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INSURERS TO THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN
Full particulars can be obtained on application to ST. JAMES'S BRANCH
88, St James's Street, London, S.W.l Telephone : WHItehall 8181
ROY
Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of
the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Incorporating Sf. John and
Edited by RONALD
LEES
At 10 Grosvenor Crescent, London,
I T would be difficult to imagine more appalling conditions than those which existed on the night of December 4th, 1957 in South London, when the disastrous triple train crash took place in which nearly 100 passengers lost their lives and man y more were injured. But despite the thick fog, traffic congestion and chaotic conditions, Brigade members rose to th e occasion in a magnificent way, and spent man y hours giving unstinting service to the unfortunate pas senger s
An official request from the police for St. John assistance , particularly the provision of blankets and stretchers, was made to the Area Commissioner, Dr W. W. King-Brown at 7 p.m He telephoned to Area Superintendent H. E. Chaplin, telling him of the emergency and although the thick fog complicated communica tions , Mr. Chaplin managed to get messages to the superintendents of six local divisions. and a reporting centre was set up at his hOllse for telephone communication within the area By 7.30 p.m. several St. John members were on the spot, remaining , in some ca ses, until after midnight.
Locally, other members heard of the accident and hlUTied to the spot on their own in i tiative. One of them wa s returning from a cinema duty when he was told of the crash , and went straight there, stay ing for several hours He told of his experiences next day in an interview on BBC Television News
Altogether , the Brigade was represented a t the scen e of the crash by 20 a mbulance officers and men , including two surgeons; nme nursmg officers and members , and one su r geon. These were drawn from nine di visions in the neighbourhood. Where many were involved, all doing a sterlin g 10b of work it is invidious to single out a n yone person, but the reports of some of the officers concerned give a graphic picture of the scene. Divisional Superintend ent Scribbins, of Lewisham, collected members and arrived at 7. 40 p.m., ImmedIately putting stretch ers and blankets into use. All acted as stretcher-b earers aU h at could be done as in many cases fi!:st aid was possible. Medical aid was being gIven on the spot by doctors and nurses fr <?111 the lo cal hospitals. When it was eVIdent that there was an ab undan ce of stretcher- bearers, he called off some of the
members and sent them to Lewisham Hospital, wher e their ser v ices were welcomed.
The same story is t old by many others.
Divisional Superintendent E. He.:1.d of the Ro yal Arsenal and Woolwich Division , for instance walked two miles to th e disaster , taking his son to help. He attached himself to a rescue group , getting casualties out of the debris Then he climbed , with a doctor to the train which had been crushed by the falling bridge and met an amazing sight , boclies lying cru shed, with the bridge resting on them. Nothing could be done for them. Later a boy was rel eas e d by the firemen , an d St. John men got him t o a stretcher and away.
Everywh eTe members were working amid the wreckage, with doctors and nurses giving morphia where ver po ssib le , but in many cases the victims were past fiTSt aid.
" Worse even than the most terrible nights of the blitz ," was the comment of one experienced observer. And all the time there was danger as the bridge slipp ed slowly, inch by inc h
Divisional Superintendent Miss Scarles , of the South-Eastern Gas Board msing
Divis on , went to the crash as soon as she h eard of it at 7 p.m. There was very little that could be done , in the way of first a id, as many casualties were beyond first aid and the doctors and nurses we re treating those who could be belped. Because of the fog , many members could not possibly reach the spot , but f our members of the nursing d ivision at Lewisham reported to local ho spitals where they were welcomed and one a so attended the h ospital dming the weekend
These stories, selected at random are typical of the experiences of many members of the Brigade who acquitted themsel ves
magnificently during a nightmare night that they will never forget.
On the following Sunday a memorial service for the victims of the disaster was held at Lewisham, a nd several Brigade members attended T h ere was an official delegation from the district which included the Commiss ioner , Col. G F Page ; Deputy Commissioner, Brig J. W. Hinchcliffe ; District Superin t endent (A ) Mr. E A Wheble; Distric t Superintendent (N) Mrs. Richard Cavenclish ; Area Commissioner Dr. W. W. King -B ro wn; Area Superintendent H. E. Ch a plin a nd Are a Superintendent (N) Miss E . A. Golding.
YBRAE the handsome red paint ed house overlooking Lossiemouth Bay , gifted in June by Mr. G. Boyd Anderson to the Priory of Scotland of the Most Venerable Order of St. John, is expected to open as a conv a lescent and holiday home early in the ew Year.
The inaugural meeting of the Mora y Committee o f the Order was held in the house , under the chai r m anship of M ajor
The Hon. Robert Bruce , Glenerney. Welcoming those present Sir Hugh Turnbull Prior of Sco tl a nd , after referring to the work of the Order , and its ancient hi s tory, said that Mr. Boyd Anderson s gift of Skerrybrae would enable them to ex tend its wo r k in the orth-eas t of Scotland He fel sure th a t the new committee would do good work, and be a ble to sol ve a n y diffi culties which mi ght arise.
Skerrybrae, sa id Sir Andrew Murray , would be run on simil a r lines to Carberr y Tower gifted by th e late Lord Elphinstone to the Order. During t he winter months it would be prim arily a convalescent home while in the summer it would be a holiday home for old pe ople wi th the emphasis on t hose living with th eir sons and d a ughters. This would enab le t he younger people t o have a holiday on their own.
COMPETITION D ATE
Po ice National Final February 27th
Br iti s h Electricity Ambulance Centre (men and women) .: March 26th
*Miners' ational First Aid CompetIt ion May 10tl1
*Girls' Life Brigade May 10th
*U ni ted K in gdom Atomic Energy (men an d women) . . . M ay 16t h
B.T.C. (Railways and Docks) and Police (men an d women) . . J une 4th
Ministry of Supply Centre (men a nd women) June 20th
*Nat ional Ro a d P assenger Transport Association (men and women)
':'National Dock Labour Board
':' Fire Brigades
Gas Industry (me n and women)
General Po s t Office Centre (men and June 29th July ]2th October 3rd October 10 th women) November 13 h
Gra nd Prior 's Trophy Com pet itions
PLACE Po rc heste r H a ll Po rchester Hall Blackpool Londo n Aldermaston Central H a ll Friends House, E u st on Road Aldenham, Hert s Queen Mary College, E.l Torquay Friends Hou se, E u ston Ro ad Porchester Hali
(men a nd women) '.. .November 27th Poyche s ter
* Invitation s for these competltwns are lss ued by t he Orgal7lsattOl1s concel ned
EVENT
Cadet Drama Finals and presenta tion of Cadet Arts Cups
King George VI Leadership Tr a ining Course Newcastle, I reland
K in g George VI Leadership Tr aining Co urse, Pulborough S ussex
Cou n ty Superin ten dents (N.) Conference .. Commissioners' Conference
General Assembly of the Order a nd Annua l Commemorat ion Servlce Brigade Fina l Competitions, Hall W estmmster
King George VI Leadership Trall1LDg Course, London
County/ Area Cadet Officers ' Conference, London
DATE
Marcl18t h March 28th - 30th
May 16th - 18th
June 4th
June 20 t ll
June 2 1st
Jul y 5th
September 19th -21st
October 25th
TH E new of the com bined Brentwood DIVIS io n s Essex, was opened by the Commissioner, Dr. J T. Whitley , O.B.E ., M.B. Ch.B., on November 9th
The Chairman of the Brentwood Rural Distric t Council, Councillor Cave, and Mr F. W King were present and the openmg pmceedin g was carried .ont by Lady. F Bonham Divisional PreSIdent. The bml9ing was dedicated by the Rev J. C ton. After the ceremony he C0l11l11JSSlOner presented Cadets with certificates a Grand Prior's Badge to Cadet Jenmfer Reed. The annual inspection followed and the company were then provided with refreshments.
The Ambulance Division was fOlmded as a Works Division (Brentwood Costain Division) by Dr. Long and Mr. Mayhew early in 1948. Durin g that season commenced road duti es on the artenal h a ving their first aid hut erected u smg a works van as an a mbul ance. DUfmg tbe winter montbs tbey kept busy at Harold Wood Hospital. In 1950 the Division moved into 'Bren twood and became tbe Brentwood Ambulance Division, and from t his moment it became apparent that a Headquarters was a necessity if tbey were to carryon. At first they were lucky to have a room s upplied for them m the B rentwood School buildin g, but they h ad to mo ve owing to extra boarders bein g ta ken on . They t ben went to a small room over a chem ist and then fortunately had a room supplied at St. Faith 's Hospital b!, Miss Bennett where they have b een untIl now.
The Nursing Division was formed. by Mrs. Mayhew in 1950 and was soon active. In the first instance they commenced a Medical Comforts Depot but were unable to carryon as there were no means. of keeping the articles ster ile and once agam a need for their own Headquarters was felt.
The nurses a l though sma ll in numb er ca rry out duti es as often as possible and in 1954 t hey carried home the COlmty Nu rs ing Sb ield at the first attempt.
ATEAM of women police was s uccessfu l in ga inin g a ll the trop hi es at the C ity of Lo nd on Police a nnual first a id compet ltJO ns held on Thur s d ay, December 12th at Bishopsgate Station.
ITER MAJESTY THE QUEEN has been 11 g ra ciously to sanctl:on the fo llowing Promotions ZI1, and Appozntment.s to, The Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. J oh n of J erusal em.
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
Sir Alec Martin, Dr. John Theodor e Whitley, O.B. E Dr. Rupert Victor Samuel Cooper.
FOR ADlVIISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
H.E, Lt.-Gen, Eric Winslow Woodward, c.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. (Governor of New South Wales)
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF DAME
Beatrice Elizabeth Katherine, Mrs, Grosvenor, C.B.E
Edna Margaret, Mrs Epton
Daphne Const ance, Lady Heald, O.B.E.
Elizabeth Staples, Mrs. Smellie, M.B.E
F OR PROMOTION T O THE GRADE O F COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Denis Paul McIntyre, F.R.C.S.E.
Col. Francis Lane Fox, D .L.
John Cecil Rankin Buchanan C.M .G ., M.D., F. R. C.P
Leonard Rivers Norman Percey, M B.E.
Lt. -Col. Arthur Willi am Stockdale Armitage.
William Vincent Sbeppard.
Cecil Herbert Drake, M.R.C.S , L.R.C.P.
D ouglas Welling ton Montgomery, M.D., F.R.C.S .I.
Meyrick Yare Paget, M.R.C.S. ) L.R.C.P.
FOR ADlVIISSION IN THE GRADE OF (BROTI1ER)
Maurice Frederick C utler.
Air Vice -Marshal Lancelot Miller Corbet, C B.E ., M.B.
Bri g. Walter Hugh Cros la n d, C.B.E.
FOR ADlVIISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE COMMANDER (BROTHER)
H is Excellency General Baharuddin Nuri, Iraq Ambas sa dor in Amman.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER) iBessie, Mrs. Rogers , Ethel Mary, Miss Savory.
P rincess Elisabeth C hula Chakra bongse.
T he Co unt ess St. Aldwyn.
Cheong Hoi Fah.
Ronald Alfred Edwards.
Lam Wing Kam.
William Duncan, M, B.
George Kirkham.
Jo hn Alfred Martin,
Claude Tristram Newnham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
George Howard
Alexander Morrison, L.R.C.P.
L eslie James B ar ton
Frederick Hickton Griffiths.
Edward S ta nley Seymour
Frederick Jolm Norman.
Horace Carr.
Thomas Arms trong
Thomas John Long.
Alexander Chalmers, M,B.
Roland Charlesworth.
Major William Garencieries P earson.
William Tickle Bolton , Richard P ycroft White.
Edmund Arthur Wheble.
Ernest Leonard Kenneth D unn
Brig, Arthur L eslie Kent-Lemon, C.B.E.
Gilbert Price.
Charles Frederick Fairlie, M.D., T.D,
William Martin.
James Frederick Hayes.
William Oswald Atkinson.
William Albert Miles.
H erb er Alfred Went.
Kenneth Hewit Mooring Aldridge.
Major Samuel Newsom.
Richar d McEvoy
George Walker.
James Anderson Swan wick.
Dr. Allan George Walker.
Dr. Ronald Gifford Sprenger.
Dr. Rupert Harry Kipping
FOR ADlVIISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF OFFIC ER (BROTHE R)
Ruper t Hadley Scott, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Andrew C h arles Stewart, C.M.G., O.B.E.
Montague Arnet Robinson.
Jolm GoodbuIll R aine, M.C. T.D,
Stanley Walker Cooper, F.R.C.S.
John Robert Jone s, M.C.
Dr. John Hurne Chiswell Clarke.
George Norman Mackintosh Wishart, M .R,C.S ., L.R C.P.
Cecil Norman Sadler.
Timothy M ichael Ri chard Allern, O B.E
Ernest Lionel Ou seley Hood.
Fernley Peter Wallis, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P, Herbert Gregory Seward
J olm Noel Worrall.
Anthony George Clifton -B rown, T.D.
John Durey.
M ary, Mi ss Deedes
Lorna , Mis s Cooper.
Dorothy Ruth, Mrs. Galton.
E lsa Marjory, Mrs. Sadler.
Dorothy Esme, Miss Bourchier- Wrey.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F OFFICER (SISTER)
Mary Burn ett, Mrs. Southwell.
Muriel Winifred, Miss Bailey
L ady Aubrey-Fletcher.
Vera Emmeline, Mrs , K ell y Hilda Mrs. Barry,
FOR ADlVIISSION IN THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER (ASSISTANTCHAPLAIN)
The Re v, Robert Henry Smallwood, M.B.
The Re v. Arthur Ernest Duckett
The R ev. Richa rd Fox C artwright.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER
Emmanuel Wade.
Harold Wilfred Morck, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
William Rob ert Sunderland
Baden Harry Newhall.
Elwyt h Mendenhall Sharples, M.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Walter Horatio Kendall.
Adrian Allan Melnotte Hill.
Arnold Earl Graham.
Wilfred Basil Ralph Jones , M.B.E., M .R .C.S L.R C P.
Leonard Nanco Alfonso.
William Thomas Harte.
Geoffrey Thomas Willoughby Cashell.
William E d ward Cleary. D r. William Nixon.
INSTALLATION OF SCOTLAND'S NEW PRIOR
DUR
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NG lhe past nine years the Kel vin Players Dmmat ic Society, of B1':isto l, have donated m01'e than £500 towauZs the Brislol S.J.A.B, and F't.??d.
A t this yew" s charity pe1jorrnance Miss L. Duff-Gran t (I-I.Q. hands w ith the Chairman of the Kelvin PlayeTs MT. Also m. the lYiTs. EdgaT I-Ia1Tison, business manager JOT the Kelvtn (lejt), M1. :VlY10n !lcm (centre), County Nursing Offic er- Si ster B. Sammons and D1·. R. L. Cheve1ton, County Vice-President (right).
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The Alderm a n 's Cup (for t he best team) was ga in ed by t he Won:en Team, the Su ll y Troph y (best lndl vldua l m ar ks) a nd th e " ] 949 " Cup (for tbe policewoman gaining h ighest m arks) by v.:.P .C. Stemp, and the Mumford Cup ( hi ghest marks by a novice) by W.P.c. Chandler. Alderman Sir George Wilkinson, K.c. V,O., presented t he trophies and paid tri bute to the work of the City Police.
Colonel A. E. Young, C.M.G, (Commissioner), thanked Sir George and Lady Wilkinson for their support, and also the judges, stewards and those who .c ontributed to the S11ccess of the competltlOlls
Ann Lucinda , Miss RomiJly. Margaret Isobel, Mrs Kirkup
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)
Amy Frea me, Mrs Woodward (wife of the Governor of New SOLlth Wales).
JiilOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER) (SUBCHAPLAIN)
The Rev. Sidn ey Smith Adams
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Dr. Chia Boon Leong,
Francis J oseph Ivin1ey.
F OR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Dr. Noah Pines.
FOR PROMO TIO N T O THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Frazie, Mrs. Papazoglou, M.B.E. Marjorie, Mrs. Wratten.
Norah Hilda Rudh all, Mrs. Lilly , R,R.C. Hildred, Mrs Atlcinson.
Florence Ethel Leonora, Mrs. Newman.
Olive Mountain, Mrs. Palm er.
Gwendoline Ada Maude, Miss Gillespie.
Lilian Ursula, Miss Morrish
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[Photograph by cOHrtesy of T
The ne'W Pri01' of Scotland of th e lVlost
Vene1'Clble 0 1'de7' of St. J ohn, Lt. -Col Si1'
Hugh Stephenson ('With swo1'd) being installed in the C.hapteT Hall of the Chance7Y of the 01'd e1' '/,n Scotland, by the G1'and Prim"s Mandatm', NIT. C. H. C P irie -Gordon.
Alexander Irving Crum Ewing.
David Joseph Parnell King.
Wong Wa Kwan, M.B.
Lam Yu Shing, M.B.
Woo Pak Foo, M.B.
Lam Chiu Chun M B. WongTak Ho.
r 'HE No 2 Nursing Division held its fiTSt Annual Harvest Thanksgiving
Serv ice in the ancient chapel of the Knights Ho spi tall ers of St. John, JiVidemarsh Street, HerefonI. The service was conducted by the Ve1'y R ev Dean of Her eford , Dr. H edley BU1To ws, of the Orde?'.
Th e chapel was beautifully decomted by members of No.2 Nursing Division , w1:th the fruits of the earth. Among those attending were the County Commissioner, NIr G. N. Bullock members of County Staff, and Mr. A E. Fan', Officer of the Order and Tmstee of Coningsby Hospital.
After the Service a Hamest Supper was held in th e St. John Headquarters p1'esided over by J.Vhs. A. E. Farr, P1'esident of No 2 Nursing Division, supported by Mrs. E. Colwell, Superintendent. Among the many guests were members of the British Red Cross Society.
The Deputy Commissioner, Nl1'. H. J Han'is, B.E.M., referred to the many en tries in the Bishop's Registers between 1170 and 1540 of the 1'e lations between the Bishops of Hereford and the Order of St. John in the Diocese. The ancient chapel at Dinm01'e and the one in Widemar sh St1'eet were ea:;lra -pa1'O chial and, theref01'e, not within the jUTi s diction of any paTticular paTish. In 01'der that the needs of St. John, and the residents of Coningsby Hospital, shou ld be met, the L ord Bishop had licensed the Ve1'y Rev. D ean of Hereford to have chw'ge of the Chapel in Widemarsh, and in so doing had made further hist01'Y for the 01'der in HerefoTdshire.
jVl1' Harris , on behalf of the guests, thanked the President and members of No. 2 NU1'sing Division, and was supported by Nl1's. Morris of the British Red Cross Society. The President, 1l1rs. A E. Farr, responded and ea:;p1'essed the hope that membeTS of St. John wou ld make full use of th e lovely chapel which was part of their heritage.
Ngan Kwong Yam.
Wat Yiu Wah.
So Chung Shun.
Shek Ho Ham.
Arthur John Prior.
Walter Leopold Milner-Barry.
Dr. William Alister Rollo Mailer.
Walter Aspinall.
Edward Leonard Burbage.
Gerald Mason
Charles Edward Rowett.
Herbert Ernest Winter.
Hemy George Aldridge.
John Alfred James Eccleston.
Alfred George Harrison.
Charles Thomas Harrod.
William Charles Hatch.
Frederick George Hickinbottom.
Hubert Hodgson.
William Frederick Jessop.
Ernest William Tapley, M R.C.S
Wilson Charlton.
James Edward Elstob.
Arthur Fowler.
Roy Fraser MacKenzie, L.R.C.P ., L.R.C.S.
Ernest Alfred Robert Church.
Reginald Cudmore.
Bernard Frank Perry.
Harold John Pope.
Sidney Richard Chilton.
James Pearce
Arthur Edward Cross.
Reginald Victor Windom Reed.
Frank Richardson.
Francis Stanley Mowforth.
Thomas Henry Thomason.
Invicta Rex Cogbill.
James Howard Francis Weetman Rostance.
Herbert William Collingwood.
Richard Whitehead Rutter, M.B.
Edward Leslie Townsend.
Reginald James Bascombe.
Herbert Ernest Brice, B.E.M
Alfred Hemy Hack.
Frederick Noel Payne.
Major Kenneth Crabtree Greenwood, R .A.M.C.
Edward Arthur Millward.
Reginald Herbert Edwin Bond.
Frederick Charles Cook.
Arthur Edward Higgins.
Robert Charles Norman Day.
George Leonard Rose.
Herbert George Pahner.
Sidney Herbert Playne.
William Percival Pearce.
Edward Dinsd ale.
James Henry Armer.
Walter Harry Mylechreest, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P
Philip Yarnold.
Edward Alec Bradley.
George Roberts
John Horrill Fursman.
Arthur Brooks.
Julian Lewis Thomas.
Robert Walbridge.
William Leach Moore.
William Enright.
Thomas Milburn Cooper.
John Robert Milburn.
Frank Henry Dyer.
Arthur James Prestige Spashett.
John William Jolliffe.
Albert Percival Compton.
William George Chamberlain.
James George Perry.
Stephen Alfred Stafford
George Baines
John Henry Horn. 4
John Hemy Horrocks.
George Norman Ball.
Fred Wike.
Jolm Thomas Kenney.
Samuel John Bailey.
Horace Hurst.
William Edward Scott.
John William Short.
Ernest Alfred Harris.
Launcelot West Taylor.
Albert Victor Gibbons
Stephen Henry Knibbs.
Thomas Edward Tobin.
Frank Amold Elbourne Craggs.
Donald Daniel Towle, M.B.
Albert Edward Day
John Elsy Fisher.
William Lovell Houghton.
Henry James Wood.
Arthur Coe.
Arnold Ginns.
George Forster.
Robert Curry.
John Alexander Wilson, M.B.
Thomas Stewart McKean , M.B.
George Horace Holton.
Harry Alfred Ridgway.
James Bradley.
William Bertram Howitt.
George Pearce
William Henry Strang.
Stanley George Victor Blackler.
Ronald Victor Criddle
George William Nailor.
Mervyn Lewis Sheldon.
Kingsley Edwin Inman, M.B., M.C.
Wilfred Gwilt.
John Hemy Kenny.
Arthur Baker.
Reginald John Bryan.
Edward Owen Crosby.
Horace George Dawkins Bus on.
Fred Samuel Milne
Harold Freenlan.
Alfred Hunter.
Charlie Greenwood.
Ernest Hukin.
William Berry.
Frank Blackburn.
Daniel George Barb er.
Thomas Jones.
Willie Walker.
Lt. -Col. Francis Eliott -D rake DrakeBriscoe.
James Campbell Donald.
Major Brian Thackeray Synge.
Lionel Francis Mickletbwaite Ackroyd
Prof. Cecil Day-Lewis, C.B.E.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
Cyril de Silva.
Dr. Ishwerbhai Shankerbhai Patel.
Solomon Lurie, M.B.
Dr. Haji Megat K has.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Olive, Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Koh Keon Tuan.
Kathleen Mary, Miss Allison.
Quentina Etbel, Mrs. Chapman-Edwards.
Sheila Ann, Mrs. Lee.
Florence Lorna Ridd, Miss Stevens.
Elizabeth Rachel , Miss Verdin.
Eve, Miss Bastable.
Laura Maude Ethel, Miss R amsay.
Lilian Dai sy, Miss Askew.
Ivy Annie, Mrs. Barton.
Joan Catherine, Lady Joubert de 1a Ferte.
Ellen Marion, Miss Holder.
Kathleen, Mi ss Govier.
Lotte, Mrs. !V.litchell.
Dorothy, M lss Trotter.
Mary Ivy, Mrs. Smed ley
Mary Compton, Mrs. Cummings.
A melia, Miss Marven.
Alice Selentine, Mrs. Forsdiclc.
E thel Kate, Mrs. Hen best.
Charlotte Amelia, Mr s. Parker.
Robenia E thel Miss Harris.
Ruth, Mrs. Taitt-Joseph.
Mary, Mrs. Statham
Elsie Winifred, Mrs. Tuck.
Gladys, Miss Beer.
Frances ALice, Mrs. Oldroyd.
K itty, Miss Humphries.
Li lian Mrs Eaves.
Al ice, Miss Rigb y.
Kathl een Edgecombe, Dr. Thompson.
Ada El izabet b, Miss Gabriel.
Mary Miriam, Mrs. Bates.
Beat rice Ann, Mrs. Bromfield.
Eli za beth Anne, Mrs. Aylott.
Annie Dorothy, Dr. Gibson.
VioLet Maud, Mrs. Jenkins.
Irene Leleu, Mrs. W atkins.
Ada , Mrs. Hollis.
Ivy Clar ssa, Miss Littlechild.
Ada Cl arice, Miss Layng.
Dorothy Achsah Grace , Mi ss Watt: Nellie Robinson , Mrs. Gillett.
Dorothy Winifred, Miss Bird
Ella, Miss Wardroper.
Beatrice Dai sy, Mrs. Lawrence.
Catherine, Miss Neal.
Eunice Winifred Muriel, Mrs. Platt.
Cynthia, Mrs. Banwell.
May Maniott, Miss B yard.
Gladys Sybil, Miss P atrick.
Fanny, Miss Kemp.
Constance Louise, Miss Dar low
Dorothy Hannah, Mrs. StLlmp.
Daisy Ethel, Mrs. Price.
Gladys, Mrs. J acks on.
Alice Leonora, Mrs. Liles.
Grace Evelyn, Miss Myall.
Annie Gertrude, Mrs. Greenwood.
E Li za Annie, Mrs. Broomhead.
I sa bel Rob son, Mrs. Booth.
E sther, The Hon. Mrs. Michael Henderson.
E dith Elizabeth, Miss Brown.
Letty, Mrs. Rob erts. Jane Bouverie, Mrs. Lyle. Brenda Marjorie, Mrs. Law. Lady Porritt. Sylvia, Miss Mamice.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ESQUIRE
John Douglas Smith
William Henry Alan William s (on appoi ntment as Personal Esquires to Mr. T. Edgar Smith).
FOR P ROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
.Tames Macdonell.
George Swapp, D.C.M., M.M., M.B., Ch.B.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER) Edward George MacRae.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Sir Maurice Bloch.
Two photogmphs of a recent ceremony Cl;t Ch1'istchuTch, '! ealand ( L eft), Th e Rt. Beve1'end, the B ishop of Ch1'istchU? ch, dedtC?-t'Lng the Cadet Flag for the Ch1'istchurch (St. lVIatth ews) Cadet Ambulance 1l1T. Joh n H Rhodes, K.St.J. , presenting the Flag to Cadet Cpl. B. J. Geddes, (St J.l!Iatthews) Cadet Ambulance D ivision, New Z ealand
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SER VING SISTER
Elena Mary , Mrs. Grant. Jean Burnett, Mrs. McDonald.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ESQUIRE
Wi lliam McLeod, C.A.
Ronald Alexander Findlay (on appointment as P ers on a l Esquires to Major J. Forrest Hamilton).
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF (BROTHER)
Francis George True.
Alexander Mason Campbell Purdie.
William Robert Pea rso n . H arvey Herbert Hurst, M.B.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER
Winifred Mary Mount, Miss Steele.
Matilda Chri stina, Mrs. de Vere.
Margaret, Mrs. Brook.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Selwyn Graham Nelson, M.B., M.R.C.P.
Philip Raphael Suriano.
Eric Roy McA lpine.
Alfred Weller Aldridge . Herbert Charles Grimshaw.
John Meavious Pedler, M.B.
John Tasman Commane.
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FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
eville George Hoddle, M.B.
F OR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Ella, Mrs. Cockerton
Edna Mary, Miss Shaw, O.B.B.
Edith Ellen, Mrs. Tri st.
Beryl Iv y, Miss Fegan
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Margaret Roblin, Miss Mitchell.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
James Henry Scott.
Jack Boon.
John Thomas Cullen M.B.
John Lawrence Lynch.
William Kelly.
Sydney Culverhouse.
Arthur Burdett Findlay.
Arthur William Burton , M.B.
Charles Carle.
Leon ar d Roy Francis Millgate.
James David Fotheringham M.B.
Frederick Lewis Thyer , M.B.
Robert Riddock R ymill.
Harold Patrick Connolly.
Edwin Cleeland Holmes.
John Grimstead .
Gordon Lefr a ncke.
Maurice Alfred Whittington.
Hemy McDougall Dem.
Thomas Scott.
Richard Robert Brundle.
Pho to : B.O.A.C.
The Commissioner-in -Chief, NIajor-Gen. J. lYI. Ki1'kham, pictured as he was leaving London Airport on Novembe1' 29th, for his tour of Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and Zanzibar. Another pictwe appeaTS on the cover of this issue, and it is hoped to include a full account of his tour next month
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Violet, Mrs. Bowder.
Olive, Miss Clifton.
Reita Effie, Mrs. Folbigg
Isabella, Miss Hammond
Alma F lorence, Mrs. Wrigh t.
Elizabeth Charlotte, Mrs. Goodrick.
Florence May, Miss Howard.
Margaret Stewart, Miss Richardson.
Jo yce Marion, Mrs. Adsett.
Joyce Emily Mary, Miss Jackson
Laura, Mrs. Hawkins.
Ada Lily, Miss Sample.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
William Charles Brear.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Hector Kelvin Keevil.
Frederick William Meadows.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Vera, Miss Drew.
Illie Kathleen Emma, Miss Davey.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Ernest Aubrey Duncan.
Leslie Henry O'Brien
Leslie Harry Hoddy.
George Albert Good e.
Leslie Arthur Booth.
Thom as Wil liam Doyle
Joseph Hans Stubb e.
Reuben Arthur Pike
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
Sir Dudley Evelyn Bruce McCorkell, M .B. E.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)
Margaret Helena, Mrs. NeilL
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Marshall Forbes Leslie, M.B.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Sir Eric Ashby, LL.D.
Maj. -Gen. Francis Casement, D.S O.
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OOD openings exist for women over 30 as matrons and assistant matrons of old people's homes. There are over ] ,400 small homes in the country tod ay, and many more are p lanned But the work is hampered by staff sho rtages and more. of the right people are needed This exactu;-lg but rewarding job offers a worthwhile opportunity to man y women. Go?d salaries are available and full reSIdential acco mmodation is provided.
To encourage more people to enter thIS work, the National Old People's Welfare Council organises regular 14-week trammg courses. Applications are now invited for the next com-se . A genuine interest in old people is the essential qualification. Those some practical knowledge. of housekeepmg and nursing will b e partIcularly smtable.
These courses are made possible through the King George VI Socia l Service Scheme (Old People). Grants can be m ade fr?m this fund to individual students accordmg to need. The Ministry of Education has indicated that it is open to students to apply to their local education authority for aid to attend the course. No candidate should be deterred from applying for the course on gTOunds of finance a lone.
Full inform a tion and mdIvldual adVIce can be obtained from the Secretary, The Nation a l Old People's Welfare Cou,}cil, 26 Bedford Square, Londo n, W.c.1.
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HE "Review" office was delighted to hear recently from Mr. Theodore Veevers-Thompson, who will be remembered as a former curator of the Museum at St. John's Gate, until his retirement last year owing to ill health His articles on Order history were greatly enjoyed and he hopes soon to resume them.
Mr Veevers-Thompson sends cordial New Year wishes to his friends in the Order, Association and Brigade. 6
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Florence Elizabeth, Miss Stewart, M.B.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER (ASSISTANTCHAPLAIN)
The Rev. Canon Edgar Nevill Phair.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
William Frederick Johnston. William Jame s Nicholl, M.B. Thomas Joseph Slavin.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Frances Anne, Mrs. Morton. Rebecca , Mrs. Owens. Georgina Grierson, Mrs. Sin1pson.
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HE members of Weldon Division, Kettering Corps, No r th a mptonshire , have done a first clas s job in providing themselves with a he a dquarters
A plot of land was acqu ired and then an army hut was purchased. This hut was dismantled and re-erected on the n ew site.
All th e work of levelling the site, di smantling and re-erecting the hu t was carried out by the members of this division without any ou ts ide assistance. The on ly part of the job which they did not do thems e lves, a nd this becau se they we re not a ll owed to do by aw, was connecting up to the main e lectri ci ty s uppl y.
About 4 ,000 hours were given to t he task of preparing the site, disman ling a nd re-erec ting the hut and making it ready for use.
The photograph shows that a really good h eadquarters has been made, a nd Divi s ional Superintendent Mason, his divisional officers and aU members of the divi s ion are to be congratulated on a really fi ne achievement.
Phot o: B. W. Allen
CO UNCILLOR A H. HEMP , th e Nlay01' of Aldebw-gh, in Suffolk, is s hown in the photograph giving a to H.R.I-I. the Princess Royal on the occas'Wn of the F es ti val of the anci en b01·ough The Mayor holds a of public service for, as a lad, he Jmned the St. John Cadets in 1929 and has risen to become th e Superintendent of the Aldeburgh combined Am bulance and Nursing Divisi on of th e BTigade. He holds the OTder of St. John Service NIedal with BaT.
In September 1939, he volunteered faT .the army and joined the Royal ATmy Medual C01PS, under the St. John sc heme, and. did service in Fran ce, Holland, Egypt, Ea st AfTica and Ge1·many. Demobbed, w ith the rank oj Staff-sergeant, in FebruaTY, 194(>, he devoted his time. to ambu lance, civil defence, National SeTvice Res eTve, and the coastguanl life s aving scheme.
Mr. Kemp was fiTSt elected to the Town Council in 1949, and serves on numerous cornrnittees sorne 0/ th em as Cha?:rman
Th e To;vn Football Clu b claims him as their trainer and he is Chai1"man of the Regatta and Camiv.al As a musician he serves m the Bnttsh L egwn Band and fOT many yeaTS was in the ChuTCh choi7".
F RENCH visitor to a St. John member on duty: "Wha t are you, please,-the police? "
St. John man: " No, ma'am, we're first-aiders. "
" Please, what are first-aiders? "
" Ambulance men, madam."
"Oh yes, I understand you are 'sanitary'."
PATIENTS AS P EOPLE, by A E. C /a rk.Kennedy (Faber, ISs.). If you are tired of reading medical information ill dry instructional handbooks, YOLl will probabl y enjoy reading this book, which presents aspects of illness in a light fictional form and in doing so, gives agood deal of valua ble information. Among the subjects dealt with by Dr. Clark-Kennedy are endocarditi s, sc hizophrenia, colitis, epi lep sy, and rheumato id ar thriti s.
NEARLY 150 members from all parts of Kent atten ded a successful training course at the County Hotel, Canterbury , on September 22nd The course was open. to a ll ranks of both ambulance and nurSll1g divisions and, i n ad dition, severa l cadets and auxiliary members were pr esent.
J n h s opening remarks the Commissioner for Kent Major General A. H. Hornby, explai ned tha t the cour se was not intend ed to cover any subject completely bu t rather would consist of a number of talks of general interest designed to draw attent ion to the wide r a nge of Brigade activities. It was hoped tha t the talks would interest so that members would take Idea s back to their divisions for further consideration a nd , where necessary, action. In part icular the Commissioner drew tion to th e ta lk on publicity and reCrLlltmg as he wanted ideas from members on thi s rather neglected aspect of Brigade w ork
The first spe aker was the County Training Officer, T. L. Isaac, who gave a talk on general secretarial work. He dealt ra ther briefly with correspondence, filing and meetings but pau se d long enough to make clear his opinion of secretaries who (a) fai ed to reply to letters , (b) unduly delayed re plying, a nd (c) wrote letters that were unreadab le.
Forms
This was followed by a witty bu t in s tru ctive talk on more specific secreta r ial matters by the County Secretary, Area Commissioner B. T. Beaumont. After survey ing the t ypes of form (ranging from schoo l ben ch es to Hollywood) on which he could speak, Mr. Beaumont a nnounced that on this occa si on he would confine his talk to Brigade f orm s, bas ing his remark s on the text" Bles se d are they who can read "
The last speaker in t he morning sessio n was Inspector F. Wilkin son of the K ent Cou nty Constabulary who spoke about the legal responsibilities of first a iders. In the course of a very interesting talk In sp ector Wilkinson gave much useful advice on how first aiders can be of assistance to the police, especially in the case of accidents and crimes .
After an excellent lunch a n y tendenc y to doze was quickly dispelled by a lively talk on training a competi t ion team, given by Cadet Supt. M S. Benjamin. Mr. Benjamin has had remarkable SLl ccess in this field and he emphasised that a good team can be produced only by hard work a nd perseverance from the in structor and members of the team. He explained the importance of a really thorough general examination of t he patient, wh ich s ho uld not take longer than three minu te s; leading to a complete and well reaso ned diagnosis of the injuries. A competition judge is less interested in the fact that a fracture ha s been found th a n in the methodica discovery o f clues eadi ng to it s di scovery.
The next speaker was on loan from London Di strict a nd memb ers extended a warm welcome to Area Officer F. R. 7
Frewi n . Mr. Frewin 's subject was publicity and recruiting and in his opening remarks he startled the audience by assertin g that a ll efforts at publicity are a waste time and that the Brigade sh ould rel y on Its reputation t o maintain its existence. However, in a wel argue d talk, backed up with illuminatillg figures, he showed this policy to be disastrous and gave details of successes that have been achieved by well-planned campaigns. He said that however good a product is, the producer still it pays to adverti se and the same applies to the Brigade M r. Frewin stresse d the need for public relations officers at all level s and gave some extremely valuable tip s on how they could obtain good Mr. Frewin succeeded in creat ing a conSIderable amount of enthusiasm for publicity and many members went home determined to retrieve their lights from under the bushels.
Emergency mid wifery was the next item and this subject was introduced by Area Surgeon Dr. A. Chalmers, who illustrated hi s talk with some really remar kable colour films showing a ll the st ages of the birth of a bab / Dr. Chalmers emphasised the " emergency" aspect of his <l;n d stresse d very strongly the law prohibltmg anyone other than a doctor or midwife from separating the bab y from t he mother, except in exceptional circumstances.
To bring he aftern oon to a close, the Deputy Commissioner, Brig. M. S. T eversham, spoke on the relatio nship of St. John to Civil Defence and expl amed why the Brio-ade could not function as a separate in the eve nt of a nuclear war. He urged members to take up some form of Civil Defence rainin g immediately.
It h a d been hoped to welcome S taff Officer A. C. Rodw ay, of the Surgeon-inChief s department, who had arrange d to give a talk on practical instruction in first aid Unfortunately, Mr. Rod way was prevented by illness from attending and members expressed their good wishes for his speedy recovery.
By tllis time the audience and speakers were feeling dry and t he tea -break proved most welcome. It also gave members an opportunity of meeting each aD: d of cornermg the speakers to obtam clanfication on obscure pom ts.
The day 's programme was brought to an end by a ses si on of " Any Questions ? " Questions had been subnlit ted by divisions and were discussed by a panel of experts. A wide range of subjects was introduced r a nging from "Do members have too many buttons to clean" to "How can Brigade regulations be amended."
The day passed very quickly and if th e t alks gave members something to tl1ink and talk about, the course achieved i ts object. It was cert ainly enjoyed and r equests ha ve been made for mo re sill1ilar courses with many suggest ion s of subjects that should be included.
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HE annual open first aid competitions at Ealing have a reputation for efficiency and entertainment that can hardly be equalled in the country, and the recent occasion at the Ealing Grammar School was enhanced by the presence of Countess Mountbatten of Burma, the Superintendentin-Chief, who travelled specially from Luton to be present and distribute the awards.
Accompanied by the Mayoress (Mrs. E. T. Williams), Area Commissioner Dr. Wrangham, Area Superintendent A. E. Vaughan and Divisional Superintendent Derek Fenton, Lady Mountbatten spoke to many of the competitors spectators and officials, and went back-stage a one point to chat with the casualties and actors of the " Questors" who were con trib uting so much to the success of the evening.
The stage settings, too, are always a notable feature of these competitions , and Mr. John Gow , of Pinewood Studios , and his team of backroom boys excelled with three reali stic sets For the Ealing Challenge Cup team test, a parachutist had baled out into a wood with resulting injuries. The Arthur Fenton Cup situation involved some mysterious mayhem wit h a burglar who then managed to electrocute himself. Finally came the piece de resistance in which teams competing for the WilloughbyGarner Cup had to deal with a brawl between two jealous and inebriated customers in a garish n ight club, complete with floozies, a harassed proprietor, and an impressive array of assorted bottles. In all cases t he acting was first-class, with some spirited ad-libbing from patients and onlookers
The stage was then cleared for the pri zegiv ing, and Mr. Fenton introd uced Countess Mountbatten to th e audience, saying tha t they were delighted that she had at last found it possible to come, after six years in which other engagements had prevented it. He welcomed the Mayores 3 and other
guests and thanked his hard working secretar y, Mr. A. E. Va ughan , members of the committee, Acton Civil Defence, Mr. A. Sainsbury Hicks (headmaster Ealing Grammar School), Mr. J. Gow-" withou t whose help the competitions could never be a success " - and others.
The Mayoress similarly spoke of the great honour in welcoming Lady Mountbatten to Ealing She said: "We all know of the tremendous amount of work Lady Louis has done and still does for St. John Her services have received international recognition. We are all the more grateful t o Lady Loui s," she went on, " for tim e to come and show an interest in Ealing's ambulance service, of which we are very proud and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude for their volun t ary work in the borough. "
Lady Mountbatten first thanked the Mayoress for her graciousness and kindness in being present and for her warm welcome to Ealing She went on: "I cannot tell you how thrilled I have been at being with you all and I think these competitions are quite unique . I have never seen anything like them in any part of the country and what I like so especially is the a tmo sphere of combined operations.
"We in St. John ," said Lady Mountbatten, " a re trying desperately to maintain our very high standard of first aid work and also to widen our scope of work. These Ealing competitions are the means of wi dening that scope in a quite rerii.arka ble manner. They are a lso going to help u s tremendously in enlarging our field of activity and, I hope, in enlarging our membership St. John ha s an enormous task throughout this country, the Commonwealth , and the world. We need mo re and more trained personnel to cope with it. In 1956 al one our members throughout Great Britain put in 4 million ho urs of voluntary work."
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She had a special word of pr a ise for Mr. Fenton. She referred to him as b eing " the pioneer of these competiti ons " and t he number of people who ha d entered was " a great tribute to him for his original idea ."
Results
Competition results were a s follow s :
Eating Challenge Cup: No. 193 (Hanwell) 1; No. 85 (Ealing) 2; No. 134 (Greenford) 3. Barclay-Smith Cup: City of London Women Police 1 ; British Railways (Euston) 2; Marylebone Ladies F.A. Class 3. Arthur Fenton Cup: No. 91 Tottenham Gas 1; No. CN 15 (Harrow) 2; No. 146 British Railways (Camden) 3. Willougby-Garner Cup:" L" Division Metropolitan Police 1; North Thames Gas Board 2; Man sfield House 3. N. J. Caldwell Cup: Bri ish Railways (Willesden) 1; No 91 Tottenham Gas 2. Florence Cup: " E" Division Met r opolitan Police 1; CN ] 5 Harrow 2. Brooks Cup: F. Argyle 1; D. Williamson 2 E O'Hara 3. Hill Cu p: J . William s 1 J Martin 2; S M Fleet 3 Barnard Cup: M. O'Connor 1; D. Fulljames 2; A. Campbell 3. Wrangham Cup : F Jarvis 1 ; T Clark 2; J E spey 3 Gow Cup: C 62 Fulham 1; C78 Fairbairn Hou se 2. Widdowson Cup: J. E dge 1 A. Gannon 2
A 16 mm. sound and colom film " A Tooth in Time" describing in a graphic way the ba sic rules for dental healt h in yo ung children has been produced by D and W. Gibbs Ltd., for the Oral Hygiene Service and makes a useful companion film to the well-known "Let's Keep Om Teeth. " Apart from describing the growth of teeth, dangers of too many sweets , and method s of dealin g with diseases, there s a five -m inute seq uence specially for young children, called "No Toothache for Nod dy" and introducing the famous " Noddy" characters in live action " A Tooth in Time " is a vailab le free of charge in 16 mm film from: Unilever Film Library, Unilever Ltd ., Blacki'riars, London, E.CA.
T o celebr a te its 50th a nniver sary on N ov e mber 20th Plymouth Co -op erative Nursing Division held a dinn er a t the Magnet Rest a ur a nt, Plymouth, when Mr. Cyril P r ance, County Commissioner for Plymouth, S.W. Devon a nd E. presented Miss C Weymouth , the DiViSIOnal Superintendent, with a jubilee certificate. The toast of t he Order wa s proposed by Miss M. Phillips and the reply was by Mr. Pra nce. Mrs. D Parry, Superintendent of Sherwell Nursing Division, propo sed the toast to the Co-operative Nursing Division, to which Miss Weymouth responded. The response to the toa st to the visitors, proposed by Divisional Officer Mr s T. Coville, wa s by Mrs. C. R. Phillips, treasurer of the Plymouth Co-oper a tive Educ a tion Committee Also p r esent was the chairman of the committee Mrs A B. Baker, who presented Miss W eymouth with a cheque for £5 for divisional funds.
The Plymouth Co-operative Nursing Division was enrolled on November 20th, 1907, with 20 members a nd Mr s. C. Gale as Di vision al Superintendent.
During the First World W ar the division did good work in the Services Hosp it als as members of Devon Y.A D 100. One m ember, Miss Horn, was for a considerable time w ith the wounded at the St. John Ambulance Brigade Hospital at Et aples, which was bombed on the n ight of May 31st, 1918, one ward being blown to pieces, six wards reduced to ruins, and three others severel y damaged Sister Bains, four orderlies, and eleven pati ents were killed , while two doctors five sister s, and m a ny orderlies and p a tients were wound ed
In the Second World War the divisional headquarters were destroyed by enemy ac tio n, but the division kept together, often
meeting on stairs, window sills and underground shelters. Many joined he Civil Defence and Civil Nursing Re serve and helped to staff first aid posts. During this very trying time the division was shepherded by Miss Phillips, Mrs. J. Abbott, and Miss Crowl.
In memory of the fir st Superintendent, Mrs C Gale, a shield was given by her husb a nd for competition within the county of Plymouth, S.W. D evon and E. Corn.wall.
The Co-operative team wo n It m any the last being in 1939. Unfortunatel y it was destroyed in the 1941 blitz of being replaced in 1947 by the Queerue Cup, which the late M r. C. Ball gave 10 memory of his daughter who was a member of the Co -operati ve Division and for some time t s secretary The Gale Shield has now been commemorated by an illtmlina t ed scroll, suitab y framed and tabulating the names of t he winners since 1924.
The Co-operative competition teams have represented the West Region at the St. John Ambulance Brigade finals in London four tin1es, the last being in 1947
The Co -operative being the first Nur s mg Division to be f ormed in Plymouth , the daughter divisions of Devonport Sherwell and Friary drew their first officers from it.
Central Nur sing D i vision was disb anded and Friary has become Swarthmore Nursing Division
Various first aid and escort duties are still carried on; sever a l memb ers are working in hosp itals in the city and one is a r a diographer in Hong Kong The patients library at th e S Devon and E. Cornwall Hospital , G reenbank Ro a d, Plymouth is served by the division and auxiliary members twice each week.
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A real patient for the surgeon .
ABUSY day for M rs E. C. Kitchen, Superintendent of Fr a mlingham Nurs ing Cadet Di v sion, Suffolk, c ame recentl y when she had arrange d for an examin a tion of wo nursin g ca de ts in h er hom e The examina tion by Cadet Surge on Dr. 1. Ailen, was scheduled for 4 p m. but at 1 p.m a you n g girl wa s brought to the door face dripping blood from a wound over the left eye, h a nd s and clothes co vered in blood , and obviou s ly in a ver y sho ck ed condition.
In compan y with two fri en ds sh e was cycling down a steep hill wh en t he girl in front braked suddenly, to av oid an oncoming car a nd Jean , the injured girl , wa s thrown under a sta tion ary car. One of h er f riends was
Having cleaned the wound on her hea d with saline, she found tlu:ee small puncture wounds , and m u ch bruising above the left eye The hand wa s bruised a nd there were abrasion s and severe b r u sin g of the left ank le.
As she was told Je a n s mot h er wa s n ot ex pecting her till 5.30 p.m. she sent a message that Jean would be brought home in the evenin g, and pu t Jea n to res t on a warmed bed with plenty of blankets where she stayed qu iet ly a ll afternoon
When Dr. Allen arrived he found he had a p a tient to examine, as well a s the two cadets; he pronounc ed her fit to tra vel and later Jean went home by car-escorted b y Mrs. Kitchen's two elder daughters-one a nursing member and the other a cadet. The two examinees were ver y pleased it happened at 1 p m. and not 4 p.m.
s readers may be a ware, material for the REVIEW has necessarily to be prepared some weeks before the number in question appears. Consequently these notes are written u st as the holid a y sea son is a bou t to start, during which tin1e it will be appreciated that little progress can be m a de with the work in hand on 50 , Eaton Place. There is little fresh to repo r t since the information given in December. Specifica tions have now gone out and the t enders are due on January 1st at which tin1e decisions will be m a de on the firm t o undertake the work.
The Warden of St. John House has received a number of Christm a s cards a nd crood wishes from members of St. J o hn House and asks to t a k e this opportu ni ty of expressing her appreciation.
These notes will, of course, be r ea d in 1958, a year which will open a n ew p a ge in the history of St. John Hou se; a year during which we hope o see installed in a new club house which they will find comfortable ami which will ca rry on the welcoming spirit that exi sted in Collingham Gardens.
NEW ZEALAND
ALLst. John ambulances are now fitted with as piration unit s, the on ly ambulances in the Southern Hemisphere to have aspirators, which are of great value in keeping a p at ient from choking b y keepi ng the thro at clear.
Their value was proved recently when a woman who had suffered a str oke would ha ve died on t he way to hospital had it no t been for the aspirator in the ambul a nce
The suction sup ply for the units is obtained from the engine induction manifold a nd b y using the va cuum p r oduced when he engine is running.
" It is safe to say that 50 per cent. of casualty cases who die on the way to ho sp ita l can be saved with these aspirators " said Dr. J. Garfi eld Stewart, t he medical director of the Association.
The equipment has been installed by the A ssoc iat ion 's mechanic, Mr. J. Bentley, who m a de all the component p art s. From a roll of copper ubing he has produced a rem arkabl y effective and simple unit at onl y a bout 10 p e r cent. of what the equipment would cost retail.
" The care of an uncon scious patient is greatly simplified by this ingenious method of as piratio n, " said the gener al manager of the A ss oci ation, Mr. S. E. Langs tone.
" One of t he greatest problems of ambulance officers is the care of an unconscious pat ient whi le driving him to hospital.
" Th e t reat m e nt of the apparently drown ed is no w greatly simplified a nd with the oxygen already carried in all ambulances, any patien t with a tremor of pul se will ha ve a greater chance of recovery where , without tllis appliance, ther e wou ld be little chance.
" All ho spital casualty wards are equipped with suction apparatus for the t reatment of uncon sciou s patients With our ambulances fitted to mee em erge ncies on the spot, pati e nts will arrive at ho spit a l in a relati vely good condition and will cause ambulance drivers less anxiety."
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CONTRACTORS ha ve begun to clear the section in Shea Terrace, Takapuna, where they are to build a £10,000 St. John Ambula nce station.
The new bu lding will include a four-bay gara ge and a six-room station officers resi dence The station will serve the who le of the N ort h Shore.
At the moment, North Shore ambulances oper a te from the home of the senior officer in the area, Mr. Gordon Brown. Mr. Brown , who has been asso cia ted with the service since it s inception on the North Shor e, will be station officer at Shea Terra ce.
Mr. S E. Langstone, mana ging director of the St. John Ambulance As sociation, said i t was hoped the new building would be completed in 10 weeks to coincide with the opening of the new North Shore
T HE Gor.:el·l1OT oj S ingapoTe , S i T Rob e?· Bl ack, lai d the foundalion stone of the new St. J ohn Ambulance Association headquaTte rs in B each Road Singapore, at a simple ceremony
S ir Rob ert is th e Pr esident oj the St. John Counci l and patron oj the Association.
The Bis hop oj S ingapo r e, the Rt. Rev. W olle- B aines dedicat ed th e fo unda tion stone after th e GoVeTnOT laid it.
SiT RobeTt in a speech said thal the day had a specia l significance or him because i t marke d not only th e jounding of the new H eadquw·te?·s but also his last pa?·ticipation in the activi ies oj th e Association.
Sir Rob ert appealed jor donations to h elp mee the cost whic h amounted to more than $5 00,000 H e also thanked donal'S who had ma de it po ssible to staTt the construction wm'k.
Lord Prior presents Nursing Award
WHEN LOTd WakehuTst, the LOTd PTioT oj the OTde r , w a s in Nova Scotia
?'ecently, he pTesented to Miss I sobel MacAuley, PTO vincial Super intendent oj Nu?'sing D ivisions in N ova Sco tia, the A lice Alberta R itchie B owl, in ?'ecognition oj exception a l seTvice TendeTed by memb eT8 oj the NUTSing Divisions in Nova S cotia at the tim e oj th e Springhill ll1in e Di sasleT in 19 56
Th e bow l was do nate d by MTS Tho mas GilmoTe, M.B.E. (D.St.J. ), w ho was SupeTint enden t-i n -Chiej 1943 -4 6 in memO1y oj heT motheT, MTS. H a?' old R itchie, a Dame oj Grac e of the O?'de?' oj St. John. It s pu?'po se is to ?'ecognise exceptiona l se?'vice, pos si bly in the event oj a majo?' disa ste?' 01' emergency, an epidemic, 01' JOT some paTticularly en eTp?'ising and successjul jO?'1n of public se?'vice ho spital now b e ing built between Sbe a Terr ace and Taharoto Road. To begin with, it will be opera ted by two ambulances and a staff of three.
CANADA W ELL over 20,000 more Canadian s ar e ready to help in a ny emergency t hat require s the use of artificial respira tion, thanks to this year's St John "Save-aLife" Week.
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Almost all provinces r eported greater success tha n ever as the week ha s becom e better known a nd more experience is gain ed in it s promotion.
Tllis year , m any St. John bran ches made no ta ble progress by ananging to se nd instructo rs t o group s su ch as servi ce clubs, church club s, women's orga ni sat ions and community groups r a ther than leaving i t e Continued on opposite page
ASPE CI A L ceremony was held a t Pol:ice H.Q., Ho ng Kong , when the Hon. K wok Chan, O.B.E. , C.St. J .( 1), pTesenled Lay L ectuTeTs ' Certificates to 13 membeTs oj'
the Hong Kong Poli ce Pm· ce. OUT pictu1'es show (left) the Hon. K w o!r, Chan adclTessing the gatheTing. On his left is 1111'. A C JVlaxwell, Commissioner oj P olice and a
N A ug ust 14th, 1957, the Witw aters rand an d Southern Transvaa l Centre of t he s t. J olm Ambulan ce Association d uly reg istered its one hundred thousan d th cer ificate.
It ju st so happened that this number stand s aga inst the name of Jo sia h Ng idi of the 20t h (Se lb y Compound) Non-European Amb ulance Division and Josiah s t he Cllief In duna of that Compound.
The centre was established in 1893 and since t hen 100 ,000 people of all races h ave p assed examinations in St John work and obtained St. John certificates for first aid, hom e nur sing , child we fare, health a n d h yg ene sa nit at ion , occupational therapy, accident prevention and rescue work industrial poisons and emergency ch ildbi r tb.
• continued from page 10 up to the public to come to St. Joh n demonstration s. Many br anches h ave also sent ins t ruc to rs to pub l ic beaches an d swinmli ng pools to give in s tru c tion righ t at the spo where i ti s mo s t apt to be u sed. This work, i n m a n y in sta n ces, was carried on tlu'ough the summ er mon th s.
Publi ci ty for the week was reported from " very goo d" to "excellen t." Newspapers gave a good c o vera ge and radio statio ns were also ve r y helpful. Television, the most difficult medium in which to obtain pu b lic ity, was generally not so good bu t wa s helpf u l in some in s ances.
F rom " Save -a- Li fe" We ek, St. Jo h n serv ice to t he public is sp rea din g farth er and farther each year. Instruction in artificial respir a tion is bein g pro vid ed in more c0l1U11unities. In add ition to t he valu e of this p a r t icul ar phase of First Aid, t rai ning in arti fi cia respiration may well be a factor in promoting interest in Fi r s t Aid genera lly
At the opening oj the new BTigade H eadquaTte?'s, N a iTob (above), SiT GodjTey Rhodes is speaking outside the building The 111ayoT is in I,he centTe wit h L ady 1VloT time1', wife o the Chainnan oj the St Joh n Counc l fOT Kenya, on his Tight and Lady Rhodes on h1:S left. (R ig ht ), th e Nlay01' , ajteT open'ing th e j1'ont dom' oj the headquarte1·s. 11
ALETTER of commen d ation from the Co mmi ssioner -in-Chief of h e St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade, Maj.-Gen. J M. Kirkman, to Di visional Superintendent F. A llen, of he Aylestone W.M.C. Ambulance Divi si on, was presented on Tuesday, November 5th, at St. John Headquarters , Seymour S t reet, by Lt -Col. A. W. S. Armitage, Commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland
The letter was in ap pr eciation of the first aid work don e by Sgt. W. G. Symmonds and Pte. J. T. Loseby, of the Ayiestone W.M C. Division , wh en travelling to Skegness wi th an outing from the club on July 20th. Near Croxton Kerrial the bus arrive d at the scene of an accident between a lorry and a private car A poli ce sergeant, on holiday at the t ime, was at the scene and expresse d his relief t h at trained first aid personnel ha d alTive d. Shor ly afterwards a British Red Cross nurse, Mrs. Carling, of Nuneato n Detachment, travelling on a bu s which s topped at t h e scene, came to render valuable assistance to the six severel y injured p eople invo l ved in the accident. Everything possible was done in attending to the patients, before the alT iva l of the ambulances from Grantham and Melton Mowbray.
Lt.-Col. Armitage, in his remarks said
THE foyer collections made in the counties in the Rank cinemas, during March, April and May 1957, resulted in the excellent total of £20,246 6s. 6d ., and once again the Brigade' s thanks go to the J. Arthur R ank Orga nisation.
"Undoubtedly t he quick action and efficient firs t a id wo rk carried out by these personnel of he St. Jolm Ambul ance Brigad e an d the Briti sh Red Cross saved life and brought c omfor t to tho se in dist ress Thi s furthe r example of t he coopera tion between the B riga de a nd th e Red Cross in their efforts to allevia te sufferirig is very hear tening and I am proud to be Conm1issioner of a county who se divisions produ ce such effi cient and ex cellent me n. " . . . Beg; ns at home
D IVISIO NAL Officer F. Quaintance, of Sidmouth St. John Ambulance Division, was caJIed upon to render first aid to his own son recently , when a collision occurred at Yarde Hill on the S idford ro a d between a motor -cyclist an d a cyclist. The motor -cycli st Mr Jo hn Quaintance of Sidmouth, suffered slig ht concussion, a nd the cyclist, Mr J. H. Tallant of Sidford, escaped with bruises Both were able to return home after first aid treatment.
A YOUNG Chichester couple seriously injured in an accident on heir motorcycle at En1sworth, prob a b ly owe their lives to the prompt ac tion of a R oyal Navy Surgeon Commander and a local superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Mr. Terence G affn ey a nd his wife , Doreen of Chichester were riding towards Chichester when their machine was in collision with a car.
Both were serious ly injured and were given in1ll1ediate treatment by SurgeonCommander F. W. Baskerville, of near by Merton Lodge Ha vant Road, and Police Con stable Harold Bunker, Divisional Superintendent of t he Havant and Leigh
P ark St. John Am bul ance Brigade. Said the pr oprietor of a garage near wh ere the accident h app ene d : "Bllt for the quick assistance by those two, the man wo uld certainly have died. The girl was also in bad shap e "
The couple were TIlshed b y ambulance to the Royal Po rts mouth Hospital and admitted with multiple injuries. Mr. Gaffney lost a foot in the acci dent.
A MEETING of the Hospital Library Department (Shropshire Branch) was held at St. J olm COlmty Headquarters on November 18th, 1957, when vol unt ary helpers of the Shropshire Hospitals came from m any parts of the County to hear Mrs Bevan Training Librarian, speak on the work of ho spital libraries and the contribution that voluntary librarians make to that work.
the resentai ion ceremony Mr. W. I J acobs, Secretary, Ji'.i: st Aid loyal Arsen al, is re ceivin:g his Oth er fro"!,, if Mr R E W Bayl ey F irst Officer, of Supply ,. l. d · S r:t/, Offi '. R al'Arsenal' Mr H. E. Chaplin, O.St.J ., Area Supennten ent, t. am Mr. S. E. VanRyssen, NJ.I! .E ., Seni or Royal WI' I lYlT Jo hn Owston, C St.J., Offic er, D epwtment, lVlr. D. J enkins, O.B.E. , Town Cle1 /c, Woolwich ; 1111'S. A VanRyssen, St John Ambulance Nursing D ivision, Royal Arsenal, WoolWLch; Mr E. Partridge, S'up e1'intendent, liVar D epartment Constabttlw'y, Royal Arsenal,
The amounts collected in each county are shown in the fo llo wing lis t:
Following the u sual procedure, the tota l of £3 05 15s 5d., collecte d in the Channel Islands was handed over locally In London, Mr John Davis, Chairman and Managing D irector of the Rank Organisation h ande d a cheque for £19 ,940 lIs. Id to L ady Braithwaite , Chairman of the Appeals Col11ll1ittee.
TOTAL No. of COUNTY COLLECTED Cinemas COUNTY £ s. d. BE DFORDSlllRE 80 6 8 2 NORTHAMPTON
BERKSHIRE 74 13 6 2
The Hospital County Organiser, Mrs. Cross, presided, supported by Miss Thursby, County Lib rarian . The speaker was thanked by County O fficer Mrs Crampton Pym (Chairman of the Joint Committee).
No. of COLLECTED C inemas £ s. d. 314 15 1 5
O N Fri.day, October 25th, 1957 a enjoyable and well attended meet.mg was held in the Lecture Hall of the Department, Royal WOOlWICh Mr. John Owston preslded and S. E. Van Ryssen, M.B.E Senior Supel'ln.tendent Royal Ordnance Factories Woo wlch, very kindly presented the awards. Mr. <?wston in welcoming Mr. Van Ryssen sa ld that Mr. Van Ryssen wh o h ad com e to the Royal Arsenal ju st over two years ago, had always shown during this time the greatest co-operation in the work of St. J olm and t hat no more fittin g person could carry out this pleasant task. He referre.d also to Van Ryssen wh o was present m her capaCIty as President of h e Royal Arsenal c: nd Woo lwich St. John Ambulance Nursmg Division.
In extending a we lcome to Mr. DavId Jenkins the Town Clerk of the Metropohtan Borough of Woolwich he went on to say that there had been for many years a close link between the activities of t h e Royal Arsenal in the activities of h e Borough of Woolwich in seve ral fields but in his opinion n o link so close as that which existe d in work of st. John. He ren1inded the gatherll1g that the Royal Arsenal and Boroug;h of Woolwich St. John Amblllance Bngade Division consisted of members who were drawn both from those who work in h e Royal Al'Senal and fr om who live and work in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Becallse of this link he ventured to suggest with the grea test of res p ect and
conviction that Mr. Jenkins would do all he could to encourage the development and progress of the work of St. John in the Borough.
He welcomed Assistant Area Commissioner Chaplin who representing Area Commissioner had expressed his keenness and spirit of by up his time to be present at this meetmg this afternoon.
He welcomed also Mr. Partridge, Superintendent War Department Con stabulary who had replaced Superintendent H. C. Hill, M.B .E ., on his retirement and Wished him a very happ y term of duty at the Ro yal Arsenal and expressed his gratitude and sincere hope that the w onderf\11 co -operation which has always been glven by th e War Department Constabulary will continue and t11l'ive in the future . Fmally
Mr. Owston welcomed Mr. Bailey who was present in his official cap acity a.s. the First Aid Training Offi cer of the MllliStry of Supply.
All this work is vollmtary, and h e paid tribute to those doctors , Dr. D. D. Towle and Dr S S. Ro wle, both of Blackheath, Dr. Nora Chase and Dr. Ei leen Gorman of Woolwich, D r. C. C lark of Eltham and Dr. G. S R. Little of Lee Green and Dr. Gabbe and Dr. Smith of the Royal Arsenal, and a ll those demonstrators and candidates who have been directly responsible ror making OUT St. Jolm work a resoundmg success Mr. Owston then called upon Mr. Van Ryssen to present the awards which 13
consisted of certificates, medallions and labels, a total of more than 125. Mr. Van R yssen said that he was afrald that he had b een saying well done and congratu lations and jolly. good s,how and wished everyone to believe that It was restrictions of the English dictionary wh lch caused him to more or less use the sort of words. He sai d that it was not ltke an urgent piece of business which had to be got over. Mr. Van R yssen then recipients to believe that he was smcere m offering them those He said that this was the thlfd occaSlOn on which he bad been to this ceremony, but that it was the first occaSlOn on which he had had the honour of making the presentations. Mr. Van R yssen that on the two earl ier occasions last year had been Mr. Mizen and the year befo re It was Mr. Owston who gave a remarkable talk on the history of the Order of st. Jo hn. Mr. Van Ryssen said that when Mr. Owston asked him if he would make these presentations and he agreed to do so, he knew that automatically he was letting himself in ror two tl1ings that first of all he was IIp and .he w.as forced mto the position of lllflictmg himself. on everyone for a time. Mr . Van R yssen saId that on the occasion Mr. Owston spoke he did talk of t he history of the Or d er of St John and when he, Mr. Van Ryssen, knew he had to speak he was a bit sorry Mr. Owston had done so. Mr. Van R yssen then went on to say that to turn up a few reference books , appropriate paragraphs and then to .have spoke n about them would have convmced everyone that he knew something ab?ut and that he had already been lacking m sincerity. Mr. Van Ryssen said we cannot disn1iss history when we have the Order of St John and b y a process of mental hops he h ad really been getting rO:.l11d to the millions of people who had m the devoted tbeir lives to the of ability to the relief of the suffermg of theIr fellow human beings.
Mr Van R yssen said that those same millio'us have been prepared to give of their own personal time to prep are so that they could fulfil a functlOn :-vhich they thought was one of the necessitles of life and which he thought so too. Mr. Van Ry ssen said that he did not exactly what was the driving force b ehind these people but he. what the. had been from theil' efforts, the building of an immense which was respected w herever it was established and looked uP on almost as a He had been talking a bout the n1illions that had gone Mr. Van R yssen said that the gener atlOns t hat had gone before h ad handed the charge on to the recipients of awards seated before him and that by the grace of God t.he y wOllld hand on the charge to the generatlOns to come. Mr. Van Ry ssen s ai d finally that h e would like to say thank you very much and that he would like as a person who was not a member of the St. John to to them the gratitude of the general pubhc. A vote of thanks was then proposed to Mr. Van Ryssen by Assistant Area Conmussioner Chaplin, O SU. who thanked Mr. Van R yssen for pres enting the awards and for his most encouraging remarks.
the works on Tuesday, December 17th.
The Commissioner-in-Chief sent the following greetings telegram to Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret:-St. John Cadet Officers and Cadets send Your Royal Highness all good wishes'for Christmas and the New Year. He received from Buckingham Palace On 23rd December, 1957 the following t elegram :-I have received with much pleasure your kind telegram of Greetings and I send my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to all St. John Cadet Officers and Cadets.-MARGARET IN-CHIEF.
Brigade in Dagenham , particularly the Cadet divisions
Some oj th e cadets at a m,?-ss Cadet Em'olme n t Cerem01W at Murton Colliery, County Durh am. Over 50 cadets we1'e enrolled and 24 ambulance cad ets we re emolled. Tln:s was pTObably th e lmges t Ca det Em'olment Ceremony ever held in th e country; it is certainly the la1gest ever held in DU11wm. 1l!lr. and NIrs. S. Cummings, who jonn ed th e two divis1:ons and personally Tai se d the money to equip th e cadets with un-ijonns, are in th e centre oj the p icture.
T
HE c.] 2 Dagenham Ambulance Cadet
Divi sion held t heir Annual "Open Evening " at Fiv e Elm s School , Dagenham.
The evening comm enced with an inspection of the D iv ision (45 bo ys) by Mi ss Pamela Mori son, Chief Staff Officer (Cade ts).
The progranul1e co n s ste d of item s performed by cadets of the division, starting wi th the St. John Juniors (8- 10 yr s. ) who sho wed that they knew all about artificial respirati on and handseats.
CpL Brian Hall competed against Cadet Eric Clarke in a test of dismantling bicycles and carrying them over an ob stacle course and r eassembling them to ride out of the hall. Thi s was done to show that St. John Cadets are proficient in knowing the parts of a bicycle, which is one of the condit on s to gain the Cycling Badge.
An interval followed with refreshments served by mem bers of the Dagenham Cadets Parents A ss ociation.
Following the interval those present saw two fihns , both presented by Area Staff Officer R. T. Bax. One entitled " Eastern Area" was made by Mr. Bax showing various activitie s and duties that the m embers o f the St. John Ambulance Brigade are as ked to cover as first aid duties
The second film was en titled " C.12 " and was made by Cpl. F. Hayes of the adult
division No. 94 Dagenham, and showed members of the Cadet divi sion in ac tion both on duty and at pleasme. This latter film was the idea of the Superintendent Mr. D. H. J Pattison Both fibl1S were very well recei ved by the audience and thank s were extended both t o Mr. Bax and to Mr. Hayes for their co-operation and help in making and sho wi ng the films
The next item was presented under the disguised title of " Camping " which was four cadets with camping equipment proceeding to give a demonstration of camping technique, but interrupted by a young man with vario u s injuries suggesting that perhaps he had been in a fight. He was promptly treated by the four cadets and helped away, presumably-home.
Th e last event was Figure Marching performed by 12 cadets This consisted of various intricate drill movements and was conducted in complete darkness save for lights placed in the berets of the Tlus was a very attractive and well perfor med item and deserved the applause it received. After a ll the displ a y items were completed, the division were fallen-in for presentations of trophies by Miss Morison.
In the speeches at the end of the evening, the Mayor of Dagenham, Councillor R Blackburn, expressed hi s appreciation of the work done by the St. John Ambulance 14
Miss Mori son told the audience that although she was the Chief Staff Officer Cadets, tlu s was the fir s t time that she had been to an Ambulance Cadets Op en Evening, and that knowing Mr. Pattison (the Superintendent) personall y, she knew they were very fortunate indeed to h ave him with their division, as there wa s no keener officer in the Brigade.
Mr. Pattison, in t ha nking Miss Mo r is on for h er presence at the Open Evening, said that the Officers and c a dets were honoured to have her wi th them. He m en i o n ed in hi s closing s peech a record h at very fe w cadets, and many adult memb ers could equal, and that wa s on e of over 1,200 hour s volun tar y duty performed b y a cadet (Cpl. Brian H a ll) since h is enrolment in the divi sion in 1951.
BUCKINGHAMSIDRE
TRAINING COURsE.-Over fifty N.C.O s and cadet leade r s attended the one-day instructional course at Holtspur School, Beaconsfield. Talks on drill, leadership , medical and first aid sUb.iects were given by County Staff Officer K. A. Nath a n and County and Area Officers.
ANNUAL ENROLMEN T. - After an enrolment ceremony for 22 nursing and 10 ambulance cadets performed by County Staff Officer K. A. Nathan the presentations were m ade o f the Cadet NLITs ing Trop1ues for first aid, home nursing, bedmaking and first-year cadet; also the Cadet Ambulance awards of the Alderson Cup, Hremorrhage Cup, C.W.S. Cup and the St. John Junior Cup.
DERBYSlllRE
WATCHES PRESENTED. - Three former cadets of the nursing division of Staveley Works Corps, Derbyshire, who h ave now qualified as adult nur ses, received gifts of fob watches during the annual presentation of ambulance and nursing cadets' awards at
The watches were presented to Mrs. Shirley Bingham (formerly Cadet Clarke) and Miss Kirk, both S.R.N.s, and Miss Doreen Bird (qualified in nursing mental deficiency) by Mrs. A. E. Biggs , wife of a director and secretary to Staveley Iron and Chemical Co l11 p an y.
There were a hundred awards for boy and girl cadets
DORSET
FERNDOWN. - History was made at Ferndown on November 20th, when the Ferndown detachment of the Wimborne Ambulance C a det Division had its first-ever inspection. This newly -formed division, starting from scratch, now has a m embership of 23, including juniors, and gre at credit is due to its superintendent, Mr. J. Bliss, in r ais ing the division to its present standard. The inspec tion was conducted by Co unt y Staff Officer Mr. K. H. Mooring Aldridge, acc ompan ied by the cadet superintendent and Mr. T. Well s of the Wimborne Ambulan ce Dlvl s lOn. After the in spection, the cadets gave demon stration s of practical work in hand seats, fir st aid bandaging an d artificial respiration, all to the entire sati sfaction of Mr. Aldridge.
FERNDoWN - S1. Mary's Church , Ferndown was the scene of an Enrolment Ceremon y- the fir st-ever-when, at a P a re nts Service, on December 8th , nine cadets of the Fern do wn det ac hment of the W imb orn e Ambulance Cadet Division were enrolled. Before a crowded assembly of parents and friends, the nine cadets and their Superint enden t wer e enroll ed by County Staff Officer Mr. K. H. Mooring Aldridge each member repeating the oath of alleg ia n ce a nd receiving Iu s ba dge, after wluch they all repeated the Briga de Code of Cluvalry. Mr. Moo r ing Aldridge, in speaking to the cadets, said i t must be a special day to th em , to be enrolled as cadets in such a world-wide organisation as the St. John Amb ula nce Br ig a de, in s uc h bea utiful smroundings as St. Mar y s Church, and to receive God 's Bless ing upon their work as cadets. The Rector, the Rev. E. Monds, after reading two " Brigade Pray ers" then took for Iu s talk the stor y of the Good Samaritan , or " The Neighbour who doesn t live nex doo r."
Fill.E-FIGHTERs.-Eleven smartly dressed cad ets of Plymouth St. John Ambul a nce Brigade (Odeon Cadet Ambulance Di vision) marched on to the stage of the Odeon Cinema on Sa turday, November 23rd, to receive certificates fo r fire-fighting from Mr F. Danniells, Plymouth Deputy Clu ef Fire Offi cer. These cadets, together with two others , qualified fo r the cer tificates after six-week course of instruction at the City Fire H.Q.
SHROPSIDRE
SHREWSBURY No. 2 CADET NURSIN G D IVISION held an enrolment ceremo ny in St. Chad's Church on November 18t h, 1957. Present were the Deputy Conullissioner Major Deedes , G.C., Miss D eedes , County S uperintenden (N), Vice-President Miss Downer, parents and friends. County Cadet Officer Miss Wisdom (N) enrolled the 14 cadets. The Rev B. M told the cadets they were unique, as 1t was the fint time in Shrewsbury that
cadets had been enrolled in church , he hop ed they would keep the promises they had made. The service ended with the cadet hymn and prayers.
SUFFOLK
IpSWICH NUR SING C ADET DlYIS IO N.Ipswich N ursing Cadets held their annual inspect ion and enrolment on November 29th, in the presence of .many Brigad e pers onn e parents and fne nd s. County Cadet Officer Mrs. P E. Taylor and Area Co m m ission er Lt.-Col. J E. M. Bland carried out the inspection and then six juniors wer e welcomed into the division. After the singing of the h y nm " The Lord is my She pherd," County Superintendent Miss A. M. Parker addressed the cadets on the meaning of the Code of Clu valry and then conducte d the ceremony for the enrolment of 30 ne w cadets. The present ation of warrants and certificates followed a nd th e " Gooderham" Cup for efficiency was pr esented to Sgt. OLive Corston. Then Miss Parker presen ted three Grand Prior b adges t o Sgt. Doreen GiJIingham, Sgt. Monica B loom a nd Sgt M aureen Lawrence, b r in ging the evening to its climax and the total of Gr an d Prior badges won in the division s in ce ] 95 0 to 11. Th e div ision is n ow proud to h ave its two cade t officers, cadet leader and three sergea nts wearing the Grand Prior b adge Ca d et Leader Margaret Corston is a lso now training a t the Ipswich a nd East Suffolk Hospital and during the past ]2 years the division has a record of over 30 me mbers who have taken up nursing
SURREY
GUILDFORD NURSING CADETS ENROL-
ME T.-An enrolment ceremony of new cadets and junior memb er s was h eld in the St. John H all Guildford on Wednes day , N o vem b er 16th , at 6 p.m
The serv ice was taken b y t he new Corps Chaplain Rev. W. White. Als o present were : County Offi cer Miss L awrence; M r. Bell (Area Cadet Officer) ; Preside nt M rs. Den yer; Corps Offic ers Miss Collier, M r. Swain; Youth Orga niser fo r Guildford , Mr. Griffiths ; Cadet Sup erin ten dent Mrs. Ren ville; Miss Glo ver; C adet Officer s M r. J ames Miss Ireland, Miss Ste ve n s Mrs. B ayne; ursing Member Miss Collier and p arents and friends. Twentyfour ca dets were enrolled a nd 17 junior m embers. Awards were presented b y Mrs. Den ye r to best pract ica l juni or members Elizabeth Whist on Paddy D urr an t , Clare Cava nn a h , Honora Jo nes Junior members gave a demo ns tration of fir st aid band ages, and cadets gave a demonstration of old tyme dancing under th eir voluntary instr uctor Mrs. D art. Afte r refreshments p arents and cade ts a ll joined in a social evening, w11 ich was a great su ccess.
WORCESTER
COMING OF A GE.-In a crowded St. John Hall , t he member s of the M alvern Nmsing Cadet Divi sion celebrated their coming-of-age on November 18th. This i the olde st c adet divi si on in the count y, a nd all except two of t he co unt y's Grand P r ior Cadets have been memb ers of t his di vision
Old girls, parent s a nd fr iend s j oined t he present cadet s in thi s celebration wlLich began with an enrolment ceremo ny of t he girls who had become members during the present year, and concluded with the cutting of the cake complete with 21 candles wlLich 15
was cleverly decorated with the St. John crest on a slueld. Everyone agreed that black icing , ho weve r it was made, ta st e d very good indeed!
Among th o se present were the Comnussioner, the Count y Superintendent, the County Cadet Offi cer a nd other Co unty St aff Officers, as well as the D ivis ional Preside nt and Vice -President, ex -cadet superintendents a nd respresentatives of the adult nursing divi sion.
SALE OF WORK.-The Stourbridge Nmsing and Cade t Di vis ion s h eld a sa le of wo rk for divisional funds, opened by the County Super intendent Mrs. D. Somers, and the chairman was the President (Mrs. Dr ew). She welcomed Mrs. Somers to the sale and spoke of the work the Brigade did for the coun try, and sai d it was lo vely in thi s modem age to ha ve people who did their work vo l untarily Mrs. Somers congratulated Miss Layla nd and her di v sion for all the very hard work they had -done to make such an attractive lot of stalls. Brisk selling a nd excellent buffet su pp ers brought the evening's total t o £50.
LLANELLY ADOPTS THE NEW I DEA.Ll anelly Student ursing D ivision can claim the unique position of b eing the first YOlmg Adul t Division to b e registered in Wales since the new drive started throughout th e country to promote to adult status efficient cadets who ha ve reached the age of 16 and h ave obtained their adult first aid certific ates, r a t her than retain them in the cade t movement as st u dent members. The new Llanelly (Coleshill) Nursing Divisio n is fortunate in having their own surgeon, Dr. W. C. T. Th omas, a nd nmsing officer Mrs. E. Andrews, who are both young and keen, and a president, Mrs. Lottie R ees, who is very alive to the possi bilities of the div s ion Thus wi th their divisional superintendent, Miss 1. Rees and divisional officer, Miss H a zel Williams, these energetic YOLmg memb ers have a team of lea ders who will back them in the many and varied a ctivities which they envisage. Above all , they have the blessin g and co -operation of the Llanelly ursing Di vis ion with t hei r s uperintendent, Mrs. A E. Owen, who for very many years h ave striven to keep the "n ursing flag" flying in tlLis in1Portant and ever -growing industrial neighbourhood. ENROLME I T AT LLANDuDNo.-A large conco ur se of cadets from am bulance and nursing cadet divisions of Llandu dno , Llandudno Junction, Conway and P enm aenmawr gathe red in the Drill Hall at Llandudno for a join t enrolmen ceremony on ovember 12th. Arrangements h ad been made by D ivi ion Superinten dent G . Edwards, and County Cadet Officer K . F awcett was in charge of the proceedings. T h e chair was ta k en by the Pres ident of the Llandudno Nursing D ivision, Mr. G. Curtis, and the enro lment ceremony was co nducted by tb e cadet training officer, Miss Zo e Druit t. In hi s remarks Mr. Curtis t C) ld h e audience th at b eing enro lled th a t evening was a g rl who a year ago ha d b een invo lve d in a most ser ious road acc id ent. As a result of immc-diate first aid rend ered b y a S1. J ohn Cadet and subsequent ho s pit al treatment h er life had been saved and she, having seen the va lu e of first aid training, had decided to beco me a cadet h erself.
T ow ARDS the end of the last war in Lewes , the old county town of a Commandant of the British Red Cross Society who was interested in youth work presented a small Challenge Cup to be competed for annually by the Cadets of the St. John Ambulance Brigade a nd the British Red Cross Society. The donor was a neighbour of the Superintendent of the local St. John Nursing Division and had been much imp r essed by her de voted work in answering day and night am bulance calls at a moment s notice.
She had als o, with her detachment attended a course of St. Jolm lectures and it occurred to her that it would be for the Cadets of both organisations to get to know each other better w hich was her chief reason for giving the Cup.
The joint competitions were popular. Extra training took place for sever al months beforehand and on the great day the teams turned themselves out smartly, showed real
keenness and an excellent grasp of the elements of First Aid and Nursing. Each year tests were planned, with judges fro m St. John and the Red Cross, and an audience of relatives and representatives from both organisations.
Tlus event continued year after year but in 1957 instead of a competition, a party was held so that bo ys and girls of both organisations could make friends play games dance and watch some first-class entertainment. Next year the competition will be resumed.
This party has been a great success and it is evident t hat the YOlmger mem bers of the two organisations, all of whom have a common interest in First Aid, enjoy very much the atmosphere of friendly competition. It is a tangible expression of unity of purpos e, and sinlliar events all over the cOlmtry can do a great de al to cement the feeling of co-operation between the two gTeatest First Aid Organisations.
T7 EEN interest is bei ng shown in the 1"-- expanding areas of Swindon in the St. John movement, and a provisional unit is working in the Walcot area
Inaugurated by Mr. W. H. James-Bailey who is very actively engaged in the life of the district, the boys have worked to gather togetheT the interest of others on the estate.
Interest has risen so illgh that the local council h as given pro vis iona l arrangemen t for the unit to have a small hall on the estate for its headquarters.
Mr. James-Bailey h as left no sto ne unturned to make plans for the following up of units of all sections of the Brigade, ]llllOrS, cadets and adults, and all may therefore have a COI1ID10n meeting place in the proposed headquarters, Following the outstanding possibilities of the area, Mr. James-B ailey is assuming the position of a local President, and Mr. L. T Hann, a local cadet officer, has ass umed charge of the first unit, pending its initiation as a division. Initiative is not lacking, and each month
I T is possible to obtain sets of marking sheets, as will be used at the National First Aid Competitions organised b y the St. Jolm Ambulance Association, by placing a standing order with the Competition Secretary, St. John Ambulance Association , 10 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.I.
Each set comprises a team test and two dual practical test s, all based on the 40th e dition of the Te xt book " First Aid to the Injured" includin g t he Supplements but excluding the appendices. They do not include home nursing.
During the year 1958, there will b e so me twenty sets available, the cost being Is. 9d. per set, post free.
Orders , with the appropriate remittance, should be sent to the Competition Secretary at the address given above.
There are still a few sets available of the 1957 competitions, h eld during the latter p art of the yea r , and can be obtained whilst the supply lasts, at t h e usual charge: the boys have a " free night. " This is used for a social, to wluch each boy is given the privilege of inviting a girl friend.
The girls are therefore" introduced" to the interests of the bo ys, and so recruits for t he local newly fo rmed Nmsing Cadet Division is obtained.
T he interest is lugh, the enthusiasm widening, but the greatest obstacle is the growing need for qualif'ied rnen to come forward as officers.
If any men in the locali ty of Swindon qualified, although not actively associated with the Brigade at the present are sufficiently interested in yOlllg people, they will be warmly interviewed by Mr, JamesBailey, if they will be good enough to write to lum at 62, Lennox Drive, Walcot East Swindon Wiltshire.
MEMBERS of the Settle Ambulance Divisio n (W. Riding), staged an unusual mountain 7'escue demonstTation at the 7'ecent Di strict Tmining Conference at Han'ogate (described in our last issue) The membeTs of this division are also full-tim e memb eTS of the County Ambulance Service, and it is of interest that only a week 07' so afte7' this demon stmtion they we7'e involved
in the rescue of six BmdJord students who were trapped for 57 hours in Providence Pot, on Great Whernside.
L ed by Superintendent L eonmd Wilson, th e team we7'e among the first to arrive on the bleak, freezing-cold hillside, They set up a ba se post, and kept it manned until the last student was brought to the surface Constant mdio contact was kept with all the 16
s York sh l'e E ven ng P os units taking part in th e rescue, which zeJas the biggest of its kind ever to have been undertak en
FOTtunately the rescued students we7:e not injured, but seveml of the re scue rs had to be treated-an d one taken to hospitalfor shock and expOSUTe from the r ordeal 400 feet unde1'gTound
More than 250 Police, pot-holers, and B7'igade members took paTt i n the rescue.
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"INyour corps I have found the spiritof S1. Jolm :flourishing at all tinles " the County Comnussioner for Derbysl1ire, Col. F. Arnot Beam, C.B.E D S.O., M.C. , Cdr.SU., M.D ., told members of Staveley Works Ambu lance and Nursing Divisi ons on Sund ay, December 8th He was speaking at t he Palace Hotel, Buxto n , where 20 0 mem beTs of Staveley Works Corps and their guests h ad travelled 24 miles from their" b ase" for luncheon and the annua l presentation of awa rds They were welcomed by Mr. S. W. Martin , O.St.J ., who, as well as being Chairman and Managing Direc tor of the Staveley Iron and Chenucal Co. Ltd ., is an interested President of the Corp s. Col. Bearn spo ke of the " immense help" the Company had always been to the
St. John movement in Derby shiJ:e, and conmlended the strength of the cadet division In the YOlmg people, he said, the future of the whole mo vement lay.
Nearly ninety men and women received awards from Mr. and Mrs. Martin, and after lunch they enjoyed seeing a colour film, taken by the firm's film unit, of the September inspection of their ranks by the COnmUssioner-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen J. M. Kirkman, paying ills first visit to Derbyshire County Officers who attended Staveley 's celebrations included Area COnmUssioner Capt. J. Atkinson M.B.E., S.B.SU ., County Superintendent (N) Miss E. F. Bell, Cdr.SU., County Secretary C. 1. Margerrison, O.St.J ., and Area Cadet Officer (N) Mrs. C. 1. Margerrison , S.S.SU
THE final of the London Tr ansport Ambulance Centre's First Aid Competition for the Sister Hutchings Cup , Gr avestock Trophy and Billings Cup took place at Chis wick Works on November 23rd, 1957 , before a large audience. The entry of 71 teams for this year's com p etition was a record one and nine district competitions were held to select the 13 te a ms to take part in t he final. First place was obtained by Baker Street (Women) led by Miss E. Bristol' with a total of 175 i- marks out of a po ssib le 200. They were awarded the Sister Hutchings Cup for ] 957. Second team and winners of the Gravestock Trophy was R eigate (Women) (leader Mrs H Barrett) with] 74t. These tea ms repeated their success of 1956 in again winning the same trophies. Other prize wirmers were, t1urd, Manor HOLlse " A" (leader G. Foley) 174, fourth, Lots Road " A " (leader F. Golding) 171, fifth, Peckham (leader P. Snuth) 169. Other teams taking part were Sutton "A," North Street" A," Romford " A," Chis wick
(Women) , Plumstead (Women), Addlestone Kingston" A " and Northfleet
In the oral test the winner was Mr. C Hart of Manor House who obtained 48 out of a possible 50 marks and was awarded the Billings Trophy Runner-up was Mr. W. Henley of Sidcup with 40 m ar ks , whilst Mr. D. Mayo of Adc1lestone scored 39t.
The team test which was judged by Dr. B. M Watney , British Railways , consisted of an indoor accident. The team members were practising in their ambul ance room, and were actually marked on the ,vay they performed before they were called to attend the accident. The oral test was judged by Inspector D. Williamson of the Metropolit an Police.
The trophies and prizes were presented to the winning teams by Dr. L. G. Norman wlulst Mr. K. G. Sh ave, Rolling Stock Engineer (Road Services) and Vice-Chairman of the Centre presided. Mr. J R Gardwood, M.B.E., Divisional Superintendent (Central Road Services) thanked the judges for their help, and the Centre 17
Secretary, Mr. S W. Harden, thanked the teams for their continued sup por t, also the secretaries and stewards who had helped to make the competition so successful.
T HE London Transport Ambulance Centre's Annual First Aid Competition for the Webb Trophy took place at the Ambula nce Hall, B aker Street Station, on December 6th.
This is an individual competition for women members of the Centre and consists of a practica l and oral test. The practical test was an accident where a woman slipped from a ladd er when assisting her hus b and, suffering a compound fracture of her right arm with severe h remorrhage Competitors weTe TequiTed to render first aid within the seven minutes allowed for the test. First Year (Certificate) and Second Year (Voucher) members were granted 8 per cent. and 5 per cent. a dditional marks respecti ve ly.
The winner was Mrs. H. B arrett , clerk of Reiga te (C.B &C.), who obtained 92 t marks out of a possible 150, being followed by Miss J. Cooper, woman conductor, of Phmlstead G arage with 82 m arks. Miss E. V Green of the Accounts Office, Broadway , was third with 72 -} marks and Mrs. E. Wade , woman con duc tor, Willesden Garage, fourth, with 72 marks.
The Individu al Test was judged by Mr. D. Williamson Metropolitan Police, whilst Mr. W. P arlett, MetTopolitan Police, judged t he Or al Test.
Mr. S. W H arden, Centre Secretary, congratulated the vi'inner and passed a vote of thanks to the judges, stewards and pat ients for their kind help and assistance in making this yet a nother successful competition. He also thanked the competitors for their keen interest in taking part in t lus event and mentioned how pleased he was to see such a good standard being maintained among the members. The Judges replied and gave some useful advice to the competitors.
LOl\TDON DISTRICT
PRES ENTATION -Despite he avy r a in, area staff an d o ffi cer s of the ambulance divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in South-East London gathered at the he a dquarters of No 16 (New Cross) Division on Decem ber 12th, to pay tribute to Mr. E. A. Wheble, who ha s been appointed District N o 1 (Prince of Wales's) Dlstnct. In making the presentation of St. .cuff links and wall plaque, Area Comnu ss lOner Dr W. W. King -Brown thanked Mr. Wheble for his services to So ut h-Eastern Area as Area Superintendent and fe lt sure that his translat ion to D is trict Staff would be of benefit t o the St. John organi sa tion in London as a w hole. In acknowledging the gift, Mr. Wheble recalled that it was in 1950 he was a ppointed as area having pre viou sly served With No 120 (Welling) and No 191 (B exleyhea th) Di visio ns He had memories of happy times with aU" t he South East London D ivisi o ns and considered tIu s area as second to none in the Lon don District. He was a so please d to a nnounce that notific ation h a d that morning b een received of his promotion from Serving Brother to Offic er of the Or der of St. John , an honoUT that was applauded by all present.
D r. King-Brown also presented to Mrs W heble a brooch as a token of appreciatIOn of t h e aSSIs tance she had given the St. John org anisa tion whilst h er husband h ad been area superintendent.
BUCKINGHAMSIllRE
SILVER JUBILEE DI NNER. - To mark the 25th anni versary of the Amersham A mb ulance Di vision a dinner was held in December at the Crown Hotel. Two of the or igina members, Mr. Cynl Gee ves (now Divi sio na Supenntenden t) and Mr. G H a driil, were present. The chair was aken by Mr. W I? Lovelock -Jones, F.R.C.S ., Divi si o na PresId ent. The toas of" The Di vision " was proposed b y the County Commissioner Brig G. Fenton, O.B E. Also pre sent were Major G. Bo yce, Chairman of the Amersham R.D. Council and Mrs. Bo yce, Mr. H arold Morris, Chairman of the Amersham P arish Council, and Mrs. MorHs, a nd Mrs. Lovelock -Jones Presiden t of the Nursing Di vision.
HOM E FmsT -AID.-A demonstration of first aid in the home was organi sed by the Langley Ambul ance Divi sion for the Young Wi ves Group at St. Mary's Church Hail.
TRAINING COURsE.-The we ek -end train_ COUTse at Beadnell, l?e ar Seaho uses, !'l0rthumberland, reported ill h e D ece mber of the RE VIEW, was organise d and carned by the Mid East Durh a m Corps of the Bngade, and was not in any way connected WIth an y other unit in County Durha m or with Northumberland County. It IS tha the heading may have been lTIlsleadmg Members of other units were of CO\lrSe, welcomed, but they h ad no in any way with the orgamsatlOn.
75TH ANNTVERSARY.-The City Division St. John Ambulance Br igade, celebrated 75th annIVersary of their formation with a dinner and social evening at the Civil Defence Socia l Centr e, New Walk, on November 20th. County Superintendent (A.) L. Lee proposing the toast to the Division, emphasised the long and distinguished his t ory and traditions of tills the oldest di vision in Leicester, and
The spirit of comradeship and endeavour shown in past years should en co urao-e those p r esent serving with the City !vir. H Ma:rtin, Division a l SupeTintendent, 111 respoI?-dmg to. th e toast, spoke of the pleasure It gav e lum to see s o many friends of t he division on t his memora ble o ccas ion. on behalf of the guests, Corps Supenntendent J. M Jon es sai d : "On this auspicious occasion, we look not only to the past, but more especially to t he futUTe _ Muc:h is required of those who give their services to the Brigade; the traditions of are something to be proud of."
DUTillg the evening, Divi sional Superintendent H. Martin presented Sister P Jolliffe S R.N. , with insignia on being appointed as a VIce-preSIdent of the division.
At the Glamorgan Constabular y Headquarters, Bridgend, t he ann ual ambulance competition amongst di vision s of the force f or the Jo seph F ree dman and the Dr. Williams cup s took place on Decemb er 4th. Teams from six divisions competed. In the viva v oce test P S 103 Andrews " D " Di vision , was adjudged the be st individual comp etito r , the result of the test being as follow s: 1st, Pontyprid d WIth 196 marks; 2nd, Port Talbot 191· 3rd Ton Pentre 175; 4th, Bridgend 152 5t h: B a rry Dock 124t and 6th, Neath 122
The Chief Con stable (Mr C. H W atki ns) acknowledged assistance received from th e Brigade as contributing to t he smooth running of the competition. The judges,
Dr. J. Shibko and Dr. D. D Stephen s spoke highly of th e effic ien cy of the his only regret being that every 1D the constabulary was not represented ill the entnes. Pont ypri dd and P or t !albot divisional teams will be competing ill the .No. 8 P olice District eliminatin g competitIOns a Wrexha m ea rl y in the n ew year.
CARMARTHENSHIRE
A parade of over 300 members of the South C arm a rth enshire Bri ga de uni ts, who at tended the ann ual inspection held a the Llan elly Drill Hall were congratulated upon the spirit which prompted them to spend their leis ure hou r s in the se rvice of
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the conull unity The congratulations were offered by t h e R eviewing Officer, Mr. T Hubert Lewis, Chief Cons able for Cm-marthen shi r e, who also commen ted upon t h e large proportion of ca det members tak ing part in the parade.
M r. D. Cecil Williams, J.P., Co unty Conunissioner , paid tri bute to t h e contribution m ade by the C hief Constable during the period Mr. Hube rt Lewis was Co unty Commiss o ner.
After t he parade service meda l bars representing 30 an d 20 years' service were presented to a mm1ber of Brigade officers and recipients of th e service medal includ ed the County Sup erintendent Mrs M. D Cave.
T h e volume of the services rendered b y the Brigade at Barry Island possibly surpasses t h e first aid facilitles pro vided vo lunt ari ly by the Brigade in any coastal resort in the country. The report which has just been received from the Barry and District Corps records a total of 4,627 cases treated during 1957 at the fir st aid sta tions at Barry Island Llantwit Major and Rh oose. On a rota system the personnel staff the stations on a full - t ime basis hroughout the summer seaS0n. On the island, where the majority of these casualties are reated the Brigade also staffs a creche for lost children where 2,38 0 distressed little ones were looked after w hil e t heir parents or g uardians were sought.
An an alys s of h e cases which received at ten tion dur ing the past summ er shows that 1,769 wounds of various typ es were the most common form of mishap , burn s and scald s accounting for 515, haemorrh age 45, f ractures 33, dis locations 12, poisons 6, miscellaneous 996, foreign bodies in various parts 37 J stin gs 463 and bites 75. Duty at the station can test the efficiency of the most experienced first aider and it is a sad thought that a large propor tion of these accidents due to br oken glass a re cau sed ent irely b y a far too com mon lack of consider at ion for others. On 80 occasions cases were sent to hosp it a l an d a doctor was in atten dance for 38 patients.
MERIONETHSHIRE
A special service was conducted at St. D avid 's Church, Blaenau Ffestiniog, by the Vicar (the R ev. Canon M J Daniel, B .A., B.D.) who is Vice-President of tbe Manod Ambulance Cadet D ivision, for the emolrnent of cadets and the presentation of awards to senior members The lesson was rea d by Mr. L. N. Vincent Evans, C.B., Chairman of the St. John Council for Merionethshire, and the senior members receive d their efficiency certificates at the hands of the Commiss ioner, Mr. H. Evans Jones Miss Zoe Druitt, Cadet Training Officer for Wales , enrolled 27 ca d et s into the Blaena u Ffestiniog Ambulance Cadet Division There was a good attendance of Brigade officers and members and County Cadet Officer J. O Williams was responsible for the organisation of a most i mpressive ceremony
MONMOUTHSHIRE
At the ann ual meeting of the Monmouth D ivision, the chair was taken by Major A. Reade who has been the D ivisional P resident ever since the unit was formed 33 years ago. Major R eade expressed thanks to those members who had given generously of their time to the St John cause and hoped that the new year would see more new recruits coming into the division Young people of today had the choice of almo st unlimited scope for the outlet of their interests but they did not a pp ear to appreciate that by giving service to oth er s they co uld make their lives more interesting. Divisional Superin tendent G. Butler reported on the duties carried out during the year. Altogether 450 cases had b een treated, ambulance members having spent 602 hours on duty and the nursing personnel 2, 000 hours. Miss M. Hunt was thanked for her services as Cadet Superintendent.
BORO UGH O F NEWP ORT
When Newpo rt Po lice Division of the Brigade was fo rmed 50 years ago it had 48 memb ers. When he Hon John Bruce , C hief Commissioner for Wales , presented
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the Jubilee Certificate to Superintendent W. R. Newton, who received it on behalf of the divis ion , he said that membership stood at 40.
The Chief Conunissioner opened the J ubilee Celebration-held at the ambulance hall , Shaftesbury Street- by unveiling a photograph to the memory of the late Major Henry Ware, a Commander of the Order and Commissioner for Newport from 1945 to 1954. Pay ing tribute to Major Ware, he said: "We all feel a great debt of gratitude to his memory."
Service awards were presented to members of Newport Corps by Mr. R. P. Perry, member of the St. John COl mci!. First aid awards were distributed by the Mayor of Newport, Cllr F. G. Hopton, and the Major Ware trophy for Brigade team competitions was handed by a former Deput y Commissioner for .fewport, Mr T. J. Raines, to the town division team, which consisted of Sgt. J C. Blake and Pte s. K. Thoma s, F. Anstice A. C. Donovan and E. Williams.
A vote of thanks was proposed by the Chief Constable of New port , Mr. F. H. Smeed and seconded by Mr. John Venables, Corps President and Secretary of the S t. John Council, Newport.
OUTSTANDING. - The Dunleath Cup for the most outstanding service to humanity during the year was awarded to Sgt. Mrs. Elsie Cathcart of Portadown Nursing Division and was handed over to her by tbe Conunissioner -in-Chief at the Brigade 's annual dinner, October 28th, ]957. Mrs. Cathcart had nursed in her own home a patient bedridden with a lung cancer for many weeks before he died, and the patient s doctor commended her work in glowing terms.
I SPECTIONs.-The number of hours spent on duty by the Bangor Nursing Division of the St. Jolm Amb ulance Brigade reached the record tota of 3,448 last year. H a lf this number was spent in the local camps for Hlmgarian refugees. This information was given by the Sup erintendent, Mrs. J. P_ Simms , at the annual inspection. She said that owing to an abnormal amount of illness more hours had to be covered by fewer people, and suggested that if each member could persuade a friend to join the division there would be a larger trained band ready for any emergency. The nee d for voluntary service, she said , seemed to be increasing in th is Welfare State The inspection was carried out by Mrs. I van eiil, District Superintendent, who congratul ated the division on its neat tUrD -out and its fine record of public service Mrs. w . S. Kingan, president of the division, was chairman.
Mrs. Ivan eil l was the inspecting officer at the annual inspection of the Y.W.C.A. Student Di vision of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in the hall, Wellesley Avenue , Belfast. About 30 students a nd cadets took part and gave a demonstration of car ing for people hurt in h dme accidents. The Divisional Surgeon , Mr. R H. Livingston, presided The students have had a remarkably successful year in first aid and home OlU-Sing competitions. In April they won
first prizes in the Belfast and Northern Ireland competitions.
The annual in specti on of Headqua rters Division St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade , \-vas can:ied out at the Skegoneill Avenue Station The inspecting officer was the District Superintendent , Mrs Ivan Neill, who was accompanied by the District Transport Offic er, Mr. R. E. Myles Hunlpl1reys, and Area Superintendent, Miss K. Hamilton. The parade was in charge of Divisional Superintendent J. Green and the Divisional Surgeon , Dr. M Elderry.
Mr. Humphreys said th at the performance of the new ambulance, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, h ad amply justified the decision to ac quire that type of vehicle. The motor cycle unit which patrolled the roads adjoining Belfast had also proved of great use, he added ASSOCIATION AWARDs. - More than 150 first aid certificates home nursing cert ificates and further awards were presented by the Director of the St. John Ambulance Association, Brig. J. Y. Calw ell, a t a ceremony in Bryson House, Belfast. Mr. J. A. Mitchell, chairman of the Belfast Association Council , presided. Bri g. Cal we ll said that the association was very pleased at t he number who had completed their cours e in view of he recent ' fl LI -epidemic which had, in some cases , interfered with attendances.
He hoped that those who had been un able to do so wou ld qualify when classes recommenced in the new year. Area Commissioner W. A Ryan , Public Relations Officer t o the Order of St. John , sa id that there was an i.ncreasing demand for attendance of trained first aid personnel at sporting and other events, and h e appealed to the new certificate-holders to join the Brigade and help in these pub lic duties. -7-- .,'
We deeply regret to announce the following deaths:
Private Vivian Bowes Beer of the Westgateon -Sea Division. Mr. Beer who remained a keen and active member of the division until the time of his death at the grand age of 82 years had been associated with the Brigade in South Africa in his younger days, where he saw service in the S01.1th African War and subsequently was a life member of the South African War Veterans Association and the Ar tillery Association
He was the son of a doctor but became a civil engineer. After his retirement and during the last World War h e became a full time member of the A R.P. at Birchington, Kent. He was a well-known fig ure in Westgate-on-Sea for his dignified and military b earing which remained with him to the last. He will be sa dl y missed b y his colleagues
* Alderman Sidney A. Maycock, O.B.E , J P ., on November 10 h 1957 at the age of 66. Croydon has lost a staunch s upporter of St. John Whilst holding office as Mayor of Croydon, Alderman Maycock became the first President of the Croydon Centre of the Association; later he was elected a Vice-President of the centre, a position which he held for several years. He was
also a Vice-President of No. 183 (Shirley) Ambulance Division. As a well-known journalist Alderman Maycock had made a special study of the history and work of the Order o f St John and during the last war he became a keen and active firstaider with the local Civil Defence services. In his many spheres of public work Alderman Maycock was held in high esteem and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
* Mr. Harry Ernest Snelling, North Lincolnshire Area Cadet Officer, who was 63, and died suddenly at his home at Cleethorpes. He had been a most efficient member of the Brigade for 35 years, travelling to meetings in many parts of the area. At the ftmeral, a procession of nearly 100 officers members and cadets marched behind t he cortege
* Dr. William George, one of Lancaster's best known public figures, who had been closely associated with the St. Jolm movement for many years, and for his services had been made a Commander of the Order.
* Pte. Albert Denton, S.B.O.SU., aged 81 a founder member of Heckmondwike and Liversedge Division , which was formed in 1900. He held the Brigade Service Medal with seven bars, and in recognition of his services he was admitted to the Order of St. John as a Serving Brother in 1947. He was awarded the Coronation Medal in 1953 in recognition of 50 years' public service. During his 54 years' service he was an inspiration to younger members of the division , and was ever ready to help anyone in need. The division is poorer for his passing, and he will be remembered for many years to come.
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* Mrs. Louisa Norris, wife of the Rev. Percy Norris, on November 20th, 1957. Mrs. Norris enrolled in 1933 in No. 31 Borough of Southend Division where she served for ten years being transferred to Mudford, near Yeovil, Somerset in 1943, and appointed Divisional Superintendent in 1944. Mrs. Norris left So merse for Bournemouth in 1949 where she became a supern umer ary officer in the Bo u rnemouth Nursing Division, and was appointed a divisional officer of that division in 1953 ; gaining her Service Med al in 1950. Although Mrs. Norris resigned from the Brigade in 1956, she kept in close touch with the Boumemouth Nursing Divis io n , and will be much missed by them
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The Commissioner-in -Chief, acc01n]Janied by th e Commissioner, MT. C. VV. Leverett, D.B E., O.8l.J. inspecting nU1'sing cadet s a.t DaT -es-Salaam on December 1 8th, 1057.
DURING D ecember 1957 the Commissio ner-in-Chief visited Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika and Zan zibar leav ing London on Friday, Novem ber 29th for Entebbe and returning again on D ecemb er 23rd. In th e fo ur co un tries which he visited he covered 1 000 miles by a ir 300 b y r a il , and some 1 800 miles by ro a d, good, b ad, an d indifferent. In the course of his tour he took eight inspections , visited six other unit s or dem onstrations , m a de th ree bro adcas ts plus a numb er of sp eech es and intervi ews Witll the Press I n 22 days he slept in 14 differe nt places. He had discussions with aU the governors a nd met a number of ministers a nd high officials.
In Ugand a, which cover s a vast area the pri ncipal t own ship s a r e great dis ta'o ces a par there are few t arred roa ds and th ere is a great sh ort age of people ava ila ble to officer Nevertheless, good pro gr ess IS bemg made p a rti cularly in the training of lay lecturers a nd association certificate ho ld ers und er the guidance of t he hea dqu ar ters officer Major Reeves and his wife. There was a good para de dr awn from the po li ce and fr om the divisions in Enteb be K am p a la, and Bo mb o, but what imp r ess ed him as much as anything was h e K ilembe copper mines, where no " bo y" can b eco m e a " bo ss boy" until h e has pa sse d a St.
The Offi cial Journal of the ---. Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Ve nera bl e Order of the Ho s pital of St. John of Jerusalem (Incorporating S1. John and The Cadet)
Edited by RO N ALD
LEES
At Na irobi on D ecernbeT 11th , 19 57, the Comrrl'issioner- in -Chiej' 1:nspected the BTigade Here he is paTticularly interes ted in th e S111a?'t unij'onns oj' the police detachment. H e is accompanied by NIT. Wink.
John first aid class The keenness and the quality of the work were splend id.
In Kenya , where the Commissioner-inChief arr ved by road on D ecemb er 7th he t ook inspection parades in five different places. In the wh ite farm.u1g areas the main need is for first aid on the farms and the Commissioner- in-Chiefwas much impressed by wh at he saw. I n Nairobi the main need is f or people to do public dutie s a nd in a ddition all the public services s uch as police fire brigades , prisons department and railways set themselves a high standard in firs t aid work An excellen t para de was held there. Ver y much the same happens in Mom basa.
In Zan zib ar the Order of St. John provides the only first aid organisation in the islan d There are no cadets b ut the Boy Sco ut s an d Girl Guides get first aid instruction an d should pro vide future adults for the Brigade
In Tanganyika t he Commi ssioner -inChief was only a ble to visit the Bri gade in Dar-es-Salaam and H.E. he Go vernor in Lusho t o. The inspection parade in Dar-esSalaam was a splen did one wit h great keenness and co mpetiti on in smartn ess of t urn -out.
In all these terr tories the main core of the Brigade h as in the p as t been formed from the po li ce, the railways, and the municipa or a irport fire brigades. Th e Commissionerin-Chief, howe ver, found that the fo rmati on of normal Brigade divisions containing Europeans, Africans and Asians was making steady progress. Ther e is in most places a great need for m ore nursing memb ers but good prov'ess is being made There are, however , vas t areas outside t he few main towns which are largely un tapped a nd , great as t h e pr ogress ha s been in many parts in Associatio n classes, there are still in1ffiense potentialities for further progress.
In spite of his heavy prov'amme the Comm.issioner-in-Chief was able t o make quick visits to the new O wen Fall s Dam at the Nile's source, a nd to two game parks. He saw lions , elephants, b uffaloes, hippopotami, at least eight kind s of ante ope and v'eat varieties of birds of all sizes from t h e ostrich to the lovely little sun b irds
JUNE 21st L958
A number of notices have been printed and circulated, giving the venue of the Annual General Assembly of t he Order as the Mansion House.
The Order has later been informed that the Mansion House is unfortunately not available, and the Ass embly will therefore take place at the Grocers' Hall, Princes St., London, E.C.2.
Ea st
WHEN the Commissioner-in-Chief
was inspecting the Brigade in Kenya, there was a most courageous young lady on parade She is 22-years-old Nifa
d 'S ouza a member of No. 1 Kenya
N ursing Division and is second from the right in this photograph. In June 1957 she had a severe motor accident. Of the four passengers in the car she was the only one injured- unfortunately for life. She picked herself up from under the car with a double fracture of the frontal bone, the two cheeks and the nose were completely smashed She had also a double fracture of the jaw, a suspected fracture of the base of the scalp, and many cuts on her face and ins ide her mouth. Her right eye pierced by a bone is lost and the visibility from her left eye is nearly nil as it was damaged also. She had lost so much blood that at first there
was very little hope for her life but with the mo st amazing courage she decided to iive.
A plastic surgeon, Mr. Michael Wood , rebuilt her face, stitched in all directions. She is plas tered round the head and ha s an iron palate ma inta ined in po sitio n by an iron connected to the plaster on her head. She can only feed through a straw. Her courage was the a dmiration of everyone in the hospital. She was never heard to complain in spite of terrible pain. She showed great patience with kindness a nd gratefulness to all around. Her amazing courage has been attributed to her spiritual strength linked with her profound belief in the St. John tradition.
Miss d'Souza's personal discipline and courage in face of great ph ysical and moral pain was recogni sed by a letter of commendation from the Commissionerin-Chief.
A T the annual general meeting, held in the Bonnington Hotel, Londo n , on Friday, January 10th, it was stated th at the membershi p of the clu b was n ow 15 1, a net increase of seven over the prev ious year.
N umerous social f unctio ns had been held and the average attendance at mee tings was just under 60. The President, Mr. E. L. K. Dunn, exp ressed his thanks to the officers of the club and to club members for their supp or t during his year of office , which to him had been a yea r of great s uccess. The election of officers for 1958 res ulted as follows: President, Mr. L. A. Spalding; Vice-President, Mr. R. D Browse; Hon. Secretary, Mr. S. J Stillwell; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. C. E Bower; Social Secretary Mr. K. F. O. Sta llard. The fo llowin g were elected members of the commi tt ee: M essrs. 2
A T. Bandy, J. D Mather, P A Stacey, R Turpin. It was announced that the annual dinner a nd dance would be held on Saturday, April 12th, at the Bonnington Hotel. Membership of the club is open to a ll officers and past officers of the Brigade. Particulars can be obtained fro m the Ho n Secretary Mr. S. J. StillweU, at 10 Falk la nd Avenue, C hurch E nd , Finchley, N.3.
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I T is as important to m ake use of up-todate methods in Br igade work as in any other mo d ern activity, a nd what may prove to be the beginning of a new method of communication, hitherto little u se d by the Brigade, was initiated at a demonstration given at Bridlingto n on January 19th. Various exercises and so on have been carried out in different counties already, but a fom1al launching in relati on to the Brigade took place at Bridlington when a demonstration was given by the R a dio Amateur Emergency Network to a large audience o f St. John Ambulance B rigade members, The ob ect was to show the Brigade how radio cou ld be used to assist in our work
The large attendance of Brigade members included members from th e East Riding and adjoi;1ing co unties, an d ;'am ongst those present were a lso the commissioners of the North Riding and Lincolnshire. The c vil side was appropriately represented by the Mayor (A ld Mary Padgett) and Mayoress of Bridlington , and the demonstration was conducted by Lt.-Col. A. C. Dunn, who is the chairman of the R adio Ama teur Emergency Network, assisted by some of hi s va luable team. Re ar-Adm ral Ro yer Dick, the Deputy Commissioner-in -Chief, came to BTidlingLo n, in order t o mark the occasion as being the official launch i ng of co-opeTation between the R adio Amateur Emergency Network and the Brigade. The scheme is alrea dy in active use with the British Red Cross Society, and it is approthat the picture shoul d be completed as It were, b y harne ssing the activit ies of the Radio Amateur Emergency Network t o the work of st. John as well.
Perhaps, fi r st, a bTi ef explanation might be of u se. The Radio Amateur Emergency Network conSIsts of a number of radio amateurs spr ea d the length and breadth of the British Isles, who possess receiving an d transmi.tting sets, which can be employed for radIO telephony. They are people who to communicate not only In tlus cou nt ry, but more and regularly wIth dIstant countnes such as the Uni ted States and A u stralia, and so on. While this activit y provides them with an invaluable hob by, they .are generously wishi ng to make use of theIr expert knowledge for the benefi of he commu ni ty as well. It is not easy t o become a radio amateur let it be understood , because that is precisely what tl1ey are not! To be licensed as a " rQ.dio stringent tests before a lIcence IS Issued, and ne eds stnct confornuty to G.P ,O , rules if the is to retained thu s we are deali ng, 111 fact, wIth lugh standard experience in the u se of rad i o and radio telephony.
The Radio Amateur Emergency Network
is organised on a county basis , with county controllers, who in their turn have a number of emergency controllers and radio stations, fixed and mobile, which work below the individual emergency controllers. Thus, there is spread o ver the county a network of wireless sets which could be u sed in emergency, or indeed for any ordinar y activity by local arrangements With the launching of the scheme of co - operation, all our Brigade Commissioners have been given a list of names and addresses of Radio Amateur Emergency Network County Controllers, and vice versa. It is thus hoped tha t contact will first be made at county leve , and that the respective commissioners and controllers will put local representatives of their re$pective organisations in touch with each other, so as to develop the use of radio. It wo uld be hoped, ·for m stance, th a t a' fixed station might be esta bli shed at, say, a di visi onal headquarters, controll ing mobile stations (that is to say probably a 111otor car or motor cycle combination which would be fitted with a tra nsmitting and receiving set) which would be available to be sent out to incidents , and report back to the headquarter's fixed statio n So much t hen for t he gener a background.
The proceedings at Bridlington were opened by the " Mayor, accompanied by
the Mayoress." This ha s been put in inverted commas because in this case, the " Mayor" is in fact a l ady, and the " Mayoress" is her mother. It is thus a little difficult to describe them However, the Mayor made an excellent and informed speech to start matters off and, as always it is so pleasing to h ave the co-operation of the municipal authorities in the work of St. John In fact, this is only one of the many helpful things which the Mayor has done for the Brigade.
After the opening remarks, Col. Dunn gave a fascinating description of the way that radio amateurs were in touch with each other t he world over and told how an amateur in the United States , known to him only by his call sign, talked to hin1 one day and said that he was arriving in London, and hoped that Col. Dunn and his wife wo uld come to spend a day with hin1 in London Thus can links be used not only for communication but for making friendships. We were also give n a nLl.l1lber of instances of radio amateurs communicating all over the world and, indeed , it is a commonplace of their hobby to be working
and tailing with a ll sorts of faraway countries, quite apart from communication in our own H aving exp lained the general work of the amateurs, and stresse d how , in fact they need a high degree of technical proficiency, Col. Dunn a nd hi s team proceeded to give concrete proof.
From the platform, a number of radio amateurs were called up in places as far apart as Holt in Norfolk to Scarborough in the North.
Messages were passed by the Mayor to Driffield and Hull-one of these t.o a blind operator. Members of the audience were able t.o talk to various stations and messages were exchanged to a nd from the Commissioner in Norfolk , whi le Air-Marshal Sir John B aldwin , t.he Commissioner for Lincolnshire, talked from this hall to his Deputy Commissioner at Grimsby, an d Dr. Lavin, his County Surgeon, who gave him a weather report. That concluded the first part of the programme.
The next proceeding was to demonstrate another aspect. We had been shown that messages could be exchanged far and wide in the face of say, a major disaster such as the extensive East Coast F lood s of 1953, and now we turned to what might be termed close range work. For this part of the proceedings mobile radio stations wer e established ro und the edge of a large imaginary racecourse, and there was a lso a mobile station outside the" headquarters," which was the demonstra tion hall. Headquarters called up the mobile statio ns, who rendere d half-hourly reports on the state of affairs at their particular point, and staged tw o or three incidents In one case there was an accident which was too big for the particular post to deal with and t h ey therefore called up headquarters to dispatch the mobile station which was standing by with a " doctor" and nurses.
This team was, in fact, taken from the audience itself one member acting as a doctor, accompanied by nursing members. They proceeded out to the scene of the accident a nd having arrived, they repor ted on the state of affairs and what they were doing Another incident was a call for reinforcement at ODe of the posts and another post was moved over to give them support. All this was done easily and efficiently and it was quite clear to the audience that they were seeing an entirely practical proposition, and this was reinforced when the team selected from the audience had returned, and were able to give us first-hand confirmation that all had gone well.
That concluded the practical d emonstration. Then Dr. Dearn, t he Commissioner for the East Riding, t old the meeting how impres se d he had been with the demonstration, and thanked all those who had participated and supported the occasi on, including fiTSt of all Col. Dunn and his team, and the Mayor and Mayores.s, a nd Mr. Mundy, the manager ot the Willter Garden Theatre, who had so kindly lent the hall.
Admiral D ick then spoke on the practical application of what had been seen He
T H E climax of a effort 'on the part of the combined di visions at Abingdon, resulting in a headquar ters of comb ined beauty and utility produced by their own labour, came on SLmday, January 12th, 1958 , when the Deputy Commissionerin-Chief, Rear-Admiral R. N. Dick, C.B. , C.B.E., D.S.O., opened the new buildings.
On an unusually beaut iful January afternoon, the three divisions had first marched to St. Nicholas Church for a serv ice they were joined by the Deputy Conm1issioner-in-Chief, the Commissioner for Berkshire, Mr. C. A. Poole, K.StJ. M.A., supported by the entir e County Staff and the Mayor and Mayoress
said that he was convinced that anybody who had attended the demonstration could see its value and would apprec iate the lugh standard of work carried out by the Radio Amateur Emergency Network. It remained to put this to practical use with the Brigade. The R a dio Amateur Emergency Network had already for some time been in contact with the British R ed Cross Society and it was neces sary and appropriate that similarly there should be co -operation - between the Brigade and the Radio Amateur Emergency Network; t hat was the specific obj ec t of t h e meeting a nd demon s tration.
In saying this, it was realised that the Brigade had not been entirely witho ut contact, and, indeed, several exercises had been carried out in variou s counties with the R adio Amateur Emergency Network. Wha t was wante d now wa s to spread this on a mo re co -o rdinated basis. There were those who might say that with telepho nes available, there was no use for radio but one of the first features of disa ster was the breakdown of communications as so frequently occurred with telephone lines being torn down a nd so forth. Eve n where telephones had not been damaged, it would frequently happen t h at the telepho ne might be far away, or in dark or fog, as recently at Lewisham ; the telephones might be difficult to find, unless one was very familiar with the location, and even whel'l they were found they would be be sieged wi th callers. One of the virtues of using the Radio Amateur Emergency Network would be having avai lable our own communications on. which we would have complete priori ty, qUIte apart from the speed of talking direct between our headquar ters and po s ts. The Radio Amateur Emergency Network were a nxious an d willing to co -operate with us. They wanted to serve the community just as the Br igade serve h e community, an d Admiral Dick asked the audien ce to bear this in mind, and when they returned to their own districts, to see what couLd be worked out with their local Radio Amateur Emergency Network contacts.
As was known, all counties had a list of 4
of Abingdon. During the service t he Conmussioner conducted an enrolment ceremony for ambulance and nursing cadets. After the service the d ivisions marched through the town to the new headquarters, where a guard of hono ur was inspected b y the Deputy Conumssioner-in-Chief. The Vicar of Abingdon pronounced the Dedic ation and after Rear-Admiral D ick had decl are d t he building " Op en" tea was served
The building, a single storey one, contains reception and lecture rooms, offi ce and kitchen and is a credit to the members who carried out the work, an i nspir ing exam ple of service to the Brigade
Radio Amateur Emergency Network Controllers, a nd County Commissioners and it shou ld thus be possible for local arJangements to be organised. It was on the divisiona l evel that it was important to make these contacts. The whole value of the scheme would rely on personal contacts and arrangements Admiral Dick visualised for instance, a perm anent set established at Divisional Headquarters which would be under the charge of a Radio Am ate ur Emergency Network Controller, but would have a team of maybe four or :five mobile radio stations which could be available in emergency to go out with the Briga de team to the scene of an incident.
As a practical example, Dr. Dearn h ad mentioned in his remarks that this very day two car-loads of Brigade members conung io the demonstra ti on, had sto pped on the road to deal with an accident of a n overturned car on the icy roads, and to render first aid. Had it been a que stion of sending to such an incident from Headquarters, how u seful radio communication might be!
.Mr. T Heward (County Treasurer, East Ridmg) a ttended to the occupants of the overturned car a n d received f urther help from the arrival of Dr. Baker and Ml:. Freeman before the ambulance took th e casualties to the Llo yd Hospital, Bridlington. To reach the vic tims , they had to prise open the sunshine roof-using a " tin opener" technique.
Concluding b y thanking all concerned who had organised the demon st ration and a dding his congratulations that so large a number of members of t he Brigade (there were some 150 presen t) had been able to attend the demonstr ati on, including three Commissioners, Admiral Dick said t hat he hoped that this inaugural demonstr ation would be the start of a new asset to the work of the Brigade, which could grow to be of very great use, but it would only grow if members took an active interest in ensuring that t1us took p Lace. The responsibility for that rested on t he m embers of the Brigade and on the membe rs of the Radio Amateur Emergency Network.
, ------ By ------,.
ERNEST B. HAMLEY
" A thol/ sand hearings are not as good as one seeing "-Chinese prov er b
FEW of t hose concerned with first aid teaching appear to be aware of the numerou s visual aid facilities available today; t h e purpose of this art icle is therefo re to stimulate interest in s uch aids and encourage their frequent and proper employment.
Visual aids is a subject which has not always in the p ast received t he attention it deserves, but with the int roduction of courses for the Lay Demonstrator's certificate increasing interest has been focu sed on its impor tance and no one concerned with teaching first aid can afford to neglect opportunities in this field, which are today greater than ever before.
The attractiven ess of the visual means of approach is typified in the exploitation of the lise of television in reaching mill ions of people. If the attention of members of our St. John classes is to be similarly h eld, every visual method of presentation which can profitably be used must be introduced to supplement textbook study an d reinforce the spoken word of the lect urer.
In first aid teaclung, where it is of paramount importance to m emorise definite procedures in given emergencies, the scope for the use of visual aids is enormous. About 80 per cent. of adult perception is said to come through the eye, so obviously visual teaching should play a comparable part with theoretical instruction. The material s and methods descri bed here should in no way be regarded as a s ub stitution for pr esentation of the subjec t as outlined 111 the syllabus, but if correctly used they do provide a n excellent comp lementary aid to any in structio n. In thi s conn.ection lecture notes, in the form of duplIcated "hand -outs" can serve as a visual renunder to the 'class of what they h ave heard.
THE BLACKBOARD
.Perhaps the oldest, simplest and most u sed (and abused!) of aU teaching aids, the bJackboard is reall y a necessity in fir st aid instruction. The following hints may help those who are not accustomed to u sing the bl ackboar d:
*; Two bo ar ds placed side -by-si de aga111st a wall are better han a single board on a. shaky easel. Ideally they sho uld be 111 a vertical frame with adequate direct overhea d lighti ng to avoid" slune."
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Dark green , indigo and slatecoloured finishes help to obviate g lare a nd are now often preferred to the conventional black surfaced board s.
* Do not be afraid to make full u se ?f coloured chalks which help 111 provldmg contrast. Only b est quality chalk should be used as inferior makes are coarse and brittle.
* Hold the chalk at an angle of 45 degrees to the board and with easy mo vement from the wrist make lines bold and
A R.I.P.H.H.
(Croydon Centre, St. John Ambulance Association)
clear; boldness and simplicity is the key to success in this art.
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Captions and lettering should be large enough to be read without strain at the back of the class. A few brief headings classifying salient points are more readily absorbed and memorised than a great deal of writi ng filling the bO(irds and confusing the students.
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Some lectur ers find it useful to make an ou tline of their work with an ordinary graphite pencil, sup erimposing chalk lines over this guide (which is visible only to the writer) during the lecture prop er.
* R emember to talk to the class and not the bl ackboard !
* Finally, a little " unwritte n law" - always clean the board ready for the next user.
FILMS, PROJECTORS AND SCREE S
There is today a good range of first aid films, some of which are available on free loan . Care must, however, be taken in their selection, with special attention to audience suitability for the specific subjec t chosen. Generally spe aking, instructional films should not have a running time of more than about 20-30 minutes or the class tends to lo se interest. This is particularly true of youngsters taking the preliminary course. The subject should be outlined before the film is shown an d time allowed afterwards both for sunU11ing- up and, more important still, recapitulation to test the st udents grasp of the subject b y question and answer. Silent films may be preferred to so und films as some students are better able to assimilate what t he y see if their attention is not diverted by commentary. Succe ssf ul film showi ng is large ly dependent on a deq uate preparation. Lack of attention to small details can mar a n otherwise first-class programme. Arrangements for a projectionist, a check on correct voltages for the projector used, adequate ventilation, seating a nd b lackout arrangements are just a few of the points wluch should always be borne in mind.
Projectors ca.n sometimes be borrowed from local aut horities ei ther free of charge or at re duced fees. Some teaching hospital authorit ies and larger industrial concerns will make projectors and screening faci li ties available locally b y arrangement. SOUND films cannot be sho wn on projectors designed t o take only SILENT films or the films m ay be irreparably da.maged. The 5
best type of screens for films and filmstrips are the silver beaded models which absorb very little light. Sizes of screens vary but t he correct proportional ratio which su its most requirements is 4 : 3. For comfortab le vi ewing the class should be seated not less than t wo, or more than seven, screen widths from t he screen itself and no row of seats should be greater in length than its di stance from the screen. This suggestion may sound somewhat complicated but its observance is well worth while.
The filmstrip is growing in popul a rity with those who recognise its usefulnes s as the successor of the lantern sLide. A filmstrip actually cons is ts of a series of photographs or illustrations, each in the form of a "frame," on a 35 mm. non-inflammable film base. Its principal advantages are cheapness and lightness ; 15 ft. of filmstrip bearing 240 frames weighs only i oz. compare d with an equivalent number of fragile, costly lantern slides weighing about 28 lb. New strips on artificial respiration and other first aid subjects are now on the market at very reasonable prices. Strips are usually accompanied by approved detailed teaching notes which should be carefully studied before the class commences. When buying filmstrip projectors, which are produced in a wide price range , attention should be given to the quality of the len s and the wattage of the projection lamp which must be sufficient to ensure that the image can be "thrown" t he require d distance. Using a good projector in a small class-room, lights need not be extinguished, thus facilitating note- taking. After use filmstrips should be stored in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.
One firm (Unicorn Head Visual Aids Ltd.) has a camera service for making filmstrips from the customer's own photographs and diagrams As an example of prices , a strip consisting of 48 frames (b ack / white) made specially to order costs only £ 2 2s. comp le te
The a natom y flannelgraph, which has been available for some time, has been acclain1.ed a boon in first aid tr a ining. Accurate in proportion and detail, the attractive, brightly coloured cut-out felt organs contrast excellently against the skeleto n outline printed on a black backcloth. The outfit is mos t reasonably priced (37s. 6d.) an d packs compactly for easy stor age and transport. A special feature of the fiannelgraph is tl1at by demonstrating themselves, class members are a ble to take an active part in t heir own instruction. The only possible disadvantage of this method lies in the fact that tudents may become so intrigued with the actual technique of presentation tha t they may tend to forget they are learning first aid!
It is hoped that the flannelgraph will
rapidly become even more widely accepted and used and that every class organiser will regard this valua ble piece of equipment as an essential in every first aid course.
CHARTS AND: ,DIAGRAMS
Not even the fiannelgraph can supp lant the st. John life-sized coloured charts which have proved their value in years of teaching experience. Little advice is necessary on presentation of charts and diagrams but it is important to remember that the lecturer should stand well clear and always use a pointer when describing details illush ated.
When displaying a chart it is essential to ensure that it is prominently placed and securely fixed, if possible on a proper chart easel , b efo re the class commences Few mishaps can be more embarrassing than the untimely collapse Qf chart and easel at the crucia point of the talk!
SKELETONS, TORSOS AND MODELS
The proud possessOTS of teaching skeletons are indeed most fortunate and they would be well advised to treat them wi th care, especially by providing good storage when not in use as in these days of high prices , skeletons are undoubtedly costly items. Having made the initial outlay, however, both skeletons and torso models , which have removable parts" are a good investment. In the early lectures in which it is sometimes a problem to hold students' interest whilst discussing anatomy and physiology, these aids are particularly useful and they definitely help to create enthusia sm in the subject. Unlike some visual aids, skeleto ns have the one big advantage of not becoming out of date!
In recent years new types of washable models of linlbs an d organs have been introduced; made of synthetic m ateria a nd fully coloured, they are true to scale a nd virtua lly unb reakable Anatomical models are quite expensive but it should be noted that a tremendous amount of research and
skilled work goes into their preparation and production. Increased examination successes, as a result of extra knowledge gained by students taught with these specialised instructional aids, certainly ju stifies expenditure on them whenever practicable.
Casualty make-up should be as impor tan in first aid classes as it is today in competition work With realistically faked injuries the importance of prompt and proper treatment is emphasised and the class is given a tr ue -to-life picture of the signs they can expect to see in actual practice. Faking has often not been done in the past becau se of the necessity of lengthy and messy preparations. The introduction of plastic replicas of numerous wounds and injuries largely invalidates this excuse Using these replicas it takes only a few minutes to set up a "patient" as a realistic accident casualty.
Instructors and demonstrators who are sufficiently inter ested can become proficient in the art of casualty make-up by taking the St. Jolm course in this fascinating subject.
For the most part manufac tured visual aids have been di scussed in this article, but there remains aml0st unlimited scope for the use of initiative and improvisation in producing cheap home-made teaching aids which can, in spite of their simplicity, be none the less remarkably effective.
I n the next issue of the REVIEW there will be a catalogue of Visual Aids which a re currently availabJe--a most valuable reference for all instructors. It is intended mainly for users in the U nited Kingdom, but overseas readers will find that many of the items can be obtained through local Association Centres or other suppliers or agents.
Pho to: l' orks £'ventng Post Caaet SupeTintenden t F Smith, of th e Ripon Ambulance Cadet D ivision, with his beautifully execu ed scale ?nodel of the Santa Anna, g1'eat ship of the old Orde1' of St. John. This was on show at th e D istTi c ConfeTence of th e West Riding at HCtTT ogate.
A GALLANT attempt to save a baby's life, which was unfortun a tel y un successful , took place in Ilford , Essex, during the thick fog of last December.
A di straught young couple, Mr. Leonard Sawyer arid his wife Doreen, sat in the ambulance as it crawled from their home to the hospital, bearing their si x- weeks-o ld baby Charles Mrs. Sawyer had taken him to be vaccinated and late that night intuition had awakened her to find Charles suffering
Her husband telephoned for the am b ulance, and it came promptly- with a threeman crew bec ause of t he foggy conditio ns.
The driver was W. J Doughty, of East Ham Division the attendant was A H M idw inter, of Chadwell Heath Division, a nd the third was an a mbulance man but not a Brigade member.
Midwinter ran on ahead to the house, where he gave artificial respiration to the child, and when t he ambulance arrived the two others improvised an o xygen tent fr om first aid and dmg boxes, splints and pillows. Over it all they fastened a sheet.
The journey back to King George Ho spital through the sm og took nearly 45 agonising minutes with the attendants alternately administering the oxygen and walking ahead as guides.
On arrival a waiting doctor hurried out to see Charles but had to tell the parents that their child had died.
URSI NG Cadets of Sittingboume and Nlilton D ivision, K ent, received over £100 as a Tesult of their annual Ch7-istmas BazaaT in SittingbouTne Town Hall, which was opened by Viscountess Allenby of Nhggido (County Vice-President). Among the attractions were a demonstmtion to illustmte the wOTk of the cadets, and a display of Scottish dancing by the Scottish Heath eT Club, of the I s le of Sh eppey. Our pictur e shows Councillor Mrs. lV.!.. H R ees escorting Viscountess A ll enby thTough the guard of honour when she arrived f01' th e opening of the bazaar.
By Nursing Cadet C. WHEATLEY (Gloucestershire)
THE camp is situated on High House Farm field, and is a semi-permanent one The sleeping accommodation is under canvas but the dining and recreation hall , cookhouse and wash-houses are all built up The camp is run by a commandant, and is open to all cadets in Britain All cadets take turns at various duties, such as cooking and serving meals, or cleaning. These duties are supervised by two duty officers, who are relieved every twenty-four hours Two other officers have the pleasant occupation of patrolling lmtil past midnight to prevent any wilful camper escaping into the night.
The day starts officially at 7.30 a.m. but for many it often begins much earlier than this. Breakfast is at 8.30 a.m. and at 9 30 a.m. a ll gather at the flagpole for morning prayers and post. After the duties have been performed and everything put neatly to air outside the tent all those crooked poles are discovered during the tent inspection which begins at 10.15 a.m Then all spare money is withdrawn from the bank and spent in t he camp tuckshop, a nd at 12.30 p.m. everyone rushes for lunch. There is then a rest period (which I never saw observed while I was at camp) and then all those not on duty are free lmtil high tea at 6.30 p.m.; cocoa is at 9 o'clock and" lights out" at 9 30 p.m.
I liked camp very much because there was
a lmo st always more to do than one was able to do at one time. Although we only stayed a week we bathed at Bexhill and Winchelsea, played rounders, table tennis and football, visited theatre and cinema, saw several places of interest including Battle , where the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, Hastings and Rye. Above all, the spending of a large fortune was not necessary. We were of course most fortunate in that we had very good weather until Thursday. I liked the arrangement of the campers duties , for most of the cadets found themselves with only one duty during the week, and no one had more than two (I have attended camps where everyone had a duty every day). However I did feel that the officers were rather overworked, fo r surely it was as much their holiday as ours. I am sure we all extend our warmest thanks to our officers for all they did to make camp possible and especially to those who gave up their time to help us with our camping examination.
Camp most certainly ran much smoother when all the officers managed to get on peaceable terms with each other. While commending some features of the camp, here are some which would do well to be altered somewhat. I felt that there should have been some age distinction , especially in such things as bed tinles. The early bed-ti me would not, I felt, have been 7
T HE following letter has been recei ved by the Divisional Superintendent of Kilburn Ambulance Cadet Division:
Dear Sir,
Last Wednesday my son was admitted to Paddington General Ho spital he was suffering from a di slocated elbow also a fracture which he received in the gym. at Percy Road School. Another boy by the name of Stephen Terry applied first aid and he made such an excellent job that on arrival at the hospital the doctor remarked on a first class job of first aid.
I am a complete stranger to you but I thought so highly of Ste phen Terr y's fine work, that I, as a p arent, would like in some sm all measure to show my appreciation of his good work and devotion to dut y, I was wondering, Sir if y ou could in some way give some recognition to this boy , I am sure with this type of bo y in your Brigade you will go from strength to strength in that great organisation of St. John I remain, Yours faithfull y, D. SMYTH, Kilburn London, N.W.6.
The cadet responsible for this excellent piece of work is Stephen Terry, of No. 142 (Cadets) Ambulance Kilburn and District Division.
He has been in the division since April 1956, and has also been appointed as First Aider at Percy Road School which he attends.
as greatly resented if there had been some sort of ending ceremony to the day to correspond with the morning gathering a the flagpole.
After the first day or two we all felt as if we were regarded as natural criminals, suspicious glances were cast heavily on those who walked in the not-so-near regions of the field after 7.30 p m., especially if there were those of the opposi te sex among the numb er. This attitude is, I think, extremely unwise as it encourages the youthful dare-de vilishness present to a greater or lesser degree in all campers. Despite any grievances held by anyone I think all the Gloucestershire contingent enjoyed themselves immensely and if there was anyone who did not it was most definitely their own silly fault.
This is an eye-witness account of a stay in the Bexhill National Camp, and we feel that this is an appropriate place to announce that the camp will be open this year from Saturday, July 26th to Saturday, August 30th. Applications should be made to the Camp Commandant, Mrs. L. Rose, 66 Standford Avenue, Brighton 6, Sussex.
F OR the past four years, cadets have been doing a really splendid job of making very attractive knitted knee-rugs for war disabled ex-servicemen.
Ninety -one rugs were made by 26 Cadet Divisions in 1954; 99 rugs by 48 Cadet Divisions in 1955; 59 rugs by 22 Cadet Divisions in 1956, but only 17 rugs by 10 Cadet Divisions in 1957. A total of 266 rugs!
These rugs not only give much comfort by their warmth and gay appearance, but they also give great pleasure to these l.illfortunate ex -ser vicemen because they are personal gifts from S1. John Cadets.
Will you please make a great effort in 1958 to knit more rugs than in all the four previous years combined? IncidentaUy, the hours spent in knitting these rugs can count towards the Special Service Shield, if they are vouched for by the Cadet Superintendent.
Here are the making instructions: Knit pieces of odd wools approximately 5 in. square, plain or fancy stitches.
For 4-ply wool, No.9 needles, 32 stitches.
3-ply wool, No. 11 needles, 40 stitches. 2-ply wool, as for 4-ply but use wool double.
Place pieces wi dth to length to avoid undue stretch ing. Sew or crochet together approximately seven squares to the width, nine squares to the length, i.e. 63 squares in a ll Each piece need not be all the same colour but should be the same ply wool. The completed rug, approxjmately 3 f1. by 4 ft., should have a crochet border, be bound or blanket-stitched.
Send your finished rugs direct to:
The Director,
St. John & Red Cross Ex -Services War Disabled Help Department, 2 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.I.
T ERENCE WISEMAN was enrolled in the Farnham Am bulance Cadet D ivision, Surrey, in October 1955. A polio victim, and only just able t o stand, he in sisted on parading wit h his division at the Commissi oner -in -Chief's Review at Redhill in 1956, when he was introduced to Sir Otto Lund. Now, at the age of 15, he has received his Special Service Shield which the County Cadet Officer was proud to hand to him in October.
Terry's duties were carried out with the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship, helping those less fortunate t h an himself, at Woodlarks Camp helping spastics and physically handicapped children. On Sund ays in the s ummer he has been a famili ar sight at Frensham Ponds, always ready to help those in need. As well as doing these hours of du ty, he has kept himself efficient and passed the Fire Fighting exam. though he is still not able to get about as quickly as the other cadets.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
ENROLMENT.-County Staff Officer K A. Nathan performe d the em-oIment ceremony for ambulance and nursing cadets befo re a l arge gathering of parents and friends at Newtown School, Chesham. He gave a sho r t a ddJ:ess, reminding the new rnembers of their responsibilities to the public. The meeting concluded after the showing of some interes ing and instructive film s.
EAST, SOUTH AND NORTH DEVON
EXETER. - The ann ual presentation of cu ps and prizes of the Exeter St. John Ambulance Cadets was rhade by the County CornmissioneF Major T. W. Gracey at Trinity Church Hall, Friars Gate. The winners included: Thomas Cup for first aid, discipline and attendance, Cpl. H. Wright ; Stirk Cup for physical exercises, Cadet T. Williams; and the Bi.rkett Cup for merit, Cadet p Phillips. The presentation was preceded by a rea , and was followed by a co ncert. It was organised b y County Cadet Officer H Langmaid, Exeter.
LINCOLNSHIRE
BU LB GlFT.-One of the mos delightf ul events that takes place around Christmas now is the bulb presentation to the Mayor of Lincoln by members of the St. John Ambulance Briga de.
Three years ago, the Lincoln Cadet Superintendent, Mr. W. E. Scott, thought that the Briga de might be able to do something to help brighten the lives of the old folk in Lincoln, and so the idea of the bulb presentatio n was born.
Throughout a period, the boys save to buy the bulb s an d bowls and then at an official ceremony, each year, the bulbs are handed over to the Mayor to be distributed to the old folk.
When the scheme began 200 bowls of bulbs were handed over for distribution
This year , the Mayor of Lincoln (Councillor Mrs. G. L. Murfin) received 500 bowls of bulbs at the presentation. The cadets are repaid for their work and money by the happiness that their gifts bring to the old folk, who get a lot of pleasure from watching the bulbs bud a nd flower.
WORCESTERSHIRE
AMBULANCE CADETs.-Bromsgrove St. John Nursing Cadet Di v sion em-oIled 16 new members at a gathering held at the Welfare Clinic. Miss D. E. Chinn , Divisional Superintendent, welc omed officers, parents and friends, and the ceremony commenced with a prayer by Cadet J etta Chance. The enrolment ceremony was conducted by County Cadet Officer Mis s H. Bidmead of Halesowen, who presented the new members with certificates for prefirst aid and pre-horne nmsing, toge ther with a badge book and the Code of Chi valry.
Thirteen senior cadets als o received certificates from a pre-nursing examination, and five junior cadets had grade ·certificates. Afterwards a disp lay of cadet activities was given.
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OLD FOLK ENTERTAINED - On December 20th the cadets of the Colcot (Barry) Ambulan ce a nd Nursing Cadet Divisions entertained 40 old folk of Barry to a C hristmas tea and entertainment he ld in a gaily decorated h all. The scene was dominated by a large Christmas tree a nd a happy feature was the presence of the Mayor and Mayoress of B arry (Alderman Mrs. Mary Holland and County Alderman Mrs. Dorothy Rees) and the Cadet T ra ining Officer for Wales, Miss Z. Druit t. Officers present included Area Staff Officer Mrs. A. M. Mote, S.S.SU., the officer fonlYer l y in charge of the nursing when they first formed, Cadet Superintendent Mrs Cadmore an d Cadet Superintendent Mr. E. W W hitelock the officers in c h arge of the tw o divisions. The decorations and the sumptuous Christmas tree were provided through the sole efforts of the cadets themselves , who also waited on t he tables, grace being said b y Junior Cadet Jennifer Hook, t he youngest cadet present. Followi ng the tea the cadets enterta in e d their gues ts with tr ad itional songs, Ro ck 'n' Roll a nd Skiffie-a bl y given by Cadet Cpl. Lesley Faulkner, Cadet Shiela Stewart and Cadet Cp l. Sam Amessome very funny recitations a nd an impromptq vocal duet by two very surprised Superintenden ts Whitelock and Nash, Mr. Nash also accompanying the ca dets on the piano an d contributing accordion solo s. The programme whicll was compered by Cadet Cpl. Roger Jo rdon closed with the singing of Christmas carols led b y the cadets' choir. Transport to and from the party was provided for all the guests each of whom was visited on Christmas Eve by the cadets from whom they received a small gift and Christmas greeting.
CONCERT IN WARD II - The Clydach Ambulance and Nursing Cadets gave their annual concert for the ninth year in succession in W ard II at Morriston Hospital. The Dombert Singers an d Mr. George David (B.B.C.) again assisted with the entertainment. Every patient received a small personal gift from the cadets as well as fruit and magazines Their measure of enjoyment was expressed in this letter from the Matron to Area Cadet Officer Miss M. H. S ykes:-
" Enclosed herewith please find cheque for £1 lOs. for the Cadet Funds. This was collected in Ward II on Monday mo rnin g and the patients there gave it to me and asked me to say that it was a small token of the appreciation which they felt for the excellent way in which they were entertained by the Clydach Cadets."
CADET FLAG OR PANTOMlME ?-Cadets in the Breconshire Divi sio ns enjoy the opportunity afforded by the Christmas p ar ties for meeting members from other unit s. The Ystradgynlais Cadets at the party given by t he Sennyb r idge members were greatly impressed by their colleagues' po ssession of a Cadet Flag. Subsequently, t hey asked their officer whether the money don ate d to a social fu nd for a visit to a p antomime could be spent on the purcha se of a flag for their own divi s ion.
T'·HE dedication of lTthl1:ngboTOugh D iv is ion 's new NIota?' Ambulance took place on May 12th, 1957, at the E XPTesS Hall, lTthlingboTough. Th e Ce r emony was conducted by the Rector, Th e [l ev L. G. [log ers
Those present inclttded the Pr esiden t of the Di vision, lYi?' Hugh L. ShOTtland , Th e Coun ty Commissioner, Col. H. M. P. H ewett, T.D. , the D epu ty County Commissione1', Lt -Col. R. L. Findlay, Dr. D. A 1VIcCmcken of B U1'Y St. Edmunds, fonne1' Nm'tlwnts
D eputy NI.O.H., Dr. F. H McGibbon, Dr. Nlusson, Cmps Superintendent W. Dyso n (Kettering) and D ivisional Sttperintendent D mge (Bo z eat), members of lTth lingborough D. D.C. and members of the hthlingbm'ough D ivision unde1' Divisional Sup erintendent BrigJitwell, who made the armngemenls
After t1'ibtttes were paid by the visitm's to the D ivision on its new acquis1:tion , tea 7.£)as served by th e can een s taff of" liVeaTTCl Shoes Ltd. ," by couTtesy of the P 1'esident.
The new am bulance is a NIorTis LDI with a K ennings body and cost £ 1 350 th e w hole of which was paid out of D ivisiona l fund s.
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L AD Y LEVERHD I:1l1E presented th e L ever hulme G-up to the D iv isional Supe1'intendent , F 0/ the 111accl esfie ld Ambulance Div ision, the winne'l's of thi s most coveted trophy '/,"?' C,hesh21· e The presentation 1MS m ade at a gathering of the members of the St. J Counc'/,l 7m Cheshtre att en ded by th e Chai1'1nan of the Knutsfm'd Drban Distric t Counct Zand 1Ylayor and of JlIlacclesfie ld. Th e tTOphy is aw arded annually to effictent Ambulance DtV'/,swn 01' Nursing Division in the COttn ty and it 1:S th e first t7,n,te. 1950 that ar: Ambulance Divi s1:o n has be en successful in winning it Th e cel ebmted. the11' success by holding a hot-pot suppm' and conce1·t, which was prestdedover Presulen t, Ald. Hidd erle y , and attended by the NIayor and lVlayoress of 11l£acclesfield, Dw'/,swnal Surg eon R. W. Harte Area Sup erint endents H N. Bingh am and NiTs. J. J. Bomford. NIT F. Bennett, 85 yems of age, at one t1:me th e Divisiona Tr easurer, was among thos e present_ 9 :
AN interesting ceremony took place at Brigade Headquarters at the end of November when the Commissioner-inChief, Maj.-Gen. J. M, Kirkman, on behalf of all at Brigade Headquarters presented Brig. Al an Ri tchie with a shootinR st iok and a car clock following his retirement, on , account of ill health, as Assistant Commissioner-in- Chief.
In making, tlle prese ntation the Commissioner-in -Chief expressed on behalf of himself and the Sup erintendent-in-Chief the appreciation of the Brigade for he va luable serv ice s given by Brig. Ritchie, particul ar y in co nne ction with the work of the Cadet Movement during his te nure of office.
M RS E. E. SANDS who had been a member of the Whitton Nursing Di visi on since 1942 left England just over a year ago to accompany her Civil Ser vant husband on a three-year tour of service in Singapore. Mrs. Sands transferred to the Life, Savers Nursing Division in Singapore. Recently she led her division in their Area competition, competing wi th the men, but missed winning the shield by only one mark. She also led the nurses and represented the Area at the Singapore finalsseven nursing teams competed-and won the shield. The shield was presented to Mrs Sands by Lady Bl ack, wife of the Go ve rnor of Singapore
C ONTRACTORS tenders for the reconstruction and re -decoration of No. 50 Eaton Place were received on JanuarY l st, and the tender of Mess rs Crook & Son , both for reconstruction and for redecoration , was accepted on January 3rd , the contract being signed on the following Monday. Preliminar y work was carried out that week apd on Mcnday , J anuary 13th, the workmen took over and are now proceeding un der full stearn with the recon· str uction. At the same tinle the re -installation of the lift has been begun on which the first action is the restoration of the outer str ucture into a n efficient condition. " At this early stage it is unwis e to give even a tentative fOTecast for the date ', of comp letion bec a use of such factors a:s : the- , discovery of un expected difficu16es and weather conditions, but by the next should know with more certainty , the tion with reg ard to date. . )r )iifj"
ST JOHN AMBULANCE" Save a Life" Week has" paid off" again.
The first reported u se of ar tifici al respiration learned during the Week this year has come from Newfoundland.
Helen Hurley, 12, of Freshwater, Bell Island, was playing on a concrete abutment built by a mining company when she fell off and sank below the surface of the water.
Five or six minutes later she was rescuednot breathing-by two boys who were playing nearby.
Ken George; 13 , was ready for such an emergency. He had learned artificial respintion during st. John" Save a Life" Week when it had been taught in hi s school.
The youngster immediately s tarted the Holger-Neilsen method of artificial respiration and in 15 minutes had restored the girl's hreathing.
A knowledge of artificial respirationlearned in regular st. John classes-has also proved valua@le in two recent accidents in the Alberta oil-fields.
Near Ponoka, Alberta, Otto Zer be was working on an oil-rig floor when he received a heavy exposure of deadly hydrogen sulphide gas and became unconscious.
Fellow worker Paul Larson carried him out of danger and immediately started artificial respiration. Thirty minutes later Larson had the victim breathing regularly again.
In the second oil-field accident two resc uers worked o ver a victim of natural gas for 1t hours before normal breat hing was restored. The victim, Bill Cherrington, received an overdose of gas as he checked the type of water being swabbed from an oil-well at Hines Creek, Alberta. He collapsed, seemed to lose the use of his linlbs and was carried to the cookhouse. There he became unconscious and was carried outside an d laid OR a sleeping bag.
Fellow workers Thomas Smith and Ra y Banks applied artificial respiration and gave oxygen from a welding bottle until he came round.
A TOTAL of 4, 549 sick and injured people were cared for by the volunteers of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Canada's three largest annual exhibitions and the Calgary Stampede this year, a survey shows The three exhibitions are the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto , the Central Canada Exhi bition at Ottawa and the Pacific National Exhibition at Vancouver. Brigade personnel on duty at the four events looked after casualties from among some four and a half million p atrons. Casualties ranged from dog bites to children sick from eating too much candy flo ss. Almost every type of mishap imaginable was taken care of: bruises, scratches, boils, bites, earaches, allergies, nose bleeds, stings, epileptic attacks, toothaches, diabe tics, faints-the list covers just about everything mentioned in " First Aid to the Injmed "
T HE Brigade in Jamaica was called into actio n on Christmas D ay, when a tanker waggon skidded and overturned on the main road leadi ng from St. Ann 's Bay to Mon te go Bay, just at the Montego Bay end (West End) of Run away Bay village Fuel began to pour out from the tank. There was no immediate outb reak of fire. Two other vehicles parked directly behind. A large crowd began to gather, augmented b y it being Christmas Day . Some of the people are reported to have started collecting fuel off the road.
Perhaps a quarter of an hour later, there was a violent ex plosion and fire which completely destroyed t he three parked vehicles. For many yards along the road blackened bushes bore evidence of the violence of the blaze, which was increased by the fact that the fuel had by no w spread a considerable way along the road which was thronged with spectators.
The result was appalling. Ele ven people lost their li ves-mos t of these being killed on the spot or before treatment could b e administered.
At St. Ann 's Bay Hospital that morn ing, there were two wards filled with casualties and they did not contain them all. Fortythree patients were being treated, men mostly , but also women and children. Five more came in during the morning.
On many , the burns were terrible, and it was a very grim picture. It is a tremendous tribute to Dr. Jacobs and the hospital staff that more have not lost their lives, alt hough mo st likely there will be further fatalities.
Doctors and nurses worked devotedl y all through the night.
Only ten months before, a St. John First Aid Post was completed by the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade, North East Jamaica, considerably helped by local contribution s from Runaway Bay. Simultaneously, a mixed divis ion was formed at Runaway Ba y. The Officer-in-Charge is Mrs. Hetherington, who, with her husband, Capt. Hetherington, owns and manages Eaton Hall Hotel. At 10 a m., while listening to the Queen's Speech, a message came to her to say that the village was on fire Huge clouds of smoke and flames were rising. Mrs. Hetherington hurried t o the fir s t aid post, which was about 100 yards from the scene of the accident. She quickly or ganised help at the post, where casualties began to pour in. She was ably assisted by Mrs. Marnan and other St. John personnel in the village.
Dressings and treatment for burns were available. When bandages gave out, Mrs. Hetherington tore up her sheets. Supplies of Milton and Agraflavin were available at the post. It was impossible to keep an exact record of the numbers treated for burns, but they mus t have treated at lea st twenty cases-some of them extremely severe.
Most of the casualties were brought by cars or trucks to the St. Ann's Bay Hospital 10
THE Hon. Norman Manley, Q .C., Chief 1 M nister of J amaica, talking to S ir Harold Nlitche ll , Hon. Liaison Officer for St. John for the Caribbean on th e occasion of the Chief Min iste1" s visit to St Ann's Hospital on New YeCl1"s Day.
O n Mr. Manl ey 's left is Dr. Lenwor th Jacob s, Senior J.VI edical Officer for St. Ann and District Surg eon for the St. John A mbulance Brigade for Nor th East Jam aica
The Hospital was filled with injured aft er th e exp losion describ ed in th e adjoin ng columns.
(about ten nllies away). Pa ssing motorists were extremely co-operative Mr. Ernande, Police Superintendent, described Mrs. Hetherington as a " tower of strength in the emergency." Dr J aco bs spoke extremely highly of her work and of St. John as a whole in this disaster.
NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
DR. M. A. FAWKES and Mr. A. D Donald have been confirmed in their respective appointments as Dis tric t Surgeon and District Sup eri ntendent, Anlbulance.
The Commissioner of St. John Ambulance of Nigerian Ports Authority DistriCt of the Brigade, Mr. C. A. Dove, M.B.E ., O .SU. has appointed the following officers: Divisio nal Officer Customs Quay -Mr. F. Turner. Divisional Officer, Apapa Quays- Mr. H. Dunlop.
Di visional Officer, Apapa Dockyard- Mr. J. Midley-S cott.
Staff Officer, District H ea dquarters-Mr. J. Newland
The formation of di visions from volunteers who have qualified in first aid is now going ahead.
DW'ing Capt de TmIford 's r espo ns e to th e toast of th e So ve7 eign and Military 07'der, the picture shows (from right to left ) : Lady Lamb e; Col J V. A bela, D.B.E., K.St.J. K.M. ,; Capt. H. E. F. de T rafford, K .M.; Admira l Sir Charles Lamb e, G.C.B. C.V.O.; Lady La ycock, C.St. J.
T H E annu a l st. John Dinner was held on December 19th, 1957, at the Palace, Valletta, b y the kind permission of His Excellency the Governor.
Members of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta and Members of the Most Venerable Order of St. John as well as of its F oundations-the St. John Ambulance Association and the St. John Ambulance Brigade-took part in this dinner
Owing to indisposition His Excellency the Governor was unable to b e present and the chair was, the r efore, taken by Capt. Hubert de Trafford Senior Knight of the Sovereign and Military Or der present on the occasion.
After the loyal toast by the Chairman, Colonel Abela, the seni or knight of the venerable order present, propo se d the toast "The Sovereign and Military Order of Malta."
Capt. de Trafford then rose to speak on the Sovereign and Military Order. He expressed his regret that His Excellency the Governor was una ble to be present and then passed to review the achievements during the year. He brought out the notable work done by the Military Order during the crisis in Hungary, when because of its sovereign and intern at ion al character, it was one of the two organisations allowed to work on the Austrian frontier. He stated that on an appeal by the Ven. Bailiff Lieutenant of the Grand Master the Slll1 of £675 was collected Some of this sum together with £500 given to So vereign and Military Order by the Most Venerable Order in London was sent to Austria for u se on refugees an d the balance was used to open a hospital in London which is still in great dem an d. The second event of the year was the promulgation of a new Constitution for the Sovereign Military Order for a three- year trial period
S=apt. de Trafford ended by recording the VISIt to St. James Counterguard of two distin.guished of the Sovereign and Milit ary the Archbishop and General GIannantoru. He then proposed the toast "The Most Vener a ble Order of St. John."
After the toast, Co lon e Abela spoke. He associated himse lf with Cap t. de Trafford in reg r etting the absence of His Excellency the Governor. He ex pre ssed appreciation on the good work done b y the Sovereign and Military Order and then explained the organisation of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade as foundations of the Most Venerable Ord er.
The last speaker during the eve ning was His Honour t he Lt. -Governor, who expressed His Excellency the Go vernor' s regrets at being unable to b e pr esent and stated that he himself knew how keen His Excellenc y had been to take part.
He emph asised the close co-opera tion which existed be tween members of the Order of Malta and of the Venerable Ord er and said that the fact that such two bodi es could work in harmony was of good augury for the future of the island when a new constitution wou ld be in operation.
Colonel Abela, the Brig ade Commissioner in Malta G c., has the rare distinction of being a Knight of Grace in the Most Venerable Order of St. John and a Knight of Magistral Grace in the Sovereign a nd Military Order of Malta.
T H E annual in spection of the T a nganyika Br ig ade was held at Dar - es - Salaam , Tang anyika, on December 18th, 1957
Over 100 members of t he Brigade were on para de and were in spected by Maj.-Geo. J. M Kirkm an, C.B ., c.B.E., the Commissioner-in-Chief.
The Commissioner-in-Chief was met b y the Brigade Commissioner, Mr. C. W. Leverett, O RE. , O SU ., as a general salute was given After the ins pection an d march past the Commissioner-in-Chi ef addresse d the p ara de and congra tulated th e members on their turn-out, bearing an d obvious efficiency.
Th e parade was held at the police barracks by kind permission of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. R. E. Foulger, O.St.J., who accompanied th e COmmiSSh.lller-in-Chief as Chairman of the Association, and the police ba nd was in attend a n ce
M RS. SINCLAIR, wife of the D eputy Go vernor of Cyprus, in Novem be:r 1 95 7, presented F r st Aid Certificates to T U1'7cish teac h ers at L irnasso l. Th ese teachers met Countess Nlo"Untbatten, the S uperint endent -in-Chief, on th e oc casion of her visit to L imass ol Hospital in F ebTuCl1Y 1 957
I N a new drive for members f or the National Hospital Ser vice Reserve entry and training are being mad e as sin1ple a nd straightforward as po ssi ble For some time now the membership has remained about the 43,000 mark, which, though considered creditable, falls far short of the tar get of 100,000 . Giving hospital authorities de tails of t he sin1plified arrangements the Minister of Health , Mr. Derek Walker-Smith , stresses that one of the mos t effective ways of maintaining the enthusiasm of voluntee rs is to develop clos e ties wi t h individual hospitals " These links sho uld be fos tered by every m eans ," he says. "Members must be m ade to fee that they are truly a reserve of the hospital, and it is p ar ticul arly important that the St. John and Red Cross divis ions and detachments whose member s o ined und er the new arrangements, should b e made to feel a part of the family'."
In future nursing members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade or V A.D. members of t he Bdtish Red Cross Society sponsored by their respective organisations will 11
be a dmitted to membership of the Reser ve without any requiremen ts to undertake further commitments ; although talks a nd lectures and useful hospital experience will be ava ilable to them on an optional b asis.
Trained nurses will also be admitted to membership on the same basis.
Th ose who emol as nursing auxiliaries who are not members of the voluntary aid societies will be required to take only a short introductory hospital course totalling s x hours instead of the 48 to 60 hours formerly required of them. This may be taken simultaneously with the rest of the initial trainjng, which comprises co mse s in fi rst aid and home nursing totalling a bout 24 hours. They will also have the opportunity of f urthering their hosp ital experience on an optional bas is
Subject to the di scret ion of the hospital authorities co nc erned, hosp ita l domestic staff previo usly preclud ed from enrolling in the Reserve will now be eligi ble to join. Except where it is considered to be in the member ' s own interests, the medical examination is dispensed with.
M EMBERS of the GuildfO?'d NU1'sing D ivision, Bo rotl gh of GtLildJoul C01]JS, with the shie ld , cups an d m edal s th ey have won dtL1'ing this year. R eading from left to rig ht they are; Stan ding-Nursing membeTS NIiss H. Chaplin, NIT s 1\1. Colly er , Miss E B ette ridge lVliss E. Steggles and lVIrs. D. Do wnes.
Sitting-Ca det S upe rinten den Miss C Glo ve r and S g t. MTS D. Do dd
Th e shield is the K ath leen Gristock Shield for first plac e in the West SU1Tey Area Competi tions and the cups-Kathl een Gristock Cup for uniform inspection, also T¥est SW Te y A1 ea Competitions. Th e other trophies are : Ons lo w Cup for fiTSt place in the Surrey County Competitions , and tw o P irie Gordon me da ls f01' dual bedmaking t es t won by Sgt. Mrs. D odd and Nursing Member 111.iss H Chaplin; L ady A ll en by Cup for sec ond place in th e R egional Competitions; th e E uden Challenge Cup won at a Fi]'st Ai d Quiz whic h is h eld twice yem'ly between units of th e St. Joh n Am bulanc e Briga de in GtLildford, i,e. Post Office, R ai lway and Ambulance D ivisions; the B ell Cup presented for th e fi1'st time by th e Post Offi ce o the ter:m th e hig hes t total
Ph oto A. V, Greuory
1l1.embers of th e 15th Harro w Cad et Nu rsing D ivision with their Gmnd Prior Badg es L eft to right, front: Student Cpl. Sh eila Coventry; Cadet Pamela Gifford; SttLden t Cpl. Margaret Collins. St an ding: Cadet Anita Nava; Col. G. F. Page, Commissi oner London D istrict; Cadet Ro semw'y Wilkinson; 1l1.iss P. lVI MOTi s on, Chief Staff Offi cer Cade ts; and Cad et J ean Bo w man.
T WENTY-F IVE years ago the 15th Harrow Nursing Cadet Divi si on of t he St. John Ambulance Brigade came into ex stence with a member ship of 12 cadets. Toda y, the divi sion h as some 50 cadets, and in November the members , with their p 1.rents, friend s a nd officers, celebrated the division ' s silver jubilee with a di splay and presentation of badges at the Ambulance Hall Ro xborough Ro a d Harro w.
Among the guests present were Miss P. Morison , Chief Staff Officer of the St. John Cadets; Col. G. Page Commissioner -inChief of London Di str ct, and Dr. Wr a ngham, Western Area Commissioner. During the evening Miss Morison presented Gr a nd Prior Badges o,six members who h a d qualified for them during the past fi ve month s. T he evening conm1enced wi th a di splay entitle d " A H arr ow Cade ," in which th e 12
ai m s of the divi si on and t h e training of t he cadets were shown in comprehensive deta il. In the second half of the programme the cade s gave some i dea of their campin g activi t ies including making beds, cooking over a camp fire an d washing up The y also sho we d examples o f what to do an d not t o do in the hygi enic h a ndling of food, and demon strated that their training embraces m a n y su bj ects other than nursing b y gi ving housecraft , h an dyman and cookery displa ys. Tn a tea m tes t, in volving an " epileptic " who h ad scalded hm1self and frac ture d his ankle, th e cadets pro ved that they were equ al t o any emergency. Squ ad drill an d a parade of the who le di visio n c ompl eted the di splay.
M is s Morison, wh o was intr oduced by Mrs. B. Ritchie, the Cadet Superintenden t, congratulated the ca d ets on the achievements of the di v sion , an d said she hoped t h a t 100 per cent. of t he membership would be e ither staying with them in one capacity or another when they reached a dult status or would take ho spital trainin g. She thought those who h ad seen the di splay wo uld be a ble to realise what. a very great deal the cadets were a ble to contribute no t only to the Brig a d e but to their neighbours.
Miss Morison offe red he r congratul a tion s to every on e of them, and wi shed the division continued s ucce ss in the future.
Co l. Page a nd Dr. Wr ang ham a so co ngrat ul a ted the cadets an d their officers o n their achievements.
Cadet Superin tenden t Mrs Ri tchi e and Ca det Officer Mrs. D Fulljames were prim arily responsible for organ ising the di splay Since this evening, the di vis ion h as gone from stren gth to str eng th ; Cpls. Sheila Coventry and M argaret Collins won the W estern Area Adult Bedmaking Competition , and at the e nd of 1957 the di vision (students and c a dets) h eld 11 of the 14 trophies to be won in t he Wes tern Area (London Distl ict) Secto r and Area Com· , petitions for Cadet s a nd Adults (Nur sing). "
IGHTEEN candidates successfully
p asse d the examination held a t h e conclu sion of t be Lay Demons tr ator's Course recent y or gani se d by the Croydon Centre of the A ss ociat ion Offi cers an d mem bers fro m eigh t local Brigade divisions atten ded t h e course as well as re pr esentatives fro m t he Civil Defence, amb ulance services a nd t h e South-Eastern Gas B oard.
The lecturer an d examiner was Dr. R SU Bu xton (S.W London Area Surgeon) who was assisted b y Mr. J E Dane , S B.SU (Centre Chairman). The course was held at the n ew Croydon Civil Defence Headqua rters, at which f ull facilities were available for training in demonstratio n work, in cluding film and filmstrip proj ec tion equipment and visual aid materials.
So success ful was the course that already the centre has received requests for a further series of lectures f or other potentia l first aid demonstl'ators in the area.
T H E pre sentation of F irst Aid Awards to memb ers of h e London Tran spor t Ambulance Centre was held at th e Porchester H all Bayswater W.2 , on Tue sday, December 10th 195 7, and was acco mpani ed b y a dan ce, socia l and cabaret
The presentation was made b y Lad y E lliot who was accompanied by Sir John E lli ot Chairman, London Transport Execut ive, some 300 awards gaine d during t he first half of 1957 were p resented to members a nd were fo llo we d b y special awar d s of m edals a nd eam pl aqu es
Mr. Alex. J. Webb C.SU" G enera l Sup erint end ent (S t aff a nd Tr aining) R ailways, Chairman of the London T rans port Am bulance Centre introduced the di stinguished guests and welco m ed t he many officers, offi cials, members and friends present.
Dr. L. G Norman, O ,SU., Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of the Centre thanked L ady Elliot for making the presentation
Mr. S. W Har d en, O .SU. , Centre Secretary, th a nked t h e Centre memb er s for their s upp ort during the year, also the many officers and offi cia s for their hel p an d encomagement in the furtherance of the Am b u l ance Movement in London Trans port.
gr01.md enclosur e. A total of 27 1 ca ses were treated and 1,950 hours of du ty p erformed.
D INNER/D ANCE. - The fourth annual dinner a n d dance of the No. 89 (London Transport) Corps of the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade was held at South Kensington on Novem ber 16tb, 1957
The f unction was attended b y about 160 members and friends, and the principal guest was Mr. C. E. Bower, 9·B E , D eputy Commissioner No, 1 (Pnnce of Wales's) District of the St John Brigade. Lad y D orot hy Ellenborough, DIStrict Staff Officer, and Mr. G E. Craft, Staff Officer Surgeon-in-Chief's Dep artment, were pr esent. The Corps P resident Mr. Alex , J. Webb, C.SU., General Sup erintendent (Staff and Training) Ra ilways presided.
NO. (PRINCE O F WALES'S) DISTRI C T
NURSING DI VISION'S" COMING OF AGE."
-Bot h past an d present m e mb ers of No. 83 (Barclays Bank) Nursing Division , St. John Ambu lance Briga de, were present with their many friend s at a Birthd ay Supper to ce lebr ate the "Co min g of Age " of the divisi on for med ori gin a lly in 1936.
Gues ts were welco med b y M iss M. J Carey, Woman St aff Manager, Barclays Bank who is also president of the nursing di vision. Also present rep rese nting th e ba nk were M r. R , J. H. Gillam, Secretary of Barcl ays Bank and M r. E. W Houghton , London Staff m anager. Both Mr. Gill am and Mr. Houghton are a lso vice-preside nt s of No. 126 (B arclays Bank) Amb ulance Di vision Seni or officers of No.1 ( Prince of Wales's) Di st r ict an d Centr a l Area SJ A.B. , wh o were present included Colonel G F. Page D S,O ., Distri c t Commissioner, L ieut.Col. A , M. Bell, Area Commissioner, Mrs. R. Cavendi sh, District Sup er intend en t (Nursing) an d L ady E llenboro u gh, District Staff Officer. After th e Loy a l Toast to H.M t he Qu een , Sovereign H ea d of the Order of St. John the toast of " The Division" was proposed by CoL Page, who in a short speech congratulated them on reaching their majority an d wished them good luck in the future, when no doubt the memb ers will co ntinue to fo llo w the traditional p a th of the Brigade in its voluntary wo rk. In reply, Miss V. Thomas, Divisiona l Superintend ent, after thanking Co l. Page for his kind remarks out lined briefty th e hi sto r y of the
division over the p ast twenty-one years , a task she was well qualified to do as one of the fo und er-m embers of the division. She spoke of th e war-tin1e work which includ ed shelter -duty every day of the blit z at L iverpool Stree t and Moorgate t ub e stations The toast" Founders of the Divis ion " was propos ed by Nursing Member Miss M McCar th y to which Miss I. G. Sal berg replied. The Divisional President Miss M. J . Carey propose d the toas t of " Th e Guest s" a nd said th a t h eir presence at t h e party well illust rated the spirit of t h e Brigade whose memb ers were a lways willing to give up their spare time to a tt end to th e work of St. J o hn. Mrs. R Cavendish in rep ly thank ed the division for the splendid co-operation sh e had always received. In spite of the we lfare state , the ca lls on the Brigade for vo hmtary work were greater n ow than ever before. In all t he tasks a llo cate d t o them, m embers of t h e nlll'sing division h ad n ever faned t o re spond to a re qu est for dut y. Her only criticism to m a ke was that No. 83 D ivision, in comm on with the r est of th e Bri gade, didn t " bl ow their own trumpet " eno ugh to let rt he general public know what th ey did. The Area Super intend ent (Nursing) Miss E F Milne also spoke of t he work done by 83 Division. As their immediate superior she reali sed only too well t he splendid efforts of Miss Thom a s a nd her colleag ues of Barc1ays Ban k.
AIRPORT D UTIES.-As in previous yea r s memb er s from m any divisions in Western Are a were on dut y at London Airport from April lmtil O cto ber. There a re two first ai d po sts-one on the roo f of the Queens Buildj ng and t he other in the 13
In p ro p osing the toast to the Corps , Mr. C. E. Bo wer congratulated the Corps on its continued expans ion, and was pleased to note that no less than 18 divisions were now in existen ce. H e stresse d the importance of recruiting new members and asked everyone to do their utmo st in this respect. He was p lease d to know t hat London Transpo rt gave such encouragement .to the Brigade a nd sponsored the formatIOn of new divisions wherever there was a demand. the Corps Superintendent Mr. E. L. K. Dunn , S .B. SU ., thanked Mr. Bower for his remarks and in reply assured him of the continu ed upport of the Corps. The t9 the guests was made by Corps Tr easurer Mr. R C. Hider M.B.E and t he reply given by Mr. Anthony Bull member of the London Transport Executive. Dr. L. G. Norman Chief Medical Officer, London Transp ort proposed the toast of t h e Corps P resident, to which Mr. Alex J. Webb suitably responded. The evening concluded with a dance during which the Corps Secretary Mr. S W H arden, O.SU ., was thanked for his wor k in organising the very enjo ya ble fu nction
COMBINED OPERATION .-Thirty members and friends combined to m an stalls an d si de sho ws when the Greenford & Northolt Ambula nce Nursing and Cadet Di visions of the St John Ambul ance Brigade held their Christmas Fayre at the Ambulance H all, Greenford on Satur day ovember 23rd, and raised over £35 towards the further red uction of the d ebt on t he hall. It was a friendly occasion and the stalls were tastefully lo aded with embroidery , basketwork, jewellery, cookery etc., mainly the wor k of members and friends, making a very at tracti ve display. T h e occasi on was honoured b y the presence of " Tim 0Sh ank - O ," the cat who has attended each recent nursing lecture with his owner, and who cert ai nl y did his bit towar ds the financial and social success of the Fayre Distin gui shed visitors who m a de delightfully informa l calls were Area Staff Offi cer (A) G. L. Smith and CUr. Mrs. E. Ri vers (Ro xeth -H arr ow), an d the thanks of the combine d divis o ns t o a ll who h ad helped in a n y way was extended b y Area Sup eri ntendent (R ) A. E Vaughan at the close of the event.
FOUR CENTU RIES .-Mr. H. W. Gladwin Divisional Sup erintenden t of the 138 (BTH ) W illesden Di visio n of th e St. John Ambua nce Br iga de cr eated quite a stir at the divi si on 's a nn ua l dinn er on November
20th, when he revealed that members of the division had gi ven a total of exactly 400 years service to the Brigade Presenting his annual report, the Divisional Superintendent regretted however, that the division wa s losing two of its most va lued members, Staff Sgt. L. S. Evans and Sgt. A. J. Andrews Mr. Evans had been promoted to the Area Staff, and Mr. AndTews, secretary of the division since its fOTmation in July, 1938, was now resigning due to ill health The division had, however, gained thI'ee new members , one of wh om was Roy Evans- Sgt. Evans' son. Thanking the management for its support, Divisional Superintendent Gladwin concluded by acknowledging his gratitude to all others who had the division 's welfare at heart. Responding Mr. E. Alexander , president, congratulated the division on its successes in Area competitions-fom firsts, three seconds, and two thirds. The guests were warmly welcomed by Divisional Officer R. W. Pryer, and Deputy Conmnssioner C. E Bower responded. The presentation of trophies and service aw ar ds followed.
SALE OF WORK.-The Warrington Nursing and Cadet Divisions held a very successful sale of work recently at Cadet H.Q ., when Geraldine, the women's page editor of the local newspaper, was present to perform the opening ceremony She received a bouquet from Jacqueline D obson, and afterwards toured the stands, which stirred her to enthusiastic comment later in her newspaper column
SADDLEWORTH COMPETITIONS. - The Saddleworth members believe in portraying real-life accidents in their competitions
The big competition was held on Saturday, September 7th, and the winners in the different sections had their grand final on Saturday, November 23rd, when ten teams were faced with the task of dealing with seven casualties at once due to a bus driver being taken ill at the wheel. The casualties were members of the Halifax Casualties Union. The winners were Earlstown British Railways, who received the Robert Fletcher Trophy. 2nd, Liverpool Corporation Transport (women's) team to win the H.F. Mumford-Smith Cup. Earlstown British Railway team also won the cup for the highest number of marks in the individual test. The cup was donated by Mr. J Bottomley, landlord of the Hare and Hounds Hotel, UppermiIl.
The judges were Drs. K Lee, of Manchester, P. B. Wood, of UppermiIl, and R. S. Holgate, of Greenfield The judges were unanimous that a very high standard of skill and knowledge had been displayed.
Th e Co un ties
BUCKINGHAMSIllRE
ANNUAL DINNER.-Nearly 100 members and guests attended this year's dinner of the Ernest Turner Division, High Wycombe. Mr. Norman Turner, who took the chair, praised the personnel for their splendid work over the last year. He later presented long service medals and a warded the trophy to
the winning team in the annual divisional competition.
OLD FOLK'S PARTY.-For the twelfth year in succession, the Windsor Panto Club has entertained the 1st Slough Group Old Folk's Club to a revue at the South Bucks Corps Headquarters. The party was organised by Area Staff Officer Miss E. Gonun, and her comnnttee of helpers. The master of ceremonies was Mr. Hasley , a good friend of the old folk Among the visitors present were the Mayor, Ald. Mrs. J. Gibson , Ald Mr. Jennings, Corps President, and Mrs. MacMahan, President of the Slough Town Nmsing Division, and Mr. C. M ac Mahan, Vice-President. Gifts were provided by funds raised and donations given by friends.
CHESHIRE
STOCKPORT'S GOLDEN JUBILEE - The Stockport Nursing Division celebrated its Golden Jubilee on December 4th, and it appears that the members who enrolled in this division had been qualified first aiders for some time previous to this date. Miss Isabel M Barker , the first divisional superintendent, a position she held for 12 years and was forced by work and home conmli t ments to resign in 1919 recalls" that several friends interested in nursing as a career attended a first aid class being run by Dr. Christian, author of many well-known books on first aid. These classes were held at St. Matthews School. Later Dr. Christian gave them a course on home nursing at his own surgery in Shaw Heath."
It was about this time that a request was made by members of the Stockport Ambulance Division that their division was not complete without a nursing division and so the Stockport Nursing Division was born , and their Headquarters was the 40th Class room of the Stockport Sunday School. Dr Ruth Balmer was the Divisional Surgeon until 1912, when she was succeeded by Dr. C. Hibbert, who for 32 years trained the members in first aid; in 1944 Dr. Jean Millar was appointed to this position. Many of its members, like Miss Lucy Deakin, the first nursing officer, who was at a St. John hospital in France during the first world war, have taken up nursing as a career and have worked in many parts of the world. Miss Barker said of the early members of the division: " They were a very happy lot of girls, but broken up by the first world war."
Miss Florence Leigh, who succeeded Miss Barker, was in charge of the division until 1945 and gave 34 years of efficient service to the Brigade, 26 years as divisional superintendent. From 1946 to 1954 the division was under the leadership of Divisional Superintendent Miss Mary Clews , who handed the responsibilities over to Miss E. Walker, the present divisional officer.
The members of the division gave valuable service in both world wars. In the 1914-18 war they did V A D. work at Plymouth, Chatham, Portsmouth as we1l as overseas , while during the 1939 -45 conflict members manned first aid posts and were on shelter duties in many parts of the town; in addition those qualified assisted in the teaching of first aid in works and other places of employment both inside and outside the borough.
Their peacetime duties include attendances at the Stockport Infirmary and blood transfusion depots, as well as their 14
ordinary public duties. Members of this division have been on duty in London at the coronations of the late King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, and attended Roy a l Reviews at Windsor and Hyde Park
The Golden Jub ilee Certificate was presented to the division by Capt. P. Rea y, the Commissioner, at a Golden Jubilee Party held to mark the occasion at which representatives from local divisions and former members were present, including Miss 1. Barker and the Mayor and Mayoress of Stockport Alderman and Mrs. Fred Cross.
AMERICAN TEA.-The recent effort to raise funds fo r the purpose of providing equipment for the newly formed Grasmere Nursing Cadet Division took the form of an American Tea, op ened by the Countess of Lonsdale, County President (N) Westmorland, and was attended by a good number of friends and relatives Presentations following the opening were m a de by Dr. M. A. C. Ainscow, County Superintendent (N) of warrants of office to Lady Lonsdale and Lady Priestman, then by Lady Lonsdale to Mrs. T ay lor, H allsteads, COlmty Vice President (N) and to nurs ing cadets Sheelagh Wilson and Ann Lanca ster of first aid certificates
Lady Lons d ale and Dr. Ainscow received bouquet s from cadets P Hymans an d E. Dalzell, and were warmly thanked for their continued interest and support to the movement generally in the county, by Miss A. Smith, who had worked hard towards the success of the event.
Tea followed the presen ta tions , served in a happy cheerful atmosphere a nd provided by the very capable and enthu siastic members of the Cadet Parents Association, after which Miss St amper and Miss Guance of the Keswick Musical Society and Mrs Bell (,cellist) and Mrs. Taylor (accompanist) provided a delightful musical programme Mrs. Bell (produce stall) and Mrs. Taylor (fancy goods stall) had a busy afternoon looking to the needs of the visitors, the total efforts of those who took part in the event realising t he useful sum of £40
Among those present were County Commissioner (Cumberla nd and W es tmorland) Capt. J. L. Johns, R N. (Rtd.); Mrs. and Miss Johns; Mrs. N. Barra clough, County Vice President (Cumb.); Col. and Mrs Alexander; officers a nd members, Windermere (N) Division; Mrs. MacAlpine, COlmty Director, West Lancs. B.R.C.S. and cadets of the Troutbeck Division
EAST, SOUTH AND NORTH DEVON SUPERINTENDENTS CONFERENCE. - The main speakers at the Conference for Co un ty Staff and Superintendents, held at Exeter, dealt with the National Hospital Service Reserve, and Civil Defence. Miss BruceSteer, County Nursing Superintendent for Somerset, dealt with the N.H.S.R., and Civil Defence was the gubject of Mr. R. P Selley, Devon County Ambulance Officer and Deputy Head of the County Ambul a nce and Casualty Collection Section of Civil Defence. Urging that more St. John members should join Civil Defence he quoted from a book on St. John history" There is no form of charity to which the
Knights of St. Jolm have devoted themselves with greater zeal than the relief of the suffering and misery caused b y war," and among the objects of the Order-" the rendering of aid to th e sick and wounded in war, and the promotion of such permanent organisation during time of pe ace as may be at once available in time of emergency."
Mr. Selley stresse d that while St. John personnel were recognised as experts in first aid, without Civil Defence training in things they should know to save the m aximum nu m ber of lives, and their own, in a tomic warfare, first aid would be worthless. Recogni sin g th at St. John personnel already had t heir time fully occupied, a lthough a large p ercentage in D evon were in Civil D efence, many as in structors , a four-hour cour se had been arra nged which could be taken at ordinary Brigade pr ac ti ce nights.
COMPETITIONs.-Great keenness has been displayed in this winter's compe ti ions in the County of East, Sou th and North Devon , both in the divisions, the three areas and by industrial first aid teams. The South Devon Area Nursing D ivis ion s competition a Oldway, Paignto n (Webs t er Cup) was won b y Torquay" A " team, 189 points , with P aignton seco nd with 179t, and Kingsbridge t hiJ: d with 175t point s The same Tor quay team took the bedmaking cup, with Paignton second Torquay also won t he unifo rm cup, with P aignton again second. The Gray Cu p (County) co mpetition was a so heldatPaignton, in November , when a team of P a ignton St. Jolm nursing cadets who had only passed their senior examination to b ecome senior cade s, won this senior competition against six other a nd took the Gray Cu p for women, With 152 marks; Torquay Ambulance Di vision t eam were second (Gray cup for men) wi th 147 points. New ton Abbot" A " (141) were tlnrd. At Axminster, th e North Devon area first aid comp etition was won by Exeter C ity Po lice, 13 0 points out of maximum of 140 wi th Exe er City Ambulance seco nd 129 points; and Whimple Di v sion third, 118 points Si x teams comThe Nickolls Nursing Cup com p etitIOn at Barnstaple North Devon , resul ted: 1, Barnstaple " A," 171 points ; 2 Barnstaple " B" 161; 3, Bralmt on, 15 6; 4, Ilfracomb e, 140 Harvey Salver com petit on, Newton Abbot Ambulance Hall- I, British R ailways Ladies team, 342t points; 2, Newton Abbot Am bu lance, 325t; 3, British Electricity Authority, 294 po in ts.
WIMB ORNE.-The annual inspection of the Wimborne Nursing Division took place at the Liberal Hall P ark Lane whe n the inspec ting officer Actmg County Superi ntendent Mrs. D l? arade was under the superVlSIOn of DI VIsio n a Superintendent Mrs. B. Horsey, wh o was assisted b y Divisi on a Officer E. H a dlow and Nursi ng Officer MI SS After the in sp ection the members carned out practic al work in first ai d and home nursing Mrs. Galto n congratulated the di visi o n on their -smart appea r ance oJ? parade with their spo tle ss aprt?ns and a r e ally inspiring si ght. Then' practlcal work was ex tremely good and reflected t he greatest credit on their ment ors. One thing t h a " s tood out " was the happy feeling and relationship that
exi sted between officers and members, that made Wimborne Divisi on one happy fan1i1y.
County Staff Officer Mr E. Paddock was the in spe ct ing officer, when the ambulance divi si on h a d its annual inspection on the same everung as the nurs ing di vision inspection. The di vis ion was drawn up under the supervi sion of Di visi on a l Superintendent Mr. J Bliss, who accompanied Mr. Paddock on hi s round of inspection. Pra c tical work was carried out after the i n spection to t he entire satisf action of Mr. P a ddock, who describ ed the members as very keen an d efficient.
PORTLAND.-The last of the ann ual ins pe ct ions for 1957 took place recen tly when t h e County Conunissioner, Dr. R V. S. Cooper, insp ec ted t he Portland Ambulance Division at their headquarters at Easton. The di vision was under t he conunand of D ivis ona l Superintendent W C. Comben, who was assisted b y Cadet Officer Mr. G E ngland The C Ol1ml issioner s poke to each member 011 par a de recognising all the" old ti m ers"; members wi th 15, 20 a nd 25 years and over of service, congratulating them on their loyalty to the divis ion over the past years. To t he co mparat ive newcomers he urged them to follow in the path of their sen.iors and render yeoman ser vice to the I sland. The new text-book , standardised fo r the S t. John and the Red Cross, would soon be available as woul d also the new cadet text-book During this year, probably in Jun e, th e D eputy Chief Commissioner wi ll b e visiting Dorset to hold a review of a ll divisions , at D orchester. This would probably be one of the" highlights" of t he year. He urged all members to record their hours of duty and cases undertaken , so as to get a true perspective of the work carried out b y the Br ig ade during the year. After the inspection, pr ac tical work was carried out by the members to the entire sa t isfaction of t he Conmlissioner. Others present at the inspection included Dr. Saunders , the Di visio nal President, and Cadet Superintendent C. Ayles.
BRIDPORT.-The Bridport Nursing and Ambulance Divisions received a vis it fr om County Staff Officers for their annual inspection at the He a dquarters in East Str eet. The thick fog on the journey was neutrali sed by the warm welcome given to tl1em by the members on parade. The am bulance divi s ion was drawn u p under the supervision of Divisional Superintendent Mr. R Butcher and was inspected firs t by C.S.O. Mr. A. E Cox, who had a word to say to each member. There were so m e very old stalwarts of the Brigade on parade. There was Sg t. (H.S.) Ro bert Walbridge, now acting as st orekeeper, st ill erect an d act ive in spite of hi yea r s He has now over 50 years to his credit as a member of the St. Joh n Association and St. J oh n Ambulance Brigade. He has complete d n earl y 300 homs voluntary duty at the fir st aid hut at West B ay this seaso n as well as other duties at football an d other events . Sgt. C. H. Witt anot h er old stalwart, was also present. After the iilspection, the members carr ied out taskS in s tretcher work and first a id b a ndaO'inO' in attending to a patient with a spine.
The mU' sing di vi sion p a r a ded u nd er D ivisional Superintendent Mrs. P a lk assisted b y Di visiona O fficer Mrs. W: 15
Underwood, two grand stalwar ts of the nursing division. The divi s ion was insp ected b y C.S.O. M iss F. B. Long wh o was accompanied by Mrs. A Warre, and Mrs. D. Booth, and after the inspection, first aI d and home nursing tasks were undertaken by the members.
Mrs. A. Warre, County Vice-President Nursi ng Di visi on s, then presented lio ns. C.S.O. Mr. A. E Cox congrat ulated the di visio n on their smart a pp ear ance on para d e and on the efficiency in carrying out their first a id tasks .
C.S.O. Miss Long in addressing the nur sing division c o n gr a tulated Mrs. Palk on her excellent di vision and the way in which the members r allied round an d sup ported her. She was particularly pleased to see amo ng the members s ome ex-cadets who h a d no w joined the seni or r anks. This was indeed a good sign.
SWANAGE.-County Staff Officer Mr. E. Pad dock was the ins p ecting officer at the annual inspection of Swanage St. J ohn Ambulance Di vision at their headquarters at St. Paul's Roo m Swanage. The division was under t he command of Cpl. L. Gifford, and after the inspection, which Mr. P addock cla ssed as very satisfactory, an interes ting tinle was sp ent with oral questio ning on first aid fo llo wed b y practical work on all methods of-artifici al respiration. Mr. P addock prai se d the division for all the w ork it had done during the past year. All record boo ks had been examined and had been kept in a very satisfactory manner. Great credit was due to Cpl. Gifford for the sk ilful and efficient manner in which he had kept the di visio n running smoothly. The same evening, the nursing and nursing cade divisions were inspected by Acting County Superintendent Mrs. D. Galton. The nursing division was under the supervision of D ivisional Officer Miss K. Hansford, while Cadet Superintendent Miss B. Legg was in command of the cadet division. After the inspection the members of bo th divisions gave demonstrations of ai d, home nmsing, band aging, blanketmg of stretcher and drill Mrs Galton expressed her great appreciation of all she had seen, and thanked all members for the considerable mll1ber of ho urs put in by so small a division at the beach hut. It was a truly remarkable record, a nd one of which to be justly proud.
SPASTICs. - On ovember 13th a film and talk on the welfare of, an d work being done for he spastics at Pres ted Hall was given by the Warden Mr. W atso n , after which County Superintendent Mrs. Smellie, M. B .E. gave a talk on what the spastic p erson reall y is a nd how such a person is so afflicted, which was not only interestinO' a nd educative but brought home a ledge of wInch the public are ignorant. Qu estions were invited fr om the audience a nd useful infoD11ation was given. Every member of St. J ohn shoul d take an interes t in the work being done for the spastics and h elp in any they can.
TROPHY WINNERs.-Indi vidual winners in two impOTtant competitions were Cpl. R. Rimmington of the Co-operative Ambula n ce D ivisio n a nd Miss J. Knight of Vaughan Colle ge ursing Division Cpl.
Rimmington won the Leicester Corps Individual Competition and the A. G. Smith Trophy with 49 points. Miss Knight won the Musson Trophy between representatives of city and county nursing divisions.
FlLM PREMIERE.-Fifteen hundred people packed the Queen 's Hall, Newcastle, and gladly paid heavily for seeing the premiere of " Round the World in 80 Days," the film of Jules Verne's famous story. The premiere was in aid of the Northumberland Order of st. Jolm, and many paid as much as two guineas a seat. A guar d of honour of st. John nurses was drawn up in the cinema foyer to receive the Lord Mayor of Newcastle and the Lady Mayoress. Before they inspected the guard they were received by the Duke of Northumberland, President of the Council of the Order of st. John of Jerusalem, in Northumberland. The Duke had earlier been welcomed by the Hon. Denis Berr y, St. John County Conm1issioner for Northumberland. Guests included Viscount and Viscountess Allendale, Lord and Lady Westwood, Sir Lawrie Edwards and Lady Edwards, and Col. E. G. Angu s, President of the Northunlberland St. John Ambulance Briga de and Mrs. Angus.
OXFORD SHIRE
FAREWELL.-Members of the Cillpping Norton (Oxo n) Division of the Brigade and their friends organi se d a social evening to bid farewell to Dr. D. A. Brigg who is retiring after being Divisional Surgeon for the l ast 25 years. Dr. Brigg was presented with a Parker pen by Divisional Superintendent F. Barnes, who paid tribute to the great contribution which Dr. Brigg had made to the division and the Brigade generally. He als o welcomed Dr. Brigg s successor, Dr. F E. James Dr. Brigg, returni ng thanks said he was sorry to sever his connection with the division. He pointed out that the Brigade was one of the few t hings left in the world which was a purely voluntary organisation and its services were more t han ever needed today. A t ribute to the work of the B rigade was p aid by the Mayor of Chipping Norton, CllI. S. D. Wykes.
PLYMOUTH
FIRST DINNER.-The first divisional dinner of the Plymouth Central Anlbulance Division was held at the Invicta Hotel, Plymouth. Mr. Cyril Prance, County Commissioner for Plymouth S.W. Devon and E. Cornwall St. John Ambulance Brigade, responded to the toast "The Order of St. John," proposed by the Divisional Superintendent, Mr. P Doidge and also presented a first ai d demonstrato r's certificate and bar to the Service Medal, for 20 years service, to Cpl. D. Reodle, and a :first aid demon str ator's certificate to Pte. L. Coville.
O ther speakers included the Divisional Surgeon , D r A. Ewing, County Staff Officer Mr. J. H. Sergent and the Divisio na President, Mr. G. Howard, who recalled that he formed the original division and that it was the nucleus of the old George Street Baptist First-aid Class. In 1921, when he had the neces sary 16 members the present Central Ambulance Division was founded. It had had various m eeting places, a watchmaker's sho p the former Y.M.C.A.
in Old Town Street, and a box factory in Hoegate Street. Here they had papered the walls with brown paper and held whist drives, using tea chests as tables, to raise the money for the weekly rent of fl. The division's most memorable day was when it moved into the Notte Street Anlbulance Sta tion and provided the volLmtary staff for the ambulances stationed there. Mr. Doidge became its Superintendent during the war. Mr. Howard said he was very pleased to see SOIne of tlle original members present at the dinner. He wished the division every success in the futme.
" The Visitors" was proposed by the Divisional Officer, Mr. R. Cox and replied to by Mr. A. V. Pillllips, a former member of the division.
SHROPSHIRE
BED-MAKING WINNERs .-Shropshire St.
John Ambulance Brigade held their annual county bed -making competition in the county headquarters, Shrewsbury. Winners were the Wellington Division, who were presented with the Corser cup. Runners-up were Shrewsbury No 1 and Donnington Nursing Divisions (tie) and each are to hold the Deedes cup for six months. Miss L. Davies (Oswestry ) was the individual winner, who was presented with the Blockley cup. Mrs. A. J. Brown, recently retired County Superintendent presented the prizes.
The Wellington team were nursing members Mrs. M. Jones and Mrs. S. E. Price; Shrewsbury No.1, Mrs. L. Rumsby and Miss C. Williams; Donnington, Mrs. Fenn and Miss J. Wilton.
Mrs A. J Brown was presented with a gold wristlet watch to mark her retirement and a bouquet of flowers after the competitions by Lady Forester, County President (Nursing).
SUFFOLK
MARKET. - The sixth annual Morning Market was held at Diocesan House , Ipswich, in December when over ten shillings was raised each n1inute during the sale. Lady Blanche Cobbold, the County President of the Brigade, opened the market. She was introduced by Miss M Miller, County Nursing Officer. The stalls included t oilet goods, linen , cakes and confectionery, vegetables, fruit, flowers and fancy goods. Refreshments were on sale at moderate prices. The sum of £60 lOs. was raised in the two hours during willch the market was open and the money will be used towards paying for the upkeep of the Order's proper ty in Samuel Road. The confectionery was made by memb ers and great credit is due to Mrs. D. W. Fryer, S.R.N., Area Nursing Officer and the wife of the County Surgeon, Mrs. D. Barrell and the willing band of assistants who each year take upon themselves tllis arduous responsibility.
FRAMLINGHAM DIVISIONS .-A most enjoyable evening was spent in the Forester 's Hall, Framlingham, on October 22nd, when memb ers of Framlingham Nurs ing and Cadet Divisions were inspected by Miss A. M. Parker, M.B.E. , Dame of Grace, County Superintendent of Nursing for Suffolk, on the eve of her retirement. M iss Parker was accompanied by Mrs. P. E. Taylor, S.R.N. County Cadet Nursing Officer. Parents of the cadets and friends 16
of the division were invited. A bouquet was presented to Miss Parker by Rosanne Gladwell , the youngest cadet, and a very sincere address of thanks was given by Miss 1. Larter, Ambulance Officer, thanking Miss Parker for all the help and kindness she had given the division since its formation 20 years ago, and wisl1ing her a happy retirement. In thanking members for her beautiful bouqu et , Miss Parker complimented all on parade on the smartness of their appearance and said she had a great affection for the Fram lingbam Division and would often visit them in the future as an " ordinary nlenlber."
SURREY
COMPETITION IN GUILD FORD. - The Borough of Guildford Corps staged its annual First Aid Competition at headquarters, when four teams met in the Ben Wells cup competition. Tills cup was given in 1933 by the late Mr. B. Wells who was then an officer in the corps. The trophy was donated for an annual contest between divisions of the corps, and although the competition lapsed for many years, it was re-introduced three years ago. For the past two years the No.1 Ambulance Division team have been the winners, but tills year the nursing division (who entered two teams) beat the men by four points. Great credit is due to the Student Nur;;ing Division who entered a team for the first time. Dr. J. A. Waycott (St. John Ambulance Association) set and judged the test , and the staging and faking of the casualties were mos t effectively carried out by No.2 Ambulance Division Area Officer Mrs. L. M. Farler, S.S.SU., had the pleasure of presenting the cup to the representatives of the division of which she was fomlerly Superintendent. The members of the winning team were: Cadet Superintendent Miss C. Glo ver (Leader), Nursing Member Miss H. Chaplin, Sgt. Mrs. D. Dodd, and Nursing Member Mrs. D. Downes.
GUILDFORD S Busy YEAR.-Miss G. S. Patrick, the Divisio na l Superintendent of the Guildford Nursing Division, Borough of Guildford Corps, the S t. John Ambulance Brigade, in the chair at the a nnu al general meeting of the divi sion held on Thursday, January 16th, 1958, repor te d there had been three resignations but six enr olment!? during the year 1957 and the membership was 47.
Public duties showed a total of 6,277 hours. 1, 366 hours were accounted for by such public duties as the Odeon, Lido, Municipal Concerts , Sports meetings, Fetes, Royal Counties Show, Pageant in Shalford Park and the visit of the Queen and Prince Philip , t he latter three events no doubt accounting for the increase of 504 hours on last year's to ta l. 4,423 hours on ambulance t ra n sport and train escort of patients from ho spitals to convalescent homes and the remainder made up b y dutie s at Hospitals, Clinics, etc. Nursing Member Mrs. Seeley had contributed to this total 949 hours, Nursing Member Miss Read 615 hours and Mrs. Bayne, cadet officer, 471 hours Every hour accounted for is voluntary. The competi tion and quiz teams h ad between them won nine trophies at the various competitions in first aid and home nursing.
Mrs. Buckmaster, the Divisional Superintendent of the Nursing Cadet Division
reported that there were ten members of this divis ion and they had completed 50 hou rs of duty. One student member h ad gone into training at St. Luke's and another at The Rowley Bnstow Orthopaedic Hospital, Pyr ford: Report s on the two cadet dlvlslOns were a lso m ade by Cadet Superintendent Mrs. Renville and Cadet Superintendent Miss C. Glover. Both reports showed good memb e rs hip a nd a great many activities. Both cadet divi sio ns had entered te ams for Area and County com.petitions.
Miss Patrick concluded by thanking ber officers, N.C.O.s and members fo r their loyal support hard work the year and saId she looked forward WIth them to another happ y and su ccessful yea r.
AUTUMN FAIR'.-On Octob er 30th the Scarborough Nursing Division h eld their Annual Autumn Fair at Joint Divisional Headquarters The opener was Mr. Stmdy-a well - known loc al mUSICIan. Divisional President Mrs. S Hargrave presided, and a of thaQks given by Divisional Officer MISS M. LetheI': Amongst t hose present at the opening were County Superintendent Mrs. F. C. Burton, ASSIstant County Superintendent Miss M. Moorhouse and Nursing Officer Miss G Halliday. Results of the cake making competition-judged by Master Baker J . Hutchinson-were announced by DiVIsional Officer Miss E. O Rollin son Pri zes
for varied competitIOns were awarde d by Mrs. A. Sturdy Stalls included ha rvest fare, preserve, Christmas gifts, cakes, bring and buy, s tat ionery , Christmas cards, white elephant, I s. parcels, lucky dip , e tc Afternoon teas were serve d. Gam es were
PRIORY HE,4iDQUARTERS ANNOU NCEMENT-
The Grand Prior, H.R H. The Duke of Gloucester, has been pleased to approve t he appoint ment of the Lord Aberdare as Prior of the Priory for Wales , in succession to his father, the third Baro n Aberdare. The appointment involves promotion in the Order from the grade of officer (as Esquire to he late Lord Aberdare) to that of Knight and tills awa its the approval of the ChapterGeneral and sanction of Her Majesty the Queen Sovereign Head of the Order. Meanwhile, the Prior designate attended meetings of the Investigation and Ambulance Conm1ittees and of the Council of t he Priory for Wales at Priory House, Cardiff, on Januar y 21st.
ST. JOHN'S DAY CEREMONIES.-Satmday, JLme 14th, is a date to be noted by members of the Order and its foundations in Wales. The annual meeting of the chapter and the general assembly will take place in Cardiff and two special functions marking changes
organised by the members of the Cadet Nursing Division In the evening a special whist drive was held- prizes being pre sented by County Superintend ent Mrs. F. C. Burton. A profit of £58 was realised as a result of the day's activities. in certain illgher offi ces will be the installation of the new Prior and an all Wales review by the Superintendent-in-Chief, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
NEW MEDICAL ApPOI NTMENTS.-With the object of furthering the work of the St. John Ambulance Association in Wales a new po st has been created under the title of Princip a l Medical Officer for Wales , with a deputy appointment. The Prior y has been fortunate in secming a person so eminently suited to hold this office as Pro vost A. Trevor Jones, The Welsh Nat ional School of Medicine, University of Wale s Alan Trevor Jones, son of Roger Jones, Hea dmaster of Lewis School Pengam, was educated at University College, Cardiff and University College Hospital, London. He held hospital appointments in University College Hospital and other London hospitals, and was medical superintendent of the Swansea General Hospital. He was a general pr actitioner in Camlarthen and A.F.M. DRUMS, BUGLES, FLUTES AND EQUIPMENT E. S. P. TRAINING MODELS
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CAERPHILLY COUNTY AREA PRESENTATION.-The annual p r esentation of awards is an occasion for bring ng to pub lic notice the work carried out unobtrusively by the Brigade all the year round. Such an event took place at Ystrad My n ach where the Pengam Ambulance Division enjoyable evening under the of their President, Mr. Gwyn Phllhps , supported by Area Commissioner W. J. Skyrme and a munber of his officers ambulance an d nursing. An appeal was made for new volunteers to meet the need for up-to - date first - aiders for general
pmp oses a n d to support first a id organisatio n at the lo cal co lliery. Area Super in ten dent Mrs. P uckey made a p ea for a strong n ursing sectio n an d ho p ed that women presen t wou ld consi der ser io usly join ing the movement.
MONMOUTHSIDRE Loss. - A pro m inent person in pu b lic l ife and C o n1111issioner is moura ed ll1 the passmg of Colonel Jo hn P owell Jones J enkins, O. B E., T D., D .L., a Knight of th e an:! Co m n:ussioner for Monmouths hl re. MedICO, soldier,
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sportsman, Colonel J eokins served i n two world war , had figure d for many years in spOTting sp heres and was medi ca l officer to he British tea m at the O ymp c Games at Helsinki. At the time of h is death Colonel Je n k in s was chairman of il e medical committee acting on behalf of the Commonwealth and Empire G ames Refe re nce to the grievolls loss sustained b y the P r iory was made at the Ambulance Committee at which his per onality will be sa dly m issed. He had occupi ed all the ranks of Brigade Surgeo n before asslllling the Conmuss ioners h ip of the second most importan t co unty of Wales and was destined to become Surgeo n-i n-Chief for Wa les. Aber t yss wg Re union - Superin tendent S. A Jones pTesided over the an nu a l reunion d inner of he Aber tysswg Division held in their ambulance h a ll. In t he course of a proud record of achieveme nt , the chairman recounted the success achieved by men and cadets in the competitive arena. Mr. R Elliott, manager of McLaren Colliery, proposin g th e toast "The Division" sai d he wa s particu lar ly proud of the divisio n whose member s had tr eated 1,766 workmen at McLaren Colliery during 1956. Ambulance Officer E Stockman, replying expressed t he member s' thanks to the management fo r their great help during the year, a nd also to the workmen for their continued lo val suppo rt. COLl oci llor Roger Williams: a founder member of the di vision , presented first aid ce rtific ates and other awards, sayin g that Abertysswg was ve ry grateful for the valuable work that was done by the divi sio n Mr. W. Willi a m former treasurer, presented medallions and l a bels A toast to the" Old Boys" was p r oposed by Mr. T. E. Jon es a nd Mr. E E. Edwards forme r secretary, replied. Mr. Ja mes Davies, now living in the Forest of Dean proposed the toast "Absent Friends " and Mr. D. D avies gave a toast to the Fore of Dean team, who we re present. The captain, Mr. Bon Morgan, replied and other speakers were Messrs. L. D av ies and E. O Bebb. Death of GrifIitbstown Member.-Th e death occurred on December 17th la st of the Trevethin Area Super intendent , Ernest Owen Phillip s, a well-known St. John
officer with 40 yea rs' b r igade service to hi s credit. Ambulance work had been his principal life in terest and apart from his work w.ithin the Briga de Mr. P hill ips was an honora ry first aid a ttendant at hi s place of employment.
We de ep ly regret to announc e the following deaths:
The Hon. M rs Mayna rd Grevill e, President of the Dunmow Nursing Division since 1941. The officers and members feel that they have lost a good friend as Mrs. Maynard Greville had always shown the greatest interes in the work and been most encouraging when things were going badly with th e division. *
Sir Adam Ritc hi e, who for many years until his ret irement last summer was President of he Chelmsford Ambulance Di vision and afterward s an honor ary member of St. John Members attending the funeral included County Superintend ent W. E. Norfolk County Officer W. R. Unwin and Di visiona l Superintendent H. J Adcock and Cpl. H. Bloomfield.
* Mrs. Ja net Ho lmes, who joined No. 44/1 Acton Nursing Division in 1941. Her energy an d ent husi asm for the man y aspects of St. John work in Acton was greatly admired , a nd her r ea dy smile, kindly word and helping h a nd will be greatly missed.
* Divisio nal Superintende nt L. D W hi te, of 53 (Watford) Division, who p assed away on Wednesday , Nove mber 13th. Superintendent White joined the Brigade on March 18th 1904 and became Superintend ent of the Watford Divi s ion on June 3rd , ] 93l. Superintendent Whi te , who was a Servjng Brother of th e Order of St. Joho, was the senior divi s io na l su p er intendent in the no rt hern area. During his superintendentship 53 (Watfo r d ) Division became the
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largest d ivision in the area ; he was very well known and respected as a counsellor, an d as treas urer of the Watford Old Peoples' Association, and for many years was connected with the Citizens' Advice Bureau
He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A memori a l service was h eld at St. Mary 's Pari sh Church, Watford , on Monday, November 18th, and he was cremated at GoLders Green the Brigade being represented on both occasions.
* Sgt. P. Johnso n , of 56 (Crickiewood) Division , on September 23rd. " Percy," as he was known to the division, joined the Brigade in ]910 and was the las t of active founder memb ers to pass on He served as a driver on the old L.M.S. Railway for many years until he retired last year. He was well known on British Rail ways for his keenness in firs aid and ambulance work. Di vis ional Superintend ent E. C. Penfold and other members of the di vision attended the funeral, which to ok place at Golders Green on Sep tem ber 27th, with Brigade honours.
* Co unt y O ffice r (Rt d.) W H. Weatherhead, O.St J., of Bedfordshire, on January 6th, 195 8, after a long illness Reqluem Mass was held at the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Luton, and was attended b y members of the Brigade in Bedfo rdshire.
* Area Staff Officer Mr. S. F ir th, of t he West Riding of Yorkshire, Midland Area. It is with regret th at we ha ve to repo rt the passing away of Mr. Firth in Decemb er, 1957, after a short illness. Mr. Firth had done very valuable service for the movement , always giving helpful advjce to any who required it. He joined the Eccleshm Di vision in 1899, and in 1927 helped in the formatio n of Bradford Corps, of which he became superintendent in 1933 He was an officer of the Order and since 1953 Pres ident of the Eccleshill Division.
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* Co rp ora William H S. Richardson, of Plymo uth Crownhill (formerly Stonehouse) Ambulance Division He enrolled in 1922 and was promoted Corporal in 1937. As the result of an acciden sustained in 1934 he was transferred to the Brigade Res erve in 1944 an d was made an auxiliary member of Crownhill Di vis ion in 1955 in recognition of his outstanding ser vice Corporal Ri chardson was efficient for every year of hi s long and fa ithful service and was the holder of the Service Medal. He was a very hard and keen worker dming Flag Days an d was also a member of the Plymouth and District Di sabled F ellowship He died on Januar y 6t h , aged 58.
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Staff Ser gt. Harry G. Parsons, who was associated with the Brigade for 29 years and was the sole surviving founder -member of t he Sidmouth (Devon) Division. Jus t over a month before his death it was annolllced that he had been promoted to Staff Sergt. in recognition of his valued services. He lived at Garden Cottage, Malvern Road , Sidmouth
* S up er intend ent A. Ga pp er, of the Seaton and Beer (Devon) Combined Ambulance and Nmsing Division , passed away very suddenly. At the funeral the bearers Brigade members and police ,
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Lt.-Col. Charles Hector Congdon, of Exeter, who died at the age of 67 , at t he residence of a d a ughter a Faversham, Ken t , was the man responsible for Devon bein g one of t he few remaining counties in the country which run their ambulances m a inly through voluntary organisation s He was County Ambulance T r anspor t Officer of the Brigade, and to the Devon Coun ty COlmcil, being in charge of between 25 and 30 ambulance station s and about 200 ambulances. Like his father, grandfather and greatgrandfather he served as a Colonel of he Royal Marines. He was one of the first officers to transfer from the Roya l Navy to the Royal Marines He ser ved in the 1914-18 war and by 1935 he was Assist ant Director of Naval IntelJjgence. His service career ended in 1937 , wh en he was in valided ou t, following a he a r t a ttack. H e t hen st arted in Civil Defence at Deal , in Ken , becoming during t he last war Assis t ant InstructorGeneral in Ci vil D efence at t he Home Office At the end of the war , h e retired a nd took up market ga rdening near Moretonhampstead Devon a nd in 1948 he was appointed County Ambulan ce Offi cer, an en tirely ne w post in the coun ty administration. H e leave s a wido w three daughters and a son.
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Mr Walter Edward Willjam s, of 22 Exe Street, E xeter , a fo r mer di visional superintendent of the Exeter Divis ion , and one of the out s tan ding workers for st. John , particul arly as a drive r during the earl y years of the Brigade, wh en only two ambulances we r e available in the city. He joined the Brigade as a priva te in 1904, serving in the R.A.M.C. in the first world war, and following the armistice continued his St. John work. H e was a su ccessful competition team leader. Mr. Williams held the St John Service Medal with seven bars and was a Servin g Br other of the Order.
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William Thomas Atkinson, at the age o f 86 , a t his home 37 Riclml0nd Street, Hull on F rid ay, Januar y 17th, 1958.
Mr. A t kin son joined the Briga de in the Hull Central Division in March 1897, and af ter being ser gean t and fir st officer became Superintendent of tha di vision in 1907. Two years later he was promoted to Corp s Secreta r y of the Hull Corp s and to District Officer of t he No 6 District n 1914, when he ca rried ou t the duties of Dis trict Secr etar y including North u mber.land, Durham and the Nor th a nd E as t Riding s of Yorkshire On the division of the Di s trict on a " Coun t y " ba sis he a ssisted Dr. Hammers ey John ston in the E as t Riding and in 1932 was appointed County Commi ssioner, a po sition he ll eld until he retired in 193 8 owing to ill hea lth.
He took part in public dut y in London on the occasion of the Roy a Progress of T heir Majes ies in 1902 a nd the Coro nat ion of King Geo rge V in 1911.
He wa s on p arade at the Royal Review in Wind sor Gr eat P a rk in 1912 a n d at the Cen t enary Review in Hyde Park in 1931 and on both occasions led a contingent.
During the 1914-18 War he was, with Dr. Hammersley Johnston, in charge of the Firs t Aid Po s ts in H ull dealing with air raid casualties
He was a dmitted as a Ser ving Brother of
the Or der of St. John in May 1914 and pr omoted to Officer (Brother) in May 1930
Some of the o lder members in what was No 6 District will remember him and thTOughout the Brigade he was al wa ys highl y respected
He was associa ted all h is life with the Centr al B aptis t Chmch a nd later the Cottingham Road Baptist Church, HuD, where a service, prior to cremation, was held on Tuesday, January 21st This was attended by the Comm ssioner and members of COlmty and Corps Staffs and by represen ta ti ves of t he H u H and E Riding Centre Commi ttee, S.J.A.A.
Mrs. M Weaver-Adams of Bucki nghamshire, on J a nuary 3r d. Wi t h a record of St John work in India, she m et D r. Wea verAdams in the fir st world war and they subsequen t ly settled in Slough. She rejoi.ned the Br igade in 1940 and was appointed COlmty Officer, South ern Region. Mrs. Weaver -Ad ams was senior executive officer of her husband' s mobile surgical un it for th e A .R .P. service during the second world war. She became a serv ing si ster of the Order and was la ter promoted to officer sis ter. Abou t fift y a mbula nce a nd nur sing m embers of the Sou h Buck s Corps formed a guard -of-honour at the funeral which wa s attended b y county
officers r epresenting the Order , t he Brigade a nd the Council of st. John for Buckinghams hire. *
Mr. J. E. Death, one of the long servic e ambulance work ers of Ip swich. For over 50 years he was a member of the Brigade a nd was made a Ser ving Brother of the Order in 1929 a nd received th e Vellum Vote of Thanks as recently a s the pa st ye ar In 1928 as District Officer , he was a ttached to the County St aff and in 1926 was secr etary of the Comforts D epot combining wi t h it the post of tr eas urer in 1933. For 26 years he carried on this work only r esign ing in 1952. The Briga de wa s well represented a t his funeral wh ich was held a t St. Margar et ' s C h urch, January 2nd.
* Miss Nellie Knight died suddenly on December 27th 1957, a nd will be sadly mi ssed b y both the a mbula nce a nd nursing divisio ns a t Hors ham , Suss ex. A f ounder m ember a nd storekeeper of the nursing division, to which she h a d belon ged f or 20 years she gave quie tl y a nd chee rfull y thou sa nds of h ours of her sp are tim e to he m an y and varied duties of the Brigade. Man y members a nd friend s of the Brigade attended the fu neral service a the Pari s h Chur ch and whilst a mbulance office rs a n d men acted a s b ear er s, the nur sing divisio n formed a guard of honour.
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F OR the second time in less than two months, London's fog-bound suburbs we re the scene of a lar ge-scale rail dis aster an d there was a heavy demand for the services of Brigade m emb ers.
The cr as h occurred near Dagenham East Sta tion on the evening of January 30 th, 1958, and aga in the Brigade went into actio n promptly. Major T Wilks, Area Commissio n er, Eastern Area , London D is trict, called out the Bar king , East Ham and Upminster Divisio ns He also no ified Mr. C. E. Bower, Deputy Dis t rict Commissi oner , who before making his way through the fog to the scene of the crash, got into touch with Romford Anlbulance Division, whose Sup er inten dent call ed out all ava ilab le men.
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m all cases, thick fog made travelling most difficult and hazardou s, and the neighbouring streets were very congested by fire a ppliances and am bul ances, and approac h to the accident was through back gardens and down a n em b a nkm e nt of slippery mud.
At the scene of t he crash, Mr. Bower fou nd Area Surgeon Dr. A. F. McDon a ld , Area Superintendent eN) M iss N. L. Moore with a numb er of officers a n d ambulance an d nursing member s already on the scene,
an d a n appraisal of the situation show e d that the stationa ry r ain had been struck by the engine of a following train, which h ad penetrated through the guard s van a nd the following four passenger comp a rtments. Lesser casualties in the unsmashed part of the train had been evacuated, and work was proceeding to release a number of people tr a pped in the debris; some were part y out but held by the body or lo wer limbs This work was very slow and dangerous , the coach having to b e shored up to prevent collapse. Eventually a large portion of the roof was cut away and facilitated rescue work, The whole area was enveloped in wet fog illumina ed by mffilerous flar es. Uni ts of the Brigade were coming in steadily, and e ventually the police moved everyone no t act iv ely engaged over the railway embankment; b y arra ngement with the Police, Brigade personnel were concen rated in one spot to be ava ilable as required. A chain of stretcher s quads was formed, and procee ded down to tbe track and remo ve d released casualties as called upon Mr. Bower dismissed those from more distant units with thanks at 11 .30 p.m. some mor e at 11.45 p.m and l eft one squad of loc a peop e at 11.50 p.m. when tbe last
known case had been remov ed. T he fire brigade were then searchi ng through the debris.
It was difficult to compile a rec ord of Brigade personnel on duty as some came in mufti from d r ills , but so fa r as could be established there were nine officers (including two area surgeons), 66 ambulance and 21 nursing personnel. Two ambulances were on t he spot. Later i t was disco vere d that the Brigade had s uffer ed a casual y in this crasb. Mr. A, M ay hew county secretary for Es sex, wa s t ravelling home in one of the train s and was injured in the crash He was taken to h os pi ta l.
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HE de ath occUlTed on January 27th, of the Grand Master or " Herrenmei ster," of our sister Order in German y, the Lutheran " Johanniter."
Prince O skar of Prussia was a younger SOll of t he late German Emperor and originally a profes sional soldier. In 1927 he succeeded his elder brother Prince Eitel Friedrich as Herrenmeister (a po st traditionally held by a prince of the ruling house) and f or the last thirty years of his life made the Order and its work first his principal hobby and after his removal from the army (in which he rea ched the rank of Major-General) with the other Hohenzollerns by Hitler in 1939, a who e-time occupation.
Until the end of the war the charitable work of the Joh anniter consisted in the building and administration of an ever increasing number of ho spita ls, homes for the aged, and clinics, which extended all over Germany an d were a dministere d by the Knights belonging to the various Provincial Priories of which St. John Councils would be the nearest equiv alent in this country. By 1939 these institutions had reached a total of sixty-four and Prince Oskar himself took the liveliest interest in the management and well -being of each of them , as well as personally supervising the routine of the Order's Headquarters in Berlin
The " Herrenmeister " remained a t his post throughout the war and suffered some injuries in his efforts to ex tinguish the fire (which incidentally proved eventually fatal to the then Secretary General), in which the Headquarters and most of the rest of the Or der's property in Berlin fell victim to the Allied bombers
At the end of April 1945 Prince Oskar found his considerable abilities as an administrator taxed to hilt. Having
been eventually driven fr om Berlin with his worldly possessions (traditionally including his insignia as " Herrenmeister" and a nomin al roll of the Order) in a rucksack, he made his way on foot to Brunswick and the British Zone.
Here a form.idable task awaited him. While the entire fabric of the Order had vanished with the bulk of t he officers and confreres missing or dead , there still remained in the Wes tern Zone some eighteen of the Order s original institutions, complete with their inmates, in urgent need of ftmds an d direction. At that period there was virtually no public transport available for Germans, the postal and telepho n e services were no more, and even paper and pen were unobtainable. The only means of transport still open to the Herrenmeister were his two legs and a bicycle (bought at enormous expense with the balance of his remaining cash). Prince Oskar accordingly de voted some months to pedalling to and fro from Bavaria to the Dutch border and eastwards up to the Iron Curtain until he had succeeded in solving the inm1ediate problems of each of his institutions and ensured that the hospitals were in a condition to face the rigours of the post-war period.
This once achieved, finance was to remain for some years the principal trouble.
Undeterred, however , the" Herrenmeister" set up an office in a room kindl y given f ree of charge (by its Roman Catholic propr ietor) in a cigar fa ctory near Bad Pynnont. For some months he continued to administer and rebuild the Order single-h anded but was eventually joined by a fellow refugee, the present Chancellor, Graf von Arnim, who from then onward s shouldered much of his burdens.
With the return of more prosperous days Prince Oskar looked round for other work
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to occupy hi s thoughts and take the place of the numerous institutions which had fallen into Russi an hands. He accordingly readily fell in with Graf von Arnim ' s suggestion (strongly pressed after a visit to England) that the "Johanniter" should follow the example of the Venerable Order and start the teaching an d pract ice of First Aid as one of its m a in objectives.
Thanks to Pr ince Oskar's personal encouragement the" Johanniter Unfallshilfe" is n ow a well established institution throughout Wes t Germany and is continually growing on lines which have already been so well proved in England and which bid fair to show equal success in Germany.
Prince Oskar was a man of considerable charm of manner with a f und of entertaining stories of life a his father 's court, which he delighted in recounting. A visit to his great gl-andmother, Queen Victoria at Windsor in early childhood also made a great impression on him and he spoke of it as one of the most awe inspiring experiences of a long life. T he numerous reversals of fortune which fell to his lot made little difference to his spirits and his wo r k for the humanitarian objectives of his Order remained constant in fair weather and in foul.
A T the meeting held on January 7th , 1958 , the Association Committee decided that as fro111 April 1st, 1958, the minimum age for candidates taking examinations f01- Adult Certificates will be 15 instead of 16 years as at present. This means that candidates are now eligible to take these examinations on and after their 15th birthday.
Gunm1ed amendment slips have been prepared to be put on all regulations a nd forms dealing with Adult Courses. Centres should obtain, from the Association Secretary, supplies of the slips for their own stocks of regulations and forms. r
At the P.L.A. CelebTations : Front ro w : Nlajor J. F. C. Underhill , T.D. , Sec1'eta1'Y of the Ord er of St. John D ?·. Lawrence -Smith, 1l1edical Offi cer, P.L.A., Lord Cotteslo e, T.D., D.L. , Col. G. F Page, D.S O., Commissioner No.1 D is tr ict, Sir Le s lie Ford , O.B.E. Nir. R. A. R. Cheese, Corps Superintend en t 202 (P.L.A.) CO?ps.
ANOTH E R milestone in the history of No. 202 (P .L.A.) Corps was reached on December lith , 1957 following the appo intment s of Lord Cottesloe, T.D., D.L. , Vice-Ch a ir man of the Authority as Pre sident and Sir Lesl ie For d , O.B.E. , a member of the Board of t he Authority, as VicePresident of the corps.
In the bo ar d room of the Port of London Authority, the presentation of wa rrants and insignia of office was made by Col. G. F. Page, D.S.O ., Commissioner No. 1 (prince of Wales) Di strict in the presence of Major J F. C. Underhill, T.D., Secretar y to the Order of St. John, Lt. - Col. A. M. Bell, Area Commissioner, Central Area Staff, officers of No. 202 Corps an d officers of the Autho r ity Before he made the presentations, Col. Page said how important it was to a ll units of the Brig ade to have active presidents and vice-presidents and in thi s r espect he was certain that n ot hing but good wo uld result to the corps fro m their fir s p residen t and vice-president.
In a short speech, Lord Cotte sloe d welt on the antiquity of the Order of S t. John and, appropriately, he spoke of he activities of the Ord er throughout Its long and distingui shed hi s tory H e was grateful for the honour done to him in being asked to become Corps President. Whe n cha irman of the Authority 's St aff C0J1U11itlee, and now as Vice-Ch airman of the Authority, he had followed closel y the excellent work done by Corps Sup er int ende nt Cheese and his fellow-members of the P.L.A. St.
John Divisions . T hey could re s t ass ur ed of his cont inu ed support.
In Sir Leslie Ford, P.L.A. Corp 3 have a Vice -President who is no stranger to first aid, h av in g taken his first exam. in 1913 (and he p ro duced hi s certific ate to prove it!)
Sir Le sli e said that after all these years he considered it a gr eat persona l pleasure and honour to be r eceived into the Brigade The function ended by Lord Cottesloe takino- the chair and performing his first duty cha irm a n by declaring the meeting closed.
T HE local division of the S1. John _ Ambulance Brigade recei ved a - boost Oil Saturday afternoon, far superior to anyth ing which could have _ been d.ream ed up by publicity copywriters. It happene d in Lavender Hill,Battersea.
An elderly woman, Miss Annie- White, of Tipthorpe Road, was - knocked down by a car as she crossed - the busy road. A crowd gathered but _
- two young Battersea lads were not content to stand and stare. - While one kept the cro1vds back and _ ensured that traffic was able to pass - by, the other , 15. year old Dennis - Hyde, of Fontarabla Road, went to - Miss White's assistance.
The old lady was suffering from - serious head injuries. After ascer_ taining that an ambulance had beencalled, Dennis gave some on-the-spot - treatment and comforted her.
- When the ambulance took Miss -
- White to St. James's Hospital , where - she was detuined, the bo ys went their- ''Yay as though nothing had happened. But the bystanders who noticed the- St. John badges in the boys' lapels _ ,vill not forget the coolness andeffic iency with which they dealt with- the emergency. Both Dennis and his pal are learning _ - the rudiments of first aid ,vi th the Brigade. -" South \ Vestern Star" -
leaflets for use in connection with First Aid for Farms have now been produced, and can be supplied to any Ass ociation or Brigade Headquarters. Application should be made to Press Office, 10 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1. The cost (including postage) is Is. 3d. per 100, and it is requested that remittances should be enclosed with orders.
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I N view of the current rebuilding and expansion of the Order's Ophthalmic Hospital at Jerusalem, particular interest attaches to this article which appeared in "The Chronicle" on March 27th, 1885. The press cutting was recently discovered in St. John's Gate:
Yesterday aftern oon a meeting in furtherance of the interests of the British Ophthalmic Hospital at Jerusalem, established by the Order of St. John , was held in h e Jer usalem Chamber, Westminster, having b een convened by the Earl of Glasgow and the committee The chair was taken by Sir A. H Layard and amongst those present were Sir Richard Temple, Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bart., M.P., Hobart Pash a, Mr. Mocatta and Mr. R. Brudenell Carter, F.R.e.S. The hospital was founded in 1882 by the E nglish branch of the venerable Order of St. John , and is chiefly intended to meet a long-s ta nding and acknowledged want by providing an institution und er skilful professional management, where the afflict ed poor of the country might obtain proper treatment for the peculiar diseases of the eye to whi ch the majo rity are subject and the terrible consequences
of which are so painfull y apparent to aU travellers and residents in the Holy Land.
THE CHAlRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that his experience in the East enabled him to bear testimony to the nee d for such a hospital in that part of the world. Whether from the glare of the sun or from habits of uncleanliness, ophthalmia was rife in the East, as all tra vellers knew. Water was little used among the Arabs , especially the Bedouins , and their repeated religious a blution s each day were performed not with water, but sand. Remedies for Ophthalmia these people had none. In the tents indeed might be found some wise men or old women, whose treatment of the disease either made it worse or led to lo ss of sight. In the Oriental towns ophthalmia was pre va lent; and at Gaza it was stated that 50 per cent. of the population suffered from it. The need of a hospital devoted to the treatment of oph t h almic disea, ses was great. At Jerusalem most nations had erected hospi tals; and England ought not to be behind the rest. The Sultan of Turkey took great interest in t he foundation of the hosp ital, and entered warmly into the scheme. As there was n o
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Government land a Jerusalem av ailable for the site, the Sultan through t he Governor of Jerusalem , his Excellenc y R aouf Pasha, had generously contr ibuted over £800 t o the pmcha se of a site. The Sultan had been m.uch misrepresented As a matter of fact he was a hLlmane and k indhearted m an It was of special importance to our interests at the present time that the character of the Sultan s hould be vindicated Within a few months of the establishment of t he hospit a the number of p atients had doubled 2, 546 being then under treatment. The hospita l was quite separate from any denominat ional aim, an d was not conducted with any proselyt s ing intention; otherwise be should not be a supporter of it. Its influence, howeve r, assisted th e diffu sion of civilisation, for it gave the Arab tribes on the borders of Syria-the wildest perhap s in the East - some idea of our civilisation, an d enlisted the ir sym p ath es.
SIR RICHARD TEMPLE spoke of the li a bility of Oriental people to ophthalmia, and remarked that it was not an anomaly t hat most of the patients of this Eng lish hospi tal should be Moh ammed a n s, considering that her Majesty h a d more MohanU11edan subjects than subjects of other denominations HOBART P ASHA, having been called upon b y the chairm a n, expres sed the deep interest wh ich his Imp erial mas er the Sultan of Turkey too k in what wa s going on at Jerusalem, a nd h e (Hobart) w ould make it his duty to secure a ll the s upport he could at Constantinople for this ho spita1.
MR. MO CATTA endorsed this statem e nt, having just retmned from a visit to Turke y, an d said the fullest toleration was there allowed to Christians, to t h e Jew s, hi s own people and others All per sons who had travelled in the East knew how terrible a scourge was ophthalmia ; and tlus ho sp it al was benefi cial not only b y direct treatment of the disease, but b y t he inculc a tion of h a b its of cle anliness. He expressed his satisfaction that tlus hospit a l had not lik e some institutions the ulterior object associated with it of conversion t o Chri st ianity. The practice of attracting sufferers to a ho spital for the purpose of seeking to separate them from t he religion of their birth, and thu s setting parents against children and children again s t parents, a ppeared to him to be wicked He believed that Mohammedans-and he was quite certain that Jews -w ould not attend their hospital if their conversion to Chr istianity was an ult er ior obj ect. (Hear, hear.) At the present moment h e was tol d there were onJy four bed s, and the whole cost was £300 a year, but double that amount was wanted to carryon the work effectually.
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Th e f ollo 'Wing catalogne shonld be re ad in conjnnction 'Wi th the a1"ticle nnder th e abo ve ti tl e in the " R evie'W " for F ebrt &ary 1 958, by Ern est B. H am ley, A.R .1.P.H.H. Copies of this issne m'e sti ll avai la bl e and can be obtained j7' om th e" R ev'iew " Offi ce 10 , Grosveno T Crescen t , L ondon, S W.l.
Th is catalogt& e of visnal ai ds Cn1"1"ently avai la bl e is intended mainly fo r ns ers in th e Un i ted Kingd om , bnt ove rseas rea ders wi ll find that many of th e i tems can be obtained thro ngh local Assoc iation Cen tr es 01' ot her snpp liers or agen ts
MR. R BR UDENELL CARTER, F.R.e.S. , dwelt upon the importance of provision of prompt medical t r ea tment of eye dis eases, particularly in th e East, where su ch di seases were far more p r eva lent tha n in this country
SIR E. LECHMERE, M.P ., moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , wluch was cor dially gi ven. Subscription s were invited, forms having been distributed A series of oil sketches made b y Sir R. Temple during a recent vis it to P a le sti ne were on view, and were inspected b y most present before leaving
SECTION I FILMS. Note: Ma!lY films are in heavy demand and early application (direct to the source concerned) is advised to aVOid dlsappomtment. -_,
Obt a inabl e from
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T h e Central F ilm Library , Ce n t. Ref. UK 297 Title H elp Knigh ts of St. John Si ze, T ype & D aily Running H ire Time Cost
16 or 35 mm. Sound B/ W 13 minutes
Sound B / W 7 minute s
16mm. Free 5s , D ate produce d , B rief d escr iption Audience suitability, etc.
1952. Inc idents arising from children at play. For general sh o wing as introduction to first aid training.
194 2. The S .J. A B at work. For general showing to a rou se interest in first ai d. Offiae of Infm., Govt. Bu ild ing, W.3 UK 16 or 35 ffil1l.
16 mm
The GaLffi10nt -Br iti sh F ilm Libr ary, 2 Aintree Rd ., Peri vale, Gre,enforrl Middlesex
(All films can be purchased outright from £ 16 up wards.)
T . J Smi th & Nephew Ltd Medic a l InfoD11ation Dept. Bessemer Rd. Welw yn Garden City
The H uman Skeleton Sound B/ W 11 minutes
Muscles, Movem ent and P osture (Av a il a ble tf.K. o nly)
16 mm Soun d B W 10 nunu tes
Circulation of t h e Blood 2 - 1 16 (A first-pri ze winner at lee s mm· ] 949 Internation a F il m B W Fes tival) 17 nunutes
795 Playing With Fir e Sound B / W 10 minutes F 4593 F 4594 FC 992 or F 967 F 3956
Th e Mechanism s of (A vai lable U K. only) 1 reel 16 mm. Sound B/ W 11 minutes
16 nU11 5s. lO s lO s. 40s , 20s. lOs.
In dustrial Fir st A id Silen t Colour Free 65 minutes KMF 16 mm. 5s.
1947. Accidents to children by burns a nd sca lds Suitable for ADULTS only.
1951. Structure of body and joints, etc Suitable a ge 13 +.
195 1. Fully descrip t ive film with li ve- action animated diagram a nd cine-radiology scenes: Suitab le for age 13 +.
1949. A stud y m ainly in form of animated di agra m s showing c irc ul atory system functions of heart, lungs, arteries, veins, etc in detail Age 13 +.
1947. The function s of breat hing artifici al respiration, etc. For age 13 + (a n Encyclopcedia B ritannica pr oduction ).
1948-9. A u seful film 9.ealing wit h first aid in industry but suitable all a d ult classes. In three secti ons; steel -making risks a nd injmies tr ainin g a nd the team io action.
British Medical A ss o ciati on 218 The Contro l of Breeding Silent B W Film Librar y, B.M.A. House, 12 minutes 19 33. Although produced 25 years ag o t h ese Tavistock Squa re, films may still be u seful fo r showing to a dul ts W e.1 KMF 16 mm infir st a id cla sses. 219 Carry ing th e I njur ed Silent B W 5s
Imperi a Chemical Industries Film Library I.e.I. HOll se Millbank London S W 1 FA3 FA4 FA 5 FA7
T rea tm ent for Sho ck Artificial R espi rati on Examination of th e Patient R emo va l of Clot hingFractured Collar -Bon e 5 minutes
6 m inutes 11 minu tes 6 minu tes 6 minutes Fre e Fre e Free Free
All III this group are 16 mm Sound Black/ White
5 A up - to -d ate ser ies in which a Medical Officer fully descr ibes the S t. Jo hn methods demon strated b y t he team in action. o F A4 describes Schafer an d Holg er Neilson methods. Reconm1ended
SECT I O N II- FILMSTRIP S Note: F ilm strip s a re ava il a ble only for pur ch ase- t hey are not generally issued on lo a n.
Obtainable fr om Ref. I No. of Frames T itle a nd Detai ls I Te aching No t es , etc. P rice Remarks
Stores Dept. Order of Holg er -N eilson Meth od of Artificial R espira ti on Price
St. John, St. John s 37 (By Princip a M.O. St J o h n A m bulance in cludes l Os 6d. Re comme nd ed fo r a ll
Gate , C l erken w ell - descripti ve fi r s t- a id cl ass es. London , B.C.l A ss oc a tion)
B201 29 Fi rs t Aid o the Injure d £3 for Produced n 1952
Unicorn He a d Vi s ua l B202 29 Structure and func t ions o f the Hum a n Body Each set is complete
Aids Ltd , 42 Westmi n - B203 29 D ressings a nd B a,nda ges Re spi r atio n. C ircu- complete set of 6 Devi sed by the ster Palace Gardens, B204 25 la tion of the B ood. Haemorrhage an d wi t h full strips or S J A.A Arti ller y Ro w, Lo n don B205 39 Wounds Fra ctures and D is oc ation s Trans- te achi n g l Os eac h
S.W. l
B20 6 23 port o f Injured Pers ons notes separ a te R ec ommended s tr ip s
W. D. Dorset, Cam era Price inc. Fir s t A d at H om e (S J A A.) wallchar t £22s A recent production
Ta ks 23 D enmark No. 97 26 (In full colour) and full compo S uita ble all age group s. P lace , London W C.2 notes
Vis u al Information Ser - Fir st -Aid Filmstr ip Notes are Made in collaboration
vices Lt d ., 168 B atterse a 337 52 P art I: Adu l t theory , etc not l Os. comp o with British R ed Cro ss
Bridge R d. , Lo n don , 338 68 ,P ar t II: Ba n d a ging lifting, etc . i ncluded or 6s. each for adults .
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SECTIO N III-ANAT O MY FLANNEL GRAP H , CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS
O b tainable from De scription Pri ce Remar ks
A natomy Flannelgraph. P r epar ed b y the Cent. Coun cil for Health Educa tion in co njunction with the Pri n cip a l Medic al 37s 6d Officer , S.J A A. Co n sis ts of black b ack -cloth, o r ga ns in pl u s Thi s method is well recommen de d coloured cut-out felt an d mo u nted paper skeleta l cut -out s fOT a ll fir s t-aid cl asses. in both anterior and side v ews. A ll p arts aTe full y pos tage " mo bile. "
Stores Dept., Order of St. Linen Diag ram s. Life- si zed and fu ll y coloured mounted on John St John s Gate, wooden rollers 32s. 6d All p lus carriage Cler ken well , London T he Skeleto n 32s 6d
E.C.I General Ana tomy 17s. 0 d
Artifici a l R espir a tion IS s Od These dia gra m s h ave been u se d by Circulation IS s. Od St. John 's fo r m a n y years and their D slocations IS s. Od u sef ul ness pr ove d
Fractures
Paper Diagrams (Small) of the sk ele ton 2d each
Obtaina bl e from
Stores Dep t. Order of St. John St. John 's Gate , C lerk e n w e ll , Londo n, E C.l
SECTION III- ANATOMY FLANNEL GRAPH, CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS
Obta ina ble fro m D escr ip tion
Price Rema rks
Single
PHYSIOL O GY CHARTS by R J Holding charts, Char ts numbere d 1, 2 a nd 4 will be
E J. Arnold & Son s Ltd ., Set of 8 Char ts ea ch 40 in. b y 30 in in f ull colour. Enla rgeunm ounted mo s t u seful in fir s t aid clas ses.
Educational Pu bli shers, ments of details T h ese ch arts have been accur ately d raw n 3s 6d ea ch
Bu tterly St., Leed s 10 b y an a natomica l sp ecialist.
Calico, I No. I-Th e Skeleton No.2- Muscle s No 3- Brain and Ner vous Sys tem No.4-Cir culation of the Bl ood No 5 mo un ted , - Orga ns of Diges io n, etc No 6- St ru cture of E ye. with Po s tage ex tra.
No.7-Structure o f Ear. No 8-The Ski n and Ex creto r y rollers, 18 s 6d. O rgan s. I I
\Comp. set u n mou n ted with lath at top £1 Os 6
Title Descripti o n a n d Price
First Aid Comp etition s and Ca su alt y Mak e-up I s. 6d
First Aid Comp et ition N otes 2 d. p er co py.
Fir s t Aid t o t he Injure d. Sp ecia n terlea ved edition for ins truc ors, etc , 8s. 6d.
Fundam en t als of Fir st Aid. A Ca n a dian publication 7s. 6d.
A ll m a n 's (Pub s .) Ltd , Green c h u r c h L a n e, Po ck et Anat omica l Atlas 12 colo ur ed pl a te s, 7 in b y 6 in ., wi th k ey. 5s. 9d., plu s po sta ge London , E C.3
Th e Film User. 174 Brompto n Road , London S W .3. I s 6d
instruct ion F r ee sp eci men cop y on req ue st.
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L ook and Liste n 45 Dor set S treet , L on don , W.l. A monthly public a tion dealing wi th u se of films film str ip s, ch arts, rec ords and audio- vi su a l ai ds for lec t ure purpo ses
H ealth Educatio n J ou rn a l. Centr a C oun cil for Health Edu ca tion T av s to ck House, T avist ock Squa re, London , W.C.!. Sin gle copies 5s. Frequent articl es on me thods of presentat ion of i n form a tion.
F irst A id an d N ursing. D ale R e yno ld s & Co. L td., 32 Fi n s bury Sq uare, London E.C.2 Price 5d p er cop y bi -m onthly. Sets out t o pr ovide an in form a ti ve technica l ser vice o n firs t aid and nur sing A u seful comp a nion to TH E ST J OHN RE VIEW, which should of course be ta ken regula r ly b y all St. John p ers onnel.
SECTIO N V-CASUALTY MAKE-UP
C asu a lt y Faking Outfit c omplete in car dbo ar d bo x
£1 19s. 6d " Pl as tifol " P as tic Wound Replicas, Set No 1, compri sing 20 t em s i n cl uding spirit gum fOT attachment of repli ca in uries
£3 l Is. Od. " Pl as tifo " Plastic Wound R ep licas , Set No .2, compri sing 20 furt h er tems , includin g b ites, gun sho wound s, fractures, cuts, et c. £6 12s. Od.
Obta in a bl e from the Sto res Dep a rtment, Or der of St. John St. Jo hn s G a e, Clerkenwell London, B.c.l. Carr a ge is ex tra under value of order
Obta ina ble fro m
S t ores D ept., Ord er of S t. John , St. John 's G a te , C l er ken we ll , Lo ndo n, B.C.l
Messrs. S H Ri ch a r ds o n, 25 Rutla nd St. L ondon , S W .7
E du ca tion a l and Sc ie nt ific Plas ics Ltd , 7 1 Bri ghton Rd ., Hooley, C oulsdon , Su rrey
(Thi s fi r m a ls o under tak es the rep air of ex is tin g models )
SECTION VI- SKELETO NS, T O RSOS AND O THER MODELS Details I
TO RS O, Plas ti c, f ull- si ze, di ss ec ta ble org a n s, full y c oloure d , Ref. SIMA-3B complete : £3:7 lO s.
MODEL OF H UMAN HEART, a n a tomic a lly p ai nt ed and letter ed sh o wing val ves an d condu c tin g sys tem, m ad e from fle xible a tex, m o unted, Ref. SIMA-6A, com p le e £6 19s 6d.
MODEL OSTEOLOGY F OOT, fully a r tic ula ted colour a nd a pp ea r ance of natur al bon e, dur a bl e sy nt hetic was h a ble m a ter ial , R ef. SA M-51 , c omplete
A s a bo ve, coloure d to sho w muscles.
£1 7s. 6d
£2 2s. 6d.
M ODEL "FUNCTIONAL " L EG AND FO OT, d es ign ed t o sho w clearl y th e fu nction a l a n at omy, m ounted on s a nd , complete Ref. SAM -68 £ 14 14s.
T ORS?, M INIATU RE, m a de from latex r ubb er , fle xi ble unbreaka bl e, fine ly c oloure d, h eigh t 13 in., weIght 2t lb ., d lssec ta ble, expl a n a tory ke y card , R ef. SAM- 99, co mplete on st a nd £ 15 15s. Similar mod el s howin g le ft sec tion o f hea d , brain , n asal p assages, e tc R ef SAM -99a. £1 7
The a bo ve item s r epresent only a selec tion of the num erou s mod els ava il a ble, all have been offici all y a ppr o ved for u se in tra i ning es ta bli s hme nts, etc .
VISUAL AIDS: Reprints of th e article by M r. Hamley and the above catalog ue of v isual aids will be available shortly, so that lecture rs and headquarters may retain them for perma nent r. efe rence .
App l ications should be made t o the "Review " Office , 10 Grosvenor Crescent , Londo n: S .W.I .
Price 4d . pe r copy, post free . 7
This is a typical cable sent by the W ar Office to r ela ives of a Ser vice ma n , or
" WE REGRET TO i\'FORM YOU THAT YOUR SON IS REPORTED DANGEROUSLY ILL IN THE BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL SINGAPORE. IF YOU WISH TO VISIT CONTACT ST JOHN AND RED CROSS SERVICE HOSPITALS WELFARE DEPARTMENT 7 GROSVENOR CRESCENT LONDON SWl."
woma n, who has' bee n pl aced on the Dangerously III li st in a hospital over seas when t he Medi ca l Officer in charge considers that a visit from a relative will help to wards r ecovery. It is a lso the beginning of one mor e job that is a ll part o f the serv ice of the Welfare Department.
o.n getting th is inform at ion a t their headquarter s in London , t he DILFOR ( Dangerou sly III List For Overseas ReJatives) Officer gets in to ucl1 with the local St. 10 1m or Red Cross br anc h. A memb e r goes to see the relatives, h e lp s t h em ge t he ra ilway warrant and sees them off on th e train f or London Here th ey are met a n d in a matter of hours, p asspor ts , inj ectio ns and ot h er formali ties a re completed a n d the relatives are ta ken by a n escort to th e airport or ship. A recent DTLFOR operation was carried out in lwenty-fo ur hours from the receipt of the cable to th e a rri va l of h e relatives (from Sc ot an d) in Cyprus. This seems a ma zingly qui c k to an outsider , but from the atti t ud e of tho se in vo lve d in this work it would a pp ear that the imp oss ibl e is don e at once and only miracles ta ke a li tt le lon ger. Import a nt though i t is, the DILPGR Serv ice is ju s t one of the j obs that make up the m any va ri ed duties of the staff of the St. J ohn a nd R ed Cross Service H ospitals Welfarc Departrnent.
WAR- TIME ORIGINS
This Dep artment grew o ut of the Jo int War Organisatio n 's a id o Service Hospitals during World War II, when it became obvious that it would b e n ecessary to appoint resident Officers to look after the general welfare of the p atients, from writing letters home , doing their shopping a nd arran ging ent er tainments and o utings for th e convalescents to administering t he comforts fund s, running t h e St. John and Red Cross Hospital Library a nd providing handicrafts. When the DILFOR Schem e was developed b y the Government it became p ar t of th e W elfare Officer's task to m ee , arrange accommodation a nd organise th e return journey of visi ting relatives.
The p eace-time str ength is maintain ed at about 120 resi dent Welfare Office rs in 52 Service Hospitals at hom e and overseas. The qualifications req uired are a good general edu catio n no hom e ties and willingness to serve in any p a rt of the wor ld Vacancies occ ur fro m time to time and t b e Department i s always pl eased to receive inq ui r ies from young women b etween th e ages of 21 and 35, who are interested in thi s type of welfare work Candidates mu st p ass se lection and medical bo a rd s and lmdergo an eight weeks' trainin g course. Those who co mplete th is success fully sign on for t hre e years. The signing of this co nt ract is a p assport to so m e of the most picturesque and romantic places in the world and an opportunity to do a really worthwhile an d interesting job H.R.
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Cross Welfare Offic er taking th e l bra1 y troll ey 1'ound the war d and
Ap plications, from members or non-members of St. John or B.R.C.S., to: The Director, Service Hospitals Welfare Department, 7 Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.t
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Co u nt ess Mo un tbatt en add?'e ss'ing the asse mbly afte
UNTESS MOUNTBATTEN S visit Wood; and County Nursing Officer, Mrs. o Plymouth on Wednesday, February E. A. Bayley. She said she would like to 12th, was heralded by sunny, springlike place on record offi cia ll y her appreciation weath er- the best d ay f or weeks-a most of the selfless a nd heroic work done b y the fitting tribute to her for coming to open St. B riga d e during wartime air raids on John House, 2 Bedford Terrace, the new Pl ymouth. It had meant a great deal to a headquarters for Plymouth , S.W Devon great numb er of people. One of her biggest a nd E. Cornwall. After inspecting a guard headaches-and probably of Staff Offi cer of honour pr ovi ded by ambulance and R E. St anton, the County Press Officernursing division s, and commanded by was getting St. John men and women to Staff Officer J H. Sargent , the Coun tess talk abo ut their service. It was almos t entered St. John House and was welcomed more silent than the traditiona l Silent by the County Co nu1ussioner, Mr. Cyril Service This was a marvellous modes ty, Prance ; the County Superintenden t, Mrs. bu t perhaps too few of the public rea lised R Ba lsdon; the Deputy Comnu ss ion er, the sacrifi ces that voluntary work ent ailed Col. G. Thom son; and the Deput y Lo r d and th e difficulties of continuing duties in Mayor of Plymouth, Mr. G E H. Creb er, peacet ime after a hard d a y s work.
Staff Officer A. E. Parkin (chairman of the Th a nks to the Countess were expressed House committee) was pres ented a nd he by Mrs. Balsdon and she pr esented a copy introduced members of Ius co mmi ttee an d of R. A. J Walling's book " The Story of those h ad actively a.ssisted in internal Pl ymouth. " decoratlOn of h e prenllses. The House Mr. Prance and the Deputy Lord Mayor the n blessed by t: reb W. H. A. Cooper, both s poke of the first c lass decoration of VIcar of St. Andrew s Churc h t h e building, and the Conmussioner said Moun ba tten for how ver y pleased and honoured ever yone reCrLuts and £ 1,000. The reCIlllts, partlcu- was t h at t he Superintendent-in-Chief had larly y.o un g people.' were needed for the been ab le to vis it the city a nd offi ciall y open expan sIO n of the BIlgade. The mo ne y was t heir new home h e b a lance of about £2, 000 p ai d for the .' thirteen-room hou se wluch has become the Dunng her tour of the prenllses the headquarters after ten years' use of the Countess had m any members presented to Prysten House of St. And r ew's Church her.
" Knowing the generosity of the people of At a private luncheon fo r t h e Countess Plymouth and the area I am sure t hi s sum- earlier those present were Lady Pi zey Lord tiny compared with what other organis a - and Lady Roboro ugh Mr. Creber Mr. tions want-will be forthcoming , " sh e said. and Mrs W Brimacombe, Preb. Cooper, T he Co un tess praised t he work of the Mr. Pr ance , Col. T homso n , Mrs. Balsdo n , House committee, whi ch h ad g iv e n up Mr s. S D avi dson, Mr. V. Lewis, Mr. G . leisure an d even holidays to decorate the Harvey, Mr. N. Sitters and Mrs e. M. headquarters inside Rodd
In paying tribute to Calmty Offi cers, the Dur ing the morning Lady Mountbatten Countess singled out the Pres ident, Lord t oured the war ds at t he Ro yal N a val Roborough ; the C ommissi oner Mr. Cyril Hospital, Plymou th Sh€ interrupted h er Prance ; the Deputy Commissioner Col. official calls to take morning c offee with t h e G. Thomson; COLmty Superintendent Mrs. comnuttee of the Sa ve the Cluldren Fund, R . Balsdon; County Surgeon, D r. T. E. of which she is Pres ident. 9
ST. JOHN HOUSE
C ONSIDERABLE progress has been made in the alterations and rearrangements at 50 Eaton Place. The work on the re-installation of the lift and its structure is well advanced. A number of what might be called" ro utine matters," such as t he fireproofing of the doors of rooms in the building to conform to L.e.e. Reg u lations , and the arrangement of really satisfactory fire escape arran gements (which were not present before) , have been carried ou t. An extra bathroom has been installed , so th a t there will be one at least , a vailable on each floor, a nd o ther similar m a tters are.in train . Re-wiring is well in hand , a nd t h e house is b eing fitted throughout wi th electric fires and power points in all the bedrooms . The lighting arrangements are being impro ved , and in certain rooms , prism a tic glass is being fi t ted to ensure that the ma x imum amount of daylight also is gained in the rooms concerned.
It is unwise to prophesy as there are so ma n y things which may ca use a hold up in completion, but it can be said at p r esent that the work is running to contra ct tinle, and we hope to be able to continue on t hat b asis The internal decorations , of course , canno t start until the constructional work is done , but we hope that that will be going forwar d soon
It is re -emphas sed that these notes are written in mid -Febru a ry, so that the position at the tinle of reading .vill in fact be fa f fber ahead. All-in - all, therefore, it.is pos3ib le to report h a t good progress is Being niade , a nd we hope that in the next month's notes, it will be possible to be muc h more definite a bout he date when we may look forward to going into action.
During January and February the Superintendent-in-Chief visited the Caribbean Area , British Guiana and British Honduras, in what she has since described as one of the most successful tours she has ever made. On these pages we present some pictorial highlights of Countess Mountbatten's tour
There will be further pictures next month.
A th e opening ceremony of Sl. John H.Q. in NORT H EAST J ALVIA I CA at Ocho Rios, the distinguished guests included ( L eft to Right) : Th e H. on Co l. A G. Cu rph ey, C B.E., Custos of St. Ann and a lVIember of the St J ohn Counci l f01' Jama ica; Lady Co l. Sir H. arold Vlitche ll , Bt. , L iaison Offi cer for St. J ohnfor th e Caribbean; Th e Ho n Chmles P1'ingle, Custos of St 1VlclTY; Th e Ho n F. V. Crossett, Custos of Po r tland and, showing obvious app ro va l , 1Vliss JIIlary -Jean JlIlitche ll daug hter of 81:r HCl1' old 1l-Jitchel l.
to th e crowds after th e Brigade march past
A pro vi ded a pe1Ject day and p e1fect se tting for the march past.
In BRITISH GUIANA foll owing a pamde, the Coun tess shakes hands rr:ith S upe rintendent K ing, of th e Polic e, w ho had conducted the pamde.
the ::it. olm H.Q. at Och o R ios, N.E. J AMA I CA, Countess JlIlountbatten p1'esented Fi rst Aid ceTtificates. H ere she is congratulating George JlIlooclie on his achievement.
On her at th e New Ams terdam Fe rry Stelling, in BRITISH GUIANA Countess LVI ountba tt en was garlanded by a small admi rCT w ho had to stand on tip-toe much /.0 the amusement of th e spectators. ·1 warm g1'eei'ing for a SU1'sing Officer during a pamde 'in r LVTIGUA.
I n B A RB A DOS , the Countess shakes hands with M iss Sh ei la Thomton as she inspects the guard of honour at S eawe ll. Behind her is Mrs H. Challenor, follo we d by M iss Weatherhead.
DURING my recent visit to Gib ra lta r , I was a ble to see some thin g of the wo rk of S t. Jo hn there
I had the ple as ure of mee tin g th e Commissioner , A. L. Abraham, M.V.D ., an d Mrs Ellicott, M B .E., O.SU ., Di strict Superintendent. They invited m e to inspect heir new H.Q, at So uth JLlITlperS Bastion.
Until recently families had occupied the
DT. Clarke, ChaiTman oj the St. John Council, was pTesent at home nUTSing demonstmtions and pTtsentat ion of awa rds at th e Ame r ican Acade my J01' Girls, Nicosia, CYP1 'US, in S ovembeT last With him was JVIrs. D. M. Taylor, wife of the Brigade
premises but th ese were deemed unfit for human habitation With the help of va rious services a nd th e S t. JolU1 m embers themse ves, very s uit a ble and ade qu a e he a dq uar ters h ave come into bein g. I saw two cla sses of cadets, boys and girls , being trained , one in artificial respiration and the other in band agin g. The st aff has b een strengthened by the recent arrival in Gibraltar at the Colonial 11 Commissioner
H os p ital, of Bre nd a Green, who was a Grand P rior cadet.
I am s ure the work of S t J oh n Ambula n ce in Gibraltar will increase tremendously w ith the new h eadqua r ters.
Another mos t efficient Division, is the Gibraltar City Fire Brigade un der Capt. Keith Ho are.
Casualties a re often taken to hospital on stretchers on the fire tender.-Evelyn Miller Barstow, M .B. E., J.P., O.St.J. (Member of the Council of St. J ohn, Somerset ).
Th e fiTst Cadets in T¥estern Austmlia to Teceive Gran d Pri or Badges , and a ll member s of P eTth No.1 Cadet. \ urs'ing Di,vis :on aTe seen here w'ith thei1' badg es (worn on th e f ront of th e dre ss s imply faT the pU1']Jose of being display ed in the photogTOph).
They aTe (l eft to Tight) : J 7{d'Wl Ca le Gm'don, Coml Walton and B ery l BOTbes. Th e badges we r e presented by J-!?, s E xce ll en cy, S 1' Char les Ga i1'dn er, Go ve m OT of W es tern A u. stm ha.
The memb ers hip of cadets (nu'/'s'i ng and ambulanc e) in rVe s el' n A ustnrlia n ow nu,11':bers 8 00.
T OWARDS th e end of December ]957, a Mr. E lam was brought on medical a dvice to Moorfields Eye Hospital, Cit y Road, London Mr. Elam , being t otally blind and a private patient, was placed in a small room , and his wife finding it too costly to remain in London, returned to Huddersfield.
Mr E lam s nephew, a Cadet Offi cer with the Huddersfield Central Cadet Di vis ion , wrote o Brigade Headquarters asking for members of t he Brigade to visit Mr. Elam , who was ex pected to be in ho spit al for about a month, and wo uld be a lonely man, The Brigade sent this request to No 1 District and Deputy Commissioner Bower telephoned Supt E. Davidson of 105 (Mildmay) Divisio n to see if he could get some assistance. Mr. Davidson promi sed to do his utmos t, an d wit h in two hours Sgt. Riches of his Division had promised to visit Mr. Elam and the ne xt afternoon, and to report back t o his Su perintende nt. Arrangement s were then made for a visit to be made every day to read item s of ne ws of any
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URING the Asian influen za epidemic which swept tlu'o ugh the country in September la st, the Preparatory School at " Ma lsis Hall ," Crosshills, near Keighley , W. Riding , was badly hit. One evening during an ambulance lecture two people came down and begged for help from Dr John Prentice, Area Commissioner.
As a result , the following appeare d in The Malsis Chronicle for January ] 958.
, "The St. John Ambulance Brigade , K eighley, came mightily t o our assista nc e on two or three occasio ns after some of the staff had also adopted the supin e position leaving all the other principal parts to carryon as best they could
"Cadet Divisional Superintend ent J. McManus Nursing Members Mr s. Vera Rus ht:O n, Mrs. Kathleen Richardson and Cadets Frank Wilkinson and David Harker made beds, was hed the occupants , and took temperatures unceasingly.
" So intrigging to the patients was this
in terest to Mr. £lam , from t he new spaper, supply stationery, stamps sweets , tobacco , etc , to wri te at Mr. Elam 's dictation to hi s wife, relatives and friends. He was found to be a well-read man, conversant with many subjects He told how h e had ost an eye in the first wor ld war, and Sgt. Riches and Mr. E la m soon became firm friends
On Friday January 10th, Sgt. Riches informed Superintendent Davidson that the surgeon had given instructions that Mr. Elam was to go back to Huddersfi eld for 18 months' treatment prior to ret urn ing for another operation. A telegram was sent to Mrs. Elam advising her that arrangements were in hand and in reply it was decided that Mr. Elam's son wou ld meet his father and Sgt. Riches at Marylebone Station on platform 4 at 2 30 on the 13th. Sgt. Riches went along to Moorfields and helped Mr £lain to dress and pack his case, then on to the station by am bulance, where his patient was handed o ver to his son to take back to his home town.
T
HE members an d friends of the Atherstone Division were enjoying a sp en did programme of entertainment at their ann ual dinner recently, when they received an urgent call for assistance.
A landlord of a local public house had had a stroke while in the cellar.
A stretc her party was se nt immediately. They got him out and made him comfortable in bed before the arrival of a doctor, once again recei ving the gratitude of all concerned.
uniformed efficiency that tbey often refused the services of the more h umdrum ministering angels who perh aps wore their wings a little awkwardly and looked bett er with a piece of chalk than witb a thermometer."
Well-known BTigade persona l ities at th e I nvest1:tt l1' e of th e Order at Groce r s' Hall on 23Td, we r e : IVlTs. B ea 1'1:ce Grosvenal', Dep'tlty S'tlpen:ntendent-'in -Chiej, w as invested as a D ame by th e Lor rl Pnor, Lord TiVa keh urst; and 1111' L. R. N P eTcey, Co unty Com missioner or H ertfoTdshir e, inves ted as C ommander (B-rolher).
N EVER was First Aid more in evide n ce than wh en h e Divisional Superintendent Mrs. A. E. Aylo tt, of the Grim s by Nursing Di vision was ca IlecL upon by a neigh bour in Allen b y A venue, Gnmsby , to visit a person who wa s suffenng from gas poi soning (accident al). T his was in fac t the n eighbour 's wife, lying on the floor .of t he kitchen. Sending a bystand er, MISS Bafnett to telephone for an ambulance , s he began Schafer's m ethod of artifiCia resp iration , and a fter several minu tes t he patient be gan to breat he and r ec ove r, by which time th e am b ulance arnved and the p at ient was taken to the hospital for further treatment , and was deta ined for two da ys. Every credit is due to the divi sio na l superintendent, Mrs A E. fo r creditab le piece of first aid attentIOn , w bl ch only goes to pro ve t hat a knowledge of first aid is always useful on this and other occasions. Mr s . A ylott h as been seriou s ly ill for nearly a year, and is st ill very fr ail and not back on duty,
O N February 1s t, a t Elliot Colliery, Monmouthshire (West Pit) it was approximately 9 30 in the morning when the telephone bell rang at the exchange telling the operator that Y .5 was calling.
The message was that the roof h ad caved in an d two men bad been buried. The management were then co nnected to th e district and they hurried to the place
Mr. I vor Price , a corporal in the New Tre degar Ambul ance Division , was almost on t h e spo t and took charge of h e situation The position was very grave, but I vor wa s there to direc t operations
T h ere were other officials a nd m en on th e job but , Ivor's experience in situations lik e these was inv a lllable , for orders given mu st be correct.
He stood there over the men as the sides and roof were s ill fallin g He stayed there until the two m en were taken out while the co n ditions remained ap palling. Courage like this should not go unheede d. His strength and nerves were taxed to the extreme. ::"
The officials and men at E lliot Colliery are deeply thankful to Ivor for this great , in fact supreme, act of courage.
Lor d Wak ehu1'st, the Lord P'I"io l' , a1"1'iving with L ady W ak ehuTst at th e Ci ty II all, B elfa st, f01' the St. J ohn Ball on J antta1'Y 25th. Th ey aT e accompanied by th e L01'd 111ayor of B elfast and M1". J ames Pollock, Li eutenan t of th e Crnnmandery of ATds (Tight).
If any Brigade adult or cadet units ar-e n ot able to take up facilities at the S J .A. B Camp t h ey may like to kno w that there is a camp site available for h e last week in July and the 2nd , 3rd, and 4th August, with full equipment fo r 150, at Chiddock, Dorset, only fOUT minu tes from the sea Full det a ils from F Cousins, Esq., 23 Croft Gardens, Lo r:. d J D, W.7
ONE d ay last Sep tember, Cpt. .q .. C. Martin ofBumham-on -CrouchDlvlsIOn Essex, was returnin g in a p a rt y 10 Burn ham when they happened upon a accident, a man was lying unconscIOus. With a fractured skull, a n d a woman wIth a fractured femur.
Cpl. Martin applied a firm b andage to the man s skull, cleaned the nose a n d mouth for free breathing, immobilised the leg a nd reated her for shock He enlisted the help of onlookers to support t he unconscio u s man 's h ead He the n s!ood by and belp ed doc to r and ambul ance when they arrived
T he Clerk of the Council, B urnbam -onCrouch who was in the party, praised Cpt. Martin,'s handling of the situation as "mas terl y and cool ," adding that he is c o nvinced Cpl. Mar tin sa ved the man's life as he was c hoking to d eath from He has been di scharged f rom hospital.
NINE great sports for the price of one. That is the attraction sented by the sixth Cavalcade of Sport, promoted b?, the Dally Mirror, at the \Vlrite City Stadium, London, on the evenmg of Wednesday, May 14th. The proceeds will be divided between the St. John Am bulance Brigade and the British E mpire and Commonwealth Games Appeal.
Here are the sports :-Soccer-Trotting- CrIcket-Rugby Athletics-Show Jumping-S peedway- Polo-Greyhound Racmg . Highlights will be: Famous footballers in a six -a - side match; Olympic runner s in athletic events; the brilliant of the polo players; and trotting-this is the big new attraction. It lS horse racing on wheels, wi th the jockeys driving instead of riding.
The show will end with a mammo th fireworks display.
Reserved seats cost from 3s. 6d. to 21s. Royal Enclosure Restaurant £5 5s. and £3 3s. (including dinner). Tickets from White City Stadium '''.12, and agencies.
Student
WYKE REGls.-Hilarity was th e keynote of the annua l New Year s par ty of th e Wyke Regis Nursing Cadets , whic h took place.at their head q uarters at the Holy Tnl1l y Schools Over ] 00 nursing and ambulance cadets from the Wyke, Weymouth and Portland Divisions enjoyed an afternoon and even in g of dancing a n d games. T he crames were varied and caused great am useand the dancing proved very popular. A generous tea prepared by Mrs. Bevan , Miss 1. Lomond and helpers was h eld lD h e school canteen.
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and badgefTorn the Deputy Lord NlayoT of Alderman E. W. Apps, 1:n the C01.tncil Chamber of the Co'U n cll Honse ,
During the evening, Mr. K H Mooring Aldridge, County Staff Officer l / C Cadets , said what a pleasure it was to be present In such idea l surroundings. The cadets were indeed for unate to have such sp endid headquarters in which to work and also s uch keen an d efficient officers to train them. The cadets must neve r forget what they owed to their officers and in return must rally round them loya lly on eve ry occasion. He ho ped t h e division wou ld go from strength to st r ength. He hanked Bevan for acting as M e. and for the time he gave in he lping the cadets. He hoped cadets would put in a team for the COlmty Competitions and wished them success Finally, he said how pleased he was to see Mrs. P ye the d ivision's President , present at the func ion and thanked her for the great interest she took in the work of the division. Mrs. Bevan, in reply, thanked the county officers for the r presen ce She was always glad to see t h em, knowing they took such a keen interest i n the work of the cadets
A presentation of a ball -point pen was made to Mrs. Bevan by Cadet Yvonne Young.
The chamZJ1:on nurs'in g cadet eam n the Sh efJi eld C01pS of St. John A mbulance Brigade on ly j us t h ad to p1'O ve capabilities. A few months aft er it w on w o ,t1'Ophies in th e annual Briga de competi tion, thr ee of the four W1nmng m emb ers left. So w hen th e trophi es we re presented to ambulanc e and nUTsing cadets, the only 1'emaining member of the eam- from the Shan'o w Division- w as 13-yeClT-old Em'bam Youle. BaTbam thought she would have to re cei ve both cups for th e team, but at the la s 11'/ inute ex-member Jan et Todd, w ho se Job has kept her from cadet meeti n gs, manag ed to gel to th e pres entation in time afteT w01'king lale. So they a team cup each , for first aid and home nursing. BCl1 bam seen leJt shormng the t1'ophies to otheT Sharrow Grldels.
P hoto: S h effi el d T el egr a p h
THE successes of the Douglas Nuning of th e Isle of Man in the Ambulanc e Compe ttwns dunng the 1957 aTe uniqu e in the h'iStOTY oj the Isle of Man, and WIll p1'Obably nev er happen again. All Junior awards weTe wo n by this division:
1. Student Team Shield: 1. lYlaTY Corkill; 2 Ann Gawn e ;
3. Brenda Clague; 4 D01'Othy HaTdinge (f1'Ont ro w of picture with JIIITS. (}reen, in centre)
2 Junior Shield: 1. Sonja Knudsonj 2 BTenda Kegginj
3. Nlay Kelly; Lj,. Ann Nutter (back TOW).
3. Ju n ioT Individual Silver Cup: Son,7a Knudson (e x treme lefl back 1'Ow).
4. Best Student Individual S i ve1' 111edal: Mm Y COThll ( e:vtr eme right front row).
5. Be st All-Round cadet in th e I s le oj Man - YeClT 1956pre sent ed 1957. Win n er of the De emster SiT P er cy Co w ley Cup: B1'en da Clague (s econd f1'Om left f1'Ont TOW).
Ph oto : e o Jl1an Ex am n er
BIRMINGHAM
CAROL SERVICE -Over 20 0 gifts were presented to The Rev. Canon R. S. O Stevens when the Annual Carol and Gift Service took place at his Church, St. Paul's, in December. The gifts are distributed amongst the poor children of the Paris h. A large number of ambulance and nursing ca dets were present, a lso the Commissioner, Brig and Mrs Hayne; Deputy Commissioner Brig. N. L. Cariss; County Cadet Officer Mrs. Owen and County Cadet Officer A E. Green a nd several adult officers It was a most enjoyable service and many well known and well loved carols were sung.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD .-The Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Ald . E W. Apps, presented certificates and badges to nine St. John Cadets at a ceremony which took place in the Co uncil Chamber of the Birmi n gham Council House, in Decem ber. Ald. E. W. Apps said the Lord Mayor, Ald. J. J. Grogan, was disappointed he was not able to make the presentations, being iq,disposed, .but he had sent his greetings and best wlshes to those present.
Before making the presentations, Ald. E. A Apps said how glad he was these boys had entered the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, it was a wonderfu opportunity for them to gain a broader knowledge of things and by winning these Awards it proved t h at the lads were made of the " right stuff. " He was very pleased to see the St. John Cadets coming forward for the Awards as it meant that the Brigade had the younger people interested in a wonderful organisation and these lads were the "Brigade of tomorrow." Ald. Apps said th at in B irmingham, most people knew the b lack and white uniform and saw t h em not on ly at footba ll matches but in cinemas, th eatres, and most p laces where they we re needed.
Ald. E. W. Apps then presented certificates and badges to - Alan Hobson , John Aylward, Peter Shryane, Alan Grigg, Robert Hill James Plant and Anthony M u llins. b oys had taken part in the 2 nd Series (Silver Standard) and received a
certificate on illunwated parchn1ent paper, signed by H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh and a badge bearing the Duke of Edinburgh s Cip h er in silver on a green enamel background.
Two boys-James Penney and Keith Readman-who had entered the 1st Seriesreceived Letters of Commendation signed by Sir John Hunt.
Brig. M. L. Hayne , thanked the Deputy Lord Mayor for his presence and said how appreciative everyone was that the ceremony had been held in t he Council Chamber of the Council House. He said he had been a little disappointed that the number of boys entering had not been larger but hoped that now something was known of the scheme more boys would come forward.
Boys from the Federation of Boys Clubs also took part in the ceremony.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
JUMBLE FOR UNIF ORMs.-Over £ R was raised by the Cippenham Ambul ance Cadets a t heir jumble sale in St. Andrew ' s Hall which was in aid of the fund fer the of much-needed additional uniforms.
LINCOLNSHIRE
AWARD.-Cadet Gordon Robinson , o f Scuntilorpe Ambulance Cadet Division, has b een awarded the Royal Humane Society's resuscitation certificate for his part in giving artificial respiration to a boy who had been taken unconscious from the Ri ver Aneholme, into which he had fallen
ENDERBY Cup.-The G. A. Enderby Challenge Cup, awarded to the best cadet of the year in Boston St. John ' s An1bulance Division, has been won by Cadet Sgt. A J. Rober ts who led the Bos t on team which last won the county competition
Last year he did 105 hours of public duties 65 ho urs of non-public duties, and a ttended all 49 possib e regular m eetings. The cup was presented by Mr. John Enderby son of the late donor.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
AMBITIOus -The Newark Nursing Cadet Division, the youngest division n the town, do n ot let this fact deter t hem from being 15
ambitio u s The social evenings in headquarter s are an e 3tablished but to oraanise a Ball, was somet hing different. 0; Va entine s Day, the Pelh a m suite, in the Clinton Arms Hotel, was the setting of their first Ball Di visional Vice-Pres ident , cUr and Mrs A. E. He a ley, Di visional Surgeon (A) Dr. and Mrs. W H Divisional Superinten dent (A) J. W Bullimore , S.B.St.J. , were among the visitors present.
Cadet Divisional Su perintendent M r s 1. M. Hollingworth who helped in t he organising of t h e dance wi h the as sistance of Mrs. W Parkinson, her Di visi o n al Officer and Mrs A J Drain , has a lrea d y been when the nex t ball will be held. The division is planning to hold their next Ball in the Town Hall.
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
ENROLMENT.-During a ceremony in Newbald Methodist Sch oo lroom on Saturday January 25th, cade ts of the ewbald Nursing Cad e t Division were enrolled and certifica tes presented. The COlm ty Cadet Secretar y , Mrs G J a ckson conducted the enrolment service after which Cadet Superin tend en J Barker of H ull Kingston ursing C a det Divis ion welcomed a group of juniors and pres ented them with their Gra de badges CO lm ty Superi.ntendent Miss E M Stonehouse presented First Aid and Road and Home Safety certificates and congratulated the cadets.
Cadet Superintendent Mrs. Strudwick exrressed thanks to P.e. App leg a te who h a d given t he Road and Home Safet y course and arranged a Film Show for later in the afternoon. Mr. A. S. Ho wden , on behalf o f the visitors spoke n ap p reciation of the se r vice rendered by Mrs Strudwick , and p r esen ted h e r with a birthday cake from p arents and frie n ds.
FILM.-" The St. John C a det , " the film made by the Northern Ireland district of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, ha s been shown at the Belfast ar ea cadets' annu a l party in the Lombard Cafe.
District - Officer Charles Murray made a presentation to District Staff Officer (Cadets) Cecil Graham, who is to be married soon.
AKODACHR O ME 16 mm. silent film can now be s uppli ed at £1 6 l Os. each. Th is film may be hired f rom the Stores Department at ISs per one date booking.
Appli ca tions are t o b e sent to the Stores Manager S t J ohn 's Gate, C erke nwel1, L ondon , E.C.1.
the County Staff and from divisions at Ayles bury, Amers h am, Beaconsfield, and High Wycom be; a lso inv ited members of the British Red Cross Society. POLICE WIN THROUGH. - The Bletchley P olice team gained a well -merited win at Norwich in the No.5 District eliminating contest for the Pin1 C\.lp against teams from all parts of East Anglia and the South Midlands, including their old rivals, the Aylesbury Police team, who had so recen tly won against them in the Bucks Coun t y competitions.
D E RB YSHIRE
N O. I (P R INCE OF WALES 'S ) DI STRIC T
FELTHAM DIVISIONs.-The annual joint presentation of awards was held recently. Amongst those present were cUr A . C. Richards (Chairman of the Feltham C;ouncil) and Mrs Richards who paid a smcere tnbute to the untiring work of members and referred to the great part they played in the civic life of Feltham The officers in charge of the ambulance nursin" and nursing cadets also spoke. various awards were made.
EALING NURSING DIVISION .-The guest of honour at the 29th b irthday party was MISS E.. W. Sceats, who was until recently Officer m Charge of the Division and who has now transferred to the retired list after over 30 years' active service. To show their esteem and affection, Miss 1. New, who has succeeded MISS Sceats, asked the Pres ident of the Division, Mrs. F. Coleman to present to Miss Sceats the gift of an eiderdown and bedspread on behalf of all officers and members. This was followed b y the presentation of an electric b lanket by Divisional Superintendent Derek R Fenton on behalf of the Ealing Ambulance Division as a token of their high regard and an acknowledgment of great help she had given in bringing the two divisions in closer co-operation
PUBLIC DUTY AT THE TOWER OF LONDON. -Public duty each day throughout the months of June to Septem ber, incl usive, has been allocated to Central Area. This is first time that the Brigade has been rnvited to perform duty in the Tower of London, and the fac ili ties to perform this duty have been made possible by the Area President.
RED DAY.-September 30th, 1957, was qUIte a red letter day in the annals of the history of No. 30 (East London) They had the honour an d p leasure of a VlSlt from the new Area Commissioner Lt. -Col. A. M Bell, accompanied by number of other Area Staff Officers Severa officers and members from other divisions also attended. T h e main event of evening was a most absorbing talk b y MISS E. Bark of the International Red Cross , who spoke of her experiences in her extensive travels all over the world which her work in organising the relief of s{lffering involved. Much interes was aroused particularly in her accotmt of her work Hungary during the 1956 uprising, and her talk was followed by many questions
Dr. J. M. Raphael then gave a n address of welcome to Lt.-Col. A M Bell, who
responded by speaking of his pleasure in vis iting the various divisions and encomaging closer contact b etween officers and other ranks. Lt.-Col. Bell next presen te d the new President Mr. Leopold de Rothschild with the official President's Badge of Office.
The evening concluded with a vote of thanks to Miss Bark, which was proposed by D ivisional Superintendent, Mrs. F. A. Ro binson , of No. 76 Nursing Division
DUKE OF LANCASTER'S DISTRICT
PRESENTATION. - At the annual re-union of Morecambe and Heysham Corps held at the Kings Arms Hotel Morecambe on Friday, January 17th, 19'58, Miss M G Lupton was presented with the insignia of Serving Officer of the Order of St. John by the District Conunissioner, Col. V. F. Royle, E.R.D., O.SU. , Miss Lupton's promotion from Serving Sister came w.ith her retirement from Brigade reserve after 46 years' service She also received a n automatic tea maker from officers and members of the Morecambe and Heysham Corps presented by Corps Smgeon Dr. J F. M. Milner, S B SU
A dinner, the toast " The Queen (Duke of L ancaster) Sovereign Head of the Order of St. John" was proposed by Dr. Milner "The Venerable Order of St. John': proposed by Area Commissioner J . E Helme, O.SU. "Our G uests" by Corps Superintendent E. H. Norman, O St.J ., and responded to by the Mayor of Morecambe and Heysham Cllr. Mrs. S. L. Birkett, J P ., who was accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs. R Rose. Dr. K. Edgecombe Thompson , Surgeon to Morecamb e Nursing Division received congratulations on being made a Serving Sister of the Order.
Awards to Corps Officers, Divisional Officers and members followed the dinner. Outstanding for years of service were Corps Su perintendent E. H. Norman , 48 years, Corps Officer C. W. Barnes, 52 years, Corps Officer T. Mawdesley, 30 years, Corps Officer H. G. Butler, 34 years and Divisional Superintendent (Morecambe Amb ula nce) R Stem b ridge, 36 years.
(It is noticed that the total service of these six officers, all of whom are still active members, is 246 years. Is this a record ?)
B UCKINGHAMSHIRE
ANNUAL GATHERING. - Over 270 members and guests attended the annual party of the Princes Risborough Ambulance and Nursing Divisions at the Walsingham H all. Those presen t included representatives from 16
ILKESTON (N.C.B.) DIVISIONS. - Mr. Harry Whitehead, President of the Ilkeston N.C.B Ambulance Division-at the annual general meeting held in the Miner's Welfare Institute, Ilkeston, made a very urgent appeal to the members and friends of the St. John Amb u lance Brigade when he said scientists, specialists, doctors and chem ists were now winning the battle against illness and disease but whilst this was being done many lives are ost through carelessness in om homes and on the roads. Members of St. John should not only consider it their duty to render first aid, but give some tin1ely advice to prevent accidents. This can be do n e- for many accidents can be said Mr. Whitehead, any child seen guilty of some unwitting action which may a lmost cause an accident may be taken to one side and it s mistake pointed out and serve as a reminder for a long time.
In his concluding remarks, Mr. Whitehead said: success is only achieved by hard work and many hours of SP ARE TIME, which could have been spent in a more leisurely mam1er, but was given willingly to the cause o f St. John. He thanked officers and members for t heir work in the past years and particularly in 1957, wh.ich had been a very successful one, thanks were accorded to the Management Committee of The Ilkeston Miners Welfare who had always b een so very kind to them in a mll1ber of ways, also to Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson, the Steward and Stewardess of the Institute.
The secretary-Herbert Hallam-sai€!. he Ambulance Division had increase d in strength but made an appeal for more members, for in these da ys of Road an d Home Safety he felt that more new members would help to meet these ever increasing duties.
" NEW LOOK " PROPOSED. - For some time past, the headquarters of the St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade at Easton have been looking w?rse for wear and tear, especially the rntenor. Now, after negotiations with the Crown agents and with the owners of the headquarters, t he time is opportune for a really good spring clean. This was decided at a meeting of mem bers of the ambulance and', nursing divisions when decisions were taken on a number of matters affec;ting the. porch, floor -covering, heatmg and mtenor and exterior decorations. A conm1iHee will be formed t o decide on events to be staged to raise funds to carry out these improvements
FAREWELL PRESENTATION .-At a m eeting of the D orchester Ambu lance Division of the Jolm Ambu lance Brigade, the occaSIOn was marked by the presentation of a Parker foun t ain pen to Divisional Officer J. P. Westlake, training officer ·o f t h e
division, on his departLU'e from Dorchester to take up the h eadship of a scho ol nea{ Redditch The presentation was made by the Divisional Smgeon Dr. Brooks , who spoke in glowing terms of the ·work Mr. Westlake had done for the division throughout 11is association with it. In reply, Mr. Westlake thanked the division for its good wishes for his futur e welfare , and said that h e h ad always regarded his work for the St. Jo1m Ambulance Brigade and the Dorchester Div ision in particular, as a calling. He wished the division every success for the future Divisional Superintendent F C. V. Clark spoke of Mr. Westlake's valuable services as a Training Officer and the division's gratit ude fo r 11is unstinting services on its behalf. Mr. White also spoke of his long service to the division, both before and after the war and of his work in Civil Defence. " Jack" will be very much missed b y alI l1is comrades.
ESSEX
COLCHESTER NURSING DIVISION .-A p resentation was made to Mrs. R E. China, on D ecemb er 18th on her retirement, by members of the mU' sin g and ambulance divisions, of a rhinestone necklace and brooch She was a lso presented with a bouque of chrysanthemum s. Mrs. China ha d been with the Brigade for 22 years an d although sh e is reti.ring, she s going to carryon with the work of the Medical Comforts D epot. Since she joined the st. Jo hn Ambulance Brigade, Mrs. China has received a number of honours for her work. She is a Ser ving Sister of the Or der, and h as been awarded a long servic e medal. For her work with the Hungarian refugees last year she was awarde d a Vellum of Thank s.
HAMPSHIRE
FAREHAM MIXED DIVISION, ANNUAL R EPORT GOSPORT AND FAREHAM CORPs.-
When Corps Superintendent Mr. W E. Riddell, preside d at the ann ua l general meeting o f the Fareham Di vision he was pleased to be able to welco me the Presidents of the ambulance and nLu'sing cadets, as well as of the senior division. Members were present in almost f ull st rength and were happy to have the Divisional TreasOfficer Mr. H. Cooper WIth them agall1, after a period of ill health. Three of the nursing cadets also attended the meeting A report read b y tl1e Corps Supermtendent thanked the divisio n fo r help an d support given at the Lee -onSolent Air Display a Winche ster Motorcycle Racing Event and other local duties Mr W. Ayling, the Divisional Superintendent , thanked members not only for their support and attendance at local cinemas and sports events, but for their regularity on drill nights. The smartness of members on all occasions was given du e pra ise.
Facts given by the Divisional Secretary, Sgt. H. Carter, rev ealed that the 25 officers and members carried out a total of 1 445 hours of public duty , a n in crease of'198 hours over 1956. Th e number of acci dents reated also showed an increase of 66 in the new total of 113. Fifty-nine of these were individual cases, as oppo sed to those treated on public duty. Five members now belong to the N H.S.R The 21 articles available for the medical comforts were much in
demand, and it is hoped to increase this number of articles in the near future.
. People of Fareham are becoming more St. John minded, because of an indicator board which has been erected to point the way to the meeti ng hut which is off the main l1ighway. Satisfac tory reports were given by the Cadet Superintendents on the work and p r ogress of the ir di visions. The ambulance cadets now have 25 members , and the nursing cadets have 40 members. Both these totals include probation ers.
T he position of Division al Surgeon , which has b een vacant for over a year, h as not yet been filled. TIllS state of affai rs m ay b e r ectified in the ne ar future.
It was hoped that the co-operation between senior and cadet mem bers, which has helped to make training and duties so much pleasanter and efficient in th e p ast, will continue during this new year of 1958
NORFOLK
BUR LINGHAM FARMERs.-Norfolk's r espon se to the Government appeal for agriculturalists to study first aid has been "most gratifying ," Sir Thoma s Cook, County Comn1issioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade said at the Burlingham Horticultural In stitute.
He had just pres ent ed first aid certificates to 11 members of the Institute staff. They had recently passed an examination in first aid and were the first s uccesses from a County Council course since the Go vernment a pp eal.
Sir Thomas sa id farmer s' unions and young farmers' clubs had been equally prompt in responding to the appeal. He recalled that the motto of the Boy Scout movement even when it started in 1892 had been" Be Prepare d." " If it w.as necessary to Be Prepared' then, surely it is many hundred times more necessary to Be Prep ared' now, when the tempo of life is so much faster," he said. He added : " There are man y young men who, rat her than be 30 seconds late for a football m atch, would place them selves in a position where the y n1ight be 3(),.years early in heaven. "
Capt. D. Go wing, Area Comn1issioner, suggested a division of the Brigade n1ight be starte d at Bur l ingh am.
Mr. C. V. H Foukes, Assistant Education Officer for Agriculture, said 60 per cent. of farm accidents could not be prevented by any amo unt of protective sheeting round machinery or Government legisl ation, because peopl e would disregard safety precautions.
Those receiving certificates- about half the staff at the station-had been trained by Dr. M. Coupland, Reedham Divisional Surgeon and Mr. J. E. Sewell , Acle Divisional Superintend ent. Sir Thomas later pres ented certificates to successful members of the Stalham and Wroxham divisions.
NORWICH ApPEAL.-An appeal to employers in the Norwich a rea to get more members of their staffs interested in first aid work was made by Si r T h omas Cook , County Commissioner, when presenting awards to members of the Norwich area of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at the Lads' Club Norwic h Sir Thomas said it s hould be regar ded as a good investment to have a nucleus of emp loyees a ble to deal with a casualty. He congratulated the one htmdred recipients of 17
awa rds, saying their awards were a measure of their efficiency in first aid. He paid tribute to the doctors , without whose good will and unstinted loy a lty these standards would not have been possible. ' He also thanked the citizens of Norwich "from the Lord Mayor downw ard s" for all their support.
Sir Thomas went on to say that by the spring there will be more h olders of St. John Ambu lance Brigade first aid certificates in Norfolk th an ever before recorded on a peace -time basis. The Chief Consta ble (Mr. A. F. Plume) presided over the large gathering. Others present included Mrs Rid ley Thom as, area presi dent , nursrn g; Dr. D. Scott-Napier, county surgeon; D r. J. R Murdock , area vicepres iden t; Mr. K. E. J Hender son area treasurer ; Mr. J. M. Wilton, county staff officer a nd Mr. C. A. Clift, area secretary.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
ANNUAL D INNER -Forty-six members and friends gathered at The Robin Hood Hotel, for the third annual dinner of the New ark Ambulance Div sion. T he loyal toast was proposed by Mr. A. H Tutt, Vice-President of the di vision, "The Order of St. John an d The Brigade" was propo sed by Sgt. T H Hollingworth ambulance division, and the reply was b y Division al Superintend.ent J W. Bullimore, S.B.SU., who deputIsed at very short notice for the Area Commissioner Divisional Officer J. H. Co ve proposed " Our Guests," and Alderman Walker r ep lie d on behalf of the guests. In the absence of the Area Commissioner, Alderman W alker presented the certificate, and badges of rank to Dr. Valentine who has been promo ted to Surgeon Grade III , under the Special Service Promotion , it is believed to be the first promotion of its kind in Nottinghamshire. Divisional Supe rintendent Bullimore, Staff Sgt. A Etches and Cpl. J. Webb received their third bars to the Service Medal.
WILTSHIRE
CmPPENHAM HEADQUARTERs.-Five years ago the Chippenham Divisions decided to b Ltild their own Headqu arters to replace the premises in the Market Place which they had rented for several years. Mrs Moss was appointed Chairman of a Conunittee to make the arrangements and raise the ftmds. The new St. John Hall , an attractive wooden
£51 0 had been raised and the Committee set to work to clear the balance of £740 as quickly as possible. The final payment was made on January 1st 1958.
MAYOR'S PR AIsE.- Speaking at the annual distribution of awards at the Salisbury Ambulance Divisi on the Mayor of Salisbury Councillor A. E. Batt, said that citizens recognised the wonderful service which the Di visio n rendered to the city As Mayor he had seen how much vol unt ary service was perform ed in the city. They often read about it a t meetings, and that sort of thing , but it was not until one occupied the office of Mayor that one realised all the voluntary work which was done b y members of the public The volume of vo luntary service in Sa lisbury was really amazing. Mr. Taylor-Yolmg, their County Comn1issioner had done more than anyone for the city in the way of voluntary service,
and before h e relinquished the office of Mayor he hoped to arrange a function to express the public's appreciation of his work. In his annual report Superintendent
A A. Wort said the members of the Division had performed 1,941 hours of vo luntary
duty during the year, the am bulances maintained by the Division had covered 368 ntiles in connection with removals and 14? ntiles in attending pubbc duties. were presented by the Mayoress, who was thanked by Mr. H. S T ay lor-Young.
FURTHER ASSOCIATION ApPOINTMENT .-
In las t month 's issue the creatio n of a n ew post was annolmced in the appoint ment of
D r. A. T revor Jones as Principal Medical Officer. A further spur to development on t he Association side of S t. John work in is the. appoinlment of a Deputy Prm c lp al Medlcal Officer in t he pers on of Dr. P. Alwyn -S mith, M.B., B.S., M .R. C.S., L.R C.P. , who as D eputy Senior Adminisrative Officer on the Welsh Reo-ional Hospital Board is in close to uch'" with Priory Headquarters.
Dr. Alwyn -S mith rece ved his medical education at St. .J\.1ary's Hospita l, Padclingto n, and the BntJsh Postgraduate Medical School, London, qualifying in 1942. He held a number of r esident appointments at severa l of the hospit als in St. Mary 's HospItal Emergency Medical Service Sector' these appointments included that of Seniol: Surgical Officer at st. Mary's HospItal. It was here that he first came into contact with members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade
Dr. Alwyn-Smith then worked for a
period in the London COlmty Counci l Mental Health Service, before taking up an at the Battle Hospital , R eadmg llis mterest in first aid was aro used initially whilst he was at R eading where he was asked to give a numb er of lectures.
In 1946, Dr. Alwyn-Smith was appointed Deputy Sector Hospital Officer at the Central Sector Office established in London by the Ministry of Health to take over the administrative and executive functions of the nine active London E.M .S Sectors after their amalgamation; later he became the Sector Hospital Officer.
At the inception of the Nat ion a Health SerVIce he was a pp ointed to the medical staff of Metropolitan Region al Hospita Boards m London to work with the Emergency Bed Service established b y the King VII Hospital Fund for London.
Sm ce 1949, wh en he was appoint ed to the medical staff of the Welsh RegIOnal Bo ard, his duties have c?vered a very WIde field and have taken him to all parts of the principality
In 1950 he was made responsible by the
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Hospital Board ror t he preparatIOn ofthe Board 's plan for its Civil D efence arrangements. His duties have included the region a l organisation of mobile first aid and a so the Nation a H ospital SeTvlce Reserve. These activities ha ve br o ught him into close contact with the Priory for Wales and there will be many mel!1beTs who will h ave met Dr. AlwynSmIth as a result of the lectures and exau?-inatio n s he h as undeTtaken, and his umpI rmg at a mm1ber of Civi l Defence competitions and exercises.
N.H. S .R. AT THE CROSS ROADS. - l t is just over eIght years sillce the Brigade in Wales under took he part assigned to our OrganIsatlOn , m common with the British R ed Cross Society, in the Ministry of Health to raise the National Hospital ServIce Reserve. The Reserve was created to the supplementary p erson nel for an expanded hospital service III war - tlD1e, but it h as proved its va l ue in for instance in helping deplete d ho spltal staffs in influen za epidemics. The set was 100,000 mostly nurs ing auxllianes, the voluntary o rganisations havmg n o responsibility in respect of t he Nurse section of membership.
The Bngade Red Cross had the privilege of recrUltmg nursing auxiliaries and training them in First Aid and Home N ursing on a Ministry of Healt h grant after which they were expected to take a course of hospit al training (60 hours parttlme or 48 hours full-time). Tllis was arranged by the Local Co-ordinating Comnnttees, on wInch the Brigade is represented by the St. John County N.H.S.R.
representatives, and these are b ased on the Hospi tal Management Committees. During the first year the Brigade in Wales recr uit ed just over a thousand nursing auxiliaries and the to tal h as increased year by year to the present strength of 2,761 against the B.R.C.S. total of 1,882. It is interesting t o note that one -thir d of that number are male a nd that only about two-fifths of th e total recruits came from the Brigade, the major ity be in g enrolled from the general public and while comp lete information is not avajlable as to the proportion who even tu ally became f ull Brigad e members, tho ugh an apprecia ble number of divisions in various count es owe their origin to N H.S.R. recruiting efforts. Unfortu n ately the n et increase in recent years has dwind le d-the coup le of !hundred new recnlits being offset by the number of a uxiliaries resigning or dropping out and it is significant that the majority of those who fall out are the non -Brigade group. This experience on the Brigade side is typical of the general pattern of development and the pr esent membership of 43,000 for the whole country is not half the target figure.
Welcome changes have now been announced with a view to utilising to the fullest possible extent the existing reserves of trained personnel in the voluntary organisations and the Brigade is now being e ncouraged to join the Reser ve in units, without being required to complete indiv idual enrolment forms, or to commit themselves to any prescribed perio d of ihospital duty in war-time. They are not requir ed to take hospi ta l raining but will be encouraged to do so on an optional basis There is to be no compulsory medical examination though the ho spital authoriies reserve the right t o excl ude from training those regarded as medically unfit. Nursing auxiliaries can still be recruited from the general public and trained by the voluntary organisations on the same financia l co ndi tions as formerly in which they will be required to do a short hospit al course of six hours' introductory training and encouraged to take the more comprehensive course. It is in this direction particularly that i t is hoped the Brigade will continue to play its par t as it offers a fruitful field for Brigade recruitment.
TRADING ESTATE DrVISION.-The Treforest Industrial Estate Ambulance and Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade held its first annual dinner at the Treforest Estate Restaurant under the presidency of Major E. A. C. Westby, T.D., D.L., the Treforest Estate manager. After receiving his warrant and badge of office as President from Area Co mmi ssioner H. Clift, Major Westby presented warrants to the officers of the division This unit was formed for the mutual benefit of all factories on the Estate. Training mem bers in first aid, home nursing and other ancillary su bj ects is given t wice weekly under the direc tion of the Divisional Surgeon, Dr. W G Strawbridge assisted by the Divisional Superintendent, Mr. W. F. G. Clemments; the Divisional Officer, Mr. 1. A. J ones; th e Divi sional Secretary, Mr. C. G B Robathan and the Divisional Treasurer, Miss M. E. Bane.
The division at present comprises 19 qualified members, with a further 11 under training. It is hop ed that with the cooperation and assistance of local managements the total strength of the division will eventually be raised to 50 or more members.
ABERDARE CADET OFFICERS CELEBRATIoN -Ab erdare County held their annual cadet officers' dinner in the Cafe Mona, Aberdare County Cadet Offi cer (Mrs.) P. Harrison Roderick , who presided, after giving an excellent resume of the cadet work and functions carried out during the year 1957, said on behalf of her colleague, County Cadet Officer A. Parfitt , they were most fortunate in ha ving such a lo yal band of officers
The toast to the Brigade was proposed by Mr. G. N. Williams, C.B E., Chairman, St. Jo hn Council, replying to the toast, Comntission er Emrys Jame s thanked all officers for the hard work they had put in.
Toast to the visitors was proposed by County Superintendent D R Williams, responded to by Mr. Thomas Roderick B.Sc., M.F., County Presiden t Mrs. Marion Williams responded to the toast of the Pres id ents, proposed by Mrs. Maldwyn Jone s, P resi d ent of Foundry Town Nursing Cadets.
County Cadet Officer A. Parfitt thanked all who had helped to make the functio n a
To the Treasurer a nd Accountant, The O rder of St John 10 Gros ve nor Crescent Londo n, S W Pl ease J supply '\. * THE REVIEW OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN, '\. renew f commencing with the issue.
s uccess; till s was seconded by Superintende nt W Sheldon. The Secretary was Area Cadet Offi cer S. Sages, and a pr ogramme of entertainment was arranged by Cadet Superintendents Lyn Rees and Mrs. M . McCrea, Duffryn Aman. TRIBUTE TO BRIGADE SERVICE.-The National Blood Transfusion Service is one of the many causes with which t he Brigade is co-operating in most parts of the country. It was encouraging to receive from the Region al Donor Organiser Welsh R egion, a etter in which he said, "Once more I wo uld like to say h ow grateful we are for the help we receive from the St. John Am bulance Corps througho}lt our region I cannot possibly mention all the work that has been done for us b y St. John Ambulance Corps, but I would like to single out one example. A most successful new session was hel d in December at Abercynon, resulting in 167 donations and the enrolment of 121 new donor s. The original idea for this session came from the St. John they called the meeting at which it was organised The work of canvassing and the help at the session was a fine example of co-operation between the St. John Ambulance W.V.S. and other services."
DRIVERS W ANTED - An appeal for more recruits with driving experience was made by Mr. W. A Ryan Publi c Relations Officer of the Order of St. John sp eaking at the annual dinner of the headquar ters transport di vision of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Belfast.
The mileage covered on public duties by ambulances, he said, showed an increase and demands on the services were growing. During 1957 the total mileage operated b y the ambulances of the Belfast fleet was 33,142 miles, 27,500 be41g covered by the ambulances working for the Hospitals Authority for whom they carried 3,600 p atients.
The Divi sional Superintendent (Mr. J. Green) presided and other guests, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan included Mr. R. E. Myles Humphreys (District Transport Officer) and Dr. R. K. M'Elderry (Divisional Surgeon).
Reports on the work of the division were presented b y the Chairman, and Di visional Officers T. Smith and J. Mairs.
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Mr. Humphreys congratulated -the division on the splendid condition of vehicles a nd the efficiency of he members. He referred to the acquisition by the Brigade during the yea r of the first diesel ambulance in Northern Ireland, which, he said, had increased efficiency. and decreased costs in operation. He also referred to the u sef uln ess of the first motor cycle sicle-car first aid combination which patrolled the roads in Northern Ireland.
AWARDs.-More than 100 first ai d , home nursing and child welfare certificates were presented to successful candidates of the St. John Ambulance Association in Bryson HOllse, Belfast. Mr. L. A. Mitchell Chairman of the Belfast Association Council, presided.
Those r eceiving awards includ ed civil servants , Corpora tion employees and members. of o ther industrial organisations who died the classes arranged b y the aS5.Qciatiol!.
We deeply regr e to announc e the following deat hs:
Dr. Ra ymond G. Bingham Alfreton, one of (he most revered members die d ea rly this month : For nearly fifty yea rs h e was associated wi th St. John as lect urer , d ivision a surgeo n a nd a ter divisional H e was admi tted to the Ord er as Serving Brother in 194 6, Many niembers of the Brigade a ttended th e funera L
* Mrs Rose Mary Bird age 20 , Grassmoor , a very acti ve and promising memb er of the Brigade died on th e 4th in st. Sh e had recently passed her examination in preparation to her b eing a Cadet Officer. Memb ers of Grassmoor Ambulance acted as bearers and a large number of A mbu lance and Nursing m embers a lso present a t the funeral service,
* Mr Sidney Francis Edwards, of Deptford, a t t he age of 68 Mr. Edwar ds had a long record of ser vice wit h the St. J ohn Am bula nce Brigade attached to the South Eastern Gas Bo ard, He originally joined in 1914, a nd during t h e First World W a r saw service overseas in the Field AmbLllance Unit. He re turn ed to the Brigade in 1923, p r omoted to Ambulan ce Officer 1927, Division a Su p erin te nd ent 1928 Corps Officer 1935 a nd Corps Superintendent 1943, retiring from ac tive duty with the Gas Board Di vision in November 1954 , He was aw arded a Vote of Than ks on Ve llum in 1937 and wa s appointed a Serving Bro th er of t he Order of St. John in 1942. A the inter m ent at Grove P ark Cemetery the 19 Co rps St. John Ambulance Brigade formed a of honour and acted as pall b earers , The Area Commissioner, Lt -C ol. W , W. King-.Brown wa s represente d by Area Superin tendent, H. E , Chaplin.
* N ursing Member Miss J oan Co ttis of 140 (Tottenham) Nursing Division, Miss Cottis joined the Brigade at D orchester in May , 1943, transfer ring to t he 140 (Tottenham) D ivision in March , 1952. Sh e was appoin t ed Divisional Treasurer in J une of that · year and held office until h er deat h on January 2nd , 1958. She will b e sa dly missed by members o f her division a nd a lso by m embers of t h e Tott enham Nursing Cadet Division wit h w ho m she helped in th eir training and s oc a events. A t he intermen at R ay leigh, representatives of all the To ttenham Di visio.f.ls were pre sen t.
* Divisional Surgeon Dr. Ma urice B Jay at University College Hospital on Decemb er 19th , 1957, Dr. Jay played a ver y important part in the Firs t Aid edu ca tio n of th e origina l memb ers of No. C23 Cadet Thivi sion from the ea rly da ys of ts formation in 1934 until ,1937, when he was invited to become Divisiof-l a l Surgeon of No. 30 (East London) Ambu lance Division in recognition of his services to the Cadets. Alt h o ugh officially attached to 'the Adult Division , Dr. Jay continued wi th his work fo r the Cade ts until the ou t break of when their
numbers dwindled and m eetings became irregul ar. D r. J ay a so delivered many in teresting lectures to members of No. 30 . Whenever it was p ossible for him to attend any of the fLLnctions of the Divisions he did so , even though at times owing to fa iling health, it was a great effort for him
* Doctor Ronald C uningham Divisional Surgeon of Londonderry Nursing Division, died on January 26th. Doctor Cuningham j oine d the Brigade in 1940 and was a Serv ng Brother of the Order of St. John. We ex tend our sympathy to his wife who .is the Area Sup erin t endent of the Londonderry Area.
* Divisional Superintendent C. P. Sampson formerly of 58 / 4 (L.T.R. T elegraph ) Am bula nce Division , died on January 21st, 1958
A Ser ving Brother of the O r der of St. John, Mr. Sampson recei ved a Vellum Vote of Thanks of the Or der for the part he played in the Canvey Island floods in 1953.
* Divisional S urgeon Dr. A H. Penistan, O ,St. J , of Thornton Division Lancashire
Dr. Penis tan had b een teaching first aid since 1912 and some ye ars later became Divisional Surgeon. Admit ted to the Order a s Serving Broth er he wa s promoted at er to O fficer. In his service he gladly ga ve his services to an y division for lectures or examin a tions a nd never took a fee except from ot he r organisations than St. John. He was of unfailing cheer iness, a true St. John Knight. He will be missed over a wide area in the Fylde district of Lancashire
* Mrs. E. M Lansdown , the first County Officer in charge of the N LlIsing Di visions in Dorset. At t h at time ,her father, CapL White, held the post of Commissioner for Dorset. Mrs, Lansdown retired in 1938, and her position was filled by Mrs. A. M. C. Cooper, wit h the title of County Superintendent. The service Mrs Lansdown rend ere d to the Brigade, was recognised by the Ord er of St. John by her a dmission a s a Serving Sister. She was usually to be found at the Order s Annu a l Commemora tion Ser vice held in London, and at a ll the County First Aid Competitions , wh en h el d at Poole, near her home. H er last appeara n ce at an outstandin g ev ent , wa s a t the Royal Review in May 1956 She will be we ll remem b ered fo r her sterling services to the Brigade b y the more senior mem bers
* Staff Sgt. Thomas Carlton, S.B.St.J , who died D ecember 27th, 1957, age 69 years. The Bly th and District Ambulance Division mourn the death of their Treasurer and "grand old man " of the division. Mr. Carlton j o in ed the Blyth Division Janu a ry 11 th, 193 0, and since that day was a very enthu siastic memb er, d evoting his life t o the Briga de and for a ll it stoo d He was p romoted Corporal in 1941 , Sergeant 1944 a nd Staff Sergean t in 1950. In 1955 S taff Sergeant Carlton received the honour of being a pp ointe d a Serving Brother in the OrdeT of St. Jolm
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DDRING his recent tOUT oj the Fa?' East, K irkman, Corn1nissi on er-in -Chiej', was we lcomed in Bomb ay wi th th e t1'Clditiona l gar land H e is seen here with th e mandant-General and Mrs. Nlaneckji.
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Valerie Perkins, Mildred Adams , Jetta Chance, Ann Thexton and Valerie Healy.
They were cheered to the echo by their supporters as they stepped u p to receive the c up from Conm1issioner-in-Chief, M ajGen. J M Kirkman. He congratulated them most heartily, a nd a lso the other teams on heir feat on reaching the final.
Runner s-up were Nun Monkton Com bined Division, from the West Riding, with" The Six Q ueens of Hemy" by Marjorie Price. Third place was taken by No 78 (Fairbairn House) Ambulance C a det Div ision , London , who presen ted " Ali the Cobbler" by Martin She pherd, an d fourth by Cheriton Nursing Cadet Divisi on Kent, with" Confe ss ion b y Proxy," by Nora Ratcliffe
An innovation this year was the presentation of the Arts Comp etition award s from the stage, which took place after the plays
As usual, the audience were pri vileged to hear some very s ound words of advice from the eminent people who pre sented the awards F irst, Miss Jan Kerrison (Mrs Archie Camden) present ed her Music Cup and said tha t music was more difficult to put down han, say, printing or poetry, but it does not matter so long as it comes from your he a rt an d you have created it.
In presenting the Painters Cup, Miss Anna Zinkeisen said she was par t icularly pleased to see more figure compositions this year. Art, she said, comes into everything in life, it invol ves a ppreciation of form , colour and decoration.
Professor C. Day Lewi s, O.B .E., had s ome delightful comment s to ma ke on the poetry competition entries. You can make a poem, h e said o ut of anything at all if you look a t it hard enough, and feel about it strongly enough. Th e su bjects chosen by competitors h a d ranged from a waterfall to a " sputnik."
Thanking t he judges for their work and
for their kindness in coming to Toynbee Hall, the Commissjoner-in-Chief urge d his young listeners to pay gr eat attention to the advice the y were given , becaus e that was the mos t valuable part of the whole competition
The prizewinners were as follows:
1st Pri ze: Marilyn I. Ward, Shepshed Leics. (age 16) "Song of Spring" ; 2nd
Pri ze: Jo an E llen Beeching, Wallasey Cheshire (age 14) " Joyeuse" 3rd Prize: Sheila Dean, Leeds (age 14) "Dance"; Highly Commended: Gillian M argaret Comyn , Hythe Kent (age 14) " A Winter Dance "; Pamela Berry, Der by (age 17) " The W aterfall "; Rit a Benford L eices ter (age 13) "Nature Awakes."
1st Prize: Pamela Blacker York (age 16)
" After M a rston Moo r"; 2nd Prize: (tied), Janet Graham, Hull (age 15) "Colour"; Ro semary Bell Maidstone Kent (age ] 5)
" The B a ttle of Bosworth" ; Sp ec ia l Pr ize Carol Peters , Corsham, Wiltshire (age 12)
" Ten Little Nursing Cadets" ; Hig hly Commended: Sheila Dean, Leed s (a ge 14)
" A Witches Chant"; D avid Hart, Birmingham (age 15) " The Song of De ath ."
Sf Prize : Eric Saxt on, Botley, Oxford (age ]8) "The Ninth Hour"; 2nd Prize: Janet Soulsby , Hythe, Kent (age ] 3) "A Village Street"; 3rdPrize: Christine Barber , London (age 12) "Landscape"; Special
Prize : Ra ymond Sawyer, Halesowen, Worcs. (age 15) " P arish ChurchrHalesowen ."
• P ri zew innin g P oems are on page 12. 2
OFood Parcels were very welcome
NE of the most re warding tasks undertaken by Brigade members in Sou h Shields is the a nnu a l distribution of food parcels to the needy Names of r ecipient s are supplied by the local welfare officer and just before Christma the Brigade members to u r he district dist ributing the parce ls Th at th is service i grea tly appreciated is s hown by the fo ll owi ng letter received by he local B ri gade H.Q
D ear Sir or Madam, 1 am ha ving this lell er written on my behalf. I was most tou che d when I rece iv ed m y g ift food parcel on Monday b efo re Ch ris tmas. As an old age pensioner, who is not entir ely alon e, would lik e YO ll t o know that J fu lly appr ec iated th e kind th o ug ht and obvious at t ention that had gone into th e choosing of the d(ffer ent it em s in the parceL. I am sure that tho se who were alo ne in th e world would feel it elle n m ore I hope that everyone concer ne d had as pleasant a
Chris tmas as I did, for th ey deserve on y the bes t You br oug h t with yo u the true spirit of Christmas to my door t hat nig ht and it is a memory I shaLL always cheris h Very s in cer ely yo urs (Signed) Lily D awso n
72 St Edwards St., South Shields , Co Durham
COMP ETIT ORS in first aid tests know ho w often the card handed to t he team reads: "Y ou a re in your h eadq u arter s practising a nd are called to the scen e of a n accident. Act a you hink fit. "
Thi s happen e d to t he Abingdon Police Divisio n Berk sh ire, in "real life" on Su nday M a rch 16th , wh en the du ty officer i nt erru pted their practice a t their headquarters to say there was a seriou s acc ident H mile s along the R ea ding road. Wi t hin seconds, equipment and blankets were put 011 board t he police va n Divisi onal Superintendent C. H. Carter of the A E.R.E Harwell Division , was there, a nd he joined Ser geant Sm,it h and t he entire team and left for the scen e of t he acc idenL
They found t hat it had invo lved the a m bu lance u se d by Fa ir Mile Ho spita l taking eig h t nur ses and one male n ur se i nto Walling ford to chmch.
The party s plit , Sergea nt Smith an d two po l icemen taking charge of the acci dent a nd the r emaini ng four dea ling with the cas ualties.
It was inde ed a r elief t o learn that everyone had manage d to get out fr om under the wreckage, and all the nine people were sitting on the b ank awaiting some assistance. Within 15 minutes of arr iving they had dressed the cuts, made them all as comfortable as possible, and had organ is ed cars to turn a n d convey the casualties back to the Fair Mile Ho sp ital. The team's acti on wa rewarded by t he thanks of Superintendent and M a tron for their prompt action.
Ret u rning to the scene of the accident they hel ped lo a d the remains of the ambulance on to a tractor and trailer.
A NEW small poster has been prod uced which t is beli eve d will be of great use for a dvert s in g local St. Jo h n eve nts. It meas ures 8 in. across by 13 i n deep, and, as he illu stratio n s hows, is bl a nk a part from t he insig ni a the wor ds "St. Jo hn Ambu lance Brigade " or " St. John Am bul a nce Association " a nd at the foot " App y to: " with a space for the i nsertion of local hea dq ua r ter s T he bl a nk spaces can be use d for overpri ntin g loca ll y t he partic ul ar eve nt, series of lect ures, recruiting campaign flag day appeal , etc. etc. We s uggest that an y s uch ove r p rin t in g should be in red to give mo r e em ph asis. T he sma ll size means hat t he posters are partic ul arly suita bl e for shop wind ows , not iceboards and oth er places for which the larger posters a r e not co nvenie nt. These posters are availa ble now from he Sto r es Department St. John's Gate, ClerkenweIJ, London E.c.I. The price is ninepence a dozen, or a penn y each. W hen app lying , please say whether " Brigade " or " Association " type are requ ired.
T H E dedication ceremony at the recent o p ening of the Ambleside (Westmorland) S.J .A. B Divisions' new h ea dqua rters was co n ducted by the Ven. S. C. Bulley, A r chdeacon of We stmor land, and was attended b y a representative company. After a pr aye r of thanksg ving , Dr. W. H. Mylechreest, Divi sio n a l Surgeon, Amb Jeside Nursing Division , read the be atitudes, following w hi c h all joined in saymg the Benediction of the Ord er.
Mr J. S. H. Ga ska in Chief Constable , Cum berland and Westmorland, remarked that it was a happy circumsta nce that the com ple ti on of t he project, commenced 25 years ago, occ urre d during the golden jubiJ ee year of the divisions, and the new headqu arters although th e ninth during the existence of the divisions was the first to be their own.
Continumg, Mr. Gask a in referred to those whom the new place would serve; they were volu nt eers; people prepared to give their time, thought and help to their fellow human beings, and who showed a high example of service, in th e training th ey undertook, then in the readmess with which h ey responded when accident, sickness or disaster overtook th e unfortunate, by their efforts deserving our thank s and prai se
COMPETITION
* Miners' ationalFirstAid Competition
*Girls ' Life Brigade
*U nite d Kingdom Atomic E nergy (me n a nd women)
B.T. C. (R ailway and Docks) and Police (men and women) Ministry of Supply Centre (men an d women) "
* a lion al D ock Labour Board
*Fire Brigades
Gas Indu try (men and women)
*National R oad P asse nger Transp0rt Association (me n and women)
General Post Office Centre (men and
w ome n)
DATE
May 10th M ay 10th
May 16th
June 4th
June 20th
July 12th
October 3rd October 10th October] 2th
PLACE
Bl ackpoo London
Aldermast on Central HalJ
Friends House, Euston Ro ad Queen Mary College, E.1 Torquay
Friends Hou se, Euston Road
E ls tree, Hert
November 13th Po rche ter Hall
Gran d Prior 's Trophy Compe titio ns (men and women) November 27th Porchester Hall
*Invitation s for these competitions are issued by the Organisations concerned
EVENT
King George VI Leadership Training Cou rse, Pulborough, Sussex
County Supermtenden ts (N.) Co nference
Conunissioners' Conferen ce General Assembly of the Order an d Annu al Commemoration Ser vice Final Competitions, Central Hall, Westmi n ster
Kmg George VI Leadership Trai nin g Comse, London
County/Area Cadet Officer s' Conference, London 3
DATE
May 16tl1 - 18th
June 3rd
June 20th
June 21 st Jul y 5th
Se pt ember 1 9th - 21st
October 25th
Following an expression of thanks to Mr. Gaskam and to the Archbishop, by Mr. W. E. Mylechreest, the company pro ceeded to the main door of the headquarters , where t he Archdeacon completed the dedication The Chief Constable then cut t he ribbon across the door with scissors pr esented to him on a cushion decorated with the star of the Ord er by Nmsmg Cadet Helen Swalwell, and the company were then led inside to inspect the building.
T hose present included the Earl and Countess of Lonsdale; Mr. G. Barraclough and Mrs. Barraclough (County YicePr esident), Dr. G Ainscow and Dr. M A. C. Ainscow (County Superin tendent, Nursing), County Superintendent J. J. Beverly (Carlisle), County Secretary and Mrs. D. Gr a ham , County Officers J. H Smith (Carlisle) and J Stilling (Kendal) and other rep r esentati ves from neighbourmg divisions.
One of the leading organisers of the enterpris e, which conm1 enced in 1933 , was the late Mr. A. Armstrong, a former s uper mtendent of the Ambleside division who died just one year ago. The building, which cost £2. 000 , has been built upon land given to the divisions ten years ago by the late Mr. E G. Poole, and the raising of funds was undertaken by memb ers of th e ambulance and nmsing divisions during the p ast 25 years, Mr F. Middleton being the secretary , and Mr G San ders th e treasurer. It is of cedar wood and is 48 feet l ong and 28 feet wide, with cloakrooms and a kitchen at the rear and storeroom above the hall. Heating (including that of water) is by electricity. Ambleside mem bers carried out the decoration and, with fu rni shing and fitting, the overall cos t has been £2 , 500
H
ER MAJESTY THE QUEEN has been
g ra ciou sly pleased to sanction th e
follo wing promotions in and appointments to
Th e Most Ve nerable Order of the Ho spital of St John of J er usa lem
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F KNIGHT
Lt -Col. Arthur William Pilgrim, C.B .E
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
H .E. Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode , K.C.M G. (Governor of Singapore).
H .E. Col. Sir Henry Abel Smith , K.C.V. O ., D.S O (Governor of Queensland).
H.E G en Sir Ch a rles Fred eric Keightley, G.C.B. , G.B .E., D S.O (Governor of Gibraltar).
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF
Maj.-Gen. Alfred Edward Campbell , c.B. ,
Q H P ., M D.
Alan Frederick Plume.
J obn William Poole
Ja me s William Watkins , e.V.O ., D.S.O. , M.C .
Herbert Arthur Short, e.B .E., M .e.
Keith W a lter Chamberlain Grand.
William Edward Lambourn , M.B.E ., M M
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Dr. Charles Herbert Withers-Payne
The Vi scount A s tor.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F COMMAN DER (SISTER)
Marjorie, Mrs Nelson Rooke
Mary, L a dy Mi tch ell.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)
Ena Mary, Lady Goode.
Joan Lydia L a dy Keightley
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F OFFICER (BROTHER)
Tong Shiu Cheung.
Albert Barrow.
James Stephen Bates.
William Robert Jaggard.
Alfre d Wolfe.
A lb er t Georg e Churchill.
Harol d Rob ert Jo seph Potter.
Cyril Th omas Gregory.
Herbert Thomas Bennett.
John Henry Wateser.
FO R ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F OFFICER (BROTHER)
Derek Head ly.
L eslie John Whitmore Phi lip F ount ain, D .F.e.
Lt.-Col. Ranulph Robert M a unsell Bacon
Albert George Bradford.
Dr. Konrad H er mann Blaa uw
D avid Blee, e.B .E.
Godwin Edward Banwell , C.B.E., M.e.
Norman Fro st.
David Gr aeme Carr uth ers.
Anthony Sh eriff Keeling, O.B.E.
Maj. -Gen. Thomas Frederic Mackie Wood s, O.B .E., Q.H.P. M .D ., M .R.C.P.
Lt -Col. Denis Henry D ry blU'gh Burbridge, M.R.e.S. , L.R .C. P
Colonel Henry Quinlan. Col. J ohn Alasta lr Dud geon, M.C. , T.D.
Captain Sydn ey I-lowe
G j Capt. Noel M ervyn Heath , O B .E
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Sir Ben Lewis Barnett, K.B.E., e.B. M.C.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFI CER (SISTER)
Marguerite Florence Elizabeth, Mrs. Wyile , M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Pauline Marcelle, Mr s. Gerrity.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF O FFICER (SISTER)
Marguerite Lilian Jos ephine, Mrs Bryan
Col. Lillian M a ud Ro se, R R .C., Q A.R.A.N.e.
The Lady Carew.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER (ASSISTANTCHAPLAIN)
The R ev. Thomas Duncan William G eorge.
The R ev . H a rold Schofield.
The R ev. Reginald Mer a c LaPorte P ayne.
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Dr. Christie Jeremiah.
John E d ward Kett.
John Josepll Turner.
Charles George Cassar M D
Gerald Aloysius Bonello
Major B arry Alexander Lane.
Major Thomas Francis J ou ning T.D
Frederick H arry Blatch er.
Albert Henry Kemp.
Walter A xe .
Arthur Sydney Boswor t h.
Bernard Albert Dixie
William Hill
Ar thu r Colin Henry Blick
Arthur William Broome.
Alfr ed Heywood.
Andrew Ian McKendrick M B
Charles Thomas Wat ers.
J ohn Henry E ld ers.
Harry Ingham .
Alexand er George Beve r idge M inn, M.B. Henry Selway.
Samuel Friend.
Jo sep h Timothy Henneker.
John Hurrell.
Willi am Ernest J ames
Archibald William Jo rdan.
Jos eph William Pla nt.
George Henr y Frederick Crabb.
Ch arles Middleton
Lt -Co l. John Esp len Falconer P ato n.
Joseph W a tson Ridley, L.R .C. P ., L.R.C.S.
Joseph William Atkinson
Eric Vaughan Staines.
A llen Incdale, M.B.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
Mushtaq Ahmad.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Zoh ora, Miss el Arculli. 4
M ary, Mrs. Mifsud Sper anza
Elizabeth Howarth, Mis s MacDon a ld
A lice, M iss Haigh.
Hilda Muriel Mrs. Anderson.
Ellen K a te M ay, Mrs. C h a lk .
Frances Catherine, Mis s Evans. M a ri on, M rs. M c ei ll.
Vera, Mr s. Li lley.
M ary Kathleen, Mis s Dona vour-Hicki e.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Col. Martin M elvin Cruiks h ank, C.LE.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Brig Henry Walter Hould swor th, D S O ., M.e. , T.D. H.M.L.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
John Clarke Geor ge, C.B.E ., M.P
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTH ER)
George Boyd Anderso n , M .C.
Sir John Garnett Banks, e.B.E , LL.D
Major The Hon Rob ert Bruce, C.B.E., D.L.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Col. Pet er Donald MacFeat, c. B.E. , M .C Edwin Stuar t Fa lconer.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Georgina Myra Albin ia, Mrs. Telfer Smollett.
Christina, Miss Park.
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F ESQUIRE
Lt. -Col. Alexander James Wat M.B.E., T .D
William Denholm Barnetson (on ap pointment a s Perso n a l Esquires to Sir A ndrew Murra y)
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
Emrys Jam es.
Sir Willia m A lb ert J e nkin s. The Lord A berdare
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF DAME
Nor a, Mrs. Anderson.
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN AND APPOINTMENT AS SUB-PRELATE
The Most Re verend the Lord Arch bishop of Wales (Alfred Edwin Morris , D.D .).
The Right R ever end the Lord Bishop of Llandaff (William Glyn Simon, D.D.).
F OR PROMOTION T O THE GRADE OF COMMAND ER (BROTHER)
Arthur Davi es.
Willi a m McT iffin
Frank Edward Webber, O.B .E., D.L.
Sir Daniel T h omas Williams O B. E., D.L.
David R oger William s.
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F OR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F COMMAND E R (SISTE R)
E li zabeth E llen , Mrs. Eva ns
Th e La dy R aglan
E dith Mar gare t P r ich ard, M iss Wil li am
FOR PROMOTION T O THE GRADE OF O FFICER (BROTHER)
Harold Thomas Al cock.
Thomas George D an ie l.
Jo seph Butler Dob so n F. R.C.S
Perci val H olyoake Ford.
Edwin Gw a lchma i.
Haydn Jon es
Henr y Llew ellyn J ones.
Edgar Jolm Ru t ter.
Tho mas John WlUia ms.
Arnold D avid Griffith , L.M.S.S.A.
FOR ADMISS ION IN THE GRADE OF O FFI CER (BROTHER)
John Geor ge Mackay Bremn er.
William Gayton, O.B .E.
William John P a te, O B. E
John Gregory Tail.
Alfred A lexan der Thorpe, O B.E.
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Solom on Bloo m M R .C. S ., F.R.C. S., M B
F OR PROMOTIO N TO THE GR ADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Ellen Ger trud e, Mrs. D avies.
Mary, Mrs. Fran cis.
Alexandra May, Mrs. Mote.
Mary Evelyn, Mrs. Owen.
Rh ona May, Mrs. Prothero e.
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
E th e Dorothea Mrs Churchill.
Dor oth y E lli ot, Mrs Seager, M B.E
J ane Eth elw yn, Miss Thom as.
F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Trevor Rever a Bryant, M.B.
Jo seph Burt.
Thomas M illett Cart bew.
Frederick Osw ald C ha pple.
Samu el Cull
William Leon a rd Cottrell.
Islwyn D avies.
Thomas D av ies.
David Jo hn Evan s.
D avid J a mes Fowler.
Willia m Ha rr y Greaves.
Arthur Griffiths.
J ohn Griffiths, M.R. C. S. L.R.C.P
Jolm E d ward Griffiths
Charles W illi a m Hall.
Hay dn Harris.
Arthur Wilfred Ho llo way.
Frederick William Jam es Hughes.
Royston Thomas J acks on.
Thomas Henry James.
Walter Henry John s.
Thomas Ow en Jon es, L.R.C.S ., L.R .C. P.
T rev or J ones.
Reuben J a mes L u cas.
Hu gh Ll oyd.
Sydney Morris.
David Eva n Parry Pri tchar d M.D.
E rnest Prit c har d.
Robert Roberts.
Frederick J a mes R oss.
Frederick Lewis Ro we
J ames Taylor.
Samu el Tay lo r
Evan Isaac Will iams.
J oseph Willi ams.
FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER (ASSOCIATE)
Samuel Gordon , M R. C.S., L.R C. P
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F SERVI G SISTER
Elizabe th Oliver N icho] Dr. Armstrong.
Su vla Mary Mrs. D av ies
Sylvia Ena, Mrs. Francis.
Winifred Mary, Mrs. Harborne.
E ll a, M rs. Harri s.
Myr a Bry n Mrs. H ughes.
Margare t Ce in wen, Mrs. Munt.
An ni e E li zab eth , Mrs. Owen
Annie, Mrs. Pit cher.
Bea trice Myfanwy, Mrs . Phillip s.
Marjorie Hi ld a, Miss Sykes.
Phoeb e Mary, Mrs. Williams
FO R PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF O FFICER (BROTHER)
Hu bert Arthur Toneycliffe (from Serving Brother).
Dr. Archibald Rus sell (from Serving Brother)
F OR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Dr. Doug as P eter Kennedy.
Dr. J ames Garfield Stewart.
Dr. Thoma s Henry Pullar.
Dr. Colvin Hugh McKenzie
F OR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER
William Albert Cowan.
Freder ick Charl es Moor e.
Haydon J ohn Thompson L ichtwark.
L es lie Albert Clausen.
Harold Gordon Ablett.
Afto n Angns M eik lejo hn
L eslie James Nelson.
Thomas Francis P a trick O Brien
Rob ert George Simpson.
Dr. William LiIljcot Dodds
Dr. Alex ander Mackay Trotter Dickie.
D r. Harold Dixon Law.
Jolm Men zies Duncan
Albert C h a pm an Williams.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Ada F l orence, Mrs. Kelsall
Jo yce Eliza beth , Mrs. Bon e. Isab el E li zabe th , Miss Young
Ivy , Mrs. Griffiths.
Alice Ma ud , Mrs. Beale.
Mario n Kate, Mrs. Mu llaney.
E dith Isabel, Mrs. Kleeman.
E llen Mrs. Anl1abel l. Lilian , Mrs. Ro ss. 5
Campaign against Broken Glass
M EM BE R S who do duty in beach huts during the summer season do not need reminding of the menace which provides the bulk of their cases-broken glass. So we are p articul arly glad to see that the R oyal -So ciety for t he Pr eve ntion of Accidents is this summer launching a deterlllined campaign to persuade the public to take more care in the disposal of bottles and glass of all kinds.
Posters, stickers and roundels like those at the top of this column (brightly coloured and 6" in diameter) will be used in the campaign as publicity aids.
St. John units who wish to support this can obtain supplies from the R oyal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 52, Grosvenor Gardens, London S.W.1, at 1s 3d. a do zen, or 1] s. lOd for 100.
T H E Moray Committee of the Order of St. John have pleasure in a nnouncing the opening of 'Skerrybrae, " a beautiful house, overlooking t he golf course and the Mor ay Firth, as a convalescent home during the winter months and a holiday home during the SlIDTIner months, f or certain categories of person s whose conditions fall within the approved qualifications.
The house, gifted for this plU'pose, is now rea d y to receive a pplic atio ns from convalescent patients discharged from hospitals, who require a rest before retlU'ning home. Application s will be considered f rom elderly peopl e of both sexes who might benefit f r om a holiday period in the home during the summer months, preference being given to retired clergy, teachers, service officers and the like who are of moderate means, an d a l 0 to tho e who through force of circun1sta nces h ave to live with their c hil dren, tllUS enabling the latter to have a holiday elsewhere.
Forms of application and tenns for accommod ation may be had on request fro m The Matron The Hospice of St. Jolm , " Sk erry br ae," Lossiem outh.
Dudley's first horse ambu ance, which was supplied by th e division.
THE Dudley (Worcs.) St. John Ambulance Division was formed in September, 1892, and last year marked 65 years o f St. John Ambulance work in the town. It is interesting to record that this division, the great-grandfather of many surrounding di vision s, has kept up an average membershi p of ar ound 30 over the whole of its 65 years.
In the records we read of memb ers serving in the Boer War ; the provision of the fiTst horse ambulance to the town , to replace the hand-litter; public du tie s at the ancient cas tl e of Du dley; b a lloon flights an d general fetes-in fact, the division seems to have t aken part in all historic events in the town since it s fOl"lllation.
"minute" of the division: " At a meeting held in St. Thomas's School, King Stree t, Dudley, September 14th, 1892, reso l vedThat to epa ble those who ho l d cer tificat es in fi r s ai d opportunities of meeting together for ambulance p rac tice , and for further development of the means of ren dering a id o the injured, a corps be formed, to b e ca lled 'The Dudley Corps. of the St John Ambulance Brigade,' and shall consis t of Honorary Surgeon Supe r intendent, Secretary, Insp ector of Stores , and one officer t o each section of 12 m en.
" Proposed and carried that Dr. F. S. Goulder b e surgeo n , propo sed and carried that J, Slater b e Superintendent.
The following is a copy of the first "The appointment of Secret ary, an d other
T
HE Whitton Ambulance & Nursing Di v sion has now b een in existence for over six years, and pr ogress in t hat t ime gives great confidence in the future.
In training he stress has always been laid on co -op er ation with other services. Our photograph sho ws one of th ese successfu l exercises. Besides nOl"lllal training activi ti es there is a very active competition team A flag week in surrounding villages is an ann ual event and Jumble Sa les a nd Xmas Fayres are ably and profitably organised by nursing members Mrs. Finch an d Mrs. McNeill.
The di visio n have had h a ppy inst r uction a l visi t s to a naval training depot , H .M, S, Ganges, an d to the loca l h ospit al. Both nursing and ambulance m emb ers have glad ly given their services on the wards of the latter.
While tr aining in first aid, ho me nurs ing and casualty make-up goes on, t he social side is also to the fore Past event s have inclu ded a hot-dog eating contest, with a pig 's head p rize for the fa stest eater , and a Tramp Supper
officers, to stand over for a future meeting to be held Sept em ber 21st.
"At th e adjoined meeting held in S t. Tho mas's School on Wednesday Se p temb er 21st, it was proposed a nd carried th at Mr. E dgar Morrell b e Inspector of Stores."
T h e di vision today represents some 515 years of service to th e Briga de, and members are providing con inu ous public duty to cin em as, theatre, etc. Also 11 members are members of the National Hospital Service Reserve.
It was fitting that in 1957 when Her Majesty th e Queen sho uld visi t t he town, 98 p er cent. of th e mem bers turned out for pu blic du ty. The Divisional Sup erin tendent was privileged o attend the Royal Luncheon
EXETER City Police were the victors in the Police National First Aid Competitions at Porchestel' Hall, London on February 27th, They wo n the Pirn Challenge Trophy , beating the favoured Metropolit a n Police (L. Div .) s ide b y 333 points to 322t, and the latter were only half a point ahead of the third team, West Riding Constabulary " A. "
The challenge trophies an d individual awards were pre sented after the competition b y the Rt. Hon J. S Maclay C.M.G ., M.P , the Secretary of State for Scotland " No wo n der every foreign visi tor thinks our police are wonderful, " h e said. "They a r e And the men who have taken part in t his comp eti t ion have a dded to the m a ny
sk ill s of which they have to be mas ters , one of t he most difficult and essential in their whole repertory ."
Mr. Horace F. Parshall, Director-Gener al of the St John Ambulance Association, who presi ded, introduced Mr. M aclay and said the Association was grateful for the cooperation which it had always received from the police forces, who had produced many fine first aid teams and whose efficiency in first aid was well known throughout the country. Mr. Parsha ll thanked all those who h ad made the competitio n pos sib le by their help - the judges, stewards , casualties and the As sociated British Picture Corporat ion, who as usua l pr ovided excellent setti ngs for the tests.
The Appeals Department h a ve several 16mm. sound film copies of b e new Appe a l F ilm , which is being shown in the A .B. C. cinemas in s upport of tbe fo ye r collections. This can be loan ed to divi s ion s on request to Lady Bra ithwaite, Appeals D ep artment , 8 Grosvenor C res cent, S.W.I.
I N 1954 the Welfare Committee of the Leed s Corporation opened a who e day club for the disabled and f rom the opening day members of the nursing divis ions of the Leeds Corps have been active together with members of the B R.C.S .in helping with this good work
The building no w used in H a no ve r Square, Leeds , in addition to having facili
s for handicr afts, has special baths. Nursing members attend on fi ve da ys a week and devote a large par t of their time to assisting t he handi capped to take baths; a service which is ver y much a ppr eciated as owing to their disabilities the majority are unable to use a norm a l bath in their own homes. The nursing members also assis t with other items of toilet and with feeding those members who require help Each spring some 60 to 100 handicapped people from L eeds go to the Squires Gate Holiday Camp at Blackpool and a party of members of the Leeds Corps accompany them.
A new de velopment for the handicapped is a society for epile pt ics and again members of the Leeds corps are attending the evening meetings of this society.
SURGEONS' CONFERENCE , 1958
Tbe next Co nference of Bri ga de Surgeons will be held in the B. M.A House Tavist ock Square, Lon don W.C. 1 on Saturday and Sunday, N ovember 1st and 2nd, 1958. Full det a ils of programme , charges, etc., will be iss ued la ter Importa nt items will be discussed including the first edition of the new Textbook
Phot o: Tu.dor Photos
I n 1 954 an ecce rci se was held in conjunction w'ith th e inspection.
Th e co-operat ion oj th e Fire Brigade and Am bulance created wide interest and dTe W j avoumble comment jTOm lYla.101· Schreiber County Commissione 1, and ..,thea Surgeon Dl'. M. McEw an
PhOLO: Surr ey Ad ve r tiser
Guests and County Staff at the tmining conference. FTom left to 1·ight: County S 'w·geon w. I-I. s. Romanis, M.A., M.B., M.ChiT., F.R.C S., O.St.J. , Cmmty NUTsing Offic er JIIliss 111.. C L eigh PembeTton, S.R.N., S.S.St.J., H. S. Taylor Young, Esq., F.R.C.S. (Commissioner, TtViltshiTe), Dr. A. H M. Richm-ds (Area Surgeon, TtVestern A1:ea, Suney), Dr. R. Piper ( D ivisional Nledical 0ffice1·, I.C.I.), County Superintendent (N.) L ady H. eald, O.B.E. , D.St.J. , Surrey, Th e Dowager NlaTChioness of Reading, G.B.E. (Chairman, Women's VoluntaTY Service for Civil Defence), County Staff O.1Ji ce r (Tmining) Miss R. F. Cohen, S.S.St.J., Surrey, Mrs. G1·osvenor, C.B.E., C.St.J. (Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, H.Q.), Major Geneml J. M. S. P asle y , C.B., C.B E., M. V.O., O.St.J. (Commissioner, SU1·rey) , Miss L. Duff G1·ant, R.R.C., S.R.N., D.N ., O.St.J. (Tmining AdviseT, H Q.).
R ECORD attendance has proved the sOlmdness of the idea which gave rise, three years ago , to the first of Surrey's annual training courses. Members of the ambulance, nursing and cadet divisions of th e St. John Ambulance Brigade came to Gomshal l from all over Surrey. This success can be attributed to four fact ors: very careful planning outstanding speakers, the comfort provided at the Holiday Fellowship Centre, and the enthusiasm of Brigade members.
The Course was honoured during the entire weekend by the presence of the Dow age r Marchioness of Reading , G.B.E. , Mrs Grosvenor, CB.E., Deputy Sup erintendent-in-Chief, and Miss L. Duff Gr ant, R.R.C, S.R.N ., D.N. , Training Adviser, Headqaurters, London.
The County Commissioner, Major-Gen. J M. S. Pasley, CB., CB.E., M.V.O., O St.J. , opened the Course, the theme of which was " Progr ess." Th e first speaker was Mr. H. S Taylor Young, F.R.CS., County Comm issioner, Wiltshire, who had been 27 years in the Brigad e. Mr. Taylor Young spo ke on "F rst Aid on Farms." Since October 1957 it had been compulsory for farmers to provide a first aid box, compatible with the numb er of workers emp lo yed. It had, therefore ,bee n necessary to give an elementary tra ining in first aid to farm ers and farm workers. With th e co-operation of all the various organisa-
tions of the farming community, real progress was being achieved.
First aid in factories h as been compulsory since 1937. Dr. T. Piper, Divisional M.O. of I.CI., gave an outline of his procedure. The very high standard of large firms such as I.CI. was not univer sa l. Of the quarter of a million factori es in the country, t he majority em ployed under twenty people. In these smaller concerns there was an acute shortage of trained " First Aiders." Dr. Piper said the Brigade pll blication Occupational First Aid, was the first of its kind.
Area Surgeon Dr. Richards , Deputy Di visional Medical Officer , South-Western Division, Surrey County Council, explained the working of the Poliomyelitis I mmu ni sation Plan. The vast administrative an d supply problems inherent in a plan of such magnitude were gradually being overcome thus ensuring its completio n on schedule.
Miss Duff Grant delighted delegates by saying th at this Annual Conference had become one of the highlights of her year.
Speaking of the W.Y.S. "One -in- Five" Scheme, Miss Duff Grant called Lady Reading the architect and builder of a scheme which has pro ve d once again the lead given by women in comrmmity welfare.
Fu ll participation in the scheme was a very small investment which wou ld result in an enormOllS dividend. Miss Duff Grant outlined the scheme and la id special emphasis 8
on the third talk of the se ries with which Brigade members were specially concerned.
SLlIvival from an atomic attack would depend on indi vi dua ls. This fact had to be brought home to everyone.
Lady Read ing, after sayi ng that she had been deep ly impressed by Miss Duff Grant's explanation, told us how the scheme had originated to combat a pathy and the cold war. Its strength lay in its simplicity, and there was a growing demand for the talks on " One-in-Five" to large commercial concerns and Government offices.
After dumer on Saturday evening, t he Comse was greatly entertained by a series of sketches devised and presen ted by Area Nursing Officer Mrs. Southern, S.R.N., S.S.SLJ., based on methods of treatment taken from one of the very early first aid book s published by the St. John Ambulance Association.
On Slmday morning, the R everend R Jeans, of Westcott conducted a short service, after which Lady Heald, O B.E. D.SU., the COlmty Superintendent (N), took the chair. Mr. J. W. Penycate, the Assistant Editor of the Surrey Advertiser, gave most welcome advice on "News Sense" and how to achieve the sort of publicity required, in order to keep the name of the Briga de in everyone's mind. He emphasised the value of pictures and correctly presented "copy" sent as early as possible. It was most important hat all names should be correctly spelled.
Dr. A. S. R. Peffers, Senior Medical Officer (Air) B.O.A.C, talked a bout the problems arising from transporting 3,063 invalids by air. Air travel had overcome the sense of isolation felt by do ctors in remote parts of the Commonwealth. Harley Street and the great teaching hospitals of London were virtually only 48 hours away. Although B.O.A.C were forced to be very selective, only 2 per cent. of aU applications had been r efused. Dr. Peffers gave brief details of the types of cases carried and how their speci a l problems were solved. Of great general interest was Dr. Peffer's emphatic sta tement that there was no s uch thing as AIR sickness, though some people do suffer from motion sickness while flying.
The very great privil ege of hearing Lady Reading speak on the " Spirit of Voluntary Service" should be shared by th e nation. Her sincerity, her simpLicity, her pride in being "mere English," her belief in what we, the ordinary people o f England, had to offer the world, were revelations.
Lady Reading 's ac hievement was to m ake the splendour and richness of our spiritual heritage blaze forth an d eclipse the materia po verty of this grey age.
During the afternoon Gen. Pasley was in the chair. Befo re in trod ucing th e Chief Constable for Surrey, Mr. H. Rutherford, Gen. Pasley thanked him for coming himself to give this pertinent talk on " Major Accident Proced ure." Mr. Ruthe rfor d said that basica lly the procedure was the same for all ty pe s of di saster and had been worked out as a result of the many rail, air and flood disasters suffered by this country in recent years. Usually, the first u1dication the police had was a half-hysterical 999 all, which told them nothing a nd might be a hoax. It was, howev er, always acted upon, and ca lls we n t out to th e Fire Se rvice,
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Amblilance Control, Key Hospital, and local Police Station. A radio car was sent to the spot , and it was on t h e accurate report sent by the car that further action was based. The Chief Constable told the COUTse that Brigade members would always be welco med b y t be police at any incident, however large or sma ll, but asked that, if not in uniform some means of proving bon a fides shou ld be carried. Mr. Rutherford a lso tendered thanks for a ll the work done in the co unt y by the Brigade. Mrs. Boothman, the County Superintendent (N) for Buckinghamshire, spoke on " Progress in Divisions." Those in charge of divisions were presented with a ka leidoscope of new ideas, and reminded of the necessity of creating an efficient team to help them in their duties.
From the Assistant COlmnissioner-inChief, Lt.-Col. A. Goring, O.SU., came news of the changes being made regarding cadets, who would now be able to transfer to adult divisions at the age of sixteen, where they would be most welcome.
" Scrapbook from 1887 " was presented by Mrs. Grosvenor, CB.E., the Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, who picked out some dates of particular interest since the early days of the Brigade. One of these dates, ] 934, showed how the Brigade had always been right up to date, for in that year the first Air Unit had been formed. Mrs. Grosvenor reminded the Course that the reason fo r the wearing of tmiform was identl6cation, and that although pride in tl1e uniform was right, it must a l ways be subordinate to he cultivation of generos ity, courage and simplicity. The county was congratulated on its fine recor d of service.
Mrs. Grosvenor concluded by drawing attention to the impressive work of the County Training Officer, Miss R. Cohen, who had beenresponsible for the organisation of th e Course. There followed a special vote of thanks to Miss Cohen who in her reply, made a graceful reference to those who had helped her, mentioning espec a ll y tl1e Brigade's County Secretary Miss Smi th.
Gen Pasley close d with his usual succin ct evaluation and stated that those presen had been "inspir ed, educated and entertained. "
The value of these Weekend Training Courses is hard to exaggera te, for quite apart from th e intrin sic interest of the subject matter of the talk s, the courses give a lmique opportunity to study the technique of effective public speaking they serve as a meetlDg ground for members of vario us divisions, and afford a chance of getting to know those of the co unt y and area s taff whom one m ay not norm al y meet.
In th e entrance hall of Netley House were two excell ent Home Safety displays set up by the R edh ill and Reigate Division, a tnptych of old photographs lent by the Museum of the Or de r of St. Jolm, an d a selection of the publications iss ued by the St. John Ambulance Association.
*R EAD ERS will have seen in the March " Review" that work is well in train at 50 Eaton Pl ace. It was thought that it would b e of interest to see a pict ure of the building as it now is and he photograph a bo ve was specially taken for that purpose. When the project of putting in this picture was suggested, there were those who said that members and prospective members might b e discouraged bec ause the building looks no thing like as attractive as it will be when aU is ready. As against this, however it was felt that readers would be perfectly well able to appreciate that what they are seeing is only, as it were, t he chrysalis stage and th at it would be of particular interest to see the building as it was in order later on to com pare with the· photographs of the completed house. Much scaffolding will be noticed, painting has stiU to be done, t he old paint has to be washed down and peeled off as necessary a nd work is still going 00 to finish the roofings and in modernising the fire escape arrangements to bring them up to the latest London County COllDcil requirements. The house n ext door to the right gives an idea of a completed and painted bu lding bu we hope that 50 Eaton Place ma y look even more attractive as it is to be painted in a spec ial very light grey with th e windows picked out in white.
Virtually a ll the alteration and repair work is co mpleted including such m atters as putting th e lift in order and putting in an extra batlu·oom. The next stage now is completing the internal decoration and lighting and it is hoped that , the inevitable mess an d dust of doing the alterations now being over, the int erna painting a nd so on can go a he ad very shortly.
Having reached this stage when CO\119
Ph o o: B arratt's plet on is in sight the committee of m a nagemen t ha ve been considering various questions in regard to membership and the arrangements for running the new St. John House and shortly aU memb ers will r ece ive a circular letter giving full details on these matters. Members are requested to wa tch for the receipt of their Jetter and it is hoped that they will read it ca refully so as to be able to use the information to encourage many others to join the club. While it is not wise to gi ve a fum date for opening, as naturally we do not wish to disappoint members it is now possible to say that we are ain"ling for the St. J ohn House to be in action again about mid-June. The precise date will of course, be a nnounced in this colunm and elsewhere.
A HIGHLY successful bridge dri ve w a s held on March 11 th in the splendid setting of the Chap t er Hall at St. John s Gate, where 22 tables were occupied Sir Stewart Duke-Elder , the Hospitaller of the Order, told the assembly of th e object of the drive which was to raise money for the provision of linen for the Order's Ophthalmic Hospital of JerusaJem.
The event was organised by those tireless friends of St . John, Lady Webb-Johnson and Lady Duke-Elder; Lady Harding presided over the bridge drive and pri zes for various competitions were presented by Mrs Douglas Fairbanks.
On beha lf of the Ladjes ' Linen Guild , the Countess of Scarbrough thanked the ladies who had organised the day s events, and it was later anno unced that the sum of more han £268 had been raised
Ph otos: J. Gauci B orda
THIS SUMMER
rpHE St John Cadets in 1Ilfalta we re formed TEN years ago 1 this summer. H ere aTe some of ll!falta 's Nursing Cadets at H eadquarters, St. James Counte1'guard, Valletta, St, James Counterguard is part of the fortifications built by the Knights of lVlalta fOT the defence of Valletta. (Left): Cadets on tmining as attendants at Babies' Clinics, Th e baby's scales were presented to the Malta St. John Baby 's Clinic by the Countess J.l!fountbatten of Burma, who is the district patroness for life (Right): Training out-of-doors
Th e Cadets are looking for w(l1' d with great enthusiasm to 1Ilfalta's golden jubilee next year, and they are all saving up so that each one could act as " host" to one visiting cadet fOT one day dUTing the week of celebrations,
Photo: R. Darby
W H EN Countess Jl!Iountbatten, Sup eTintendent -in - Chief attended the St. J ohn H ea dquarters (North East Ja maica) opening ceremony on Janua1'y 1 3, 19 58, she watch ed a demonstration of Life Saving carried out on Frankfort beac h w here members of th e Pmspe ct Cadet Division" rescued " a dro wning comr ade at sea. The victim was brought in unconscious and (l1· tificial respiration appli ed A ll the cadets in this division aT e excellent swimmers and trained in D ife Saving. Th e pho tograph shows ( l. to r.): Captain lVlandevilleEllis, St. J ohn Commissioner North Ea st J amaicaj Dr. Tomlinson of Ocho Riosj Lady Mountbatten; Sir Harold Jl!Iitchellj M1· H ewitt, A .D. C.j D is trict Sgt. Major P W. Davis; Mrs. Susan L ew is Cadets Carter, Seni07' and Tho mpson ar e doing the demonstmtion , watched by Col, Do wns of th e Agualta Va le D ivision.
11lfountbatt en at the moment of opening the new St John headqua1·ters in T1"inidad.
FEDERAL COMPETITION IN MALAYA
P};OIO: NgBeh L eaII'
A T th e fint annual Fedeml Compe ti ions in 1Ilfa laya, held at K ua la L umpu r on Dec em be1' 14th 1 957, Ih s Majesty th e Yang di P ertuan Agong and H e1· Maj es ty th e Raja P ermaisu r'i ca m e along to watc h , and H er 1Ilfajesty presented the trophies. H ere s he is seen p1'esen ting th e high est in di vidua l award for ambulance teams to Mr. Amar Si ngh , of th e Malayan Rai ways D ivision.
T HE first S. J A. B. Cadet Camp to be held on a F edera l ba s-is took place at the J ubilee 1 Camp in T elok Bahang, Pen ang, Th e camp site is situated in the N.E district of P enang island, 1 3 miles from the city of Ge01·getown. It has a lo vely beach and with th e shade of coconut palms and th e beautiful scenery in th e distance, is an ideal camp sUe for a ing ca'mp.
Th e Area Swgeon, who is also the Stat e Scout Commissione1' f01' P enang was selected to be th e Camp Leader Thanks to his connect ion with Scouting, he was able to en ist the help of 111f1'.
Ch ng Eng Kee, a Scoutmast e1' andBov er Scout, he, and tog eth er wi th th e Rover S cou ts of the 12th Ge01'getown r endered va luabl e help towards the 1'unning of th e camp. 111fT. Ch'ng was se l ec ted as deputy ca mp leade1' and th e va r ous Raven were each given 1'esponsi bl e duties to do in camp 1I1f1'. Anthony Uhen, th e 1st divis'ion a l cadet supeTintendent of Penang was the 1Ilfa1'shall for the camp. lVi1' Khoo An Soon , P enang's AreaSupe1'intend ent was th e Hon.
Tr easurer and 1I1f1'. Lo K eong Liew acted as Sec1 etm'y and he, togeth e1' with the Sgt. 11lfajo1' of Penang were responsible f01' th e a1'1'angements o tours f07' th e campe1's.
More th an 100 campe rs took part, from P emk , Kedah , Selangor, Negri, S embilan and P en ang.
N ll\TE great sports for the price of one. That is the attractio n pr esented by the sixth Cavalca de of Sport, promoted by the Daily Mir rol', at the White City Stadium , L ondon , on the evening of Wednesday, May 14th. T he proceed s will be divided between the St. John Ambulanc e Brigade and the British Empire and C ommon weal th Games Appeal
Her e are the sports :-Soccer-Trotting-Cricket-Rugb y U nion-Athletics- Show Jumping- SpeedwayPolo-Greyhound Racing.
Highlights will be : Famous footballers in a six -a -side ma ch; Olympic runners in athletic events; the brilliant horsemanship of the polo player s; and trotting-this is the bi g ne w attraction. It is hor se racing on wheels , ,vith the jockeys dri ving in stead of riding.
T he show will end with a mammoth fireworks display.
Reserved seats cost from 3s. 6 d. to 21s. Ro yal E nclo sure Restaurant £5 5s. and £3 3s. (including dinner). Tickets from White City Sta dium W.12, a nd agencies
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O December 14th at Edgware Sc hools a drill squad re presenting t he C.76 (Edgware and Mill Hill) Cadet Ambu a nce D ivision of the St. John Ambu ance Brigade competed for t he Northern Are a Am bulance Cadets Drill Trophy, whic h was presented by Mr. F. Adams the area Sgt, Major. This is h e first year th e trophy h as been co mpeted fo r and C.76 Division have brought it home to their headq uarters , It was officially presen t ed by Mr. Adams, March 12th, 1957, Also me dallions were prese n ted to each boy, as an individ u a award, by th e Area Cadet Officer W. A Reynolds.
The other divisions which en tered a team were C.24 (Edmonton), e.l37 (Cheshlmt), e.83 (Enfield C hase), e.l31 (P otters Ba r), e.6 0 (Highb ury) and C.28 (So u thgate).
The competition comprised a uniform inspection and a sequence of drill movements t a ken from t h e St. Jo hn Ambu lance Drill Pamphlet o. 1 for tean1S of eight and a squad commander.
Average membership of the boys who competed in t he compet ition is oneyearni n emonths and they have been congratulated on their splendid tu rn-out an d discipline, achieved in such a sh ort tin1e.
Photo : H e lldoll Tim es liVith the t1'oJJhy - he cadets and th e-iT officeTs, B ack TOW (l. to 1' ):
The e.76 Division was formed in January 1955 wit h a s tre ng th of 14 boys. The stren gth is now 42 . Divi sional Cade t o,tJiceT J R. Fo m, Cadets P. TinwoTth , G. liVes t, Ana Sgt JIIlaj07' F. Adams, Cpl lJ!l. PrageT and Divi sional Cadet Offi ceT C. I{endTick , M i ddle TOW : Cad ets F. Webb, T. Heal ey , D. T ln'7'ston and C. BTight. FTont TOW: Cadets R.
Q-rchaTd and }\II. JI ewi ll.
P rofess or C. D ay Lewis, th e emin ent poe t , who judged t he entri es in t he Cadet
Po etr y C ompetition r ead th ese two po ems a th e prese ntation a wards "After Mars ton M oor " wa s the fi rst pri ze for Pamela Blacker while Carol P ete rs was a warded her special pri ze for "Ten L ittle N ur sin g Cad et s " P rofesso r Lewis s uggeste d i t should be set to mus ic as a mar chi ng son g
AFTER MARSTON MOOR
There are ghostly horsemen riding
D own a sh adowy wood land glade, Where the owls have cease d from hooti n g And the foxes are afraid.
A s mall stream still meanders
Through the hear t of W il strop Wood, Where, once the moon shone d ully
On the red of fresh spilied blood.
Gay Cavaliers and R oun dheads
Horse to horse and blade to blade,
Where locked in dead y comb a t there,
Fiercely fig ht ing tmafraid.
When fragrant, flowering beanfields
Scent the woo dlan ds, as of yore, P rince R uper t, Cromweli, and their men
Come b ack to Marston Moor.
Their gh ostly horses gallo p By the red strea m in th e glade, Where every owl is silent
And the foxes are afra id.
P a mela B1acker.
TEN L ITTLE NURSING CADETS
Ten little N urs ng Cadets
On a nigh t soline,
On e saw her best f rien d, And th en here were nine!
Nine li ttle N ursin g Cadets
Hurrying lest they be late, One joined the tennis clu b, A n d th en here were eigh t!
Eig ht little Nursi n g Cadets
Gazing at he heavens , On e took up Astr onomy, A n d then t h ere were seven !
Seven little Nursi n g Ca d ets
Passing b y t h e" fl icks,"
One saw her favour ite" star, " And then there were six !
Si x li ttle N urs in g Cad e ts Heard the strains of " jive,"
On e we nt i ns de
A n d th e n th ere were five! ] 2
F ive little NLlrsing Cadets
Pr act ising on the floor,
On e left to do her" prep, " And then there were four!
FOLLr little N Llrsing Cadets
Feeling far from g lee
O ne became fed -up, And h en there were tlu'ee!
Three little Nursing Cadet s Very quarrelsome grew, On e left a nd we nt home. And h en there were two
Two fa ithfu l Nursin g Ca dets
Dete rmined to be more, Each found o ne recru it, And h en there were four!
Four eager Nursing Cadets
Went to a Fete, Each recru ited o ne g irl, And then t here wer e eight!
Eight effic ien t N u rs ing Cade ts
T urn ed out neat and clean, Looked qu it e irres ist ibl e, An d soon ma d e it six tee n !
S ixteen j oyfu l N ur sing Cadets
Came t o a d ec is ion ,
T hat in th e w hole of Britain,
T h eirs sh ould be the bes t D iv sio n Carol P e ter s
rytEYNHAM Nursing Cadets held th ei1' 1 annual in spection and enTOlment on Novembe7 20th in th e pT esence of many pannt s, fr ien ds and membeTs of th e adult d visi on, ATea Cadet Offi cer MTS , E. JI eywood canied out th e inspection and th en emoll ecl eig ht cadets. The vic w' of Teynhmn (R ev TiV F D oe) to ok th e service, and gave a ShOTt address on the ideals of th e 01·deT. A ls o pT esen t we Te the P residen t (MT.'i L. Jardine) and V1:ce -PT es1:dent
" W HERE the Mountains of Mourne go dow n to the sea," there ies t he Slieve Don ard Hote Newca st le County Down , as lo ve ly a site for a King George VI Memori a l Leader s hip Tr a ining Cour se as is to be round anyw here.
Here, on t he [tig h t of Friday, March 28th , 1958, gat hered ome fifty pairs of smilin g Iri s ll eyes, young a dults a nd ca det s, coming by car a n d b us from a ll over Nort he rn Irela nd, from County An t rim , [rom County Arm ag h, fro m Be lfas t a nd County Down , from County Fermanag ll and County Londonderry
Here, for the whole weekend the flower of Northern Iri sh yo u th , both am bula nce and nursing , worked a nd a ug hed and st udied a nd conferred , making t h e very utmo s t of this go lden opportu n ity to beco me even better leaders than they were before,
On t le fir t evening, they saw the new fi lm of the Duke of Edinburgh's Aw a rd Sc heme, fol lowed by t heRlm of t he O ut ward Bound Schools. That se t tlle pace , wh ch thereafter was pretty hot.
Mr. George Quilter the Brigade Secretary gave a b rilli ant lecture o n th e or ganisation of he St. Jo hn Ambulance Brigade, which Huew a strong ig h t on t he importance of every division to the Brigade, and the importa nce of Lile Brigade to every divis o n Th is p u t things in th eir proper p ropo r tion , an d developed a sense of " belonging."
Mi Sale, from B uckinghamshire, gave a keen y n oted lect ure on programme p la nning for a d iv isio n, fo ll owed by a practical exerci e when every brain a nd p enci was kept busy n the be t " Do It Yo urself " tra d ition.
M r. Cecil G raha m, from Headq u ar te rs of t he ConU11andery of Ards , gave a lect ure o n leadersh p in campin g, making it clear th at sk illed and patient p la nni ng was a p re-re qu isite of good camp in g; a n d the ad m in istrat ive exerc se w hic h followed p roved to d e legates h at t he re is more to ar rang in g a camp th an arriving at a n empty
field with a s uitca se in one hand and a he a rt f ull of hope Dr. Drake the County Surgeon for Glouce te rshire, had everyone on tiptoe during a n electrifying d emon s tr at ion o f Cas ua ty Make-up a nd really live Lnstruclion in Firsl Aid He was nearly s ubmerged by the flood of eager questions which followed his lecture; and it seems likely that th ere will be bu cket s of a rtifici a blood at every divisional meeting hencef or t h. The glorious abandon with which Dr. Dr a ke 's loc al and hastily rehearsed "casualties" burst upon the unsuspecting listeners , and fro ze t heir young blood with a delicious thrill was proof oftheirsplendidenthu s iasm, That ev ening everyone enjoyed a n exce ptio na ll y happ y social, which had bee n mo st skilfully a nd imagin at ively prepared a nd conducted by Mr. Cecil Graham and hi s friend Mr. Jamieson The energy expended was prodigious, and the fun continued to a late hour
On Sunday morning , t he Course attended a special St. John Service in the Pari sh Church, which wa conducted by the Dea n of Dromore. La ter, the Assistant Commi ss ion e r-in-Chie f, Lt.-Colonel Arthur Gori ng, addressed these leaders an d potentia l leader s on the principles of Leadership showing how good leadership springs fro m integrity, example, ervice, and selflessness.
T h e Co u rse then went i nto four separ a te " hudd es," to consider sundry prob lems in leader s hip; and the d iscu ss ion which fol lowed led into an Open Forum at which, after su ndry domestic matters had been aired, t he As sista n Commiss ioner -in- Chief spoke of the need for every healthy ambulance and nursing cadet to d o their utmo st to GROW-UP into hea lthy, well -balanced , well- t rained, men and women with a desire to give t h emse lves to the service of God and man No one in the lecture ha ll could be found who t hought ad ult duties too hard at sixteen; and it was clear that when his merry-eyed contingent GOES UP into t he a d ult divisio n s n th e immediate f u ture, everyo ne will be the bet ter for the 13
This was reported by Mrs. D. Kyte, (Superintendent) at the annual meeting at Dougla s Road School, Tolwort h.
In all 1,710 hour s of hospital dut y had been performed, and Cadet Leader Susan Prince was the year s top worker with 350 hours.
Mr. H. W. Kyte (Hon. Treasurer) said that the balance had more than doubled during the year and stood at £89.
Dr D. A. B. Hopkin (Area Commissioner) presented certificates and other awards and congratulated t he cadets on a very successful year.
infu s ion of thi s splendid ne w blood for the necessity of set ting a good example, and for the opportunity of extending their activities by an increa e in strength. The Commandery of Ards is singularly fortun a te in having such a grand family spirit, a family of brother s a nd sisters determined to give of their utmost , without t hough t of self, to the service of other.
T h e Commissioner for ort hern Irela nd , Brigadier Davidson and his District Superintendent, Mrs Neill, very kindly came from Belfa t t o visit the Course. Mr Murray a nd Miss Garrett , the District Cadet Officers , also spent t he fir st night and morning there
The COUJ' se broke up on Sunda y evening ; a nd , after t he departure of all the delegates wi t h many ex pression of thank and goodwill, the loc al inhabitants settled down to a duller , but doubtless more peaceful, existence! Well done orthern Irel a nd ; yo u m ade the very most of the Course, and will not be forgotten
Miss Pamela Morison, Chief Officer for Cadets, and her assistants Miss Gena Kingsford and Miss J enny Harrap , did marvels of administration which made the mounting of a course seem deceptively easy Let n o o ne, who hopes to mount o ne, be dece ive d !
EXCELLE IT firs aid work b y 13 -yearo ld Rita F]jnt, of Crawley Nursing Cad et Division, is described in this letter from Dr. J. G. Bateman, of Craw ley, Su ssex:
" I was call ed to see Susan F lint , age six years, a t Crawl ey hos p ital j us t before Christmas 19 57.
" She had ap p aren tly cau gh t h er nightdress on fire, and I fou nd h er qu ite calm and unafrai d , alt ho u gh her b o d y was extensive y b urnt. I was t hen t o l d t h at her sister, Rita, ha d exting ui shed t he b u rning nightdress an d calmed Su san. Her actions had been t h ose taught b y t he St. John Amb ulance Association. I feel that Ri t a's imme d iate reaction and first aid at such a calamity in the home, undou b tedly save d her sister's life.
"I carmot praise too hig hl y Rita's presence of mind in carrying ou t the first aid meas ures she had learn ed as a St. John Cade t. "
J G Bateman, M. A , B. M., B. C h.
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T Ash Va le, in Su rrey, S tudent members h elp on t h e Sta tion and, when cases perm t, act as atten d a n ts o n t he am bulance O n one occasion in September the amb ulan ce was j ust le a ving G uild for d wh en it was sent to d eal wi t h an acciden t o n G u il d ford b y-p ass. Di v si onal Secretary
Mr. J. R ee d was the dri ver and St ud en t Cp l. (now Sgt.) W illiam Osg o od t h e attendant. In the word s of Mr. R eed" On arr iva l we fou nd two patien s, o n e a
la d y who ha d received fract ures to t h e rig h femur, l eft t ib . a nd fi b. , righ t forearm an d Co lles. T h ere were numerous deep
woun d s and my atten d a n t, o nl y a Stud en t, di d a wo nd erful o b. He a t ten d ed the w o rs t i nj uries fir st an d performed as t h ough h e was in a co m pet ion. B y the ti me we reac h ed ho spita l he h a d co mp leted cl eaning up h e pat ien ts I was reall y p rou d to h a ve this l a d as my atten d a n t."
O sgood was lea d er of t h e A sh Va e team
wh ich was sec ond in h e C oun ty C o m pe ti -
tion B ot h Os go o d a nd S t ud ent D e rek
L o w do n have qu a li fie d for Specia Servi ce
Certificates d u r ing 19 57 O n Chr istmas
NlembeTs of the KiddenninsteT Nu,Ts ing Cctdet Division, who we1'e enTolled Tec ently at a ceremony which took place in St. John 's Pm'ish Room, with theiT Acting Cadet S upe1'in tendent NITs. W A CTompton, County Cadet Offic er 1l1.iss H N1. Bidmead and rhea Cadet Offic er Nliss D. D P1·e ece Also present teJere Deputy Commissione1' NiT. R D. NI Evers, D F.C., County Sup erintenden NIrs. D Somers, County Stqff O.tfi cer 1l1.iss A. E. Dingley, Arect SttpeTintendent M1·S. M. E Hodges the Rev. W A. Tn:ppass and th e Ambulance and NUTsing D ivisional Sup e1'intendents and some of the adult members.
Photo: Pyc ock & Wick ett
Day a n d BOxing D ay t he Ambula nce Station was manned b y Ca d et Su perin tend e n Wi ckh a m Cadet Offi cer P orter a nd th eir S u de n t m emb ers.
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O NG first ai d p ublica tion s for h e genera l public, one can awar d a hi g h place t o "Help ," an illu st rated b ooklet pro du ced by Smi th & Nephew Ltd. , with th e sub- title, " Hints f or boys and girls on rescue a nd first aid in emergencies a nd acci d en ts. ."
It deals w th a U simp le forms of first aid t o cover the most f r eq u ent types of inj ur y, a nd its instmctive va lue is in c reased by the p rofu sion o f extremely clear p h otograph s a n d drawings. Alt hough in some millor insta nces h e teac hin g d verges slightly from that of the S.J.A,A., this handy booklet can be warmly commended. Copies can b e obtained from t h e Pu bh c Relations D e p t., Smith & Tepbew Ltd., We wyn " Garden City, Herts
O NE of the best things about the St. J ohn Cad et's life is that there's so much variety-so many things to do, so much fun to have
And when su mmer comes al ong can you th ink of a better life than the open -air o n e, un d er canvas with your chu m s? T h e Brigade has t he ideal place for t h is kind of holiday , the Bexhill National Camp, whic h is open to all ca d e ts in Britain
T here's b ath ing games of all kinds, and trips to places l ike Hastings Battle (1066 and a U that) and Rye. This year the camp will be ope n from Saturday, July 26th to Saturday , Augu st 30th , Why not apply now to the Camp Commandant? The address is Mrs. L. R ose 66 , Standford Avenue, Brighto n 6, S ussex.
T WENTY-YEAR -OLD Ei leen Kirwan , a cadet leader in t h e K in gsbury Cadet
Nursing D ivision has been nominated as a girl of o u tsta n ding character by Area Staff
O ffice r Miss r. L. Rob inson.
P retty, dark-h aired Eil een, o f 72 Winch es ter Aven u e, Kingsb ury, was proposed b y Miss R o bin son as a candi date for t h e yout h co nt est b e in g o r gan ize d by th e J Ar th ur R ank Organ ization t o find yo u ng people wh o have t he q ua ities o f character, lead ers hip, cap acity for cl ub and p ubli c service , courage n adve r sity and h e overcoming of disa bili ty of a n y kind. Al hough Eileen s b linde d in h er left eye it has no t preve nt ed her fi n e service It h ap p ene d in 1944 wh en E ileen a n d h er family were li ving a t Cr icklewoo d and h ey were b om b ed out of th eir home for th e third t im e. Thi s ti m e a fl ying b om b struck h er ho use an d all E il een ca n r e me mber is wakin g u p in h os pital w it h ba nd ages over her eye
Fr om t h en o n she knew she wo uld o nly have th e use of her rig ht eye. A l toge ther she has had five o p erati o n s, the l as quite recen tly, a n d at h e m e sh e was one of th e first c ivi]j a n s to be g ve n p e nicillin.
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Now she laugh s at her defect and eads not on ly a normal life but a rar more active one than most young gir ls
She joined the Brigad e eight years ago r ising from ca d et to corporal, then to sergeant, and now sh e is on e of t h ree cadet leaders
Sh e h as b een awa r ded th e s pecial se rvice shiel d for 200 hours volu n tary service and spen ds m uch of her spare tim e helpin g t he aged an d handicap pe d a nd often visits
Kingsbury Manor, the o l d ladies' home
This is in add itio n t o th e t im e she devotes to pu blic duty wi th the brigade at cin emas, London Airport and Ruislip L ido.
Last year Eileen won t h e Gra nd Prior b a d ge. Eil een ap p eared befo r e t h e jud ges, and wo n th e N. W Lo n don area fin a s. The p rize was £25 and a d ay o u t in Lond on. She th oro u g hly enj oyed t h e lat t er , whi ch incl ud ed two nights' stay a th e R egent P alace, a gala tour of L ondo n a n d a seat a t the p rem iere of th e fi m, "V o len Pla ygrou n d."
An d th e che q ue f or £25 has been sen t t o t h e di visio n
DORCHESTER. - Dorch ester St. Jolm Nursing Cadet Division em-olled 17 new members at a ga ther i ng heJd at their headquarters. Brig, W. G , M. Thompson, O B E., presdent Dorchester Amb ulance Division, welcomed officers, parents and fr iends and t h e ceremony commenced with a h ymn s un g by the cadets a n d the presentatio n of t he Standar d. A brigade prayer was then said by the Rev. Heaton. Pr or t o t h e enro lme n t of the cadets, Mrs. Wakely and Mrs. Drake were enro lled as Divisional Superintendent and Divisional Officer respective y a nd received their warrants of appointment. The enrolment ceremony was conducted b y COlmty Cadet Officer Mis s M R Peach, who presented the new members with certificates for pre-first aid and pre- h o m e nursing together with a badge and badge book
NEW STANDARD. - Stratford-on -Avon ambulance cadets have been presented with a standard , the gift of members of the Union Cl ub Staffo r d.
Following a service at Holy Trinity Church , during which the standard was blessed by the Vicar (Cano n Noel Prentice), the cadets, comman d ed by Cadet Superintendent R White , assembled on the club lawn where the ceremony took place.
Introd ucillg the club president ( A lderman J H Rowe) Mr. J. Griffin, chairman of the committee, said that when the members associated themselves with good causes they did so generously, and when they were approached by Mr. C. R. Knott about this standard they willingly defrayed the cost
In presenting the standard, Alderman Rowe referred to the pleasure it had given hinl a n d his fellow members to provide it.
Acknowledging "this wonderful gift ," Mr. Cha r es Clifton (Cadet President) said he saw the presentation of the standard by members of the club as a symbol of their faith in the yOlmg people who devoted their leisure hours to being trained and disciplined in the serv ce of others.
In thanking the members he made special menti on of Mr. Cyril Knott, Mr. Philip Parker and other club officials for their kind influ en ce in the matter.
Among th ose who attended t he ceremony were Co unty Cadet Superintendent Palmer and members of the Stratford Division of the St. John Brigade, Stratford Ambulance Association, and the Nursing Cadets.
TALENTED NURSING D IVISION. - A fine evening s enter tainmen t was given by the Cwmaman nursillg cad ets o th e Godreaman O. A .P b ranch. The performance opene d wi th a tableau , "Lan d of Hope and G l ory," presented by Cadets Mair Evans Wend y Sage, Janice McCue, Pat P elTY: Margaret Jones and Sh an Edwards. Humorous poems wer e presen ted b y Cadets Shei a Steven s and P at Perry a n d minles
were perfo rm ed by Cade ts Gwyneth Rees
Irene Marchant Pat Perry and Diane Lewi s.
A "Six-Five Spec ia l " selection featuring popu l a r tines was a lso well received Cadet Janice McCue was the soloist, the background beillg provided by Cadets Mail' Evans, C h risti ne Geo rge and Diane Stacey, w th Pat Perry, Irene March ant and Shan Edwards as Rock 'n' Ro lle r s Requests for We lsh items were met by Cadet Cerys Lloyd (rec itations) and Cadet Superintendent Miss W illiams (solo). Cadet Sergeant Perry a nd four cadets pr esented a humorous sketch, " The Sergea n t 's G a ng. " Then a first aid qui z was given by the junior cadets. Those takillg part were Sheila S tevens (teacher), Di a ne Lewis, P at Perry, Shan Edwards Christine Luke
Margaret Jones Lonfa Handly and Rosemary Jones (pupils) T he audience was kept in fi t s of laughter by the senior cadets' "Further First Aid " sketch. Here, the patient was Gwyneth Rees , and the surgeons Cadets Wendy Sage, Mair Evans, J anice McCue and Sheil a Stevens To show how it was reall y don e, the team , under the direction of their captain, Sally Perry, then gave a first-class first a id disp ay. The team members are Sgt. Perry, Cpl. Mia Jones and Cadets Mair Evans and Janice McCue The progranune ended with a special tab eau , " St. J ohn's Assembl e, " devised by Cadet Officer (Mrs.) Perry It represented the St. John Badge, the cadets explaining what each po int represented. A scripture passage was read by Cadet Cerys Lloyd , prayers w ere s ai d by Sgt. Perry and Cadet Stacey. The fina le was the cadet code of chivalry
a n d the cadet hynm, wit h Cadet Superinenden t M iss W iLli ams as soloist The prod ucer of t hi s fine show was Cadet Officer (Mrs ) Perry , and the compere was Miss Williams. Pianist was Mrs. D. R. Williams. Mrs O. Harding voiced thanks to the performers
ENROLMENT CEREMO Y. - Aberbargocd Nursing Cadets held their enrolment service at Caersalem B ap tist Chmch The Re v. R. V. Jones, B.A., presided and led the devotions. Cadet Robert Jones read the lesson and Mr. A. Miles was the organist. The ceremony of enrolment was taken by Mrs . Francis, Cadet Superintendent, s ixteen cadets being enrolled singing 'their cadet hymn , " Hail St. John of Salem City. " Supporting Mrs. Francis was Mrs Phillips cadet officer, Mrs. V Pritchard cadet superintendent and Mrs. P. Vaughan, cadet officer. The Rev. R. V. Jones gave an address on " Service. " Also present were Mr. Edwards (headmaster, secondary modern school), Mr. G eo rge Duggan (President of Cadet Division) Mrs. E. Howells (Cadet Offi cer, Bargoe d Division), Miss Chiltem (Cadet Officer Bargoed Division), Mrs. F. Stephens (Cadet Officer Rhymney Division) Mr. L. Stephens (Cadet Officer, Rhymney Di v sion) , Superintendent H. Pritchard (Aberbargoed Division), P te Alex Bevan (Aberbargoed Division), Corps Treasurer H. Morgan (Aberbargo ed), Mrs. D. O. Powell (Cadet Officer Markham D ivision), Mrs. Morris (Acting S uperinten de n t New Tredegar Division) , Pye. O. Prosser (Bargoed Divisio n). Following the service Mrs. Monk and Mrs. E. James , ass isted by the serving cadets, served tea to the parents an d friends , to whom the officers expressed theil' sincere hanks.
A CENTRE of the St. John Ambulance Association has been formed for the City of London and the first meeting took place on March 6th 1958. It was attended by Mr. H F. Parshall, Director-General who spoke regarding the work of the association and the aims of the centre. These are to spread a knowledge of the work of the association and to encourage the study of first aid wherever possible. The committee is representative of many departments of civic life.
The Lord Mayor of London has kindly consented to be president, and the Lady Mayoress is vice-president.
The chairma n of the centre is Sir Irving Gane, Chamberlain of the City of London , the hon. secretary Mr. Alan S Lamboll, and Sir Frederick Hoare is hon. treasurer.
N EWCASTLE State Registered Nurse
Miss Isabel Dales is going on loan to the Ophthalmic Hospital of St. John in the Old City of Jerusalem for four months as nursing sister.
Miss Dales, whose home is in Bath Terrace, Gosforth, is being lent to the Jerusalem hospital by Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, where she obtained a diploma of the Ophthalmic Nursing Board. She had trained at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, and was for some time theatre sister in the eye department
Formerly nursing officer to the Jesmond Nursing Division of the st. John Ambulance Brigade, she has held a similar position with the Temple Nursing Division , London District.
B.T.C POLICE (SOUTH WESTERN AREA) FmST AID COMPETITION
T HE South Western Area, British Transport Commission Police, Eliminating Competition was held at Old Oak Common Hostel, and the following is the result:
Dover Marine Exeter
Taunton Bristol" B " Southampton Docks Plymouth Bristol" A " Newhaven Harbour No. of Marks (Max. 400) 368t 356 323 310 309t 303 278 194t
The adjudicators were Dr F. H. Taylor and Dr. C. T. Newnham, London.
Reports by the Commissioner-in-Chief , Major -General J M. Kirkmany and Superintendent-in-Chief, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, on their recent tours of the Caribbean and the Far East respectively, will appear in the May Review.
The Editor regrets that owi ng to heavy press ur e on space, many reports have been held over.
N O I (P RINCE OF WALES 'S) "DIS TR I CT NORTH WEST SECTOR SUPPER (WESTERN AREA). - Just on 180 brigade members and friends a ttended the Annual Supper and Social at the Oldfield Hotel, Greenford During the early part of the evening Area
Staff Officer G. L. Smith welcomed Area Conmlissioner Dr. Wrangham and Mrs. Wrangham as well as members of the Area Staff, Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the various divisions represented. During his remarks he revealed that the annual flllction had been gaining popularity each year and that it had been fOllld necessary for the first time since the annual suppers were arranged for the tickets to be limited. Commenting on the information available concerning the services rendered by the Brigade during 1957, he stated that there had bee n an increase in the hours of duty performed which indicated that the members of the North West Sector had devoted a greater number of hours voluntarily to public duties . He also thanked the wives who were present for doing without the company of their husbands on numerous occasions during the year and said that by so doing they too had played a part in the many f unctions of the brigade. Area Conmlissimler Dr. Wrangham replied to Mr Smith's remarks and presented Area Superintendent A. E. Vaughan (R) with a wrist watch on behalf of all the officers and members of the North West Sector as a token of appreciation of the services which he had rendered during the years he had been in charge of the North West Sector. A presentation was also made to Mrs. Vaughan from the members and in concluding Dr. Wrangham wished Mr. Vaughan a long and happy retirement from his business Following the Supper a very successful Social consisting of dancing and games was enjoyed by all those present, the duties of Master of Ceremonies being undertaken by Mr. Vaughan .
BARNET MEETING. - At the annual meeting of the Barnet (84th) Nursing Division the divisional superintendent, Miss M Mills, welcomed the president, cUr. W. H. Roy Blankley, and Mr. B. C. D.ixie, the treasurer. Dr. Kathleen Tresilian, who was for many years lecturer and divisional surgeon, was not able to attend. Miss Mills gave a detailed accolmt of the year's varied duties in local hospitals and the London area. She thanked members for their support, mentioning especially Sgt. Miss M Stokes.
BERKSIDRE
KEEN COMPETITION. - The competition for the George William Palmer Cup and the Gamage Trophy was held on Satmday, March 1st at he George Palmer School, Reading, 12 men's and 3 women's teams competing. The incidents were splendidly staged and the members of the Casualty 16
Union played their parts with rema rkable realism. The George Palmer Cup was won by the Great Western St. John Ambulance Brigade team with 329 marks (400 max.) while A E.R.E. Harwell and the Southern Electricity Board, Swindon tied for second place with 325 marks. The trophy presented by the Hon. Mrs. Leslie Gamage for the women's teams , was won by Aldermaston with a total of 259 marks. The competition was organised by the Counry Director of t he Association fo r Berkshire, Colonel L. K. L edger, who also announced the winners The DirectorGeneral of the St. John Ambulance Association Mr. H F. Parshall was present and thanked Sir Conrad Corfield, Chairman of the St. John Council for Berkshire, who presented the trophies and prizes, and the Hon Mrs. Leslie Gamage. Mr. C. A. Poole, Conmlissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade thanked the Judges, Stewards, Casualty Union and the W.V.S., who kindly arranged the catering
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
NEED FOR RE CRUITS. - At the annual general meeting of the Eton Ambulance Division, held in Eton Col lege, an appeal was made for additional ambulance attendants for weekend duties. The County Commissioner, Brig G A. Fenton, who attended the meeting, present ed Major Soden , Divisional Officer, with a long-service medal for fifteen years' service entirely with this division.
CAMBRIDGESIDRE
THEIR FIRST DINNER.-A most successful first-ever dinner was held by members of the Outwell and Upwell Division of the St. John Ambulance Briga de at the Crown Inn The loyal toast was proposed by Di visional Officer W. Swann, and after welcoming the guests the president (Mr. R. Palmer) said that this was t he first annual dinner ever to be held in the his tory of the division, and he was sure this would now become an annual event. He then pointed out the enormous task the brigade had to lmdertake in this country, the Conunonwealth and the world. More and more trained were needed, he continued, to meet the increasing demands made upon the brigade. Dr. M. H. Handoll, who responded to the to as to the visitors, said he was impres sed by the keenness and enthusiasm of Brigade members. He very much appreciated their help and support during the first aid courses. Thanks to all who had helped to make the evening a success-and especially the members' wives who h a d supported the division so well during the year-were expressed by Superintendent C. H Buzzard.
WEYMOUTH.-The annual general meeting of the Weymouth Ambulance Division took place recently, the ch a ir being taken by the Divisional Superintendent Mr. L. Dobson _
He was supported by th e Hon. Treasurer, AIel. Mr. Bert Biles, the Hon. Secretary Di visional Officer Mr. F. House, and there were 19 members present. In his report for 1957 the 110n. treasurer stated that the expenses of the division during the year, a1thOllgh showing an increase, had been kept within the limits of the income , and he was therefore a ble to report a satisfactory posi t ion. Thanks were expressed to Mr. Biles for his continued work for the division. It was revealed by the hon secretary in his report, th at a total of 1,4251- homs of duty had been carried out by the members during the year, and a total of 631 cases dealt with. Divisional Sup erintendent Mr. Dobson thanked his fellow officers for their SUPPO: L during th e year, and also the members fo undert aking the various duties for whic 1 the division had been called upon
SHERrNGHAM .-Speaking at the ann l' ul dirmer of the Sheringham Di visio ns h e ld in the Burlington Hotel, Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Cook, County Conu11.issioner r eferred to th e recent announcement on legi slation , whi ch comes into force on July 1st, making it ille ga l for children under 13 to rid e on tractors and other farm vehkles, and said that it was at leas t 30 years overdue. Sir Thomas was replying to the toast of the Brigade coupled with the Sheringham Ambulance , Nursing and Cadet Divisions. " This organisation which has to deal with so many accidents in agricultural areas, will, I am sure, welcome this legis lat ion," he said. "We know better than a nyone that there has been during the past few years a n ap p a lling number of
accidents to children in agriculture." After mentioning boys riding tractors, holding guns for shooting rabbits in harves t fields
Sir Thomas ad ded: "We may as well wise after t he event and I certainly hope this legislation will have the effect of reducing the numb er of accidents in this s phere."
Brig. A. L. Kent-Lemon, Divi sional President , was in the chair.
MOST EFFICIENT.-Twenty-one years of hard spare-time work for the St. John Ambulance Brigade were recognised recently when Mrs E. Tradewell, of Cedar Ro a d, Newcastle, was presented with the Easton Cup. The cup, for the most efficient member of th e Newcastle Transport N UIsing Division was presented by Mrs H Easton t he division's president, whose husb a nd gave the cup. Among those present at the ceremony was the winner of the cup for 1956 , Mrs. L. R ennis on.
MORE CAsEs. - Tavi stock St. John Anlbulance dea lt with a to tal of 272 accidents during 1957-a n increase of 12 over he previous year. That fact is revealed in the annual report of the divisional superintenden t, Mr. W. Ash, which covers the work of three am bulances manned by one fulltime dri ver during the day and by members of the Brigade assiste d by members of the nursing divi s ion. Other statistics in the report include: 1 367 invalids removed and the mm1b er of sitting cases total 494 makin C7 a grand total of 2,133. Total' ::ove reel was 40,475, a n increase of 1,000
miles on 1956 Number of transport duty hours (including duty at the station and in the ambulance) were no ess than 7,235.
I NSPECTION. - The County Sup erintendent , Mrs. R. Balsdon, visited St. Boniface Nursing Di vision on February 17th for their annual inspection. Nursing members, after the dress inspection, demonstrated their proficiency at artificial respiration, bed-making and first aid. Mrs Balsdon presented Miss L. J. Ide with her warrant of appointment as divisional officer and a lay demonstrator's certificate. The divisional secretary, Mr s. W. K. Roberts, presented Mrs. Balsdon wit h £5 for t he building f und of the Brigade s new headquarters at 2 Bedford Terrace, P lymouth.
SURREY
DORKl G AND CAPEL DIVISIONS. - The am bulance and nursing cadets of Dorking and Capel have had a busy time this year so far. On February 8th they held a " Bazaar " (the first time the brigade has held one in this dist r ict). On February 19th, a combined social was held at the Dorking Oddfellows Hall, over 100 cadets and friends attended. The annual first aid team competition between a mbulance and nursing cadets in Dorking and was held at the Dorking H.Q. Capel Ambulance Cadets gained first place and Capel ursing Cadets second.
ISLE OF WIGHT
VENTNOR S YEAR.-Extracts from the local report of 1901 were read by Divisio nal Superintendent A. H . Worley at the meeting of the Ventnor Ambulance Divisio n of the
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St. John Ambulance Brigade They indicated that Ventnor Division was without headquarters t hen, and Mr. Worley stated that after trying for two years to obtain the old Sal vation Army building the division still lacked headquarters.
County Officer Millgate on behalf of Dr. Kennedy, presented Brig. Green with his Warrant on his being appointed President succeeding Sir William Havel'S. Expressing thanks, Brig Green spoke of the fine work of the Brigade.
Expressing welcome, Mr. Worley mentioned the members of the Red Cross Society and offered sympathy on the death of Mrs H a rdy. H e also welcomed Drs. Giles Williamson and Champion , Mr. D. G. Timms, the district nurses, members of Ventnor Council, the Surveyor and Civil Defence.
In his report, Divisiona l Officer " Bob" Symmans said that during 1957, a total of 43 articles of medical comfort had been loaned, two more than in 1956. He referred to the co-operation between the Brigade district nurses and Red Cross , an d tioned that whi ls t the public were always quick to borrow articles, t hey were not so quick to return them.
The Editor regrets t hat owing to heavy pr ess ure on space several items have been he d over.
An interesting account of progress has been received from Dr. T. H. J enkin s Divi sional Medical Officer, Divisio n , N.C.B. It recalls that early last year the di visional bo ard issued a statement on first aid policy which provided for new and improved financial a ssistance to board employees attending first ai d classes. Later the Fir.st Aid in Mines Committee set up by the Pnory mad e recommendations with a view to promoting a recruitment campaign in first aid in the autumn of J 957. T hese reconunendations were a ppro ved by the di visional board and t he divisio n a l consultative conmuttee and in due course were imp lemented by the N.C.B. Areas.
Simultaneously the Priory issued a questionnaire to all ambulance divisions of the Brigade in the South Wales coalfield with a view to presenting to the area medic al officer s a detailed pict ure of the ins tructio nal facilities available in their area s. The summary of the d ata obtained shows that of t he 2 789 male adu lt member s of the Brigade living in colliery districts of South Wales 1,917 are mineworkers.
The promising nature of the results of the introduction of the new incentives and t he recmitment campaign is disclosed in two tables prepared by t he divisio nal medical officer. One show s the number of persons pas sing examinations in 1957 was 703 greater than the number of mineworkers who sa for examination or re-examination in 1956, while th ere was an increase of 42 in the prelinlinary certificates taken by m.ineworker trainees. The second table augurs well f or a record result this year as at the close of 1957 168 cla sses were in progress, the ratio of students per 1, 000 of manpo wer being 32·8. Conunenting on this report, the chainnan of the di visi onal board Mr. D. M. Rees, wrote" I know you will be as pleased as we ourselves are in the improv ement achieved. At the same time I should like to say ho w very gratefu l I am for the help an d assistance we ha ve had, in obtaining these results, from the P riory for W ales."
The Earl of Powis as County VicePresi dent Ambulance Cadets, expressed himself as very well pleased with t he work and progress at the St. John Cadet Officers' meeting held in the ewtown. Dr McVittie, Comnussioner, welcomed all present. With great regret he announced t he resignation of Miss I. W. Morgan, S S.SU , from her appointment as COlmty Super intendent (Nursing). W hen handing o ver Ius cadet division to Cadet Superinten dent Mrs. ora Cherrington, the retiring Cadet Sup erintendent J. I-I. Evans was presented with a pair of SL John cuff links in grateful acknowledgement of his past service. Repor ting on the North Wales training weekend , Mrs. D avies -Jones thanked Mrs.
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Pointon for the demons tration of a home nursing individual test she gave during Mrs. Davies-Jones' lecture The lectures were well attended from Montgomeryshire. A cadet eisteddfod and training day will be held in Newtown P avilio n on May 31s t and will be attended b y cadets from every division in the county It was decided to invite divisions to act scenes from t he " History of the Order." A satisfactory financial situation was revealed by the balance sheet, which was circulated. Dr McVi ttie stressed the value of holding enrolment ceremonies in whichever place of worship the cadets usually attended, and pointed out that there is now a form of transfer ceremony or when cadets step up to the a dult divisions. He advised the broadening of cadet training by workillg for pmficienc y badges. Plans should be made now fOT those wishing to attend King George VI training cam.p and the Festival of Wales Cadet Camp at Rhowniar in August.
We deeply regret to announce the follo wing deaths:
Co un ty Staff Officer W. Gott, C.St.J of Lincoln shire. Mr. Gott took his First Aid Certificate in 1902 He was a member of the brigade for 53 years and during tha t time was superintendent of the Grimsby Division from 1914 to 1945 , when he was appointed to County S taff. D uring the wor ld wars he was made a life governor of the Grin1sby General Hospital. He was a local committee member of the Tational Hospital Service Reserve H e was also County Centre Secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association , and was responsible for interesting the industries on the Humber Bank in first aid As County Staff Officer he was an invaluable member of the brigade. His standards were high and his integrity was great, and he 'was a most willing worker in the cause of St. John. He was promoted a Commander of the Order in 1952.
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* Corps Superintend ent A. Warren - St. Helens Corp -- who died on March 5th, after a short iUness. Mr. Warren fo rmed the St. Helens Town Ambulance Di vision in 1932 an d between then and 1939 formed the St. Helens Town ursing, Ambulance Cadets, and Nursing Cadet Divis ions a nd was appointed Corps Superintendent to the St. Helens Corps whe n this was formed after the war. During he war he was very active in the Civil Defen ce. Mr. Warren wa s a Serving Brother of the O r der for a number of years was a member of the local town council and was secretary for he Railway Ambulance Movement.
* Mr. T homas Medcalf, formerly divisional officer of Ambleside, at the age of 88. Mr. Medcalf was formerly a coachnlan at the Windermere Hotel and other establi hments, but it was his service "vith the St. John Windermere Division for which he was so widely knOVlll, a nd with which he had 40 years of consecutive and lo yal service. He received the Order 's vote of thanks on vellum for distinguished service to the organisation in 1931 and was a dmitted into the Order in
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the grade of serving br other in 1938. He ha d much experience in the pr actical aspect of first aid, having for many years stood by on call as am bulance driver in the district an d although well over the ag e of 70 , continued this service during th e las t war. With the passing o f h e old coaches and horses an d th e coming of mechanised transpor t, ML Medcalf acce pt ed the change th us commencing his a ssociation with mobile ambulance work. He was a keen churchman and was verger at St. Mary's Church , Windermere, for many years. ML Medcalf is survived b y t wo daughters.
* Area Cadet Officer P. Hibbard O.SU. of No.1 N.C.B. Area D er bys hire , sudden ly at his horn e on Feb r uar y 25th , aged 64 Mr. Hibbard em-o Ued in t he Brigade in 1914, an d then serve d in the R .A.M.C. After t h e war h e rejoined wit h Barlborough Colliery Ambulance Di vision, a nd later serve d in Ireland Colliery a nd Markham Colliery Divis ons. D uring the second world war he served nobly in civil defenc e. He was captain of Ireland colliery ambulance team which wo n man y ho no urs in first aid competitions. He to ok an active interest in ca det work in 1945, an d during su bse quen t yea r s hi s efforts in thi s ctirection were untiring. He was promoted corps cadet officer in 1949 and area cadet officer in 195 1. A la rge number of cadets gaine d gran d prior badges tlu'ough his energy a nd leadership. Hi s work for first aid competitio n s n the sett in g of tests and judging will be sadly mi ssed in both D er byshire and Nottinghamshir e. He held the Service Medal an d five b ars, and li ved a life fo r St. John
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" it th e St J ohn Ball 'in H ong [{ong, a 1' ep ica oj St J ohn's Gat e j'oTm ed the backcloth to th e main labl e Th e photogmph s ho ws : (I. to 1'.) Lt. Gen. SiT Rdric 1),1. B astyan, 1111's. TUTner, th e Cornrnissioner -in-Chi eJ, H .E. the Govenw1', S T R obe1·t Black, th e H on. 111i cfta el Turner (C ha 1'man, oJ th e Council), Lady Black, he Ho n [{wok Chan (Chairma n oJ th e Assoc'ia lion)
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T H E Comm iss io ner-i n- C hi ef left Lon do n by a ir on Februa ry 4 th to v is it Ceylon a nd th e Far Eas t. When his aero pl a ne sto pped to r efuel a t Bomb ay he was given a very wa rm welcome b y th e Commiss io ner of Bombay Di s trict Co m mand ant Gener a l M a neckji and hi s wife T was evident th at th e Brigad e in Indi a was a s keen as ever and co n inu es to make sp en did progre ss On a rr ival in Ceylon h e was met by the Com mi ssioner, Co l. Jay a wardana , and spent Dve da ys in tha t country where he carr ied o ut inspections in G a ll e, J affn a, and Co lom bo and was ab le to me et H.E. The Governor-Gener al, t he U. K. High Co mm iss ion e r and th e Inspe cto r-General of P o li ce as well as, of co urse a great numb e r of officers aDd member s or the Briga de a nd association officials. The Bri gade in Ceylon seemed to be LI1 exce ll e nt sp iri an d i t was
p a rticula rly good t o see the wor k of St. J ohn sp r ea ding to the rural areas. Wh at, howe ve r, particularly impressed the Commissioner-in-Chief w as the progres s be in g mad e by the Briga d e, and the keennes s bein g s hown in both bo ys' a n d g rls schoo ls a nd indeed in te achers colleges T he work in he teac hers co ll eges s hou ld be par ti cu a rl y useful sinc e it sho uld he lp to provid e th e officers so b a dly wanted in m a ny of the cadet divisions wit hin the ord in ary schoo ls. The Co mmi ssio n er-in-Chiefleft Co lom bo o n Febru ary 10th fo r Singapore wh c ll , be ing th e Clap ham Jun ct ion of the East, was to be his base for vis in g fi1"st Nort h Born eo and then M ala ya b efo re fina lly flying up to Hong Kong
Tn Singap o re th e Co mmis sio n er-in- C hi ef was able t o v isit a ll t h e fo ur n ew a r ea he a dquarters with t he are a commission ers, 1
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and h e had a spl endi d par a de on Sunday, F ebr uary 16th on th e Pad ang when ther e was some 1,8 00 on par a d e from Singapore a nd in addition , a smart co ntingent of over 100 from J ohore Bharu who wanted to be in o n e of the C ommis s ioner-in-C hi ef's par ades and fO Lmd it easier to come to Singa por e th an to a tt end t he federat io n parade in Kuala Lumpur lat er. W h ile at Singapore , the Commissionerin-Chief flew f or a fleet ing visi t to Born eo. Th e Bri gade here had been ex periencing a number of difficulties in recent years, but the new commissioner, D r. Blaauw, ve ry ably assis ted by t he recently appointed D ist rict Su peri nt endent ( ursin g) Mrs Burbrook ha s bro ugh a new enthusi as m in to our ranks here ALready plans a r e afoot for rais ing new divisions and for sp rea din g our work , w hich has been so
T imes of Ce y lon
At the annual general parade of the BTigade in Ceylon, 111aj.-Gen. KiTkman is heTe seen (above) with nUTsing cadets and (below) watching ambulance membe1's give a demonstration
largely concentrate d in Jesselton , th e capital, into the East Coast and other more rural areas.
General Kirkman was in Malaya from February 17th to 24th. During that time he took parades in Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Sungei Patani and P enang; laid the foundation stone for a new headquar ters building at Kota Bharu; and also visited Alor Star a nd Tampin.
In sp it e of the travelling and parades the main task was, however to go into all the m any and var ied problems wh ich now ar ise
[or St. John in the Federation of Malaya as a result of that co unt ry having, on August 3rd, ]957 become a wholly independent country within the British Commonwealth.
The Commjssioner-in-Chief was a ble to
m eet the Prime Minister , Tengku Abdul Rahm a n, many of rus Ministers, and had discussions with them as well as with many officers and officials of both t he Brigade and the association. He found his visit most useful and has every hope that, with their h elp, plans can now be worked ou t so that the Brigade a nd the association in the fede ra tion can co n inu e independently in the future with undimini shed strength and with the same enthusiasm that the Commissioner -in- Cruef was ab le to see on so many of his parades.
On February 25tb he left by air for Hong Kong where he stayed until leaving aga in for Engl and on March 3rd. In Hong Kong as in Singapore and in Kuala Lumpur, he was met bv a smart and weU-turned out guard of honour a t the airfield. While in Hong Kong he was able to visit the headquarters both on Hong Kong Is and and on the mainland and to visit the magnifi cent 2
new he a dquarters for the cOLmcil, the associa tion and the Brigade in Hong Kong which is going a head s plen didly H e a lso visited the mil itar y hospitals, saw tbe government's new settle ment areas, a nd took a good but rather co ld parade on th e o nl y day during his whole tour when bad weather looked like serio usly interfering with the arrangements. What perhaps interested ILil11 as much as most things was the Hong Kong Brigade Penetration Squad wi th which he and the Commissioner went to the island of Po-Toi. The Brigade Penetration Squads consist of a doctor, a dentist, a nurse and their helpers who go out to remote places and island s in order to take medical aid to places t h at very se ldom see it. He went out to Po-Toi in a launch of the Harbour Police who also help, and he saw 88 medical cases, 32 vaccinations, and 43 dental extractions dealt with in two ho u rs -a truly fine performance
The Commissioner-in-Chief got back to London on M a rch 4th. In four weeks he had covered so m etlLin g like 20 ,000 miles, had taken about a dozen parades, and had disc uss ion s with t he governors, a nd with the association and Brigade , n every territory. Hospitality was showered upon h im a nd , through the medium of lunches, dinners and receptions, he was able to mee t a very large number of our members and of our supporters everywhere. Throug hou t this busy progr amme, however the one consta nt factor was the keenness of the ra n k a nd nle , o[ a ll nationalities and creeds, everywhere.
• A further picture of the Commissioner-inChief 's tour appea rs on the opposite pa ge_
I N the last three issues of the REV1EW we have published seve ral pictures of the recent West Indies tour ofthe Superintendentin-Chief. Here is a report of her tour, with some of its highlights
O N her recent five-weeks to ur of the We st Indi es, Countess Mountbatten of Burma covered so me 20,0 00 miles, and v is ited the Bahamas, Britis h Honduras Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago, British Guiana, th e Windward Islands, t h e Leeward Is la nd s, Barbados and Bermuda
The Superintendent-in-Chief atte nded a nd carried out deta il ed in spect ions on no less than 20 occasions, a nd opened fo ur new S t. John h eadquarte rs, two in Jamaica, o ne
e Cornmissioner-1'n-Chief laying the foundation s ton e j01' the new mea H .Q at Kota BhaTu, Malaya.
in Trinidad - " the best headquarters I have seen anywbere "-and o n e in Gre n ada. Her tour also i n cluded visits to hospitals, clinics, health centres, and other institutions. Little wonder that Countess Mountbatten has described her tour as " one of the most gruelling although one of the most inspiring I h ave ever undertaken. "
Not the east unusu a feature of the tour w as the weat her. She met a hurricane in the Bahamas with a 95 m.p .h gale; ntense co ld in British Honduras (wh ic b li es n ear the Equator); vio l ent earthquake tremors in Jamaic a a nd other islands and torrentia l rains.
Some of the highlight s in each place Countess Mountbatten visited, which will help to illu st rate her summing-up that " St. John has made staggering progress in the past few years":
In the BAHAMAS Countess Mountbatten spent three-and-a-half days , during which s h e was impressed by the parade of members of the Police who h old certificates. The out-oF-door parade and demonstrations could unfor un ate y no be held because of the ga les, but she was apprec ative that so m any had travelled long dista nces to be there despite the weather.
In BRITISH HONDURAS, where St. John is active within the P olice fo rce, Fir e Brigad e, a nd the prison serv ice, Lady Mountbatten held a parade in the grounds of Government House, Belize.
Countess Mountbatten arrive d in JAMAICA 30 hours late, having been un avo idabl y held up by an uns erv ceab le aircraft but thanks to ra pid r e-o r gani sat ion on t he s pot , was able to include severa l extra items. The Brigade's reputation stands high , following its excellent work in recent major disasters At an all-island inspection in Kingston, Lady Mountbatten
pres ente d man y certificates including a well-earned vote of thanks from the Order to the staff and students of the West Indian Training College at Mandeville , who had given s uch remarkable service in connection with t he Kendal ra il disaster. Later, the Superintendent-in-Chi ef opened new h eadquarter s at Kingston and ano ther at Ocho Rios (photographed in recent issues of the " REVIEW " ). Of h er welcome in BruTISH G UIANA, Lady Mou ntb atten says that it was" quite overwhelming." Progress here , from the St. John viewpoint, has be en rap id and impressive. The Brigade , established in 1951, ha s a present strength of 43 Divisions. Lady Mountb atte n carried out insp ec tions at George to wn (slightly marred by rain but quickly r eorganised ), a smaller one at ew Amsterdam-one of the best of the whole tour , with ingenious demon st rations-a nd up-country at Mackenzie on the Demerara Ri ver, where there is a most flourishing St. John centr e and Briga d e unit.
In ANTIGUA, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Ale xa nder WiJJjams carried out a special investiture In addition, CO Lmt ess Mountbatten inspec : ed a parade of St. John and other similar organisations. After a flying visit to MONTSERRAT , where she met many of those engaged in St. John work, she paid a half-day v sit to ST_ lUTTS , where there was a well drawn up parade and a n unusually dramat icnrst a id demonstration.
Next came TRINIDAD and TOBAGO, where the St. John Council is one of the most impressive in the West Indies , and the Association is particularly activ e. The Brigade has made phenomenal progress from 100 members in 1951 to 1,000 today, a nd a n average over three years of 60 hours dut y per member per year. Here, the 3
Superintendent-in - Chief opened Trinidad 's new headquarters-one of the finest St. John h as anywhere. The main inspection was at Port of Spain , and was enlivened by the splendid St. John Band, a great asset on par a de.
Three days in GRENADA followed, and Lady Mountbatten was pleased to see how much progress had b een made-two-thirds of the island is now covered by St. John with the help of a stat ion wagon presented by London. Besides a n inspection at St. George 's, of a very high Lady Mountb atten laid the cornerstone of a new headquarters in a pari sh in Sau teurs, and visit e d he Pre sent at ion College , where all s tudents are We s t Indian, who did sterling work in 1955, led by Brother Kelly, Depu ty Commissioner.
St. John is we ll established in BARBADOS where there are more members holding service medals than anywhere else in the West Indies. After an inspection at th e Fire Services headquarters, a visit was paid to the radio -controlled ambulance, operated by St. John trained police personnel. There was a lso a life-sa ving di sp lay on one of tbe main beaches who se realism caused consternation among the public, who thought it was the real thing.
Two freezing days in BERMUDA rounded off the tour, with some excellent demonstr atio n s by the Electric Light Company personnel.
In conclusion, Countess Mountbatten throughout her tour was mos t grateful for the outstanding hospitali ty shown her in every place that she visited. In a report of this scope it is impossible to mention all by name, a nd it would be invidious to single out any individuals , where everybody was so wonderfully helpful and welcomin g.
I N India we continue t o maintain he ar tening progress both in the Association's instructional work and in t he recruitment of Brigade personnel. During 1957 close on 111 000 persons attended first aid and home nursing training, of whom over 82,000 qualmed for certificates. Thi s compares with only 27,000 trained and not more than 20,000 who received certificates in 1947.
It is noteworthy especiaUy that wo men are coming up in increasing munbers for home nursing certificates ea rly 7,400 certificates were issued in 1957 little more than ] ,000 in 1948 In the development of the Brigade, too, 1957 was a peak year. Sixty-three new divisions were formed making a tot al of 972 divisions, compared with 526 in 1948. Total membership now is about 24 ,000.
During her recent short visit to India, Countess MOLmtbatten of Burma , Superintendent-in-Chi ef, had an opportunity of meeting Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and the main executive officers. She was greatly encouraged by what they told her. Lady Mountbatten also inspected Brigade personnel at Tata's iron and steel works, Jamshedpur, where t h ey have some of the oldest unit s in the Brigade. The tradition and work of St. John is being carried on there with fine s pir it.
On he/' vi it to the Nige1'ian Ports AulhoT'/:ty, Lady Br ecknock watched stmting their skill. Lady B?' ecknock is on the left of the phoiogrf!ph NIr. F: I vtmey, Deputy Commissione?·. On the ?-ight are Sir Samuel lYlanuwa, Clnej 1I1 echcal A dvtse /' t? Fedeml GoveT1l?nent, Lady Robertson, wife of the GoveTnoT-G ene ml, andlvl?'. R. F. St. J ohn Headqv Cl?'ten; Office?'.
At an inspection and ji?'st aid d1:splay in Freetown, Sie?Ta Leone, Lady Brecknock (centre) is talk.ing t o an ojJiceT.fiVith he?' me: Dr. Eddy (D .M.S. and D eputy CommissimwT (in mufti) and Nh W. G. Syer, C.B.E., the CommissioneT.
T HE Co untess of Brecknock C ontroller, Overseas Department, has recently returned from a tour of St John units and H.Q.s in the West Afric a n area.
Here are two pictures of her visit, and more pictures, with a full report , will be gi ven next month.
M R A. H. Dunbar of o. 37 (G.W.R. an d Paddington) Am bul ance Division has been awarded the R esuscitation Certificate by the R oyal Humane Society for his part in the rescue of a man fro m the Thames on June 6th , 1957.
Whilst lecturing at the Fourth Arm Club on the South Bank, Mr. Dunbar was informed that t h ere w as a man in the river. He threw a rope to another person who h ad already gone tb the rescue and t h e ma n was brought to the Festiyal P ier steps.
AEW short h istory of the Order of St. John has just been published , whi ch w ill be of great i nterest to all members of S t. Jo hn and an undoubted boon to all who wish to teach-or to learn- the hi s tory of the Order. Cop es are available from the Stores Dept. , St. Jo hn 's Gate, Clerkenwell,Londoll, E.C.l, a 2s. 6d. each, post age extra
We print below a review of the " History " by Brig Alan Ritchi e, who until ll s retiremen las t yea r wa s Ass tant C ommission erin- C hief of the Brigade.
It is with great pleas ure that I welcome the publication of t he new Short H istory of t h e Order by Mr. E. D. Renwick , St aff Office r fo r Sp ecial Duties at h ea dqu a rte rs. T h e History itself was origina lly designed for cadets who se officers have b een as king for nearly five years to have a work of this nat ure p rod uced I can well imagine the s igh of relief that will go up from the members of the Cadet Advisory Com mit tee now that t hi s object ha been achieved. At t he same tim e the book co n tains so much informat on in the hO I-t space availa bl e that it will be of eq ua va lu e and interest to adu lt members of the Bri gade, to cer tificate ho lders of the Association , a nd perh aps to a wid er pubhc.
To those res p ons ibl e for instructing cade s in o b tai nin g t heir Proficiency Certi:f'icate on " Knowledge of the Order " this short history wi ll indeed be a great boon; everything that they nee d is there. In ad dit io n the book is so simp ly and clearly written, that I am sure many cadet will wish to possess a copy t hemselves, to keep and to tudy.
The booklet it elf is set o ut in a most work m a nlik e, simple and clear manner being well printed, having a d eq ua te maps and illustrat ions, in addit o n to com prehensive a pp end ices. The first five chapters give an outline of the early histo ry of the Knigh ts of St. John in Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, and also in this co unt ry, a m ost fascinating and inspiring story. Espec ially welcome a lso are chapters VI and VII which deal with the last h u n dred and twe nty-Rye years of the Order's aims and achievemen ts, thus bringin g u s right up to date.
In conclu sion I a m s ur e t hat everyon e in our ca det movemen t mllst feel a great debt of gratitud e to Mr. Renwick for having produced such a fine bi story a nd thank him for the immense amount of work and troub le he h as ta ken.
Photo: Middlesex COlmly Times
After her e;lJdt /:ng days in London described in the la st issue oj the REVIEW, Cade t Le ade?' JYhss Eile en 1 /:rwan handed over to her division (Kingsbury TUTsing Cadets) a cheque JOT £25 , which. was part oj lh e p?"ize awanZed to her by the Rank 01'ganisa tion as an outstanding Leader. E'ile en was also awa?'decl a day out in London , including a theatre visit. I n th e pho tograph, s h e is handing the cheque to tlte Di v is ional Superintendent Nliss M. M Telje?', while lite Cadets and Area Staff Officer lVIiss 1. L Robinson (left) look on with app?·ova l.
British Electricity Ambulance
Ce n lre's Natio na l First Aid Fina s, at the P Ol-chester Ha ll s on Ma rc h 26th, ended i n wins for Fulham (men 's trophy, the Blesse Gerard Stat uette) and Swindon {wo men 's trophy, the F lorence Night in gale Statuette). For Fu lha m it was the t hi rd win in succession, for Swindon th e 'Ilfth , so we must hope that next year there wi ll be redoubled efforts to topple these team from th eir upr emacy.
T he trophies were pr ese n ted by Lord C il rine, Pre s ident of the Centre, a t a ceremony pres ided over by Mr. Hor ace F. P a r s ha l , Di recto r- Ge ne r a l, t he St. Jo hn Ambulance Assoc iati on.
h e was very happy to see the record of s ustai n ed progress, reflected in the membership of th e centre- ]O,OOO peop le, but he pOln ted o ut that t hi s was only one in eighteen e mployees, and not neady high enough. What a good thing it WOllld be, he went on if first aid could be established as regular routine i n the training of young entrants into the industry. ThoLl gh m achines were made as foolproof as pos sible , the human factor r emained, and you could not stop accide nt s a together.
Lord Citrin e then rounded off his add ress by giving the atest score in the F.A. C up se mi-fi na l replay , which was the o nl y blot on F ulham's successfu l day.
First a id to be rendered in 15 minutes.
J UDGE: JOHN T. DALY, M.B., CH.B., of Bi r mingham
Th e team has be en informed that the judge was called to a case at 11 p .m at 100 New Street, to see an elderly gentleman who had fallen downstairs. He had been told that the patient was going to bed carrying his hot water bottle when , as he neared the top of the sta irs, he slipped and feU to the bottom.
On arriva l t he doctor found a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs, wh ch was already beginning to clot, and that the o ld gentleman had been moved into a ne ar by room a nd was lying on the floor with his head and shoulders supported with pillows. The doctor did his best for the patient but unfortunately he died a few hours later.
The team is asked "What would you have done for him? "
The team is given two minutes in which to visualise the scene.
Full examination will reveal that the patient is suffering from a large wound of left tempora l side of skull, fractured base of skull ( blood from left ear), compression of the brain, and fractured left clavicle. First aid haversack with team: other requirements are available. The ambulance will arrive seven minutes after being caUed. First aid to be tendered in 15 minutes.
JUDGE: J H. CHAMBERS, M.B., CH.B., D.I.H., of Beckenham os. 1 and 2 are returning from work when they are stopped by a woman who asks for assistance. Apparently a housewife was cleaning the windows and accidentally pushed her hand through one of the panes.
Som e first aid material s available, also blankets, hot a nd co ld water, hot water bottles, tea, etc. A telephone is next doo r.
THESE W ERE THE TEAM TESTS: ME
JUDGE: J. S. BINNING M.B., CH.B., of Harpenden
Mr. Dunbar inlmediate y applied Ho lger ielsen's method of art fic ial respiration and after t wenty mi nutes the p atient commenced to breath e again. He was taken to hospital where he made a full recovery.
I wish the book a ll th e SLlccess it so richly deserves. A lan Ritchie (Briga d ier).
The presentation of t h e award was made a the L.e.e. Ambu lance Headquarters by Supe rin tendent Smith , Thames Division, Metropolitan P o lice.
FOOTNOTE:
The Editor of the R EVIEW welcomes reports of outstanding or unusually in te r esti ng cases , for publication. 4
A short l eaflet for instructors a nd examiners in the History of th e Ord er of St. J o hn can b e obtained free fro m the store s dep a rtmen t with copies of the Short H istory. This l eaflet indicates the most important points on which cadets sho u d concentrate their atten tion when s tl.1dyin g for their pro Rciency cert ifi cate in " Knowle dge of the Order."
Welcoming Lord Citrine, Mr. Parshall sa id tb a t he was deeply a ppr ec iat ve of the co-oper atio n be Assoc ation had a lw ays h ad from Lord C itrine and from the Centre, a nd h e was indeed pleased o see Lord Ci tri ne looking as he put it, in the pink of condit ion.
After Mr. P ars h a ll Had th a nked t he teams and a ll the b ackroom h elp er s who h a d m a d e th e Ol'gani ation of th e competition possible , th e jud ges m ade a few brief comments. Among th ese were that t here was a tenden cy not to contro l ha emorrhage qui ck ly eno ug b: th a t not enou gh u se was mad e of th e p atient wh o could help to gi ve the history of the case, a nd that th e ladies had a tend ency t o over-el a bora e after makin g a quite co rrec t di agno s is Lord C itrine praised t he team s, saying
Examination will reveal patient is suffering from an incised wound of right for earm with glass embedded an d haemorrhagic shock.
The patient was sitting but as the competitors arrive she rises to her feet. o medical aid available during duration of the test.
First aid t o be rendered in seven minutes. Nos. 3 and 4 a re calling to pick up a mate at his wor kshop a n d on arrival find him lying at the foot of a ladder with a coke brazier alight.
The patient is suffering from carbon dioxide poisoning a nd a si m ple fracture of he right fo rearm. Modified method of Holger Nielsen method of artificial respiration is required.
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The team has been stayin g a t t h e George Hotel overnight and have been on a condu cted tour of th e kitc h en premises to see the new el ectr ic ins ta llations. Th e m em bers are wait ing for a lift to take them upstairs when a loud crash is h eard and they find a m a n in a lift with bo xes on top of his back, causing him to aSSllme a squatt in g position. Examination w ill reve al that the patien t is un co n scio u s and in v ew of bis p osition a fracture of the spi n e sh ou ld b e suspected. Other inj uries includ e acerations of forehead and ba ck of left hand He r ecovers consciousness in Rve minutes a nd can t h en 5 in form t h e com pet itors, if as k ed, that h e has no sen sation or fee l ing in the lower limb s. F irst a id eq uipment, bla nkets, hot water bottl es, tea, etc., are ava ilab l e, also a telephone. Some pieces of wood can be used for stiffen ing the bed of the stretcher. Ambulance will arrive seven m inu tes after being called and as it will be necessary to carry the stretcher upstairs (as the l ifts have been put OLlt of order), the patient s hould be bound to the stretcher
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Some sacks and a small amount of bandages, etc. are available, a lso a telephone.
Medical aid does not a rriv e before completion of the test.
First aid to b e rendered in seven minu t es.
JUDGE: R. REN\VICK M.R F.S.
L.R.C.P., of Watford
Nos. 1 and 2 have been asked to give attention to a member of the staff who w as f ound in a collap sed condi t ion in his office.
Examination will reveal h e is suft'ering from apople xy with a slight bruise on forehead.
Some first aid material is a va il able a lso blank e ts , hot and cold water , and a telephone.
Medical aid does not arriv e befor e completion of the test.
First a id t o be rendered in seven minutes
Nos 3 and 4 are calling on a friend and are met at the door of the house with the information that their friend's sister has just met with an accident.
Information can be obtained t h at the patient was standing on a chair rearranging the curtains when the cha ir slipp ed and she fell to the floor.
Examination wi ll reveal she is suffering from a simple frac ture of the right forearm, a graze on the palm of the right hand , and nerve shock.
Some first aid materials are available, a lso hot water bottl es, blankets, and other household equipment. A telephone is next door.
Medical aid does not arrive before complet ion of the test.
First aid to be rendered in seven minutes.
RESULTS: MEN
1. London (Fulllam) (260 marks)
2 South Eastern (Brighton) (221)
3. Merseyside a nd North Wales (Northwich) .. (214)
4. Eastern (Watford) (211)
5. North Western (O ldh am) (208)
6. Midlands (G loucester) (201)
7. East Midlands (Northampton) (198)
8. South Western (Pool, Redruth) (197)
9. North Western (Newcastle-on-Tyne) (194)
10 Yorkshire (Sheffield) (190)
II Southern (Sa li sbury) (185)
12. South Wales (Tir John) (149)
WOMEN
1. Southern (Swi ndon ) (344 t marks)
2. Lon don (Bexleyheath (330 t )
3. South Eastern (Kingston) (329t)
4. Midlands (Gloucester) (317)
5. North Western (Blackburn) (3 04)
6. South Western (Barnstaple) (292)
7. East Midlands (Kettering) (28n)
8. Eastern (Milton Hall) (286)
9. Yorkshire (Sheffield) (258)
10. North Eastern (Newcastle-on-Tyne) (252 )
11. South Wales (Card iff) (234)
T HE anniversary of the formation of an ambulance briga de in Keighley sixty years ago was marked by a diamond jubilee supper in the headquarters, while the Bingley division of the Keighley Corps also celebrated its jubilee recently. The Keighley brigade was formed in 1897, but the Associ ation is much older a nd was formed at the instigation of the first Mayor of the Borough the late Ald. Br igg, who called a representative meeting at which it was decided to organise ambulance lectures and to ask for subscriptions for the payment of the cost of the lectures and the purchase of a litter for the conveyance of injured persons At this meeting the loca s uperintendent of police said 20 policemen had expressed willingness to attend the lectures and the stationmas ter had a li s of 30 railwaymen who desired to attend. Two divisions were formed and the " A " division was a ways looked upon as the railway divi sion. Associated with that work were Mr. J. A. Jowett, who was corp 3 secretary for many years, a nd Mr. S. T. Scott who held the correspon ding post of Association secr etary. In 1897 Dr. W. Scatterty , t hen Medical Officer of Health for Keighley, proposed the resolution that a brigade should be formed, and he afterwards beca me county commissioner, and was closely associated with the work until his de ath in his nineties. In the 1914-18 war active work for the wounded was done by the brigade, the men being called out to transfer from the trains at Keighley Station to a ftee of privately owned ambulances the hundreds of wounded br01:lght from France to Keighley hospitals. The members of the brigade also did an in1D1ense amount of hospital se r vice at weekends an d nights. Even in the Boer War of ] 900-02 Keighley was represented by two men from the brigade. At the jubilee celebrations three vetera ns of fifty years ago 6
were p resent , Mr. W. H. Smith, who is still active, Mr. C. H. Allen a nd Mr. Hustwick , who were all glad t o be present. Ever since the formation of the Association in 1883 a succes sion of Mayors have held the office of president of t he movement in Keighley, and one Mayor , Mr. Sam Clough , of Steeton, was for some ye ar s an acti ve corp s superintendent and frequent ly entertained members a t Steeton Hall. The pres ent Mayor (Mr. W. E. Walton) who wa s accompanied by the Mayoress (Mrs Walton) presided over the diamond jubilee celebrations, and Dr. J Prent ice, now Northern Area Commissioner, who has been extremely a ctive since 1926, and is a Commander of the Order of St. John, was the only other speaker. He was accompanied however , by Dr. J. E. Baird (Area Surgeon)
Mr J. G. Rochester (Cou n ty Officer), Mi ss Myall (Area Superintendent Nursing), Miss Scatterty (President of the Association)
Mr. D. C. Hudson (V ice-Pres ident of the Men's Division) a nd Mrs. Hudson , Corp 3 Superintendent Goodings, Mr. T. McNish (President , Cadets) and Miss Pre nt ice (President of the N ursing Division).
An unfo rtunate note characterised th e proceedings , a s a notific a tion had been received from the authorities that the headquarters, which were opened only two years ago and cost £6 ,000 had been sche dul ed for demolition , but the Area Comm issioner asked them not to worry too much abo ut hat because when the time came they would be able to give quite a good acco unt of themse lve s a nd if that site had to go he was not worried because they would ask the Corporation to re-site them a nd rebuild the premises and pay for the lot. (Laughter and ap pl au se.) They belonged to an old Order and had surv ived dictators before and were not afraid of them now.
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SINCE ins truction in first aid for far mers a nd farm workers is ass um ing ever-increasing importance in the work of the A ss ociation and Brigade, the fo ll owing report of a hi ghly sLlccessful de mons tration organ ise d by the Lewes Centre of he A ssociat.ion, in Sussex, m a y be o f in teres t and indee d h elp , t o As sociation centres and Briga d e divi si on s who ar e trying to find me a n s of inte res ting th e farming organ sation s and communities in fir s t a id A s a r es ult of th e C en t re ' s comm i tt ee repr esentat ive of the Young F a rmer s ' Club s attending a m ee ting a t Brighto n , s ponso red by t he Associ a tion to discu ss he problem of first a id on farm s the fir s t aid demonstration wa s ar ranged. It wa s held at the premi ses of th e Ringmer and Lewes Young F a rmers C lub when nearly 50 members of the Lewe s Ambu lance and N u rsing Divis ions of the Brigade and the Centre Secretary, Mr. C. A. Webb , were presen t. The demon s tration was in two part s, firstly th e me mb e rs of the Brigade h a ving injuri es fa ked by the Casu a lty Union members of the Briga de , showed th e audienc e th e typ e of injuries which might be exp ected from acci dents on fa rms , r a nging from cut s a nd wounds cau sed by farm implem ents , peop e being thrown f rom o r falling fr om ve h icles, a tractor ov erturning c ausing severe injurie s to the dr iv er , a nd injuri es s ust a in ed by being ki cked or go r ed by a nima ls. Th e commentary to t hi s p a rt of the demon s tr a tion wa s given by Mr J W Limb , a m ember of th e Centre commit tee.
Next , a n a cc ident wa s st a ged w he n it wa s shown how an ex pe r ienced first -a ider c o uld render a ssistance with the help o f other people on the farm and utilising a fir s t a id box , whic h was now necessary to be av ail a bl e at farms.
The n a rrative of the accident was thu s: the Centre Secretary was a milk recorder , the ex perien ced fi rst-aider and he call ed for volu nt eer s f r om the a udience to a ct th e parts of the farmer , a farm worker th e farmer s wife a nd daughter. The two la tter people were placed at one end of the hall to represent the farm-house and had with them, first a id kit, blankets , hot wa ter bottle and utensils for making tea
The story as given to the audience was that the farmer and his cowman were in the cowsh ed when the milk record er arr ived at the far m on his motor -cycle combin a tion As the farmer wa lked out of th e shed , he slipped on the we t concre te and fractured his leg In response to a telephone message sent for an ambulance, the latter arrived and to s imul a te this two Brigade members in uniform ca me into t he hall bringing a stretcher with them. Whilst performing the first aid and obtaining the help of the other people, Mr. Webb gave a commentary exp lain ing what was being done and why.
After these demonstrations a n ex pl a nation was given on how a class was formed t he lectures given and the arrangement for a s ub sequent examinat ion
The a udi e nce appeared very appreciative
of the demon s tr at ion s and were in terested in the way the wound s ha d been fa k ed. As a r es ul t of th e interes t arou sed by thi s function the s ub sequent class was form ed w here 18 to 20 peopl e ha ve been atte n d in g.
FOOTN OTE:
The Editor is always pleased to receive similar reports of demonstration s given to farmers, industrial workers, etc., which might be us eful to St. John members who are organisjng such events
AMOST su ccess ful a nnual dinn e r , cabaret and dance wa s held a t the Bonn ington Ho tel, London on Saturda y, April 19t h when the President a nd Mr s Spalding welcomed some 150 memb ers a nd guests. The to as t of " T he Club " was propo sed by Lt C o l. J. E. F. Guerit z (Secre ta r y, S t. J 0 lm Ambulance A ssocia t ion) who refe rred to th e u sefulness of s uch a cl ub and took the opportunity of thanking many memb ers fo r th eir assist an ce a s ste wards at nation a l first aid competitions. The President (Mr. L. Sp a lding) r eplied. Vi ce-Pre sid ent Browse ga ve the toast of " Our Gu ests" to which Dr. L. Norm an (Chief Medical Officer , London Transport E xe cutiv e) abl y r ep lie d Immediate P a stPres id ent Dunn p r op osed " The Pre s ident " the toast being rece iv ed with musica l honou rs
SI XTY YEARS IN KEIG H
The Mayor paid a tribute to the three members w ho had been connected wit h the work since the ea rly day s of the century and commended them on the pers onal service the y had gi ven, at times often of great personal inconv enience It was a plea sure for the fir s citizen of a t own to gi ve thank s for such service. What a n inspiration it was to the young folk of tod a y! He h a d known
Dr. Prentice personally for very man y year s and kpew the great work he had done for S1. John, which h a d been his main interest in life. In conclusion the Mayor said his first memory of the work of St. John was at the Dia mond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. School children were given beakers a nd h e had t he mi s fortune to break his , and i t was a S1. John man who consoled him when his tears came fa s and f re e (laughter).
Dr. P r entice gave an interesting talk on " The Oldest Order of Chiva lry " il lustr ated by film strip wh ch was projected on app ara t us given to the cadets by the Keigh ley Lions club. At the close thanks were acco r ded on the motion of Superi ntendent Mrs. Wadsworth (N ursi ng Division ) and Superintendent A. H. Hodson. Associa tion work a t Bingley was be gun in ] 893 but the go den jubi lee of the formation of the brigade was recently celebr a ted , there h a ving been a delay in f orming a brigade Of th e five founder members Mr. Thomas Porter, who lives in Mitchell 7
BEFORE the beg inning of the a nnu a l general m ee tin g of C en t ra l Area (London Di st rict) o n M a r c h 20th , th e Commissi oner , Lt -Col. A M. Be ll ha d t he pl easa nt dut y o f p r esenting th e new Ar ea Pr es iden t, Brig . L. F. E Wi eler , C.B. C.B.E. , with hi s badg e of office Col. Bell sa id ho w fortun a t e Cen
a l Ar ea wa s in ha ving as its Pres ident a gentleman wi th such a dis tin guis hed career as Brig Wieler who is a t present the Resid ent Governor of H M To wer of London. In reply , Brig W eler sp o ke of the gre at a dmiration he h a d held for many years for the Brigade a nd its work. As a keen sport sma n he knew only t o o we ll of the se r vice which St. John m e mbers give s o r ea dil y an d volunt ar ily to the p ublic
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Terrace, Bingle y, is t he only sur vi vor. An ou t standing event of the ea rly da ys was the removal of the sis te r of the president at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning o avoid public atten tion. For the ser vice t he fi ve founder members each recei ved a wa lking stick. One of the finest ambul a nce halls in t he county was erected by the brigade in December 1934. Mr. Por er was the first superintendent and he wa s s ucceeded b y Mr. J. Whitehead , Inspector J. H. Birkhe ad Mr. H Robertson, Mr. E. Ta ylor, Mr. W. Crowther Mr. R. W Goodings , Mr. T. Ackro yd , Mr. Norm '1 n E lliott, Mr. T. Hall and Mr. W. Connelly t he present sup erintendent.
For a sale of work held in the amb u lan ce he a dquarters Dr. J. M. O. Wilson a former di visional surgeon and his wife a lso a doctor, officiated a he opening. The two are on ex tended le a ve f rom Australia, where they went in 1947. Dr. W ilson expressed his pleasure that the work wit h wh ich he wa s associa ted in Bingley was s t ill goi ng on He was still co nn ected with the Briga d e in Austra lia , he said. He was in charge of a Divi s ion and his wife was president f or the la dies , while his son had also " wa ngled his wa y in." H e had often been asked if he were paid for his work and he always replied t hat he was rewarded by the companionship of a lot of worthy men and women.
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JIl th e v ill a e W o rk ha been go in g on for tbe I a t three m nLh A wooden bu ildin g h a b een put up n ex t o th e Pa ri h -Ja il in
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to 8 ,3 0 p m o n M nd ay, Wedne sday s and Fr id ays. Jt i be in g taFfed by St. J o hn members. The Bed s M edic a Offi ce r of Health a n Stotf Id Pa r sh o un ci hav e h c lp in e tab li hin g th e d epot , which will b e or r ea ser v ce t o re s ent in tim es or illn es al hom e.
LINCOLNSHIRE'S FIRST JUBILEE CERTIFICATE
ST. JOHN HOUSE NEWS
Cl r e o nct; a 'ain raceci w ilh I he difTi c u ty o j' g v in g you rea ll y ast m inu te in ro rm ation abo ut Sl. J o hn ou 5e as th e hi t.; o i ss u t; or he r'l ii s bad y n r e atio n to Lhe projected o penin g. - hi s s a m a tter o r particu a r co n ce rn beca use if a ll goes we ll S l. John l/ oLl se w ill , in f'a c h ave s t 'l rL c d ope r ations by th e ti me th t.; J une I I VII W i s ssLlud, II wt;VC I', th t.; chte or o p en n g a im ed a w ill be ScH ur hy, J u n e 14t h whi c h s ju s t a week before Sl. Joh n 's I ay. T h is d a e l11ay h ave (0 b e t! t ere as r ea d e rs w ill app r ec a (; if' so m elhin g clo es n oL go accordin g t o pl a n bu til w e ca n d aL pr esen s lo g i ve yo u a da t e w hi c h s a n ea rl y as poss ibl e the corr ec o n e. Sl eps w ill be ake n to i nf rm a ll co unti es, h owever, thr ough lheir om 111 so n e r a s o n as h e date i abso lut e y firm . Now thal th e m ome n t or o p ening i s in s g ht m emb e r s a l'e aga in asked l O d o a ll th ey ca n o en co ur age ot h er t o o in M embe r s sho uld by n ow have r ece ved the c rCu ar e tt er g i v in g th em lh e a te s t in ro rm at on about th e c lu b a nd t ellin g th em a b o ut ub sc ripti o n s, A eLl er h as a lso been se nt to ommis o ne as kin g th at co unt y h eadquart e rs wi ll p a th e in form at i on rou nd as mu c h as po ss ible and a ll pr es id enl a nd vic e- pre iclent s a r c re ce v in g informati n abo ut th e c lu b thr o ug h a n e nc o su re t o Bri ga d e Ord er, I n so ra r as th e Bri ga de s co n cern ed , th erefor e, a irly ge n era l p ub li ci ty S10 uld have bee n g ve n , J-Jowev er , l elle r are apt t o b e r ea I a nd put a id e and it i s hop ed lh a m emb er s w ill d o a ll th ey ca n o co ntinu e t o r emin d ot h er o f th e Brigad e, A ssoc l aL on o r Or der , o r th e ex te n ce o f h e c lub a n d enco ura ge th em o join Arti c l es in c ounty or unit bull et in s and simil ar publication s ca n a 0 h e p. 9
1\1 50 l : a Lon Pl ace iU;t; If' Ih e more inl(;r(;!> tin g parL i :-; now w(; 11 under way. - he who l e or the ba c k ()r the t he lifta lld he out :, id u !> tru ct ur(;s bt;en paintocl a nd a s a rt s jU :i t being made on th e r rC)nt age. J ec raliC)n h as beg un on the u pp er room:, <ll1 cl th e painte rs arc working d ownward s wh ile o n lhe;. basemt;nt floor Lhe kil c h 0n s be in g made as up-Lo-d ate as po ssib l (; and a special sys tem of lightin g and d eco r ation s b eing car ri ed out in the owe r dining-room , I\ s so n as the paint ers
, a mo t generou s gifl or £ 10 h as been rece ve d from th e Su p er intend ent-i nhi er, ountess MounLbatt en or Bu rma, to provid e a n a ddit io n Lo Sl. J ohn Hou e in any fonn wh c h h e co mmitt ee might co nsi d e su it ab e. The com mitt ee have wann y lhanked ountes MounLb atten on behalf of t h e club, a nd
CENTRAL AFRICA
H IS Ex cellency, T he Honourable
The Earl of Dal h ous ie , G .B E M.e. , K.St.J. , G ov ern OT Gen eml of the F e deratio n and Knight Comman d er of the Commandery in Centra Africa invested a number of members o f th e order b efor e a ga ther ing of d istingu ished g uests at St. John Headquarters , Salisbury, on Friday, Februa ry 7th, 1958
Thi s was His E xcell ency s first public appea rance a s head of th e Ord.er , and this made the occasion one of speci al inter est to Rhodesians. The pr ocession of Mem b e rs of the Chapter the s hort but impressive c eremony and the solemn vows of postulants give St. John investitures a special dignity , heightene d on this occasion b y the fact that it was the first held since 1956. Fifteen m emb er s received in signia from His Excell en cy.
At the co n clu s ion of the ceremo n y Members of the Chapter proceeded from the Hall carryin g Sword , the Cross, and the Standard an d led b y the Director of C eremonies.
CHRISTCHURCH COLOUR PRESENTED
THE St. John Mobile Eye Clinic h as j u st returned from its second rip into th e Northem Trans vaal w here t here is a hi g h inc dence of eye disease, particularly tr acho m a, wh ich is endemic in this area. On he first trip which las t ed 13 days a total of 59 0 patients were dealt with, and two ca tar act and seven entrop ion operations carried out. On the second trip w hich also aste d] 3 d ays 59 3 patients we r e attended a nd four ca taract oper a tio n s a nd 10 entrop ion operat io n s were perfor med
T he m obile eye cli nic is built on a thr eeton Che vro let chassis to the hospital' s specifications. Metal st eps w hich f old into the unit when not in use , lea d into the clinic which is high enough so that even the talle st of our honorary ophthalmologists can stand upright in it
On the left, next to the do or are the was hing basin s for th e do cto r a nd the nurse he cylinders containing Handygas for the hot plates and light s, fold down tabl es , St. John stretch ers a nd th e a djustable operating a mp wo rk ing off a b attery.
On the right is a cup bo ard fo r f oo d and kitchen utensils , a double burne r for sterilising and cooking, a fold-down table, a utoclave, cupboards for stock bottles, dressing drums a nd other equipm ent for use in ey e wor k
Facing th e door are cupboards for ophthalmic in s tr uments and thea tr e drugs blankets, pillows, trays, etc., and shel ves for medicines and ointments. A wireless se t has be en donat ed for u se by t he staff when in the field.
Phot o: Gr ee n & Hahn
Brigadier J. NT Mitchell, D.S.O. , E.D. , Chief Commi ssioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in New Z ea land , presenting the Christchurc h Corps Co lour to Co lo ur B eareT Divi siona Offi ceT G. JIll. Wright , at the Annual I nspection, D ecem ber 8th, 1957.
The str etch er is al so th e patients b ed After the operation the patient is lift ed off th e tr es tle on t h e s tre tch er and put un der the tent which is attached to the top of the unit a nd when open covers a s p ac e of eig ht feet around three sides of the uni t. Her e the pati ent is nursed for at east five days in the case of an intraoc ular o pera tion , by the nursing st aff. Should complications occur the pati ent is brought to t h e ho sp ital when the mobile clinic returns.
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The exterior of the unit is pale grey with a di agrammatic eye the n a m e , and the St. John badge in b lack on either s ide Two tank s carry 40 ga ls of w a ter for use in the clinic, a nd the p etrol tanks take 35 ga ls of fue1. The staff who accomp a ny th e unit consists of one European Ophthalmologist, and a non-European staff nurse , nurse and dri ver-clerk. Medicines are all p repared a t th e hospital so that it is r eady and easy t o di s t ribute in the field The clinic is held under the tent and th e unit ll sed as a n op erating theatr e and dark-room. The nur ses sleep in the unit the driver -clerk sle eps under the tent a nd the Ophthalmologist s eep s in t he Land Rover whi c h has been p r ovided fm his use or a t a near,by hotel or fa rm.
The SOllth A frican Nationa l Council for t he Blind a lso has a mo bil e eye clinic an d the two clinics work together, the field -w ork in preparation for t he v is it b y the un its being done by the Social Worker of th e Na tiona Council. The clinics go together in the same area but a re statio n ed 30 to 40 mil es apart.
The Mobile Ey e Clinic has been dona t ed to the St. J o hn Ophthalmic Hospital b y the Deferred Pay Int er est F und and the eq uipm ent by the late Mario Zoco la , a n officer in the St. John Am bulance Brigade of the Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal District. All s erv ices are giv en free of charge o patients.
Right from th e star t th e St. John Ophth a lmic Foundation lay stress o n the prevention of blindn ess. As a fi rst step i was decided to build a hospital to treat eye disease and so prevent blindn ess, and to train staff in opht halmic wor k. As a second step it aimed at comba ing eye disease at i ts origin in th e r ura l areas by trea tment as we ll as educative measures This work is being undertaken by the mobile eye unit. As a n ext ste p an increase in t h e number of mobil e clinics is visualised togeth er with research facilities t o establish cau ses and test out proc ed ure s in opht halmic work.
Fro m S ew S outh W a es comes lhis p ictuTe
C ORPOR AL A. HALL of the 76 (E dgw a re and Mill Hill) Cadet Ambulanc e DIvis ion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was pre sen ted with th r ee C er tificate s of M erit by the C ha irman of t be Education Co mmittee Cllr. Miss M a rjo r ie Eat on Th e c ertifica te s were awarded under the Citi zenshi p B a dg e Award in t beBorough of Hendon Badge Scheme. T he sub ects h e passed in were Public Service Phy sic a l Fitness an d C lub or Group Member s bip. The ceremon y took place in th e council chamb ers on Tll esday , March 25th This s the first occasion on wh ich certi fi cates hav e been won and a sco ut from the 8th He nd on Troop sh a red Cpl. Hall's h onour Cp l. Hall will be under o bservatio n for on e year to s ee that he carr es ou t his commit ments and if h e sat isfies th e exa min er s h e wi ll qualify for tbe badge. The object of h e scheme is to provide an incenti ve for young people t o take a greater interest in the life of t he local co mmunity a nd , at th e sa m e time , to 11
stin1Ul a te a sense of pers on a achie vem ent. The award i s op en to a ll young p eo ple between the ages of 15 a nd 21. T o qualify, the candidate m u st obt a in
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SHAFTESBURY.-A t a ceremony on Monday, March lOt h , in the Pari sh Hall Abbey Walk, Sh aftesbur y, before an audience of mothers, t he Cadet Pre sident , Mrs Stuckey, and St. John members , County Cadet , Officer M iss M R Peach enrolled Cadet Superintendent Miss M Talbot as the new officer, and seven nursing cadet s who ha ve passed t h e Pr elimi n ary F irst Aid Examina t ion
W; HEN NUTsing Cadets of Staveley Works Corps, Chesterfield, D er byshiTe, fell in fm' thei1' home nW'sing examination, they little Tealised that the fTiendly, b'u t competent, examining officeT was once a cadet like them. but their Superintendent, lYhs. F. Stanif01·th, was pToud in the knowledge that the wheel had turn ed full ciTcle 1.1I[TS. Bingham, S.R.N., who pu t the girls thTOugh th ei1' paces, was once one of her eleven -yem'-o ld cadets, th en Shirley Cla?·lee. She left the Stave ley Cadets to take up nUTsing as a caner, and tmined and qualified at Chesterfield ' hospitals. Nurse Bingham is a mernbeT of a 1'eal St. John family.. h er mothe1' is a divisional office?' in Slaveley TtVo1'ks Nursing D ivision and heT sister ZfJas once a f ello w -cadet. TheiT father is a membe1' of a railway fiTSt a'id team. ])11·S. Stanif01·th 's husband is a sergeant in Staveley JiVorks Ambulance Division. In our pictu?'e, ])11·S. Bingham (in coat) wa tches NurSing Cadet Eilee n Monk (l eft ) and NUTsing Cadet Ma1'j01'ie Allan at work. The" patient » is Corpoml Sandm H odgkinson. Cadet Superintendent ])11'S. Stan1j01·th looks on.
AT the end of 1956 the Duke of Edinburgh's Award became a reality to the St. John Ambulance Cadets in York. A meeting was held and the whole scheme was talked over. We were told about the stages of the Award and the four sections: Rescue and Pub lic Service, Expedition, Pursuit and Fitness.
As St. Jo lm Cadets we were fortunate in that we had already reached the requjred standard for the first two series in Rescue and Public Service, and at the first opportunity County Cadet Officer, Mr. F. R. Charlton, made ills report in our h and books. The next thing was for us to choose one of a wide range of pursuits; Brian chose the Knowledge of Modern Aircraft, a nd the rest of us Signalling: other Cadets took up Woodwork, Handicrafts, Collections, Reading, etc. After prelimin ary studies we took our First Series Examinations; Brian with Flt.-Lt. K. Franklin at 110 Squadron A.T.C. and the rest of u s with Cillef P etty Officer R. Cowey at the York Sea Cadet Headquarters.
During the weeks immediately be fore Easter we took theore tical training in Mapreading and Light -weight Camping. By Easter Sat urda y we were all set for our First Seri es Expedition, a IS-mile illke for which we were allowed twenty-four hours , to be carried out under the supervision of Mr. A. E. Clayton, Assistant District Commissioner for the Boy Scouts.
There were nine of us on the expedition and we met in two groups at Micklegate Bar where we each received sealed orders. Our group had to walk to Knavesmire Gates a nd open the orders. From here we had to plot our route with the aid of map and compass: we also plotted the camp site where we h a d to spend the night under canvas.
Our combined efforts at map -reading led us to Acaster Malbi s, with a desire to be on the Naburn side of the river ; however since a ferry service was operating t his was a minor obstac e, except for the fact that in the very mid -stream the boatman laid down his oar and only on payment of two pence per person could b e persuaded to continue the journey to Naburn. Across
the river we were met by Mr. Clayton with some of our officers and several more inquisitive people. After a brief talk, we were off down the road to the camp site at Moreby P ark.
On reaching the site we found the other par ty already there erecting their tent.
Our packs were discarded and a spot chosen on willch to pitch our tent. Ken and Peter did the cooking, and we were soon tucking a hot meal away. After some local exploration in t he evening we went for a gossip with one of the Scout troops in the camp and we were invited for a mug of cocoa before we turned in for the night. The following morning we were in illgh spirits and after striking camp, we set a good pace for the jo urney back to York W e
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KEN TURNER
BRIAN TOMLI N PETER and MICHAEL GREENFIELD
a rrived home rather tired but satisfied that we had successfully accomplished th e journey.
Later we took a theoretic a l test in mapreading and made our report on the expedition to Mr. Clayton. Eventually, we learned that we had all passed our First Series Expedition, m uch to our delight.
In the next few weeks we began to loosen up for the Fitness tes t; Ken, Peter, and Mike increased their knowledge of signalling. It was during these weeks that we were told that we were to take the Second Series Expedition during the S J.A B. Su mmer Camp.
When camp came round we were all tensed up for the thirty mile expedition. During the week before the expedition we h a d practise in map-reading and taking compass bearings from the hills round the camp at Sleightholme Dale, we also had 12
one or two short hikes among the hills and valleys in rugged margina country, as a toughening-up course. Then came the great day , Sat mday, August 3rd ; at 10 .3 0 a.fr1. the Camp Commandant called the five cal1didates for a meeting with the examiner, Mr. P. L. Gravett, of HuU. We were given a copy of the route to be covered in the next hree days, a I-in. O.S. map of the district, a compass , and an allowance of lOs each. At this stage we made our pl an s for the journey, including the menu. Some of our provisions were obtained from the camp. stores, the remainder, we a rr an ged to bu y in Fad.l11oor. After final a djustments to our rucks acks we were on our way.
The first leg of th e expedition was to Rudland Rigg via Fadmoor, Gillamoor and severa l moorland andmarks. On arrival at Rudl a nd we got permission to· camp at a far m , and before pitcillng the tent we took what we thou ght was a wellearned rest after a day's march in the s un.
A fire was lit and b efo re long we were discussing the day s events over a meal of stewed steak and vegetables, followed by a milk p udding.
The Slill was high in t he sky when we showed ourselves on Sunday morning much higher , in fact, than we would have wished , so will 1st two of us prepared breakfast the others quickly took down the tent and packed our kit. The journey for Sunday consisted of a twelv e mile walk in bright sunshine and a gentle breeze following moorland tracks and streams to the tiny village of Lund. At Lund we visited a small church set in a wood and paused for a while before tramping the last half mile to our next camp site on the bank of the River Riccall. Shortly after our arrival we were visited by Councillor a nd Mrs. Daley with a party of officers and cadets from the camp at Sleightholme Dale , who observed our efforts at setting up an overnight camp with critical eyes.
We slept well that night despite the sheep's skull that adorned the tent pole and awoke remarkably fit the following morning Monday was another fine cool day ; idea l for hiking. After break fas we struck camp, packed our kit paid our respects to the farmer 's wife and then set off on the last leg of our expedition across the hills to Sleightholrne Dale.
By lunch time we were wit h in earshot
of the camp site and we t ook a lo n g break After lunch we had a good wash and a "hair-do" so as to arrive in camp looking our be st and not too much ahead of schedule. Our arriva in camp could not have been more spectacu lar had we come from the South Pole A ball game which had been in progress was suddenly halted, t here were loud cheers and we were s oon faced with a barrier of cameras After all the excitement we had only one thing to say, "No more expeditions, that is until t he next one ." And who knows , we may reach our objective-THE GOLD STANDARD. Since the expedition we have concentrated on improving our standard of fitne ss under the s uper vision of Mr C. E. Jolmson and Staff Sgt. Carpenter.
Whether or not we ever win tbe Duke of Edinbmgh's Gold or Silver Med a s, we s l1all always look back with the thought that we rea ll y enjoyed trying From" Youth Service Bulletin , " published by the City of York Education Committee.
At the S i lveT Jubile e celebrations of Iljord Cade t Ambulance Di vision, A1'ea Supe1' in endent S. Clark is admi1'ing the newly-dedicated flag.
Th e Chainnan, 111[1' A. A. Wain, J.P and j1l[rs. Wain with Cadet Superintendent Alan Fyfe and some of the Cadets of the Stoke Division at th eir recent presentation of awards Th e competition team has won the Co u.nty t:rophy jor the past two years, but in this yea1"s finals lost by one mark to Cannock Cadet Am bulanc e Di vision
BUCKIN GHAMSHIRE
COUNTY COMPETITIONs -Speaking after the presentatio n of trophies by the Viscountess Cm"zon to winning teams in the annual county competitions at Misbourne Secondary Schoo l Great Missenden, County Staff Officer K. A. Nathan remarked that perhaps too much was heard th ese days of juvenile delinquents and too little of the good work and many us efu l activities of the majority of young people, of which the efficient team work in these first aid contests provided s uch a fine example. County Surgeon Dr. R. H. Kipping, congratulated the teams on their good markings in sp ite of intentionally stiff judging. Brig. G. A. Fenton, O B. E., County Commissioner, said he was ple ase d to see there were more competing te a m s than last year , and hoped this wou ld prove an encouragement to others. Winning teams in the Cadet Ambu lance sections were: Wolverton (Senior) and Bletchley (Junior); and in the Cadet Nursing sections: High Wycomb e (Sen ior) and B letchley No.2 (Junior). The patients were realist ica ll y made up by
members of the Slough branch of the Casualty Uillon, and the scenery for the settings was loaned by Group 3 Film Studios , Beaconsfield
KEEN COMPETITIO '.-There was a keen rivalry in t he annual in ter-divisional competition of the High Wycombe Cadet Nursing Divi sion This was followed b y the general meeting at which awards for first aid, hom e nursing, casualty make-up and handicrafts were presented by Asst.
COlillty St aff Officer Miss White.
CADET FLAG.-The flag presented to the Slough Cadet Ambulance Di vision in memory of its late Superintendent Mr. F. J Child, has been ded icated at a specia service in St. Michael's Church.
ESSEX
WIY ENBOE NURSING CADETS.-An " Op en Evening " was beld for parents and friends at the Legion Hali on March 4th. Among those present were Mrs. Howard, COlmty Cadet Office]', Mrs. Spurgeon, County Cadet Staff Officer, Dr W. Radcliffe and members of the ad u lt division and about 50 parents 13
and friends. The programm e commenced with an enrolment of four cadets by Mrs. Spmgeon who a lso presented first aid and home nursing certificates gained in recent examinations. Tills was followed by first aid demonstrat ions willch included use of retaining bandages, treatment of fractmes and a rtificial respiration. After a short interval when re freshments were served b y cadets, demonstrations were gi ven in home nmsing t hese included bedmaking and changing, roller bandaging, temperature taking and recording, giving of medicine and serving a light meal. Finally a n unrehears ed accident was dea lt with by a team of [om cadets. Tills was staged and judged by Superintendent F. Blundon of the adult division and was much appreciated by the audience.
WEEK-E D TRAlNING COURsE.-A successful training course for .e.O s of the St John Ambulance Brigade Cadets was held at the County Headquarters. So me 40 delegates assembled on Saturday March 22nd and continued their deliberations u ntil the evening of Sunday , March 23rd. The programme included : The Responsibilities of N.CO's , by Area Cadet Offi cer Mrs Francis (Priory for Wales); Civil Defence as a Profi ciency Subject, by Mrs. H. Bo yd , C.D . Welfare Organiser (Hereford) ; Camping , by
H. J. Harris, B.E.M., Deputy Con1D1iss ioner (R.) (Herefordshire); um/orm and Rank Markings, by R. Ruck, Esq. , County Cadet Officer (Herefordsh ire); and Competition Train ing , by Dr. A. Walker, County Sur geon (Staffo r dshire).
A Service of De votion was held in the Chapel o f the Order of St. Jolu1 by the Very Rev Dea n of Hereford, Dr. H edley Burrows, Sub-Chaplain of t he Order.
The delegates from Hereford City, Holy Trinity, Ros s, Ledbury, Leominster, Kington and Holme Lacy Divisions were split up into four syndicates to discuss various problems an d in each case, the Chairman of the Syndicate produced some excellent a nswers and made some very valuable suggestions on how to increase interest and effi ciency in the cadet movement.
A visit was paid to a Camping Exhibition at the premises of a loca tentage maker and contractor , this giving added point to the lecture and discussion on that subject.
A social was heJd on the Saturday evenjng, organised by Cadet Superintendents Mrs M. Statham and Mrs. M. Davies, and Cadets of Hereford City and Holy Trinity Divis ions ac ted as hosts and hostesses for those s ta ying overnight.
The training was opened by the County Commissioner G. N. Bullock, Esq., J. P who was introduced by County Cadet -Officer Mrs. F. M. Harris , Regional Representative responsible for the arra n gements of the Course.
Superintendent Mrs. 1. Jones of Kington an d helpers provided l unch and tea
RD SHIRE
COMPETITIONs.-From ali parts of the county, competition teams travelled to the Northicote Schools for the ann u a comp etitions There was a large number of entries 14 adu It teams and ] 3 ca det teams taking part. The organis ing committee can be congratu lated on the c h oice of b u il ding for the competitions, which was found to be spacious and idea l for t he work. Only one point separated th e Stoke Ambulance Cadet Division from winning the trophy for the third time in succession , but b oth the winners, Cannock Cadet Division and Stoke, are to be co n grat ulated on a first rate and thrilling contest. The final positions
were as follows: Adult Ambulance: 1st Hanley, 321 marks ; 2nd Wednesfield, 304 ; 3rd Wednesbury , 296. Adult Nursing: 1st Wolverhampton, 263; 2nd Stafford Odeon (Students) 245; 3rd Burton, 228 Cadet Ambulance: 1st Cann ock 3]4 ; 2nd Stoke 313 ; 3rd Bushbury 282. Cadet Nursing: ]st Cheadle 2nd Wolverhampton 275; 3rd Walsall
NORTH WALES COMPETTTfONS - Mos successful North Wales cadet competitions were he ld in the beautiful setting of PendorIan GranU11ar School, Colwyn Bay , on Saturday, March 29th , ] 958. This is the fourth year these competitions have been held and each year it is possible to see marked improvement in the work and competence of the teams. Seven ambulance and five nursing cadet teams competed from a ll parts of North Wales and a large n um ber of parents, friends and cadets were spectators of the splendidly arranged scenes. The careful preparation was the work of the Hon Competition Secretary, Mr. L. E Wakeford, M.B.E. , S B.SU., who together with the Co unty Cadet Officer, Mr. Sam uel Tayl or, and other helpers had left no stone unturned to ensure the smooth running of the competitio ns.
T he main hall was crowded for the presentation ceremony when the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire, Colonel J e. Wynne F inch C.B.E., M.e., presented the Par i Huws C up to the John Summers and Deeside Ambulance Cadet team and the Earl of Powis C up to the Bangor nursing cadet team. T h e runners- u p were Wrexham and Llandyrnog Amb ulance Cadets and Welshpoo l and Co lwyn Bay N ur sing Cadets. The county competition were held simultaneous ly and the winners of the Lu mley Cup and Ryden Cup were Llandyrnog Am bulance Ca dets and Co lwyn Bay Nursing
Cadets respect ive ly who received the trophies at the han ds of the Mayor of Colwyn Bay and Mrs. Ryden. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. S. Taylor and the vote of thanks was g ven by M iss Z. D. Dr ui tt , cadet training officer for Wa les.
DRAMATIC P ERFORMANcE .-Members of t he COl ty Bri dgen d, Mixed Cadet Division ga ve a performance of t wo one-act plays written and produced by Cadet Helen Evans, age 14, at the Par ish Hall on April ] 5th, i n the presence of a large gathering. Mrs Barbara Jones who recently moved to Bridgend from Ystradgynlais worked hard on the production , encouraging all who worked w ith her. During the evening the W a rrant of President was presented by Area Staff Officer (Cadets) J. P. Harries to Rev. A. G Morgans, Cur a te of Coity, who han ded pre li m in ary fi rs t aid certificates to ca dets who had passed the recent examin a tion.
OPENCADET CONTEST.-Trelewis Divi sion organised an open competition for boy and girl cadets and 2] teams from Glamorgan and Monmouthshire took part in the contest at the Trelewis Ambulance Hall Faked injuries and good staging enabled the y011l1g competitors to participate in a realistic atmosphere Corps. Surgeon Dr. 1. R. Robertso n , who judged the pract ical test, presented a cup in the name of his father, the late Dr A. M. Robertson , a pioneer of first aid Miss E. Jordan , CO lm ty Cadet Officer, judged the theory . Refreshments were provided for all competi t ors and spectators. The Divisional President Mr. T. Jones than ked a ll the tea ms and the officer s responsible for organisation and the prizes were presented by Mr. W. Hart manager, Taff Merthyr Colliery, Mr. J O'Brien, under-manager , Mrs. G. F. Br uton, S R.N. and Mrs. E. M Lewis. The results were: Ambula nce Cadets under 16 years: Glyn n eath 136t; Abertysswg 124; Duffryn Aman 120t; Pontnewynydd 119; Penrhiwceiber 94t; Cwmaman 87t; Resolven 85 L Bargoed 74t; Bedlinog 72 Nursing Cadets under 16 years : G lynneath IS0 t ; Cw maman B 113; Cwmaman A 109; Abercynon Abertysswg 85; Abercynon B Reso lven
ON the visit of H.M. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Chelmsford , Essex , on March 24th, the route lining was covered by members of the Chelmsford , Crompton Parki n son and Marconi Ambulance Divisions, together with one member from the Braintree Division and one from the Br entwood Division. 38 Officers and O R s were on duty from 11 a m. to 2.30 p.m.
There were 14 first aid posts set up to cov er the four miles of the drive ; these wer e staffed and equipped by Officers and m e mb ers of the Chelm s ford Nursing Divi s ion, r einforc ed by some members of the B.R.C S.
For this duty the services of six ladies of the Civil Defence Casu a lty Service wer e called upon, who assisted in the lining of
the streets and manning two of the distant fi rst aid posts Casualties were few , but undoubtedly all on duty enjoyed the occasion.
THE N ursing Officers' Conference will take place on Saturday, NoyemJer 15th , 1958, at Bish op Partr idge Hall, Church Ho use, Great Smit h Street, Lon don, S.W !. Details may be obtai ned from Miss N Hamilto n-Wedderbu rn B r igade H.Q ., 8, Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W !.
DERBYSHIRE
N o. 1 SUB. -AREA CORPS - Pres id en t of the Heanor S.J.A B. Di
Sir John Ferguson, C.B.E., Chief Constable of Kent, presenting the Vellum Vote of Thanks to Mr. MW'sfwll Brook Pollock, shipbuilder oj Fave?'sham , Kent The aww'd was made in 1956, but at l vb-. Pollock's request the presentation was not made until December 7th, 1957, on the occasion of the holding of the Kent Police Inter-Divisional First Aid Competition at Fone HeadqnaTters, Maidstone. FOT many years Mr. Pollock has Tealislically staged these competitions, and materially assisted in theiT StlCCess.
No.1 (pRINCE OF WALES'S) DIST RI CT
No 13 (KING SCRoss-B.R.) AMBULANCE DIVISION.-Member hip of ov er thirt y-fi ve years in the same division was ended when Divisional Officer F. H Doubleday resigned fr om No. ] 3 Division , owing to domestic circ umst a nces. Mr. Doubleday obtained his fir st aid certificate in 1921, and , a year la ter joined No 13 Divis on.
During the 1939 -45 war he served in A R.P at medical fi rs t aid po s ts , and became Divisional Officer in 1944. Awarded the Order Service Medal and three bars, Mr. Doubled a y also holds the Railway Long Service Ambul a nce First A i d Medal a nd four bar s.
HOLBORN AMBULANCE AND NURSING DIVISIO NS. - Lt.-CoL A. M. Bell carried out a combined in spection of No. 58 ( 3 (K.E.B. and Holbom) Ambulance, No 87 (Ho lbom) Nursing and CN 83 (Holborn) Cadet Nursing Divisions on his first visit to Holborn o n Thursday Ja nuary 13th, in Ho born Town Hall. Accomp a nying the Area Commissioner were Area Superintendent H. Dunford, Area St a ff Officer Mis s North, the Mayor of Holbom W J. Ridd who is President of the Ambula n ce Division, and the Mayoress, Mrs Ridd. Also present were members of the Area Staff together with Col. Bm'aston , Ald. of Holbom Borough Council and Vice -President of No. 58 ( 3 Division, Ald Mrs. Pooley, another VicePresident of the Ambu la nce Divisio n , Mrs. Boraston , Pres ident of 87 Divisio n , Mrs. R . Jackson, Vice-President of the Nursing Divisio n , and CUr. Dunca n Chairman of Holborn Civil Defence Conul1ittee After t he i nspectio n , Co l. Bell spoke of his satisfaction at the parad e on this his initial visit to the divisions, and he had a special word or two to say to t h e cadets. He hoped to see th ose o n parade j oin ad u lt divisio n s when
they became o d enough The Area Commis sioner paid a tribute to the unfa iling interes t in the wo r k of the Brigade displayed by the Mayor , a nd to the real encouragement giv en by the Borough Council to the di v sion s. Before the parade was dismissed, Nur sing Member C. L. Tribe was presented b y Col. Bell with her Service Medal. After refreslunents a demon stration of first aid was given by combined te ams of ambulance and nursin g personneL Four patients had t o be treated in an " accident " set in the scene of a t a ble-tennis room. To clo se the evening the Mayor thanked all who had taken part and helped to make the evening an interesting one, and he referred to the valuable service rendered to the conunun i ty given by the volunta r y member s of the Briga de Both Divis ion a l Superintendants, Mr. G. E. Ba tes M.B E ., who so ably orga nised the whole evening and Miss McDona d, thanked the visitors fo r attending and hoped that this would be the first of many occasions when t hey would see heir divisions at work.
WEST RIDING
DISTRICT CONFERENCE. - Practic a l advice on planning the running of a ursing Division , was gi ven t o the 350 delegates to the District conferen ce of the St John Ambula nce Brigade by Assistant County Superintendent, Miss N. M. Sale , of Buckinghamshire The turn of the Cadet Superintendents and Officers came when District Cadet Officer, Mrs. Cumming Bell , dealt with the problems and administr a tion of a Cadet Division. District Superintendent Mrs. Lodge, O.B.E. , who presided , sa id how pleased sh e was to see so many young peop le at t h e conference and congratulated Cadet Pamela Bla cker of the Nunmonkton Division on winning th e Poetry Cup for all England Advice on the best way to publicise the work of the Brigade at di visiona l level was given by District Officer, Mrs. Woolfe. 15
a nd Nursing Divisi ons of the S1. John Ambulance Brigade took place a the Gr ffin Hotel, Win1borne, on Friday, February 21st, 1958 Coun cillor L. S. e a te Chairman W imborne V D C. and Mrs. eate welcomed t he guest s as tb ey arrived T he to a st of " The Queen " w a s proposed by Councillor T. Wells , O.SU Presiden t of th e Wimborne Ambula nce Di vision. In proposing the t oa st of the SL John Ambulance Brigade, Councillor L. S Neate said how impressed h e had been b y the smartness and b earing on par ade at the annual in spection While the men 's di v sion was at th e moment small in nun1be r, the r e was a ver y li ve and virile ambul a n ce cadet di vis ion a t Ferndown from which it was hoped to recruit member s to the senior adult di vision. This was no t onl y but a na t ural p r omotion and liaison be tween th e two di visions must be very close Th e nursing division had a long and p r oud record and he wa s sure t he y would do their best to keep Win1borne well and trul y to the fore on the m ap of Dorset. The town of Wimborne owed a debt of gratitud e to a ll members of St. John for he splendid work they a r e doing and he , personall y, on b e half of the t own would like to t hank them.
REGIONAL F I ALS -A shot , piercing screams, groans, and tben chaos! Two policemen outside the building asked wha t was going on in there?
" Just the Competitions" was the reply and the two men went on. A retired member of St. John had offered to be one of the victims and a better groaner and moaner was never heard or seen. This made the
competitors go through all the motions in a very realistic way, and they were intensely interested in every reaction. Until he was finally trussed up so that he couldn't make any more fuss, he never stopped groaning every time they touched him! The onlookers found the competitions the be st they had ever seen. Oddly enough too, the marks were higher. We conm1end also to other regions to copy t he flow of blood that has been inven ted by one of the members of the Kent st. Jolm Ambulance Brigade. Gh a stly!
Two collier ies came first, Tilmanstone and Betteshanger , in t h at order and the Gillingham and Tunbridge Wells Di vision in the nurses.
The cadets put up an excellent show in their regional compet itions ; Canterbury was first, Whitstable second in the teams. Of the boys , Sittingbourne firs t and Hythe and Dartford tied for second place among the girl cadets.
In both cases the judges gave excellent summings-up, helpf ul , and very much to the point: "for the first time-no Granny knots! " At t h e nursing and ambulance competitions , Sir Reginald Denning gave away the trophies, Viscountess Allenby of Megiddo doing the same for t h e cadets.
The highlight of both meetings was the re turn, in good h ealth once more after having been so desperately ill, of the Commissioner, Major-Gen. Hornby-and everyone gave hin1 a tremendous welcome back
DUTY HOURs. - During 1957 the Folkestone Corps put in a total of 8,958 dut y hours, made up as follows: Public duty hours, 5,025; Nursing Aid, 2,672; Hospital, 559; Transport, 159; Special, 543.
MARKET HARBOROUGH. - The annual dinner and social evening of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions was held o n April ] st, in the Ambulance Hall. Superintendent H. H. Barlow presided o ver a gathering of more than 100 members and friends, su pported by Nurs ing Superintendent Mrs. G. M. Warner. The principal guest was Mrs. Harold Phillips County Pres ident for Leicestershire, who, after presenting awards to members, congratulated the divisions on their work and enthusiasm, and said how pleased she was to be present on this ·occasion. A vote of thanks was proposed to her by Lt. Col. K. W. Symington , Divisional President. Both Superintendents gave a r eport on the work of the last year in their respective divisions, and Superintendent Barlow announced a building extension programme which wo uld add much needed kitchen and storeroom accommod a tion to the headquarters.
REEPHAM.-At a presenta tion of a large number of certificates in the Institute, R eepham, Sir Thomas Cook, County Commissioner , welcomed members of the Young Farmers' Club among the recipients. The response by the agricultural community -as a whole, to the government's appea for a knowledge of first aid in that industry was most gratifying. During this autumnwinter 53 sets of doctor's ectures had been held in the cOlmty, which would result in the largest number of holders of first aid certificates, in Norfolk, ever recorded, on a
peace-time basis. Brig. H. Long, Area President, referred to the large number of duties performed by St. John members, and the efficiency with which they were perfor med.
DOWNH AM MARKET.-The in1portal1ce of people engaged in agriculture possessing a sound knowledge of first aid, was stress ed by Sir Thomas Cook , County Conm1issioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, when he addressed members of Downham Market Young Farmers' Club. "I think so far as first aid is concerned it doesn't really matter whether you work on the farm or in the factory; whether you travel by road or rail ," sa id Sir Thomas. "We all live in a very highly mechanised age, therefore nobody , whatever their age or calling, should feel that t hey are wasting their time b y interesting themselves and acquiring a knowledge of first aid.
" As yo u know, the government issued an a ppe al two years a go, asking the farming community to interest thems elves in t he acquisition of first aid knowledge. I am happy to tell you t h at so far as Norfolk is concerned t he response from t he N.F.U ., the Agricultural Workers' Union, the YOlmg Farmers' Clubs and machinery clubs has been most gratifying."
Sir Thomas said he was particularly pleased with the response from Diss YOlmg Farmers , where 30 members had gamed certificates, and at Thompson. He hoped members of the Downham Club would attend a course in the autumn.
Miss K. M. Allison, Matron of the King's Lynn Hospital, who is an Area Nursing Officer in the brigade also spoke.
PLYMOUTH
SALTASH MEETING.-The Deputy Commissioner Col. G. Thomson, and the County Superintendent, Mrs. R. Balsdon, commended the work of members and cadets of Saltash Division during their annual meeting held a t Saltash. Members in the nursing section have pu t in nearly 1,400 hours of voluntary duty during the past year. On average each member gave 162 hours of public duty. Divisional trophies and awards presented by the Mayor of Salt ash, Mr. J. P. Bidgood, were Di visiona l Challenge Cup, Mr. A. E. Row (secretary); Cup for best ambulance cadet, Garfield Hosking; Osborne Cup for best nursing cadet, Janet Trethewey.
DOUBLE AWARD. - Miss Diana Mills, aged 15, of 3 Adelaide Street, Plymouth, has put in 200 hours volun tary service with Devonport Divi sion and on March 12th she received a double award. She was promoted to sergeant and presented with a service shield Diana has also knitted knee rugs for ex-service men. The county cadet officer (N.) Mrs. E. M. Wood, told the parents present, who were welcomed by Mrs. W. K. Luscombe, cadet superintendent, that the cadets played a big part in helping other citizens. Greta Crosse, Margaret Coles and Gwendoline Vinecombe were made corporals and Fio na Paul and Lorraine Birdman were enrolled. Efficiency awards were made to Diana Mills (four-year stripe), Greta Crosse, Margaret Coles, Yvonne Clark, and Gwendoline Vinecombe (stars), Pauline Vinecombe, Lillian Wall, Fiona Paul, Eve Symons and Lorraine Birdman 16
SUFFOLK
ASSOCIATION. - The cOlmty director for Suffolk (Dr. D. W. Fryer) at a meeting held in the village hall at Horham recently, expressed the hope that other villages would follow their example . As the result of a class held in first-aid, which was coached by County Officer A. J. English , nine candidates were successful. One of these (Miss Chapman) presented the doctor with £7 12s which had b een r aised at a whist drive on behalf of t he county fW1ds. Horham is about 17 miles from the headquarters at Ipswich which puts much responsi bility on those who ha ve to organise a class so far afield in the bad weather. Dr. Fryer a id stress upon the importance of ambulance work in the cOlmtry areas.
SPOT WORK.-When p ar of an electric lamp , suspended from the roof, fell at the annual party given by Messrs. Gurteen and Sons, Ltd., clothing manufacturers at Haverhill, St. John Ambu la nc e men , who were among a company of nearly 500, gave first -aid t reatment to a dancing couple Wl10 received cuts to the head from splintered gla ss.
SUSSEX
RECRUlTING.-On March 29th, all four divisions in Crawley joined in a recmiting campaign. The development corporation lent them an unfini shed shop and they put everything possible on show-incl udin g bones and torso! They also had stalls showing other aspects of their work, i.e. hospital library, medical comforts, and samp les of uniform, literature, etc. The most popular demonstration was faking. Various accidents were staged and treated, wit h a loudspeaker commentary which continually asked the public " Would you know what to do? " As a result of the da y, the ambulance division had five new recruits , the nursing division eight recruits, and the am bulance and nursing cadet divisions , ten each . Also, a number of books were donated for the Hospital Library Service.
WILTSlllRE
WALCOT SuccEss. - The Walcot St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade Nursing Cadet Division held a successful social event at the Walcot Common Room recently. The girls of the division, directed by Mrs. S. Clark, memberin-charge of the division organised firstly a Rummage Sale, with the cadets serving at the various stalls. This was followed by a Social and Dance, to the music of Les Wilson. The Swindon No 1 Nursing Cadet Division was represented by a contingent of cadets with their Superintendent, Mrs. B. Smith. The support of th e Walcot St. John Ambulance Cadets was given by the members with Mr. W. H. J. Bailey. A warm welcome was accorded the Area Cadet Officer for the Nursing Cadets, Mrs. M. Hall. The treasurer of the event, Mr. N. Clark, indicated a success ful innovation on the social side of the Nursing Cadet progral1lli1e.
COMMISSIONER TALKS TO OLD FOLK. --:Members of Eventide, Salisbury'S vollmtary organisation for the welfare of old folk, gave a warm we lcome to the County Commissioner, Mr. H. S. Taylor-Young, when he visited the Eventide Centre, with Miss Morton-Palmer, to give a talk to the
-old folk. Adopting an informal attit ude, the Commissioner interested the old folk by t elling them in simple language, how to deal with minor accidents in the home: how to stop bleeding, how to de al with minor burns and scalds . He also gave them many interesting hints on how to deal with -emergencies. His talk was most informative, and at the close thanks were accorded
to th e Commissioner by CHr. C J. Lee
Chairman of the Council's Home Safety Committee, and vice-president of the Salisbury Ambulance Division. His remarks were suppo rted b y Mrs. Harold Roles, hon. organiser of Eventide. Some of the people present were former patients of the Commissioner, whom they wished happiness in his retiJ.-ement.
FORTHCOM1NG OPEN COrvIPETITIONS.Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, one of the early strongholds of ambulance work in Wales, being t he venue of the Royal National E isteddfod this year is an indication that first aid competitions will be well to the fore in t he progr a nm1e of events to take place in August Bank Holiday week The ambulance section of t he Eisteddfod has the support of Priory headquarters in the offices of Honorary Director of Ambulance .and Steward-in -Charge to be he ld by the Hon. Jolm H. Bruce, CB.E , J.P., D.L. , (Principal Secretary and Chief Con1l11issioner for Wales) and Mr. W Mabon Abraham, O.B.E (Brigade Secretary) and the ambulance conmuttee officials are mainly drawn from the brigade. On the first tlu"ee days in the week there will be -open competitio ns for teams of men and women boy s and girls , as well as one based on the first aid in coal mines syllabus and junior competitions for teams of boys and girls under 15 years of age. Fuller details can be obtained direct from the Secretary, Eisteddfod Office, Eb bw Vale, Mon.
THE HAlO Frn.sT AlD COMPETlTION - The Distill ers Company Linuted is among the latest industrial groups to establish annual competitions to stimulate the interest of all employees in first aid work. On Thursday, April 17th, the Sou t h Western area competition took place in Cardiff, where the company had the benefit of the experience of the Commissioner for Cardiff, Major A. H. G. Field, M.RE. as chief steward, assis ted by County Officers Richard Davies and W. G Thomas who were responsible for the staging and faking of injuries. The D eputy Conunissioner for Cardiff, Dr. T. T Baird , judged the team test in w1uch two men were supposed to be engaged in a workshop when a hydrogen cylinder exploded causing one man to sustain burns on face neck and chest and the other a lacerated wound on the left forearm and a ruptmed spleen, both suffering from shock.
Dr. A. D. Griffiths, B arry and Dr. T. H Jenkins, Cardiff judged other sections, their combined markings resuLting as under :
1st Bri t ish Geon Ltd. Barry
2nd. D. C L. Kenfig Hill " A " (394).
3rd British Resin Products Ltd., Barry (375t)
4th D. C L. Kenfig Hill " B " (275 t ).
The la rge gathering at the presentation ceremony included in addition t o those named above Mr. A. H. N. Wells , Deputy Controller of Personnel, D. C L. Industrial Group; Dr. Kennedy , D. C L. Med ical Officer; Mr. P. A. Delafield Managing Director, British Resin Products; Mr. T. E. Laing, General Manager and Director,
B.R.P. Mr. Philbright, General Manager, D.CL. Kenfig; Mr. A. W. Leathers, Personnel Officer, Liverpool Mr. C W Townsend Services Manager, B.R. Products. It was pleasing to receive a letter from Mr. Leather thanking the Princip a Secre ta ry (the Hon. John H. Bruce, CB.E., J.P. D .L. ) and the Brigade Secretary (Mr. W. Mabon Abraham, M.B.E.) for the he lp received in he organisation of the South Western Area Compet.ition.
COMMISSIONER RETIREs .-The resignation has been received with great regret of Brigadier-Gene ral L. P. Evans, V.C, CB., CM.G., D.S O after 19 years' service as Commissioner for Cardiganshire. In the coune of a dist inguished career General Evans served in the South African War and the 19 14-1918 war, gaining the Victo r ia Cross, D.S.O. and bar, CM.G ., the Ord er of Leopold t he Croix de Guerre and was mentioned in despatches seven times. Dming the Second World War General Evans was the Military Liaison Officer for the Wales R egion. The county is fortunate in having secured the services of Capt. J Hex t Lewes, O .B.E., R. (Rtd.) who accepted the Con1l11issionership as from February 18th, 1958.
PONTSHAN PRESENTATIONS -At a joint meeting of the Pontshan Ambulance, Nursing and CadeLDivisions, Mrs. J S. Gibson Divisional President, spoke of the desiJ.-a bilit y of all people acquiring a knowledge of first aid and home nursing in view of the many accidents OCCUlTing on farms, in homes and upon the highways. She had pleasure in presen ting first aid certificates, labels and pendants to successful students.
Mr. Thomas Thomas was glad to have the privilege of presenting the awards to the cadets before his retirement and recalled with pride and pl easure his experiences as the oldest member and a former treasurer of the division. Dr. Jolm Griffiths an d Dr. Dewi Griffiths were the recipients of fOlmtain pens as small tokens of appreciation of the services they had gi ven. It was mentio ned that Dr. John Griffiths Di visional Surgeon , had been lecturing to first aid classes around Llandyssul for t he past 20 years. A set of cuff links was presented to Divisional Superintendent J J Jenkins to mark appreciation of Ius devoted services to the di vision. All present enjoyed a programme of first aid and entertainment fil m s presented by Mr. Ellis.
CAERNARVONSHIRE
The "W. T. Davies" Memorial Challenge Cup attracted six teams this year 17
when the competiti on took place at Bangor in the presence of the Commissioner, Sir Michael Duff, Bt., the President, BrigadIer W. H. Wynne F inch M.C , J.P., and Mrs Wynne Finch , the Mayor and Mayoress of Bangor, the Mayor and Mayores s of Conway, Superintenden G. W. Roberts Inspector WiUiam s and Mr. J. Idwal Williams. Dr. G. Ap Vychan Jo nes and Dr. J Noel Rob erts adj udicated and the following results were a nnounced Conway Police team (250), Caernarvon Police team (244), Conway Ambulance Di vision (186), Llandudno Ambulance Divisio n (182), Bangor Ambulance Di vision (150) and Bangor NLlfsing Di vis ion (124). Presenting the trophy and prizes to the winning teams, Mrs. W. H. Wynne-Finch expressedpJeasure in seeing the Bangor Nu rs ing team competing Thanks to the judges, teams and patient (Divisional Superintendent J. T. Jones) were expressed by the Commissioner, Corps Superintendent J W. Jones acknowledging the assista nce he had received f rom all who had co-operated with him as Competition Secretary
MONMOUTHSHIRE
DE ATH OF D EPUTY COMMISSIONER -A grievous loss was sustained in the death of the Deputy Commissioner for Monmouthshire, Mr. Harold J Lewis, D.CM. , M.M., a member of a family which has given years of loyal service to the brigade, his w ido w being Corps Superintendent of the Silurian Corps. Mr. Lewis had served in practically every pos itio n a nd rank from private to the post he held at his dea h a total of nearly fifty years An early appoin tment was as secretary of his mother division (Abergaveriny) from which he progre ssed to the rank of Di visional Superin tendent , Corps Superintendent of the South Wales Border Corps, Co unty Officer of the Gwent County Area, Commissioner of the Silurian County Area, and finally Deputy Commissioner of his county. He had given valu able service on all the Committees of the Order in Monl110uthshire, and served on the ambulance comnuttee in Cardiff. He had been greatly ap preci ated for his work in connection with Civil Defence, and was a member of the St. J ohn and R ed Cross Committee. At the funeral service at Holy Trini ty Church Abergavenny , and his interment at Llanfoist, the Chief Conmussioner for Wales was represented by Comnussioner W. Mabon Abraham, M.B.E. Other S t. John officers present were the Conmussioner fo r Monmouthshire Mr. D J. Skidmore , all the Area Conmussioners, the Area Superintendents , Corps and Divisional Officers , the S1. John COlmcil for Monmouthshire being represented b y Mr Harold G. Simp son, County Treasurer, Area Commis ioner G E. Da vies organised the parade and members of the Abergavenny Ambulance Division acted as bearers.
PONTVPO OL TRUl UTEs.-T ributes to long and selfless service were paid b y speakers at the annual dinner and presentation ceremony of the Pontypool Division cUr. W. L Jackson , Chairman of Pontypooi Urban Coul1cil, said hi presence at the dinner was one of the proudest moments of his seven months term of office. Brigade members had been responsible for easing the suffering of hlmdreds if not thousands , of people i n the urban area and he had a
personal r eas on for thanking the movemen because he had f ormerly been a miner and he was u nfortunate enough to fracture both ar ms and a leg in 1924 When this accident occurr e d it was one of their d ivis ion s l a te members h e h ad sent for and Cllr. Ja ckson paid tribute to this man - the late Corps Secretar y Sa muel Mogfo r d. Mr. T. S.
Wins o r P r in c ipal of Fontypool's n ew Coll ege of Further Educa ti on, who acted as c hairman, sa id a great debt was owed to the people who had carried o n the movement tlu 'ough the yea rs. I-I e had seen in the P ress tha t 45 years ago t he am bul ance ha ll was opened and he poin ted to the huge si l ver shi eld awarded by Monmouthshire County Council for ambulance compet itio n and rem ar k ed tha t th e name of Pon ty pool appeared on it as ea rly as 1914. Mr. Win sor then enum er ated the succeeding years that Pontypool had won this trophy Pontypo ol also hel d the M a rtin Shield open to teams in th e No.6 N. CB Area, w hi ch hey had wo n four t mes in success ion ; the County Brigade Cup , which tbey had h eld for the last three years; and a lso the Markham Cup for the s ame per iod. I n addition they had the Tr eharris Cup and the Glynneath tropby.
Area Commission er J Wren, presenting awards, said Pon typool was a composite unit of ambula nce men , nurs es and cadets with an aggregate total of 109. R ecords of the di v ision for 1957 s ho wed that members at tended 81 hour s a t blood transfusion centres and 1,1 52 cases were treated. Th e units put in 646 hour s of public duty , which showed th at q uite a lot of work was done bes ides th e winning of trophies.
Superintendent George Lloyd welcomed the gues ts and the award of the President 's B adge to Pontypoo l Nursing Division was made by Mrs. D. M. Bailey, Count y Superintend en t, to Mrs. H M E verett, who th en presented the nursin g awards.
Other speakers were Dr. M Siddons (Divisional Sur geon), Messrs. H. Thom as (Chairman of the d ivi sion) , K. J. Rees (who gave a ro un d of thanks to all concerned) and W O Taylor (Chairman of he trust e es of the ambu ance hall ).
The brigade in Ca rdiff has a n exceptionally busy programm e this yea r. The Commonwe alth a nd Empire G ames in June involv e a h eavy call upon personnel for public dut y and already plan s are being l ai d for providing firs t aid fac lities for the
public in conJlection w ith a ll the week ' s events by a joint committee on which t he br gade is represent e d by the Brigad e Secr etary (Mr. W. Mabo n Abrah a m , M.B.E.) the Commiss ioner for Cardiff (Major A. H. G. Field M.B.E ), the Deputy Commis sioner (Dr. T. T. Baird) a n d the County Superintenden t (Miss G. R ich ard s)
In Jun e t h e In valid Tricycle Conference is meeting in CardifT-the firs t time fo r this organisation to h o ld its a nnu al gat hering in Wales. The brigad e will be in a ttendance during their wee k- end a nd the Prio ry will be providing any inv a lid equipment necessary for the comfo r t of he visito rs.
Dr. T. T. B a ird Deputy Conml i ssioner , is conduct in g an Air Att endants Course in Cardiff, th e students being representa t ive of a ll the di visi ons in C a rdiff Mrs. Baird, wife of he Deputy Commissio ner , h as b een appointed County VicePres i d ent for Nurs ing Cadets and figured for th e first time in this capacity a t an enrolmen t cer emo ny held at the brigade headquarters in the castle grOl.ll1ds. T h e cadets were enro ll ed by Dr. Bair d who was accompan ied also by t be CO lmt y Superinten dent , Miss G. Richa r d s. Nurs ing members in Cardiff generou sl y suppo r t the ac tivities of the Friends of St. David 's Hospital when called upon for their s upport by the brigade representative on h at body County Superintendent Miss G Rich ar ds Another speci a l service is b eing carried o ut at the request of th e Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital , Rh ydlafa r. A number of the porters emplo yed at this hospital are ca ll ed on from tinle to time in th e course of their duties to h a ndle patien ts and tr a n sport them between departments of the ho spital. It was thought that it would b e in the interest of the patients f such employe es were given expert instruction in the c orrect handling of various types of patients. Lectures , illustrated b y films , are now being given by the Commissioner, Major A. H. G. Field, M.B.E.
EIGHT-POINTED CRoss. - The official coat of arms for Newtownab bey, the n ew townsh ip formed o n the An t r i m perimeter of
B e lfas t , includes , in a promin ent p os it on in the centre of the main shi eld , the Maltese Cros s. Th e link with the Order is the fact that t h ere w as once · a religiou s se ttlement occupied by the Knights of St. John of J er us a lem a t Whiteabbey.
HIGH ApPOINTM EN T.-Co ngratula tion s. go to Mis s B Bo yce, Di s tri c Nursing Officer , w ho g iv es a great d ea l of her tim e to the work of St. John. She has been a ppointed Matron of h e n e w ho s pital nea r Londonder r y- one of the bi ggest proj ects in the Britis h Isles.
COMPLIME Ts.-Mem bers of tlle Winds or (Belfast) Amb u lance Di vis ion of th e St. John Ambulance Brigade we re comp lim ent ed on their s m a rtn ess, neat appear a n ce and excellen t be aring by D ep uty CommissiOIler, Brig. R. J. C Bro a dhurst, th e insp ect ing officer at th e di visio n 's a nnu a l parad e and in s pec tio n a t Gro svenor P a r k. With a membership of over 50 th e Windsor Di v sion is one of the most progr essive in the city, a nd h as a ttr acted a large number of young recr u its. The memb ers a r e well known for th e duty they p erform a Lin field foo ba ll m atc h es durin g the seaso n
The n s pection was the first open -a ir venture attempted by th e B r iga d e in r ecent years, a nd the b eautiful weather, allied t o an excellent se tting , mad e it a n unqualified s ucce ss
We d eeply regret to announce the following d eaths: Superintendent G. Bestwick, S.B.St.J., of No 2 Sub Area Corp s N .C.B. Derb ys hjr e, at th e age of 61. He had b een in poor h ealth since las t Jul y. M r. Bestwick had be en associated with the association for well over 40 year s, a nd was t he fo under or the Denby Colliery Divis ion n 195 0 a nd was its first Di v siona Sup e rintend e n t. He was. promoted to Corps Sup e rin tend ent in August ]954 An employee of t he D enb y Drur y Low e Colliery fo r 43 yea rs he was T rainin g Office r from ]94 7, a nd was a lso fire fighting instructor a nd a m e mb er of the collier y rescue team H e was one of the
fir st ]0 000 to join Kitc he ner's Army in t he 19]4-18 war. DuriJlg the 1939-45 war h e was Chie f A ir Raid Preca ution O fficer for Kilburn where he t hen lived a nd was la ter Ci viI Defence Officer. From 1945 to J 950 he serve d on t h e Kilburn P a ri sh Cou n c il , a nd fo r 14 years he was secre tary for hi s co lli ery branch of the National Association of Colliery Dep u ties. He wi ll be sad ly mis sed in t h e NO.5 Area. At the f un eral on Satm day th e 19th man y repr esen tati ves of th e ambulance a nd nursing secl ion s of th e No. 5 Area were present at the funeral se rvi ce. The Denby Colliery Ambu lance Di vision pro vided th e b earers and a ls o formed a guard of hono m.
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Pte F P. Wetherall, Post O ffice and Dist ri c t Ambulance Divis ion , Bournem o uth. A yo un g a nd enth usiastic memb er, wh o was killed in a r oa d accident , w h en his post office va n over turne d on a ice-b o und road. M embers of the post office staff a nd of h is division shared the honours at h s f un e ral.
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Pte. R. L. C lark , Meyrick Ambulance Division, Bournemout h. A new m e mb er to the Brigade, b ut an o ld St. John Association member , having served many years in the police force, died fo ll owin g a severe o p e ration. Members of the police fOI'ce and of his d ivision shared h e h ono urs a t his funera l.
* Corp s Staff Officer Ca pt. C. K. Muspratt
S .B .S t.J. F.R.G.S., Bournemouth. A n old a nd va lu ed member of the Bourne ill outh Corps, he t ook Jlisfirst a id exa min at o n in May J 929 and m a int ained an effic ie n t recor d for every year s in ce , ho ld er of the Se r vice Medal an d two bars, he was appoin ted to the r a nk of Corps Office r in 1936, and did muc h for th e Brigade duri ng the wa I' as A.R. P officer for the Cou nt y Borough of Bournemo uth Capt. Mu spratt a lso served [or many years o n the Bournemouth cen tre of the St. John Ambulance Associat ion as su bscriptio n office r and alt h ough fo r the past ten years or so his heal t h h ad been fa il ing, h e was always r eady a nd wi llin g to be o r ass stance to t he Corps. Capt. Muspratt was ad mi tted to the Ord er of St. JolID in 1948.
Dr. J. B. McKay, County Surgeon of Derbyshire, died on March]] th , 1958. He was a well known a nd much beloved officer of tb e Brigade who for m a n y yea rs did n o t spare h i mself in his efforts to maintain the sta nd ard of fi r st aid in the co unt y. He became surg eon of t h e Bolsover Division in 1924 and was a ppoin ted Co unt y Surgeon in .1943. For his co ur ageo u s re sc ues in the Markha m Co ll iery D isaster of .1939 he was awarde d the Gold Medal of th e O r der for saving life. He was m ade a Serving Brother of the Order, t h en promoted to officer in J 948 a nd to Comma nd er of the Order in 1953.
The funer al service was held at the Tri nity Methodi s t Churcb, Bolsover on Monday, Marcb 17t h and so great was th e number of mOllmers t h at an over-flow serv ice was held at the Pari s h Church . Th e Bolsov er Divis on provided the bea rer party and a cont inge nt of 20 member s of No.1 (N CB.) Area preceded t he cortege to t he c h urch. Among tho se present were th e Comm iss io n er, Col. F. Arnot Bearn, CB.E. , D.S O ., M.C, M.D., Deputy Commission er Capt. J . Atk iJlso n , M.B.E., County Sup e rintend ent Miss Hell , Area Commiss ioners B K e ndall ( o. 1 N.C.B ), Mr. H F P arker ( o. 5 N C.B.), Dr. Macke n z ie (South) , County Secre tar y C 1. Margerrison a nd County O fficers W. F. Rigley and F. 1. Shimwell.
* Corps Officer T H. N orth of th e L in coln Corps o n March 25th, 1958 at his home after a long a n d p ain ful illn ess, borne with pati ence a nd fortitude. Mr. Nort h join ed the L incoln "A" Division in 1939, was made Cadet Di visio n Superintendent in 1943 and ret umed to " A " Di vision as he di v siona l superintendent in 1947 ; in 1948 h e was promoted to Corps Officer and Secretary of th e LincoLn Corps; h e obtained his Servi ce Medal in 1953 and was made a Ser ving Br other of the Order of St. John in 956. There were a large number of brigad e members at the funer a l which was held in St. P eter-at-Eastgate Church a n d was f ully c h ora l. T h e COlm t y Co m m ss ioner, Air
Ma cs hal Sir Jo hn Baldwin was represented by Area Superi ntendent F. G. Latchem Oth er high ranking officers present included
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* Miss Na nc y Made line Robinson of the Scarborough Nursing Divi sio n, on March 23 rd , 195 8 Mi ss Robinson had completed 20 years efficient Br igade service, for nearl y J 5 years of which she was a cadet officer, unti l her resignation from this work at the en d of 1957 . H er service in carrying out public duties was prodigious , and she will be remembered with resp ect and grat itude by the many whom she had trained in their early first aid and home nursing work. H er su dden death was a great shock to a ll and she will be sadly missed by her St. John colleagues.
* D r. J ohn Clay, M .B. B.S., Area Commiss oner, Area , Hertfordshire, who was k ill ed in a motor -car acc i dent on February 5th, had been in practice in Letcb worth for nearly twenty-five years. He was 4 8 yea rs of age. John Clay was bom on January 24 h 1910, the eldest so n of Mr. John Clay, consulting surgeon to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. After leaving Cheltenham College he became a medica l student at Newcast le and graduated MH. B.S. in 1932. After graduation he was house-surgeon to Professor G. Grey Turner at the R oyal Victoria Infirmary, Newcast e, and, later , house ph ysic ian at the same hospital. H e t hen bec ame resident medical officer to tbe Princess Mary Maternit y Ho sp t al at ewcastle, befo re settling in pract ice at Letcb wort h C. P. C w ri tes The death of D r. John Clay is a major tr a gedy for Letchworth and the county of Her tford; everyone in the area who knew him has felt a sense of persona l loss. 1 was indeed fortunate to persuade John Clay to eave his home city a nd university to ente r general practice in the rapid y growing first garden city in ovember] 934. From the first it was o bviou s that he would spend himself to the utmost in tbe service of his p atients and in giving lo ya help to his colJeagues. Tn July, 1938 he was appointed t o a conIDliss io n in t he R.A .M.C., T.A and joined his unit for active service on September 1st, 1939. He served in France , being one of the last to leav e the Dunkirk beacbes then in Madagascar, a nd again in France and north-west Europe from 1944 until he was demobilised in Octob er, 1945. Quickl y attaining his majority, he was promot ed lieutenant -colonel in January 1945. Twice mention ed in di s patches , he was awarded not only the 1939-45 St ar, the France an d Germany St ar , the Defence Medal, a nd the W ar Medal 1939-45 , but a lso the Croix de Guerre. After this disting uis h ed war service, John Clay returned t o our practice, bringing with him t be w id e administrative experience gained overseas. Before the war he was surgeon to the Letchwo r th Division of the S t. Joh n Am bul a n ce Brigade and in 1949 was promoted to a rea surgeon and, later, to area commiss ioner of the northern par t of the Coun ty of Hertford. He h eld the lo n g- erv ice medal with b ar , and was invested as a Serving Brother of the Venerabl e Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1957. He was a keen supporter of almost every sporting and social activity in the town. Elected a m em ber of the Letchworth Urban Dist ric t COlmcil in 1947 , he served as a c01,.mci llor as vice-chairman , and a
chairman in 1956, and was tire less in h s efforts to promo t e the well- bein g of t he electors. He was a n active m emb er of the East Hertfordshire Division of the British Medical Association and h a d been a m em b er of the executive committee since 1953.
John Clay wa s a lovable man Genia l kind y, and symp a th e tic, he had been ca lled " the idea l genera l p r acti t oner. " He always brought warmth a nd comfort into t he li ves of hi s patien t s, his colleagu es, and his innumerable friends. His p r esence alone wa s sufficient to do this , with out apparen t effort , and we have a ll suffered a tremendous loss in this most unexpected tragedy.
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ON the occ asio n of its third birthd ay, the st. John Council for Berkshire can look back witb some satisfaction on the progress made under its chairman, Sir Conrad Corfield, and with pride on the work of the Brigade under the County Commissioner, Mr. C. A. Poole, and of the two-year-old As sociation u nder the County Direc tor Co lonel L. K. L e dger.
It was that mo st be loved Conm1issioneri n -Chief the ate Lt. -Gen Sir Otto Lund who had the fore sight to see th at with rapid development of indu st ry i n Berkshire and growth in popu latio n , the calls on the services of the Or der wo uld increase a nd tha t the Briga de, who for 64 years had a l one h eld th(flag of the Order aloft in the county, would have to be reinforced. It was on hi s rec<?nunendation tha t tbe Chapter General deCided to set up a St John Council in Berkshire, and that on June 2 1st 1954
H.R.H. The Grand Prior appointed sU: Conrad Corfield as the first chairman, with
the County Commissioner as vice-chairman. Their firs as k was t o form a council and fin.d premises for county headquarters. Withill SiX weeks premises had been bought 1I1 London Road Reading an d on January 8th, 1955 they were formally open e d at a ceremony attended by the Commissionerin-Chief, the Director -General, the nucleus St. John Council and a representative ga hering of the county and the Order. On April 14th 1955 , the first meet ing of the c OLIDcil was held at St. John House when Mr. S. J N. Fenton was a ppointed Hon Treasurer and Mrs M C. Long was ap p oin ted Hon. Secretary I n 1957 the co uDcil were by the Mcuquess of WillingdoD consenting to be President.
The first eighteen months was a period of discovering t hro u gh trial and error what was required to meet the peculi ar nee ds of Berkshire and to gain public support. is a long straggly county shaped like a b oomerang: the one end being a 1
par a dise f or London commuters which with Windsor Castle an d Ascot Races becomes in the summer an overflow of the London Season and a marathon of work f or first aider s: the other typified by the rolling Berkshire Do wns a nd the serene market tow n s of ewbury a nd Abingdon being the lair of the t r ue countryman: the two uneasily linked by the industrial town of Rea ding a nd growing new town of Brack nell and the Atomic Energy Commission's townships of Alderma ston and Harwel l. Per hap s the most arduous task that faced Sir Conrad , was the need to explain the vol unt a ry nature of the work of the Order and its relations with its t wo foundations.
The organisation that has now proved to be the most satisfactory is that a small but hard working fin ance and general purpo ses comm ittee makes recommendations to the council on all matters regarding finance, cou nt y ap peals, and publicity and under the council's direction s ensures that the necessary action is subsequently taken; an a ppeals member and publicity member of the council being responsible for detailed organisa t ion in these two fie ld s The COlillCil have been fortunate in having Lady Joubert de la Ferte as ap peals member , for it is through her inspired hard work that a syste m of decentralisation has emerge d whereby the Order benefits from the goo dwill of a large l1lill1ber of people in the county too busy to belong but willing to give a helping h and in raising money in their own loca li ty; it is largely due to her that the f lIDds raised have steadily increased and th a t the council is no w on a sou nd financial footing a nd can help expand the work of the Order. We have suffere d a sad los s in the death of Col. E. Latham who was the publicit y member, and who in t he short time that he held office put in sterling work in stin1 ulating publicit y; our deepest sympathy goes ou t to Lady Gwendoline L atham -a most valu a ble and hard working member of the cOlllcil.
The po siti on now after three years' ha r d work, is that the council in addition to maint.aining the county h eadquarters, with its secretarial and office facilities for both tl1e Brigade a nd the As sociation, has been able o give certain other financial ai d to the Br iga de and to t he new a nd ever-growing activities of the Association , and has just put in hand the construction of garages for the Briga de County H.Q. am bul a nces; it can claim too that the Order of St. John is now • Continued overleaf
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Thi s would ind ee d see m Lo be a f ull li fe, but Lord Webb - John son had m a n y other inl er esL. Tbe l a Le Qu ee n Mary in le re ste d her ell' in lhe rebu il ding of Lhc Middl esex H o pital i n 192 1 th erearLer W ebb- J ohnson bec ame her friend an d wa s her surg eo n 1'1'0111 1936 until her d eat h In addition
Lo hi work for lhe Order , h effo rl w ere a lwa y unliringly directed toward s c harili es an d he became Preside nt of the Roy a M edical Bene v o ent Fund or wa he fo r ge tfu of public serv ce beyond Lhe sphere or medicine and the activities of the Order , for h i s l11 a ny -sided in Lerests were reAecled in h s staL es man ike co ntr ibuLion s 10 the deb ates of t le Hou e of Lo[d s, a nd in Lh e office which he held of D eputy Lie utenant of the County of London a nd Lor d High Steward of Newcastle-underLyme. Hi s intere t n the arts wa w ide and 11e w as a n act ve director of the Sav oy Theatre A deli ghtful conversationalist and a bri lli ant and witty after - dinner speaker , he was much so ug ht after in social and pu bl c functions; a wise cou nsellor of great integrity , r eadi y approachab Je and f ull of k indl y i n terest, h e d id much to he p t he you n g men of medicine not only in his country b u t from overseas; a loy al and tru e friend h e w as b e oved by those WllO k n ew h m wel l. It was natural t h at many honours fell to one sLl c h as he. He w as created a Knig :lt 3
ST JOH Ambulance Brigade comp eLiLi o n in Mess r s. H opkinson's ca nteen Birkby, Yorkshire, brought to a close a week r ecru itin g campaign in th e form of an ex hibi t ion in the wo rk s dining hail Re alistic in cidents pro vided opportunity for seven Leams from different parts of the distri ct to compete for the Dr Grundy Cup and or the winners o pass on to the r egiona l competition for the D ewar Shi eld Ind ividual test s were gi ve n by Dr. C. Summer M arsden) and team test s b y Corp s Dr. S M. ewman (Batl ey) Th ere was a unjform test by Mr. J S. B assindale (area staff) and amo ng others present we re Mr. G. Blackb u rn (sout h- west area president) Mr. H. H arrison (A ssistant Commissioner) and r E. W Gosslin. Mr L. Clegg was responsible for the make-up of the " victims " Mr. Harri son presided and Mr. Bl ackburn presented the trophy.
The first tbree placings were: Saddlewort h "A " -of which Pt e. A. Blacke[ receiv ed the uniform award-l -l points So werby Bridge 133 p oints; Huddersfield A " 120 points.
AT th e end of las t year I was privileged to be a m em b er of a small experimental course on Casualty Acting organised by N o 1 District Exp erim ent al, in tha t m embers were invited to comment freely on the curric ulum and on the conduct of the c ours e so that im p rovemen ts could be made for the future
At the end of t he course I was left with the firm b elief tha t when a few more ha ve been held the st an d ar d of acting in t he brigade, at leas t in London , may well be raised at least to th e evel of th a fo un d in any other organisation
The South Western Area Diagno sis competition was sho r tl y d ue o be held a nd a special feature was made of cas ualt y acting to see how far we h a d progressed.
I wanted ten pati en t s for the competition and, u sing as a nucleu s students from the district class, drew th e rest from variou s parts of Lon d on district. The criterion for se ectio n was neit h er r ank nor success in fi rst ai d compe itions, but was solely a known abi lit y to act th e par of a shocked and injured person.
The cases, a nd some of the probl ems that arose, were:
(1) Second-degree burns on chest through stroke of lightning (A cigare tt e case in th e p atien t's po cket h ad acted as a conductor of elec tr ici ty). The realism of thi s case was imp erfect in t hat, by my over sig ht t he patien t was a ll owed to stand up right!
(2) Shot through st omach; entry a nd exit wou nd s. Divisional Officer Ben Tullett, a regular p atient in Na tion a competi ions, needed no instr ll ction to give a classic demonstration of the si gns of internal
haemorrhage. Mr. Tull ett b ro ught home one inescapa ble fact: hat t o be a s uccessful p atient yo u must be d evoid..of a n y selfconscioll snes s .
(3) Incised wound on wrist; tendons controlling the first and second fingers seve red. Ca det Superintendent Mrs. Hammond , of W im ble don , had to devo te long pra ct ice to the a rt of mo ving two fingers whi le th e other two remained mo t ionless. (Note taken to r-----------By-----------,
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select a piani s for this p a rt for f uture occasions.)
(4) Dislocated right femur. Corporal Wilkinson (Lon don Electric it y Di v s ion Aldersgate) found t hat i t was not as easy to resi st t he efforts of the firs t-aid er to move hi s femur as he expected It was in fact eas ier, and pr o bably more r ealis tic , to prevent attempts to touch Ius leg.
(5) Lacerated wound inside lip. Blood fl owing freely from h er mouth-mumbling sp eech, in which the jaw was not movedshock Was this a case of fractured aw or merely a wo und ins id e th e mouth? T he h istory did not grea tly help. Over -acting was t he da n ger here , but Divi s ion a Superin te ndent Mrs. Lafferty avo ided it and n ot many co mpetitors fe ll into the t rap. (Probl em: t o de vise a iquid resemb lin g bl ood that does not become irritating and nau seat4
ing to the patient who (as in thi s case) ha d to s ub mit to twent y exa minatio ns).
(6) Circulatory block offorearm; gangrene. The pati en t 's a rm had b een tra pp ed and circ ula tion h ad been sto pped for a lon g p er iod Th e problem was to combine the manifestation of v.ery great p a in a bove the injury with p a r alysis below i t, a nd , of course, a d vanc ed S110ck
(7) Nerve shock; simple faint. Th e patient had been in a road accident ; s he was uninjmed but h a d seen her friend's arm torn from the bod y An excellent por tr aya by Miss J M ale, of London Tran sport , of neurogen c shock with unconsci ousness sup er venin g
(8) Post-epileptic a utomatism. Careful in struction by Area Surgeon Dr. Buxton, a nd adequate pract ice enabled Mrs. Bell of the Mitcham C.D. Corps, to portray t he vag ue purposeless act ions of the epileptic in a r ealistic manner.
(9) Simple fracture of pelvis. Frank Halls, of ] 80 (Stoke Newington ) Divisio n , had picked up hints on how to mani fes t the excr uci a tin g p a in of fractured pelvis from the distric t class, and n ervo us ly resisted a ttempt s on p a rt of the firs t- aider to touch his obdomen .
(10) Concussion. The presence o r amnesia was the cluef m ean s of diagnosis here and Mrs. J Ironside , of British Railways a bl y p or tr ayed thi s with the vagu e and ted ious repetition of" What hap pened?" " Where a m I?"
W e did not a tt ain p erfection but I think th e experiment was s uccessill l, and t he acti n g was po ss ibly of a higher standard than a n y pr evio us di a gno sis competition un der bri gade a u spices.
The competitors , who were lik ely to b e the strictest critics were comp liment ary of most of the acting. Perhaps t he greatest compliment paid by a competitor was of t he ner ve-shock pati ent (No 7). " She was so convincing t hat I ]lad a hard job to pr even t myself from treating her ."
The necess ity for the fait h f ul reproduct ion o f condi tions and inj uries is now fully recognised , and it is now surely time for equally full recogn ition to be given to the impor tance of r ealis tic acting. The old casu a l approach, " Everything ready- have we got a pati en t? " should n ever aga in be heard ; it is a n ins ult to co mp etitors wh o may have been pr actising for months for the test.
How can t h e bri gade claim t h at it s divisiona l co mp e titions are an important means of training members to d eal with real cases, when he patient does not actan d a real patient wo uld? Ha f the mar ks lost for shock in di visio na l co mp e titions for n ot adequately treating sho ck wo uld no t have b een l ost if th e patient h a d acted as if h e were shocked- in stead of lying unp erturbed and o bvious ly bored at the w hole proceeding
The job of pat e nt is of eq ua l imp ortance to hat of judge a n d make-up artist; let u s choose him car efully, and reme mber that acting ability s the only imp ortant yardstick.
A t t he Ealing co mp e titi o ns this year so m e of the p a ti e nt s were m emb ers of a ocal a mateur dram at ic socie y. Who bet ter? Ind ee d , we co ul d well invite Sir L a u re n ce O li vier himself to be patient for t he Dewar Sbie dif we cou ld b e certa in he wou ld n ot u mp to his feet in he midd le of the test to procla im "Thes e wou nd s I got on Cr ispi ns Day "
MANY we ll-k nown fig uTes were among thos e Teceived and inves ted by H .R. H. Th e Duk e of Gloucester G-rand P TioT, a t St Jam es's Palace, on J.l1ay 20th- for I,he first time since Octob e7· 1 955. Ow· pictwes show (top left), Co l. SiT H amid Mitchell (H.Q. Liaison 0ffi ce7· f01· th e Ca1-i bb ean) and Lady il1itchellj (top Tight) J.l1ajor-Gen J E. T. Younger, zvi th his Esqu i're, 1I1a)0'r J. 111 A. (Tight) Field- il1aTShal LOTd Hard ing, I,he fonner GovenWT of Cyprus.
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area ca.det officers star ted sometlung qLllte n ew Jl1 No.2 Area at Tankerton, in Kent. To b ri n g their activities to the not ice of tbe public th ey arranged a dinner at the lo cal hot el an d sold tickets to a num ber of p eople. T h e Presi d ent , Mr. Welch, presided over a very successful par y.
Mr. Smith County Cadet Offi ce r , welco med t he guests ll1 an excell ent speec h and suggested that St. J olm no longer re m ai ned" The Silent Service. " He also ra n t hro ugh t he m any things t hat St. Jolm
Am bul ance Briga de did fOl' " l'he co unty vo lunt ar ily and mentione d tha '·two of th e leader s in this work, (Coun tess Mo un tb a tten of Bmma a nd V isco unt ess A lle nb y,
as well as t he Conmussioner - in -Cluef had recently toured t he world a nd seen wh at the Brigade was doing in ot her coun tries. They had to rememb e r , he said, tha t they were t h e exa mple h e re in this land.
Mr. Beaumont , Area Commi ssione r , replied, praised them for their work and present ed Mr. Welch wit h a medal in recognition of fif tee n years' h ard work for the cause of St. John. This kind of dinner was an entirely new departure and the local press as well as the guests gave it treme n doLls pr aise. It is to be hoped that other areas will follow this example and so keep the Brigade in the pub li c eye.
TH E change to British Surnmer Time did not affect the attendance at th e Coventry Sports and Social Club on April 21st.
Many guests attended a farewell parade and inspec60n in honour of the P resident, the Head P ostmaster, Mr. P. R Wilkins, who is shortly retiring.
Civil Defen ce volunteers and the mem b ers of the Coventry P ost Office Mixed Division , St. J obn Ambulance Brigade, paraded and were inspected b y the President accompanied by the Acting Comnussioner, Mr. G. J. Fowler, C.St.J
The Divisional Superintendent thanked Mr. W ilkin s for his help, kindness and assistance, a n d on behalf of the di vision asked him to accept a gold pencil as a small token of he esteem with which he was r ega rded , whilst Cpl. McGavin , Nursing Member presented a bouquet to Mrs. Wilkins
In reply t he Head P ostmaster thanked aU concerned and and said that he would be reminded of many happy days whilst in th e ir nudst.
The Acting Comnussioner wished Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins a happy an d long retirement, remarking that membership of the Brigade a lw ays gave tasks that would keep one busy.
M EMBERS of the Croydon Centre , S J .A.A. , he ard with interest of the p r ocedure wluch would be adopted in the area in the event of a major accident. Th e talk \-vas given at Mayday Hospital, Croydo n by the Administrative Officer Mr. H. W. Gilder, who e mph asised th e imp orta nce of the part wluch would be played by St. John personnel. Many l essons had been learnt from the Lewisham tra in d isaster an d other recent serious accidents and as a result d etailed pla ns were being prepared to me et any such e mergency which might occur in other areas.
Th e ground floor c on s st s of a large ve stibul e on he left of whi ch are general offices , Secret a ry s office, me
The ki tchen a nd ser vice is at one en d of t he R efr ector y, a nd n ex t o t his is the gener al st ore s room toilets and ba ck entra nce to the ga r a ges On t h e mi ddle floor abo ve these there s a room for he caretaker's aundry e tc ., and n ex t to thi s a large general comforts room whe r e th e ladies do their sewing , ir oning , p a cking and storing of m a ter ial s for the Ophthalmic Ho spital and other su ch ser vices.
The solitary figure in the picture which was taken on a Sund ay mo r ning w hen less traffic was mo ving , is the he ad messenger (" Induna " a s s om e term the h ead-bo y), Kla as Kga bu , a Corporal in th e Bantu Ambulan ce Di vision , holde r of the Servic e Med a l and Bar, and one wh o has se rve d St. John for o ver 20 years.
It is regretted that the illustrated report of the recent tour made by the Countess of Brechnock to West Mrica has been unavoidably held over to the next issue.
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W e ir d el ec trical a pplia nces Imma cula te a n d ext en si ve lab or a ories Di a ls, ub es , w ir es and glass cont a iners. Littl e , earn est figures in whit e coa t s rushin g a b o u t clut chin g sh eaves of for m s an d re p orts a nd pieces o f p a ti en t remove d for in ves tigat ion a n d m utt ering t o them sel ves in a jargon comple t ely in co mp re h en sibl e to anyo n e n ot in th eir p ar tic ul a r d epart ment. I ndeed to rea d articl es in cer tain , n otably Amer ican , m agazines , it wo uld b e a lm os imp ossi ble for a n yone to die of a n y thing, w hi c h unh a ppily is no the case. It mu s t b e co nfessed tha t onl y t oo often the res ult of all t his intr cate in vest gation is a la r ge wad o f p a pers wi th t h e co nclu sion t h a no n a me c a n ac ually b e a tt ac hed o the comp lain t fro m which t h e wretched p a t en is su ffer in g (o h yes t here st ill has to be a p a ient )whi c h is a tra ge d y, or t hat in any even t not hin g can be do n e abou it whi ch so mehow or o ther never seem s t o matter so m u ch " T h e op er a t io n was a s uccess bu t the p a ti en t di ed ."
I n evit a bl y fir st a id , which after a ll is a b r a nch o f m edi cine , h as b eco m e affected in t urn . T h e rot r ea ll y set in wi th fr act ures S ome yea rs b efo re th e war th e m edical pro fession , p ar tly b y accid ent di scover ed hat plas t er o f p a r is, wh ic h up ill th en h a d on ly been u sed in h e latter s ages of t he reat m en t of f rac tmes , could in fa ct b e e mplo yed fro m th e o ut set T hi s l ed to th e disca rdin g of t h e m a ny and in geniou s s plints of met a l and woo d which had hitl1erto b een u se d as th e b asis o f trea tm ent. I n due c ourse it wa s d ecided t h a t splint s weTe e qu a lly un n ecessar y in th e fi rst a id treat ment of fr a ctures . H a ve you eveT tri e d firml y t o fix a brok en forearm s t raight to the b o dy ? H ave you ever r e d t o h old a leg? (D ea ch ed fr om t h e bod y r m e an , of c omse! ) It is q ui te h e.c'Wy. If I p er s on a lly were g oing toO be mo ved I shoul d prefer t o
By VICTOR HARRIS O.St.)., B.A., F.R.C.S.
hav e m y bro ken lim b fir mly s uppo r te d first. The more rece nt on sl a ugh t is o n the re a tm ent of sho c k. F rom t im e to time over th e yea r s the scient ifi c t yp es have produ ce d t h eories, a s t o t he causa ti on o f thi s co nditi o n a ll of whi c h t he ori es have, n turn b een conclu s ively prove d It is true th a in t urn th ey h ave all e qually been di sp r o ved but h a t do esn t see m t o b e i mport ant. It is n ow app a rentl y cons ider ed t o b e u seless, or wro n g, t o g ve t he p a tient fluid s or even to keep h im warm P ersonally aga in if I we r e l yin g a t t h e top of a mount a in w ith a br o k en leg , cold sh ve rin g f r i gh ten ed an d sh ocke d , I should welcome a " cup of sw eetene d t ea " a n d a warm rug. I sh o uld feel better for it whi ch surely mus indica t e somet h ing Indeed the general tendenc y in teaching appears to be des tructive r ather than constructi ve. An enormou s amount of time and energy seems to be spent in ex plaining, s ometimes rather condescendingly wh y it is useless to emplo y certain time - honoured
measures, without s uggesting a nything which should be done in their s tead. Or aga in the tremendous efficiency of nur sing and medical facilities at modern factories is constantly emphas is ed. This cannot help but cr eate the impress ion that it s a wa
By Viscountess ALLE N BY of Megiddo Vice-President, Nursing Cadets, Kent
T HIS wasn't an attempt to out-d o the efforts of the hero of a film. In this case it was for ty -nine d ays or not at all and every thing was timed in order t hat a ship was launched in Japan and another h a d to be launched fifty-three da ys after in Glasgow.
Oddly enough b y fl ying, sometimes through th e night, we spent several da ys in most places where we had made up our minds to visit, an d as it h ad been one of m y greatest wishes to go ro und t he wo rld , I gladly accept ed the invi tat ion to go with m y friends. I once read of a n American woman, ve ry spoilt who said petulantly to her hu s band, " I d on't wan t to go round the world, fo r m y holid ay, I want to go some other place " Well, I didn 't, so over the North Pole we fle w and a the re-fuelling ba se they had though tfully had a Laplander build an Igloo! In case it didn 't fee l like the Arctic Circle
Th e odd thing about th e flight was that it was dark for ho urs and hours D awn never seemed t o come W e h ad dinner , br eakfast a nd lun ch in the dark, and we los t eight hours b y the time we arrived early in the morn in g at San Francis co.
I propose to tell yo u of the peculiar things t hat I notice d in vari ou s places.
Here in "sunny" California there was a mother and a father of a fog What is more they h ave it eve ry day, some days in the summer on ly for a n hour or two, but fog there is. Practically everything we went to see, we couldn't see becau se of fog T he Golden Gate was blott ed out sever a l times. Finally, s rictl y against rules, I aske d a conductress on a bus a b out it.
" Oh , we lo ve our fog. Nice and coo it make s it in the sum mer." I next di scover ed, an d no one had ever told me that San Franscisco is built on man y, m any high hill s and every s treet you look up you look up to the top of a hill
Also they ha ve weather! In fact, except for Per sia, every place we wen has wea ther just like us. R a in co ld , snow wind , t he lot but mo s tly they don 't talk a bout it. Honolulu , our next visi t, was a dream . Yes! They do pu t garlands rOlmd your neck, but someone has to pa y for them and if you have no frie nd s to meet you, th en no garlands. I thought they were thrown in free and for every one. No t at all. Very expensive!
The beach was everything that yo u he a r a bout-W aikikki , warm, golden slillny sand. The atmosphere so hap p y that you ne ver wa nt to l eave and the beaches outside the town, away across the island are r eally paradises. The wild flowe rs, the t rees in flower, th e pin eapp les grow in g, t h e su ga r cane waving in the breeze, i t is indeed a p lace to la ze. But if you expect girls wagging everything at yo u in grass slcirtswrong! Th ey don't wear them In fact, a goo d many wear lo ng shap eless " Mother Hubb ards" in vented b y the mi ss ionar es
o cover the bodies of th e n atives ent irely I left the island w ith great regret , but we had to be at Kobe to launch the sh ip an d arrived in Tokyo in the mo rni ng. No one h ad to ld me to expect t he ugliest, untidi est city I've ever seen.
Instead of co loured banners and geishas, my eyes a li ghted first on a notice " Dri ve Carefully-Hell's Only Half Full. " So even J ap an h as a traffic probl em In fact except for Persia and Siam, most of our troub les are the same as those of cities in ot her countries. It was comforting to find thi s out.
An o bservation car was fitte d on to a tr ain and we wen t up to Kobe p ast Fujiyama which for o nce , and this is quite r are, the top was not covered in clouds. I saw tea gro wing for t he first time on little low bu shes. In Ceylon, they are much bigger. In Kobe we really became Japanese , becau se we were in the h ands of the Japanese shipbuilders and t he y had planned the who le thjng So we found ourselves , lunching, sitting on the floor. At a banqu et we wer e still on the floo r and always min u s our shoes b ecau se never do you enter any J a p anese house weari ng the shoes you wore outside in the stree t. Th ey ar e th e cleanest people. The Governmen t takes a hand in their being hygienic t oo fo r when an yo ne has a cold they have to wear a white mask over nose and mouth
U sually s hip s are not p ainted until after lalllching an d they look a b it ru sty. In our honour the J a p an ese had given thi s ship a thin coat of temporary paint in thr ee colours and at t he stern they ha d hung an enormous red and white striped balloon which when the bottle hit t he s hip burst and out fl ew hun dr ed s of pigeons , ballo ons and confetti. A holid ay was requ es ted for the men who had well and truly built it, and t he m anage r told them over h e microphone tha t they could have twentyfive minutes holiday!
A large bu s took u s for a fe w days' sightseeing-temples, shrine s, a we dding with the girl in a lar ge wig and a beautifu l white kimono , the bridegroom dr essed in W es tern style No bride smaids , no flo we rs a nd white paste on her face. The priest sto le th e show, for he was very very tall in thick white silk with a tr ain , a nd he walk ed with his h ead high and hi s arms folded , a most magnificent sight.
I shall alwa ys remember the castle where the War Lord s li ve d. That was well wo rt h seeing for apart from its beauty it h a d room s with wall s painted wit h th e cl assic design s that we see in copies. Gold leaf background , cedar trees , s tork s a nd rus hes. The chi ef room had hidden niche s, apparently the Shoglm or War Lo r d we nt in continual fea r o f hi s life a nd ingenious ly, the floor t h at led to th e main room was called the "Night in gale F loor Walk " because a s you tro d , it sa ng a bird-lik e note.
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Tn that way anyo ne a ppr oaching was heard and the guard s got into their hiding pl a ces.
E verything was a work of art, door hinges, h an dles, windows, th e garden with its moat a ll were exq ui s it e and very unusual. Hong Kong came next a nd there alm ost b efo re I h a d regained m y breath after the h air-ra is in g t rip in b etween the mount ains to land , there I r an int o our own Conm1issioner-in- Chief.
After a few days we were fl ying over vas t areas of jlllgie to Sia m or Thailand as it is now called. As we got out of the pl a n e, someth ing h it u s. L iterally it came at u s an d it was act u a lly t he impact of real tropic al h eat. M y first ex p erience of it.
On the way to the hote l I saw water buffa lo working in the fields and l ying in th e canals . For th e fil"st ti me, l otu s flowers and glorio us blu e water h yacinth s were bloom ing in front of my eyes Girl s an d wo men in b ea utiful co loure d saris were wa lking so gr acefu lly, some carrying pots o n th eir heads. It was a n oth er world.
Si am is one of th e p laces to go to see a nd to linger in. For one of t he great sight s is a day's tr ave lling away, a g lori ous templ e that was cover ed b y jungle for centuries an d has now been uncovered. The beauty of the carvings, th e history of i t, the me a ni ng of it all takes da ys to a bsorb, as indeed do the beau tif ul temples in Bangkok itself. But of a ll things I find th e m os t absorbing is to wander in a nd out of th e st reet s, watching the people cookin g t heir food on the pavement, carvi ng gambling, arguing. Everything takes place on the pavements a nd no one bothers to fuss a bou t you So for hour s I wandered and stare d , and I co uld cheerfully go b ack t h ere and spend weeks ju st doin g this. The Imperial Palace is indescrib a ble, because it is so crowded with a ll lcinds of gay coloured, beautiful cone-shap ed buildin gs as well as temples. Lovely b ells hang a ll rou nd the Emera ld Budd ha te m ple a nd t he ear as well as the eye is del ighted.
If I'm told "This is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha" th en to me, it is the E m era ld Buddh a. I watched an American approach it s tar e h ard at it , t hen tum round and say, "Well I know i t's jade."
A nd s he th ere and t h en wrote it off.
How sorry I was t o leave Siam, bu t Sin gapor e was next, a nd here I was lu cky enoug h to go to t he house of a Chin ese banker and see what s probably the finest co ll ect ion of orch ids in th e world. They are grown out in the open and th e b es t piece of lu ck was that h is famo u s blu e orchid was in full flow er a nd very b eautiful it was. A ll th e plants are behind large w ire cages with eno rmOLlS p ad oc ks. At night they are floo dlit and th ey hav e th e ir own night- wa tchman.
• To be concluded
1111'S. Wright, alwa y s at hand, had just been giving assistance when this photogmph was
F OR MED so me four years ago and now beginnin g to show interes tin g results is the WingfJe ld Music Cl ub w h ose m a in o bject is to assist people to overcome their handicaps through music.
By a system of matching the mu sical instrument with the physical handicap, members have shown remarkab e improvements and to some their handicap is no longer a problem.
Eve ry Monday evening in the Walthams tow area he club hold h eir practice.
Members arrive by a ll typ es of conveyance from three-wb eel bicycle to wheelchair, complete with occupant, in a utili ty van.
The orchestra asse mbles and var iou s teachers begin l essons with individual pupil s whilst the orchestra continues with rehearsal. There is a constant exchange of pl.lpils returning and leaving the orc hes tr a for lessons.
The orchestra gives two concerts a year.
Members take part in mus ic festivals and enter for Associa ted Board Roy a l School of Music examinations.
T heir successes include two Juni or Exhibition ists to Trinit y Col lege of Music.
Much of tb is wo rk wou ld not b e possible without the h elp and assistance of the Brigade, notably two members M rs. Wright and Mr. Messenger, and the Club has extended very sincere app recia ion for their services
handbill a n d brochure which gives all the present information available have been sent Ollt on t he ba sis of one copy for each Division. I n so far as the Brigade, therefore, s concerne d, your Di visional Superintendent shou ld h ave the inform a tion. The County Dir ec to rs of the Association have also been si milarl y informed but if a reader finds difficulty in obtaining f urther details, please write to t he W arden, St. John House, 50 Eaton Place, S.W.l.
ST HOUSE-YOUR CLUBHAS OW OP E ED WHY NOT J OIN IT AND HAVE A MEETING PLA CE I LONDON?
TH E Lord May01 of Bmdford (:Lld Dr. David Black) 1 formally handed over two ambulances bought following his public appeal, to th e B 1'Cldj'ord C011JS oj the St Jo hn Ambulance Brigade and the BTit'ish Red Cross in Bmdfonl at a ce1'emony held in L ister Pm)c, Bmdf01'd, on Saturday, April 26th. The am bulances were provided as a 1'esult of con ributions from jiTrn s and individuals in the city and sU1Toundin a w hich amounted to over £5,000. Th e ambu ances, beanng the Lord 111ayor's name, and the othe1' the name of the Lady Mayoress were dedicated by the B ishop o Bmdf01' d (Dl'. Donald Coggan) A bout 300 members and fn:ends were present. Both ambulances were built by the Coach bu ld1:ng D ivis1:on of Appleym'd of Leeds Ltd. Our picture sho ws the L01'd J.lIlayo1· addr essing the audience at the han d1:ng-ov er cenmony
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forecast in the May number of the R.£V[EW , St. John Ho use started coming into action on Saturday June 14th It h ad been h oped to be by then rather further a dvanced than has, in fact, turned out t o be the case However , from then onwar ds the ne w club will be fun ctio ning and by now the club should be weIl in operation . I t wi ll be no ticed that a d ate b as not yet been given for a forma l opening ceremony and this is b eca use, a l hough he club will b e in action, i is evidently not desirable to hold a fu nc t ion of t h at nature until the workmen have offi cially left the premi ses. At the tinle of writing we are well under way as regards all the main features; only the last -m inute decor at ion and the final touches have sti ll to be carrie d out. It is, of co ur se, pr ecise y these fina l touches which a lways tak e t ime, particularly as they have to be worked in with getting the club into oper ati on The furniture is now being moved in an d the carpets are going down The Conmuttee of Management take this opportunity once again to stress the advantages of the club and to renund all readers that the club is now open and this is the tin1e to join We urgently need to raise our memberslup as much as possible, in order to keep the prices down and to make the club a place where you can get really good acconmlodation, good meals and a comfortable " home " when you are in Londo n, or even if you live in London. The club is now cent rally situated, being close to Hyde P ark Corner, and the prices charged are far better than can be obtained in any comparable surro unding s elsewhere It must be re-emphasized that this is possible onJy if the basic m embership is large and all members of the O rder, Association and Brigade are llrged to give this mat er consider ati on Please do not put i off to a nother da y Oth erwise unless the memberslup is , in fact, seen to be increasing now that these first -class ne w premises are available, it can onJy mean that prices cannot be held at the presen rates and t he advantages which go to you as member s will be less if prices have to go up. On page 15 you will find fuller details , but you can get them nearer home f rom all County Headquarter s. Furthermore, a
Ti111e s of Malta
The Commissioner, Col. J. V. Abela, reading the annual report at the St J ohn anmwl meeting at the Palace of the (/rand 11aster in Valletta, ilialta From left to right : A V Cauchi, Hon. Tr easurer; the Com71'Lissioner; Lady Laycock, Di st1 ict Pr esi dent; H.E. the Govemor, Sir Robert Laycock, Brigade Patron; 1I11 S TTafford Smith, Cadet P1'esident; and Dr R. Cauch:i Inglott, District Sw·geon.
Annual Dinner
was jolly event
THE 197 Ambulance a nd 163 Nursing
Sections of the Heston & I slewo rth Division held their second ann u a d inn er with increased success at The J olly Gardeners under h e Presidency of Lt.-Col. W. E. Cross, F. R.I .B .A ., after 10 years' existence as a self-cont ained division , following 16 years as a section of Brentford and Chis wick D ivision.
Col. G. F. Page, D.S O. Commissioner No.1 (P rince of Wales's) District, a tten ded with Mrs. R Cavendish , District Superintendent of the Nursing Di visio n s.
In his toast to the Brigade Col. Page praised the division for its work and not ed that a larger number of casualt es were being treated although the hours of duty were not increased , over the p revious year. He appreciated the close liaison between the am bul a nce and nursing divisions and stressed the necessity fo r continued recruitment especia lly of cadets.
Col. W. E. Cross in thankin g h e Commissioner for his generous to ast sai d that c vic conscio usn ess , as expressed by tll e nursing and am bulance d iv ision s, ha d its reward; the p ersonnel could take a justifiable p ride in their services to their fellow men and they rightly inherited and occupied an important place in the p a tt ern of o ur society of today. He stressed the won derful co -operation between the nursing and ambu lance sections an d also bet ween the cadet section s. His sens e of humour gave effecive force to hi s point s.
Mrs J Mandiwall , President of the nursing di vision, proposed" The Guests " with much hum our, an d mentioned the great rewar d o bt a in e d f rom the vo lunt ary work for St. John . She said that some years ago she said to Mrs. Cross that sh e was rather tired of living in Hounslow and required a change to different surrounding s
Colonel Croft presents the Cup to C01'}Joml Russel Looking on is Col. G. F. Page, D istrict Cornrn issioner
but that Mrs. Cross patted h er shou ld er and sugge ste d staying to assist in making th e locality a better place in which to li ve. T hat re m a rk so impre ssed her that although the idea could be put only into limit ed operation she had found great joy in service to the comm uni ty and realised what an inlpo rtant part t h e St. J olm Ambulance Brigade played in m aki ng the localit y a better place.
Mrs. E Norford, th e Area S up er intendent (N.), suita bl y replied on behalf of the guests a nd ex presse d h er delight at the very hap py and friendly atmosphere which always pre va iled over the Heston and I sleworth Division. Later in the proceedings the " Walter Cross" cup was presen ted to the successful competitor for the b est indi vidu a test , the honour being gained b y Cpl. Ru ssel, the treasurer a n d s torekeep er of the division. 10
What! Don ' t they supply sugar tongs?
O NE of th e job s tha fell to my lot wh e n wor king in a psychiatric wing of a hos pital was to take o ut individually, so m e of th e longer t erm p at ients. I h a d promise d young Arnold, aged about eigh teen th at on tlle first fine afternoo n we would set off fo r a bu s ride a nd then decide on wha tev er h e wan ted to do for a few ho urs Arnold was a n insulin patient so a b ottle of glucose plu s a cup, had to go along with us i n my shopping bag as this was om guard agains any onset of coma. After man y final in struction s to the pa ient t o be sure to b e ready b y 1 p.m. I went off to my lun ch only to ret urn at the a ppointed tinle to find him still tie-less and only h a lf-ready. With a ll h a nd s on deck we stru ggle d with the ast bits of appa rel and set off in haste for the bus s top , only to fi n d af ter th irt y yards' headwa y th at we had forgotten the bottle. Some signs and gesticulations to the orderli es watchin g us go soon brought one after us at the run and we once again has tened on.
Having boarded the bus we had to plan our ne xt move and I sat inwardly quaking w hil e Arnold was slowly making up hi s mind as I felt sme he would say, " Want to go to the Tommy St eele film, " for which I was in no mood However, it was to be the patient's day so I must grant his wishes. He chose a f urther bus ride to a small market town so we made the necessary change and on arri val browsed a r o und the music shops in search of a record he had in mind All went well until I suggested tea and we entered an Old Engli sh Coffee House Arno ld desired coffee and cakes so I gave the order then noticed him gla nce around at every tab le, which were laid with pastry forks on each sma ll plate, just as ours was.
" What's that for? " says he. "To eat your cake w ith ," I said, a n d t h e on ly com ment was a gnmt until the coffee ca m e, when once more with a gla nce around at the lo a ded sugar bowls he said, in a very loud voice, "H'm, imagine providin g something quite unnecessary but NO SUGAR TO GS. Look! NO SUGAR TONGS."
Arnol d had conslU11ed two coffees and numerous cakes and was quite anxious to leave the cafe but h e decided the outing co uld not b e complete withou t t hen consuming a beakerofHorlicks on top of he lot. This was very h ot so there was a n uneasy t ime for me, watching a nd wa itin g wh il e hi s roving eye went round agai n from table to table an d I was s in cere ly glad wh en I h ad to a nnou nce we m u st hurry for the bu s
of the 76 (Edgware and 111ill Hill ) Cadet Ambulance D ivision
r eceiving the Shaw Smith Trophy w hich was presented to th e division at the Northem Area (London Di stric t ) A nnual Sport s 111 eeting h eld at the North Tham es Gas Board Playing Fields at Mill II-ill East L ondon
The Trophy was competed jor by 22 Di visions in th e Northern Area on a points basis, awarded oveT th e year fOT entering F i r st Aid Competitions and Dri ll Competitions, als o events on th e Spo /'t s D ay and S wimming Gala Po in ts aTe a lso aWCl1'de dfor efficiency at the Annual In spec tio n, attendance at ChuTCh P ara des also for obtaining CeTt1jicates in Profi ciency u bj ects Thi s th e fint ye(l1' the TTophy has been cornpeted for. I t was p1'Cs ented by the rhea Comm i ssioner, G. il1. Shaw Sm ith, li.B .) Ch.B., D P.H.
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ODGE Hill , Pulborough Su ssex, on the top of a pine -covered r idge looking over the Suss ex W eald to the South Downs was t he site of a King George VI Memor ia l Leade rship-Traini ng Course on he weekend of May 16 t h-1 8th 1958
Here , on the Friday evening, gathered a goodly co llection of young folk aged 18 to 25, young adults cadet officers a nd cadet leaders; a strong an d vigorous party from Suss ex, fo ur keen fo lk from Surrey, three adventurous spirits who had flown a ll t he way from Jersey , and one brighteyed but lonely lady who was, alas, the sole represent at ive from Hampshire. The key-not e was leadership ; the qualities and m eans of lea ding within th e Brigade , and a so of leading the publ ic wh en necess ary in a n emergency.
Afte r watching the Duke of Edin burgb s Award fi lm and the film of the Outward Bound Schools , on t he Frid ay even in g after supper, the course assem bled on Saturd ay
morning to hear Mr. George Quilt er, the Brigade Secretary , lec ture on the organisation of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Starting with an almost invisible dot on t h e veTY bot to m verge of a large blackboardthe dot repre sen t.ing the smallest and young est St. John junior-he b u ilt up t h e whole framework of the Brigade, lapped it on either side by the St. Jolm Ambulance Associat ion a nd the Ophthalmi c Hospital , he aded i t with the Great Offi cers of the Order o f St. Jolm, and crowned i with t h e Sovereign He ad. The course was thus a ble to see exactly how everyone stood in relation to eve ryone else , and became aware of the corpora te brot h erhood of this great Order to which we belong.
Miss Sa le, following , m ade progr a nmle planning seem as easy as tying a t riangular bandage incorrectly; but whil e the practic a l exercise to whi c h he course applie d itself wi th great determination showed that it is harder t o Do than to W atch, it a so sh owed 11
that this course had a f und of excellent ideas.
Mr. Cecil Graham, from the Comma nd ery of Ards, gave a talk: on leadership in camping, which induced happy tho ughts of summers past and summers to come; an d he practical exercise of deciding how many cornflakes and marquees and ba sketball s are necessary for a camp of thirty cadets and six adults, caused ma n y head s to be scra tched and pencil-ends to be sucked in search of inspiration. Some members of the course discovered that the joys and necessities of a good and successful camp do not drop down, like manna from heaven but are born of long and patient planning and clear thinking.
Dr. Drake, the COlU1ty Surgeon for Gloucestershire , gave a dynamic lecture on competition training a nd casualty makeup, which convinced everyone that, although the envious may dub competitions mere "pot hunting," there is no disputing the fact that competitions are the whetstone on which the keen edge of really good first aid is sharpened. Dr. Drake h a d his accomlices , of course , to chill our blood ; a nd a sight never to be forgotten was the look of horror on the face of the Lady Warden as s he peered from her reception desk at P rivate Michael Fitton rushing through the hall with a dagger in his spine, and Cadet L ea der Keith Freemantle dropping to the floor in a dead faint with a blood y hand pierced right through by a rusty six -inch nail
While these delights were in progress , Mr. R. Morris, an Area St aff Officer for Sussex, with a band of helpers , had transformed the adjoining" Army Hut" into a Palais de D anse; and when the course abandoned its labours and came down in festive attire for a social evening, it was greeted with the most beguiling of dance bands , an d a red -hot skiffie -group w ho se activity was positively seismic.
Mr. Morris, a prince among M C.s had devised many games and competitions and dances; and, from the energy displayed by the course, one wo ul d never have imagined that everyone had been hard at work all day. It was a great evening ; and when eventually the party came to an end at an hour which is best forgotten, everyone trooped happily off to b ed. Everyone tha t is except Mr. Morris and his helpers who had to drive all the way back to Bognor
On Sund ay morning, the course offered di vine worshi p in the ancient parish church of Cold Waltham, at a special St. John Service taken by the Vicar , the Re v. R. T. ewcom be, who gave us a great welcome , and who not only showed his knowledge and appreciation of the work of th e Brigade , but also showed uS how great is the privil ege which we have been given, how great a r esponsi bility is ours, and where we can obtain the grace and the strength to fit ourselves for both.
Ba ck at Lodge Hill after a coffee break the Assistant Commissioner in Chief, Lt.-Col. Arthur Goring addressed the • Continued overleaf
BUCKINGHAMSHlRE
YOUTH MEETJNG.-The Mayor of Slough, Cllr. Mrs. Gibson, was one of the speakers at the meeting in the Town Hall, Slough, arranged by Cadet County Staff Officer
K. A Nathan to give wider publicity to the training of YOlmg people for service to the co mmunity , particularly as St. John Cadets Mr. Nathan announced that he would presen t a trophy to be awarded annually to the YOlmg person, or gr oup of young persons, giving the best adjudged public service in the borough.
DEDICATION OF F LAG.-Due to the generosity of Mrs. Phyllis Child, Superintendent of Upton Lea Cadet Nursing Division, the cadets of the South Bucks Corps now have their own flag This was dedicated at St. Michael's Church Slough the service being attended by Brigade officers and invited guests including the Mayor, Cllr. Mrs. Gibson. It was then tmfurled and carried at the head of the parade back to the community centre.
HERTFORDSHlRE
CLEAN SWEEP. - St. Albans Nursing Cadets won the three premier awards, the Lytton Cup the Millhouse Cup and the
CA D ET QUE RI ES
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• Continued /rom page 11 course on the subject of leadership , and then disp er se d them into four separate discussion groups to consider some questions which seemed deceptively sin1ple . But the course was not deceived, and showed themselves to be persons of clear thought, higb ideals, sound principles, rich humour and splendid common -sense
The Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief went on to tell them these young folk these YOlmg adults, that theirs is the responsibility for the future of the Brigade, and that the y are the bridge by which the St. J olm Cadets will come up into the adult divisions. Let the young adults call from above, and the cade officers encourage from below , and then the bulk of our splendid youth in the St. John cade ts will find no difficulty in attaining fulfihnent of their hopes, and satisfaction of their ideals, by giving themselves to happy service in the adult divisions of the Brigade into which they have grown naturally.
During the open forun1, many keen questions were asked, and a strong me as ure of agreement was reached in the solution of the var ous problems which confront responsible young adults today. It is clear, from the spiri t which the course showed, that the brigade will be in safe han ds for many years to come.
All the completely invisible adminis t rative work of preparing and mounting the King George VI Memorial course had been done by the Chief Officer for Cadets M iss Pamela Morison, assisted by her staff Miss G ena Kingsford and Miss Jenny Harrap; and so smoothly did everything run, that it was possible to be quite unaware th at any skill was necessary.
Miall Smith C u p, at the county cadet comp etitions. In the am b ulance ca det section th e Savage Cup was won b y Letchworth "A," the Douglas C up b y M. Dilley, of Stotfold , and the Warner by L etchworth "A" Under the cha irmanship of County Commissioner Mr. L. R. N. P ercey Mrs. Hugh McCo r quodale (County Vice -President, Nursing Ca d ets) presen t ed the awards.
W OR CESTER SHIRE
HALESOWEN CEREMONY. - Twenty -five cadets of Halesowen Amb ulance and Nursing Cadet Divisions were enrolled at the Borough Hall on Wednesday, Apr l 16th The ceremony was conducted by County Cadet Officers R. R. Hines and Miss H. Bidmead with the Rev. B. TrevorMorgan (Curate-in-Charge of St. Margaret's Has bury) assisting. Area Cadet Officer K. Billingham presided A demonstration of drill was given b y th e am bulance cadets under the direction of Ca det Superintendent B Roper and a display of tactica l marching led by Cadet Leader June Byng, was also given by the ambulance and nursing cadets who had been trained by Cadet Superintendent Miss B. Coley and Cadet Officer Miss D. Wood. Mrs. D. Somers, County Superintendent (N.), presented Proficiency Certificates
The painting which Cadet Raymond Sawyer had entered into the Brigade National Cadet Arts Competi tions and for which he had gained a specia l prize was exhibited in the hall.
The Mayor of Halesowe n congratulated the cadets on their smart tum-out and on the displ ay s and said it was a great pleasure to the Mayoress and himself to be present at the ceremony. Cadet Superintendent Miss B Coley said how delighted the officers of the cadet divisions were to see so many people presen t at the ceremony and thanked everyone for attend ing.
THE WELSH CADET FINALs.-Ambulance cadets treated a pilot for fr ac tures , burns and severe shock afte r he had parachuted from a blazing plane over Cardiff on a Saturday in May But it was a mock plane crash an d the " casualty" was taking p ar t
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N leaving our Divisio nal headquarters one r ainy night in our S up erin tend ent's ca r , we ha d not gone fa r when t he acce er ator ca ble sna pp ed , one end d isapp earin g und er th e bonn et. Not wishin g to tarr y i n he rai n a nd fin di ng it impossible o se cur e t he bro k en ends t ogether we wi th drew a t r ia ng ul ar bandag e from our firs t a id k it a nd ied it to he cabl e T r act on was a pplied t he engin e sta r ted a nd by slack en n g a nd t ight enin g we were a ble o o bta in acceleratio n. After a hec tic r ide we m a naged to get hom e sa fe y, t hanks to t he t ri a ng ul a r ba nd age. Cadet Lea der R COOK. (B r ighto n)
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in t h e We sh Competitio n Finals at Canton H igh School, Cardiff This year 15 am bulance and n urs in g cadet teams com peted representing Aberdare, B reco n shi re, Cardiff Carmarth enshire , Caernarvonshire , Flints hire, Glamorgan, Monmouth and the Rhondda. Experimental competitions for Brigade members aged 16-20 years were also staged in conj lmc tion with the cadet finals in order to enco u rage the fom1ation of young adult te ams, and there were five entries in this section. Servin g o n the panel of adjudicators, the Priory for Wa les was fortunate in having the services of two udges from England: Dr. Ian Mackenzie, O.St.J., Area Commissio ner, Derby and Dr. Monica Lato , Co rps Surgeon Reading
Gratitude is due to County Staff Officer W. J. Thomas, S B SU., of Cardiff for painting the scenery and to Area Cadet Officer E. Phillips S.B.SU. of Tredegar who was in c harge of the first-class team of stewards, whilst Corps Superintendent (Mrs.) A M. Russell , B.E.M. , S.S.SU., organised the refreshments in which she was assisted by a nl.lmber of willing h elpers A very important part was played, too , by County Cadet Officer W H. Newbury, S B.SU , and his team from the Rhondda who were responsible for the faking of the injuries throughout the competitions.
The presen tation ceremony, staged by COlmty Cadet Officer A. R. G. Po cock, S.B St.J. of Newport, was presided over by the Hon. J. H. Bruce, C.B.E., K.St.J., J.P. , D L., Principal Secretary and Chief Commissioner for Wales. The results were eagerly awaited by a large and enthusiastic audience. The Deputy Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Alderman Arthur Manley, presented the Trophies to t he Ambulance Teams and the D eputy Lady Mayoress to the Nursing teams, the winners being:
The Twiston-Davies Boy Cadet Cup: 1st G ynneath; 2nd Duffryn Aman; 3rd John Summers and Deesid e. The Lady H erb ert Lewis Gir L Cadet Cup: 1st. Cwmaman; 2nd Pontnewynydd; 3rd G ynneath. "16 -20" AmbuLance Members: 1st Cefn Cribbwr; 2nd Duffryn Am an 3rd Cwm. The Gwyn Morris UI1I/orm Cup, won by John SW11mers and Deeside. The County / Area Cadet Officers Un(form Cup, won by Glynneath. CADET OFFI CERS' TRAINING EVENING.Tn the home of the County Cadet Officer (N.) (Mrs. P. Harrison Roderick) am bulance and nursing cadet officers spent a profitable and happy evening under the chairmanship of County Cadet Officer (A.)
A. Parfitt. The first session was taken up with a talk on " Administr at ion of a Cadet D ivision" by Miss Zoe D r uitt, Cadet Training Officer for Wales who was welcomed to Aberdare by Commissioner Emrys Jam es. In an open for u m which followed, Miss Druitt answere d questions. A vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Harrison -Roderick who organised the evening was seconded by Cadet Superintenden t A Adams. M embers of the Duffryn Aman Cadet Parents Association received their b adges as auxi l iary members of St. John at a f unction over which Cadet
Superintendent Mrs. M. McCrea , S R N., presided. Mrs. Harrison-Roderick who congrat ul ated t he ladies on having raised sufficient money to provide 12 new cadet un iforms.
THROUGHOUT most of the country,
Save-a-Life Week will be he d from Ju ly 14th-20 th In Accrington, Lanc ashire , they have already held a successful week, and we print an account of it to show what can be effected with some enthusiasm and initiative. Despite bad weather , over 1,000 of t he public attended. T h ere were many inquirie s about courses , and a new class has been held , with the offer of a course free of cbarge to anyone willing to join the Br igade.
A big skeleton stood in the comer at the Ambul ance Drill Hall, Accrington. At its bony feet was a stark message-"Take care on the road or you'll be like me."
Saving lives was th e theme of the big exhibition there.
Exh.ibiting and taking part in life saving demonstrat ions every night during the week were all the local organisations whose work is mainly concerned in this humane task- the St. John Ambulance Brigade Lancashire County Police, Fire and Ambulanc e Services, the North Eas t Lancashire Road Safety Organi satio n s, Blood Tran sfusion Ser vices, Accrington Victoria Hospital , the National Coal Board and t h e Women's Voluntary Serv ices.
The week 's progr amme opened in startling s yle with a realistic indoor demonstration of t he complete treatment of vicrin1s of a moc k road accid ent.
A stark announcement of the accident ca m e over the loud speaker system. Then the scene switch ed to a cleverly contrived accident in the middle of the floor.
A mot or cycle lay on its side, the cyclist lay in the " road" with a " fractured skull, " while the pedestrian who was crossing a zebr a crossing had a " broken leg " and a " fracture " of the temp le bone.
Poli ce and nursing cadets of the S1. John Ambulance Brigade appeared on tb e scene a nd the la tter app li ed first a id County Ambulance men carefully put the " cases" on to stretchers, rushed out of one door and in through a side door to the " ward " of Accrington Victoria Hospital rigged up in one corner of the room. There , docto rs and nurses gave "blood transfusion" a nd other necessary treatment in th e speedy campaign to save a life.
After appeals by the road safety officer (Mr. Stanley Rigby) and the Blood Transfusion Service, members of St. Jolm gave a demon st ration of the Rolger Nielson method of artificial respiration.
The members of the p u blic had the opportunity to make a thorough inspection of the various display s tands. Drivers could test their profic iency in the Lanc as hire Constabulary'S test car. Sat at t he driving seat, they had to follow a series of flashing lights with the steering wheel, with intermittent warnings to so und the horn, use the two indicators or br ak e suddenly, which were fla she d from the control panel.
Children watched a road safe y pupp et show and other members of th e a udience toured the other s talls.
In a side room , members of St. John demonstrated me thods of dealing with th e
var ious accidents which could happen in the home-burns, scalds, c uts and b ruises.
Fin ally, a fi lm show on modern fire fighting methods was given by the L ancashire County Fire Service
A point of considerable importance was the great co-operation given by the other bod ies who we r e approac hed by the Br gade.
Corp s Superint endent J. W. Halliw ell, who deserve s great prai se, with hi s workers, for the success of t he week, says th a he was very please d with the response, and particularly grateful for the help of the oth er bodies
The week received wide publicity in the local pre ss and on the B.B.e.
NEW COUNTY HEADQUARTERS.-It is officiaUy announced that the ne w headquarters for the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Leicestershire a nd Rutl and will be established at 112 Regent Road Leicester. These premises will replace the existing headquarters at Seymour Street, which for some years have been totally inadequa t e for t h e needs of the Brigade. The new building will accommodate not on ly the Brigade but also the loc al Council for the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance Association which wo rk in close co-operation wi th the Brigade. Now that negotiations are completed plans are proce eding for the building of a lecture hall at the rear of the main structure. Thi s will meet a long felt need for p remises suitable both for technical and social purposes.
vVhen Waterloo NU1's ing D ivision (Duke of Lancaste1" S D istrict) celebmled th eir golden Tecently, Co lon el V. P. Royle, th e District Commissioner, p1'esente d the jubilee cert ificate to Nhs. S. A. J enkins (Di vis ional S upe rintendent) Th e Mayor of Crosby and Brigade Officers lo ok on , while in the left for egroun d , County Councill01' PTCderic H i ll, new ly appointed president of the C01pS, holels his wan'ant of appointment , which wa also pTCsented by Col. Royle.
COUNTY COMPETITIONS - Lady Aubrey Fletcher, who was acco mpanied by Si r Henry Aubrey Fletcher, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, and other di s tingui shed visitors , wat ched the a nnual competitions held at the Sci ence an d Art Institute, Y\ ol verton , a nd a fter wa rds presen ted the trophies.
Win ners in th e ambulance section were Wolver ton who gained Dewar Shield 13 Abrahams Cup, Alliott Cup and Cheyney Cup First in the nursing section were Slough Town, winning the Leonard West Cup Mary Brown Cup , and Gladys S avory Cup for bed-making Runn ers -up in the am bulance teams were Wol verton Students who re::eived the Carlile Cup ; and econd in the nursi ng tea ms were High Wycombe who gained t he Centre Cup a nd the Florence ightingale Trophy.
At the Stanton Ambulance D ivision Annual Dinn er, guests include d (l eft to 1'ight): Divisional Ambulance Sup erintendent S. Wilson, DT. J L. W. John son, Mr. C. G. Nlackie (Assistant Nlanagement Director, Commercial), Lady Sc opes, Sir Fr ederick Scopes, NiTs. F. Arnot Col. F. Anwt Beanl (County CommissioneT, D er by s), M1·. N. C. 111acdiannid
The No. 10 Reg ional Final for the D ewar Shield was contested at Chapel Walk s, Preston Corps he adq ua rters on Saturday, May 10th, 1958 Eight teams took part , five from Lancashire, two from Cheshire and one from Cmnber]and and W estmorland We h ad the s upp ort of Lord CozensHardy, the chairman of the St. John Counci l for Lancashire, and the District Com mission er, Col. V. F. Royle, also Deputy Conm1issioner M aj or S. Newsom. The team test was set and judged by Dr. G. Reed, Preston, and the individual t ests by Dr. Kefalas, Liverpool. A l arge gathering of friends saw a very keen contest wh ich resulted in the Crewe team gaining first place and thus earning t he right to represent No. 10 R egion in he Dewar Final in London on Jul y 5th , 1958. The r unners-up were Manchester Gas Division with Rudheath in third pos ition.
Thanks are due to the Preston Corps , a mbulance and nursing, for their very ab le assistance given to District Staff Offi cer Tab ernacle, ensuring the smooth runni ng of this competition. (Managing DiTector). S ir F1'ede1'ick is the Chainnan of the company.
Forty firemen and women re ceived S.J.A.A. awards at Ips wich
Fir e Station, presented by Nlo:ior R. S. S ch?- ei ber, County Commissioner for Suffolk. 111aj01' SchT ei ber is her e handing his awanl to Leading Fireman S. Amner, and on the right is MT.
H. F. Griffiths, Chief Fire Offic er of the Suffolk and Ip sw ich FiTe Se 1·vice
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T about 12.40 a m. on March 7th, shunting opemtions were in progTess at Cmlton NOTth E nd, Cudworth, w hen a mishap OCCU1"Ted and NIT. Nlakings, a fireman, was injund His head went thTough a window and his face was badly cut
Mr. ArthuT E. Williams , a number-taker in the operating d epartment at Cudworth, was called to the scene and at once proc eede d to cont1'Ol th e ble eding. The patient 's face w as ve1Y badly lacerated, piece s of glass being still in some of the wounds, but each was separately cleans ed with ster ile water and Dettol solution , any glas s being removed, and afteT this lint, cotton woo l and adhesive plaster w as applied The patient was made comfortable, tr eated fOT shock and haemorrhage was controlled.
Mr. Williams Cl1Tanged fOT the ambulance to be called and h e accompanied th e patient to hospital,. he remained with the pati ent, assisting the doctor who inserted 33 stitches in the various wounds. Aftenl!JaTds Mr Williams took the patient horne, made him comfortabl e, and then Tetu1"1wd to duty. Th e patient ha s made a very good recovC1'y , with ve ry li ttle
sc arring, and the opinion of the Doctor who dealt wi th the case at the ho spital is that the prompt fiTst aid given in this case contributed laTgely to the quick Tecovery of the pat'ient 1111'. Williams passed his 18th first aid ex amination in 111ay 1956. Our p ict'U're shows H A. Short, Geneml 111anager of the NOTth EasteTn Region, Britis h HailzI!JClys,pTesenting-a mC1'itorious first aiel ce rtifi cate to NIT. Will ia1'n s W 'ith them is ])lrs Williams.
This report has aroused considerable local Press comment
BLYTH and District Corps of the St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade may become pioneers of school instruction in first aid in Northumberland, Mr. WjlliamArmatage, the President, to ld 150 members an d guests at the Corps secon d annu a l dinn er recently. And the Corps Superintendent, Mr. James Hepburn, declared that young people are now coming into Blyth Divisions " as never before. "
At the dinner in St. Cuthbert's Church Hall, Mr. Armatage, said that he had contacted the six heads of schools in Blyth regarding school instruction .in first aid an d that they had discussed his proposals a nd had agreed " in princip e" to h em. They were now willing to meet officials of the Brigade to discuss how the instruction should be given.
" The headmasters are so very interes ted an d keen that I am sure the school door in Blyth is open to us. It is a happy tho ught that we of the Blyth Corps m ay be pioneers of fir st aid instruction in schoo ls," he d eclare d
Mr. Armatage added that he was confident that if discussion cou ld be arranged a t County level the Educatio n Authoritie s would also give t heir blessing to the scheme
Turning to the financial support with
which the Brigade carried on its work, Mr. Armatage said that many people wrongly thought t h at the Brigade was subsidised by a grant under the Nationa Health Scheme.
He urged members to try to channel their efforts towards t he prevention of accidents in the ho me , in the factory and on the roa d
This service, together with t heir first ai d sk ill, would be of double benefit to mankin d
He said that every possib le ass stance should b e given to the Corps Superintendent Mr. Hepburn who was intending to form a committee to he lp with the welfare of Blyth and district lonely and aged people.
He congr at ulated the Area Commis si oner , Dr. Charles Fairlie, on being made an Officer of the Ord er of St. John of Jerusalem , and 75-year-old Mr. William Cotton on being elec ted vice-p residen t of the Blyth and District Corps
In propo s ing a toast to the Brigade, the Mayor of Bl yth, Councillor J W. Kennedy, said he had been particularly interested in t h e man y awards presented to local divisional members.
He had especially noted the award presen ted to 17-year-old cadet B arry Williamson who had also recently competed in a road safety quiz In bringing honour to the town and to the Brigade he was an example to other yo ung persons
Replying, the Brigade County Surgeon, Dr. John Brown, said tha t he always l ooked on a visit to " busy Blyth" with the greatest possible pleasure, as it was in such indus trial centres that there was ample room for first aid work and the Brigade was most useful.
" The ma.in necessity .in the countrythough the Corps in Blyth is well off- is to recruit more divisional doctors," said Dr. Brown.
The Area Commissioner, Dr. Fairlie, complimented the Corp s on its p ast and future pro grammes and on its increasing stre ngth in divisional membership. He encouraged active members to be " competition minded. "
" So far as fun ds are concerned we primar ily look t o the ordinar y pep ole, but big industrial fir ms could help us in this way considerably more than they do." In r eply.ing to the toast of the Blyth and District Corps, Superintenden Hepburn sai d that as regards membership the challenge began when they created a standard that had to be kept up. But inspiration was not coming from the young people f or t hey were emolling into t he divisions as never before It is something which the Corps in Blyth had prayed would happen for years.
Full Membership (Home ), £1; (Overseas ) ISs. Associate Membership (Home ) , £2; (Overseas ) £1 5s. Double Room, £1 I5s.; Single Room 17s 6d., including breakfast. (Latest news of St. John House see page nine)
NO. 1 (pRINCE OF WALES 'S) DISTRICT
NEW CONTEST.-The first annual contest for the "May" Cup , presented to the division by their President, Mrs. L. M. Vaughan, for individual first ai d was held at Ambulance H a ll, Greenford on Tuesday , Apri129th.
Twelve members of t h e 141 Greenford and Nor th olt Nursing Di v sion, a ll of whom had joined the division within the past eighteen months, a nd none of whom had previously competed in a n y first aid competition, t ook part in a te st set and judged by Area Sup erintend en t (R.) A. E Vaughan.
Each com p etitor was supposed to be on duty in a seas id e beach firs t aid hut when a woman r ushes in asking for immediate assistanc e for a young girl who, while walking along a groyne, has s]jpped off sustaining a closed fracture of her right leg and a badly bru ised right forearm, suffering from shock.
The winner was Nursing Mem ber Mrs. L. Bines, th e runner-up Nursing Member Mrs . D. Marsh, third Nursing Member Miss F. Old bur y. DINNER DANcE.-No. 47 (Willow Walk) Ambulance Division of th e St. John
Ambulance Brigade celebrated their 52nd aIlIliversary with a dinner an d da nce at Th e Brigade House Restaurant , London Bridge, on Saturd ay, April 12th, at which District Superintendent E A Wheble presided, su pp orted by Area Superintendent H. E. Chaplin. In propo sing t he toast of "The Brigade and The Di vision," District Superintendent Wheble recalled that No. 47 Di vision, who no w h ave heir headquarters at Marlborough Congregational Church Hall Old Kent Ro ad, were originally assoc iat ed with the Lo ndon, Brighton & Chatham R a i] way and were
one of the oldest divi sion s in South- Eas t London. He a lso told the c omp any t hat a t th e end o f 1957 he r e were 15 ,892 efficient St. John memb ers in No .1 London Dis trict, who had contributed 235,19 0 hours of duty during th e year and a ttended to 45 ,721 casualties whi ls t on duty. T he No. 47 Divisi on had themselves contributed 1 559 duty hoLU's.
The toast of " Our Guests" was proposed by Pte. F. Hudson who aske d that frien ds of mem b ers sho uld m a k e kn own the work that th e di vision und ertook b y referring t o it in their every day conversation D r. W. A. Coats, M B Ch B. respo nd ed a n d thanke d the memb ers for their ho spita lit y.
DUKE OF LANCASTER'S DISTRICT
COMPETITIONs.-The district finals for he D ewar Shield were t hi s year s taged at h e S1. John Hall, Sout hpor t, on Saturday April 12th , 1958. Si x of the eight areas we re represe nted Th e team test was judged b y Di visional S urgeon D r. W Kulke , Liverpool and t h e Individuals by Corps. Surgeon Dr. T. E. Ll oy d The Blackbu rn Poli ce team gaine d first place with Lancas hire Steel Corporation, Irlam as r unners up We are gra teful to he Southport Corps fo r loan ing their splendid h ea dq uarte rs and a lso t heir kind co-operat ion
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NEW PRESIDENT -Mrs. Na nc y Mitchell, t he well-known car rally dri ver, receive d her b adge as Pres ident of the High Wycombe Nursing Div sion from Mrs. Margaret Boothman, COlmty Nurs in g Superintendent, at the annu a l general meeting which was held in the st. John h ead quarters.
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Olav of Norw ay h as b es towed u pon Area Com.mis sion e r Er ic S. Smi t h t he Ord er of St. Olav, with the rank of C hevalie r , in recogn ition of his services to Nor way, both when acting as deput y and su b seque nt t o his a ppointment as Vice-Consul for that co untr y.
P LYMO UTH
COUNTY COMPETITIONS were held at Mar tin's Gate School, Breton Side, Pl ymouth, on Sa tm day, April 26th. The two winning teams were She rwell Nursing Division and R einfo r cing Amb ul a nce Division. T h e "card " for the tea m test read " Your team a r e about to h o ld a p ractice for the regio n a l compet iti o n s at St. John House. A windo w cleaner is clean ing the windows at the b ack, you h ear a crash and screaming from the yard. Act. " This was qui te a problem First y, Bren da New bery, of St. Boni face Division, produced a mos blood- curd lin g scream, which even f right ened some of the a udi en ce Her h yster ia was soon calmed, h owever. Seco ndly, the " window cleaner" (Cadet Sm it h of Gaumont Am bul ance Cadet Division) h ad hi s left leg cau ght in th e la dder while hi s bod y lay on the ground
His injuries included fractured base of t h e sk ull , dislocated r ight elb ow and co mpound fracture of left tib. and fib Faking was very well done under t h e directio n of Divisional Officer R W. Cox and a ll teams did good work. Jud ge for h e team test was Dr. T. E. Wood , t h e County Surgeo n Men 's individual tests inclu ded scalds with blisters , Potts Fracture , glass deeply embedded in the palm of hand, ep ileptic fit. Judges we re Dr. A. Ewing and Dr. D. J Macmillan W om en's tests were bed -m aking for heart case, bandaging and ora L In t he ambu la nce section there was a t ie between Plymouth Tr a nsport Divi s on and R einforcing Divisio n bu t t h e first prize went to the latter on indi vidual points . With points they won he Houndiscom be Cup a nd a lso h e P engell y Cup in the in di viduals with 129 t marks. Transport Di vision bei ng second were awarded the Coronat ion Cup w ith po ints and the Winll icott C up for h ighest in team t est.
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Millbay Di visio n were third (208 point s) Nursing Di vis io n Results we re: 1, Sherwell 287t (Queenie Ba ll Cup) ; 2, Swarthmore, 235t (Caroline Beck ley C LIp ); 3, Tecalemit, 224 t Highest marks for indivi dual tests- SherweU, 147 t (Co ronation Ro se Bowl) ; Highe s t marks for bed-making -Sherwell (Dorothy War d Cup) The first ai d quiz le ague Cockbird Trophy- Sherwell Nursing Di visio n. The competition secretary was St aff O fficer A. E. Parkin, County Training Officer. Trophie s were present ed by Surgeon R ear Ad m ira l D M. Beaton , Medical Officer in c harge
of Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse , Plymouth who sa id that when others panicked S1. J ohn m e mb ers remained ca lm and effic e nt.
SUFFOLK
COUNTY COMPETITIoNs -Entries for the an nual county competitions were disa ppointing. Onl y four teams took p a rt in th e nu rsing competitions and one in th e am bulance secti on. Bungay team s were successfu in all the nursin g categories , and Lowe stoft wo n the men's team competition
CwMAMAN GOLDEN J UBILEE - To celebrate the golden jubilee of the formation of the Cwmaman Ambulance Divisio n hree events were organise d embra cing all aspects of the present day life of the B r igade in th e mining village of Cwmaman. On May 8th, a gathering of over 100 members of t h e ambula n ce a nd nursing divisio ns and t heir frien d s was held in the hall where the original Cwmama nB rigade unit was formed on May 8th, 1908. All present wer e reside n ts of Cwmaman with the exception of the Commissio n er for Aberdare , Mr. Emrys James, KSU Pride of p lace was given to County Sup erintendent D. R. Williams, C.St.J ., who has be en Br igade secretary for no less than 40 years witho ut a break Presentations were made to t he D ivisional
Presidents, Mr. G. R. P arr, S.B.St.J and Miss E dith R ay, and Vice-President J R. J ames and to Corp s Superinten dent Gwilym Phillip s, S.B.SU. Mr. D R. Williams , him self t he recip ient of a special token of esteem pr esente d every member wit h a copy of the Brigade Jubilee Sou venir-a most interesting a nd well-prepared booklet produced by hinlself recording t he progres s of t he Brigade in Cwmaman during t he p ast fifty years. The n arra tive is an in sp iring tes t imony of devoted service and a valuable record of the extent to which the Briga de has benefited the commun ity of Cwmaman A comprehensive summary of activities over the years shows, for instance, that 35,484 cases have been attended an d 19,228 public duties und ertaken.
The ambulance a nd nur sing cadets had their own Golden Jubilee ce lebration on May 15th In a ha IL gaily dec orated by th e ca dets th emsel ves, depict ing flag s of the countries where S1. John activit ies h ave been estab li sh ed, some 300 cadets with their officers an d parents enjo yed a social e vening. umerous presentati ons acknowledged the s upport of all who have helped to develop the cadet secti on of Brigade ife at Cwmaman. The first item of a lengthy progranmle was the presentation of the cadet fl a g to County Commissioner Emrys James and the most impressive feature was an enrolment ceremo n y undertaken b y Miss Z Druitt, S.S.SU., Cadet Training Officer for W a le s, w ho also presented some Challenge to Achievement certificates Lady County Super intendent Mrs. R. M. Pro t heroe, S.S St.J., personally presented an inscri bed miniature plaque to each member of the Cwmaman Nursing Cadet team which had been successful in the Welsh Cadet Final competition s in Cardiff on May] Oth a nd will be representing Wales in London. This achievement is a stimula t ing beginning to the sec ond h alf century a nd reflects credit upon County Ca det Officer Mrs. P Harrison -Roderick, S.S.SU. As a further tribute to the occasion, Cwmaman was selec ted as he venue for the annu a l
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D. StJ. ) t h e C ommissi oner (Em rys J ames, Es q ., K.StJ .), t h e D eputy C ommissi o n er (D r. H. B Pier ce, J P ) and ma n y c i vic r epresent ativ es Fr om the parad e grou nd t he Bri.ga d e p erso n nel n um b ering 52 6 m arched in p r o cess on t o Seion W elsh
B a p tist C h ap el wh ere a service was c o nd uc t e d b y the R ev. Gar field Ey non , B. A. The Hon John Bruce presente d the Go lden J ubilee cer tific ate sig ned b y t h e C om mi ssioner -in -Chief o f t h e B r ig a d e to C ou nty
Super intende nt D R. W illi ams on b e h a lf of the di vis on c om m en d ing i t up o n a fi ne recor d of v olunta r y service which h e h o p ed w ou d co ntinue to captur e the im a ginat i on o f fut ure gen erat ions in Cwmaman , H e p aid tri bute to many who h ave m a d e a n outstan ding c ontri butio n to h e a mbulance or ga nisatio n in t h e A berdare Valley, T h e R ev G arfield Eyno n referred to t h e connectio n betwee n the Chr stia n c ivilisat io n an d m o vements such as t he Or d er o f St. J o m an d to t h e pr om n en ce given in the teach ings of Christ o th e healin g of th e sick.
RECOGNITION OF G ALLANTRY , - It has b een said th a t t hro ugh out t he lon g histo r y of coalm inin g t h e story h as b een il lwnin a t e d b y inci d ents of unp a r alle ed co ur age a n d comra d eshi p o n he part o f those engaged i n a n i n d u stry wh ich s still fra u g h t with d a n ger however well the h lU11an el ement is raine d o avert fo r eseea ble disaster.
From t ime to ti m e th e P r ory h as h a d the privilege of reconm1en d i n g to the ChapterGeneral recogni tion of services of o utsta n dn g gallant r y in accide n ts occ u rring in the S o u th W a les Coalfiel d, in which at the p resent m om e n 1,9 17 Brigade mem ber s are emp loyed, ro u ghly two -thirds of the adu t male membershi p in the South Wales co lliery districts.
T h e latest examp le of a complete di sregard of p ersona l safety in a rescue effort stan d s to t h e cr e d it of Co r por al I vor Price of th e New Tred egar Ambu a nce Division, whose services have gained f or him t h e cherished Life Saving Meda l of the O rder.
T he citation rea d s as un d er:-
" O n Fe bruary 1st , 1958, a heavy fa ll of roof occurred at a road -head in the West Pit, Elliot Co ll iery completely burying two men, Corporal Price wa all t he scene and immedi-
ately t oo k ch ar ge of he rescu e operations, with a comp le te di sregard for his own safety. The cavity caused by th e fall was very ragged and un settled and despite th is, be in g fu Hy aware of the d an ger, h e pos ition ed himself on the top of t be h ea p of debris and bu rrowed d own wit h his hands in tbe direction of be muffled c ries from o ne of the bur ie d m en in an effort to clear h is face to prevent su ffocation. This he s ucceeded i n doing in a s ho rt tim e and he rema ined in that pr ecarious posit io n keep ing he bu r ied m a n 's nose an d mo uth free and the whole time urging he men working below him to greater efforts to r e lease the man 's body The Colliery Manager, repo rt ing th is courageous act to the S up erintendent of th e loca divis on, states: T his inspired lead ers h ip co up led with the fact tha t Pri ce remaine d i n this d angerous posit io n u nt il bot h m en were freed, a per io d of o ne h our , was in my opinion t he reason why both m e n were rescu ed alive because altho u gh bot h were not ser ously inj u red, they were in great d a nger of s u ffocation. I have come to accept as a m atter of course the good work of your first aid me n at this co ll iery, bu t br ing this ma tter to your at tent on as something beyond he l in e of duty which I feel merits some recognition. "
We· deeply regret to anno unce the jo lla wing deat hs:
Dr. Rob e rt Wood side , D ivisional Surgeon of Teversal and Silverhill Am b ul ance Di vision, No tts. D r. Woods ide joined Stanton Corp s in 1924 an d was ap p ointed Corps Surgeon in 1933. W hen Teversal and S lverhill Divisions re-formed, he was Divisional Surgeon. He lectured until 195 0 and was actively interested in the Brigade un til his death T h e divisions will m iss a grand d octor, lecturer, a d viser and fr i end.
* N ursi ng Member Mr s Dori s Sage , a member of the Maidstone ursing Di vision for 29 years until her passing on February 15th. She h ad b ee n a n active member a n d will be sad ly m ssed by all officers and members, many of whom formed a guard of honour at the funeral service
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Sgt. H D. Rillick of Westb ury Am b ulance D ivision, died on March 21st, aged 56 years. Sgt. Ri lli ck was a founder member o f the div ision, an d a l ways took an active in terest in St. J ohn work. He was a mem b er of Bri tish Railways Association fo r 31 years. Joi n ing the Brigade in 1939 he received the Service medal in 1955. He was divisional secretary for over 10 years, anel his d eath is a great blow to the division
* John Sta ncli ngfor d (retired Di strict Staff O ffice r ), London D istrict, aged 76. In 1921 wit h t h e aid of t h e late Superintendent T W. Clifford, he fou nded No. 85 Eating Am bulance Divisi on and became Su p erinten dent on Mr. C li fford 's promotion to the D istrict S taff. For b usiness reasons removed to Finchley in 1929 and helped to start 0, 115 Edgware and Millhill Division, which he le f later on j oining the staff of No. 1 District in 193 4 H e also founded No. 64 Eating Nursing Di vision in 1928 and assisted in the formation of the Southgate Amb ulance and Nursing D ivisions and o. 126 B arclays Bank D ivision He was one of the first to l ecture on gas in the 1939 -4 5 war. He died on A p ril 8th. A man of high idea ls, well known and loved, he was always engaged in furthering B rigade work, even in tin1e of ill-health.
* Sgt Will ia m Gwinnett (R d. ) of the Birmingham City D ivision He served the brigade for over 40 years and was for many years secretary of he division. He was well l iked a n d respec ted by all who met him He became Hon, Secretary of the Birmingham County e.O s Club, for whom he wo r ked unceasingly to provide parties and outings for N ,e.O s and their families; this post he still held at the time of his tragic death on March 7th at the age of 76 His loss will be keenly felt b y all who knew him and his
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lo ya lty to the Brigade was an example for all to f ollo w.
Lt.-Col. John Collins, M.C., T.n. , became asso ciated wi th he Brigade when he moved to Bergh ers Hill, Woobum Green , prior t o th e l as t war . H e was a ppointed Assis ant COlmty C ommis sioner (Midl a nd Are a) o f Buck inghamshir e, a nd held this po siti on fo r a numb er of years; but hi s keen in ter es t in Br iga de work continued un til his death , a t the age of 79, in Ma y After a dis tingui shed Army career , Co lonel Collins became stage man a ger at the Shakespear e M emorial T hea re, Stratford-on-Avon. Durin g the 1939-45 war he ser ve d as Ga s Id entifica t ion Officer in the Obs erver Corps.
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TAnHE St. John's Day celebrations in London on June 21st, were no ta ble for two t h ings- the fact that the rebuilding of the Priory Chapel at C1erkenwell was so far advanced that those who attended the Communion Service n the Crypt Chapel could get a very clear idea of the ultimate de sign a n d the use, by kind pemliss ion of the Grocers Company, of their magnificent Hall in the City, which afforded a new a nd very appropriate setting for the Gener al Assembly.
After Ho l y Commu n io n had been celebrated in the Crypt Chapel by he Archbishop of Je rus alem , with a considerable congregat ion of Order mem bers, the General Assemb ly in tlle Grocers' Hall ope ned with the p rocess io n of members of Chapter-Ge neral, followed by the Lord Prior Executive Officers and' Bailiffs Grand Cross. This year, sin ce the assemb ly was n ot being he d in th e Mansion House, one mi sse d the pagean try of t he e n try of t he Lor d Mayor escorted by his officer s, b u the beautifu ll y pa n elled hall , the display of the Company's sil ver and the since the ,war pict ures made t he occasion a mem orable one.
Welcoming t h e arge number of mem bers who had come to the Hall h e Lord Prior,
Lord Wakehurs t, said that the Order was grateful to the Grocers' Comp a ny for its generous gesture. TIllS, he said, wa s an unique occasion for the meetings of the Order on St. John' s Day had not since the war been held anywhere other Ulan at St. John 's Gate or at the Mansion House.
The Secretary- Gener a l, Mr. C. T. Evans, then gave his report , mentioning that progress in the rebuilding of the P r iory Ch urch was proceeding satisfactorily; the crypt chapel and the clois ters were fini hed and the memorial garden had been turfed
He pa d t ribute to the very generous response of members of the Brigade at home and o vers ea to the idea that the Brigad e s hould contribute towards t he furnishing of the Church in tangible fas hion. This had been most hear tening , but he had to state that the deficit in the Rebui ldi ng Fund still amounted to some £25,000, and any help wou l d be gratefully received.
T his had been a year in which frie n d ly contacts with other branches of the Order, wi thin and wi t hout the Commonwea lth, had been mainta in ed and extended One entirely fresh development in this direction was the co n tact with the Aust r ian branch.
A society had now been established in America of members of the Order-a step 1
which it had long been felt would be of benefit. It came to fruition when the Lord Prior visited America last year, and steps were now being taken to give it legal embodiment.
There had, too, unfortunately been unusually h eavy losses to the Order by de at h during the pa st year. In common with many similar organisations , the Order had now made an application for a supplemental Charter, w hich would enlarge its powers for the investme nt of it s funds
The Direc t or-General of the St. John Ambula nce A ssoc iation Mr. Horace F. Parshall, had a story of success to unfo ld: 1957 had been a record year for the number of certificates issued , in peacetinle ; the teaching of first aid in industry was expanding thanks to a close d eg ree of co-operation with the Ministries concerned; stea dy progress was bei n g made in the encouragement of fi r st aid tra i ning on the farms; and there were hopes that the Associ at ion would be able to devel op in other directions, including the teaching of fir s t aid in pris ons.
Thanks to the untiring work of Dr. Potter and of the Association s taff, the J oint Manual w<\s now in the hands of the
printeTS a nd many other publicat ions were being considered.
Oversea , a steady expan sion had been maintained , largely in the industrial sphere. Mr. Parshall thanked the staff of the Association for their excellent work during the year.
The Hospit aller of the Order, Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, beg a n his report by paying a moving tribute to his predecessor in t hat position, Lord Webb-Johnson, whose dea th had recently occurred. He described him as a man of v sion and action, to whom the Order s debt was immeasurab e.
The end of the temporary Hospital was almost in sight, said Sir Stewart. He hoped that the main b uil ding of the new hospital would be half-way up by this tin1e next year. The research project was, he said "meeting with greater success than we had any right to anticipate It is good for Britain, good for t he Order that we have now isolated and discovered the virus of trachoma. Much still remains to be done but if we are ultimately successful in finding
the cure, the benefits to the Middle East wiLl be inunense," he said.
The Librarian of the Order, Major R. Williams , gav e his report on purchases and gifts which had enriched the Library during the past year, and observed that it was now becoming continually more difficult for those who wished to help such libraries as ours to do so.
Tours of the Brigade formations in various parts of the Commonwealth by himself, Countess Mountbatten and the Countess of Brecknock were described wi t h approval by the Commissioner-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman , who reported a broad increase of adults abroad and of cadets at home. Our commitmen t s were increasing and we must, he said, incre ase our adult strength. He described the changes in the Cadet organisation which would help in this direction, and said they were going well. The Brigade's response over the provision of chairs for the Priory Church had been magnificent, a nd he thanked all the working members, whom
he described as the backbo n e of the scheme, for their contribution to t his, the spiritual home of the Order
Summing up , the Lord Prior Lord Wakehurst, said tha t the overall picture showed the vast coverage of the Order s activit es , both exten sively and intepsively There was not a continen t where we were not ac ive not a home where our work could not have some repercussion. He would like to underline the effor s being made to adapt our work in t hose territories now developing in t o independent members of the Conunonwealt h The late Lord Webb-Johnson , he said, h a d been a tower of strength to the Order, and all who knew h m were sad at his pa ssing. Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, in his project for research into trachoma, was doing wonderf ul work, and we could look forward to the day when we could go on and conquer this disease.
After praising the Direc t or-General and the Commissioner-in-Chief for their contribution to the Order' s year of progress, Lord
A group which 1:nchtde Rcal"-Admi l"al R. Dick, ( D eputy C07171111:ss ioner-in -Chief) , .111aj. A C K W h it e-Knox (S'Lageon - inChief), L ady B rec k nock (Contmller, Overseas D ept.) and a Canadian visitor.
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W ak ehurst said that h e was ple ase d to welcome the Archbi shop in Jerusalem who had n ot only condu cted the service at Cler kenwell an d pray ers at the Gener al A ssembly , but wou ld later b e officiating at St P aul's. H is presence, saId t h e Pnor , was a reminder that we are a religi ou s Order and keep contact with the religio1:l s ideals of our forebe ars b u t a lso that we stLl have a deep -rooted link with J ers u a lem.
Once again, as t he Or der and Brigade members, friend s and relations lu'o n ged the appr oaches t o St. Paul 's Cathedr al fo r the a nn u al Conm1emoration Service, the strains of a band were heard and the officia Br igade contingent marched proydly up the steps into the Cathedra1. D lstmgmshed figure s from all walks of life mad e their way through t h e great doo rs, and th e processi on moved u p the n ave as tr ump ets r a ng out a nd the congreg ation began o sing the hymn " Blessed City, heave nl y Salem ."
The service which followed was memorable in its sinlplicity a nd its sin cerity , a nd t he sermon of the Archbishop in Jerus alem was mo ving in the extreme One of the most solemn mo m ents i n the service occu rred when the banners of the two Bailiffs Grand Cross (Si.r Ernest Burdon and Col. t h e Lor d Web b- Johnson) an d Associate B ailiff Grand Cross (H.M. King H aak on VII of N orway) who had died sin ce st. John' s Day 1957 , were removed.
So en ded another St. Jo hn s D ay, rich in experience and emotion. We look f orwar d to celeb r ating the occasion next year at the Grand P rio ry Church rebuilt and reded icated.
T HE new joint manual] of first aid has bee n p repared in co-operation wi th he St Andr ew's Amblliance Associa tion an d the British Red Cross Society. It is now being printed and will be pu blished at h e beginning of September, 1958. Supplies will be av ailable from the Manager of h e Stores Departmen t , Order of St. John , St. John' s Gate Clerkenwell, Lon d on E.C. I and orders ma y be placed now for later de livery.
The price of t he book will be four shillings, plus po stage.
Classes m ay u se either the present book or the new manual until Decem ber 31s t, 195 8 On a nd after Janua ry 1st 1959, all a du lt fir s t aid cour ses of in str u ction, examinations and c ompetitions will b e on t h e n ew ma nual.
Inforn1ation regarding the new Preliminar y Manual will be issued in due course. The present boo k will continue in use until further notice.
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St. J ohn's Gate, C erk enwe ll. Th e 1a7'ge p01 tmi t of Que en Victoria ha s recently been cleaned.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN has been graciously ple ase d t o sanction the followin g promotion s in and appointments to The Most Ve ne rable Orde r of the Hospital of St J ohn of J e rusaLem
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Col. Frederick Arnot Bearn, C.B .E., D.S.O., M.C , M .D .
Br ig Maurice Leslie Hayne, C.B .E. Harold Strang T ayl or -Young, F.R.C.S.
Brig. Charles Edward Hud son, V.C., C B. D.S O., M.C.
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H .E. John Ki.ng smill R obert Thorp, C.M G., M.B.E (Go vern or of the Sey chelles).
H.E. Lt. -Gen. Si.r John Dane Woodall K.B.E. , C.B., M C. (Go vernor of Bermuda).
H.E. Sir Frederick Crawford, K.C.M.G O.B .E. (Governor of Uganda).
H E. Sir Alexander Thomas Williams, K.C.M G , M.B.E. (Go vernor of the Leew ar d Islands).
The Vi sc ount Cilcennin, P.C (Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire) .
The Hon. Sir P er cy Clau de Spender
K .C.V. O ., K.B.E., Q c.
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D aisy Mary Edit h, Miss Sp ar kes
Grace W ynifred , Mr s Lodge , O.B .E.
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The R t. Re v. H a r old Willi am Bradfield D.D ., Bi shop of B a th and Wells.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
C hristy Gri bbl e, B.E.M.
E ustace Alexander Alliott.
William Under hill , B.E.M
Thom as Casto n Forbes.
Harry Du nf ord
Col. M a lcolm MacEwan, D.S O., O B .E ., D. F.C. T.D. M .B.
Major Thomas William Gracey, R.A. (Rtd).
PllO to : K en Nl ess enger
T HE d edication ce r emon y of their new ambulance to Q1'avesend an d D istr ic t D ivision, K ent, had t his se asc ap e fOT a setting. 1 11, th e photograph are the Mayor of Q1'avesend, R H Goodwin, J.P. ,. R ev Canon Selwyn Gumme1', R t/,Ta D ean of GTavesendj Dr J. T¥. P ipeT D ivisional SUTgeOnj Maj. B1 'ian J. Sy nge, Area Commissi oneTj C F MO?'Tis, D ivisio nal Sup erintenden tj C. TayloT, Tm nspo rt Offi ce r j L. Lo ng , Hon Sgt. MaJorj
P E. Gay, M.B.I.E , Pamd e Organi seTj and P. Ball Cad et Offi cer.
Th e parade left St. John Ambulance Brigade hwdquart eTs and maTChed to th e Q1'avesen d Promenade The ambulance, pUTChase d by public donations, was han ded ove r by the Mayor of Q1'avesend to Maj. Syng e who receive d it on behalf of the Q1'avesend D ivision Th is was follo we d by a Drumh ead SeTvic e co nducted by th e R ev Canon S e w yn Gummer, Ruml Dean of Q1 ·avesend A ft er th e D edic ation, Dr. P ipeT pTesented the Mayor with a St. John plaque i n appT eciation of th e inter est he ha s taken in the di visi on.
Th e ceTemony was follo wed by a N[mch Pa s h eaded by H .S .M. Long and th e band , follo we d by th e A mbu lanc e Di vision, Nursing D ivisi on, Ambulance Ca d et D ivisi on, NU 1'sing Cadet Di visi on and the new ambulance bTinging t/,p the TeaT of the pamde.
Marion A ugu sta, L a dy Woodall.
Mai.rnie Alice, Lady Crawford.
Madeline Jane, L a dy Williams.
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Frederick Stanley Bilyard.
James Moffat, M.B.
Henry Charles Webb.
Percy Arnol d R eed .
Walter Alexander Hogg M.B.
Han y J ames Hoby, M.R.C.S , L.R.C.P
Stephen Wood.
Jame s Lunt.
Walter Ge0rge Oldfield , M.M.
George Ar th ur Read.
W alter Leslie H a ncom.
Rober t R alsto n Hines.
Harry Mi tchell.
Leon ard Ho rton.
Capt. John Atkin son
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Dr. Dunc an Scott Napier.
James P atrick Ru sh.
Arthur Lewin Alexander.
Le slie Shan Pot ter, M B.
Lord Colyton
Col. Geoffrey Anderton, O B E., M.B ., M.R .C. S., L.R C.P.
Montgomery Trevor Willia ms.
Co m Cecil Walter Hillman, O.B .E., R .N (Rtd. ).
Major Michael Hawkins, M V.O. M B.E. (Tempor ary).
D esmond Victor Noott. Roy Henry Victor Biles.
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Fikret R assim .
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Abigail, Mrs M argerris on. Mary Cecilia Wakefi eld, Lady Starmer, O.B .E.
Edith Mary, Mrs Hart.
Dora Mrs. Roger s Ellen Alice, Miss Goldin g. M ar garet Rop er More, Miss Callow.
Nellie, Mrs. Lane.
Margaret Rob erts, Mrs. Aykroyd. Ivy, Miss North.
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Holl an d Cecilia, Mrs Grain.
Lt -Co l. James Ho ward Sydenham.
Co nm1an der Henr y L a urence St. George Carey, M.V.O.
Hugh Charles A dams, M .C
Arthur Thoma s Stanley R ayn er. F rederick Arthur Symonds
Ernest Rob ins on Hodgson. Francis H arold Leggett.
William Armstrong.
William Frederick Hub.
Lt. -Col. Gerald Samuel Michelson, M.D.
John Jo seph Poo le Frederick Baker.
F red erick Fryer.
D avid Andrew McCracken, M.D.
Edward Willia m Adamson.
Denis Fos bury.
Thoma s Butler.
William Cunningham.
D r. James Howie Haldane.
Ernest Arthur D ay.
R ichard Jo hn Edwards. P ercy William Pl aydon
Reginald Clifford Williams, M. B . Thomas Bruto n. Harry Horn.
James H ar old P a ttyson, M B , T.D
Arthur Charles Cannon.
Jame s Herbert Ben n etts
William H enry Inch.
J ames Henry Smi th.
Major Hor ace Leslie Brockbank M ills.
Will iam Castledine
Sid n ey Knighton.
Philip Baker.
Walter Ja mes W rig h t.
Orvill e Claude Maddaford
Ralph Stanford , M D. , M.R.C.S., L.R.C .P
E rnest J ames Castle.
Richar d Pa xton Graham, M.B.
Matthew Willey.
William Charles Howard.
Frank W illiam Mmkin.
Archibald Wilfred Ricks.
William Jo hn Clifford Ro gers.
Cecil orman Suter M. R.C.S ., L.R .C. P ., T.D.
George William May , M.B., M R .C.S. L.R.C.P.
Willia m John Tufft.
Charl es Leslie Jenning s. Stanley Nightingale
Willi am Henry Jarvis.
Ro na ld Caile M .B. Ro nald Alastai.r Maxwell oble
D r. Amar ath Coondoo.
Herbert P riestley.
John Herbert Shi.rley.
John Gregory.
R ichard Jo h nso n P ercy Morley Thompson.
Frederick George Elli ot t.
George H enry Tomlinson.
Will ia m Eland.
Surgeon R ear-Admi.ral Douglas Murdo
Beaton O.B. E. L.R.C.P. & S , Q.H.P.
Surgeon R ear-Admir al Dermot Francis
W alsh O B. E., F.R C.S.Ed., M B.
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Tes sie , Mrs. Urq uhart
L a dy W ayman
E lsie Christine, Miss H a nson, M D
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Ruth Lady Potter.
Beatrice, Mrs. T urnbull.
Doreen Mary, Mrs. Thorp
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The Re v. Pre bendary Edward Hamer
Hughes D a vies.
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Ethelber t Moses Speck
Harry George Edward Ellis
Dr. Geo r ge Hin10nides.
Dr. Io a nnis N. Anastassiades.
Mi chael George Zodhiates. 5
Thom as Cummings.
Francis Denni s Keefe.
Lt.-Col. Rob ert Arnol d Payne. H arry Thom as George Ware.
John G eorge R a msey French B. E.M. Herbert Martin.
Willi am Jo seph Montague Gla dden.
Frederick John Hawkes.
R obert Thoma Ba x.
Arthur Willi am Shepher d William Ed"vard H art.
Albert George Brazier.
Dr. John Henry Chambers.
John Alfred Campbell Burridge, M. B.E , M.R.C.S ., L. R .C. P. Rob ert Charles Cooper.
James William Ernest Dennis.
Luke Wi ll iam Gibbins.
R eginald Bertram Westley.
Herbert Reginald Tiney.
Bertram Ernest Billington
Richard Hickey, M B.
Anthony Jo seph Mascari, M.D
Stanley Maggs.
Stephen Limb .
William Roy ston Smith.
Edward Frank Brooks
Francis Edward Samuel Jones.
Alec Jeavons
John Br oadhmst.
Sidney William Hol brook.
Ralph H artley.
Alber t Arthur Homewood.
Percival Swan.
Arthur Vincent Lane.
Michael Fran cis Binney.
Frederick Charles Clark.
Albert Charles Wootton.
Bertram Ro per
Harry Marshall , M.B.
Harry Reffold.
Leonard Newby Goodwill.
J ames Henry Roe
Horace Cotton.
Bernard Philip Rathbone Hartley, M.B.E., M.B.
Henr y James Se ward.
William Thomas Alberry.
Harry Holt.
Jame s William Vickers.
Dr. William Brown.
James Frederick B aker, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Lawrence Silc ock.
Alfred Crossley.
Walter Mayne Farr, M B.
Perci val Pinn.
Charles Henr y Brears.
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Irene, Miss Husbands.
Zita Mary, Mrs. James
Mary, Mrs. Fraser.
Alice, Mrs. Sharpe.
Sylvia May, Mrs. Higgs.
Gladys Elizabeth, Miss Lee
Winifred Mabel, Miss Lovegrove.
Margaret Elizabeth, Mrs. Roberts.
Agnes Mildred, Mrs Schreiber.
Victoria, Mrs. Joslin.
Evelyn Dorr ngton , Miss Bangay
Jo an Emily, Mrs. Caldwell.
Ro se Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith.
Alice, Mrs. Frith.
Mary Philippa, Mrs. Chappell.
Elizabeth, Mrs. Rolling.
Ruth Jane Victoria, Miss Hind.
Gladys Harvey, Miss Walton.
Winnifred Alice, Mrs. Evans.
Mary Loui se, Mrs. Po ls ue.
Joyce Winifre d, Mrs Horsey.
Harriett Annie, Miss Sleightholme.
Ruth, Mrs. Munson.
Winifred Emma, Mrs. Waterman.
Evelyn, Mrs. Mills.
Nellie, Miss Wood
May Lily , Miss Pammen t.
M ary Bertha, Mrs. Kelsey.
Alice Mary, Miss Se dd on Maggie, Mrs. Sadler.
Al ce, M r s Whalley
D oris Blanche, Mrs. Bradshaw.
Elizabeth, Miss Jo lly.
Hannah, Mrs Porter.
Marion Isabel, Miss Partridge.
Stella Kathleen, Mrs. Warner. Elsie, Mrs. Prior.
Ivy, Mrs. Start.
Kathleen, Miss Barrie
Rose Elizabeth Mrs Kelly. Vio let Ellen, Mrs Wigley. Edith, Mrs. Clarke. Elsie Li lian, Miss Jansen . Alice Edith May, Mrs. Hay. Beatrice Eugene, Mrs Wilson. Sara Adelaide, Mis s Newington. Mary Katherine, M iss Hills. Beatrice Maud, Mrs. Lugg. Clara Rose Mis s Payne. E leanor Irene, Mrs Matters. Elizabeth, Mrs. Lawson. Margaret, Mrs. Taylor. Ethel Olive, Mrs. Kitchen E lisa beth Ellen, Mrs. Yo u ng. Constance Edna, Miss Greenh ill
Vio let Jennie , Miss Patt Ie. Lilian May, Miss Eastland
Olive Jessie Louise, Mrs. Offord. Winifred Maud Mrs. Burrow. J oan Margaret, Mrs . Bmchell. Robina Victoria Ellen, Mrs. Booth.
Rubie May, Miss Webb.
Dorothy E dith, Miss Chinn. Doroth y Diana, Mis s Preece.
Eleanor Mar orie, Mrs. Morton. Irene, Mrs. Beacher. Constance Mary, Miss McCoy.
Irene Ruth, Mrs. Hymas. Doris Wray, Mrs. Beal. Florence, Mrs. Whitehead. Imin Mrs. Scott.
Charlotte Ellen May, Mrs. Delaney.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING SISTER
Miss Turkan Aziz
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
John Grier son, C.B.E. Raymond Silas H arris . Henry Joseph Kelliher. Alexander Kirkpatrick. Bernard John McKenna. Richard Douglas Moore. Clarence Meachen. M ajor John Restell Thomas.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN
The Rev. John Spencer Somerville, M.C. FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF (BROTHER)
Dr. Edward Cecil Br ewis. John Falconer Ewen. John William Collins, O .B .E. Hubert Frear Forster. Francis Sta nley Grayling. Howard Maurice J ames Algernon Instone Rainbow, O.B.E. FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)
R o se Lady Appleton, M.B.E. 6
F OR ADMISS I ON IN THE GRADE O F KNIGHT
The Hon. Camp bell Leonard Macpherson O .B .B. (Lieutenant-Governor of Province of Newfoundland) .
The Hon. Frank Lindsay Bastedo Q.c. , LL. B (Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan).
The Hon. Onesinle Gagnon, P.c., Q.c. (Lieu tenant-Governor of the Province of Q uebec).
The Hon John Keiller MacKay, D.S.O (Lieutenan t-Governor of the Province of Ontario)
Major-Gen The Hon. Edward Chester Plow, C.B.E. , D.S.O., C.D. (LieutenantGovernor of he Province of Nov a Scotia).
F O R P RO M O TION TO THE GRADE OF DAME
Is obel de St. Remy , Mrs. Cronyn, O.B.E. E lvira J ane, Mrs. Douglas. Mary Muriel, Mrs. Gray. Aldyen Irene Mrs. Hamber.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Brig. Ian Hugh Cumberland, D S.O., O.B .E ., E.D.
Alber t Edward Fo r d
Thomas Wes ley Alvin Gray, M.D.
Rowland William P a yne.
Air Vice-Marshal Adelard R aym ond , c.B.B., A.D.C.
Abraham Jolm T aylo r.
David Sidney Thomson. Col. George Earle Wight, O.B. E ., M.D., C.M.
Archibald Perciva Woodward.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF (BROTHER)
Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson, O.B.E., C.A. , F.C.I.S.
The Hon Dana Harris Porter, LL.D.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)
Florence Ellen, Mrs. Carroll.
Emily Vicker Mrs. Harwood, R.N.
Phyllis Beatrice, Mrs. Munday.
FOR PROMOTIO N TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
W allace McLeod Allison.
Joseph Anto nio Felix Bouthillette.
Lt.-CoL Kenneth Martin Case, E.D.
Fernand Dube.
Robert Torrance Dunlop.
George Wilfre d Featherstone.
George Duncan Geddes.
Charles Edward George Jefkins.
Maxwell Jame s Pratt.
William Steele Stirling.
Robert Troughton.
Charles Wharton.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Melville Franklin Edwin Antho n y.
John Jarvis Carson, M.A
Archibald Leo na rd Cawthorn -Page, M.B E.
Col. Adolphe G eorge Cherrier, O B E ., C.D.
Denis Murray Coolican.
Co l. Donald Robert Dick, C.D
Charles William Edmonds
J olm Spencer Farqu h arson.
Wes ey Irwin Haskett.
Lawrence Maide Lapointe.
The Rev. Arch b a ld Don al d MacKinnon, B.A D.D. (Sub-Chaplain).
Lt.-Col. Sarto Marchand, B.D., A.D.C.
Gerard George McGovern.
Major-Gen. Arthur Edward Potts, C.B.B., B.D , B.Sc. , M.S A
Charles Dawson Short, M.D.
Brig. C ifford Shaw Thompson, O B.E. , B.D., M.D., C.M., F.A.C.S.
Milton Grant Townsend, M.D
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Mabel Frances, Mrs Sampson. M yr tle Mae, Mrs . Dingwall, Reg.N
Daisy I sobel Agnes, Mr s McIvor.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
Dorothy Freda, Miss D am pier.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Harry John Abbis, T.D., P .Eng ., AC.S.M., A.M I.M M
Alber t James Allen, B.Sc
Cyril D. Bishop
Leonard Stanley Bowman.
William Bradshaw.
James Brown.
William Hemy Burton.
Dona ld John Carson. Frederick Catlow.
Col. Kenneth James Coates, O .B .B., C.D., M.D.
Arthur Henr y Cunningham.
Jolm McAllister Dougan.
Squadron Leader James Douglas Dunc a n.
J. Ainle Giguere.
D a vid Hanna
John Francis Haszard, M.D., C.M.
Elbert Roy Hicks, M.D.
Joseph Charles Ink , B.S.A.
Rod ger Jarvie.
Albert George Jon es
Rudy ar d Thomas Kipling, B.A ., B.Ed.
Rola nd Marquant Kx ant.
John Joseph La nd ys heff.
Chester Joseph Laz lo ck.
Alfred Char les Martin, M D
Horace Gilbert M a tthews.
James M at thews.
Robert McArthur , M.M.
Joseph Edgar Michaud.
James Millar.
Roger Eugene Moore.
Huber Mervyn Morris, B A.Sc.
William Dacre Bem1ett Munton.
Henry Alexis Myers, L.R C.P. & S.(Edin.), L.R.F.P.S.(Glas.)
Carman Chapman Pattison.
Percy Pritchard, T.M.
George Richard Agar Rice.
Lieut.-Commander (MAd) Stanley Thomas Rich a rds, C.D.
Jean Paul Tremblay.
Paul B. Vail lancourt, M.D.
John Ran kin Wilson.
Ft. / Lt. Melvin John Wright, C.D.
James Stuart Young, B.A. , M.D. , C.M., F. R .C.S.(Ed n.), F.R.C.S.(C).
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Dori s, Miss Br own.
Consta nce Evely n, Mrs . Cole.
Mary, Miss Coupland
AGRATIFYING tribute to the way the Brigade has upheld St. J olm tradit ions in the Go sport district has appeared in the Hamp shire Telegraph and Po s of Port smouth, an d it was illu st rated by photographs. So appreciative was the editor of the work done by the Brigade an d of its clainls to publicity that this feature occupied the gJ.-eater p art of one page. The article traced the local St. John activities from 1882 when class es were opened b y the Ambu lance Association at GO SpOTt, Alverstoke, and Fareham.
The Br igade s first unit to be started in the di strict, Alverstoke Ambulance Division, in 1901, consisted of members of those classes.
The unit met in what is described as a r ams hackle bui ding , a nd when it needed an ambulance it had to use a carriage drawn by a hor se In an emergenc y a Fire Brigade ho rs e had to be borrowed-sometimes only when a Brigade man had managed to catch it after a chase in a field! These conditions prevailed until the borough took over the ambu lance service-which is now run by the H amp shire County Cou n cil. But the Brigade members at Lee-on -Solent use an ambulance of their o wn for private cases.
The Gosport corps , formed in 19 35, now has t wo am bulanc e divisions three mixed division s, four nursin g divisions, six ambulance cadet divisio ns, and five nursing cadet divisions.
The Hamp shir e T elegrap h and Post article-based 011 interv iews with Mr. O. J. Francis (Area Conmussioner), Corps Superintendent W. E Riddell, Corps Superintendent (Nursing) Miss N. Ru ssell , and Alverstoke Divisional Superintendent W. Williams-well descri bes St. John training and duties and shows the high standar ds reached b y all who give up their time so
often, and often so long, in response to calls for their service or vigilance in a great variety of loca l circumstances. One notable fact recorded is the popularity of the organisation among young people, for it is stated that there are now more cadets in the area than adult members of t h e Brigade Many of the members of the Brig ade started their as sociation with it as cadets, and the example of their public spirit, efficiency, and lo yalty to our movement has no doubt had much to do with the way YOlmg people have come forward, thus to ensure long continuance in the district of a worthy representati on of all that the Maltese Cross stands for.
ACTIONS speak louder than words.
A doctor giving first aid lectures in a village near Thetford found that to be the case when he was faced with a disappointing audience of firemen.
After lighting a fire in the grate he rang the County Fire Headquarters and asked for "a few men with a stirrup pump or two." Seco nds later, to hi s amazement, the siren sounded. Two minutes later an appliance screeched to a halt outside and the whole fire brigade rushed in.
" '''here's the fire? " asked one of the firemen "In the grate Now sit down an d let's get on with the lecture" said the doctor. The result? A full house.
Kathleen Rose Miss Excott, R .N.
Anne Ethel, Mr s Grigg.
Ethyle Elizabeth, Mrs. Hirsch, Reg N.
Helen, Miss Kelly, B .A., B L.S.
Mary Thomson, Mrs. Lee.
Lillian Velm a, Miss Mummery.
Muriel Ada, Mrs. Romanson.
Mabel, Mrs. Speck. Beatrice , Mrs Van Walleghem.
Verna Leila, Miss Wlute, B N.
FOR PRO MOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Frank Edward Fletcher, M.B., M. R .C.S., M.R.C.P.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF CHAPLAIN AND APPOINTMENT AS SUB-PRELATE
The Most Rev William James Hughes, 7
D.D ., Archbishop of the Province of Central Africa
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
John Thomas Campbell Dr. John William Pickles.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SUB-CHAPLAIN)
The R t. R ev. Cecil William Alderson, Bishop of Mashonal a nd.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Luigi Pio Scan droglio. Jo seph Willi am St a nley PegJ.·um.
FOR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Gustav Victor von Klemperer. Norman Llewellyn Collins.
Martinus Rensberg van lekeTk.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Doro thy, Mrs. Webb.
Phylli s Lorraine , Mrs. Dare. Laura, Mrs. Ferrett.
Pho to: W orl d
On her recent visit to Bristol, Countess J.lt[ountbatten of BUTma, the Sup erintendentin - Chief, w as shown the St. John memorial window at Bristol Cathed1·al, w hich commemomtes the work of the Brigade during the la st w w·. With Countess Vlountbatten is th e D ean of Bri stol, th e Very Re v D ouglas Han ison, and beside him, the Commiss1:oner fOT Bri stol, Lt.-Col. H. Esse x Lewis and the Archdeacon of B 1is to l, th e Ven. P. G. Reddick.
WHEN Her Majesty The Queen opened G atwick Airport on June 9th, 195 8 the first aid fac ilities involved mo r e h an 100 memb ers from Su rrey, b ase d on five ambulances w hich were distributed o ver the area concern ed. The ambulances came fr om Reigate, Horl ey, Lingfield a nd Dormansland, Felbridge and Caterh am Altoge ther 14 cases were treated, t h e majority of which were of a minor character. T he arrangements were made between the Area Commissioner for East Surrey, Mr. B arr y Robin son, B. E.M., J P. O.SU. a nd the Chief Constable of he Civil Aviation Constabulary, Ministry of Tran spo r t and Civil A viatio n. T he Deputy C hief Consta ble Civi l A viation Constabulary has written bo th to Mr. Robin son and the County Commissio ner , Maj.-Gen. J. M. S. Pasley, C.B., C.B.E. , M.V.O., O .SU., congratulating he Brigade members on their p rese nce a nd smart turn-out which, as he says, always in spires confi dence in those present on such o ccasi on s.
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as Matrons an.d Assistant Matrons of old people 's homes. There are over 1,5 00 small home s in the country today, and man y more are planned. Bu t the work is hampered b y staff shortages a nd more of the right people are needed. This exacting but rewarding job offers a worthwhile opport unity t o many women. Good salaries are available an d f ull residential accommodat ion is pro vide d.
To encourage a nd equip mor e people t o u ndertake this work, the National Old P eople's Welfare COlllCi organises regular 14- week training COLlfses and now invites applications for the next course, which begin s on O ctober 6th , 1958
The essential qualific ati on is a genuine interest in old p eople, but some pr a ctical knowledge of hou sekeeping and nur sing will be particularly va lu a ble. These courses are m ade po ssible through the King George VI Soclal Service Scheme (Old People). Grants can be made from this fund to individual st udents according to n eed The Ministry of Education has indicated th at it is open to stud ents to apply to their loca education a u thority f or aid to attend the COLlfse No candidate sh ould be deterred from app l yin g for the course on gro und s of finance a lon e. Full information and individu a l a dvice can be obtained from the Secretary, The National Old P eople's Welfare Council, 26 Bedford Squ are, Lo ndon , W.C.I.
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T H. E new farm model sho wn on thi s page, ha s been· rnad e wi th gTCat ingenuity by Sup erinte n dent H. Nlye7·s , of the Pat ele y Bridge Ambulance D ivision, TV Riding T wo rnodels of this kind aTe now avai la bl e, one in the We st Riding and one at the Pr ess Office 10 G1·o svenor CTCscent, S lIV.l.
TH E Bath and West Show visited t he Central Park, Plymouth, from M ay 28th to 31st. Fir st aid facilities were given by the County of Pl ymo uth , S.W. D evon and E. CornwaU, a m arquee being provided b y the show. Thi s was set up as a sma ll hospltal with female and m ale wards conta ining four beds and an acci dent rece ption ce ntre. The Pl ymou t h St. J ohn mobile first aid eq uipp ed as a sma ll s urgery was a s o 111 attenda nce with a Dormobile ambulance.
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At the sh ow r ing three stretcher p arties were in constant atten dance. The 2S members on duty each day had t heir own doctors and Sta te R egistered nurses and had telephone and radlo transmitter for contact with police and sh ow officials To ensure a staff of 2S always on dut y meant working a shift sys tem and altogether nearly 200 memb ers were required , t hese arrangements bemg carried out by the County Superintendent, Mrs. R. Bals don , and Staff Officer J. H. Sargent assisted by Staff Offi cer R E Stanton
There were 171 casu a ties f or t h e four d ays, from a to tal attenda n ce of 106,000-a really low fig ure. On the first afternoon members had to deal with a sud d e n death at the rings id e but fortunately the majority of cases were of a minor nature. Unab le to arrange publicity s ta nds du e to lack of space excellent use was made of the Ann a Zinkeisen posters of a dult and cadet m emb ers , a nd severa l potential members were recruited In a dditio n 5, 000 " Farm Aid " le aflets were distrib ut ed t hroug h out the sho w to stockmen , National Farmers U ni on, Young Farmers Club s, a nd t h e Ministry of Fi sh eries Agriculture and Fo od a nd m a n y other organisations by the Pub licity Officer, Mr. R E. Stanton 9
ST. JOHN House is now fully open and r unning and the first big occasion when it came fully into action was t he Commi ssioners Conference on Jun e 20th. ot only was the Conference held there but it was followed by a b uffet lunch in the big dining room, for some 50 people. The Lord Prior and the Secretary -General attended the lunch eon a n d inspected the house, together with many of the Commissioners. It was pleasing to hear th e comments from those w ho inspected the premises. In particular , it was grat ifying to hear a number of Commissioners say that having seen the amenities, they would gladly go bac k and inform their Counties from personal ex p erience that St. J ohn Hou se was an asset which could be of much value to memhers of the Ord er, Association and Brigade v is iting London. It is much hoped h at now all concerned h ave been inform ed that the new premises a re available , opportunity wi ll be taken to visit them , whether member or n onmember to see what they offer. Mrs P erreau ,' the Warden , and her staff, will gladly give information o shou ld they visit the premises and declde that this Cl ub can be of va lu e to them and wish to join Members , a r e of course , now a ble to make use of the Club House, and it is much hop ed that they will do so, and bring their f ri e nd s as their guests It is satis factor y to be able to say tha t there has been a marked increase in membe rs hip , but we st ill co nt inue to need to increase our numbers , and so yet ag a m , you a r e asked to jom and those of you who are members already, to encourage others to do so ow that St. J ohn Hous e is active again , t h ere is no need n ecessarily, for monthly notes to inform members of p r ogress W e sh a ll continue to advertise details a nd terms in h e R ev iew, and we shall try to keep our prices at their present l ow figure. This must, however, depend on mamtaining a high membership. Wh en there are matters of p ar ticular interest in connection with St. John House, informatio n will be glven in the R el'iew in the o r dinary course.
Miss Wood
I T was on October 6th 1951 , that I flew from London to Jeru salem to take up m y po st as matron of the Or der 's historic HospitaL My first impression s on arnvrng were of glorious s unshine, a perfec tl y blu e sky and the great kindness and ho spitality of the staff at Kalundia Airport.
I was taken to Jerus alem by car, and then escorted to t he Ho spitaL This is situated in the Old Cit y itself, not far from the Jaffa Gate. It is composed of two old hou sesWats on Hou se and Stra thearn Hou se Here I was introduced t o my staff-the nurses were Christian girls, and the orderlies were of t he Moslem faith
In 1951 , Watson Hou se was u sed as the outp atient clinic, and Str athearn Hou se for nursing staff accommodation. The inpatients were t h en sleeping in Sp afford Hou se, a building kindly lent to he Order b y Mrs. Bertha Sp afford Ve ster. My work eac h morning was to help t he staff in the outpatien t clinic, and then in t he afternoon I walked through the intriguing Suk, or Bazaa r of the Old City, to visit the patients in Spafford House
In 1952, the two houses-Watson Hou se and Strath earn House were converted into the Hospital as it is today, thu s increasing the Illpatlents from 14 to 42 in mU11 ber. Spaffor d House was then re turned t o Mrs. Ves ter. The f emale patients were acc ommodated in Strathearn Ho use a nd the male patients and children's war d were situated over he clinic in Watson House In between the tw o houses a very compact theatre umt was formed. The two hOLlses are very picturesque in architecture with high, domed ceilings, a nd extremely thick walls which kee p the rooms cool. This is essential owing to the intense heat during mo st of t he year.
on March 14th, 1954, the co mplete was bles t b y the Anglican Bishop III Jerusalem-The Rt. Rev Bishop Stewart, at a ceremony performed in the courty ard House. The l ocal st aff by this tilne h ad in crease d to 36 in n umber and were living in their own homes T he Br itish staff h a d a lso been inc reased fr om one Sister and m yself, to a n As sistant Matron a nd wo Sisters
By Miss D. G. WOOD, former Matron of the Order's Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem
We lived in a flat outside the city walls, and one person was " on call " each night in he Ho spital. T he work itself I fou nd and attending p atients
III the outp atient department was an experience never to be f orgotten. Especiall y was t hi s so during the four busy months of the summer-Jun e, July Augu st and September. Then the clinical attenda nces ra n ged from 1,200 to 1,400 per sons dail y.
Many of the p atients were greatly in need of care and at tention and the hope tha t their blindness could be cure d was tru ly pathetic
The local s.taff were always very willing to learn despIte the lack of their knowledge of English. This often led to very am using Illcldents. The nur ses and orderlies were very proud of their uniforms. The nur ses' dresses were grey with white collars, white aprons, caps and shoes. The orderlies still wear white coats with the badge of the Order of St. John on t he left sleeve.
Each year, t he Ho spita l has been visited b y th e Hospitaller- Sir Stewart DukeElder. On one occasion the local Regis trar to the Hospita l was invested with t he In signia of an Associate Officer of t he Order. One or derl y was made an As sociate
Serving Brother for 29 years of faithful service in he Hospital and orderlies who h a d serv ed for 10 yea rs received certificates
St. John ' s Day, June 24th, is alw ays celebrated and a ConU11lll1ion Ser vice is held in the Crypt of St. Jo h n- the on ly occasion each year when thi s is opene d.
The Warden, Sub.-W arde n an d Registr ar wear their r obes and the Bri tish nur sin g staff their ceremonial dres ses The lo cal nursing st aff wear their uniforms and a ll walk in aprocession to and fro m the crypt.
Tlus SerVIce IS a lso attended by the majority of the Britis h conun unit y co nnected with st. George 's Cathedr al, he sc hool staff the Britis h Consul-G ener al and hi s s taff: an d a nyone else interes ted in the work of the Hospi tal. Many of t hese r emaine d to breakfast, which was serv ed in t he Hospital garden. The usu a l Hospital ro utin e for the day then cont inue d until the afternoon. Then a gar den party was given by the Hospital staff in W atso n House garden. This was attended b y the British conU1lLlnity, the heads of loc a l ch urches, Government offici als an d their wives. Doctors-lawyers -and their wives u suall y numbering in all from 200 to 300 guests.
During my time as Matron severa l distinguished visitors inspected the Ho spital. The very English-looking garden with it s bla ze of colour, wa s alw ays greatly a dmired Beautiful views could a so b e seen from the roof of the Ho spital, including the Holy Sepulchre, t he Mount of Olives, the Ga rden of Getl1semane and the great Mo sque of Om ar.
The climate is very similar to that of E ngland except for the very hot s unU11er month s The f ood ser ved in the Hospital was European in n a ture fOT the British staff. The Arab nurses, or derlies and patients enjo yed their own lo cal dishes to wluch they were accustomed.
Off-duty periods were very ple asan as there were so man y interesting places to visit outsid e Jer usalem such as Bethleh em , Betha ny J er icho the D ead Sea, Amman (the capital), Nablus, J acob 's Well and m any more which I regret I have not the sp ace to ment ion. The Old City of J erusalem itself is a most fasci nating place with its narro w, win ding streets. T h e very old shop s are open to the street and the cheerful owners urge one to come inside and buy. The onl y means of tr ansport, other than walkin g, is to ride on the patient donke y
Surrounding the city is the great wall with its many gates such as the D amasc us Gate, Herod's G ate, St. Stephen's G ate an d the Golden G ate whi ch a t the present time is walled up The belief is that at the second coming of The Messiah , tIus Golden Gate will a utoma ti ca ll y open as He enters the city. In the s ummer won derful sky effects are seen-the co lours ranging from a perfect blue to m auve Then suddenly, as night fall s-which it d oes without any twilight- a deep bl ack desc end s, st udded with brillia nt stars.
I feel I must comment briefly on t h e local ceremo nies wh ich occur each year. At Christmas carols are sun g in the courtyard of the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem C andles are placed by t he manger where Jesus Christ was born On P a lm Sund ay there is th e Pr ocess ion a l Walk from Bethany to Jer usalem The various feetwalking ceremon ies are e n acted b y the Greek, Armenian a nd A ssY1-ian COnU1lLlnities-all dressed in most beautiful ro bes. The searching of the Body is also carried out by the Abyssinian community and their brilliant co lomful robes m ake a never to be forgotte n sight.
As I think of my life in J erusa em I wou ld like to thank the local staff of the Hospital, the Sub.-Warden and Registr ar, the nur ses and orderlies, t he cler cal and domes tic staff, for thei.r wonderful kindness, friendship an d hosp ita lity t o me in m y six years as Matron. I sh all always have very treasured memories of them. Also I would like to tllank t h e British st aff, the Warden s, who came and went, a nd the nur sing staff for all th eir lo yalty a nd suppor t.
Fina ll y, I sh all never forget the wonderfu l friends I made amongst the loc a l people, their ki ndness, and oving interest wjll a lways be one of my happies t memories.
Before leaving t h e Jord an I was greatly honoured in being received in aud ience by Hi s Majesty King Hu ssein, in the Ro ya Palace a t Anunan He pr esented me with a sig ned portrait of himself, and I fee l that this honouT is shared b y the Hospital of t he Ord er of St. John , whose r ul e is to serve the sick and he poor.
With the penetmtion sq uad, that un1:que feature of Ho ng Kong Briga de wOTk, the Commissioner-in - ChieJ watches A rea Commissioner Shields gi ving dental tr eatment to a woman villageT
TiVh en he was ?·ecently in Hang Kong, th e Commis sione T-in- Chief, "Maj .- Gen J. 1.11. KiTkman, laid a w1·eath at the St John NlenwTial at Wong -neichong Gap to fallen officeTs and membeTs of the Bn·gade
The Ed itor is always pleased to receive for publ ic ation any ph ot ographs of St. John events overseas.
F OLLOWLVG the disa steT on Chri tmas morning, 1957 , when a Te :uaco containeT canying 1 ,5 00 gallons of high octane fu el exp loded, an AmeTican Roman Catholic organisation thT01lg11 the R ev. FT. Do nalwe, S .J. Re ctoT of Ou r Lady of Fatima, St Ann's Bay, sent lWl1 cheds of pounds of chees e and powdered mill,; fo?· distrib ution among th e destitu.te Jam ili es Th ese weTe stored in the St. J ohn First Aid Post at Runaway Bay, and in the photogmph aT e be'ing received by lYI-rs. D aV1:e -Smith, II ea dq u.arters Offi ceT, W est Ind1:es and (centre) and the B e-v FT. D onahue tV1"fh 1.111·s. Il etli e1-ing ton (Divisional Officer (AV) Rwwway Bay) nerct to h1:m. H e/p ing to stack th e co ntain e1·s aTe memb ers of th e B rigade.
Divisional Superintendent Mrs. J. Lafferty, who wrote the following, speaks with authority of the subject, for she was successively a Cadet Nursing Member, Cadet Officer and finally Superintendent of a senior division. She is also the mother of a present -day Cadet.
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NE of t he most impoTtant sources of recruitment to an Adult Di vision should be the Ca d et Division, yet onl y about one in thirty senior s actually transfer to the a dult s. I think there are severa l rea sons and alt hough I refer to the nur sing side primarily, I believe that in the main the same remarks a pply to Cadet Division s.
The interests of children of 11 years old are subject to continual changes before the y become 17 and some inevitably lo se interest in first a id work, in spite of t he magnificent efforts of so many Cadet Superintendents. This is regrettable, and should be combatted, but it is to a considerable extent una voidable.
Secondly, the Cadet Superintendent should impress on all youngsters when they join that, alt hough h ey are going t o learn prelimin ary first aid and home nmsing an d work towards the goal of the " Gr a nd Prior 's B adge," they are primaril y training for the time whe n they can put on a n adult uniform and take charge of an accident. I can well remember as a cadet just longing to do a real duty, even a cinema duty, wh ich I now look upo n as a nece ssary chore.
T hir dl y, the Adult Division This should be prepared to accept the y ou ngsters c oming up from ca det s as a natural part of the Brigade family: too often the elder ones are inclined to gang together, probably unknowingly, and the young member feels that she is left out. This app lies to t he 18year-old who joins straigh t from a Comse of First Aid lectures as much as to the cadet.
Us u a ll y a girl who h as had 4 or 5 years as a cadet ha s a ver y good grounding n the Black Book an d can very well hold h er own at practices, and it is thus up to the older ones to teach the newcomer t h e job of do ing public d uty, etc ., without any p atronage I remember holding a discu ss ion with one of my student members on th e latest techniques in lip stick a nd an older member took me to task for encouraging h er to wear make-up. I replied that she would use make -up come what may, so I might as well give her the benefit of what little experience I had gained for m yself.
Finally, I believe that Cadet and Cadet Nursing Divisions are growing apart. Whil st it is obviously good for t he cadets t o have t h eir own adminis tration and be selfreliant, I t hink members of the a dul t divisions would enjoy watching, say, emolment ceremonies. T he youngster s would als o get u sed to seeing the older members and w ould not feel that they were coming amon gst strangers. Again , older cadets might be invited to some of the a dult events,
fi lm shows , but not solel y to help with washing-up (alth ough if old and you ng do mix in the kitchen it is on e of the best ways of getting o know one another).
I feel t h at t s sig nificant that for he past three years the First Aid Cup in my division has been won by ex -cadets. There is some excellent material a hand in our ca det di visions - do not let us waste it. -From t he N ews Diary, S W. Area, Lo ndon District.
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IllLE on duty at the Dagenham Horse Show recently with the Dagenham Ambulance Division, two cadets from the Dagenham Ambulance Cadet Division were approached by a local doctor who was offering his services to the Brigade, in any emergency, and asked if they would like an ice-cream. Both cadets politely refused, and the doctor , probably thinking it was shyness that made them decline, repeated his offer The cadets again refused politely, and when the doctor asked wh y this was he was told by the ca dets: "Because we are on duty, sir."
The doctor was very pleased by the answer he received
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A CLIFF accident near Minehead in March, when a visitor fell to his de at h, presented a difficult problem to the police an d ambulance members who were summone d to the scene
An ambulance m ann ed by W. Comt and C. Hayes, was sent from Minehead Ambulance st a ti on to the spot , about three miles from the town , where the acci dent had happened. At the requ est of the police, Court retmned to get the lifeb o at launched. This was done by r adio an d the victim's frien d was taken to hospital.
The am bu lance ret urn ed to the harbour , where its services were nee d ed for a Dr. J acks on, who h ad gone out with the lifeboat, had SWlllll asho r e to try to reach the man, and had collapsed in the water on retmning.
Meanwhile Hayes and a policeman at great risk had descended the cliff face without ropes or any other support, had reached the beach, only to find the man was dead.
D arkness had fallen and the tide was r ising, and with the lifeboat unable to take them off owing to rough sea and rocks and as t he y were un a bl e to climb the cliff face, he y were marooned in the icy cold with the bod y, which they h ad to move to a le dge of rock onl y six feet a bo ve the high water level.
After five hours they were eventuaIJy b rought back by a relief party.
At the inquest Pte. Hayes was warmly congratulated by t he Coroner, and his actions were in the highest traditions of the Brigade
S UNDAY June 8th wa s a great occasion for the Huddersfield Corp s when they led the South Western Area, West Riding past th e salu t ing ba se in Greenhead Par k. The Area was inspected by D r. E. M. Dearn, Commissioner, East Riding of Yorkshire, accompa nied by District Superintendent Lt. -Gen. Sir Co lin B arber Distr ict Nursing Officer Miss Barracl ough Di strict Cadet Officers L. Mason and Mrs Cunmting Bell. The weather was not kind , but all the member s t o wh om Dr. Dearn spoke, smiled their welcome and even the smallest cadet said he wa s glad to be a member of the Brigade and to be on the par a de. One nursing member who was getting on in ye a rs said" I am goi ng to march pa s " when t he d octor a sked if she wo uld like to take post at t h e sa lu ting base
After the in spectio n , Dr. Dearn present ed the Jubilee Certifi cate to the Dewsbury Nursi ng D iv is io n a nd exte nd ed t h e congratulation s of the Commiss ioner-in-Chi ef and the Dis tric t C0llU11issioner. He also presen ted Warrant s of Appointment to several new officers and a commendatio n of meritorious First Aid to Nursi n g Member Mrs. Highley of the Eiland N msing Division.
Dr. Dearn congratulated the members on heir smart ness and sai d that as h e came from the East Riding he wou ld have to say t hat the S.W. Area came second to that Coun t y, whic h caused chuck les from the five Mayors a nd Mayores ses around the sa lutin g base.
The Mayoress of Huddersfie ld (Mrs. R. H. Br owne) dep u tising for the Mayor gave a " Civ ic Welcome " to the Inspecting Offi cer a nd memb er s of the various cor p s a nd divisions. Canon Horan (V icar of Huddersfield) gave the St. John Prayers and the Bles sing D emo nstratio n s of marching and co nnterm arch in g was given by the Brighouse and R avensthorp e St. John Bugle B a nd s.
The m an y visitors were received by Capt. George Black burn (Area President and Mr. Andrew Stewa rt (Area Cadet VicePresident).
TH E member s of the Brighouse Corps St. John Band S.W. Are a W.R. Yorks were loud in their pr a ise of the sportsmanship of the Burnley public when they arri ved in Brighouse on Saturday , June 21st after wi nning a ll the av a il a ble prizes i n t he Seventh Annual Band Contest of t he Burnley Youth Or gan isatio n Band Contes held at the Technical High School. The ovation they recei ved when they marched off t he a ren a was an all-time record.
On arrival at Brighouse the band formed up an d had a triumpha nt march thTOugh the streets to pass His Worship the Mayor who took the sa lu te at the town hall and then to the Ambul a n ce Hall where congratulations were showered on them.
The Mayor gave them a Civic Welcome an d said the b a nd brought fame to the name of Bri gho u se and the St. John Ambulance Brigade and hey wer e doing a good job of work in training the bo ys in useful work. He thought they might have left a t east one p rize for another b a nd.
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said he disagreed with Hi s Wor ship w ho , he sa id , was too much of a philanthrop is t , personally he was deli gh te d the y had " swept the board " a nd t was fitting on t his, the 21 s a nniversar y da y of founding the band, that such a feat should be a ccomplished. Alderman Wilfrid Whiteley (president) said he had been thrilled b y the display after the first be a of t h e drum , the fir s note of the bugle a nd the fir s t s tep they knew the b a nd were on top of their form and he y had justified all the hopes of their supporters. He said he had " ne ver swallowed so m a n y l umps in his thro at" at t he magnificent playing. Councillor Leslie Hulme (a former Bandmaster) also congratulated the band.
The seven t rophies won (out of seven) were:-Bugle Test Piece (" Conunissioner " composed by Bandmaster F Holt). Solo Bugle b y Bu gler J Sharp, Sol o Drum by Dr ummer P Drake. Best Drum Major by J. Meredith Drum Section. Deportment, a nd Best Band of the Day.
The Deputy Supel'intendent -in -Chiej among the cadets oj D01·set.
THE green banks of the ancient Roman amphitheatre of Maumbury Rings, Dorchester, provided an ideal background for a county review of some 400 men , women and cadets of the St. Jo1m Ambulance Brigade
During the afternoon the parade, which was commanded by County Staff Officer
E. W. Cuff, of Dorchester, received high praise from t he inspecting officers. Rear Admiral Royer Dick, Depu ty Conuniss ioner-in -Chief of the Br igade, and Mrs. B. Grosvenor, Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief of the Brigade.
Mrs. Grosvenor spoke of the county's magnificent record of service and continued:
" You have a remarkable record in the competition field, but whatever the work may be, whatever the problems are, we always hear that Dor set is playing a magnificent part."
Mrs. Grosvenor told the nursing divisions and cadets on parade t hat their turnout was way ahead of the average which she saw at inspections It was most remarkably smart.
The Admiral was accompanied on his inspection of the ambulance divisions by the County Commiss ioner (Dr. R V. S. Cooper), the Mayor of Dorchester (Cllr. V. G. Mardon) and the Chief Constable (Lt.-Col. R. B. Greenwood). Mrs. Gro svenor was attended by the County President (Dorothy, Lady E llenbor ough) the County Superintendent (Mrs. D. Galton) and the Mayoress of Dorchester (Mrs. Mardon)
The inspecting officers had earlier been conducted on to the ground by Staff Officer
A. E. Cox, of Weymouth.
Mter the inspection, for which music was supplied by th e Dorchester Salvation Army Band, came the highlight of the parade-
the presenta t ion of service awards by Ad m iral Dick. Ho ding the cu shio n from which the Admiral took the medals was 15-year- old Diana Haskins, of the Dorchester Cadet Nursing Division.
Mter the presentations, the Mayor of Dorchester stepped forward to welcome the St. John members to Dorset . He told them:
" It is a great thrill to me to witness such a parade of people dedicated to a service which is for t he benefit of us all and which is completely voluntary. We are particularly proud of you in the county town and, indeed, throughout he county."
Admiral Dick said that the parade was a testimony to the corporate spirit of the St John in Dor se t ; it was the outward and visible sign of what they were all doing. He congratulated them on their excellent turnout and be aring, of which they might all well be proud.
In her remarks, Mrs. Gros venor said it was most heartening to see new members coming forward to swell the ranks of the movement. She hoped that in the years to come they would find vast numbers of cadets going up into the adult divisions, because she was sure that with the problems, the pressure and the spee d of modern life the only way in which the movement would be able to meet the calls on its serv ices would be to have more people doing le ss work.
The inspection was followed by a brief service conducted by the Rura Dean of Dorchester (the Rev Percy Anderson), who told the parade: "I like anything that is voluntary, and your splendid organi sat ion is voluntary It is individual, it is corporate it s effective, and I can assure you that thr oughout this country and the world your organ isat ion has a very very big place in the affection of all good people. "
After the parade there was a march past at which the Admiral took the sa lute.
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The D eputy Superintendent-in -Chief giving h eT addTess; sitt1:ng-between A dmiml Dick and the Cou,nty Commiss1:one1 -is the MayoT oj DOTch este r Cllr. V. G. lYJ.ardon.
O VER a t housand members of the St. John Ambulance Briga d e in the St. John County of Eas t , South and North Devon gathered in the county rugby ground Exeter, on Sunday, May 11 th , for a review by the Commissioner-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman, CB., CB.E. This was a very representative turnout when the sca ttered nat ure of the divisions in such a larg e county is considered, plus the fact tha t the Brigade operates in the region of 40 ambulance stations in Devon on behalf of the County Council, which, of course, had to be manned.
Heavy rain and a strong wind marred this auspicious occasion , but despite the conditions the Commissioner-in-Chief completed his rou nd of the parade, though necessarily at an unusually fast rate. Those who had them ran for overcoats a nd mackintoshes as opportunity offered, and it speaks well for the keenness of the personnel that they br ave d the elements for so long. Rainwear over the uni forms dulled what would h ave been an impressive and colom-ful m arch -past at the end.
The parade was under the command of Dr. R A. P. Gray, of Exeter, Area Commissioner, East Devon, assis ted by Dr. K. G. W. Saunders of Barnstaple, Area Commissioner, North Devoll, and Mr. W. Under hill, of Ashburton, Area Commissioner , South Devon
In the grandstand were many well-known figures in the county, including the Sheriff of Devo n, t he Chief Constable of Devon (Col. R M. M. Bacon), the Acting Chief Constable of Exe t er Mr. Steer Dr. W. J. Doyle, County Medical Officer, Sir Henry Imbert Terry (County Brigade Pr esident) a nd Lady Imbert Terry (Cou nty VicePresident, Nursing Cadets), Brig. C K
A general v iew oj the D evon pcaade as t he Geneml
Hudson, V.C , Cllai rman of the Council of the Order of St. John for Devon, Br ig C E. A. Browning, County Director of St. John Associations, Lt.-Gen. Sir Treffry Thomp son, Co un ty Direc or, British Red Cross, Mr. R. D. Williams M.P. for Exeter, the Mayor and Mayoress of Honiton, and Lt.-Col. P. R Matters Royal Marines Lympstone . The Lord Lieuten an of Devon, Earl Fortescue, President of the Council of the Order of St John , Devon, was absent owing to the serio us illness of Lady Fortescue
As the Commissioner-in-Chief arrived, accompan ied by the County Commissioner, Maj. T. W. Gracey, of Ashburton, three white-helme ted Royal Marine buglers sounded "general salute."
A short service preceded the inspection this being conducted by the Dean of Exeter, the Very R ev. A. Ross Wallace, prayers, including those of the Order, being offered by the R ev. H. W. Hughes , President of Exeter and Distr ict Free Church Federal Counc il
The Comm issioner-in-C hief Lold the parade after his in s pection t hat the dem ands of the public on the services of the S1. John Ambulance Brigade were going up and would continue to do so. "People seem to have more time to visit various festivities, and with more vehicles on the road that mean s mo re accidents," he said.
I n spite of the bad weather it was clear to him that it was a well turned-out par a de and that there was a keen membership in the county.
He was particularl y pleased to see that they h a d increased members hip and had set up a very high standard in so doing. The increasing demands on their services made it even more impor tant tha membership should be increased. He hoped that the young cadets would de cide, when they got old enough, that they wanted to carry on the work as adult member s.
The Commissioner-in-Chief then presented a number of awar ds.
By car, bus and special train-in some cases nvolving a round journey of very nearly 200 miles- more than a thousand St. Jo1m members from all over Cornwall journeyed to the Royal Naval Barracks at Devonport on Sunday, June 8th, to join with their colleagues of Plymouth and District for a combined parade and inspection by t h e St. John Commissioner-in-Chief (Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman , C.B., CB.E .).
The Chief Commissioner was accompanied by the Countess of Brecknock, who is Controller of the Overseas Department of St. John, and a lso present were the Naval Commander-in- Chief, Plymou t h Command (Vice -Admiral Sir Richard Onslow), the Lord Mayor of Plymouth (Ald. G. J. Wingett) and many other notabilities, including the Plymouth Commissioner (Mr. Cyril Prance), the Cornwall Commiss ioner ( R ear -Admiral L. A. Boutwood), the Plymouth Coun ty Nmsing Sup erintendent (Mrs. R. Balsdon), the Cornwall Count y Nursing Superintendent (Princess Chula) Prince Chula of Thailand, who is a Cornwall County Vice-President, was among the other distinguished guests and visitors, who included St.] olm CountyVice- Presidents ,etc.
The parade commander was Col. G Thomson, who is the Plymouth Depu ty Commissioner, a nd the parade marshal was Staff Officer J. H. Sargent (Plymouth) Assistan t Commissioner W. G. Mooney was in charge of the Cornish companies.
With a good turn-out also from the Plymou th Di strict, t he parade in all mustered more than 1,700 ambulance men , nursing members and boy and girl cadets.
After the colours had been born e on to the parade ground, in brilliant sunshine, a short service was conducte d by Preb. W. H. Alan Cooper (St Andrew's, Plymouth).
The Plymouth Conm1issioner (Mr. Cyril Prance) , in a short speech, welcomed the Cornish members as "our brothers a nd sisters from across the River Tamar." The P lymouth Brigade had always enjoyed great friendship with Cornwall ; " in fact , as far as St. John is concerned t here is a wide and strong bridge across the T amar."
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He welcomed too the various guests, and in p articular Gen. Kirkman to what he described as " this far -flung corner of his Brigade Empire ."
Following the inspection, Maj.-Gen. Kirkman told the assembled members that he was deeply grateful to them for all they were doing. " I congratulate you on your very fine work a nd am deeply grateful for the standards you have maintained ,"he declared. M ter inspecting seven of their headqu a rters in the two counties, he said, he was very pleased with what he had found: " you have s ome very good headquarters and you keep them wel1."
He was also full of praise for the turn-out of the personnel on parade. " I see a great number of parades, and I know what I am saying when say I am very gla d to see here that the standard is so well maintained, " he commented.
The Countess of Brecknock also spoke, saying that she had enjoyed her visit enormously. She said she was very impressed to see such large mll1bers assembled and by the smartness and enthusiasm. In see ing various Cornish headquarters the previous day, she had been particularly struck by the initiative and enterprise displayed. She declared: "I think it was really very inspiring to see the way the divisions themselves had collected the money to build or enlarge their headquarters or to buy an ambulance-in fact to make themselves some of the best equipped and best hou se d divisions I have ever seen. I reall y do congratulate you. "
She too praised the parade that day saying : " I need something to give me a standard to work on and when I see as good a parade as this I know I have to work hard on some of my other divisions But they try very hard and I know they will make the grade."
It was a stirring moment at the conclusion, when , with the Cornish contingents at the head, the parade, more than 1,7 00 strong, swung smartly past the aluting base, in an impressive march-past to the music of a Ro ya Marines B and, which had played throughout.
A s the last item in their tour of Cornish St. John divisions on Saturd ay, June 7th, the Commissioner-in-Chief of the St. Jolm Ambulance Br igade (Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman , CB , CR E. ) and the Countess of Brecknock, who is the Controller of the Overseas Department of the Brigade, visited Launceston.
Here the y were a ccorded a civic welcome by the Mayor and Corporation, inspec ted a parade of local St. John persom1el, and General Kirkman then formally opened the new £2,500 extension to the Launceston St. John headquarters . This consists of a new hall, capable of seating 130 people, complete with all modern fitments , and a stage an d central hea ting It will be used for meetings and lectures, as wel as f or soc ial purposes.
The Mayor and Corporation were in full regalia, headed b y t he Borough standard a nd the To wn Sergeants, with their massive silver maces The Mayor (Mr. Thomas Hicks), extending a welcome, said that Launceston was a town wi th m a ny organisations which knew of only one road: " Forward." The St. John Ambulance Briga de was no exception, and he traced its progTess from its small beginnings in 1921, recalling that Assistant County Commissioner W. G. Mooney was the only member still serving who started with the Launces on Division in 1921. He spoke of Launceston s pride in its st. Jo1m divis ons
After in specting the assembled parade with the Countess of Brecknock , the Commissioner-in-Chief then cut the white ribbon across the doorway and declared the new hall open After the gathering had assembled in the new building, he said that he had opened and taken possession of it " in the name of our venerable Order " and he congratulated all those responsible on being able to provide such a fine addition to their headquarters.
The Conmussioner -in -Chief was thanked by the Ambulance Divisi on P resident (Mr. C H. Robins) and the Nur sin g Divisi on President (Mrs. T. P. Fulford).
The dedication of the new building was performed by Canon W. G Steer (Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene, Launceston).
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R EAR Adnural Royer Dick, CR, CRE., D S.C, Depu ty Cornmissionerin -Chief, in his a ddres s following his recent inspection of the members of the Cumberland and Westmorland Divisions on Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumberland, referred to the members as de scen dants of the Knights Ho spitaller s of St. John of J emsalem, whose work of mercy to the sick and injured commenced over 1 200 years ago. It was a tradition of which members, numbering a quarter of a nullion people in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, were natmally proud , and one which, by t heir efforts today was being kept alive. There were man y difficulties in the se times, b ut he was confident that they would be surmounted ; more people than ever were being train ed in first aid tluough the Association, but he would like to see a bigger percentage taking advantage of the opportunit ies provided by Brigade member ship.
The Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief paid
a tribute to the smartness and neatness of the turnout, and commented on the growing number of the cadets He had had the opportunity of visiting a number of the divi sional headqu arters in the two counties, and by doing so was abl e to observe the result of the effor ts made with unselfish devotion to continue h e objects and the work of this fine institution. He was pleased to see such a l arge gathering of spectator s in this lovely Cumberl and setting, and to have h a d the opportunity of meeting t hose people who were interested in, and encouraged the work of, th e Brigade He thanked Capt. Jolms, their CO lmty Comnus si oner and his
excellent staff of officers, the civic authorities and the others who had contributed to the success of his two-day visit. While the rain curtailed the proceedings somewhat, preclud ing tl).e tradit i onal" march past, " he had yet seen sufficient to impress h im considerably. He wished the members every good fortLme in their future undertakings
• Repo rts and p ho tographs of several more co unty parades, unavoidably held over, will appear in t he next issu e.
The Dist ricts
NO. 1 (pRINCE OF WALES'S)
GRAND PRIOR CADETS.-Sgt. Allen
Knight , Sgt. Alan Baxter and CpL Bria n Hall were presented with their Grand Prior badges on Saturday, May 17th, on t he occasion of the Annual Inspection of Eastern Area at Barking Park. The presentation was made by the Inspecting Officer, Col. G. F Page, D S.O., Commissioner London District . All the cadets came from C12 Dagenham Ambula n ce Ca d et Division, and Cpl. Brian Hall who was awarded his badge in J anuary tlus year, therefore senior in aw ard, was invited by His Worship the Mayor of Dagenham, Coun. Richard Black burn , J .P ., to the Mayor 's Par l our on Tuesday, May 20th, to meet His Worship together with other yOlmg people who have gained outstanding awards during the Mayoral year.
GARDEN PARTy. - A bonny baby show, pet show, and cake guessing competitions were among the attractions at a garden party held by the Keighley Ambulance, Nursing and Cadet Divisions i n Cliffe C as tle gro unds, which was opened b y the Mayor of Keighley (Ald. John Binns). The awards were presented by the Gala Queen of Keighley (Miss Christine Bailey). The M ayor spoke of the excellent work of St. John locally and nationally, and he praised the calm and efficient way in which the members of the Brigade went about their duties In a reference to the scheduling of the newly erected headquar ters under a town planning scheme he said, judging by the local paper s th ey might think there was a state of open warfare at the moment bet ween the Keighley Borough Council and the St. John Ambulance Brigade, but he could assure them that he knew of no member of the Council who in any way wanted to harm the organisa tion. Superinten dent H. Hodson, of the ambulance division presided and tha nks to the Mayor were expressed by Miss Hester Clough and Cadet Officer Cotton There was a big entry in the baby show and prizes were awarded to children with pets who knew 16
most about their animals. The entries included do gs, cats, hamsters , white mice and a lamb. The weather was bro ke n and the financial results suffered in consequence. The gate collection amounted to £20.
BRADFORD IN SPECTlON -This year's p a rade and inspection of the Bradford Corps of the St. Jolm Ambula nce Br iga de -held at Belle Vue Barracks, Bradford , on Ju ne 4-was a well -attended and impressive affair. Some 250 ambulance men, nur ses and cadets were on parade and were inspected by Dr. H. G Thompson, of Halifax, the Assis tant Area Commissioner. Others pre se nt inclu ded the Lord Mayor and Lady Ma yoress (Ald. and Mrs. N. W. Durrant), and the President of the Bradford Corps (Coun. C A. Gadie) , who stated t hat during the pas t year members of the Corps had attended 7,868 accidents and put in nearly 10,000 hours duty.
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JUBI LEE AWARD.-At the annual inspection of the Northern Area by Brig G. A. Fenton , O.RE ., County Conunission er, and Mrs. M. Boothma n, County Super intendent, who were accompanied by the Mayor and Mayoress of Buckingham, the Olney Ambulance Divisio n was presented with the fir st Jubilee Certificate in the county, commemorating its fifty years of existence. Actually , as Col. Bowater mentioned when presenting the awar d, this div sion had been founded in 1894, and its history was one of which a ny Brigade division could well feel proud.
DONATION FROM DARTS. - The Medical Comforts Depot of the Chesham Nursing Di vision has received the very generous amount of £52 I s. 6d., from the conm1ittee of the John J acks on Memorial Dar ts League. It will be used to p1.lrchase a much needed walking-aid, also an invalid chair and a self-p r opelled chair.
PRESENTATION OF Cups.-The Newport Pagnell Cadet Ambu la nce Division now has three cups for competition. As Mr. W S
Hawkins said a t the annual presentation, a greater incen tive is now provided for the cadets to do th eir very best. Tn addition t o the Hawkins Cup for first aid, attendance and conduct, there was now the new cup presented by Cadet Officer N McGrane and Pte N. Wbiting for the highe s marks in haemorrhage an d artificial respiration, also the cup given by Mr. H. A. G. Durbridgefor senior cadets age d over sixteen.
Judges of this year's c ompetitions state d that all the work had been of a very h igh standard indeed. A first aid demonstration wa s provided by the cadets after the presen tatio ns h a d been made.
DORCHESTER. - The an nual general meeting of the Dorchester Nursing Divi sion was held at headq uar ters, on June 5th, 195 8. The chair was taken by the Presi dent, Mrs. A C R. Pope, who l a er handed over to t he Vice-President, Mrs. H. R Fernando.
Among those p res ent were County St aff Officer Mr. E. Cuff, Divisional Superintendent Mr. F. C V. Clarke and the Chairman oftheAssociation, Dr. MacLeod. After the reading of the Minutes the President welcomed the Association members to our Meeting and expressed thanks to the Association for what was virtually a gift of £200 towards the Headquarters, an d explained that the money had originally been lo a ned b y he Association who had now decided to waive the repayment.
The Secretary's report sho we d t hat although small in number members had spent many hours on duty during 1957; 707 ho urs on Public Duty, 59 hours on Escort Duty and other duties totalli ng 185 hours.
The Treasurer's report was also favoura ble and showed that the fin a nci al position was fairly good. Mrs. Wake1y's Cadet report was very gratifying. There were now 31 ca dets and they had done 234 hours Public Duty and 505 HospitaL Mrs. Wakely especially thanked Mrs Drake for a ll her help as Officer during the year, and Mis s Bu r den, the Treasurer.
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STUDY DAy.-On M ay 4th, officers and members of nursing divisi ons attended a Stud y D ay at St. John 's Hospital, Chelmsford, organised by County Nursing Officer Miss M. R ennol dson, S.R.N. , S.C.M. Among the guests were County President Lady Jo a n Newman and Cluef Nursing Officer Miss Hamilton Wedderburn, S.R.N. The Deput y Superintendent-in-Chief, Mrs. Grosvenor , was unfortunately prevented from attending.
The Provost of Chelmsford, the Very Re v. Eric Gordon, opened the day ,,','ith prayer. Miss G. Murphy, S.R.N., S.CM., Midwifery Superintendent St. John 's Hospital, then gave a mo st interesting and instructive talk on "Emergency Childbirth ." She illustrated her talk with diagrams and film s. This lecture was very much appreciated.
The sec ond talk of the morning was given by Mr. J D. Muir, F.R.CS., on the " Principles of First Aid for the Drowned Person." Mr. Muir in a mo st clear a nd illustrative talk impressed on all the urgency of immediate actio n in all cases of drowning. He quoted the words of Dr. Jack son, who said in 1946, " A single moment often determines between Life and Death "
After a most enjoyable lunch provided b y the hospital catering officer a nd hi s staff the afternoon sessi on was opened by County Superintendent Mrs. SmeUie, M.B .E., who spoke of the new set-up of the National Hospital Service Reserve.
The County Commissioner, Dr. J. T. Whitley , O.B E M R, Ch.B., then sp oke on "The Treatmen t of Insensibility." He illustrated his talk with many personal expenences.
Mi ss Hanulton Wedderburn , S.R.N. spoke of her pleasure in being inv ted to the Study Day and thanked Miss Rennold-
so n, on behalf of all present, for ananging such an interesting an d enjoyable day.
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LUD LOW STUDENT NURSE 'S SUCCESS.Miss Margaret · E d wards, whose home a ddr ess is 15 New Road , Ludlow, and who joined the Ludlow Division St. John Ambulance Brigade as a Nursing Cadet, later transferring to the ad ult division, and who has now taken up nursing as a career, ha s been s Llc cessful in obtai ning the prize for the be st first-year nurse at Selly Oak Ho spitaL
ST. JOHN 'S D AY IN WALEs.-Saturday, June 14 th, will be remem bered as an outsta nding day in the hist ory of the P r iory for Wa1es. A crowded programme commen ced with t he arrival at t he City H a ll, Cardiff, just before ten o'clock, of the Chancellor of the Order, Lt. -G en. Sir Henry Pownall, K.CR K.RE., D .S.O., M C, Mandator of H.R .H. the Grand Prior , and t he Superintendent-in-Chief, the Countess Moun tbatten of Burma, Cr., G.B.E., D.CV.O. , LL.D. At a short meeting of the Chapter the Sub-Prior (Mr. D. M. Evans Bevan) was co ngra t ulated upon the award of a baronetcy in the Birthday Honours and a change in ad mini strative machinery was announced whereby the offic es of Princi pal Secretary and Chief Commissioner fo r Wales have been separated in consequence of the resignation of the Hon. Jo lm H. Bruce, CRE. , J.P ., D.L., from the latter post after a term of 27 years. The distinguished guests walked in procession with Chap er
members in their robes , in the brilliant sunshine which graced the whole day's proceedings, to the Church of St John Baptist for a service of installation of the Lord Aberdare as Prior. A large congregation , including the Lord M ayor and other civic dignitaries, filled the church and the Chapter pro cession moved forward during the sin ging of a hymn to occupy seats on eit her side of the front main aisle. Pra yer s were said by the Officiating Chaplain, Canon T. M. Hughes, Ch.SU., M.A. , Vicar of the Church which contains memorials to several past executive officers of the P riory. The Grand Prior 's M an dator, Sir Henry Pownall, knocked on the door which was opened by the Direc t or of Ceremonies (Sir M ichael Duff Bt.). The Mandator asked pernlission to enter the Church and was adnutted, on the order of the Presiding Officer (the Sub-Prior) followed by his Esquire (the Hon. Anthony G. Berr y) carrying he Mandate and the
D i tinguished visitors to th e St. John s Day ce?·emonies in VV a les take part in the ChapteT Process?:on fr01n th e City Hall, Cardiff, to th e ChuTCh of St . J ohn Bapti st Th e tendent-in-Chi ef (Countess Nlountbatten of Bunna, C.J G.B.E., D.C. V .G. , LL.D. ) and th e Chancellor of t.he GnZe1' (Lt.-Ge n S T H emy Pownall ICC.B. , K.B.E., D.S.G., lVI C.) wa lk behind th e Lo?·d Aberdan, P?·ior of th e Pn:01·y fOT Wal es. 17
Message from the Grand Prior; and the traditional ceremony was carried out with great dignity. A proclamation by the Mandator that in the name and on beh alf of the Sovereign Head of he Or der Morys George Lyndhmst Bruce, Baron Aberdare was inducted and in stall ed as Prior of the Priory f or Wales was fo ll owed by a fanfa re of trumpets. An address given b y the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. D avid's added inspiration to an inlpressive service.
Chapter members were the guests of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Ald. A. J. Williams, J.P.) at luncheon in the Banqueting Hall at Cardiff Castle.
In the afterno on over 1,100 members and supporters of the Priory from all parts of Wales gathered at the City Hall for the General Assembly at which an Investiture was held b y the Prio r. In his opening address Lord Aberdare said he took his place as Prior with mixed feelings of sadness and pleasure, sorrow that his fat her shou ld no longer be occupying his place, and pride that he had been considered worthy to succeed him. Now he h ad the heavy task of assuming the mantle fallen all too prematmely from his shoulder s but looked forward to carrying out such res ponsibilities to the best of his ability. He welcomed Sir Henry Pownall, whose record of distinguished services was well known , and Countess Mountbatten as a great ambassadress of the Order.
Responding, Sir Henry paid high tribute to the value of the late Lord Aberdare s work as a faithful member of the ChapterGeneral and of he Joint Committee of the Order and Society on which his advice as a highly skilled and knowledgeable man of affairs was greatly valued He gave an interesting talk on two inlportant spheres of St. John activity-the Chmch in Clerkenwell with its remarkable crypt which had escaped damage when a bomb in 1944 had almost demolished the main structme. With the help of generous contributions from members of the Order the restoration of the church was nearing completion. The second subject of the Chancellor's address was the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jeru salem where wonderful work is done in treating the endemic eye diseases. During the trouble in 1948 the old hospital had been knocked down but a new site had been acquired and the rebuilding plans on which a start had been made included a Research Unit. Meanwhile, out-patient treatment continued to be given to an astonishing number of patients.
Countess Mountbatten expressed her great pleasure in being among members of the Priory and in the City Hall again. Addressing a wor d of encouragement to the Prior in his high office, she referred to Sir Henry Pownall's tribute to his father, the late Lord Aberdare, as an outstanding public servant. Lady Mountbatten congratulated the Priory on the progress made in Association and Brigade work during the seven years since her previous visit and said they could all be proud of the ever-increasing activities throughout the Commonwealth. In the la st year she h ad travelled hundreds of thousands of nliles and would like to be a ble to say more of the gI'eat work of their colleagues overseas. There were people, who in 1948, when the National Health Ser vice Act came into force said that there would be no need for
The Lord A beJ'dme, P r ior of th e Priory fm' Wales, ?'Cads the E xho rtation (h eld by the Principal SecTetw Y, the Han. John H. Brnce, C.B.E , J.P., D.L.) to those a bout to be invested by him with their St John insignia at the Geneml Assem bly in CaTdiff on J une 14th.
voluntary social work, but actually the Brigade was m ore bus y than ever, working as a team and in co-operation with government departments and loc al authorities. More could be done with more personnel. The Countess referred to the magnificent work of the Hon. John Bruce both as Principal Secretary, and as Commissioner for Wales. Today he was handing over the Chief Commissionership to Mr. H. Gethin Lewis , High Sheriff of Glamorgan , while the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, to whom they had much to be gI'ateful for, was handing over her appointment as Assistant Superintendent-in -Chief for Wales to Mrs. C. G. Trahern. To both Mr. Gethin Lewis and Mrs. Traherne the Countess expressed best wishes for their success and concluded her talk with a message of warm greeting from the Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales, H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent.
The Prior invested Members of the Order promoted in and admitted to the Order in 1958, and the Chancellor presented Vellum Votes of Thanks and a Life Saving Medal of the Order awarded to Cpl. Ivor Price of the New Tredegar Ambulance Division Monmouthshire. Recipients of Grand Prior Cadet Badges received t h em at the hands of the Superintendent-in-Chief, the Nursing Cadets being introduced by the Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales (Margherita, Lady Howard de Walden and Seaford, C.B.E.), in the regretted absence owing to illness of Lady Twiston-Davies, J .P , Chief Officer Nursing Cadets Wales , and the Ambulance Cadets by Sir Michael Duff Bt ., as Chief Officer Ambulance Cadets, Wales. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Ald. A. J Williams, J.P.) , presented Priory Votes of Thanks.
Later in the afternoon the Superintendentin-Chief carried out a Review of the Brigade in Wales in the beautiful setting of the Bute Park, Cardiff Castle grounds. Over 6,000 18
ambulance, nursing and cadet personnel of the Brigade from all parts of Wales were on para de and driving slowly in a jeep the Countess stopped often to speak to individual members The Parade Commander was Mr. H. G ythin Lewis, J.P. (Chief Conmlissioner for Wales) with Major A. H. G. Field, M.B.E. (Conmlissioner for Cardiff) as Parade Major and Adjutant. Four Companies of Ambulance Divisio ns were cOlllnanded by Capt. W. J Canton, O.B.E., D.L., LL.B., and Miss G. Richards, COllll1.anded the four companies of Nursing Divisions. Sir Michael Duff, Bt. was in conmland of the four Companies of Ambulance Cadets and Miss Z. D. Druitt commanded the four companies of Nursing Cadets. With the Countess at the Saluting Base were the Lord Mayor, the Deputy Commissioner for Wales (Col. R. Myddelton, M.V.O., J.P , D L.), Margherita Lady Howard de Walden, the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales (Dr. Edgar Llewellyn) an d the Hon. J. H. and Mrs. Bruce.
The Hon. J olm Bmce was the guest of honour at a private dinner arranged by the Chancellor of the Priory (Mr. Norman Ingledew, B.E.M.) and other Executive Officers at the Park Hotel in the evening when he was presented with the gift of a television set on behalf of all ranks of the Br igade in Wales on his retirement a s Chief Commissioner for Wales.
WELSH BRIGADE FINAL COM PETITIONS .-
Fourteen teams competed in the final competitions for Ambulance and Nursing members of the Brigade in Wales held in the City Hall Cardiff, on May 31st. The panel of Judges included the Deputy Surgeon-in-Chief from London, Dr. M. M Scott, who judged the male team tests and the Cardiff City Police tea m and Caersws (Montgomeryshire) Nursing Team was successful in winning the Llandinam Shield and Arthur Griffiths Memorial Cup respectively.
The Principal Secretary and Chief Commissioner for Wales (the Hon. Jolm H. Bruce, C.B.E ) presided over the presentation ceremony at which the Lord Mayor (Al d. A. J. Williams , J.P.) welcomed the competitors and visitors expressing his pers onal interest in the work of the Order. Reporting on the adjudication Dr. J. W. Battram and Dr. Scott found the standard of first aid good and the Deputy Surgeonin-Chief wished the winning teams success in representing Wales in London.
The Brigade Secretary (Conmussioner W. Mabon Abraham, M.B.E.) announced the awards as: " Llandinam Shield " Competition: 1st. Cardiff City Police Team (331 marks); 2nd. Swan sea Police Team (315t); 3rd. Keufig Hill (Glamorgan) (293 t ). "Ar thu r Griffiths Memorial" Cup Competition: 1st. Caersws (Mon.) Team (360 marks); 2nd. Tredegar (Mon.) Team 3rd. Brecon Team
A vote of thanks proposed by the Commis sioner for Glamorgan (Mr. H. Geth in Lewis) was passed to t he following: The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress for attending, the Judges, Stewards, Patients and helpers, in particular the Chief Steward, Major A. H. G. Field, County Staff Officer W. J. Thomas and County Superintendent (A) R. Davies (staging) and the Casualty
Faking Team from the Rhondda Co unty under County Cadet Officer W. H. Newbmy. Amongs t a gathering of Officers present were the P rio r (the Lord Aberd a re), Brig. V. J. L. Napier, Conul1issioner for Breconshire, County Superintendent (N)
Mr s. D. M. Bailey, Area Commissioners E. G. Howells, W J. Skyrme and J. H. Wilcox, Deputy Commissioner T. E. Jones, The Surgeon-in -Chief for Wales (Dr. Edgar Llewellyn) and the County Surgeon for Cardiff Dr. C. A. Bence.
bridge and St Mabyn Divi sio ns were among the large atten dan ce at the funeral at Egloshayle Parish Church on June 5th, and the coffin was borne into the church b etween a guard of honour of St. John members.
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We deeply regret 10 an.nounce the followi ng deaths:
Private E. A lYe, a fo r mer member of 58 1 (Mount Pleasant) Amb ulanc e Divisi.on . The funer a l took pl ace at the South London Cremator ium , and the Brig ade was represente d by a g uard of ho n our from 58/1 Division. Affectionately known as" Cmly, " Pte. I ve had comp leted ] 6 ye a rs with the Brigade, and was one of that happy band "The Kempton Park Boys." His cheery grin and happy personality wili be nussed b y all who knew him.
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Ambulance Officer H. Parker, of R adstock Division He was one of the fOlU1der member s, and remained with the divi sion until five years ago when h e retired
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Mr. John Ar hur Joryeff, tre9.surer of the Plymouth an d District Centre, St. John Ambulance Association , died at h is home on May 30th, 195 8. His intere s ts had included the Boy Scout movement a nd Devonport Y.M.C.A., but for more than 30 years Ius m ain interest was the St. John Ambulance organisation Before the Health Act he was chief clerk and cashier for the Association, l ater becoming treasurer. For hi s work he was made a Serving Brother of t he Order of St. John. Many members and friends a ttended the funeral service at St. Gabriel's Chmch, Plymouth.
* Miss M N. Butterflll formerly Superintendent of the 144 Roeh ampton & Putney Nursing Division.
Miss Butterfi ll was a Brigade member for 17 years, first with 88th Wandswortll & Southfields Nursing Di visio n and then fro m 1952-1955 as Superintende nt of the 144 Roehampton & Putne y Nursing Division, when she resigned owing to house duties But she retained her interest in her former divis ion and the Brigad e by accepting the office of Vice-President which she held up to the time of her death. Her passing was a very gI'eat shock to all who knew her , a nd the 144 Ro ehampton & Putney wili always remember her for all the hard work she did to make it one of the smartest in the S W Area. The division have indeed lost a very good friend.
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Mr. W. H. Graham. The death on April 27th of Mr. W. H. Graham , M B.E ., was a lo ss to the work of St. John in Corn wall. He was President of the St. Blazey and Distric t Ambulance D ivisi on, a position he h a d held for nearly twelve years, and he had given great support to the division.
* Dr. Andrew Francis Wilson - Gunn, who passed away at his home at Pend arren Wadebridge, on June 2nd, was a medical practitioner at Wadebridge for 39 years. Up to about three weeks before Ius death, when illness prevented him, he was still actively engag ed in his practice at the age of 88. A prominent figure in many lo ca organisations , Dr. Wilson-Gunn was always keenly intereste d in St. John work and he was the Di visional Surgeon of the Wadebridge Brigade. Members of the Wade-
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Nursing Member M. E. NolJi of the Darlingto n Nursing Division. Miss Nolli enro lle d in 1931, an d from that time onwards, the Br ig ade was her main intere st; she was a most va lu able member and s he lo ved the work whether on public duty or attending on drill nights. Miss Nolli will be gre a tly missed in her division and in her home town which she ha s served so faithfully.
* Area Staff Officer Mr Leonard Richards, of Surrey. Mr. Ric har d s had been a member of the Brigade since 1939 , transferring to Smrey from Sussex in 1948 and had been an Area Staff Offi cer since 1955 He was highly esteemed by everyone, and will be greatly missed. Members of the Brigade were present at the funeral service which to ok place on M ay 20th.
* Mr. Walter Scott-Evans, C.B.E., D.L., of Great Missenden on May 30th. Mr. Scott-Evans was Secretary of the Association in Buckinghamshire for many years and an active member of the Council of the Order for the Coun t y of Buckingham until the time of his death. He was a Commander of the Order, and after so many years of de voted service, his loss will be keenly felt in the County.
* Pte. T. J. Sbarplin of Clacton-on-Sea Ambulance Divisio n on May 30th. Thomas James Sharplin joined the Brigade in 1938. He was 77 years of age on April 24th last. He regularly completed over 100 hours public duty ea ch year; in 1955 it was 297 hours. He was on duty at a Clacton football match only lwo weeks before his death and took his re-examination on the Tuesday before. He was one of the keenest members of the division and was a lw ays prepared to do more than his share of duties.
* Cpl. Mrs. Pearl G. Wheatland, on April 15th, 1958, wife of Divisional Superintendent Mr. G. Wheatland, who will be gI'eatly nussed by both amb ul ance an d nursing sections of Horsham Divi si on. Mrs. Wheatland took her first aid certificate in 1910 and for the past 18 years was a very active member of the Nursing Division, being regularly employed on transport duties and public duties of all kinds and bec ause of he r aptitude for passing on knowledge, was invaluable in training new members.
Although she did not enjoy good hea lth in recent years her devotion to duty may be measured by her tota l of 436 hours of service during 1957 a nd of J ,734 hours since joining the Brigade.
Many members a nd friends of the Brigade attended the f un era l service at the P arish Church where the Nursing Division formed a guard of honom.
* Mr John J. Ward, aged 63, of Staveley For about 30 years he was a member of
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Irela n d Colliery Ambulance Brigade and for a sim ilar per iod he was also a Special Constable He was a conscientious and effic ient worker and it n;).ay be truly said of him-he only sought to serve
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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE STANTON IRONWORK'S DIVISION. Annual Open Competition for " Cornelius Challenge Cup, " September 6th, 1958 Open to Ambu lance/ Nur sing Cadet Teams of four. And" Thoma s Cott on C h a llenge Cup, " September 27th, 1958 Open to Ambulance Teams of four. Valuable pri zes Teas available. Bus and Train Service - Full details f rom: DIY. SECRETARY, L. PICKWORTH "The La urels," Stanton Gate, Stanton by Dale, Ilkeston Derbys.
THE" DANCO " SERVICE is renowned for REGULATION UN I FORM FOR OFFICERS & MEMBERS OF THE S.J.A. B.
c@utfit ti ng Jib.
The Official Journal of the ---, Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of
the Hosp it al of St , John of Jerusalem (Incorporating The SI. John Gazette and The Cadet) Edited by RONALD
LEES
TH E Brigade Secretar y, Mr. George F. Quilter , collapse d on Augu st 12th while on holiday , and died with tragic sudd enness two hours lat er. He was 57 , and had been associated with the Order since 1922 , when he became a junior clerk in the sto re s department at £2 a week His personality and administrative talents brought recognition in a series of posts , the most notable being that of Secretary of the Brigade Overseas , and when th e home and overseas functions were combined in 1950 he became Brigade Secretar y.
A member of the Briga de since 1937 , he held the Service Medal of the Ord er , and th e M.B.E ., an d was a Commander of the Order.
Mr. Quilter was a man of varied interests, which included the Church, the Bo ys Brigade , and all forms of sport. We exten d our d eepest sympathy to Mrs. Quilter and her daugh ter, Ann.
The Commissioner-in-Chief, Maj. Gen. 1. M. Kirkman , C.B. , C.B.E. , K.St.J.
writes:
Members of the Brigade, both at home and overseas, will have been deeply distressed to hear of the sudden death on the 12th of Augus t of Mr. George Quilter who had served the Brigade for so lon g and with such efficiency and keenness. He had just gone off on a short and well-earned holiday when he had a sudden attack of thrombosis and died very quickly at the untimely age of 57.
George Quilter h ad given his life's service to the cause of the Brigade. Having started in 1922 in a very junior capacity at st. Jolm 's Gate, he rose to becom e the Secretary of the Overseas Department and finally, in 195 0, the Brigade Secretary Through all this time he maint aine d his Brigade efficiency and held the Service Medal of the Order
There must be hundreds of members of the Brigade who knew him personally and who were a ble fully to a ppreciate the im mense amolmt of work he undertook not only in day-to-day r outine but also in the organisation of annual events and special occasions. Many ot hers will also long remember the ready reception that he gave to all visitors of whatever rank or standing, the patience with which he listened to their problems and the fr iendly advice which he so freely and so gladly gave.
At ?eadquarters h is loss will be particularly felt. After the comparatively recent deaths of SIT Otto Lund a nd Brigadier Denis Daly, it was George Quilter wi th his intricate knowled ge of detail and of procedure, and with his wealth of experience to draw from , who had been able to do so much to keep in being those links with the past that were so necessary a nd so valuable. Official office hours meant little to hin1 If there was work to be done or prob lems to be solved , he stayed there to get on with them. \¥hen there was specia l on hand such as the Brigade Finals, the Brigade Committee or a Conference he was untiring , both in hi s attention to organisation and to detaIl, and also in his determination to ensure that all went off in the way in which it s hould
He ma!ntained the. full the great ideals of the Order: P rudence Ju stice, Temperance and Fortitud e. Hls untimely death will leave a gap which it will indeed be hard to fill.
Co{one! Sir Jam es L. Sle eman, Kr., C.B., C.M.G., C B E., M. V.O., D.L. , (Knight of Justic e) wntes:
h eld th e ap poin tme nt of C h ief Commissioner of the Brigade Overs eas from St. John s Day, 1930, to St John' s D ay , ] 95 0
Thro ughout those eventful tw en ty yea rs George Frederick Quilter was m y Secretary andas I h ad no often ca ll ed upon to safeguard its interests during my long a nd frequent officml to urs overseas.
Never within my recoll.ection was h e faced b y a problem which he cou ld n ot so lve whi le, loya l , efficlent a nd highly respected, he proved the per fect assis tant Moreover he did much towards increasing the strength of the Brigade overseas by fifty thousand during our twenty years together
Of one thing I am sure; namely that a better Confrere never served the Venera bl e Order 1
T HE re -dedication of the Grand P riory Church by the Archb is hop of Can ter bury Prelate of the Order, and the opening of the War Memorial by H.R.H the Duke of Gloucester, G r and Prior of the Or der, will take place at Cl er kenwell on Friday, October] 7th , 195 8.
Owing to the very limited acco mm odation, allocations of seats ha ve been made to the As sociat ion and the Brigade a nd as many seats as possibl e to m e mber s of the Order who have so generously donated to t he rebuilding fund. It is hoped t hat by this arrangement th e major ity of s ub scr ibe rs will be acco mmodated
I N February this year an article app eared in the REVIEW pointing out the importance of every possible up-to-date method being employed in Brigade work and in p articul ar the value of co -operation between the R a dj o Amateur Emergency etwork and St. John. Since then reports have been coming in which show that in working together it has been possible to save time, prepare the reception centre for casualt ies and keep a constant watch on where ambulances and first -aiders were engaged. The report received from the Marke Rasen Division, Lincoln illustrates the enormo us advantage of a radio link at duties such as races , w here a large area has to be covered.
This repor t states that on E a ster Monday , three members of the R .A.E. N brought their mobile radios to the racecourse One vehicle was pl a ced close to the a mbulanc e room, and one each near the two ambulances. Although , fo rtun a tely acci dent s were few , it was possible for messages from the first-aiders to be transmhted to t he doctors in the ambulance room so that they knew in a dvance how m an y patients to expect, and wha type of injury was suspected \Vherea bouts of ambulances ,wre reported to the first aid officer, who could then decide immediatel y what action to take when a call came in.
The radio coverage was in addition to the coloured flag signals which have to b e used under t he ational Hlmt Regulations and , of course the racecourse owners would have to agree , but those on dut y could no t speak too highly of the e)(periment and it is hoped that R A E N will be a ble to help regularly.
MORE than 5,000 cadets and officers from 25 English counties assembled at the Racecourse Northampton on Saturday June 2 8th, for the event that has come to be regarded as the greatest of the year- he annual rally, Once again B.R.H. Pr incess Margaret, the Commandan t-in-Ch ief, had gracious ly consented t o take t he marchpast , and all over the coun t ry fingers were crossed in the hope h a t the spell of dismal weather wou ld b e interr upted to set h e sea l on the occasion, As it happened , a ll was well , and a fine day arrived , to soothe the worr ies of the organising officers
It was a l ong progr a mme, P r incess
Margare t arrived just after noon at the No r thamp to n Grammar School for Girls, where she conducted an enrolmen t c eremony for nearly 60 new cadets with her llsual quiet charm As the ceremony ended, votes of thanks were proposed and seconded by Cadet Leader Anthony Rissettio , aged 18 , of Northampton and Student Member Judith Martin , aged 17 , of Barton Seagrave. As the Princess left to at tend a ci vic
luncheon at the Guildhal l, the nea rb y op en ground wh ere the par a de was to take p lac e was rapid ly filling with uniformed offic e rs a nd cadets of the Brigade, a ssembling for tbe afternoon s parade They were all standin g in posit ion a s Her Ro yal Biglmess arri ved s hortly befor e 3 p ,m., the national anthem was play ed a nd the Brigade flag was brok en at t he flagstaff. T h en she entered h er Land Ro ver for her inspection , accompanied by t he
Commissioner-in-Chi ef, Maj. Gen. J M Kirkman , Superin tendent-in-Chief,Cmmtess Mountbatten of Burm a, and the Commissioner for Northamptonshire, Col. H. M. P Hewett.
Slowly the Land Rov er passed along the ranks, wIllie music was provided by the band of the Northamptonshire Reginlent. There was loud cheering from the spectators each time the Princess reached the end of the in e and turned to pass along the next rank. She returned t o the saluting base, where a company of smartly dre sed cadets filed past to receive awards. The
American Cup for G allantry was won by Judith SherraU, aged 13 , of Kendal, who saved a two -year -old girl from d r owning. Th en in hushed attention th e assembly listened to the Princess's address :
"It gives me the greatest pleasure as yo ur Commandant-in-Chief, to be present at this Review this afternoon.
"I am delighted to see such a large number of cadets on parade, and I know that many of you have travelled from counties all over the country in order to be here.
"I am pleased to see you looking so 3
smart on parade. It is most important to keep up the high standard which we have come to expect from yo u. " I am so interested to hear that during 1957 nearly 4 million hours of voluntary service were given by the Brigade as a whole. This is a splendid example of selfsac rifice and devotion to dut y, and let us remember that it embnices an organisation which extends throughout the entire Commonwealth.
"In two weeks I shall be going to Canada for the first time, and I am greatly looking forward to seeing St. John Cadets
Pli %s Sp ort 0- General
Leading the lVIaTch -past, NOTthamptonshiTe office1's and The girls, in marched past, ed by th ei r officeTS. ambulance cadets.
in that great country who are carrying out the same selfless work with gre a t enthu sias m
"I ha ve just presented the American C up for Gallantry to Cadet Judith S herratt , and a M eritori ou s Certificate to Student M ember Sheila Downe s It is a wa ys with a feeling of deep pride tha t I learn of deed s such a s they performed, and I congra tulate them on their coura ge. T he sa vin g of life a nd the treatment and care of injured pers on s, are typica l of those which are don e almos t dail y by member s all over th e world.
"This mornin g I a sked thos e of you who wer e enrolled into the St. John Ambulance Brigade t o uphold it s tradition s-the centuries' old tradition s of allevi atin g pain and of helping the sick and suffering.
" T od ay your s er vices are needed more th a n ever before , and I k no w that you will worthily uphold the pledges "For the F aith " a nd "For the Ser vice of M ankind " which we took together thi s mornin g I am sure th a t you will follow the W hit e C ross with courage and devotion , both now while you are Cadet s a nd later when you join th e adult rank s, a s I sincer ely hop e you will a ll do.
" I send my bes t wishes to all S t. John Ca dets at horne and overseas wherever y ou may be."
Led by Col Hewet t h e p a r a de gave three cheers at th e end of Pr in cess Mar gare 's speech and h en h e co mp anies moved into posi tio n for t h e m a r ch-p as t. While this was taking place, he Co mmi ssioner- inC hief presented a Dllll ber of high -ranking Brigade officers and g uests to Her Royal Highness.
The march-past, l ed by amb u lance cadets from Nort bamptons h ire, l asted for half an hour, and w hen the l ast figures, followe d by the military band, had passed from the field , th e Princess was escorte d to tea and the crowds disp ersed leaving the racecb urse to t h e excited , if rather tired , par ties of ca dets who were ga hering together for t h e ret urn journey to th eir h om es. The l oudspeakers were fully occ upied in passing messages to wa ndering p erson s and parties, but eventually they a ll sort ed them selves out, and peace reigne d over the deser ted parade gro un d as they left, fu ll of happiness and memories.
A hum a n a n d charming ges tu re as Pr incess Margaret was leaving was a ppreciated greatly by t h ose who saw i t . She walke d fr om th e saluting b ase t o exchange a smile a n d a few friend ly words wi th 12years -old Norman Ha ll a m a crippled ca det in a wheelch air who h ad travelled fro m Coventry for the occasion.
T h e Commissio n er- n- Chief has receive d from P rincess M argaret's ladY-in-waitin g a letter expressing the Princess's great satisfac tion with the parade-an event wh ic h sh e " a ways enj oys" an d describes as "a most happ y day." She sends h er warm est th anks to all who worke d so h ard to ens ure t h e su ccess of h e afte rn oon.
On the occasion of Ca de t D ay 19 5 8, the cadets of Canada, Southern Africa, P a kistan, and New Z ea lan d sent war m greetings wh ich were reci.procated in messages sen t to them by t h e Commissioner-in-Chief o n b ehalf of all ca dets in Engla n d 4
THE climax of the competition year for the St. Jo hn Amb u lance B rigade came on Ju l y 5th at t he Cent r a l Hall, Westminster when the cream of the ad ul t and cadet teams from all over the cOlin try met to do b attle for the to p awards in their respective fie lds
For many of the competitors and fr iends this was not only a great occaSLOn in Brigade terms, but a c h ance to have a day in Lon don sightseeing, and a ll over the c ity groups of St. J ohn mem berS-I? tlEiform or in plain clothes-took the.tr opporttmities to visit p laces of interest.
Throughout the day the competltIOn.s proceeded, and tension mounted untll after tea the res ults were announced from the platform They were as follows : AMBULANCE D IVI SI O NS
1. Bath City Po ice (Somerset) 318t marks . Winners of the Dewar Shield and Hingston Rose B owl.
2. Shrews b ury (Shropshire) 304 t marks Winners of the Symons Eccles Cup.
3. Cardiff City Police (Wales) 302 marks Winners of the Hong Kong Shield a n d Trimble Shield Spalding, who came eighth, won t he Ellis Cup and Cambr id ge City Police , who were fourth, won the CoplandGriffiths Cup fo r uniform
A MBULANCE CADETS
1. South Kirk by Colliery (West Riding) 321 marks. Winners of the White Knox Cup t h e Jarvis C u p , the Barne Cup and t he New Zealand Cup.
2. Glynneath (Wales) 296 marks . Winners of the Schooling Cup
3. Canterbury (Ken t) 282 t mark s. Winners of the Pownall Cup T h e Lowe Cup for uniform was won by Dudley (Worcestershire) who were placed ninth NURSING D IVISI O NS
1. Guildford (Surrey), w.inners of the Perrott S h ield, the Chalmers Shield, th e Go ld ing Trop hy , the Moun tgarret Cup and the Grosvenor Cup.
2. S herwell (Pl ymouth, S.W. Devon and E. Cornwa ll ) winners of the Corbet Fletch er Sh ield and the Mountb atten Trophy.
3 Atherton ( Lancashire) winners of the Stewart Cup.
4 Caersws (Wales) won the Ellis Cup NURSING CADETS
1. Hangleton (Sussex) 33 0t Winners of the Dunbar - asmlth Cup, the Tweedale Cup and joint winners of the Emdo n C up
2 Stockton & Thomaby (North Riding) winners of the Cunard Cup , the Mountbatten Cup and joint winners of t he Emdon Cup .
3. Perry Bar Odeon (Birmingham) 316 marks Winners of the P ownall Cup and the Whi te Knox Individual Cup
The Harrow team won the Bedmaking Cup and came fourth in overa ll p lacings
Dur in g the day the competing teams were watched by the Ch ancellor of the Order of St. John (Lt.-Gen. Sir Henry Pownall) and in t h e Mayor and Mayoress of Westmmster JOlled many
Cadets jTOm Stockton and on the demonstmtion jor the guests.
other distinguis he d guests for the clos ing stages of the competition . .
The presentation ceremony was. over b y the Cornn1issioner-in -Chief, Ma]Gen. J. M Kirkman, who welcomed most cordially Sir Henry Pownall , who was to present the awards, and paid tribute to Sir Henry's efforts in 1948 and 1949 when , as Chief Cornn1issioner, he had done so much to help the Brigade to regain it s balance after the war General Kirkman said that in his travels he frequently heard the term " competition-minded." I t was, he mamtamed , a o-ood thino- to be competition-minded were of immense value in stimulating both study and practIc e. They were, however only a to an end , that end being the achievement of efficiency which will enable competItors to be of service to their fellow creatures. He welcomed the very distinguished guests who had attended, and expressed his great gratitude to the judges and all the
Ph oto: C. E. 1VJay
T HREE hu ndred ambul ance and nursing cadets of t he St. Jolm Amb ulance Brigade tlu 'ougho u t Berksh ire took part in th e a nnua l ch urch parade and inspection at Rea ding recently T h e para d e assemb led in A bb ot's W a lk, where th e inspection was carried o u t by the Hon Mrs. Leslie Gamage, Co unty Superintendent (Nursing), wh o was accompanied b y County Cadet O fficer (Ambu lance) L. E. Hedl ey a n d Co un ty Cadet O fficer (N ursin g) Mrs. E. M . R ose. Cadet Su perintendent F. G Car er was parade marshal.
Af er con ducting the insp ection, Mrs Gamage took th e salute from the step s of Shire Hall as h e parade marched past on its way to Greyfriars C h urch There , the Rev. J. K. Page (vicar) conducted a special service for t he cadets.
South K i Tkby Co lliery Ambulance Cadets collec ed fOUT tTophies as we ll as individua l plaques. NUTs ing Cadets jHrrn H angleton , Sussex, were serious as they co ll ected theiT t1'ophies fTom he ChancelloT.
A competent demonstmt1:01i was pu t on by Bath City Police, u ltim ate winnen
other " back-room " helpers who contribute d so much to the success of the competitions
In h is remarks, the Surgeon-in -Chief, Major A. C. White Kno x, gave high praise to the remarkable efforts of the judges in the preparation of the competitions, and especially to his dep ut y, D r. M. M. Scott. T he Surge on-in -Chief mentioned poin ts that had been rais ed b y the j udge s, but sai d that never had a competition been run so amicably between judges competitors. There had b een less;" a dver-se crit icism than he ha d ever had. Tne Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief, Lt. -Col. Arthur Goring, then read out the names of the winning teams and the awards were distr ibuted b y Sir Henry Pownall.
Si r Henry said that h e felt like on€\ of the family, b y virtue of hi s service as Chief Conunissi oner which he had found very u seful. He remarked that on that da y, the tenth anniversary of the institution of the National Health Service, the Briga de found itself with more to do than ever before It showed, he said, that the Brigade was liked 4nd needed, an d it was p rep ared to help; but more members were neede j The right kind of members were n eed ed and they could be best ob tained by personal recruiting,
Th e GuildfoTd women ' s team gave th e demonstration in th ei1' sectio n.
r ather th an by posters on walls, which did not necessarily attract the right type of recruit.
He mentioned the p r ogress m a de in the rebuilding of the Prior y Church, and thanked the Brigade for its splendid help in providing chairs a nd other fittings Countess Mountbatten, the Superintendent-in - Chief, in thanking Sir Henry Po wnall on behalf of all present , described him as one of the outstanding men of this generation. He ha d presente d the awards in a pers ona l an d charming manner, and his words had been inspiring, and would , she hoped , h av e a great effect. L a dy Mountb atten also thanked t he Mayor of Kensington and his charming M ay oress, and recalled that the last time she h ad met the Mayor, who had an exceptionally fine war reco r d, had been in a h osp ital in Assam, where he la y seriou sly wounded. She praised all h er st. John colleagues for the magnificent spirit in which the y were ta ckling th e ever-increasing bm den of duties that came thei r way.
As a po stscr ipt , and for the interest of th ose members who could not be present, we print below the various tests that the competitors were asked to perform: 6
AMBULANCE TEAM TEST , Time Limit 15 minu tes.
The team is returning fr om duty when t hey hear a street distur b ance in which a youth is attacked by a "Ted dy Boy " gang. The injuries are: com plicated fracture of left ribs ; plmctured woun d of left ann; co n cussion; contusions, left eye an d aw.
NURSING TEAM TEST, Time Limit, 15 minutes.
The t eam on its way to a practice passes a Civil Defence h ut and sees a man fa ll fr om a ladder. T he injuri es are apo p lexy; compound fract ure of left leg; severe • haemorrhage.
AMBULANCE CADET TEAM TEST, Time Limit, 15 minutes. The team is in camp when a cadet climbs the fla gstaff whi ch breaks and h e falls into the camp fire Injuries are : burns on ri ght upper limb and side of chest; simple fracture of leg ; brui se on forehead; shock .
NURSING CADET TEAM TEST, Time Limit, 15 minutes.
The team is in a depar tmental store and see a demonstration of a washin g machine during which. as the res ult of a backfire from the stree t the operator is startled a nd fa ints Injuries: Annul ar
I n action , the Hangleton Cadets (NtGTsing) s how
Dunbm-Nasmith Cup
woun d when ring h as b een force d towards p alm; cut on temple; sho ck; scalds on le ft upper limb.
AMBULANCE INDIVIDUAL TESTS , Time Limit, 10 minutes each.
N o. 1. The competitor is on duty in a public park when he is called to a boy who has fallen into a pond and h as cut his f oo t on broken glas s. Injuries are: Asphyxia ; deep wound on right foot.
Nos. 2 and 3 The pat ent whilst standi n g on a table to adj ust a pictu r e h as faUen
Injuries: W ound with severe haemorrhage of right arm and fracture of left leg.
0.4. The competitor is caUed to render first aid to a man who h as taken poi son.
NURSING INDIVIDUAL TESTS Time Limit, 10 minute s each No.1. The patient is a helples s woman suffer ing from lobar pneumonia. Th e competitor is required to take, note and chart the temperature pulse and re pir ation and to prepare a tray with the requirements for clean jng th e pat ient's mouth
N os 2 and 3 (Bedmaking). The pati en t has a compound fr a cture of the thigh. The competitors are requi r ed to change the sheet and make the patien t generall y c omfor t able
N o.4. The competitor is required to appl y lin imen t t o the patient's knee and fi x a dres sing on hi s head.
CADET AMBULANCE INDIVIDUAL
T ESTS, Time Li mit 10 minutes each
No. 1. The competitor on his way to a divisio nal pra ctice sees a window cleaner fall from his ladder. The patient who is insensible has susta ined an injury to the he a d wi th bleeding from the left ear and nose, and bruise on forehead
Nos. 2 and 3. In ru shing out of his house the patient has fallen heavily Injuries: Fract ur e of collar-bone; fract ure of leg; wound of t h e right hand
No.4. A bo y playing with a tro ll y has lost control down hill and crash ed into some empty milk bottles. Injuries: WOlmd of thigh with severe h aemorrhage and glass emb edd ed ; shoc k.
CADET NURSING INDIVIDUAL TESTS, Time Limit, 10 minutes each.
o. 1. The c omp etitor is asked to prepare the requisites for a blanket bath
and to answer questions regarding the p rocedure
TOS. 2 and 3 (Bedmaldng). The p at ient has measles. The competitors are required t o change the sheets and make other preparations f or t he doctor ' s visit.
No .4. The competitor is required to state the general rules for the application of the roller bandage, t h e rules regardi n g the clothing f or a nurse an d apply roller bandage to the patient's foot.
* All photographs of the Brigade Competitions are by Barratts Photo Press Fleet St., E.C.4
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By Rear - Admiral ROYER DICK Deputy Commiss i oner - in-Chief
I T is always pleasant and interesting to visit the Mediterranean and particularly when England is left on a cold grey and rainy day, even though the date was June 25th, and it was in these conditions that the visit to Cyprus and Malta started off. However , in what seemed a very short time, we were flying over that magnificen spectacle of the Alps in bright sunshine with only a few clo uds. It is always wi th a feeling of awe that one passes over the menacing snow covered sUlllmit of Mont Blanc, and one wonders ust that li ttle b it what would happ en if the aircraft were to come down Yet this feeling is really only akin to the thrill which you get on the Giant Racer , and certainly the beauty of this part of th e flight makes it more than worth while . Then down to Rome and one begins to feel the real heat, but with only 40 min u tes there is little tin1e t o do more than register the fact , and the next stop is Athens, where at this tin1e of year the heat is really serious. The airfield is in the midd le of a tree -less baking plain, and is not to be recommended for more tha n the minimum possible time as a place in which to stay.
Cyprus was reached just after dark that eveni n g a n d i t is an eerie effect to fly suddenly from the peace of this country to an armed camp The airfi eld is completely taken over by the R.A.F., for security reasons. As you em erge you see that the field is closely patrolled and that almost everybody is wearing arms. However, n:ine was a peacefu l mission, and it was With pleasure that I met on a rrival Mr. Taylor, Chief of the Fire Service and Commissioner for St. John in the Is land. With him were the representative of the Senior Naval Officer and the A.D.C. to the Governor as only officials or officers were allowed on the airfield since it was after curfew, when only peop e with passes are allowed in the street, and during the visit 1t was always necessary to be accompanied a personal bodyguard. As we drove, It was sad to see this prosperous town shrouded in silence, with no movemen in the streets , little light and shuttered house s. My stay in the Island was spent at Go vernment House, and it is difficult to be su ffic iently gratefu l to H.E. The Governor and Lady Foot who, by making this arrangt'men t and arran gin g the necessary facilities as regards transport and escort made it poss ible at least to see something of the work of St. John in Cyprus. The next day was given to meeting so me of those closely connected with St. Jolm work, not a bly Dr. Clarke, Chalrman of the St. John Coun c il , and Director of Medic a l
Services. T h e next visit was to t h e St. John headqu arters with the Commission er , where we met Miss Donavour-Hickie, the headquarters staff officer wh o, with the Commissioner, has been d oing so much to keep a live the Brigade work, despite t he difficult conditions The headquarters is a pleasant house , which we sh a re wi th t h e R ed Cross the Girl G uides and the World Health Organisation, and under present conditions, it is perh aps as well t hat all the efforts are centred, as i t were, in the one building. A short conference was held before meeting the members of the other organisations, and a fu ll pictu re of conditions in Cyprus was given to me Despite the difficulties and h e set-b acks it is remarkab le to see how and persistence has kept the Brigade spirit alive. At present, owing to the political situation, and in deed perso n al danger, things are having to b e kept relatively quiet. For example, no assemblage of more th an 20 people or so is allowed in the open. Yet despite this, at the tinl e of this visit there were still first aid classes going on in Paphos , a notoriously difficult district, and the day before my a rrival no less tha n 56 Turkish and Greek Cypriots had been prepared to go together to be examined at the Cypr us Mines Corporation Property, which was regarded as neutral gro und. In d ee d there is a story h at some Turkish youths were to ld that t h e examiner would be a Greek doctor, wh er eupon they said they cou ld not attend the examination
On bein g told , h owever, that the alternative was a certain Turkis h doctor, known for his rut hless insistence on very high standards in examinations there was a su dden change, political sympathies were cast aside, and the Turkish youths were examined willingly by the Greek doctor , for indeed to pass is more inlportant than po li tics! T h e story might equally b e to ld with the Greek an d T urkis h ro les reversed. T here is a ll over Cyprus live ly i n terest in first aid work. Jus t prior to the start of th e latest troubles , the schools were beginning to accept text books and to encourage first aid training. Alas after the b ooks had been issued the Greek community took the view that to teach in English was non-He ll enic and the book s were returned from the schools. Yet again first ai d b oxes and posts were established in the outlying and wil der parts of the country and were eagerly welcomed, but once again this activity has had to slop temporarily. This might seem a black picture, b ut the point I want to make is that the roots are down in the ground and there is no doubt in my mind that the moment that the situation eases, these activities will rapidly come to the surface again and t he work of St. John will not onl y go a h ead but perhaps mu lt iply from t h e very reason of the difficulties that have been faced. There is no doubt that the name of St. Jolm is held in high esteem
During the aftern oon , a breath-takingly beautiful drive took me up to Troodos which is a hill station , some 3,000 feet up
After driving through th e s un-baked tree-less plain where ma ny of our troops have perforce to be stationed, it was a welcome change to get into the cool highlands amongst pine trees, roses and large numbers of cherry trees wi th the chen-ies still on the bough. Th is is on e of the mo st beautiful parts of the Island and a great hol day reso rt both in summer and for ski -ing in the winter.
Th e D epu ty Cornrnissioner -in-Chief in Nicosia, with the newly-fonned Civi
The trip th en took me down to Limassol to visit Kolossi Cast le. This castle is really a fortress not far from the sea. It is of gr eat interest to 1.I.S an d the Order becau se it first ca me into h e possession of the Knights in 1210 and it was h ere th at the Grand Conmlander of the Priory lived The castle is a fortress as I have said, with wa ll s no less than n ine feet thick. The Order subscribes to its upkeep and t he restoration of parts of the outer wall have been carried out over the years. It is only the outer facings which have s uffered, as the castle itself is far too solid for more t h an su perficial damage. It is highly impressive with i ts small moat and drawbridge and with coat of arms of the Grand Commander in stone on the outside, and a charming peaceful garden surro Lmd s it with one m agn ificent cypress tree guarding, as it were, the en trance I n normal times, this is a place for visitors, and there are plans to furnish the Grand Commander's room as it was in his day. The cast e, wh ich dates back to 1190 at least, when it was captured by Richard Coeur de Lion , was rebuilt around 1450 and stands as a monu ment of the Knights of St. John in Cyprus. Near here too, was and is made , the Commanderia wine which took its nam e from the Conm1andery
The next day was the occasion for the presentation of medals to a number of members of the police force, both Greek and Turkish. This was done at police headquarters and was attended by many of the principal su pporters of St. John in the Island, including the Depu ty Governor, the Chief Constable, and the Director of Medical Services.
The pres entation had , of course, to t ake place indoors b ecause of the numbers, and it was interesting to present medals to Turkish and Greek Cypriot poli cemen al ike, together with so me ce rtifi cates. They are a most im press ive body of men, an d interest in Brigade work is very a live in the force.
Following on this a tour was carried out of the General Hospital at icosia
The entrance h all of this hospital was the scene, it m ay be recalled, a little while ago of a shootin g battle when several people were killed in the attempt to remove a detainee, and the hospital still has to be closely guarded a ll round. It is a very fine ho spital indeed, fitted in the most up-to-date manner an d must be a great source of prid e to a ll concerned. It is , of course, Government-run, under a Britis h Director of Medical Services , and with a large number of Greek and Turkish surgeons. Nearly all these surgeon s a re also Brigade surgeo ns , and it was with pleasuTe that I had an opportunity of meeting a number of them who have done such outstanding work for the Brigade. Busy though they are, they have a lw ays fo und time to lecture and to examine, a nd their support has been as invaluable as it is essen t ial.
The next visit was to t he Fire Services headquarters at Nicosia. Thi s is perhaps t he hardest pressed of headqu arters, for one of the forms the unrest is taking is to set fi re de libera tel y to bui ld ing s in the the town a t Nicosia. It is th en lh at the
firem en have to go out to put out the fires , but n ot only to put out the fires bu face hostjJe crowds who will attack the engine while they are trying to do their work. T h ere is hardly an engine left with any gl ass, and the attempt to keep the glass in has been abandoned. Ye hese engines are kept absolutely spick an d span, an d as fast as the damage is made by stones and rocks, it is painted over and repaired. Even though the dents are still there the engines are as smart as any that could be seen anywhere. In this fire station also lives our St John amb ulance , driven by B6ga de members of the Fire Service. It, also, has been involved in attack during its efforts to rescue the injured, and at one time it looked as tho ugh it would be difficult to keep it in action. However, once again courage and determination has done the trick, and the white am bul ance with the St. John markings still goes out on its work. It so happen ed that the day I visited t he headquarters was the day that is devote d in the afternoon by the crews on duty to lectures in firs t aid I thought his seemed almost mor e than a coincidence, but it was in fact correct as this is the subject studied by the duty shift every Friday. I met and talked to some 30 or 40 Brigade members of the Fire Service, and have seldom been more impressed by a body of men; obviously keen, interested and determined, they are a great asset.
Beautifu l Hospita l
The Cyprus Mines Corporation was also visite d w here we have an outstanding Ambulance and ursing Corps , but unfortunately it was not possible to see them in action , owing to the fact that it was B airam, a Turkish holiday, and the mines were shut down This was disappointing as I had hear d much of this Corps but it gave me the opportunity to visit the beautifu hospital of a bou t 70 beds, set amid green trees and shrubs, with windows looking out on to the Mediterranean not 50 yards away. Th is ho sp ita l on which the Cyprus Mines Corporation (an American owned organisation) has spared no money or thought, is a place of which no one could fail to be very proud It deals not only with the Corporation employees, but any sick in the di strict who care to app ly , and is p erforming magnificent work.
Finally, in so far as visits we re concerned, I in spected the newl y formed Civil Airport ambulance divi sio n. It will be noted that this is a new div is ion , an d it is typical of the anomalies of the situation in Cyprus that this new divi sion of some 25 or so, ha s only just been raised. On arr ival at the Fire Service training headquarters,
the division was on p ara de in uniform. This in itself was unexpected, as t here is a reluctance to put on uniform After the presentation of the certificates, which really inaugurated the new division , there was a request to be photographed , which again is unu sua l, since there is a political reluctance to be photographed with other nationalities . This is just another instance of how the wo rk of St. John is felt to be outside politics, and how it may spring up afresh, as soon as circumstances allow. Finally, there was a meeting of the St. John Council, presided over b y D r. Clarke, at which the va rious problems were discussed, including such matters as the steps necessary to produce in Greek and Turkish the new hand -bo oks, a considerable problem as might b e expected. I then told the Council something of the activities in England and elsewhere, and was interested to hear from them of the position in Cyprus itself some of which information is incorporated in the par agraphs above
" Neutra l" B rid ge
So concluded my v isit to Cyprus. A period of great interest, and still hope in regard to our work out there , even though at the time of writing the outward situation appears blacker than ever. One thing is sure , and that is that the interest and activities of the St. John organisation are one of the slender " neutral" bridges which allow Greek and Turk, Cypriot and British a like to meet on a non-political ground , and the very fact that such meetings as I ha ve mentioned can b e held , which incidentally included a reception to 70 of the prominent personalities in the I sland at Government House, are examples of the value of the work , which , having as its object help to humanity, we must indeed hope and pray will continue as a means of succour to those in di st ress of whatever poli tical complexion. So ended five da ys in the trou bled but b ea utiful Island of Cyprus. An Island so full of memories of Knights of the Or der , whether it be in Kolossi Castle , or in the fairy -like st. Hilarian Castle, perched 3,000 feet a bo ve the sea and plains embo wered in trees and flowers , where Queen Beringaria is said to have lived. T he great beau ty on the one side, and the ever present tensions in street or village on the other. Yet there is considerable prosperity ; everywhere houses are being buil t, and many signs of financial well -being albeit interrupted at the moment. The roads a re fine as a re the hospitals and schools modern water fOlmtains are t o be seen in the vil lage s; all testimony to the "fu t ur e which lies in this problem a rea if only a solution can be found.
T HE Deput y Commissioner-in-Chief arrived at Luqa Airport in the evening of Monday, Jun e 30th, just 20 hours before he was expected , oyving to having to change a ircraft arrangemen ts. The Brigade Commissioner had only 90 minute s warning of the alteration but senior officers of the Briga de were a t the air port to mee t Re arAdmiral D ick, as h ad been planned.
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The first official engagement ,;vas a reception a t St. J a mes Counterguard , the St. Jolm H eadquarters. It was a ttended by the Heads of Government and the Armed Forces, and by the presidents vice-p resi den ts, surgeons and officers of the St Jolm Council , the Associa t ion and t he Brigade, and by a number of personal friends of Admiral Dick. The
Deputy Commissioner-ill -Chief toured the headqu arters and was evidently impressed by the build.ing and the whole atmosphere around the pl ace
As customary, when officers of high rank V1Slt Malta, a seJies of official call s were arranged; the first was on His Excellency , the officer administrating th e Government, Mr. Trafford Smith a Commander in the Order ; this call was made at the Pal ace, Valletta, the old and dignified Palace of the Grand Masters. Then a short distance away, at the Archiepiscopal Palace the Deputy Conunissioner-in-Chief, was most cordially received by His Grace the 1\Jetropolitan Archbishop, Monsignor Gonz] a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta, a keen supporter of the Brigade and an enthusiastic admirer of its works.
Lastly, a brief call was made on the Chief Government Medical Officer, Pro fes sor J Galea, an officer in the Order of St. John and a Knight of Malta.
Luncheon given by the Brigade smgeons at the Casillo Maltese followed t he official Dr. R Cauchi Inglott , a ConU11ander ill the Order and the district surgeon presided ; this lunch was also attended by the ChIef Government Medica l Officer and the Brigade Conunissioner.
a quick change into Brigade uniform the Deputy Conunissioner-inChief carried out an inspection of H.M. Dockyard Am bulance Corps, and witnessed a very efficient first aid display. Those watching the parade included the Aillniral Superintendent and Mrs. J. Lee-Barber, most of the heads of the Dockyard departments, the Dockyard Medica l Officer the Briga de Commissioner and Dr. l Saliba who is respons ib le for first aid training of the Corps.
On e engagement followed another and in the cooler temperature of the the Depu ty Commissioner-in -Chief accompanied by the Briga de COllli1{ ssioner arrived in the forecourt of the Civil where about 400 smartly-dressed officers and members , from No. 1 (La Vallette) Corps, No. 2 (Cotoner) Corps and the Pris on W ar ders Ambulance Division were drawn up for inspection. was followed by p resentation of Warrants and Service Medal Bars. After the inspectio n was over, the Depu ty Commissioner-inChief was received by the Director of Prisons Chevalier Ransley, a Knight of Malta, at h is residence where a very pleasant and in form al. cocktail p arty was held, to which the seDlor officers attending the party were also invited. The final engagement of t he day was a delightful dinner par ty at Casa del Monte given by RearAillniral and Mrs. Lee-B arber. Mrs. LeeBarber is th e vice presiden t (N) of No. 2 (Cotoner) Corps.
The third day of the Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief's Brigade progranulle was a very full one, a good 14 hours of non-stop St. John engagements
First was the meeting of the St. Jolm Council held in His Excellency's office at the Palace in Valletta, the same room which was, in days gone by the Grand Mas t er's bedroom The meeting was presided over by His Excellency the Officer administering the Government and attended
The D eputy C07nmissioneT -in-Chief pres enting a WCl1Tant to th e Hon. Dr Louis Galea, C B.E. Q.C ., one of the D ivisional PTesidents in lI(lalta.
by: Mrs K. E. Gulia, O.SU.; the Hon. Mabel Strickland, O.SU.; Col. J. V. Abela, K.SU., Brigade Conm1issioner; Major W. L. Bonello O SU.; Mr. E. H. W B o rg, S .B.St. J ., the Association Hon orary Secretary ; Professor J Galea, O.St J. , the Chief Government Medical Officer ; and C0l1U11endatore E. G. Montanaro, O.SU. The principal item on the agenda was the Golden Jubilee of the Brigade in Malta in September of 1959 Rear-Admiral Dick , who is responsible for the arrangements at the London end, gave the Council much useful infolTI1ation about the arrangements tha are being made in the Uni te d Kingdom for the visit to Malta next year.
At 1 p.m. the presidents, vice-presidents, officers of the Brigade and the Association and Auxiliaries of St. John--42 in allbegan to asse mble at the Union Club in Sliema for an official luncheon in honou r of the D ep ut y ConU11issioner-in- Chief, enhanced by the presence of His Excellency the Officer Administering the GovelTImen t and by that of Lady Laycock the distric t president.
From the Club to the coast at Salina Bay, so me eight miles out, Admiral Dick went to visit the St. John Chalet, a wartime aDU11unition dLill1p which the Brigade have recently acquire d from the Admiralty and converted into a minjature lido with dressing rooms din ing room and necessary amenities. T h e Chalet, is open to Bri gade members and their fami lies and is very much in use; alrea dy two Brigade visitors from England have been to the Chalet and enjoyed bathing in the warm and clear blue waters of the ba y. Malta hopes that mo re will follow.
There was a brief call at Targa Gap the Civil Defence headquarters and school, and then just time for a quick tea at the Commissioner's house in SJiema, a change into Briga de uniform and a fast ten -mile drive to Rabat in time for the inspection of No 3 (De Vilhena) Corps a n d No. 4 (Wignacourt) Corps. There were over 150 on p ara de with a very efficient b and from the Mosta Division As was the case 10
the da y before, the Deputy ConU11issionerin-Chief shook hands with a ll present and spoke to many on parade. The inspection was followed by a very welcome presentation to the Malta district from the officers and members of the Brigade in Berkshire ; it was made on t h e initiative of the Hon. Mrs. Leslie Gamage, D St.J. , s uppo rted by Mr. e. A. Poole, K.St.J ., the County CODUnissioner The gift consists of an old map of the cOLmty, d ated 1830 with a beau tifully designed border an d it is to hang at Malta's headquarters, wlth the other gift maps and shields from many counties in the United Kingdom.
The map was taken to Malta by Mrs. E. J Mockler, until recently a president of one of the nursing divisions in Berkshire
The visit to Rab at ended with an informal gathering at the Old Convent, part of which is used as St. John Headquarters for the Rabat divisio ns, where refreshments were served and the Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief h ad yet another opportLmity of meeting individually those who work for St. John.
At the tin1e set apart for the official calls the Naval Commander-in-Chief was absent from the Island bu t the Deputy Commissi oner-in-Chief dined wit h him at Admiralty House, making this a pl easan t end to the 14 ho urs of non-stop activities.
The nex t two d ays were practically fre e from Brigade engagements but the re were reports to b e drafted , letters to be writt en, and there was also a final conference wi th the Brigade Commissioner to t ie up certain loose ends p ar6cularly regarding next year's Jubilee in Malta
The Dep u ty Commissioner-in -Chief left Luqa Airport for London at mid-day on Scmday July 6th taking away with hin1, as t h e Brigade Commissioner wrote ill the Sunday Times of Malta of the same day " the very b est wishes of all of u s connected with St. John work in these Islands, and our sincere thanks for the inspiration and encouragement we have all d erived from his brief but successful visit. "
year's Win1bledon could aptly be described as Win1bledon washout. During the first week, rain limited play on most days and on Friday June 27th only one h our's play was po ssi ble. There was a definite in1provement in the weath er during the second week. The adverse weath er conditions naturally affected the attendance a nd on some d ays there were only about 12 persons in the queues. It will be appreciated the public were loath to pay for admission with the pr ospect of seeing only a small amount of play. Nevertheless, the Brigade personnel on duty were k ept moderately bu sy-but casualties certainly did not come up to previous years. The total number of patients treated was 598 of which 10 had to be removed to hospital. The staff all ocated was adequate to deal with all cases. Total strength during the fortnight was 15 doctors, eight nursing officers, and 100 officers and men of ambulance di vision s and 114 officers an d member s of n ursing divisions. On June 26th Countess Mountbatten of Burma Superintendent -in -Chief, visited all the first aid posts.
CONGRATULATE Central Area o n a ll I have seen and I am certain that its members will be on their t oes for anything which may h ap pen in the future." These were the closing remarks of the Assistant Conunissioner -in-Chief, Lt. - Col. A Goring , after his inspectio n of Central Area at the Tower of London, at which he was accompanied b y Mrs. J. Romer-Lee, Assistant Sup erinten dent-in-Chief.
The cadets on parade certainly showed they were indeed "o n thei r toes," fOT shortly after these p r op h etic words, they spotted smoke coming from the Chapel Ro yal of St. Peter Ad Vincula. B efore the fire brigade arrived Cadet Superintendent H Burchell andPte. A. Mileh am h ad assisted in extinguishing the blaze. For their prompt ac tion they were thanked by Rev. J. Gwin nett, M .e., B .A., e.F., who had earlier conducted a service in the chapel attended by member s on parade.
By kind permission of Brig L. F. E. Wieler, C. B., e. B.E. , Resid ent Governor, H.M Tow er of London and Area P reside n t, Central Area had the distinction of being the first u nit of the Briga de ever to be inspected or allowed to parade in SLl ch a n historic pl ace. The inclement weather caused the cancellation of the open-air church service as originally pla nned, but jus before the inspection the sun broke through the overcast clouds and set its seal on the scene
Six of th e new K nights of (}race recently in l\.lew Z ealand,r:n
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From left to 1·ight: ClaTence of Welhngton, r: nef S ecretmy oj the D NlooT e, of Wellington, R ece'LVer General; John Gne:son, C. B:E. , of Auckland , and D eputy DiT ector of Association; H.E. Th e Pn or, the V?,scount Cobham, GOVe7"!01General of New Z ea landj I-Ie my J of Ayck land, Al,,!'wuth; s. 0t H1ahw·oa, Libmrian; and AlexandeT K tTkpatT'Lck, of I-Iast mgs, D 'L1ect01 oj Ceremontes.
Th e two remaining Knights who were unable to attend, were 1Vl.T. B. J. NlcK e7"'ma and D T; J. R este ll Thom as, of Chris tch'l,trch D T R estell Th omas, yew· completed 50 years service with the St. Joh n Ambttlanc e B ngade
Th e Colour PaTty maTch:ing on the colow s at the Centml A 'rea with the stat ely buildinas of th e To wer as a background. Th e office?' in charge 'LS D W1,swnal Offi ce?· Capt. Parks, 30 (East London ) Amb'Ltlance Div Z:sion, and two senioT N.C.O. s from the same d-i v ision.
in front of t h e Whi te To wer where the p ara de was comm anded by Lt .-Col. A M Bell, Area ConmTIssioner.
Central Area was also glad to welcome 0 many members of the Brigade Oversea who 11
were in London at the time of the inspection
One of these guests Sgt. Major P W. Davis of orth East District of Jamaica gave valuable assistance i n extinguishing the outbreak of fire in the Chapel Ro yal.
( L eft) imposing and (7'ight) H.E. the Gove'mor cutttng the rtbbon at th e entmnce to the new headqu(l"rters.
TH E new St John H eadquarters in Hong Kong were officially 1 opened on May 24th, by H.E. th e Govemor Sir Rob er Black K.C.NI G O.B.E. , KSt.J. ,
It stands on a site at the corner of Gw·den and N[acDonnell Roads once occupied by the Ga7·den s D epartment
The site s lopes and contains some fine t7· ees The Albany nullah, whtc h mn t/n·ough the site, has been culver ed, and this ana has been filled to form an extensive car park.
_ building has five .self-contained lecttlre rooms of vmY.'mg Stzes, a panelled Counctl Chamber, and an auditorium seah,,: g 600 I n a wing, there is accomm odation fOT the administmtwe offices, a mess fOT B7-igade officeTs, and quarters for the genem l secretm·y.
Th e audit07·ium is named after th e late NIT. Aw Boon Haw , tn whose memory Mrs. Aw Bo on Haw donated a sum of $3 00 ,0 00 for the headqua7·ters Otlze7· la7·ge donOTs w hos e have be en gwen to moms in th e building are: MT. Y. C. L :ang (Co,!-"ncil Chambe:') , and JVh. Chan Nam Cheong, ll!1ess7S Ho Ttm and Ho Ytn, Mr. ]{o Fook I u and B Tothe7·s DT. P. J Lobo , and 111IT. and Mrs. J R. ll!1ullion Rooms).
Access to the bui ding is fTom MacDonnell Ro ad and1:s s o a7Tanged that visi tors can alight from their cars cover A co lonnade Tuns the whole length of the Nlac D onnell Road
The next conference of Brigade Surgeons (all ranks) will be held in the B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square London, W.C.1 on Saturday and Sunday, November 1st and 2nd, 1958.
F ull details of programmes , charges, etc have been circulated to and are available from District County Headquarters.
Among the speakers is Mr Francis E. Camps, the title of his talk is " To Live or Not to Live." One of the s ubjects to be discussed is the new joint first aid manual.
Nursing officers and training officers of the Brigade may attend the conference.
so that visitors may wait f07· th eir CaTS under cove?· after a functwn h eld tn wet weath er.
Th e new bui lding will be the Colony H eadquaTters fOT the St. J ol;n :4:mbulance a'!1'd Brigade. Th e old building at Tm H ang Road wt ll be tn futUTe as headquarters fOT the Hong Konf!, I sland ATea of the BTigade T.he Bngade started actively wo rking in Hong ]{o ng in 1915 , dunng W07'ld Wa7' I , 'When the lat e NIT E. R. Ralph s, an Ir: spect07 of Schools, was tts fiTst officer in charge. H e had undeT hun 100 men and 12 nurses, w hose equipment and un7jorm were donated by th e late Nh·. Ho ]{am Tong
TO d.ay the Brigade has a strength of over 1 ,3 00 men, mlrses an.d gu·l cadets I n the Brigade has a fl eet of four amb'l!lances tlJln.ch pmvuZe a free day-and- night am bu.lance servtce on both stdes of th e harbour.
Among its v arie d activities, the B7·igade opemtes a " P enet7·atwn Squad." This consists of a medical and dental team w hich pc:ys weekend vis.its to isolated points in th e New T e7"T'itori es to gwe treatment, tncluding vaccin atio ns and inoculations to fanne7· and fi s her folk. '
Th e St. Jo hn A 7'Y!'bulanc e Association gives instnlction in fi?·st atd and home nurstng, and holds examinations in th ese subj ects Classes are formed of people f1"Om a ll w alles of life and all over the Col0r1:Y· Last yem·, a total of 89 classes in fint aid and home nUTStng were conducted, and 1 , 770 cer tifi cates were issued to successful candidates.
Isle of Man had a di stingui shed VISitor recentl y in the Countess Mountb atten of Bu rma, c.r., G.B.E., D.C.V.O., LL.D.
She came as Superintendent-in-Chief of the st. John Ambulance Brigade, and was met b y His Excellency and Lady Dun das (whose guest she was at Government House during her stay) and officia ls of the Brigade
But the " highlight" of the weekend visit was the grand parade an d presentation of awar ds which took place at Villa Marina
The Superi nt en dent-in-Chi ef h ad much to say of t?-e way in which the Brigade's uruts contnbute to the welfare life of the I sland She paid t h em a special tribut e for 10, 000 hours last year. The high stan dard of theIr work an d the tremendous vo luntary service was she said " quite astonishing "
There were tributes, too, for those who led the org a nisa tion, a nd sh e particularised 12
WITH h e publication in September of the first ed tio n of th e Joint Manual on first aid, it is natural that everyone interested in this work should be anxious to get some idea of the ch anges involved an d I will tr y to give the reasons for these changes and describe them
The book is the combine d effort of the St. Jolm Ambu lan ce Associa tion, The St. Andrew 's Ambu la n ce Association a nd the Britis h Red Cross Society, with a d visers from all parts of the world; and because it is a joint manual it is unlikely for the time b ei n g that it will b e accepta bl e in its ent irety to a ll members of th e three organisations.
This first edition will however , I hope , be accepted with reasoned to erance by all so that a conm10n outlook on t his g reat subj ect win gradually b e reach ed.
The text is the same for all three bodies and will be published tmder their own covers.
In size it is a little larger than the 40th edition and a litt le smaller than the BRCS Manual. This allows certain illustration s to be produced to bet ter advantage. lllustrations are now all in " line" a n d are b acked in with two shades of red, giving a more attractive appearance to the book
The introduction to the manual is considerably increased giving a comprehensive history of first aid, both outside and inside the three organisations concerned.
This is inter esting readi.ng, for many first - aiders do no t realise the vast amount of work wh ich has gone into the fin al producti on of first aid as we know it today
The First Chapter is still concerned with th e outline of first aid , its scope , diagnosis, treatment and disposal managemen t of the case and a set of go ld en rules.
Indeed th is can n ever really change, tho u gh it may be presented in slightly different form
the first -aider may b e fami liar with this su bj ect b efore tackling the subj ect of shock.
Blood a nd the circulation are more fully d escribed and important section s on blood vo lume, blood clotting an d thrombosis introduced.
Chapter 5 on" Wounds and Haemorrhage " follows the usual line s, but attention h as been spec ially drawn to the value of cl eanliness in the han dbng of wounds, esp ecially in the case of the hands which, w h enever possible , should be thorougbly scrubb ed with soap and water.
Antiseptics are mentioned bu their use is Recessarily limited, and they are not mentioned in the general rules for the treatment of wounds.
Pressure points come back into their own and are once again used whe n bl eeding cannot be controlled by the application of direc t pres sure. How the wheel turns!
The constrictive bandage is now applied only round the middle of the upper arm and at the jun ction of the middle and upper third of the thigh.
A sucking wound of the chest is described.
Chapter 6. "Haemorrhage from Special Regions" shows changes on " Bl eeding from the Nose," where the p atient now sits with his head inclined forward and bleeding is controlled by pinching the front part of tbe nose "Burs t Varicose Vein" now returns as a special treatment , as also does " Bleeding from the p alm of the hand."
Chapter 7. " Shock " is shortened to two pages and consisting of " Nerve Shock"
and "Established Shock ," accepting the idea that its severity depends on the loss of whole blood or plasma from the circulation , and drawing special attention to the amount of blood wh ich may be lost into the tissues fo ll owing severe fractures.
Apart from the general t reatment, special emphasis is made on the urgent removal to hosp ital in severe cases.
Nothing should be given by mouth if an anaesthetic is likely to be required.
I feel sure students will find the conception of shock simpler than in previous editions.
Chapter 8 deals with " Respiration and Asphyxia," and follows usual lines, except that electrical injuries are more fully described.
Originally there was only one method of artificial respiration described Holger ielsen, but the demand for Schafer brought it back into the book , so now we have these two.
Holger Nielsen count is now in seconds, two s econds pre ssure one second change, two seconds lift and one second change, six seconds in all and ten times per minute. This is undoubtedly easier than the original count.
The position of the Schafer hands is now the same as for Holger ielsen under the forehead .. The tum is also the same as for Holger Tielsen with the arms above the head.
Chapter9. " Injuries to Bones and Joints." It is now recognised that splints may be an advantage, in some cases where there
Mr C. C. Beaty -Po wnall, Island CommisTo each member of the Brigade she saId Thank you for what you are doin g." Especlally had she been g ad to see the big turnout of younger people. " We need you desperately to carryon our work," she conm1en t ed.
A. vote of thanks to her ladyship for conung to the Island was proposed by D eputy-Conu11:issioner, Mr. T. H. Hall. Whilst waiting for the parade to form up, the Countess strolled over to the crowd of onlookers and had a word with t h em, too!
That was a pleasant surprise for them, but the Countes s had o n e in store for her because she appeared ver y pleased student mem b er Bre nda Clague, of the D ougla s Nmsing Cadet Division , and Ambulance Cadet Sergeant Allan Clague (Dougla s D ivision) presented her with two bo oks about the I sle of Man.
Chapter 2 is agai.n the structure and functions of the body and the size of the book now allows t he skeleton in full to appear on one page of the book
There is a better descriptio n of the " tiss u es" of the body and a f ull er description of the function of the body and its continuous cellular change
Chapter 3 remains " Dressing and B andages." Th e co ld com press remains bu t the h ot co mpress has disappeare d
The St. John slin g now becomes the tr iangul ar slin g and one safety pin is now considered sufficient to secure the point. There is no change in the methods of app li cation of the triangular b andages, but t h e roller bandage is introduced and tl:e first-a iders m ust now know h e prinCIples of app lication of the " Si.mple
Spiral, " the" Reverse Spiral " the" Fig ure of Eight" and he "Sp ca." De tailed application is described in Appendix I.
Chapter 4. " The C ircul atio n of the Blood " has be en b ro ught forward so that
is the possibility of l o n g and difficul t trans p ort.
In fracture of t h e skull h e r e is n ow a clear d efinition o f p ostu re if b rea thin g is not noisy, and where b reat hing is n o sy w th b ubbling thro u gh secretions
This is also cla rifie d in t h e oth er unconscious cases.
The barrel bandage for fractured j aw is gone and we now h ave the b and age under the chin, over the hea d crossed a n d tied at the other side. What a blessing for the hair sty les !
Treatment of fracture of the spine is simplified. In fracture of the ribs the b andages are p aced un d er the j acket which is not now removed.
The frac t ured co llar b one a l so keeps his jacket on, though t h e brace is undone.
P adding is placed between the upper arm and chest, not a pa d in t h e axilla. Bandage the upper arm on the injured si.de to h e side of t h e chest with a b roa d bandage and su pport t h e lin1b with a triang u lar sl ing.
Double fracture h as disappeared.
Splinting of fractures of the forear m in special cases is d escribed
I n treatmen t of fra ct u res of t he lower l imb s where the journey to hospita is expected to take less than a b out 20 minu tes it m ay be sufficient t o maintain t h e posi ion of the limb and co n trol movemen t with pillows, cus hions or b a nd ages. Speed and gentle handling are of the greatest in1portance.
Tlus refers of co urse to the necessity for early blood transfusion.
Longer jou rneys will requ ire splinting in the ordinary way.
In fractured knee-cap t h ere are n ow only three bandages, b road bandage ro un d the th igh, figu r e of eigh t ro un d foot and the bandage roun d t h e knee-cap. The end of the lin1 b and splin are supp orted on a roll of blanket or a similar ar icle and not tied to th e other limb.
Th e anom a ly of the cru sh e d foot is no w co rrec ted Crush inj uries are d escribe d in th is ch ap ter. Flu i d s are given b ut not b icarb on a te of so da. Chapter 10 " Burns and Scalds." I n m ajo r cases, pro b a b ly re quirin g a n aes theti c nothin g is given b y t h e mo u th, unl ess me dical a d is n ot ava ila bl e fo r fom hours, when water w th salt a dded in t h e p ropor ion of h alf a teas p oonful to two t umbl ers of water, an d if availab le b icarb onate of s od a in the same propor tion may be given
In minor cases arge q u antities of wa rm sweet tea sh o ul d b e given.
Sun b urn is now d escrib ed.
C ha pter 11. "Un co n sciou sness." We must n ow b e unc on scious a n d not insensi bl e. Incid entally a so we m ust not now
b e a " p atien t" but a "ca su alty."
T h is ch ap er fo llows norma lines and again t h e treatmen t of the non -noisy cas ualty and t h e gurglil1 g breathin g casualty has b een clearly defined.
Heat exh au stio n a nd h eat st r ok e have b een mo r e corre c tly descri b ed and fainting and hear t attacks h ave b een include d
T h e hot-water bottle has disappeared
fro m t h e b ook so no more sh all we h ave
th at p reten d ed filling of hot-water b ottles
a n d testing with a so -called b are forearm, w hich u se d to be so a nn oying to compe t ition judges.
Chapter 12. " P ois on s " A T a bl e of poisons with their source a nd t r eatment will help studen ts to earn them quickly. A paragrap h on "Agricultur al P oisons" has been ad d ed.
Ch apter 13. "Miscell aneo u s Injur ies."
Cramp, Wlllding an d stitch have been ad d ed.
C ha p er 14 "Civil Defence." This quite correct ly is con sidere d par t of a first -ai der's training a nd t h ough it is mostly descriptive an d there is little in the treatmen t h at h as not already been learnt, the first -aider will be made conversant wi th
O N Satu1'day, J une 28th, Polytechnic Han'ie1"S held theiT annual Ma1'Clthon Race of oveT 26 miles staTting fTOm Winds01' Castle and at the club's stadium at Chiswick.
Thi s yeaT not only was th e 1uce the fifti eth ann iveTsary marathon, but it was also the fiftieth Tace at w hich No. 37 (G.W. R. and Padd ington) Ambulance Division had pe1JQ?'med public duty
To 11W1'k theiT appTeciation of suc h a .fine record, Polytechnic H arTieTs presented to the division a plaque suitab ly inscribed. Divisi onal SupeTintendent S H. Smith Teceived a gold medal, Divi siona Officer MayoT and Staff Sgt. DTen silveT 11'be dals on w hich weTe Tecm·ded the club's thanks t o them indi vi dually. Fi eld -lliarshal Earl Alexander of Tunis consented to act as " staTteT " faT the race this year and befoTe the s taTt EeLTI Alexander pTesented the plaque and medals to Nh. Smith and his colleagues. To each he gave his congratu lations and peTsona thanks. Not often does the BTigade receive such genuine and unst inted praise fOT its woTle, but it is obvious that Poly echnic HaTTieTs have a high TegaTd fOT the membeTS of Paddington Div ision.
To quote fTom the official programme , " We espec?:a ll y wish to acknowledge OUT gTClt'itude and thanks to No. 37 (G.W.R. and Paddington) DivisionS. J. A.B. or the wonde1Jul TecoTd in having been on duty on eve1'y Polyte chnic organised 1VlaTClthon Race that has started fTom WindsoT Castle (01' its waT -time eq uivalent) since the fiTst race in 1908 ."
t h e variou s p ossib ilit ies of futur e warfare.
T h ey are listed under High Explosive, Incendi a r y B omb s, N uclear wea po ns w ith Heat R adiation Gamma R a diation a n d Blast. C h em ical w arfare w ith mustar d gas a nd n e r ve gas a nd b iol ogica warfar e. The p ro bl ems are d iscu ssed fro m a fi r st aid p o in t o f view an d the present symbols of l ab elling given.
Ch a pt er 1 5. A "Typical I n cident" is describ e d as a first aid comp etitor wo u ld wish and :iJl clud es of course some instructi ons which were previo u sl y g iven in the beginning of t h e book. I sincere y hope that competi tors will n o tie us d own to exact points, for there is no exact instruction w h ich will fit reality.
We felt ho wever that a general g uide to the student wh o has learnt his su bject wo uld b e a h elp to him when he is confronte d with an act ua l case.
Ch apter 16. "Transport of Injmed Persons." The t h ree-han d ed seat has d isappeared, oth erwise this chapter is li ttle changed The loa ding a n d unloading of a single rear-door type amb ulance is descri be d I bel ieve that s tu dents will find the J oint Manu a l so mew hat easier to lmderstand than previo Lls manuals Students who alr eady hold first aid certificates will fin d no radical changes, an d in a very sh ort t:iJlle will fa ll into the present chan ges with little or no effort. Remember there can never be revo utionary changes in wh at are m ostly basic p r inciples , o nl y Fashion changes!
Appendices
A pp endix 1. " T h e Roller Bandage ." The various bandages are described in accordance wit h the N ur sing Book.
App endix 2. "Resp:iJ-ation-Interchange of Gases."
App endix 3. Silvester's method of artific ia l respiration.
• Continued at foot of nex page
Our photogmph shows Lord Aler:eande1' pr esenting the plaque to Di visi onal S1.lperintendent S , Smith Others pTesent (l eft to right) include Divisional Surgeon E. M. Sklar D ivisional Officer T Mayo?· , Divisional Superintendent Smith, 6lnd Sir ETic Studd, Pusiden t oj Po lytechnic Harrier s. 14
EMER GENCY calls to S t. John Ambulanc e Bri gade member s all over N orth London one recent S unday lunch-time brought them flockin g to T ott enham Gas Work s, wher e they found people lying maimed, cut and burn ed. Some wer e trapped beneath trucks a nd twisted metal , and other s lay half-hidden in b eaps of fine coal.
It was an exercise, to test the skil Brigade personne l and the efficiency of theIr plan s for speedy mobilisation in the of a major civil disaster-s u ch as a ra il smash or an explosion.
This mock disaster sent 200 B ngade members dashing from their Slmday u n ch es.
Members had b een warned that there woul d b e an exercise some tin1e during June, b ut t h e exact date and place were ke p t secret.
It was assumed there had been an explosion at the gas works and as Brigade members reported to therr headquarters , they were sent off to the gas works. in the hurry to tum o u t smartly, left theIr
• Continued from previous page
Ap pendi x 4. " Eves' Rocking Method of Artificial Respiration ."
A pp endix 5 " R es uscitation Apparatus " The new " Minuteman" apparatus IS shortly described.
A pp endix 6 " The Thomas Splint."
A pp endix 7 "The Neil Robertson Stretcher." A long needed d escription. " Methods of securing Casualties to Stretchers of Standard Pattern ."
Appe ndix 8. To transport a ?f spinal injur y in the face downwards posltlOn.
Append x 9 "Ar r angements for the Reception of a Casua lty in a House ," Appendix 10. "First Aid i!l Hot Climates." This includes snake bIte dog bite, leeches, ticks , sand. fleas, etc. Obvio usly useful fo r those gomg overseas.
Appendix 11. "Emergency Child Birth." Append ix 12. "F:iJ'st Aid Equipment."
A small outfit and a larger outfit. A list of materials is given from which the particular outfit may be chosen.
Finally comes th e syllabus of Ins t ruction with a six-lecture presentation, six hours t heoretical and six hours practical and a ten-lecture presentation for those who wish to devote extra t:iJlle to the study, 10 hours theoretica l a nd ten hours practical.
Some material from the book has been moved into the appendix and some th:iJlgS have been added to the appendix, giving opportunity for those who are interested to stu dy the subjects more closely even if it is not requ :iJ'ed for the full syll a b us
A C. W hit e K nox, Princi pal Me dic al O ffice r , St J ohn Am bul a nce Ass oci ation.
Spe edy help jor a casualty at the Gas Works
collars and ties , and even their dentures behind Cadets were sent to road junctions to direc rescue parties who-in spite of the bus strike--came from as far afield as Cricklewood, Potters Bar and On ce there, the sight was enou$h to gIve even the most experienced first aId worker an uneasy feeling. A fire, on the site of a demolished building, was burning fiercely and p eop l e lay around with burn marks and blisters on faces, arms and necks.
Near b y a man groaned and struggled fu t ilely to free himself from a tangle of twisted rusty metal, and not far away anothe; man was laying half under a truck
Groans from the miniature hills of coal dust betrayed the pre sence of other" casualties" who were supposed to have been tlu-own there by the blast from the explosion. First to be rescued were the easily seen " b urn " victims around the centre of the explosion. Their injuries were dressed ?-nd they were carried carefully on ll11provIsed stretchers to a clearing centre set up ill a derelict bui l ding.
There Scouts from a special hospital camp at'Gilwell, were waiting with a l110.bile operating ul1it such as the local h<?spitai s would provide if it were a real disaster.
After treatment there, the casualtIes were taken in ambulances back to the make-shift " hospital" at headquarters.
Rescue teams from local branches of the Civil Defence b r ought down casualties trapped on the roofs of buildings.
One of the difficulties the rescue personnel had to face was finding casu alties who were scattered over a wide area. Two, in a concrete pit, ha lf-full of water, were not discovered for about three-quarters of an hour.
The first rescue workers, having cleared 15
the area as best they could, joine d the swiftly revived" minor casualties " for cups of tea which were served by the Women's Voluntary Service throughout the Contact was kept between the exercise area and the headquarters by Civil Defence workers with radio and walkie -talkie sets. At first they had some difficulty as t he huge aas -ho l ders formed an obstacle to the radio they got round this problem b y relaying their messages round the obstruction.
Afterwards the St. John Ambulance Briaade members who had taken p ar t in the exe;cise returned with the " casualties" to the headquarters for what was appropriately entitled an " inqu est."
"SUPERB "
An indication of the success of the exercise was given before the inquest by Dr. R. L. MacQueen, the Area Smgeon, when he said " The enthusiasm a nd efficiency of people has been simply superb.
" The umpire, Staff Officer R A Payne, said at the inquest that the exerCIse, the idea of Dr MacQueen some 18 months ago, had proved very successful.
" You treated more than 70 cases and your efforts were the best I have seen ," he said. " I hope it is the forerunner of many, for the Northern Al-ea is a model of training."
A USEFUL feat me of a recently published catalogue of first aid requisites is a section which forms a helpful guide to the regulations concerning first aid in all industries and trades The catalogue itself lists the products with the trade mark " Sanoid ," made by Cuxson , Gerrard & Co. Ltd ., of Old bury Birmingham
AN investiture w as held at the Grocers' Hall , London , on J uly 11th , by th e Chancellor of the Or der, Lt .- Gen. Sir H emy
Pownall Among tho se honouTed by the Order were ototstanding police officers (left) Mr. A. F. Plume, Chief Consta ble of Norwich, and (right) NIT. G. E Scott, of Police H eadquarl ers, Sheffi eld both of whom became Commanders (Brother)
spoke to those on parade and mentioned the need for new recruits.
NO 1 (PRINCE OF WALES'S) DISTRICT
146 (BETHNAL GREEN) NURSING Dr VISION.-Oxford House, the headquarters of 146 Division , is managed by a local association which holds annually a Community Fair Exhibition. At these exhibitions all organisations which use O xford House are invited to take part and this year 146 participated b y staging both a very striking publicity display stall illustrating the work of the Order, Association and Brigade, and also by giving displays of first aid and home nursing to the public attending h e exhi bition whilst it was open from July 2nd to 5th.
These displays proved very popular as was seen by the numb er of people who asked to take part in the demonstrations of artificia respiration and bandaging under the tuition of divisional members. On Thursday evening Her Royal Highness
Princess Alexandra visited Oxford House and spent much time in touring the displays and talking to the officials of the community association who were introdu ced to her. Divisional Superintendent Mrs. L. de Rothschild and other members of 146 were on duty when Princess Alexandra inspected the publicity disp lay. She praised the work of the division and asked many questions on its work and its long association with Oxford House . It was quite obvious to a ll who saw her t h at Her Royal Highness thoroughly enjoyed the evening with the grace and charm that she invaria bly radiates.
The Annual General Meeting of the Birmingham Co un ty Casualty Make-up Association took place recently. Brig. N. L. Cariss, Deputy Commissioner and President of the Association took the C hair. The Secretary, Corps Officer A. L. Morris, read his repo rt on the activities of the
Association during the past 12 months, in wh.ich he stated that 42 duties h ad been carried out by the Association members , covering Brigade City Police City Fire Brigade, Boy Scouts and Boys Brigade competitions an d co mpetition practices held by t h e N.H.S.R. Dudley Ro ad Hospital Mobile Unit. In covering these duties he had to call on members for 177 make-up and 248 p atient services. The Treasurer, Divisional Superintendent A. J. Sherlock gave the memb ers very illuminating information regarding t he so und position of the Association funds These were used to provide Casualty Make-up equipment required by the m embers in the course of their duties The Chairman, County Cadet Officer A. E. Green , expressed his thanks to t he Secretary , Treasurer and Committee for all the hard work they h ad done during the past year. He spec ially m en tioned t h e Secretary, whose responsibility it was to organise personnel for the many duties.
The Commissioner, Brig. M. L. Hayne, Patron of the Casualty Make-up Association and also Brig N. L. Ca r iss con gratulated the Association on its good work and wished members every success in the future.
The Birmingham County Casualty Makeup Association was formed in 1954 b y a few Brigade members who were interested in Casualty Make-up and p atient acting.
The Association was formed with a membership of 15 in order that organised classes and meetings could be held to improve the standard of mak e-up and acting; to supp ly organised teams to carry out t h ese duties at any first aid competition or practice and to train members in h e art of casua lty make-u p I NSPECTION.-Brig. M L. Hayne , Commissioner carr ied out an inspection of E and F Corps on the B.S .A. Sports Ground , recently. The Commissioner 16
OBITUARY.-Pte R. W. Tay lor of the H. W Ward Division Mr. Taylor joined the Brigade in 1943 and will be sadly missed b y the members of t he division. The funera l took place at Lodge Hill Crematorium and members of the division and County Staff Officer A. C. Ford attended.
CORNWALL
EVENTIDE CLINIc.-The St. John Nursing Division at Launceston in Cornwall are playing a major part in the latest innovation in the ancient borough 's loca l welfare schemes. Th e town has an Eventide Trust, founded to a dminister money co ntributed by the public for the provision of homes and other comforts for the older generation , and pending the accumulation of sufficient funds to m ake t he building of a n Eventide Home a practical possibility, t he Trustees are devoting the a nnu al interest from their funds to general services for t he oldsters. The first of these, annOl.mced recently, is the establishment of an Eventide Clinic, which will in t he first instance provide a regular free foot serv ce for old people from a qualified chiropo dist. The Trust is meeting t he expenses, but the all -in1portant organisation of the clinic is being t.mdertaken by the l ocal st. Jolm nursing div ision, under Superintendent Mrs. M. Healey. The clinic will be held in the LalIDceston St. John Ambulance Station , probably in the fine new section recently opened by the Commissioner - in - Chief, Maj. Gen. Kirkman.
DURHAM
SOUTH SHIELDS.-The flag day organised on behalf of the local St. John Amb ul ance Br igade on May 10th realised over £257again top of the co unty. It was a stormy wet day and t h e m aximum temp erature was 40 deg F. The expenses incidenta lly were only £]5.
Miss Margaret Gear of Horden who competed for the Princess E li zabeth Cup at the International Horse Show in London was t h e main attraction at the St. John Ambulance Brigade gymkhana held on July 27t h
ESSEX
THE THIRD ST JOHN DAY SERVICE was held on June 22nd at the invitation of the Vicar the Rev O J J Frenc h, Serv ing Brother St. Jolm and Chaplain to the St. John Counci l for Essex.
In spite of bad weather the church was pack ed with members of the Order and the Brigade, represen tatives coming from both the County of Essex and Eastern Area No.1 District.
The Vicar officiated and th e sermon was preache d b y Rev. A. H. Gosney, M.A. of Co chester, who is a St. Jolm Auxiliary Th e lesson s were read by the Commissi oner for Essex Dr. J T. Whitley, O.B.E., and by an officer of Little Map lestead Church.
After the serv ice memb ers of the Brigade we re inspected by the County Commissioner and tea was provided by t h e people of Map lestead at Maplestead Hall, by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. Blomfiel d. Owin g to the very wet weather it was not possible to have tea in the garden. After tea the Commissioner presented awards to members of the Brigade. He t h anked the Vicar, and the people of Maplestead for their hospitality and Mr. and Mrs. Blomfield for the use of their bouse
SUFFOLK
THEConmussioner-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman , who was accompanied b y Miss L. Duff-Grant, Training Adviser of the Brig ade, made his first visit to Suffolk on June 1st, to inspect parades of members at Ipswich and Lowestoft. Six hundred and fifty members paraded at Christchurch P ark, Ipswich, and four hundred on the South Pier at Lowestoft.
Major R . S. Sch reiber, the County Commissioner, introduced the county staff at Ipswich and Mr J. W. Woodrow, president of the Lowes toft Ambulance D ivision, introduced the civic representatives and officials of the Northern Area.
Both the inspecting officer and Miss Duff-Grant congratulated the members on their smartness and Maj.-Gen Kirkman sai d it was a very good t hing when the relationships between the Police and the S J.A.B. were really close as in Suffolk.
Lady Blanche Cobbo ld , County President, at both parades, ma de he presentation to the retiring Cou nt y Superintendent (Nursing), Miss A. M. P arker, M B.E., of a cheque an d the nsignia of a Dame of Grace of t h e Order of St. John which had been subscribed to by members and frie nd s from all over the county.
At Ipswich a drumhead service was conducted by Maj. Sch.reiber and at Lowes t oft by the Re v. W J. Westwood.
At the services and march past the band of the Royal Hospital Sch ool Holbrook, played at Ipswich and the Suffolk Yeomanry band at Lowestoft.
Service medals and awards were presented at both inspections.
YORKSlllRE-WEST RIDING
ST JOHN MEMBERS TRAI AT R.A. F.
STATION.-On Sunday May 18th, 1958, Assistant Conm1issioner H. Harrison, M.B E., accom p anied by 178 members of the Adult Ambulance and Nursing Divis ion s of the So uth Western Area of t h e West Riding of Yorkshire, spent t he whole day on a special training course at t h e R.A F St ation at Church Fenton Yorkshire
The obj ect of this one day course was to teach members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade the correc t procedure if a nd when called upon to render assistance in cases of cras hed aircraft, including:
(1) Methodofnotifyingcorrectemergency services such as Po jjce, F ir e Brigade, Ambu lance Ser vice b y u sing 999 system.
(2) Method of approach to crashed aircraft
(3) Method of gaining access to ai rcraft.
(4) Method of ensuring safety to oneself and preventing further injury to trapped pilot , particularly the vital precautions n ecessary when aircraft is fitted with ejection seat equipment.
The day's training was carried out in two parts, the :6rst being a two hour session in the well equipped stat ion cinema, where a series of films were s hown covering every aspect of dealing with crashed aircraft and personnel aboard when (a) fire is pre sent and (b) fire is not present. For the second part Brigade mem bers were split into groups of 15 to 20 persons with an Officer of the R.A.F. in charge of each group, who then tookhis party through the many and vari ou s practical training departments on the station and also included demonstrations of the types of equipment carried and used by the aircrews and in the aircraft itself which in turn included sea rescue equipment, first aid equipment, fire eq uipm ent etc
Although the training consisted of a great many " Do 's and Don ts " it soon became apparent that these were vitally necessary to ensure th e success of any rescue operation.
At the close of t he days proceedings members assembled in the cinema again to hear a few words from the Commanding Officer of the station who said how very
pleasing it was to know that members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in the West Riding of Yorkshire were so keen to move with an d keep abreast of the times , that in such large numbers they even gave up their entire Sunday to come to Church Fenton in order to do so.
On behalf of the Brigade, Assistant Commissioner Harrison thanked the R.A.F. Commanding Officer and his staff for their kindness and ho spitality and for the privilege of being able to come so freely to Church Fenton Station for such an enlightening day of instruc ion. This vote of thanks was seconded by Area President, Capt. George Blackburn , J .P., S B.St.J.
LONG ESCORTCorporal Stocks of the Bradford City Di vision escorted a party of disabled people on a tour of Scotland. The party consisted of 37 people, two drivers, one Red Cross Nurse , Cpl. Stocks and 33 Polio sufferers, seven of whom required wheel chairs, the others being in various stages of infirmity
The party left Leeds on Saturday, May 10th, a nd s ta yed in Edinburgh, Aboyne and Inverness, returning to Leed s on Friday May 16th.
The duties consisted of assisting the members of the party in getting in and out of the bus at each stopping place (of which there were 22), and helping them to their rooms each night, and from their rooms in the morning, and anything they may require during the day, and attending to any injuries , which, fortunately, were very few.
As Cpl. Stocks says " It entailed quite a lot of work, but I can assure you that I have enjoyed every minute of it."
During the whole of the tour we have covered a distance of 1, 162 miles.
RO YAL R EVIEW
Her Majes t y Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother reviewed a parade of 1,000 ambulance, nursing and cadet personnel of the Brigade in the grounds of Vaynol , ne ar Bango r, the residence of Sir Michael Duff B t., K.St.J ., Commissioner for Caernarvon an d Chief Officer Ambulance
Cadets Wales, on July 9th
Arriving by car, Her Majesty was received by Brigadier W. H. Wynne Finch , M.C., C.St.J., J.P., the Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvon and President of the St. John Council for Caernarvonshire, and greeted with a Royal Salu te, the R oyal Standard being broken over the dais.
COLmty Staff Officer G. H. Roberts S B.St.J. (police superintendent) was the Parade Marshal. Contingents from Anglesey , West Denbighshire, Caernarvonsh.ire and Merionethshire had travelled by coach to Vaynol, their families and friends
forming th e large publi c gallery who wa tched with keen interest as t he Queen Mother for 40 minutes walked along the long ranks lined up in the spacious park and. Frequently Her Majesty stopped to speak to members, showing a keen interest in service medals worn and had a special word for three cadets who were disabled.
From the dais the Queen Mother addressed 17
the parade, whose ardour and sense of duty she greatly admired. In her remarks she said t he Order of St. John with its deep roots in history and tradition founded on service to the sick and suffering had another clainl on the gratitude and goodwill of the conm1unity in that it formed a trained and disciplined bod y in the everyday life of the country and in any emergency, adding that there would never cease to b e a need for such a service in peace or war.
Among the presentations made by Her Majesty was a Cadet Meritorious certificate awarded to Cadet Robert Hager of the Bangor Ambu lance Cadet Division who saved his father's life by extinguishing the flan1es on his burning clothes when a fire broke out in his home. The doctor summoned to the house by Robert , who was in a near state of collapse, said of hini that he showed extreme coolness and initiative in controlling the flames and helping the people more seriously injured than him self. With his own legs badly burned D avid carried on lmtil all the other injured had been removed to hospital.
Tearly 40 officers and other rank of the B Oth St. John Field Ambulance
a tten d ed the annual reuni o n dinn er in C a rdiff thi s year whe n a p resent a tion was m ad e to the C h airman M ajor A. W
And erson, K.St.J ., M B. Ch B ., who se r ved with the unit durin g th e whole of
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II .lVI. Queen E i z abeth, the Queen NIothe r stops to talk to thTee disa bled cadets in reviewing a pamde of Nor th nTa les B rigade personne at Vayno l, near B ango r
its 19 14-1 8 cam paign a nd h a d continued ever since to take an active interest in the survi ving memb ers. Mrs And erson D St.J , J P ., who a ccompanied h er hu sband on thi s occas ion was h er self h e r ecipient of a sma ll token of appreci a tion
Th e gue sts of the evening w ere Capt.
F. P R ob a than , K.St.J ., M.C. who propo se d the toast of the l.mit, to which C a pt
F. A. And erson r epl ied, and Conmlissi oner
W. M ab on Abr a h a m , M B .E., C.St.J ., who respo n de d t o t he to as of h e visitors propose d b y Private P er cy H an dl ey.
M aj or And er son said h a t in view of th eir f or thco ming silver weddin g, M ajor a nd Mrs . C o h en h a d in vite d a ll present as th eir gu es ts and in pr op osing the h ealth of t he ir host a nd ho stess h e expresse d he th anks of a ll presen t fo r th eir k in d a nd gener ou s t h o u ght M ajor L. C. Cohen ,
S.B.SU ( A ) had se r ved with the Fi el d Ambulan ce fr om its fo r m a tion, over seas in t he r a nk s u ntil th e end of No vemb er 191 6 when he was co mmission ed Ever since he h as ac te d as tr ea surer a nd joint secret ar y with t h e l ate Bu glar Thom as, O.SU., M.M ., until th e a tter's d eath in 19 57 and thr ou ghou a s treasurer of t h e lm it's b enevo en fun d
MOBILE FIRST AID UNIT COMPETITION
Not w iths ta nding th e de cision of the Ministry of H ealth to postpone t his year 's N a t ional Final Co mp etition for t he Minist er's Cup, wh ich h as b een won in W a es , t h e regi on al competition fo r the C h airma n 's C u p was spons ored as us u al b y t he W e sh R egion a l H ospital Board Thi s too k
pl a ce in C a rdiff wh ere the thr ee units which had won their wa y thr ou gh elimina ting con test s h eld throu ghout W a es were deem ed to h ave been called out following a n enemy a tta ck W ith in 30 minu tes each unit h a d t o set u p a fir s t a id po st in a "mo ck " buildin g a n d deal with a l a r ge ll1.mlb er of cas u alti es of a ll d escription s Winner of the comp e titi on wa s t h e u n it b ase d on t h e Ro yal Gwent Ho sp ita Newp or t h e Brid gend General Hosp ital and S t. T ydfil's H os p i ta l , Merth yr, teams com in g second a nd
that
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National H osp ita l Ser vice R eserve woul d have a n i mp o rt ant p ar to play in h elpin g t o maintain the mo r a l e of th e p eop l e. The r es ult was a grea jo y o Newp or t N. H S R member s an d particul a rl y to t he S t. J o h n C oun ty R epresentative for t h e B oro u gh of N ewp ort COlmty Staff Officer (M rs ) W M Harb o urn e, as a ll t he nursin g a u xilia ries in h e s uccessful l.rnit are S t. John p erso nn el n amely, M rs. E. E. W ells (D ivisi onal Sup er intendent C wmb ran Nursing D ivision), Mrs. D L. L eitch (Divisional Sup erin ten d ent Newport
N H. S R Nursing D ivision) M r s C. M. T aylor (Supe rin te ndent Cwmb ran N ursing Cad et Divisio n ), Mrs. P G. Nich o as and Miss J A. Brown (Members Newport
N H. S.R N ursing D ivision ), Mr. H. J. J a m es (Superintend ent Newport Central A mb u l a n ce Cadet D ivision), Mr. A. C.
Bo l t a nd Mr. R L. Redman (Memb ers of Alexandra D ocks Am bulance Division).
The d octor in char ge of t h e un it was Dr. H. Ke rr with Sister Gow, b oth of the Royal Gwent Hosp i ta l Newport. O BITUAR Y Mem b ers of the P r iory and all ranks of t he B rigade in Wa es were shocked by dea th of Lady Dorothy TWlston -D avles, D S t.J. J .P ., whi ch occurred on JLme 30 t h at the ea rl y age of 57. !'-s Cluef Office r Nursing Cadets Wales sm ce 1946, La d y Twisto n -Davies had en d eared herself to a ll the cadet officers who m she had welcome d as hostess at most of reSide nt co urses a nd co n ferences h el d m So u h Wales ar:d sometimes in the North her co llea gue (Sir Michael Duff, Bt. , Chlef Officer Ambu l ance Cadets Wales) una bl e to participate. For ten prior to becomin g id ent ifi ed more ya r tJcularly wit h t he cadet s, Lady TWlsto. n-Davles had been active as County Supermtendent (N) for and supporte.d her h usband , t h e late Sir Leonard TWlstonDavies, K.B E., J.P. , p.L. .' F.S A ., n his work as Prio ry Llbranan and ASSistant Commissioner for W a les
The principal secretary (the Hon John H. Br uce, C.B.E.) a nd Mrs Br uce represented the Priory and Ch a pter at the funeral service at Rockfield Church near Mo n mout h he Brigade be in g represe,nl ed by Mr. H. G . Lewis C.S t.J . ( Chlef Co :nmissioner for Wale s) .lV! lSS Z D Druitt , S S SU. (C a det Tralllmg Officer) representing Sir Michael Duff Mrs C. 9 · Tra herne, C.SU. , J P. Super mtendent for Wa les) representmg nursmg members of th e The m<1: n y organisations and pubhc bodies on WhICh Lady Twiston-D a vles had served was reflected in the large and representatlve congregation which fi ll ed the chur.ch to capacity but the place of S1. John 111 her. interests was evident from the large of officials and members of the Pnory who will miss greatly personality of one who an mspIrmg example of courage and fortitude.
CAER ARVONSHIRE
A fine display of first aid was witnessed in the grounds of Vaynol where the annual county competitions took pla ce In the two events four adult teams competed for
t he Lord Penrhyn C up and five cadet entered t he Vayn o C up co mp et lt.i on with the fo ll ow ing Cu p : Conway A mb ulance DIVISiOn; Ban gor Ambu ance D vision; Lland \ dno lance D i visio n ; Ban gor D IVISIOn. VaynoL Cup: Bangor Nursmg Cadets; Lland ud no N u rs ing Cadets (B); Lland u dno Nurs in g Cadets ( A); Caernarvon N urSlL1g Cadets' Llandudno Ambulan ce Cadets. The' resu lts were annou nced by th e Commissioner (Sir Michael Bt: , K.SU.), w ho was th.anked for hIS ta li ty and for a ll OW in g the compe ti tIOns to be be d at Yayn o l by Dr. H. E. H ug hes Davies. Th e other judges were Dr. Wynne Jones Dr. R ees Pri chards a nd Dr. 1. H. Deputy S ur geo n.-ir:-Chi ef fo r Supporting t h e Comm ISSIO ne r were B[lg W. H Wy nn e Finch, M.C. , C.St.J. J. P Mrs. W. H Wynne Fi n ch , S S:S.U. the Mayoress of Bangor other CIVIC represe n tatives. Th e competitIOn secretary was C orps Superinten d ent J. W. Jones S B.SU
PEMB RO KESHIRE
The annual Se rvice of Evensong held in the ruins of the Old Church of S1. John at Slebech was well attended .by members of the Order and Brigade thIS year. The service was cond ucted by the Rev. John D Jones and t he address was given by the Very Re v T. E J enkins The lessons were read by Mr O. J. F. Jones-Lloyd ( Chairman st. John COL111Cil) and Mr. Griff C. Morgan (CoLll1cd Secretary). Detachments of the Brigade from M i lford H a ven under Mis s E. M. Gwilham Mr. Sulgwyn Morri s and Mrs M .. DaVIes , from Pembroke Dock under M ISS L. G. Thomas and Miss S. Peel-Hobson, and Haverfordwest under Mrs. M. WIlcox and Miss M Osborne were p resent and among the congregation were Mrs. E. Bickerton Edwards, D.St.J. (Lady President) , Capt. A T. Evans, O.B.E. K.SU. (Commissioner) , Mrs. A T. N Ev a ns (County Superintendent) , Mrs O. J. F. Jones-Lloyd, Mrs. Griff. C. Morga n , O SU ., Sir Thomas and Lady Meyn ck
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MAYOR S Su DAY. - This annual occasion was one of special significance to t he
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B r igade on July 6th as the e ected Mayo r of the Borough,. CounC ill or Evan Edwar d s, J .P., is a Servillg Brother C?f the Order with a long recor d of service ill the Brigade. I was with special pleasure fore that representatives of Brigade UDlts througho u t the Rhondda long d istances to take par t in the CIVIC a n d Serv ice at the Cap el Wesley MethodIs Church Fernda le. Su bsequently , members met at the Ferndal e Ambulance Hall refre s h ments and recei ved a surpnse VISit from t he Mayor.
PR ESENTATION OF WARRANT.--:--T h e Commissioner, Mr. Gwyn Morn s, S.B SU., accompanied by County Cad e t Officer (Mrs.) Harries S.R.N. attended a full meetmg of the Rhondda Borough Council for th.e purpose of presenting the M a yor .wIth hiS warrant of appointment as Presldent of the St. J ohn Council for the Rhondda Mr Morris took the opportuDlty of thanking the Council for the support alwa:fs e x tended to the Brigade partIcularly 111 providing facilities for first aid and nursing classes as part of Education scheme After tnbute to t he retiring Mayor, Counelll?r , L. Rothero, for his interest and asslstance during his ex-officio. term of office as President, Mr. Morns referre.d to the lo ng and distinguished connectlOn of the new P resident with St. John work , for whom the Order s first motto " Pro had a ways been a living f orce hiS life and work and he Wished CounCillor wards good health to carry out. hIS duties as Mayor and of helT John Council " pro utIllta te hom111um. Mrs. M A. Harris , S R. (Coun ty Officer ( N)) presen t ed he PreSident s badge to t he Mayor , who said he had .been pleased to hold ranks in the Bngade but had never anticipat ed the honour he now enjoyed.
CA DE T N Ell7S
CADET A l UAL SPORTS. In the Bridgend County Area of Glamorgan the ambulance and nursing cadets look forward t o the annual sports day The fourth such e vent took place in brilliant summer weather at Llan geinor P ark. Area Su permtendent Gw ilym Jones , S B.SU. , presented the shields donated by Area Supermtendent Gwilym Jones and Area Ca det 9fficer Mrs. A. P itcher S.S SU. to Ambulance Cadets and Blackmill Nursmg The sports were followed by a SOCIal eveni ng in the Llangeinor Welfare Hall.
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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGAD E STA N TON IRO NWO RK S D IVISI ON. Annual Open Competition for" Cornelius Challenge C u p," September 6th, 1958 Open to Ambulance/Nursing Cadet Teams of f ou r. And" Thomas Cotton C hallenge C up ," Sep tember 27th, 19 58 Open to Ambulance Teams of four. Valuable prizes. T eas available. Bus and Train Ser vice. -F ull details from: D IY SECRETARY, L. P ICKWORTH, " The Laurels," Stant on Gate, Stanton by D a le, Ilkes ton, Derbys.
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T if E 'oll thall J.Jil'i ·io lls a (fa ill ell tered a floal ill Ih e out/wll Carnival Fra ce sioll hdel on alurelay ugll.·t '2l1d. 105 'Th year the theme 7l'OS topica alld ((1111l ·ing. based 011 the proud boast •. 1"011 filld ll eve rywher e al you r serv ice " Th e lorry 7 '(/S dec ora led 10 depict an imaginary First Lid Po '1 on fh e .110011 and contained a typical Briga de Post decorated in black and w hit e s tl'ipe s alld nall/ed 1!001? Base." The cell tr e oj tl/e lorry cOlltaincd a l Oft. rockcl, Cllld 'maller rocke ts de co ra leel Ille Jrolll and ide. Th e ba k cloll/ z as painl ed as {( sky celle willi a " screallling " To cke l da hing aero' amid.·1 Sial'S, cre cenl. al1rllhe 1111 hilling brightly in aile comer. Th e persollnel 011 th e lorry, repre enta iv e oj all 'CCtioll of he Brigade, 'Wore uniJorm al/d, by peciai penni ion, space helmet hieh cOl/tained jlick-erin d hg lil s op erat ed by III membe rs by //lean oj a ball ery tucked away in pocket (their Lll1ifo rm headgeal' a hanely ill th e " Po ,in ca e oj need). enel'Cll opinion of th e p ubl-ic, and til e judg tela' t hal he en!r!} a' very original and lopical. Ls paT icipation in this cve nl Llnder -
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Di vi iOI/ gallanily accompanieel th e proceion on Joo! throll(fhollt the journey alld eli ·tribul ed over 4 000 leaflet by hand.
This was illdeed a va liant effort a a good pari oj th e joul'llcy wa. done ill drenchin C1 rain, but Brigade lII ember tuck to th ei r ta k ill pite oj th e oakin(f th ey received
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HE new joint anual of 1 ursing , just publi hed, has been prepared in cooperation with the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross Society. Supplies are now available from the Manager of [he Stores Departmel1f. Order of St. John SI. JOhl1'S COle, Clerkellwe fl , London, E.C.I a nd orders are being dealt wilh in strict rotation. The price of the book is 4, 6d., plus po tage.
Gasses may use either the present book or the new manual until March 3l st, 1959 , and cla ecretaries must indicate when applying for an examiner which book ha been used for instruction. Failure to do thi \ ill cau e confusion.
On and afler Apr il 1st. 1959 , aU adult nur ing cour es of instruction a nd examinalion will be on (he new manual. (It i under tood that St. John Ambulance Brigade re-examination will be on the old book until December 3] t, 19-9.)
Competition including Brigade ational com petitions, will be on the old book until eptember 1 t 19-9, and thereafter on the new manual.
Infom1ation regarding t he ne, Prelinunary [anual will be sued in du coure. The pre ent book will continue in u e until f urther notice.
new ur ing Catechi m on thi manual will be pr pared but will not be publi hed until the pring of 1959 at the earlie t.
The" B.e. of fur ing " al 0 being revi ed and will be a ailable shortly It hould be noted that up-to-date pri e li t of book , tore and equipm nt can alwa be obtained on appli ation from the tore Manager, at t. JaM' Gate, Clerken\\' 1I, London, EC.l
hOWl1 , and on unda y th r e will b e a dcu ion on the n ew J oint Fi r t id l an ual a nd oth er ub j ects which ma y b e rai ed.
Ther e will , a b efor e b a dinn er on a turd a evenin g pplication form ruay be obtain ed from lr G. E. Cr aft onferen ce ecr e tar y 10 , Gr o ) enor Cr ent W.1.
SUR
GER Y tar ted v.rith the care of the injured, and in comparison with other branches of medicine the surgery of wound in ancient times was Telati ely very advance d By the time of t he Alexandrian Greeks the value of ligatures for the au st of haemorrhage was established. At the beginning of the Chris tian era Cel us (25 B C. - A.D 50) \ as able to give p recise and sound advice on the treatment of bleeding. He says that if l nt or styptic < are power less aga ins t the profu e bleeding, the blood ves sels which are pouring out blood are to be eized , and round the wounded spot the y are to be t ied in two places and cut across so that the two ends coalesce each on itself and vet have their 0rifices closed." -
There was little further ad ance of knowledge or practice until the Renai ssa nce when military surgeons were faced with the new problem s of gunsbot wounds. Pare (1510 -90) was concerned to limit blood loss at opera tions for amputation and re-introduced l igation of vessels instea d of cautery. He mentions a successfu l amputation case from which the blood lo ss was measured in a porringer. His clinical description of "shock" which appears in J ohnson's translation as " s owning " is accurately vivid and he classified it as due to either haemorrhage, tumult, or toxic products.
" Sowning is a sodain and pertinac io us defect of all powers , but especially t he vital!; in this t he patients lie without motion and sense, so that the Ancients thought that it dlffered from death only in continuance of time. The cause of sowning which happens to t ho se that are wounded is bleeding, which causet h a dissipation of the spirits: or fear, which causeth a sodain and joint retirement o f t he spirits to the heart. A ls o sowning happens by a putrid and venenate va pour, carried to the heart by t he arteries, a nd to t he brain by the nerves; by which you m ay gather, that all sowning happens by three causes. The first is, by di ssipa tion of the spirits and native heat, as in great b eeding And then by the oppressi on o f t hese spirits by obstruct on or compression, as in fear or tumult. Lastly, by corruption, as in bodies filled with hunl0urS , an d in p oysonous wounds. The signs o f sowning are paleness, a dewy and s odain sweat arising , the fai l ing of the pulse, a sodain f a lling of the body upon the gro u nd without sense and motion, a co dness posses sing the whole body so that the patient may seem rather dead , than alive For many of these who fall into a sown die unless they have present help. "
The seventeenth-century saw gre at advances in the understandi n g of the circu a-
By J. P. BULL, M.A. , M.D .
Di rector, lv.fedica! R esearch Coullci!
I ndu fria! Inj ur ies alld BU/"JI s Ullit.
tion. Harvey' demon tra t ion ( 1628) included a quantitative estimate of a rdi ac output- the a rgum e nt being that such a l arge volume could only be accommodated in a vascular sy tem which permitted ci rculation Wren and Lo\ er ' experim nt at the Ro ya l So ciety (1666), in whi h blood from an im a ls was transfused into hum a n being , were not intended as therapy, though Pep y co mm ented on the ariou speculations which were current of the po ssible effec t upon tl1e mentality of the recipien t. When Den ys tried simi lar met hods in France upon patients he had some bad results a nd the clinical u e of the procedur e fell in t o disrepute. B y contra t, blood-Jetting remained a popular treatment for many co ndition s, and Wiseman ( 1625- 86) continued to recommend bloodlet ting to dimini h secondary haemorrhage.
Detail of circu latory ph y iology \. ere graduaUy built up in the eighteenthcentury. For Sir John Floyer (1649-1734) st udied va r iat ion s of the pul se and made an estimate of the norm a blood volume. he thought, was about 1-! lb. per 20 lb body weight, an e timate surprisingly close to modern views. The Re v. Stephen H a les ( 1677 -1761 ) in many ingenious experiments on the haemod ynamics of a nimals made tudie of arterial and venous pressures and of cardiac output. John Hun t er ( 1728 -93) wrote a book on the treatment of war injurie s but his clinical descriptions and treatment sh ow no basic adv a nce ince Pare. His detailed quantitative studies of the circulation were essentially a natomica l and the full imp act of his scientific approach required the de ve lopment of new techniques before)t could bear fru it in hi s field.
Interes t in the therapeutic possibilities of blood transfus ion for haemor r hage was revived in the early nineteenth -century.
B lundell (1790-1877), a n ob s tetrician a t Guy's H o spi tal, claimed several successes with direct tran sfus ion of hum a n b ood to
p at ien ts s uffe ring from post-partum haemorrhage. Others d v lop d a ltern at ive technique a nd iL app a rs th at a m e thod devi ed b y a wi do tor Rou el, \Va us d in he Franco-Pru ian var. In the meantime new techniques for haematologi al st imations and for the study of ir ulatory dynami wer being de lop d Ana theti and later anti epLic method gr ally nl a rged the field of urgery and th importance of pr ntion of blood 10 generally re og ni s d Blood tran fu ion did not b om e a afe procedur unLil Land teiner ( 190 ), Jan ky ( 1907) and olh r ta bli h d the principle of group in g. TI1 rol of tr a nfu ion in th th ra p y of blood 10 \ a not at fir fully appr iated and (h quantilie u ed were quite mall. evenhel b) 1914, there \ a a con iderable od ' of experience of tran fu ion by ariou techniques a nd in that y ar the alue of citrate a an anti oagulant for the s torage of blood wa indcpend ntl y ho\ n by e eral worker.
Severe Wounds
Th 1914-1 war focu ed allention on problem of \ ound hock a nd gave an opportunity for the fir t y t malic tud of the eITect of e er wound. Pr a ti cal tec hniques for timation of blood olume were no\ available The carbon mono'(ide method had bee n ada pted for u in man by H aldane and mith (1900) but a more conveni nt clini al m th d u ing dilution in the pIa ma of th e dye ital R ed was develop d from the st udic of Kith, Rowntree and Geraghty (19 15). Repeated e timation of the blood olume o[ wounded oldier ho\ ed the clo e relationship between dimini Iled blood volume a nd wound s hock. Robert on and Boch (1918) reali ed the importance of these blood volume e timation a omp a red witl1 haemoglobin or haemaLocrit va lues in asse ing th underlying mechani s m. " It i wel l recogni ed that follo\ ing haemorrhage the body prompLly b gins to add fluid to the circulation in an allempt to make u p the total blood bulk LO iL previous amount. Thu it i not urprising that the data given by red cell cou nt , Ilaemoglobin percentage, haematocrit a nd 0 on when taken alone are often so di ffic u lt to interpr e , ince they indicate only tl1e var iat ion occurring in one unit of blood. These same data, however, when viewed ide by s ide wi th blood vo lume determination take on an entirely diffe ren t sign ifi cance.. For
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example, a nnrked drop in harmog lo bi n following the ri se produ ced by tra ns fu s ion wa generally rega r led a a n unfortunate o c ur nce- haemoly is or ome rapid Ie tru tion of the tran fu ed ce ll wa u pected. R epeated blood volume estimation revea ed the true nature of t hi s phenomenon howing the volume was stil l under norm a and hat the drop in haemog lobin wa due Lo progre ive dilution of the b lo od occurring after tra n fu ion ." The eITect of tran fu ion s of blood and co ll oid so lution in re st oring blood vo lume a nd th ir outsta ndin g va lue in the tr atment of \ ound ho k wa c l a rl y demon lrated a nd by the end of the war tor ed citrated blood wa being ucce fully u ed at rorward Regimental Aid Po sts. fter the \. ar further advance were made in impro vi ng the prec i ion of blood volume e lil11ation The advantage or the blue dy\;, uch a T 1824, \ ere hown by - a n and others (J920) a nd lat er worker co nfirmed thi as the d ye method of c hoic Imp rove I phy iologi ca l te hniqu e enabled Bl a l k ( 1933, 1937) to demontrate the cITe - of h 1110rrh ag in nimal upon ardia output and upon the redi tribution of blood nO\ in the ariou organs. He wa a bl to hO\; th fundamentally diITcr nt rc pon c of cardiac output in j1rimar) a nd econdary·· ho k.
Air raid casualti e s
model of S l. John' G ate, Clerkenwell. lent b y the Bd thorpe Colliery Division (Thi erved to conceal a six -legged dragon .) A running commentary was gi en over the loud speaker system describing the buildup of the ening, when uddenly from behind the cene, the dragon appeared hat can this be and what place is there for uch a creature'?· · He repre ent the pe rsonification of Se lf. where greed. lust. arrogance and selfishne s predominate. Thi dragon perambulates the a rena fir to the girl. He like their look, but disdain their ymbol. He then comes to the trophie of the u ce fu l teams bur turns a\ a in di gust. He has no use for" avea -Life" sa e for hi own a nd as to the fir t aid to the injured, that i not hi idea. Finall y, he arrive in the centre. before St. John· Gate. where he 10 es all his pomp and anity and re igned to his fate. ollap e is no pIa e here for elf \\ ithout erVlCe.
the Dr agon e'(pired, nur ing adet bearing their flag a companied by t\\ o a det ran out from b hind t. John ·s Gate and planted their standard o\ er the d ad body of the beast and balloon be a ring the mottoe of the order, For the fa ith"· a nd For the ervi e of l an ind"· float d into the y to -a rry the me age of the Order out into the world at lar ge.
ro s e wa pIa ed a
T HEODOR E VEE ER -THO lP ON, former UTaLOr a t l. John·s Gate hanow moved to l. mhon -in-the- \V ood. near imborne. D r et. R ead r will rememb r th x lIent hi tori al arti l h onlribul d to the R EVtEW:'
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O U TESS IOU fTBATTE of Bmma began her weekend vi sit to Lancas h.ire a t d a wn on July 19th. She was m e a Li verpool Station by District Commissioner
Co l. V. F. Royle and L a d y Ma ry Hesketh
Distric Superintendent ( ) , who a ccompanied her throughout t he visit.
At Cambridge Hall, Sou t hport , the Superintendent was received by Mr K. e. Cook Fe.A ., Associati on County Director f or L a ncashire and Mr. J. N. A. Brisco Chairman of the Southport Centre, and Col. T. E. St. Johnston , C.B E ., the Chief Consta ble of Lancashire A presentation c er emony in th.is beau iful seaside resort marked the start of a very full weekend.
The Countess bestowed on Southport the title of " Pioneer in Food Hygiene " when she presented p rizes and certificates to l ocal food handlers.
"Southport ha s pioneered t he food h ygiene campaign , and in other parts of the c ountry, people are looking to your town for inspirat ion ," she declared. She paid tri bu e t o a" charming welcome " which had been e xtended t o her and recalled her vi sit with Princess M a rgaret a t the St. John r a ll y in 1955
Praising the work of the Southport centre, Lady Mount batten s aid : " The co-opera t ion which exists between the Counci l and St. John was a wonderf ul e xample of c ombined operations " It wa s p lea si ng," she said " to hear how hey had t r a ned so many people o ver a period of 7 1 years in fir st a i d home nursing and m o r e recentl y, h ygiene and food handli n g ."
After a Marc l, Pas t, under U,e Comma nd or Major S ews on F.R. e. ., D put y Com m iss io n r , th ou n te journ eyed to Swimmin g ladium wh e re he
Harr L i ermore) at \ h ich the L ord Li eutenant of La nca hire \Va p re n t, T he R ighi
H o n Th e Earl of Derb ongral ul ali n g nearl 1,000 memb r of th o. 5 rea - u nd r the ommand of rea Commi ioner ajor H \ a lker
L a d y Moun t bau n aid" haL a lrem nd o us inspiral io n LO me al h n d of 11 l WO-
d ay v is it l O L anca I re lO OUL thi
in pec l io n ."
La d o un tbalten h ad a pia l \ ord of tha nk for 01. F. R o I Commi sione r ) ho had lead ers h ip. pp eaLi ng for mor aid.
ear ir My at e n t o n h a been ca ll ed to th c ar t ic le e ntill ed" mbula nce p lea e!" i n t he Dece m be r 1957, i ue of the R EV I ' W an d Lo th e co rres p o nd e nce \ h ich fo ll owed in he u of l ay, 1958. T he aULhor of t he a ni cle, who i ap p arenlly, both a n officcr of the Brigade a n d a full-time <1mbu lan e d r i er emp oyed by a 10 a l health a ut l,orilY. clear ly in a po ition lO both ide of the quesl ion discussed and the vie\ he e\pr cd cem LO me lO be both bal a nced and rea o nable. r a lker' c mment and que lio n are equally worthy of t he aLLent ion and re p ct \ hich they c idc n t ly received in Lhe reply made by t he aut h or of the art ic c who, I lhink, sum u t he po ilion very well v h n he ay lhat omc individual lel Lhe ide do" n " Thi i probabl y true of both ide and no doubt there are occa ion hen ilher the ambulan man or the fir taider doe or ay om lhing which nOl quill: a iL h u ld be. omelime, lOO , lillie diffi ultic rop up which are due really lO O\ 'c r-cn t hu ia m or {I II/ Dill' propre or e\cn a mild la h of s Lrong pcr on Iit ie It ould be ill\idiou for mc LO enter here int a det a iled di cu ion of i nciden l of lhi ort. 1 - r one lhi n g, iL mighL appea r to magnif) their number oul of all relation to realil) In fact, believe lh a l they are vcr) rare a nd \\ hen one reflecL thaI. in London
a lo n e, t he L. e.e. ambu lance ervice deals wi l h abou 180 acc den t cases every day, it become clear l h at t h e n u m ber of insta nces in w h ich diffi c ul tie a r ise be ween firsta id ers a nd a mb u la nce c rews is almo m icroscopic. evert he le s, o ne mu t not a ll ow comp acency to et any ser ious de p arture from profess o nal standards of wo r k or behaviour escape allention and correction W e in L ondon are deeply appreciative of the kill, courte 't and coope raLion of member of the B rigade a nd olher fi r L-aiders wilh whom our ambulance crew do from lime LO lime come in COntaCl in t he cour e of their dUlies and we are a lway meticulou in in vestigating very l ho r oughly any IDcident which come to n Olice in wh ich either our own crew or a fir t- a ider appear lO have fallen short of v hal expecLed. On y by 0 doing can lhis important public ervice be maintained al lhe tandard \ hich we all-volunlary bodies and public aUlhorities alike- tri e lO maintain.
ILhougl, 1 am wriLing a Medical Officer of Health, it hou ld be under tood lhaL the iel and opinion ex p re ed a re my own and that the London County Council accept no re ponsibili l Y for them Your i ncerely, J OT edica l Officer of Health London ounty C ouncil.
SI ST ER M. E. KJ G, ursing Officer , Cl fto n u rsing Cadet D ivision (County of B risLol) sai led from L ondon on August J 5th for D ar-es - Salaam, T anganYlka to take up a three-year appointment as Sister Tutor, Q ueen Elizabeth ' s edical Ser vi ces I n her early thirties. Sister K ing qualified S. R at B ristol R oyal I nfirmary and S.C.M. in Cheltenham and Weymouth. For the pa t three years she has held the position of Sister T UlOr, B ristol nited H ospital. _ Joining the B flstol B ngade lD ]9)6 , Si lef King has been very active in the county , teaching and examining aid and home nur ing. She Will continue her B rigade work ith cadets in Dar-es -Salaam
M ore a nd more we are being a k d to ca rry OULan e e r inc rea ing field of en i 'e.
A s the thousan d h st udent t o be e nr o ll ed for Corporation h ygi e ne classes, 19-yearold Mrs. E vel yn B a ll was in t rodu ced to Lady Mo u ntbatten Arri vi ng a t 12.45 at he Imp e r ial Hote l Blackpool L a d y Mou n tb a tte n was e nt e rtained to l unch b y the M ay o r a nd M ayore of Blackpool (Ald J P a rker, J.P ., a nd Mr J oan AlJd eridge) Lord Co zen -Ha rd y, D L., cha irman of t he St. John Coun c il for Lancashire was p resen t. With a n a ir o f informa lity seldom se e n at offi cia l p arade the Countess in sp ec ted ursin g Di visi on and Cadet Di v s ion s f rom va rious par t o f t he D u k e o f L a n cas ter's D ist r ic t , a t St a nl ey Park
Si x hund r ed a nd thi rt y memb ers we re on par a de and the Superin tend e n t-in- C h ief shook h a nd s with e ver y one o f hem fro m t he younge st cade t to t he lon ges t e r v ing sister
N early 200 cer ificat es o n a ll su bject s had b een awarded b y the ce nt re las t ye ar. W elco m ing La d y M o unt batte n the M ayor of Southpo r t, CU r. R oa lan d W o od w h o was a cc omp a ni e d b y t h e M ayoress, sa id t h at man y import a nt fu nc t ions ha d b een held at Ca mb r idg e H a ll. H e k new he could count th e gat h e rin gs a ye a not he r, beca use of th e ca u e t el f, a nd beca u e o f the presen ce o f t he ind e fatigab le L a d y Mountb a tt en.
While she spoke from the ro s trum the Countess t old the p a r a de to brea k form at ion a nd gather round h er, " It s so wa rm I would li ke you t o b e c omfort a ble," said Lad y Mountb a tten " Please s i t do wn while I cha to you. " The p a r a d e assembl e d r ound her feet while he COLlD tess c omp a re d t he lo vel y wea ther in L a n cashire wi t h what she had experi e nced in the s ou th rece ntl y. 4
n is a g reaLjoy lO eemore recrui l coming in, peop le who ca n h Ip our o lde r mcmberilh Lhe o r k." he hoped ma ny cade l w ou ld lay a nd he lp th e old r member wi th the wo rk Lal r she ook th alu le al a m a rc h -pa lo u t id th e T ov n H a ll before h aving tea al he in vita t io n of the L rd M ayor.
T he C ou n e depa rtu re from L im
Str ee t St atio n a L 5.2 0 p .m. Sun d ay J uly
2 0th e nd e d a m m orab \ e ke nd for he
Duk e of l a nca le r 's D r ict.
Th e SOl'e r eig J/ Or der of 1a l ra, by Dr Jo sep h Ga ea, K nig ht of Grace of rhe SOl'ereigl! O rder of !vI a l la.
Dr J oseph Ga lea' unpr e te nti o us bookle of 30 p a ges, p u bli he d in W ind or Onla ri o, gi ves a s hort umm ary in m p le langu a ge of th e m ai n fea tur e o f t he hi to ry of the Kni g h t of l. John befo re the ir a rr va in M a lt a, durin g th e ir rul e h re, a nd i n m o d ern im e. In v ew o f it s b revi ty it c ou l d no l be ex pecte d o c ont ai n a ny f r es h m a teri a bUI a a re ume o f the ma in f e a tures o f h e O r d e r 's a n na l an d o bj ec ti ve i t should be u e ful to r ea d e rs n o rt h A merica int eres ted in h e su bjec for wh o m i t seem s to be primar i ly d es ig ne d rl llu tr ate d - H L.
D U RI 10 al \ re p i a ed w il l lh tandard of fir t aid Laug h t. Th i i a fi n e example of what can be a hie ed by pe r e erance. T he area i one of iron to ne mine a n d leel work.
"Visual A ids"
Reprint
T HERE h a be a g r eat. deman d for repri nt of the a r Ic e : "V I ual l d ' and , atalogue of Vi ua 1 i d " by E. B Hamley, sq . in th e Februar 1958 a nd 1a r ch 1958 is ue of t h R En E opie of th i mo t u eful pamph let are till availa bl e fr om t he 1 re D pt.. 10 Gro yenOr re ce nt. London. \ V.I, at -t d. each, po t f r ee
SEASIDE VISITOR
E E R YO IE enjoys a B ank H oliday, at lea t hat the common belief, a n d certainly it i an opinion sha red by the twenty -five member of 10. 41 B ri.; ton ur ing D ivision 1 o. 136 B rixton Nur ing Cadets , and OS 24 and 200 Ambulance D ivi i o ns , who together \vith their officers in charge. Divi ional Officer oorton and D ivi ional S uperintendent Mi A ebb. manned the first aid po t on Clapham Common for twelve hour on both B ank H oliday aturday and 1 0nday. on l he occa ion of rhe nnual H or e S ho> and G mkana D uring thi period , more than twenty casualties were treated. including two ambulan e ca es in the form of a fractured pelvi and a mi carriage. part from he nowledge that the had o nce again performed a u efuJ en ice to the p ub lic, the member felt well rewarded by the a ppre iation of the rowd. who on the t\ 0 day ontribured a total of nearly £7 5 whi h after deduction of expense for rhe hir of tent from a nd me d i a l up plie, will be divided between the overing di ion. visit -by rea lafr Off] er Ir. R u ell IV a very mu h appre iated by the nurse, who felt it \Va a typical ge ture on h r parr to pare t ime on a \'aluable holiday. to Give en ouragement to tho ' e who h a d n thi ork.
a n e Cadet D i\'i ion had cho n that da. to vi it B antham, and he immedialely applied artificial re piration. helped b:T. B. Dixon. of Banlham. T heir .frorls \\' re u ful and when th ;patient had reco\'ered con- usne h r husband ru hed h r in hi ar t the Ki ng - bridge ho-pinl.
a nd g u s tlla! ha Vin g a good headqu a rter migh t help to e ncourage peopl to oin t h e Bri gade. If the h ad a " jive" ce ntre the y wou ld fi nd th a t peopl e wo uld t a ke more i n t res t.
Super inte ndent H Jak e m an 'who i he only founder-member o f the di v i ion st ill holding a r a nk in the division sa id that it was a day f or the Bri gade in R eddltch and 10 particul a r for him.
He t h a nk ed eryone who had he lp e d to make it po ss ible
W hen the divi ion tarted 25 yea rs a go hey had J 2 members, and t h ro ugh th e years had h a d eight diffe rent h ea dqu a rters.
They now h a d 120 membe rs. founder-member s pre ent at lh e opemng ceremon y were Dr. C. B urns a nd Mr. R. W ar ing. Also prese nt w as M r.
J. G. Rol !IOS, a former Area Sup e r nt e nd e nt of the Bnga de , who wa respon ible for th e de ign a nd c on str uc tio n of the he adquarter.
CAD ET Offi cer T. F. La m er t on of he
Gaumont (Plymouth) Cinema mbulanc a det Di is ion h a been awarded the Brigade M eritoriou ervice ertifica te.
In J une thi yea r D av id Metter s, aged 24, of Billa com be, Pl ym tock, D evon, fe ll 70 feet do.wn the cl iff at a ocal ba thi ng re ort at Bovl a nd. H e fir s fe ll about four feet and h a rock w it h hi feet, th e n tu mbled 1'01'ward far t h er down landed be tw ee n ome ro k s. Hea r ing c ri fo r hel p IJ r. Lamerton ent to th e c n e and wi lh difficult m a n age d to re a h the injur d man. him as c omfort a ble a po ible by uSing h i ovm c othi
VVherever Help is Needed ..
G D E membe r in ornwa ll have ce rt a inly bee n hav in g th e ir s h a re of dr a m a tic ca e. Th e thr ee re port that fo ll ow cove r a se riou s ro a d acci dent , a c liO re c ue a nd a ca e of ab b ing
WADEBRIDGE DIVISIONS IN ACT ION AFTER COMPETITION
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FIRST SUPERINTENDENT CELEBRATES
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D 2V1swnal Dl rec tOI' and D 11 Cade l Offi c('r. T 11 is all officer oj th e (S h.?·opsh ire) 1111 bulanc e D iv i s i o ll , and (I ei'vi ng
B l 0tlw oj th e Orde?·. H e was Ol'rJl.e rfy a 1II emb eT oj S o. :35
D etac hm ent B .R.C.S a NOTZfYi ch Th e p ll ol ogmph zcas akC' 1I
Tecenlly w h en Ih e lMee b?'o tll eTs 111 1' 1 jar Ih e first lim e Jor seve ral y eaTS.
arm. Th e te am \\'a a co mp ani d b y th ir u erintendent a nd adet friccr, 1\\ m mber f the adu lt ambuanc clivi ion nd o n e cadet rrom th ambulance adet di i ion d ctor t pped hi car and, under hi dir c t ion , the ambu lan e memb r att nd ed t o th m n The aclci a ted in a very effi ient manner, b bringing kit, car rug a n d eu hi on and handing them a n eeded. he \\ ire f the injured man , \\ ho wa on another ycle, wa great!) h cked, a n d hc \a lookcd after and treated b he ea le Thc do or on I fl. leavi n g the Brigad member in harge. a nd. \\ h n he amb u· Ia n c arrived, the cadet hclped in lo ad ing: this required gr a t care a the pa ti ent had to be Ii ted up from the dit h. Th e ade team lader, gl. alerie R ooke. accompanied the Cadet uperintendent a nd o ne ambulance member in e cor ting b th paticnt to h pital at Trur o, a nd she \ a a grcal he lp a full atte n ti n n th e journe wa required rr m he adult member for he more er iou I hurt a e. The Ih I' cadet co ntinued ook af t er the wife o f th e injured m a n after th ambula n ce h ad g nc , a h h ad to go into Bodmin to give the polic e parti ular
Thi wa a g d piec of first a id Th e adu ll mcmber dl:alt efficie ntl y \ ith t\ 0 e riou ca e and il is e \ ident that a ll the ca det kept th eir head and he lp c I in ev r way po ibl e. a fi ne exa m , Ie of team-work in the Brigad e.
CLIFF RESCUE
Wh ile climbi n g a liff a unwall , in W e t o rn"va ll , a 'iVa i r a t ng fmlll th e
n ea rb y ava l Air a t i n a uldr c ipped a nd rell a co ns id erable di tan c do" n to th e
b eac h H e u t a in ed a fr aC lur of th e s pin e. fr a ture of th e ft arm, d ee p w und in le ft e lbow s h ock, cu t a nd abra o n L oc a l re i le nt th P l ice, Fir e Bri gade.
a nd. of cour e, th e S l. J ohn Ambulance
Brigade a ll wen t into action promptl y.
Superintendent Willi ams and P te. Brock , of lh e Camborne mbulance Division , a rri ved
\\ ith an amb ul a nce al 8.25 p.m., a nd limbed down the 200 fl. cliff with lhe aid of rope a lready pl aced there by the fire ervic. Th e injur e d m a n wa co n cious and they diagno ed his injuri es , but as a do lor wa on t h e \ ay, they decided o make him as com for ta ble as possible but not to gi\e a ny further treatm e nt. When th doctor arrived, they a ted in giving fir aid realme nt a nd in getting the man on a trelcher; they th en he lp ed. in the gathering darknes , in getti ng t h e tretcher n to a boat, after which the y cl imb ed the cliff again \\ ith the help of th e rop e , took the am bul a nce around to the landing cove. a nd a i ed in I ading th e injured man into a a al ambulan e. R ear dmiral L. Boutwood, the Si. J o hn County ommi ioner for Corm a ll wriles: II con erned did good work on thi occa ion, a nd I ommend Superintendent \ illiam and P t B ro k for their har
STABBED AT DANCE
Iv l r. Leo Bl uetL. who \Va o n e a member of th e Camelford mbulance Divi ion, ha b e n a\ arded a M ritorio u Fir t id Certificate by th t. John mbulance cia li o n in re spect of a fin piece of fir I a id whi h he rend ered 10 a you ng man who \Va sta bb d in a n inc ident a t a Camelf I'd dan e halila [ l arch omment Ih County Commi ioner ror Cornwall ( R car dmira L. B ut w od): " Il ",ra ti fying that a lthough he i no longer a III mber of the Br igade, Mr. Bluen h a retained h is effi ien y a fir ta ider a nd, on be ha lf of the Brigade In Cornwall I ha sent him c ngr a tulation
HERNE HILL RESCUE
W HI LST ov rin g a r gular Di vi ional dut al t he r wd d L. c. Br o k w II
Park Lido a Hern e H ill n J u y 19 th 195 Pte G eo rge Lo c k er was a il ed to a _lear - o ld lt a li a n ho h a d b e n ta k e n from t he ater. T ting t hat breathing \Va a b n Pt e. L ky I' s ummon e d medi al a i a nce a nd immediat I co mm e n ed 7
P hoto : ]. G. W i"/o,, the Holger eilsen method of anificial respiration which he re solutely continued unaided for 20 minutes before the patient s howed any sign of recovery. Another p eriod of resuscitation a nd treatment of severe shock was necessary before the p atie n was well enough to be removed b y ambu lance to Kings College Hospi tal where he was detained for observation. T he prompm ess and persi te nce in the application of artificial respiration by [hi member undoubtedly resulted in the young man s ife being saved. Al though Pte L ockyer has been a memo ber of [he Br iga de for only two -and -ahalf year, this is the second occasion on which he ha effecti\'ely used hi training in artificial re spiration to good effect in a eriou emergency. L ast year at Sm ithfield M eat Market, \ here he is employed. this member as isted in the resu citation of se eral firemen who had been overcome b moke and fume whil fighting an u n d rground fire
M El\!BE R of the C oad' Green (Cornwall) adet divi ion had a happy thought for their eld rs by in\ iting the old p eo pl e of this scattered rural pari h to a garden party at L ano Unfortu n ately the wea ther was such a to make it impo - ible for a n outdoor e ent to b held-but noth· ing daunted, th cadet made a La t mimll wi tch, and the party wa held indoors in t ad: at the Torth H ili Vi tory Hall, whi h had been - uita bl y de orated with f1 a ,etc
The p a rt · wa organi ed b. urs M r om and Cadet Officer F. Com h ( with willing helpers and pa rent of the cadet ), a n d Cadet·Offi er Corn i h introduced the Cornwall Count y Commi ion r ( R ear dmiral L B utwood) who pened th e ent. l\lr. D Phillips (pre id n t) weI med ev r one programme fmu i and other nt rtainment wa f \lowed b y tea, w ith the ou ng nursing cadet w a iting on their gue t-. a nd afterwards there \\' fe gam of kitt! bag telle, tc with m ny p rize for t he old I' Ik.
THE Manchester and S a lf o r d Area
Member and Briga de friends from Bury Lancas er, Saddlewo rt h and Sevenoaks Kent , returned on Augu s 16th after a fortnight's stay in Malt a, with very h a ppy memories.
On a rriva in V a lletta, the part y w as met by Di v isional Superintendent, Mrs. M. C. Gatt a nd members o f her ur s ing a nd Cadet Di v s ion s. The C a dets immedi a tel y took charge of all luggage and in no time we were escorted to Hea dq uarters, which we were asked to regard as home during our stay. P art of the Headqua rte rs had been transfo rm ed into dormitories and we were most c omfor table.
A complete itinerary was arranged b y the COmmissioner, Col. Abela and Divisional Superintendent Mrs. Gatt acted as guide during the whole of our stay-s he was a real fairy godmother to u s-nothing being too much trouble
Visits were made to t he Co-Ca thed ral of St. John, the Grand Master 's Palace the Museum, and the H ypogewn, all p laces o f great historical interest to u s. We were als o round the Ci vil Defen ce School ver yeffiCIent a nd mos t up-to-da te contrasting sharp ly with our other visi ts.
We were conducted around the Anci en t City o f Mdina, and R a b a t b y Brigade Officer Mi fsird Speranza , who ater invited us o her ho me. Alw ays we shall remember the huge di sh of fre shly gathe red fruit from which we were asked to partake
Two of the highlights were v s its to t h e beautiful I sle of Gozo, and the Blue Grotto. T hese were memo ra ble outings and on bo h occasIOns we t ook with u s Cadets an d members o f VaIJetta and Sl iema D ivis ions - a most happ y crowd.
On the e ve ning before lea ving we gave a cocktail p a rt y at the O s borne Hot e (where we had our me a ls) to all our M a lta friends in apprecia t ion of the generous ho sp it a li ty s o freely given and on beha lf o f our part y, a plaque denoting the re d rose of the Duke of Lancaster's Di str ict was h a nded to Col. Abel a, t o be placed in Hea dqua rte rs, by Corps Supermtendent Mi ss L. C. R aw
(the lea de r of t h e p a rt y), who in turn rece ved from t he Commissi oner a piece of Malta stone car ved w ith the Maltese Cross.
Thi s stone after being handed as requested by Co l. Ab e la to Area Conunis sioner M ajor
R L. S R a ffles of No .8 Area will even tually be pla ce d in the H.Q. of North M a n chester ursing Divi sion
So en ded a most memorable holidayone we shall look back on for ye a r s to come w ith a hope to p ay a further visit s ome time if at a ll po ssible.
Our thank s to all our friends in Malta for a holiday we sh all always remember w ith grea t pl easure. NAIROBI'S CENTRE
L ocal (,'O'['cnllll ('II .Ill'. TT'ilfTid H ave ock The lec lw' e)' is D r. C. R. Philip , and Illc eqll ipmen /. illCllldillo till lIIodel 071 th e l ef , has been ]J1'0l'ided by I/Ie Lnil ed \'alion8 ChildTen's F lllld (C.Y r e f'; Pl.
MALTA HONOURED BY ARCHBISHOP'S VISIT
H I S GRACE th e JV!etTopo1-i!an Jr chibi shop of ll i alla, Sir JJielia e GOl/ zi, R B }';, du ring hi · P astoTai visi t 10 th e pen'ish of S t Creg01'y, also inc/lid d th e li eac/quarl ers of t h e Sliema B oy Scou ts w h o a lso have an adu lt and a cade l division of the J _ I. n wi thin the Grot.p. Th e Sl'ie'flw Vu1·s e. a nd J u1'sing Cadets also 1IIeei ill Ih e sa 1ll (, pla ce by kin d permission oj the G roup Seoutm asteT, Edwau 1'o1'le ll t /10 a so happ ens /0 be / fle local
C01pS SupeTintenden l. l h s Gmce was very much irnp1'es 'ed w illi IIle e.l ee l/ en lu m - oul of the S.J .A .B. per onne l an d dUTing th e inslJection h e s l opped /0 eli a l wi lli 1//any of III membeTs.
Ow, photogTaph, s hows IIi s Grace i71spect?:ng th e nUTsin o members. Prom efl 10 rig ht are: Very R ev, FatheT C. Fa1'1'ugia, th e l ocal parish pTies l /l is G1'OCei G1'0 1l}J 8C01 11m a s t eT/C'01p s S u p er in en d en Edw Q1'd To r ell ; D ivisional OJJicer ( ') ;11i s8 F. B 01'g O?/{! Vurses I Ellul R. Ellu l , D. M1Jsu d, lVI A/lcad and ', R 01·g. 8
T.\'I/rsill g Ca(/els {!.m'C' (III illlpressil' dC/IIolI ·lra/ioll oj IlOme lIursing.
H E l. John mbu lance Bri gade adets of the-ed r alion of tlc laya lebrated adet a on a gr< nd a le on aturda, June 14th, 195 al Kuala Lumpur , th e Federal apital. bout 400 cad t from allover the Penin ula met al the ederal apital afler a y ar a nd ab le to exchange ie\ with on anoth r on vanou ubJe , and al 0 he d lh privilege of making new friend. Th Par'1de \l'a in pected b) the Hon. En'h ardon bin H aji Jubir , :v1ini le I' for P t and ,and a tlended b man prominent itizen and \ el lher f the Brigade. fter th P arade lher \\a- 1 di play of \ari u aeti\ itic followed by an e hibiLion of ani I mad during the our e of the )car. b) th adel. he gue and cadet \\ere \\ ith refr shmenl and before the nclu Ion of th d \Y P reliminar) Fir t id el tin at ancl Pron cienc ertincc.1te weI' given aW ly b) th Mini r. Th omllli ion r, l. John mbulan e Br igade. Federation f (v a laya, then add r d th e ga therin g and congratu lated lh cadets on their mart turn-out and al 0 thankc the guc t who had helped to mak the da a grea t succ
Th e Illmi ioner-in-Chi ef nl on ade t Day 1958, the following me age to cadets in Indi a: in cere ree tings to Cade t in I ndi a fr ol11 adet at hom on adet Day. - ommi ioner-in-Chi f."
The rep ly was:.
Th ad t h ave re Iprocaled h 'andy lhe good shes th y have of th adet in ngland We hall be mo l gra t e ful if OU wi ll kindl y onvey thi me age. from adet to theircomrad e In E n g a nd,
enou gh to be mature in concep t ion but not old enough to be" set" (as the Jnsh would say) in his ways. H e will continue t? lead the Centre to greater achievements In the cause of the work of the Order of St. John. Of interest to reader, other than African, it might be added tha.t the ve r sity of the Witwatersrand IS magnIficently sited on a one -hundred acre ridge, almost in the centre of Joh a nnesburg and yet with a fine view to the orth
The first move towards higher educatIOn on the R and began in 1904 with thefou!1dation of the Tr a n svaal Technical InstItute and the transfer of the School of Mines from Kimberley where it had been established In 1896. In 1906 the In stitute was changed lO the Tr ansvaal University College and. four years later, this was again lO the South African School of Mllles and nology. In 1920 the School of Mllles became the University College, Johannesburg and in 1922 the latter the fully fledged and independent ntverslty of the Wilwatersrand.
New Leader for the Witwatersrand itwatersrand r g ' H e is old 9
T HE Southport Ro tary Club has pre lO the local Sr. John Ambulance S oclalion a nrst aid box, which ha been put up at a busy road jun lion. , r. J. Br i coe. Chalm1an of. the Soulhport t. John Ambulance received the box on behalfofthe and commented: hope that thl box:\ t,u er e a a deterrent to road - users, and Il 1 my sin ere wi h that it will never ha\ e lO be u ed." d The box. painted black and \\hlte. an bearing the emblem of the S r. John AmbuIan e Br igade. tands on the grass at the jun tion of Humer' - Lane and Ke w Lane. T arielOn. Il can be clearly pIC "ed out al night, becau e the emblem on the ide of the box are luminou and reRect the headlight of pa ing cars.. In the near fUlure a large Ign canng lhe word "Ambulan e Bo x" in red leLlerand an arro\\ indi ating the ite of the box. i to be erected on the gra verge In the entre of the dual arriage \ ay. The dedi at ion eremon by nearly .f0 Rot ary Club member, offiCial of the r. J ohn mbulan e Brigade, and local re ident wa performed by Canon E. H. Evan, th R ural De an. R otarian Ian De Call'(. pre ident of outhport R otar) Club. presented the box to the .oclallon. T hanking lh lub for theIr on b halt of the polic. Chief upennrendent J B arron of the Lan a hire County Conlabulary. aid if the bo x h Iped to. a\ e on IiI' or Ie en the uffering of an II1Jl;Ired m lOri l, it would pr ve \\' 11 w?rth \\hlle. Th thank of the local re ldent \\er expres ed by Cilr. John H unter. hairman of the We t l.an a hire R .D.C.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE
CA JT E RB U R Y H A LL , in t h e B o rough of S t. P anc r a L ond o n. wa the cen of m uch activi ty o n the weeke nd of Sep tembe r J 9 -2 1 1958.
T he hief office r for ca d ets M P a m ela Mori s on w t h he r sk ill ed a od fait h ful l ieut e n a n ts, M is Ge na King for d a n d Mi
Jenn y H a rr a p , h a d p rep a r ed a n im mac ul a te e t ti n g w h ic h to hold a Kin g Geo rge 1 M emon a L eade rs h p Tra ini n g Co ur e for Lo n don. K e n a nd H ertfordshire Some 4 8
mem bers of t he B riga d e of a ll ran k both and n ur si n g, adu l a nd cadet, but lD t he tr ct age- bracket of 1 - 25 year.
o n the F riday e e nin g , fter
settlmg lD to the ve r y b rig h t a nd omfort-
a ble rooms a n d discoverin g that li ft can be dec ep tive th in gs the C o urse h a d s u pper, aod we r e hen show n th e Ou/ward B o{( nd
Sch ools a od Du ke o f E din burgh's A ward fi lms, o p erated b y Mr, orma n C larke on a projector k ind ly lent by L o n don Di t ricl.
S a t urday morni ng bega n with breakfa t.
DCRL\
G the B asingstoke rarnival
n 'eek, the B asingstoke Ambu ance, YW'sing and Cade t D ivisions were on duty conlmuous y, many cases being dealt with at the Nl obi le Fi rs t Aid Dnit, seveml being convey'ed to hospita l in the two B asings toke D Wls10n B ngade A m bu lcm ces
On the Fr iday night the B rigade gave
a de m o nstra twn befoTe a large audience.
T he oll,ts tanding event of the week, was the lngh lure act given by th e" Tl' hi le D evils " from France, and this gave 15-years - old J ennijer Woodger, of th e SurS?'ng Cade t D ivision, a chance to show her pluck- and incidenta lly zen'n £ 5 , OU?' pic tuTe shows J ennifer being ca7Tied across the high wire on the back of one of the" H hite D evils,"
BUCKS. CADETS PRAISED
FOR H AND ICA PP ED C m LDRE .-A g ar d en p a r ty o rg a ni sed b y th e ew p ort P ag neJl
Ca d et u rs ing Di vis ion i n he gr ou n d s of T he. in a id o f t h e Wol verto n G r o up Cen tre f o r H an d icap ped Ch ild re n
ra se d .04 14s Od. M rs. Bu rrell , G roup
S u perV is o r, hank e d the c a d ets a nd said h e ir e ffor t was i n the true spiri t o f St John.
S o s MOR E C APABLE THAN P ARENTs.-In presenting the cup s and annual a ward s at H igh W yc omb e, A ss ista n C ount y Sta ff
Offi cer D. Or l k commen ted th a t wh e n a n
acc id e n or emer gency o cc urre d in t he h ome, it was the y oung son s w ho kn ew wh a t o do , not the p a ren ts. Although the ge nera l publi c a ss oc iat e d St. John w ork mostl y with road a ccidents, it was a fac t h a the re we re f a r mor e accident s in the ir o wn h o me s.
After the Assis t a n t Commi io ner - in - hief
L t. - Co l. A rthur G o ri ng, ha d welcomed
Co urse a n d expJa ine d t ha it wa a emor ia l
to H is late Majesty Kin g George Vl t he re was a lec ure b y Mr C. E. B ower D eputy
Comm ss io n er f o r L ond on D ist ri c t o n t he
su b ect of M ount in g Pu b l ic M r.
B ower is a o f h su bjec t a n d, o u o f h iS vas t ex p e ri ence of o rganis in g publ ic d!l t les f r om. Co r onat ion t o vicarage
f etes, he d ist ill ed the who le art nto an ho u r' e n thralling ta l k.
M iss M Sale, t he Assistant Cou n t for B uckinghamshire, fo llo we d With another eminent ly practical on P rog ramme P lanning ; and s lil ce an ou nce of p r act ice is wo r th a po u nd o f a r g ument , she set he Course to work to c on c o c a s p ec ial pr o g ramme fo r hei r " G r ou p, D iv is !o ns," wh ch ke pt pe nci l a nd b ra in s b u sily at work for an hour or m or e.
T he Co urse was very g ad that the Comfor London D ist r ict , Col. Page, the D IstrI ct S uperi n tend e n t, M rs. Cavendi sh, an d Lady Elle n bo rough, came to lunch, and met some of h e mem bers.
Aft e r l u nc h , M r. Geo rge W ood h ill etthe
Cou r se a n e n t irely n ew pr act ica l p rob lem.
T h e g r oup s we re r eq ui red to " ra se a n ew of a dult s," n ot in a n y a ry th e oret cal fas h io n bu t in care f u l de ta il se ected f r om a wea lth o f c hoi ce a n d s o met imes a rtfu m a t eri a l pro vid e d by" i n fo r m ation burea ux" ma nn e d b y Mr. Wo o dh ll a nd Mi ss Wh te. G r oup s wo rke d li ke b eav ers-no t t h a t a ny b eave r h as ever bee n h ea rd o a ugh as th ese Gr o up s l a ughed as hey wo rk ed. And t he a ft e rno o n c ame to a nerve- s hocking a nd t h ri lli n g clo se With a d e mon s tr a tion b y th e C ount y 10
Sur geo n [o r lou c ter hire, Dr cil D ra ke, of ompet tio n Traini n g. In Lhi h wa m agnifice nt l a ted by ome e ce dIn g y go r - J ohn Pamplin, David
Ll ffor d a n d D aV d MI nto h. nd that was work enoug h for he day Th e ladie d i appeared tO I u t on th eir fi ne ry; and a t h a lf pa ee n a merry
S OCial began, un d r til. inf o tiou e n t hu ia m and good h u mour of D vid Liff I'd (mi raetil ou s re tored to life af Ler la t bcing een very dead \ iL h a knif in hi ba k) who wa Ma er of er monie. Indeed, he wa more tha n Ma ter of er moni : h provided lhe whole nlertainm nt: mu ic !dea , pri ze and a ne er-fai ing fund of Inve n tion \ a a good buffet upper at h a lf pa Light but the \ rit e r refu c to di u ge " hat time t he la m mber o f the
Cou r e rept fi n a ll to bed
O n unday morning no less than i"teen member of t he our e accompa n d Col.
Goring to St. Pancra hur h. where th e Icar had mO .t kindly ar ra ng d a pial Ce ebration of lhe H oi Communi n for St. J ohn m mber a t 7. 1- a. m. fter breakfa t, a pecial l. J ohn rice \ a nducted in a nterbur y H. all by th Re e re nd Ke nn e t h Toovc ,of l. l ar agdal n' Chu rch, u n ter quar e. Father Too\e y caug h t everyo ne by the cruff of the hean w i th hi m essage of er ce and goodwill, and the re wa no one who did not feel th e belter for a nd encouraged b y, that a ddrc , [ n the la bour that followed, Col. Gor i ng to ld the our e omelhing of the art or Leadership, and it as ident from Lhe rapt attention and keen look of e er one prese n t, that Le a der hip i a ubjecl for which memb r of Ihe Brigade ha e a greal thirst. I n their group tud of ce rt a in soc io ogica l probl m he ourse s ho ed a d eep u nder t a n ding of the ll and re medi e of cu rrent ma ll eI'S. In th e Open Forum w h ich Fo ll owed l he majority f memb r showe d that t hey ha d generou cou rage to put the ir ho u lder to the Br igad wheel he lp it fo r ward n the great ta k before It; but a few, it mu be admitted, were s till the :-,ictims of heir mid fea r and \ ere u n w il ling to throw off a certai n despo ndent para ys i The vir il e prog re of their more bu oya n co ll eague s u p a nd dow n t he co unt ry shou ld soo n give them more h eart. A n d .so, after tea, t he Kin g Geo rge I
M e m Ori a l L ea d e rs hi p T ra in ing Co u r e came t o a n end; and m ember re u rn ed t h e ir h o mes , ca rr y in g w ith he m th e to r h
o f rea .o n a nd e n th u ia m o repl eni h til.
Li g h In lhe ir o wn div i o ns a nd o be li v ing exam pl es o f t he mo tt oes t he Or de r " For he Fa ith ," a n d" Fo r he S e r v ice or Y o u ca n rec o g ni se the m by
Cadet Officer TED BIGGS concludes his story
W E left J ohanne burg at ,30 p m Friday. ay J 6th by Sout h Jrican R a ilwa y mo o r coach a nd a r rived at Bu awayo at about 3 p m w here I was met by lh ree membe r of the Brigade. was a ken to meet M I-, a n d Mr Lee Wil h w h om J wa to tay for the weekend. or lhe evening we n t with t heir on o the ir Jame iJ ac nald lub, of w h ich I was made an ho n or a ry member f I' the period of m y lay in Bulawayo. Th i club cater for the ocia l re quiremenl of ingle people between the age f J and 35 year. Bu laway i a ery p leasant city ith a popu lation of about 40.500 uropean a nd 65 , 0 nati ve in empl ym nl. The term ali\ e in emp loyment ,. i n r mal ly u ed \\ h n talking ab ut the na i e population be a u th a l i th e only eClion of lhe nalive popul ati n th a a n be really ke pt a unt f.
D u rin g my ta y in Bul awayo an etr m I intere ting and varied progr a mm e \\a arranged for me b} I I'. \on Kl e mperer , the rca upcrinl e ndent and Mr hea b y the Rail\\"a Brigade ec rctary, III the ni o n lhe Briga de in lh e eder II n di vided inl tWO co mm a nd. th R a ilw a c mm a nd a nd th e ity c mmand. the e neral I l a nager of th e R ai l\\ a) a lwa being the ommi ion r r I' the Rai lwa y omma nd , Thi di v i ion br ug ht a b ut partly becau e of th speCia n c s ion made b) th e R ai " ay t il Bri ga ie member, uch a fr ee tr a el to ,nd fr m Brigade competition, etc., and time ofT \\ ith full pay I a ltend uch co mpetiti n. n ne of \\hi ch Brigad e member gel. Thl.: a n m an a g re ll d-al r r if, a a Ica m from the ederalio n wa om peti ng in ape T wn , il would takl.: them five day LO get from Bu la\\ayo to ape To\\n lhe weekend at the com titio n and fi\'e da back to th e Fcderali n , 0 whereas for lhe Rai h\ ay Brigade m mber it \\ould c u nt a rdin a r) \\orking lime the il), membe r \\ o uld ha\e to u hi annual lea\e in o rder t c mp e e. During my tal' \\ a intr oduced to Ihe
Rai lway Genera Manager Mr Pegrum a nd member of the As s ociat io n. r saw bOlh sect on of the Brigade at work and lhe a ve rage landa r d of first a id was very good. a lso ha d t he oppo r tu n ity to go on duty with membe r of the Br igade al t he H eany 100 molor races, which are the annual motor car a nd mOlOr cycle races in Bulawayo. Thi year be lieve was quite unu s ual for there were no accidents at all to treat unl ike la t year when there was one fatal a nd a number of serious accident o thi yea r the memb e r of the Brigade could re la x and enjoy a welJ-earned re t alching a thril l ing da y's racing aw the wo r k of the Boy Scouts whil t in Bu a v ayo, On Empire Day they held the annual cout and Guides Pa rade , which was inspected by the Southern Rhod ia n Go ve rnor Sir Pe ver l Willi a mP owletl. few da ys later 1 attended their ociation meeting where the problem of the hon age of lea der or Scoute rs to train cou s was brought up at di cu ion, It eems thal a ll yo ulh organi ation a ll over th e world are troubled by thi ame proble m of hor tag of you th leader. I also vi it ed lhe r tr a ining ground a Gordon s Park in the Matopo Thi i the part of the I l atopo lhat Lord Baden P owell e plored a nd the cout ha e copie of a numb r of dra\ ing he made of the park. 1 pent t\ 0 days with r. Da vi d F y fe of the R ai lw ay a ti ve Departm e nt tOuring lhe \'ariou n a live town hips. mong the thing we sa\\ wa a m a gnificent community hall built for th e nati ves out of the profil f rom KaAlr b er. Tb i hall can be u d either for a bio ope a a theatre o r a a ballro m Out ide t he hall wa ery neatly ar ra nged with a fOOlbal1 pilCh, \ imming bath a nd rec rea tion a re a. r a lso i ited a n frican chool. taffed entirel b frican including a n [ri can headma ter. Thi chool \\a ver} \\ II k pt a nd had nicel y laid lit garden" which the pupil had made them -e ve Th e mo t intere ting of the tw O da wa - the da} pe n t is iling Chief G ambo at
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A T Ihe D agenham T OlL'n how. when demonslration.· oj L'arious method-' oj artificial reo piratioll teere gil'l'l7, Cadet J ohn n -a/la ce, oj D a r1 enham Ambulance Cade t Di visioll i ', eell 'l.L'ith a stretcher removing (J re, cued patient. O n the right is the tephenson Jl inlli eman re tlscilator !chich 1.( a _ U SI'd in the demon.'tratioll.
Tjolotjo , a district about 70 mile- from Bul awayo. e a rr ed a t a boU[ a.m Da vid F fe had brough t a very colourful bl a nkel as a gift for the Chief. On arrival at Tjolotjo we \ ent to see he Native Commissio ner who had arranged for Ch ief Gambo to meet u about seven miles farther on where he wa visitin g one of hi vi ll age. W too one of the Comm i ioner nati\ e me e n gers with us as a guide. \ hen we found Chief G ambo he \\'a waiting for u w ith t\\' o of bis enior village
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he a dmen. G am bo is a s lightl y built, wellducated man who used to be a sc hoo l tea. ber be fore he succeeded to h e title of Chief. After exchange of greetings 'vve were taken hIS persona kr aal v here \ e h a d
he JUIcies t melon I h a e e ver as ted Then he senior village hea dman wa s in trodu ed to us Th e hea dmen sa t on either side of c h ief. The chief' s a unts and siste rs came mto the hut , were introduced and sat on the floor as is customary Th e present a tion of the blank e to the c hief was made. Gamba , who is a bache lor said h e " ould keep the until he got married and then glVe It to his bride as a wedding gift.
We went out into the open w h ere there room, to meet the h ea dmen and seDlar. VIllage rs who had gath ere d \lve mt,r;oduced. to t he ga thering or mdaba which IS the native word for a m ee tmg Each v ill a ge headman got up and spoke for about three minutes each beineransla ted b y Da v id Fyfe's native assistant whom we had brought witb us. After the headmen, Chief G a mbo sp0ke , then it was our turn to r epl y. In all the m eeting las ted a bout two and a half hours Chief G a mba 's peopl e speak Sind a bele, a langu age whjch has a of click sound s in it, a nd it was ID terestmg t@ hear that a bout 30 mi les faI!her east t here are still some of the ongmal bushmen. ot many people know much a bout them e xcept that they live a very. life and their langu age consIsts entIrely of a s eries of clicks
As we leaving, Chief Gamba gave a gIft of a li ve c hicken. It is a natIve custom o give a nim a s a live to s how that they are in good heal th and have not fro TTI a n y d isease. Thus ended a very mterestmg day
Two .of the d ays w hile in Bu laway o I WIt h the army a the LleweUin Barracks. I was here I saw a fresh b atch of recrUIts come in for their four and a half training, and other recruits in va nous stages of training. Thu s was a ble to see a fair cross sec tion of y oung Rhodesia at wo rk
Among h e other things that saw whi lst m Bu lawayo we r e l oca l industries the magistra te 's court an d a n African blood tra n sfUSIO n At one time Afric a ns were very s uper stit iou s. a b out giving bl ood, now they seem qUIte h a pp y a bout it and are gIVen a bag of sweets for their pint of b ood
I concluded my stay in Bul awayo on a ve ry happy a nd ap p ro pr iate note when I a t t ended the a nnual St. John D ay Church P a rade in Bulawayo. The tum -out t h e w eather and the se vice we re very so my stay m Bulaway o ended on a mo s memorable not e.
The following even ing I set out at 8.3 0 p m for S a li s bur y by train b eing seen off by members of the Brigade
The hospitality a nd kindn ess of t h e people in Bulawayo was outstanding and everyone we n t out of t h e ir way to ensure that had a wonderful ti m e and saw everything t h at I wa n ted to.
AM13ULA leE STUD E TS GR ADUATE. - Th e fi r s t Gr a du ati on Ceremony to be held in t h e l ife of the HarJe den D ivision of the Sr. John Ambulance Briga d e wa pre id do e r b y their Pr e iden the Mayor of Wi lle d e n. Ald. Stanley S cott, J P. Four s tudent s of the ca det di visi on having r ecent ly p a e d the adu lt exa mination in first aid to tbe injured we re the centre of h e occ as ion whi ch was held in Leopo ld R oad SchooL
After fir st receiving his badge of office as Honor a r y Pr esi dent of t h e di v ion from Area Staff O fficer G. L Sm th W es tern A rea of London the M ay or sa id ho w much he the ho nour of acce p ti ng the preSidenc y and .went on to c ongr atula te D lVlsl onal Supermtendents C. A. Li ffo rd of the adult unit a nd A H. Kitchener of the ca d et uni fo r their work in trai nin g the members and for arranging for such a cerem ony to be perfo r med for the fir t time n West London.
Th e four st udents eac h promi sed " to tender se r vice accor ding to h e moUo e of the Ord er of S t. John - Pr o Fide (For the Faith) a nd Pr o Utili/ate H om inum (For the Serv ice of M a nkind) " a nd were then led away to be equippe d w it h a dul uniform.
On t h e ir rea ppea r a nce they were loudl y applaU d ed for t heir sma r t a ppearance a nd bea nng by all prese n t, including the fif ty or so spect a tors a mong s whom were their proud p a rents. They t hen r ece ive d their book s of ru les fro m the Pr esident a nd gave an efficie n t demon s tr a tion of how to a tt e nd to a patient s uffering from a broke n eg, lo ad Ing the p a tlen t on to a s tre tche r an d ca rr y ing the s tretcher to the wait in g ambu a nce for whic h they had pre vious ly t eJ e phoned. "
WEST R IDING
C AM P.-Thir ty -two a mbul ance ca d e s of t he Kei g hl ey Di v sio n Wes t Rid n g orth sp e n t a week In ca mp at the Keig h ley 12
Edu alion mmitt e · camp s Humphr ey H ead, and it h t h offi rs va led th e e e nt one of th happie t and most enjo ab e hoI ida th ) h d ever p e n t. Th e cam.p choo l i on th e hor of Morecambe B a a nd i it from there \\ e r e paid t o a rtm Prior, oni ton and Moreca mb e, a nd in addition to e ur ion fo r s hopp ing or \ imming to Grange. the nearest town. \ imming a l a took place in the sea n ear th e camp a nd amp tilive game among the boy and the aff filled the morning a nd e en ng On the Sunday morning al l atte nd ed the hur h of ari us denomination in th di t r c t, and on th Tuesday a n in pection \ a m ade of the ca mp by th e rea ommis ioner (Dr. J Prent ice) and the aunt Officer (Mr. J. G. R oche ter). Th ere werejoi n l acti, iti \, ith the girls of the 16th R ochdale Girl Guide Company, with inler- i it and game of cr icket a nd rounder and a camp fire at the Keighley boys amp a highlighl - of the stay. A binhday party for one of the bo y a nd a presentation 10 the camp warden and matron were notab e.eve nt The bo got practica l use for heir am buJan c training whe n ome of the Guide were badly tung by nettle. Cadc upcril1lendel1l Me anu was Camp COlllma nd ant, a t d by Mr s M cManu Mr. T. c l ish, Mr. pencer a nd M r. A. Owen.
B C K I CHAM H I RE A UAL AlVIp. - A gain this year the cou n ty uillme r camp wa h eld at Niton I s le o f Wight. [ n pil e of m i ed wea th er ca dels h ad a mo t e nj oyable and inst r uctive time , and the ge n e ra l opin ion wa th at thi had been t h e be t- ever camp. All th e arra ngem e n ts , both i n th e du ty ro u tine and for e nte rt ai nme nt a nd excu r ion were mo t efficient. T h e Camp wa County Cadel Staff Offi ce r K. A a th a n Mr A Kingsb ury v s ua aid office r filmed t h e var iou s act ivi li e durin g t h e week
AMB RID GE
CAMP I G. - An accou n of th e h a pp y time pent b y amb rid ges h ire ca de ca mpn g with tho e of th e Pri ory for W a les a pp ears in the P riory's n otes on page J4.
the Stanton I ron wor ks D iv s on of the SL J ohn Ambul a n ce B rigade for their organisatio n of thi s competit ion ; the J udges for t h e ir sp e ndid se r vice in judging; the La di es' Commi tt ee :ar heir untiring work w ith th e cateri ng a nd the many others who had helped to make th e competition such a uccess. For the first time competi n g in lhe compet ili on the ambulance cadet of the tanton Di v i ion won the Corne li us C up w it h 53 marks, with Pye Hill ur in g ade ts econd w ith 52 marks , Doni sthorpe CoI liery Ambulance Cadets 45 marks, and Long a ton mbuJance Cadets 31 marks.
H E RT F ORDSHJRE
DET CAMP 1958.-Letchworth Ambulance and ursing Cadets and Stotfold Ambulance Cadet spent a week at B exhill ational amp from August 2nd to ugu t 9lh. There were ] 50 campers including 26 local boys a nd girJs. The cadets were in gro up s under a leader for purpo es of th e compe tit ion for the " Best K ept Tenl " during the camp which was wo n during the week of the local boys' and girls' attendance by: Leader, Cadet Corporal John Hutt (Letchworth): Cadet Richard R eeves (Lelchorth); Cadel Corporal GeraJd Tookey ( totfold); Cadet Bolek Elwart ( totfold) ; Cadet Michael K avanagh (Stotfold)· Cadet a lcome J ake ( R oy ton) Each of the above" ere gra nt ed a certmcate and at the onclu n of th e camp if h e ir total marks are 110 1 exceeded they will hold t h e trophy for one year. Th e S uperintendent" Prize for th e be t kept kit for local boys was won by: (J t) adet orporal John H Ult (Letchworth) ; (2nd) Cadet Michael Ka anagh (totfold). and adet alcome Jake (Ro LOn) (tie); (3rd) Cadet ichael Rooke (Let h orth).
\ V L H ET 0 T HOLID Y
The Prior for ale arranged another holiday for cadets in witzerland this year a th on l\ 0 years ago wa a ucce ful. Thi a r the party of twenty- e,en cadets and fiv offi er - led by the adet Training Offieer,i Z D. Druilt, r.J pent a week in tbe mo t delightful Hotel at ggi, all th b droom window looking out on to a panorama of mountain round Lake L uc rne. Only one of the ad thad Ira elled abroad b fore so it wa an ntirely ne\\ perience and each event from the journey it elf LO the \\"i Folk on rl on the la t night wa an edu ation. t fir t the food eemed (range to ome bul as one cadet aid after two day h it anc [ now eat e er Ithing and like it."
Th day i it to pJac of int r t and mountain e,\cur ion and on da tbe ad planned a ramb and followed the route from a wi map and gu id e. ome peopl may feel the eft·ort nd time in vo v d in preparing suc h a holiday is a wa te of lime but not wh n you r ad an ex ra fronl a le tt r like thi fr m one of th p a r t : '" Thi wa m I ilr v i it to the ominent a nd such a memorable one it, a too. Thi
holiday just opened up the way for us lo travel ab ro ad in our futu re lives. Cadets from orth and South W ales shared a wonderful experience together. ew friends hip s were made among ourselves from which a great deal was learnt about St. Jo hn work in other divisions and as a party we made new friendships abroad. I have spent many holidays in this country with my work friends, but this one s tands out we ll ahead of all the others '-
CAMPI G.-T hat camping is on the increase in spite of all the weather can do is a certain fact. T he applications for the Pri ory Camp were so great that the numbers had to be divided; those from the orth and Mid Wales camping under canv a s on the original site at Rhowniar and the ones from the South camping in the empty mansion at Itton Court, Chepstow.
Area Staff Officer ( Cadets) Peter Harries was the Commandant of the canvas camp a nd the interesting thing is that the majorit) of the campers were new to the game. Letters which have come to hand s ince the camp assure us that the cadets' ent awa y thrilled and that they are recruiting larger numbers than ever amongst their friends for camp next year. Wale was delighted £0 ha e 19 cadets from Cambridge to join with them and they greatly added to the fun, and on the last night proudly received two W elsh flags which had marked the entrance to the ite to take back £0 their own headquarters.
At Itton Court. although all but 18 cadet from Tredegar slept i n the house yet the holiday was as open -air a pos ible and ramble. treasure hunts. coach trips and swimming parties were the order of the day.
ewpon Coumy changed the venue of their camp thi year and went to Kewsto e in tead of T enby for a change. In s pite of the weather they had a lot of laughs. George Bro" n. \ ho \Va Officer-in-Charge of the camp bank.'· relates that at 6.40 on a wet miserable morning he s a \\" a little figure trudging towards him. A ten-yearold junior stopped in front of him and aid ,. Plea e the ban open?·· ot yet. son he said but it oon will be! Then there wa the lad who had the princely sum of r. 10 O. tucked awa y in the ban .H came to Georg one day and a ed if he ould draw threepence out. T h reepence out of £3. J O. O George tried to per u a de him to a ke a hilling out. bm he wo u ld only ha"e threepen e. It i not a lw a " the big eVents but t he little things th a are longest remembered and cheri - hed a - \\"e ,,0 through life.
CADET \ IN YR URDD TR O PHl.team of cad ts belonging to the Cath a yHigb chool ur ing Cadet Di, i ion travelled from Cardiff to Tanh ale - to take part in the annual ompetition ore-ani ed by [ rdd (The Wei h le a gue o f " outh). This year· \' nue of the ei teddfod organi ed for I h youth \\' a 1'- l old and the team members had the plea ure of brine-ing ba k a ouv nir of [heir \ it in th of a ertificate awarded fo r tbeir u ess in inning tbe Home u - ing Clip. wi th a book fOJ":" one guinea. The girl a knowledge gratefuJly the good miti n or adet LIP rintend nt 1'- r Harri-.
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s<?a r cel y ex sted afte r he fi rst d ay , a nd o ur gIrl s were soon m ix in g f reely w ith tb e re t of th e ca mp ers hough perh a p s h e am bula n ce c a de ts h a d a slight a d vanta ge in h is di rect i on !
T he fr ie ndl y a tmo sphe r e h a d t o ri g in n the happ y b a nd o f officer s and h elp er s who a ll play ed the ir p a rt in s uper vis ing the various whic h a re e ss enti al t o keep a c amp ru nnmg smoo hl y
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M r. G ea rin g g a e p ra t a l d m o n tr atio n of th e w r o n g pr o ed ur e, w hi c h , he a id, would re u t in th e deat h of a pat ie nt t hr oug h b le e d ing to d ea t h in a m a tt e r of e o nd , a nd th e n th e ri g h t m e t ho d \ h ic h wo uld av h is life
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Th e nspecting O ffice r wa he Commi ione rin- h ef, Maj.-Ge n J M Ki rkma n . B ., B , K n ig h a n d he wa accom pa ni ed by the new ly a pp oi n ted Lord Lieu e na n t of Essex S ir J oh n Ru gg le Bri e, Ba r t, i ufT r a n a n d the Com m issione r fo r - ex Dr J T. W h tley, O. B -. App r ox imate y 450 w re o n parade. Maj.- e n J. M. K irk m an, B B.E ., took the salute a t th ma rch pa I.
Th ommi ioner-in-Chief, in co ngratulating the parade on th ir mart tur nout aid he a amazed at the number of hour put in by the t. J ohn mbulance Brigade in ex, both in ho pital a nd on public elutie. H e also had noted the number of ca e that had b en treated at the a ide re on in the county. The guest ere \ elcomed by T he Lady Joan man, unty ic - Pre idem. mong the gue t were the chairman of the t. J ohn oun il for - ex, l ajor ir Paul Both. ., and Lad) Booth. i itor from the Lond n r a and mo Heu in the rin charge of apt. put) Commis ioner.
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lil e do c k- ide on bro ke n g lass.
The c h e m e \ as tr ied out h i yea r a ft e r
di sc u io n between th e B r iga d e offi ce rs a nd the Li a n e ll y l-Ja rbou r Tru t, w h o put the hu t a t the di po a l of th e Bri gad e a nd p ro id d othe r a me ni es a nd t he o mmi o n e r , Mr. D. ee il illi a m ha bee n
pi ed it h th e mea u re of upp o rt fro m h i Briga de pe rso nn e l from th e nu r ng d v sio n of Oa f n - e l infoe l Li a n no n ,
Ll a ne ll T o \\ n , Llwyn h endy , orfe and o le h ill , a n d from th e ambu a nce divi ion
r Ll a n II T ow n a n d D afen. T he D afe n m bulanc a d et and ade nur i ng un it fro m D a ren, F lin foel, Ll a n e ll y T ow n M orfa a nd L II y n h n ety h a e al 0 p layed the ir part. a nd t he re ha been in val uab le co-ope rat i n from t he h ospita o ut - p a ti e n ts departm nt a nd he p oli e
Th e nu mb r 0 d ut hour of the ambulance a n d n u l' in g per onnc l Ola d 1,33 1 bet\\c n June 2 _ a nd he e n d of ugu l. T h hut i till op n for the r pt ion of 'a e bu t \\ ill probably clo eat the e nd of h month and wi l l reopen next year \ he n he fir t fi ne day of spring temp t he yo u th of Ll a ne ll y ba k to th e wate r of the ir oi y
lid o
M - MB - R o f the umb rla nd a nd e tmo rl a nd di i ion lee rn e d w ith p rofou nd r eg r of the rece nt d eat h of their fo rm r ount y o m m is io ne r Dr
J a m e La mb e r t on
Dr. La mb e r to n ca m e to Ca rli s le in 1927, bin g tr a nsfe rr d th r fr om t h Bord e r
Rur a l Di ri c l oun c il , for h ic h he ha d b n [e di ca Offi c r , a nd in the c ty beca me it s tin g l. O.H until h i re tir em e n om e yea r ago H e be a m e int ere t d in the work of the B rig a de, a nd in 193 0 \ a a ppoint e I di v i ion a l urge on to a rli sle
Ambu la n ce D s ion.
H e wa adm itt e d in o the rd r a e r vi n g Brothe r in 193 5 in recognition of hi great a nd fru itfu l effort in a rl i Ie a nd d i t ri c L and u b equ e nt p r omotio n
t ho of O ffi ce r Br ot her (1946) and ye a rs la Ler, ommand r. D r. L amberto n a epted t he onmls io os h ip of he Cumber a nd a n d W es tl11.orla nd d iv i ion a a p a rt icu arl y diffi c ult p er iod in 1939 but pro d t o be a 111.0
wor th y u cce or to Lt - 01. B a ron 0 k-
hill a nd by hi s quie t ki nd line an d t11. oughLf u l ne s earned the re peet a nd 10 e
of th e members of the d iv ision s in Lhe tw o cou n ties. H e r et i red from t h e a ctive is t, but no t fr om he work of the B rigade , in 1954 e lecting LO be place d on the r ese rve li st,
du r ing whi c h time he c onLinued the work
he lo ve d , a b eit on a somewh a reduce d c ale , unl il h is as illne ss; in f a c t, h e was re nde ring s u c h er v ce a t th e very tim e of h e iJi ne s, s ome monLhs a go , fr om w hi c h h e n eve r re all y w ho lly r ec o ve re d.
D r. La m be rt on h a d a a rge c ircle of fr e nd s w i Lhi n and w ithout the s p h ere o f hi s volu n ta r y w ork , and t he r e a re very m a n y w ho will m a rk hi s p ass ing wi th gr ea r e gret , ye t h ave s ome pleasa nt m emori es o f on e w ho se qu a l iLi e of t oler a n ce, comr a desh ip a nd kindl y humour ea rn e d thei r great respec a nd a dmir a tion
The g reat e teem in wh ic h h e was held i n the c it y o f C arl is e wa sh o w n by th e re pre e nta ti ve gath e r in g o f ci v ic fi gu res at h is f un e ra ser v ce, wh ic h was fo ll o wed by c re m a tion
We d eeply regre t to all l/ Oll ll Ce Ihe following deat h s: r ar y El zabeth Mo dl ey, S S St.1. ,
Cou n ty ice -P reside nt of Pl ymouth , W D evon a n d E. Cornwall , o n Se p tembe r 3rd, 1958, age d 74. S he was D e p uLy L ady Mayore of Pl ymouth for five wartime yea r an d a woma n whose phi lanth ro p ic inte res ts we re leg io n. It wa d uri ng t he war year th a t r M od ley beca m e such a we ll -k n ow n figure in th e ci l y. S he never m i e d a n o p po r Lu n ity d uring t hat l ime o f weari ng t he u n ifo r m of th e S t. J oh n m bula nce B rigad he had held t he a ppointment o f D ivi ional P reside n t of S herwe ll fur i ng Di ision a nd in 1944 had bee n ap p ointed a co unt y officer of the !. J ohn n ur in g me m ber n P lymouth, D ev o n an d E. o rn wal l. ea r la e r s he \ a admitted as a ervi n g iter of the Ord er of S t. J oh n Mr. M o dl ey wa a q u a lified m e mb er of the Bri ga d e, h av in g La ke n h e r first aid h o m n ur in g a nd R P Certificate n 193 and meda lli on in 1939. H o pilal visiting a nd un officia l vi it Lo the i k a nd t o tho e in nee d of he lp 0 u p ied M r. odley co n a n ly
still a tive in this position until h is death on May 7th, 1958.
Col. Loom who, as Ch ief Constable of Blackburn, \ as also Vice -Pre ident of the Blackburn Centre of the St. John Ambulance A sociation.
He was admitted, as Serving Brother to the Most Venerable Order of St. John on J une 5th, 1946.
The Blackburn Police Division and the TO. 1 Area, ill greatly miss the enthusiastic interest Col. Loom took in all matters pertaining to the Order , the Association and the Brigade.
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Ca d e S up e rin te n de n t Mrs. Ma d e n , R awtenstall ursing Di ision Lancashire. 1rs. Maden joined the Brigade in Ilay ] 934, and became Treasu rer of the nursing division and was in charge of the Medical Comforts Depot. She was appointed Cadet Superintendent in 1952.
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D r. R ob er Stua rt Adam, M .B. , Ch B. S B.St. J - Corps Surgeon, West Corp s Ambulance Divisions, TO. 8 (Manchester and Salford) Area, Duke of L a nca ster s District , who died in ho spita l on August 11 th , after a short illness. He was a weUknown and much beloved officer of the Brigade who for many years did not sp a re himself in his effo r ts to ma ntain the standard of first aid in the Ar ea. Joining the Brigade in 1934 he became divi sion.a l surgeon of the Manchester Post Office " A" Division and served in thi s capacity un t il the outbreak of war in 1939, when he volunteered for Military Servi ce a nd ser ved as a Major in the R .A.M C. until the cess ation of hostilities. On his re urn from the forces he once again became an active officer of the Brigade and in 1946 he wa s promoted to Corps Surgeon of the West Corps Ambula nce Divisions. Shortly after his promotion he was m a de a Serving Brother of the Order for his servi ces to the Brigade. On leaving his divi sion he presented a cup to the division which was to be competed for annually. Always a keen enthusiast in competition work t hroughout his 24 years with the Brigade he had, only a few days beFore his sudden l!ness, been judging in the final s of the Regional Fire B r igade competitions at Manchester.
The members of the West Corps, both ambulance and nursing , have indeed lost a very good friend and his cheery smi le and happy personality will be missed by a U who knew him
M rs F ran ces Ma bel Pi ck, who in 15 years members hip of the Melton Mowbray ursing Division put in 5, 000 hours of duty, and was one of the most unstinting helpers in the division. Mrs. Pick was a fami liar figure at point -to -point meetings and c inemas, and was twice a winner of the Watson Tropby for the mo st effic ient member. Sh e was also a member of competition teams which three times won county tropbies.
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M iss F lorence Greath ea d, formerly a mem ber of o. 115 CSt. John's Wood) Nursing Division. Miss Greathead joined the division in 19 40 and did much valuable work during and after the war. She was a most loyal and staunch member of the
B r igade and will be sOTely m issed by a ll her col leagues, espe ially at Lord' cri cket gr und, at whi h s he did regular and ontinuou dut
Member of 64 ( ) Ealing 1m ing Divi ion , on August 2nd. A member of th divi ion since 193 ,Mr Odell h.ad ervecl at fi r la id po sl throughout the war and wa oneor he n10 co n i tent member for wee k ly a ttendan e and dulie She wa a erving iter o[ the Order and a l'vv a y happy to help other. Her 11appy and un ell1 h nature endeared her to all with whom he ca me in contact.
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NIrs. G race Violet Od ell u rsi ng
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R C. Church a nd C. of E. Church in hospita l ground For illu trated brochure: Write to Matron ST. OLAVE'S HOSPITAL, LONDON, S.E.16
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T h e St J ohn Ambulance Brigade must be able to play its full part in any future eme r gency . I t can do thi s 0771y if its members are organised tn advance to undertake duties which ensure that the be st u e is made of their special ski ll. The Brigade is counting on yo u.
Consult your Divisional Superinte n dent and join
A T event which few m e mb er s of rhe Order are likeLy to see a gain in their life ime took pLace on O ctober 17th, 195 8 when the Grand Priory Chu rc h in CLerk e nweI! wa s re -dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. PreLate of the Order , in the presence of the Grand Prior, H. R. H the Duke of GLoucester.
As mo s memb::rs know , the church was gutted by a bomb in 1941 during an air-raid. and since then the great occasions of the Order have been moveable fea s s, investitures being h eld at S t. B a rtholomew's Hospital or the Grocers H all. We h ave now a church and assembly hall a va ilabLe fo r important f unctions and in fact less than a w eek after its re -dedication the church was us ed for a most impressive investiture_ By good fortune, October 17th was a
OJ:190 1' holo /" '/IIsh'}' Th e. Lr chbi. hop of C'anlerb llrlj , Prelale of llie Orc/er, s lIpp or led by 1111 / rcllde([co ll of lI a lll pslead '(/lid the R el.' , .11 1". F o.rell, C. 1' -.O
C'lwplalll of /Il l' Order , all tli e way 10 Ille cia isleI'. TIle '{('ord oj tlil Order precede. Ill e ,rand Prior. 1l R 1! l1I e D/l ke of Glollce IeI'.
fine, if no brilliant d ay a nd the crowd who thronged St. John's Squar e-i ncludin g th e new re e l ca meram e n-we re d light ed to see that he rain had kepr away_
Fir t the crowds were tirred by th e ight of the St ate Trump ete rs, who mo ed acros to the cloist r - in pre p aratio n for the Grand Prior' proc e ssion. Th en th e M ayo r of Fin bur y greeted the Gr and P rior a nd the Du che of Glouce rer at St. John' " Gate Th ey were received b y th Lord Prior , Lord Wak e hurs w ho pre e nt ed member of the Grand Prior' - proce ss on. Ther e was a lw ays a fi n e pectacle for the crowds , for t he Duc hess of Glou cest I' in uni fo rm as th e D e put y Commandant-inChief of ursing Corps an d Di v ions , waLked ind e p e nd e n rly, escor ed by R earAdmir a l Di ck a nd three Dam es G rand
Cro ,to t h e c hur c h bef rc th e main pan\ Chapter-Gent:ral. LOO, proce ed ttl c hurc h in readine r r th e ervice. Tile G mnd Pri or' P I' ee ion, \\ hieh iO cluded the .r hbi hop of Canlerbur) a nd the L ord Bi h p f L ond n \Va indeed a n il1lpre i eight a it Illo\ed in dignified mea ure acro the road ancl int o l h e c loi tel' garden H ere th fir l pan f l h day' l.:rl.:111 n) look place. th hanc 1I0r of th e rde r. Lt.-Gen ir H e nr P m nail ca l kd upor t h e Grand Pr ior to unveil a lablet c .111memorating th e rder' nfrere who ha d lo- t their Ji e in th two rid war '_ Th en the Bi hop of L ndon d UI the cloi t r and garden a ing: ,. 111 h e ini1l1 oj Je slls Christ we dedicate this cloister alld gardell to (he glor ) oj Cod IIId ill IIlelllory oj all lIIelllher .· oj the Order 0/ {. J ohll alld o/Ihe {
J ohll Ambliiallce A sociariol/ alld Brigadt: \I'ho laid dOII 1I their lit 'e ill the {\I 'O world II ors: ill Ihe IIOllle of {h e Fa{her and 0/ rh e 011 alld oj (he H oly Cho I." the h art -rending note of th La POSl choed r und the an nl \\ all '.
lhere OlU ha e been man pre ent ho e minds were filled ith p ignan l m<.':mori'
It \Va in a olemn hLi h that th ceremon\ was comp eted and t he proce ion I) mov d from thc cloi te l'S into the church for the crown in g mom nt of the ceremon).
The orga n notes elled a n d the h mn " C hr i t made the lire OLIn la t i n" was ung as th e proc sion m ade il wa)
Lip th e ai Ie. The ro , word and tandard of the Order were eceived at lh altar by the Rt. R ev r nd W. H Stewart former Bishop in JerLi al m and a ubP rela e of the Ord r.
The c h oir of H .M. hapel R oyal ang P a im lxxxiv, and pro ed that the acoustic-=: of th e church were qual t o a ll demand
Then the Lo r d Prior, L ord W akehurst, read t h e L e o n: " Anel SOl01l1011 stood before l/i e allar of Ihe L ord ill Ihe presence of all Ih e eOllg rega lio l/ of Israe l , olld spread /or{h his hal/ ds 10l vo rd heavell. Alld he aid, L ord Cod of Is ra el, there i 110 Cod like tlzee, in heaven aboFe or a ll ea r th belleorll. 11'ho keepest covellall{ alld lII erey lVi{h Ih y se rl'allts Ihat II aik before t h ee with al their hearr. I¥/IO ha s kep{ wi{h {fl y sen 'allt DaFie! 111.1 father thor th ou
pro m is e SI him : {h all s pak es also Ivit/r hy mou th , and has fulfi lled it w i t h (hill e halld, as i t is his da y • But w ill God indee d elwell all th e ea r(h ? b e hold (h e h e a ve ll alld hea ve ll of heav ell s cali/lOt cO II(ain (h ee; h ow mu ch es (h i hou e (ha { f ha ve buildeel? Y e{ hope (hall r espec ( e( h Ullio (h e prayer of Ihy Serva ll( alld (0 his s llppli ca tion , o Lord Ill y Cod , (0 hearkell 11111 0 (h e cry alld 10 (h e prayer, which thy se / I an{ praye(h before {h ee oday. Tha( (hin e eyes ilia ), I e opell (owar/ (hi s hou e night alld da y, e)Jell tOlvard (he p la ce of Ivhich Iholl ha said, My lIa/ll e s hall be Ihere: {ha{ (h a ll l11ayes{ h earkell 1I11( 0 (he prayer li llie h III v se/'I'a l/ / s ll all make fOlvard Ihis pia e. Alld h earkell Ih oll {a {he SlIppliealioll of {hy sen'allf, a ll d 0/ (liy people srae l, whell (li ey shall pray {oll'arc/s Ih i place: alld hea/' Ih oll ill lieal'ell thy dwe llillg-place: alld whell Iholl heCII'e t, forgil'e." (J Kings , hapter iii). nel 0, with ong and prayer, the hi tori en ice continued, unti l at it lim ax, the cI di ation took ] lace the rchbi hop of anterbury tra d five c r o e up n th a ltar , aying" VOl/chsa/e, o Lord aliI' Cod, !i 'e beseech thee. fa bless. lialloll'. Cllld cOllsec/'{/{e lliis (lltar for tli e perpe{lIol melllorial of (he aile obla{ioll ollee offered UpOIl Ihe Cro s; here lh e rchbi hop rai ed hi ri ght hand. "alld bless alld cO ll secra{e thi whole buildillg, wliich we dedicGle aile Ii' {a {hee, Il'i{/i th e el'(!rlas{illg iii/lies of (hy (llIcli/rillg power." h I'll aflerward n of th mo L f th ervi e came a tate Trumpeter ounded a fanh e hoed r und th chur h. fTe t b th breathtaking and nother fanfare heralded the I11 gl11g the ) alional nth m, in which the j incd, bringing the ervice an end n a tru y lriumph ant not e. til Pr la te and real rn er of the rei r fi le I '. I from the chur h, lhe r wde d o ng regat ion and those in lhe I i tc r garden whom th en/ ice ha b ee n r e la cd, knew that the had in 90 minute been lhrough an unf rgcllable > pericn e. n a ll part f the countr , member f the Order \ ho had b en unable to a tlend cou ld harc, latcr in the e nino, m lhing f the thrill a the BB C broad ast a ten-
T he dralllatic momenl a.' tile Grand Pri or Illlveil the memorial tablet. lm ong those lookinu Oil are th e L ord Bi shop oj L ondon (1efl) (lnd th e 1rchbisl/Op oj Canterbury.
minute programme of excerpt from lhe ervice Iinked by a commentary from udrey Ru ssell, and both BB C and Ind ependent televi ion ne, sreel included shots f the proc sions and of the ceremony in the cloi ler.
(hi beginning of a n era in the hi tory of the Grand P riory Church, it i intere ring to look back over the years to ome of the turning point in it chequered lor
The chu rch of l. J ohn Bapli t "a the chape l of the twelfth centu y Pr iory of Clerk m ell. the chief hou e in England of lh Order of the Hospiral of t. J ohn of J erusa em. The original hur h a buill c. li44. I t had a rOLLOd na e and a m all hoir. The round nave \Va modeJl d on the hur h f th H oly pulchr in J e ru al m om y ar later, the choir
wa enlarged a nd the building was final!) con_ecrated by Heraclius, Patriarch of Jerusalem in 11During the Peasan t' Re volt of 13 1. the church was badly damaged by fire. It is believed that the round nave " as destroyed and wa replaced by one of the more u ual rectangular foml.
Ju afler 1500. many improvements were made to the church by Prior Thomas Do wra. These in luded the on truction of large perpendicular \ indows in the south all. fter the uppre ion of the Order of t. J ohn in England by Henry VIII in 1540, the nave of the hurch \\'a again destroyed and the remainlng hoir left to deteriorate. It \Va eventually re tored and in 17_3 be ame a parish chur h. In 1931, lh pari h of St. John, Clerkenwell.
Photo: Plan c
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(Above) Th e G-rand P 7'ior leav es th e c lo ister after th e cere mony.
H is page is Cadet Corporal Alan J. Dw ie , aged 15 ( Ri olll )
Th e ectern, a fine piece of carving.
was amalgamated with that of st. Jame s and St. John 's Church became once more the Church of the Order. It was burnt out through enemy action on the night of M ay 10th 1941.
Th e four walls of the church surv ved and have been used in the present rebuilding s cheme They include fabric from the twelfth , sixtee n h a nd eighteenth centuries as well as the Docwra windows
Above the a ltar hang the two wings of the Weston trip t ych, the centre portion havin g b een lo s t. These panels , given to t he Priory Church b y G rand Prior John Weston c. 1480 to commemorate the Order 's vi ctory at the Siege of Rhode s, are ve ry fine exampl es of fifteenth cent ury Flemish art.
The lion-head handles on the c hurch doors we re presented by Sir Harry Luke who was ch airman of the Church R ebuilding Committee They were found in t h e ruins of the Mur istan , -th e site of the original hospice of the Order in Je rusa lem
The banners hanging in the church a re those of t he Bailiffs Gr a nd Cross of t he Order
On he s ite adjacent to the church is a gateway leading to a cloister and garden of reme mbr a nce commemorating the Members of the Order and its Foundationsthe St. John Optha lmic Hospita l in J er usalem t he St. John Ambulance A sso ci a tio n a nd t he St. John Am bulance B riga d ewho lost th e ir Iives in th e two wo rld
ber of the fam il y, whose ervice to the Or der has been ong and honourable Capt. J. Doc\ ra -R oge r B.E., is the Sword Bearer of t he Ord e r T he origi nal l\ elfth century crypt benea t h the church e caped war damage ,
but general e mbel li shme n t of the crypt has been included in the rebuiLding scheme, The e ntra nce has been re -designed and the former eas wi nd ow of the church has been tra ns ferred to the eas t end of the crypt The window was presented in ]9]4 by the late Mrs. Man Stuart in memory of her hu s band, Col. J A. Man Stuart It depicts the purpose for which the Order was founded-the sUCCou r and protection of pilgrims to the H oly Sepulchre.
Th e rebuilding, which has cost £8 0 ,000 has been car ried out to the design of SeeJy & P aget, the well -known arc hitects. Th e final design is one of great simp licity, but as t he accompanying photogr a ph s show, the altar is of exceptional beauty
The canopy has been designed to incorporate several carved pieces of timber which su r vived the fire, a nd is lined with curtains which can be pulled across in front of the altar to screen it during an investiture or meeling.
The floor is in terrazzo tiles laid in the O rder s colours of bJack and white. Th e church a nd crypt are heated by electric under-fioor heating elements which leave the floor space unobstructed
The c ru cifix, w hich can be seen from the street through th e Docwra gates, i he work of Mr. Ceci l Thomas, the sculpto r. It is a tribute to the genero ity of the mem bers of he Order a nd Brigade that the whole cost of rebuilding, wi th the exc p t o n of about £20,000 \ h i h has still to be rai ed, has been provided without any app al being made to the public. Money is till oming in, and it is hoped tha t even thi.s last outstanding sum. will b e forthcomillg.
Perhaps the most remarkable effort wa that of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at home and overseas, I n response to an appeal by the Commissioner-in-Chief, whose object was to raise a few hundred pounds to provide the cross and candlsticks and possibly a few chairs i nside the church, units and individuals in Britain and throughout the Conm10nwealth answered the call so splendidly that not only have 488 chairs been provided (each wit h a mall plaque naming the donors) but thin 0' in the form of church furD! hmgs had to be rep aced has been given in the nan1e of the Br igade. The altar cross and candlesticks have been given by the Briaade in the Conm10mvealth, the lectern by the Br igade at home while the Grand Prior' s chair has been presented by Hong Kon a and the four Great Officers' chairs by Dominions of Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Three of the conmmnion benches were covered by specific gifts from counties, and one by the nur sing and nursing cadet divisions of one town.
In all, the magnificent sum of over £4,7 00 has been received by the Commissioner-inChief and donations are still reaching him. It therefore particularly fitting that the Brigade shou ld play its part in the re-dedication ceremony. Uniformed members lined the route of the procession, and a high proportion of those invited to attend were m em bers of the Brigade.
The new C hurch and St. John 's Gate may be viewed by appointment with the Curator at St. John's Gate, ClerkenwelI, KC.l.
I T will be noticed that all the photographs illustrating this article on the P riory Church have a serial number and a credit title, e.g. on page 1; 334437-Photo: Sport & GeneraL
Copies of the photographs may be obtained by direct application to the photographic agencies concerned, whose names and addresses are listed below. For guidance an 8 in. X 6 in. print usually costs about four shillings, plus postage, The serial number of the negative should be quoted in all cases.
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THE annual national first aid comp titio n in the gas industry took pl ace in London on October 10th 1958 and was won by the orth Thames Are a Bo ard team. The East Midland s team was second, only one point behind, and the Scotti h Bo ard team, third.
The women's event wa won by the Scottish team the first ime for t hem a od the second time only that any trophy has crossed the border in this type of competition since it in ception. The Scotti h girls had a clear win over East Midland second, and orth Western third.
The winners represent the ga indu try against teams from the police, railway s, post office, etc., for the Grand Prior 's Trophy, the "blue riband" of fir laid, and Mr. Wilfrid B ailey, Secretary of the Gas Council , in presenting the prize wished them good luck. He congratulated all the participants on t heir efforts and thanked the St. John AmbuJance A sociation for organising the event.
The full results were: (maximum points 400- 200 individual aod 200 team) Men 1 North Thames Gas Board (299); 2, East Midlands Gas Bo a rd (298); 3, Scotti h Gas Bo ard (284); 4, l orth We tern Ga s Board (278); 5, North Eastern G as Bo a rd (26 2); 6, Eastern Gas Bo ard (255); 7, Wales Gas Bo ard (253); 8, orthern Ga Bo ar d (240 ); 9, South Eastern Gas Boar d (232); 10 South Western Gas Board (230) ] J, West Midlands Gas Bo ard (2 18); 12, Southern Gas Bo ard (209).
Women: 1, Scottish Gas Board (306); 2, East Midlands Gas Bo ard (293 t); 3, orth Wes tern Ga s Board (285 D; 4, South Western Ga Bo ard 5, orth Eastern Gas Board (269); 6, orthern Gas Board (244); 7, W est Midl a nds Gas Board (235) 8, Southern Gas Bo ard (20 H).
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T he Test: Th e re \ a a topica l tou ch in t he men' team t. for it in olv d an altack on a tob ac oni and robb er from hi till. Th I am \ erc on th ir \\_y pra ct i e a nd 0 \ e re equipped, when he) call d for cigarelle - to d al with the ituation. But the tri cke n man \ a in a ve r ramped pace and thi add d ( the fir t-aider' difficultie. Hi IOJuri a 0, were very ompli ated and he had b een partl tr ang led. There \ a no dotor, and a policeman \ ho cam to in tlgale did not app ar to h lp matter. First aid, in luding transfer to an a mbulance, had to be rend red i n quarter f an hour.
Indi idual lest are a so giv n, when (he team break into pairs. In the m n's e em, ooe pair had to a ttend to a cafe employee who badly hurt him se lf in a fall with a gla bottle he look down from the s hel f. [0 medical aid wa avaiJable and the test called for on ider a ble ingenuity and improvi sat ion The s cond pai r found a wailer, in tbe ame a fe, who had been attasked. Bro ken gla a l 0 featured in this event. ]n both ase the men had seven minute to render fir t aid.
WomeJ/'s Tests: Th e team happen ( be training in a fri e nd hou e when a cycli t bring in a man he ha kno ked down accidentally. Hi s injurie are more numerou than eriou. Iso, a ids 10 comfort as we ll a Ar a id were available. The a me time limit of fifteen minute was imposed, In the individual esls the first pair discover a woman who ha Lripped from the kerb into the road. First aid material i limited. Tn the econd ca e a man ha fallen off a pair of step s oulside hi s hou se where his wife i on hand In boLh ca injuries were not complic a led bUL t reatment in seven minutes ca ll ed for con iderable sk ill.
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T H Mini t r of H aI th ha \ dh the help of th' en tr a l ffi of ln formati n had tv 0 Aim made by Kino crat Ltd They are: Lifling POliellls - Part I - 1 r 1-10 PfTAL ( I reel 13 mil/Illes). Lijiing Pmiellls - Pan - I TI-IE J-JO E ( 1 reel 1 L lIIill/lle ).
I n P art I l\. 0 ba ic 'i.y of lifting are h wn - lhe u ual ho pital onc, and the s hould e r (or 1.1 tralian) lift. Thc Aim I 0 h w diagrammaticall y ,vith an animat d ke leton th e e fTecL on Ihe body of a good and bad lift, and how the la tter an au e injury.
Part 2 d mon tra the lifting of a paticnt in a low bed double b d in ramped surroundi ng and without o th r help Other eque nce how a di trict nurse lifting a pati n t where he ha found om on to a t her.
Pa rt 1 i de ign d to be hown alone. but P rt 2 h01.11d. if po - ibl , be preceded b ir. becau e of the animated diagrammatic quen in the former howing th ph iolog of good and bad lifting. 16 mm, opi (onl) of both film a n b hir d from the entral Film Library. o rnment Buildings, Brom yard nue. c ton , London, \ at - Od for the Ar t day, and 1 Od. for subs qu nt da Th inilial hir ha rge re ur a fte r the e enth da Film trip, Film trip h ave be n made of the demon trator- s howing th ess n tial lift d a lt \ ith in both Aim. opi - \ ith an be boughL for 7 . 6d. from th Central Film Libr ar (addr a bo e).
All di!'i iOIl who canT om 11111' ilia dillie bOlh ar hOlll e alld ill haspilol are slrol/gly recolI/l/lellded to ee Part 1 alld 2 of Ihis fillll.
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PUBLICITY MATERIALS
L EE- O N - SOLE JT, Hampshire now has a Brigade headquarters built during the last six years by the voluntary labour of three men and half-a -dozen cadets of the local divis i on-an achievement which has aroused the admiration of all St. J ohn members in the county
The three men are Divisional Superintendent J. L. T aylor C adet Superin tendent
G. Wade and Cadet Leader J. e son.
The b uilding, a concrete one w ith a tiled roo f measures 60 ft. by 20 ft. It construction involved the workers in o ver 2,000 hours of devoted labour. The money for the purchase of the mater ials required for the work, a bout £750, and the site, £160, was raised partly by jumble sales held in the backyard of Mr. Wade's house.
None of the builders had had much experience when they began their enterprise-indeed Mr T ay lor was wit hou any, but made up for this b y doing much , as a carpenter, towards the neatness of the interior of t h e hall. However they were able to have some expert advice from friends when they found this nece ss ary
Their not a ble contribution to the development of St. John activity in a growing district repr esents the s p i ri t which animates and augurs well f or the future of the Lee Di vi sion.
A N outpost of tlle St. John Ambu la nc e il.Association was offici a ll y dedicat e d at an open air service at H awk haw , L a ncashire. With t he appointment of Mr. H Cotton, newsagent , as the St. John Rura l R epresentative Hawk haw beco me th e fir s t vill a ge i n his distric t to lla e a [0 a l point from whicb first a id r equisite c a n be obtained and informa tion gi ven about th e services offered b y t h e Sl. John orga ni sa ti o n
About 50 membe rs of th e St. John Ambulance mo vem e nt , s om e from a fa r afield a s Presto n , a tt e nd e d th e si mp le service held in the garden frontin g Mr Cotton's shop , during which a wa ll pl a qu e bearing the S t. John ba dg e was un ve il ed. Chairman wa s Mr. K. Clifford Cook
Association County Dir e ctor , w h o sa id the ceremony m a rked th e a ppointm e nt of the 68th Rural R ep r esen ati ve in lhe County, and more wer e t o be arrang e d l a e r.
There wa s a place for s uch work in rur a l areas where t here was no represent a ti ve of the St. John Ambulance Brigad e. A hymn a nd t he opening praye r were th e n led by the Vic a r of Hawkshaw, the Re v T. Siddle.
Major T. E. Spencer , s ec retary of th e St. John Counci l for the County a nd the St. John Ambulance Asso c iation point e d
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HE new joint manual s of first aid and nursing ha ve been extre mely we ll rece ived by tbe medical an d l ay pr es s
In a thoughtful and thorough review of the first aid manual , the Lan cet us es the phrase: " This book will be the ultimate a u hority for many peop le for many years to come." The reviewer rema rk s that the new book in many ways brings h e prac ice much closer t o modern conditions.
The B ri tis h Medical Jo urnal make s the first aid manual the subject of a leadi ng artic e he a ded" Unity in F rst A d ," a nd descr ib ng the publication as " an important advance towa rd s ach iev in g a common practice of fir st aid." Both manual s a r e n ow avai l a ble from the Stores D e p t., St. John 's Gate, E.C.l ; " Firs Aid" costs 4s., "Nurs ing " 4s. 6d.
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U DER the St. J ohn Ambul a nce As oc iatio n , wo " fir lS " ha ve recent ly been registere d among th e Pac ific s lan ds. Members of the Briti h Solomon Isl a nd Protectorate Police took pa r in their fir s Sl. John exam in ation a L tJoni a r a o n September 12 th J 958 ; four ca ndid ates passed o u of e igbt. The pol ce in th e Gilbert a nd E lli ce Is l a nd s have a lso recent y take n their first exami n at ion , wh c h was held on Ocean [s land
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TH E nnu a Comp e itions of he Dar
es Sa aam Di visions vI/e re held a t tbe European R ai lway Club, Dar es Salaam at 9.30 a. m. on Sund ay October 5th. Fi e tea ms competed an d there was considerab le enth us iasm a mong the members. Judges were D octor P. K. P yb us , Doctor G M. D aya a nd D octor G. V H a ri sc ha ndra kar. T he compet itions were centred around a ch ild who was supposed to ha e fa lle n in a pad dling poo l a nd sustained as ph yxia, a disloc ated a nkle an d a cu t foot. A model of tbe pa ddling poo l had been erected on the sta ge of the R ailway Club
On a b asis of 240 marks , res ult we r e as follows:- 1 Pol ice Ambul a nce Di v isi on, 232 ; 2 o. 5 Indi a n Di visio n s, 230 ; 3, os. I and JT com bined E.A. R. & H. D ivisions, 203; 4, o. 6 Indian Di v ision , 198 5, o 4 (P o rt Fir e Br gade) D iv isi on, 183. Mar ks for the pr a ctica l test were as follows: 1, o. 5 Indian Di visio n , 57 ; 2, Police D iv ision 53; 3, 1 O. 6 Indian D iv ision , 51 4 No 4 (por t Fire Br igade) D ivi sion , 38; 5 Combined Nos I an d II E.A.R. & H. Di visions , 34
The Holm a n Cup for the former and he Sahota Singh P rincess Marga r et Shield fer the latter were presented b y t he Brigade Commissioner Mr. C. W Leverett , O B.E. , O St.J ., after the co mp et itions which had been arranged b y Corps Superintendent E A. Courtne y, S B.SU. , w ho was also presented b y tbe Bri ga de Commissioner wi th the 15 years Ra ilway Servic e Medal.
UGANDA FLAG DAY
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Final First Aid Competition for t be Slirk Troph y a nd Lewis Cup, a rranged by the ational R oad P assenger Transport Ambulance Association in CODjunction with the London Transport Ambulance Centre, was held at the London Transport Aldenham Work s on Sunday, October 12th, 1958.
The seven leading men's teams in the 1 orthern. Midland and Southern Area events took part in the Final Competition for the Stirk Tropby, and three women's tearns competed for the Lewis Cup.
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As he did in many olh er c ilies. she s lopped li ere 10 lalk 10 cae/e ls lL ''O JOI'lIIe(/ (/ f!.llIlrr/ 0/ "aI/aliI'.
A T the inaugumti on of th e St. J okn Council f or Uganda on S ep te mb er 27th , members bough fl ags FT om left to right aTe Co l. C. M. V J ames , O.B.E. , H eadquaTters Offi cer,
S 1'r Ralp li Grey (cent7'e) , th e D epu ly Governor-G ene ral of .\'igeria, ((lIri il' Nn!!
Em erson (rig ht) , th e Corl1'lrd ssioner of Ill e S I J Oh11 .- j mbll lnnc e B 7'igode, \, geri(1/I
R ai lway COTp ora ion D is trict and Ih e C/ICli7'man of .\'ige rion H ai lwoy Corporo li lJ/1. i /lspect ing a gua1'd of wno'U1' nw'Unted by 'h e H'ps e?' n Di stric l (Ebule U ello ) Di v ision of 1" (' St. J ohn Am bulance B 1'igade, • ige1'ian Rai lway C01']JoTatioli Di s /ri c accompanied uy tlte acting If on. Geneml S ecTe lmy ami Sec7'etaTY oj Ili c 131'igadl!.
Th e Nigerian R ailway C01'pom tio n D I:s ln :c t of th e S I .]o ll ?? Ji 7JI buian ce B rigade w as registeTed on Ma1'ch 20th, 1956, and Sir Ralf Em eTson was Ih e fiTsl C'07ll7U issioner Th e Organisation since has Tegis ler ed /0 1.1-1' ambulance d1' v isions, one P1'irllCl7'Y am b'llian ce division and one am,bui.ance ec ti on, and li as a tolal peTsonne l oj 1 6:5. Th e p iclu 1'e w as lok i'll dt 6Ting a sen d-o.IJ in II onO'U7' of Sh R a lJ Ern e?'so ll w ll o was 7'e 1i7 in g os Ih e C0 7U?1I'i ss io neT of Ih e B1'i gadp 10
D UH II/lilly years IiiI' ('a del -'I rill/wl, a. published by Ihe I. J ohn Inzblllancl' .l ssocialion l ' /ak CII1L ( II. lL'{/S Ift e ollly f(' ,rl-iJ ook sllpplying lli e injorlllation required jor Cadet Badge uujecls in 'oll tl/ IJrica. COlldilions th ere being sOllle7.u/ml differenl Jrom those Jound in alld ollifr COllllllolllPeali1i cOllll tri c.· it wa. Jound 1o revi e some chapters. illcorporalinf!, ' olilil IJricall reqllirl'men ls. alld a oulh JJrica/1 Cadet }.lanual was bToun/zt illio Tllis mOIl/wl also inellldes all th e TeC 111 badne subject.s such as Ro ad aJety (lnd }\.(' rb 1 rill. Cycling, ll emoliollal Fri ends hip , efc. [ neil in l'n'sl in badge work II((s bel'li deve/opill() during the last few years - par ll y becou'l' oj 1"1' inlroc/Ii lioll oj inclil'iillia/ badges JOT each su bj ec , on th e line of tho e sued by the B oy 'COllis rrlld tli e Ilumber oj cade ts qualUying Jar th e Grand Prior Cadet B adge l/(/s been rcry ncollraginf!. 11 til e W itlL'olers/'{tlld (lilt! 'ouilicl'll Trall svaal Di. Irict alone] Lt5 cadets qualified fOT Illis bac/(}t' eIurill" 11i (' past 10 years one- Ih ird of thi s /lumber beill() awarded ill the la t two ycars.'
Tflirl,lf-jit'c of Ihese b(t(to{'s hal. 1' been gained by lIon-EUTopeall and one divi ion. th e 'l,( jlh t ndian ff i(}h 'c h oo l Cadel XUI' .-illg livision, aJler being in e;cis tenc efo r only two year, prorillc d 1; ralle! F rioI' Cadcls.' The int e l' e. I laken by Ihe e girl is a oundin(} can ideTing 11/(/1 thcy haec nol he /lsual Jacilitir: Jor l uilion and privale s t lldy Ihal 1110 t of th e EUTopean eli isiolls hare. J 1/ 1 !J,3G IIler e 7 'I'l'l' 1 () awards in aile Ambtllance ade l division, the 32nd H ivonia di< isioll ill .] o lClllllesblirg. III' photograph s h ows Cadet who received Ihe Grand J rior's H odge nlill e ] fl:j, 111111101 I nspl'ctio/l oj liz J ohanll clivi, ion - Trilwal erS1'and ({lid Tr(lIIs ron l dislricl. '
W HE the Bermudiana H otel in B rmuda wa gu t ted b a fier blaze in Sept e mber. th e Brigade was quickly on th e pot, and a fir aid po twas organi ed lO hich a ua ltie could be brought Fortunately. t bere were no vel' - eriou on , but a th fire continu d throughout tb night and next da , there \V re numerou ca ll for tr atment of cut" burn and a ph xia. a firemen and other wer ercome by fume.
1m t a ll t he Sr. John helper , re w men. and ex tre m e ly long h ours of dut we re g iv n Mr s. Barto n w h had rga n ed th e fit- t aid PO " t, did a mag n ificent job tayin g on duty from 5 p.m . u n til or 9 a m. the r llowing morning.
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In the men 's test, the team members are on their way to a first aid demonstration when they see a woman run in front of a car. A man dashes forward and pu hes tbe woman out of the way but is himself caught b y the car. On examination he is found to be concussed, and bas a bru ise on his forehead, a di location of the right elbow , a simp le fracture of the 6{7 right ri bs and a compound fracrure of the right leg The woman is Dot injured, but slightly hysterical.
In the women's team test the team members are walking in a new housin g estate and see a man delivering goods. As he leaves hig motor van it runs downhill and in a ttempting to sto p it be is dr agged al ong the road. On examination he i found to be suffering from abrasion of the face with gravel embedded , a se ere bruise on the right temple and a fracture of the right patella P air practical te t for umbers 1 and 3 and Tumbers 2 and 4 were also taged and con ted of an indoor accident when a man fell down stair and fractured hi ri ght cla i Ie, and an outdoor accident where a man kidded from h is bicycle fra turing hi right upper limb.
In a ddition each member of tbe team wa called upon ro take an oral te t ter the conte t , tea ,va pro ided for some 500 guests in the large sembly Hall. a nd the function \Va pre ided over by Mr. J. B Burnell. President of the rational Ro ad P a enger Tr a nspon Ambulance sso ialion and Operating anager (Central R oad Service) London Tr an port. The pres ntations to the winning teams were made b Lt. -G en. Sir Henry P ownalL K B - .B.E D 0. , LC., Chancellor of th Order of 1. John. The London team won [he Stirk Trophy LiYerpool being ond and Birmingham third. Th Lewi up wa won by Li erpool, with London ood a nd Cardiff third. ote of thank to lr Henry Pm nall \Va m a de b Dr. L. G. om1an , Chie f Medi al Offi er, London Tran port E-xecuti e. nd 1r. lex. J."\ bb. Chaim1an of the London Tr a n port Ambulan Centre, thank d th judge for th ir ex ell nt adjuclication of th te t and for giving up th ir aluable tim to thi \ ork. H e a1 0 thanked the man willing helpers who h a d ensur d that very thing had gon moothl , tooether \ ith the catering taft who h a d pro ided su h x ellent fare
NLl' four days Go ft er the re - dedica tion oj the P riory C h urch, an/nvestitm'e was h eld there for the first time. Among tho 'e betng tnvested by L ord Wakehurst, the L ord Pri oT. was L ady Starmer a County Vice -president of th e Brigade in D m'!w111 , who became an ojficer (sister). Many oj those at lending were seeing th e church for th e first time, and one hecn'd many ea.'pressions of pmise.
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£ 1 GOO Ii odq U(lr e1·. f07' 117 Wall. encl -an-Tyn e , / rnbu lance, Sur a ll d CarleL " IN Di vis'ions, afteT Lh e building had been dedica ted by til' R ec tor of TiVall.·encl, Canon '. D Wanl D av i. Til e service of dedica ti on was Lo have been conduc ted by Ih e R v. Col. R W inson, O.B.E. , I.C. T .D., liapl ain to til Brigade in XorthIt71lb('Tlonrl bttl he w as prevented by 'illn ess Jro lll b ' ing Th e tille deeds oj Ihe building were l/CInder! by the P residen t of Ih e JI a llsend .I 711bulance D ivisioll, M r. Jl aro ld III ilIl , to th e C/zcdrlllan oj th e Council.
T 1!B j'01'IIIel' COlllllli .·s iol/afor COnlwalf. ir R owlal/d ,J r1'OIll, E B.E D 0. w ho now on Ih e Bn ga d e R eserve ill111" ill th e CI1'mchail' which had been pre enlcd 10 hi1ll all his r t ire lll ell i a. Com III is ioner by the whole 'ounly oj Cornwoll. On his riJ!.hl is Lady J el'l'a.m alld Wing on hi .' left i th e C07l11ly uprrznlendenl, Int/a. tand!ng behind are: ri gh t , Ih (' presenl C011/11I1 loner, Rear {dnl/ral L I. Boul z ood. B O.B.E" ([nd. left J 'is iant ('oll/missioller. JJr. n c. 100'1 elJ JP.
The pTCsell atioll was made a t Looe lIIblllrl1)ce Iali ol! Clnd a mal i nllmb er oj officer , f1'011/ var ioll s port oj th e 01mty were pTesenl.
O N September 13th, 195 8, a 20-year-o l d ambition was fulfilled when the Chairman of th e Council oj th e Ord er for No rthwnb erlctnd, the H. on. D enis B erry, T n ., opened a e Continued on opposite page 1·1
T H E D unk ley f amily, w ho are ali 111 1IIb ers oj IIle St. ,J ohn .dmbulancc B ngade 11/, tlie Peterborough ('m'ps, Nor tllamplons/tt?·e.
MTS. E M. Dunkley is ca de t office1' of tile Medesh(tms ed \lursing a.de l D ivi ion w hi ch i s new ly faTl n ed , {l'I1 r1 li as been a member oj the S J ohn B?'igade since ] 95:3. M?'. C. been a member oj' Ih e If eadquar ers Ambulance D 1,V?,swn ??1 P eterborough since 1 956. Ad7'ian, aged 13 yeaTS and St ep h en, aged 1 5 years, m'e both membe7's of th e II eadgtta.7· t e1·s Ambulance adet Di m>ion in P ete rborough and the da ughteT has 1LOW ja'ined as 0 St Jolm J unio?', he cade t division of Wll1:ch h er ?71o th e1' is upen·n ten clen
for during the win ter, wit h only t /Clif a 1'00f and only {/11 ef '/.t·alls, 'tlte wor kers h ad to contend wi th gales and hail slorms. 1s an xamp e of the sacrifices, one member recently wor l;p(l three full d'Jys of hi s holiday on various jobs.
Sinc e ] members and friends ha ve saved and raised ever!) penny of the £ 1. ,0 00 required and th en wor l on the buildinE! commenced.
Ifr. D enis B erry congTaLulaLed H allsend on the complelirnl of th e building and said he hoped lhis would enable them If) achieve an improved slandard of Iraining and competition work. AfieT Lll e opening, the guests, over including Ihe Depui!] JlayoT of Watl send, Ald. C. L. Palmer, the Jlay oress. COllllcillor M.r s , E. Ivl. A. Brown, P residen t Rotary Club ])'1rs. D avis, f,iJr. E. L. Strong, 1 nncT Wh eel President, ..111' Jf. Cummins. W Cdr. J. :11. T odd, 'ommissionGr So. 1 lrefl. vITs J . ..11. Todd, Vice President So. 1 lrea (nursing (WI/ nursing cadels) and members of tile County taf[ inspec/ed the building and remained to tea
Th e 71et bui ding is a 1 long wooden hall ill IV est Irl'et, r itll kitchens. loil els and 810r e1'oo 17l 8, and has apart frOIll III I' ercclion of th shell uem constrllc t ed and jini shed by amb1/lollre workrrs thr7118('iPl's. li s illleT/or d coraling is three 'haries of blue wilh jlllorl'scl'llt li"hli1lg (Inri /IIodern ga heaters. / Ilrif!,oril' .flag lCOS presl'Illed by lH r. Dou glas milh anri was unfurled by Corps. ((r{!,C'On Dr. f) ..I H os.'. The Counly , l ssocialion Director ..111'. R. L. Bellwood TCJerred Lo Ihe elrive in the Ser.ucasLle upon T yne Area to trailt more jirsl-aiders in jactoTies, and askeel the members of the Brigade 10 co-operate in lhis Lcork in order 10
Th e way tl/{lt SOIll(, of Ih l' lIIembers (ambulance and nursing) II(we orkul 011 liti s bllilding is 1I/o.·t commendable. f 'ery lillie profe .·!;iollol 7l ork ho.· bcel/ rione. fl has nol always been so easy,
t. sllccessJui.
at Bridlin gLOn on unday. September 28th in the grounds of the Town Hall hen the Brid ington ur ing Corps and mbulance and ursing nits from all over the Ea t Riding held their nnual Tn spection. Th inspecting officers on both day \ ere 01. A. Goring, i tant Commisione r-in- hief and Lady Te ynham, i tant uperintendent-in-Chief. ddre ing the parade after the march pa 01. Goring congratulated the units on th eir plendid turnout. You all look remarkably alive and alert," he aid. He poke of the role played by the Brigade and tre ed the ne e ity of finding ways and mean of persuading cadet member to join the a du.lt di i ion. Lad Teyoham aid it \ a very gratifying to ee uch efficient unit B efore [ left London I looked up the record of the East R iding and T wa plea ed to e ho\ much e cellent ork a done here she said, 1 know you ill continue, and en ourag other to join the Brigade I sha ll watch our progre ." Th ount ommi ioner. r. E. 1vl
Dea rn , .R, h.B D .LO who wa ac ompanied by r. Dearn. xpressed hi thanks to the t\ 0 inspecting offi er a nd aid thal part of the Brigade' \ ork a onn ct d ith the ational Ho pital er ice R er and member could erve a v ry useful purpose by joining thi rgani a tion \ hi h \ a till n need of olunteers.
an award ere pre ent d to per onnel both a Hull and Bridlington b the sitan t Commi ion r-in-Ch ier. Th in p ction a t Bridlington as followed b a hurch parad to the Holy Trinit hurch.
T h e Editor regret that owing to pre ur on pace thi month, many r epor haye nece ss arily been omitted T he will b e publ h ed a oon as po ible.
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Manch e st e r C e ntre
Co m p etiti on s
T HE anche ter Centre annual first aid competition was held at the Whitworth H all, anchester University. by kind permission of the niversity Council on Octobe r 4th and 11 th, 195
The competition on this occa ion '.va divided into two ections. On October 4th, the teams competing had not won a trophy in a competition organi ed ty a recognised body. and no member of a team had been a first prize winner. On the 11th, however, the competition wa completely open to any team.
The trophy for the Novices competition was pro ided by the Committee of the Manche ter Centre, and wa kindly pre ented., along with prizes. b Col. G. G. H. Bolton, M.RE.. I.C.. D.L., Chairman of the Di i ion, National Coal Bo ard.
The y inner were: 1sr, Imperial Chemical Indu trie Ltd., Widnes: 2nd, Droyl den .J.A.B. fursing Divi ion: 3rd, arh ain Coliiery. Twenty-four team entered this competition.
In the Open competition the Hall wa full of activity a -4 teams were entered. and dealt with very effectively by tho e in charge
Si ' team won their way into the final. a nd thi \ as in charge of Dr. 1arcu S ott. '1.R.C.., L.R.C.P.. Deputy urgeon-in-Chief of the t. John AmbuIan e Brigade.
The ompetition ,va attended by Dr.. J. M Linto k, the Deputy Principal IIedical Offi r of the ociation. and [ajor Cooke, the County o-iation Dire LOr for Lan a hire.
Lord Cozen - Hardy. D.L. Chairman of the oun iI of t. John for the County Pal atine of Lan a-ter h d kiudl con euled to mak the pre ntation, and thi took pla e b fore a large gath ring.
The winn r were: Open Trophy: ttanh ster Fir Brigade: en ice Trophy : -t Riding Constabulary: Indusrrial Trophy: Imp rial hemical Tndu trie Ltd . , Hyde; Ladie Trophy: Hudder field .J. .B lur ing Division: Capraill' Trophy: 1r. J Gm , Imp rial Chemi al lndu tri " Ltd., H de.
INDUSTRlAL FIRST AID.-Keighley is one of the districts in which factory inspectors have written to employers pointLng out that it was essential that persons in charge of first aid arrangements in factories and works should have a recently issued certificate granted by one of the recognised bodies. The notice was sent out inunediately before the Association b egan the winter session, an d the result has been that there is now a mixed class of over 100 attending lectures by D r. John Prentice, Area Commissioner and practical work which is supervised by members of the Brigade. Much enthusiasm is beLng shown and it is hoped there will be an accession of members to the Brigade in due course. The class also includes several members of the West Riding Constabulary for whom Dr. Prentice has previously given a series of lectures attended b y 40 members of the Keighle y Division of the Constabulary during the summer.
Keighley Cadet Di vision has lost a valued worker b y tbe death of Cadet Superintendent Betty McNish, who although never enjoying good health bad time to think about others and did an immense amount of work for the Brigade In addition to being Cadet Superintendent she was honorary treasurer of the combined Keighley divisions , and she handled the finances in connection witb the alterations and opening of the new building. She was an extremely competent and highly efficient officer , in spite of the fact that she was physically so frail, and was responsible for starting the parents' committee in association with the cadet mo vemen
whicb did much to trengthen the work.
During her period in charge the nursing cadets reached the peak figure St. John work was her life and she achieved an ambition which she had long held when two years ago she visited Malta wi t h i ts association with the Order. She held the Ser vice Medal and was proud to hav e thi presented to ber b y Countess Mountbatlen two years ago. The respect in which he was held was shown by tbe large allen d a n ce at All Saints Church, KeiglLley at t he funeral service conducted b y the R ecto r of Keighley (Canon Hamer) an d then at a m emorial service on the following Sunday there was a large attendance of ambulance pers onnel and parents of cadets at a memorial service conducted b y Mr. Alec Aspinall, hu band of Mrs Asp i naU , cadet officer under Mis s Mc ish
BERKSHIRE
Cou TY BALL.-The St. John Counci for Berk s hire organised a highly s ucce ss ful dinner ball at the Guards Boat C l ub , Maidenhead, in aid or Brigade fund s. On their way to the ball many guests saw members of the Briga de at work on the vict ims of a ro a d accident. Pr esident of the ball was the Hon Mrs. Lesli e Gamage, County Superintenden t, a nd the chairman wa s Lady Joubert de Ja Ferte who wit h her husband, Air Chief Marshal Sit Philip Joub ert de la Ferte, entertained a party of 22. The Marquess of Will ngdon recently appointed P resident of the St. John Council was there and Rear-Admiral Dick , Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief came down from London. Many of those prese n attended a St. John Presid ents' Conference, wh ch Lady Frey berg had arranged in 16
t h e Norm a n Tower of WLnd sor Ca ti e n ext. morning.
GVMJO!ANA. -A nother ucce ful fundrai i n g eve n t was a Gymkh a na at Ascot , o rgan sed by Lady Forre ,Coun y a d et Pr ident. An interesting fea ture of the h ow was tl1 pe c ially de igned r e tte in bl ack and white pr ent d to winne r The e \ er e m ade by the Brit i h Legion and had a mo t attractive appea rance.
with lecture s. Dr. McLeo d e ndo rse d the Brigadier rema rk s. In rep ly Dr Jille t t sa id how much he and his wife apprec iated the ir warm we lCome to Dorche ter. It wa nice Lo meet tho e connecled with , a lthough not actually or the B rigade, al th e out et, He wa ure they "ould a l l work well a nd happily toge ther.
W YMOUTH. - 1 the invitat ion of tbe ffi er ommanding R A .F. Station , diham n ea r Ba ing toke, a limited p a rt y of amblilan e an d nul' ing member from the We y mouth Divi ions r ece ntl y v is it e d the lalio n for the purpo e of w iln e in g a demon t rat ion and rece v ing instruction in t h e ate t method of re cue from cra hed ai rcraft.
BlRM- lGHAM PRESE TAT IO .-On Fr da 12th at Di isional l-l eadquart L. Cari Deput pr sented Pte. F. a ult of Os ott
Di v i ion \ ith a letter of comme nd ti n recei ed from the ommi ioner-in- hief. The 1 [ter wa in re ognition of the acti n taken by Pte. a ult when a boy who a in a rowing boat on Perry Park P 01 h d a ,. blackout " and fell, Ul1con ciou into the water. T h e b y a taken out the water b a boatman and Pt ault was quickly on h e scene and imm diately commenced artificial re piralion e ndin the boatman for blank 1 a nd to telephone " 999." Pte. ault worked on the b for about ten minutes, and hen the bo y was a dmitted to ho pital, th e doct r ex pre ed th e opinion th at the fir aid given was exceplionally god. Pt e. F. Sault h a a l 0 recei ed he Ro al Human So c iety ward.
DOR ET
DOR CHESTE R. - ocial e ning ,a held by the Dorc he r ursing D ion at their headquarter, to \ e lcom r and Mr R Jill e tl a Di i ional Surgeon and ur ing Offi er re I e li e l_ Amon g the gue l \ e r I r. D Gallon, County uperintendent; County a fT Offi ce r Mr. E. W. uff ; the at ron of Dor ches e r Ho s pit a l, 1i D. ood, in; C.S.O. Mi B. Lon g; Bri g. S. Hawkin s, County Directo r t. J ohn Ambulance ociation; Dr. c L eml Chairman o f Dorc hester e n tr of the A sociation, r. lien, ecreta ry or th A ss oci a tion Divi si on a l Sup e -i ntendent Mr F. C. larke Di i iona l up er in te nd nt (retired) Mr. G. Whit e. Mr Fr y, Di v i ional uperintendent Ul's ing Di vis ion explained the rea on ror calling the meeting a nd then Mr. alton wel c omed Dr. and Mr s. Ji lletl. Mr Galton hop e d that both the Divi ion a l Surgeon and urs ing Officer would be happy with the d iv ion which a lthou gb at present small, worked very we ll logelh r She was glad to ee present Brig. J-Taw kin and Dr. M c Leod on what was a Brig a de occas ion.
Bri g. Hawkins expre se d the thanks of tl1e As s ociation for t.he invita ion to meet Dr. and Mrs. JilLelt, and sa id i t was hi s wish to make the As oci a tion a nd the Brigade twins, and he would probabl y be getting n touch with them in connect on
n ar ri va the member were hown the lalest Ir inislry film on re cue procedure and ,ere ub equenlly given detailed inSlru lion in the method of rend eri ng a fe the va ri ou lyp e of ejecl io n eaL a ell '1 having the co mplete mechani m f the piece f e q uip m e n l h wn and eplained I t hem in rul l Oem n ra ti on of re cue \ re given b member f the R F. cra h c r" on b th J ave lin a nd Hunl e r jet fighters. afler 'hi c h member we re a ll owed t o in e tig Le the e a ir rart at 10 e quaner hu gai n n g an inlimale kno\ le dge of me f lh hazard which ha e to be fac d i n all mpling a re cue.
month , so thal we regain our co nfid ence in ou r fe llow cit zens, if we had lost it a suipri e of quiLe a different sort, was h anded to us The Commissioner, Maj.Gen. Hornb y was asked by the Ro tary Clob of Hythe to open a Fete for them in the summer. This week, he was as ked o go to a lun ch wi th the Rotary Club members and their ladie s, in order to rece ve a very handsome cheque, the proceeds from the Fete! Unfortuna te y, he was not we ll enough to go himself so he sen Viscountes s A ll enby to depuli se for him. On his beh a lf, s he recei ve d the cheque and heard the tributes pa id to th e St. John Ambulance Briga de in H ythe. The members wis hed lhe money lO be given to tb e br a nch of SL John in that town, and as they badly nee d n ew headquarlers it is to be added to the Fund for this. Th e b etter the headquarter, the more recruits and the happier time in tho se quarters. W e are in d eed graLeful lo H y the Rot ary Club fo r their most generOl! a sistance.
PL MOUTH
GARDEN P ARTY.- In September Ford ursing D iv s ion held a garden p a n y at , R o emont " Wingfield Villa, Pl ymouth,
in aid of divi s ional fund s. It was opened by the president Mrs. E. H Bro ad, who said it was for the citizens of Plymouth to encourage tho s e who did v oluntary work. She was int roduced by Dr J. E. Owen , the Di vis ion a Surgeon , who pres ided. Mr s. Owen presented a bouquet o Mrs Broad , and Di visi onal Superintendent Mrs. E W Edd y gave a bas ke of fruit to rs. S ampson w ho had lent the house a nd grounds. A warrant of appointment as nursing officer was presented to Mr s. Owen b y the pres ident. Among those a ttend ing was Cou n ty Superi.ntendent Mrs. R B a lsdo n
STA DARD PR ESE TED. embers of Saltash d ivisions held their annual insp ection at D weJJy H all Saltash, on September 29 Mr. Cyril P rance, the County Commissioner, was accompanied on his ins p ection by the County Superintendent, Mrs R B alsdon; the County Cadet Office r ( ,Mrs. E. M. Wood and County Sgt.-Maj. R W Skinne r. The Commissioner fulfilled a promise made when the H all was opened whe n he p resented to the divisions a nylon standard which \Va received by Di vi ional Superintendent F. Batt ers.
KENT
HVTH E F ·TE.- Kent a cou n ty of urpri e. La 1 month, we had a headquarter wr k e d b hoolig a n Thi
AUTUMN TR II G COURSES - T\ 0 most ucce flll training co ur e have been held in the Priory thi s a utumn both attended by 0 er 100 officer
The outh a les Cour e took place at the .M. Ho liday Centre, Gl a n- yB arry. we lcome wa extended the rea Commissioner fo r Barry D Griffith who aid ho\ honour d e r to ha the hief Commissioner a le with u at the fir t cour e ince hi appoin tment. ir. H G. Lewi, SU ., J. P then pok on" T h Future of the B rigade in ale" reminding hi hearer of orne of the great a hievement of the pa and a Lng that our ta k \ a to build on th tradilions an equally glor iol! fUlLlre. Hi addre wa followed by a most lu cid talk on The Brigade f rom a urgeon' P oint of iew by th e iSlam urgeon-in- hief for ale Dr. T. T Baird, O. U. Aft r upper two fi lm were hown "The Du ke of Edinburgh' \Va rd " and ., The Out, a rd Bo u nd ea hool" a nd the nd d \ ith a practical gam taken b tti Z. D Dru tt the Ca d t Training O fll er, \ hich in Iud d a I ve l' b r alion te t arr nged by ommis ion er Gw n Morr is and County a d e t Offi cer \ H ewbur of th Rbondd a ning prayer were led b a d e t Offi ce r (Mi s) E. Kin se ondl!ct d
Offi cer (Mr.) Ettrid ge of 1 orfolk held the course electrified by a powerful and penetratLng talk on Tbe Promo tion of Cadets to dult D ivisions." Th ere is no doubt that everyone was immen ely moved by tbe mo t thought -provoking challenge. After lunch Mrs. iUiams, O.St.J J.P., President for Aberdare, poke appealingly on , Pre ident Looks at the Brigade.·· CertainJy a all looked and listened to r. iUiams 0 cbarming in ber President ' uniform. there were not a few \ ho wished they could transport ber to their own divi ions. Howeyer. many felt that there \Va much more that the) could do to derive benefit from their own Pre ident influence and upport by bringing them more fully into their rightful place in the Br igade. T be cour e then di ided into group di u ion and mu b that had pa ed in the talk was empha ised a gain in the findings given by the leaders under the chairman hip of Major A. H. G , Field. LB.E.. C. t.J the Commi sioner for Cardiff. vote of thank wa proposed by D ivi ional uperintendent (l\li ) G. D avies of Ammanford and seconded by Cadet uperintendent T. J. Ham of Ton 'fefaiJ.
T h Torth \ ale Cour took place Ln [he Mount tewart H ot I, Rhos-on- e a w here th omfort. xc llent food and deligbtful po ition of the hotel wirh wide ea vi w ga e a p rf: etting for a weekend gathering
On e again, th inaugura l addre wa gi en by - rhe hi f C mmi ion r for v ales who was w I om d by the hief Offi er Ambulan ir Ii hael
Du ff'_ B t., U. raft' Offi r G H R den who i Mayor of Colwyn B ay thi yea[ extended a Civi wei orne and it wa
pleasing to see h e chai n of office ov er t he B rigade uniform. O ne co ul d hardly imagine oneself listening for I i hours completely enthralled in a t alk on " Brigade A dministration" yet thi i what h a ppened, a nd when Commissioner W M a bon
Abra ham said that he must dr aw t o a lose
a s t here was only ten minutes before dinner every one \ as a stounded for the time had flashed by. A s ocia l evening followed , he highlight of w hich \ as a " dog show ." E ven if, amid the confusion a nd peals of laugh ter the b reeds were a little difficult to distinguish , the judge could not fail to be imp r essed b y t he expressive ta i made by a hous em a id s brush or the unga inly \ovalk of the bulldog
e ven if he w a s slightl y emb ar a s ed b y the terri er which fo r go t his m anne r s in the r ing!
Sund ay comm enced wi th a Ser vice t aken b y the Re v G. Llewe yn Griffitlls a nd this was follo w ed b y a m ost comprehen si ve survey full of sugges tions on Programme P lanning " b y Miss N. M. Sale the Assistant Count y Syp e rintend e nt eN) of Bucks. After coffee Dr. I vor H D a vies , Deputy Sup e rin tendent-inChief for Wales chaired a session b y Mr Ruscoe Cl arke s urge on of t h e Birmingha m Accident Hospital , who spoke mo s t lucidl y from his deep fund of kno wle dge a nd practical experience on " The Treatment of Shock , " and each hearer c ould not faiJ
t o gr a sp the urgency and importance of speed to get the patjent to h ospi t al in a ll cases of serious injury whether the patient looked d eeply shocked or not. Follow ing l unch the Colwyn B a y Ambulance and Cade Divisions gave a firs t -class dem ons rat ion of the ceremon y for promoting cade ts to the adult di vision, t he Commis si oner for West D enbighshire Mr. E e. M a rs hallHughes , e.St.J. taking the chair.
The final summing up of the group discussion wa s un d ertaken b y C a ptain
R G Evans M .B.E. , e.StJ. , J P. t he Commissioner of East D enbighshire who in his closing remarks paid high tri bute
t o Mr. L. E Wakeford M B E ., S B SU., t he Hon. Secretary of the cours e w thout w ho se efficien a nd pai n staking work t he course could ne ver ha ve run so smoothl y or been so happ y.
THE PRIOR AT NEWPORT
A notable achievement b y the Briga de in Newport w a s mar k ed by the pres e nce of the Prior he Lord Aberd a re, K.St.J. who performed t he reopening ceremon y of the hea dquarters on October 2nd
Th e hall was purc hased in 1949 bu t wi h t en adult a nd si x cadet divis on s in the town t he premi ses beca me too sm a U for tra in ng purposes a nd the a ccommod a t o n of a medical comforts depo t. It was t h er efor e decided to enl a rge the building by t he addition of an ex tra room on ei t h er s ide of the main hall and a modern canteen
The Cha irman lVlI. G. H L a tham
C SU., LL.D. , who se pers o n a l interest and gener o us assistance h a ve been a source of encouragement, sa id the Briga de w as carry ing out a magnificent job and the County Serge a n Maj or G F. Roberts
S .B.S t.J. was par a de mar shal. He hoped the hall would enable them to meet all demands for first aid instruction and maina in their high s t a ndard of efficiency
The M ayor of Newport (Counci ll o r
H. R Nock) paid tr ibute to the va ue o f tue work of the Briga d e in N ewpor t and tl10ugh t it wa a fme a chievem en t to be ab e to go forward withou the burden of de bt.
Alderm a n (Mrs.) Letitia BeU al s o spok e in prai e of St. J ohn er ices
The Hon. J ohn H Bru e , RE K. St. J J.P. , D .L. (P r incip a l Secr ta ry) presented wa rr a n ts of appointment r ec ipient of ervi medal recei ing th e m a t tile hand s of the Prior. Th e Commis ion er for Newpo r t Dr. R V Richards , O SU d istributed th e efficien cy aw a rd
BRIDGE D C O TY AREA
The init ia l a ddr in a serie of pec ia lectures orga ni e d by tb e B r idge nd C ount y Area C ommittee wa s a a lk b y Dr. P. Alw y n-Smi u , D e put Prin ci p a l M d ica l
Office r , Prior y fo r W a les on tb e c ha nges in the new jo in t fir t a id m a nu a l.
Th e meetil1 g w as bel d on OC Lo ber 3 rd in Br idgend T echnica Colle ge Le ct ur e
The a tre Area Commi ss o n er E. G H o we ll , e.SU. , M M ., pre idin g 0 er a la rge represent a t ive au d ie nce
The Area Repre enta ti e o f th a t io n a l Ho s pi t al Se r v ce R eser ve S taff O ffice r
e. J Parr y, S B.S U., arra nge d fora lect u re on h is s ubj ec t b y Lt.-C o l. W e. Hu nt of th e W els h Regio na l Ho pi t a l B oa rd, which was f ollo wed b y a film and it hoped tha t a gre at er proport ion o f th e Briga de memb e r s hip in t hi s a rea will be regis tered as memb er s o f th e R eser ve as a resul t of this t alk a nd the li vel y d j c u io n which ensued
Mr. G w i y m Jone s, O SU h ai rm a n of the Bridgend County Ar ea C ommittee proposed a v ote o f t h anks to t he Sp ea ker, Cha irma n and a ll wh o h a d c o ntribut ed to the succes s of the eve ni n g, Dr. H R Kidd S B.SU ., Co rp s S urgeon, Ll y n fi
Valle y Co r p s, seco nd i ng
The future progr a mme incl u d e a lec ture by D r. T H J e nkin s, e. SU Di v s io n a
Med ic a l Officer, Sou h West ern Di vi ion, N e. B and another b y Dr. J. P Spill a n e, Consul t an t Ps yc hi a tr is t, Wbitc hurc h Ho p -
a C a rdiff on accid e n ts a nd m enta l h ea lth
e.O .' s T RAT lG D Y.-The C o unt y
Area Trainin g D ay fo r e.O .s took pl ace in B ridgend w he r e th e a ttend a nce in cluded
Area Commission er E. G H owel l, e. SU .,
M.M., the Area C a de Offi cers W R. Llew ellyn a nd Mrs. A Pitcher p res idin g over the sess ion s Mis s En a Gr ay, A ss sta nt
Org a niser Further Education G la m o rg a n took " Lead e rs hip " a s her s ubj ec t and the C a d e t Tr ai ning Officer for W a le,
Mi ss Z. D. Drui tt, S S SU ., s p oke o n
" Ho w to m a k e the Cod e o f Ch iva lr y l ve."
P EN-Y-FAI S OC AL G ATFIE RI NG.-Ca d e Sup e rin endent Mrs E. R Harries p re s ide d o ver a so c ia l ga th e rin g at whi c h A rea Cade Offi ce r W R. Lle we ll y n p resen ted wa rr an ts of appo i n m en to t he urs in g D ivis io n a l
Presi dent , Mr s. M J o n es, the Vi ce Predent , Mr s M. e. J enkin s, a nd Di v s ion a l
Surgeon Dr. M a rgaret No vello William s.
MONMOUTHSHIRE
A m eeting of t he St. John Council fo r Monmouthshire , o ver which the C h a irm a n
Col. J. D Gri ffi t hs e.SU., D L. presi d e d recei ve d the unwelc ome a nnoun cement of th e d e pa rture of Mr. D J. Skidmore
O.S t. J ., t o tak e up a n appointm e n in the Scotti sh Coa fie ld Co l. Griffith s sa id th a the os s of a Com mi ss ione r w h o ll a d don e 18 so mu c h n fu rt he ra n t; o f th
a k n o\-v l dge h o m e nul' ing, Ii T h oma ai d t ha l no w ith tanding th e change b ro u g h t a b o u t by t he atio na H a ith r-
ice ct t he majo r it o[ th icka n dag dhad to be nur d at h ome and thi was the best place for t he i k pro\ ided th e per on in c ha rge was ki n d, sympa t he ic and had the nece ar k n \ ledg Ir Trail me, re fe rrin g to t h exce ll ent adv ice given by M i T homa \ ho m th ey wer proud to h ave o n he Bri gad hea d qua r ter taff in W a le a nd o the p ri ilegc of Br igade
o ffi cer to ca rr o n adul educa t ion thr oug h l. J ohn acti\ itie a r d of p rai e for pa t a hie\"em nt and e nco u raging rema r ks for the ru ture, Mr. Tra herne appea led to a ll pr nl contin ue hei r effort Fol lo ing tea erved b y rep re en tati e of \ mbran and Pontn ewy n yd d urs in g D i i ions th r \ a a fr ee di cu io n n th ubje o f cadet. an ap p ea l for co-o p ration \ i h cadet di vi io n a n d an a ll- ut effo r t o ene u rage cadets to t ran fe r to the enio r di i n wa made by County adet O ffi e r M i
E Kin ey. H R pro b le m were rai cd o goo d effec t , helpful ad i e being gi en b y Mi T ho m a from her k n ow ledge an d ex p e r ience o f the s u bje t a H o pi tal ur ng O ffice r o f th e e l h R egio n a l H ospi a l B oa rd. r Bai le, \ h o wa th a nk ed for h e r exce ll e nt repo r t and delightful c h ai rm a n hip ur geel eve ryone p I' ent t o tlld y a nd kee p u p to elate wi th he regu la-
o n , o pay pec ial a tt en ti on to uni for m an d to give eery p o ib le o p po rtun ity o h eir p re ide n t a n d ice- p re idents o pl ay a n ac t ive part. M r. E W e ll Di vis iona l Su pe ri n tend e n wmbran, wa th a nk e d [o r her ervi e at the b ooksta l.
.. We d ee ply regr e t o a n no unc e Ih e f o llow illg dea rh s: M r A. F. Po r te r M .B. ., D ame of Gr::l e of th e Or der , wh o died at her h o m e at Co ld A s h n ea r e wbur y o n O c o b er 6 th in her 87th yea r. To m o p eo pl e in 190 9, t h e thou g ht of a wo rlel w a r ee m e d an impo ss ib ilit y, b u t MI- Po rt e r wa o n e of
to be kn illed into comforts for servicemen overseas. S h e also orga n ised rest centres in the tow n to pr ovide first a id and home n urs in g atte n tion for t he homeless should there b e rai ds on Readi n g, and she was d irectly respo n sible to the loca authorities for the o rganising, equipp ing and staffing of t h e" K entwood Hut ," n tended to be used in the event of raids for the nursing of home ess e ld erly p eo ple who were not ill enoug h to occ upy h os p ital beds which wou ld p ro b ab y be fu l l with more serious case. J n 19 17 Mrs. P orte r became a D ame of G race of the Or der of St. J o h n of J e r usalem, a n d sho rtl y afterwa r ds she wa made a m e mb e r of t h e O rder of t he Br itish Empire -a fitti n g acknowledgement of her years of e Aes service.
[ r . Po r ter leaves beh ind her the fragrant memory of a wo nderfu ife She was an out tand ng leader, a n inspiring example a n d a sta u nch friend to tho e who turned t o he r for he l p a n d advice. She will be greatly mi sed by her many friends, both in t he Brigade a n d outside il. She was indefatigable in her work and always put her beloved Order before everything, giving strength <;tn.d courage to .t hoseyeople who had the prrvllege of worktng wnh her. e do not mourn the passing of a friend but rather gi e thank for an in piring hristian e a mple of true de otion and ervice
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To ( he T reas u rer and Accoun t a nt , T he O r de r o f Sc. John, l OG ro svenor C res cent, Lo ndo n, S W.I
Please <' SUP P lY !\' * TH E RE VI EW OF THE ORDER O F ST. JOH \. ren e w
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Cheques, etc., sh ould be crossed and made pa yabl e to Th e Ord er of St. John * Delete whichever is inapplicable.
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Miss We st had been a teacher and she brou g ht with her to the task of running the nursing divisions of the rea a fund of knowledge and an understanding 0; the young which was a priceless a set to the Area. Her kindness and sympathetic handling will long be by all who came into contact WIth her. She leaves behind her a record and an example which will be an inspiration to all.
At the cremation at ortlake on Octobe r 8th Countess ountbatten was represented by Miss H arrison, M. B .E ., and London D is trict was well represented Col. P age, D.S. O ., District Commissioner. and Mrs R Cavendish D istrict Superintendent ( ), and other staff officers. Area S taff of S.W. Area and W. Are a as well as about 50 officers and members o f these areas assembled to pay a last tribute and at the request of the relatives, all were sent unwired so that they might be sent to hospitals and old people' _ homes in which Mis West had been interested. *
K. athan County Cadet Sta ff Officer for B uckinghamshire and Serving B rother of the Order, who died su d denly on October 1 th, 195. The burial service at Kensal G reen was attended by nearly 100 officers and o!her rankthe Commissioner-111 - Chlef bemg represented.
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From the time he arrived in Englanc. from the Continent in 1938 Mr. Nathar 'i as p repared to devote aLI free time and hi enthusiasm to the erVlce of youth. and the cadet movement of the B rigade ga e him every opportunity to do o. T he ast increa e in the numbers of cadet: in B uckinohamshire throughout the e yearha e provided a worthy tribute to succesof hi work. The B rigade motto I for the er ice of mankind." and he carned thi om a fully a was humanly possible. He became personally known to cadet in the county.
He \ a the moving spirit in all tion and improvement in t. John actl\'jties. As not only S taff Officer bm Secretary he personally undertook all admini trative cadet work a weU a- the practi al and public work of J:i . ran -. He tarred the Parents' - 0 latJon IG B uck. (the fir t at B letcWey) whi h ha\e proved so useful. though thi - work overed the wh<;> le of B uck , his personal onnectJon \\ llh mer-ham. where he lived 0 long, we re alway u tained. The a of a prominent ite. and the building of the pre ent fine headquarter - and: ambulantation here. \\" r almo t entlrely due to his initiative and hard work.
He was in harge of the annual count:amp whi h were organi-ed effi ien y and whi h under hi gUidance. pro\ 'i ded a programme mo t :·a:iec in tru tional and re reatJonal a tJ\"luea h y ar. The \ ere the first t. John individual ounty amp 111 England. I[ r. [ athan received the Corooat10n Medal for his work t th Cad ts Coronation Camp.
He inaugurated ounty onf ren e'. trainin cr we- k nds and pe ial cour -es for fficer - and cadet-. both ambulanand nursing with a 1110-t omprehen i\e vllabu and pr minent peakers to gi\e on all a p t- of youth training
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he was a ble to gi ve to St.
John the benefi t of a wide ex perie nce in su ch m a t te rs. Althou g h hi lo ss o t he c oun ty and t h e ca d e mo vemen t as a whol
his for e ight and hi s in fl u ence , will rema i n as a fi ting m emori a l to 'vvh a t h e h as accomp li shed.
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Mrs. Kathleen Chester o f t h e Rug by N ursing D i is on , a very ac tive a nd e nt hu s ias ti c member who pa se d away Septembe r 19 58. She w ill be sa dl y mi ss e d b y mem bers o f her di vision wi th wh om s he worke d f o r m a ny yea rs A t the n te rm en t at Dunchu r ch re p resentati ves of t h e Rugb y d ivisi on s were present.
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Stephen George of th e Ru s hde n Amb ula nce C a det D ivisi o n met wi th a car a cci d en t and r eceive d i nju ries f rom wh ich h e die d o n July 10th 195 8. He was 12 yea r s of age. He join e d tbe di vis on as a S t. ] ohn j unior a t h e a ge o f e igh t yea rs n 1955 a nd b ecam e a ca de t a ft e r p assi n g h is
pre m in a r y fi r s a id com p et i io n in Ma rch
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Mrs. E. Blacker Su p erintend ent of the F lix t on & Staxt on ursin g Di v ision , Eas t
R i ding of Y o rkshi r e M r s. B lacker was a n enthusias tic membe r of the Bri gade
fo r 15 y ea rs a nd wo rke d hard to keep h er
d iv is io n tog et h e r. She h as d one m uch good work for he caus e o f St. J ohn a nd she w ll b e very much m issed b y h er fa mil y a nd t he division.
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Dr. F. Mosely , he fi r :; t d ivis o n a l surge o n of h e S E G as B oard ( W a nd sworth)
Di vis o n He was on e of th e p rim e m o vers
n it s forma t ion in 19 35 H e r et ir e d fro m
t he di visio n so on a fte r the end o f h e wa r.
H e was a ls o medi ca office r of th e Old Wand sworth and D ist ri c t Gas C o mp a n y
Dr. Mo s el y was a ls o a lect ure r and e xaminer
fo r h e pol ic e in the London a rea.
* Miss Mary Parkes. Un t l recentl y C a det Superin tendent of the E whurst
N urs ing C a d e t Di vis ion , who died ver y s uddenly on October 17th 1958. She wa s one of the fi rs t nur s ing member s when the Ewhurst Nursing Division wa s f ormed in May 1939, and from then until ill health
ca u sed her res ignation , s he was a devoted w orker for the Brigade. During t he war a s a member of the Civil Nursing Reserve , helped When required at CranJeigh :F{o s pita[ and St. Luke 's, Guildford. For
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