ffi r o f the Ord e r one by one pre e nt their report n th happening of th e pa ear. Th e Pri or Lord W akehu r t e pr ed th gratitude of the Ord r to th e L ord ayor f r hi ho pit lit y. Pr obab ly t h happie te nt of tll e year, ref rred to by both the e retar -Genera l and t he H o pitaller wa the

opening of the new Ophth almic Hospital in Jeru salem. Th e Ho spitaller, Sir Stewart Du ke-Elder, b rou ght the story up-to -d a te b y mentioning that research into trachoma bad now disco ered a vaccine that was effective in monkeys an d it remained to test its effect on humans before proceeding to the ital stage of finding something that would pre em rather (h a n treat, this disease.

Both the D irector -General of the Association and the Commis ioner-in -Chief of the Brig ade ga e encouraging repons of the progress achieved during the year b y their re pecti e department . The Pr ior, announcing the appointments of Mr. Horace P a r hall as Chancellor to succeed the late Sir H enry P O\ nail, and of SiT Harry Lu ke as Bailiff of E gl e in succe sion to the late Lord Shaftesbury a lso mentioned the great debt owed by the Ord er to Major hite Kno x, \ ho wa retiring from hi p os ition o f Surgeon -in-Chief after more than fifty years ervice (0 the cause of first aid.

Th e annual commemoratio n er ice in S t. P aul's Cathedral took pl ace in hot sunshine, and here we \ ere happy to welcome the Lord ayor and his party \ ho joined the member of the O rder and the B rigade and tbei.r man

A IS C TO "RY, th e day ope n ed wi th fT oly COlI/lIlllnion in th e ('-ryp oj th e Priory hu:rch at w hi ch th e Rt R ev ll oroce vV. B D onegan, Bi !t op of Net l -o rk offic i ated. 3

AT THE ER YI E, th e Lord Prior (left) tra pictured with Bar oll d e liirl er, oll/ mendato)" of th e pi Ord cT (cen tr e) and the COlllllli iOI1 e-r -i n -Chi ef .110j. Gen .J .11.

NIr. H.S. Tayl orYoung,F.R.C S.

friends for the serVIce which, year after year , nev er fails to impress b y its dignity and simplicity.

The sermon was preached by the Bishop of New York, who took as his text:

., After hi e x ample constalltly speak the tmth, boldly rebuke vi ce, and patiently suffe r for the truth' s sake ." (from the Collect for the D ay ).

DA AITER DAY, many of you have said or sung a canticle dear to the Church, since the Apostle's time; it is the Benedictus. You will remember it: " Blessed be the Lord of I srael; for he hath v isite d alld rede e m ed his people; and hath rais ed up a mighty salvation for us ill th e hOLi se of his servant David." The beauty of the lang u age and t he hopefulness of its contents are such that we tend to forget that i t was originally the prophecy that Zacharias ga ve concerning his own son And that before the prophecy could be fulfilled John Baptist would have t o grow and learn and preach and rebuke and suffer and die a m a rtyr s death.

It is not for nothing that the Collect for this d ay point out that he constantly spoke the truth, boldly rebuked ice, an d patiently suffered for the truth 's sake.

The striking, gaunt figure of the B aptist was in some ways a terrifying one. All men feare d him many were impressed by him , some were stirred by his fiery intensity, and a few even believed in him He was neither courtly nor gracious. He was a stern and for b idding prophet but he was not onl y a prophet, he was the great forerunner of Christ-he of w hom it was written , " B ehold, I send my messenger b efo r e thy face, which shall prepare thy way before the e " Even to this very day there is no mature approach to Christ which can bypass John's way of repentance and holy livin g This message of John Bap tist was the prep ara tion for a greater message. Without the greater message st. Jolm 's is at best a harsh one. Yet without John s message , none could have understood the greater one.

The repentance which John preached was not only that aristocratic type which is essentially personal, but in addition a democratic type which invol ved a sense of t he corporate nature of t h e sin and suffe ring b y which m a n is bound O ver against all the people who expected God to save Israel from the hands of the Rom an Empire, and punish all the enemies of the Jewish people , J ohn called on Isra el itself to repent , for purity of race and correctness of religious form would do them no good in the great and terrible d ay of the Lord.

Jo hn's words were no th ose characteristic of mos t popular preachers. " 0 ge neration of vipe rs, who hath warn ed you to flee from the wrath t o c ome ? Bring fo rth therefore fruits worthy of repentan ce and begin not to say within yourselves we have Abraham to our Father : for I say unto you, that God is able of these slone s tl3 raise up ch ildren unto Abraham."

Repentance for him was not just a change of spiritual or

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, 1111'. C. T. Evans, making his report to General Assembly B ehind him is Baron de StUrler, with membeTS of Chapter-General. 4

mental att itud e it was a revolution hich res ulL ed imm diatel y in concrete act ion. ,. H e tfrat hath WO coat et him impa rt 10 him Ihal hath none. " " Flit /10 man il7 fear." ., Do nol pIal again a nyo n e, be co ntellf wit h YO ll r pay." (L uk e.)

These ast things we re aid to soldier and e e n in our da good preac hin g to the t roop mU a h ay in lude thi a d vice John ope nl y r e buk ed H e rod' moral and e en tu a ll he managed to get hin1 e lf executed for hi han I.

St. John Baptist wa not and i not, an at tr acti eight to a s lu ggish co n scie n ce Yet t hi s ern man p repa r d me n '

hearts for the mini t ry of our L ord. St. ndrew and t.

Peter h a d first been J oh n discipl and as a re ult they brougl1t to our Lord' ervice hear t a lready well di ciplin d.

St. John Baptist wa the great forerunn er and the er prototype of a ll those w ho a re ca ll ed to mini ter the rich of his Lord a nd t heir. au and I in t he er i e of th e Lo rd will ministe r fait hfull y only wh e n we are wi ll ing to profit b y John 's examp le. You and 1 wear with pride the n ignia of an Ord e r ca ll ed b y hi name. ] n the eyes o f the man in the street, are we really k n own fo r our likene to the example of our great P at r on Sai nt ?

Do we constantl y speak the tru t h ? In an age burdened wi th exagger ation, eva ion an d cam p rami e a re we kno\ n for our simple and direct honesty in a ll matter?

I n our day , the truth see m s more often to be laid OUL of fea r of the consequences of lyi.ng th an o ut of any 10 e or res pect for rut h fo r i t own ake. I s yo ur word you r bon d ? Can yo u r ea]] y b e trusted? I do nol mean wi th someo n else's rnoney-I mean w ith omeo n e e l e' heart. an ot her find total in teg rit y in you? D oe t h e Order insigni a ca n ey t h e fact t h at it s bearer i t hat rarest of conUll odities in mod em life, an honest man?

Wha t is OLlr atti tude tow a rd vice? Sl. John boldly r e bu ked it, but no t a ll of u s a re ca lled to speak on the ubj ec t and indeed those of us who a r e called to s p eak on it must be reasonably we ll ass ur ed th at our rea co ncern i virtue rather than the publicity which is given so g lad ly to a n yo ne w ho agains t sin-when h e is w illing to n a m e he part cu la r in he is against.

The ty pe of rebuke which vice d ese rv es from a ll of us s the llncompromising avoida n ce of v ice. D oes the m a n in the s t reet when he sees the in ignia of 1. J o hn know a u tomatically that, quite apart from your wi llingnes to mini ter to the sick and the s uffering , there a re certai n t hin gs y ou won't do, and certain things y ou won't stand?

Do YO Ll and I p a tiently suffer for the t ruth 's sake, or do we just suffer? When people mi s interpre all[ motives, or

T lE BIU AD <: FLAC oj L ondon D istric t is cWTied up the s teps oj I. Paul' s Jor th e ommemoralion ervice.

ridicule u , or thal harde thing ju t ignore LlS, how do we r act?

ach one of u h re ha prob ab ly al ome time or other, " hen confronted with rudene or conde cen ion thought i n h i h art of he a n , aiL ti ll I g t you on a st retcher , m y Jad! I n in tinctive re pan e, but it is not a god ly one.

K eeping a Liff upper lip and biding one ' time is not the am thing a patiently uffering [or the truth' ake. Patience i a kindly, 10 ing thing, and truth to anyone who be lie es in ad, i notju t an ag reed-upon et of data, truth i a per on, and that Pe r on i God. For h i sake we are La be patienl.

ad l ove that r ude conde cending person ju as much as he 10 e yo u or me. fter a ll, Lhe only difference between th man and au or me, i that we have known the lo ve of God. 'Our ask i to mak that love known by all with whom we COme into contacl. The particula r form our e angeli m tak e rvice to t h e ick and he uffering.

It our ervi e, all our good d eed, a ll our patien e, all our han ty, all our \ irlue a re of ervice \ hen they meet , in ho\ ever humb le a \ a ,the riLerion gi en concerning our patr n aint," B eho ld I selld J11y me senger before tlty face, wlti clt It all prepClre fit), )llCI)' befo r e Ifl ee.'·

ur ta k i till the ancient on : To comfo r t God people; La prepare the \Va for til Lord; to traighten the crooked \ ay and mooth the rough place thaL the glory of the Lord may be re ealed; to bring good tiding ; to ay unto the itie f ur land, b hold you r God!

• phot ogTap h of t. John Da were taken b port & ener a t Pre gene.

SCOTTISH PRIORY SEn'I E

AFTER TilE ERVICE, Ih e D eputy Commissioner-in-Chief, R ear Admiral Roy er Dick (left), the urgeon -in - Chief, Jir. Ji Taylor-Yo ung (second Jrom leJl), and Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief, Lt. Col. A. Goring (right), paused on th e steps with a group oj Brigade officers Jrom Australia.

THE ORDER OF T. JOI-f OF JERUS L E I h as for m dane, Gla gow branch o f th t. J ohn A sociat ion of Scotl a nd to rai se fu nd for c h a rit a bl e work Mr. H J. Gr e n , R enfr ev treet Gla gow, is th e chairman o f th e comm itte

The prim a ry foundation of t h - Pri o ry of Scotland o f the Order of St. Joh11 in GLasgow is the t. John Foundation Ho spital , 12 la r emont T rr ac5

)L aT oj Ihe heemes adet Bandwa 6-yeara d JJ ale a 1m lJaliby.

H.Q. FOR GOLDEN JUBILEE?

The Stapleford & Sandiacre Diyj ion of the St. John mbulan B rigade ha e de ided to promot a fund for the purpo e of eventually building a Di vi ional headquarters. Having pr viousl received a quotation for a suitable building of £65 0-£ 00. a target of £1,000 .vas set. and it h oped to rai thi amount b 1966- the di ion· golden jubilee year. Member feel that to lay the foun d ation of the new headquarters would indeed be a \ onderful way of elebrating thi event.

HONOUR FOR PIONEER

AD IPT IBLE I Y

N ID EA from O,1'!01·d, w hi ch otll er cO ll n /i es might well copy Ihi' portable pub li ci ty di play can. s /in a of a acia board lith a e of m ount ed photographs s h owing Bn·gacLe ac ti vi ti es. It ca n be adap ed fOT i ndoo r and o llid oor li se, ,ilh eafl et. and olh e r pu bli cily In a eria l

They Passed Their Target

o 1 SATURDAY , JUl'..'E 10th , Mr. H Heap , General Man ager of the N.C.B. No 3 Area, opened a garden fe te at Conisbrough , organised b y the Den aby St. John Ambul a nc e Corps.

Although the rather early opening ceremony was not largely attended Mr. Heap said he knew the people of Den a by and Conisbrough , and predicted that the y would r ally to support the Corps efforts (of which thjs was one) to · r a ise funds to build he adquarters for the Conisbrough Di vision

B y the end of the da y his words ha d been jus t ifi ed O ve r 4, 300 people had attended the fete , an d the organis ers' target of £3 00 had been beaten by over £100.

Mr. D J C. Macas kill , Group Man a ger of the D ena by and Cadeb y Collieries and Pre sident of th e Den aby St. John Ambu ance Corps (in th e grounds of whose home the fe te was sta ged), said later th at the fete had been an outstanding success surpassing their greatest ex pectat ions.

Among the Brig ade personalities who visited the f e te during the day we re Dr. Lodge, Count y Commi ss ion er for Yorkshire, and Mrs. Lodge Rear Admi.ral Di ck, Deput y Commjssioner in Chief, and Lady Joan Braithwaite

HONOUR FOR MISS OVEREND

AT THE END of June , Trinjt y College, D ublin, conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (H onoris Causa) on Miss L etitia O veren d in recognition of her outstanding work for t he St. John Ambulance Brigade, with which she has h a d 48 years of unbroken service. Miss O verend joined the Briga de in 1913 as a m e mber of Alexandra College Nursing Di vision In 1922 she assisted the late Dr. Ella Webb to found th e Sunsb ine Home at Stillorg an Originally intend ed for the treatment of children suffering from the effects of m a lnutrition, it has now become a con valescent home where children are cared for after illness In 1945 she was appointe d Chief Superintenden t of the Nursing Di visions-a po sit ion she still holds-and five years ago s he received the highest grade in the Order- D ame of Justice. M i<;s O verend has seen the grow, and is d elighted with the increasing number of young people who are joining its rank s to -day.

V.A.D.s' Weekend Conference

IN THE LOVELY SETTING of Barnet Hi ll, near Gui.ldford a very enjoyable weekend conference was held fo r St. John and Red Cross members of the Ro yal Naval V.A.D R eserve presided over by Dame Anne Bry a ns, C hairma n of the Service Hospitals Welfar e and V.A.D. Committee. The conference was honoured in h av ing th e Medi cal DirectorGener al, Vice Admira l P anckridge, to a ddres s them and he, t h e Matron-in-Chief Royal Navy , Mi ss Moore, a nd Miss Cooke , Sister Tutor R .N. Ho s pital Has lar - who gave a most interesting talk on the " History of the Nav a l Nursing Service "-all pai d tribute to the va lu able ser vice gi ven in the p as t by V.A.D.s and that co nt inues to be given b y members 6

of the Reser e. Admira l Pan c kridge t Id the confere nce that there i n ow much more ge nera l nur ing in ava l ho pita ls a nd nur e are needed and a re we lcome d by th e avy.

This s a ervice o f pa rt cular appea l for yo unger Bri ga d e members, as it offers the opportuni ty of a n a nnu al'> eek·s ra ining in a Ro y I N a a l H o pital ar Go p o rL or PI mout h or i.f members a re p r pa red to pa y th i.r o wn Ira e l e pe n e , they can un der tak e the tr a ining a t the R Ho pita l, M a lt a When in trauling members recei e pay a nd fre ac ommodation in tbe me of t he a a J ur ing ux ili ary er ic ,

The Reser e is open to wo men memb e r o f the t. J o hn Ambulance Br igade, Brit i h Red r o ociety or t. Andrew's Ambulance Assoc iatio n bet ecn the age of I and 45 who are willing to und e r take a mlu a l ho pital training and to serve i.n time of eme rgen cy Furth e r in formation on thi ervice m ay be obtained from St. Jolen and Red ro ri ce Ho sp it a s Welfare a nd .A. D. Dep ar tme nt , 7 G ro eno r Crescent, London, W.l.

WEST RIDING DEMONSTRATION

THE L AD IES of nursi ng and nur ing cadet divi ion in the South Eastern A rea of t he W est R iding of o r k hir presented a urs ing an d First id D emon tr a tion on J une rd 1961 , in the Ambu lance Hea dqu ar e r a t H i kleton Co ll iery when among the it o r were Rear- dmiral Ro e r Dick an d Lady Br a ith waite from the L ondon H eadqu arter of th e St. John Amb ula n ce Brigade. Other pre ent inc lud ed the District Commissioner Dr E. H Lodg , the rea ommisioner, Mr E. So ar, Mr. R G Baker, D e put y h irm an (Area Ambul ance Vice-President) of th e orlh- a lern Di vis iona l Coal Boa rd , and County Offi cer Mr. H ulle , Area Gener a Man age r of o. 2 (Don cas te r) rea, R Th e Hi ck le ton L a die s' Di i on wo n the R o e Memori a l Troph y for bot h t he H o me ursi ng a nd Fir D emonstrat ions

An interest ing fe ature of the occasio n wa a tab lea u showing Nurs ing Throu g h t he Ages w hi ch took the form of nurses in different unifo rms s ta ndi ng a t each point of tbe

St. John Cross with, in the centre, a min er wh o ha d ju t co me outofthepit.

Award of medals following Ca det ompetitions he ld in connection with C ommonw ea lth T ec hni ca l Tra ining W e k we re made to the nursing cadets fr o m Goldthorpe a nd A mbulance Ca de ts from M ex bor ough

SOUTHERN REGION TRIUMPH

THE WI NN L G TEAMS in the Briti sh Tran s port o mmi ss ion ' (Rai lways and Dock s) Fin a l Competitions he ld at t he Porchester H a IJ , L ondon, W.2 , on M ay 25 th 1961, a re as follow s: Int er- Rail way Shie ld (Champ onship): South er n Regi on (So uthampton D ocks No. ]) Corbet Fle ch e r C up (runn ersup) : Southern R eg on (Lanci ng Work s No. I).

Sir Phi lip Southwell (Director -G e ne ra l o f th e S t. John Ambulan ce Associ a tion) pre si ded a nd th e di stributio n o f the Ch a ll enge Trophie s and the individua pl a ques was m a d e by Sir John Benstead (D e puty Cha irman of th e Briti s h Transport Commi ss ion).

CONVENTION OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN ORDERS OF ST. JOlIN

By Sir Harry K.C.M.G.) D.Utt.) Bailiff of Egle and Order of St. John

EXPLORATORY

Fo: o: KeUlnlanll

.\. LA:'m:'lIARK in lhe hislory of I. John ignatoTies of lhe 'onvenliol1 u:ere L ord W akelzursl: II en von Cossel Jonkheer van Beijma: Baron de liirl e r and Baron II amilLol1, and Landcommandeur·· of the Dutch Order, flew from The Hague specially to attend it. The Convention was signed on behalf of the four participating Orders by the Lord Prior of St. John, Lord Wakehurst (who was accomparued by the ecretary -General and the writer of tlLis article): the hancellor of the l ohanniterorden, Herr von Co sel; J onkheer van Beijma on behalf of the etherlands Order: Baron Hamilran on behalf of that of Sweden as well as by Baron de Sturler.

The signature of thi Convention is undoubtedly a major landmark in the lListory of St. John as a whole and a step forward whi h. it is ra be hoped, may lead in the future to even ",rider and more comprehensive collaboration between all those \ ho work for humanity under [he eight - pointed cro. oreover, the venue of the ceremony \ a highly ignificant of the Hosp itallers· hi raric rraditions and continuity. Thi i a sm ,lll, perfectly 13th century Rom anesque church \ ith an upper storey where formerly [he Knight of the Langue of Gemlany maintained one of their ho pital. In later ages the hospital \ as transferred to a eparar building within a few yards of the Church. in which it till function with ninety beds under [he supervision of [ers of th Order. The original mediaeval hospital on the roof of the hurch i now being converted inra the Chapter -H all and official headquarters of the Johanni[er. \ ho have been without a centre in e the 10 s of [heir former a tIe and Ordinal Chur h at onn nburg in Ea [ Pru s ia, now ituated within the territory of the P oli h Republi Th hur hand H o pital of i d r -'y i el are the onl p n of a media eval German Commandery still in th po ession today of th ]oh annit rorden, mo [ of who e prop rtie had b en ituated in Ea t Pru ia, that i to ay. behind the Iron urtain.

SERVICE

BAND ON PARADE

A FINE P ICTURE Of the B rigade's B and in H ong Kong, taken at Ihe la I anllual inspection oj Ihe B 1'iga de by H is Excellency the Governor.

MEMORIAL TABLET

CEREMONY

AFTER the unveiling of the tablet: the L 01'd Prior, NITs Gray, the H igh Commissioner, L or d and L ady A lexander.

Photo: Spor & Gen eral

A m emor al tablet to t he la te Mr. C h arles Alb er Gr ay , of Ottawa, Knight of Grace a nd Ch a ncellor of the P r iory of th e O rder o f S t. J ohn ill C ana d a, was unveiled and d edi ca te d on June 23rd in the his toric Co uncil Chamber o f S t. J ohn's G a te C lerkenwell , h ea dqua rter s of t h e Gr and Priory o f th e O r d er.

The High Co mmis sioner fo r Can ad a a nd M rs. Dr ew wer e among tho se present at th e cer em o n y, as were Field-M ars h al Lo r d Alexander and Lad y Alexander.

Mrs. Gr a y, wi d ow of the la te Chancellor cam e f rom C ana d a fo r the ceremo ny, a nd from E ur o p e cam e Co mmand er C. A. Gray , hi s son, and Mrs Gray ' Miss Francis Gray , h is d a ughter ; Maj o r -Genera l Jean h is s on-inlaw and m any o her fri ends.

Mr. G ray h a d served for fourt een year s as C ha n cell o r of the Prior y in Ca nada from its incept ion in 1946 until his death at the age of 83 on A u gus t 21s 19 60

The ta b let was unveiled b y the Lord P r ior of h e O rder , Lord Wakehurs t and th e d ed ica tion ceremon y was carried ou t b y the Chaplain, the Re v Christo p h er P erowne.

HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

COURSES IN CANADA

F orty -four hour Hospita Experience ourses for members of S t. J ohn ursing-and Ambula n ce-D ivi ions a re increas ing in number across Cana d a.

In T oro nt o, for insta nce, six m en a well a thirty-o n e w omen of th e Tor o nt o o rps h ave take n co urses a t th e T o ronto Eas t G ene ra l an d Or th o paed ic H osp i tal and th e cour ses a r e co nt inuing.

In Winni peg, ten wo men o f th e W iL1l1ipeg o rp s have compLete d a course a t h e Chi ldren 'S H os p ita l. Ear lie r this year a COllrse was aLso he ld a t D eer L o d ge Vete ra n s' H osp it al.

At the L akehea d ten mem ber s of th e ursing D ivi ons comp leted a co ur se a t For t W i llia m 's M cK e JJ ar H o p ta J.

In Mont rea courses h ave b een g ven at St. M a r y's Ho spit a l dur in g he p as few years a nd are cont inuing.

PhOio : A s iall Photo

NEW AMBULANCE CAR IS A MEMORIAL

THE SI II :: R!FF F hands 10 T. P. Panllwkey , Ilpcrill/endelli oj Parsi lJIblllance Di v ·iol1 the keys oj a lIew ambulallc e car. purchased Jrom public donations. It was named aJler Offic e r (;u;:;c/f1r and Prir'(l/ e Xa t' riar, rr,ho lost tlleir li l' cS 1 i1i/e 011 duty at the communal rial.' ill 19..),6.

ST. JOHN HOUSE NEWS Weekends In London

HOW IS IT that St. J ohn House is so little used at the weekends? The Commi ttee of the Club has noticed that although membership continues to rise steadily, which shows that members like the club and are getting their friends to join, it is a curious fact that the use of 50 Eaton Place is largely confined to four days of the week, and Friday , Saturday and Sunday are apt to find very little going on.

Thi seems a great waste of valuable and inexpensive amenitie Of course, members living in London are usually at thei.r homes for the weekend, and equally most members come up to London during the week so that they can get their business or shopping done.

On the other hand, it does seem that readers may like to know that the club usually has accommodation over the weekend, and it would be very difficult to get anything so attractive anywhere in London at a comparably low cost. For members coming up for instance on Friday, shopping could probably be done on that day leaving Saturday and Sunday a v ailable for the numberless things to do and see in London-and with a very pleasant base from which to work.

In order to encourage this, the Committee have brought out special rates which bear in mind the likelihood that people will' ant to be out for at least one meal a day , when the y may be going to the theatre or out into the C<Sluntry, or find it inconvenient to return for a meal. With tbis in view there is now a reduced 0 erall charge from Friday afternoon to unday after lunch of £3. For this breakfast and ORe main meal a day are pro\ ided and also a picnic lunch if " anted

For those who want to spend a longer weekend , there i an altemati e rate , from Friday afternoon to after breakfast on onda, and with the arne arrangements as regard meal'S for inclusive charge of £4 for the weekend.

o here is an opporhmity for a" eekend in London \ here first -cla accommodation and meal \vill cost you a minimum. We very mu 11 hope that those who read thi ,viU think about it, take advantage of it-and encourage others to do so as well.

OFFICERS OF ST . JOHN, JAMA I CA

OUT " IDE I. John li eadquarter Jar Jamaica Xorth Ea l, this "roup haws (left to right) Lady lIoward de W alden, J r Tomlin Oll, Lady li fi tchell. Chairman oj I. Jolll1 .llllblliance Issocialioll N.E. Jall/aica. J Jr s. 1\. .1 1. IIetheringloll, Di I. SUI e rintendellt .J I B Jalllaica. 01. R T .1Iichclin .J .C., C. V.O., O.B.E., alld Dr. Tomlin all. Di I. COJl/missioner.

PROFESSIONAL NURSES CONFERENCE

A WARM VITATlO e tended to a ll ur ing O ffi er to vi i t he /.Ir ing Mi rror Prore ional u r es and Mid wi o n fe re nce a nd Exhibition 'i hi h being held at th eymo u r H a ll eymour St reet Londo n W .l from October 16t h-20t h , 196 1, in lu e. ny Llr ing Offic r d esirou of accept ing thi n vita t io n hould notify t h Chief ur ing O ffice r, G ro \' nor C r e ce n t L nd n .W I , b O ctober 9

This is all being done so that maximum value can be got out of the lub. S members will know \ e have in th e Club a valuable a et,' hien i of great use to u all: the reason why it i po sible to provide u h ex eHent fa cilitie at such moderat charge, is because the Order generously subsi dises the club to om considerable degree. It i therefore mo t n ar to get maximum u e out of th premi es. and indeed there is a great waste if it not pos ible to get full use out of the club throughout the of the week, including the we kend

It is mu h to be hoped tha t this information wiU lead to an increa e of weekend att ndance- but th re i one 'Naming that mu t be gi n. 11 the foregoing doe not appl y to "peak" weekend su h a that of t. John' Da y and the Brigade Final. For the e \ eekend ery early booking indeed i e ential and of cour e, for an eekend the arlier the Warden i infoID1 d the a ier it to arrange a commodation.

4t h at lat t, \Vh n he nec b fon- arded.

It was hoped, a reque ted last ear, for this year' Tur ing Offi e r renc to be held on the aturda following the J III' ing Mirror Exhibition and Conferen. nfortunat 1. no hall 'i as obtainable for aturda 0 tober _1 t. It i hoped hO\ ever that man ueing Offi r attending th Co n fere n o n O ctob r I -1- t11 ma be able t vi it the eymour Ha ll Exhibition on the op ning da, onda 0 tober 16th.

MOBILE UNIT DEDICATED

• Continu ed frorn previous page

Dr. Mofra t, refening to his pleasan t duty of inspecting the Cadets congratulated t hem no only fOF their lllUl1bers , but for their neat and smart appearance. His congratulation extended o the 22 boys an d girls of the Cockermouth Division who h a d par a ded on ly t hree weeks after their di ision had been formed. He had had a difficult ta k in deciding wh ich divisions earned the silver cups aw a rded annually for general sma rtness on the Inspection ground , but fin ally he cons i dered t hat Kendal Ambulance a nd Windermere Nursing Cadet Divisions would be the cho ice. The Superintendents accepted the cup on beha lf of their respecti ve di visions from the Count y Commissioner

Cap t. Johns presented Ser vice a w a rds and warrant s o f a ppointmen t.

A special award was t ha t of a letter of conu n end a tion from the Brigade Commissioner- in -Chief t o Sgt. H. Hartley of t he Keswick Ambulance D v i io n for his excellent and success fu l work in s a ving life in a recent Keswick in ci dent.

The march past drew complimentar y comments from the large crowd gathered to watch the proceedings. The Bjshop o f Carlisle accompanied by the Rev. F. G. Marshall , Vicar o f Crosthwaite then proceeded to the First Aid Uni t, dr a wn up in the centre of the parade ground a nd invi ed all present t o join in a short service of dedication of the vehicle. T he h yrno, " Lea d u s Heavenly Father, Lead us " began tl1e serv ice, followed b y a shor a ddress and the actual dedica t ion , concluding wi th the p layin g an d singing of t h e ati on a l Anthem. After the Commissioner had cut the black and white ribbon stretched across t he rear doors, the Bishop a nd other distinguished visitors en ered the Unit and s gn ed tbe visitors' book. The Uni t wa s after wards convenientl y p l aced fo r its inspection b y the general public Messrs. Lynton Caravan M a nufa cturing Compan y, of Gorton , Manches t er h a d made the Unit (a car avan t r ailer type) to the Unit Committee's specification and incorporated man y us eful ideas into i ts construction, including t h e sp ec ia l posit ioning of its two beds , the sterilis ing , sur gical , hea ting and ligh ting equipment , a nd double-sided bl ack and whi te awnings , with side and rear entries. The Uni t, fo r wh ich money had been raised b y public subscrip tion , will b e t aken t o major county functions and other event s and a m edium sized ca r can easily effect its mobili sa i on LADY

STAMFORD'S MAYORESS AT ST. JOHN CEREMONY

T lIIFORD ( L i n c .) is ho lding i · Q u in cel1 t enary oj he gmn ting of th e B orough ha rl eT th is year, and recentfy h eld a Y ottlh TV eek as par t oj th e c lebratio ll amJord cadels he d an En rolmen t Ce re m on y and t h e Bl e. s i ng oj Ihe i r Flags (Am bulance and X U7'sing) i n he ow- t R oolII oj th e la mJord

T own H a.ll a th e co mm ence m en oj ) 'o u t h TT' eif It this ceremony th ey z elcomed th eir new P re. 'ie/en th e il a rchioll e s of E ::ce t er, w ho i al 0 lIIa yo res oJ tall/Jord. car/e ls were enrolled A t th e Yo uth S ervic e a l A ll S ain i IlUrc h, ta mford which e n ded Youl hWeek a hich th e JJ ayor and oTporolioll we're p resent, ove r 60 cade ts allended. Th e I J ohn ade B an d l ed th e PTOCes ·ion I n fhi pic t lire oj th e enro !11Ien ceremony a1'e (leJt t o r igh t eated) 'oull ty CO/ll III issione r _ r ir 1I1ars h al l' J ohn B aldwin T he J J archioness oj EJ. eler, Aua Commissione r D r. N. V. .11 ackenzie D odd,;'. ( al/dill") Coun ty S uperin t en d en t (X) IIIr s. E . .11 Ep t on and D it isiollal uper nle n den t 1111' E. Sewe ll.

OXFORD'S BABIES AT GARDEN FETE

T c r;s F - L PART oj a garden Jete held in Ox ford r (' lilly 'Was the Baby how, aI/ended by 1 , 0 O. O llr pic ure (riClhl) ·how. the chairman, ouncillor Deni O rgan, z ilh a. happy cOllteslallt, and above '01 • Han Dower peaking at t he openino oj the je e. W lh him aTe (leJt to riClht) D r. T ,riggs, .l I T 1. Dot er, Gen. ir EdwaTd Grasell, Lady Grase ll IT J ohn B urden and Coun. Organ T h e Je e wa. opell d by Oell. rl'a. ell , I J ohn '01mly Vice - President.

EDWINA

MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

he followin g donation ha ye b e n rec e ived from t. John me mb e r and or a ni ati o n for th e E dn'ina 10untbatte n Tru t. upt. al em ur ing

u r in g D SJO n ursi n g adet Di i o n M K in g, a mbr id geWoradet Di isi on , Wo r es t ra nd Mrs £ d.

The M ost Venerable O rder of the H ospital of St. J ohn of J e rusalem on b ehalf of S.J .A.A., Western Australia and T he Commandery of the Order ofSt. J ohn in

COLCHESTER'S WEEK

GAMAGE WITH QUEENSLAND MEMBERS

Photo: Gordoll Tllmell

Photo: AI. Nichols

A N D APP OINTMENTS

H ER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Sovereign Head oj th e Order oj St. John) has been graciollslypleased to sanction

the Joffowin a promot ions in and appointments to The .t./[ost

Vene rab le Order oj th e Ho sp ital oj Sr. J ohn oj J emsa leill.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF Kl"IGHT

Charles Ed win Bower O.B.E

The Viscount de L Is le, v.c. , P c. FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Sir Gl yn Smallwoo d Jones, K.C.M.G. M .B.E.

Col. The Lord D igby, K.G. , D.S.O ., M.C. , V.M.B. FOR ADMISSIO I IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE Kr-.1JGHT

H. E. Inche Yusofbin I shak FOR P R OM O TION TO THE GRADE O F DAME

Helen Dorothy, L a dy Ellenborough

Joan Lad y Braith wai te

Lady Blanche Katharine Cobbold

The L a d y Astor of H e er FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMAl'\T{)ER (BROTHER)

Major Sir John Fred er ick Ferguson, C.B.E.

F rederick Peter Collison Garland

Surgeon Rea r-Admiral William Vincent Beach, O .B .E. Q.H.S ., F.R.C.S.Ed.

Surgeon Rear-Admiral John Mansel R eese, O.B.E ., Q.H P

Major Patr ick John Gold

William Robert Lloyd

Sidney Bunker

Samuel Webster Martin

Leslie Percival Bo tting

Lieut.-Colonel Sewell Baskerville Gr attan Simmon s, M.C.

Major-General George Drew F anshawe, C.B.,D.S.O. O.B.E. FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF COMMAl'\T{)ER (BROTHER)

Major-General Harold Edwin Knott , c.B. O B.E. , Q H P ., M.D. , D H. P.

F O R P R OM O TIO N TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Th e Lad y Bid dulph

F OR ADMISSI O IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Nanc y Madoc, Lad y J ones

Juli et Martin, Lad y Bingley

The Viscountess de L I s1e

Briga dier Florence B a rbar a Cozens, R R .C.

F O R PR O MOTI O N TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BR OTHER)

Surgeon Captain Eric D ick Caldwell, M.D. , M.R.C.P. , R. Archie J ames Sherlock

AlbertJames Struthers, M.B. , Ch.B.

Dennis Arthur Norton

Herbert Clifford Pender

Reginald Charles Symons

Walter Thompson Currie , M.B ., Ch.B.

Frederick P a ttinson Agar B.E.M

Captain Arthur George Hollo way

Leslie Fr ank J eans

Thomas Eric George Baker

Eric Hayward Smith

Thomas Albert J ackson, M B .E.

Frederick William Bisho p

John Bagshaw

Joseph Henry Sargent

William Joseph Collins, M .B ., B.Ch

John Francis Leese

Frederick Charles Andrews

George Heward

Walter Hargrea ves 14

Ar thur Edwin ro by, M.M

Frederick Maw-ice H anna, B.A ., M B. B. h ., B .A.O.

F.R.C.S.

FO R AD MISSIO T IN THE GRADE OF OFFI CER (BROTHER )

Gil es John Rom a ne , M .A., M.R .C.S L. R P ., D O.M.S

Major J arne Oli er Kinloch PlU dey

Charles H aro ld Lea h

K enwyn E dga r Steer

Dr. Jam es Dob so n

Geoffrey Studholme Wil on

Surgeon a pt a in M a uri e H enr y Ad a m , M.B ., B. b. ,

D.O.M .S. R

Brigad ier Alan ei l on Moon L. D

Lieut. - Colonel WiUi am R onal d Lamb, M , M. B.

M ajor Rob ert M Ie Gibson, M.D., F.R

Colo n el Els ton Grey-Turner , ., TD ., Q.H.P M R FOR PROMOTION TO THE GR D E O F 0 FI E R (SISTE R)

J oyce Margaret i s Falwa er

Dor othy l abe l Mi rcher

Annie Mi D owell

Emily Agne s W inifr d, Mrs. M a rtin

E ls ie M ary, rs. Thom as

Florence Mary Me H arris

Elizabeth, Sa rah lone fr Douglas

Clar a Glad y, Mi Higham

Letitia Honori a Miss Burn -Hartopp ellie, Miss Li esey

Betty Burges, Mr Cotton

Marguerite Thornton, Mr Brown

Margaret Ann, Mr Bart e

Celia Ca roline , Miss Waldock

Louisa M a ry, Mr s. Farler

Margaret Fergus on, M i Gilli Oil, M .B. B. F OR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRAD 0 O F I <' R (S ISTE R)

E ileen Violet L ady Denning

Colonel D oreen Wilhelmilla Dougla , R R. FOR ADMISSJO l IN THE G RAD E O F ERVl N BROTHER

Eric P o nd

Harold R obert Rand all

Dr. Charles Patrick Bennett

John William Chambers

The R ev. Father loy ius M. de M aLLia , J

Major Alfred Geo rge William Turner

Frank Edward Dickin on

Edward White

Thom as Edward icholl

Leonard Franci s Har ey P erci val Hitchins

Allin Charles Austin

Arthur Eke

Stanley Butl er

Frederick J oh n Pelty

W alter H enry Sampson

Edgar Waller Bow

Philip L esl ie O ates

Oli ver Francis Cono ley, M R .C. S. , L.R .C. P

H a rold Albert Bar lo w

Arc hib a ld Pbill ps

Hubert J ack Humphrey

Gilbert Yeoman Burnham

Rob ert Lytb

Alan Thomas Walmsley

Victor Albert Huntington

Arthur Edward Wilton

Robert P ol ock, L.R.C.S .(Edin.) L. R P

Samuel Joh n C ook

William E d win D yke

Stan ley H ayes

Henry Ri chmond

Kenneth Bo wer

Sydney Ch a r les Ca rLer

Howa rd Austin Forrester, M.B., C h.B

Alfred Jolm W e bber

J ames Ormond Llewelyn

Arthur Edward Ph a re

John H a ll L eona rd Alfred D ea rl oye orma n Spencer

J oh n T oms

Eric Frank Bazley FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE O F ASSOCIATE SERVING BRO THER

Major James Collins, J .P. A lb ert P earlman, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Carl J ames Sl. Cin, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P FOR ADMIS 10 T THE GR DE O F SERVING SISTER

Doris Leila Mrs. Churchyard

Muriel Ernestine Miss Myers, A.R R .C.

Lil y May, Miss Grimmer

Barbara, D r. Fincb

Anne Louie, Mrs. Keating

Rosa Anderson, iss Redrupp

Mabel , Miss Harborne

Joan Glyn , Miss Barlow

Edith Mrs. Rickards

argaret Mabel , Mrs Sampson

Florence Emily, Miss Busby

Mary , Miss Sterrett

Gladys Olive, Miss D ay

J oyce Marian, iss Howe

Annie, Mrs. Williams

uriel Amy, iss Stowe, M.B., Ch.B.

Gwendoline Ruth , Mrs. Morrish

Constance, Lillian, Mrs. Fo x

Doroth y ay, Mrs. Wakely

Bessie Victoria, Mrs. Scriven

Olive Irene, iss Hance

Ivy Minnie, Miss P urnell

May Edith Mrs. Harrold

J ennet Barb ara, Miss Parker

Edith Gertrude, rs. Dr ake

CecilJe B abette, Mrs. Dutfield

ellie Florence, rs. Bailey

Eleanor Mary, Mrs. G williarn

Sarah, Mrs. Hutchin

Fannie, rs. Chapman

Lillie, [s Ta lor

Ethel rs. Kell y

Constance D oris Mrs. hitnalJ

Y onne Marjorie, [s. Elvey

ary Margaret, Mrs. Meggitt

The Counle P eel

ellie, Mr Smith

Annie, i s hit\ onh

Ruth, rs. Cooper

lice Lilian, Mr Tomkin

D ori [ary, rs. mith

Ellen {aria Mis mith

Alice melia, Mi inneld

Edith Bruce. D r. Wil on abel Iary i

Jo ce Mary. Mi R owell

li ce ar y. Mr wingler

Eileen, Mrs. H obb

Olive Lil ian, Mr . Barton

Dor is Farquharson, nne Mr Cooper

Edith ay, ir ajor orah 1ary. rs. Fowle

Eileen 1 abel rs. E an \ inifredar , lrs. D ale

MoUi Eileen Irs. Wright

R ose ll a Lilian r. holls

ra G rtrud Mi Mlll Y

E dit h M au d, r. tubb

France Hild a, ir. Dennin g

D oroth Fran e , Mi Fell erle, Mr illiam

Beatr ice 1is P att r on

Di ana Mar, I[r Tewman

J oan, Mi Coll

M ade lin e Bronwen rs. Powell

V ra G rtr ud , Mrs. P erk

J a intha vV in nifred f rs. alker

ellie, Mrs. Stru dwick

Phyllis, Miss Ombler

Lilian, Mrs Mitchell

Hilda M a ,Miss Smith

Eleanor Mrs Webb

Annie, Miss Sunderland

Doris Annie, M rs, W a rd

Annie, Miss Yew dall

Catherine Frances, Mr Elworthy

Dora Marg are t Louisa , [iss Foot FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F ASSOCIATE SER VING SISTER

Sa die, Mrs Potter

Pri or y for South Africa FOR PROMO TION TO THE GRADE OF Ki"\1JGHT

William Thomas Spillane

Rober t D alziel Williams

FO R PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN

The Rev. Joseph Benjanml Webb

The Re v. Johannes Reyneke FOR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN

T he R t. Rev. Ro y Walter Frederick Cowdry

F O R P RO MOTIO N T O THE GRADE O F (BR OTHER)

Thomas Hippisley Coul ter

Stafford Maxwell Hill

D r Etienne Rodolphe Hafner

James Timperley

Johannes Petrus Laurens

Robert Dougall Gemmell

John Eric H a rGus

H a rold Strathearn

F OR P RO M O TI O N TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Molly Bruce Mrs. Billington -Eales

Eliza bet h Forrest Morton , Mrs. Whitb y

F OR P RO MOTI O TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BRO THER)

Major Archibald Thom

Dennis Boan Bell

AJbert Edward Roberts

Lieut.-Co lo nel Art hur T yro ne Tatham

Harr y Frederick Oppenheimer

Professor William Godfre y Sutton

Izak Johannes D aniel van der Westhuizen

Jan Hendrik D elport

William Gray

Jan Stefanus Viljoen

Pieter Johannes Rheeder

BRIG ADE ON THE SPOT

F OR ADMlSSIO IN THE GR ADE OF OFFICER (BR OTHER)

Chris toffel J a m es Morton

Jo1m Smith

FO R PROMOTION TO THE GRAD E OF OFFICER (SISTER)

Margaret Grace , Mi s Mor e

H annah Eliza, Mr Cullen

D aisy Car olin e, Mr Rob erts

Pllyllis Emi ly Mrs. J effery

M a ria Elizabeth, Mrs. H an el

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE BROTHER

Sa muel Anlhon Marryanu Sm.it

Thomas Edw n D a

Alfred L eonard Stone

R egina ld Hick s D a ey

D r. Fran cis R eg in a ld Leon ar d

J ac obus St ephanu Stry dom

H arvey L aurimer Gr a ett

Hor ace George icholls

Frederi ck Alberlus Erasm us

Ron a ld McGregor

Gert M a r t in de Kl erk

H a rry Gill elson

Dr. J ohannes Andr ies Oli ier

Johannes P etrus L odewic us can d er Walt

Gideon ComeLiu J aco bu Rou eau

M ajo r Francis George Fra er-Pool

Willi am John Loam

Arthur Charles T illey

Ian Stewa rt Haggie OF

F O R ADMISSIO l THE GRADE OF SISTER

Enid Merle , ilr Mitchell

M arie M a gdalen a, Mrs. Smith

M a bel Agnes, Miss Brown

Grace Elizabet h , M ss Tiffin

Winifred J oyce, Mi s P ugb

M a ggie Duncan, Mr L awrence

Frances M yr a Li ton. Mr Colli n

Eil y Edi h Agnes, Mr (Dr.) Gledhill

J anet, Mrs. (Dr. ) B ooker

Cornelia Cecilia Mr Til11perley

Consta n ce M a ureen , Mrs. William

Dorothy Corse , M r. ym.i ngton

Anni e Marg a ret Mrs W a lk e r

Effie Vi cto r ia, Mrs. Thurtell

D oreen , Mrs. Kok

Ethel, Mrs. Gemmell

AJva, Mrs Windl e

Ethel Elsie, Mr We st

ELi zabeth Helena Mrs. Meyer

Margaret Whitlo ck, Mi H ami lt on

Winn ie, Miss VoUh ardt

Stell a Flor ence, Mrs. H art

Gertr ude Louise Mrs. Borcken.h agen

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE O F ER VING SISTER

Gertrude D inah, Mrs. Goldberg

Esther, Mrs. Apter

Pr io ry in New Zeala nd

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE O F CHAPLAI T AND APPOINTMENT AS UB-PRE L TE

The Rt. R ev. A l wy n K eit h Wa rren , Bi hop of C hri stchurc h FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Group -Captain Anthon y How a rd Mars h Q.H.P.

F O R ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Willia m Allan McAJlister

F OR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER )

Noeline Mary M ss Kn ight , O.B .E.

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)

J o1m P earce, M B., B .Sc., M R S , L.R .C. P FOR ADM! SIO I THE GRADE O F OFFICE R (BROTHER)

A ll a n North, M .B.

J ohn O u brid ge Mercer, B.E ., M.B. , Ch.B., FR P. , F.R.A P.

F OR ADM! 10 THE GRADE O F OCIATE OFF1CE R (BROTHER )

Dr. Georg Lemchen

F OR ADM( 10 I THE GRAD E OF SER BROTHER

id ney Pr a nc i Postlewaigllt

J ohn R oyce M artin Ga ll oway

yd n cy Ed wa rd Lowe

Wil liam Rey nold s Pay ne

R aymo nd P hi llip Whi te

e lwyn J a me owen

Iberl J ohn eik le

yd ney r t hur 0' ei Jl

J ame Yl' l H enle y Leonard Richard J arvis

D e mond oe l ilver

h a rl e R o derick

c L ea n idn ey W allace Lyon

Stanley l elh en Kinzett

ill ia m Harwood L yo n

La\ renee iJliam B r nnan eorge urdie

l o r land Laurenc e Gibb

G FOR AD I 10 THE GR DE OF ERVING I TER arJo n e, i Mill iga n

D roth y r Tidman

Mil dr d l ay Mr Hunt

Mary R id. l s Todd r \ il ley adeline, Mr. il on Priory of Canada mond Bl ai e m it h C. B .E. D 0,

ha rl B ec her eld, .., M.D ., F.R. .S.

F OR PRO 10TIO 1 TO THE GRADE OF D 'IE

Edith Fanny Mi Hud son, R.R , R R.C. R eg. ., F.R. H. ] obel, r. !fac ule y

FO R PRO [OTIO TO TH E GRADE O F CO MlW NDER (BR01HER )

L ieut.- olon 1 R 00erl Jul ian Brown, D., B c , .D ., F P M

John J ar J o hn P lri k cG ui ga n l.D

Edward Lucien Mignault, M.B. y illiam Ound a imp on John tanley winden, F. . illiam L y le Warke

<OR ADMI SION IN THE GRADE O F O Ml\l1ANDER (BRO HER)

The H o n ourab e Willi an1 ndrew Ce i1 Bennett. LL.D

F OR PRO 'lOTION TO TH GRADE OF OFF I CER (BRO THE R)

yr i l D a ni e l Bi hop

Will iam J oh n Boy d E. D ., M.D. Co lone l Phil lippe ngu tin, C. D ., H. O .M B.

M B ., I. D ., R 1.

Rob ert John itzm aurice

Albert H enry H a rr o p , M.D. , L. l. Bri gadie r P e rcy Carl Kl ae hl1. O B D ., B.

M ajor Ea rl Woodfor d l o rris, D H enry Ale M yer, B c .R P.& S.(Ed.) L.R.F P. S (G la .)

TAXD at H oniton during First .did Tr eek, arrang ed by the Association and the Brigade.

Brigadier G e rald Lucian Morgan Smith , C.B.E., C. O ., Q.H.P ., M , M D ., R .C.A M.e.

Edward O wen T homas

M ajor Charles Stuart T home Tubb D.S .O.

Andre \ Calderwood oodward FOR AD IO:,{ J::\f THE GRADE O F O FFICER (BROTHER)

T he Honourab le James oble Allan, B Sc. Inspector J oseph R aoul Rene C a rriere R .C.M. P. H aro ld Po on D avi ajor Denni FitzGerald E. D

How a rd Charle Gray ton mold J ohn Grole au Th omas R ochester H amilton B S M. B. , B.S M.R.C.S., L. R. C. P ., L.M.C.C.

Lieut.-Colonel Henry Th omas Langston, C. D

George Everett Mayne

Joseph Burke cInnis

The Honour able Jo eph D ono an R os. B.A ., M.D., L..c.c., .c. G .P .(C).

William T homas \ il on F OR AD NIISSIO T IN THE GRADE OF A SOCL..\.TE O FFICER (BROTHER)

rajor Loui ortinl r B loomfi ld, Q .c., B. LL. 1. F OR PROMOTION T O THE GRADE OF O FFICER (SISTER)

is [trill, R .R .C. FR H. ., Reg. . is Coyle D O'vvnie, R Rut h ugu tao J amie on Y vet te, s L oi ell

Esther M argaret. rs. 1acaskill Y innifr d ur 1. R bins on FOR ADM1SS10N IN THE GRADE OF O FFICE R (SISTER)

El izabeth nn 11' H ndrie

Doroth M a Mi P er y, R R.C. Reg

FOR AD fl O F SER\ TG C. D J\iLD. , C. If..

Pharo: D. J. Wheadon

Phot o: Edwa,.d R C,.ake,.

BROMLEY'S DINNER FOR SUPERINTENDENT

OFFICERS of B TOmley ) lursing D1'vision, L ondon District, at a dinner in honour of Mrs E. NI. GOdfr ey ( eated, thi rd

jTom left) who has re ired after 36 years of Se7'V1'ce in the B7· igade H er place as Di visi01wl Superintendent will be tak en by Mrs. D. Squelch (seated, left)

Joseph Armand Elphege Beaulieu

Geoffrey Oswald BeD, M.B.E.

Stephen Borden B ird , CD., M D ., CM.

Frank Bovington

Lieu tenant Commander (MAD) Clifford ADen Br own, C D .,

R.e.N.

Warrant Officer Edward Clifton M cC ymont Carne, CD. , R.e.A.M.e.

Benoit Joseph Collin

J ames Craig

Wilfrid Lionel Elworth y, M.B.E. CD.

Sydney Edward Ferris

Marsellin Gamache

Clarke Harold Gi l bert

Cletus Green

Roderick GuzzweD

Major William Stanle y Hacon , CD. , M B. , B S. , L.R .C P. ,

M.R.e.S. D .H.A., D .e. H. , L.M.CC , R.CA M.e.

Jo seph Jenkinson Haile

John Fotheringham Haldimand

Harry Louis Hammond

Clarence V ctor Hancock

Elliott Arnold Harmer

William Henry H arrison

Harold William Hayw ard

John Howard Willard

Lieut.-Colon el Francis KJen av ic M B E ., R. e. R.

Albert Lamonde

Lieut.-Colonel Arnold James La vo ie E. D

John Jamieson Leishman , M.D

Ser geant D aniel Bernard Lemieu x, R .e. M P

Lieut. -Colonel Joseph O scar Arm a nd Letell er , M.B.E., e.D.

Frederick Sydney Little

Wilbert Irving Major

John Ross Matheson, B.A., LL.M

Co r pora l Ang us Earl McAule y, R .e. M P.

George Donald McLaren

Graydon And rew McLaughlin , M D. B. Sc. F.LC S.

Neil J ames Meehan

D ona ld Leamon Melick

Francis Edgar Mottishaw

Bernard Newman, B.A

Alfr ed Ja m es Nicklin J

T h omas Geo rge Oates

William O lek y

George H ec tor P a ge

Majo r Jo eph Albert G eo rge Rene P aquette, D ., M .A.,

Ph.D. , F.R.S.A.

Edgar J ames P a r on

A r thur G eo r ge Poll a rd E .D

Pierre Adel ar d P ot hi er

Major J acques Poulin .D ., M.A. B c. B Paed.

Joff re Prud homme B .A.

Thom a Elgie R aw lin g

Francis WiUi am R edm a n

John Alfr ed Robin so n

Charles Henr i Rob itai ll e

Ernest Tom WiJJi am R o, e

Thomas Se ki

Lieut.-Colon e l Roy Ie an d r Smillie, M.B.E ., D D .,

D P .H., R .C M.C

Leo Anthony Stadn yk

H arol d Stop [ord

Camille Toupin

K enn eth D ouglas Varnum, M.D

Percy W a rd

John Co W ic k wa re, M D ., C M

Staff Sergeant John Ian Zub ic k R .C. M P

F O R ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE SISTE R

Lieuten ant (MT) Margaret J ea n Ball, R .C.

Lin a Gertrude, Mr DAou st

Doro thy May, Mr FeUowes

Marg a ret E. Mr Holloway R.

Elizabeth Jane , Mrs. Hop e

Ther esa M arie, Mrs Lawrence

Squadron Leader Muriel Catherine

Q .H.N.S ., R .CA.F.

Lucy Mary, Mr Millo y

Esther M ay, Mi ss Mitchell

L ouise, Miss Moisan

Sadie R eid, Mr Parki n on

Rita Tremblay, Mme st. Pierre R.

Ivy Adeline , Mr Smelts

Myrtle Pea rl , Miss Sri e r B S., Reg.

ellie Pe a rl , M iss Swartz

Hel en Amy, M iss Thoma

Etta Frances, Mr Warren

Anna D orothea Kristine M rs. W r ig ht OF ERVl l G cArthur, .D.,

Commandery of Ards

F OR ADlVIISSIO THE GRADE OF OFF I ER (BROTHER )

James Ell ott Forde, C.B.E., D .L.

Commandery in Central Africa

FOR PR OMOTIO TO THE GRAD E OF OMMA..l'\IJ) E R (BROT1-IER )

Cl a ud e I van BuD

FO R ADMISSIO IN THE GR ADE O F OFFICER (BROTHER )

J olm H enr y Allen

F O R PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFF ICER (SISTER )

Winifred M ary, Mrs. Wolhuter

FO R ADMISSIO IN THE GR ADE OF SE R VI G BROTHE R Will iam Strain Smith, M B., C h B. D P H.

Alexander John Cawood, M B ., C h .B.

Albert Lindsay Cairns M.B., Ch.B., D tH

James Andrew Percy Evans

D aniel Wilfred McNeil age

Geo ff re y Charles Whitehea d

Douglas Oli ver Ri c ha rd s, M R.CS ., L.CR.P.

F OR ADMISS I ON IN THE G R ADE OF SER VING SISTER

Vera , Mrs . v on K lemperer

American Society of the Order

FO R ADMI 10 THE GRADE OF KIGH T

The Hon J o hn H ay Whitn ey SOCIATE

FOR ADMl 10 T IN THE GRADE O F A OCIATE OMMA D R ( ISTER)

Millicent Veronica, Mr William R andolph Hearst, Snr.

'OBITIJ Aft y.

The death announced of crgeant H John on , a founder member f re well olliery mbulance Di vi ion , at the e nd o f p r i!. fler 5J yea r of lo ya l se rv ice he transferred to r etired Ii tin J 959. He was a erving Brother of the Order.

* The death i anno unced of er gea n t J I-I. par hott on May 28tb. He wa a keen and enthusiastic member and did a great deal for the R yde mbulance Di vision. In 1957 he wa awarded the ervice edal. Hi death is a real loss a nd he will be adly mi ed.

* oui e Warmin ton died suddenly on May 27th. a founder member of Indi an Queens ursing Di i ion, omwall, and wa uperintendent for e en and a Ilalf ear when be wa tran rerred to the Re erve. he remained a grcat upporter of the Brigad until her death.

* It i with r gret that e reporL the death of ord Br a in tr e, Pr ident of th Braintree mbulance Divi ion.

* h d ath of 1r. If. urrant uperintendent of the Hail ham ur ing D i\ i ion. announced with regret. he wa held in high e teem by all who kne\ her; although ufTering from bronchial asthma for man years he wa an u n tiring, de oted \ orker [or the cau e of l. John.

* Th e death of 1r. Freda Richard ( gt.) came a a great hock to memb of the Melton owbray ur ing Di i ion, ending a 10 al hu band and ire partner hip in the Brigade. For many yea rs she wo rked in th -ray department of the elton ar emorial Ho pital. helped regularly at the vergreen lub, a member of the outh Club anagment ommitl and imming Bath OClatIOn. r Ri ch a rd trul y fulfUled the Brigade motto and her place wil be very h ard to fill.

*

Th deat h of mbul a nc e lemb r F vie of the YarmOLlth mbul anc Di i ion i an nounced with r egr t. He wa a loyal enthu ia tic member, and wa ecretary of the Di i ion f rom arc h ]95] to ptember 1957 He was a regular m ember of the cre\ of the Yarmouth Lifeboat and in thi capa ity hi kno'! ledg of fir t aid \ a invalu a ble. r. yvie will be greatly mi d.

*

Tran port Offic r tanl ey P ear on o[ Ban Lead and Di trict mbulance Division pa d away on t. John' Da He was a ke n comp tition work r leading the team both [or the D ivis ion and hi employer. Hi death i a ad blo\ t o the B rigade.

*

The Hampshire St. John mbu lance Brigade de ply regret to announce the death of rea Commi loner O. J. Franc 011 June 18th aged 67. M r. Francis joined the lver ton Di vision in Go port in 1910 as a private; ater he became D ivisional Sup rintendent, and in 1934 wa adm itted a a Ser ing Brother of tll Ord r [11 1959 he wa promoted to a ommander of the Order.

He devoted 50 years of his life to the Brigade and will long be remembered for his splendid work for St. John. Mr Francis will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

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GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING SCHEMES

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL , Manchester 8. Pupil Assistant Nurses required for two years' training, minimum age 18 years. Schools commence in lanuary April, July and October each year. Applications to Matron.

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL, Manchester, 8. Complete Training School. There are vacancies for suitably educa ted girls of 18 years of age and over for 3 yea rs ' training in general nursing in the October Preliminary Training School. Candidates accepted for a reduced period of 2 years if already on the supplementary register of the General Nursing Council Applications to Matron.

ST STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL, Fulliam Road, Chelsea, S.W.lO (440 beds). Applications are invited from girls wishing to become State Registered Nurses. General certificate of Education English language and one other subject. Training allowance £299 to £336 less £128 per annum residential charge. PJease appJy to Matron.

EAST SURREY HOSPITAL

Shrewsbury Road, Redhill, Surrey

There are vacancies in the Training School for S tudent Nurses, aged 18 or over , to train for State Examination. Cand dates on Supplementary Register accepted for two years' training. Apply for details to Matron.

LAMBETH HOSPITAL Brook DriTe, S.E.l1

There are vacancies at Lambeth Hospital for STUD ENT NURSE in the Preliminary Training Scbool co=encing in August and November. Applicants should be weil educated and aged 18 years or o ver. A shortened period of training is offered to nur es on the Supplementary Registe r. Whitley COU.DciJ conditions of service. Training lIilo\vaoce for the first year £285, eeood year £300, third year £320, with a deductioo of £128 per annum for board lod ging, etc. There s a modern nurses'

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Good standar d of education required.

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Young men aged 17t-28 years are accepted in the Sick Berth Branch for training in nursing and dispensing for Service in H.M. Ships and Naval Hospitals at home and abroad. A few are selected according to requirements and ability for State Registration or to specialise as Radiographer , Physiotherapist or Hygiene Inspector. Glasses may be worn. Full details may be obtained from:

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Pupil urses (fema le) from 8-35 years of age required for two years' trai nin g (part taken at Redhills Hospital, xeter). Whole-time employment, pupils may be resident or non-resident. A test is conducted by the General ur ing Council at the end of one year. Training a llowance first year £299; second year £315. If resident , a charge of £ 128 a year is made for board and odging. 28 days' holiday a year with pay. CoW' es commence 17tIl July 22nd August and 11th September. pply to the Matron

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Sixth Annual firH Aid (ompetitiom

• ' aturday] Oth eptemb r 1961 - Elememary

• all1rday 7th ctober 1961 - dvanced

Ent ri a re invited from Factorie ork and Public ervices in any District. pply [or Rules and entry forms to:

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Pioneers in Industrial F rst A id well over half-a-ce ntury ago, before leg slation for th s was introdu ced , we have a wealth of experience and knowledge available to you when consider in g the provision of First A id. On January 1st, 1960, revised F rst A d Regulat ions (S.1. 1959 No 906 ) became operative, affecting most factories.

Ensure that you are comply ing with

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us for all your First Aid requirements.

ARMOUR AND THE MAN Nature provides the armadillo with armour. Man must find his own, though of all animals he faces the most var.ie d and alarming risks. For over 100 years Siebe, Gorman have been dedicated to making safety apparatus and protective clothing. It is as advanced as contin uous and aggressive research can make it and manufactured to a ruthless and unvarying standard of safety.

Advanced as the most vigoro us research can make it , teste d with the integrity which a question of life and death demands , Siebe, Gorman protective equipment i s u sed by the armed forces , in mines , by the railways , b y the steel industry , in the bi gg est c hemical factories, by th e Atomic Energy Commission , by fire brigad e and muni cip a liti es Wherever life may be in danger Siebe , Gorm a n & Co . i s ready to g uard i t .

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Photo: James ele"et(

fo r \ a le celebrated the annual l. J ohn ti a l under the rno fa o urable auspi member from a le a embljng in ar d iff to welcome a r in a, D uche of K ent, omma nd ant -inC hi for a Di tingui hed gue t from t he Grand Priory of the Ord r were the ommi ioner-in -Chief Majoren ra lJ Kirkman .B., B.E. K. U , and the up rinlendenL-in- hief, Marjorie ounte of B recknock , with t he D i t rict mmi ion r, Ma lta olonel J bela O B K U., K.M.

On F rid ay evening J uly 14th, the P ri n ce s attended a y b il onnol/y D r how at the ity H all \ here an audience o f nearly 00 g ree ted her. The Lord Mayor (Al d erman E. wart P ea r e, M. B ., J. P , F e. .) e co rt ed her int o the embl y H a ll an d h walked throu gh line of a p plau ding spec tato r to l he red - arpeted d ai an d too her p lace there ne t to La d y D un any, chairman of the co mmittee which o rg anis d the how o n behalf of P riory fund which benefited to t he extent of £2, 000 T he Princes wa pre en ted with a p r ay o f re d ro e by R o alind Ho pkins, a Card iff t. J ohn a d e t.

On th e a tur day m o rn ing h Priory Cl1a p te r me t in tbe o un cil Cha mb er o f th e City Ha ll und er t he p re id ency o f th e P rior t he Lo rd A be rd a r K St.J. open in g a n d c lo ing p raye r bei ng a id by th e o ffi ia ting C hap a in th e Bi ho p a nd A sta nt Bi hop o f L1 anda ff

On t e m1in at io.l1 of ha pL er th e memb r wa lked in p rocesio n led b y t he D r tor o f er emonie ( ir Mi ch ae l D ulL

Bt. K. t.J ) f rom th e C ity H a ll to th e a l ie wher Prin e

M arina a rri ved at 12.4 5 p. m fo r lun ch eo n

H er R oya l Highne an d memb er o f th e h apter left t he

as tl e f o r th e ity H a jj , where th e s emb ly R oo m was fi lled

Lo c a paci ty w ith a n o verflo w int o t11 e M a r ble Ha l l. Th e Ovi [

P r oces sio n ente red a t 2.3 5 p m , f oll owed b y t be Ch a pter

P r ocession a nd fi na ll y th e Pr ior' P r o ce ion

Plr% : Western !>fail

THE Prior Proc es ion from the 11J arble Hall into the A sembly Room , ity H all, Cardiff, J uly 15th. H.R.H. Prin cess _llarina Duch e of K ent, i accompanied by th e Lord Aberdare I{. t.J and preceded by th e 'Word bearer .llr. Emry J ame, K. " .J.

The Prior, addr ing the General embl. aid that t h ro u ghout th year and throughout Wale a great volun1e of devo ted ervi e i freely given b indi idual member of the rder the B rigade an d the so iation It \\Ia a tribute to t ho e effort to ha e the honom of Her R oyal Highne s' pre en e \ hich would be a powerful in pLrarion to continue an d d e op the \ ork in the futme. The P rior for " ales had been pr ileged to enj y a long and very happy ass iation " ith H er R oya l Highnes in e 1935, 'hen he became La d y up rinten den t- in- Chief, aliliough on thi 0 ca ion h as gr ete d for the fir tim in the ne. title a Commandant -inh ief of ur ing Corp and D ivisions for ales.

Festival of the Priory

r Wales

Princess Marina expressed her pleasure on making anoth er visit to Cardiff and spoke of the splendid way that Brigade members were upholding the fine ideals of the Order. Many Britain depended entirely on voluntary help , and wIthout It much that was best in people's lives would cease to exist. The Order was an example of this. To keep its !'lower of attraction the Order must encoura ge the introduction of fresh ideas and new approaches. Her Royal Highness presented the Service Medal of the Order to Mr. Berna rd E. Brown. Treasurer) and Mr. H. G Lewis (Ch ief COffiOllssloner for Wales), a Meritorious Ser vice Certifi::ate to D avid Gareth D avies, Ammanford Ambulance Division, and Grand P nor Cadet Badges gained this year by nine members of Cadet Nursing Divisions.

Members of the Order on the Roll of the Prior y stood during the reading of the " Exhortation" by the Pr ior , who then invested members promoted in and admitted to the Order during 1961 with the insignia Prio ry votes of thanks were presented by the Lord Mayor.

Over 4,500 members representing all the Welsh counties were d rawn up under the Parade Commander (Colonel R. Myddelton, M.y.O., D eputy Chief Commissioner for Wales) , the Parade Major and Adjutant being the Assistant Chief Commissioner for Wales eMr. Erruys James), with the Chief Surgeon for Wales (Dr. T. T. B air d) in command of the Br iga d e Surgeons Company.

Her Royal Highness was received on the par ade ground by the Chief Commissioner for W a les (Mr. H. G. Lewis), who was presented b y the Prior, and then escorted by th e m to a seat on the pl atform followed by the Lord Ma yor and the Lady Mayoress and Lord Lieutenant and the High Sheriff, other occupants of seats including Irene Countess of Plymouth, Lady Aberdare, Mrs. C. G. Traherne and Mrs. W. F Cartwright, Sir D avid and Lady Evans-Bevan, Lord and Lady D unsany, Lord a nd Lady Dynevor the Hon. John H. and Mrs. Bruce.

The afternoon s thunderstorm had a bated and the ra in stopped when Princess Mar ina, standi ng up in a Land-Ro ve r, was driven around the parade ground to make her inspection At d ifferent points on the parade ground she alighted to shake hands wi th mem bers and ta lk with them. Returning to the platform to make a short address, H.R.H. said: " I am very happy to be with you today and to see so man y representatiYes from all over Wales. A large num b er of you have, I know, made great sacrifices to attend this parade. Such a 2

rally of volwltary worker a pr oof of your 10yaH an d dedica tion to the idea l fo r hi c h o u r rd er tand

, Twenty-tw o yea rs ago to th e da -o n] u ly 15th 19 9I came to Cardiff to in pect the Brigade in W a le. orne of you may h ave bee n pre ent on that oc a ion

, It is a moving thought in w h ic h ou m ay a ll take pride that through the intervening yea r, including the cruel ord eal of the war, the Bri gade ha di tingui hed it If by unstinted service to he ommu nit y.

"This period ha also seen a teady e p a n ion o f t he Brigade s a ct ivit ie adapted to the de eloping need o f co ntemporary life Th e pr e e nce jn this par a d e of ma n cadets bear s eloquent witness to h s upport we a re re ei ing from young people, which I hope wi ll be continued hen th are eligible for entry int o our a dult D ivi ion

" It is always so reassuring to see our uniform on gr ea t occasions an d wherever crowd co ngregate but it ho uld not be forgott en that the core of your work di intere ted and is carried on outside th e limeligh t. You a r e a lw a to be relied upon in moments of e mergency.

" I congrat ulate you all on your smart appeara n ce and bearing on a fine a nd impressive parad e, a nd I gi e you m y best wishes for the future. "

To the mu sic of th e band of tbe 1st Ba ta lion of t he R oya I Welsh Fusiliers, the Princess took t he sa lute at th e m a rch past which brought the review to an end

EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

Filey and Di st rict Ambulance Divi s ion

Miss Annette Do cw ra

W a lton and Fr in ton Nursing Division

Counci l of the Ord e r of St. John , Wiltsh ire Nursing and NursingCadet Di v ision of the We ll ingborough Cor ps

Mrs O. K. Neill, ex -Di s trict Superi n tendent , Northern Ire and John Gri erson, Esq ., c.B.E. , Chancell or, Priory of New Zealand

Dr . J. Margaret Ad a m , Corps Surgeon, M a nchester and Salford West Nursing Corps

BATH

POLICE WIN DEWAR SHIELD

at Central II all. ..-1 general view as the ;J1ini ste:r addresses

competitors and their friends.

Countess of Brecknock Superintendent- in -Chief; and H. S. Taylor- Young Surgeon-in-Chief under whose directions , helped by D r. cott, the competitions were arranged. Those who were not able to see the competitions will probably be interested in the tests. This is what competitors had to do:

AMB ULA CE TEAM TEST (Time Limit, 15 minlltes).Th e team are walking along a country road on their way to a public duty at an Agricultural Show "White Cross ottage," which lie just off the road, is being repaired by two orkmen. s the team approach one of the workmen fall off some scaffolding striking his back on a heavy wheelbarrow. In falling he has knocked over his workmate, who has then fallen on [0 his outstretched hand. The first workman has glas embedded in a wound back of right wri with se er haemorrhage and has also fractured his pine whilst the other workman has sustained a fractured \ ri and a sprained ankle

URSI G TEAM TEST (Time Limit, 15 minutes).-The t am have been taking part in an exercise in the country, but have 10 touch \ ith other units. They are walking through a wood, when coming to a woodman s cottage in a glade, a cry is heard. The \ oodman whilst repairing the thatched roof of his cottage falls off a ladder' he has coneLI ion inci ed wound on left leg ,ith e ere arterial ha morrhage and a compound frac ture of right leg with bon protruding.

UR 11 G CADET TEAM TEST (Time Lilllit 15 minl/fes).-T he team are on th ir way to in pect the Combined Cadet Camp fete which i in open country. Two youths are camping near to an i olated farmhouse and whilst one boy is trying to light a pre sure sto there i an plo ion, flinging him back\ ard 0 er a tree trunk upon which he was itting, the other bo i unhurt. His friend' injuries are foreign body in e e burn to fa e and ch t fra ture of left thigh.

A 1BULA CE CADET TEAlv[ TEST (Tillie LimiT, 15 lIIil7l1tes).-The team are pending a cara an holiday in i olated countr and have b e n for a walk, leaving two frien d to ook an evening meal. On th ir return they find th re ha been an a cident , on bo whil t making tea ung on th e b a k of hi n ck by a \. a p up etting boiling " at r 0 er hi right 1 g and in falling kno k over orne r k ry \ hich bre ak . T h ond bo ru h to help and tumble ov r a log on to hi out tretched hand. The injuri ar: Fir t bo - \ ound of right for arm, e\ re ha morrhag , for ign b o d y (gla ) firmly mb dd d. asp ting. cald of r ight leg. Shock Second bo ha fr cture of ollar bone an d light hock.

H.R.H. PRI CES 1I!AR1NA, Duchess of Kent, inspect ng th e Co lour Party befor louring the ra n k .

FOR SHERWELL Nursing Di vision, the P erTlJtt Shield.

The final placings were as follows: AMBULANCE

Team Marks Tr ophy

Bath City P olice (Somerset) 326-s " Dewar " Shie ld

Southampton Police Pentremawr Colliery " HiRgsto n" Ro e Bo wl " Trimble" Shield 'Co pland-Griffith Cup 297t " Symons Eccles " Cup

(Wales) . . . .

Fairbairn Mansfield (London) 285 t 286 t "' Hong Kong Shield

Has t ings P olice (Sussex) 282t

Shotton Colliery (Durh am) 280 " Ellis Cup

Shrewsbury (Shropshire) 262

South Kirb y Colliery (W R Yorks) 256

Barrow (Lanes) 247t

Gorleston and Southtown (Norfolk) 244t Boston (Lincoln) 236

NURSI G

Sherwell, Pl ymou t h, S.W.

D evon and E. Corn wall 305 t " Perrott " Shi e ld " Chalmers " Shield " M argue rette Golding" Trophy " Mountgarret " Cup " Mountbatten " Troph y "Ellis" Cup

G P.O. Telephone House, Birmingham 274 "Corbet F letcher " Shield Guildford, Surrey 265 " Stewart" Cup " Gi r ouard " Cup Nelson, Lancs 261 Ebbw Vale, W a les 25 8 Maidenhead, Berks 251 Rotherham, W.R. Yorks 240 t Bowes Park , London 23 7t Ro yston, Herts 237 t Market Harborough, LelCs 21 9t West H artlepool, Durham 217t

CADET AMBULANCE

Team Marks Troph y Welbeck Colliery (Notts) , 289 " White Kno x" Cup " New Zealand " Cup Grays , Lon d on 275 " Schooling " Cup

Clacton -on -Sea, Essex 275" Pownall " Cup " Lowe " Cup

Newton Abbott, B.S. and N. D evon 270 "Jarvis " Cup Glynneath Wales 257 "Barne" Cup

WELBECK C OLLIERY Ambulanc e Cade l.· F nox up.

Bentl ey Colli e ry (W R. Yor k ) . 25 .\

Rugb y, W arwick hire 25 1-

Sto c kto n and Thorn a by R Yo r k 249 l

Br ank orne H ea th Dor et 228-

Capel (Dorking) Surrey 20 9}

Barro \ in Fum , L a nc 207 CADET URSJ

Harrow (London ) 3 12

Bro a dway C omb in ed

Dar et Ba ngor (Wa les)

29 1 a milh" up " M o unt ba t ten' up " Whit e nox" ndividua l up (L ader highe t mark in indi idu a l te t) Bedm ak ing' up (a tie)

Tweedale" up " Pownall" up " unard" up Bcdmaking " up (a li )

Lowestoft (Suffo lk ) 257

Dudley, W orc 255 " Bedmaki ng" up (a li )

St. Aud ries Scho ol, S omerset. 25 1

Patcham (Su ex) 245 ·

Hunslet and Holbeck (W .R Yorks) 243

Morecambe , Lancs R othwell, orthants 22 11

Richardso n D ees, orthumberl an d 257 4

How to attract

the ex - Cade t s

E H E recently trie d an e periment that seems to be pro ing ucce ful and may be of interest to REVIEW readers.

I am continua ll y trying to arrange activities to attract e -cadet \ ho have relurned from the Forces. They seem reluctant to put on a WliJorm and do the whole job, but many a re intere ted in helping if one can find the right job for them.

e ha e tarted a ca ualty make-up group , and six e -cadet ha e joined. Thi group m ets on the same e cning a the local ambulance divi ion in the ame headquarter Thi combination \ ork e tremely weU, with the ambulance divi on making full u e of the casualties when they ha e an a cident. diagno te t ha also been held recently, \ hi h v a mo t sue es ful.

The whole atmo phere of the ambulance division meeting ha b en b ri ght ned up by ha ing the e trained casualtie <I. ailable and also by the fact of having younger members t h elp. e all e the trained ca ualti at comp titions but it i important to ha ve thcm for di isional practi e. If the ambulance division i not requiring ca ualtie any e ening the group praeti e them elve and ho ld di cussions. II member of the group v ho are not in the Brig ade have been granted u'iliary 1ember hip

Once the e people are' in the swim" we do find that they help out in many \ ay and may in th end join the Brigade aga in. hen trying to inter st people in the Brigade I think we have gOl t look at St. John a a whole and pick for them ome work 'v hich th ey fit in be t. If we confront p opIe'v ith uniform , Brigade regulation, parades, etc., they will withdraw to a afe di tance

A further thing we are doing in thi di trict is keeping a li of people who pass ssocia ti on Fir t Aid certificate and when the B rigade organi e an e ening which of g neral inter t tho e peopl are ent an in itation.

J. E. MITH, Area taff Officer Surrey

LLANDUDNO VETERANS

LlFELO G FRI E DS and former cla mates in the village choo l at Penr hyn id e, W ales f oW" officers have bet, een them given a tot a of J29 year' er ic e to the Llandudno t. J ohn mbul ance Briga de. Th ey a r : D i i ional Officer Gwilym P a rr y, 26 years' er ice Divi iona l Sup rintendent

Alb ert J am e ,36 years; orps St aff om er Georg Edwards 34 years; and D ivi iona l Sup erint ndent J oe Hughes , 33 years

The four "e re among the pioneer of the ambulance service lit Llandudno and th eir fir ti t m of quipmen wa a whee led stretcher, which they pu h ed many a mile, including up and dO \¥Jl U1e Grea t Orm e 5

CRAYFORD'S NEll7 H.Q.

SIR CECIL WAKELEY, president of S outh-Eastern Area District) of St. John Ambulance Brigade, pastpresident of, the Royal Coll.ege of senior consultant to King s College Hospital and chalTIDan of the Council of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, opened the new headquarters of o. 97 (Crayford) Ambulance Division and o. 79 T (Crayford) ursing Di vision.

Mr. G. H odgson, president of the Crayford divisions, had With him Mrs. Hodgson, and welcomed the Chairman of Crayford Council ( rs. F. M. Pilbrow) and her husband, Mr. . P ilbrow, the Rector of Crayford (the Rev. P. Churton Collins,. Bp.), and Group Captain G. H Pirie, C.B.E., J.P. (Co mnus slOner No. 1 (pnnce of Wales' D istrict) and Mrs. Pirie

The new headquarters at 84a Crayford Way, were formerly the office of the estate builders and were acquired and converted mainly by the labour of tbe members of the two divisions.

Sir Cecil was met at the gateway by Mr. Hodgson and the Chairman of Crayford Council and escorted between rank of officers, members and cadets of the two divisions to the entrance of the building, where he 'vas accorded a general salut and the flag was broken at the mast.

ir Cecil was handed the key to the new buildin cr b y Cadet Ian Wildjsh. He then unlocked tbe door was followed into the building by all present. In the hall a hort religious ervice was conducted b y the Rector and the lesson-the story of tbe Good Samaritan-wa by the Area Commi ioner, Mr. A. E. Wheble.

The Rector dedicated the building and a memorial tablet was unveiled by Mrs. M. J. Mills widow of a former divisional superintendent, after which Group Captain Pirie formally Ultroduced Sir Cecil, saying they \ ere highly honoured that one so eminent and distinguished had spared the time to open the building.

Sir Cecil said that ne er before in the history of the country had there been 0 many accident on the roads. Often on hi way to Port mouth (he is a surgeon.admiral) he had stopped at th cene of an accident to render a istance. He poke words of encouragement to the cadets pre ent, urging th m to do th ir best al ay and gi e of th IT best to o thers.

He congratulated the Crayford D ivi ion on havincr purchased the building and OB. the e cellent manner which it had been converted. bove all, they were to be congratulated on op ning it free of d bt.

Sir Cecil was thanked for opening the building by D _ 1slOna1 Offic r . . Wilkin who is in charcre of the amb ulan ce di vi ion. He a lso thanke d ir. Mill ,Othe R ector and others \ ho had helped them, and especially ir. Wheble, who h a d done 0 much to ensure the smooth running of that ceremony.

A.."UERICA: CUP FOR GALLA..,\TRY, won by Elliott, of B erwick - an -Tweed

GAY GATHERING AT ST . JOHN HOUSE

r ecknock ' s Par t y

GEN. J. M. KIRKi\1AN Comm,issioner-in-Chief, JUT. F. ]1,.1. D avie-Smith, H.Q Officer, Can:bbean and A orth At!anttc, 1v1r. M. P adonou, L agos, with Mr s. 1. CTum -Er.rnng of Georgetown.

COL. W. L. R. BENYON, Controller Overseas, Ayers. oj Adelaide, Mrs. J Mackinnon,. Asst Sup ennten.de"!'t- 'LnChief and R ear -Admiral Royer D'Lck , D eputy Comm'LSS'LQnerin -Chief·

SHOWING THE FLAG-

St . Jo hn at Tr ade Fa ir

AT A TRADE EXHIB TION held in Kingst?n, Jamaica, the local St John Ambulance Divis ion were given space t.o put up a publicity booth. With £5.1 scro,unged an d begged It was put up , with a little ga rden laid besIde It and r;nembers from the police, prisons, and cadets glVlng a different demonstration every rught. The layout followed the lines of one sent to the some time ago by the Press office in London , with the exception of some of the posters which had to be adapted to suit Jamaica. d h

First-aid coverage was given at the expibltlOD; an t ere were qu te a lot of cases, the worst one bemg a child who through a plate glass door to get a paper hat that was bemg given away. Fortunately the District Surgeon was on duty. The exhibition ran for three weeks and ne arly 2,000 leaflets were distr buted. 6

MR. M. PADO OU, oj Lagos, Oli s 'uen Jlill oj !l ong Ko ng, Mrs. J TT. Abela, oj Malin J r ·. 1 (wllellger oj Antigua and Lt.- Col. J. T lb ela, OIlI11 /105.lOlIer oj the , Bri gade in J1 a lta.

Independ e nc e Cel e brations

SfE RR A LEON 1 DEPE DE CE CELEBRATIO S created an enormous task f or members o f th e Brigade in Sierra L eone.

From th e o n et it was obvious th a t the cove rage of all the m ajor eve nt cal ed [or a combined efTo rt on the par t of St. John a nd t he R e d ros s. Th e refo re w it h the [ull co -operation of t he Fie ld Offi ce r Mrs. J. Ada ms, a nd th e oca br anch staff, a rr ange me nt we re made, a nd proved to be most success ful with bot h si des pulling their fulJ weight and wo rking together in full harmo n y, from the officers right down the ranks. From th e Br igade point of view, our tasks really started on pril I t , with H M th e Qu een' Bir thday P arade, and from then onwa rd s, until th e final dcparture of H.R.H. the Duke or Kent o n May 1 t, we we re fully occupied. Most of the mai n vent which we covered were held in the Stadium at Brookfield and here we had a fir t-eta s fi rst aid post built for u , by the Pu blic Work Dept. which was complete with running water and electri light. This bu ilding wi ll remain there permanently for our ruture u e. With the rull co-op ration or the edica Dept., this post and the othcr po t \ ere fully equipped with item on loan from lh em, and on top of thi they al 0 pro\ ided most generou upplie of drug and dres ing , both for the po t and for the member' u e. well a thi they also arranged [or a medical officer to be on call for Brookfield when our 0\ n Brigade surgeon "ere pre\ented from being in attendance.

I t a at Brookfi Id tadium that we had the large t cro cI to contend WiLh, from 8,000-10 ,000 upw a rd. Apart fr m. the ladium. vent here ere uch thing as the arrival and departure of 1-I. R. H. the Duk of Kent, plus civi r ception, international football matche and ports meeling, [reel lantern parade and carni al queen' parade. or H. IY!. the; Queen Birthday Parade we had up [Q 50 m mb r on duty. The e member were from ea h of the 10 31 di\ i ion , and included a number o[ tho from the Tarram Di\ i ion at Ki y, who attended \ery well alllhrough e\en though al tim they had to walk all the way. Following th llilitary Tr ping the olour , there \ a a march pa t of the ariou organi ation , when the alute was taken by the Pr ime IIini r. For thi march pa t 35 member took part; the ther remained on duty. Tho e who took part in lhe march pa were a real credit to the Brigade, and their martne brought forth many complim ntar) r marks from the gt:n ral publi ,

The next big event, for which the whole of Sierra Leone had been waiting, was the searchlight tattoo, hich was followed by the flag raising ceremony. For this event we bad the largest number of Brigade members on dUly-about 70some of whom manned the other two posts. which ere en route, where the crowds were the thickest. This duty was once again covered by all the local divisions. Owing to the very heavy duties of the police we were not able to have any on duty from the first aid point of view neither were the prison services able to provide anyone, and so I can say that all the duties were in fact undertaken by Brigade members. For the other stadium e ents we were able to cut down our numbers, so that the remainder could enjo y some of the event, a spectators; even so there were always 1- -20 Brigade member 00 duty at the tadium, with other members on at the other posts as the need arose. For the other events, apart from football and sports, we were able to make do with mobile fir aid post, of eight to ten members. These mobile po t did bring into use the Order S Land Rover as a fully quipped ambulance, as indeed it \Va , throughout the celebration

The highlight as far as the Brigade was concerned, was the final engagem nt ofB.R.B. which wa the citizen parade at Brookfield. At this parade. so many of each organi ation \ ere in pected by H,R.H., who topped and poke to a number of the member Till \ a a very fitting climax to the hard \ ork they had put in Following the in pection there wa a march pa t, and once again the Brigade vv re very mart.

For the" hole of the e ents which we covered \ e had under 30 ca ,and th e \V re fainting and a few cuts. The only tretcher a e which the Land Rover arried \Va ,a it happened, a casualty uffi ring from sho k su tained when hi car was in collision with th car driven by the Order Headquarter Offic r, If. R. Pilb am.

Luckily, th pati nt was in ho pital for only one and a half da , and \Va out in tim to enjoy all the c lebratioo Til numb r of patient reated covers both th R d ero s and our elv The mall numb r r ft ct very great credit on the b haviour of the g neral public as a whole, \ hich \Va far better than we anticipated. at all th Br igade du tie during the eLebration were confined to Freetown; both at Bo and a t agburaka the local divi ion carried out th duti e whi h were a ked of them atural1y th ese w re n ot on th e cale of tho e her in Freeo- n, but n rth Ie the were there. an wering the all nd co ering the 10 al event

Guests at Lady B

:'IlEl\lBETIS oI the J or Is nnd

DEALING with one oj lhe L iberian women s leam were a Red Cross and a St John member-the latter from Freelo'l1.'n Sursing D ivision.

NEW ZEALAND CADETS

FIRST CLASS FIRST A ID

T HREE MEMBERS of Perth 0. 1 urs illg C ade t

D iv is ion wer e rec ently inv o lv ed ill an a cc ident and th is is th e ir repo rt, which w e t h ink refle ct s great cr edit upon t hem :

While waiting at the bus stop one Saturday morning on t he wa y to S t. J OM Ambulance lessons, my two g rl frlends an d I h earin a a terrible crash and then a l oud d ragging sound, stepped out into the ro a d to see what w a s happening

In the middle of the ro a d was a badly dama ged car , and about 100 ya rds away from it were w o other cars f a cing e a ch other and both a lso dam a ged We ran down to the scene of the accident where crowds were alrea d y gath e ring a nd hurri ed to lend our ass istance.

In a car by the s ide of the road a boy was lying 0 er the back seat. App arentl y he force of the inlp a ct h a d thr o wn him over. One a rm was protruding from the shattered rear window and he had severe b ack injuries and a cut o n his face. Knowing he had something wrong with his we didn t mo ve him, but mad e him a s comforta ble a s po ss Ible. Going to the other ca r , which w a s a butcher's u t ility, we found parcelled meat scattered o ver the back of the van. W e noticed that the butcher s son had a fr a ctured leg , s o we kep t his legs together and eft him sitt ing comfo r t abl y in th e van.

The butch er himself had faci al lacerations so we took him out of the van and sat him on a log n ear by.

The anlbulance had alread y been called and while a wa iting its arri val we checked a ga in to make sure ther e was nothing else we could do to help the m en. J us t th en the a mbulance arrived so we assis ted the dri ver t o ca rr y th e patients to the ambulance. We then rode with the m to th e hospital and were taken on an insp ec tio n toUT of th e c as ua lt y dep a rtment of R oy al Perth H <!> spital.

Gillian Blair , Beverley Bro wn, Anne Cla yton.

OLD - N .Z.

THE AU CKLAND AMBULA CE D l V[S lON New Zea lan? ha ve for some years ta ken und ei· their w ing the o ld fo k 111 po?r ci rcull1stanc s ; they have formed Ule Old Fo l k

Luncheon of andwiche and c akes a re serv ed 111 th e surnmer WiUl hot meals during the winte r on SWl d a'y r endering firs aid whe r nece ar y, and gen e ra ll y a ttendmg to the old people' s co mfor t.

Mone y h a s been coll ected fr om m emb er eac h wee k b y wa y of small r a ffle s and app eals he re, th e r.e an d eveyy wh er e enabling th m to p rovide better m ea l ta kIng lh e m if need ed into the homes of those who a re no t a ble o get a bout.

Gradua lly crocke r y, cu t ler y, ute n s il ta ble a nd seat w.e re collected en a bling mor e p eo ple to beJl ent by the s r V C

All are welco rne, wh etll er they be re a l " d o wn and oUl ," tempor ar ily unfor tun a te, pension er in .a lid o r ve n tho in n eed of a little com pany a nd f[l end ll lp

Over the pa st ten years an ave ra ge of 100 old fol ks Il d,?w!, for dinn er each SlUld ay a ll he year round T o ma ny thIS 1 the only s ub st anti a l mea of t he wee k.

All m eal a re p rep are d b y m em ber of u k la nd

Ambul ance Di vis io n with the h elp of t he ur Ul g a nd a det Nurs ing Di visi ons who gi ve th e ir During last year, o ver 3 100 ho ur wer.e er tn g 5,22 , their on ly rew ard the dee p sa tI sfac t io n 111 be ll1g o f erv lce t thelr f ellow men

In the winte r m o n t h c urr e nt fi lm prog rammes ar e sh o n fr ee of charge ee ry ot her Sun day; a ll fe ti e occa ion are rem emb ered hri tmas E a t r Fat he r D ay M ol h e rs'

D ay , when recei e gifts ny lon toc kin g, li pper , handkerchief , soa p , etc , fo r th e la dl e, an d oc k s a !l d a l e t cigare t te e tc. , f or the m en, suppl eme n ted by lLl1 o r f ru ll biscuits sweets an d ot he r thLDg , e nt oul from ounlry

We llw i 'her an d W o m e n 's Orga ni salio n

Chri tmas dinn e r each yea r is a lwa a peclal occa Io n when some 250 -3 00 o ld f olk a lt e nd, be in g g i en I ec ia l ra r to m ar k the seaso n , and a ft e r be ing e n te rt ai n ed by a co n cc rt p arty a re gi ven afte rn o on ea.

Clotbing a nd o th e r a r ticles of ho me co mro rts are ve ry much n ee d ed an d ve r y welcome ; tIme a nd er Ice a l ne I not , w1for tun ate ly, e nough.

BIG NORTH DAY IN DERDYSIIIRE

T H E 0 TY 10 E ll Jor D erbys hir e '01. 1" 1rnot B eam , B lt ., D . "'I .C I {. [. J. H D. , inspe cted ncarly I:V hlln d red IlIllJor m ed J ohn work er Jron nort it

D erbys lilre a rea on lt e p or s Gr all lid oj tli e la eley Ir on and

CI/ m ica l 0. L i d lI ear Ch es terfie d.

'T In e corp · re 011 parade and mar ch ed pas 10 Ih e nws ic oj II 0 band, ed by lit e offic er in charGe orp. up erintellcicnt H J 11 m ley oj ta ve ey W o rk Corps SllTS eS and S ur in n ad t · app ear ed in n ew uniJorm Jor III fir t tim e and aJl er Ih e mar cli pas t th e ' oull y 'oll/mi. s ion er s aid Ihat h e had n v e r , eell s mart: tlln/-oul. 11 aUGur ed we ll Jor th e Ju llre oj the or rJ(lI1l satlOl1 111 Ih e COllnty aid 01. B earn.

W ilh II illl Ih e insp ec tion 1 e re .lii El. F. B ell, County IjJic cr ( ;\ ur lIIg ).' Dr. Jewart, olllzty IIrg eon and JJr. TJ J ar t lll Pr e.' ldenl oj ta ve ley TV ol'k orp , w ho 1 )(1 rec lilly promoted o 'o m1ilancler ( B rolh er) oj IJz e O rder. tlier Gu e I til e ll l oyor and JI ay ore s oj li e terfi eld al/d th e lcc-Chmrman oj t{[ ve ey rball D trict ollll c il.

FLOAT-FIR T PRIZE

ESSAY PRIZE WINNER

A..'\'" :E B A LL practises on her brother I an

W ER of a competition or ganised by the West L ancashire Evening Gazette was D orothy Anne H all. of Bl ackpoo l. Competitors ha d to wri te a letter on the theme " I want to be "

Con gr at u lations to her, for she is a girl who o b viously knows where she is going, as can be seen from her letter:

When le ave schoo l I am goin g to be a nurse. I will beg in my trainin g at Man chester R oyal Infirmary in O cto be r 1962.

Why d o I want to be a nurse? That was one of the q uestions at m y interview in Manches er.

F irsUy-I like people, and I like being in [he company of peo p le. H a ing been b rought up in a large famil y , I ha ve a ways had plenty of company an d should hate to be in a jo b where I was comparati vely on my own.

Secon dl y- I bate to see an yone suffer and will do anything I an to arre o r pre en it.

Thirdly-I fee l that nursin g is in my eins. I ha e been interested in thi career since I was eight, an d in order to satisfy my ur gency to do somethin g in the nursing career I joined the St. J ohn Ambulance Brig ade T here I stu died vario u ubject with the S t. John cadets and after five years ervice I \ as awarded [he Grand Prior bad ge.

D urin g the pa ear I ha e al 0 o b tained adult certificate in fir t aid and home nursing.

II thi \ ork a well a h a ving quite a lot to do with es contracted by m y thre younger b rothers at home ha k pt my intere in nursing keen

October 1962 may be a long time away. But \ hen yo u reall want omething, it is \ ell worth waiting for i t.

WEST RIDING

ADMIRAL DI CK talking to C01P Offi cer B an aclough, of Morl ey C01PS, 71,0 joined the B rigade in 1915 and retires this yea?'.

TIm D EP U TY COMMISSIONER-I - CHIEF R ea r Admiral Ro yer

Dick C.B ., C.B.E., D S .C., accompanied b y Lady Braithwaite, Chief Staff Officer to the Superintend en in Chief, inspected 1,700 AmbuJance and ursing with Cadets, of the Midl and Area West Riding of Yorkshire in the presence of the Lord Mayo r and Lad y Mayoress of Leeds (Alderman P. A Woodward and Mrs. Woodward), Distric t Commissioner, E. H Lodge M.B. Ch B., District Superint en dent Mrs. E. H. Lodge, O B .E., J P

A ll t his-and money too

THE LAST TOUCHES to the chur ch hall a re complete A fire blazes in the generous grate, the trestle s round the walls bulge with e ver y ass ortment of discarded garment. Coats and dres ses of superior cond ition are promoted to coathangers, to ent ice the extra shillings. ow, after all the strenuous collecting an d p acking in to the car, pushing d own country lanes to remote little h ous es, a ll the journeyings to every part of the village a t a whisper of pos si ble " Jum ble," wha t a mountain of stuff confronts us. The fear always lurks, shall w e get rid of it?

But already the ever-faithfuls are awaiting a dmission , the doors are opened and the H a ll springs to life w ith mo vemen t and conversation. " What do yo u want for this?" cries an eager country voice. " Have you a pair of working trous ers for m y hus band ?" "Would these fit my little girl ?" The mone y is changing hands in an increasing crescendo. Pound notes begin to sh ow among the silver a nd copper. Women and children, yes and men too , are chatting an d laughing, pulling and t urning over , extracting their bargains from the now confused p iles. The ea rl y birds are ready for a sit-down with a cup of tea and a nice slice of home-made cake. The rush is over and we are cas hing u p. The little bags of coins bulk encouragingly T he paper money accumulates and once more we ha ve had a successful Jumble Sa le for St. John Busy hands are now clearing the Hall for even the eft -overs m ay f etch something.

But money isn't a l l. What pleasure i gi ves to see m y hus b and's green felt hat moving about the vi llage on the pro ud head of an inma te fr om the Old Men' s Home. What fun to collect an unw a n ted pram from one home and have it welcomed in another. All the year round we a re met with "I've got some jumble fo r St. J ohn. Will you collect it? " And " it " can be anything from a firep l ace to a Victoria n hip -bath!

Winifred J effri es Mond esl ey Di vision 10

The p arade assembl ed under ideal weath er cond itions in h e grolmd s of Tem ple N ew am Leed The vis iti ng party was we lcomed b y the officer in cha r ge of parade, Area Conu11.issioner G. T h ompson , M B ., h.B. The Brighou e Corps B and, by he kind p rmission of A sistant Conmus ioner H. HaITi on led the parade. In h s addre s fo ll owing the insp ction, Admir a l Dick said it w as most appropriate that the parade sho uld take p ace a t Temple Newsam , on ce in the poss essio n of the Knigh t Templal' he was very impress ed by the clean uniforms, a nd marching of the cadets , a nd a lso by the numbers in this area who were joining the adult D ivision.

He xpres ed his thanks to Am bul ance aJld urs ing member s for tlle enormou amollilt of work and hours put in b y the 1idi a nd Area West Riding of Yorkshire.

After the in pection , th Axea Commi ioner G. Til omp on M M ., B.Ch. , thanked m embers of the Area taff an d o th rs who had h lped to make this day 0 u cc ss ful.

WEST RIDING

Area Commissioner Retires

AT A GAT H R NG of Ambu la n ce and Nursing Offi cer s o f the South- a Area of the St. J ohn Ambu lance Briga d e held a Ro ssington olliery W e lfare H al l on Jul y 21st, presentations were made to the retiring Area Commiss ioner, Mr. Edward oar, Comm a nd er of the Order of St. John , and to Mrs. Soar, on be ha lf o f the officers and m embers of he area, which a rge ly cons ists of co lli ery brig a des in Soutll Yorkhire. On re t ir ing from h is emp lo yment w ith the oal B oard Mr. Soar to li ve at ou th port and is retiring from the Brigade a ft er 35 years' service, the last five years as Area Cornm sioner.

OUJlty Offi cer orman Hulley (Area General anager, o. 2 (Doncastcr) Area, ationaJ oal B oard) presided an d was supported b y A rea Surgeon Dr. R. W. Scott (Area edica Officer o. 2 (D oncaster) rea) on behalf of the orps urgeons. Tbe presentation to Mr. Soar of a Rolex wristlet watch a cheque a Dd an illunlinated ad dress was made by the D istrict onmlis ioner for th e We t Riding, Dr. E H. Lodge, a nd Mr Lodge presented a leat her handbag to Mr. oar. ur ing adet u an Whiteley (Rossington olJiery orp) pre ented a bouquet to rs. Soar on behalf of the rea cadet. Oth er speaker who paid tribute to the e rvic rendered by Mr. and oar included rea uperintendent L. lark (D P ., o. 2 (Doncaster) rea) rp uperinL en dent H B. Kearsley (Manvers Ma in orp) orp llp erintend ent J. Pickett , M.B.E., M.C. (Denaby Main orps) a nd rea taff Officer W. Bargreaves ( rea adet). During Lhe e ening Dr. Lodge announ ed that Mr. Blllley \ as Lo ucc d Mr. oar a rea COllU11i ioner.

N El" DI S TRI CT S E CRETAR Y FOR N ORTHER N IREL AN D

Mr. . H. Sweny, M.B.E., M.Inst.T., formerly a County Inspector in t he R oyal Ulster Constabulary, has b een ap poin ted Dist rict Secretary of the St. John Ambulance Bri ga d e orthern Irel and D istrict.

Mr. Sweny was educated at H ighgate School, London, and is the only son of the late Captain W. H. P Sweny, C.B.E., R.D. , R .R., who was former ly the Marine Supe rintendent of the P. & O. Steam avigation Co. and an A. D .e. to H.M King George V.

After a short period of service in the Army Mr. Sweny joined the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1921 and on the disbandment of that force transferred to the Ro yal Ister onstabuJary. Apart from the war years, when he was the District Inspector in charge of D onegall P ass D istrict, the whole ofms service in the R .U .C. was devoted to the control of traffic and the prevention of accidents. He was responsible for organising and operating the R .U.e. Tr affic Branch and in this capacity was intim.ately concerned with most of the traffic improvement scheme3 carried out in Belfast and other parts of the Province. ince the end of the war Mr. Sweny organised the traffic and transport arrangements for all the visits made to Ulster by H.M the Queen and other members of the Royal Family.

Pil%: Bradford & DiSTri c (( Don 't Knock the Rock "

HOW MA Y TIMES ha e you aid in ha te that oung ter of today think of nothing but them el e and having fun and games, rock and roll?

Leaders of the St. Jolu1 mbul a nce Brigade think diff rently. I n a ll the branches all over the cowltry the e enthusiast ic cadets vote First Aid is un.

Northumberland member h ld their annua l parade in ewcastle , led by Comnu ioner R. E. W. J ohn on' ith the L ord 1ayor taking the alu te, civic recognition of th e Briga d e's part in socia l life.

In May l ast year the Bri gad leaders decided th at man more qualified lect urers and d emonst r ato r wer n eded throughout orthumberland. T.he Duke of Edinbw-gh's Award Scheme , in pa rticular, with its emphasis on fir t aid, was creating a strong demand

A n ew department wa set up under the dire tion of CO Lmty Staff Offi cer Charles A. Higgins, o f W a ll end to train ay demon trators, using, among other met h od a daylight fi lm projector UJlit with a arge creen pre ented by the Ord er of St. John.

The unit, read y to tour any part of the co unt ry, has visited with great success Blyth H a ltwh st e, Wall e n d, Bellingham, Whitl ey Chapel and B ar don Mi l l.

During the past year, the firs t of t he ch eme, 252 candida te have passed strict cOllr'>es a nd won certiiica te a lecturer a nd d emon strators .

From the start we ll over J ,2 00 bo ys a nd girl h ave been tr a ined, a ll in one yea r. They have come from Bo y Scouts, Girl Guides, Army, Navy a nd Air Force Cadet s, as weli a from m a n y schools h at ha ve seen th e benefit of fust-aid knowledge

It is a great achievement and only a begumin g H ats off to these yo u n g sters ; we think th ey are on he right b ea I F rom th e e wca s tl e Evening C hronicl e.

HOME SAFETY

OURI G the pa t fe\ year there has been great concern o er L\ 0 in rea ingly frequ ent typc of home accident: bums and fire from un afe oil heater and suffocation of babies and mall chi ldr en cau d by plastic bag.

ery [(en th e ac ident h ave occurred through ignorance of danger , faulty maintenance of hating appliances , or thr ugh th e fa ilur of the heat r to fLU1ction afely under c rlain onditi n , particularly hen e po d to a strong draught.

II Briti h oil h atcr made ince 1960 conform to the British tandard pecification, which ha largely eliminated thi danger und r norma l dome tic condition, but there are s till a great man pre-1960 heater in LI e" hi h may require modification to r a h the ac eptab le high Ie el of afet laid down by the tandard . leaflet, entilled Oil Healer el'l'ice ha been produced by the il ppliance 1anufacturer' 0 iation, and et out 1ear y the c rre ct pI' cedur for obtaining thi service. The lea net avai ab l frc - in packet of 50 frolll oice and i ion Ltd., Public R lalion on ultants 26 pp r Brook tre t, ndon , 1

MOU T SAFET

AN ATTR T V · BOOKLET ha been produced b the entral olLOci f Ph ical R ation, entitled a/ety all MOllllta ill. Tt h a been wri te n by the taft- of Pi a Brenin, the cou n c cent r in nowdonia, and in Iud ch apters on a l l the haza rd a nd a f ty fa tor in mounta ineeri ng a t a lll eveJ There i an xceJlent hapter on fir t aid. Si r J ohn Hunt ha written th fore word. Th e booklet i priced 1 6d ., but a _5 p r c nt. di s ount is a llowed on ord 1's o f 12 co pi s or m or. opie ar obta inable from: T he Central ou ncil of Ph ysi a l Re ration 6 Bedford quare, London W 1. 11

IT I a frightening thought that every year over 1 ,000 holiday-maker 10 e their lives throuu!z drott'ning- maIlY good St imlllcr amonf!. them.

At X ewpor PaUl/ ell imming Pool a demon tration a a given of liv e avin u and artificial respiration and the pictllre s71m up erintende nt W alter Ha ckett applying the Ho lger.7\ iel en method 10 ., t'icti711 X 01'lllall lT hitillg. Brigade per onnel hat'e done a plendid job of work at the pool eve r since 'it opened. Each tceekend dllrin<1 the ea all me17lbeT ha ve be en on duty relie- ing the pool taft of IJ/any 11 adache alld earning the confidence of parent -eho e children are tilll ea1'71 illg to wim

WEYMOUTH DIVISION SAYS

"THANK YOU"

AT A fi'..'FORlv.!AL GATHERING of mem bers of t he 'Weymouth Amb ulance Division recently, an opportunity was taken of making a pr esentation to Mr. F. M. Hanna, F.R.C.S., who since. 1946 had been their D ivisional Surgeo n, but whose appomtment as Deputy Commissioner for Dor et was recently announced.

In making the presentation, Divisional Superintendent Dobson referred to tl1e support which Mr. H arma h a d given the division since his appointment, and of the many hours of leisure time which he had given to instruction a l work and training of the members of the division during those years. The divi sional member s were very much awa re of the calls made on Mr. Hanna s time, particularly of l a tter years, and were therefore all ilie more conscious of the debt which the divi!lion owed to him for his tremendous keenness and interest in the wor k of the Brigade in Weymouth. Mr Dobson then asked Mr. Hanna to accept a Parker " 61 " fountain pen as a memento of a very happy association and as a token of the members appreciation.

Mr. Hanna, in repl y of thanks, referred to the successfu 1 work of his predecessors and said th a t, because of this he had accepted the appointmen t in 1946 with a certain of trepidation. He had since learnt , however that the surgeon s w ork was made very much easie r by the enthusiasm displa yed b y the members themselves , and their spirit was cont agious, and that as a result the y aU found their first-aid work to be most enjo ya ble

His only regret, he said, was that owing to his increasing professional commitmen ts during the past two or three yea rs he felt he had not been doing justice to ilie d ivision. Mr. Hanna sa id that there had been many occasions when be had felt extremely proud of being associated with th e division' in particular, that he had been privileged to ha ve b een th eU: Di visional Surgeon and had helped in the trainin cr of th e tea:n. in 1951 when h a d achieved an ambltlOn by WlllllIDg the Dewar Shield in the Brigade Finals. In conclusion, he said that he hoped that the Weymou h Headquarters would always be open to him and that if t here was anything which he co uld do in the future to help, he sincerely hoped that it would b e asked of him.

WIMBORNE BIR TH DA Y PAR TY

BY KIND INVITATIO of the President, the Hon. Mrs. M . A. Marten, the Wimbome Nursing Divis ion celebrated its 21st birthd ay party amid beautiful surroundings on the lawns of Falconer's Lodge, Criche1. The guests, as the y arrived, were welcomed b y the President and D ivisional Superintendent Mrs. B. Horsey.

The catering was carried out by one of the division's honorary memb ers, Miss Barnes , who was assisted b y Miss Stella Knight.

Lying , as it were, in state, upon a table near by was t he " birthday cake " with 21 candles a nd the b a dge of the Order emblazoned upon it. It had been made by Sgt Mrs. Bradb eer of the Nursmg Division and was iced b y Mr. Bradbeer. Co - oper at ion indeed!

The President , the Hon Mrs. Marten, said how glad she was to welcome everyone to Falconer's Lodge on such a wonderful day. She was indeed proud to be the Presid ent of the Wimbome Nursing Divi si on She was extremely pleased to see the county officers present in support of the di vision. could not let the opportunity p ass without congra tulatmg D orothy Lad y Ellenborough on her recent proto " Dame of the Order. " There was great a pplaus e at this announcement.

Mrs. Horsey (D ivisional Superintendent) remarked that this was a red letter day in the history of the Division. It had been a wonderful evening and she thanked everyone who had h elped to make the even ing such a success.

SUCCESSFUL TRAINING DAY

RECENTLY , Cumb erland and We tmorland S.J.A.B. held a training day for members and friend, which wa most successful and well attended.

It was organis d by Dr J. S. Moffat, A i trult County Commissioner, and county staff, on tile theme of " The Impor t ance of First Aid. "

The comp a ny wer addressed by Dr T. St uddart, M.D ., and Mr. W. J. O. Page, F.R.C.S. in the morning. D r. Studd a rt explained th e types of h ear trouble , dis eases of he brain and cases of poi oning most ik e1y to be met b y first-aiders and commented on the best life- avi ng method of first-aid treat ment and why this wa mo t lik e y to a id recovery. He s tres sed th e importance of not for cing a ch ild who was ob viously left-banded to u e its right band, a thi could cause s tutt ring. He a lso m a d a strong plea to parents and anyone who had children in the h ouse to keep a ll tablets pills, powders, medicines and lo ion well out of the r each of children and preferably in a lo cked cup board E en iron piUs , though p erhaps good for adu lt, can be ery ha rmful to children a nd most pills are co lour d and ugar coate d and look like Smarties. "

Mr. Page spoke first on bleedin g from the no e, ea r and mouth and said in mo s t cases tb se appeared mo re alarming ilim they actually were but any per iste nt or recurring bleeding hould b e seen b y a doctor. Generally s peak ing the nose or ear hould not be plugged.

On foreign bodie in the ear nose or t hr oat he aid these can often b e ea ily di odged, but i.f not, the patient should always receive medical aid. He enlarge d on the type of foreign bodies usually swallo ed by chi ldr en and ometime b y adults.

Mr P a ge's plea was to all parents and adult not to give peanuts or choco l ate containing nuts to any child e pecially under six year old, as they can easi y enter th e w ind pipe instead of the gullet, and if inJlaJe d can cau e eriou trouble in the lung.

After lun ch Mr. G. H. D Mc aught F.R. ., commenced b y quoting statistics co ncerning ac idents and a king all members to be am bassadors of ac ident pr ention.

Apart from s ixt y accidents cau ing deaths eery da approximately 6,000 people were taken to ho pita l daily and according to a World Health Organi ation ur y the percentage was greater in t h e rura l area. Of the e ho pital cases 25 per cent. were due to fa ll 18 per cent. to burn 18 per cent. to agricult ur a l machinery, J 5 per cent. to hand tool and industry and 10 p er cent. to dome tic anima

Speaking on specia l injuries Mr. Mc aught tre ed the importance of medical observation of a ll ca e of head injury; non-app lication of any oi l,lotion or ointment on burns and scalds (which shou d be co ered w lh a clean dressing); the keeping of wound dry and clean and covered with an air-p ernleab e dre sing; and of not overheati ng a shocked patient by app l ication of hot-waler bottle.

Dr. Moffat then t hanked the three peaker, all con ultant staff at the Cumberland Infirmary, for gi ing tlleir valuable time to speak to S.J.A.B. members. He felt sure it had b en useful to have, first hand, a r eflectio n of fi rst aid do ne by members of S.J.A.B. Dr. Moffat a so thanked the H o pitai Management Committee fo r the u e of the Sa lkeld Hall and the matron and her staff for the light r efreshment provided.

AN O U TS T AND IN G Y EAR

THE SOUTI-IBOURNE URsr G DIVIs rON has had a very successful yea r , their greatest ach ievement being h e winning of the mu ch coveted T enn yso n-Smith Cup, awa rded to the mo s t efficient Divi sio n in the co unt y-ei he r Ambul a n ce or Nursing. Amongs t their other successes ha ve been the winning of the a rea and county rounds in th e P errott Shield Competition. In tbe r egional round the y were placed third, only 12t marks b ehin d the wiPlners, Maidenhead In this round the team won th e D ower Cup for th e most correc uniform, and only lo s t It marks out of a total of 244! The divi sio n a lso won the Bournemou t h Corp s Uniform Cup for the second year r unning

Blood and More Blood

THE MI rSTE R OF HEALTH, MR. OCr-r POWELL, held a party at hi s Ministry's headqu a rters on Friday, July 14th , at which hi s guests were blood donors who have given at least 50 don at ion s f or use in the H o pital service. H e presented each of them Witll a silver-gilt b adge-the atio n a Blood Transfu ion Serv ice's higllest award. The guests, numbering about 40, came [rom th e 14 hospital regions in Eng land.

The Min it er aid:

Tn the la 15 or 20 years modern medicine has developed a n in at i ab e thir t for bl oo d-y ou w l l r ecogn ise th a t I mean this in the best possible se nse of the words. D evelopments n many Jines of medicine have ne,;" ways of saving lifc and imp r oving the quaJJty of lIfe, whlch upon an ever -growing quantity of human blood beLng avai lable.

it was to erve thi need that the ational Bl ood Transfu on ervice which cover the whole country, was brought into exi tence 'and organised, and have been glad thi afternoon to meet and to greet upon this platform some of those who work in the ser ice. I hope they will take that greeting and the thanks for their work as comi ng to them as repres nt atives of the whole of the service.

oluntar Organi. ation

They do not work alone and unaided. On the contrary, they are help d and upported as so many things in our country are by a whole range of voluntary organisation. The repres ntati e of those organi ations are behind me on Lhe platform al thi moment, and through them I extend the thank of the nation to their organi ation for the work hich they do to upport lhe ationa l Blood Transfusion r e. Th re are al 0, but not in the same sense, represented here other important panners in the work, namely, the \ hole of BriLi hindu try and commerce on both side, the cmploy r and the worker, who upport and so generously allov time and facilitie for the ork of blood tran fu ion.

Expa nd ing e r vic e

o far I ha e mentioned all bUl Lhe mo e ential el ment in the e-tbe donor of Lh blood itself. The immen ily and the rate of the e pan ion of their work an be judged [rom the peed at which the use of blood ha illcrea ed in the la 15 years. In 1946-that i a long time after nearly all tho e to whom T ga e av aIds thi afternoon b came donor -ther \ ere ome 00,000 donations. From that time the numb r ha gone up quit teadily-half a million in 1950, three-quarter of a million in 1955, and 1a year as v as announ cd ye terday, the number topped the million mark. e can be ce rtain that Lhe expan ion ha not stopped there, but th al it will go on at least at the ame rate a far ahead a \ may are to look. have before u in tho e imple figure some measur of the \ ork \ hi h the ervi e ha dOIl:e and the acrifi e which the donor ha e mad 0 er thiS period.

The munber of the donor them et ar incr asing to; th e la t time there wa a c r mony of thi kind at the tini try -it \I a in J 954-D ne of my pred es or ga e th av ard in ord r to mark th achie ement of half a million name on th elf cti e donor panel. '\ ell, today th r are about 50,000 on th panel 0 you ill that the numb r on the pan I have increa d about a fa a the demand for or u e of bl od. everthele part of th importance of thi 0 ca ion i that il h Ip one to mark the ne d for ever mor donor.

m ng tho e who r cei ed badge were Mr. E. Good ear 87 Hun et Hall Road, Leed. M r. oodyear i a torekeeper a nd acti e member of the t.J. B. He be ame a blood donor in 1941, and has a on a nd daught r who ar both blood donor.

Mr. George Wicke nd en, -6 Downlands nu Bexhill. Suss x. Mr. Wickend n emplo d in a public utility compa ny and con id red it hi duty to gi e blood during the war (hi fir dOllation wa in 1942) , a hi a a re rved occupat ion. He a t. J ohn mbul a nce Brigade member and h a four hildren

LORD LIEUTENANT HONOURS

THE BRIGADE IN HAMPSHIRE

LORD A HBURTO);" inspects St. John members in Hampshire.

RUSHMOOR ARE A, Aldershot, was the venue of St. John members throughout Hampshire in J uly when the county irLspection took place in ideal surroundings and weather.

Lord Ashburton, K.c.Y.O ., at his first official function si nce his recent appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, honoured the Brigade by carrying out the inspection.

A short drumhead service was conducted by the Re v. M. S G. Farnworth, C.F., Assistant Chaplain of Aldershot District.

Members to whom the Lord Lieutenant spoke during the inspection were impressed by his sincere and appro.ach to them and their voluntary work, and the cadets m partiCUlar' " the members of the future" as he later described them.

Arter the inspection, Lord Ashburton presented service medals and bars to various members; and Grand Prior badges to cadets.

The march past, to music played by the of the Army Medical Corps, ended a parade hlch was enjoyed ilioroughly by all who attended.

Colonel W. P. S Curtis O.B .E., D.L. , C.St. John, commanded the parade.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS

THIS YEAR the imbledon Tennis Championships opened on a dismal day and pIa \ a curtailed on five oc asions owina to rain. Ho\ e er the ne t da y was rather \ armer, and 7:ach day the temperature ro e higher and higher, reaching 110 deg. in the Centre C,?urt on aturday, July t. Brigade per onn 1 were kept qUlte bu y With the except.lon of the first day hen only 19 case "ere treated but agamst thi 306 per on required treatment on Jul 1. t. ,\he total number of ca ualties treated was 1,1 1 of hich eIght had to be ent to hospital. Thi \ a a re ord number of a ualties for a imbledon meeting.

Cases

There \ a not anytlling really out tanding. On the la t da a oung" oman from r 1iddJe brough wa brought mto the main p t very arly in the morning. he had queued all night. he slept until nearly midday tl1.en. r joined her pIa e in the queue. She was brought ba k agam 111tO the po about 3 p.m and again after tea. She \ a finally re.moved to ho pital Ul1 on iou uffering from heer exl1austlOn. a teadil built up from 19 on th fir d a to 136 on the fir t Thur da 165 on ilie Frid a and rea hed the big total on JuI 1 t. The dropp d during the e ond we k, the highest bing 9_ on Jul 6th. Duru:.g ili. fir \ eek a pe tator r c i ed a ut e through b mg hit lth a ball from on of th e pia

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MAKING P U BLICITY P AY

In L o ndon-

IN AN EFFORT to the public in the need for first aid and, of course, to recruiting, the members of 19/1 ( Old. Kent R oad) D lVlsIOn agreed, that if permission was from the L.e.e. to use.their Parks, they woul d give pubhc Accordlllgly application was made to L. Huddart, Chief Officer Parks Department sta ting the Parks and an assurance that the Council Il;ot b e IDvolved ID any circumstances whatsoever and perIll1SSlOn was readily ob tained.

Calls were then made on each Superintendent of the Park s chosen, l.e. Hill, Peckham R ye and Southwark Park, to the SIte for the demonstration.

In to our own Division , neighbouring Division s were IDYlt.ed to part, including 53N, 59 ,1 54 ,C 135 Forest Hill NursIDg Cadets, 19/2 and C129. Details sent. to three local newspapers and two of these published details. P.R O .s of three local Councils were also advised

A good supply of the area leaflet and the streamer were obtamed from the Area Publicity Officer and the Cadets wer.e kept busy distribu ting the leaflets during he demonstratlons.

A 6ft. and some chairs were loaned by the L.e.C. and the Nursmg Me:nbers soon had the table con verted into a complete WIth mattress and bedclothes and of course a patIent, thOl.:oughly enjoyed the experien'ce of tucked up m bed m a park!

the Nursing Cadets were showing off their skill III applymg roller bandages to girl bystanders of their own g;roup. The Ambulance Cadets were demonstrating resprratIOn to lads of their ages with a great deal of pnde

A ".main" case, prepared with Plastifol Injuries was OCCUPYlllg the attention of the Ambulance and what I saw of the audIence, they just did not know wluch case to look at first. No time was lost in taking the names and addresses of those interested and they were sent to the officers concerned.

At Southwark Park, new tactics were em plo yed for whilst the Ambulance and Nursing Members were busy' with their cases a breathless lad ran up and anno unced in a loud voice th at a I?an had falle? into the nearb y pond. Cadets, followed by therr officer, qUlCl?y responded and the 440 yards d ash would done credIt to any District Cadet Sports Dayltogether WIth a crowd which followed from all parts of the Park.

The one of our members in mufti, had soaked With. water: fr<:llll the and. the cadets were doing therr stuff With resprratIOn, WIthout losing a second. So very encouragmg, when one sees so many helples s people standmg around. The. fee1i?g of pride, I feel, proves the need to show. off the skill which we. are taught in the Brigade. In conclUSIOn, we feel exerCIse was worthwhile. As a resul t of oyr efforts, en qumes were r eceived and addresses taken of J?-me b oys, seven girls and three men. Since I feel the IS for u s to go to the public , I am now exp on.n g the posslb l hty of putting on such shows during the wmte r months, i n large departmenta l stores factory canteens, etc '

L ; Walker D iv Supt., 19/ 1 (Old Kent Road) S E G B Dl vlSlon.

THE LEGION MOTO R RALLY, NOTTINGHAM, et an examp le to those anlong us wbo feel tha t displays are too diffic ul t to put on.

'0'ith a ? Oft. marquee for coverage the layout wa in three malO (1) Publicity, (2) Tr a ining , (3) Op era tional

In PubliCIty, were the wide range of posters and bill s r ela ti e the Order Briga de and Association added to by hom.e -mad e one of a toplcal nature in colour and mcludmg. a. sununary of the county's activiti during 1960

In a dd ltH;lil, the G.P O Telephone M anage r generously and a clo ed circuit live telephone ys tem the pub lJ c to phone any que tion de ired and receIve the spoken answer immediately [rom two member screened off behind the centre table.

This idea wa very popular; nearly 200 questions being answered ranging from " What should I do ?" to " can I learn fir t a id ?". In an ticip ation of thi latter qu tlO n .they had built up a comprehen lve 1i t o[ clas es ava Il able J.J?- the county each r pecti e officer-In-charge together place and tune of meeting.

The trall1U1g and operational section were each laid out to show subjects app licable to the re pecti e a dult and cadet dI VISIOns Brigade member sLaff1J1g ac<:ordill¥,ly. Some lIght rellef was afford d un witti ngly at tIme ill the bUIld -up " of the skeleton on a flannel-graph over a bl anket; " Vlrongs ofa Hazard House" al 0 produced some misgiving but perhaps the greate t alue cam from the practical demonstration and effort on an audible and visible full l ife-size model made to ho\ the effect of artificial respiration, especially the iel en method.

To the ri e and fall in the 4ft. glass manom ter, with an fall (intake) on the upward pull of elbows convll1ced many of the requirements.

a little howpiece, two nul' ing cadets-with rellefs, 9ealt wtth large doll in a cot, bed-making \ a hing, etc., III a motherly-cum-nur e \ ay under a captIOn, U can do better than I.'

Altogether, this was, despite the rain , a ucce ful hO\\1

Photo HIIII Daily Mail

.D,?RING the annual general meeting oj til e lJ ull and East Centre oj th e St. John Ambulance Association the Lord Mayor, Lt. C.:ol: D. B ellamy (President) and D,·. E. M. !J earn .wtth tr1:teres t an old triangu/cn' bandage, t ncorporattn[t an tnslructwnal chart In 1900 til e nttmber oj classes held by 49 pe1' cen t. and th e number oj adult and p1'ehm,1 nary passes was 10 peT cent. higher.

KEEPING US

"ON - THE-BALL"

THE FOLLOWING ext rac may help us to understand the pomt of view of the League Football Clubs, and their patrons. A you see, they are very appreciative of the services rendered by tIle Brigade. The passage occurs in the programme of the Bournemouth lh le ti c lub :" Talking of injuries, there are two points I would like to bring to yo ur notice concerning men of the l. J ohn mbuJance Brigade. Firstly, when a player is injured, uch a wa David Bl a key, of hesterfield (who is, a t the time of writing, still in Boscombe Hospital), you see the e men tand up, and what appear Lo you in a hesitant manner , wondering whether to rush on to the field or not. Please do not embarrass them by remark for this reason, as the Trainer cannot go on to the field until he i called by the r e neither Celn the ambulance men, until ca lled for by the Referee or Trainer. Thi is the reason for what sometimes elppear to you unnece ary delay in their rushing to the cenc. Se ondly I feel thi is an opportune time, and I am ure you ill wi h to join with me in pay:ing a tribute to this fine body of men, who gi e their time in the cause of humanity without any thought of monetary reward, who give their r ic free , not only at the big matches, bu t at all matches ; \ ho uccour and help player of bOlh teams, when necessary; \ ho edge lheir \\ay through den e crowds to help those who are overcome by heat, cold, excitement , or any other reason. eldom do we have the opportunity of expressing our appre ialion for the wonderrul work these men do; never theIe ,deep in our hearts we are full of admiration and gratitude for their un tinted and un lfish en'orts t oward their fellowbeing. 0 you , Gentlemen of t. John , e say' Thank you, od ble s you and your calling ' "

SNA KE BITE

ir t- id T reatment of nake Bite in the British Isl

PP E DL 10 OF THE FIRST AID M UAL co er the general lrcalm nt of nake bite in tropical or ub-tropical region of the \ orld.

In tbe Brili h I 1 it i unlikely that first-aider v ill be called upon to deal with any nake bite more venomOLl than lhat of the adder.

It i thought therefore thal il auld be helpful to give more particular in truction regarding the tr atment of add r bites in the Briti h Il es. The biles are not u uaUy fatal but are greatly dreaded, and, a fear encourage hock, it i very important to rea nre the ca ualty. nake and add r bit sause hock and may cau e much pain and w lIing at the it of the bit. it is difficult for a first-aider to identify an add r, any bite by a snake should be treated as an adder bite' if the nake or adder is killed, it hould be kept for identification.

Treatment:

The be t an d afe t fir t-aid treatment is to r a sure tbe cas u aHy and o keep hinl at compl te rest in a lying po ition. Immobili e the bitten plac as for a fr act ure with splint or bandages. Gently wipe away any ooz.ing from the ite of the bite. Get the casualty to ho pital a oon a pos ible.

The ap plication of a con tricti ve bandage, or inci ion and suc tion or tbe use of pota iwn p rmanganate hould 0 T b e undertaken in tbe British I les.

H. S. T.-Y., Surgeon-in-Chief. 15

ST. JOHN COUNCIL DANCE

A VERY SUCCESSFUL DANCE was given by the St. John Council for Hampshire at the Manor House, Buriton, Peter sfield, by kind permission of Mr . and Mrs. John MillerStirling. Over 300 guests attended including the Lord Lieutenan t of Hampshire, who is Chairman of tbe Council, and Lady Ashburton, Marjorie, Countess of B recknock, Colonel W. P. S. Curtis (County Corrunissioner) and Mrs. Curtis and the Hon. Mrs. S. R. Cubitt (County President). A profit of nearly £500 was made, and it is hoped to hold another at some future date.

AWARDS

A LEITER OF COMMENDATION has been sent by the Commissioner-in-Chief to Cadet Allen Maher of orth Manchester Ambulance Cadet Division Duke of Lancaster's District, for prompt and efficient service rendered to two schoolboys hurt in a cycling accident.

Roger Laxton, aged 14, Worthing Ambulance Cadet Division (Letter of Commendation.) For trying to save his father's life after finding him in a gas filled cupboard, by dragging him into the garden and applying artificial respiration.

D. G. BreI er, Weston-Super-Mare Ambulance Division, omerset. (Letter of Commendation.) r Brewer, after experiencing much trouble with an extremely strong, and very difficult patient in a hypermanic state, succeeded in getting him to hospital.

S. M. Hocking Porti bead Ambulance Division, Somerset. (Letter of Commendation.) Mr. Hockings successfully helped his ne t door neighbour, wbo had cut his wrist severely by arresting the haemorrhage and getting him to hospital.

Mis W. Treaner aged 17, ccrington ursing Division, Duke of Lanca ter's District. (Letter of Commendation.) For rendering fir aid to a woman \,,,ho was seriously injured in a motor accident, and later bad a leg amputated in hospital.

K. F. Long, Divisional Officer, Axminster Ambulance Cadet Division, East, Sou th and orth Devon. (Letter of Corrunendation.) For rendering first aid to a driver of a an, and hi passenger who had rec ived evere injuries in a road accident.

R. Par ons and J. Jones, both of Brislington Ambulance Di ion County of Bri tol , (Letter of Commendation.) For rend ring first aid and for saving the life of an elderly man by prompt application of artificial respiration, after finding him in a gas filled room.

B. Hunt aged 16, Spalding Cad t Ambulance D ivision, Lincolnshir. (Lett r of Commendation ) For rendering fir ai d to a man found with his wri t la hed with a razor blade.

G. Wilkin on and J. M. Jones, both aged 15, and of the Preston Ambulance Cadet Di ision, Duk e of Lancast r's D ivision. (Letter of Commendation.) For r ndering first aid to a police con table who as s riously injured after his motor cy Le had ollided with a saloon car.

Visit by the Queen Mother

ON APRIL 13th the Queen Mother vis ted St. Albans to recei ve the Freedom of the City.

For this duty the St. Albans Nursing Division of the St. Jo1m Ambulance Brigade combined with the British Red Cross Society under their Commandant Miss K. Minty and were further strengthened by members from the Ambulance Di vision, Transpor t Officer Gray the Ambulance members of the Hemel Hemps tea d Division , Mrs Rogers, and members from Hoddesden Ambulance Division.

Various first aid posts were set up and manned from 10 30 a.m until 5 p m ., and some of the m embers who were with the ambulance a t B atchwood Hall where the Queen Mother and City Council lunched, were surprised and delighted when, breaking from her set progranuue, the Queen Mother walked over and shook h ands wi t h each one of them.

Area Commissioner Mr Appleton was Officer-in- Charge and everyone a greed tha t it h a d been a very happy dut y and combined operation A very appreciative letter was la ter received from the Town Clerk on behalf of the fa yor an d Corporation thanking the members and congratulating them on the efficient arran gements. There were only a few casualties and those were of a minor n a ture

PBESEJVTATION AT SJJlALL HEATH

WEE T the D eputy Commiss ioner for Birmingham Count y, Brig N. L. Cariss, inspected E. Corps a t Sma U H ea th on June 2nd , he made a pres entation to Mr. R G Fo wles

Superintendent of E. Corps. Mr. Fowles served the St. John Ambulance B riga de from 1908 until Dec ember of las year when he retired at the age of 70.

STAPLEHILL POLICE TEAM

WIN ERSKINE TROPHY

THE ERSKINE CUP is a firs t a id competition for tea ms of three (men or women) and competitors must ha ve ga ined their first certificate since October, 1958.

Tremendous interest wa s tak en in a ll the preliminary rounds this year At the R A.F. Sta tion , Inns wor th, fiv e teams from the Cheltenham area competed in a mos interesting test judged b y Wg. Cdr McNa b , R.A .F. Medica Service, assisted by Fl. -Lt. E A. YeU. G C.H.Q. Civil Defence Team were the winners and Cheltenham Police came second.

In Gloucester a good contes was won b y Stroud Police Cadets- five other teams competing

For the North Cots wold area, Brig L ewis, Association D eputy Director, sta ged the comp e tition at Moreton-inMarsh. Dr. Snelson w a s the judge and he gave firs place to Northleach Ci vil D efence " B " Team

In the south of the county their competi tion wa s held at Chipping Sodbury; the Staplehill D ivision of the Gloucestershire Constab ulary were judged the winners.

The four winning teams met in the canteen of the Gloucester Wagon Works where a very realis ic tes was set by Dr Durkin and staged b y Corps Officer G. T. Clark assisted by Brigade officers of the Gloucester City Corps. After a close contest Staplehill Police Team was found to have beate n G.C.H.Q. Civil D efence Team b y two m arks. Col. R A. G. Bingley, Association County D irector, presented the Erskine Trophy to the Staplehill Police a nd a so the Area Trophies to a ll teams. Among interested sp ecta tors were the OUef Constable, Mr. J. S. H. Gaskain, Brig H. L. Lewis, Col. R. A. Harris, Mr T. W Clark, Corps Supt. W. S. Clutterbuck. Lt.-Col. F. Williamson was responsible for the genera l administration for this very successful competition.

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KENT CORPS ON PARADE

THE CH A TH AM A D GLLLl N GHAM COR P S h e ld an nnua l

Inspection on Sunda y Ju n e j 8th, 1961 the p a rade was held on th e Ro ya l Marines' r icke t GrotUld a t Gill in gh am w ith orps Sup e rintend nt G eo rge T ar rant a the p ara d e co mmander.

The in p ec t ion wa ca r ried ou t b y t he K e nt ConU11 is ioner

Major-General G Brwl kill, .B ., M ., upp o rted by Brig. J. V. Davidson-Ho u tOll No 1 Area onU11 sion er

Area Sup e rintend nt ( ) Mi s Burn s-H art op p; Co un ty

Nur ing Offi c r Mr Hob y, S R N ., o unt y a d e Office r (A) r. Smith' Area a de t Offi cer ( ) M r. ight ing a le ;

Area C a det Officer (N) Mi Winter al so on p a r a d e was th Corp s Surgeon, Dr. K. F. 1. Pole

The p a ra de wa s ver y u cces ful , th e 0 111IUJ lon e r complimenting all m ember o n the ver y fine urn- o u t, h e wa par t icul a rl y interested in th e a de t wh o included tw

Ambulance Cad e ts due to r ece ve heir G rand P r io r B a d ge wi thin th e n ex t few week s prior to thei r depa r tw-e to an a d a, wh ere they a re taking up residence with thei r p a ren t. Th e

Gillingham Ambul ance Di is io n wa co m p lim en te d o n h aving 0 man y m emb er in t he a ti o naJ H o p ital Se r ice

Res e rve (16 so f a r, includ ing th ei r u p ri l1 cnd en Mr. Huggins) The Corp s Sup e rin ten dent wh o is a m em ber f the H.S.R. h a been us in g gentl e p ersu as io n in get tillg a m any Br igad e m ember s a poss ibl e to jo in 1r T a rrant a im is to f orm a compl e te F orward M e di cal id ni t compris ed of S.J A.B m emb er s, bothmb u lance a nd u r in g, and we are n ea ring the r equi s ite nun1ber r e quired fo r thi purp ose.

The Corp a 0 h eld a St. J olm 's D ay Ch urch P arade in the evening of Sund ay, June 25th , m arching thr ough t he tree t of Chath a m o at tend a er ice a t th e church of t. J o hn

The Ba pt t, Cha th am. The Cor p was led by the Briga d e Band from Sheerness an d th eir m u ic as very mu ch appreciate d Thi s occas ion was o f partic ul ar intere t for a p ar t f rom i ts being a St. J olm S rv ice , the R ev. anO rl Old a ker of th e church he ice -Presi dent of the hat ham Ambul ance Di v s ion. A March P as t ook place aft r the Serv ice, the C OUJlty UJ's in g Officer, Mr H oby, R. ., D r. H o b y (Area o 1 Surgeon ) an d th e Rev. a n n Ol da ker took the sa lu te. Th e para de was u nder the command of Co rps Sup er intend en t W G eo rge Tarrant.

DO-IT-YOURSELF AMBULANCE

Magnificent Effort by Bletchley Members

F OR THE L AST SIX MO TJ-lS Bletchl ey St. J olm Am bu lance

Briga de h as be en wit hou t an am bu la nce of it own. The previ ous veh icle , a veteran o f h e last wa r, went into enfo r ced re tiremen in J anuary.

But sever al o f the younge r Brigade membe rs h ave ra ll ied round and a r e do in g a terrific a mo unt of wo r k in con e r lin g a sec ond -hand van into an ambul a n ce, all in th e ir lei ure h ou r

They a re D avid P a rriss, 18, Au brey Smi th 17, Bill I r ing, 20 , Pe ter Ki r kham , ] 6 an d I an A t kins, 17 T hey are being gu ided b y cou nty a mbulan ce driver , Mr T e rry Jo yce, in who se ga rd en the wo r k is ta k in g pl ace.

A ft er th e Briga de h a d ac qui red the van (it h as on ly 34 000 mjJes o n th e cl ock) C owley a nd Wil son Lt d s pra yed i t wit hou t charge in th e St. John col o urs of bl ac k an d white. ow these enth usiast ic young volun teers a re ac kling t he fa r- fr o m easy j ob of conver t ing the b a re interio r in to a well-fitted- o ut ambulance.

The fir s es sen ial, of course, is a p ermanent st retcher a nd a la rge u sed on e is bein g cut down for thi s. On th e oth er s ide will be a spare s tret cher-cum- sea t, whi ch i being fi tted by Bill and Aubrey a long w i th m edica l lock e rs

Peter and Ian are the el ectrician s, fitting lights i.l1 t he b a ck and wiring-up the illunlinated " Amb u la nce " sign while D avid is doing the lettering on the vehicle' s sides. The la ds don .t just stick to their own tasks ; they" muck in " and help each other when need be.

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1. T \ a part of shirt fo r fr acture d arm (6, 3, 4)

9. leep di tu r bed by dark horse? (9)

10 Shock fro m n ne r ve e l (5) 11 ga rret (5)

12 final ly a m u cu ar curtai n (4) 13. q ralll on th e toe (4)

1-. eel, fo r ample, ke eta l deformity (3, 3)

17. o re lha n ufficie nt to a to n for gorman d (7)

19. timulaling beverage from the cow (4, 3)

2 1. rg n of oice (6

il tl c cancer t famou Roman (4)

a return to article on (4)

R elative ba k in po tal di trict to p oint (5)

t il ch pa rt returned (5) at of the body (9)

[]I-temp red like a bear needlllg a pnn. (4 1,4 4)

OW T I a n e or doub l d ability (3.3)

2 rimulus to the r t ina 5) F rm joi nt 0 to peak ( 10)

Bec ming I 101 n get ?-t up et g ill (7)

5 Die early ealing ac ordmg 10 regimen (7)

6. B one alway fou nd in wonderful nature 4)

7. The nine go lden ru e hou ld ne er be (9)

8. ew gain for baby after milk (7)

14 T olat ion perio d for infectiou dl ea e contact (10)

16: D efeat, but more rilll at kct (9)

18. uppurative I ion look ltke lady CLence graduate (7)

20. an1e confu ed at beginning of memory 10 (7)

21. Fr ckle . D it d i appear from hro e T uesday to ter? (7)

22 Cured the French in head (6) 26. Di charge low ly (5)

27. T he place to t reat the fract u re (4)

LANCASTER POLICE WIN NEW TROPHY

LANCASTER P O LI CE D fVlS IO Fi rst Aid team}ecame t.he fi rs h olders of a new shield presen te d b y the L a l1cashire Even in g P ost" t o the La n caster Cen tre o f th.e St. Job.? Amb u lan ce Assoc at ion wh en they won a firs t- a id compe tItion in which eight o ther teams took part a t D allas -road Seco nd ary Sch oo l, L ancaster. . Thes hi eJd was han ded ove r to the team captaLD, P. e. S t M a r sd en , of Ca to n, by D B. An d erson, G eneral Man<l:ger of t he" Post" who was by Mr. F. e. Wilford,

was the T rimpell eam compnsmg Mr L. H arper (ca p L), A. F earon, M r. J Modey an d R Other teams we re f ro m the Centr al ElectncLty B oard s Lancas ter power sta tion (298 marks), H eysham (29 4) orth Western Gas Boa rd (292), P os t Office Savmgs a nd La ncaster H ead P ost Office (282), and Brit ish R a ilways, Ca rnfort h (27 9). .

Ind ividua l prizes were presente d by Mrs C. B Mann, wife of the ch airma n of the Lancaster centre , M r. C: B;, Mann, Editor-in -Chief of the" L ancaster G ua r d Ian Senes.

CLACTON ... CATASTROPHE ....

A PARTY of cadets was mown down by a car on s t. Osyth H ea h road near Clacton -on -S ea, one everun g recently. T he ca dets we re on a walkin g exercise when the of a passing car ha d a heart attack and plou ghed mto them. Casualties were littere d over the greensward and after first aid ha d been gi ven by mem bers of S t. J ohn Am b ulance

Br igade an d the R ed Cross, the injUJ'ed were taken b y am bulances to an emergency hospital. in Clacton.

T his accident di d not make headline ?ews for the whole incident was a surpri e stunt-a surpnse. t.o members of St. 10hn Ambulance Brigade and the Bnttsh. R ed Cross ociety who received emergency calls to the aCCIdent and to man the " Hospital.

Tr ained ob ervers watched as the first -al ders treated the casualti and applied proper" lift "

Most pas er -bysUllU11ed up the situation prettyqUlckly, but occupant of one car although upset what they thought to be a severe accident, topped to see if they Capt. R. J. enley, deputy county commlssI<?ner for E ex t. 10lm Ambulance Briga de, was present w1th Mrs. enley Red, Cros commandants Mrs H. F. Sll1lth, r H udson, and Mi J. Bennett.

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THE GRAND PRIOR VISITS RHODES

MAY 22nd L T H R H. Th e Duke of Gloucester Grand P rior of th e Order accompanied b y th e Duchess of Glouce L r arri e d in Rhod es for a two day visit. The Grand Pri or \ a recei ed by Kil1 g Pau l of th e H e ll en es, an Associate Ba ilifT ran d ro of the rder, w ho was accompanied by other member of the Greek Ro ya Family The D uke and uch e vi ited the uberge o f nglaJ1d , a mediaeval build ing in th e centre of the city o f Rhodes and at a hort eremOI1 held in the a u berge, King Paul hand ed to the Grand Pr ior a c rol l contain ing the Greek appro al of t he tran fer f tbe building to the 10 t e ne r able Order. It wi ll be rememb red that Rh de was the headquarters f the Ord er of t. J ohn from 1310 un ti l 15 22 when the farnou iege of Rh ode wok place. In the city which the y f o rti fied, the Knight of t. J ohn built a great ho pitaJ a c hur ch and a p a lac f r th e Gr a nd 1a ter. They a l 0 rect d a number o f auberge or ho tel in h ich t he knight fr om th e var iou tongu e o r br an he of t he Order Ii ed. For tun ately many of the e buildings are till in e tenc The auberge of rance now 0\ ned by the French go vernment al1d that of Ita y by t h 0 ereign Order of alta. It th e ref re ap prop r iate tha t th aub rge f England houJd c me nt o the po se sion of the 0 t ene ra ble Order.

The Auberge oj Engla nd af Rh odes.

The two-storey building which is situated close to the Street of the Knights and opposite the main entrance of the former ho pital of the Order was the proper ty of the late Sir Vivian Gabriel, Knight of Justice who arrange d for extensive restoration to be carried out in 1919. The auberge has been donated to the enerable Or de r by Sir ivian' heirs and represent an important historical monwnent of he Engli h tongue.

Th e Oran.d PrioT and th e Du ch e oj Glouc e l er, accompanied. by th e Xing and Qu ee n oj GTe ece , visit fil e Engli h A l.Ib eTo e.

Th e Grand Prior rece i e th e approva l of the tra n f er oj th e a ub rg e to th e T lie-T a ble Order fr om Kin g Paul.

A. J. B ea /in g, Shafresbllry

'Th e Procession fTOln til e Uay pole to the Churc h 011 St. Jam es's Day 'in the village of Ansty.

.it Wiltshire Village Bemelnbers

JULY 25th 1961-sT. JAMES'S DAy-and normally the celebration of its patronal festi va in the village of Ansty, a t the foot of the South Wiltshire Downs and on the road from Sal isbury to Shaftesbury

But this year it is an especial celebration t o commemorate the seven hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the granting of the manor by Walter de Turberville to the Kn ghts Hospitallers of St. John.

Last yea r I wrote about Ansty and so can only repeat that it is probably the most perfect example of Commandery still extant in England. Further.' It IS to be the earliest hospital to have been established m Wllt-

Firstly, there is the small early English church, happIly r:-ot over-restored, which served the dual purpose of a pansh church and, in the chancel, the Order 'S chapel. Then, to. the east and on the banks of the picturesque lake IS the hospItal, now alas used as a builder s workshop and having lost in a fire some' thirty-fi ve years ago, its original lofty roo f. It is a noble stone building, some 110 feet in length and formerly of two storeys, for, apart from its ini tial purpose, It served as a refectory and guests lodging. Lastly, across the lake and to the west of the church, is the Manor Farm, still contalllillg many features of the domestic building where lived the Knight Commander and the Brethren.

At 2.45 on this event ful Tuesday , we assembled at the ma ypole, one of the tallest in the and , headed by a n excellent village band , the processIOn moved off to the church. There followed the uniformed members of the NursI?g Association, the Ambulance Brigade and the cadets With the County Commissioner , D. C. C; Tul.lo ch, the representatives of the St. John CounCIl for a Dame of the Order (Mrs. Battye) and two Kmghts ext came the visiting Clergy, the readers , the Rural Dean , the Vicar of Ansty and finally the Lord Bishop of Salisbury (Dr. W L. Anderson).

The outstanding features of the service were Bidding," read by the vicar, the Rev. J Vesey which I cannot do better than to quote verbatim: B rethren : We a re gathered to commemorate the Hundred and Fiftieth Auni versary of the grantmg of the tItle deeds of the Manor of Ansty, to the Knights Hospitallers , in the year 1211. w.e humbly thank Almighty God for the work which they dId ill building and maintaining the and thIS church for over three hundred years The succeSSlYe With their chaplains and serving men, cared for the spmtual and physical needs of pilgrims j ourneymg to the Abbey at

The Bi hop oj a li 'bury and hi .' Chaplain

Shaftesbury and further afield. lo for th entertainment a nd medica l a si ta nce rend red to the Ro ya l K e pe r a nd hunting par t ie during the reign of King J o hn. I 0 f I' ser ice s given to quarr men and rna on ,,,vh ere e ngage I in see king and preparing the tone for a li bur y at he dra l. when accident a nd injurie v ere f f req ucnt ccurrence. For all the e , and for th e continuou "itn of thi hur h. during the la t 75 0 yea r \J e offer our thankfu ln e to 1mighty God. Wheref ore le t u gath e r Uj our intention in U1e words of the General Thank gi ing P raye r. "

There followed the Te D eum a nd th e form of - en ong, with the Order' prayer and Ja tl y the addre by th e B i hop In glo wing term he traced the hi tory of the Ord r of l. Jolu1 f rom the da y of the cru ade until the re nl. Th e n to the ingi11g of , Ble sed City, h ea en a l m , " t he procession returned to the ma ypo e a nd di mi d

By the kindness o[ If. and r D av i , a ided by Jll a n y local helpers, tea was erved on the awn of l anor Farm, overlooking the la ke , and later tho se w ho w re fortunate enough to have participated in thi m e mor a bl e occa ion went their ways in th golden a ft e rnoon of a true ngl i hummer.

On e though o cc ur s-if eery vill age or town wi th a imil a r history in St. J oh11 could emulate n ty, h ow greatl ur gloriou s p as t would be enhanced!

J. DO WR -ROGER

Capt. Docwra-Roger ,ill be res uming hi a r t icle in the ser ies, " The Order 's Heritage in he autumn.

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Yeadon ursing Di vision, W es t Ridin g of Yorkshire

H a lesowen Cadet ursing D ivi ion Worcestershire

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on J u y _2nd aw Qu een E li zabeth the Qu een M other-her

Icrt ank le till e nca ed in a ligh t pia te r-take the salute at a Di amond Jubil ee R vic\ of the orfolk Bri gade at Gu ist, during \ hich he pre ented county colours.

Theyal aw h r greet a man who, 60 yea r ago he.lped to e tabli h the mo veme m in o r fo lk a mo eme nt w hich has lh e Queen o th er a ommandanl-in- hief of th e ursing rp a nd Di visio n.

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Mr I 1 R 0 kl s ok place at the review a t e nnov e Pa r k, lh ui l hOI11 of [h e ounty ommi ioner, Sir Th oma ook.

Th e Qu ee n other dre e d in powder blue, pre ented M:. o kl of r omer, wilh a votc of thank o n el lum. H e IS the o nl y urviving member o f t he group of 1 ,ho taned th e orf olk rig adc.

fler revie\ ing the unit of t h Bri gade cha tting to many of th e member pre e n ted LO her, the Queen loth er prel:n led the o unt olour t o a colour part y ho ac epted th e m o n behalf of lh Br ig d c in o rfol. The y a re to be kept at r mer untilthcir d di a ti on in orwich Cat he dral ne yea r

Th QLl en [oth r a l 0 pre ente d awa rd an d cup to m ember "ith lo ng entice. mong tho e v ith her on the platform ere th e o mmi ioner-in-Chief. M aj -Gen. J 1.

Kirkm an, and Superintendent-in-Chief, arjorie Countess of Brecknock

After taking the salute, the Queen Mother spoke to the hundreds gathered before her.

., The Ord e r of St. J ohn has its roots deep in our history Its tradition is f ounded on its service to the sick and suffering and its mis ion is a passport to where er healing , endurance and patient skill are needed;' she said.

ince the Cromer division came into being 60 years ago the work of the Brig ade in orfolk and its influence had expanded beyond all recognition. Fr om the few enlisted in Cromer School it had grown to a count Y-Wide membership of over 2,000.

After remarking that it was 11 years to the da y since Princess argaret had honoured the Brigade by isitin g Sennowe P ark, Si r Thom as Cook said that since then enthuia m had ne er flagged.

o organi ation could progres or survive unless it attracted o it the rising generation. The hundreds of bo ys and g irls parading today. all qualified cadets indicate that the St. J ohn appeal to the youth of Norfolk has not fallen on stony ground ." he aid F ollowing t he review, S r Thom as Cook has received this lette r signed by Qu een El iza beth the Q ueen Mother in her ca pacity as Commandant-in-Chief of the Nursing Corps and Di visions.

" I was so p ea ed to be able (0 re ie\ , on the occasion of your dianlond jubilee the S .J. B in orfolk, and to pre ent count y colour. It was indeed a memorable occasion a nd I sen d to all members on parade my warmes congratulation on thei r appearance and b earing.

" I tru t that the great work being carried ou[ by the Order of St. John wilt long co nt nue to flouri h."

DR ERIC PUDDY. Area Con1illi ioner for Iorfolk. had th honour of pr nting to th Que n !fother at the Count Di amond Jubilee Re iew, a op of hi book

A Hisr ory of rh e Order of Sr. John of Jerusalem il1 1 orfolk. wiLi h has j u t b en publish d (by G M. carling Dereh am , Torfo Lk at J 4 .).

Photo: Lynn 1 eli's A(h er tiser

IN I EC N ITrO oJ:'4 y ear a olmty 0 1111117 i one-r, Lt. o Z iT Thol/la ook as pre e nl ed t Wl a il ve r bOt 1 and an illumina t ed book ub crib ed by ever y Di v i ;on in NOlfo ll; , and h eTe pTe en led o ir Thoma by JI e-r JJaje tV. 3

By oncencrating on the human si de of th Order 's hi tOry and, as he say in hi Fore, ord tr ing to l? he the dr y bones," Dr. Pudd h as pradu d a fa matmg a c OUnt of n earl e ight c nturie of hi tor from the da s of the Knight Ho pitall r to the B rigade of tod ay. In the proce h de eribe the daily life of th Ho pi tallers as the year "0 b and Ule man hou ehold account in luded in the "tor bring a ivid picture of ondition 600 years a go It i a mo t a lua ble addition t o the literature about the Ord er 's hi tor y, and an b re oflU1Lcnd d to t. John memb r not only in orfolk but through out th Commonwealth.

Photo:

Pharo: A. J Beo/ing. JllIft(!sbllry

TELLING THE WORLD

Successful display s tand made by Esher and Dill on 1m bulance and 1 ursing Divisio ns D ivisional Superinten dent Ir. Nlylam, D 1:visionalOffic er R. Lawrence an d Cade Law-renee are een in he piclure

Compiled by W. A. POTTER ACROSS

1. Soft tissue of finger tip, spleen, or tooth (4)

3. A drab score at Bradford , Leeds, or Sheffield (10).

9. Temper lost with gear change (4).

10. Frui t of trouble in the throat (5, 5)

12. Mall P .O. is in Sussex for serious epidemic disease (8).

14. Pain from arm twisted in street (5)

16. D octor returns to border without selection (6).

17. For drainage of bladder (8)

20. No credit here (4 , 4).

21. Layers of rock or of skin (6)

23. Trick worker 99 (5).

25. Acted around Aegean I sland (8).

27 Drug of pure intent for the painter (10).

29. Water for bab y's tummy-ache makes 500 ill (4).

30 Ability of body to fight germ or of germ to fight antibiotic (10)

31. Sign of females only ? (4). DOWN

1. Opening of sweat gland (4).

2. Joint supporters mingle with A.T.S. (9).

4 Agent of the U.S S.R (3, 3).

5. Limb of lumb ar muscles (3).

6 Seat the saint at the patient's head in the theatre (12)

7 Up in disturbed air for syphilitic ulcers (5).

8. Two foo dstuffs for pancreas (10)

11. P arasitic insects- not the transfusion service! (5, 7).

13 D iagnostic procedure (1,3).

15 Great and small part of the femur (10).

18 Geometrical bo ne of upper limb (9)

19. The fema le is one of 11 (4).

22. P leasure ground railway (6)

24. Reset ligament torn in dislocat ion of hip (5).

26. Scheme from arteries of foot without sailor (4).

28. Traditional d rink for sho ck (3).

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD NO.1 (New Series)

Across: 1. Collar and cuff; 9. Nightmare; 10. N erve; 11. Attic; 12. Iris; 13. Corn; 15. Bow l.eg; 17. Glut.ton; 19. Beef tea; 20. Larynx; 23. Ca.to; 24. An.on; 25. Ni.ce.e; 28. Strap; 29. Spiritual; 30. With a sore head.

Do wn: 1. Can-can; 2. Light; 3. Articulate; 4. Ab.at.ing; 5. Die.ting; 6. Ul.na; 7. Forgotten; 8. Weaning; 14. Quamntine; 16. Overthrow; 18. A.bsc.ess; 20. Amnes.ia; 21. Lent.i.go; 22. Hea.le.d; 26. Exude; 27. Spot. 4

P u bli ci ty di p lay a l the Sational Dock Labow' Boarclsupplied and et up by th e Pr e 0 fflC e of th e Order of l. J ohn -at th eir ational FiTst Aid Competition The back C1'een is peg-bow'd fold ing panel in black, grey and gold The posters on /,his sc r een ar e in dayglo cardboard Ted, gre 11 a lld y ello w with black and hile pholo(1)'ap h and black lellerin C1 Th e drapes are yellow ai l- cloth. P re' cu llings of i mp orlan t events, r escues and li ve' saved are sluck on one board, Uri s might be wor th copying in the Coun ti es of oca no t ewor thy r eports.

HOLY LAND TOUR

A TOUR is being a rranged for members of th e St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade and friend to visit the Ho ly L a nd ear ly next year.

It is hoped that the party will be between 24 a nd 30 tro ng TIllS l7-day tour will cost around] 03 gns. single room being lO s. a night extra. Travel by coach and air liner covering Athens, Tel Aviv, Sea of Ga lil ee, Springs ofTabgha , Mount T a bor , Nazareth, on to Jerusa lem with vis its to Haifa Town Mount Carmel, on to Ramleh and a bri ef visit to Mount Zion Mea She arim Quarter and cross through the Mandelbaum Gate to the Old City, and a further week in J erusalem and Jordan, wi h sightseeing trips

These a re just a few of the places m en tioned in the proposed itinerary and m emb ers interested are asked to write to Divisional Superintendent F. L. Hewitt, Dover Ambulance Brigade, 144 Fo lk estone Road , D over, for further information.

RETIREMENT AFTER 47

YEARS

11. J, Wriggle sworth

o E OF THE M OST FAM I Ll R FlGURES at t. J ohn's Gate, Mr. H J Wrigglesworth, M B.E., h as retired owing to ill-health a fter nearl y 47 yea r of erv ice to th e Ord er of st. J o hn. It wa in ovember J 939, that M r. Wriggl esworth took ove r the tore department , which at that time had been parlially evacuated La hropshire. His service at Brig ade headqu a rt er d ate back lo ] 9 J 4, when he joined as a clerk; in [922 he became B rigade ompetition Secreta ry, a position he held unt il 1939 toge tller wit h lhose of Chief lerk and i lan Brig ade ecretary

H e hold the rank of ssi tant ommi sioner in the Brigade wa promoted in 1953 to the grade of ommaode r in the Ord r , and in 1960 t o the grade of Kn ight of Gr ace.

ome m on th ago he wa awarded the ce rti ficate o f Honour a nd B adge ( la TJI ) of th e B ri ti h R ed Cro s Society. Few member of he Bri ga de have h ad uch arie d and honourable er ice in 0 many capacities Wriggy " as he h been affec t ionate y kno\ n for many yea rs was a keen rgani er of the Brigade ational Finals. In hi s stores m nager hip he dea lt ilh a million an d one prob lems imp e rturb ably and in hi spa re time he till was a ble to carry o ut m a ny duti s in co nn ec tion ith th e counties of K ent, urre and u e e wi h him m a ny happy year of r tirement, which he has a richl de erved

r. riggle or(h ha been ueceed d in the po irian of manager of the stores department at t. J ohn' Gate by r. J o hn Webb, to whom \ e wi h eery u ce in hi new appointm nl. Mr W bb \ ho e experie nce ha included po iti n ( up rintendent Phy io h rapi t at th e h it tingt n Ho pital,' and pur ha ing manager of a wide-ranging o mp aoy of lInp o rt r and ag nt ,ha a a for ome year been intere ted in por t bra dating a nd journali m having been di ing champi n of Great Bri taio in 193 H e covered he Iympi ame of J 94 for rad io and Pre

COLONEL H. M. FRYER DIES

THE 0 TENER BlE ORDER fir t ac redited a liai on officer to th e 0 ereign i.litary rde ro f (he Kn ight of t. J o ho m Rom e, [ter th e late Gra od aste r Prin e hi gi, h ad intinlated that uch au appo int01 0[ b wel by him. hi tep wa follo\ ed by the a rediting of ha t onoffic r to the H e rr enm isterofth Johanniterorden an d to th rd r of t. J Olill in th e 1 et herland and weden. The Brili h iJit a ry ttaches re pe Ii ely in Bonn, The H a gu e and to kholm were normal ly in ited ( und erta ke th e e dutie dming their t rm of office a m at te r of ca n enience in so me r pe r but in other re ulting in a certain lac k o f co ntinuit y. with the e Ord er gr >; cIa er in can quen e of the Bubtk o u onference of J95 , tile Lord Prior in vited olonel H e rb e rt Fryer, v h wa a bo ut to rel inqui h his p o t of Honorary ttacll ' to our Emba sy in Bern and \ ho in addition to hi other qu a lifi at ion h a d the adva nt ao- of be ing an adm ira ble Germ an and Fren h hol a r t o take the dutie of li a i on office r jointl to a ll the e thr e Ord er and La the wis omm a.n d r in Berne alone! F r yer wa ab le to accept thi nov e l po to th great advanta ge of the four Ord r can erned' hi s tact, fa mili a rit 'with north-we t rn Europ and the fact that he wa p rso lla gra ta (0 a ll with whom h ame in cont act, proved of the utmo s 5

va lu e, not least in the n eg otia tions which led to the signing of the " Convention of Alliance" bet ween the four Orders in June of this yea r. In his fr eq uent journeys Colonel Fryer was much helped by his wife, an d his death at the relatively early age of 68 is a gre at Jo ss to St. J ohn. H e was a n O B. E., a Knight of the Mo st Venerab le Order and a memb e r of the Chapter-General.

Walsall Tribute For Escort Duties

trib ute from the Walsall Guild of Social ervice and Citizen dviee Bureau: D ear Sir, I no ed in the REVIEW that mention ha d been made of the escor t duties und ertaken b y members of the Metropolitan Companies of the Brigade, and I would like to add my tribute to this service which we have used from this organisation on more than o ne occas io n. For relatives who are bringing young childr en and do not know London at all it is such a help , and I fee l when I have told them , as I have been instructed, that when they get to P addington to make their way either to the barrier or the engine at the front of the train and a St. John esco rt in uniform will b e waiting f or them, that a great load has been lif ed from th eir shoulders.

It is in deed a splendid service and I make no apology for making use of such a service so willingly given.

I may say, that I have asked for and been given splendid service by the Walsall D istrict Corps when I have been arranging holidays for 30, 40 and 50 old people on one journey.

Doroth y Lo very ecretary and President Walsall Tursing D ivision.

DERBYSHIRE PARADE

COL. F. ARNOT BEAR Commissioner for Derbyshire, recently inspected the .C.B. 10 5 Area at Eastwood, accompanied by D eputy Commissioner Capt J Atkinson, County uperintendent, M iss E. F. Bell and County Officer (Cadets) rs. C. B Wright.

The parade was under the command of Area Commissioner H. F. P arker, as is ted by Area Surgeon Dr John on, Area Superintendent Hud on, Area Superintendent DMrs. M . Rigle y, Area Staff Officer . Ailmore (Records) and Corp uperintendent C. E. Sto ne.

The total number on parade \ as 750-a re ord.

The Commi ioner congratulated all members on parade a nd extended a special welcome to new Ambulance Cadet and ursing Ca det di visio ns on parade fa T the fi rst time.

LUCKY DUCKIJn-G

O r of the new Tursing Member of the Indian Queen Nur ina Divi ion ( Cornwall) was able to apply ber know ledge of a rtificial respiration in a rather unu ual direction recently. Her farmer husband brought her a three da old duckling in a dvan ced tage of a phyxiation after bing on it back for orne time and unable to truggle to its feet. he aw the little thing feebly lift its head and it wa obYiou ly about to eli , so he took it on to her lap and ery gently applied pres ure with her thumb to the duckling 's back in an adaptation of cllaefer metho d of artificial r e piration. She kept this up for fl enty minut and was delighted to feel the duckling beginning to breathe agajo. She continued for orne time applying the arne pr ure in rh ythm wit h the natural breatlung, and much to her and her husband a mazement the ducklin g wa soon able to r Ull out to the farm ya rd a nd the r of the brood,

Photo: Gordon Powell, Fai rlaw" Studios

A PATIENT FOB HU'"AIT

By A A. W. WESTON (FELTHAM)

0 JULY 7th I arrived at the We mi nster Ho pital to collect Mr. A. A. EI Saleh who had had an ileo -colo tomy, and who was flying home to Kuwait.

The Si ter in charge gave me the details of the nece ary treatm nt and introduced me to m y patient. Mr. Saleh h a d been allowed up but had dres ed for the first t ime for this journey

On arri val a London Airport we were informed th a t the Bri tannia flight b eing cancelled we were to tr a vel on the Comet Flight 214 Middle E a t Airwa ys , leaving the foJlC\ ving morning for Beirut where we would change aircraft for the final stages to Kuwait.

When I was told that the aircraft to be used was a DC4 I informed Brigade headquarters as r felt that a DC4 would no t be prcssurised and would be unsuitable ; I k ne\ tha other companies flew Viscounts on his route and that it should be a n eas y ma t ter to change.

Our par t y included a number of M r. Saleh s relativ es , i t being the cus tom for families to st ick toge ther and wher ever he went , they went so I found m yself es cor ting a group! It was some compensation however , to have an interpreter a t h a nd

At the Skywa y hotel the patient's food w a s brough t to our bedroom, but we had ver y little sleep as he w as in p a in an d had to ha ve his bag changed. His clothing w as soiled and all his clean underwear and w a shing k t was in his luggage at the airpor howe ver we managed. When we rea ched the a irport a B.O A.C. nurse took us quickly through the cu s toms.

Once again we were told th a t the flight was postponed for one hour. The nurse took us b y car out to th e C o met where we were given all the help pos s ible.

T he fligh t was no strain a t a ll on the pa tient , a nd a t G ene va t he authorities at the airpor t lent us a room in which to ch a nge his bag before the flight to B e irut.

On lea ving the plane a t Beirut he immedia te ly b eca m e distressed with the hea t.

The Comet ca ptain h a d told m e th a t we would h ave a h o t , bump y flight of s x hour s on the unpre ss uri sed DC4 , a s it would not be able to fl y high en ough to clea r the san ds torms and said, " Do no t attempt to ta k e th at m a n acro ss the desert in a D C4 ton ight. ' It wa s no w th a th e va lue of a ir a ttend a nts training was being put t o go o d u se, a ll th a t we were told about a ir tra n spor b eing cl ea rl y in m y m ind I knew tha t h a ving b een a d vise d not to u se th e DC4 , I co u d tr a nsfer to the Viscount.

At Beirut r exp la ined to h e a rways ho stess tha t we c ould not po ss ibly travel by the DC4 but h a t I would acce pt sea ts on a Viscount of an y line they wished Ho wever, I was informed that as Middle East Airline h a d book ed on a D C4 of Air Liban , that was that. After the hostess and an offi cia l had seen m y patient the y both agreed tha t he could n o t stand the trip The first plane out was, a ccording t o m y tim e tab le, Kuwait Air w a ys flight K U 32 a t 9 a .111. nex morning ; thi s w ould gi ve the p a tient a night 's rest and build u p hi s strength for t h e hardest p a rt of t he journ ey. I was informed tha there w a s no such fli g ht but m y timeta ble settled that one and o ff w en t he offici a l to try for a book ing o n KU32. He was successful.

During this time his relati ves were having thei r o wn pri va te b a ttle to stay with us and it was a gre ed that th e whole par ty wou ld be on the KU32 r wa s j u st breathing a sigh of r e li ef and abou to return to m y patient when a rel a tion said , " Now we must find our own botel " apparent ly having ca ncelled our booking with Middle Ea st Airways the y were no lon ger responsible for us. Back at the desk r demanded to see a n officer of the M B.A.; we s t ill had not pa ss ed tbrough cus toms. When he arrived he spoke English a nd I was able to handle the situation myself After some dis cussion of the booking arr a ngemen ts he agreed with m y interpretation and ordered 6

th at accom m oda t io n be fo u nd a nd we we re sw ift ly hr ou gh

customs a nd ta ken to th e Hotel ap it o le a n d to d \-v e wou ld be collected at 8.30 a.m.

I got Mr. Sale h to b ed at 00. 15 hour a n d up at 06 J5 having had e r y l ittle leep. I bath ed hirn a nd got him re a dy for the next st a ge of the journ e , but on goin g down tail' we we re to ld that til flight \ova po tpon ed fo r four hour

Th is a nd the h 'a t, rea lly up "et him a nd h e a ked if he could be taken u p into tl1e 001 mountain behind Be irut ; 1 felt thi s was sensib e and agreed herea t the r e la ti ve hir e d a

ca r , and o nce we got into the mou nt a in he pick ed up coniderab ly . Back a ga in at tbe hotel

Alghanim ge ncy

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ig h t. Th e tewa rd es h ad o x ge n r ea d if need ed, a n d wc \ ere off. F or th e AI' t te n mi n ut e a t h pl a ne li mb dover m o un ta in s it , as a bi l bu mp y, but t h ank goodn the temper at ure ca m e do w n a n d t he pa ti nt g r ad ua ll y imp r o ed a nd went to lee p. Th e capta in ca m e ba k to di c u thin g.

We had a lr ea d y been given the mo comfor t ab l ea t in t he plane and he was w illing to r e m o e ca t g ive m re I' om; howeve r , t hi s was n o t necessary a nd as we nea re I Kuv ai the p a ti en imp roved a nd th e s ight o r h ome rea ll ) c heered him up Kno wing tha t th e re was a b ig ga th er ing o f h i fami ly a t he

IT'S LIKE THIS , DAD!

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a irp o rt [ had promi sed him th a t I wou ld ge l him hom e as At a po s ib le a nd Lh a L h e wo uld wa l k do wn th e s t e ps to mee t th e m A ll l he passe nge rs s Lo od as id e a nd let him be th e fi rs t p I' o n to le ave tl1e a irc r a ft ; a nd con s id e rin g wh a t a ro ugh time we had h a d h e was in go od s ha pe w he n he ste pp ed do wn

to m eet th e 20 0 or s o of hi s rela ti ves w ho ha d been a ll owed t o co me on to th e ta rmac, a nd t he las 1 saw o f h im t ha

ni g ht wa him di sa pp ear in g i nt o t h is ma s o f whi te -r o bed

Ku wa iti s. L wa m et by Mr W a fa a nd in tr o du ced to Dr P a r ry, to w ho m l gavc d e ta of th e pa ti e nt 's con diti on d Llrin g t he

ni g ht he a id , " Th a n k goo dn e yo u did n ot br ng him on

th e D 4, yo u mi g ht have 10 t h im ."

Dr. Pa rr y t o ld m e J co uld con der t he d u ty over as the pat ie nt wa be in g t a ke n by car to hi home where Dr. Parry

wou ld be i in g him

n Tu e d ay m orni ng wa taken to see t he pa ti e n t at h s h o me to say goodbye o h im and then my time was spent wa t in g fo r n w of w hen I cou ld get out of the country. wing to t he Bri ta n nia n g h ts bei ng cance ll ed this was

dimc ul t, b ut fort un a te ly wit h M r. Wafa's he lp J left on the 6. I 6 p.m. p lane a n d arrived at L o n do n r porl at 7. 15 a m. h e staff o f he Igha n im t rave agency we r e ve ry good to me, 1 was ake n a ro un d t he t ow n sight- ee in g. l ha e learne d from t h is d u ty, tha if you remai n in the ha nd of the ai rlin e t hat booked t he night you have nothing to worr abollt, o t herwi e you are on your own. You carry nothing to show t ha t you are e orting a patient unles you ex h ibi t th e pa t ien t him e lf, your ticket are exactly the ame as an other, and t here nothing to how lhat your patient ha been a c pted for t r ansport a an invalid. n e cart du t y can be a \ery eriou bu ine once thing go WI' ng and to t hink of it a ju titling besi d e a pa tient for a few hou r i he w r ong approach-one m u t feel quite capab le f gett in g the patie n t t he re hatever happens. nc m u t be rea ll c ri ou abo u t the ta k of an air atten dant, and not on l) attend the i ectures but fully undertand \ h at i m ant by air tran port, o t herwise if things go wro ng, the onditi n f the patient in jeopardy. 1 am thankful to our lecturer D r. P re ton for the way in which he put \' r hi lecture on air transp rt. pres uri ation. and the ther detail \>, hi h enabl d me to carry Ollt what wa , at tim - a dirA u lt dut).

GARDEN SALE AT 'SKERRYBRAE'

PRIOR GREETS HEAD OF SWISS ORDER

BA RO N R. de STU RLER the Commander o f the Swiss Assoc at ion of the Kn igh ts o f S t. J ohn, and Colonel H M. F rye r li aison officer in Euro pe for the Order, were in Ireland recentl y as guests of L ord Wakehu rst, a n d wit h many other di s tin gu is hed pe rso n a l it ies they atte n ded a specia l service in Fi sherw c k Pres byte ri an Ch ur ch, Belfast, o commemorate the a n n ua f es ti va of St. J oh n

Th e e rv ce was ar ran ged by the Comman d ery of Ards of th e O rd e r of St. J o hn, and, a lt houg h rain prevented the forma r o bed procession, L o rd Wakehurst, Lord P r ior of the Or der, a ft erwa r ds took the salute at a march past of the Bri gad e, u nder the command of Area Commissioner D M. R o dge rson.

T he Cross was carried by M r. J. H. R ea; the Sword by ir Basil M Fa r land' the Standard by M r. W. A. Ryan, and the Br igade Colour by D ivisional Office r H J M'Clatchey.

O n h i a r rival at the church, the Governor was received by th e Commander y Commissioner, Colonel G. Gregg, who, wi th Sir F rancis and L ady Evans, also greeted the Lord Mayor an d La d y Mayoress, Al d erman an d Mr s. Ma r tin Wallace.

T he R ev. J H Wither s spoke on T he sick in the streets ., and commended the work of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in attending the physically sick.

THE STORY OF A COURSE

JMWARY 196 1 Superintendent H S. atson. Scarborough Ambulance D ivision sent out 50 letters stressing the importance of trained first - aiders in industry, the home, etc., to heads of local fim1S' the head postmaster; the Town HaJJ; the D i\ isional Education Officer; the editor of the News & NJercury, etc. These letters were well and enthusiastically recei ed.

O n the opening night in February 60 men and women were enrolled in the adult first aid class and the following' eek t he number increased to 80 When the first lecture was given by D r. J P Whitehead (a p athologist at Scarborough H ospital) the total enrolled reached 87. aturally , as the course progressed. some discontinued through illness and \ arious reasons. but 76 candidates became eligible to take the e amination, "hich was carried our in four long evening se ions in a by Dr. E. R. Brown. O.B.E., and of 6S who sat for it, only two failed. Of the 63 ucce ful candidate only three had previously attended any first aid cour e mong tho e who passed were ten chool teachers, thre school secretarie , eight G P.O. staff (telephoni and pomen), ix from a 10 al fim1 , three men from the staff of the Scarborough £I'ening 1 ell·S. and the remaind r were from "ariou other firm : it was indeed a ver) mixed but most enthu ia tic la The practi al was arried out by officers and .e.0. of t he carborough Ambulance Di\i ion. Out of many cia ses held In the pa 50 years at Scarborough. this was the large t and most u s fu!. and it \\'a th refore decid d to have a special presentation ceremony. This took place at the nd of J uly at arborough's Joint Di\ i-ionai Headquarter. St. John House. \\ith Aid m1an J. W. Hardcast l Vice -President of th Ambulance Di\i ion in th chair. Th deputy l ayor of ca r borough. C0ITLl11. J. A. ennedy, J.P addre sed the galhering and th a\\ard were pr sen ted by the deput ayores Mr J. Kennedy. J P. p ch s w r made by D r. J. P hiteh ad (the I turer) D r. E. R . Brown (th e amin r): D r. . E. J ack on. Area urgeo n ( R. Y rk .) S J B. : and G. e. ock LA Di v sional Edu a n Offi r for car b rough. Yot of t ba n ks , as given by up rintend nt H S. Wa tson. Also presen t w r assista n t ou n ty up rintend nt tv l iss 1\1. if o r house, ( . R orks.) and Su perin tendent lis Out b t, carborough ur n g D iv ion , J B., \\'h a t t nd d to enrol into the B rigade m of the ladies, who on ituted mo than - 0 pe r ent. of t h i clas.

R efr h me n t we re p rovided by he ocial ommittee of th e ca rb orough mbul ance D i\'i ion and r ed by membe l a nd thei r w ive 0 ended m m orable and \ 'Cry pl -a a nt ev nin g.

BELFAST ' S AMBULANCE DEDICATED

Photo: B elfas News- L etter

A NEW, ULTRA MODERN AMBULAt CE purchased by the St. John Ambulance Brig a de was handed over to the Order of St. John and dedicated at a special service outside St. Anne Cathedral, Belfast recently.

Mr. R. E. M. Humphries District Transport Officer handed over the ambulance to Sir Francis E vans, Lieutenant of the Commandery of Ards. The dedication service wa performed by the Dean of Belfast, the Very Re v. C. I. Peacocke.

A guard of honour of ambulance men and nursing members drawn from Headquarters Transport Division under Di visional Superintendent Mr. J G r een, was inspected before the ceremony.

The new ambulance is diesel po wered , a nd constructed of glass fibre and reinforced plastic. The plastic roof is translucent to all additional light. Its equipment includes patent low-loading stretcher gear with a self-elevating foam-filled bed As well as the usual " a mbulance" sign on the front of the vehicle , there is an " accident" sign w hich fl as hes on and off

BOOKSHELF *

ORTHOPAEDICS FOR NURSES edited by M. C. Wilkin s on and G R. Fi sk (Fab er & Faber , 37s. 6d.) Like most books written for nurses, too much space is given to diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment, while it is important for nurses to know why things are done, their work, especially in the orthopaedic and Tr a umatic surgical team is so vital for s ucce ss that much more emphasis and space should b e d evote d to pur e bed-si d e nurslng.

Throughout the illustrations are excellent.

fierefordshire Events

J E was notab le for two out ta nding events in Herefordhire , the first being th e i it of M a rjori e ountess of B re kno ck for th e first time, on the occa n of the Co unt y Training D ay.

Sir Terence Fa lkin er, Bt., Commi ione r , occ up ie d th chair. M Z. D. Druitt Train ing Officer for Wale, poke on Building up a Di vi ion 'and howed man y nov el wa y of tackling thi Mr. H. J. H a r r i ,B.E.M D e puty onunisioner took a hi ubject " Brig a d e R egulation, orm a nd Record ."

The Counte ofBr c knock took the opportWlity of mi x in g freely with th e member a nd pok en ouragingly of their work.

The second event was the v it of the Conunis io ner for Malta Col. J. V. Abel a O.B .E. a nd Mr bel a to th e co unty for a weekend. Th y were tak e n around the a nc enl possessions of the Order at Dinm. o re and Hereford on Saturday, then on the Sund ay unv e iled a pl a qu e a nd tabl tin the Order Chapel at H erefo r d. Th e plaque wa pre nt ed t o Hereford hir e b y 01. Abela and th e tablet (a tile from th e St. John Hosp i tal , J e ru alem.) b y M ajo r Ii e Bos o m , M.P

The e were dedicated b y the Ve r y R ev. D ean of H erd rd, Dr Hedle y Burrows

IN THE LINE OF DUTY

MISS O C RO C K FOR D a ge d 19 Balh a m and T ooting Di 1 Lon went to the aid ofa woman who h ad b e n knocked down b a motor cycllst s he was ass is ted by wo oth r yo un g la d ie onc of whom wa a R e d Cross Memb r. The oma n had 10 a lo t of blood a nd but for the prompt a tt ntio n \i ou ld ha e been n a far wor e con dition, a he had u tained a o mpound factur e of the right leg , f r act ure to th e ri g h colla r b nc , PoU f rac tur e Jeft, e ere a r teria l bleeding, e tabli hed hock Miss Crockford had to use her waist lip a bandage.

PATRICK SWORD of th e Stainforth a nd Hatfield mbulan c Corp wa ca ll ed out o n e night to re nd er fir t aid to a man who had put his arm through a p ate g la v indo\. fl er an hour of very trenuou action he fina ll y contr li ed th haemorrh a ge from seve re laceration of the man cered Bra chi a l ar tery and m u cles, an d then a rr a n ged for a doctor a nd a mbul ance to be cal le d and th man wa ru hed to hospi ta l where Mr. Swords accompanied him and handed him o ver to the p ro per autho riti es, fina ll y arri ing homc a bout 3.3 0 a.m.

The h ospital doctor s t aled aft [ ward that the prompt ac tion of the first-aider undoubtedly saved the man's life.

Mr. S wo rds has been with t he StainJorth and }-J atfie ld Di vis o n si nce he was a cadet and later transferred to the a dult d ivis ion Employed b y the H atfie ld M a in o lli rya a haulage man h e was transferred to a sist t h unde rg r ou nd first aid m a n on th e installation a n d m ai nt ena nc of fir t aid equipment.

H.S.T.-Y.

The sections on nursing are well written, clear and concise and the need for " team work" and the closest poss ible co - operation of all those concerned in the t rea tment of the patient is stressed throughout.

The book would have been of gre ater value ho weve r h a d the basic nursing methods and general care of the patien t been gi ven in greater detail , particula rly in chapter V, " Ward Management. "

This chapter is far too brief and is concerned solely with the care of children, no mention whatsoever being m a d e of the nursing of adu lt patients. It could with a dvantage have been expanded to cover these points.

In chapter XVII, " Nursing in Spinal Paraplegia " on page 262, the term" donkey" is used to describe a " knee pillow " and it seems a pity that a slang term such as this shou ld be included in a profess ional manual.

L.G. D.- G. 8

CA DET A ETTE ROBE RTS of Hinckley ursing Di ision

Leicestershire , h as been awa rd ed a let ter o f commendation, for ca lm a nd effic ie nt ly rendered first a id to a moto r cycl i l.

The casualty truck th e ker b and co llided with a sta ti o n ary van parked on he pavement a nd e nd ed u p underneath the van , suffering from shock, a sma ll punctured wound and abrasions to t he left of his abdomen, a br a io n to his e f forearm , cuts to the r ig ht fo refinge r , a nd bruiin g and laceration to th e left a n kJ e.

Annette aged 15 , ived near b y and on hearing the no i e of the accjdent ran t o th e scene. She as ked the owner of the va n to move it , hen quickl y, without p a nic obtained cus hion s and a duffl e coat and m a d e lhe patient comfortable She the n asked a b ysta nder t o ' phon e for a n ambulance a nd t he police. B y organ ising the by s ta nders s he obtained SLlrgica l plas ter dry dress ing , a nd a roll er bandage ; the dress ing and band age, she applied o the wo und on the abdo m en a nd he pl as te r t o the cut finger , leaving th e minor sc ratche s on the a rm a lon e She was not awa re of the lace r ated eft ank le. Advi s ing that

no o n e hou ld give th e ca u a lty drinks, s he attempted to clear the crowd away. Then Ann et te chatted to tll e ca u a ty un ti th e up eri n te ndenl fr om Hinck ley arrived; w h e n s he s lipp ed quietly away to h e r home

Ml H EL A RLI SLE A 0 MICHAEL BROOKS bolh of Stretford Ambulance adet D iv ision, w ilh o ut rega rd for the d a n ger to themse ves saved the life o f asix-year-oJd boy b y dragging hi m c lear o f a rai lw ay track o nl y seco nd s be fore a n ex press train thundered over t he s p ot.

The e two cadets saw th e Iittl e b oy f a ll f rom t he p arapet of a bridge and ro ll down th e embankmen t, to ie semic n cio u a t th e ide of tbe track ; by the t ime they had reached him he was ying on the Jin c, ufferi ng fr om seve re s hock and a c ut m o uth

Quickly the two b oy checked for po ible fractures and then carried lhe boy to the road. Because of a very high fence at the top of the emba n kment they could not take the h rte t route, and h ad to carry him under the bridge and ac ro two et of tr ack, up the embankment and through a ga l in the fencing.

pas er-by who had een the acci d nt 'phoned for an ambu ance, and wh il e waiting for il the cadets m a de th e boy comfortab le a nd treated him ror his cut mouth. H ardly had they fini hed bef o r e the expres and a second train swept over lhe track whe re th ey had ju been tanding.

The two boys , both 14 year old, have et a fine example to their Division.

CADET FORCE POST FOR L T .·COL. PAYNE

CAUTION

WALSALL'S CAMPAIGN

\i " LL and Di triel t. John mbulanc Brig a de re ntl y put on a di pia in the [oyer of the Gaumont inema. Thi repr ent d a real a ually clearing tation, the ntre-pie or \ hich w a tableau repre enting a kltchen in the hom ,ith in unit, cooker, table and ch1irs, a au epan of b iling ater, a cen on the to e with the prov rbial mall c h ild in th e a f pulling it 0 r. and the mother ru hing to try and PI' vent th accid nt.

"cr a ll this, a notic which read," early a na ty acc ident. Thi could happen in your n hom. Wh at y ould yo u do if it did ? "

The Manager of th cinema Mr Locker , i a k n uppo r t r of th Br igade and with th ai d of uperintendenr

M o e ley arranged the tableau and demon ITation. The object of this was to empha i th need for fir t aid training amo n g members of the public and for r ecruiting purpo es.

Over a thousand enrolm nt forms weI' issu d to inter t d spectators a nd high hope of new I' cruit are ntertain d

LETTER OF COMMENDATION

ur ing Me mb e r l\1i H. Be rrim an of the t. I e Divi io n , ha been awarded a Letter of om. mend a tion for h r part in th e re c ue fa f urt en-yea r- Id boy who had fa ll en 60 fe et down a c liA th ro k be low.

A i te d by Ambulan e M em b rs Thoma ndre\· an d D erick Bun' ll M i B err ima n made what must ha e be n a ha za rdou and frightening d c I1t o f a cliff at t. 1 e and rendered fir t a id to the bo y. He wa th n hauled up the Ii ff b y rop a nd taken to ho pil a l wi1l1 severe he a d injuri sa nd su pected inte rna njurie

A DE;\IONSTRATIO:S- was put on at Southlands Ho spital during a recent open day exhibition, to encourage 'I1.e"dJ members. Thi s was done entirely by the members oj ihe outhwick Di'Visiorz and received much attention from the matron, doctors and nurses and Jrom th e general public. Th e scene was set to encourage the general public to use crash helmets w hen riding motor cyc les BRIGADE. FAMIL Y TO

THE. RE.SCUE.

A whole Brigade famiJy- r. and Mrs. R F Lee and their three daughters, of the Elmstead and D istrict D ivision went to the help of seven people involved in a road collision. When D ivisional Superintendent Cobb and D i isional Superintendent Mrs. Cobb arrived with the D ivisional ambulance, the Lee family had treated two casualties, one with a head injury and Jacerated arm, and the other with several superficial injuries. All seven passengers were taken to the E ex County H o pital at Colchester.

The uperintendent of the Ha[\ 1ch Ambulance Division wishes to convey to the two members who attended the P arke ton elfare Fete grateful thanks of the committee for the peed and kill with which they dealt with an accident. The members mentioned were one from the Ambulance D ivi ion and one from the nursing di ision. The accident occurred when a young lad fell from a wing she was uncon ciou and had everal wound including injury to the left femur.

The Sup rintendenr of the Saffron alden Ambulance Di ision ha recei ed the foIlO\.ving letter in appreciation of work undertak n by Private V oodley on behalf of the ph)' icall handicapped.

I ha e just had the plea ure of one of your member as a voluntary help r for one week to gi ve orne of my di abled gue t a i tance lule having a holida I would like to thank him th rough ou and also the di abled people end their sincer appre iation of the \ onderful way in which he looked after them and tl1 ir need .'.

NURSING MIRROR EXHIBITION

warm invitation is e ' tend d to all Nursing Offi ers to vi it the confer n e and e hibition. whi hi being held at the eymour Hall ymour treet. London. 1 from October 16th to 20th 1961. in lusi e. n ill ing O ffi r de irou of accepting thi invitation shoul d notify the Chief Tursing Officer, 8 Gros enor Cr ent. London Y.1 b 0 tober 4th a t late hen the n eee sary ti ket of admi sion (free) \ ill be for arded.

It \ a hop d that thi year the ur ing Offi ers' Conferen e Coun il b held on the aturda following the 1 ursing Mirror Exhi b ition and Conference. nfortunat 1y no hall wa o btaina bl e for aturda, October _1 t. It i hop d, ho\ er, that man nur ing offi e attending the confi r n on 0 ober 14th. ma b able to vi it the eymour H a ll e hibition on th op ning da Monda y. October 16th.

E \VENT DOV,·'N TO THE Brigade camp at Sidley, Su ex on one of the few bright slimy days, but i t w a s blowing h a lf a ga le so that band a ges a nd cotton wool flew away as we t ried t o stage a " first aid " picture Then t he photographer Mr. Burt , decided that an a e rial vie\,1woul d be jus t the t hing, and ogether wI t h the une ven groLlnd a nd the blu s tery weather t his acti vi t y almost pro vided us with a real casua lty. Ho we ver , it was a most enjo yable d a y a nd the e cell ent pictur es show tha t it was a most successful op e r a tion.

This year the canlp h a s pro ved to be p a rticularl y popular - the new buildings - which are k e pt clean and p a int ed b y t he local divisions-ha ve made life ea sier for tho se on c ookhouse dut y and for under-cover recreation.

It was delightful to see the h a pp y wa y in which ever yo n e tackled the va rious chores (with perha ps one minor excep tio n that of collecting the rubbi h!) and we were mos t surprised to learn that windo w cleaning is a much sort -a fter o ccup at ion. Everyone is to be most warml y congratulated , not onl y fo r the look of the camp, but a lso for the hap py a tmos phe re which is evident the min u te you a rri ve a nd mee t Mr s. Ro se a nd her enthusiast ic staff.

Photo: Bexhil/-ol/ - eo Observcr

OPERATIO:\' bi ng eJper/ly carried 0111 by Cade Eddw JI ardy J r om Jl or/l ak 1I ·al1 R eeve oj Fcrrin

Clnd D iv. Offi ce r R ay Giles oj L ondo n

IN WORCESTER, TOO

Photo: Bl'xhil/-ol/-Sl!o Obserl'er

EXCEPT FOR THOSE wi h chores 10 do, Ih e callipers 1I,'llally go oIf be tween meals to amuse Illemsell'es, bill a sporls aJtemoon had been arranged and Ille older Jl/embers are r igging up a SUppD1" I Jor Tifl ing-t ll e-bllcke/' wllile olhers pu l ill CI craJly bil oj oosen ng lip ill Ille bockg1'Olind.

Photo: Bexhi/l-on - Sea Obse r ver

HOD GES, CommissioneT Jor S ussex, accompanied by Jlfrs R ose and S1:s teT watch w hi e is seTved to about 20 0 campeTS I t is SUTpT ising how, as so on as th e whis Ueis b own, a see ming ly empty camp sudden ly becomes fi ll ed wit h Tunning figuns

Ph o o: B exh i/l- on- Se a Ob se r ver

IN T H E C OOKHO USE Diane Niclden Hangl eton

Ca det D ivisi on and lT en e Ch a llis put th e fi n i shing touc h es to a steak -p ie 10

P ha ro: Bexhill-oll -Sea Observe r CAD ETS F RO M Chic h es teT, B 7'1:.-C lon , S to k e-on- T1' en an d L ee ds.

('A Ho:TS' n8 L D O. Y was h cfd by Ihe Chrislop h er W hile!tead ( lJ' orces /er) Ca det D ip/sions, re t .l J r. rr. B okewe /l'sfann 01 'in ton Green on 'IInda!!, .j ll ly gill. and a JIl II raining jll'O{!,ra ll lllle 7l'reS corried ali t II II del' Ihe sllperv ision oj D ivisional O.oi('e r J/r G. L. )l'arce, assisted by M iss B Goo dyear. Til l' In'o /IIaill illcidell !s 7'('re: (1) !lie overt urniJlg oj a li m ber lorry. collsing injllries" 10 tlie Jarl7ler's lliree sons. il ic hard, , l lol! al!d rl' lf ialll T llese inelllded cOll/polwd Jracilire oj Ihe rib Jracillred pelris wilh complications and hl'lld injllry. (:2) a lraill r/isasler. ill 7l'hicli Ii patients were deul! il !1i by ,' car/e/s • 'g/. K R ich oj the TT' orces er 'it .11 >olice was re.·polI ·ible Jar !lIe lIIake-up oj the ca ·uallie.' and cOllllllell/ed OIl Iie firs ! air! Irealmen t alld Iran.·porl T he piC/lire h ows IiiI.' NII/ets rell/orillo ti ll/ bel' and Irealing Ille illjllred boys oj 1'1(' .first iIICi ' /fII!.

FIFTY CASUALTIES IN THIS EXERCISE

Phoro:

Dedication oj the ne-u: County Cadet Flag by Rev. B. E. F. Blyth J L -l.. Cadets Alan Everid (kneelin o ). Anlhony Poolman and Peter Collon Jormed the alma Party.

LOYAL

T elegram sent to H.R.H. The Princes argaret. t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade O fficer and Cadets send your R oyal H igh ness their greetings and good wishes on tbe occa ion of your birthday. C omrnissioner -in -Chief.··

Telegram r eceived from H.R.H Th e Prineess M argar et. ,. end my incere thanks to you, and all for whom you peak, for your kin d me age of good wi hes on my birthday. argaret, Commandant -in - Chief.·'

13-year-old

Pauline took charge

ON JULY 22nd ] 961. a thirteen year -old Belper bo) on a pedal cycle became involved in a collision with a motor car and u tained a fractured skull. collar - bone and arm also severe haemorrhage. vera] adults stood around and took no actio n. b ut Pauline Carter, age 13 years. a member of B elper ur ing Cadet, seeing the boy I ing in the road at once went to hi a i tance taking omplete harge and rendering prac ical first aid unt il the arrival of the doctor. The boy wa re m oved to D erby R .L and is nm making good recovery. P auline on ly o bt ained her P F. in 196 1. he ha received le tt r of t ha n k f r om the Derbyshire P olice. B elper D .C and the boy' mo th er.

RINGWOOD'S CHAMPION

Photo: Dudlel' Herald

\'I' ]O:;\,Tro. for" CCl II ally DOi'icl LC/1L"s damaged hand

M - R GEN Y P L N" XER 1 E ba d o n a rai l\ ay

acc d nt wa tag d in he g r u nd of L ye mb ul an e H all, to ur b r i Igc, rece ntl y.

M r. cale, of a u al li e U ni o n lud ir I 396 a nd hi s

tea m fa ked he injuri e o f a bo u t SO ca ua lti e Th e in j uri es

mo s rea li s ti and th e act ing of th tr a in ed p ro nn e l

p ar t ic ul a rl y th e hyste rI cal \ 0 111 an, a dd ed t o th e r a li m of

t he in c id e nt.

Offi ce rs a nd m mb r o f H a l so w n L ye nt ra l L y

St o urbr id g a nd th rt o n ur s in g D iv i io n r en d red

Il rs t a id a t t he sce ne o f th e acc id e n t a nd in th e Ambu lance

t re tc he r pa rti e we r ke pt bu y tr an p o rtin g th

THE BANK TROPHY i awarded yearly to the member of R ingwood Combined Cadet D ivi ion \\ho . in the opinion of the up rin tendent. ha performed the mo t out tanding a t of ervi e to the publi c during the year. Thi year the i rop l1Y ha been award d to II i s Ch ri ti ne \ arwick. W hi le on duty, a ting a a \'olLm tary attendant with the county am bulan ba ed in R ingwood, ad t Leader h r i ine wa ca l l d to a roa d traffi ac id nt. pon arrival. th re a ua ltie w r found lyin g n the road id two b lee d in g q uit e everel f rom head injmi and th third un con scious in a ta te of coma.

Th a mbul ance dri r in t r uc i h fir t aid an d h Ip t o fit an ambul an e in ord r th at all th re a uaHi ould b moved to get h e r h e n t h as ualti s h ad b n lo aded into the

ambulance, Mis Wa r wi c k , ob eying the d ri ver instru ct ions wa tched the patien ts ve ry ca refull y for an y worsen ing of their condition , and ful fil led h er d uties a dmirab ly.

To look after thre e b a dl y injured persons, in a fa st-m ov ing is a jo b many profess iona ls co uld fi nd tr icky, bu MIS S Warwlck was co ol and W1ruffie d , an d he co ndi tion s of h er p a ti en ts on arr val a t ho s pi tal had impr oved

In view of the f a ct that this w as the er y fir st acc id en t which she had attended since doing ambulan ce wo r k sh e is ver y much to be commended for her ab so rpti on of the l..'Uo w edge aught to h e r by h er officers.

T wo of the three cas u a lti es were f Olmd t o h ave su stained fr actured s kulls They a ll li ved-a great sa is f ac ti on, we fee l, to Miss W arwick, fo r her d e a iled at ten t ion t o their conditions in t he a mbulance sure y saved t he ir lives.

ONE YEARSEVEN CUPS

B 1'oadway ]\. ursing Cadets look justly p roud as they stand with D ivisional S uperint endent and NIrs Nlaundr ell by the seven cups w hic h th ey have won in their first year a a D ivision.

PLYMOUTH ATHLETES

... ON THE OCEAN WAVE

T H E MA TER OF THE D A [SH s rup Fenja h as t ill no

inkling a bo u t the tro n g St J o hn co nt ingent w hi c h an wered

his ca ll for medi ca l a ist ance on Sa turd ay, J u ly 22n d T h e

Fenja as b ou n d f ro m Q u imp r i n Brit ta ny to A m te r -

danl wh en a t 10 0 a. m . a p ta in K ri re n en e n t a radio m ess age o he P ort M edi ca l Officer, Wey m o ut h, th at h i

Ch ief Eng in eer ha d u ta ined an eye inj ur y A ren dezvou \ a a rrange d fo r 4. 0 p .m. in th e E n g i h Cha nnel off

Weymo u t h In the P ort M ed ica l Office r lau nch were th e

Port M O (Dr. G o rd o n W allace, o un ty omm i io n er f o r

D or se t) M r. Gi es R oman e, D O M S., o n s lLi tant

O p ht ha lm ic Surgeo n (Co u nty S urgeon) and M r. F red H ouse, (Co unty St aff Office r).

Examin atio n o f the pat ient's right eye howed a foreign bod y emb edded in the co rn ea. Th e latter was a nae t hel i ed an d th e foreign b ody r m oved using a st I'il suture need le Th e Fenja wa on co urse aga in , twenty m inute later.

It is under tood that the County Surgeon and hi weekend

ho u e p ar ty thorough y enjoyed the mackerel which were caug ht on the way ou t to thi ren dezvou

MALTA POLICE TRAINED

ABOUT 100 mem bers of the Admlra1ly constabu ary have q ualified as St. J ohn Ambulance first-aider, [ollowing a drive recently to get more po licemen to be able to rend r p r inlar y assista nce to persons injur d in the naval base.

R ear -Admiral D H. F. Hetherington, Flag Officer Malta recently presented cer tificates to 46 of them at the R fire-fig h ting school at Corradino, whic h al 0 ser e as the A dm iral ty constabulary's training chool.

The p resentation wa watched by Mr. eward, officer -in -char ge of the Admira lt on t a bulary , prime-mo e r behind the dri e; Superintenden t F. W nderv ood and Sup er in ten dent H Ch a rter \ ho \ ill be rclie i.ng Mr. nderwoo d who is retiring; C h ief In peetor De Gio va n n i. Mr. E. W H B org, Hon. Secretary of the t. J ohn mbulance Association; Mr. C. M aliba, Di trict Offi er, aj or F. Critien, Welfare Officer, H. L a a Base and orp S uperintendent Dockyard mbulance orp and Garzia, Corps Superintendent o. 2 ottoner orp.

Mr. Sewa r d, in a short address prior to the pr enlation, thanked M ajor Critien and r. nderwood fo r th ir hard wo r k a nd t he members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade an d n ava l authorities for thei r ki nd he ll H e mentioned pa r t c ul arly Lt.- dr. Mackenzie for gi ing se era I I lure an d Sur geo n Commander Hansen who examin ed the me mbers of the constabu lary

NOTICE TO SU B S CRIBER S

In order to avoid disap poin tme nt , it is partic ul ar ly requested that ch a nge o f a ddress or quantity of co pies sh oul d be notified to the R EVIEW Office by the first day of the month. Thi s will enab le a rrangements to be m a de with the printers who dispatch t he copies.

POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION FORM

To the T reasurer and Accountant , The Order of St. John, O G rosven o r Crescent London S W I P le ase sup pl y/r enew • THE RE VI EW O F THE ORD E R OF ST JOHN commen ci ng with th e _ _

In 19 07 M r Morley o btained h is fi rst aid certificate fo ll owed by R ailway Long Service Awards from 1922 (15 year s), until 1952 (45 years), and in 1957 he received a framed letter of ap preciatio n from the St. John Ambulance Association. He was made a Serving Brother of the Order in 1937.

*C orps taff Officer Mrs Lemarcha nd, Poole ursing D ivision. Mrs. Lemarchand joined the Bngade ill 1942 and in 1946 became Superintendent of Oakdale Cadet Di vision ho ld ing this position until ]954 when, owing to the and subsequent death of her husband she transferred to the R eserve for three yea r s, returning to active strength Jl1 1957 and was apPolllted staff officer to the P oole ursing Corps. She was awarded the B rigade Service Medal in 1960 Much of her work was:in the background; a loyal , willing worker, bea ring with great fortitude the ill -health that dogged her she will be sadly missed by her colleagues.

*

Di visio nal S up erin te ndent John W. Tur ner , aged 61 , of the Parkhouse Colliery Ambulance Cadet D ivision" C " Corps o 1 Area (N.c.B.) County of D erby. He enrolled in the Brigade in 1948 and was appointed Cadet Superintendent in 1954. A keen, enthusiastic leader, Serving Brother of the Order, Superintendent Turner will be greatly missed.

*

Ch eq ues, et c., sho uld be cro ssed and m ade pay abl e to The Or der of St. John Delete w hlch •• er is inappl icable.

'8BITlJ

ARY

It i ith deep regTet that ha e to record the pas ing Mr. b r t 10 rl e ,of ambridge at the age of 74. P re ent at th funer al er ice ere r presemati of the l. John mbulanee Brigad , Easlern Gas Bo a rd i il D fence orps, Br ili h Raih ays, and the ity Police Mr. orley had gi en 5.+ years of first aid servi e to mankind , mainlaining an ac ti e inter t right up to the time of hi death. He wa veil known both on th Railway and in ci il life a ambridge, where he had for a number of year in tructed m mbers of he Ci il Defe nce Organi alion, and the tern a Board in addition to training gi en to the B rough P olice in lh carly da y. H vasa tower of t rength at fir t aid competit ion , and v a ah ay read to a t in any cap cit.

Older members of the Brigade will be sorry to hear of the recent death of Mr J. T Good win, M .B. E., O .St. J. , late of Chesterfield. He was 84 years of age. In] 898 he obtained his first aid certificate, later joinin g the Sheep bridge Diyjs ion and Derbyshire County Staff-retiring in 1948 with the rank of D ist rict Officer.

*

We report with regret the death of Mr B M Cuniugham, Area Supenntendent for Londonderry. She first became associated wi th the Brigade in 1935 and has de vot ed much of her time to the service. embers and friends will sadly mi s her.

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ith deep regret the death is announced of Mis E. Offic er librarian in the Belfast Ci ty Ho pit al since 19 -0 De oted to the work of St. John , her pas ing is a great blo w to the Brigade.

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1i G. Bo rsfo rd , S Rl\ ursing Offi er of outh Area Trinidad & Tobago D istr ict died in hospital at an Fernando Trinid a d. on July 2 tho he joined the Brigade in 1955 and throughout the years set a high example in her divisional duties. She will be gr atly missed by all her fellow-members.

* M i Ro a B. Eddels a former officer of the Derb y ursing Di ision died re emly. D uring [he 19]4 / 1 War she sa \" ervice a a nurse in Fran e, Pale tine and Egypt and in the second" orId war as a nur e in Derb y.

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PRESENT G the Cadets' sports prizes, Mr V. O. L ewis, Commissioner f or P lymouth, S. W. D evon and E. Cornwall, hands th e inter- divisiona l challenge shields t o Susan H arris (Maker -wi th - R aine) and S. T homas (Sutton H igh School).

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O N We dne sda y J u ly 12th, 1961 , a t 11.30 a. m ., an acci de n t o cc:urred on the Sid cup-b y-p ass, in volv ing a Ford P refect, in whtch th e d nver was te m p ora ril y tr app ed :-

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at 6uildfo,-d Service

E lOR of the t. J ohn Ambulance B r iga d e in Surrey

had the unusual honour of paradiDg before H. R .H. Prince Bernhard of the etheriaDds on eptember 17th , when the annu 1 county in pection "a held at Guildford. Prince B rnhard al 0 alte nded the annual ceremony of handing over the county colours at a pecial ervice in Guildford athe dral. The colours a re held in a lternate year by a di i ion in the ea t and e l of the county, and the ervice, \ hich a conducted thi year by the Bis hop of Guildford i h Id annually so that the e change caD tah place.

Thi ear, in i w of the impo r tance of the e ent, the caremon took plac in the Cathedral. fter a civic luncheon Prince Bernhard arri cd at the athedral where he was g reeted b Lord W ak hursr th Lord Prior of the Order.

After taking th Royal alute and inspecting the parade, Prince Bernhard talked" ith e eral urreyofficer who ere pre entcd to h im and then entered the athedral for the cr ice. He read the second Ie on th first being read b y Lord y akehurst.

Afl r the servi e the parad marched pa Prin e Bernhard , who took the a lute at a poiDt between the Cathedral a nd lhe by-pa

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:NURSL'l"G contingents march past Princ e B ernhard, do wn the long hill from the cathedra l hidden by mist.

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1. End of long bone eparated fr o m ha rt Ln hildh oo d (9)

6. P am of mjection (5).

9 F er tile spot i nothing to a s i ter. (5)

10 Comprehen ive (3, 2).

11. A fe rret for the builder (3).

12. Expert in home nursing (8 5).

14 Set up the workho uses in 1 34 (4, 3).

16. Auscultated the che t (7).

18 Ju ice inlportan t in 17 (7)

20 Ha ve second t hought a bout r ai e for commendat ion (7).

2 t. Too often resul in diagno s is and treatm nl \- hich conf'licts with the doctor (3. 5, 5).

25. Mildl y stin1Ulating drLnk in tea m (3).

26. Lmen , sea, whisky, and, of cour e, the nur e! (5).

27. Baby 's col ic (5)

28. Venous channe l in bones of s k u ll (5).

29. I send mice fo r drugs (9). DOWN

1. Could be sore in Pi ccadilly (4)

2 Des cri bes on set of tuberculosis d iabete etc. (9)

3. They feed par as it e, a lb eit unwill ingl y (5) .

4. Mineral and altercation for mall bLrd

5. Chooses even when beheade d (7).

6. Geographical Fea ture of s pine a nd uln a (9).

7. Blood of the gods (5).

8. Ho spita receptacle-or the meat cou rse ? (6, 4).

13. Pie got sli in t he throat (9)

15 Australian rowdies h ave s kin cut in th e end (9).

17 Breakd own of food for absorptio n (9)

19 Siam cue for r a re metal (7)

20. Ren covered (7).

22 Fea tures co ntracted by illness (5)

23. Science of reasonLng (5).

24. Comes f ro m a ll direc t ion s (4)

SOLUTIO TO C ROSSWORD No.2 (( ew Series)

Across: 1. E piphysis; 6. Pri ck; 9. O .a si ; 10. Al l. in; l !. Hod; 12. Di st rict nurse; 14 Poor law; 16 SOLmded ; 18. Gastric ; 20 P.raise .s; 21. Old wive tale; 25. Tea; 26. Irish; 27 Gripe ; 28. Sinus; 29. Medicine s. Down 1. Eros; 2. In sidio us; 3. Hosts; 4. Spar. row ; 5.

S.elects; 6. Penins ul a; 7. Ich or; 8. Kidneydi sh ; 13. Ep iglottis; 15. L arri kins; 17 Di gest ion 19. Caesium; 20 P atc h ed; 22 Drawn; 23. Logic; 24. N .e.w .s

\yll ': :--: I er .)J ojesl!J IlieQlleclI v si ed Isl er r ecenlly, she w as w e com ed by Lord W ak e/lIt r,'1 Governor oj orlh ern I TeLcmd and Lord P rior oj lh e Order oj I. J ohn • (s lli e barge crllw a ollg id e Ill e jelly al Carri ckJerglls. III re ll' O . a lep oj aboll/ l incli es olld /h e Qu een accepl er[ a lie/ping /WIUl' Jrol/l Lord 'r ake/wr I.

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY:

300 BRIGADE OFFICERS TACKLE THE PROBLEM

o E f h mo t ucce fu l conference in recent yea r wa h Id in o l ling h am niver ity From nnd to 24 1h , when more th a n 300 Bri gade m meers from all o er the cou ntr y attend d the Br iga de Training Cour e in Leader hip of Cadet

One of the mo encour a ging feature of the \\eek-end "a the actual compo ition of the delegate. Just about half of those pre ent belong d to dult D iv i ion, the other half being Officer cond d to adet D i i ion or Staff Offi er for ade t bout 60 per cent. of th e delegate were e ,ad , a nd abo ut 75 p r cenr. of t he del gates \,ere und r th e age of 30 Jf thi i a fair repr sentat io n of the For ward -t hinkin g Brig a Ie memeer , th e future i in good h nd The c nt ra l th em e of the COUTS was th e p rob lem of Juv eni DeJinquen y'andtheprincipalst ud ywa todi cover in \' hat way the Br igade indi idu al ly and 011 ctivel could help the pub lic in thi vi tal matter. Th o e who a ttend ed were fortunate to hear t'v\ O e pert talks Th fir by t h e h ie r on table of ottinghamshire r. John B row ne "a on the ubjec t of" The Rel atio n hip between the Publi a nd the Poli ce." Mr. Br o\o\-ne gave orne enlightenin g fa t for e ample that a p a rt from t he great itie , there is in the Briti h I Ie on ly abo ut o n e policem a n to eery 9 00 citizen. He appealed to a ll tho e pr nt to do th eir utm o • to bring back one per on \\ ho h a d gone wrong , or to a e one who i going on the v rong road. The se cond ta lk wa by Mr. Pet r P ask II Principal P ro bation Officer for ottinghan1 hire. He gave a timulati n g accoLmt of bi job and hi problem , and in ugge ting that real - life Prob at ion Officer do not beha e in quit the ame way a they are portray d on tel vi ion he hatter d a 3

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few illusions about the service. H e explained that each ca se is an individual one , and therefore it is not possib e to make weeping generali ation ; but he had great faith ill the y outh of today and believed that in brillging up their children the y \ ould avoid some of the failures of their own parents. The Brigade, he said .vas a great force for good and he would 'Aeicome any effort to capture the intere and imagination o f bo y in approved chool, so that when they left with a clean heet they might ha ve a healthy organisation ill \'lhich to make a new tart.

After these talks, independent di cu sion -groups were formed, in which thi whole matter was thras h ed out b y delegate with very a luable re ults, which bore e vidence of great intere and con iderable hard v'lork aturday e ening on such courses is traditionall y a lime of gaiety ; and this \\as no ex eption. Under the e nerget ic and kilful leader hip of Area Staff Officer Bert illis of London Di trict and tLmulated b y a seven - piece band del egates presented a colourful pecracle in the brilliant ball - room of the niversity and let themsel ves go in a manner which howed that they could play hard as \,-ell a work hard.

und ay' progran1ll1e began with a special St. John ervi conducted by the Re Ingr am Cleasby, Anglican Chaplain to the niver ity, who gave a mo in piring addre which wa a COnSWlUl1ation of the whol e ubject \\ hich delegate had teen studying. review of Brigade affair with pe ial reference to Cadet matter \ a given b t h e tant Conmli ioner -in - Chief (Lt -Col. rthur Goring) the Chief Officer for Cadet ( Ii P fori on) the Brigade ecretary ( r. George Y oodhill) and the ne\ ly-ap po inted tore anager from t. Jo hn' Gate ( r. J ohn \i ebb)' an d in the afternoon delegates pre ented a number of mo t interesting que tion for thi • pan 1 •• to an wer and e er a l wrin \\' re thus sat isfa toril irone d out. Finall. the Chaimlan of the onference (Lt.-Col. r th ur Goring) Ul11ll1 d up, and thanked the delegate for th eir attendance, th Lr enthu ia m, and their h ard work wh i h had mad the Conferen e uch a u e ; a nd del gat were qui k to shm th ir appr iation of the admini trati\ e arran gements made by 1i Morison and her tafr, of the local help by r ottinghan1 , t. John."' and of the who l -h earted co -operation of the ottillghan1 Univ rsit tafr. D id dl a mo t u e fu l onfer n e.

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION

" Mouth-to-Mouth" Decision

The St. John Ambulance As ociation the St. Andrew' Ambulance Associatlon and the British Red Cros Society have decided to include the mouth-to-mouth method of resu citation an d e 'ternal cardiac massage in the yllabu of training and e 'amination of first aid. The y are now drafting a Supplement to tIle Joint First Aid Manual and the amendments that t11i daci ion may entail. The pamphlet will be issued as soon a pos ible, but any change in the syllabus for training will not take place before January 1st, 1962.

In August, an international symposiwu on emergency resuscitation was held in Stavanger, Norway, and the follo wing recommendation were made:

]. The method of artificial respiration recommended in an emergency is full extension of the hea d and blowing through the mouth or nose.

2 The immediate start of resuscitation should be given priority o ver clearin g the airway and dra ining water from the body of the victim

3 The prone position should not be regar ded as superior to the supine position either with regard to pa tency of the a irways or with regard to drainage from the lung

4. First aid workers of all categories, schoolchildren an d the general public should be taught mouth- to -mouth and mouth -to-nose resuscitat ion.

5 Organisations and individuals concerned with teaching life-saving should try to obtain training aids, which include doll or manikin , airwa y models, films and filmstrips, diagrams and pictures.

6. The use of airways and other adjuncts should be taug h t only to medical personnel , nurses and recognised life-savers.

7. External cardiac resuscitation should be taught and used only in conjunction with artificial ventilation, and for the present its use should be confined to medical personne l, nurses, and recognis ed life-savers.

8. The best way of disseminating the knowledge of artificial r espiration would be its compulsory teaching to schoolchildren

9. A central information bureau should be set up in each country to collect information about incidents occurring o u tside hospitals in which methods of resuscitation have been applied

10 The World Health Organisation should be asked to act as an international information centre to collect and classify information from national centres.

(Signee!): Ronald F. Woolmer, Great Brita in; I var Lund , Norway; Morris H. Brook , Canada; W. P. Cleland, Great B ritain ; Allen B. Dobkin , U.S.A .; James O. E lam U S.A.; Rudolf Frey, Germany; Archer S. Gordon, U. S. A.; G 0ran Haglund, Sweden Bruno Haid, Austria; Werner Hugin, Switzerland; Bj 0rn Lind, Norway ; Bernhard B G. Lucas, G r eat Britain ; Henning P oulsen, D enmark; Yvonne Noviant, France ; Henning R u ben, D enm a r k; P eter Safar, U.S.A.

CITY WORKERS TRAINED

(. See Covel" Picture)

FREE LUNCH-TIME LESSONS in artificial respiration for City of London workers and the genera l public were gi ve n each d ay from Mon d ay, Sep ember 25th to Friday, September 29th, by mem bers of the St. J ohn Ambulance Briga de at d iffer en t sp ots in the City. Each day the dem ons trations, which took place from 12.30 p m. to ] .30 p.m wer e accompan :ed by a fi :m show.

O n Monday, Sep tember 25th, the demonstrations were intro duced by Miss Kerry Marsh (Nurse O'Keefe) from "Emergency War d 10."

The demonstrations were given by volunteers from London Te ecommunications Region (City) and the Centra l Telegrap h Office Am bul ance and Nursing D ivisions of the 4

St. John Anlbulance B rig a d e. T h ey w re organised by A r t hur Leng , D iv iona Su pe r in tendent London T e econ1D1ul1ications R egion, it y of Lo n don.

This was th e cOlI/mentary, given by the IIrgeoll-ill-Chie/ 0/ tlte Brigade.

WH EN a person has sto pped breathing the brain is depri ved of oxygen and he will die within eight m inute s. Speed in getting oxygen to the lung is therefore e sential.

From time to tinle the 111 thod of doin g thi , known as ar tificial re piration, ha e chang d a quiek r a.nd better m et hod ha e be n found Tod ay m outh- to- m outh perh a ps more popu arly known as" the K iss-of- Life," h a been adopted by the recogni ed first aid org ni atio n a a result of extensive re ea rch whicll has pro ved that th di fficultie at first feared are Ie s serious, and the ae Uletic o bj ections no longer e 'ist in a n emergency.

A person can top breat h ing as a. result of drowning electric shock, ga poi oning, fume and moke and ot he r types of poison ing.

For the purpo e of d emonstratio n t he model' h a stopped breathing as the resu of an ectric shock.

In a real cas e the face would be bluish showing be lack of oxygen in the blo o d but the heart would be b ating.

Artificial respirat ion mu st be tarled TO CE and continued until either he or she starts breathing or a docLor tate that further efforts are u e less-th i may m an continuing for everal hours.

There are several points which MU T be rem mbered when applying this m e th od of artificial respiration

(1) THE C SUALTY'S HE 0 MUST BE 1 TH · CORRECT PO TIO I SO THAT THERE I A CLE R AIRWAY THE oum TO THE LUNGS-IF THERE lOT, YOU ARE STr G YOUR T1 I E

(2) WHE T YOU BLOW r TO THE OUTH HE 1-] T 1l0LJlD BE SEEN TO ruSE, IF IT DOES OT YOU H E NOT GOT TI-IE 1 rE D SUFFICLE TLY TILTED B CKWARD

(3) THE OPERATOR MLJ T BE I A COr- I FORT OLE PO IDO 0 THAT HE CA KEEP IT U P 1 DEFINITELY. li the ca ualty can be laid on a table the position wil be standing up, if the ictim cannot be raised abo e the ground the op rator will have to kneel or even ie do wn beside him.

(3) IF AFTER THE FIR T FIVE OR S 'PlfFF "THE COLOUR OF THE FACE DOES OT SHOW S IG S OF BECOMl G P KER, THE EITHER THE AIRWAY IS BLOCKED OR THE lRCULAno HAS STO PPED CHECK HEAD POSITIO I AT 0 CE AND TR AGAIN.

This is a description in slow moti on of what you ha c do.

(1) Place the casualty on Ilis back.

(2) Place one hand on the for ehead (or gra p the bair if necessary).

(3) Place the other hand under the chin and tilt the head back as far as it will go.

(4) Keeping the h and under the cbin and m ai ntaining the backward pressure, see if the no s trils can be ea led by your cheek, if not, pinch the nostrils with the other hand, take a deep breat h and blow hard into the mouth sealing the mou th with yours.

(5) Rep ea t this as often as is necessar y to keep his blood oxygenated i.e. his face pink Timing is not import ant t he object being to get as much oxygen into the ungs as possible as quickly as possible.

(6) Once the casua l ty tarts to brea the on his own, stop the" blowing ," keep a close watch on the colour, a nd at the first signs of a " bluish' tinge returni.ng, recommence the mo u th- to-mouth artificial respiration, timing it with the victim's attempts to brea th on his own.

(7) If mouth -to-mouth does not app var to be succeeding , try mouth -to-nose- the pos it ion of the casually's head and th e operator 's position are the same.

(8) I n the case of asphyxiated infants, the mouth-to -nose method is safest as this avoids any danger of rupturing the lungs by too violent a " blow " into them

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add demonstrat e ill th e Park

PARKS CO-OPERATE I N

S.J.A . B. CAMPAIGN

L A EFFORT to educate the pub li c in the need for first aid and f cour e, to timu late recruiting, the member of 19/1 (Old Kent Road) Di i ion agreed, that if permission wa obtained from the L. to u e their park, they would give public demon tration. ccordingly, application was made LO L. f-luddarl, hief Officer Park Department, stating the park ugge ted and gi ing an a urance that the council would not be in volved in any circum tance whatsoever and p rmi ion \ readily obtained. all er then made on each uperintendent of the park ho n, i.e Telegraph Hill , Peckham Rye and outbwark Park. t arrange the ilc for t he demonstration.

In add ition t the abo e di i ion, neighbouring divi s ion wer il1\ited La take part , including 53 ,59 , 154 ,C J 35 ore Hill ur ing adet, 19/ 2 and C129. Detail were em three 10 a l new paper and l, 0 of the e published delail ' P R .' of rhre 10 al councils \ ere al so ad vised. good uppl y of the area leanet and the treamer banner were obtained from the rea Publicit y Officer and the cadet \ ere kept bu di tributing the JeaAet during the demonLrati n i, -foot table and ome chair were loaned by the L.c. and the nur ing member oon bad the table con erled into a bed, ompl te \ ith mattre and bedclothe and of cour e a patient who thoroughly enjoyed th experience of being tucked lip in bed in a park.

eam hile the nul' ing ca det ere howing off their kill in applying roller bandage to girl bys tander of their own age group. The ambulanc cadet \ ere demonstrating artifici I re piration to la d of their ag ith a great dea l of ride.

" main" ca e prepared \ ith PI a tifol injurie \Va oe up ing the attention of the ambulance member and from what I sa" of the audien e, they just did not know which case to look at fir t. 0 time wa 10 t in taking the name and addre e of t ll0 e intere ted and they were ent to the officer cone rned.

t outhwark Park , new tactic wel' employed for \ hil

"MOUTH-TO-MOUTH"

• Cantil/lied/rom previolls page

(9) There is suffici nt 0 ygen in the operator' expir d breath to b effec ti ve

(10) The m a in ad antag , apar t from getting ox g n directly into the lung which mouth-to-mouth ha over all other methods t hat it an b ap pli d to a drov ning per on while he i still in th water duriJlg r escue operations. It can be app lied where pace will not allow oth r method to be u ed. It doe not require any e laborate preparations or equipment. It not so tiring a t il op rator 's po ition can be changed without interrupting the app lication . 5

t he ambu lance and nursing members were bu s y with their cases, a breathless lad ran up and announced in a loud voice tbat a man h ad fa llen into the nearby pond. Cadet s followed by their officer, quickly responded and the 440 yard s dash would have done credit to any di s trict cadet sports day!together with a crowd which followed from all parts of the park.

The cas ualty, one of our members in mufti, had s oaked himself with water from the pond and the cadets were doing their stuff with Holger iels n, without lo sing a second. So very encouraging, when one sees so many helples s people standing around. The fee ling of pride, I feel , pro ves the need to show off the skill which we are taught in the Brigade

We feel t be exerci se was worthwhile and may I thank aU who took part in this venture. As a result of our efforts, enquirie s were received and addresses taken of nine bo ys, seven girls and three men. Since I feel the need is for us all to go to the public, I am now ex ploring the poss ibility of putting on sucb shows during the winter months , in large departmental stores , factory canteens, etc

RUSHDEK Cl lL DEFE CE SIGNALS INSTR U CTOR rrained in fir t aid , I [r. D. Pinnell quickly went to the help of four men who were injured , hen their car lefr the road and plunged inw a d itch recently.

The accident happened on the A6 bel'. een Finedon and Burton Latimer , no other vehicle as involved.

Mr. Pinnell \Va travelling home when he s a w the ca r , an ustil1 , lying on its ide in the ditch. One of the men wa trapp d in the car ith hi feet locked under the seat and he \Va abl to extricate him. There was a danger that the car might ha sl ipped further and th a t was hy fr Pinnell gor the man our ith the aid of a passer by.

A he tr ated the injured man from hi first aid box hich he carri d in hi ehic1e, another person phoned the potic and called for an ambulance

Mr. Pinnell aid:' It a n'r a big job to fr e one of the ccupants , but hi f et were stuck under the at. I hav re entl ta en a first aid cour e with the St. John Arnbulan Brig d a.nd have a fir t aid certifi at I managed to patch up the injured men \ hil waiting the arrival of th ambulance."

Poli e and ellingborough ambula.n men who attended the cra h found th ro d blocked by return in g holiday m kers who had stopped their car to \ at h r cu op ration. ot lon o- ao-o Mr. Pinnell, a abl to give on-the- pot first aid to c;ashed motor ycli t at Fin don

Ph o to: .vorth omplonshire }\ewspapers L td. E ?tricating th e

LEICESTER FLOAT WINS AWARD

P/tOIO: P 11' J acks ol/ LEIeR TER St. J ohn members on t l/eiT el'cellent Gnd allraclive float ill tli e Lord .110//0/,' 8 Proce' ion.

The S t. John Amb ulance Bri ga d e ca us ed a g00 d d eal of in er es t wit h their flo a t in th e firs t L or d May or 's process io n t o be held in L eices ter. As a pr a ctic al firs t ai d orga n isation th e Publi city C ommi tt ee felt th a t here as a good o ppor tunity t o sh ow the publi c as p ects of st. J ohn work in the ambulance and nursin g sph e r es

The ta b lea u x too k tbe form o f nursing m embers demo nstra t ng bedm aking techni ques (compl e te with bed) and the ambul ance members treatin g a c ycle accident" ictim, " wi th ambulan ce an d n ursing assisting. These activities were arranged on a Bri tis h Ro a d Services' vehicle and d ecor ate d in bl ack an d whi t e drapery wi th four huge crosses of A m alfi a nd a 23 ft. long b anner Co ngr a tulations t o a ll wh o contr ibute d to the su ccess o f the floa t , both in m anning th e tra il er a n d in preparing a n d d ecor ating it.

SCOTS WOMEN WIN GAS CONTEST

IT W AS VICTORY for t he second year running fo r he Sc o t tish G as Board Wo m en 's T eam in the Ind ust r y's N ati on a l F irst Aid C ompetit ons, h eld n Lond on on September 28th.

The winning men' s tea m w as the East Midland s Gas Board te a m from Derb y Both teams ha ve w on this distinctio n before-the Sco ts in 19 58 and 1960 and the Eas t Midland s in 19 59. The runner s-up for both men's and wo men 's te a ms was the N or th Western G a s Bo a r d a nd they, too , have bot h wo n the trophies in earli er events.

In third place were the South E astern G as Bo ard (men) a nd the Southern G as B oard (women).

The tea m s unde rwent t wo tes s-team a nd ind vid ual, an d the tota pos sible score wa s 400 200 for ea ch tes The men' s te a m had a house-deco r ating ca su a lty to contend with. The vi ctim h a d falle n fro m a pla nk insecurel y placed on t wo ladders an d had susta ined some complicated fracture s and other p a inful injur ies An accident while shopping fell to the women 's te am Leaving a shop, a cus tomer h a d tdpped a nd fa llen through a gla ss panel of the door. When the team arrived she was b leeding h eav ily from wound s in wrists and arms an d examination r e ve aled a fractured leg

In both cas es no doctor was a vailable, but a call for a n 6

amb u lance bro ught its arr i a in eight minute. The team had 15 minute in which to render fir t aid.

For th e ndi vidu a e ts the teams pl t into pair. One pair had t o a ta m an who had fal len orr a chair fracturin cr h is right co ll a r -bone. T h e second pair had an casualty. Through a skid, a cyc1i had fallen hea v il y On examination concu sion and a imple fracture of the lert forearm was diagno ed.

The ju d ges commented that the performance of th teams we re generally of a high landaI'd , a nd all t am su ccessfully diagno ed a ll the injurie but in ome cn e handling of the patient wa a little too rough and ha ty.

Sir Henry Jones, Chai r man of t ile Gas ounc il , pre ented the troph Ies and plaque. He tre ed the importance of h avi n g experienced fir t a ider in the ndu tr y, e peci a ll in vi ew of t h e rise in the incide nce of indu tria l a cident

CADETS' CUP

THE TH A VAL Ca d et Fir t-Aid ompetition for th F. Corneiiu Cha ll en ge Cup wa held in the Main an teen of the S tanton I ro n wo r ks Co. L td., on aturday, eplember 196 J ,. when teams from D erby hire, ottingham hire, Lelcestershtre, atte nd ed to deal with t he e er inc reasing r oa d acci d en ts, a nd th e ordinary home accident.

The fina l resu lts were: Il ke to n ( B .) mb ul ance

Ca d ets, No 1 team-(ll7 marks); Ben in ck olliery Ambulan ce Ca d ets, No. 1 team - (l02l?la r ks); Long Eaton Am bulance Cadets-e97 ma rks); D er by u rsi n g adets- (83 marks). P oss ib le m a rks 150

Mr. J E. A Kin g-Executive Assistant to the managi n g d irector of the S ta nt on Ironwor ks Co. Ltd.-at the conclus ion o f he competit on th anked th e teams for tileir

su p po rt. He in t r o duce d M rs. F. L. Cro o ks, who pre en ted the F. C ornelius Cup an d prizes . M rs. Crooks said sh e was m ost impresse d wit h the F rs t A id she ha d seen an d ur ged the need , in th is d ay a n d age, h ow imp ortant it was to have thi s kno w led ge which cou ld be in valuab e.

NOTES ON THE ORDER

A New Edition

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DORSET GOES GAY AT BRYANSTON

THE ST. JO H SUMMER BALL o rga n ised by h e St. J o hn

A m Associatio n D ol' et, was held at Br yanston 0 1 IJ1 Au gu t, arr angem e n ts for it starting as lon g ago as Ju ly 1959, w th t he boo kin g of the ballroo m a n d the engagem ent of he avoy Orpheans 8 and u nd e r th e leade rship of Ja n tewa r l. - xper e n cc d co mm it tee ladies f rom a ll parts of th e cou nt y han d led the a rr a n gements, a n d t he res u lts were extrem ely goo d T he ba llroo m a nd si t ting out h ad been beautifu ll y d ecoraled .by the DOl' e t Flora l SOCIety un der the di rection of .rs.. eeIl ,P ope, P re ident of the D orchester ursi ng D lv s on, aSSisted by Mrs. Thoytes and others. The bar was al 0 very \\ e ll decorated, and arranged on the walls were some e r clever" cut -outs' of go ndo lier. eorly 400 people atte nded including most of the mcmbe-s of the ouncd of the Order for D o rset. I t was mu ch regrelled t h at the President o f the Council, the Lo r d Of the county, was unab le to attend owing to Im po r tant btl Iness e l ewhe re wh ich he could not postpone. Partlc CJ m e from allove r Dorset and quite a few from out 'd e m us ;c o f the band wa all that could be asked fo r and au. fied all ta te T he music went on non -stop from 10 p.m until the. ba ll ended at 3 a.m. IIding from ancient to modem mu IC WIthou t any apparent break. tho e not. prepJred to dance non-stop, there was an e clli ng compeLItlve car-raCIng game in one of the roo m s ff the ba ll room, also conducted non - top by two loya upporter (for the d ur ation of the dance) to whom we were a ll m t grat ful.

Itogether i t was a most successful evening which has produced ery satl factory financial re ult for the Order in Dol' et; and a ll who \ orked so hard de erve much credit.

MOTOR RALLY QU I Z

THE lEG IO MOTOR R LLY, otlingham et an e ample to th e among us who fe I lhat they cannot put on di play. WIth marquee for co erage, t h e layout wa in th!,ce main ( I) Pub icity , (_) Tr aini ng, (3) Opern PublICity, wer the wide ra n ge of po ter and bIll relal l e to the O rder, the B r igade and the so iation add d to bJ:' " ho.me -made ' one of a topical nature and mcludl ng a summar of our county' acti itie d U fl ng I960.

J n additi<:n, the G. P.O. Telephone anager generou I and In talle? a cIo d ireuit line telephone y tern enablIng the publIC to 'phone any qu lion d ired and recel\ e the p a nswer imm diately from t , 0 member reened ff behmd the centre table. Thi idea wa" ver popu lar, near ly 200 que tion being an \ ered [ro.m What h uld I do ? " to " Where can I I arn fir t a.ld?" I n anti ipation of thi latler question had b UIlt up a co m prehe n i e li t of cIa e a In the county Wit h each r pect ive officer-in-charge toaether WIth place and time of meet ina '" Tile trai.ning and operalional' tion w re ea h laid our to hoy ubject an? app l icab le to the re p ti e adult and cadet dlVI lon , relative Brigade members taffing acco:dmg]y. orne l g h reli f was aflorded, unwittincrly at tim ,In the c. build-up , of the ke leton on a graph ove r a b la n k t; ,. W rong of a hazard hou e" a l 0 produc<?d orne mi g in g but p rhaps th m ost a lue wa fo u nd III the. pract ical demon (r at ion and ff rt on an audib le full- iz m de l made o s h ow th effect of artIAc la l rc pU at lo n e pe iall the Hola r I en melh d.. 0 e t he. r ise a nd in the 4- foot "'glas manometer, With addltlOnal fa ll ( ll1 take) o n th upward pull of e bow co n Vll1 ed m a ny of th e requiremen t a itt e n:ov in g how piec two n ur ing ad - ith relIef , wlt.h a a rge d o ll in a cot, bed-mak ing, wa hing, ba nd ag ll1 g, et In a mothe rl y cu m n ul' way tm der a aptio n " U ca n d o bet ter th a n] ." , 7

AT TEE BALL: Left to right, the group includes Sir Paul Booth, D L (Chairman of Es s em St. John Council)' 1'v1r s S,:ullLe, llI.B.E., (County Superintendent); Lady Booth; Slr John Ruggles-Brise, Bt , C.B., O.B.E., T.D., J.P. (Lord Lieutenant oj Essem); J1rs. Douglas Hedges (County Slaff Offic er); Capt. R. J. Wenley (Asst. Commissioner) ; The Lady Joan X e-clJman (County Vice-President); J I ajor J F. C. Und erhill ( ecretary, Grand Priory, Order of St. John).

SUCCESSFUL ESSEX BALL

A VE.RY SUCCESSFUL BALL was held on Fri d ay, July 28th at Spams Hall , Finchingfield, Essex by kind permission of the Lieutenant for Essex, Sir John Ruggles -Bdse, B t., m aId of the St. John Council and Bdgade in the county.

A champagne supper was served to guests in a large marquee adjoining the house and dancing continued until 2 a.m. any valuable raffle prizes were kindly donated by local trad smen and council members.

The many beautiful flowers so generously given by a local nur eryman and skilfully arranged by the gardeners at Spa ins Hall were a magnificent feature of the evening

The ball was organised by the L ady J oan ewman County ice -President assisted by Mrs. D ouglas Hed ges : County Staff Officer.

FOYER SHOCK

PATRO s visiting the Gaumont Cinema, " alsall ha e been more than a little intere ted in the St. John «Ii play in the foyer, which repr ented a real casualty clearing station. The centre piece of this \ as a tableau repre enting a kitchen in the home with ink unit, cooker table and chair : a aucepan of boiling ater is een on the to e with a mall hild in the act of pulling it 0 er and the mother rushing to try and pre ent the accident

Over all thi i a notic which reads: " early a na t accident. Thi could happen in your 0\ n home. Whar wou ld you do if it d id?"

The tableau a nd demon tration \ re arranged by Corp uperintendent G. 10 eley, of rhe t. John Ambulan e Brigade, and l r. Lo ker, manager of th cinema who i hims If a ke n upporter of th movement.

SIR WILLIAM SAVORY

[R WILUAM SAVORY, ho e death we r cord \ ith great regr. t \Va .one of the longe t- er ing Knight of the Order, for It was 111 D ec mber 19 19 that h becam a Knight of G ra e In 19 -9 he be am a Knight of Justi e, and he wa n member of the Chapter-Gen ral for more than _0 ear. For th la t t n y ar h \l as i tant D ir tor of Ceremonie , and hi tall figure , guiding those who had r ei\ ed the i r insignia b am a familiar ight at irwe timre. He ga e un tintingly of hi rvi s over th many ars that he held office in th e Order.

ESCORT D UTY

CONTIlVEltlTAL JOURNEY

AFTER PICKING UP the tickets on Augu t 14th, at Cli e House . London we report d at West London i1' Terminal at 9.45 a.m., and on to London Airport to commence flight.

We we re air borne at 12.40 on B.E.A. Comet G-APMC had a very good ltmch and landed in Rome, taking only two hours for the journey. Customs formalities c ompleted , ,ve looked around expecting to be contacted by a Con ular official, and finding none we took a bus from Fiwl1icino (the new airport) to Rome to try our luck. This journey took almost an hour and we were charged L800 each for the tickets.

At the terminal in Rome I was a ble to contact Mr. Webb, the Vice Consul, who apologised for missing us. He had reserved accommodation for us at the Pens ione Rubens which is situated near the British Consulate, and we were to report to him the following morning at 9 o'clock so that we could go and collect the patient at the Santa Maria Del P ieta

We spent a quiet evening , after dinner had a waLk around and early to bed.

At 9 o'clock the next morning accompanied by Mr. Webb we arrived at the hospital to collect the patient. We found him very cheerful and ple ased to be leaving, and took him back to our hotel for lunch. The patient was most cooperative and seemed norma l.

We were collected at 3 p.m. by the Vice Consul and taken to Rome Rail way Ternlinal where we boarded the Simplon Express for Paris, which left Rome at 3.57 p.m. We kept our patient under close observation; after supper we spent a restful n ight-all Customs points were cleared without difficul ty.

ext morning, after an early breakfast we sat and wa tched the country flash by. Soon we entered Paris and the Gare de Lyon at 9.30 a.m. on the 16th, and after an hour s break, we boarded the Calais train and travelled first class to the coast.

We found that on the train journey from Ro me to Calais , considerable interest was shown by the Americans in our uniform and I had to relate many tinles the history of St. John and its present day work.

The Channel crossing was very rough; we kept our patient up on deck sheltered from the wind. He proved a good sailor. The bo at do cked at Do ver at 5.45 p.m. and, although the boat was crowded, we were cleared by Customs in a short time and were seated on the Victoria Boat Train which left at 6.28, arriving at Lond on in time for us to catch the 9.10 from St. Pancras arriving at Leeds right on time-2.04 a.m. We were met at Leeds Oty Station by the health official who took us all to St. James Hospital where our patient was admitted as an informal patient at 2.45, August 17th.

We travelled back to London on the 10 o'clock train from Leeds Central.

- D iv. Supt. N. V. HERITAGE

Pt e BAILEY (Lydd Amb. Div.)

OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID

Revis e d Edition

THE SECOND EDITION of the Manual of Occupational First Aid, has now been published an d is available from the Stores Department, Order of St. John, St. John 's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, E.C.1, at a cost of 4s 6d. , plus postage. T he stores manager will be sending you a specimen copy.

This book can be taken into use immediately and if he old book is u se d for instructional purposes, a note to this effect should be made when sending in examination reports, etc.

As will be seen from the syUabus on page seven of the book, there have been certain changes in the regulations New regulations are being printed and will be issed as s oon as possible. 8

VINTA GE

I lUX WON'T SHRINK WOOllENS.

A VI AL lD us ed by flal1 l11er, (111 .llllbu lance officer, in 191 ha /lO W come 10 liGht, alld is reprodu ce d h e?'e as an examp le oj the improvisation for hich t. Jolin members ha ve ah ays been fa71l0u nIl'. II anmer' note 011 the pic tu re ,' tal es thai it was lIsed as a slide to illu (rate' RelllO"al of lathing'.

I 'R,EVIE \ V' I

YOUR BOOK OF THE HU A BOD Y, by Johll Burkinshaw (Fab e r & Faber, 10 6d.) Onc of a erie of books for yOWlg people , this i ad mirably produc Gl , and i so designed that it wi ll be of great help in in tru t ion of cadets or those slightly older, a a supplement to t he yllabu The illustrations, by Audrey Be lerm a n, ar particularly effecti e.

ELL HEATO 's EVER}, DA Y BOOK by fe ll Heaton (Arco Publi ca/io ll s, 25.) Produced a a hand y reference book for the famil y, (hi contain note - all helpful and full of common sen e-o n matter ranging from cookery to gardening, from cleaning lot lle tIll' t aid. It gives in handy form a good deal of informati n not collected elsewhere, and would make a good Chri tm a prese nt f r a harassed housewire.

THE LIFE SA VERS, by Ritchie Calder ( Pall Book, 2s.6d.) Tracing the development of the modern life- avi ng and disease-killing drugs over the la t quarter-century or so, Mr. Calder ha produced an enthralling account of the way in which the discoveries ha e teen made, omctime by accident, more often by painstaking re earch. He how, in a brilliant piece of" popular' expo ition , how {he ancien t remedies of w itch doctor and primiti e peoples are linked with the work of modern pathologists and re earch men.

Thoroughly recommended for al Ar aid wo rke r.

EDWINA I\IO UNTBATTEN

THERE COULD BE no more fitting Christmas presen t for St John Members than the attractive book compiled an d edited by Marjorie Countess of Brecknock, Edwina MOlin/batten, H er Life in Pictures. As the title sugge (s, this a p ictoria record of the life of one of the mo st r emarkab le women of our time, who, as " Lady Loui ," won the respect and affection of many thousands of Br g a de members in all parts of the world. As the pages turn one can grasp the full compass of her life shown in photogr a ph, m any of which have nev er before been published. Sir Arthur Bryant, in a Foreword, pays tribute to " one of the wisest, noblest women of our time."

The book, published by M ac donald , is avai lable from b<1lokshel ves at ISs.

NORFOLK AMBULANCE EMERGENCY CASE

A REPORT appeared in two Sunday newsp ap ers on September 17th which contained critici m by the orwich coroner of a t. J ohn Ambulance Br igade ambu ance rrom orth Wal h am which, he aid, took nearly an hour to reach an 1 J - yea r -o ld bo y who had been dragged unconscious from a hol e in the san d , and then the oxygen suppl y ran out. An inq uiry into the case has been held by the County J oint ommittee, which administers th e service, and wh il e the facts have been made public locally a nd in som e natio nal papers they are given below as a m atter of genera l interest, an d to rectify the criticisms made of the Brig a de The COl11Jnittee found that some delay occurred in the tran mis ion of the 999 call. Within 25 minutes however, the ambu lance had arrived at the house from which the call had been sent. This was a very fast time over rough roads There wa then a carry of stretchers, blankets and ap paratus o er a quarter of a mile to the scene- of the accident over ery dimcult shifting sand. evera l people were giving ar ti 6cia l re piration, and the driver's own instinct to get the casualty to hospital as quickly a possible was somewh at o er-ruled. The 0 ygen cylinder, with enough for an hour 's treatment ran out a ery few minutes befoT a second doctor arri ed \ ith a further supply.

In the circum tances, the bo y had certainly sufficient o ' yg n and taking e erything into consideration the ommittee feels that no critici m could be made of the ambulance erv ice and that the driver acted in every way (Q th b t of hi ability

BRIGADE HE LP IN MERCY iFLI G HT

A 36-YEAR-OLD-MA whom a jolt could kill was picked up by a hel icopter at Prince P ark cricket ground Eastbourne , to be taken to Stoke andeville Hospital , Buckinghamshire.

The man, r. Jerzey Pilawka, of Leicester, was seriously injured when he dived into the sea near the foot of Beachy Head.

The helicopter , piloted b y Fit. Sgt. Don Sissons , arrived from Tangmere at 1.15 and was gu ided to the make -shift landing ground by a large letter" H made up of firemen s hose laid on the ground.

From the hospital at liastbourne to the site by ambulance , the journey had to be made very slowl y because the lightest jol t could be dangerous.

The helicopter a yellow-painted estland Whirlwind attached to o. 22 Re cue Squ adron at Tangmere later landed in the hospital grounds at Stoke Iandevill.

Edn rna 1llonuthatten Tr]st

The following donations have recently been received from t. John Member and organi ation for the Edwina Mountbatten Trust.

of ork hire

The winner of prizes in the St. John Hou e R affle \\' r fir t, rs. e han. of uth B 11'5 et· cond, NIr Gillespie ; third, The Vi ount Mountgarret. Th sal of ti ket r ulted in a profit of o\' r roo

Photo; Har ry C. Deal

BRIGADE members help to load the injured man on the helicopter.

o to : L Oll'cs !oj/ J o urna l

Patricia to the Rescue

PATRICIA SMITH one of forty St. John Ambulance Br igade nurs ing cadets who had been camp in g at Walberswick recently had an excit in g hough rather fr igh euing ad venture.

One day they were in vi ted b y the M ay or of Beccl es to go on a ri ver trip and off the y set in a hired boat cre wed by four men. Apparently the boat m iss ed the deep channel and became stuck in the mud.

When Superintendent Mrs Nichols a ske d for a volun teer to go fo r a swim and get help P at ricia offered , a n d wearing somebody else s swim-suit went o ver. After swimming about 300 yards she had to clamber over mud banks to reach firm ground.

" I got a bit sca red with the mud ," she ad mitted. " There were a lot of holes in t and I kept failing do wn F inall y I got to t he shore and made m y wa y an to th e ro a d to Bl yt hburgh

I came to a pub and what I thought was the kitchen entrance It turned out to be the b a r. I a sked the lan dlord to fin d anot h er boat a nd send it out to help ." C a dets on the boat who h a d timed her s aid it too k her 18 minu tes to m ake the journey.

Patrici a is t a king a pre -nursing course at the Ald e rm a n Woodrow School, Lo wes toft.

IMPROVISATION BY BRAINTREE CADET

Ex cellent wo r k carried out b y Cadet Barry Cooper of Br ain tree Ambulan ce C a dets. The c ade t's r ep or t of th e acci dent follo ws, and he was commended b y b 0 h d oc tor and matro n at the ho spital for hi s go o d work. B arry was trained by Sup erintendent M rs. Rive rs of the Th ax te d Nursing Cad ets.

" Mrs Ri vers h a s as k ed me to drop you a line abou t th e acci dent that h appened to m y emplo yer. I was at work one Thursd ay and my bo ss h a d jus t come home from hos p ita l a nd he was u s ing a pl ane when hi s fi n ger s lip pe d and went into the blade, cutting off the top from the first joint. I rushed ou t and got a p iece of string and t ied it on the p ar t of the finger that was left. H e had a drink and wen t to h ospital for th e second time in one d ay." ]0

Norfolk Cadets in Camp

Six Ivis on M aca d a m r a Pr esi d ent of the S1. J oh n

Ambulance Briga de N o rfolk, was g ree t d wit h br ig

BUCKS CADETS AT THE SEASIDE

Ill/day 'erv ice

T 0 H U ORED N O FOR T Y Bu cki n gham s hi re a det s pent a happ y week du r ing ug u t ca m pin g at Oxwhich Bay near

eJ I ), an d Gi llian An tey.

RIVER DRAMA GAVE CADET HER CHANCE

J ennifer S uthe rl a nd , age d 1St of Lit tle Su tto n ursi n g Ca d e t D iv is ion , C h es hire h as b een senl a L e t ter of Comfrom th e Co mmi ssio ner- in- Ch ie f, fo r a ti m e y a n d e ffi cient p iece of Fir st Aid wo r k dur in g th e sli mmer.

J ennifer was boat in g on t h e R iver D ee when sh e saw a yo uth ge tt ing a s x-yea r- o ld b oy ou t of t he water. Hi s face a nd hand s wer e blue, a ltho u g h he was con scious, a nd sh e wen t t o h elp, g iv il1g a r ifi ci a l r es pir a tio n sh e ma naged to ex p el so m e of th e wa er f ro m th e b oy's m o uth. Sh e then as ked a b ysta nd er to call an a mbul an ce a nd h e wa s taken o h os pit a l wher e h e recover ed

HANWELL' S FLOAT HAD

CH EERFU L 'CASUAL TI ES '

T HE HA N W E LL C R I;.\L 0 FETE wa re iv d in Elt h m e P l.rk art r a la pse of 2 S yea r in J Wle Th e H anw e ll D ivis ion ent e red a Aoat d pic t in g home nur ing a n d fir a d

Two fir a id po t were e ta bl he d a \l ell a a

NEW DIVISION RUN FIRST COMPETITION

On Thursday , August 31st, the newly formed 32c Feltham Ambulance Cadet D ivision held a team competition in their new in Uxbr idge Road, Feltham, for a cup and medallJOns d onated for the pmpose b y the paren ts commIttee.

The teams ha d to deal with an accident invo lving two patlents, made up very realistically to look the part. T he were supp osed o be on their wa y h ome from a firstal d competit o n by train and ha ing a 10n<T wa t for connections put heir i n t he office and g o fo r a On therr retmn to collect them , the luggage a grrl , slips and falls, pulling dovm a heavy box which strikes her on the h ea d ; she also fractures a wris t.

While the team deals with the casualty, ber mate is m.a king a cup of tea and knocks over the kettle of b oiling water scalding her leg The team therefore bas two cases to dea i wi th, an d 20 minute s in which to diagnose and give treatm en t.

At t he en d of 16 minutes th e doctor arrives a.nd as ks what treatmen t has b een g iven.

T h e teams .were congratul ated by the udge, Mr. George Hewe, on therr exce llent firs a ttempt at this kind of exercise.

Area Ca det Offi cer Mr. Taylor congr a tulated the ca d ets on a very goo d effort in deed cons dering the fact th at the divis ion h a s not long b een formed and a dded tha he was certain that if they carried on the <Tood work he had seen that evening, there was no doubt they would become a very smar t an d efficient di vi sion

SHEFFIELD CHILDREN PLAY

Ph o o: Sheffi eld T elegraph

ONE of th e mo st popular spots at the Sh ejJleld T elegraph and Stm II o.lida y Gala , held this year at Claywheels lane, Wads ley Bndge, Sh eJJl eld was th e children's p layground. II er e parents could leave their children in the ca1'e of St. John Cadets, w ho had a bumper day. Out oj 600 who spent som:e hme wo were caught swallowtng the lab els on w lnch th etr names were written T hey con tinued nameless, but unharm ed.

BERNICE LIKES IT OUT IN KENYA

.TJ:ffi CADET MEMBERS of So utb£elds Library D IVISIOn, LeI cester, were very interested to hear of the experiences of a form er divis iona member Bernice Payn e who some months ago flew to Nairob i Ken ya her father is serving with the R. A.F. Bernice says in her letter that one of th e first things she 12

ANGLOAMERICAN CIRCUS MISHAPS

! Silllba

T WO ACCIDE T illL ild anima l occur red a llh e _[ngloAme1-ican circu r ecen tly.

A nineteen-year -old girl had th e lillie Jillo er oj h er lefl hand bitten w hen th e crowd s urged round and pushed her all 10 Bo o- B oo a II imaZayan bear, whi ch became s tartl ed

T hen Sirnba, a fOll1'-Y CQ1 ' old Aby iI/ian l ione while rolling over to ha e its tWIl my tickl ed. leap ed to its feci and ripped th e train er's right ank le op 11. ll efmi li ed tll acl, bu t t h en h e came out oj Ih e cage, blood Zl'rIS slreamin o from hi ankle.

Th e tra ine /' and the you.ng lady z ere /r ea led by I. John Ambulan ce men befor e be7'ng taken 10 110 pileil JOT all all ietanus injectio n.

d d was to join the local nursing cadet division of t. John ext term it is hoped to foml a competition team and Bernice is looking forwa rd to being a member.

" The life in K enya is m arve ll o u s .. ," says Berni e, . . on a trip round the foot of Mount Keny a we a\ member of the Masa i tribe, and a nimals such as gi raA'e , buck zeb ra , wildebeest, vu ltures an d the stately ec re lary birds.

" A beautiful sight is the lake of akuru, h ich appear to be coloure d pink. Then you see it i cove red \ ith pink flan1ingoes-a wonderful sight!

" Life in K enya is not so differen from lh at in E n gland except that we use cents an d sh illing in lead of powlds, shil lings an d pence," says Bernice. " I am lowly learning Swahili, but we are lucky to ha e a boy' who peak English." Bernice asks to be remembered to a ll her Leice leI' frie nds in the Briga de. We, too, wish Bernice a happy lim e in K enya, and send our regards 10 her n ew St. J ohn frie nd .

CIVIC HEAD BECOMES ST. JOHN PRESIDENT

THE DEPUTY MAYOR of Bournemoul h Co un illor Mr B

Bi ckne ll, J P. was enrolled recently as Co rp Pre ident of lhe am bulan ce, nursing and cadets divisions, by t he Han . Mr . S. R Cubitt, O.B.E. , lhe County President. Prayer s were led b y corp s vice-presi dent, the R ev. Lawrenc e Hibbs.

Mem bers of the corp s fee l very h onoured , as they now ha ve the fir st Lady M ay or as their first La d y orps P re id ent at what the y be ieve t o be t he first eve r enrolment for presi den t in t he county of H amps hire, if not in the country. Mrs Cubitt then presented the R ev. Hibb s with hi war rant , and Grand Prior B a dges to Nul' in g a cle s, Sgt. P Nicho Us, Meyrick , R Harding , Soulhborn e a nd D. Osborn e Talbot Di vis ion; and to Pollce Constable Grass hi s wa rran L as sergea n t of t he borough po lice d ivi ion of the cor ps.

PENANG AIR

COUR SE

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DISASTER EXERCISE

I J UNE LAST an ext reme ly in terest in g and instructi ve cour e wa a rrange d by the orli1ern Area Di '!-ster millee Trinidad an.d T obago. The progr amme, ill a dditi on La Lh d ad a nced first aid a pect (giving injection, etc.), in.c lud d what to e pect during and after a disaster; how to et up an emerge ncy headq uarter ; how .to control croW? ; practica l radio demon trati? n of sendmg me ge, and the job or R lief wl.Lh part icular reference (0 the liai on with ot her organisatIOns The lect ur e were ery v,ell allended and the peaker includ ed the fire c h ief a nd a repre -entati e or the police.

AIR A'ITE- DAl.YfS oj the St. J ohn mbulance Brigade , Penang Area, in front oj a t1Lin P ioneer aircraJt of the Royal J1.alayan Air Force, at the B ayan L epas airport, P enang This Area recently held the first Air Attendanls Cours e at the Royal Australian Air Force base in B utterworth, Pr ovince Wellesley, 'Ylalaya. T he course was conducted by the Ser:ior B ase Medical OJJlcer Wing Commander J Ji c. C. Jlor TLSo,!} and his team oj air force doctors. Th e Royal J i alayan atr force provide th e necessary flying eteperience.

ERVl E oj the Orde?' was held recently at th e a/li edral of t. Ja go de la J' eoa in pani h TOttn, th e Jonn eT capital of JOI/I C/ic 1. Thi i the ollly Prat e tant a /ll edral in /I le i land and is lls ed Jor all tal e erl.'ice and all big ven t oj the Church of England O ne pic/m'e h aws the Iloll. ir Geojfrey Gunter recei in a lh e in 1nia of Commander, and tli e other haws member oj Co uncil ea ing the i r place in th e chancel 10 f01'1II th e process'ion ajlC?' the se rv i ce.

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BA G HDAD PRIZE-GIVING

"THE ECOND First id Awards party wa.s held at the B aghdad (Iraq) Y. .e.A. on September 4th. A large number of QUe ts attended, among them bing the As yrian Bi hop, cultural attaches_ members of the medi al and nursing profe sian and Diplomatic Corps. Tea \Va er ed by boys and girl at pre ent undergoing train ing at th beautiful swimming pool urroundings. wards were pre ented to the ucce sful cand dates by Dr. J . Rus el Andrus head of the I.C. in the Middl East who in his spe h warmly welcomed the int re t being ho\vn in fir t aid. r. J. La\ poke of the clo Imk bet\' een .M.e. ./ .Y.e. and ill Order of t. John, and said that no\ that a B oy ' club was being formed at the Y. i.e. prelinlinary Fir t id Course would b open to the memb r . o r L n w members enrolled for a new First Aid dult Course \ hich began on eptemb r 21 t.

CLifF RESCUE AWARDS

1ember Ii H. Ber riman, t. Iv s ursing D ivision. r eiv d a L tt r of omrn ndation for the r u of a 14- ar -old boy b undertaking a hazardous de nt of a cliff on July 19th. Mi Berrim, n and ih m mb IS <?f St. I s Am bul an e D i ion were highl pml ed for thel..[ \ ark b y th Corm all ounty P oli e.

PhOIO: Studi o Zakarian

TRINIDAD CEREMONY

MR. R. J W STRUTHERS, Chairman of the St J ohn Council in T rin dad, presenting Lady Hochoy (wife of H E the GovernOT of Trini dad an d Tobago ) with h er w an'ant of appointment as Vice - Pr esident of the B rigade n this territory. NIT Basil J ack son, Br iga de Comrnissioner, is on the platform with Lady !-{ochoy.

SYDNEY MARCH-PAST AT CATHEDRAL

RETIREMENT GIFTS FOR PLYMOUTH ' COMMISSIONER

MARCH-PAST

Photo: H'es /em J\{ornillg ells :IIR. CYRIL PItA TeE w ith th e lope recorder and go lJ baa pTesenled to him on hi retiul1Ienl as 0111 III i ion er Jor

Ply mou th , S.H D evon and E. omwall. n atchillg on the left is lilT. r emon L cw?'s, his /i cce or. and Tight i\1T , C. 1 Rodd , who made th e presen tation.

AFTER 16 yea rs as ount y ommissioner for Pl y mouth , South-West De on and Ea t Co rn wa ll, Mr. Cy ril Prance h a retire d He will still be a ctivel y associated wiLh the wo rk o f t he Brigade as Chairman of the t. John oWl cil for P lymout h and District a nd a member of the a ocia tio n, H e \ a recently appointed to Chapter Genera1.

Mr. P rance became C ommi s ioner in 1946 and h Ip ed to build up the Brig ade from a low Ie el folio ing th e \ a r to iL present strength. He h e lped to find a n ew home fo r th e service, in the Pry ten H ou e of t. Andrew' hur ch Plymo u th. The tru s tees allowed th e Brigade o u e the h o use for three years , rent free, but the o rigin a agreem nl was ex tended fo r an extr a nine years. } Ie t h en helped ith t he es ta b l ishment of the presen St. John Hou e in 195

To mark hls retirement he has been pr ent d with a t ape recor d er and a golf ba g Mr. Vernon L e , hi ucce or, w as in the chair , and Mrs. C. M Rodd , a memb e r of th

St. J ohn Co u ncil and a county vice -p resi d e nt , m ade the presentations, watched by m a n y of his co ll eaguc

Pa ying tribute to hi s work we re Mr s. R. Ba ldon , ounty

Superintend ent, Mrs. E. M Wo od, Co unt y Staff Officer f o r Cadets, Staff Officer J H Sa rgen t Sgt. D. R endl e of Pl ymout h Central Divi on, a nd Mr J Ki ve r of h e rwe ll urs ing Division.

Mr. Pra n ce sald he h a d been proud to bc p icked afl er the war, to bui ld up th e Pl ymouth a nd di trict t re ngth of th e Brig l d e. With other h e h a d e njoyed t he work and m a de many fr iends.

A bouquet was presented for Mr Pr a nc e. AWARD FOR HARBOUR FEAT

Amb ula nce Me mb er T. H. Gelda rd o f the H eysh am Ambula n ce Di vision Duk e of L a ncas te r s Di str ict, ha b en award ed a Letter of Commendation by he Co mmi ssio n e r-in- hief for hi s exce ll en t first a id to a harbour foreman. The casualty h a d su s ta ned injuri es as a re ult of a c a p t a n hook and chain attac hed Lo a rop e, Aying through th e a ir and w r a ppin g around his h ea d He wa y ing on hi s b ack unco ns ciou s, bre at hing being obstructed by m ea n of broken fa se teeth in the thro at, w hich promptly re moved right ea r was full of bloo d , exa mination proved jt to be from a wOLmd a t the side of h e mouth a nd not discharge from th e ea r its e f.

Mr. Geld ard, hav; ng sent for a st retc h er and a mbulance , removed p atient to s h e lter with h elp of by s ta nde rs, b y m ea ns of blanket l ift in pron e position hen quick ly to h ospita l by ambulance.

"Those were the Days 7' in Fylde

TllB oj the 01l tll Fyld e enlre, J l l. orgal1i.'er/ ({ tClblc(w a:, 1 Izi eh was presenl d Cit a Jete day al Lythalll t lilli e, recen tly. Th e th eme oj the procession was \ Tho e were th e Day. " Th e tableall ,'!: presenled Iwo eJ,' lr emes

oj Ih e ambulance Illot'e ment, depicling 1 77 -1 96 1. ] 77 represell ti llg Fl orence Si glllillga le at/ending 10 a wounded persOIl, Til 1£)61 period {('CIS a scene ill which Jour' adets were a/l nelin" to a persoll tlha had WI imaginary JTClctu1'edJemur, The eel/tre had th e sa ti sJactioll oj aaining 'econd prize as we ll (l, th e area amount oj pllblicity achieved.

weeks to plant. Th ey are seen w h en their task was halJ comp leted

Th e W es t R iding D is tric Commissioner D r E. !! L odg e and D is tri ct Superintendent Mr s. "JiV. L odge vlst ted the It alian Gardens when the bed was compleled, to e:rpress their thanks to Alderman Gardiner and 1111'. B1'O wn and o congra tu late the " ba ck -room boys" on their work.

Ph o to: Hlldd('rsfidd Examiller

SAYING IT WITH FLOWERS

T lII HTY THO A D plan t ; and a ol oj hard work JUlt e f!,one into thi s fl ora l tribut e in th e It a li an Garden , Gr een head Park , lJ udder,:/ie ld. Ch aiT/ll al? oj th e Iludd ersJi e d Park ommitlee, 1I dcl'lllali Irth w· Gare/in e?', O B. E J .P. General lIp eri17lenden t il!r. . n. and th e oll/ mill ee have aiven th eir th ank ill

fl owe rs Jar Ih e h elp Ih ey ha ve I' ce ived from the IIud dersjield O1'pS oj th e t. J ohn lmbu lance Brigade j o r the past 67 year " Th e p la n t include a n( enG1-ia, echevaria, era ula, green a nd r ed a/ternanth em , go ld en 1110 pyreth rum and ed um arid i lIa taken (wo gG1'de'l7c rs and thre e appr enti ces thr ee 15

GL'r"X \\'ATKIXS, Barbara Gibson and Peler J l itchell, all Jrom L eeds, study a map oj th e surrounding district. Th is was one oj th e acti1.:ilies at B ezchill Cadet Camp, descriLed in Ih e last issue.

HO LY LA ND TOU R

WELL 1 DER WAY is the Hol y Land Trip, of which some details were given in last month's issue. We. hear fr?m Di visional Supt. P. J. Hewitt of D over, who IS arraoglllg the tou r , that he has alrea dy accepted several bookings from intere ted re aders.

T his is in f act a holiday pilgrimage of part cular interest to St. John members, under the best travel and hotel conditions. For 17 days, the cost is 103 guineas, and readers m ay obtain full det ails from Mr. Hewitt , whose address is 144 Folkestone Road , Do er, Kent. The d ate is ay 21st to June 6th , 1962 and to reserve a place a 5 ginuea depo it ill be required.

THE CNC O .. OPERATI, TE

CORPORAL BENSO was a proud and happy man as he marched liaht-heartedl y homewards from the annual inspection. His brand new ervice medal hone brightly on his chest and from tinle to time he ga e it a quick sati tied glance a he made his \ ay along the countr lane. He wasn r a vain man but he couldn't help feeling a little sorry that there was no on about to e the symbol of hi long dev otion to duty. Tho e \ ere the \ ord the commissioner had u ed a he pinned the medal to Ben on's tumc an d it was only hunlan for the corpor al to d\ ell for a hi le o n the he ha d made-" Ou tanding example.... credlt to his un iform " " f utur e offi ers of the Brigade , " Cpl. B n on cont inu ed on his \ ay walking on air; he \ as sure the commi ionr had rea II me ant all tha t he had said and as h ooked back ov r the past 15 ears, he felt that he had de erve d the fe\. minute limelight that hi pre entation had gi n him.

Th n for a minute hi" face clouded and he frowned. He re alled the o mmi ioner a ing how pleased he would be to s e the di ision rep re en ted at the ounty fir aid ompetition and the Sup r had seemed g enuinel orr when he apologi d that a team hadn' t omp ted si n e the war ter th conlffii ion r h d left, th uper had brought up the ubject again, V hat about trying to form a team, George? h had aid, , I'm ure your knowledg f the book would h elp yo u to be a fir t-clas ad r." E en tho e lad who had onl left the cadet a ear or 0 ago had aid they would like to do orne m re om petition work. CpL G org B n on brightened again a h e rememb red hO\ he had qua hed

Photo: Bexlrill-on-Sea Obsen'e r

that silly idea. 'Co mpetitions are all right if you want a lot of ill y how," he had asserted. " Ju t luck and a lot of i ll y talk to the judges, that 's all that needed - that 's no t first aid. ' NO 'N the quiz team- that was a different matter. Hadn't CpL. Benson led them to victory every year since they started five years ago. That really called fOT a knowledge of first aid. No tricks would fool the judg in the quiz; you eitber knew or you didn't, and Cpl. Benson prided himself th at he could answer any first aid ques tion word for word from the book.

It was late August, the sun was just setting a CpJ. Benson continued his way home. In the fields were sheaves of golden corn await ing collection and the red rays of the dying sun made the coun trysi de a beautiful picture which mingled pleas an tl y with his own sunny dreams. As he neared a corner a tr actor came chugging along towing a cart load of corn ready for threshing. As the cart moved round the bend, however, one of the wheels caught against the bank , causing one of the men, who had b een ri ding on top of the load, to overbalance and fall to the ground, hitting the side of the cart as he dropped. The tractor stopped and the three remaining members of the party hurried to where the casualty lay upon the ground. Benson prayed that the injured man would ge t up laugh and clinlb back on to the cart, but he continued to lay there unmoving and apparently lifeles s. The tractor driver remembered seeing the St. Jolm uniform and turned to the corporal.

" Conle on , give us a hand," he said, " Tom's hurt. " "Yes, of course!" muttered Benson as he walked slowly forward How he wished he was nmes away or at a duty with the Super to tell him what to do. His mind seemed a complete blank as though his brain refused to open the bl ack book whose contents were so clearly inscribed somewhere in the grey cells. The corporal looked at the crumpled figure. Already a pool of blood was forming around the head and the whole bod y looke d a peculiar shape. Benson groaned to himself; he had never seen a casualty looking like this before; he was used to dealing with patients who stretched themselves out straight on the headquarter's floor or ladies who fainted gracefully at church fetes.

H opeful

Gradually his brain began to open page one of the book and the unhappy corporal brightened a little and looked up, " Er is one of you fellows a doctor? " he inquired hopefully. The men looked at him as if he had taken leave of his senses. " Go on, do something! Can t you see he s dying? " was the only response. Cpl. Benson's brain struggled a little further into the book " History, Signs and Symptoms" he mused. "What happened here ?" he asked. "You know what happened." Cpl. Benson couldn t help thinking they were an unco -operative lot as he looked down again. Signs-all he could see was a pool of blood. He gingerl y lifted the man's head. There seemed to be blood everywhere: no neat little hole like his children's damaged knees. The miserable corporal didn 't want to see the signs of distorted limbs and a suspicious looking d a mpness on one trouser leg. Symptoms-" How are you feeling old chap, does it hurt anywhere?" No response--Benson could have cried. The sound of a car door slamming awakened him from his reverie and a cheerful voice said" Hello corporal! bit of trouble, eh! like a hand?" Benson looked up and his eyes fastened on the fanlli ar badge in the newcomer's lapel. "Yes please, " he answered eagerly, " It's a bit too much for me to handle alone." The angel in disguise knelt down beside him. " You've sent for an ambulance, of course? " he inquired "No! not yet." The m an looked up, "Who's the driver? " he asked, " Take my car, there's a telephone box a bout half a mile down the lane; phone for an ambulance, a doctor and the police: leave the first aid box on the back seat, beh in d. " " One of you go back along the road in case there's any more traffic, I nearly ran over your mate." A third man was dispatche d to a house across the fields to try to borrow a couple of blankets. Cpl. Benson 's feelings were a mixture of admiration and envy a t the ease with which the newcomer did all the things that were so elementary but which he h ad completely forgotten. " Now let's see what we can do for him ; looks as though that leg may be broken so we won't move him for a 16

minute; be slitting up the trouser leg to see it that IS blood

Leave your water bottl e, I suppo e there' some water in it. "

Cpt. Ben on wasn't ure whether t here wa a note of sarca In in th e La t remark, but he quickl y did a he wa told. When he looked back he fOlUld that hi colleague had cleaned the blood off the ma n's he ad an d face, leav ing ju a wound on the side from which t he blood was oozing. A sterile dressing was oon applied, a nd the var iou ot her injuries found a nd treat d. The ca ualty wa comfortably, rapped up and b gifU1ing to co m e rOlUld by the time the ambu lance drew up. After arranging for a mes age to the injored m a n's wife a nd making sure tl1at th tractor driver wa ited with his tr ac tor w1til th e poli e had be en the stranger turned to pl. Benson and said " could do with a drink after a ll that coming? "

" Yes sir! I think it wou ld be useful" he rep li ed. "C me on then, jum.p in and stop keep calling me ir, I m Pte. Rob e rt Turner of Greenford Divi ion. " " priv a te ," gasped pI. Benso n, " I thought you '"ver an area commissioner at least , to be ab le to treat a casualty like that." Later , over their drinks , Cpl. Ben on returned to the ubject. " I UPI 0 e you work in a factory or om et hing and ge t u ed to handling injured people ," he sugge ted." o! I 111 an insurance agent and that the fir t ca ualty 've e er een who needed hospital treatment and, he added, I won't b wearing a medal like yo urs for another nin year.' pl. Boon no longer felt ve ry proud of hi m dal a nd wish d he had tak n it off immediately after the inspection. "But how cou ld YOLi do everything so well an d know exactly what to d o, h e a ked. ,. Is there something wrong with our training? '

S el f-c o nfidenc e

" You e neve r been in a com peti tion have you?' a ked

Pte Turner " That's the be st training you can have. ou get used to giving orders. you see a ll ort of gory ights and find casualtie in all position an d it mak e ou ob erva nt 0 that you automatically notice thing like telephone bo e . Abo e all , it gi es yo u elf-confidence\: hich i of tremendou help w hen you come ac ross an acciden t. T know it' not in th e book but I think self-confidence is f ar more important than all the other eight qualification of a fir t-aid r put oget h er.

Why don 't you try it ?" "We \ ill ," owed pI. Ben n, " but don we ha ve to learn all sorts of tricks to \ in. "

"Don't worry about winning," a d vised Pte. Turner. Th at' not important. It s what you learn that m atte rs. T m sure that the teanl that comes la t learns more than the winning team and so long as you keep on learning and impro ing, the few odd points don 't matter at all."

Benson s superintendent wa delight ed at the change of heart and they quickly got down to training a team. pI.

Benson had to adm it that he enjoyed this new way of learning fir t aid and even the member of the divi i 11 ho were not in the team seemed to be taking more intere in the practice nights. The team did not" in, but the y " ere not disgraced and tbey fini hed lip next to bottom. They" ere not a bit dismayed , however , and they will a lmo l ce rtainl

L'1lprOVe their position next time.

Extract from Local Press (ten months later).

" in announcing a ve rdi ct oj accidelltal death, the coroner paid tribute fo Cp l G. Benson oj the St. John Ambulance Brigade thanks to whos e prompt and effic en t treatm el/t a triple tragedy was averted and the olher two persons il/volved in the f,ccident are now making satisfactory progress in hospital

T. L. I aac

PRO MOTIONS AND APPOINTMEN TS

H

ER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Sovereign Head oj the Order 0/ St. J ohn) has been grac ioll sly p leased to sanc tion the follo wing promotion s in and appointments to The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. J ohn of J er usa lem.

FOR P R OMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Alexander Jol1n VVebb

Sir Anthony Rich a rd VV agner, K.e.V.O. FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

H. E. The Rt. Hon. Willi am D av id Ormsby Gore, M.P.

H. E. The Rt. Hon. Dr . Nnamdi e Azikiwe

J-f. S ir Peter H yla Gawne Stallard , K M G. V O. ,

M.B.E. FOR ADM1 10 I THE GRADE OF CHAPLAI A D PPOT TME TAB-PRELATE

The Rt. Rev. Cyri M. ., Bishop of Ken ington FOR PROMOTIO 0 THE GRADE OF COMMANDER

olonel Rupert L.R .. P. (BROTHER)

utton Taylor O B.E ., T.D. M.R.e.S .,

ecil reenwood FOR DMI 10 I T GRADE OF COMM NDER (BROTHER) ir ommoclore Thom as Conchar Macdon a ld A.F.e.

Q H P , D ., h.B., D.P.H

William Henry mold, .B F R DMI SIO I IN THE GRADE OF COMM mER ( 1 TER)

ary Elizabeth, Lad y tall ar d FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE 0 OFFlCER

Robert D a id R a nkin

ilb e rt Beal

Henr y olenun

H enr y George Linder (BROTHER) hank

e il J am e Morri ,M. M Henr y immons

Ll- olonel D a y H eMY tephen Pai n , M.B.E., T.D.

John Henr D ale

Per i a ond Do idge FOR 10 I TH GR DE OF OFFI (BROTHER ) mith mold R o TE

e l Tan

·OR PRO o o THE GR E OF OFFICER ( ITER) i heeler

lar Mi onybeare B 10 IN THE GRAD 0 0 FI ER ( I T R)

era lleo i s Ponter , R R.C.

1La D mpna, Dr. Br ady

K thleen, Ir. L ynch

Flight Office r Mairi if ac Donald St a lker

harlotte Mar y, Mr Rodd

Honor ary lyn, Mr Dal

Pri ilia [ary, t[i s oble- athew

Frances larguerite Wedderburn Lady tirling

nn Prudence Mr Hewat -Jaboor FOR ADMI 10 I THE GRADE OF ERVl G

BROTHER ( 1 T IT- HAPL )

ano n oel Francis Port r FOR ADMI 10 I II THE GRADE OF ERVING BROTHER

olone Hexell rthur Lewis , M B E. , T.D

Leonard George Mor

ydne y Rob rt heppard

Don a ld Walli

J o lm Rob rt Waterman

- dward har1e hri toph randa

Major Thoma Methvan tewart R bert

Den ver Albert James Hill

John pencer

John Inm an

Dr. J ohn Francis Bennett

Charles Willi a m Wallin

Joseph Vincent Morana, M.D.

Angelo Micallef, M.D

William Frederick Allen

Pearson Armstrong

Albert Robert Girling

Leopold Brill, M B ., Ch.B., F.R.CS. Ed.

Fred Horne

Jolm Alfred Lamb

James Evan Thomas Morton MacKenzie

Frederick D ennis

Alfred Charles Hutchinson

Harry J ames J aggar d

Montague Frank Phillips

Charles Henry Leonard R ai nbird

Stanley Jam es T ee

Wilfred James Reed

John Buchanan

Th omas Charles L aws

John Edward Thornhill

M aurice Brown

Cleugh Albert Cameron

Reg inald John Cameron

Adam Turnbull Ritson

Don ald Fredrick Kanaar , M.D., .R.CP ., M.R.CS.

Francis Edward Massie M.B., B.Ch.

George Dunn

Arthur H amo n FOR D 1 S10 T THE GRADE OF SISTER

Edith, Mrs. Clark

Iris Winifred, Mrs. Weaver

Anne Good , iss Lawson

Rosem:try Ether Miss Ricardo

Marg aret Jane , Mrs. Crawford

Ma ry Josep hine. rs. Frost

gnes Emily, Miss L aws

Hild a Elizabeth, Mrs. lascoll

Elsie Ros alind Miss arriott

Marie Hild a , Mrs. Stevenson -D elhomme, e.B.E., LR .C P. L. R.CS.

Gloria a rie Therese, Mrs. Tom linson

Rub y H yacinth Iris, Miss Hodge FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF ESQUIRE

Rodne y Desmond Galpin

Derek rthur Hill

Gre ham elius aughan

Roger Ram ay G arsi de

COilIl1iANDEBY OF ABDS

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER )

James McMurray

amuel Thom :t myth FOR PROMOTIO I TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (S1 TER)

Queenie Jane Alexandra Dickson , Miss Quigle B .E. FOR ADMISSION L\l" THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)

iolet Hop, Mr Dobbin, M.B.£.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER

Reginald Hamilton Li ingston, LD ., F R.C

Y ill iam lexander Edgar

Gerald Herb rt heridan FOR ADlVliSSIO THE GRADE O F SER G S1 TER

rs. Black

gne Georgina , Miss Patt rson

Eil n, Mi Grah am

Ethel Ma t[rs Lo e nne, Irs H milton

Janie Lamont Ir. Ferguson

lodagh Ro e, The ount of Roden

AMERICAN SOCIETY-

FOR ADMISSION THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE C O MM NDER (BRO THE R )

Clarence G. Michalis

Richard W. Reuter

FO R ADMISSION lJ.'I" THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)

James V. Carm:chael

FO R ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (SISTER)

Priscilla Mitchell, Mrs. Sa muel Meek

'011 '.1 T IJ ,A B 'Y

Miss Ethe Coleman died in April A pioneer of th e Vaughan College ursing Divis ion from 1913, she took charge during the last war of the Cossington Street First Aid Post, from which she formed the St. Albans Di visio n in 19!\.0. In that same year she was admitted to the Order as a Serving Sister.

Miss Coleman donated her original uniform , cape and gown to the Order and it can be seen in the historical section at St. John s Gate, London.

Miss F M. Robotto m died on June 22nd. She was Divisional Officer of the Lady Oliver ursing Division from 1944 until transferring to Brig ade Reserve in 1947, Although on the Reserve Miss Robottom took a keen interest in all Brigade activities, and her death is deeply regretted,

Co l. George Thomson, Deputy County Commissioner for Plymouth, South-West D evon and East Cornwall, d ied suddenly on August 13th, age d 71.

Co l. T homson was a former Garrison Commander of Plymouth , and recently retired after 11 years a s County Commandant of the Cornwall ATmy Cadet Force, A former Deputy-Lieutenant of Cornwall, he had a distinguished military career, first with the King s O wn Yorkshire Light Infantry in the first world war, when he was awarded the D .S.O. and Bar, the Military Cross, and the Croix de Guerre. His death is a sad blow to the Brigade.

Divisional Officer Miss K athl een Kenning, Nuneaton Nursing Division passed, away on September 19th For 30 years of her life Miss Kenning devoted herself to the work of the B rigade and was last year a dmitted to the Order of St John as a Nursing Sister. Her death is a sad blow to the members of her di vision.

St. Albans Nursing D ivision very much regret the death of Dr. Bea tric e Galsw orth y, for many years the Di visiona l Surgeon. She will be remembered for her keen interest in first aid work, and her great sense of humour.

Divisional Officer S. Clegg d ied at the age of 76 while being taken b y ambulance to hospital. Mr. Clegg had served with Burnley St. J ohn Ambulance Brig ade for almost 50 years and was its treasurer for a long period unti.llast October. He will be remem bered by his colleagues for h is keen sense of duty and his unfailing kindness in all things

Corps Officer T. Beckett, D oncaster, died in Septem ber.

A founder member of the corps, he enrolled in October 1918. His death will be regre tted by a ll.

FISHY BUSINESS

THE "P RESS OFFICE h as recently been p aguing the countie for al l kiIlds of facts, figures and to take part in all kind of campaign, but quite apart from tl1e va luable I r t ge gained for Association and Brigade by the magnifice nt way m whlch t hese p eas , often at h ort notice have bee n an wered a few intere li ng item hav e come to light. For exan1ple the other kind of plague uffered at Bra nk ome in Hampshire- the We ver fish,

The Pres office regrets to say that it had no idea wh a t a Weever fi h was-ho'vvever, a u ua l we re orted to our husbands and wives (after consulting a wort hl c bun ch of digested e ncyclopaedi a) and up ame the an weI'.

The Weev er 6 h ha a m ean h a bit of burrowing in the a nd o that whe n you trea d on him h · retaliate by tinging you his poison filled dorsal fin - thi can b e tremely paU1ful a nd the VlCtll11 can beco m e e rel y shocked Thi creature was r pon ible for 35 of the 250 ca e trea ted at the Branksome Beach first aid hut.

.V(hile on the ubje:ct of, ater id e accident th Teddington Dl lSlon (London DIs t rI c t) ha had om appalling ca e [rom litter ( mo t ly broken bot t es) and the y appea led to u for anti -litt er posters to di play in and a round the first aid hut t try and cut down these acc ident. In the Pre cull in g la month we read that a bright you ng nur in g cadet from Seaton Carew (Co. Durham) made up an e ce ll ent p tcr on which were tuck piece of g la , \- ood , ir e, an I other d angerous litt e r-a t thi po t in One da y nearly 70 children were trea ted for cut feet and hand To quote th report in the orthern Daily J\1ail ,. The warning al 0 illustrated the chain of events which start when omeone i injured a n d how they sometimes end up on a ho pital bed."

The next " plague' will be a plea to lake ar t in lhc ational Fire Pre ention Week (October 30th (0 0 ember 4th) and there is a poste r competition for t h c und r 16' -a ll particulars from your local fire protection as ocialio n or chief fire officer. Entrance is free and prize in lude area a well as a nation a l award- it would be pi ndid jf a t. J hn cadet were to win it-we would urge

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Omha me ant an UDLl u a l duty for t. John m em ber of Hamp hire and urrey. t he Sti rlin g Ca tIe docked at outham pton , and the fir t of the refugees cam down the gang'N ay, they were m et b y fOLlr t. J o hn a nd fOLlr Briti h R ed [0 officer \ ho helped them by arrying their luggage, looking aft r their c h ldren a nd g ne ra ll y eeing that th ir first moment on Briti h oil hould be a co mfortab le a po ible

Tn ch arge of h t. John offi er was Capt. Mill s, M B . , Area Superintendent of the ntral rea of Hamphire. With hi c olleag ues , he e co rted the refuge to the w a itin g coa 11 whi h were to take the who] part y to Pendell a mp , i[er thanl ne a r Redhill i n Surrey and after

Pres and T photo and interview had b en completed. the eig ht oache m ved off, ea h with a t. John or Red ro s es ort.

Though many of the Tri tan wer utfering from cold the wer miling and eemed to enjoy the journ which pr ent d them with ight they had ne er een before, uch a traffic jam and policem n, d partment tore and pedtrian [0 ing. Th arrived at the Camp hortl y before lun h. Here , for ome d a befor hand , pr p ara tion for their a rrival had be n oc upying several voluntary organi ation under the direct ion of the Colonial Offi e. The S t. John Ambulance B rigad in urrey w r responible fo r h lping to tatf the i k ba " arrang ment generally bing in the hand of Ii" Call w rea uperintend nt

(N) of Eastern Area. But on t he day of arrival t was a question of giving aried help in all kind of way to make the islanders feel as much at home a po sible.

. , .ur ing cadets of the Mectham and RedhiU and Reigate DlvlSlOns had been collecting toys so tha t the playroom for the children howd be a gay and welcoming place . Like chilru'en the world over , however they preferred fir t to look at their first tele vi ion progr a mme , some of them watching film of thejr own arrival e arlier in the da y The fir st week of occupation brought plenty to do. T h e sick b ay \:v as in immedia te use- a young girl a nd a n Iderl y man were taken there straight from the coach on

for

of coughs and colds The nursing

and game and pla yed with the youngs ters

brou

It is hoped to arrange for a short fir s t aid c our e la ter but mean while Bri gade hea dquarter h a presented three dozen ext-boo ks . A

famil ies for cOlmtr y dri ve s.

RE DHIL L S UTsing Cadets at P endell Camp 1 i t lt some of th e to y s th ey h elped to collec faT the p lay room

A. C. WHITE KNOX

THE DEATH at King's College Ho s pital on No vember 13th , at the age of 72 , of M aj o r Alexander Campbe ll Whit e Kno x affected with a sense almo s t of pers onal lo ss m a n y peop le not only in the Order of St. Jo h n, he Asso c iation and th e Briga d e, but in the medica world a nd he man y national o r ganisations whose first aid tra ining he h a d supervi se d o ve r a number of ye a rs His connecti on w ith first aid began o ver 50 ye a rs a go when he took his fir s t certificate, with the St. Andrew 's Ambulance A ssociation. Educated at Robert Go r don's College and Aberdeen U rliver sity, h e graduated M.B. Ch B. in 1913. During the First Wo r ld W ar he served in the R A M.C. , and was a wa rd e d the M ilitar y Cro ss a nd b a r. In general practice a t Denmark Hill Lon do n, h e no only worked for the st. John Ambulance A ss ociat ion and Brigade but al so found time to serv e as chief medi cal officer of the City of London Speci a Cons tabula ry. During the Fe s ti va l of Britain, as Brigade Cormnis sioner for London Di st rict , h e was responsible for the o r gani s ing of fir st aid posts for the visitors

In his dual capacity a s Principal Medical Officer of the Association and Surgeon-in-Chief of t he Briga de (he r esigned from the latter post earlier t his yea r through iUhealth) Major White Knox was one of the world 's leading authorities on :first a id, and responsible with o t her s, for the production of many handbooks, including the joint manuals issued by the Association th e St. Andrew s Ambulance Association and the British Red C r o ss So ciety.

A Knight of the Order of st. Jolm he wa s appointed O.B.E. in 1947 and promoted C.B.E this year.

Our deepest sympathy goes to Mr s White Knox and to 2

his daughter, Mr. Boothman, both f whom gave him great upport in h is work for St. John Mrs. Boothman is ounty Superintendent (N) of the Briga de in Buckinghamhire

Th e Dire ctor-G eneral t Johl1 Alllblllan ce A sso ciation writes: DR. WHITE K to wa a ppoin ted Principal M edica l Officer, St. John Ambulance soci a tion in 1950 a nd s till held that appointment when h e died During thi tim e he ren dered te rling ervice to h cau e of Fir t Aid a nd on e o f hi main acllie vemen ts was the prod Llction , in 195 Joint Fi r t Aid Manual in collaboratio n with the St. ndrew 's Ambulance As sociat io n and t11e Briti II Red ro o ci e y He h a d \ orked to thi e nd for many yea r an d th e we lcom e wl1i ch the book re eive d wa s a n indicat

A n :ELIC OF THE IIOSPIT ALLERS

Stars Shine . In Belfast Show

A CHARITY MrD IGHT MATI EE held in the R itz Cinema, B elFast recent ly, in aid of the O rder of St. J ohn, Commandery of AIds, received excellent support.

Lord Wakehurst, the Governor of orthern Ireland and Lord Pr ior of the O rder was present.

A stage presentation, featuring a number of popular artists, was followed by the orthem I reland Premier of the fi lm, Br eakfast at Tiffany's.

T he s age show included the B and of the Royal Ulster Constabulary under the direction of D istrict Inspector A. H ollick, while the artists included the Irish ballad singer, P eter Tomelty, and Tom Raymond , comedian, who also compered the show. The:film stars, Heather Sears and P aul Massie were also present.

Members of the Commandry of AIds pre ent were:

Sir Francis Evans, Lieutenant; Sir Cecil M'Kee, Hospitalier and Almoner; and Lady M'Kee; Mr. Elliot Forde, treasurer, and Mrs. F orde; Colonel George Gregg, Brigade Commjss ioner; B rigadier J Y. Caldwell, D irector of Association; B rigadier R. G. C. B roadhurst, D irector of Ceremonies, and Mrs Broadhurst; and D r. R. W. Strain. Among the guests were Lord and Lady Roden and Judge W. W. B Topping and Mrs. Topping.

o nl , hi kn ow le dge wh ich m

him

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r o f the H e adqu a rter tafr, but a l 0 hi pe r ona lit "hi c h m a de him 0 grea t a n a e t o th e oc ia ti n a nd o e e ron e co nnected with th e Fi r t Aid M ove m nl. Le tt e r of tr bu t e whi ch we ha e re e i e d from m a n o rga ni at io n a n d pri va te indi idu a l ar e a to ke n o f ho w mu h all t hi a pprec iated

Th e Co 111117 is iOll e r -ill - hie/, J ohn A lll bu lilll ce Briga de, writes: BY T H E DEA TH of M a jor Wh ite Kn o' we, in th Br iga d e h a ve no t o nly 10 t a pe r on a l fr ie nd a nd on e \ h o \ a held in g reat r e pec t a nd a ffec ti o n e er yw he re b ut al 0 o n \ h o during hi s long se r vice h a d contr but e d e no rm o u Iy t o he

e ffi c iency of t he Brig a de a a w h o le a nd h o had done m u h

t o b uil d up i s pre ent stand a rd s and r epu tat ion t hr o ug ho ut the Commonw ealth.

H e joined th e Br iga d e a a Di vis ion a urg eo n in 19 1 we nt off t o the Grea t W a r rejoined a ga in afte r it w a 0 er and therea fter e r ed co n t inuou Iy until h re ignation a

Surgeon- in - Chief on St. J o hn' D ay 1961 a nd unbrok en service of 4 8 yea rs in he Br iga de He e r e d a Ar a a

Brig a d e Surge on in va riou s gr a de fol lowed b y 21 year a an A ssis a nt Co mmi ioner an d a ommi ion e r o f Lo nd o n

Di st ric t, a nd the n for exac tl y ten yea r as Surgeon-in- C h i r.

Thr o ughout hi s ca r eer t h e w o rk of he Bri gade and the te aching o f th e Ass o c ia ti o n were hi s life' int er e t Iway

quiet a nd appro ac h a bl e , he w as a so a brilliant lec turer in fi r st a id B y hi s p a in a king a nd co n a nt watch o n th e

need s of fir s t a id a nd nur s ing a nd f rom hi long a nd v alu a bl e ex perience he wa l a rge ly res pon s ibl e for ke eping our teaching a nd tra ini n g thoroughl y up to d a te a nd be fore he d ed, h e h a d a ttaine d hi s grea t d e ire to ee combined tex tbooks produced n the name of the Order of l. John h e S t. Andrew Ambul a n c e A s o c ia tion a nd the Briti h R e d

Cro ss So c iet y, a landmar k in the hi st ory of Firs t Aid

He will abo ve a ll be mi sed by the Brig ade Surge on who were so well a ware of hi s enthu s ias m for their work , hi b a lanced a ppro ach to o ur doctrin e and a the a m e tim e hi rea d y interes t a nd a tten ion to a n y vi e ws tha t others might h av e From the years a fter the fir s t wa r, when he wa one of 1 200 Surge ons in th e Briga de ]le li ved to rea li se t h e great a mbi t ion of his as few year s a nd Lo a chie ve a figur e of o ve r

3,000 enrolled S urge on s. Tho se of u s who are left to c a rr y on hi work owe him a great debt of gra titude. A s ill greater d ebt i o wed by vas t numbers of the public , to whom he was la rge ly unknown, but who ben efitted in thou sand s of ca e of a c c id e nt a nd distres s from the s killed at tention of Brig a d e me mbers who , directly or indirec t ly h a d s o much to lea rn from h i exa mple, his enthusia s m a nd his guidan c e .

TfH no R-l<:-I' 'KER lias been mOllnled on tile oliler door of tfle ' hapel in tile Il ospila/ of I. John and t. Elizabeth ill • I. J ohn'. W ooel. The in. crip/ion 011 the plaque reads: " Tllis l'2th c(,lll11ry brOllze lion head was found amidst the JI 0 'p i/ailer fOll 11 da/ ions belo w the surviving Ayyubid portion of tile ;ll llrislcm building ill J erHsalelll, birthplace of th e rder of I. Jolin dl/rilld its occllpancy (1920-10:.4) by ir 11 a1'rY L uke. J{ J , th e regi trar of the most venerable rder of I. J 011 I! of J erusa /em if J! ([rry pre ented thi I ,ion' /l cad to the British J • 'ocia/iol1 of the overeign ((lid il1 ililary reler of I. Jolin of J erusalem. generally 1.'1101(1/ as fh e Ord e r of Jlalla, as (/ mark of the friend hip al1d .·oliciarily belween III" Iz 0 p,reat Orders, ill 1959." 'it !l arry, lcllo 110m Bailiff of Egle of Ih e Order, ha al 0 11. '0 similar door-knockers 10 the .110 t Y enera ble rcZer of I .la/Ill of Je1'll aiel/I. and Illey are IlOW on the door of Ihe rand Priory lIl/relt ill lerken we ll.

CARIBBEAN DISASTERS

THE to T OlSA TROU TlURR[C E for year, which ha brought trag dy to B riti h Hondura hit the coa t at the end of 0 tober. 1t wa the ond one in a matter of week, 10 Iy follo\ ing the hurricane r ported in our la t ue, which cau ed little damage.

The Ord r of l. Jolu1 in London relea ed 850 blanket to be flown to Beliz for the comfort of the tricken refug e and made fund immediate! available in J a m aica. day later a t. John mbulan e fi r t aid team from orth -as t Jamai a trave ll ed to B lize to take part in the hurricane rescue work. Thi xperien ed team of fir t aid r led by Di trict Officer illian1 and gt. [ajor Davie carri d out a imilar mi ion to th e t Indian land of Anguil la whi h wa deva tated b Hurricane D onna in eptem ber, L960 They come from P rospe t E tat on the north coa t of J amaica where ir Win ton hurchill tayed for three \ eek when Pr ime Mini ter in 19-. ir H arold itch 11, the owner of P ro pect, is Liai on O fficer for the Ord r of t. John in t he e t 1ndies.

A OT II ER OlSASTER i n which t. J o 1m m 'uber did In agn ificent wo rk wa in G renada when a h ip a u gh fire and 600 m e m ber o f th crew and p a ng r were b ro u ght a hore and cared fo r unt il they co uld be tra n h p p ed

Th e m e mb er on th p ot, a n [ pe iallyr M a o ll an d M r K e ll y, wer e n d u t y day and nig ht , looking aft r th e p eo pl e wh o we re u ffer ing fr m d l ay d ho k. 3

AID F)OR MALTA'S SICK

PholO: Agius SllIdio :\" THE OC .\ of the Day of th e Sick, held recently in Tar,riel? Parish Chllrch, J f aita officers and member of So 2 (Coloner) ('OIP lInder Ilperilltenden[ C. Gar:ia. O. t.J. tran ported 36 old alld ick people from their home 10 the hurch alld back in the Brigad e J 10[or Ambulance providing e COl'I and attendants. The wnrk performed ay til e e m emb er wa publicly acknoldedaed frolll tile pulpit dl/ring the rcligiou e n ·ice.

LOYAL M ESSAG E TO COMMANDANT-IN-CHIEF

WHE 1 n ws cam of the birth of a on to H.R.H The P rince l argaret, the following tel gram \Va nt: "All ranks of t. John Ambulance Brigade Caders offer their hUl/lble congratlilations fo their Commandant - in - Chief on the birth of her 011.

From: ommi ion r-in-Chi f. I n reply, the following telegram was recei\'ed from H.R.H Th P rin e 1 fargar [: " 1 and nly husband sincerely rhallk ),011 and all rallk St Johl1 Cadets for youI' kind I/lessaae of congratlllarions. Margaret COIllII/Qndant-ill - Chie!

REVIEW CB.OSSl\l ORD No. 4

(New Se7'i es)

Compiled by W . A . POTTER ACROSS

1. Gives medical attention-and only a little food (6)

4. Confused notes to little sister for pathological contracture (8).

10. It is poetic (3).

11. Partial collapse of air sacs (11).

12. Perhaps wandering skin infection (1 0).

13. P art of ear liver, or lung (4)

14. I.T.V. eased mix-up of tranquillising drug (8).

15. Bread , meat, or heart (5).

18. Painful fruit? ( 5).

20. Meal I can adapt for sunburn (8).

25. Insects upset St an! (4).

26 Expectorant from Australia (10)

28 Its working period is 7 down (5 , 6).

29 , Useful if clothing catches fire (3).

30. Air which cannot be expired (8).

31. Cessation of circulation (6). DOW

1. Herpes (7)

2. Attempted (7).

3 Promotion for s aff nurse (2, 1, 6).

5 Then a prescription in the palm (6)

6. No beginning to written message (4).

7. Contraction normally occurs 72 times each minute (7).

8. Combination o f organs for physiological function (6).

9. Gull (7)

16. Walkers would ha ve them at Land's End and, perhaps, yet we fear (5, 4)

17. Adjust function of labyrinth (7).

19. Weapon with which to operate on girl? (7).

2 1. It's cure for jaundice (7).

22. Officer s until 1870 ( 7)

2 3. War about a w oman helps engineer or housewife (6).

24 "Lighter part of nail (6).

27. Dust for collar (4).

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD N o.3 ( ew Series).

Across: Epip h ysis; 6 P rick; 9 O .a.sis; 10. AlJ.in; 11 Hod; 12. Di stric nurse; 14. P oor aw; 16. Sound ed; 18. Ga stric; 20. P .ra ise.s 21. Old wives tales; 25. Tea; 26 Irish; 27. Gripe; 2 8. Sinus; 29. Medicines Downs 1. Eros ; 2 Insi di ous; 3. Ho sts; 4. Spar.row ; 5 S.e1ects; 6 P eninsula ; 7 Ichor; 8. Kidney dis h ; 13. Epiglottis ; 15. L arrik ins; 17. D i ges tion ; 19. Caesium; 20 P atche d ; 22. Drawn; 23 Logic; 24 N .e.w.s.

THl lXHIBlTlON Of ORDlR Of JOHN AT

June to November 1961

B y SIR H RRY LUKE, K. C. M .G ., Bailiff of Eg le

BETWEE Jlm e and ovember 1961 lhe re wa held in the Chateau of Vrs a ilLes an x hibition illu L r a ling eight centuri s of the hi tory and aCliviti.e lh e Order ?f St. Jolm in Rhod a nd M a ta-w h ere I r e ig ned-and 111 the countrie of Chri t ndom where it wa repre enLed b y PTiories B aili, ick and Comma n de ri e. The E hibition was organi zed b y th Union of the a lion a e wn of France in conjlffi t ion with the Fre nch ssoclat l n of th e Sovereign Mili ta ry Order of t. J ohn of J ru al m commonly known a the Knight of Malta The ex hibit Includ ed arm and armour tatuary , paLnting , tap e trie ve lm nl gold and ilver plate, jev el a nd decoralion, ea l a nd co in , illun1inat d a nd other MSS (includ ing " Proofs "o f obili ty and th e Treaties of mien an d P a ri ) printed book, m a p pottery m ode l o f s hip s and building s and a of olh [ objects appe r t a ining to the Ord e r [ rom lh e time f It acqui ition of Rhode to th e pr sent da y. The exhibit wer e a dmir ab l pre e nt ed in a uite of 11 room on th e ground floor of a wing o f th e au a nd were grouped a [o ll ow: rm s a nd ar m our; Rh ode the cu-r val in M a lt a a lta a nd the a vy: th e Order In Fr ance' the Gr and Ma ste rs; h e Ord r abr ad; t he rea ur " e ll di played)' th n L, 0 ro m dedicate! to th e work of t h e three painter pec ia ll a ociated, ith the O r d er in M a lta, n amely aravaggio, aUia P reti and Antoine de Fa r ay. T he tenth a nd ele enlh room o mpr ed th e Eighteenth enl ury and Tap e trie and ther 'a a considerable Anne e. This imp res e loan collection wa drawn [rom man sourees: Malta ent obj ec ts [rom (illf er alia) the Governor' P al aces in Valetta and ant Anton l. J ohn' Pr o- athedra l, the Malta R oya Lib rary, the rchbi hopric and pri ale collections' Ital y from the Magi t ral P a ace in R om, the P i tti and th aple u seum; [r om l heagi tral Palace can1e t he only ur i ing e amp le of a t oc a nd Pili er, the ceremonial bonn et a nd swo rd traditionally be towed b the P opes on v iclors o ver the infide l a nd [r m time to time on t h e Gr and M a ters in M alta. Many obj t arne fr om F ren ch Muselffi1s, Libr arie, rchive an d pri ate owner. B elgium , the et herland , SwiLze rland and German represented , the a tter by lhe S word o[ tale o f the Badl\vI k of B rand en burg

But it is Irratifying o record that the large t qua nt ity of indi vi du a l o"'bject from a ingle ource cam fr om the ri ch collections at St. J ohn' Gate: oUl o f a lotal of 494 item Ii ted in the Catalogue n o [ewer than ] 66, that i to ay, ju t over a third were lent b y th e Most Venerable rder. TL wa appropriate' th at. the Lo rd Prior s h ou ld ha c been to lead a del ega tIOn from the Gate to the offiCia l openlJlg of the Exhibition in J une.

The Most Venerab e Order did not h esitate lo mak avallable some of it out ta nding t rea ure uch a th e pane l of Pri or W esto n 's triptych from St. J ohn' hur c h , the Rhodes Miss a an d the ca nnon (which all r acted much atte ntion) g iven b y Henr y VIn to Grand M as te r Is le dam fo r the recaplure of Rhodes.

The Exh ibit ion was not on ly of great int ri ns ic int e re t to a ll lover s of the his tory a nd art of th e pe riod covered; it ha als o served to br ing th e achievemenls of lhe Orde r of St. John to the not ice of a wi d e co mopolitan public, eeing th a t b y mid-O cto b e r it h a d been v i il ed by more th an 250 000 peo ple L as tl y, it h as given a n opp rtunit y to other b ranch es of the n otab ly to th e Mo s t Ve n er a ble Ord e r , to s uppor the project by the loan or some of It s mo t in1Por t a nt poss ess ions

The well-produced a ta logue is main ly th e work of Profes so r P au L eso urd , w h o was arge ly rc pon s ible for organizing th e Exhibition, and w ill remain a record of perm a nent va lu e.

Operation

J ?UE ilh D iv. upl. LaJJer/y at ]V /ling/on Barrack s

PholO: Daily Express

JA UE CA OCK aged [our, of eymouth, Dorset, has the incurable disease, leukaemia little while ago he told hi mother that the Lhing he mo t wanted to ee was the Changing of the Guard at Bu kingham Palace

ap tain D. J Lafferty, D ivi ional up er int endent of the an t d Divi ion of t. J ohn mbulance Brigade , read of J amie' yearning and decided to do omething to help him.

The r ult wa that on a day in Octob r, Jamie did see the hanging r the Guard and pent the most memorable day of hi life

T, 0 Ban le ad t. John member, Fred Copse y and D ick a\ ey, dro e an ambulan e down to Dor et and brought the [ami lo a K n inglon hotel for the night.

9.45 the ne ' t morning aplain Lafferty and hi team took the fami! [rom th hOlel by an1bulance to Wellington Barrack , \ h re the olone l of the Grenadier Guards met them at lh admini trati e block.

Ba k tage J amie m t the guard men before they went on duty a nd wa gi en a badg and a book about the Guards

He had a J P. iew f the mounting ceremony, but b forehand lhe guard let him b ang the big drum and tryon a bear kin. He tried but didn't ucceed to blow a comet.

fl r the mounting c remony J amie was taken direct to Bucbngham Palace , and from inside lhe ground wa able to ee (h ntrie changing.

TOUR

fter a ll thi he \J a naturall getting a bit tired, 0 Captain LafTerty dr ove him d wn the Mall to Horse- guard, wher he" a hown the Bl ue coming off, then after eeing P arliament quare , they dro e do n hiteha11 and later on to Trafalgar quare and down t h e all again, where the mounted detachment were riding.

e came llffich at l. J ohn Hou e then at 1.30 p.m aft r a really wonderful Lim , Jamie left and was taken with hi family back Lo hi home in W eymouth w here to round off the d ay. the t. John men layed to tea. t th e end f a d ay of wonder and e nch antment, when asked what he rn t enjoyed, h r epli d , ,. The fount ain in Trafal ga r Square."

Mr Calmoek, J a mie' mother, in a etter of thank to Captain L afferty w rote , ., Wil hout your ond rfuloff r non of this would h ave been po ible I cannot b egin to thank you, but we w ill a lw ays remember your kindne Jamie i very tired , but ob 0 h a ppy toda H e end hi 10 e to ou.' fter he ar ing about the t. J hn AmbuJan e g ture a bu ine s friend of a pta in Lafferty pre en ted the crew, ith a cheque for £5 to co er petrol e pen 5

NORTHUMBERLAND CONTEST

FOR THE FIRST TLVIE, a county-wide First Aid Competition was held at Jewcastle-upon -Tyne, organised by the St. John Ambulance Association for orthumberland. It was highly succe [ul and will be repeated in future years.

Eight teams competed for a cup donated by r. R. L. Bellwood (County D irector of Association), and rs. Bellwood The teams were team which, within their yarious organisations, had been placed highest in the county. The cup, which was pre ented by Miss Diana BellwoC?d , was won by orthumberland County Con tabulaT)', WIth e\ ca Ue-upon-Tyne City Police second and the t. John Ambulance Brigade (Ministry of P ension Division, Longbenton) third.

i

K LF i 11111111'

PEOPLE li HOSPITAL, by Efi:::ober/i Barnes (Mocmillol1 12s. 6d.).

Thi book \ ill be of particular intere t to Brigade mem bers who" ork in ho pital but anyone who i interested in the mental stres e that ho pital patient undergo will find it of great "alue.

If this ound like heavy going, let u add that it i" nothing of the ort. It i ba ed on the finding of the International tudy of P ychological Problem in General Ho pital but in fa t 0 readable and sen ibly produ ed that it i in no n e a treatise but a di cu ion of condition in a number of ho pital in Europ and orth Ameri a.

Such a pect a the reaction of patient to nurse of nurs to patiem -and of both to vi itor -are di used with ympathy, and one tini h the book with a fiU h greater lind r tanding of the probl m and hO\ they can perhap be sol ed or alleviated.

THE P TIE T [ CO fFORTABLE by Jall e F. Harlel' (Robert Hale 12s. 6d.).

Another book about ho pital w rk, thi tin1 from the viewpoint of a tudent nur ,who during her training goes through man adventure and experi nc In many wa) the picture of ho pital life i imilar to that we obtain from "Emergenc \ ard 10' and, like that pr gramme, It I in turn amu ing dran1atic, tragic and alway in tru ti, e.

FIRST AID IN THE FIELDS

DUTY was combined with pleasu1'e by Divisional Officer lY1. J.VI. Cunningham and his 'toife Divisional Superintendent J.VIrs. D. M. Cu nningham of the Abingdon Ambulance and Nursing Cadet Divisions, at the Isle of Wight Pony Club camp, which is held every year,

This year, unable to find membel:s who could t.he to live under canvas for a week dunng August, enqmnes were made fm' a co'u,ple from th e mainland, and JJ.lr. and JUrs. Cunningham fTOm Berkshire were able to ob/:ige. They did excellent work, and participated fully in, all the camp activities, and their pTesence was greatly apprecwted by all conceT1ud. They, on their side, thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The pony in the picture seems to be ve ry interested in the treatment that Mr. Cunningham is giving its young mistress.

C r o y don Di scussion on V is ual Aids

A GOOD ATTENDANCE of members at a recent Association Centre Meeting, heard the Health Education of Croydon, Miss D S. Elliott, S.R.N., D.ip.H.E., a dl.!'c,ussion on the use of visual aids in first aid and nursmg trammg with a talk entitled" Putting it across." Miss Elliott gave a number of suggestions, which could be adapted for use in the Association and J?rigade, includmg graphically illustrated" cut- outs" and .arumated for posters, etc Useful were also glven for. adaptLOn of painted peg-boards for display and It hoped that divisions and class secretanes m the locality would endeavour to adopt the suggestions,

The membership of the Croydon Centre cOJ?tt;nues to show a steady increase and there are now 160 members, representing many activities and or.garusatlOns m the Borough, in addition to members of the Bngade

F O RT Y YEAR S A S

D I Y. T REA SURER

MR. J. G. ALLEN, of Stockton and Tho11?-aby Ambll;lance Division, has u st completed 40 years' contmuous serv:ce as treasurer of his division, and the county staff llke to discover if anyone in the Brigade has equalled thIS. P lease send replies to: Mrs. C. R. Cone, J. P ., 10 st. Hilda's Terrace, Whitby, Yorkshire.

NURSIN G OFFICERS IN CONFERENCE

THE AN U L CONFERE TCE for Nur ing Officer o[ the St. John Ambulance Brigade, wa held at Church Hou e, We tmin ter, on aturday, October 14th 1961, and was attended by officers [rom a ll ov r ng laJld and from orthern Ireland.

The theme of the conference wa s, " Internationalism' and interesting and informative a ddre e on thi ubject were given by Mi Nus baum , Gen raj ecretary, International ounci! of urs s and Mis Law on , Presi denL of the ational ouncilof urse of Gt. Britain and orthern Ireland.

Her impre ions of the 1. ongre s in Melbourne were giv n by Mi s Boyce S.J. .B. Di (rict Nul' ing Offic r for Torthern Ireland, in a mo t delightful and amu ing talk Miss Irene Che kley , Headquarter Officer o[ lhe Ord r of St. John, yprus, spoke of the work o[ t. John over ea The conference ended with a demon lration of" n1.outh mouth" re uscitation.

FIRST AID AFLOAT

ON A EVE LNG in eptember members of the Brigade in E sex taged a practice to deal with a major incident.

TIle Elder Brethren of Trinity Hou se put at their disposal the 2,000 ton vessel" Ve Lal," ying at the Trinity House Pier, Harwich

The counLy was divided into three mobile groups, and divisioDs were called from Saffron Walden, Dunmow, Tbaxled and Brentwood

On board, 140 casualties were made up by 8 p.m. and the first Ullit of the Briga de arrived at 8.45 p.m. The ca ualties were drawn from tbe local Rotary and Round Table, Boy couts, a detachment [rom H.M .S. Gange s and the Civil Defence. Approximately 160 members of the ambulance and nur ing division with their equipment, responded to the call, and casualtie were treated and moved lo a nearby warehou e.

PORTON AND CHORLEY

WIN W.O. COMPETITIONS

po ition in \ hich the learn were placed by the at Board of Trade Building, 1 on October 4th, 1961 are hown

ws:

.D.E.E. Porton Best WOME Champion). Be Pair up: -

The DIrector-General of the St. John mbul ance ociation pre ided at the pre entation ceremony. r. R Ratcliffe , .B., .B.., (Controller of Royal Ordnance Factories), pr ented the trophi and individual certificate. JUDGE .' Team Te t, Dr. Hulme of Ewell; Dual Practical Te l , Dr. D Lc\ i of Barnehur t.

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S I l O'" P U B L I CITI T

FOR TilE THIRD UCCE IVE YE.\R Ih e .J l.B. arrallged a publicity sland allhe 1 orlhamplonshire .dgricllltural ho w, held in Ov el'stone Pa1'k, Norlhamplon, during eplember. 1/ was one oj a number oj slands in a marquee oroclIlised by th e Standing Conference oj Satiol1al Voluntary Youlh Oroanisations.

Thi s year the stand consi. ted oj a painled hardboard " sci of three wings. The rear portion Jeel square , ' flO wed a lJIajJ of the meas of lhe world in 1J..hich " 'The Ord er " had aell/aUy operated over the centw'ies, a z hit e pointed cro 'S ·hOl ing If Ie actual cities. The righthand zing di played lli e Badge oj tfle Order, whils tlhe leJthand wing had Ih e As,'ocja/ion Badge and the important dates oj the Ord er in Greal B1·Uain A labl e draped wilh the Order Flag, displayed mounted cut-alit oj Ih e Cadet Posl er and one oj an ancient knight, a black velvel cushion displayed Insignia oj the OTder oj'variolls grades alld also on the table were pflOlographs oj tile Ophthallllic IIospi/ai at Jeru salem, St. John 's Gale, Clerkenwell, lhe Priory Church and the altar Clnd several books concel'n ed with tll e hisl01'y oj the Orde1·.

The stand was a most colou1Jul d isplay aroused rllilch admiration and a great deal of interest among th e members of the public. The stand was in charge of the County Secrelm'y, J.VIrs. P. IIarrison, and Corps Officer B. Billin gton, who had developed the scheme over the past five months. Also on display during part of the t'ime WCl the Sir Edwin King Special Servic e Shield, which was tmde1' the of a section oj the Thrapslon Cadet Division, who we'te the W1nner in 1960.

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.D.E.E. Porton

R.O.F. Gla coed

M .I .E. hri t hur h

R F. hor! y

D. El tow

R O.F. Bi hopton

Sunday Rescue at

Southwick Beach

o A SUNDAy ;in September, Divisional Officer Mrs. Stringer and Ambulance ember Stringer were on duty at a cara an first aid post on Southwick Beach, Ramp hire, when a man was pulled from the sea by bathers. Mr. and Mr Stringer applied artificial respiration (Holger TieJsen) meanwhile sending for the Minute-man Resuscitator and the ambulance. The y were able to get the man in sufficiently good condition to end to ho pital, where he was kept for ix hour and then taken home by ambulance. Since the first aid po t was put on the beach five weeks before, it ha been co ered by members of the Southwkk Division and from ugust Bank Holiday, 432 hours of duty have been done, and 136 ca es dealt with, three being ent to hospital for further treatment.

Photo: Regent Photographs

Photo: Susse x Phoro Agency

TAKING FIRST AID TO THE PEOPLE

MEMBER of the Monmouth mLrsing division of th e St. John Ambulance

B 7·igade giving some mo t u elul tip on w hat to do in case of accidents in the hmne. The demon tTation was given in Agincow·t Square a th e division s contribution to lvionrnouth shoppin Cl week. I n the picture are nurses 1lirs.

B Solway and G. KiTton , and the " patient" is Miss Patricia DllnfoTC1.

Her holidays are spent helping others

FOR THE SECOND YEAR nursing member Miss Jessop, of Brixton ursing D ivision (a police matron by profe sion), has given a week of her holiday to join with Miss Eason , Welfare Officer in taking a party of children to Heme B ay for a holiday arranged by the L.e.e. Children 's Care Committee.

Miss Jessop is nominally in charge of first aid, but physical care is a minor part of the work, which calls for tact, kindness and understanding.

The children are either from difficult homes, or have been under the care of the local authorities for some form of delinquency. This year's party of 21 varied in age from a five -year-old who had been criminally assaulted by a young uncle, to 15-year-olds already engaged in prostitution

Further complications were provided by step -sisters who hated each other; an astbmatical 14-year-old who had attempted suicide; a 14-year-old whose mother was in a mental home, and a mentally retarded boy of nine.

To vary the circumstances yet further, there were two I5-year-old girls one of whom on finding she was adopted had become quite uncontrollable, and was now in a boarding school, and the other who had been brought up by a grandmother as her mother committed suicide when she was a baby. This girl had never been away from home before and disappeared from the holiday centre after the second day. It was later established that she had instructed her " bo y friend" to collect her and take her back to " Gran."

Not exactly a relaxing holiday , but certainly a worth-while effort.

For people like Miss Eason, whose who le life is devoted to this work, sufficient gratitude cannot be expressed; but how much easier their task would be if there were a few more like Miss Jessop , willing to share the burden if only for one week of the year.

This is just another way to" serve humanity," so members with a few days' leave to spare another year might like to think about helping their local welfare offic ers with this vital work for the children.

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BROADS HOLIDAY A GREAT SUCCESS

A PARTY of 10 ambulance members from the J. L. King Division left Leice ter t t he end of Jul y-led by Mr. M. Mardon- for a week's ho liday in two motor cmi ers on th orfolk Broad

The oyage began at Burgh Ca tle wh re a sl ight mishap took place. The dinghy towed by one of the cru i er auk, but apart from having to change to another boat as one of the cruisers developed ngi.n troub e and one of the boys falling overboard twice the holiday went moothly and was a great success.

The party was lucky enough to meet a family from London who gave t11 m a lift in their boat ( armouth thus helping them on their way hom

ALL IN 3 DAYS' WORK

NURSING ME 1BER F. I-IILLER of the B tlmal Green ursing Division ha ent in the fo11O\ ing account or her three days' duty during the school holida ys at til ictoria Park Lido during the heatwave.

In three day in ugust I tr ated quite a hundred casualties Cut hand ,feet, knee, ye even one Boomps-adai y. One cald, by tea from a fta kane f r ign body in the eye an ear plug pu hed in 0 far, a di 10 ated little finger, one faint-a mother with thr e young hildr n 'V here there was much' re-a suring' moth r an d chi ld ren.

" Nose bleedings rna tly from blo\, from fight , hitting each other or the bottom of the bath.

" At times there wa a queue of ca ua tie and r had to decide which to treat fir t as ther wa pI nty of blood flowing.

" One little boy looked around, looked eriou ly at me and said, Oh mi do you rea ll y like doing that work! " Yes, it wa three hectic day but I do really lik d ing " that work."

GRfYFRIARS BOWL WINNERS

THE ANNUAL FIRST Am CO TEST between eamingt n Spa and Coventry for the Greyfriars Bowl , wa held in the Post Office D ining lub on eptember 18th , 1961.

Teams were required to rend r first aid to two workmen who had been injured whilst repairing a conveyor belt system for carrying mailbags

The winning team was Coventry" "with 165 {200 marks; second was oventry" B \ ith 160{200 and third was Leamington Spa with 160{200

The trophy was presented by the He ad Po (mast r of Leamington pa , Mr. W1 Le Monnier , and the judge wa Corps Officer S. Be a ley , of tlle st. Jolm mbulance Brigade He commented upon the high tandard of fir t aid of a ll three te ams.

FACILITY VISIT

Thomas Hedley & Co. Ltd extend an in itation to all St. John personnel to visit their factories at We t Thurrock near Grays , Essex, at Trafford Park, Manchester and at Newcastle upon Tyne, from Monday to Thur day at 2 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. Groups are limited to 30 and it i pointed out that children under 14 canno be accepted and that for elderl y people the tour is unsuitable. They have up-to-date [TIst aid" suites" and for st. John per onnel the tour would be specially planned with the emphasis on first aid and medical services in industry.

It is a pity that the tours take place on weekdays during the afternoon, but perhaps it would make an interesLing outing for senior cadets during the school holidays Applications should be sent to Miss I. V. Maddison, Thomas Hedley & Co. Ltd., St. Nicholas Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne 3. It is advisable to give approximately two months notice when applying for a visit.

ST . JOHN HOUSE NEWS

T il E A NUAL GE E RAL MEETI of St. Jolm House was held al the lub on October 3Jst, J961 part f r m the Management ommittee and the Commi ioner-i n- hier, who is the executive officer respon sible to the Order for the c lub , the attendance of member was not very large It is realised that members are busy and often far away but the more who do come to the annual general meeting the more sa ti factory it is, as in this way they are ar ticipating in he management of the club and are able to rai e ma tter which they think s hould be cons id ered. It is plea ing to feel that the re latively low attendance shows that the c lub i doing what i wanted, but the management still wi he to encourage more member to attend the annual general mee ting.

Memb e r are reminded that they will find on their card of member hip , sent out in the early new year, the date of the nex t annual general me ling which i October 31sl, 1962 bvious ly people ma y we ll te nd to forget the date. It is intended theref re in future to try and draw attention to the d ate b y menlion both in Brigade Order and the REVIEW at the appropriate time.

regard the proceeding of the meeting it is satisfactory t be able to record that the member hip has nearly reached the 1,800 mark, which is a long way from the 300 member s (exclu i e of orporate memb r hip) with which the club opened at 50 ato n Place three year ago. It is al 0 pleasing t be able to record that the co of the club to the Orderth at i to ay th e 10 u tained in running the club-has Fallen yet again, although it i till not far short of £2,000. n tant eff rl i therefor nece ary to inc rea e the u e of (h lub and really th prin ip al way in which this can e pand i by further u e at the eek-end. Members are r minded f the pecial rm th a t ha ve been arranged to try and encour ge thi , det a il of hich were given in the Jul y R EVIE\ The club well patronized during the \ eek, it is the eek-end \\ hich pre ent the problem. It i al 0 po ible to re port increa ing u e of the pr mi e for meeting receplion, co ktail parlie a nd the like

The lub ha r ei d a number of generou gift from member \ ho ha e v i hed to help improve the club and the e ha e indeed been mo I \ elcome. The gift fund being u ed improve the larg drawing-room on th fir ' t floor and any Further gift ill be greatly a ppre iated, a in thi way we ar able t impro e amenitie a opposed to e ent ials, \ ithout ca llin g furth r on {he upport of the Order.

Th e meeting unanimou Iy agr ed to e pre their thank nd appre ialion for the work of th arden and taff of the club thr ugh i H awkin.

The a much regretted de th of Lt.-Gen ir Henry Pown all I ft the club without a pr ident and it was unanimou Iyag r ed to a k th e hancellor Mr. H F. P ar hall. if he ould do u the honour of a c pting Ihe pre idency. He ha kincll can ented to do a a nd thi i doubly appr ciated ince he a lready look pe ia inlere tin t. John Hou e in the day h n he wa Deput ornmi ion r-in-Chief om year ago.

The following memb r of th ommitt e (elected member-) kindly offered to er e again and \ ere re-ele ted: r Downham, Dorothy. Lady Ell nborough, r. Fenton. r Pe r ey Mi Wat on an d Mr. oodhill. r Hammond (Birmingham) ha regretfully had to re ign owing to hea y co mmitment and the meeling nt her gral ful th ank through the hairman for all Ihe work h had done

The re ignation of Mr Hammond leave a aca nt place on the ommitt e w hi h it i particularl y d ir d to fill b y a onnty up rintendent ) pr G rably from th idland or orth a th e part of lh ountr are not prop er ly r pre enled on the omrnitlc n y yolunt er would b gladly can idered.

or information of m mb r th x-officio that to a the non-el cted, memb r of the ommitt are a fo110\ Re ar dmiral R oyer Di k ( hairman) Mr. M Barker (V ice- hairrnan), Lady Braithwait , Lady Breckno Hon. Lady Gamage and Mr . W. tewart-Rob rt . 9

STORES DEPT. NEWS

I A fEW MO THS the Stores Department wilJ have a new look, fo r it is moving from its present rather limited accommodation in St. John 's Ga te, into a modern building adjoining the Gate The new building, which will be known as Priory House, will be in keeping with the beautiful Gate , which s pans the road.

Already preparations are being made for the move, and much of the work in the Stores is being adjusted with views to streamlining and modernising wben we get into the new building. Already within the structure of the Stores Office, a separate section has been formed which will deal with the uniform trade and here we are hoping to give a service better than any extended by pri vate tailors throughOut the country. The pattern of the Brigade uillform i a registered design and as such no tailor is allowed to reproduce this without the necessary authority. In the Stores Department we have been looking into the question of new material for both "ot her ranks' " uniforms and greatcoats, as well as of worsted materials from Yorkshire for officers' uniforms. The price of the normal "other ranks" uniform is £7 ISs. , whilst the overcoat now costs £7 5s Both of these price offer excellent uniforms and excellent quality, and one can be assured that the uniform will comply, in every way, with the Dress Regulations , which will be issued early in the ew Year. We hope that officers of bo th ambulance an d nursing divisions will support the Stores in respect of their requirements in upiforms.

Recently we have demons trated to the Superintendent-inChief and the members of the Ladies' Dres s Advisory Committee, the re-st yling of the ur ing Members' Dress. In this connection we asked the opinion of an expert who has been intimately connected with the nursing uniforms for many of the Regional Hospital Boards As a result of her recommendations new patterns for making dres ses at home, and a new tyled uniform, will be available from the Stores Department from approximately ay ]st 1962. This does not mean that the dres es whi h have been supplied are in any way incorrect, but as many of the ladies will agree , it i important to have s martness for smartnes in itself bring efficiency.

With the introduction of mouth-to-mouth resu itation, the Stores Department became interested in the supply of the anikins \ hich are u ed for teaching thi method. fter negotiating \,: ith the Bo ar d of T rade and the Treasury, a on es ion has been gramed to tbe Order of S1. John, in recognition of the Order· humanitarian work, and we are now able to import the e anikins directly from the maker. All inquiri in re peer of the " Re u ci-Anne·' model. hould be addre ed to the tore Department at S1. John· Gate.

On De ember 29th, the rares Dep artment will 10 e one of it valued emplo ee , Mr. Richard Turpin, \ ho retiring on reaching the age of 65. having completed 40 years and three month \ ith the Order of St. John . Mr. Turpin has also ompleted a imilar period of a lued ervic with the St. John mbulan e Brigade, and he i to recei e the fifth bar to hi Service Medal Ribbon ·'Dick'· Turpin will be mi ed b tho of hi colleague at the Gate with whom he has been clo ely a ociated, and many member of the Order and the Brigade throughout the country wlll wi h him hap pine and good health in hi retirement, and may he liye long and njo the day of 1 i ure.

Finally th r ha been many hange in the tores Deparrm nt, but b a lly the wi h of all in the Dep artment i to be abl to render as quick and a ac urat a ervice a " e po ibly can. wi h to upport you in ey rything you ar doing, but \ e do rna t urg nt! ask that you too upport u , and if it i a que tion of new uniform for your Di\ l ion. cap badg s, p ncil. tat ion ry, Fir - t- id M anuaJ , a pr em for omeon r tiring, a troph. in re pe of a job ,,"ell done, fl ag day quipm nt. and mo t important of all our fir aid dre ings bandage a nd requirement, end your order into th Star Don·t forg t, ifit i' a uniform put it on a eparate ord r form , if it i book required for a ourse, pla e ' our order \ ell in advan e to avoid di app intmenr!

BY CAPT. J. DOCWRA-ROGERS , M.B . E.

CO SIDERING the importance of the Order Commanderies in this county and Cambridgeshire, it is remarkable and regrettable that so little evidence remain above ground to show the very consid er able buildings that must ha e existed in their mediaeval glor y Melchboume appears to have been one of the earliest Command erie given to the Order in Henry the Second s reign by the Lady Alice de Claremonte, Counte of Pembroke. The estate comprised the usual manor house, with mill , dovecote and some 900 acre ; and the advowson of the church was included , although it was not until 1378 that th e King, Richard the Second approved the appropriation of the rectorial tithes. T his Commandery became a part of the Grand Prior ' s appanage from about 1440 and many of the provincial Chapters General were held here , the la t being on August 10th, 1535. John, Earl of Bedford was granted the property in 1540 but it was res tored to the Order b y Queen Mary, only to re vert to the Russell fan1il y at her death The present mansion was built about 1630 , but it is now generally understood that the site of the Commandery is a quarter of a mile to the north in the grounds of the old D ower House. The church was rebuilt after a fire early in the 18th century and only the tower of the original remains.

Just outside Melchbourne Park is the vill a ge of Riseley where the fine church of All Saints dates from the 12th century and was included in the original gift of Melchbourne On the Huntingdonshire border is D ean, another Order church, also granted b y Alice de Claremonte and confir med by King John in 1199 this possesses many intere ting features a fine mediaeval screen, ancient pews and an angel roof. Coming south is Little Staughto n , originall y a Templar manor which later passed to the Hospita llers together with the presentation of the living; the church is very similar to that of D ean and has some grotesque corbels. Eaton Socon

Also in this part of the county is Eaton Socon , a c a mera of Melchbourne , where the church an d a manor were given to the Order in 1219 or earlier b y the B eauchamp f a mi y.

The church was originally Norman with additions in the 14th and 15th centuries, but was entirel y gutted b y fire in 1930 and has since been rebuilt incorporating the to wer and the arcading of the old nave ; the much damaged Norman font also remains Several of the vic ars must have come from other Order houses for in the lis t of incumbents are brethren from Battisford, Wendy, Dalb y and Ro thley

In the north-west of the county are the adjacent villages of Shambrook and Souldrop; at the former the Templars had a manor and many " Temple" name s still sur vive At Souldrop, where th e living was appropriated to the Order from 1274, the church was rebuilt in 1861, but there is a full list of st. John presentations including members of the Launcelyn and Botyll families. Other properties on the Northamptonshire border were half a knight' s fee at Podington and the manor of Swanton in Harrold , which had been given to the Templars by Ralph de Caron in 1240 and later passed to the Hospitallers.

The estates in the south of the county were administered by the subsidiary Commandery of Kempston Hardwick 12

(1 [ uTal , " St t. J.).

H H Cll C A IIJBRtn R JI m E. Pr io r B otyll s hr is loph er. (Phot o by Dr E. Paddy ,

orne f our mile ou th of Bedford on the mpthill ro a d

The e ta bli hment here i fir s t m n ion ed in J 279 a nd a lthou gh it i recorded ep a ratel in 133 it \ a by then und er th e control of the C OmJl1ander of M elchbourn e a nd from thi date wa ap p a rentl y m erged, ith th a t m o r im po rt a nl h ou Hardwick cont a in ed ome 400 ac re a n d a wa term ill , bu t n o church prop ert ; it wa on l thi umm r th a t w e d i 0 e r d the appro inlate ite , wh re the fa rmla nd are r apid ly being covered b y indus tr ial building . In thi group f holding were a 0 C lifton and Pelyng ; lh e lall e r it o -d ay W oo lton

Pilling, north of Ampthill a nd wa known in lh e 17th century a Pilling Shinga y fr om the fa ct th a t it w a p or tion of the ambridge hir e omm an d er P lyn g fir m noned a an Ord er p ro p rt y in 124 7 \ h e n a r imi nal u ght sanctuary in the ch a pel there. l o in the mpt hill di l r ic t are Millbrook with tepp in gle y whe re th e m a nor "a inherited from the T e mpl a r , and a hide of land in Pull oxhil l of which th e Ord er were 0 erlord lift on wa a m an o r gi ven t o the H ospita ller by R ob er t d e a r n be fo r 123 0 the li ving which wa a ltach ed to th e pr il1 ip a l m a nor , wa n ever in the gift of th e Ord er , but it i inte re l ing to n o t that the Babyng t on f a mil y owned thi s m anor in th e J 5 th century. Of th e few ex -T em p lar p o e io n in th i p a rt o f the coun ty, the mo t import a nt app ea r to h a e been Langford , where th ey own ed t he chu rch Th e iea ra ge \ a endo wed in 1220 an d th e Templ a r p re e nt d t o lhe Ji ing until it p a se d to th e H o pi talJ e r be for e 1314 ; th e reafter it became a n Ord er b enefice, the la t of th ei r pr ent a ti on being in 1539 a nd a t lea t two of th e 14 th centur y vi ca r came from pla ces connec ted wi th the O r d er n a me ly G a inb orough an d ar br ooke To th e we t of th ch ur h a lane lea d s to L angfor d Mill , whic h i o n the ite of th at granted to th e Templ ars by Simon d W ah ell in th e t in1e of King Stephen. ea r to B ggl e w a de a re a l 0 St a nford , where th e Ord e r h eld p a rt of th e m a no r , a nd a hikewe ll (now I ckweU) Willi a m Hob co te had giv en the m an or to the Ho spitalle rs bef ore 1284; it c ontin ue d with t h em UJltil the Dissolut ion wh en it was gra nted to John Ba rn a rdi to n.

A OTHER earl y and in1portant ommand e ry was a t Sh ingay a few miles north of Ro y ton It was g iven b y ybil d e Raynes before 1177 and r anked a s f ourlh in va lu e a mon g the properties in th e re port of 1338 , when lh e omm mder y itself compri sed a manor house, a church , which wa s tiB in exis tence in 1697 some 700 a cres a nd th e cu slomary do vecote s and mi ll s. Tn 1540 Shingay was reco r d ed a owning lands in no less than forty-two p a rishes in the counties of Bedford shire, Bu ckingh am shire, Es ex Herlfordshire and Huntingdon. To-day nothing rem a in s of lhe obviousl y extens ive buildings; a modern farmhou e occu p ies the site,

to the norlh-ea t of wh ich a re trace of mo a ts boundin g a large en c lo sure. T he n ex t p a ri h i W e nd y wh e re lh e T empl a r s ong ln a ll y own ed th e church but lhe H os pit a Ji e rs h a d a s is te r hoo d hou se here wit l1 90 acre a nd fr om h er e Si te r s Am a b li a a nd Ami c ia we re tr a ns fe rred to Bu ckl and wi th th e o the r i te rs of t he Or der in 11 85 T h e church of Wen d y was pull ed do wn ju L b ef ore th c las t wa r an d the m emo ria l S r Rob erL D a ly on omm a nd e r of Sh mgay, wh o d Ied tn 1504 h a con eq u en'tJ y b een 10 t Ano lher limb o f ShiJl gay wa o [ the [our m ano r in A rr ingt o n, a n a dj acenl paris h ; the site of lh m a nor is no lo n ger kn own, but it is pro babl y a b or bed in th e g round s of Wimpol e Ha ll, Yet a n other lim b of hin gay was a t ra nd en," pos ib ly G ra n sden , th e m o t va lu a ble pa rt of whi c h was th e im pr o p riate church of aw ton, obt a in ed fr o m R a l ph Pyro t t in 127 9 as sa tis faction of a loan o f 80 qu a rler of bar ley, m a d e o a n a nces to r, o n whi c h h e had d faulted ea r aws ton P a rish H a ll is " h in gay La ne," wh e re a fair wa h e ld unt il the 18t h ce ntu ry in acco rda nce ¥ ith a n a ncie nt ch a r ter lo the ommande r y Beyond ewm arket wa l he olher omma nd e ryo f hip penh a m where th e en tIre vlll was g tven t o th e O r der by W illi am de a nd e rvill e, Earl of Es ex in 11 84, T h i b am e lh e in fi r mary, o whi ch the s ick a nd ag d bret hren of he O rde r were ent f ro m a ll p a r ts of th e count ry; f r e ample, n 133 th ere were fo ur in cha rge of th e es ta bl is h m n t and ix i nvalid bre th r en in re iden ce. T he ite of he ol1llTland ery now occupied b y a b eau tifu l c hoo lh o u buill by the - a rl o f Tford in 17 14, but belo, it a r the" c lunch " ,a il ed ce ll a r of t he o ld infirmary. the r oad i the churc h, the north ais l of which \ a th r der' cha p e l thi wa re built after a fire in 1447 and th e e la borate ly deco rated" a ll a re at tri bu ted to Pr ior

Bo t IJ - ome of the e m ur a l a re t ll to be een

Chant r y Chapel h ap er G en e ra l wa held al

1/ Fai ry Cart"

Loca fo lk lore t ill re fer lo the" F ai ry art," o ri ginally th e Friary cart, which b roug h in to the b re th ren chur hyard the bodie of tho e wh o h a d b e n d nied b m ia l in th ir 0 n p ar i h u c h a u ic id e, cr in1ina l and th o e und r an in terdict. I n o mmon wit h many th r O r d r h ou e . th am br d ge om ma od e r ie r d co n iderab le ]0 " in the Pea ant' Revo lt of 13 1 both lLingay a nd DlLxford b e in g burne d to lh ground a nd r built.

A GOOD nEW oj an effi cient demonstrati o n by th e L o-rd .J.lI a y oT oj Coventry. I n he background i s Cov e n tTy Centre ecre ta ry Corps Offi ce r S E TV ard.

LORD MAYOR GIVES

U MOUTH- TO -MOUTH

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THE LORD [AYOR OF COVE TRY, Alderman W. Callow, tried o u t the" o u th - to -Mouth method of artific ial r e pi ration at the assey-Ferguson T ractor Co. during a d emo n tration in Octo ber.

Thi s was the climax to the W ar wickshire Centr al (Coventry) Corps fir t aid compet ition for the Skinner Trophy. The figure a dummy fema le ," R es u sci -Anne" was loaned by the est id l and G a B oard and later, Alderman Callow, who p re en ed the Berrill Cup to the winning team, C oventry G P O. , said he found it eas y to apply the techni q ue F ive teams took part in the competition, the G. P .O gaining 276t mark, orris engine \ ere next with 235 ity of Coventry gained _0 4, R ootes 196!, and Standard T riumph 194 The competition is open to Brigade mem b ers , ho ha e never won a fir -aid contest.

On e of the test invo l ed treating and removing a man who wa a umed to ha\'e fal en i n to the upper of TWO p allet cage mounted on a tr ailer hitched to a tractor. recei\'ing le g and che t injurie and concu ion .

£100 FOR TRUST FUND

DR. GARD l\TER - HILL at the Allllual In sp ection oj th e B anbury, O mn, D ivi iOIl pre enting .li r. J ohn Porlergill, the .llayor oj Banb1.lry. ( ' ith a chequ e Jor £ 1 0 0 in aid of th e Edl ina .lIolintbatten FUlld, frolll til e B anbury I. John Ambu ance and a pe th e Children FUlld.

THE WINl'.'J:NG TE.fu\>! of the Lascelles de Mercado Cup in action. The scene was a hurricane dernolished apartm ent, one victim being badly burned by flaming pamjfin from an ov erturned and pushed under the bed by his friend fo r safety, and the fri end pinned by his ankle beneath th e wreckage , sustaining a P otts fracture.

KEENLY-FOUGHT CONTESTS IN JAMAICA

SGT. W. F S PE NCE of th e Police T raining S ch ool, receiving the Prosp ect T r ophy, jar the bes t L ay L ecturer,jrom the H an Mr Ju stic e G. E. W addington , Chairman of the Council of the Order of St. Johnjor Jam aica

THE ANNUAL COMP ETITfO NS in J ama ica were held in the island he a dqu a rters in September.

All t rophies were keenly contested, the Pro spect Trophy test for the best lay lecturer in first aid being the keenest of all. It could o nly be awarded after th e t wo ea ding competitors had given a public lecture for the second time The winner 14

wa a Sergean t from the Police Training S 11.001, P o r t Ro ya l who won the P olice Troph y frolll the Pri on s Oepartm ent w hich had held it for two year.

The t t for the Hoerman Indiv i dua l up f r NW's ing personnel al 0 re ulted in a tie, and it took three j ack po t question to the two leader to determine (he winller.

Onesc ne in the te twa ahurricane-demoli she d apartmen t, one victim being badl y bumed b y fl a ming par a ffin , fr om a n overturned lantern and pushed under the b -d for sa fet y by hi friend, and the friend pinned b y his ankle beneath the wreckage , u taining a Pott fractme.

The trophies and prize were presented by the chairm an o f the council , the Hon. Mr. Just ice G. E. Waddin g ton.

fighter s [o r cut , burn s a nd s uiTo ca tion. by s moke. An eme rgency a mb ulance was used a s mobIl e fir s t a Id po s going to a Bng a de membe rs helped with ev a cu a tIon of f a mdles who se homes wer e th reatene d b y th e fire.

11 m embers who v olunteere d f o r dut y m ann ed the po s ts [or 12 hour s without a b r ea k until tb e fire compl etely ex tingui s hed Bri ga de were a SS Is ted b y fi r st a id er s w ho volunt ee re d th e ir erV lces.

EDMONTON CADETS

HELP PATIENTS

Til E I-IR O ICALLY ILL PATIENTS on th e ix th flo or of St J 0 Cpll ' H o pit a l EdmonLo n, Ca n a d a, h ave ex pe rie nc in g a s pec ia l tr ea t e ach Sund ay a ft ern oon Sillce M ay la t year a t he a dc t o. 20 ur in g D ivi ion

w inne r o f Lhe li ce m cenL assey hlel d fo r 1960 , h ave

b c n as t ing w ith thei r gro oming , h e lping w ith tbeir n our hment an d ge ne ra l welfa re. T h is wo rk h as been

m a intained by Lo eig ht a d et [ o r over f ourt een mont h.

The ir e mc ient , d ep end a bl e ervice h as le d o o t ber reque ts f or t. John a d e s in c O c tobe r a t leas t one C a de t h as been on the poli o w ard a t th e Univer i ty ollege Ho p ltal three evc ning a wee k. F ewe r a de ts h ave b ee!1 ava Il a bl e f or thi duL y a t he ni ve r ity H o p ta l Te tnc t th e a ge to ixteen Oth e r ho s pita l a re a k ing fo r the Ca det to h e lp, pec ially in [ ed ing the p at ient or to a i t in the children' wa rd [ I i a p rob lem o fi nd en ough member to fi U lh e req u (s bu t a t t he w e k-e nd a nd d u ring th e h o id ay ea on a d e have b ee n ab le to g i e l bei r time

ROYAL VISIT

TO SIERRA LEONE

P REP RAT IO fo r the Qu een' vi i t to S ie rra L eone, t. John member there we re ke p L busy in two way A rehear a l \\a h Id for he hildren and itizen ' P arade, imoh ing 0,000 people (not includi ",: g T he re were 25 B rigad membe r (mi'< d) ta Ing part IJ1 the parade, a.nd 30 on duly T h latter had ple nt y o d o, and dealt wi th 42 ca e mo tly fa int fu ll r po rt of the actua l parade wi ll app ar in t h e n , t i u o f Lh R E fEW.

HOLBORN"S MAYOR

PRESENTS A WARDS

Ph%: E. A. R. & H. ON DUTY AT STEAMER LAUNCHING

A T KISUM U KE ' A- Th e omlln slO llin g o th e nell' lake steam er R.lII.S. Vi clO1'i a i n J uly by L ad y R eni 011 in the pr esenc e of Sir P a tri ck R eni son K. ., 1.G ., Go ve rnor of K enya, S i r R ic har d Tur n bull l! 1V G., Gove rnor of Tanga n y i ka and ir Fr eder i ck Cra wford , G M.G O.B.E.

Th e Ki s umu Pol i ce and Ea s A fr ican R a ilw ay s an d JIa rbou Ts Ki s umu Fir st A i d team ar e pi ctur ed wi th (cen tre ) llli ss B. Copeland, St. John JI ea dquarl ers Offic er , outs ide th e Fi rs l Aid tent on th e s lip w ay.

CANADIAN MEMBERS FIGHT FIRES

FOREST FIRES in Newfoundland this summer ha ve taken a tremendous toll of priceless timberland. Wi t h hundred of vo lunteers fighting the fires, St. Jo hn Am bul ance personnel have b een on hand in many places to he lp with the necessar y first aid.

At one fire, at N a gle's H ill, member s of the No. 32 [ Nursing Div sion, No. 288 Am bulance D ivision and o 394

Ca det Ambulance D ivision set up first aid po sts on four locations around th e fire area a nd t reated injured fire

KENYA CADETS IN FIRST AID PLAY

A PLAY wr itt en and performed by the So. 1 K isu"!-u

D ivision al the Sikh GirLs' chool, on a heme of fir s t ald

JI er e th e mo th er (JI rs L oyd, he headmistress) cuts her finger

SOUTHSEA GETS NEW BEACH HUT

THE COMMlSSIO fER f or the E as te rn Area of Hamp shire , Co l. E. G Dutfie ld opened a n ew first aid hut on the b each a t So ut hsea r ecentl y.

Por t mouth City C orp oratio n h as the old one which they sup pli ed 14 years a go, Ith this :Dew one, east of So u th P ara d e P ier. T he members on duty ill the summer e: pecially are kept b usy treatin g the usual accidents which occur on the be ach.

r A Kinn ear direct o r of entertainmen t. pu blicity and for C orp oratio n sai d <l:t the opening cer e m o ny that the Co rp oratio n fully work d o n e b y the Br igade in th e c ity and his commIttee had pl ann ed o rep lace ano ther st. J ohn hu t on SoUth ea front d uring n e t year.

Ph% : Por/slI/olllh & S/Illde rlall d S e ll sp ap e rs LId. In th e pho tograph are : lI rsillg JI r B .lIrghard XUI' ing JI ell/ ber .111' L III/bu l'll , D WI /OI/al up en. II fendent .lIr Tr aiie , Corp Officer .ll i J ob, orp upCl'lIltendent .lI i L ee, D i'i.'i i onal uper i nt en dellt .lIr Bailey, E G. Dlltfie ld, T .• , alp Officer Tr oodford -:, 11r IIlg Offi cer i fer Goldlllall R.X P Wl /ollal upn;llIt.cl/dent 1\Ir. P alter all , Corp uperlll fclldmt H. B a/llllgtoll.

COMMISSIONER-I N-CH IEF AT COAL BOARD CAMP

THE CmVlMI SIOr--:-:ER-IN-CHIEF, lJlaj.-Gcn J. lJl. Kirkman, 1'ecently visited th e St J ohn Ambulance B rigade/Na tiorwl Coa l Boa1'd 'W eekend Camp atSkegness w h en 900 Ambulance men fTom Notti71ghmnshi1'e we r e in camp

On Sunday 1lw1'ning, afte? a Chu1'c h SeTvice, General Ki1'kman took the salute al a pa1'ade along th e p1'omenade With th e Commissioner-in-Chief on the saluting ba e aTe

M 1' F. G Glo ssop, D eputy Chai'l'man, E as lJ li dlands Divisional Coal Bomd' NiT. E. Barratt , ChaiTman of Sk egness U.D.C.; and 1111' W. L. lIHron, Chairman of th e East }\lIi dlands Divisional Coal Bo a1' d.

HOSPITAL NURSE AT COLCHESTER PARTY

Chatham's Bazaar

HATRAM, K nt , Nursing D ivi ion , with the help of their uxiliary member he ld their annual bazaa r rece ntl y. They devoted one ev ning a month for a year to pr paring [or it in a ddition to a l the work done quietly at home, and t il well- laden s tall test ified to th great e fTo r t m a de, n ot on ly by member and aux ili a ri e b ut by relative, parents and friend.

The bazaar '> a opened by Mr s. Pri e or the Ch a th am Blind and r ipple Guild , uppo rted by up e rint end ent

Mi s L. Burns-H ar tup Later in th eve nin g the nur ing di ision celebrated the gaining of Ser vice awa rd an d c rtificates with a ociaL ervice awar d were pre entcd by County Secretary, Mr. B. T Bea um ont a nd the certificates for nur ing and fir t ai d were pre ented by Mi s H. C. Harper, R ., M B T. matron of 11 a int ' Ho pital, Chatham.

Photo : John Owen

Jl all'lj D i isiol!. wish /0 en t l' floal s in local carnival It is a

It''eful form of publicity, ({nd for guidance of other readers, we publi 1t h re .·ollle detail. oj' I/Ow ('o we.' made lip th e1r float , w ith two pictures.

SUCCESSFUL

FL O AT AT

COWES CARNIVALS

Lock, O.c. Cowes and East Cov.es ursing D ivisions, and took about six hour s each time. T he frame had to be made for the first Carnival, then the lights had to be fitted for the Torchlight P roces ion and all new crepe paper for the last Carnival.

Photo: Co/ cheste r Express

A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVE NG was held 7'ecen tly i n Colcheste1', give n by Nlr s E. Sm ellie ( left), County S ttperintendent of the B7'iga de in Colchester, for Mi ss Sh eila McCarthy, a Colchesler nurse w ho has be en w OTking at the St J ohn Ophthalmic Hospital in J e1'usalem. At present working at the V.Ioo rfields Hospital, London, s he will retum to J e1'usa lem to w ards the end of th e year as assis tant matron of th e St. John Hospital.

At the paTty which w as heldatSt. Gile s Hall, Mi ss McCa1'lhy s ho we d coloured s lides of the ho spital and of J e7'usa em itself, and gave a commentmy About 140 membeTS of the St. John Ambulance Brigade we1'e present from all over E ssex, and enjoyed a most inte1'esting evening 16

Th ephoiograph h ows m emb ers nfG ue m .·c y .\'nrfli l'II Xli 1' ill (J and Amb'ulance D ivi ion at th e dinner -dance.

Guernsey Celebrates

CIVIC HEAD of Guernsey, The Bailiff, 11r. \ H. mid, C.B.E., t he urgeon-in-h ief of the Bri gade, Mr. H. Taylor- Y oung, and the Bailiwick or uern ey Bri ga de Commis ioner, Col. R. B. Broa dbent , B were among a ga thering of 130 people at the Ro ya l Hot e l in uern ey on an evening in October-a ll as em bl edto celebrate the L\\entyfirst anniversary of the formation of the Guem ey orthern Amb ul ance and ur ing Divisions.

St arting with a dinner dance at 7 p.m. organi ed v ry successfully by Superintendent Mis G. de ari ( lIrin Di vision) and Superintendent Mr. roome ( 111bul ance D ivisio n ) t he runction continued until 1 a.m. The toastmaster and M.C. [o r dancing was Mr. W. alia.

Repl yi n g to a toast, Mr. T aylor-Young de cribed the Guernsey Northern and Nur ing Di vis ion a co mpl etely unique organi ations. " I d oubt ir they have their equal in the whole wide worl d of the Sl. J ohn mo vement. Th e fact that makes them unique was t h a during th e ir fir t five years oflife they wo rk ed-and ve ry we ll , too- not knowing \ heU,er they had been accepted [or member hip at t. J olm H.Q. in London. Their letter of application wa on the 1a t boat to leave the island before the German occupied it in 1940, and the ir acceptance by H .Q . didn 't reach the i and until aftcr the Occup at ion , in 1945 ," sai d t he Surgeon-in- hi ef. Prais ing a ll member for the wonderful wo rk they had done since 1940, the s pe ake r sai d h e h o ped cveryo n e in the island and St. Jo1m members as fa r di s ta nt as H.Q wo uld read of this work in the pub l ication " W e Also Served" (an 84-page booklet m ade ava ilable on the day of the annive rsary and selling at 4s. 6d ., written b y Superintendent M i O. M de Gari s and Sg t. R. L. Rihoy)

Mr. Taylor-Young went on to pe a k of the wo rk to be don e in the future , and then concluded a weU-received speech b y hoping that the Y01.mg peopl e would ra ll y round a nd " swell " the " older" ranks of th e Brigade

Photo: Portsmouth & SLliderlalld J 'ell'spapers 0),,"£ of th e I. J ohn lmbulan ce men (.111' C. !?eynolds) .who turned out in full force at the Ryde, I sle of arnwal. (Jive a friendly pat to th e teed of the. Fro ce IOn .Ill'. 1. J lrarrell dre sed as a cal:alwr The caTllwallasts three day and provide plenty of n:ork for the Ryde Divi ion of the Brigade.

MOB I LE U N I T AT SPOR TS

of the Trhit e/im'ell Combined D i- i'ioll ,cere all duty 'itl/ the Cumberland and TT" estllIorlalld Jl obile fir t aid lIlI at 11 -illd cales and Caldcr Hall porls, ll'II1:11 Ihe Jl ayor of Whit ehaven. COllncillor J. D. David, all, and JI .P. for n -hitellal.'en. Alderll/all J. Ylllollds. alon o ;l'lllI a parly in peeled Ihe IInil.

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'OBITtJ AD y .

D ivis ional Officer W D Blan d after a short illnes s in hosp ital, died on O ctober 19 th. He joined t he Brig a de as a cadet 21 years ago, in the K end al Ambulance Di vision M r. B land will ong b e rememb ered f or his devotion to dut y a t all times. He was an Am bulance Ins tructor bo h to the B rigad e, and t he So ut h Westmorland Civil D efence Corp s.

* The death of Dr C yril Griffit h Jon es w as a severe blow o the Wellingb orough Victor ia Nurs ing D ivision. A s Divisional Surgeon he had a lwa ys shown intense interes t and wa s ever ready to give a helping hand in the r unn ing of the D ivision.

D uring the first world w ar D r. Griffith Jo nes was a surgeon in the R oya l Navy, then a vice-presid e nt of the Northam ptonshire R oyal Nav al Services Associat ion and Wellingb orough British Legion

* Superintendent (R) W. N Goddard , Batter sea , died on August 20 th in St Stephen s Hospi al, Fulham The r es ult of an accident , b eing knocked from a bicycle , his d ea th is a grea t l o ss to his divi si on. P atients too at the St. John Hospital , St. J ohn' s Hill will miss his he p and comp a nionship for he ga ve u p many hours to them on Sa turd ays and Sundays; res p ected b y all he will be grea tly miss ed.

* The sudden d eath o f Mrs. Esme S ydenham at the a ge of 4 1, was a great shock to the m em bers of the Bri d gwater Nursing Divis ion.

D uring the past 11 years Mrs Sydenham, a keen co mpetition worker, has given goo d service to the Brigade. She will be sa dl y missed b y all who knew h er.

* The de a t h of Corporal J P Kirb y of No. 13 (King's Cross B r it ish R ailways) St J ohn Am bulance B rigad e o ccur red o n Tues d ay, Sep tem ber 16th at the age of 81. Mr. Kirby

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1r. C. H Maycock aged 7 5 d i d o n Octo ber 22 n d. He joined th e M a r ket H a rborough Di ion iJl 19 0 5 an d became D iv i io n a l Offi ce r in 192 G.H e became Superi ntendent in 19 34, a nd h eld th is offi ce unli l 1952, an r whic h he wa a m emb r o f Ule B r iga de R er e u nt il hi deat h. Superinten d ent 1 ayco c k h a d g ive n I n g and y::tl ervice to the Briga d e, and m e mb er a nd fr i nd 'i ill m i h im grea tl y

* Ambulan ce Memb er H Wa r fo ld , aged G3 \ h o deat h o ccurred on O cto be r 18 th , o b tained hi fi r lai d c nifica le in 19 19, a nd j o in ed the H emswo r th olliery D i i ion in 1920 lat er r an ferrin g to Ackworth a n d t hen to P ontefract in 1928 . M r. W or fo l d had gi e n 4 1 yea r of efficient service, a nd h e will be m i ed by a U h i colleague.

* A s t he r es ul t o f a n acc id ent, Corp upe rin te nde nt R. G. F owels (R) , Co mm an d er Brother o f t he Or der of t. J ohn , d ied on O c tober 9 th, 19 G1. He h a d gi ven 45 yea rs' of efficient erv ice o tbe Br iga d e and B irm ingh am , his h o m e own. erving 25 year a a Corp s Officer, 20 year a a Co rp T rea urer a n d fi e year a s a Corp Su per inten d ent. H i d ea th came a a gre a t hock and h e will be a dl y mi e d

* Mrs F E. W h eeler died sudd enl y on eptem ber 11th 196 1. She was a fo un d er m em ber of the cock Green ursing Di visio n , B inningh am, a nd a ur in g O fficer for fi fte e n yea r s, when owing to a n acc ide n t she wa t rans ferred t o the Br igad e R eserve. A lo yal wo rker, he will be grea t ly misse d

* Mr. J Garro d of R o singto n who h a d ed at the age of 7 5, re ti red fo ur yea r s ago a fter work Lng at the colliery, firs tl y as sc ree ns foreman a n d l a ter a u n d ergrou nd b r ickl ayer. M r. G ar rod was a regu lar so d er from 190 3- 1918 a n d f ought a t M o ns and H ill 60 H e was a foun d er mem ber of t he Ro ss in gt on Co rp s of t he St. John Am bul a n ce Bri gade and wa s a m emb er of Ro ssing ton B r a n ch o f the B r it i h Legion Amo ng these p ay ing tribute a t the fu nera wer e m em bers of th e Ro ssingto n Corp s.

* Mrs Alice La nd er o f the P ymouth o- op e ra tive ursi n g D ivision , join ed in 1930 and t wo yea rs a te r was a pp o inted i ts trea surer, a p o s ition she held lmt il the ti me of h e r d ea th. M rs Lander wa s a dmit ted a Servi n g S iste r of the Order in 1955. She wa s a ta unch Brigad e m ember a nd w ill be sa d ly mi ssed.

It i wi t h d ee p reg ret th a th e d ea th is a nn ou n ced o f M iss M L. H u s o n Pres id e n t o f t he Ea s tern urs ing D iv is io n f o r over 2 1 yea r Sh e was a m e mb er of he oun ty o f No r t hum be r la nd H eadq u arters ommittee, and did a grea t d ea l towa rd ra i in g f un d s wi t h " Br ng and Bu y S a les" a nd s imil ar act vit e S h e wi ll be g rea tl y m iss ed b y a ll who kn e w he r.

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F R IEND LY FOLK ASSOCIATIO , Torquay ( E s t. 1943 )

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BAT C H ELOR (54) H o lb o rn D ivisio n d es ires accomm o d ati o n wit h fa mil y. D uties ever y eve nin g, mo s t weeken d s. T ot

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ILW YS co-operated magnificemly in taging an ill c ident which took place during an Officers Training Co ur e rgan i ed by tl1e Priory of Wale at Barry, in 0 tober. ma ll pier at ion, mainly di u ed in winter, \Va t he etting, and three carriage and three truck were run into the offide tr ack and one of the e carriage \Va then derailed. ift y oflice r , ambu la nce and n ul' ing member and cade of h e Ba n I' a under he organisation of the Area C mm i io n e r D r. D. G r iffith , acted as pal ie n t. rea u pe rinl en ctenl L. l ote wa in charge of the casual t ies, a n d th e un1mary of ca e \ a a follow : 28 wound, eight tr a pp e d o r I' U hing ca ,29 haemorrhage, 16 fracture , 22 m i ce ll an ou injuri including amputated limb, di locati n, ca lding apoplexy, pi lep y, concu ion, heart attack, wind ng, art ificial re pira l io n hy teria, andering children, and 0 ca o f hock of hich were e tabli hed. ac h p a t ient \ as gi en a \ [itt n brief and a rehear al of th e way the ere to act and the an \ e r h ey were to give to que tion. oun t y taA- O fficer (Ca d e ) W H. e\Vbu ry a in h a rge o f the ca ua lty faki n g wh c h wa do n e in a nea r by h d T he Brit sh R ai lways further co-o perated by s up p ly ing per onne from their firs a id c lasses to act as dri e r , po r te r , firemen, etc hile fi e railway p olicemen h e lp e d to make h itu at ion rea li ic. T he" tationma tel''' a h e actua l tatio nm a ter at Bar ry, r. F. W. J one

Th e i l D efence le n t t\ 0 am bu lan es and crew an d_O tre tcher a nd bl a n ket.

Befo re comi ng to t he t raining co ur e, offi er had been a rned to br in g d ungaree o r other o ld clothe and torche if th ey w i h ed o take p a r t in an outdoor e 'erci e, but t hey d d n o k n ow 'v h a it \ a .

fte r s up pe r, ever o ne wa called in to he main ha ll and t he t ra in ing officer ( is) Z. D. D ruitt gave th e br iefi n g.

The y we re to a um e they w re in a re m ote ill ag n mi d-

W a le , w hi c h ha d a ra i lway h a t wh re trai n s t opped o nl y

t wo o r thre e t i me a y eek. It wa m id-v n te r. The n ea rest

h o p ita l wa 0 mi le awa and \ a at t he pr e nt t im e

c ut off b ecau e of road b lo k of n \ T h er wa no d o tor

in h e v ill age b u t t 0 a mbulan e we re garage d th re o

Th e o nl y buildin g of a ny ize wa he h a ll in whi h t he.

no w w ere whe re t h e r e wa a cer tain a m o u nt of fir t aid

m a ter ial i ncludin g a few tret h e rs. Th e n ow h ad b een

cl ea red from h e v ill age 0 hat t ran p o rt co u ld mo e free ly there.

At hi s mom en t in ca me a me n ge r to ay t ha t a n e p r

tra in h a d c r a h e d whe n p as in g thr o u gh th e h a lt a n d it a

fea re d th e re we re ma n y ca u a ti es T ea m v r fo rm ed ,

th o e w h o h a d co me b y ca r act in g a ch a uffeurs. a nd as

o on a a t ea m of eight \ a read th ey we I' d e p atc h d

O ther fo ll o wed a t h ree -m in ut e interval. M ea m hil

o th e r et a b o u t pr ep a rin g t he h a ll a a recepti o n e nt re.

wh ere the y w o uld h ave o r en d e r f ur her ai d an d b p re p ar d

to a

y" durinp the e,rercise at Barry.

to kee p the injured for an indefinite period. the ca ualtie started to an i e they ere documented and comfo r ted and t reated a far as pos ible with the meagre equipment available. great d ea l of in genuity and impro isation \ a shown. eanwhile, the team were having a evere test of their kill in coping \ ith a ituation that mo t had never met before, for when a oach 1 ing on it ide, be ides having to clim b on to the top where the door are, there is the pro b lem of dro p ping down 8 feet into arriages where ca ua l ties are ling huddled at the b ottom carryin g out e entia l treat m ent and then raiin g them through a hole feet abo e t heir h ea d s. It was not easy either fo r hose co ping with pat ienr in the o r d ina r y compartment for a coach ta n d ery hi gh \' hen it is not alon gs id e a pla form. M oreover, to ad d t o th confu ion. the re \ e r e 50 un injured tran d ed p a engel' who each ha d their own p roblems with which the worri ed th team and who had to have arran gemen t mad e for them for the ni ght.

T here were e en B riga d e urgeon ju d ging tv 0 at the recep ti on centre, an d five at t he ene o f the ra h. Ea h patient h ad b en n un1 bere d with a di c r o und their neck an d th e ju d ge h ad b e n u pplied with a Ii t of the corre pon d ing nj urie

The e, r cis s tar t d at 7 p.m. a nd wa called off at 9 p. m . wh e n a ll ra mbled a t h e con ference c n tr e \ h re a ft er hot dr ink, D r. T T. B aird , the Ch e f Sur geon for a l a nd t h e e n jud ges g av th ir re p orts. fhi 'v a the first in dent of thi ize w e had ra ged th e re \- as o me cri t i 01, ar gel in th organi ati o n of d ispo a l of p a tien t - tret h r a te n ded to pile up \ aiting fo r th e a mb ulan c ,an d in ome a prioritie W re not a ppreciated. G en e r a ll peak ing, the fir t aid \ a ai d t be goo d and o rg a n 1' udges and firs t- ai d er all felt t h ey h a d lea rn t a grea t deal fr om the ex p e r ience.

Photo : B R. (Western Region) ST. JOl1;--;- officer attending

casualt

Grand Prior holds Palace Investiture

HIS ROYAL HIGHNES S THE D U KE OF G LOU CESTER G ra nd Prior of the Order of St. J01111 held an in es titure n the Queen Anne R oom a st. J ames's Palace o n Tue d ay , October 24th

It

ser vice At any time th e numb er o f b a iliffs s res tric t ed to te n , ex clu sive of members of the ro ya l fanul y Finall y, a n u mb er of Knight s were recei ved an d nves ted b y the G r and Prior.

Tho se who were privi eged t o att end witnessed a mo st impressive and mem or a ble cere m on y, enh an ced by the stat ely surroundings , the stirring m usic of t he S ta te T rumpeters, and the solemn di gni ty of th e O r de r o f Se rv ice.

BERKSHIRE BALL RAISES £850

THE ST JOHN BERK SHIRE C OUN TY BAL L took place on November 24th at the Berkshire G o lf Club Ascot. Am on g tho se pre sen t w ere : th e M ar ques s o f Willing d on (presid en t of the Council) a nd the M a rch io ness of W illingdo n ; Sir C onra d Corfield (chairm an of the Council) an d Lad y C o rfie ld ; the Hon Lad y Gamage (p r esid en t of t h e b all) an d Sir L es lie G a mage ; L a d y Joub ert de la F erte (chairm an of t h e b all) a nd Air Chief M a rs h a ll Sir Philip J o ub er de la F erte ; Majo r P Go ld (Co un ty C ommissi oner) and Mr. Go ld ; Dr. K. T urnbull (Coun ty Surgeo n); Mr. an d M rs Char les Van Bergen and Mr an d M rs Shirley K in gsley. A tota l of abo ut £8 50 was raised.

To

SEVEN TROPHIES FOR LEEDS NURS I NG TEAMS

LEED Bw'ley

ng Th ey gai n ed second p lace i ll th e L o n don se m -fin a l a nd wo n th e L odge Cup.

B oth t ea m were tra ined by D i '/ona l Officer llir C.

F ost er

p Awards t o Ga s and E l ectl- ic i t y

Photo: Sport & General LOHD \\, AKEll UH T, lhe L ord Prior, inve ting Lady B lanche K atharine Cobbo ld a.' D a m e Grand ross at the i l1l'e ·ti t llre held a t he Grand P riory hurch on Sovember 1-1i11.

the Cas ua lt ies Union Civil D efen ce and th e W. V. S., a nd one of the fea tures of the exer cis e was the secr ecy with which it h a d been prepared. The exerci se en v saged a mo tor co a ch with 35 p assen gers on i ts w a y from Li s kea rd to P a r it h a d to p ass over an ung a ted r a il way level c ross ing and co llided with a train, on e c oach of wh ich was derailed Bo th the moto r coach a nd t h e rain cau ght fire, a nd the r e were 50 casualties A ccess to th e s po t was b y on e narrow roa d.

LORRY ON FIRE

To m ake th e exercise as r ealis t ic as p ossible, an ol d lorry was used as the moto r coach, turne d over b y the crossing and set on fire. T wo

r ailway coaches had their windows smashed , seats p ulled a bout and fire simulated by smoke bombs b ut they were n o t actually derailed. R ealistic cas ualties were provided by the Casualties Union, and the who le scene was chaos One of the injured made his way to a teleph one, and, in a great ly distressed condi tion, passed a somewhat incoherent 999 message to the p olice. D evelopmen ts wer e then left to take care of themselves. The main functio n of the Bri gade in Cornwall in such inci dents is to rush first aid teams of five (three men and two women) to the scene; 18 s uch teams are o rganised on a short notice basis an d are called out as necessary by the county ambulance service contro l. All first aid teams from wherever drawn work under a county ambulance service officer at t h e site of the accident. In this exercise, five Brigade divisi on a superintendents had been warned of the possibility of an exerc ise, but no other information was given.

THERE IN /5 MINUTES

The St. Bl azey team was the first one called, and took 1 5 minutes to collect itself and reach the scene. F owey was the other , and took 17 minutes. As can be imagined , the difficulties confronting the first to arrive were considerable, but thing got sorted out in time, and all seryices had an exhilarating and most valuable day. Every conceivable a pect of such an accident was brought into the picture, including the reception of casualties into hospitals. The W cooked an excellent dinner on the spot.

There is a very comprehensive police plan in Cornwall for major civil incident of all type into which the other services fit their own plans a neces ary: it was thoroughly tested by this exerci e and it worked well although naturally e eral u eful lessons ere learnt, one of \\hich was the importance-and difficulty--of properly co-ordin a ted direction of the fir aid \ ork and another wa never to leave a vehicle in ol ved in an operation of thi ort without a dri er!

Photo: N1Irsing \Jirror Ell'VL im esled by the Lord Prior 011 Sovell/b er 14th, photograp h ed after Ille ceremony ill t he memorial gm'den at the P7'iol'Y Church. Left o right: .!li Jane lf Hghe', rrea XlIrsing Ogicel', SOlfolk; ,i l'. D. E. J1. JI oadley J) i ric t tCl,/J Officer, London: and JIi K.. Pfi ' ter l rea ursin o Officer , London.

CORNWALL STAGES

THE GA S INDUSTRY'S EAS T MIDLAN D GAS BO A RD TE AM from D erby look ju s tly p r oud ho l ding th e co v e ed Grand

Pr or 's T r ophy Th e r esults this year w ere qui te close- th e winners g ainin g 282 , th e r u nners -up, Na t ona l Coa l B oard

Miners' Wh t wick Co llie ry eam with 2 79t and third

B ri is h Tr anspor Commi ssion, R ai lw ays db D () c1cs

S outh am p on , with 278t points. Everyone w h o t alce s pa?t i n th ese compe t ti ons , organi s ed by th e St John A mbulance

Associati on , is to be admir ed-i talces a lot of har d w ork o r eac h t he high s t an d ar d. Th ey also, wi th out d oubt , ertcoumg e an d s timu lat e an i nteres t in fi r s t ai d among th ei1' co ll eagu es and wo rk m a tes.

THE E L ECT RI C TY ,'U PP L CENTR E (fA ]( EB T ER) women's team carri ed off t h e Su p r em e Ch ampions h p F irs A i d T ro ph y w h en th e y w on t hi s y ea?" 's Grand P,'ior's omp eliti o17 Lord Wak eh1)'rst, th e L ord Pri O? oj th e Ord er, p r e entecl th e aw ards L parti cu lar w ord oj p r aise is clue to lh e team fr om th e U n 'i led King dom Atomic E neTg y 1u tJIOTI:ty (A W.R.E , Alderrn as ton ) w ho cam e econd. it 'i s on y co mparative ly 1'ec en tl y that h ey h ave aken Pa? t in co mp eti tions a t a national leve l- lh ey ar e to be congmlula eci rno wa nn ly. B irmin{!, h a'YII Ci y P ol ce ( W0 11l f'n tf)f'1'C p la cerl th 1·rI

Ph% ;': S por! & G eneral

MAJOR EXERCISE

VE R Y REALI T IC E ER Cl E, o rgan ised b y the hi f o na ble, wa h e ld r ecent ly in orm a ll t h pu rp o e of wh ic h was t o pr ac ti e th o e wh ole-t ime a nd o illilt a r y s'erv i , wh ich wo uld c a lle d u pon to dea l with a maj or il di sas ter. T a ki ng p a rt were th e po li e, th e fire ervic the m e dica l ser vices, the COWl ty a mbu lan ce e rvi ce, the t. J ohn Amblli an ce Briga d th e Briti h Red er o 3

EARLY Or THE ENE, D ivi ional uperintenden.T Jr L IIaw k e leader of tile first aid team at the dramatic major inci dent exe;r c e oroanised by tile Chief COli table for ornwall.

DIVISIONAL NOTICE BOARD - T we lve of th ese aTe ava Ua bl e for issue th roughout the cO'U l1ty , bea ring va riou dim'10na l l1a:rnes,

Publicity

IT IS of t he ut most import ance tha the national image of t he Brigade is kept firmly before the public on every poss ib l e occasion. Even at t he smallest public fun ctio n , where possi b ly, two members only a re perfoID1.ing duty at a s ta t c point , it is well worth while to consider the pr ov i ion of a small dis p lay stand to ser ve as a focus of interest and for the exhib ition of photographs, pamphlets, equipment , etc In Oxfordshire , vari ous types of d is play equipment have been designed to meet different needs, and particulars of these a re given b elow for ge n eral in form at ion:

(a) The sta nda rd divisional no/i ce board 36 inches by 3 0 inches , of ha rdbo a rd inset in a heavy 2 inch frame (to protect both front and r e ar s urfaces), Pa inted in heavy-du ty, washable, willte enamel an d be ar ing a 3 inch tr a n s fer Brigade badge in to p left-han d comer, Brigade title county title and name of di vis io n in black enamel. Fitted with two heavy br ass hooks in t op frame. The b oar d can be sus p en d e d from pi cture ra il s, tent walls or propped against t a bl es, wa ll s, etc. It s r ecom mended that to avo id d amage b y dr awing pins, ph otographs, poster, notices,

etc. are affixed by o tape, U ed in c njunction \\ ith a n ordinary rest le or ot her t a ble , cove red witll b lac c loth, it becomes a imp le ba c d play tal1d for ind r how ', v ill age h a ll s and mall cine m a f e r . T\ e l\e (bearing vario u s di vi lon a name) are a ai able for i ue. (b) T ir e d ual- p urpose inS/r{ rlll e ll/ table di play ralld. 6 feet by 30 in c he, A co ll a p ible table wit h folding leg provided with wing nuts for e treme rigidit The lOP i finished w ith high qua lity, a hable hi ename l and a se p arate b ack fitting pro ided with t 0 hinged , slopin g ides. The back i fini hed white on the front and side urfaces an d black in the r aT. It fit i nt o th (able urface b y four I inch dO\.vel pegs whi h occupy four quivalent sockets in th e tab e -t op. Th e front f th able ma be covered with black c o th for greater effect. The ba k filment bears a 3 il1ch Brigade tran fer b a dge in the t p right-hand corner and the Brigade and cOlmty title in black. The lab le may b e u ed eparate in fir t aid po and tenl to la out in trument ,drug and dre iog or a a \ hol e. a an • COlllilllled all lIexr page

OXFORD'S PUBLICITY DRIVE

• o llt inu ed /rom previous page

eas il y port a bl e di p lay stan d for h ow, cinema foyer, e tc, S IX of th ese ta nd a re avaIla b e for issue.

(c) T h e display stand. J 5 feet by 8 feet by 7 feet.

Thl tand I fully co ll ap ibl e and co nsists of hardboard panel mo un ted on a n interlocking D ex ion framework which provide extreme lability under all weather condit ions.

The sta nd i fi n ished hr oughout in wa hab le white ena m e l a nd the top i of high quality white canvas provided with eye et, rope a l1d h o<?ks. It !s a 0 provided wi th a ] 5 foot by 2 6 Inche fo ld ng faCia bo ard, bearin g 9 inch tran sfe r

Brr ga d e badge at each end a nd Bri gade and county titles in b l c k. The facia board can be u ed eparate y on marquees caravan, hut or milar tructure. ,type tand i u uall y placed centra ll y jn the front ope nlllg to Induce orderly ci rculatio n by the public. The wa ll of the tal:d amp le pace for the di play o[ 10 ter etc, Thl land IS paniculariy uitable for agricultura l nd ther ho:" of major or national importal1ce and applrcat lon by d I Ion for it u e hould be made well in ad ance.

(d) The LCllIIrelice ., co llap Ible flagstaff, De Igned by M 1', R. L awr nc e, rea ommi iOller ( .) to overcome lh e difficul ty or tran porting lengthy pole and po t the m a ( con I t ?f three lenglhs or tubular teel, threaded a to crew Into each other and tightened by mean of a lomm b r.. gal ani d pulley i welded to the top section and r ur talnle teel guy hooks to the centre section, I i advi able t ink the but( or the bottom ection in the a rth to dept h of al lea 6 to inche, Properl y guyed, I h ma t ,I t.able and. en the largest ized flag can beno\\n In.hlgh Ind ondlllon with perfect a fety. pplication for It u e hould be made \: ell in advance. ing ( th \ ide y differing financia c ircum tances of th di i n in the ounty, the oml11is ioner has directed th e t no harge hall be made for item uppl ied under paragraph _ (a) and (b) above, n r for the u e of item loaned under (c).and (d). everthe le, the purcha e of the equipm nt ha In ohed thecount in con iderable capital expend iture and the oml11i ioner i confide nt that divi ional uperil1lendent and di\i iOllal trea mer ill not neglect th eIr re pon Ibdllle under eneral Regu lation 0, 134. Th t tal 0 t of all th e item wa u under £300.

FELTHAM'S NEW H.Q.

AWARD FOR RAILWAYMAN

The SljQHM AMBtlLAKCE BRI(jAflf 0 r.tluWTY Of OXFORO

Phoro: \fiddlesc.\' Chrollicle

Vi v i,'iolla l z as opened by D eputy (01111111 lOller, LOlldon Du;Irl Cl, J!r, C, E Bot 'e r. The hfonqllarl er,' was buill by B rigade III I' ll/ bel'S fh ell/se lve olld fall!' fo compl e e: The wa' blessed by tlie l l ev • 1. .•\ ogle, Chop lam 10 Ih e halr/IIOII of the ounci/, • I el' th e ceremony cmJard were presenled alld all ambulance cadet el1ro lm en ce remollY was h e ld 5

Ph oro: Brirish Roihmys :\LR. lL C G.eneral £lianager , British Railu:ay Eastern Regwn, presenlmg Lengthman L. A. Elliston l£ith a and risl watch for meritoriou s fir <tt aid, pe-rformer! m lite ear ly hour s oj the morning on Jir, Cannon u:ho lca. thrown from a truck run ove-r by it and suffered an a1l1putation of Ih e lefl arm Clnd fractur ed foot. The casualty o!ficer at f1 congratulated him on first -class i a t aId deservll1g the Illghest prai e. " Jir. Elli ion took his first aid e "CQnz in February this year. JI e is now Cl member of the Br igade ill IJ ertfordshire. J l r. Cannon is makino a good recovery,

Physically Hand icapped Campers A ided

o CE AG the members of the SL John mbul ance Brigade from o. 3 rea have gained gratitude and prais e from the E ex Ph y icalJ Hal1dicapped A ociation for their untiring work amrday, September 16th aw the arrival of over two hundred phy ically handicapped friend from E ex and parts of Kent, they came in motor coache and were attended b Brigade per onnel from their home towns who had tra elled with them, On their arrival at The Golden ands Holida camp, t. Mary' Bay, they were \ elcomed by the Bngade member from o 3 rea di\ ion, who imm diately went into a tiol1 lifting, carr ing and wheeling the camper (not patient) and makmg them comfortable in the chalet. hich had been pre iously prepared for them.

Dunng [he week, hi h thanks to the weather-the sun concert, gam and all the normal facllrtle of the Holld a Camp were at their di po a l org a ni er from E ex. the manager and hi wife and taff, the helpers ho arne ith the campers ere all truly ery and appreciative of the wonderful help al1d W1tLTll1g eftort of the Brigade memb r ambulance men. nur e and cadet from L dd. Hylhe. Ch riton. Folkestone. ale, ood, eebrook. Do er and hford. ,vho aave mal1\ hour of their free time The uniform of the ould b seen everywher at an' ti.me of the day or night el1 uring that vel' a mp r \Va \ ell looked after.

The week ent \ ith a wing and for the an1per it IV - all too hon, but for th Brigade memb r ther wa no re pile b caus as oon a th lase oach had left. a new influx of coache tart d to arri y ith another _00 phy i ally handicapped camper and 0 the routine arri d on for another \, eek

Th opini?n of all men'lber, fter nearly 1. "00 ho urs .e r I e. wa ''It a hard work, but 0 worth while doing, If on to ee the plea ur given to the campe ."

DEVONSHIRE FAYRE

RAISED £2,400

CORK IS HOST TO ANNUitL CO N TEST

THE CmllVlIS IONER- I:\'-CBIEF (cen tre, sea led) ith a group oj offic er ,' WilD attended Ihe competition

THE COMMISSIONER-IN-CHIEF, Maj. -General paid

a visit in Octo ber to the St. John Amb ulance Bnga de, Southern Co mmand in Cork, Southern Ire and. the first visit ever to that part of Ireland for the CommlsslOnerin-Chief and the occasi;'n was the annual competltLOn for the Sir Otto Lund Trophy, willch was by late Commissioner-ill- Chief to foster the cOmpetltlOn spmt m first aid and home nursing between Northern Ireland and the R Alsoepublic. from London came the D eputy Surgeon-m-Chlef, Dr. M. M. Scott and Area ursing Sup er intendent, Miss O. M. D avies, S.R.N., Sister Tutor. They conducted the first aid and home nursing tests

On hi'> arrival at the Cork City Hall, where he competltLOn was held, Maj. -Gen. Kirkman inspected a gIJa!d of honour a nd subsequently congratulated t he men on thelT smart turnout. b

Although the trophy was lost to Northern Ireland eJ!lg won by Belfast with 309t points, Cork was second WIth 303t points.

All officers and members of the Southern Ireland Brigade were thrilled and proud to have the Commissioner-in-Chief with them.

BERKSHIRE C.D. E X HIB IT

BIRMINGHAM G.P.O. MEN WIN

BERKSHIRE showed the flag during Civil DeJence Day held in Reading I n addition to a t ent in which was exhibited the work of the Order and its Foundations, there was a table outside the t ent on which the " Rabbit" nursing member and " Teddy Bear" ambulance members attr acted g r eat atten tion.

Phot o : Sport and GC'I/eral

BIRMI::-IGIIAM & Iidlan ds, '1'. 111.0 tCClIIi won the men· section oj th e G.P.O. National First Aid Final ith 320 marks out oj 400, and 1'eceived 1I1Ci7· champions /lip Irophy Jrom Si7' R onald German, C .lIi.G. Di rec tor- ene ral Post Office. Th ere was a close finish as the L ondon 'l'elccomm unicalions East Area '1'. 111.0 team were only one and a half marks behind. II.Q. No. 1 B mnch, P.O.A. we r e third 309 7na7.j s. 1Vinner oj the w omen's eclion were also II.Q. o. 1 Branch, P.O.A.

LE

IC ESTER ST . JOHN EFFORT

UN DER the patronage of the Lord M ayo r of Leices ter, the leading voluntary organisations by var ious efforts have raised the sum of £700 tow a rd s this fund.

The efforts organised were: The Lord Mayor ' Coffee Party and Bring and Buy Sale, a Marrunoth Prize Dra w, which inc luded an inv itation Sherry Party at which the winning nwnbers were drawn, small coffee parti es augmented by generous donations.

The officers and members of St. John gave uns tinting sup p or t to all these efforts, and were responsi ble for the sale of 10 ,000 tickets for the pr ize draw.

Phot o: D e ol/ s hir e Press

A no p al Ih e openillg erell/oilY oj Ih e Fayre. iUing,

leJI 10 riahl: JJr. Ill/ all Goor/son, Ih e L ord Lieulenant oj D ('1 oll (ill HI 11 011. The Lord R oborollgh) i llr Guy ory, oj H es word Telel'ision Cind Ih e COllnly 07l1miss ioncr Jlaj or T. ,, '. Graery, IL I ( R ei. ).

THI E ON HIRE OUNTY FETE held in Jul y of thi year eemcd to urp all fet H eld in beautiful urrounding and almo t p Ifect weathe r th e 5,000 itor contributed t a grand total of £2 ,400 gro for the Council of the Order of t. John for De on. r. Hugh Good on, cha irm an of the St. John Council, ho loaned addeton ourt for the day, ga e praise for the tremcndo u organi ation in olved. al 0 Brigadier C. E. Browning, th 0 iation OUDty Director and a joint honorary organi er \ ith Mr H J. illiam thanked the public f r tb ir magnificent upporl. ajor T W. Gracey Brigade om111.i ioner a nd Mr. Goodson thanked tho e who had planned the e nt. ideshows and other activitie were there to be enjoyed by a ll. during th e four hour of non- top attraction. aid r. u Cory, \ tward tele ion announce r , \ hen he opened t he F ayre tlle money will go to a central fund [or loca ociation and Brigade units to call upo n when nece a ry [or uch thing as the impro ement of the headquart e r buildings and garage, so a to be ab le to train more p ople in fir t aid.

From Casualties to Coiffures in W. Riding

OFF! ER A D 'EMBER of nur in g divi ion, the outh W tern rea, t Riding of ork hire, held an fternoon onference on o vember 1J th at Brighou e

Mr W G. Lodge Di lri t uperintendent pok e on the origi.n of the Order of t. John and t he arious grad of admj on to the Ord r.

Mr J. umming Bell, Di tri ct Offi er for ill ing Cadet, took a her ubject " Growing Up " he aid that we m D t not be in u lal' and walk alone. Whilst we could not compete with the 0 ial amenitie offered by ome oth r youth organ isations, we could oA:'e r u eful tr a ning, and we hould go into youth clubs and oA er this training. It" as up to u to see that our cadet division were r gi tered with the local Youth Counc il , 0 that we could obtain the financial advantages offered.

Young people today did a lot of trange thing to draw a tt en on to th e m e lves Mother today were bringing their c hild ren up to be more ind epe nde n t , an d th i.s independe n e 7

grew. in order to keep Oill cadets , training must be mad e more attractive and there must be variety outside the subjects of fir s aid and home nursing

Dr. J. S Horner, Area Training Officer, said that we had lost our way in competition work. Two aspects of this were important the third, namely he winning of the t rophy, really did not count at all. Competition work was to assist training , and pres ent it in an interesting way. It also provided the opportunity of matching one's skill against others doing the same work.

He wanted competition secretaries to realise that the planning an d staging of the competition was thei r worktbe doctor was there to judge-not to arrange the competition. Whilst he did not think that cadets should be use d to portray a casualty of say 60 years of age, he did think that they were perfectly capable of keeping time, and writing down telephone messages as given b y the teams.

To make competition work interesting, we must ha ve realistic make-up and realistic acting on the part of casualties. There was no reason why members of divisions should not work with the team in supplying just those two things. If you had acted the part of an injured person in a realistic manner, you would have a better idea of what you would meet in a real accident.

Miss Vera Moore of Hudder sfield a member of the International Association of Master Ladies' Hairdressers and a ember of the Club Artistique de P aris, brought four of her client who had volunteered to act as models for her hairdressing demonstration. She stressed the importance of healthy hair, correc shampooin g and cutting. If you looked after your hair it would be with you for a long time, bur sleepin g in rollers and clips bad back-combing and the use of inferior lacquers, destro yed the hair, and it took aery long tin1e for it to reco ver. She demonstrated the correct way to back-comb the hair.

Mr C. B est, Area Superintendent who o rganised the A fternoon Conference spo ke on " Things that matter to your Di vision."

BLAINA DIVISION PRAISED BY PRIOR OF WALES

LORD \B ERDARE, Prior oj Tr ale paid hiah tribute to the ET aina _ LmblllaJ1ce Divis'ion JOT their achievelllent in acquirillg Ih ei r own hall. The Prior perJorll/ed the openillg ceremony

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MORE NEWS from the Priory for Wales appears on pages I and 10

Ph o o : De pt. o Illjo rlllo/ioll HER )LUESTY, the rang D i -P ertuall Ag01.1g pre enting a cup, the highest individual aw ard for nurS1-ng (adults), o J1iss Chow Mei Ying of Selangor, watched H. M. Raja P ermaisuri .d.gong, at the Fedeml competttlO17s h eld In Kuala Dump'Ll r.

Malayan Competitions' Royal Visitors

TIlE FIFTH ANNUAL FEDERAL COMPETITIO , S were held at the Associa t io n and Bricrade hea dqu arters , Ku a a Lumpur , under he distinguished of t heir Majesties the Yang DIPertuan Agong and the Raj a Permai sur i Agong, who presented the trophies and awards.

Six areas competed, bo th a dult and cadet members the te sts included S tretcher an d Foot Drill a well as First A d and Nursing.

The organisers and competitors are to be congrat ul ated for t heir efficiency and enthusiasm. Many local firms a nd o rganisat ons ga ve their su pport in the form of challenge cups , donation s, premi ses, and the Ro ya M a layan P o lic e Band was in at tendance

n artificial re piraf'ion.

UGANDA WANT TEXTBOOKS

TRAINING of ca det s in Ug a oda is se riou Iy h eld up through a short a ge of textbook - and a sh o rt age of ca h to bu y ne w ones If a ny ex-cadets ha ve on t he ir she lves text books on the proficiency subj ect s which no longer need , would be doing a good turn to thelI fell.ow-m ember s In Ugand a jf hey wo u ld send the books (by boo k-po st) to Mr N P. H. M ilner (D ist. Supt. A.) P.O. Bo x 1586, Kampa la , Uganda. The gest u re wou ld be greatly a pprec iat ed

SIR ALEXANDER MEETS GHANA'S FIRST CADETS

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\ YENTS IN

THE N UA L HR T 1D CO [PET ITIO of o 3 re a wa held a LIhe L dd t. John Ambulance Brigade Headquarter , ight t am of four members from Tilman tone Bettesha nger, Fo ke tone her it on, H y the , Deal and Etchinghill mblll nand ur ing Di i ion entered the competition Th e winning team , Tilman t o ne Ambulan e D ivi ion re ;.: ei ed the Ha y wa rd hield with two ticket for ea h m ember co ring an air trip to Le Touquet donated by il er Cit y Airw a y Ltd , The runn rs-up B tte hanger mbulancc Di i ion, recei ed he halm r Cup and book lo ken

Th e e e nt o rgani ed b ommi ioner E. H e rb ft , \ ith D iv ional uperintendent Heritage, wa upport d by Iderm a n Pa ne , Pr es id ent of Ly dd Di i ion who pre e n ted the trophie a nd b th e D e put y Mayor, Mi s Mit te ll.

Com petition judge were Area Surgeon Dr. icholson a nd Divi ional urgeon Dr. M ark l od que li on-ma ter wer Mr. de W ool f on, deputy b e m a n age r of Silver Cit ir\' ay and orp St a fr Officer C. D Whitnall.

* * * Di v isional Superinte ndent F. J Hewitt , Mi Manfield and three memb rs of the Do ver Divisio n were returning 9

member of the Do er Club , when the y ame upon an accident between two car

The dri er of th e c a r had his leg se verel injured appa rently he a nd hi famil y were t a rting out on the ir holida y a nd his immedi a t anxiet \ a to know wha t h a d happened to a large sum of mone y whi h as \ i th him Ho\ e

th! s was found in a coat

that \Va

I \Norr Hi wife' knee and h a nd \ er injured

mother \-vas UDcon ciou \ ith a deep alp wound, A oung" oman h a d a ga h in her leg, graze on her face and e ere ha morrhage from elbo\ and hand. A mall boy 'v a ut and he and another oung woman ere badl ho ked; to add to the confu ion an I atia n dog was cut and trembling. There wa much broken gla s around. Our mem bers r ndered firSt aid , em for ambulan e which arrived from ant rbury and Whit table a nd a motor eli t phoned for the et; the R .S, P C. took cha rge of the dog. The pol ice came on the sene.

D ivisional Superintendent Ii anfield orted the a mbulan e to the Canter bury Hospit a l. The small bo y with uts on hi head and face as plendid throughout.

i * ST. JOHN CADET * !

HELPIN G THE BLIND - in Leicester

A FEW WEEKS GO the Moat Ro ad Nw-sing adet D ivi io n were gi ven a very good wr ite- up in the Leice tel' Mercury

b y P eter J ackson, for their work in the home for e ld erly blind people nm b y the Wycliffe oeiety for H elping the Blind in Leice teI.

The nur ing cadet prepare the lea entertain the r ident. take them for walks and help in the routine of the Home including the monthly co ncerts.

N atura lly most of this work is carried out at weekend but dw-ing the ast choo l holidays so many of them olunteered to go on weekdays, th at a rota had to be worked oul.

Mis s M. Bodd y, the matron, had t hi to ay: " I t is ind eed a ple as ure, b oth for our resident and for u , th e 5taft-, to have the cad ets' eager and kilful a sista nce. More than any other ervice, possibly, is the heerful way they chat to our lad es. It means 0 mu h to them to hear young and cheerful voices and willing help and guidance. '

THE chief amhulance cadet officer for Wales, Mr. J. Cory, opening the new St. J ohn Cadet H all at P07·dell.

NEW HOME FOR FORDEN CADETS

IT WAS a beautiful autumn da y for the opening of a cadet ambulance hall in a village in mid -W ales.

Cars were alrea d y p arked in a long line outside the church and the b ells were ringing , so I was able to slip in quietl y just in t in1e o take m y place in the packed congregation.

After a so lemn and impressive se r vice taken b y the Vicar we processed b ack to the hall and waited while the preliminaries took place and the ke y was h anded to the chief office r, am bulance cadets for Wales, Mr. J Cory.

The ceremony over we all went in and I was struck b y its simple charm and b eauty We were in a large square room with white walls, blue paint, St. J ohn picture s a nd photographs on the wall and gre y curtains in the win do ws. The building is a prefabricated bungalo w wi thout the interior walls, and consists of a hall, kitchen, cloakroom and toilets The cadet division , a mixed one, a nd their P arents' Associat io n had raised £268 towards t he £800 cost-in addition grants h a d been given by the F urther Educat ion Committee for Montgomerysh ire and the Welsh Church Fund of that county, leaving £266 , whic h the cadets hope to clear in 12 months.

From strength to strength

All this work has been energetically organised b y the Divisiona l Super in tendent and Officer, Mr. and Mr s. L. T. Evan s. S nce it was registered in 1954 the cadet division has met in their home and 57 boys and girls have p assed first ai d examinations after trainin g No w with their handsome new home of their own the divi si on should go from st rength to strength.

After the speeches of congratul ations an d good wishes h a d been made the gue sts were entertained to a su perb s pread given b y the P a rents A ssocia tion in the beautiful o ld house of Mi ss M. Humphreys who h a d presented the piece of ground to the di vision F arewells were reluctantly s aid and I dep ar ted.

ZOE D. DRUITT (Training Officer for Wales) 10

Mrs. Elizabeth P ea r on, 90 a id,' We do loo k fon ard to their visits. They are su h weet and capab le girl God bles them."

During the last ix months the c a det have done 347 hour devoted to helping thei r friends, and Margaret Brook and Dorothy Wallace received their Special e r vice hield; mo t of the 200 hours to qualify for th i a, ar d was pent at the Home.

A di visi on with a reco r d of which to be proud.

- in London

NURSING MEMBER BARNEY of London Di trict , e tern

Area Cadet D ivision has received a letter of thank from a blind man.

" D ear Nur e Barney

I wo uld like to expre my sincere thank to you for the work that you are doing with your children in the St. J ohn Amb u lance ursing Cadets D ivi ion

I would also like to express the sincerity of the work and help given to me b y Nursing Cadet Irene Howe. ] ould like to state that she has given me great ervice in a i ting me all over London. Many more hour ervice ha e been given to me than those that I ha e gned for in the book.

I thank yo u who are respon ible for the training of the nursing cadets.

I hope you do not mind me writ in g thi letter, a I feel tha t it will give you great sat isf action to ha e t]-u kno Jedge

Signed D. A. P AGE, 32, Spek e R d. , B atter ea, W.ll.'·

PROMPT ACTION BY DEVON CADET

CADET COLl PAYNE of the Totne Ambulance Cadet D ivision has been awarded a Letter of ommend a tion f or his promp t first aid which saved the life of a youth.

T h e young man, D er ek Mills, after di ving into the sea, was seen to remain rather a long time wi th his face submerged Another b ather went to him a nd found him unconscious with a wound on the for ehead. H e wa immedi a t e ly brought ashore where Cadet P ay ne sta rted artificial res pi ration and gave ins tructions for a d octor and an a mbul a n ce to be sent for.

The doctor sta ed tha t the pati en t' s l ife h a d been saved b y the prompt and efficient way that artific al res pir ation had b een carried out.

Combine or Badge Course

BALING A D HANWELL

Cadet D ivi s ions have recently combined in a successful course for the R oad and Home Safety Proficiency B adge. Talks and demonstrations on R oad Safety were given by am bul ance member M. Ames of o. 85 (Ealing) Di vision, a past chairman of the Borough of Ealing Junior Accident Prevention Committee. The talk on Home Safety was given by D Supt. R. Powell from Eastern Area No.1 D istrict, who specia li ses on this subject. A most hazardous kitchen was staged by D I O Mrs. R. R. Bareham as part of the Home Safety test. All cadets who completed the course were successful in the examinationseveral with distinction.

For those who have passed the R O .S. P .A. " Safe Cycling Proficiency Tes t) " a full day' s cycle run was arranged, to enable these cadets to complete the tests for the Cychng Proficiency

BERKSHIRE'S DISPLAY

PL. PETER JOJT:-< l OW))],;" al/d adel Philip Ray mond 1I10r an recciI'il1g Ih e .11erilorious ertijicates from 01. rv. P. tali, 'OUllly ommis ·ioner, for saving a even-year-old boy from drowning.

Two Totton Cadets save boy from river - tract from alit hem EI'ClIillg E 170, Thur da y, 0 ember 9th: IT' THE T LK OF TOTTO

T 0 13- ear-old Tot ton boy were out walking when they awa oung boy in difficultie in the Ri ver Test and rescued him he aid nothing about the rescue as rhe lad was not e riou 1 hurt but a per on who saw what happened told up rimendent J. S. Hempste a d, of the Totton Ambulance adet Di ion .J. B a the lads are both member of U1e Totton Divi ion.

The t. J hn ounty ommi ioner Col. W. P Curti, O.B.. ited Totton to pre ent the Brig ade meritorious ervicc certiiicate to the t\ 0 lad , both aged 13-Cpl. Peter John R o\ den and a det Philip Raymond Moran. On Wedn day afternoon, ugu t "Oth, the two boyP eter attend Totton Grammar chool and Philip go to T twood econdary chool-were \ alking near the Ri ver Test at ut ey Lane. Their attention wa drawn to a boy of e en to eight year in e ere difficultie They bOUl imrnediately di ed i n and brought the lad to U1e bank where he was trea ted for shock. He did not need artificial respiration. The lad , ho e name is not known was taken away by his grand mo ther.

H e was unable to 'i im and had been carri d out into a deep part of the ri er on a rubber tyre on which he wa playing. Th tyr had cap ized.

ALAN KEPT HIS HEAD

CADET ALAN RlD EOUT ha been awarded a Letter of omm en dation for ke ep ing hi head when going to t he aid of a young boy who lipp d and fell whi le wa lking aero a bridge He hit hi h ad and" a un con cious when he hit the w a ter , a nd had not A lan pu lled h im out and given hin1 first aid quickly the boy would h a e died. The econd bo y E l wyn Br ay helped him, and a third boy on the cene ran and for a doctor.

Cadet Alan Rjd eou t i a memb e r of the Oakdale Ambu Ian e adet Divi ion, Monmouth hire.

LEWES CADETS WIN CUP

Photo: Ronald C. Longman

REVIE'" CIl OSS\llOIlD No. :; (New Sedes)

ACROSS

1. Is partially dislocated in Pott' s Fracture (5, 5).

6. Fare to increase shock (4).

9. A little son g (5).

10. Courage of in testines? (4).

11. Potato for the eye surgeon? (4).

13. Thin case shows poor physique (8).

14. Long affirmative to the navy (5).

16. Sounds as though this old surgeon is operating (6).

17. Turn friend to enemy (8).

19. Unconscious struggle between instincts (8).

21. Differences set tled in red age (6).

24. Produces concussion (5).

25. Disease process which has been active for a long time (8).

27. Of lung, spinal nerve, or tooth (4).

28. Spleen (4).

29. Topic for second nerve (5).

30 Repeat for laxative (4).

31. Cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever for example (5-5).

DOW

1. Books or assistants for the nurse (4)

2. Breath smells of new-mown hay in this condition (7).

3. Explosive end of irrunature red blood cell (12)

4 Groans from function al units of bod y (6).

5. Ate scone for paper money (4-4)

7. Make clear (7).

8. Curiously they retard growth s ! (5 5).

12. Nuclear light weap on ? (8, 4).

15. Early sign in diabetes (10).

18. Characterised b y pain in hip and thigh (8).

20. Our name for a simple tumour (7).

22 Clergyman has head to b ecome bu ilder ( 7)

23. Suburb an road a meeting place (6).

26. Each becomes a pain (4)

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD N o. 4 (New Series)

Across: 1. Tr.eats 4. Steno.sis ; 10 'Tis; 11. Atelectasis

12. Erysipelas; 13 Lobe; 14 Sedative; 15. Sweet 18. A.com

20. Calamine; Z5 Ants; 26. Eucalyptus; 28. Hear t Muscle

29. Rug ; 30 Residual 31. Stasis.

Do wn: 1. Tetters; 2 Essayed; 3. To a s ister; 5. Then a.r ;

6. No.te; 7. Systole; 8. System 9. Decei ve; 16. Weary feet

17. 19 Cut-l ass; 21. Icterus; 22. Ensigns; 23.

Wa.she. r 24 Lunu la; 27. Stud. 12

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

HER MAJESTY THE QUEE ha beell g ra cioll s ly pleased

to anctioll th e followillg p romotio n in alld appoilltmellt 10

The Mo t Vellerable Order of the Ho pital of St. John of J erusalell1.

FOR PRO lOTIO TO THE GRADE OF K lIGHT

Sir John Ceci l Rankin Bucha na n K .C. M.G ., M D. , P.R P.

Major Cii e Bo som

Sir Jolm Charle Burm an

Lieut.-Colonel Haro ld E e Lewi , D M., T.D., D .L.

Colonel Sir Leonard Ropner, Bt. , M T D D L. , M.P.

The Rt Hon. Sir Frederick Ifred Hoar

Arthur Joseph Boa e, O. B .E., F.R

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF KIGHT

Brigadier Sir Henry Robert Kincaid Floyd , Bt. , .B., .B.E.

H.E Sir Kenneth Phip on M a ddock K. .M.

H .E. S r Walter Fleming Coutt C.M O. M .B.

FOR PROMOTIO I TO THE GR DE OF OCIATE

Kl UGHT

The Hon. Kwok Chan O B .E.

FOR ADMlSSIO IN THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN Al\T{) APPOI TME IT A SUB-PREL TE

The Rt. Re Edward Barry Hender on, D Bishop of Bath a nd Well s FOR P RO MOTIO I TO THE GRADE OF CO fANDER (BROTI-lER)

Dr. John Rober t Jone , M.

Rupert Harry Kipp ng M.B., B h.

R ear Admiral Laurence Arthur Bou twood , B. O.R

Archibald Franci s McDonald , M.B. h.B.

Denni s Owen Clark, M.B.E., P.R. .S., .B . B ..

George Henry Wren

R aymond Lee Bellwood TD.

Dr. Ro y Denton Keith Le y FOR ADMlSSIO IN THE GRADE OF OMM DER (BROTl-lER)

James H a milton Dogga r t M.D. F.R.C.

Stephen Jame s H ami lto n Miller, M D ., F. R FOR ADMlSSIO IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)

Briga dier I ssa K as ee FORPROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OMM NDER (SISTER)

The Lad y Robins

Lorna Miss Cooper

Lady M a ry Constance Hesketh

Audrey Ada, Miss Unthank FOR ADMISSIO I THE GRADE OF OMNIA DER (SISTER)

Elnor Radcliffe, Lady M a ddock

J anet Elizabeth, Lady Coutts

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE COMMANDER (SISTER)

Bertha Sp affor d Mrs. Vester

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER) (SUB - CHAPLAIN)

Lieut.-Colonel James Howard Sydenham

Kenneth Char les Harold Rowe , M.B.E.

David John Barnes

Frederick W illiam Kirkbride

WiLLiam Edge

Albert Victor Baker

James Patterson Michael, M.B , RCh.

Edward Arthur Parish , B .E.M.

Cha rles Wright Tozer

William Appleton

Jo seph E d ward Fox

Leslie Arthur H a rri s

red erick James Grice

Wilfred Smith, B. E. M.

Thoma Lee Moulton

rthur Re y nold Willi a m, M.B., h B

Ronald Le li e Rh ymer

R aymond Gordon F ear, M R C.S., L. R C.P.

e Lie Frank -iazell

Ri chard Baxendale

dward Louie Hanlon

J ohn me l Hodge , C. V.O.

FOR OM [ 10 I HE GR DE OF OFFICER (BROTHER) ( B-Cl-IAPLA!

The Very Rev. Frederick Ll ewel yn Hugh e D ean of Ripon

The Rev a non Frederic Hood

The Re v. a non Leonard roest William B osley

FOR ADM[ lO r THE G R E OF OFFI ER

arr au nder

Harry Le Ii orl y (BROTHER)

E OF OFFI ER

Ph%: W E. Bro chmoll

Sidney fatthews )JR F. )1. On A'YAY, oj Fa ver-s

Leslie John J ame Huddart

Clifford Donald Pard y Eric Melville Bryant

H arold Sydney Wookey

Reginald Adsett Lewis, RE.M.

Ri chard Gibson Alder on

WilLiam Thoma Hugbe

Albert Hedle y Grim haw

George Beeching

Reginald Richard

William John Gilbert

eharle Edward R o key

William Henry J acob

R ichar d ynn Jone , LC.. M. B ., Ch.B. lfred B ooth

OF 0 ERVli"lG ) HE GRADE OF ER BROTHER

Philip ilton Dun can Goddard, R .C.., L.R .C. P J hn Franci Lane

Lieut.- olonel Franci ulhb ert t in on Ro y McLellan rchi bald M.B h.B. D .I. H eorge dam 1a K nzie

Ri hard Franci Herman

Major Godfre Orant, M B.E.

Dr. David Victor Tre or Bald, in rthur har! Callham

Ign atiu e eirano Ferreira

Jo eph Iphon u D' rcy

ydney J ame Jud on an ley Gre

J ohn Dougl a P a lli ter

Le li Fi her ld er man

Leonard Tail Wedd rburn

Daniel Barr Pea 0 k hade ooper Grim haw

William Shelton

William Henry Humb

John Lloyd

harl es Willi a m Henry Mab e rl

Victor Oliver ripp

J ame Maurice Ha lam

Michael Edgar Coleridge Stedham

Sidney Erne Albert Lake l bert Thoma Gilbert

P ercy Stuart Gowman

Ed\ ard George Gooding

John Ibert Frederick Ain wonh -Colton

lbert Benjamin Bu h

Arlhur illiam Green

Francis Edward Brook

Benjam in Y iUi am D ay Fay1e. M B

Charle - Thoma ook

Harold Kimber Falla

Thom a Harry a lake

Edward Albert Harris

Arthur Charle Harwood

Tre or CharI Shen ood

Jame Y illian1

Sidney alter Cull

Eri George Copu

Robert Pendlebur

rthur Edward Jam H a ll

Leslie William hn1an

H ere war d Bingh am Earn ha\ C ril Nelon

Thom a Ri hmond

Willi am Arthur Langton

James Alexander mith, M.R , Ch.R

Hugh King

Lawrence Thomp on Ec leston

Joseph Arnold Luca

Peter Le lie Dttncan

George lfred mart

Thomas Maitland Gibson , M B. , Ch.B.

Isaac Masser Murby

Willian1 Henry Prime

J oIm Henr y Bliss

Robert Henry Melling

Robert Garcliner Priest

Robert Ernes t Edward Hill

William Frederick Clark

John Thomas Penney

James Percy Hobbs

Percy

George Frederick Tid y

Wilfred

Cyril Leslie Edward Aldred

Charles Henry Dickens

Henry

Sydney Harry Desborough

Henry

William Henry St one

Thomas Tucker Corner

John Kenneth Adamson , M.B. , B S. M.R .C. S , L. R .C. P

E llis Bagn all Downey

Robert Gallon Thoma s Brooks

Archibald Richardson

Samuel Thomas Granger

John Hector Adams

Roy Asquith Kitchener T rinder

George Anthony Robinson M R C.S ., L.R .C. P

James Emrys O wen M R C.S ., M.R C.P

John Elvin Foulkes

William Barrett

Joseph Stewart Hamilt on M.B. , Ch B , D P.H

Clifford Simpson Smith , M B., B S. , M R C.S ., L.R .C. P

Edward John Keene

Rex Henry Percy

George Robert Worthy

Edward Alexander Stevenson

Albert Ed ward Anscomb

William Thomas Mill s John Victor Livingstone Gran t, M C., M B., Ch B

Alfred Pare

Norman Harry Heavens

Francis Wilfred Pearson

Frederick Matthews

William Willetts

Ernest Sedgwick

Stanley Baxter

Arthur Erne st Kno x Laurence Haggath

Edmund Green

Frank Edon

David Townsend

John Robert Summers

John Charles Co a tes

William Au stin Redver s 'Whitfield

Harold Jewitt

John Patrick Thomson, M B. , B.Ch.

George Thomas Johnson

Lieut.-Colonel George Kennett Chaworth L ys ter-Tod d

Norman Bridgford John son

Archib ald Maxwell Robertson , O.B.E. , M.B

Percival H a rnarayan M.B. , L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. F.R C.S.

FOR AD:MISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER

Walter Graham

FOR AD:MISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER

Peggy, Mrs. Hadaway

Alice, Mrs. Edwards

Mary Joyce, Mrs Kaufmann

Kathleen Maire, Miss Porter

Eve, Mrs. Bevan

Joan Gaskin Pasifuli, Mrs. Williams

Mary Knowles Mrs. Hall, L.R.C.P , L.R C.S. 14

Marjorie Mi Le Gresley

Bery l May Mr Ar l1bald-Crich low

Margar et , Mrs. Oxley

Brigid Anita Mrs. Martin

Doroth y Annie, Mr Mo ss Betty, M r . Smi t h

M a rian K ate, Mr Moore

F lorence Al ice, M i T o ey

D or oth , Mi s G it t ins

E dith Harrie tt, Mr Vi gurs

Flo ssie Loui sa, Mr Ea ter

Lucy Gr ace, Mr D avies

J eIUTie Mi R o e

E the M i Wh it e F lorence M ay M i s P ear e K at hleen M a r y, M iss J asp r Mon ica Feli ity, Mrs. HaUett

H ild a K at h.l een, Mi ss Langdon

Loi I a be l, Mrs. Town end

D or oth y, Mr R ex

E ileen M aud Mr Had low

K at hleen F lorence M r . D orking

E ditl1 Am y Mrs Wa r d

L a ura A li c , M rs. Haui

A da , Mi s igh t in gale R R .C.

D ai y F lorence M r Gilk I d a E mil y, Mr D a ie

Emm a , Mr P age

D or a Li li an I r is, [i ss P atten den

K atllleen. M i s Ca tIe

Emma J o ep hine Mr. a h

Sarah , M r Sandiford

Lil y, Mr s. Co Lli er

E dn a, Mrs. Charle worth

L il ian , Mrs. H o dcroft

Winifred Henrietta, M r Car er

M a r gare t Mrs. O G rad y, M. B. , Ch.B . F lorence, M r . W right

Alice M aria, Mi unliffe

Margare t, M rs. Swinner ton

Viol e t , Miss Whites ide

Adela ide M ary, M iss W a lker

Mildred H aywoo d Mrs. Wa lt on

Phyllis Iren e CeciJia, M rs. Stoner

Constance M ary, M r D anie l

Eleanor , Mrs. Coles

Alm a M a rjo ri e, Mrs. Mo rr is

Margaret Mrs. Cro uch

P eggy Dian a R o em ary, Mi St ubb

D o ri s Ma bel , Mrs. F ull jame

Hild a May I rene, Mr M arkey

Winifred Ad a, Mi s Cham pion

J anet Ri char d s, Mrs M aynard

M ary Ashton, M rs . StonehoLlse

Jo yce M iss F eamsid e

Gertru de, M iss M errick

M arga ret J ane , M r App leb y

M adge, Mrs. Smi th

Doroth y M ay , Mrs. Cle ment s Ellen Ru th Mi ss O we ns

Ethel M ary, Mrs. Atk in son

Phyllis, M iss P a r fi t

Doro th y Kid well , M rs. Pi t man

Lena, Mrs. Ro wley

M a rgaret , Mi ss Gray

Jo yce Alice Wini fred , M rs . Lu ea

M a sie Eve lyn , Mrs. W a lker

Kathleen Mary, M rs. J o lmsto n

Glad ys Muriel, Mrs W alder

l vie , Mrs. Ba rnett

May Mrs Hipwell

Cecilia , Mrs Whi tington

Hilda Mabel, Miss O we n

Ethel B lanche , Mrs. Moore

Dorothy Andrew Mr s. Wri g ht on

Dorothy M a ry, Mrs R ymer

Laura Mr s. Peace

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CHESHIRE'S

PhOIO: Srockpon Adveniser

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

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E Q UIRE

Per onal quires to Mr. H. F.

Priory of Scotland

F OR P RO M O 10 T O E O F CO 'IMANDER (BRO THER )

Herbert Jo eph Gr en, J.P. John larke George .B.E., P OR AD 10 1. f GRAD E 0 O FFICER (BRO T R )

illiam Purdon Allan

F OR P R O M O TI O N T O THE RAD E O F OFFICER ( I TE R)

I obel Margaret, Mi Herr iot, O.B.E.

Joan Berry, i Land man M.B h.B. Georgina Myra Albin a, Mr T lfer-Smollett

F OR AD.MI SI O THE GRAD E OF ER G ITER

Margaret Mary Primro e, Mr F a lcon r Dori Mr oull

thel Mary lizabeth , Mrs. Hutchon ophia Ains lie . Mrs . i ewr ight

E iza be h Mary , Mr . Wilkie

Priory of South Africa

FOR AD.MIS SI0 IN THE GRAD E OF ESQUlliE

D o ug la B a m H offe

Eva har le de Vi llie r Hoff

OR af) point me nt a P er on al quires to Brig a dier M. Hoffe).

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THE BRLGADE IN CHESFURE held a most enjoyable Officers Training Conference at Lyme Hall, Disley, from October 6th to 8th la st. The officers were particularly honoured to be joined b y the Superintendent-in- Chief for their Conference. Arriving on Satur day evening , arjorie, Countess of Brecknock was gue t of honour at the dinner that night when the D eputy Conmllssioner, Mr. S Mumby, presided. Among those present were the D eputy Mayor and Ma yoress of tockport, Major R. R. F. T. Barry, M.B.E., the Director of the t. John mbulance As ociation in the county and Mr. and Nir J. E. Cotter. During the evening a presentation wa made to Dr. K. D Bean, J .P. who recently retired as count urgeon to the Brigade in Cheshire.

The Conference opened with a talk by Area Surgeon O. P. Edmonds on Competitions Past and Presenf'-a talk \ hi h start d the Conference on the right note and gave the member present a great deal about whi h to think on the future of competition

The Commi ioner for \ ' arwickshire, Dr. T. K. Elliott ga e a graphic d cription of the type of accidents occurring in the coal mining industry and the difficulties of treatment and transport to the surfa e. He interested his audien e by his very realistic attitu de to first aid in general.

On aturday afternoon r. H. Howarth, organi er of phy i a l education in Sto kport, ably dealt \vith " oung People Today" and ga e us a great deal of helpful advice on the Duke of Edinburgh s Award Scheme und ay morning tarted with Divine ervice in the Hall Chapel conducted by the R e . R H. arg nt followed b the Countess Breckno k talking about the work of the Brigade 0 ers a Taking the Conferen e on a putnik: journey round the world, the Superintendent-in-Chief ga e a thrilling account of the work done in the Indies Briti h CoILll1bia Canada, Hong Kong alaya, ustraLia.: ew Zealand, India and in part of fri a. The e ond part of the morning's proe dings was taken by Miss D alton matron of S to kp rt Infirmary, who gave a vivid a count of the new techniqu in nur ing proedure.

O n Sun d ay afterno on Dr. Bruce J a k on, p athologi t to th e f anch ester R o al E e H o pital and a divi ional urgeon of the Brigad in heshir e, tal ked on " B a teria, " illu trating hi s po nt b tl1e howing of film

The Intel-national Council of N.,rses and Illternational Relations

By Miss HELEN NUSSBAUM , General Secretary of the International Council of Nurses, in a talk to the Brigade Nursing Officers' Conference .

T}ffi SUBJECT a bout which I was asked to spea k cerns international relations a nd activities related to the Intern ati onal Council o f Nmses It i a ubj ect which has been often and brilli an tl y discussed and explained , an d 1 have wondered if there could be more to add to what you m ay a ll know so well.

The word " int ernational " has become almost a dail y and common word whi h one hears a nd read s a bou t constantly. It is used in connection with economics, administration research , s tudies, art, travels, enterprises, an d so on. In fact it is beco ming such a co mmo n term that one often wonders if this uni versally used word i really under tood and interpreted in its real me a ning.

The expression " internation a ll y minded " besto we d on a person a s the attribute of long an d wide tr avels in many count ries may not always be the true interpretation Does it onl y mean that this person has travelled to the five Cont inents, has met people of many nationalities an d r aces, has met with new customs, heard different langu ages , an d s o on ? Mo re impor tan t than these travels as a visi to r, would be the acquired knowledge of the history of the country, its present position in relation to the rest of the world its human n eeds , the mentality of its people traditions, cu ltme , social and economic background and r eligious beliefs; even ts geographical situation can s trongl y infl u ence the attitude and character of the people

With the rapid means of modern communication, the peoples and the r aces of the world are co nstantl y changing smroundings, habits and cultmal environment; but do es a real understanding of human and publ ic relations always result from t hese international exchanges? Ho w does this appl y to nmses as individu a ls a nd to nmsing as a whole ?

In the past, a nd it is not many year s ago, n ursing was considered a vocational service rendered to the sick ; an acti vity which was carried out within t he na tiona l pattern and education of the country; an d very little was known of what took place in other parts of the world.

Tod ay's a d vancing development and training, ho wever , have broken these nationa l boundaries, a nd altho ugh each country has to keep to its own nat io nal pattern and provide for the specific n eed s of its own communities an d people, the nursing professio n has become an international exchange, not only of indivi dual nmses but of training , experience, technical skills , researc h , ad mini s tr at ion etc The rapid and continual s ocial and cultural ch anges taking place in many co unt r ies, the changing health need s of peop le a nd the expand in g health programmes call for im pro ved n urs ing services and higher stan dard s of nurs ing education Nursing de velopmen t va ries from country to country, t hu s requiring different me ans to meet the needs and the objectives for b etter nursing as well as b etter understanding, closer unity and re ationsh ip a mong t he nurse s of the world. Without a so lid b as e of efficient nmsing, no health pr og ramme can be organise d and carried ou t, nor could medicine fulfil it s effective healing role. With he evolution of the concept of public health and the growing r elat ions hip bet ween th e indivi du a and t he communit y as a who le, the sco pe of nursing has widened , n ecess itating a better a nd higher t ra ining and in a wider field

The Canadian nmse Mi ss Gi rard, in h e r speec h presented at the Congress in Melbourne sa id " No twit hsta nding th e po ssibilities of d ivis ion inherent in t he var iet y of b ackgro und s that make up our p ro fe ssion, we are a ll united in a co mmon purpose and a common go a l. In this unanimit y of pur po se we are indeed fort u n a te , s ince in a wo rld full of confli ct, 16

it pro vides a bro a d international ba is for mutual A'o r t, in terest and und erstanding."

Of a ll professions now open to \ omen there i none posse s ing the po ss ib iliti s wllich nul' ing an ffer. The deeper med ical m n penetrate into the lence of medi inc, the wider grow tile h orizon of the trained nul' e. To be ucce ful a nd efficient thi ever -expanding work mu t b' based not oniy on highly developed technica l kill , higher standard s of training bu t a l 0 on real unity of purp e an I deeper under standing of principle and need.

U nity shou d be ac h ie e d first o n a n a tional Ie el; a \ ellesta bli s hed and organi ed nUI e ' a oc iation uniting the nurses of a country an d be oming the oice of the profession" w ill gain the needed t rength an d autilority t im pro e an d de elo p t he oeial, economi and profe ional tatus of nursing in the countr ,and participate on the internatio n al Ie I in a ll acti ities, s tudie and e change of professional know ledge

The need for unity a nd understanding wa oiced by the founde r of the Internat ional o un cil of ur e \: hen, in 1899, they formulated the preamble 10 it con tituli n.

Although light amendment h a e been mad e to the wording the cour e of the a 62 year, t he meaning remain uncha ng ed The fir t en tence of this pr amb le read afo llo ws:

"We ur es, repre enting var iou nation of the orld, sincerely belie ving that the profe ion f nur ing \\ ill be advanced by greater IIl1it y of thought, ympath and purpose, do hereby /Illite in a federation of national association of nur e ."

A mall memb er hip does not p re em a nati nal a ociat ion from b eing admitted into memb r hip \ ith the lC r provi d ed it fulfils certa in requirement relat ed to the qualificat ions of ts member and to the con ti t ut ion and b -law of the a soc iation, proving that it i e lf-govell1ing, nonpo litic a embrace w ithin it member hip all re igi u faith, and represent the nurse of the country.

The objectives of he International Council of ur e are:

To help , when requested the alional A ocia t ion which are in fu ll membership, in promoting and maintaining the highest stan dard of nur ing in their countrie

Where the As ociation is not yet a member. to help the nurses of that country to achieve the tandard and the requirements whieh will enab le them to join tile rnternational Council of Nur e

A furth e r objective not Je ss important , is to promote and mainta n friendship and internationa l re lation by all means possibl e among the nu l' es of the world.

The re al it y of these objectives both fell and e pre ed thro ugh the In ternational ongre e which the J organises every four year an d which repre ent one of it ac tivities These Congresse are held in different parts of the world on special invitation m ade by alional Member Associations; the final c hoice of the counlr'y i then voted and d ec id e d on b y t he ] CN Grand Council.

The principal a im of the eCongresse, be ide theBu ine Meet ings of the Gr a nd Counci l is to unite, 10 bri ng toget h er the nurses of the wor ld thus no t only promoting and m ai nta ining friendship a nd in ternational re la t ons hip , but offering a so a wonderful opportun ity to t h e nurses of each cou n try to ex change informat io n , to br oaden a nd deepen their perso nal and profess iona l outlook, to ac quire further exper ie nce n the hand ling of existing problem s a nd to he lp e nsure conti nu ed efficiency in their own wo r k. Each co un try h a different health a nd soc ia l co n ditions a nd di s tin c ive need

t be re are va t d ifference in peo ple a nd culture even in co unt r e which a re in geographi cal pr oxim ity. Wh at is acceptab le in on e wou ld not be suitab le in another. By be in g a ble to co m e together n u rses not on ly real ise that the basic p ro bl e ms a re s imilar in mo st countries,but they learn, t hrough the exc h a nge of v ew a nd ex periences, hrough direct co nt acts nd international re lat ion llip , throug h di sc ussion on pecific que t ion , how to approach their own difficultie how to eek a o lu tio n b y acquiring a broader understanding o f the n eeds of their people , of he hea lth programme and of the different patlern s of nur si ng ed uc at ion an d erv ce in ot ll e r coumrie

The in divid ua n u rse i ab e to analyse a nd le arn abo ut new ituation a nd to ee their rel evance to her own work at home. Through her own expe r ience in tbe field of nur ing she may be better able to un der tand and relate what she ea rn s in thecour eo fth e e ongre e tothework n h er own country. (t i indeed an in piring pri ilege to participate in the e internationa l gatllering a nd th e ong ress held this year in Melbourne, u tra li a, showed once again, and perhaps in a more ignifkan t way. that n urses are permanently united in a common ideal and in common interests. It wa the fir t time that the 1 ha held a Congres in the Southern P acific a rea , a nd the fir time that many nur e of t he Eastern l-'Jemi phere had t he occa ion of meeting their co lleague from over ea a nd di tant countr ie. On this occasion each participant fe ll and reali sed with unmistakable certainty that he belonged to tbe world of nursing and that no boundarie , no race. nor culture, nor religion could ever change thi feeling of unity a nd profe ional under tanding. itb the thirteen ne\ Iy adm itted A sociation ,the total number ha ri en to S9 ational ur e' ssociat ion which are in tive member hip with the I nternational Council of ur e in 13 other countries the nurse ha e ational ociate stat us, meaning that a representative nominated t he profe ion a l nur in the country act as liai so n t\ een the nur e of that country and the I C . The e S9 ember oci tio n co er approximately 480,000 nur e , \\ bo, tbroug h their national body, are member of the IC Il inde dan impre i e figure, e tending 0 er the whole world, and the future aim to\ ard whi h we hould all be \ orking i to unite all nur e of all ountrie. helping them t ac hie e th objecti es of impro ing nur ing through better prepared nur e in order tbat they may contribute to the de I pment of tbe health ondition of their 0 n countrie , render m re effici nt rvice to their communitie affiml tbe teaching f health and it preser ation, and t hereb y d e lop a d epe r a nd tru r under tanding of the nee ds of their p pIe.

Th ayor of ellington. in greeting the I C Board of Dir CLOr, aid that nur e were the foundation of ho pital and health ervi e With out th ir high tandard of integrity, kno\ edg and de otion to duly, the tremendou ad ance in medical and urgical care would not have been po ible. ju t mentioned, th Qu adrennia l Congre e are one of the ti itie of th] Th da -to-da y work overs num rous field of a tivitie , and in order to facilitate th col le tion an d di tribution of rele a nt material, \ hich enabl the 1 to gi e ad i and guidan to it Member ociation to other allied organi ation and to authoritie the f llowing Department and Divi ion have been orga ni d:

The Dil'i ion 0/ IIrsil1g Edllcatioll maintain a n information entre on all a pect ofnur ing du a tion , offers advi ory ed ucation a l guidance a nd sri e to atio n al tIT ociation to indi idu a l nur e and other organi ation eking adv ic on profe ional matter, developments and nur ing programme.

R earch in the fie ld of nul' ing educa t io n i en ouraged and promoted through tudie, o nfere nce or minar, organi ed by the taff of til ur ing Edu at ion D ivision.

2. Th e Dil'i ion 0/ /I ring erl'ice encour ge the m ai ntenance of the highe t tandard of nUT ing practi e in all field of nur ing. ] n order to h ave the e ta nd ard re ogni ed and approved, the Di i ion has arried out a t ud y on nUT ing leg lat ion b y asse mblin g the aw pertai n ing to nur e and nu rs ing from th o e co untri e where legi ation h a a lr ead 17

been enacte d A sa re s ult of tbis Study an a ttempt is now being ma d e to establish some princip les for guidance to those countr ies which are attempting to draft their nursing laws or trying to improve existing legislation

This D ivision is also concerned with the needs and the existing resources in nursing. T he increasing importance given to auxi liary nursing personnel as additional help to hospital staff has show n the need of establishing the right relationship between the auxiliary and professional nursing personnel. A preliminary investigation into the functions of this auxiliary personnel has been carried out and th.is has made it possible to undertake a spec ial Stud y in order to d efine more s pecifica ll y the functions of the professional nurse and the required preparation of the auxiliary nursing personnel.

3. The Di vision on Economic Welfare for Nurses has been recently created in order that assistance and guidance may be given to national urses' Associations faced with the problem of improving or establishing better economic conditions for nurses in their countries. The rCi has laid down certa in policies by which conditions of service should give fuU recognition to the status and responsibilities of professional nurses a nd the the work they perform.

W ith the increasing necessity of expanding the health services to meet the needs of the community, the ational urses' Associations should be adequately represented in the negotiations of salaries and conditions of service for their nur e In order to carry out atisfactorily these negotiations, both employing bodies and nurses should be equaUy represented.

The Di visio n on Economic Welfare, in studying the different economic, social and educational conditions in the various countries and in co-operation with specinc international organisations, will be able to advise and heip national urses As ociations requesting assistance to set up the proper mean to sol e their difficulties in the economic field. In many countrie the e problems are closely related to the inadequate general education, and the fact that the social and profe ional status of women is not recognised as fully as in more ad anced countries.

The inadequate remuneration of the nursing profession may al 0 ari e from the limited financial re ources of the country and the lack of understanding on the part of some Health and Education D epartments of the needs of nursing an d of the vital importance this profession is as uming in all health programme.

It is one of the dutie of the IC to as ist Member As ociations to overcome the e ob tacles. to help them strengthen their professional status and to gain the recognition of the authoritie concerned.

4. The Depar tmellT of In/ormation on Professional Qualifications i concerned ith clarifying the credentials of profesional nur e eeking employment out ide their own ountry in order that they may be granted comparable tatus in the countr of employment both in the ca e of temporary employment, \ ith the purpo e of \ idening their profe ional e ' p riences, and in the ca e of permanent employment aft r compl ing \ ith the formalities of immigration and regi tration.

an nm e are refugee from their own ountrie. ome have 10 their profe ional certifi ate and in\'e tigation ha e to be carried out in order to re-e tabli h their credential and profe ional tatu. The lCl maintain a profe ional regi ter of well 0 er 4,000 refugee nurse who e redentials ha e been e tabli hed and who need a i tan e and guidan e in their profe ional. a well as in their per onal problem.

These objectives are carried out through the publication of the In ternational Nursi llg Review the official j ournal of the International Council of Nurses, which is publi hed every two months and sent to sub scrib ers in 100 countries The aim of the Illternational Nursing R eview is to interest nurses and increase its numb er of subscrib ers so as to reach not only the professional organisation and institution , but each individual nurse, stimu lating the feeling of belonging to the "world nursing family,' encouraging those who are a ble to write a bout their valu able experience and work, contributing to the spreading of knowledge and progress.

Various·other publications pertaining to nursing education and nursing service have been and a re from time to time published by the ICN.

This brief summary of the work carried out by the specific divisions and departments at ICN Headquarter give only a general description of the main activities Those who are responsi ble for the general admini tration know that many and differing tasks could be added to this summary, such as developing plans and programmes for field visits in response to invitations or requests for help and guidance from National Nurses' Associations; preparing and arranging for committee meetings, conferences and congres es; reception of visitors; helpin g overseas nurses to adjust themselves to their new surro undings and their new working environment distribution of professional m aterial; and maintaining regular exchange of correspondence with approximately 74 countries.

With the present evolution and progress in medicine and nursing, further expansion of ICN activities may probably be necessary, especially in the field of public health and in assisting young countries to form their professional associations, as well as guiding them in the establishment of a sound and efficient nursing educational programme

The work in the fiel d of health knows no boundaries.

E ery country cont ributes through its knowledge an d discoveries to the progress of other nations, and nurses form the most valuable and indispensable link in promoting this world progress and working towards the ultimate aim of securing health and well -being for all peoples. This aim was expressed and defined over 60 years ago when the International Council of Nurses was created to unite national efforts linked on an international level, in order to provide better opportunities to exchange and share experiences, interests, knowledge, as well as problems.

If there is any field where human beings can meet each other in a spirit of brotherhood and understanding, because they have the same goal of a better health future for humanity beyond all considerations of race, nationality or creed, then it is the field of nursing.

550 AT WEST RIDING WEEK-END CONFERENCE

THE SURGEON - IN-CHIEF, Mr. Taylor-Young, opened the weekend Conference at Harrogate on Octob er 25th.

The conference which was attended by 550 officers and members of the Brigade was preceded by a civic reception and dance given by the Mayor and Mayoress of Harrogate.

CoL R. W. Scott, South-Eastern Area Surgeon, demonstrated the new method of mouth-to-mouth artificial resuscitation with model Resusci-Anne, and gave advice on the best training methods. Whilst acknowledging the usefulness of various gadgets which had been produced to lessen personal contact in this" mouth-to-mouth" respiration, he to ld his audience that the important thing was to get going at once, and save the life, without the a id of any gadgets.

Dr. J O. Laws, Lecturer in Experimental Pathology, Leeds School of Med icine, spoke on the general aspects of cancer and explained, in a way all could understand, the vario us lines on which modern research was being carried out, and the grea t improvements which were taking place in treatment.

The Royal Air Force Regiment brought a full-size cockpit and three different types of ejection sea ts into the hall; they exp lained and demons tra ted the methods of making safe 18

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the mechani m , and of how be t to remove pilot and passenger from crashed aircraft.

On Sunday a short service wa conducted by the Rev. Canon J. F. Wrangham Hardy, M.B.E., T D ., i tant Chaplain, Order of st. John.

In his talk on Civil Defence, Mr Taylor Young advi ed all adult divisions to take t he extended fi rst aid e an1infltion and become Civil Defence first aid parti working under their own officers. He went on to say that in the event of \ ar no doctor wou ld be available beyond the fon ard medical aid units, and that it would be the duty of the fir t aid parti to send only ca ualties who could recei e real urgical or medical help to these units. This di crimination might in many instances be contrary to Brigade teaching. H a l 0 pointed out that on such an occa ion a kill d fir t-aider wo uld be wasted if driving an ambulance.

Mr. Myles Gib on, F.R.C.S., on u1tant euro urgeon to the Army Medical Services, explained how to a es the level of consciousness of tho e receiving head injuri and how vital it was that these observations should be pa sed on to the neuro surgeo n at the hospital, either by a written label attached to the ca ualty or by dltect word of mouth. He said it must be remembered that the majority of death on the road were cau ed by head injury; that one-third of these died of brain injury , one-thltd of mU lti ple injurie , and onethird of asphyxia, which could have been avoided had the air passages been kept clear. In the ca e of a phyxia, he did not advocate artificial re piration a thi tended to end mucous blood or vomit into the bronchi with re ultant septic pneumonia or lung abscess, a nd he ugge ted the provision of mechanical suct ion asperators in ambulances.

Miss C. E. Copeland, D.N. CLond.), Chief Regional Nursing Officer Leeds Regional Hospita l Board, poke on the care of children in hospitals today. She a ked that children should be prepared for hospital, so that they were not frightened and reali sed that they were amongst friends.

The Di strict Surgeon of the Wes t Riding Dr. J Prentice, took for his subject, " Competitions- Bane or Blessing ? " He said that competition work should be regarded a training, rather than the winning of trophies Members were not coming across accidents every day of the week, and in order to equip them to dea with the real thing wh en it came, competition work had been brought to its present high level. We owed it to the public we serve, to see that they got the very best for which training could fit us, but at no time should members of a team train, rather than go out on public duty.

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