The Review of the Order of St John (1959)

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MARGARET IN N. IRELAND

AUDU ual highlighl of th e J , OOO- s tron g parade of onhern I reland ' ca d et before lheir ommandant -in- hi ef, H R H Pr inc ss M argaret, on October 28th, \l a an e hibilion of hi h dancing given b eight cadets dr ssed in national costume. They ob iou ly delighted the Ro ya l gue l. Th e R ev iew, at the King 's Hall Balmoral, wa t h e fir t oAl ial engagement of Prince Margaret's sit to orlilern lre and. he to ld the cadet in a brief peeeh that it was the first time sh had een members of the organi a lion from orthern Ireland. She commended the parade on its bearing. which •. ha been in every way worthy of the great organisation, e nding throughoul t he ommoO\ ealth, to which 1 am sure you a re as proud as J am to b long. " large rowd ga th ered around the ntrance to the King' s H a ll to s the R oyal v it or a rrive for th e re ie\ On arr val the Governor \ ho , with Lady akehu r t, a ompanied the Pr inces, pres e nted Lord Glentoran H. L. for the Ci ty of Belfa t; ld rman W. e il M'Kee , Lord Mayor of Belfast ; Judg e B. J Fo R ecorder of Belfa t; r. John Dunlop , TO\ n Clerk; a nd officer of the St. J ohn mbulance Bri gade, including Briga d r T. W. D avidson Commis ioner orth e rn lr e and Di tri c and Mr I an eill, D t ri et uperintendent. Accompanied by th e ommi ion I' and tile Di t r et up rintendent , th e Prin e insp e ed a guard of hon ou fomled out ide the h a ll by members of the Br gade. In the ves tibule th re followed furt h er pre entati on of III mber of the Chap ter of the Ards omma n d r y; D r. D W Montgomery, the B rigade' Comm issioner i n Eire a nd orthern Ireland Di t riet offi er The Pri nce s en tere::! the h a II to the

p([l't oj the pamde oj lll!b ulallce alld S llr 'ing Cadet· ({(cailillg ill peclioll by their COIllmandanl-ilZ-elli eJ, Prin ce s Jlargar et.

accompaniment of applause from the a embled p a rade a nd pecially - in ited gu S ho were sealed on the balcony. The parade. which filled the 10 er floor pace in the hall , included cadets from city and country di\ i ion a nd a contingent of nurses frol11 c it y ho pitals. Th e P rinces 1110 ed lowl y along the rank to the train of th Eton Bo a ng Song " played by the Band of th e J5 19 th King' Ro ya l Hu ar. he poke to se era of the cade t and, with Lt.-Col. G. Gregg, th offie r-in - harge of the parade. e amined the first die I-engined ambulance which ha been acqu ired by the tran port di ision and whi h wa on display in the corner of th h all.

Prin c iJ. argare t pre en ted Grand

P rior badge and peeial Sen ice Shield to cadet who prO\ed their efficienc y. t the end of the pre entation the adet bur t into ong with an appropriate choice _ Land of our birth \\'e pledge to thee."

Th Prin e in the traditional fornl. enrolled recrui t into the adet di\'i ion.

In her addre s the Princess said: I am deligh ted to ee a man of you here toda be au e being so far awa it is diffi ult for man of you to attend the rallie whi hare held every year in England.·' fter ommending the bearing of tho e on p a rade he continued: " Here io onhern Ireland you are fortunate that the Governor Lord Prio r of the Order and therefore you an be ure of th high t It COlllil/u ed Ol'erleaJ

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Princess Margaret

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interest b e ing paid to yom well-being an d a ti it ies " h Princes MargaTet said she knew .that t e cadets would all uphold the splendid ion of devotion t o the sick a nd suffenng, not only while they were cadet, but late r when they joined the adult

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Brigade members helped rescue fellow workman

L ETTER of comme nd ation have been ent by the 01l1mi ioner-in- hlef to three member of the Jarro\ mbulan e Di ision , Mr. J. Fulthorpe, Lm on, a nd R Po rter [or their part In the re cue a nd treatment of a fe llow \ orkman at the P almer (H ebburn) ork, on plember 25th.

hortl y aft r II a.lll. on that da an emp lo yee of the Aim Mr. T. Toblll. fell a ppro imately 40 feet Into th bottom of the dock. Pte. Fu!Lhorpe, La\ on. and Porler proceeded to the s ne of acclden l a nd found the man to be ufTenng from mUltiple njuries, includ .ng u p led fracture of the ku l With. haemorrhage; a com po und fracture or the le ft a rm and a s u sp ec ted frac t ure of 1m er part o[ the s pine. They adm lnl tered first aid tre a tment a n d the man wa hoisted from t h e dock and tran fert'ed to a wailing a mbulance.

THEY LEARN.

A T the annual general meeting of t he rt.'Barro w Centre, S.J A A., Mr. W. Killingbeck, the P res iden t, said h e commIttee were p ea sed to see so many of he teaching profession h a d j o ined the fir s a id .classes. He a gain appealed to housew ives to take a course, as the home was the scene of most a ccidents. The Centre, he sa id , w as the right sort o f people to classes, despl te other attractions.

THEY JOIN

R ESULTs.-Wh e o Ford Nursing Cadet

Pte. Porter then phoned the local po .lce for their as i tance, the re u lt of which wa that a police patro e cor ted the lance to t h e T y ne Bri dge w h ere the City Poli ce took over and accompa n ied the ve hi c le a ll the way to the Gen ra Ho plt a l

Di vis ion held its inspectio n an d e nr o m e n t ceremony on Friday, November 14th , b y he County Cadet Officer eN), Mrs. E. M. Wood p arents and f riend s who h ad at te nd ed t o the event were so impressed b y the work oft he cadets that three vo lu n teered to join t h e ad ult di v s ion Exceed in g y good effort on t he p a rt of the cadets. 2 ewcastle. Robol li g h t over .t h e w hol e route were co ntroll ed by t he p o li ce and th e amb ul a nce had a f ree and fa t pas age from s t a rt to fini h-a di stan ce o[ between ix and e igl1t mile s. Th a nk to the expert trea t ment and p eedy ac.tlOn of t h e members conce m e d the patient I maklOg a rema rka b le a nd sat sfactory rec ov e ry.

Du rin d (l recen t vi.·it of tile D eputy '01ll IJli .·.·ioner-ill-Cltiej. Rear-Admiral Royer Di ck, here is rca COli/missioner BIClllc hford (/ ) lci/II 1dmira l Dick, Jlrs. J.J r Thompson, and tlte COII/mis.s·ioner, Dr. il eard, 011 board lite Flying Christine. alongSi de al Sl. P eter Pori

George Medal for Guernsey Officer

CO G R T L TIO from members

o f th e rderof t.John,th ociation a n d the Bri gade ha e reached rea ommi i ner-in-Charg -of-Tran port in Guerney, hann e [ land, Mr. Reginald H. Bl anchford, \ ho re ently gained an outstanding honour and di tinction: th e a\ ard of th George [edal for Gallantry. Thi i a distinction for the man h im elf, th Order, the Brigad e and the land of hi birth-a nd a ll Ill ay ju s tly be proud.

It come a great t. J ohn worker and leader who has de o ed 2 ear of hi 43 yea r' l ife, in the ervice hich ount the sa in g o f life and ea ing of urrering above aU el e.

The action of bnl\ e conduct which gained for Mr. Bl anch.ford the George Medal is one wh ch is typical of se eral in the life of thi exemp la ry Sl. John per onality a nd took place on J uly 15th , 1957 ver n arly co tin g Mr. Bla nc h ford hi life The citation in The Londol/ Ga:etl e of Friday , October 17th, 1958, aid:

" A fifteen- a r-o ld boy wa trapped in a mo st precariou po ition on a ledge sOllle ixty feet from he bottom of th e cliff at B o n Port, St. artin', which a b out 200 feet high at this poi n t.

"The c iff wa in a highl y dangerous condition with cracks in the crumbli n g granite face and hugema e of rock loose y po is ed a nd li ke y to fall at t h e s lighte t to u c h Bl anch ford knew that any attemp t at re cue m ight res ul t in d ea th or inj ury frolll a n ava anch e o r ro k a nd in sist d o n undertaking the d esce n a lo ne.

" H e was owered fr o m the top o f th e c li ff, t h e co nfigur a ti on of w h ic h wa uch th at he was mm ediate y o u of sig h t of the lowering party and co u ld o nl y make contact with them by ignals re layed by watchers posted o n projecting point.

Bl anc hford wa lo wered inch by inch to one ide of th e boy and tben had to make llis way la te rally along the cliff towards him.

"As ;lc \ as lowered , rock were dislodged and a large boulder hit hi crash helmet th en struck him a disabling blow on the right arm and thigh. Other stones shoy ered on him and the dust made it difficult to breathe. Suffering from shock a nd in great pain Blanchford came in sight of the boy who a on a small ledge. Immediately abo e the boy \ a a ma of 100 e r ock and boulder. Bl anchford signalled to be lowered to a pot \ here he might hope to reach the boy without the debris being di lodged b the rope.

• During thi de cent an enormous boulder missed him by inch and he wa repealedly truck b y smaller rocks. He re ached a point where the final de cent could a f ly be beg In and the boy as 10\ ered to the be ac h. Blanchford clothing a tom b yo nd repair a nd be was e erel bruised and lacerated. Bu t for hi experien kill and dar ng and t he out tanding am work of the lowering party, the re cue could not ha e ucceeded.

Bu t D w people kno\. tllat in tbi thrilling r ue Mr. Blanchford hung suspended without harne an d crash helmet which h e had fast ned on to the bo , 15-y ar-old Christoph r G a dson w hile he \ a being ered to af ty. a nd was thu expo ed to xt ra haz a rds from falling cliff rubble.

Since th en M r. Bla n hford h as performed two further thrilling re cu of oung m 11 on th trea herous island cliffs and in one of them, o n ugu t 1 on h e as s cond wh n th a d he wa rescuing cou ld hold on no onger, M r. Blan hford m a naged to grip th la d 's shirt collar u st as he had 1 t go of hi pre a riou h o ld on the cliff-face and wou ld have fallen to th jagged rock below. 3

Mr. Bl anc hford received the Medal from H er Majesty the Queen at Buckingh am P alace on ovember 25th. During his s tay in London he was received, with his wife a nd t wo so n s, by the Lord Pri or of the Ord er L o rd W akehurst.

M r.' B lanchford pioneered radio -con trolled ambu la nces in Guernsey ( 1947) and in J952 he gave Guernsey the world's first St. John A. B. marine-ambulance (the 40·foot laun ch Flying Christine)-both of them the Arst in the British I sles. He has taken part in and directed many rescues of people stranded on Guernsey's dangerous cliffs and rocks round the coast.

One of his greatest feats was the running of the Sl. J ohn tran s port service during the German Occupation of Guernse y (1940-45) when from petrol-dri ve n vehicles his service was reduced to charcoal driven ambulances; and, finally , horse-drawn vehicles because the Germans could not supply fuel.

L as t year, Mr. Blanchford received the Queen 's Commendation for Gallantry , also the Life - Sa vi ng Medal of the Order lD Gold-first award of this rare medal for many years.

Wolverhampton

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. A.U.'s feat

W O L VERH MPTO TO. 2 \1obiJe Fir t Aid Unit from the Royal Hospital Wolverhampton has won tbe coveted Victory Shield-a regional trophy presented ann u ally to the winners of Birmingham Reg iona l Hospital B oard's first aid competition.

T he \. inners \. ho demonstrated therr speed and skill in attending casualties" during the first stage of the competition at St. George's Hospital, tafford. on eptem · ber 28th. scored 645 points our of a possible roo

The y were handed the shield. and the Sursham Cup (w hich they will retain) after the econd leg of the con est. Mr Brock llon chairman of olverhampton Ho pital [anagement Committee and r. Hodkin on, ecretary of the committee. atched the competition 1embers of the ",,'inning \ olverhampton te am are D r. L. Tyler. of y edne field; Irs. D. Pl umb, .R of Bilston: I[r. A. immond of Cods a ll: Mr. \V T. HaITi of \ edne field: 1r. ary Bryan, of olverhampton: t1rs. Elsie Clarke. of olverhampLOn; Mi era Chivers of iVolverbampton; iss L lie Field. of edgle and r. B ald in, of olverhampton. Reserves are Mr. F. mith of Coven, and [ r. Ted Hill. of Bloxwi h. Thi team was onI formed la year in time for the Regional competition they \ on he round up to the Region al round and then were be aten.

Doctor T ler is the D ivisional urge on of the vVol erhampton Tur ing Di vi ion and Mr. M. immon the le ader of th team.

A r ea Superintenden ( ) for the outhern ha lf of Stafford hire T he whole team mad up of t. John members. 11 the nursi ng member belong to the Wo l\,erhampton Nur ing D ivi ion. r Pl umb do not as ye t belong to t. John but am to the t. John cla to obtain her first aid enifi at aft T joininO" th .R. R

An Approach to COMPETITION WORK

By H. S. Taylor-Young, F.R.C.S.

T

HE obj ects of Br iga de Com petitions a r e to impro ve the members' efficiency a nd ena ble tea ms to ga in 100 pe r ce n t on their marksheets to accustom members to wo rking to gether and in pub lic as a team; to interest tbe public in first a id and so increase tbeir interes t in the work of St. John and lastly, to give incentive to the competition spiri t.

T he essential parts of a com petitio n are:

(1) THE TEAM must know h eir book and have dexterity and practical skill; it takes three years' \ ork to gether to make a good team. All mus u se t heir eyes , listen, not interfere with t he leader, never b e idle, always try to a nticipate what is wanted , be r e a d y to help each other know what treatment will be wanted and not have to appeal to the judge. 0 member should have to re -examine an injury.

The leade r must lead and tbe team cooperate with him. He should not give the j udge a first aid lecture; shoul d as k him the minimum number of relevant quest ions; alk loud enough for team to bear as well as the judge but not shout and g ive his orders to the team and not to the judge. He should a lways conduct his examina t ion in the same order, after dea ling with the

TeLephoning- The sa me m em ber of the tea m s hould always d o h and know the drill for it perfectly always carryi n g so me pen ni e in case they a re wa n te d H e s hou ld use h is eyes w hen in the te ephone kio k to pick up clue (e g. n ame of pat ie nt 's own d octor might be written up over th e telephone).

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Extra c ts fro m lire thr ee ralk s gille n by

Mr. H S. Toylo/'- YOl/.ng F.R C.S. (forlJler COl'll177is io ner for Wiltshire) , at Clrippen lral17 ill A utllll1n , 195 7.

fint essent ia ls of breathing an d bleeding , to avoi d mi sing anything. H e s hould never do the p ractica l work him elf (e g. if he ap plies digit a l pre me a the start of the tests he immobili s him elf or t here is a n unneces ary change- over).

A sessl1Ienr of priorities If the pa t ient is not br eathing the n artific ia l re piration is the first priorit and mu st be continued ti ll it is succe ful-tile method to be used must depend 00 quick app r ai al of any other injurie. on ideration mu t be given to having the patient in the threequarters prone position if the breathing is or becomes bubbly " or is failing all other i njuries must be ubordin a te to it and the posi t ion in which he pa t ient is traosported must al 0 depend on tbat point.

The leader should modify hi treatment if there are multiple injuries and he shou d say w h y be is doing anything and what his reaso n s are If the p a tient is brea thing

THE TEST - BIRD'S-EYE VIEW

then b aemo rrh age i the ncxt prioritya lwa y u e a memb r of the tea m to ontrol it by di g it a pre ure, or if thi fa il to co ntr o l it , by g rasp in g t he bl ed ng part; alway m a ke ure he patient i nOL b leeding from more than one par t of the bod.

Filldillg a hi /dell palie lli II th e team bould u e th eir e ye ; if the obser e a loose a rti Ie ( uch a a hoe or h a ndbag) lying about , t h e n the hould ta n looking for a ond p a tient , \ ho ma be hidd e n Ollt of ight.

Qu es lioll which III li St be addre ed ( the judge (the e point ca nn t be " f a ked : bu t leader hould arr ou t th e c orr e t e aminati n while a king thcm) (a ) br ea lflillg- if he patient is e peri n e d h e a n alter hi br alhing in tm c tcd b the j udge (b) E yes- if th e I a li e nt c n i u leader s h o uld not a nno y the j udge b a king a bout t be p a ti e nt' e yes, but if t he pa ti nt is uncon ciou then the udge I11U be a ked (c) Pu l e-a \ at h mu st b e u cd o t a ke th e pul se a nd to r he k it a r in the te t. C lothill g- ther e a re ge nera ll y m ore important thing o be d o ne b fo r undoing t ght clo t hing; f t he a m u th ir ey the y c a n o f Le n te ll w h a t to e xp ec t by examining th e p a tient' I thing ( 2) THE J U DGE A D HJ He is ther e t o help th e ea m a nd no t tl')ing t o ca tc h th e m ou t. H e k no\\ hi bl ac k boo k a n d hi s te t int im a t I) 0 he tea m s l10uld not co nfu e him w ith irr e leva nt p o int One pe r on o nl y a a tim e s h ou ld p ea k t h m T o ga in full m a rk a tea m mu tick e ac ll y to thc bl ac k book." 1m ever y thing th e j u d ge ha put o n th e e se ntia a nd ob s I' a ti o n o f it w ill ga in the team mark ; if th ri a b ta nd e r think \ h y he h a bee n pu t th ere; look for clue, e. g ., a pi e e o f p a pe r o n th e g r un!

m ay h ave a ita l c lu e w ritt e n on : u nu u a ! thing s are there fo r a p urp o e, C.g. ro peto impro i e om e tbing' if patient i a bo y on hi s ne w p a p r round - th e n u e be paper as p a dding for a s plint. Oft n here is a ital clu e on tb e pr e limin a r y ca rd - e g. , a c he mi t bo y " - team hould see if he i carry ing a n AI' t a id equipment.

(3 ) THE SETH G- 11 m e mbcr the team hou ld Ii ten ve ry ca re full y wh e n the judge re a d s th e m th e in tru c ti n c ard-ever y thing on it is there for a purpo e (e.g. if it is nighttime- it i no good ay ing th e p a tient's e ye react to l ight unless th e re is a source of light· if team i to ld the patient is a window-cleaner, then th y shou ld look for hi s ladder and make u o f it).

PJwto: B elfast N ews -Lett er

O n e oj the teams from the lTi s h R epublic t7' eat'ing a "ca s ualty" in the Sir Otto Lund

Tr ophy Cha ll enoe Cup comp eti tion between No rthern I reland and the R epubli c of iT eland in

Qu een's B elfast, on Oc ober 25th. Th e Surgeon-in-Chief, Major A C. Wh te-

K no x, who set the test, is seen adjudica ing. 4

On ente ri ng the te the team s hould stand sti U behind their lea d er all should study t he a y out a nd wa it till their lead e r moves- rather th a n team rushing in head ong witl1 the leader aying th e u ual "patter. " One member of team hould th e n go to a n y bystander to get the histor y of the accident.

The pC/tiellt - The te am shou ld tr y to practi se with one who is a good fir s t- a id e r a well a a good acto r The better the patient pe rforms the mo re help he is to both judge and team (the judge m a y a k him how be was h a ndled by the team a lth ough he w ill not mark on that· the patient hould make it cl ea r to the team when they are hLll' t ing him S y mptom s c a n be earnt from a c on s iou patient (e g [fel and hurt m y leg) a nd th e hi s tor y frol11 th e p a ti e n t and an y by and e r ; Anding these point s out will help th e team to win, but not f the le a d e r ignores the pat ent a nd bys tander to as k the se points of the judge

T eam 's org anisaiioll- o 1 should unqu estionab y be the lea der 0 2 should be hi deput y and be gi ven charge of the econd pa tien t, iF there is one o. 4 gener a ll y tooge" a nd a s uch is ex t re mel y

Imp o rt a nt- he hould kno w hi j ob b for e h a nd (t lephoning, coll ec ting m a teria ls, in s tru c ting a ny by ta ndcr ) . o 3 m ay be in charge of equipm e nt. which s hould a lways be a id out in the a me pla c e in relation to he team

While o. ie a mining the pa tient , o . 2 and 3 hould do a n y s ea d y ing of a l mb or dea ling with h ae morrh a ge a nd at th e me time o. 4 s hould be doing hi s" s toogin g a round ."

Ulliform Thi i impo r a nt a m a rtnes

Im p re e th e judge and in s pire c onAden ce in th e pa t ie nt m ind Drill. Te a m hould lin e up m a rll y be for e th e jud ge a bolh the beginning and end of the ( t ; a lw ay s remembering to put out th e ir cig a rette be for e me tlng their judge. Wailin g R o oill It S es enti a l for ecurit y th a t all te a!" are held there; til (eam s hould re Ign them sel es c heerfull y to the luck of the draw and ha ve omething t o occupy them elves. (knlttlOg clgarett , m a gazine, c ards), w hil e they wait. 0 team s hould rea d" The Bl ack Book " wbile they wait.

PAIRS TESTS. Team hould practi e a l po Sible com bi natio n of pair r m mt hat o. 1 houLd a ways'ha e an mdl Vldua l test a lo ne ; deciding beforeh a nd who sha ll ead in each pair as team will not k n ow how th e y are to work till te reac hed.

Bedll1aking- At present the tand a rd is far oo low and the pirit of co-oper a tion IS u ually comp etel y absent (e.g ., one member IS. usua ll y tucking in the top of a sheet wh il e the other is working at t he bottom the bed - wherea the y shou ld be workmg level) Again the team shou ld e a ll possible combination, rememthat o I does not do thi te t; h a e a rea l person. the bed in the pr per pos itIOn for t he Inju ry (e g. , heart c as hould be p ropped lip and a I g injur y w ill want a bed c ra dle) - " bouncing ca d " in are uit a ble than om e one acting like a pat ent; before he competition i shou \d be decided which of each possible pair IS to be the " leader."

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an open field. Il e was slightly

I n ou r pi ct u re, Ihe clna 'c h ca n be een among th e tr ees in lh e bac k g round

T' p r i ent en emy oj th e ch u rch is th e bee tle, w h ich h as caused such d amage tha I the I LCClr has op ene d a fUlld to rai se £30 to remove th e inj ected t oo d wo rk

MRS. GROSVENOR IN W . RID ING

O o v ember J t a h a lf-da c onference for th e nu[ ing di ision of tbe We t

Riding York hire ha d the gre a t ple a ure of Iistenll1g to a piri Led a ddre from the Deput y uperintendent-in-Chi e f, Mr. B.

Gro e nor. Ll the members were sadd e ned b the thought that th i wa the la t time tbey would see her a nd be able to " recharae " their en hu ia m from her itality a nd to-ea rth advice

Di t[ict Superintendent Mr L odge had arranged a surprise for Mr. Groe n or. B mean of a radio link on a closed circuit , a nursing member or officer from ea ch of the fi e area in the distric broadca t a message to un P arlour alley

Garde n , v h re th conference ,;as he ld

Th ese e p r essed t o Mr. Gro venor the ver deep affec ti on in which he was held and good ,ishes for her future in Ireland whe re he i aoin a to li ve o n relinqui hing her po s iti;n j; th e Brigade.

I n pite of the fact that Mr Gros enor h a d no prior kno'vvledge of thi radio link she replied to e a ch mes age on a special tel rec a lling the individu a l are a detail of her vi its to them and s ome speci a l incident which could onl ha ve happe ned to her.

II th nursing di v ion and nm ina cadet di i ion in the di tri thad subscrib d to gi ve Mrs. G ro enor a tanaib le token of th e ir a pp reci a tion of the i7, te res t he had tak e n n th m. B , d viou me a n Mr. Lodge ha d fOlllld out th a i[ r. G 1'0 venor ne d e d a br i f- a e and ome ga rd e n furniture. The fir t was e asy t obtam , but th la tter pre ented ome diffi5

c ul ty. I t was t herefo r e decid e d to pre ent the brief-c ase at the confe rence an d to en clos e a c heq u e for £60 s o th a t rs. Gro venor might be a b le to selec t a a rd e n f urniture of her cho ice to

Castleford's new H .Q.

SI CE it wa formed SO ears a uo the members of the Castleford Di i fon of St John Ambul a nce Brigade b a e camed on their ork from premi e rented in ariou part of the town but last month the opened new of their own at the rea r of CasUeford Congregational Church. They h a e bought wha u ed to be the primary s hool a nd a nd ad a pted [hem to make proVl lOn both for the training and recrea tion of member.

T he opening eremon 'i a s performed Mrs. B. Gro enor , Deput uperlOtendent- in - Chief of London. an d he headquarters "ere dedi at e d b y th R y. T. a u e, Congrega tional mini rer. mong a t tendmg v e re the Di tri C o mmt loner and th Di r ict uperint enden t Dr. and I r E. H. Lodge. of Y ether b y' tl1e COO1mi ioner. Dr. G Thomp on : of H alifa x and th e M ay or a nd f ayoress of Ca Ueford , ld. and 1rs J a m e'

The r e a mge on Dr. E. L. W hite f M thk \V a pre ente d by u p H. If. pibb. with a pen a nd pen 11 ll1 a n 111 nb d case in a ppre ia t ion of man y ear ervice to Ca tleford.

Stydd H a ll (Yeaveley). Th e 7'e111ains of the south end oj the vestry oj th e COI1lI1lCllldery

THE ORDER'S HERITAGE

By Cap t . J. Docwra- Rogers

I the summer of 1955 a friend and I decided tnat we would endeavour to find t he remains, or at l eas t the sites , of the prereformation commanderies, "Ca mera e" etc. of the K n ights Ho spi taller , still known to in England. D uring this time we have sea rched fairl y thoroughly an area from Mount St. John in the onh Riding of Yorkshire to Bodmiscombe n De von and Slebech in South Wales, from Halston on the W els h border to Swingfield , near Do ver.

Po ssi bly this is a wi der survey tha n any member of the Order has undertaken previously , and is by no means an end to our journeying. Naturally at times It can be most disappointing , at others equally rewarding, but whatever the issue one is left with the feeling that it would be a fine gesture if every county organisa tion could possess some ittle relic or a few acres, that had belonged to our glorious past. Only this las t Septemb er to give a fair example, we made two discoveries of which I think the Order is quite unaware. At Chippenham in Cambridgeshire, below a very bea u tiful and typica l Queen Anne schoolhouse, are the vaults of wh at was undoubtedly t h e St. John Hospital a dependency of Carbroke in orfolk, and used as a con valescent home for s ick brethren of the Ord er. Even more interesting was the discovery of the remains of the Commander y at Yeaveley in Derb yshire, wh ich we fa iled to find last year. These are at Stydd Hall (no t to be confu sed with Stede, ne a r Ribchester in Lancashire) about a mile from the villa ge of Yea veley, off the Ashbourne to Lichfield road and through man y gates, along a farm tra ck. There, adjoining a rapidly decaying Georgian mansion , are the remains of the South Vestry of the Commandery Chapel, temp ., Rich ard 1st, a nd the original Norman font. This btter I am hoping one of the local

Th e Temains of the south 'lL'1.·ndows oj the Ho spitalleTs Chapel of the Yeaveley C071/mandeTY, and th e Sonnan Jonl ali. temp. Ric. 1.

clergy will s ucceed in ha vi ng removed into his church. Th e accompanying pholographs wi ll give a rough idea of the desolation surroundi ng this ancient relic o f the old Ord er a n d somewher e in lhe tangle of undergrowth is reputed to l ie" A coffin sla b in c ised with a flori ated cross and a

PLEASURE FAIR MEANS BUSINESS

T HE Hull Pleasure F a r, wh ic h is held annually on the fair grou nd Wa lton Street is renowned for being o ne o f the oldest a nd largest pleas ure fai rs in England; th is yea r was no exception , it s la r ted on 6

Sa turd ay O c tob e r 11 th , a nd con tinu ed dai ly until a lurd ay O ctobe r 181h.

Durin g th i p ri od three fi r a id ta ti o n were ta fl"ed from 9 a.m. unl l m dni g hl each da y, wit h tb e e 'ce ption of unday , w he n it \ only s a Aed durin g lh afternoo n , wh e n rei ig iou ervi e \ e re held on lhe fa ir grou nd.

Surgeon, ur ing Offic r , a nd

Divisional O fficers a lo ng with 200 other rank, a ll p ayed lheir pari in p rforming over 1,600 ho ur of ac tu al dut y, n counting travel lin g im.

Durin g lh time the fai r wa pen 265 ca e of a cide n l a nd udd n illne vve re a tte n.d ed to: 36 o f th required tran sporting 10 hospi a l [or further lre a lrnent.

Th e lranspo rt duties were car ri ed oul by the Hull orporat i n mbulan e ervice who e m e mber form a divi ion of l he H ull orp. uperintendenl l.

wa 1I1 ha rg of the arra ngem en t recei ed excellent upport from Superintend ents 1rs. La and Mi ner. Th e three orp p u b li c duly offi ers. and the .orp offi er in charge of tore a nd eq uipm ent, pUl in ma ny hour of va luable ork to en ure that the dUlY wa 0 ered in a manner \ orthy of th Brigade.

During the we k the lation I' i ited by the Lord ayor and Lady la ore s of Hull, Ih hi f on table, Dr. E. M. Dearn the ommi ioner, and everal of t11 officer. all of, b m expr ed their ati faction al th e arrang menl made to cope with lhe large crowd \ hi h at tended.

ENGLAND & WALES BEAT SCOTS

THE annua l l nternalional Fir id Competition betw en team from bel \ the bord er ve r u tho e from t land. was held al Bl ackpool on Thur da), October J 6th. Four men' le 111 und ne women's team r pre ented en h ounlr. the cUlTlLIlative mark de iding the \\ inning ide.

The judge were r.. J H aUl , F.R of l. Bee (team test) , Dr. J Rod ger Sulherland of Gla gO\ and Dr. R Scolt R eid of Bath (individual a nd oral tests).

Mr. H. idley (Regional Lan and Estab lishment Onlcer, London idland Region) pre ided at th e pre entali.on ce remo n y a nd an noun ced the re lilt whIch was a win for England and Wale WJlh mark against 1911 marks gall1ed by Scotland. Work op wa the lead in g team for he winning ide a nd Motherwe ll for the Scottish ide Maximum tOlal mark wa 2,500. Mr. R B lee the C ha mpion s hjp Troph y a nd a so er t lficate o a ll co mp e lit o r s. Among t bo se presenl we re he Depu ty Mayor and M ayore of Bl ackpoo l, Lord Ru sholl11 e (Lo nd o n Mid la nd A rea B oa rd ), Mr. D av id Bl ee (General M anage r Lo nd on Midland R eg ion); a lso from the Bri t i 11 Tr an po rt omm JOn a nd Reg ional Officers.

S. WALES DOCK WORKERS ' COURSE

ON Satw'day an d Sunday OctobeT 25 th and 26th an cou:r e of jint Cl ict was held a t Porth c(twl Jar the SOL£th lijTa les JT ea D T. R. 1(. Ph itt ip s, R egwnal Mech ca/ O.fficer , oj the J at1:onal D ock Labour' BOaTd was c u17'ge and with t he a si. tanc e oj D r. D. T. H ichaTds oj B nstol, e ecelfenl wa. given t o the s tuden t., numbe7'ing about ;-0, who a t! ndect. /vIT. C. L. D avies, ou ll H'ales iV!ana 1er, supp07' led th e cou,rse tl17'oug hout i ts ?"1m, and tine gave a lead 10 the members.

P T(f.clical 1V0 1'11: Jollo wed eac h lec tllTe , fh e s tllden ts having (h e advan tage oj in truction not on ly Jrom til doctors but a so J7'0111 a nw nb eT o experienced ./hst-aiders inc/llding fli e rne mb er.· oj tlt e wansea competition eam.

Th e cow'. e wa an e;vperimema/ one, bu t its .·ncces will mean til e holding oj more uch counes for /lw se, on s ll1]t work z lio cannot aUelld ngu aT y at dock classes.

Fairs, R ock F erry

DeleGate 10 Ihe Cheshir e Offi cers' Traillillo COIlJerellce at Emton JI anor. The Counly all/missioner, apl R eecy, ill the elltre, wi th Jlajor 1 C. IUlile 1{ 1I0;':, urgeol1 -in- Chiej, all hi riol/I.

Cheshire Officers get right down to business

T H E econd he hire Officer' Training onfe rence was h Id at Burton anor on Ih Wirral p"nin ula i"rom October 10th- 12th.

The de legates were vvelcom d by the Deputy omm i ioner, W. Ceci l Robin on, Esq. , on the Friday eveni ng, when th whole atmo pher wa quile informal. Film were hown during the evening.

The ser iou bu in e s o f the conference bega n on Saturday m rning when th Commi ioner, apt. Perc R eay, formally opened the proceeding.

The programme was a compreh n i e one and was started with a vigorou la lk en litl ed " Under tanding Young Peopl ,. by Glyn T. Amo E q. You th Officer of WaHa sey, in which he gave a very clear picture of o ur respon b il ili as adu lt to t he boys a nd g irls of today.

The members of the B rigade a nd th eir p art in ivil D efe nce wa th e u bje t of tw o speakers. Fir t , Dr. B G. Gretton W a t on, D e put y o unt y M edi ca l Offi cer, spoke o n " The Ambulance a nd Cas ua ll y Co ll eclio n Sec tion of th e C ivi l D efe nc e Co rp s" and

later Dr. T. Lloyd Hu ghes, enior Administali e Officer of the Li erpool Regional H o pilal Board, gave a graphi a count of lhe part lO be pIa ed b the hospital er ic , with special empha on the atio nal Ho pilal ur ing Reser e, in the event of nuclear warfa re. Th e del gale were very int rested to hear rea ommis ioner W H. a lk er, of the Duke of L anca ler' District, who gave a sp lend id talk on ,. Casualty imulation a a Trainin g id" and gave pra tical demontration which \ re most reali ti. Thi talk wa followed by" Snag in ompetition Work ., by rea Surgeon N. Duncan , al 0 of o. 5 rea.

It wa with great pleasure that the delegates gathered on unda morning to ei.come th Surgeon- n-C hief, Major C. Whi te Kno ho e ubj ct was ,. The Fir Edit io n of t he J o int Manu a l of Fir t id " in which he drew a comp rei1ensi e compari o n wit h the pre ent 40th Editio n Dr. M. L. Thomson poke on the " P roblem of D iabet s ,. and gave some u ful ad e to fi rst -a id r in diagno i ng 7

and treating patients suffering from this complaint.

The programme started with Youth , and it closed on a similar note when County Cadet Officer Mrs. A. Lawrence gave a talk entilled " The Cadet ew Look " in which she drew attention to the difficulties involving the promotion of cadets to adult divisions in accordance with the new regulations.

A dinner was held on the Saturday evening, at which most of the guest speakers were present and a happy e ening was enjoyed by all. Dr. B. G. Gretton Watson proposed the toast of the Brigade and the respon e was by the Surgeon -in-Chief, Major A. C. hite Knox. The D eputy Commissioner , W. Cecil Rob inson, Esq. proposed the toast of Our Guests to which Dr. Wm. Dunc an suitably replied.

R e . J. B. Eyre Walker, iear of Burton. conducted a service in the College H all on Sunday morning which was attended by all the delegates.

Th e Commi ioner closed the conference by saying that it had been a great uccess and he wa sure tbe talks had been of infinite value to everyone present.

Thank ere expres ed to the speakers and to all those responsible for the arrangement of the conference.

G.P.O. W"INNERS

THE General Po Office ational First Aid Competition were held at the Porchester Hall. London. ._. on o\'emb r 13th, The Challenge trophies were awarded as follow ,\ fel/'s Chall/pionship Trophy- London Postal Region (v.c. Di trict Offi ). Runner -up Trophy-Headquarters Group B (Factories D epartment Birminghan1) Pair Troph y- 0-.1 , -+ CardiflP.O c. WOII/eil's Champiol/ship Trophy-Headquarter Group (Headquarters o 1 B ranch P.O .c.) Runners-up T rophyLondon Telecommunic ation Reg ion ( .\ Area T.M O .). P air Trophy- 0.] '..j. Headquarter o. 1 Bran h P.O .c. t the d istributio n of prize at the conclu ion of th competitions the chair was taken b 1 if. D C. Ma lean (D eputy D irector-General) and the trophie and plaques \V re presented b r Ir. K. P. Thomp on. CP. (H. ssistant P omaster-Gen eral).

Photo:

Plwto: Sandhurst Studios, Swansea

NEW NURSING OFFICER FOR KENYA

M RS. r V ONSE A. TAYLOR was gi-en hands lza ke by th e Commissiollsr-inChief, Maj. Gen. J. M. K irkman, befoT e eav7:ng faT a two-year tall?' of duly III lI.. enya as a St. J ohn nUTSing officer

Fro m the D istric t Ho spi al, Embu, 7I11·s Taylor ha wn Uen t o ay th a t .her In: o main pro blems are to t each the na ive mothers (a) th at wate ?' necessary fm' d1'1nkwg (m.d washing, (b ) that hey mus t fe ed t heiT children-they neglect and tal' ve them, though food avai lab le S he pays tl'ibute to he1' pTedecesso T, lVIiss Il' ven now ba ck in for h.er amazlllg accomplishments in having esta blished six clinics and done plOnee1'1ng work.

FOYER COLLECTIONS PRODUCE

£8,600

IT'S

REALLY

A DISPLAY OF VVORK

W H th e Ar a Superinten lent o f (h e rea, W R. Y rk hlre, M rs. Soar, invites you to t he Area di play of \ o rk, yo u do not And allracllve stall laid o ut w ilh needlework h ome made cake, e tc. You find th a t eac h Di vi ion or orp in the rca i putting on a di p lay of the \ a rk th ey h ave been doing during the year.

C hoos in g S1. Luke s d y,O tobcr J the nul' ing divi ion in tile rca led \ Ith eac h other n pre e n in g different facet of their \ ork, in a " ay whi h w uld ha\ ecu red lhem re ruit had the ge ner a l public been ad mitted.

T he I[a or and [a ore "ho we re e corted b Di intendent Mr L dge, and rca ommissioner Mr. Soar , aw \ hat rea ll y happen w h en a per n get bilLen b y a poisonou s s n ake (and there are adder i n Eng[and in [ite f the" eather). Th e cadet patient e r sen ib ly turned her head a ay when the r a li (i c fake" bite \Va opened up to allow the enom to be squeez d out, a nd th a ntidote to be app lied

Another 010 t en ible demon t ra llon a a method of liftin g a pat ien t fr m

Aoor on to a chair. 'vV kno\ the nur lng members are n upp ed t I.ifl, an one \ ho ha s be n fa c lth l hl p rob lem i awa r of the fac t that th e r is ne e r a (rong man a round t<;> cI job when required. T \.vo .< Ize membeTs did the job mo t effi lently on a qua r t- ize" b tandeT, ithoul an fuss or strain.

is here receivi ll g th e trophy

West Riding Conference covered the ground

ASUC E F L one-dayconferencewas

days of t he specialists in hospitals, probably the most efficient first aider was the one who got hi s casualty to the right hospital flrst. Dr L odge pointed out that this was the age of the specialist and mentioned that even in t he Ro yal avy many operations were forbidden on the smaller ships, for the helicopter had revolutionised the work, and men who were ill were transferred to the sh ips with better facilities. The introduction of anti -biot ics has cut out many of the dangers today, but he insisted that the first aider should give to tbe ambulance service an accurate picture of what was the matter, what was likely to be needed on the ambulance and at the hospital, and particularly, if he was speaking on the telephone, where the patient could be found. Frequently it was quicker for a passing car to be used to take a patient to hospital. In giving a call to the ambulance it was important to ask for oxygen, if this was needed, and the fire brigade would provide breathing apparatus if it was required.

A s a result the foyer collections held in A. B. C. crnemas durrng 1958, the sum of £8,631 14s. 5d. has been handed to tbe Approvals Committee for dis tri b u ion to counties. O nce again t he B rigade is grateful to A. B .C. for tb eir kind gesture. D etails of tbe collections a r e: COUNTY £ s. d. T he Rank Organi s ation h ave ge nerou s y con sented t o allo w co lle ction s t o be take n in th eir cinemas durin

Another altracti e di pia wa an lD altd tra brought bea ch di i ion. The objc was of our e to tempt the appe t ite, \\ hile a dher ing to the in a l id diet, a nd thi \ a mos t s uccessfull y done. a n y a moulh watered

ay

will t ake full ad vanta

s wond erful opp ortu nity, and will do everythin g po ss ible to ma k e th e app eal an o utstandin g ucc ess. o. OF CINEMAS 3 14 orthern Ireland orthumberland Not t ingh a m s h re

re in p ted. H ow nice to ha e the e in no a t ion (0 the ver nece a r bandages e a ll kno\ a nd which we a

leep.

he ld b y the onhern a rea of the We t Ri di ng of York hire at the Ro ya Baths Hall , H arrogate, and wa attended by o e r 200 officer a nd member from all pa rt o f the catte red a rea. The rea ommi ss oner (Dr. J Prent i e) pre ided a nd talk were g en by Mr Wilson (York) the rea ade Officer, on Cadets a nd the ew Scheme, " Mr W oo lfe (Di [r ict Staff Officer) o n " Publi c it y," Chief I n pector L ee, han secre tary of t he ounty t. J o bn ouncil, on t he work of the ouncil a nd D r. J H. S. Lodge (Divi ion a l Surgeon, W ether by Di vis ion) on Emergen.cy Medica l Practice " Mr Wilso n outlined t he effect of the c ha nge in th e co n t it ut ion o n th e work with ca dets, a nd he effect o f sc hool ac ti v t ies in the wa y o f th e e a min ation for the G ene ra en ifl a e of Education evenin g cia e, home wo rk a nd th e a t t raction o f d ances , pi cture, etc. Mr. Wil so n's point was taken up by 1rs. Lodge (Cou nty Superintendent) who ai d th ey ha d formed one you ng ad ul t divi ion where there wa a n ordinary adu lt di v ion. Th e two d ivis o ns were working hand in hand and t be you n g people were com in g o n and inc reasi ng t he ad ult di v is ion a nd the two division we re gett in g o n w II to ge th er.

Mr s . W oo lFe urged th e appo in tm n of pre s secreta ri es for very di s ion, for th ey cou ld not expect the prc to CO-ope ra te unl ess they helped them, unless they gave c ear fa c ts a nd unle

the pre knew who to contact. She urged that superintendents should think whom they could appoint, and it did not ma tter if the pe rson appointed wa good at first ai d work or not, but he or she should be prepared to take the re pon ibilit y of keepi ng n touch wi th t he pre s off the houlders of he officers, who \ ere lao bu y to ee the reporters at social and ceremonial e e n ts.

The Chairman said the area had done very well in publ icity in the pa t year. They had a press officer, bUl in addition Superintendent Myers, o f P ateley Bridge, had prepared a model to illu strate the need for fir t aid on the farms and this had been duplicated for headqu arters a nd h own i n a ll parts of t he country, a nd the had h a d a r eque t from o rth e rn Ireland for one to be se nt there and thi had been do ne. In a ddition references i n the " R EV IEW" had been noted in Canada and they h a d a reque t for d tails from that D ominion.

Chief In pector Lee, of th West Ri ding Con tabulary, commented on the ork of the t. J ohn Counci l and urged tbat there mll t be co-operation and harmony at a ll ev I In the R iding t he had a t. J ohn ounci l, with S ir Henry tudd y, Chief Con tab le of th W r R iding, a chairman, and it was working " for th fai t h a nd for th benefit of hum ani ty ."

Dr. J H S. Lodg who i on of th Di tri t ommi sio ner and of [r . Lodge (D i trict Supe rint ndent) aid in t hese 9

St. John members could do much to prevent accidents. Propag anda against inflammable nightdresses should not only be in the hands of the fire brigade, nor should the danger of inflammable toys only be stressed by the Women's Institutes Any member who saw tablets in a house where they could be got by a child should firmly but politely point our the danger. Frequently fireguards were absolutely unsafe and the danger should be pointed out. He was called to a farm where a child had pulled a kettle of bot water off the hob and the mother remarked what a pity it was as the child's sister had done just the same thing a year before and the scald had left such a bad scar. If the Brigade was prepared to give as much stress to the prevention of accidents as it did to other ork they would save twice the lives they did, and if every member a ked if he could prevent a ca ualty happening again, and having decided, was to do omething about ir, much good would be done. The greatest single cause of death between the ages of two and 40 was from home accidents and there were far more accidents in the home than with cars.

Thanks to the speakers ere ac orded on the motion of P t. Broden (Bamold wick Di vision), seconded b student nurse Elizabeth J ack on of the Tun 10nkton Cadet D ivision.

LET BEAUTY REIG N

INNING TABLE u.-In th Exmouth carni al proce ion, the prize for the b e entry \ a won by Exmouth luring Cadet. Entitled" Let Beauty Reign ." the tableau, whi h also \ on flr priz i n rhe chool and youth e tion. depi ted a regal cene. with a queen" in a white gown and glittering tiara, att oded by three maid of honollr. The title \ a pelt out in red and white AO\ er and hundreds of bloom de orated the whole float. huge crown of red and yellO\ flo\\' rs surmount d the canopy over the queen' dai Th queen \ a Mi Maure n iLmore. and her attendant Su san Luca arah D a\ ie and M arga ret Evans.

Reti rement of a great personal.ity

L IEUT E A T C O L ONEL F RED -

E Rl C KWILKI SON S MYTH , O B .E

K S t. J has for a l o ng t ime, been known as " Colone " or , F red " to many hundreds of those who love the work of S t. John. In ovember 1938 he was appointe d Secretary and Honor ary Treasurer of the Witlvatersrand and Southern Transvaal Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association. H e re t ired on D ecember 3 1st, 1958, and it i my privi eged pleasure to refe r to his valued an d valuable h elp to us all duri n g the las t twen y years. At the time of Col. Smyth's appointment, our " office" was in an old building in h e centre of J oha nnesburg. There was one room and an a djoining storeroompreviously used as a commercial traveller's showroom but, under the Colonel's gui dance and ent husiasm, was used as a lecture room Ooly a year later however the Centre occupied a whole floor of a new building which had b een comp eted right in the middle of the busiest pa r t of J ohannesburg. The work increased tremen dous l y-and was almost unceasing. First Aid and H ome ursing Classes had already been orgaillsed thro ugho u t the S outhern T ransvaa and, in a d dition, 11 Auxiliary Military H ospitals were now a lso b eing established. Col. Smyth and h is office s aff undert o ok a ll the work n connect io n wi th the conse qu ent a d ministra ion a nd the su pply of the necessary e qui p men t. Frequ ent vis ts we re p a d to t hese hos p it a s a n d t he in troduction of a ncilla r y s erv ces, su ch as o ccu pa ti on a l ther apy, were val u a ble a nd app r ec ate d additio ns. T he R ed Cross Nat onal C o -o r dina ting Commi tt ee was form ed in 1939 an d organ-

WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON PARADE

T HE Chief Commissioner of Brig lr. TV. J ohn 1011. Badge to Xur in lJ Cadet Pam ela IT /lIl e, oj Ih e eV(!Il 11i D ay tdt el.llis l .C D IVISIOII, On his lef is Col. J. R. Donaldsoll COn7l1lissiollerJor W eslern 1wlral ta. alld 01/ IIi(' n g lil oj the photograph, Di trict up erinl endenl J I r. Tf". Br azell. 'ae/el .' ll lI 'estcm 1((s l N/lia s lld gTeetings to a ll cadets in B?·itain.

ised Occupational T herap y Ce n tres at a ll the Imperial Military H ospitals, and A uxiliar y Hospita ls , in South Africa. Many thousand of pounds were raised for this excellent service for aiding wo unded men to regain t he use of d ama ged limb s.

Col. Smyth was honorary ecretary of thi commi tee from its i n ception a nd se rved continuous y in this capacity until 1952.

In 1945 a committee was formed for he purpose of inquiring into the question of p reventa ble b lindness i t h av ng been decide d two years earlier that there wa a n obvious need for an Ophth a lmic Hospit a l.

Col. Smyth added to his already onerous duties by accepting appointment a honorar y secretary of tha t committee. (He never was one to shirk work whi c h wou ld help st. John.) He gave his va lu able services until, in 1950 when Prior y He adq ua rters was established at " Glenshie l " in Johannesburg it was found necessar y to appoint a full-time paid secretary for this work.

Col. Smyth had now been associated with the Witwatersrand and Southern Tr a nsvaal Centre for twelve years a nd during th at time, the Centre had grown from st re ng h to strength. The splendid and outstandingl y successful results had, obviously , not been ac h ie ved without financial support-and a treme ndou s a mount of hard work. Col.

Smyt h travelled by car for, l iterall y, hu n d reds of thousa n ds of m il es addressing meet ings throug h out the Un io n of Sout h Afri ca as well as in bo th Southe rn a n d N or hern Rh o d es ia O n m a ny o f hese occasions h e was acco mp a ni ed by h is lovely and charm in g w ife wh o h e n as thr ough out hi s yea r s w h S t. J o hn , stood by h im and gave hi m h er u n fai ing , l ov in g a n d pract ica s upp ort in a ll h e d d. o Co n in ued on ne x page

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ESSEX I N AUSTRALIA

F IELD 111 Q?, ,·/t II il' W iliiam Prio r oj th e Pri o ry in Australia oj lie Order o I J ohn, talki ng illt J l rs. E. l l ar Co Li?1 I!J Siaff Offi cer Jro?ll at th e Aus tmli an I n ler- ate Competition'. -VV,:th th em 7'S Dr. F C. B 1I 1 ci(a.y, hieJ Sup eri n en den t (N.) o ti le Priory ill Australia. An accoun l oj s011l e oj M rs JI art · e llp erienc es appeared 7n [l re ce n l issu e of th e R ev ew. h e has been s lay i ng w illi ?'e ICt l ives in Auslni./ ia and has don e u great dea l of S I J ohn work ther e as a " busJllan " ho l iday."

CANADIAN EMERGENCIES TEST

ST

JOHN ORGANISATION

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O NCE agai n- in a di sas te r t hat shocked t he a nad ian nation-the Sl. John Ambu ance Br gade p lay ed a major r ole. At Springlli JI Nova Scot a , where 93 m in er we re trapped more than two miles be low ground, St. John members were 0 11 d uty mi nutes a f e r the exp osion and served cont nuously unti l the Jast re cue was made a nd he last body brought to t he surfa ce. It was a nurs ing Brigade unit which was on the pot first, as it was based in Sp r ingh ill. Within 20 minutes member of the St. J o h n p r ingbill ursing Di v ision were at the sce ne of the acc iden t and their number welled to J 50 a Brigade members from both ova Scot ia a nd ew Brun swick r e ponded to the n ew of the di a te r. Briga de units from H al ifax, Amherst, Fred e ri c ton , Sain t John a nd Moncton with five mo tor ambulances were at the sce ne Appro im a tel y 50 me mber were on dut y a a time. An emergency clearing station wa e t up a nd manned by St. John in the loc a armourie and St. J ohn men help ed a t the pithead re m ov ing the dead and injured. t the request o f a uthoritie s, 12 specia ll y tr ai ned l. J oh n m em ber from Halifax were on duty to he lp recei e ur i ors a nd bodi e al th e pithead. l. John membe r a l 0 took care of exhausted a n d overwrought peo ple a nd nur ing memb e r helped at 11 a int s Ho spi tal in Springhill.

The famed Draegerm en at t he Sp ri nghill mines and man y of t he min e r a re trained in fir t a id by Sl. John Ambulan e. In the 1956 di saste r in the o 2 mine this training wa re pon ible for a ing at lea t on e wben a t rapped miner ove rco me by ga was re ed with ar tificial resp irat ion by a noth e r miner trained b y t. J ohn.

P erhaps the outstanding fa c t a bout the recent operation from a S t. John stan dpoin t was the wa y in which members were a ble to be on dut y continuously throughou t the ten da y period of he emergency. This called for a high degree of organisation and a fine spirit of co-oper ation between the various un it in volve d

OTTAWA EXPLOSION

O Sa turday, O cto ber 25th, at 8. 17 a.m., a terrific explosion wrecked a ciLy blo ck in the do wn tow n area of Canada's capital c it y a nd smashed windows withi n a h alf-mile radius. Federal Di st rict Brigade personnel h a d t wo first a id posts in ope ration, hortl y a fter the news was bro adcast.

M a n y said it was a mir acle that ca ualties were not greater. ewspaper estimates p aced the ca ualties a 2 000 if the explosion had happened on a bu sy Otta wa weekday, rather than on a Saturday mornng. s it was one person died as a direct re u lt (one other a l 0 died, apparently as an indirect result) a nd some 20 others received injuries. S t. John Ambulance posts gave fi rst a id to a total o f 17 peopl e, nearly all of them uffering from uts made by fl y ing glass.

o ta l of 25 Brigad e men 43 women an d J I ca d e ts reported for dut y an d ano ther 20 to 25 telephoned to ay they would report if required. Other peo pl e trained b y St. John a nd Briga de units from out-oftown a lso offered ass is ta nce.

A first a id po t was set up in a bakery shop right at (he sce ne of th e ex plos ion an d another a t a Sal vat io n Army Citadel a bout a block away. These we re ke pt open until the early evening, when a uth o rities said th ere wo uld be no more work for

RETIREMENT OF A GREAT PERSONALITY

• COllti nu ed/rom preriollS page In 1944 new he a dqu arte r were acqui red thr ough t he cons is ent effort of se nior m ember of th e Order who had , for e e r a l yea r been working quietly, but te adi y, towa rd the oppor tun ity of acquiri ng a building of its own for the e ntr e 01.

Sm y th wa again honorary ecre tary of another co mmittee! Th e res u lt of their combined eft'ort wa th at the entre acquired a proper ty of it s own - as ted in no small mea u re by th e plea ant a nd generou attitude of the South frican Red ro Soci ety.

Thi p ro pe rty wa s e propria ted by the South Afr ic a n R ailway in 1949 but financial compen a tion a nd the provision of suitab le l a nd, made po ib le the build ng of t h e pre entfine h eadqua r te rs bui lding. As a lways , Col. Smyt h was efficiently and effe ctive y a ocia ed wi t h a detailed arra ngem en ts m ade du rin g the n egot a ti ons of I ra n fer and the e rect io n of t be new b u il din g. Col. Smyt h s effor ts, a nd loyalty, bave, for u nately, n ot gone u nn oticed. On 9th , 1943, Si r E d wa r d Harding, Bn t ls h H ig h Co m m i io ner in th e U n ion o f

Sou th Africa, an d then ub-Prior of th e O rder, v rote to Capt. George el on. the Pr e ident of the Centre prai ing Col. Smyth's a bounding enthusiasm.

On M a y 2nd, 1950, Brig C. 1 Ho ffe, nov C hancellor o f rbe Ord er in S outhern frica, but th e n, in hi capacity a chai rm an of the ational Appeal LIb-Com.mittee of th e 1. John Co mmittee for the Pr e entio n of Blindn ess, wrote to Col. Sm y th thanking him aga in for hi ervices to the Sl. John Oph ha lmi c Foundation.

01. Sm yth h a alway been untiring an d uns lfi h in a ll th e wonderful and succe ful work he ha done for St. John. He h as, consi tently and very wisely, refu ed to be ups et b y critici m He has de vo t d himself to hi work for us a ll a nd a bo e a ll , has been supreme ly lo ya o th aus a n d a ll tho e who worked for St John and for whom he worked

'We ll do n e thou good a nd faithful servant " - we w ill mi ss y ou. M ay you and Mrs. Sm t h e njoy a ric hly deserved and very happy retirement.-Vi Grant Mack enz ie Pr es den t, W it wat er r a nd a nd o uth ern T ra n vaa l C en tr e, S t Jo hn Am b ul a nce Ass oc a tio n 11

them A motor ambul.ance was a so ke pt in readine ss. Typical of the s pirit of the SL. John members w ho h elped was the first aider wbo ju st got in his car in Smiths F alls, a bout 50 miles from Otta wa, and drove a once to the accident, i n response to wireless appeals for St. John personnel. The Arnprior Di visio n offered their services and were on call with their ambulance

Once agai n he vol unteer members of the Brigade h ave shown that they are read y to ac quickJ y in the event of disaster and have received g rateful acknowledgment from aut hori ties.

UGANDA TO HAVE NEW HEADQUARTERS

W ORK will soon slart in K amp a la on the headquarters building of tbe new S1. J ohn Counci f or ganda, the Mini ster of Social Services, r. G. B Cartland , said in Kamp ala.

Mr. Cartland was presiding at the first meeting of the Council , wruch is to take over the overall direction of the acti vities of the St. John Association and B rigade in Uganda.

T he Chairman of the S t. John Association, Mr. S W. Kulub ya, reviewed rhe activities of the Association since it was founded in Uganda 30 years ago. Although irs strength had fluctuated considerably, steady progress and improvement had taken place in r ecent years . Classes in first ai d were being held in pl aces as far removed as Arua and Kilembe mines, an d during the past two year more than 1, 000 first aid certificates bad been issued , said Mr. Kulub ya. The se included home nursing and lay lecturer certifica tes.

Th e 'i o rk of the As ociarion had been handicapped, however, by the fact that it had no home of ts own. ow it was hoped to start the fir t ph ase of a headquaners bu lding in the near future. starting \, itb offices, a gara ge and a flat for rhe headquarters officers.

C YPRUS C ARR I ES ON

F ROM C y pru, Mi Mary D ona\ 'our Hickie , St. J ohn H eadquarters Officer, tells us rhat in July the officer a nd members of th [ icosia 10. I (Turkish) ur ing Di vi ion esrablished a fir aid centre in the T urki h quarter of the walled city of Tico ia in order to deal with ca ualries a rising from ommunal disturbances and other incident

The entre ver well equipped and the nursing memb e r maintain a rota 0 thar ther are a lw ay two members on dmy a t the Centre b d a , or on cali 0 thar £11 can be r ache d at home afrer dark. Inst ructional meetings are held 'i eekly. Although not officially called a Br igade Centre for po itical rea ons i t i in fact very mu h a St. John e tabli hmenr a a ll concerned with it either belong to rh division or hold sso ia rion fir t ai d certificates. The keenne and efficienc of the member is ommendable.

180 MEMBERS AT WHITBY FOR TRAINING COURSE

THE

Mid-Ea t Durh a m Corp held it 5th Annu a Week e nd Training C ourse a the Metropole Hotel , Whitb y, on 0 tob er 17th to L9th 1958. The ga thering pro ed to b e more uccessful b a n ever , 8 nd wa attend e d by L80 members

Thi cour e v a s organised e ntirel y by the corp s s a A: Corp s Supe rin te ndent T. J Smith Corp Surgeon Dr. J eymour Hunter, and Cor ps Sec re ta ry, T. M Cooper

L ec turers on t h is occa ion were compos e d entirel y of p res n t or p a t memb r of th e

Photo : Croydcn Times

Th e" Order of St. J olm Sta n d at Cmy do'l1

Hom e S af ety E x hibi Uon Di v i onal S u p eri nt enden t TT'. J Ro se of •.J.ddis comb e -lmbtGl an ce D v s on an d Ca det Su pe:rint endent NITs. O Ho w ard o 81 (Cro ydo n)

S u r ing Cad et D ivi sio n m·e een m a nn i ng th e s and .

Mid-Ea st Durhan1 Corps The s ubj ec t were va ried a nd the tand a rd o f lecture wa ver y good , but a t th e same time wer e n ot too techni ca to be unde r tood a nd tho r oughly a ppre ciated b y th e a udien ce.

On the first da y of the our e, Dr J Seymom Hun er , Corp Surgeon , g a e a talk on" P n eumo oniosis. " In ths b egave a gener a l talk on the causes an d e ffec t of the dis ea e and preven at ve m ea m e

Propaganda In the Home-

AT the recent Home Safety Exhibition held in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall a t Croydon , the Order of St. John was one of only two voluntary organisations represented The grea s uccess of the stand entitled " First Aid in the H ome, " was largel y due 10 close colla b ora tion between the six adult S.J.A.B. Di visions in the area and the Cro ydon Centre of the Association who sponsored the arr a ngements The stand was continuously manned throughout the week b y volunteers and frequent practical demonstrations o f the treatm ent of various " injuries " in t h e home crea t ed a good deal of interest. Copies of the new First Aid Manual a n d ursing Manu a were on

-and on

ADWELL H ea th Ambulance D ivision made a start this summer in "putting across " first aid to farmers and agricultural workers. T h ere is now a statuto ry obligation on farmers to provide, and maintain adequate first aid equipment for their workers. The division did not find there was much enthusiasm among agricultural workers and it looks as i f it will be an uph ill t ask to stimulate interest.

The opportunities of demonstrating first aid to fam1ers are prett y well limited to agricultural shows as it is on ly on these occasions that farmers get together At these shows, of course farm l vestock and equipment attract more attention than does a firs t a id hut or demon st ration , but with the e xperience and knowledge gained this ye a r Ch a d well He a th Di vis ion is determined t o be ea r ly in the field a nd is confident that i t wi ll dev ise wa ys a nd m e an s next year of

di splay together wi t h s pec im e n awa rd s A spec ia l ma p of Cro yd o n h awe d t he location of every St. John di vi io n in t he area an d this surround e d with a ttr a c i e posters, c omm a nded con s id e ra bl e int er es t.

M an y hu n dred s of leafl e s gi v ng p a rticuJars of As socia tion courses an d S J A B

Divisions we re distribu te d to the 3,000 p erson s who attend e d the ex.hi biti on; organ ised p a rti es f rom local scb oo s, clubs, etc. resulted in a number of e nquiries from potential St. John ca d e s Intending exhibitors w ill be e ncoura ge d by the fact th a t the Cro ydon s t and wa produced a t very little ex pense by ob a ining free materials and services from lo c al firms a nd organisa ions.

the Farm

persuading fa rmers that adequa te equipment and adequate knowledge of the u se of that equipment will reduce the effec ts of injury to their workers and pro ve a worthwhile investment not just a nother Mini s tr y regula t ion to be complied wi t h.

* BOOK S HELF *

TH E UR I GA D MA AGEME T

O F S KI DI EASES , by D. Wi/kill all, M. D ., M .R C. P (Faber & Fab r, 32 .6d.).

Th e fiel d o f ki n d sea e ha pro bab J been affec ed mo re t ha n any ot he r p <Ii ed group b y th e d i co erie o f ne\ d r ug and treat m e nt a n d fo r (h rea on t b e omprhen s ive sur ey und e rt a ken b Dr. i k in o n s ext re m e ly we lco me.

He t rea s , in a c omm o n fac t a hc m a in c ata gor es o f s kin d i ea , nd in ea h c ase gi ves a mo t h o r o u gh d e cr ipli o n f tbe di ea e th e y mptom a nd th e m o t sui abl e t rea tm e n t, wi th co mm e nt o n lh e pitfa lls tha t a re lr a bl e o b eset tb ose h o ta ck le thi m o d e li ca te o f nur ng problems.

Whil e a gr eat d ea l of Dr. lkin on book is p erhap a littl e a d va nced from he fust a id point o f iew , th e re s no d o ubl

tha t t he m ajority o f nursing m e mb e r - parti c ularl y tho se w ho do a c er a in a moun t o f home-nur si ng-w ill ea rn a gr G dea l f ro m thi s mo s t u se ful boo k

the hard wo r k tbat t hey ha d put in o n be h a F of the divisions and the Brigade and A oc a tion in general, Capt. D. J. Lafferty rec a lled h ow he and bis wife h a d pers uaded them both to jo n seven year s ago a nd said t ha t he fe lt tl1at B r istol

C orp s would be very lu c ky to b e a bl e to pluc k the fruit from the rees tha h a d bee n planted in B a ns tea d.

M e mber s of the Brigade, both f ro m

B a n ea d and the Are a h a d s ub scrib e d toward s gifts which Capt. La fferty the n pre ent e d- a ba rom e ter for Do ctor Bu x ton and a n eedlewo r k table for Mrs. Bu x ton

A r ea Comm.issioner Do c tor D A. B. Hopkin t ba nked the di vision on b eh a lf of tbe man y gues s a nd fr ie nd s asse mble d includin g Area Surgeo n Do c o r Alb e rt a Dd ir onn Are a ta ff Office r G e orge a nd Mrs Lo cke A r ea Ca d e Offi ce r R R Stephen s, L t. - Co l. F. P ay ( Pr es ide n t o f the Ambula nc e Di vis i.o n ) a nd recen tl y j o in ed Di vi ional S urgeo n D oc tor D Q.

Smi t h? fo r th e op p o rtun i y of publi cly

Ih a nkll1g th e Bu xlo n s f o r th e r d evoled e r vice a nd pr o posed t he oa t " l o n g li Fe, h ea lth a nd wea lth o D r. and Mr s. Bu xto n "

D octor a n d Mr s. Bu x to n in he ir re pli es po ke e m ot iona ll y o f t he happy tim e s p e n t In t he A rea a nd pa rt icu larly wit h the Ba n tead Di isio n. Th ey ai d t hey wo ul d ne e r forget hei r in iatio n n t o B r gade rc le were t ha n krul a n dweregla d to h a ve been o f ser ce. T hey had pecia ll y p u rc ha e d a arge house in Br iS lo l 0 th a here was a n er o p en door to a nyo ne fro m he rea.

LONDO DISTRICT

W ESTER HE .-Sa tur day , Oc to ber b , marke d a ery happy occas ion in t he an n a l o f the C he lsea u r ng D ivi io n The 2 1 I bi rt hda y wa celebra ted by a din ner and danc at Che ea o i ter R e taurant and aLle nde d by ome 70 memb ers pa t an d pre en t wit h heir frie nd and honoured by the p r e e nce of rhe M a y or Mayo ress of hel ea, rea Comml S lo ne r ( \ e ern r a) D r. G. R H. \ rangham, J P , a nd M r. W ran gham; La d y br a ham, pa t su per intend n l fo r 16 yea r ; rea S u per inl en d en t M rs. E. orford and o t he r e n io r office r It \ a ap p rop ri a te t h a t i f ou n der me m ber t here- in lu d ing the f ounder o f the d VISion- M rs. H e p p e, who preented a ha nd orne iive r cup to be co mpe ted [o r a nn ua ll y wit h in he Di vis io n OF he pre .e n t , te n ha e ga in ed hei r m e nt o n o u se r v ice me d a l . B CKINGHAMSHIRE

F ORTY Y EAR - Me mb er o f th e Sl o u o- h T o,:" n ur ing Di v is io n he ld an SOCia l 111 O cto be r o cel e br a te he ir fortieth an nl ve r a r y.

BRl G DE BALL.- ga in thi s year the a nnu a l ba ll o f t he H ig h Wycom be o rp h e ld at t he to wn ha ll prove d to be o ne of he I1; OS t n cc f1l1 a nd e nj oya b le ea o na func t o n 111 th e ow n. Ov r 200 app lica n ts h a d to b e di sa pp o int e d o u n y

Offi ce l s, M r. John H a ll , M P fo r th e Di v i-

f o r t be ir a nnu a l in s p ection -and , as m lgbt be ex pected, the wea ther turned out to be g oriou s ! N evertheJess, i t wa s genera lly felt tJl a the dec ision not to ri s k ba d we a ther wa s th e correc t o n e to m a k e, a nd no d o ubt prevente d cases of h ea ts tro ke (ver y little pr ac tice h as been po ssi ble thi s year w t h cases o f thi s so rt it is sa id I).

Th e p a ra d e was ins p ec ted by he C ommi s ion er,. LL- 01. A W. S Ar mj tage, a cco mp a l1l e d by C o unt y Sup e ri n en de n t (A) L. L ee, o Ul1 ty Su perint end en t ( ) Mi ss E. Fo lwell an d C oun ty Su r geon

Dr. H A Korn

F o llow in g the In sp ect io n , th e C omml s lOn e r p rese n te d service m e d als a nd ba rs to a mbul a n ce a nd nur s in g p er s o nnel

I n h is re m a r ks, t b e Commiss ioner refe rre d o t h e excell en work p erfo rmed by th e Bri ga d e in L eicester d uri n g t h e p as yea r a nd m ade a n a p pea l for more cadet a nd a dul t r ecru its to join th e d ivisio ns a nd hel p in he ever- in creasi n g activities o f t h e S t. J oh n Am b u ance Bri gade. H e was pro ud o in pect the C i ty of L e icester

A rea on tb e First a nn ual parade si nce its s ta tu s was change d 1 ORTtIDMBERL

EWCOMERs.-Pleasure at the i n cr e as ing n u mber of young peop le coming into the movement was expre sed by D r. C. F.

Fairlie, r ea Comm iss io n er for the o. 2

Area of the Sl. John Am b ulance Brigade, s peaking at the a nn u a competit ions at Pri ncess L c:lU se R oa d Schools , Blyth.

D r. Fa irli e was p resenti ng plaq u es to mem bers of t he winn in g tean1S an d he a d ded bat i t was always a pleasure to a t tend s ti c h competition to he lp encourage more people to a ke up the work of t. J o hn

Cup a n d t.ropbies we re presented b y County S upenntendent J R. L ogan, in the a b e n ce H o n D enis B err y ounty and the winning team. wer: ellior T rophy , Bl yth Tursing

DI IS lo n S tewart Cup Bl yth u rsing Cadets T ean1 W alter W ill on C h alle nge

T rop hy B ly tl1 Am bu lance B T eam.

M r. Lo ga n com p liment e d t he team on t heIr wor k rema rki n g that this \ as the second year th e competition had been h e ld pe ial pre en tation of book on tbe h i tory of t he movement of S t. J oh n of Jeru salem wa ma de to the yo un o-er nur inocade ts by County Cadet O fficer NIr B Salter.

The vo e. tha n ks was p r opo e d b y C oun ty Tr a lQlIl g Offi ce r M r. G R a fferty, w h o m a d e a n a pp ea for b e tt e r n tri es 10 he co unt c om pe ti tions.

Jud ge we re: D rs. Gra h a m R. J P R J B ai rd a nd J T. Y o ung (D iviSIO na Su rgeo ns), D r. Fl etcher (C ou n ty Offi ce r) a nd Dr. H E. Chris te nsen (DI VI lo n a l urgeo n).

HROPSHIRE

O. 1 (pR INCE OF WALES'S) DISTRICT

B ANSTEAD & DJST RJ CT. - R ecentl y th e

B a nstead & District Di visi o n s h e ld t he ir a nnu a l s up p er p ar ty This yea r for t h e fir s t i me, there were two s pecial gu es s of honour , Do ctor a nd ]2

Mrs. R SU Bu x ton w h o were Di vi io n a Surgeo n a nd Di vis o na ur in g Offi ce r r es pec ti vely to tb e B a ns tea d Di v io n s until th e ir pr o m o ti on to th e So u t h W e tcr n Area Sta A a nd w h o ar e n ow m ov in g to Bri s tol. Th a n k ing Do c to r a nd M rs.

lO n and tl: e M ay or a nd M ay ore 8 nd lo ca c oun c illors we re a mong th e di s tingui s hed g ues ts.

LEICESTE R SHIRE

FlR T I SP EC TlO N. - F o r be fir st tim e. 111 many yea rs the L e ice ter hire Area Bnga de member pa ra ded indoor

Ex-C DETS' S UCCE .-Briga d e m e m be r 111 br ops blre c ongr a tula e tw o ex -nu r in a ca d ts who we re pri ze-win ners at t ho rne H pi ta! , Sh rews b ury, on O c tob er

Ot h , 195 a ft er pa si n g tb e ir State a nd

Ho plt a Exa mina on s in F eb ru a r y thi s year. MI SS P a m e la 1 T ayl or fro m O swesr y r eceived t he gold med a l, a nd fr. Gle n ys M B ag g (nee E va ns) from W e ll ino-ton , Won the Barnett G yn aecol o gi c a l 13

SURREY

SOLID VICTOR y - Th er e was a 100 p er c ent s u ccess a mong h e 29 mem bers of the Addles ton e Di vis o n o f t h e St. J ohn

Ambula n ce B ri ga d e, wh o entere d for an exa minat ion in a r tiFicia respiration held recently b y t h e R oyal Life Saying Society. It followed the first course in a rtificia respiratio n t b at mem ber s of t he Brigade had aken s ince the war. ongrat ul ating m embers at the presentat IOn of the b adges a n d certificates in the H alJ , Ad dlestone Area Comml SS J? ne

an

hoped they would have a s lmila r succ ess a ter in a re-examination.

County Superintendent R J Gristock, who had instructed the successful 29 exp laine d how some months ago he had been asked to represent the S t. J ohn A mbu lance B r

tIOn s tellmg them that classes in artificial respiration would be started.

S t. J aM Ambulance B rigade Jump ed at It at once," he sa id ,. and a class of men , nurses and cadets was formed. T hey were really keen an d it was a pleasure to illStruct them.·'

Mr. W. V. D a vies (P resi dent of the D ivision) presented the men WIth thelr badges and certificates and Mrs M McM urdo ( President of t he ursin 0D ivision) presen ted the bad ges and fica tes to the nurses.

EW a T Sa turd ay 1 0 ember 1st. 19 8 , at T he D aimler C o Lt.d ..' Co ent ry, the D a i mler Ambulance D IV1slon with the C a rbodie Co L td SectIOn , and the J a gu a r Car Ltd. SectIOn and the n e wl y registered D a imler ursing par a ded for in pection by the an; Ickshi r e Count y Con1mi ioner

T K. Corp - Superintendent I s L. B a ile y and D vi ional P r e id e m MI'; A Griffith an a ging D irector of the D a imler Co. Ltd.

T he nspection wa s followed by a dual fi r t ai d test a nd oral rest for the·· nhur G riffi th s Tr ophy to be competed for by mem ber of the D a imler DI VISIOn t roph had b een pre ented o d IVISIOn to efficienc y i n practical and theoretical ork with in be d i iOD. T he trophy wa won for rhe first rime b y nur ing mem ber S y b ley an d M. S ta d el , b oth ill therr first ea r wirh the B rigade

T he County Con1mis ioner ommended the d ivi .i ons on the sm a rt turn -out a nd noted Ith sorrow that they re losin oth eir P r ident who was leaving the paoy a n d Cov n t ry.

EAST RID G OF YORKSHIRE

DI M OPro EDDlNG. - Mr. an d 1r W G LeGrove, of 77 R o m ad S treet Hull c elebr a te d th ir d iamond \ e dd in g

on October 19th , 1958. Mr. LeGrove joined tbe HuLL Alexandra Dock Di ision of the Brigade in A u gust 1904, was appolllted Di isiona Superintendent of h a t di i ion in 1922 and transferr d to the retired list iu 194 He w a s a vvarded the four th bar to the eTv ice medal to t he end of 1939 Most of his \ orking life w a s spent on the Alexandra Do ck, Hull , v here for m a n ye a rs he a an a mbulance attend a n t and thou ands of cases passed through his h a nds. He wa admitted as a Ser ing Brother of the Order of St. John in July 1932.

Mrs. LeGrove joined he Hull Eastern Nursing Di vision in October 1910, a nd for many years wa di v isiona l sec retary. She received the first bar to the service medal to 1932 and tran fer red to the Brigade Reser ve in 1932.

Mr. L e Grove is now 81 a nd his ife , who unfortunately ha been confined to bed for sever a l y ear s, is no w 85. T hey have two sons, one daughter six grandchildxen and fi ve great -grandchildren. Although neither of t hem have been active members of the Brigad e for some years they ha ve not lost t heu interest. When visited recently Mr. LeGrove discu ssed the new first aid manuals

COMMANDERY OF ARDS

UR ES NI'HJ L TR 1 NG COUR E.-

More than 100 offi e r and m e mb ers of nUl" ing a nd a det div s ions of th e S t. Jolm

Ambu lance Brigade n orth rn Ireland

attended the Sixteenth Annu a l Resident ial

Training Course tbi ear.

The cour e, which w a s organised b y the District Superintendent Mr an eiU, an d the Di trict Officer f or nursing ca dets

Miss E. G a rrett, was held in the ew avoy Hotel Bangor , and ope ned b the ayor of B ango r Clr. F. e. Tughan on Frid ay evening, October 10th

The theme of the course wa '" Progre and a lks we re given b Senior Briga d e Office rs, including Miss L. G. Duff-Grant

R.R. e. S.R. ., D. ., Tr a ining Advi or,

He a dqu a r er London , Mi s P. 10rison

Ch ie f Officer ur ing C a det Dr. F. E.

Fletc her M B. , M R .e. S ., D P H. Di str ict

Surgeon , a nd Dr. J. Mc T a gg a rt , B .,

D.P .H., D.P.A., Corp Sur geon, Be lfast.

On Sund ay, Oc t ober 12th. there wa a p a rade to H a milton Road Pr esbyterian

Church for the 11.30 a.m. servic

Her Excellency The Lad y W akehur s District Pres id ent, honoured the co mp a n y at lunch, after which she prese n te d ervice medals a nd other awards.

T he cllair wa tak n b y Dr Van Kl avere n , Co unt y Surgeon , an d re fr eshments were provided for a ll present b y Nul' in g per onnel of the Briga de

A m eeti n g organj ed by the ad x ton (Neath) Di ion through tbe go I oOke of Di Supt. T. Davies ha done much to cle a r the a ir f mi apprehen ion on the part of m a n y Br igad member thr ugbout the eath ounty rea. Mr. . Thoma , S.R. ., a Counly rea R ep re entative, following on an in te re ting and inform a ti e talk b y Lt -Col. W. Hunt , empha ed the point that nur ing a u xi liari would be c a ll ed up n to perform reall y re pon ible dutie a nd no det a il ed to th e ho pita k itchens , a m a n y a pp ea re d to il1l ag in. r. E. P. o y ne, eath unt rea mm iio ne r , pre ided.

UR ING UX ILI AR P RI ILEGE.a n acknO\ ledgmen of th e u e f th e Mobil e U nit ba ed o n the R oyal G\ en t Ho pital in th e 195 W e h R egi n a Competition r M bil e Fi, t id Un it s one of til ur s in g u ili

n ec lion with th e Brigade a nd wish e d th e CommitLee every s uccess in t he ir Future und e r taking in the public intel est. A Lo as t to t he Pri o ry for W a es p ropo sed by A rea omm ss o ner -. G. Howell was res po n ded to b y th e Prin c ip a Secre la ry, th e Hon J ohn 1-1. Bru ce, .B. - K. U ., J P ., D.L. H e complimented th e ommittee on bringing n re pre e nt at on of a ll th e governmenta l bo ar d , nation a li e d a nd pri va te indu s tri e in an cfTort o m ake a many g roup s of peop le a po s ibl e fir t a id conscious. Pri ory H eadquarter was indebted to Br idge nd for g iv in g p rac tic a l app li catio n to th e id eas an.d p rin c iple advocated by He a d q uarte r P ropo ing a oa ttO th Bri dgend Co unt y Area, th e H on. Mr J . H. Bruce, D .S U. , Lady unt y P re idenL G amorgan, a id it wa Ih e most Aouris il in g a rea from a Brigade point of iew in a ll th e d ivi d ed Bri gade countie. Th e sup port of the om m tl wa a great e nco uragement to th e Bri gade and Association in th e ir work , which dUring t he pa t yea r had incl ud ed th e tre at men of 45 0 case in th e co ur e of J ,6 J h o ur o f pu b li dut y. r. W Br y nmor Da vies, e.SU. J.P. rep li ed on beha lf o f the omm itlee, exp re sing gratitude to he m e mber o f the medical profe ion. in e n ab ing t h e ommittee to org a ni se public lectur o n pec a l ubject re lated to fir I a id Dr J. lUll D av ies, ed ical O fficer of H ea h , pro po e d the co n c lud ing vote o f th ank. hi h econ d ed by I r Eno h L e \ i M .E., ice - hairman

H.S.R S TOCKTAKING.-The first meeting of the Welsh Regional E xecu tive Committee for the ati onal Hospital Ser vice Reserve called since the responsibility for the Reser ve was delegated to Regional Hospital Boards at the beginning of this year took place in Cardiff on November 26th. It wa s the moment for taking stock of the position under the revised conditions of enrolment and membership and the review revealed consider a ble room for impro vement The tota number of nursing a u x iliaries in the Welsh Region in membership at Sep t ember 30 th last is recorded at 5,130 t owards a a rget of 6,750, the figure having increased by 487 during the y ear. T h e Brigade in Wales is credited with 2,9 06 of t hese auxiliaries while the British Red Cross Society total is 2,224 Taking into account the fact that a fairly large proportion are not full Brigade members, one hopes that a response will be forthcoming in the New Year from many of the 8,000 adult B r igade members in W a les who are not yet registered as N.H.S.R members. Wales held the lead for the first few yea r s but now takes second place to the Liverpool Region a Hospital Area, and the add itional support anticipated from the Brigade as a result of recent recruiting efforts will it is hoped bring the Welsh Region back into the premier position. It has a ways been accepted that nursing makes a special appeal to the character and temperament of the Welsh people, a nd the Reserve offers scope to those who cannot devote themselves to the profession to partly fulfil a des ire to undertake nursing

As the H.S.R. appeal is now running into its ninth year a new method of approach is highly desirable, and the Welsh Regional Hospita l Board h as already made it abundantly clear that the

voluntary organisa ions can re ly upon their fullest p a r icipation and support in any efforts ini t ia te d b y heir per onnel. d-

vantage is beulg taken of t he publica ti on of the rev is e d tex tboo ks in first aid a nd home

nursi og to br ng together good Briga de a udiences not only o hear addresses on the new methods but a lso fi lm iUu trated lectures from expert authority on tbe

H.S.R Four such gatherings at t he a rt of the autumn session m ay we ll be men t ion e d.

At Cardiff a n excellent ra ll y o f St. John members met at the Bri gade Headquarter s primarily o receive an i.ntroduction to the new join t m a nual of first a id from Dr. P Al wyn-Smi t h the De puty S en ior Administrative Officer of th e Welsh R egional Ho sp ita Board , in hi s capac ity of D eputy Prin c ip a l Medical Office r of th e Pri ory for Wales. Under t he chairman hip o f the Lord Ma yor of Cardiff and w ith he suppo r of officials of the Cardiff st. J oh n Council the meeting pro v ided an opportunity for the county represen tat ve for H S R. Mr Richard D avies, to renew h e r appea for new recruits.

At Bridgend , Mr. e. J. Parry se ized upon the dea of the du a -purpose meeting to supplement his efforts as Count y Area

N.H.S.R. Repr esentative and desp te the mo s t appalling weather a public meeting org a nised by him at the Bridgend Technical Co lJ ege was attended by 140. The lec turer were again Lt.-Col. W. C. Hu nt of t he Welsh Region al Ho spital Bo a rd of the N.H.S.R. and Dr. P. A l wyn-Smith who se su bject was the re vised first aid m a nual.

In Swansea, where Sister D E. Da v ies is County Rep resen ati ve, a well-attended public meeting took place at the St. John Ambulance Hall. Here Dr. L. Trevor Lewis lecture d on the new textbook a nd Lt.-Col. W. C. Hunt dealt with he Reser ve. 14

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B RTD GE D OU TV ARE A.-The ommittee set up t o reproduce wi thin [hi s County Area th e t. John ouncil in a co unt y, a rr a n ge d a dinner to ce e br a te completion of th e second yea r o f It eX ltence. Th e hai r man Mr. Gwil y m J ones , O.St.J. re ferr e d to the great amount of work which bad been put in to kee p lh e County Ar ea Comm ittee a Ji e bod y, a nd in thi s connection tl"ibute wa paid to Mr. C. J. Parry S.B St.J ., for hi ind efaligable services.

Exte nding a civic we lcome to the l-{ on. and Mrs John Bru ce, County Councillor D avid J oh n J.P., Chairman of the Brid ge nd V.D.C and himself a memb e r of the ounty Area Committee, recalled hi ear y c on -

ABERDARE J UBI LEE

TH - Jubilee celebration of th berdare mbulan e D i ision t ook place on Sep· e mb e r 20th, 195 and \ a attended by ci \ i head and dignitaries. It i im r ting to note that the fir t uperint e ndent of the berdare Di is on i till ali e, but wa unable to a tt nd the ce lebr a tion owing to ill hea lth But the econd uperintendent, r. D a id Evan, travelled fr om urre to be th e re on thi ev n i ng. T h 0 ca Ion h a b n m arked b y th e pub li cation of a n inl e res ling so u e nir booklet, re ou nt ing th e hi tory of Ihi ou t ta nding di ion.

'OBITlJ AD y .

E h ave t hi s mon h to repo rt a great sa dn ess in K e nt. Ou r Commissioner, M aj. G e n A. H. Hornb y, e. B., e.B.E., M .e., di ed s udd e nl y a fter an apparent recovery from a grave illne ss last year. H e had bee n wa rn e d time a nd time again to spa re him se lf but lik e a ll people who h ave le d ve r y act ive ives, he gave out a great deal o f him se lf an d eft ver y little t ime to recuperate the nee ded st rength. H e always promised to go slower b ut unless actually ill in bed th e output and pace var ied very li g htl y. Y our co rr e pondent remembers calling for him to do a long inspection in the county, and before getting in he ca r he stood by Ih e doo r nca pable of mo v ing because of pain. 0 effort would make him give up th e da y; whe n t he p ai n ha d gone, he go t into th e car, did t he da y's work wi th St. J o hn n a most happy ve in a nd came back exhausted. Wh at you put in to life yo u take out hi return was the great a ffection that th e B rigade had for him

Thi affec t ion i n ot ea il yea rned. B y 00 mean s s t ha nd ed to a Commi io ner automatica ll y, a nd at first Gen Hornb y was s us pect' as be ing too much like the rmy. Life bei ng a compromise, he became less rigid , Ie formal, an d we on the other hand became a much more e fficient un i t. nder hi a b le guidance, our finan ces we re put o n a mu c h sou nd e r foo tin g On hi a d vice, th e county \Va reorg a ni ed, a nd m e mb e rs g radual ly b egan to learn how to delega authority ithout losing prestige. rea r v ews were he d a nd competitioos enco urag d. Bl ame a nd praise were skilfu ll y ha nded OUI , name and faces were ne er forgotten. a nd afte r a very short time e eryone fe lt that he General wa a ommi ioner to be proud of, therefore he as held in grea affection. Gr a titude also to him played a ar ge part in the Br igade' feeling for him, an d hi effort on our be hal f were repaid to tbe be t of our ab ility. e s hallmi h im mo re than \ e an say.

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We deeply regret to announce Ihe following deaths: Mr. F rank Andr ew, of Sutton- inAshfield. A member of the Te versal and Sil verhill Collieries Ambulance D ivision for 35 years, was a founder -member of this division and a lthough retired over a year ago was still a regular attender. H is loss to t h e d ivisio n will be greatly felt, not as a member o n ly, but as a dear old friend who has served the division faithfully an d welJ.

* Mis Ethel avory As a result of the sudden death of Miss Ethel Savory in ovember, the Bri g ade has lost one of its mo outstanding figures in North B ucks. She was Area ursing Superintendent and earlier this year had recei ved promotion to Commander S ister of the O rder. With 0 er forty years of continuous and enthusia tic service in the B rioade iss Sa ory, of Emberton House , nOear Olne y, wo rked overseas during the 1914-18 war an d with her sister, the late Mis Sa ory. who also gave such fine sen ice to S t. J ohn, he carried on the Orthopaedic clinic at ewpon P agnell.

* Mi a lmon. of] 5 - (B asildon and P it ea) Tursing Di\ ision. Miss Sa lmon \Va the longest sen iog member of the Di vision and was also an active member of the .H.S.R. She had been ill for a long time aod bore her illnes bravely. Her work for and aifts to the Di vi ion were much appreciated \ i!lIong be remembered.

* J. Sherren who \\as known a a ervant of Felix to\\ 'e.·· was a iceP resident of the Feli w"'e Iur ina D ivision and a former haiml an of the:' Fe lixtov e V. D .e. and had taken a lead in a pan in all loc a l affa ir-. being fir t elected th U.D.e. in 19-+6. the widow of ICdr. P. e. herren ho 10 his life in 193 7 \ hile competing in th King' Cup air r ace. he leave three on an d one d aughte r an d will be greatl mi ed b all at Felix towe. -

* Dr. Doroth y 'fary Jame ,r-.l.B. B.eb. , D.P.H. , M.R.e.S L.R.CP T.D .D. D iviSIOnal urgeon of efton ursinO" D ivi ion Live rpool. She \Va a ppointed :'D ivi ionai urgeon to Seft on ursinO" D \ isioo in 19 -4and ill b e greatl mi ed b all \"\'ho kne\\: her. Prio r to thi appointment he \Va Di ional Sur:,e o n at Penarth. \ ale fro m 193 to 194 1.

* Mr. Edwa.rd James F id oek aged -W Hi

udden death ca me as a grea t shock to hi s many friends. vVhile on one of his many errands of merc as th e driver of lllogan (C orn wall) St. John Ambulance Division s an1bulance, 1fT. Fidock was taken ill a nd remo ed to hospital. Dmi ng the 11 years he had b een a member of the amb ul ance division he had done TI1U h vol unt ary ser ice, particularly as the car dri· er. the recent dedication of the division's new am bulanc e he was presented with his \ arrant of appointment as transport officer.

*

Mr. J W. T r avis, aged 67 , a former Superin tendent of Todrnorden Ambulance D ivision. From 19 10 till h i retirem ent i n 1953 Mr. Travis had been a loy aL, haTdwo rk ing and generous member of the D ivision. On his retirement a pe cial recognition ceremony was held in the Am bulance H a ll "hen h e was presented with gifts of appreciation. H e was a Serving B rother of the O rder of St. John.

*

Cpl. T. H. Trea dwell , of HaTlesden Ambulance Di vision. He h a d rendeTed outstanding service from 1939 until his recent retiTement o'vving to ill-health M a n members of the public have expressed appreciation of his competent first aid on duty, and his cheerful al1d willing comradeship will be grea tly missed by h is colleagues. At the cremation service , members of the division formed a guard of honour and there were many floral tri butes inclu d ing a wreath from the division and one from Willesden ursing Division

* Nursing Member Mrs. F r a nces Mabel Pick, of Melton Mowbra y msing D ivision, at the age of 43. Mrs. Pi ck had been a member of the Brigade for 15 years and had given over 5,000 homs' service to the St. John org anisation. Melton Mowbray has lost a loyal and conscientious member.

* Cadet Officer John Ecroyd at Bristol on July 24th at the age of 36. J ohn Ecro yd, known b y his many fTiends in Leicestershire as " Jack," left Leicester in 1956 to take up a situation as printing instructor at Bristo l Technical College. For 15 years prior to leaving Leicester John Ecroyd had been associated with Vaugh an Working Men's College Am bula nce Di vision, and was associated wit h the formation of the Vaughan College Cadet Di vision. H is untiring publicity work for the cadet divisions in Lekester a nd Leicestershire was o f incalculable va lue in the inauguratio n of

the St. Jo h n " Clarion " and hi s en thusiasm a nd per ona l influence con tribute d in no s ma ll mea s ure t o t he pU bl ica t ion of thi s m agazine. S llortl y a fter eWing down in Bristo l Mr. Ecroyd joined th e Bris tol Corp St aff as lia son officer for adets, and made man friend during this time. Brigad e members h a e Lost a true fri nd a nd faitllful colleague.

* Capt. F Vir Jo hn on, on Oc tober 23rd, 1958 in D evonport Hospit a l, P lymout h , aged 46. H e was a member of tbe Plymo u th and Distri ct Centre Committee of the St.

Jo h n Ambu la nce A ocia tion Head of Ply mouth Sc ho ol of Navigation , hi s de a th s a tragi 10 a nd a g reat b low to th c it y a p t. J o hn on wa a man o f e nergy a nd drive and was a III mb er o f many local organi atio n .

* Sgt J Cox, former ly Di vi ion a Trea ur er and Pte. J. Orto l1 both III mb ers of Du d l y mbulance Di i i n. Bot h th e e mem be r pa ed away in th ir 70th yea r and meillb rs of th e Brigad a ted a bearers for gt. 0 and a repre e nt a tion wa made a t the funeral of M r O rt on.

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POLI CE tea ms we re agai n pro m inent in th e com petit ions fo r th e Gr a nd P r iorT ro ph y, h eld on ovem be r 27 th, aL t he P o rc hes le r Ha ll , P a d d in gto n T he Tr op hy was wo n by Exeter Cit y P o ce a nd th e

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then made their comments , remarkin g on the hi gh standard that had been shown by the competing teams, but also pro d ucing some hints on the treatment of casual t ies that would be of great u e to a ll p re eDt.

T he res ults o f the compe titions, which a p pear in full later in this report , were then read out b y the D eput y D irector - General, L t. - Col. E. C. Croft, amid great excitement. T h e G rand Prior presented the award and indivi d ual plaques to the winning teams as cameras flashed.

I n his address the G rand Prior referred to the expansion that had taken place in the three yea rs ince he had last presented the award H e called it ., a token not only of the increasing reali ation of the importance of firs t a id b ut aloof the appreciation by the pu b lic of the services whi h our Association h as to offer. "

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Judg e: V. e. J. HARRIS, F.R.e.S., of St. Bees.

Members of tbe team are Oll a wa Jking boJiday in the country and have called at a farmhouse for tea on a warm Summer's day. The farmer's wife goes into the fieJds and finds her hu band lying groaning beside a power driven mower with t he tractor an d blades till working She immediateJy fetcbes the team.

QUEEN SEES BRISTOL MEMBERS

Th e Gas Industry 's men's eam in action dtl7'ing th e team te t. A "bystander" gets her instnlctiol1s from the leader. Thi team eventually finished third i n th e men's contest-a very creditable pe lj07·mal1ce

He mentioned the publication of the new joint manuals and welcomed tbe presence of many representatives of national industries and organisations. The D uke ended by expressing his warm appreciation of the work done by the headquarters staff and by

rr-illiam 011, willi tlieir trophi es.

all t hose who in this country and 0 ers as had made possible" the attainment of yet a fmther stage in om work of alleviating suffering and distress .'

The D irector -General, on behalf of (he organi er , thanked he Grand Prior for 0 graciou Iy ming to pre ent thc award a nd th Grand Prior' ompetitio n f r yet another yea r had come to a n en I.

OF M RKS

The re ult, ho. ing mark gained by each team, ere as rollow :

Judges: V. C. J. HARRIS, Esq. , F.R.e.S. of St. Bees (Team Test); D r. S. E. Jack on of carborough (Dual Practical)

Police (Exeter City Police)

British Transport Commission Police (Liver pool Street)

Gas Industry (Fulham)

G ener a l Post Office Ambulance Centre (W.e. D istrict Office)

British Transport Commission (R aiJways & D ocks) (Worksop) I National Coal Bo ar d Miners' Comp etition (Dean & Chapter Colliery)

Bri tish Electricity Am bulance Centre (Fulliam) ., St. Jo hn Ambulance Brigade (B ath City Police) Fire Brigades (City and County of B ristol)

United Kingd om Atomic Energy Authority (Harwell) ". atio n a l Ro ad P assenger Tr ansport Ambulance ASSOCiation (Peckham).. ., ationa l Dock Labour Bo a rd (Great Yarmouth) ." I Ministry of Supply Ambulance Centre (Royal Arsenal WoolWich ) WOMEN

Judges: D r. GORDO GrLLfES of Burt on-on-Trent (T eam Test); Dr. A. Co T T of London (Dual PracticaJ )

G e neral Po st Offi ce Ambulance Ce ntre (H.Q. No. 1 Branch P O.A e.)

United K ingdom Atomic Energy Authority (A ld ermas ton).

National Ro a d Pass enger Transpo r t Ambulance ASSOCiatIOn (Liverpool)

St. John Ambulance Briga d e (Guildford)

Bri tis h Electricity A mbul ance Centre (S windon)

Ga s Industr y (Scottish G as Board) Ministry of Supply Ambulance Centre (R O .F. C horley) · 42

B ritish Transport Commiss ion (Railways & D ocks) ( Baker

Street)

A farmband will turn off the tractor and (if asked) give information that llle nearest telephone two mile away, the neare doctor and hospital i 18 miles away H e ca n be ent to telephone and i[ so a ked he wi ll return in eight minute and inform the captain th at the telephone i OUl of order owing to a recent to [111. A nearby farmer can upply a van which can be driven by tbe farmhand.

Examinalion wilJ rev al the patient i suffering from an amputated Jeg with evere haemorrhage from the (ump, laceration of right hand and imple fracture of right radius a nd ulna. He is, at :fir t, hocked, re lie a nd taLkati e bUI rather incoherent. orne first aid material i available, al 0 blanket, hOI and co ld water, hot vater bot(les, tea, etc.

Fir t aid to be rendered in 15 minute.

Women

Judge: GORDO GlLLlI:S, E. h.B., of Burton-on-Trent.

The team is on its way to a competition and call in al a cafe for a cup of tea. A workma n i repainling the outside of the cafe and whil t doing 0 lip off hi l adder and faJis to the ground, 0 er turning hi POL of red paint.

The competitors h a e to differentiate between paint and. po ib.le haemorrhage durmg the e amll1atIOn of the patient.

D etailed e amination will reveaL that the patient uffering from concussion light bruise on forehead, compound fracture of right thigh Witll bone prolruding.

First aid equipment availabl al 0 blanket, hot and cold water, tea, telephone, etc. but no hot water bottle although these ca n be improvi ed by t he use of some quash bottles.

The weather is cold therefore after initial the p a ti ent shou Jd be conveyed mto tIle afe for helter.

Do cto r is not available during the te t, but an ambulance WIll arrive 12 minute afte: a message ha been ent. FIrst aid to be rendered in 15 minutes.

DUAL PRACTICAL TESTS

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Judge: S. E. JACKSON, M B ., Ch.E., of Scarborough.

0 1 and 3 have been a ked to g ive ass ! tance to a Inau who h as had the finger of both han d s trapped bet\ een the window [rame. and si ll due to t he sa h cord napP lll g.

Exa min ation will reveaJ that the patient IS uffenng f ro m cru hed fingers of both

If h JJ"\ ' P Jwto: World : " 1 the Queen, overelgn oj the Order, v isit ed Bri s lol rec ently to open a ne a: eng1l1 e;wg school; she m et Bngade "'!-e:nbers. Here she is talking to Sur s ing Cadet ally Groves oj TT estbury urswg Cadet wn, who lwo y ears ago rum th e Sation a l Cade s Author's Cup.

hands and nerve hock. The patient" wife can uppJy ome first aid equipment, blankets, hot and cold water, etc., but after three minute she. faints and in falling to the ground ustam a fracture of the left clavicle.

Medical aid is not availa ble during (he test.

Fir t aid to be rendered in seven minute

No 2 and 4 a re passing a house and see a man below a window. On investigalion he J found to be s uA:"ering from apople y a compou nd fracture of the left radiu wi th bone protruding, a small inci ed wound on t he left c heek.

The patient' wife will co-operate if handled carefully and will upply blanket hot and cold water , hot water bottles etc if asked. Fir t aid ha er ack with tor.

Medical aid i not a aiLable during the Ie t.

First aid to be rendered in even minutes.

Women

J/ldge: Co. " L. R .C. P ., L.R.C.S., of Ewell.

o 1 3 ha e had brought in to tbem for atte ntion a man, in shirt Lee e , \ ho had fallen 0 er and complains of pain in hi left side.

Examina tion wiJl reveal tha t he ha d a simpLe fracture of the 7/ 8 left nbs and a bur t aricose ein of the left leoSome first aid e quipment i a ai lable blanket, hot and cold water te a, telephone, etc but no h ot water bottle

Medical aid is not ava il a bJe dur in o- the te t. 0

2 a n d 4 have been called to gi e a I tance to a ho has s lipped off the sta irs and now he o n the landing groaning.

Some first aid equipment is available, al 0 blanket, hot and cold water, tea telephone. etc. but no hot water bottles.

Medical aid does not arrive before completion of the te t.

First aid to be rendered in seven minutes

Janet gave firs t aid in road cr ash

CADET J T CL CY, of the 1 ursing Cadet Divi ion, ha re eJYed a letter of commendation from the Commi sioner-in-Chief for her excellent first aid \ ork when an ac ident 0 urred re ently on th Eastern Ro a d.

T.' .o cars era eUing ery fa t \ ere in colllsJOn and although one of the driveraped injur the other had eriou injurIe to the head, rib and elbm. Jane t' father and uncle moved him from hi ar and he gave him fir aid. treating fo; k. She turn d him on to hi id sl lghtJ y, on to the injured ide to drain (he blood and gi e the other lung a han e to ork She bound hi head and h is elbow wbi. h wa bad] torn. with ome bandage- : havmg fir t bound hi rib up ilh two arves.

Meanwhile he - nt omebody for an ambulan ,and stayed with (h e victim until ItS arn a l. The ambulanc man on arri al congratulated her on su h a fine pi e of work and the Brigade for having tauo-hi her o weLl. e

3 Examination will reveal that he ha ustaine.d a Po tf fracture of the left leg, a wound m the palm of the left hand and i suffering from shock.

B@cent relations bet,veen

Veite.·able Orde.·

other

Orde,·s of

St.

" HISTORI CALLY," to quote from tte R eport of the Chapter-Gen eral for the year 1946, " the most. Important developm n t in our Order dunng the last few yea rs h a been the e.stabllshment of relations of the most cordial an d lDtm1ate nature with the vari ous Order of St l .ohn n other lands, an d from t hese something like a definite forelgn pohcy is gra d ually . It is natural that, ill traclDg tlus development, consideration should be gIven the tirst p lace to the Venerable Ord er s r e lat io ns with the parent body of all the O rders of st. John, now generally known as the S overeign Military Ord er of Malta, with its H eadquarters in Rome.

THE SOVEREIGN ORDER

The Grand Priory o f England, dormant in the United Kingdom since the sequestration of its properties by Henry VIII ave for a br ief revival under Queen Mary 1, was resuscitated in 1831, on a somewhat different basis, on he initiative of the three French Tongues of Auvergne and France , who for a tune a:fter the apoleonic Wars the only ltve remaining within tne Soverelgn 01 del. The Administrators of the Jll Rom e had at fi r st acquiesced in this actlOn; but later they changed their minds. In 1858 the Lieutenant of the MagIstracy Count P hilip Colloredo , denol;lllced the English P riory as havillg no legItunate existence, and for nearly a century thereafter the Sovereign Order contrnued to regard i t with an unfriendly eye.

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By Sir HARRY LUKE K.C.M.G., D.Litt.

Knight o f J ustice and R egist rar of the Order

It "va t be occupat ion of Italy by th e A ll ied Forces toward s t he c lo e of Wo r ld War II that brought a bout a of heart on t h e part of the So ve re ign Order owina to the circumstance that rep,reentatives of the Venerable Order se rvID g in Haly bad been able to offer It as Istance In various ways. By 1945 these contact bad become sufficiently cordia I for the Grand ila ter of the So ereign Order, tb e late Pr ince Cbigi, to intimate that a speCial Mission from the Briti s b Order to him would be elcome in the Palazzo Ma lta in Rome. To the writer of. the present article I-LR.H the Grand PrIor ent ru sted the task of seeking to con ollda te on a firm basis the rel at ions thus happdy reestablished. H e found the Grand Ma ter and his Council welcoming a r';lpprochement, and among the of tbe Mission was HIS EmIDent Hi ghness declaration that he " would greatly welcome the appo intment of a liai on officer between the British Order of St. J ohn the Grand Magistracy of the So erelgn

Great inter es was aroused by th e colleclion of Iii orico L in the Museum. Th e Lieulenan l is here being III. (mClen coins and medals by Sir fl ar'I'Y L :uke.' a. ulfloT of 1111 .: mlle/e (boc/, to camera). The L01'd P?'10T IS m th e baekg70{1 7Id. 4

1 n the Library, Ille Lieu enan signed Ihe distinguished visi lor s' book, wa l cher! by (lej't 10 rig hl): Lord W ake/lIl1'sl, Sir fI annibal Sriel lll/ a LI.- 01. G11Y J';lwes, O.B. <)., P residen t oj' lI e B ritish ssoci{(I ioll CInd Tinee Oder sio de angTo di Fondi.

sui le came to London partly in orde r to visit the British As oci a tion of their Order, partly to hold a Conference of the H eads of it nine ational As ociations. It i of int erest lhat London hould have been c lected a the enue for such a purpo e. This v sit to Engla nd of the Head a nd le ading member of the So ereig n rder afforded a n exce ll e nt opportunity f I' the e umption f friendly contact between them and ourselve. th e banquet offered to the Lieutenant and the Head of the atio nal ocia ti on by their Engli h colleague at the Fishmonger' Hall, the Lord Prior and everal of the Executi e Officer of the Venerable Order were among those in ited, and it wa lord Wakehur who r sponded to the toa t of the guest Later th e Lieutenant , escorted by l I'd WakehLlr (, was re eived by B R.H. The Grand Prior, the Duke of G!ouce t r, at l. l ame's Palace; and n ovemb r _6(h Hi xcellency and sLlile, with the Head of his I ational oeiation were entertained at t a by the Lord Prior and Execut ve Onlcers at St. Jobn's Gat and were hown over the newly I' stored church, the crypt, the clo iste r a nd the trea ures of the library a nd museum. An exchange of medal concluded the pro ceedi ngs, a nd it was c ea r that our visitor were n o t on ly interested but impres ed by wbat the Venerable Ord r has to show.

THE JOB TER

All relation s between the Venerable Order a nd the Ltl( heran Joh a nniterord en of Germany were of Cou r e comple(e ly interrupt e d durin g World War II and its aftermath. But afte r the re ( ra tion of norm a l co nd iti on it ,vas fell at St J o bn' Gate that steps s h ould be (aken to ascerta in how t he Johanniter had far ed in cc 1939 a nd to tudy the possibi litie of e tabli s hing new co n tacts w ith t hem. S o in ovember 1948 the present writer (accompan ied by M r. C hri stophe r Pir ie-Go rdo n a h Esq ui re) proceeded to Hanover m de r t he

B eJore leaving St. J ohn's Gale , L ord rrak

presented portrail medals of the Grand Prior 10 !I.E. Ihe L

and his sllite. Th e LieuLenant presented (( plaque Lo Lord TT'

directions of the Grand Pr io r, bearing a Letter of Credence from His Royal Highness to the Herrenmei ter, H.R.H. the late Prin ce Oscar of Prussia, which h e presented formally at the half-yearly meeting of the hapter.

The introduction s effected, P rince Oscar welcomed me in remarkab ly Auent English and in t he course of his spe ch empha ised most trongly hi satisfaction and that of his Knights (all of \ bom were refuge s from tbeir properties in East Prussia) at the brotherly gesture on the part of the Venerable Order in sending a Mi ion to them and thu extending the hand of friend hip to the lol1 anniter at a time when these weI' trying lO rebuild their \ ork in circum tan e of unprecedented difficulty.

The Prince charged me to convey his deep gratitude to H.R.H the Grand Prior. to t11e Prior a nd to tbe O rder generally for thi mark of goodwill to brother Knight in need.

The ceremonial meeting \Va followed by practical discu sion on the ucceeding day between Prince Oscar, his Chancellor and mys If and by vi it to ome of the ho pita! v hicb the Johanniter ha d managed to preserve in being. In the \ e tern Zones th Order originally owned 11 ho pital ' ix of which were til l being operated by it. It no long r. of ourse, had acce to its former 13 bo pital in the Ru sian Zone.

Tt had a 0 10 all its funds and now consi t d of some _, 100 Knigbt out of a pr _ war total of 5,000. a ided b -30 iter, who 'i orked in tbe ho pital

Thi re umption of conta t wa to bear fruitful result in the en uing ar. Th Venerable Order was happily in a po ition to afford (h e Johanniter not only material a i lance in var ious forms but effective he lp a n d guidance in building up their first aid work bot h b practical in truction and the use of our m a nual My mission was a so u e fLlI in (hat it ena bled the Venera bl Orde r (0 learn om thing of the sllA'eri n g of t he J ohanniter und er the Hi tler regim , w hi ch pur ued hem with its ac ti ve ho tili ty owing to their trongl 5

emphasised Christian impres s and general adberence to principles abhorrent to azi ideology. It is pertinent to pl ace on record that 14 of their Knights, including FieldMarshal vo n Witzleben, were executed in J 944- J 945 in the most barbarous fashion (slow hanging) for complicity in the Army plot against Hitler's life in July, 1944.

T HE ORDER OF ST. JOHl' I:\ THE TETHERL J\'DS

Originally the Dutch Knights of t. John formed a p art of the loh anniter; but on pri 30th , 1909 (on which day H. L Queen Juliana was born) recei\ ed quasi-autonomous statu as the etherland Branch of the Baili\\ ick of Brandenburg. 10 1945, at the close of World V ar II the branch eded from the Bailiwick of Brandenburg and took the name of "Order of St. John." Since the o it has remained a n independent letherland Order. but on St. lohn ' s Da v 1958. it name wa again changed, to beco'm The Order of St. John in the etherlands." It Head Prince Bernhard, who i al 0 an Honorary Bailiff Grand Cro s of the Venerable Order. In 1957 Lord \ a ehur t personall took out to the etherlands the In ignia for presentation to His R oyal Highrle -, In 1946 that i to ay Soon a fter the Dutch Knight as ened their ind pend nce a a a ti onal Order, ir Thomas Cook" as despatched on a pecial mi ion to The Hague to re- tablish tho e cordial relations which had exi ted b for he war between the en rable Order and the Dut h Comm a ndery when it wa till subordinate to the Johanoit L

S \\ E D EN

Rel ations with the wedish Ord r (other than ex hang of formal COTT spondenc ) took their fir t onCrete foml in 19'+6, \Vh n Vi count Mountbatt n (as he then \Y3 ). accompanied by Lad y MOlmtbatten, undertook a pecial mi sion to tockholm for e Contil1ued 011 nex{ paa(!

Th e visitors from the Sovereign lvli litary we;e shown

L ord Wa1cehurst 7'ound the cryp t of P nory

L ieutenant of the GrandMaster, Pra P7"/,"!ce Pat ern:o as tello dt Carcaci, is poin ing to the JYlan-Stuart wmdow behmd the altar

ehursl

ieulen({nt

akehursl.

Part of the Castle oj B ubi kon, where, in S eptember la I, de egat es of eight Orders met in conference

tbis purpose. TO more appropriate choice could have been made for this first missio n to the S wedis h Order, Lord Mountbatten being t h e brother of the then Crown P rincess (now Her Majesty the Q ueen) of S weden It may b e mentioned that the Swedish Priory, pr eviously an Association under the jurisdiction of the H e rrenmeister of the Johanniter , separated itself from these in 1920 to become an independent Swedish ational O rder. P erso n a contact was renewed in 1951 , when I was honoured with a similar mission to the then Kommend ator , Baron Klingspor, and his Knigh ts

FINLA D

Two years later advantage was taken of my presence in Finland for me to visit the Kommendator of the Finnish Knights and thus establish t h e first contact, thereafter happily continued, b e ween the Venerable Order and the Order in Finland wbich has rema ined an Association under the H errenmeis t er of the Johanniter

SWITZERLAND

In September , ]95 8, there took place in the Castle of Bubikon in S witzerland a conference unique in the history of the Knights of st. John The thirteenth century castle at the eastern end of h e Lake of Zurich one of the mo st important Swiss Comma nderies of he Order in the Middle

Ages was secu arised at tbe Reformation , fell somewhat into decay , but ha recently be en magnifice nt ly restored by a number of Swiss "Friends of Bub ikon. " Thi vener a ble monument of the Ord e r w a s the bigbly appropriate venue for a conferen ce convened b y the Swiss Knigbts (who like the Finnish and Hungarian Knight are an Association of he Johanniter) of ali the O rders of St John belooging to the R eformed Churches to consider matters of conunon interest. Eight nations were represented and he delegation o f the Venerable Order, led by the Lord P rio r (Lord Wakehurst) bjmself co ns isted in a ddit ion to him of the Secretary-G e nera l, the Almoner (Sir Gerald Creasy) , Co l. H. Fryer (our Liaison O fficer with the Swi Knights) and the presen wri t er. The KommendatoT of the S wiss Associ a tion , B aron R. von Stlirl er pres ided witb tac t and geniality over this polyg lot assembly , w h ose official proceedi n gs were inaugurat e d by Holy Communion ce e brated in Frenc h in the chapel of the cast le b y on e of h e Sw iss Knights, wh o is a lso a P astor. It may be a dded that tbe cast l e has b ecome in part a S t. Jo hn museum w hi c h incl ude among other treasures w ha t must b e t h e most co mpl ete collect ion of coi n s o f the O rder in existence. The Venerable O rder an d h e Johanniter h ave each furnished a room wit h exhibi ts of th e ir se veral activities

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Branc hes of the Order represented at the Conference, rela tions wi il he other Branches of the Order a nd with ex terna l bodies; and among s pecific matters brought forward was a s ugge tion by the Lord Prior that the Conference m ight c onsider be twee n now a nd its next mee tin g tbe pos ibili ty of so me form of co mbine d effort in that mo st a ppropr iat of aJl venue for t. Jo hn act vit es, namel y Jenl sa e m

It wa d eci de d at the kind invitation of he Dutc h delegates that the next onferen ce should be held at Th e H ague in Jun e 1959 to coinc de with th e ce e br atio ns in co nnection with he 50th a nni versary of the establishment of th e Neth e rlands Branc h o f th e Order.

WALKIE - TALKIE AID

AT a Motor-Cycle Scramble he d a Kniveton , near A s hbourne Derb ys hire on ov e mber 16 t h a t whic h personnel of the D erb y & Di s tric t Corps, S. J .A B. were o n duty members of th e Derb ys hire Civil Defence su pplied a wa lkie-talki e lin k. The C iv il Defen c e and Briga de per on ne were p la ced ro un d the cour se at tho se po int at which it wa thought ca ualtie may occur. A Civil Defen ce vehi c le cont a ining t he co ntr ol radio et wa parked be side the B rigade ambulan ces, a nd thi s en a bled the officer in c ha rge of the fir aid p e rso nn e l to k eep in con s ta nt tou c h w ith a ll p a rt of the c our e and n parti c ul a r ho se poin of the cOLirse which w re un ighted from the ambulan ce. Bo th the organi ser s of th e e ve nt a nd the

Po lice per o n ne l av a il e d them e lve of th e ink a nd expre ed t heir sati s fac tion w ith the a rra ngeme nt In v iew of the ucce of th e e nture is h op e d tha t a t furthe r lar ge outdoor publi c d uti e of thi n a ture in (he D erb y a rea s imi lar li a ison will ta k e pl ace bet_ ee n lh e Brigade and Civil Defe nce a utho r iti es.

G.E.C. COMPET I T IO NS

For t wo a nd a h a lf da y, durin g \! hi h

we were mo h o p ita b ly n te rt a in c d b our Sw con fr re \ e III t b ot h ITl c ia ll a nd oci a ll y; g t to kno\ onc a noth e r a nt.! learned a good de al o f e a ch thcr · a ti v itie fo r St J o hn. Tb e co nf r n c , \ hi c h wa necess ar ily of a n c p eriment a l n tu re, proved 0 ucce ful th a it " a mou s ly decided (0 re s Lim e the c n thu happily in i li a te d w ith a working c ommitt ee, to m ee t a t l.

John G a te in J a nu a ry 19 59 agai n und r the ch a ir man s hip of B ar n on turl r

The d e leg a te du ly a e m bled a t t.

John 's Gate on lhe 5th J anu a r y; he) con i ted of t wo repre entati e e ac h of th e

Venerable Order ( th e Lord Pri rand th present writer, with the ecret ar y- e n e ra l in attend a nce) ; the J ohannil e rord e n ; th e

Order of th e e therland a nd of we d e n togeth e r with th e Ch a irman. Thc a tu a l

Confe r ence w as preceded by a er i e in th e c rypt of the church conducted by the R e C. Perowne , a haplain of lh e Ord e r whereupon th e d el egates proceeded to th e

Counci l Ch a mb er for their di sc u ss ion

Th e e con tinu e d al l clay w it h a pa use for l un cheon in t h e Chapter H a ll fo ll owed by a v isit to the Librar y and Museum The Co nference was e n tert a in ed th at evening a t dinner b y the Lord P rior at St. J o hn HOLlse Principal amo n g the sub ec ts di SC Ll ssed was that o f mutual h elp be twe en th e

CONFERENCE AT ST. JOHN'S GATE

Wh en o he E urop ea n Or d er s me at t. J ohn's Ga le on J anuary 25t h, they visi ed I.h e P no r.v Chu rc h a n d Ga rden L ord TT' ake h u rs t showed the W eston T rip ych and altar 111 /l Ie Pri ory ChUTCh o B ar on R. von Sliirl er , K om menda tor of the wiss A ssocia/ion and Ch aiTn wn of th e Conference.

AMBER of c ompli ca te d a nd r eali ti c itu a tion we re et for th e t\ e lfth annu a c omp e t iti on of t he G .E. C. S t. John mbula nce a nd u r ing Di v i ion a t t he Cove ntr y

G E Soc ia l lub rece nt! nd a fter a ll the band a ge a od p int h a d b een e pe nd e d t rophi es v er e pr ese n ted to the winnin g tea m s by th e Hon Mr I. e li e G am a ge D a me of th e Ord e r of S l. John , C o unlY Sup erintendent o f B e rk h ire, a nd w ife of the m a na ging direc tor of th e G E . gr o u p o f c omp a ni e

D e cribing h ers el f as a hard y a nnu a a t th e c omp et ition Mr Gam a ge a id: ·' Th e ta ndard of wo r k is p e rhap s th high e I have e ve r w itn e sed in th e G E 1 think t is wond erful th a t y ou we re a b e (0 pu t t wo tea m s Into the c ompe tition from th e nur sin g ca det "

The C o ve ntry team ca m e e ond in th se nior nu r ing c omp e tition a nd th ir ourslJ:g took ec ond a nd thi rd pl ace 1TI the ir ee tlo n The Full r [ndi v idu a l Cup went to th e le ad e r of Co ve ntr y" A" Cadet urs mg Team, 15 yea r o ld Alpbe a C unn a nea

Se ve r a l of the Warwic ks hire Sl. John ounc i.' attended including t he new o ner, Dr. T. K [[ iott , th e Hon. Mrs. Fi tz ro y ew d egate (Cou n ty Pre id nt) a nd the Chairma n, Mi C. M. Or ton

A I 0 pI·esent was the C h ief Co n ta bl e of Cove ntr y, Mr. E. W P endleto n

a lso "[' isi /ed lli e lo s ler Ga r den. Thi pic llre, frolll lefl 10 right. shoa·s: T ec re a ry -Genera l Ih e Ji o J 'c ll erable Order of t J ohn: P rofe -or Conrad b lII g hl oj Ih e J oh o lll ll ero rd ern of Gerlllany ; JOllkheer P. R. Pfit/!, Chal/celior of e//ierla nd Or d er of /. J oh n Th e R et'. C l1' i stopher P erOil'IU:. a Chaplain of Ihe 110 I ) _e n:e rabl e Ord er of I. J ohn: H e rr 1 i.'0J! T ch amer, K night oj Ihe <cis A ·ocialion of th e I ulIghl of I. J ohn ; (Fr onl ): B a ron Ca r! de Gee r. D ep uty I{ o /1/lll endalor oj Ihe icedi h

Orde ,: oj I. John ; (B ac k ) : GraJ F a bi a n Jrr ede , Kn igh a ll d Ji em beT oflhe Com'ent of the wed l h 01' ler; lI er r ?11 Co' sel Chan ce ll or oj he J oh o ll niterordern : L ord rT'akehllr f, Lord P0.o r of tI! e T en era bl e O rder of I J oh n : J onkh eer D r l'all B eijllla thoe E ina /l w l V erlclll e ler 0./ Ih.e " etli erf a nds Order: B a ron R. ,.'on Wrl er E Olll lllendato r of t h e A s oclCllwn (Chamnoll oj lh e ConJer en ee) ; an d ir H a n y L ll k e, R egi' l rar oj the li ost r ene ra bl e Or d er oj St J ohn

• All phologrnphs in this artie"', ,·zc.·ptillg ilwt 011 tag.' 6, wae lak.·" by Barralls Photo Press. 7

Promotions and

H

ER vIA JEST Y THE QUEEN has been araciollsly pleased to sallc! iOIl the jol/olving promor ions il1 alld appoi7ITI17ellts 10

The lvIost Venerable Order of tlie Ho spital of SI. John ill Jerusal em.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Lt. - Col. Hem y NOTman Fryer.

Col. Christopher Allan Hecto r Perera

Ja yawardana, C.M.G., c.V.0., O.B.E.

Edmund Harvey Lodge, M.B.

Lt.-Col. Sir Myers W ayman , K.B.E.

Marcus Maurice Scott, M R.C.S ., L.R C.P.

Lt. -Gen. Sir W illiam Alexander Duncan

Drummond , K.B.E ., C.B. Q H .S., F.R.C.S., D.L.O , LL.D.

The R t. Hon Sir Syd ney Harold Gillet t. M.C

FOR ADMISSION "N THE GRADE OF KJ\l}GHT

H.E. Gen. Sir Geo rge Wa tkin Eben J ames

Erskine, G.c.B., K.B.E. D S.O

Vice -Admiral Sir William Geoffrey Arthur Rob son, K.B.E ., c.B., D.S O.

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF DAME

The Lady Wakehillst.

The Countess of Brecknock.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F CHAPLAIN

The Very R ev. Frede rick William Dillistone, D.D., Dean of Li verpool.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMAl DER (BROTHER)

Maj. -Gen. William E rnest T ynd all, c.B.,

C.B.E. , M C., M.B.

Lt. - Col. Arthur Kenneth Johmon

Brig. John orman Cheney

O.B. E.

Sir Conrad Laurence COl'field , K.C.l.E.

C.S.I., M.C.

Maj.-Gen. Richard Murphy, C.B., C. B.E.

Col. WilJiam Patri c k S tewart Curtis, O.B.E., D.L.

Eric Jame s Gordon Wallace, M.B.

Sir John Archdale P almer, Bt.

Col. Robert George Wat son Ollerenshaw, T.D., M. R .C.S., L.R.C.P.

MaiOT Harold Charles Stewart, M D.

Derus Arthur Buxton Hopkin , M.D., F.F. A.R.C.S. D.T.M & H.

Edward Walter Haines.

Charles Loui s Worthington M.B.,M R .C. S. , L.R.C.P.

The Hon. Denis Gomer Berry, T.D.

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF ASS OCIATE COMMAl\TDER (BROTHER)

Santiago Wilson Osmund de Silva, O.B.E

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Kathleen MUffio, Mrs. Evans.

Edith Marion Mi ss Trill.

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Rub y, Lady Erskine

Sylvia M ar garet, L a dy Rob so n.

Appointments

F OR PROMOTIO 1 TO THE GRADE OF O FFICER (BROTHER)

Ro y Denton Keith Levy.

Jobn Frederick George Cole.

Major D av id arasia h R ockwood.

Cyril Cyrus Di sanayake, M.V.O.

P au l W e ley Davis (on appo iotm ot a

P erso nal E quire to Col. Sir H a rold /litchell).

Eric Lu::as.

Claude Sidney Moy e.

Thomas Thomp on H ay.

Maj.-Gen. Rol an d Dening c.B. , M.V .O., M.C, D.L.

Edw a rd W illi am George Cuff.

J ame St a nley Smith.

Thomas DaGiel Silvey

Major M a lcolm Smi th Har ey, M.B.

James Alexander To mb, M.B.

S ydney Charles D earmer.

Sidney H e rb ert Smith.

Brig. Gilbert Daly H olm e, O.B .E.

M ajor John Ron ald Middlehur t.

James O rr, M B.

Alpha Knight.

William H enry Sha rpe.

DUGcan William Hendry M D

C a pt. Ro bert J ames Wen ley, T.D.

FOR AD 11SSIO T IN THE GRADE OF O FF ICER (BROTHER) (SUB - CHAPLAIN)

The R ev Prebendary Willi am Hu gh AJan Cooper.

The R ev. Canon Ri chard David Say.

The R ev. Canon Walter Edward orri.

The Re v. Canon R obert Peel Pri ce.

FOR ADMISSIO r IN THE GRADE OF OFFI CER (BROTHE R)

Bruce Henry Taylor.

Gordon Leonard MUOIO.

James Robbie Farquh arso n, CB.E.

Brig Frank Worts Clowes.

Lt. -Col. Rupert Sutton Taylor.

Rober t Knight Innes.

D erek Sendey Fountain.

Lt.-Gen. Sir Jo hn Fullerton Evett, CB., C.B.E., M.C.

Lt.-Col. Sir Terence Edmond Patr ick Falkiner B t.

M aj -Gen. Frederick D avid Moore, C.B.

C.B.E.

Thomas Kenneth Elliott, M .B ., M R.C.S. , L. R.C.P

Major John Alfred Picton Bagge.

George C uth bert R eed, M.B.E.

Goh Hood Kiat, O .B.E.

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)

Alfred Gil s ton

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)

Marion Louise, Miss Martin. Florence, Miss Crooka lJ

Clara Flora Sta t ia, Mi ss Bell. Georgina, M rs. Phi llip s.

Dor is Et bal , M iss White.

Elsie Ada, Mrs. Brodie

Edith Maggie, Mr s. Bu tch er.

Hilda, Mi ss J arvi s

Ali ce Mary, Miss P aley.

Ro sa lind , Mrs. Messenger, M.B.£. 8

FOR ADMlSS IO N IN THE GRADE OF OPFl ER (S lSTER)

J ess ie ur nie Mat hi s on , Mrs. G ree nway.

MayA Mr .J a inuD ee n

FOR ADMIS IO N IN THE GRADE OF ERVI l G BROTHER

G eo rge Morton Eva n , M B., M.R.C .,

LR P.

D r. J ohn mond Ga tineau a d e.

She lton Frank Feonander.

Wilfred Felix Abayekoon

Alfr d Wil iam Kn a l pett.

Arthur George Noble.

Frank C1iA'ord Pl an t.

George E lijall Smith

W ill iam S holfield .

John Ro

Arthur Blaylo k.

SLephen Edgar Polkinghorn e.

Frederi ck Blu e tt.

Laurence Brad ha R yder.

William Arthur Wilk in.

Frederick H arry Ta ylor.

Willi am Brown, .B.-.

Mont Turn er.

Stanle Mann Gil l.

Frank orman Ba s tin

Mervyn Philip Morel M B. , F.R ...

R ginald harle But her.

Kie ra n Phel an, M.B.

Arthur Le s li e Barb r.

Arthur Leonard me

Lionel Walter Butt.

ontague Octa iou oung.

H erb rt Frank H a \ cu ll.

George amuel Lindgren, .P.

Ernest Da vid P a in

R onald G ofTrey Thoma oung.

John Thom a R ayfield.

lfr d John Gourley.

Willi am Flynn.

Leonard Jo van.

Thoma dward Taylor.

R obert Butl r.

Walte r Loui Eon , B

Samuel orroll.

John Open haw.

Jame L ind ley Pil kington.

Joseph orman dey.

Ernest rthur ines

Frederick Allen

Philip Tomb.

Charle eville hri Ima

Harold Edwin Dickins.

Will iam Thom a mith.

Will iam Morley.

Henr y John Gardiner

J ame H a rr y Woolfol'd.

Willi am Hector Burnh am.

Fran s Willi am Beech C B.E.

George Wil liam [artin.

Erne t Alexander Les lie.

Laurence Adler.

Henry Andrew Faulkner, CR

L.R CP.

Ernest Charles Harmer.

Donald dward Plum e.

Reginald H a rr y Hin so n

Charlie Pelher.

Wil liam Crawford Wi lkinson.

Thoma Louis Stephen on.

Victor Samuel D ean.

Harry Norman B a te.

George Alfred Co ll ett.

E d win C ha rl es R obert.

Cyr il Timm s.

Kenneth Frederick B aker.

Frede ri ck J ames A vons.

• Cont inu ed Oil page 12

AMrs. Nixon's visit to St. John House

N eventful month indeed f or St. John House. I n four weeks which in cluded t he festiv iti es of C hri tmas a nd the New Year, perhap the h ig hl ight on November 27 th whe n Mr Pa t flc a NJxon , the wife o f th e Vice-Pres idenl of the UnJted States pa id a visit to. St. J ohn. I-louse , in the cour e of her stay In London.

Sbe wa welcomed by the Superintendent-in-Chief of the Briga de Countes Mountbatten of Burma, who p resented to her many officers of the Brigade- and a party of loca l Cade t who thoroughl y e nj oy d t heir afternoon of glory. Among tll0 e who accompanied Mr. ixo n on ber very thorough tour of th is splendid C lub were Rear- dmiral R oyer Dick , D ep ut y Commissioner-io-Chief, Mr. P e rreau Warden of St. John Hou e, the Countess of Brecknock , Mrs. Beatrice Gro venor Lt.- 01. Goring, 01. G. P age and Mr. Richard Cavendish (Commiioner and uperintendent ( ) of London Distric t).

Pausing LO talk to Ihe cadet (who came from Edgware, Mill Hill and C ro ydon), Mrs. ixo n we nt round the house with great intere t, and ell ro[(te looked at an exhibition show ing the work underlaken by the a riou bra ncJ1e of the Brigade; he a lso saw an exhibition describing th e work of the er i e Ho pitals Welfare Department, wher she was we lcon:ed by Miss Conybeare r. We t and II La wson.

As she lefL, Mrs. ixo n we nt through the entra nce hall, lin ed by cadet, a nd signed the vi itors book, under nre from a baltery of Pre camera ince her return to merica Mr. ixon has written to bOLh ounles Mountbatten and R ear- dmiral Dick to say ho, plea ed she wa 10 be able to see St. John Hou e and to " learn fir L-hand of the many activi tie s of th e famed St. John Ambulance Brigade and it wonderful accompli hment ."

During the afternoon, Mrs. ixon also isited the Ho pital Librarie D epartment (a Join t COlllmittee activ it y) a nd th e headquarter of Briti h Red Cro s Society.

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J an uar y 5th a n important dinner wa held at St. John House in connection with the meeting of r eprese ntatives of European Order of St. John, held during that day at t. John s Gate, C lerke nwe ll. The 110 t wa Lord Wa ke hur t, the Lord P rio r, a nd a mong the guests were represe nta ti ves from Switzerland, th e Netherlands, Germany, and Sw den. The occasion was a very happy one, a nd the meeting reported on a noth er page.

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MID so many gay even t at the fe tive seaso n , we mu st to o ur g rea t r gret reco rd a sad o n e, nam el y the departure of

Mr s. Nanc y P erreau, the Warden, on Christmas Eve. It was with real sor row tha t we said goodbye to her , for her period of office had been a most happ y one for both staff and visitors and s he had done everything possible during a time of changeover from the old to the new St. John H ouse, to make things as smooth and comfortable as could be despite the great difficulties insepa rable f rom suc h a move.

She had a lready decided to leave St. John H ou e, bu promised to see us through the change-over. We w ish her good luck in a ll her future undertakings.

Mr Perreau's successor is Miss Rob o n to whom we extend a hearty welcome. She, too, has had a wide experience of catering and club management.

U.S.A. F. Hospital Visit

N URSI G members of 141 Greenford & ortholt Divi s ion have just completed a series of three visits to 7520th United States Air Force Ho spital at South Ruislip arranged by D ivisional Super intendent Mrs C. S. M. De Val with the kind and ready co-operation of 1st Lieut. J D Hegele U.S .A.F (M S. C.), Admini strative Officer, who himself conducted one of the parties, the others being escorted by Capt. F. H a rper , Regi strar, and Lieut. P D. Seidler, Troop Commander.

Of special interest was the pathological laboratory the blood bank, the pharmacy , physio-therapy department, special infant incubators , the iron lung and kitchens. Special tribute was paid by each escorting officer to various installations and equipment made and supplied by Brit ish manufacturers, a nd to he help and co-operation received from Bri tish specia li sts, doctors and ho s pitals.

Among the visitors were Di visional President Mrs. L. M. Vaughan and Area Superintendent (R) A. E. Vaughan, Di visional Vice-President rs. G. A Smith and Mr. A. H. Smith, and Cadet Divisional Superintendent Mrs. Davies (C 125 Greenford & ortholt Division).

Ph o o : Edgt"-i'nr" & D str ict ),',YC'stapas

B e/o re leavi n a Xi ;von signed the distinguished pi itor book.

9

lJ"derstanding Yo "ng People

A talk given at the Chesh ire Officers ' Tra ining Conference by

GLYN T . AMOS

Youth Officer of Wallasey

SOME year a go r ca me a cr oss t b is lengthy bu t str ik ing defini ion of a bo y -yo u m ay h av e a lr ea d y hea rd it:

" A b oy s a pers on wh o is g o in g to sit ri ght w h ere you are si t t ing n o w, a nd attend t o t hing w hi c h you think s o mp o rtant af er ou h ave g o ne You m ay m a ke all the policies you p le as e , but how they wi ll be c arried out will d e pend UPO'1 h i m He s going to mo ve n and ake o ver y our sc hools, c ities, councils a nd churches. All y our w or k is go ing o b e j udged then p ra sed o r condemn ed by h im. The fu t ure and the d estin y of hr.mani ty are in th e hand s of the b o y."

If 1 was to v is it one of your j unior group s on e e veni n g and rec ite th at d efini tio n t o t he first unfor t un ate y oungster wh o me me , he wo uld be quite u st ified in d o ubting my m en tcd sta bility. H e w ould dec id e t h a I o ught to be humoure d , so h e would prob a bl y say" Oh ye a h! "

Bu t tod ay we mus ackn o wledge he truth of h at state m e n t. " H e s going to sit righ t w here yo u a re si tting n ow and attend to hings wh ich yo u th ink s o im portant a fte r you h av e g one ." Ho w rue " All yo ur w ork s g o ing to b e judge d , t h en praised o r c o ndemned b y him." Wh at, I wo n de r will be t he ver di ct of the rising gene ration o n yo ur work a n d mi n e ? It is ra her a so b erin g th o u g ht

If we h a d t he time, i t wo uld be in ere stin g t o di scove r ho w each o ne o f yo u b ecame invo lved in this mo vem e nt. P erll aps yo u were br oug h t u p in it-you are" A n Ol d

B oy" o r " An Old G i rl. " Y o u h ave fou nd joy a nd fell owship in the m ovement an d you wanted t'J s h are it wi h t h ose w h o are

ounger. Per ha p s yo u we re p rs u a d d to join i t-almo t c on cripted

O ne th ing do k n ow- if yo u h a e lh e

lea ders h i p of yo ung p e o ple yo u oo n rea li ed th at m ore was r e quir e d o f yo u tha n j u t mu ck in g- in a nd b e ing a g ood

so r t". In f act ou h ave d iscovered th at

you wer e let in fo r far m ore han yo u h ad a n t ici p a te d

One of t h e m ost p rec iou b oo k in m y po ssessi on is T he JvIeanil1 f! of Se r vice by

H E. F o dic k. Although vritt e n ma n y yea r a g o it is a gem In it are t be e word s-

, ot h ng so r e vea ls o a per o n th e po erty

o f hi s own pi rit lik e h e ser iou a te mp to b e o f s e r v ice to oth er pe op le." T he p Ia in f act is th at t h ere a re im e wh e n you are Ii tera ll y fri ghte ned b y the remen d ou d e m a nd m a d e upon yo u There wa that occ a ion wh e n a bo or girl ca m e to you fo r a d ce o n a per onal

pro b le m. There was t h a t occa ion w h en yo u f e lt you h a d to s p ea k to a boy or g rl

a b o ut so m e th n g t hat yo u kn ew wa n ot

hel p in g them to d eve lo p into h ea l h y ma n hoo d or w o ma nh oo d 0 much d epend e d upon he way you did it.

Y ou beg n to realise t h at you are not ju an inst ru ctor or a super isor of leisure -

ti m e acti vit ies. You are a partner with yo ung peop e. You may hold the rank of officer, yo u may hol d an exalted po ition in your movement-bu if you are deali n g wit h young peop le then yo u r relation hip that o f a p a rt ne r.

S o b y a ll means read textboo k s, keep up to date w t h the atest d evelopmen in your organisation bu t never fo rget lhat you are dealin g with human bei n g,. Your young people are not spare parts to te asse mb led r bro ke n

li ke, ac h of infinite a ue and need in g oppor tu n iti es t o deve op. Th ere a re m a n par ent nd youth wo r ker \ b o are di u rb ed b whal they ca " t h e instab ili ty of outh '. One day t he yo ung ler n oi y-t h e ne day quiet; o n e day h e or she want to b alon - the next d ay th e can' t t o lerate heir wn ompa n y. There are m oo d \' h ich vary from d efiant b rava d o o co mjl e e il ncc.

T h at e ellenr re p ort Citi:ells of Tomorrow pu t i( th i wa T he a rc in an awkward betw xt-a n d-betwee n tage, very on iou of bei n g no longer children, but not eL in fact grown up; re lie , u n ettled fon ard-I oking, Ii ing all th time in an environment \ hi h they cannot ontro l. ( Perhap ou an recogni in that la Lemelll a good de crip l ion of your on or daughter.)

Yout h leader know the railure or many oung peop le t keep their pr mi e ; reacher in unday chool and youth fellow h ip know of that peri d of que tioning-when young people be ome agno tics or heretic' older p ople, re ai ling (he da of chi aIr are hocked at th rreedom between the e e e could all, indeed, add to that picture, and e could make out a go d ca e for umming-up ou t h a unreliabl, and lacking in respect for tradition and their elde r (Thi iuing in judgement on th rising gene ra tion a popular pa time ilh ome adu lt .)

What can e say to allthi ? I think ther are two thing. Fir tly, that ome r th in tability or )outh is nothing nc\\.

BOS T ON CADETS WIN

SAFE CYCL I NG AWARDS

P R E EXT I SG safe cycling cerlific({les and badges 10 Ihe St. J ohn Ambulance adels, Bas on D ivision Ih e 11 [((.I}or Clb·. C. Valentine, expTessed his plea UTe al seeing /lIe ill reasing number of children laking and pas"ing tli e cyling profi iency les t lI i. advice 10 these child1'en w as: t,.A lway 7'el1le7llber lu obey he llighway Code and now that you ha ve go l your cerlljicate J hope you will encoumge YOUT school pa rs o go in fOT ti l(!se lesls. " Th e award.' were as follow': Cade t g t A. J Hod{!,ers, ade l ( 'v i.. M Th omas , Cadets M. P en-in, L. Cuok D Il o.l}les, P.

Pock l?:ng lon, T T omlinson , R. P ocldington, B. P e el 11 1 Snowden, ff SansCL71I

Phcto: Lin col n shire Standard

Seco nd ly th at m uch of i t i du e to older p eop e. Take he first poin t - ome of t h e in ta b it y of you th s n o thi ng ne w M a ny a dults h ave very hort memories . M a n y of us f orge t th a t we too , s h a red t h is pe ri o d of p h ysic al and piri t u a l gro wing-p a in s Till s wa s the tim e wh en w e we re n e ith er ch ildren n o a dult For a tin1e we too h ad our fee t in both wo r ld s, a nd th e te ns o n was ofte n grea and cau e d s ome h ear ach e to hose who were re lucta nt to e t us go. lt's th e a ge- o ld co nfl ict, th e youngs er str ugg in g o be f r ee, yet u na bJ e t o di s p e n se en ti ely wit h t he sec urit y w hi ch h e nee d e d in c hi l dho o d S o often th e d efia n t br ava d o, the a s um e d air o f inde pe nd ence, is j us t a pose-i t hid es a n inner confl ict. P hysical, me n ta l a nd spir itual fo rces seem to co n spire to g ve he grow in g boy and g irl a glimp e of heaven a nd of hell.

Were w e sel f ish ?

I s u ggeste d earlier that we a dult s have sho r t mem o r ie. h all we ad mi t th at we too we re ra the r selfish yo un gster s? W e ho uld no t ex pec t o ur you n g people to reac h a sta nd a rd we never reach ed oursel ve T h i i th e period when they need un d ertan d ing f rie nds hi p a ltho u gh h ey wOllld b e the a t p eo ple t o admit t, o r a k f o r it. They need a p h osop h y as we ll as a progra mme.

Th e n second ly, much of th e insta bili ty of you th i due to he in tabi lity o f o l der peo ple.

co m e b ack aga in to the repo r Citizens of Tomo rrow. (I nci d entally I hope this ve ry exce ll ent report will not be shelved.) O n e theme is con tant ly recurri ng in tbe report -that is "adu lt responsibility" The res p on i b ility for the apathy and lack of purpo e which characte r ises many of our yo u ng people is laid quarely on the hou lders of adult -where it rea ll y be longs.

M ay quote the fi n a l ente nce in the Report: "Wllat sort o r hu m an beings are they go in g to grow up to be? " The an wer depen d , si m p ly, on the ur ge ncy and inti m acy wit h which each ad u lt accepts this a a per ona l re ponsibi l ity.

I am of hose who be ieve that on ba la nce, [here i more to be aid for the W e lfa re State than against it. B ut r am t he Arst to admit that it ha limitation Is it not true that our young peop le are growing up in an e n vironment in wh ich per ona l re ponsibility and vo luntary se r v ce are fast disappear ng? (Every voluntary orga n i ation is hort of hel p ers.)

Again , n o youth orga n ation, however exce llen t can ever take he place o f a good home bac k gr ou n d. Yet the modern trend is put 0 we ll in t b at parody to " M ot he Mac hree ":

I bles the clean clin ic that weighed me wi th ca re,

A nd the lIur sery school lady who toothcombed 717)1 hair;

A nd a ll t he yo ut h move m ent so toil-worn fo r me-

But my mother, God bless her she neve r ees me

H e r e aga in Cit izen of T omorrow p u ts so we ll : " N o t a ll p are nt r ea li e th at t hey have rea l re p o n si bilities b eyo nd t he s impl e du y of pro v idin g food clot hin g a nd he ll er.

o da y are o f he r g h t ty pe ha en co ura ge mpress ion a ble yo ung p e op e to b ave

FOUNDER MEMBER

Do yo u t h ink t ba t t h e ty pe of Al m s ma gaz lll es a nd new s pa pe r whi c h we h ave

h gh s t a nd a r d s? T o d ay is n o longer old-fash io n e d t o be shocked at th e n cr eas e of ju ve n i e crime a nd d runkenness

CUTS THE CA K E

Th e

H o m e S ecre ta r y, Her M aj es ty's j udges, c hi ef c on ta bles-as well as cle rgy a n d

yo uth w o r ker s are co n cerne d a bo u t th e

c h a llen g in g s tat istics. A r e y ou n g p eop le en t ir e y res p o n s ibl e?

r fi nd m uc h th a is excell ent an d fi rst-rate

in m any o f o ur yo u ng p eo ple. Th e d el i nq uent ge t h e h ea dl n es- th e d ecent

youn gster d oes n ot. M y q ua rrel is w it h the a dul t co mmu n ity th at f a ils n its r es p onsibilit y. W e get the yo u ng p e op le we deser ve r s h ou l d li ke to suggest so m e i d eas th at may b e of h e p to t h ose seeki n g to understa nd you ng peop e an d achieving that par ne rship w hi c h mentio n ed earl er.

1. 0 two young peop e are exactly a li ke, so yo u n eed to KNOW them. To ach ieve this, a knowled ge of the home an d working co nd itio n s o f you r yo ung peo ple wi ll enable you t o make a ll owances for tbeir behav our.

2. M a n y ex perts bel ieve hat yo un g p eo ple ma tu re ear ier to d ay than 15 to 2 0 yea r s ago (at least physica ll y, hanks to ora nge j u ice and sc h ool meals). Th is is a ch a ll e n ge to the old -es ablished organisation to reconsider heir age ranges It is a mi stake to m ix too wi d e an age range-when a young per on ha le f school he doesn't want to m ix in w hat he ca lls" the company of a Jot o f ki d s ".

3. You n g p eo p le ike to achieve uccess or fini h a jo b quickly, so activities shou d not be long drawn-o u t. Ta ks or lectllTes by adults s h ou l d be b rief and ho e adults shou ld understand young peop le as well as knowing their u bject.

4. D on be too possessive. R emember the many rival cla ims nowadays on he lei uretime of young people. There are boy and girl friendships, more are involved in tudv and homewo rk nowadays. Your movement may mean a great deal to you, b ut to the youngs ter it i only o ne amongst ma n y other interests

Do n' t aJ/o w third - r a te

5. This is an age of vi ual aid If u ed, they s hould be of as high a standard as in the day school. Young people don't like to be lon !?; to an organi ation that i content with the third - rate in its equipment.

6. Young people re pond to their environment, so prem ses shou ld be c ean and a at tractive a fu n d a l low. The cay h as gone when young people wi sit on hard benche n dilapidated and bad ly lit he-adouarters. O ne of the main inte rests of gi rl s is homem aking, 0 your headquarter h ou d not be h oddy.

7. It is a ha rd thing to say, but e often get the d i cip ine we de erve You n g people may be have badly them elves, but they do expect a high standard from adults- and a bove a ll th ey h ave a very keen en e of .iu t ice. B e ieve it or not hey a re the most se ns t ve of Go d 's c reatures 0 d on"t TY to score by b e in g a rcas ti c. G ood nat ured leg-pull in g is a ll r ig h t and it m ay be n ecesary to read t he rio t act o m etimes b ut d o n treat grow in g a d ole c ent a if t h ey wer e in a pr im a ry sc h o l. You m ay d is 0 e r that he r e b el may turn o u t to be your mo t u eful m e mb er.

8. Wh e n p ro moting to a m ore a du lt 11

Ph oto: Grantham J ournal

D O US D ER member and stillsecrotaTY of the ll elton illo w bmy Xursing Division, XUTsing Officer J11"s. E. Goodman cuts the cake at the Division's 21st anniversary dinner, watched by Area Superintendent C. R. To we ll and Superintendent H alon.

section, young people should not be moved up singly, but with a few of their friends , and the occasion should be made a memorable one. T hey have been .l.P.s in the junior section-now they must start from cratcb and it is not easy.

9. When they become pan of the more a dult section the y hould not be treated as novices. Members of the older age group should be reminded that [hey were once raw recruits. Patience with young people will bring its rewards , but it calls for a long - term poli y

10. Finally , if some of your young people fail to move up to the adult ection-don't despair and write them off. Earlier courtship and marriage, the need to study to gain promotion, the increase in pocket -money new interest uch as a motor scooter or a jazz club-all these, together with the caUup, tend to cau e a wide gap ben een the juniors and the seniors.

If you till try to keep up the fri nd hip. regardless of whether they stay or not. you may find that a few may return after [hey have settled down. Don ' give them the cold houlder when you meet them in the treer. D on't alway assume that the fault is enrirely with the young people-start by examining your own approa h and your own set - up. I n other ords, tan by putting you own ho u se in order.

• T he E djto r is alwa y s g lad to con ider articles of a simi a r nature to t h e abo ve, which have a b earing on different a pect of fir t a d wo r k

PROMOTIONS & APPOINTMENTS

• Continued /rO Ill page 8

Arthur Hubert Mo rdaunt R ichard, B .M.

M.R C.S L. R .C.P.

H arry L ionel Homewood

Ste phen William Sheppard

Percy Emest Willi am W a lke r.

Arthur Alfred Wort

Stewar An t hony Snook

S amue l J a mes B a te Frederick Henr y Hing ley.

R ichard Berr yman

John Ed wa rd Simons.

Arthur Duckwor th William Squires.

Alec Kilner. <

Daniel M Don ald Be ll , i.B.

Wilf red Sm th , B.E M.

J ames D avid Bottomle y.

John Harry Wright.

H arry Ward

Gladstone Keith.

Ben Crosswaite.

Rich a rd Thoma s Rushton , M.B. L.R.C.S.

FO R ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF ASS O CIATE SERVING BROTHER

Muhandiram Elagunather Ponnu R as ah.

Rob ert Godfrey Wigoder, L.R C.P., L.R.C.S.

Gerald Jud ah Phillips, M.B.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER

Eli zabeth Catharine Al ice Vera , The Hon. Mrs. Coke.

K athleen Marga ret, Mr s. Hetherin gton.

Doro t hy , Miss Woodhead.

Mary Elizabeth, Mrs. Gib son.

G ladys Kate Mrs. Medway.

Emily Sarah Miss Bruckshaw.

Emma , Mrs. Mills.

May, Mrs Breadoam.

Katie Mrs. Bo sanquet.

orah Miss Start.

Agnes Maud, Miss Sto kes.

Do ra, Miss Sunder and.

Ivy L iUian, Mrs. J a nsen.

Doro thy Mary, Miss M a rking.

Kathleen Mary M iss Mile s.

Edith Constance Mrs. Gleadle -R ichards.

Anna I sa bella, Mrs. J enkins

Elizateth Dori s, Miss Feltham

Jeannie, Mrs. Gandy

Hilda Muriel Mrs. Bennett.

Iris Merc ia M r s. Hoby.

Anne Elizabeth, Mrs. Howell. Annie, Miss Wilding.

Annie, Mrs. Houghton

Amy , Mr s. Derham.

Mary, Mrs. Davidson.

Frances Hannah, Mrs. Mc K ane, M. B. Muriel, Miss Thompson.

Pho e be, Miss H yde

Hilda Dora Mrs. Chapman.

Elizabeth Ad a, Mrs Nee dham.

Glad ys Mary Miss Bunn.

Marion Adeline, Mrs. Donn elly.

Mary Dixey, Mi ss Groom

Ethel M a r ga ret Miss Randl es.

Florence Ruth M iss Roffey

Violet Dorothy Mrs. Sta n ton

Ali ce Ele anor, Mrs Dunn

Joan F ra nces, Mrs. Laffert y.

Minnie, Mrs. Archer.

Mabel H a nnah , Mrs. Hill.

Margaret Alex andra Mrs. Allford.

-Gertrude Alice Mrs. Bi c ke rs.

Ed it h. Lou i a, Mrs. Cu ll u p

Ol ive Jo a n, Mi s P ace

Bery l M a u d. M rs Sa lte r

K a e, M i Corde n

Alice , irs Goodm a n

Flo ren e Selin a, Mrs. Young

E liza beth M a rgaret Mr s. Il or riso n

Charlotte Ma y, Mi T ra ey.

Marjorie l a bel , Mr s. Ke llaway.

Doro hy, Mrs. McPher on

Alice May Mrs. Sha rpe.

Ada Matilda , M r Cu thb rt.

Muriel Freda , Mi Moore.

Anne, M rs. Griffin.

Marie, Mrs. R e flold.

Oli ve M arga ret Ellen Mrs. H a ll.

Sarah Ann Mr Rimmi n g o n

H ild a M a ry M rs. P acker.

M ary Eileen Mr W ood.

Eluned May, Mis s Jane

M a rjorie I[i P ea r on

FOR AD fiSSION IN THE GRAD E O F ESQ IRE

Jame Harvie W att (o n appo in tmenl as Persona l Esquire to Col. Sir H a rold 1itchell).

Priory of Scotland

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF CO.MMAl.\TDER (BROTHE R )

Rob ert George Archibald Brovvn ( from Officer).

FORPROMOTIO TOTHEG ADEOF COMMANDER (SISTER)

Ma ry Wi nifred, L ady Warr n (from Officer) .

FOR ADMISSIO I THE GR D E OF COMMANDER (S I ST R)

Je an, Lady Turnbull

FOR PROMOTIO l TO THE GRADE O F OFFICER (BROTHER )

George Davie, O.B.E (from Serving Brother).

FOR PROMOTIO I T TO THE GRADE O F O FFICER (SISTER)

Georgina Sco tt, Mrs. Sutherland (from Serving Si s ter).

Margaret, Mrs. Price (from Se rving SiSler).

FOR ADMlSSIO l THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTH ER (A SISTA l T CHAPLAIN)

The R ev. John Sinclair.

FOR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER

Margaret Evelyn, Mrs. Muir.

Marie Louise, Mrs. McFarlane

Alice D orothy, Mrs. Fleming

Christina Mary, Mrs. David son.

Betsy Laws on M rs. Sinclair.

Priory in Australia

FOR PROMOTIO TO T H E GRADE OF KNIGHT

O scar Ch a rles Potten.

Co l. Al exa nder Christie, M.B.E.

Lt.-Col. Frank Kenneth Mugford , M.B

FO R PROM O TIO TO THE GRADE OF DAME

Flore nce Ch a rlo t te, Mrs. Ho y e. 12

F OR P RO M O TI O N TO THE GR AD E O F OMMAN D ER (BROTHER)

lla rl es Cecil D e n ni

FO R P ROM O TI O N TO THE GRA DE O F O MMA D E R (S I STER) e ll ie [da , Mi Muir

F OR PROMOTIO TO THE G RADE OF OFF! ER (BROTHER) SUB - HAPLAIN

The Rl. R e Bi hop Willi am George Hil liard.

F OR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE 0 OFF I E R (BROTHER)

John D e nn

John H e nr y D rummo nd E d wards l.B

Edgar ha d es .l a m e Ho lme.

Surgeon ommande r R eg inald Franci alt rs, M D. F. R. .Ed.

H oward Lloyd Holland.

Lt.- 0 1. Franc i Willi a m R e nwi ck ukin, M B F. R

R F BR H R

Th e nhur PilL, can Sydney ( I Lanl haplain).

Majo r J ohn Frederi k !J a nin, B I D ., , R. ( R IO.).

Harold Frank are

Will iam lbcn ydney d a ms lfred J ohn I-Iammond.

Edgar Thoma harle H a mmond ictor M a kell.

Jo seph Bennett mith. illiam H umphrey mi(h. dward harle illy. O. B.

Ri chard J a me s oy.

Willi am Erne orri

llan rerar.

Frank Henry IcxandeI- Pec b le

Dougla s Ia n H arl, M.B.

W a lt er George ork.

H arold John Hill.

GOlhard Rob en Lee.

John GriAllh s dward.

W alter Sidney P a lethorpv Kidman.

William Shelley Wheal.

Frank Alfred enab e

Thoma Martin McTye.

Ra l ph AyLon Lanca ter.

Sir Archiba d Ri chard Pa rk, . M.

N E\V AID U NIT8 LEICESTERSHIRE IS READY FOR

ANY CRISIS

DURI G ovember, an event longawai ted by Leicester a nd Leicestershire members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Look place-the delivery of the County's own Mobile Firs t Aid nit. The veh icle, 14 ft. ;< 6 ft.-superbly fitted out and gleaming throughout-has been desig ned by the B rigade a nd built by Stokes' Tr ai er s Limited , of Leicester, to fulfi l a need long realised by members in the city a nd cou nty.

Designed as a trailer, with e lectric lighting from both m a ins and batteries, and with Calor gas lighting also installed, the unit takes the form of a two-section travelling <. surgery," with a side door leading to a v es tibule at lhe rea r with comfor able foamrubber couches and a drop -leaf table. The l a rger portion of the unit has along one side a foam -rubber couch with inlaid runnerrails for a st retcher to be slid in. Beneath the couch is the tretcher storage space. A long the other wall is a tic covered working surface, beneath whICh IS ample cupboard s pace; a sink unit with water - tap and soap container: and water- heater facilities are provided. An in trument steri li ser is to be in s ta lled. A spotlight and a g as -fire point ha e been fitted.

PllO/o: Leicester Et'6l1il1g " Jail

Leicl'sll'l'8/tire Offi ce rs proudly demons/raIl' (I!e /lew crll'(wal1, z hich embodie man!) r;f their ow n ulea

, The re of the space in the unit compri e cloakroom space and an efficient toilet compartment. The windows of the surgical section" are of one-.way gl ass and plastic dome in the roof admlt light and aIr without draughts. Double-doors at the front of the unit are provided for easy access; and plas t ic curtains effecti ve y divides the hvo ections.

The culmination of many months' work, s ugge tions, alterations, improvement. by many St. John members has re ulted in a superbly -equipped, modern, hygienic travelling first aid post, y hich will be u ed by a mbuJance and nur ing per onnel at loc al e ents in the city and county. and ill al 0 be readily available for emergency duty.

C ade ts g e t their safety awar d s

TN THE GR DE OF ER J G SISTER

Ed ith Amy en tc nni a l, Mr rm erod.

Alice M a ry , Mrs. R a nso m

Doroth y, Mrs. to c k

Jo yce Consta nce Mi ss Ro b in on.

M a ry Is e, Mi Ad a m.

Joyce B ird wood, Mrs. W e ton.

Eva Annie, Mi ss Bu h.

E dith Na irn e, Mi ss Tho rb urn

Ol ga E lfri ede, Mr Raby.

Sarah Miss Montgome ry

• Conl inu ed 011 page 14

Phole: l\""l islzTinh's

O N \ 'olle lll.b(')' Hth ti Dartford Di v sion held a Teceptioll al i s headquarters, o s 0 "llicl'llk-yo II " 10 lli e townspeop e for lheir con t illued suppor t 0/ the 'Pili wa.' a co mbin ed ejfo )'l oJ lli e ./01.11' Di v i i01l8, adll il ond cadel, a lt liough 11 as 111 plred by th e P1' es idenl oJ Ih e V tlTSi ll f!, Di visio n 1U)'s. D. Burdi. " H' l/t the Tecep ion was incorporat ed til e dedi('(/liOIl oJ Ih e lII obtie fir 1 C/ld /lllIt. a cmoval1 whic h lias just beel/ purcha sed b!) the .\'lIrsillg Di r sioll. alld here 1('e ee .111' .E. llopki'lls, Di vis ional 1(7)erintenrlen t slio wi ng sOll/e oJ its equ ipll/ en t 10 th e JIa!) or oJ Dm IJord and to i'tl Ts D. C olI.f!.h ( Di visio llal Offi ce r). 13

Hm. J'E A TO Ro D AFETY.-Superintendent Bright. of the Bu k Police Traffi Di ision. present d ertificat s, badges and p nnant. to cad [S who had pa ed an examination in home and road afe[y during a parents' evening held at the h adquarters of Ule Bea on field mbula nce and l ur ing Cadet. D uring the evening, i M. E. hit i tant ouor a det 1 ur ing Officer. a1 0 preented t\· 0 cadet with a Grand Prior Badge a n d a Spe ial Servi e hield

Commandery in Western Austral ia

FOR P RO M O TIO N T O THE GRADE O F C O lV1MAl\TDER (BROTHER )

R alp h Jackson Cato, F. R .C. S , M.B.

Sir Frank Ernest Gibson.

Major Alan J os eph King, M.B.

Th omas T etterington

FOR P R OMOTI O T O THE GRADE OF O FFICER (B R OTHER)

Richard Henry Hickson.

Lt. -Co nuuander John Charles Elley, M.B.E.

Ro y Christopher Trewhella.

F O R P RO M O TI O J T O THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER )

Olga Ella May Mrs. Cohen.

F OR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F SER VING BRO THER

Sydney George B yrd.

Geor ge Willi am Howes.

William G ilbert Wilmshurst.

John Marshall

John Willi am Barrett, M B.

Josep h William Charles Tower

Henry Charles P rior.

F OR ADMISS I O IN THE GRADE OF SER VING SISTER

Lily, Mrs. Hilton.

Commandery of Ards

F OR P R OMOTI O T O THE GRADE OF Kl"\1JGHT

Brig. Thomas Walker D avidson, M.B

F OR P RO MOTIO TO THE GRADE OF C O MMANDER (BRO THER)

William Jo hn Williams , M B. E.

F O R ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE O F CO lV1MAl\TDER (BR O THER )

The R t. Hon. T he Earl of Caledon, D.L.

F OR P R OMOTIO TO THE GRADE O F O FFICER (BROTHER)

Dr. William orman Jones.

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF OFFIC E R (BRO THER )

Major The Rt. Hon. William Cecil M c Kee.

James A lex a nder Mitchell, O B E.

Major J ames Patrick O ' Haughey Pollock

M B.E . (on appointment a s Person a l Esquire to Mr. J. H. H. Pollock)

F OR PROMOTIO T TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)

Betty, Miss Bo yce.

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER

George Trevor evin Lawson , M. B

John Charles Stutt, M. B.

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE O F SER VING SISTER

Eleanor Constance, Mrs. Garnett.

Vi olet Kathleen Macaulay, Miss Orr.

Margaret McNej ll Miss Cooke

Ethel, Miss Berryman.

Eleano r R ob in s on Mrs. Greer.

BIRMINGHAM EX-CADETS MET DUKE

IlfARKING SHEETS

A S i n yea rs, it wi b.e po ss ibl e fil O obtaIn cop le of th e MarkIng SheeLs used a l St. John Ambulan ce Ass o c ta lt on al ona F irst Aid Compel ition s during 1959 These wi ll be ba e d on the new m a nual fir t a id and e ach se t will c on SIs t of a team tes t and du a l pracl ic a l tes ts Th ey w ill not include nul' ing te l Durin g th e year J959 th ere. will be s om e 2 0 e ts av a il a bl e, c omm en c Ing WIth th e Police Fin a l Comp c tit on s in February and c on c ludin g w ith th e Gra nd Prior 's T r oph y C ompe tition s in The co t o f ca c h se t I J 9d. po s fr ee; a nd o rd e rs w ith th e a ppropri a te a mount. h ould be e n t to th e omp e tition Secr e a r y, S t. J o hn mbul a nce A s o c ia t on , 10 G ro venor Cresce nt , Lond o n S W I

Som e se t of m a rking s hee t u e d during 1958 are s t ill ava il a bl e a nd ca n be obta in e d f rom th e C ompe titi o n Sec re a ry, as a bove, a tl1e 1.1 u al ra te

C ASE REPORTS

A CHESTNUT-

WINS BADGE

in SI. John , h er mo th e?', Jll's n -i[ on on th e rig ht ), bein g A ?'ea C a del OjJiCC1' a n d he r g ra n dm oth er an ojJice?' i n t he_ -.Riding

In th e ce ntre i s LIlT S. Jr . L odge , D is t rict S u per nt e ndent (S. )

CADE T FL AG FOR L1SKE AR D

A c t De'/' PL. to ,C(JS presented o tile L iskea I' d .\'11 rsi llg C a de j) iL'isil)// by forllle r COllllfy CO lli m issioller R eo rle/m ira 'ir H rnL'a ll d J erri/ III. {II this pi ctllr e ir N ow a n d is se('o ll(/ fro II tin rip,lil Oth ers present (l eft t rig"' ) are Cadc l II per illt end e ll! J { i ss 13 Elli co tt 'h e llJa yor a nd j\Jo y o ress, ti flo g 7)(/7 ty CO II/mi ·s an er ,JdIll 1·ra L I B Ollt wood , Clnd Connty up er illt elld ent 1 rin cess C nc/ a C hakrabOll gse.

Photo: J oil n L. R"p son 14

M R. w L MBERT, C a det Officer in th e Ro t h e rh a m C o r p s, is a fir s a id a ttend a nt at th e medic a ce n re of th e P a rk ga te [ron & S tee Co. Ltd. ne a r Roth erham With two nur ses a the ce ntre h e u cce full y r emo ved a piece or c he tnut w hic h was c hoking tw o-yea r- o ld Gilli a n Hudd he h a d been ta ke n to th e centre a s a n em e rgen cy, b ecau se th e R Olh e rh a m Eop ital was two mile s a way. The Chi ef Con ta bl e of th e W e t RIdIng , Sir Henry Studd y, ha writt e n to th e c ompa n y' mana ging direc tor. ommending th e ac t ion of the three a ll e ndant w hi c h, he s a ys" undoub edl y saved th e c hild 's life."

-AND A SWEET

A T home doing h e r weekl y wa h Mr G Grimmell of th e Wolfr un TUT ing Di vi ion Stafford hire , hea rd w ha t h e (hough t wa s a cr y of heJp in th e lreet; he imm e diat ely ILl hed out of t h e hou se a nd sa w a woman with a m a Jl c hi ld in he r arm, a nd t w a ev id e nt th e c hild wa c hoking ha ing wallowed a ba rley ug a r s wee t. Mrs Grimme tt imme di a e y tried to remo ve the weet , bu t by thi s time t h e c hild w as limp a nd going blue. on e, Mrs. Grimm e ll c omm e nced a rtifi c ia re pira t ion , and in th meantime a m esse nge r was sent to fe tch a doctor

E ve ntu a ll y a do c tor arri ved m a de a qui c k ex amina t ion but d ecid ed tha t nothing could be done ; thi s do c tor stated h e wou d go to f e tch a s urge on t o do a tra ch e otomy oper a tion to save th e c h ild life

Mr. Grimmett pers is ted with h e r art ifi c ial respi ra tion a nd an a mbul a nce wa s sent f or; 40 minute s a fter th e inilial commencing of a rtificial re pir a tion a small noi e w as heard from the child and br e athing commenced. Artifi c ial r s pir a tion wa c on inued until th e chi ld was breat hin g normally

T he child was remo ved to ho pit a l wher s he was kept under ob ervatio n for two days

It is evident that the prompt and c orrect act on by Mrs. G ri mmett resulted in th avin g of the life of th s ch ild

LONDONDERRY NURSING DIVISION

SILVER JUBILEE DINNER

1 O. 1 (PRIN E OF WALE ) DI TRl T

L EV ISH M DIN ER -The a nnu a l dinner a nd d a nc of the ] 00/1 (Borough of Lewi s h a m ) Divi sion of the St. John AmbulanceBrigade took pI a e on To vemb er 15 th a the L a ngley R ooms, Green M a n Hotel , C a tford. r. Alan (jln e r -S m it h, O B E , TOIi n Clerk of L ewi b a m a nd President or the di vi ion, wa in t h e chair.

Mr. E. A . Jord a n , ic e-Pre dent o f th e d vi ion propo ed the o aS l o f " Th e St. John Ambul a nce Brigade a nd the 100/ 1 Borough of Lewi s h am Di v i ion ," a nd aid tha t man y p e opl e djd not reali se h a th e St. John Ambu l an ce Brig a de" a a oluntar y org a ni ation

During th e p a t year member s o f lh e 100/1 Di v is ion p e rf orme d o ver 3.000 hours of voluntary dut y. This was no me a n ta " on s idering pre e nt-d a y other a tt rac t ions.

t th e Lewi ham tr ain 1'a 11. , within half a n horn ten men a nd th a mbulance from the 100/ 1 Di ion wa on the cene

Tran po rt Offic r Mr W Lemprier e replied

The to as t of " Th Vi itors " w a s propo ed by Di isio n al Sup e rintendent

A L. S ribbin , S B.St.J. \ ho intr oduce d th e guest of honour , Mr. Y Monk " ho has ju t retired a Superin enden t of " P D i vision Me t ropolitan Poli e It as , he 15

a id , a bou

e ea r a go that M r . M onk fir t ca me a the ir gu es o f ho n o ur, and from th a t im e he h a d rem ain e d a fum fr end of th e dj i o n, help in g

he c o u ld, als o a ttending t heir func ti o ns. 'Ii Scribbins t hen ba nded to onk a p ecia ll de gn e d autogra p h a lb um wruch h ad been

officers and member- o f

ision. Mr Monk i n h s rep

p raise d t he v olunt a r y \ ork wru c h t he t. Jo hn Ambula nce Br ga de clid esp ecially in h e l.e \ ham tr a in cr a h a nd h e h a d no t before had t he opportuni y o f expr i ng th a nk. not onl y o n h o wn beh alf bu of a11 t ho e who work e d wit h him, fo r the e elle nt i ndefa t igable work wruch the dj v i ion h a d don Th re er e o ver 130 gu es presen t. T he e Ding c on l uded ith d a n cing and a a baret.

LONDO TR,.'u PORT C ORP .-T he fifth a nnu a l djnner a nd d a n e o f [h e 1 o 9 ( London Tr a n port ) oIp was h ld a South Ke n ing on on a turd a, o v mber 15tl1, 195 .

Th f un c tion \V a a tten d d b y a bom 100 memb a nd fri e nds , a nd the p ri ncip al gue t \ a 1r. E eble, Di tr i t up rintendenr, o. 1 ( Prin o f al ) Di tri t. M iss k r and J Stillwell dj tri t taff offi r, Viere a 0 pre ent. The Corp Pr e ident i r.

Webb, C.St.J., General Superintendent (Staff and Training) R ailvv a y presided.

In proposing th e toast to t h e corps Mr. Wheble congratulated the corps on its continued expansion, a nd was pleased to note the large number of dutie and duty hom's performed by the members He pr a ised both the ambulance and nursing personnel for their contribution to the work of the o. 1 Di stri t. He was pleased to know that London Tran port ga e such encouragement to the Brigade and ponsored the formation of new divisions. The Corp Superintendent , Mr. E. L. K. Dunn, C.St.J. thanked Mr. Wheble for h is remarks and in repl y a ssured him of the cont i nued support of the cor p

The to a st to the guest \ as m a de b y Corps St aff Officer Mr A. E Dunn and the reply given by Dr. L. G l orman Chief Medica l Officer , London Tran port. tIr.

M. J. McCoy D iv isional Superintendent Central Road Ser vices , propo ed the toast of the Corps Pres ident to wh ich Mr Alex. J. Webb sui t ably responded. The even in g concluded with a dance during which the Corps Secretar y, 1r. S. W. Harden , O.SU ., was thanked for hi s work in organising the ver y enjo yable funct ion.

CITY O F L O l'\1J)ON POLICE

A m AL COMP ETITION - The a nnual

In ter -D i isional First Aid Compe t ion was held at Bishop sga e on Dec ember 4 th , t he judges being Mr Burrow (tea m) and Mr. G E. Cr aft (individu a l). The t rophies were presented by Alderma n S r James Miller as f ollows: Ald erman 's Cup (championship) : Women Police Sull y Trophy (best indi vidu a l) : P S Rowl a nd Mumford (novice ) Cup: P . C. Adams; " 1949" Cup (bes t individual woman poli ce) W. P S. Panter.

Sir J ames expressed thanks o the competitors for the time and t rouble they h a d t a ken to make t hemsel ves proficien t i n first a id-a very important subject and one in which the y could serve the general public in t ime of accidents.

Assistant Conm1issioner Ca pt. Griffiths thanked Sir James and als o the judges stew ards and all who had helped in the running of he ev ent.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

COUNTY Qurz -The Slough Ambulan c e Di vision t ea m won the county quiz competit ion, gaining the Vi sc ount CUTZon Ch allenge Cup which wa s presen t ed at the conclusion of the contest at Aylesbury by Brig G. A. Fenton, O.B.E. , County Commissioner.

BROCKLEHURST Cup.-In the annual first aid contest for the premier trophy of the High W ycombe Corps this year 's winners were the Ernes t Turner Ambulance t ea m. Second and third p l aces were gained by High Wycombe Ambulance a nd High Wycombe Police respec tively.

PUBLIC COMMENDATION. - The Newport PagneJl Ambulance team, which won the Southern R egion Civil Defence contest and will represent the South of England in the ational Competition, has been officially congratulat ed by the Urb a n D is trict Council.

DERBYSHIRE

MApPERLEY COLLIERY DIVISLONs. - The annual presen tatio n of awards and soci a l of the Mapperley Colliery Div ision s took

pi a e i n the Club , Station Ro ad , W st H a llam on ovember 29th, w he n omelOO p eop l e atten ded. Divi ion a l Su pe rinten de nt R. L. Hogg took the cha ir and a id he divl ion had h ad a mo t su ce I'll I y ar and looked forward to a n even better year in 1959 ; h e went o n to welcom e a ll present and thanked them for their uoport and hoped thi wou ld be forthcoming in t he future Mr. Ho gg ma de an app a to m ember to v ea r uniform a o ft en a the could , for there was no better ad erti sem e nt [or St John than this. De pite a good ea r, he urged m emb er s to mak a n ffort to do mo r e work f or St. John in thi forth comin g year. The pr e ent a tion of a ward wao, carrie d out b y Corp Superint ndent E tone , S B.St.J. , of the o I Corp s, o. 5 A rea.

DORSET

POOLE CO IP ETITTO S. - T he S J.A.B. he a doua r ters at 4 St. Pe ter s Ro a d, P a rk s ton e was the el1u e fOT t he fir t a id and honw nursing competitions fo r the Bisgo od Brooch and t h e Venner Bowl. r n the fir t a id test, the c ompe t itors (m embe rs of Poole Corps nur ing team ) ha d to tr ea t a p a ti en t (a bo y cycli st) who h a d su s ta in e d a compound fr a c t ure of the rad iu, a nd u ln a, wi t h con id e ra bl e bl eed ing w hi ch ca nn ot be c on roll ed b y l ocal pre ure. T he p a ti e nt is al so sufferin g fro m sho ck Tn the h ome

nursi ng t es t, t he comp et itor had to ta ke a pa ti ent empe rat ur e a nd pul se, a nd a ppl y linime n to her e lbo w whi ch is sw oll e n a nd p a infu l. Seve n minut es was th e tim e a llo we d f o r each tes t. L ady Wh eat ley

(Pre de n Pool e ur s in g C o rp ) occu pi ed the cha r for th e occa sion a nd wa uD oo rted b y Mr. K. H. Moo ri ng Aldri dge (Co unt y

St a ff Offi cer). D r. Maule Ho rne and Mi

P. Steve ns (C orp s Su perin te nde n t). Mi ss

P Steven s in a nnouncing t he re u ll , gave the winner of bo t h comp eti ti on s, as Mi ss

Se rgea nt of the Bra nk om e ur in g Di vi ion La dy Wh eatley con g ra tul a te d Mi s Sergeant upon h e r succe s, a nd a ll the ot he r

c omp et it or s w ho h a d entered th e co mpet itio ns It was onl y by co ntinu a pr actice

(an d what be t ter p ractice t ha n co m pe tit ion s) th at the ultim ate a im was ac h ie edp e rfect ion It was excell e n exper ience and t rain ng Co ngrat ul ati ons we re also o ffe red to M iss J a nsen an d M r. Cas tl e, wh o h a d b een a dmit te d to h e Ord er o f S t. J o hn as

Se rving Si s te r a nd Ser ving B r ot her res p ect ivel y Th e Poole Corp s were ver y proud of both m ember s

ESSEX

WRTTTLE URSING D rv IsJON - On ov ember 11 h a sp ec ial m eet ing ror old a nd ne w member s w as held a t Writtl e Vi car age by kind invi tat ion of M rs N ic hol as, th e d iv ision 's Presi de n when th e new D iv is ional Nur s ing Officer Mr s Bo a tm a n was welc omed tog et her wi h a numb er of new member s Th e Count y Sup e rintend e nt ,

Mrs Smelli e, M.B.E. , gave a mo t a b s orbing account o f th e hi stor y o f th e Order a nd described the work of the Brigade for the b e nefit of new memb e rs a nd f riend s pr ese nt.

She t hen a sked the Rev. ichola s to read the Brigade prayer. Afterwards there was an inform a di scus s ion on the divi sion s ru ture programme 16

and ref re hm.e nt were erved by me mber.

The divi on was pI ased to we lcome ever<l l gue in lud ing the Deputy ou nt y Superintendent Mr Trai n a nd ou nt y Offi e r Mi Arg n t.

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Po ICE ROBBEO.- Pl ymouth ity Tranpon team wo n the firth annual op n fir aid competition or tl1 PI) m uth and D is r ic t en t re or th t. J oh n mbulance

A 0 atio n he ld at ontp lier chool, Pl ymoUlh, o n unday, ovember 2 rd.

T he t ro p hy had bee n he ld b) Pl ymou th

Ci y P ol ice ince 19-5. O ther team cntered repre e n led the outh e tern a B ard,

Po t O ffice m bu ance Ce n tre, atio na l

Do k L abou r Board, and rial' ( R inrorci ng) mbu lance D i i ion. The awa r dve re m ade by the P r ident r the Plymou l h a nd Di tri t en tre, L ord Roborough, L o r d - Lieute nant of Devon. He -aid he fo u nd anything to do with the I. J ohn Ambu la nce ociation a ource of great pl ea u re. It work was a ll tlF more va luab e becau e i wa voluntary.

Lord R obo rough p re en t d adet Officer

T. F L a m e rl o n it h the Brigad Meritoriou s Se rvice e n ificale for h is erTe t iyc fi rs t ai d on a casu al ty a t Bovi and n J u ne. if r. D o r ot hy A n t ho ny, he Gr ee n bank Ho spit a libr ar ia n, received a ve ll um VOle o f th a nk in recog ni tion o r he r ervice.

E A T RJOING, YORK

H ULL D UT lES.-At the a nn ua l ge nera l me e tin g o f th e Hull ur s in g o r p o I th e Supe rinle nd ent re p o rt ed o n t he hour of dut y don e by th e co rp s, whi c h we re: pu bli c dul y, 1,6 17 ; ho pit a l 38; nurs in g a id , 5,21 4 ; t r a n por t, 14 mi sce ll a neo u , 1 07 1-a tot a or 8, 754 hour Mo t or th e mi scel la neo us duti es wer e don e by (he ho spita l libr a ri a n a nd bookbind c r. oun ty Commi ss ion er Dr. E. M , Dea rn a nd County Sup e rin tend e nt Mi s - St o ne hou e wer e among t tho e prese nt. Corp s Surgeon Dr D Co ll i ha w wa s in the c ha ir.

PIIIOIIY FOIl \', ALES

Two appointments Lo the Bri gade H ea dquarter Sla ff of t he Pr iory for Wa le s have been a ppro ved by the Prio r ( the Lord Aberdare).

Capt. W J. C a nto n, O.RE. K.St..T.

D.L. LL.B. b as become A is tant Chi ef Commi s ioner f or Wal es arter 20 yea rs' di in guished service as onunis ioner for M e rt hyr Tydfil. From 1924 onwards Capt. Ca nton has erved the Order c ontinuou s ly, bi s widefi e d of S1. John acti viti es including member s hip of the Priory haple r s ince 19 32 and t he office or Priory Libr a r ia n s ince 1953. Notwith s ta nding hi s great contribution of ser vice to th e Ord e r Ca pt. Canton i Ch a irm a n of th e M ert hy r a nd Aberd a re H os pita l M a na gem e nlCo mmitt ee

Tb e vaca ncy crea ed by th e dea th o [ L ady

Twi st o n-D av es has bee n fi ll e d by th e appointment o f Mrs. W lli am C raws h ay as Chief Offic e r urs ing Cade ts Fo r Wa les. Mr Cr aws hay e mb ar ks on her St. Joh n mi ss ion with a st rong bac kg round or St. J ohn er v ce, being t he wire o r a ha pt e r m emb er who is he ir to the la te Cap t.

Geoffrey Cr a w ha w, K SU ., J.P ., D L. , a fo rm [Ch a nce llor o f t he Pr ior y.

CARNIARTHE S HIR E

Pres iding a t a s oc ial ga th e rin g orga n i ed in su pp o rt of th e at io na l Ho pi a l Service

R ese rve in Li a nell y, th Co mmi ss io ner M r.

D. Cec il Willi am C. SU. , J P ., pa id ribute to t he ind e fa t iga bl e e rTo rt s of the S t. Jo hn o unt y R eprese n ta ti ve ror t he R eserve

Mrs . M . M ar ke r, O.S U ., w ho tremend o u odd s ha bee n the lll ea n of m a kin g Ca rm art h en sh ire he pre mi er o f W ale n t h re pec l. With a reg l te r o r 460 n ur ng aux ilia ri es a nd th e of h avin g ra ed ix n ew n urs i ng

Jon f rom H.S R recru it in g camp a Ig ns, M [s. larke r con t inu to e nco urage e nro lmen ts, de p te eri o us y imp a ll'ed hea lth

Lt.-Col. W. C. Hun o r he W e lsh

R egi o na l Ho s p ita B oard outlin ed th e p art tb e .H.S R wo uld have to p ay in a na tlOna l em erge ncy, gi vin g detai ls or th e r eorga n i ed c heme a nd t res in g t he va ue of the tra inin g p ro v id ed u nd er he a u p ices of. S J o hn Ambula nce Br igade or Bntl h R ed C ro ss So iety in the everyday life of th e ho me or pl ace of employ ment. CDI. Hun t's ta lk was ro ll owed by a n int e res tin g fi lm on th e H o p ita l T eam. Tile C hair ma n tha nk ed Co l. H un t for h is

a ddress and urged all Brigade p e rs onnel who had not alrea dy enroll ed lo join th e R eserve and e ndeavour to encour a ge their frie nd s Lo do li kewi se Mr. William s a ls o tha nked the M a yor a l1d M ay or ess (Ald. a nd Mrs. T. Gl a n ville Willi a m s) for th ei r s uppor t. Mr s Marker pr esented a bouque t to Mrs. R ees, th e accomp a ni st to t he B e ve dere Singers w ho ha d gi ven t he ir ser vices gratuitou s ly a t thi s a nd previ oLl s function s in a id of th e H S R. GLAMORGAN Mrs. C. G Tr a hern e, C.St.J. J.P ., who was rece ntl y appo in e d to the H ea dq ua rt er Sla ff of he Br iga de in W

IN FI NAL SETTLEMENT-ALL CLEAR

At til comm ncement of l h e nin h year' effort in up port or the Nation a l Ho s pilal Service R eserve, Mi V Lo v tt, ec re ary of t h e Priory appea led for a great r rpon e fro m Brigade members no\ thal the condition o f e:n ro lm nt and c r vicc in th R serve had be n re laxed Lo nab e them to join without n ece arily commi ttin g theme lves to add itio n a l dutie

B R OED Dr I LO " CH IE EME T.soc a l wa organi d at the Ba rgoed mbulanc H a ll LO mark the happ)

e Ha n. J ohn H Br uce r eceives a final repaY1l1entjronl CI!?· J ohn ll aydn J ones, Rich es C07']JS Su perintendent, of the debt on B argoed Ambulance H all, w hich now co mpletely clemed.

i n t o conference to d i cus t h e various as pects o f their work.

Mr E. J Pode O.SU e ' pl ain d the aim s of the W .V .S. One-in-F ive Schem e

Mr A. M. R u sell Corps Sup er int e nde n t, referred t o the ne d for more S t. Joh n p ers onn e to come forward with an offer to give the t h rd talk in the erie.

Miss Jane E. T homas O.SU ., S R. T., Chief ursing Officer for W a les, reviewed he revised manual " ursing" which he f elt was an exce llent publica t ion Miss Zoe D ruitt, S.S SU. , fornlerly Cadet T ra ining Officer for W a les spoke on the wider aspects of her new assignment as Tra ining O fficer for Wales and s tres se d the need for m aki ng r a ining interesting in order to retain the member hip of the ca d ets r eaching the age for promotion into the a d u lt d ivis ions.

occas o n of handing a c he qu e re i renting the fina l r pa menl o n a l oan o f £700 from the Priorv for W a es toward the co t f th hall , which more l b a n £3,000 o build and is n ow fr c of d bl. Coun il lor J ohn H aydn Jone uperintendent tbe Ri be orp, presented the cheque to th e Hon. J ohn H Bru e, B K. tJ., J .P D .L., "ho aid that h a e repaid the money in a third of the a ll otted time a a great achie ement and he" a g lad Lo knO\\ that fu ll use of the ha ll a being made b) me n , women and cadet. T he Chai r man of the e ll igaer 0 . oun illor H opkin Lewi J P ., aid that po ss ibl y fi rst aid,>, orker are h ld in high I' rega rd n th mining indu tr than in an) otber sphere a 0 man Ii e are a ed b) the ir prompt and kilful action.

Mr. P H Ford. P r ident f the Barg ed mbul ance Di v i ion, \ ho pre ided. pren ted to Cou ncillor J ohn H aydn Jone a barometer in recognition f hi a lued ervice to th Bargoed D i ion rea Commi ioner J rm e ga e detail of t. J hn acU itie in the aerphill}

In these matters

.. . my profession is my guide can't afford to take risks with my own or my patients personal cleanliness and hygiene , That's why on all my rounds I carry my own safe guards against infection-Wri ght's Coal Tar Soap and Wright's Coal Tar Nursery Powder Wright's is so pure, so gentle and yet so effective. Our profession has been using Wright's for over fifty years-a strong recommendation in itself. Take my advice and let Wright's accompany you on eve r y call,

County Area and prese nted efficie ncy awards assis ted by Cou nt y Officer Mr s. J Pu c ke y a nd o th e r offi ce rs. P ONT YJ'RIDD COUNTY AR EA. - The Area Pres idenL , Mr. A. G Gi lb e rt so n O.SU ., look tbe c ha ir at the publ ic m ee t ing organised by th e Area R e prese nta t ive for the N H.S.R. Mr H. J B ee e, held at the Graig Ho sp ital Pont y pridd. Mrs. J ane Th omas, O SU. , S.R.N. , C hi ef ur s ing O ffice r of th e Brigade in W ale, gave a n addr ess on the new Nu rs in g M an ua l a nd a n ill uminating ta lk by Lt .-Co l. W. C. Hunt or the W eI h Region a Ho s pital Board, he lped to dispel e r ro neou i dea which had prevented many Bri gade members from join in g the N.H.S.R. Mr. B ee e took th e op p ortu n t y of e nroiJing a do zen vo lunt eers at the c lose of the meeting and is co nfid en of grea ter ucces in the future

BORO GH OF M ERTHY R TYDFIL

The Pri o r ha s approved th e ap p ointment of Mr. M e lbo urne Thom as, S.B.SU ., Chief Co nstable a Commiss ion er for Merthyr T yd fil , in s ucce ion to Capt. W J. Canto n , promoted to higher command. The new commi s ioner has held th e ra nk of deputy commi s ioner fo r the p as t fourteen years and a ume hi new office with a wealth of personal experience in al l B rigade activitie

oi ARDS

Y.W C.A. 1 SPECTrO - Th annual inspec tion of th e Y.W.C.A ursing Di vision and cadet took p lace in the Y.W .A H a ll B e lfast, when the in specti ng officer Di strict Sup eri ntenden t Mr I va n Neill, who was accompani d b y the Di st ri t Offi ce r for ca d et, Mi M E. Garretl.

The division was on pa rade u nder the Divi iona Superintendent, i R uth Wilson, a nd Tursing O fficer Mi ss J P alleron. The cadet were in the charge of Mi s ob e. The D ivisiona l President, M rs. M Bra nd wa in the chair, a nd among the guests were Mi ss F. E. E lliott , m a tron of the R oya l Victoria H ospita l who addre ed the after th e inspection , rea Comml lon e r W. R ya n, Public R e a ion Offi cer; :qr. H. Lo ve, a nd Co l. Gregg Area Commls loner B e lfas t.

M rs. Neill said that the progress r e port was a reco rd of se r vice a n d ach ievement, reflec ting great c re d it on h e d ivis on, w hich had WOll a llumber of awa rds during the yea r in c ludin g tying for the fir s pl ace ill th e North v. South competition ror the Sir Ott o Lund Tr ophy la s t month.

'OBITtJ ·ARY

We deeply regre fo annOllnce th e 10110 wi ng death s:

Mr William J. Ijcholl , 0[1 ovember 6th 195 8, sud denl y and pe acefully at his h ome, in Be xhi ll-on-Se a, Su sex aged 80. Mr icho ll s was a founder member of the B irchington Ambul a nce Division, and gave devoted a nd selAess service to the B rigade for more than 40 years. He served as divi ion.a l tre a urer, t ran spo rt officer, and after hiS t ransfer to the R etired Li st in 1946 he was made an honorary member of the Bri gade, and in 1948 accepted the office of vice-president of the cadet ambulance di ion, a po ition he held until his death. During the last war he saw service in t he Ambulance and Casualty Service of the Civil D efence Corps. [ icholl was held in high esteem and affection by all who knew a nd worked with him and all mourn the 10 of a loyal friend and co lleagu e who throughout hi s life did not spare him e lf in the service of his fellow men, a nd on e who so trul y carried out the mottoes of the Order.

* r. A Lownd e, an aux il ia ry of the Marconi Di visio n. Joining the BrIga de In J947 he became Di vi ional Secretary, a po the h Id until hi re ignation ll1 J953. W I hll1g to continue his as ociation he beca m e H on. T rea urer in J 954 a nd co n tinued actively until his very udden death on fovcmber 29th.

* Mr. R G. Leaf, Vice- P resident of the Roote s Group Ambulance Di vi ion. Mr. Leaf who wa 49 years old held the position

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Please J supply l.. I.. renew J * THE REVIEW OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN ,

commenc ing with th e issue.

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of Secr e ta ry of Humber Ltd. and was a pirecto r of the R ootes Group. Th e tragic c lrcumslance in which he met his death is a grievous blow to h is wide c ir cle of frien d s an d to the civic and s ocial life in Covent r y. H is passing lea ves a gap in the work of S t. John which will be very hard to fill. His whole I ife was devoted to helping his fellow man, and the s pirit of St. John was present at a ll times in his manner a nd countenance. One of h is outstanding interests was the Cadets who have themselves lo st a great champion. All C a de ts have reason to ap precia te the help given to the Annual Camps where the R ootes Group Company, through the offi ces of Mr. Leaf so willingly and generously gave thei; practical help.

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Mr F. R Gibbon , who enrolled in the B ath City Di vision of the St. John Ambulance Brigade i n 1902 an d rose to become D ivisional Offi cer in 192 8.

Mr. Gibbons, weU -known in B ath, was from the old Midland R ailway D IVISion to the B ath Cit y Di visi on received a service medal n 1917 and ,was' awarded a bar every five years. Mr. Gibbon s, who was a serving Brother of the Order of St. John was in the Ro yal Army Medical Corps in World W a r I, f rom 1915 to ]919 and attained the rank of staff sergeant. During World War II, from 1939 to ]944 he was a member of the Civil D efence Corps. He was also the holder of the R ailway Gold edal for 50 years se r vice.

* is s E. K. Long, of Hereford. She was a founder member of Hereford D ivision of the St. Jo hn Ambulance Brigade, was at 0 a county officer for Herefordshire for many year She was a \ elfare officer at B ritish Canner for 30 years and retired in 1951 iss Long was awarded the O.B E for he; work at the R othenvas factory during the ]914-1 8 war.

The funeral ervice was conducted by the Vicar Preb. L. J. B. Snell, B.E. , aD d the orgaHl t wa is. Long. guard of honour was form d out ide the church b y members of o. 1 and 2 or ing D i ion of the S.J. .B

* Dr. Humphre y In gil by Marriner , uddenl on. TO ember 26th. T he County of HampshIre ha 10 t one of its most alued officer. for Dr. [arr iner joined the B rigade in 1arch 1938 a C a det Di vi ion al S uroeon e tbourne Cadet Ambulance D iv! ion becoming urgeon to the e Ambulan Di vi ion in 19 9. In 1942 he became Cad uperintendent and S urgeon of hi original divi ioo- stbourne Cadet lbulan e-and. later that year. wa promoted to rea Cadet Officer, \ estern rea. Early in 1943 he bec ame Count Cadet Offi er, which po ition he ha filled ever in e. He held the S er ice ifedal a nd one B ar and, in 19 - as rea ted an O ffi er o f the Or der of St. John. D r arriner had a fl a ir for work with you ng men and bo a nd \ as held in the greate e teem and affe tion by t he adet di v i ion n his care. For man ears he produced and duplicated a Cadet Qu arterl a t hi 0\ n expense whIch he ent to eery one of hi d ivi ion thu k eping them a ll in tou h \ ith each and with him Hi s influence - omethIng wh i h will Ii on for man ae, a nd

Photo: H. D. Ride-n Bargoed.

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his r ep lacement wi ll be a great diffic ul ty a nd w ll r e quir e much hou gh t.

At h e fu n era l n B ournem o u th on Decemb er 1st, the COW1ty P res id e n t, the Cmmtess iO W1t batten of B urma, was represent d b y he Conuniss ioner for Hampshire, Co one W P. S Cmtis.

* Sergeant-Ma jo r Joe Hill, on a vemb er 6th 1958 , at the age of 72 y ars. He was the aIde t erving member of the Bradford Corps, h aving c omp eted 53 years' active service in the Brigade, before he ha d to retire owin g t o ill-h ealth n 1957, when the Bradfo r d Corps pr esented h im with a ilver sa ver. H e was made a Serving Brother of the Or d er in 1932.

* Cadet S uperinte nd ent Miss Annie G r eenwood , who joined the H ebden Bridge ursing D iv ision in 1925 and was appointed Cadet O fficer when the Cadet ursing D ivision was forme d io 1940. She was promoted t o Cadet Superintendent in 1946. She h ad also ser ved on the He b den Br dge Association Centre COllU11ittee for about 30 years an d had ren d ered valuable service in the training of young students

* C a det S gt. Chr istine Dunn , of Crawley _l uning Cadet D ivision Members of both cadet an d adul divisions attended the funeral of Christine D unn after her tragic death in a road accident. She was knocked off her b icycle and kil led on her way to schoo on ly the morning after beiog promoted t o sergeant in her cadet division. She had only b een a cadet for two years but in that time ha d earned a Special Service Shield and was half way towards a Grand Prio r 's bad ge. She h ad endeared herself to

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ST. JOHN HOUSE

The Minuteman to the rescue!

T hey had a Mi nute man there-and life was saved!

T he St ephenso n Minuteman Resuscitator weighs only 26 Ibs. including oxygen cylinder. It is portable, eady at all times to save life and can be used even in restricted areas. T he Minuteman " breath e s " for the pat ient automatically-is invaluable in cases of electrical shock gas 0" drug poisoning drown ing and severe asthma. Th e Minuteman shou ld be a standard piece of equipmen in your organisation. For demonstrat io n and full details please write to British O xygen Gases Limited, Medical Division , Great West R0 3 d Brentford, Middlesex.

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!l a. noll' s lurl ed a /lei Ih e '!/(Illcellor oj /lI e Order Lt -Gen. Sir Jl enry Po w noll. laid t17 comer-s one 011 Jl((r ch 5th.

Duri ng hi slay in J e ru aiI'm and J 01'dan. Sir Alfred was r ceived by Ihe K ing of J ordan, and hi. - i it has materially COl1 tribuled to lhe efficiency oj the rebuilding project. Ou r p iclureli show ( Iefl) th e ceremony when ir Alfred lurned th e fir lWJ. W ith ir Alfred (t hird from left), are D T. D oany Ass i s tan t 10 the II 0 pital,' ]!i ss K athleen Ie-nt, Jl alron: H .E. H as im -el-Kh atib. th e Ga ve-mol' of J eru alem. and an A ssociate Kn igh of the Order: .11ajor r..:nde-rlli ll, and th e JJay or of J eri{ aiI'm Dil l' righ t-h and picllIre shows ir Alfred talking to a patiel1t ill th e pre ent H o. pital with (righ t ) the .11011'011. 11 is tenl

Coventry team commended for road crash action

OWedne da y evening, ovember 19t h , 1958, a t 10 .3 0 p m ., the Ro e r 1.0

St. John Ambul a n ce team of orps Officer

L. J. Ro se, Di isiona l Superintend e nt T P Mulholland , p\. W G R ay a nd Pte

H G J ames, returning from a Fir t id Fire Brigade Competit ion a ovent r y, was first on the see n at a e ri ous acc iden t on the m a in Cove ntr y mad nea r Elmdon

A irport.

A pl:i vate ca r occupied b y five m en was

In co llI SIo n WIth a he avy lorry t ra il er. It a once o bviou t ha t a ll were se riou s y

Injure d and the ca r a tOla l w r eck

Traffi c ca m e to a s ta nd st ill - po lice, ambulances, Fi re Brigad e a nd brea kdown e quipment were i01n"l edi a tely e o t for.

Members of the Ro ve r tea m ra n f rom car te: car appea l in g for dre sings , handkerChIefs , sca r ve wa t e r or a n first a id

equipment to supplement their own. 101pro i ed equipment qui kl y came on th e cene but unfortun a ely the driver and passeng r dire tl y behind him had been killed in t a ntl

After initi a l tre a lm nt n th e ar on the three uncon cio us patient a nd wi th a ll po ible trength a ailable. they r moved them from the WTe kage on to tbe grass verge, where. owing to danger of choking through wal owing b lood, the laid them in full prone po it io n wilh hea ds low a n d turn ed t o o ne id e. ar rug re u ed to ke p them warm a nd handkerchi f o control ev re h ae m o rrh age. al 0 ti e a nd sca r ve to secure 1m er limb

Two a mbula nc e t hen a rri ed a nd er qui ck y the patient were warmly wrapped up a nd in ide ; ne patient r turned t o co ns cio u ne before transport to So lihull

Ho pita\. and a l 0 nearl aU ex ternal haemorrhage \ a controlled on the other two ur or. One of the survi or ultimatel died. but there is no doubt. a the Chief Con ta ble of V an ic hire declared in a letter to the Commi ioner for B irmingham. that but for 1h te a m action the numb er of deaths might ell have been more IL member of th team ha e re ei ed 1 tter of commendation from h e Commiioner - n-Chief, M aj. -Gen. J. 1 Kirkm an.

orB NE" T CR OS S ,",\ TORD

On page 3 of thi issue is the fir t of a new cries of ero word puzzles -with a fir t aid tw st.

ion, a u e of lh eir a ncienlproperty ofwhkh we can becertain t heb re lhr nofthi mili ta ry a nd re ligiou Order wou ld have whol ehea rted lyapproved. Il is I lea ant to refl ect that · thi 14th-century ea t of tbe Ord er played it par t in lh defence or lbe count ry in th 20 th - entu ry The w tern and n rt ,ern art of the group now no longer slanding were formed by th e re idence of lhe brethr en, with amp le accommodalion ro r tho e who in i kne or health c la imed tlte ho pitality of the Order. Til ea ern sid e of the group on ted of a lrong wa ll. T he Arm or th rd er were car ed upon n an ient tone shie ld abov th doorw ay; the i till a fter 600 ea r faintly di cern-

Outpost of the Order

By R. L. BELL WOOD, County Director for Northumberland S.J.A.A.

F ROM early times, until the confiscation of its properties in the mid -six eenth century, the English branch of the Order of St John was organised in administrative units comprising the estates and properties of the Order within a particular locality. These properties were acquired often by legacies and donations made by benefactors who wished to make contribution to the religious and humanitarian work of the Order which from its inception had characterised its activities. Several of such properties had been possessions of the Order of the Temple and had been transferred to the Order of St. John on the dissolution of the Templars.

In charge of each of these units was an officer of the Order known as the Commander, or in its Latin form the Preceptor, who qualified for this important appointment only after long and distinguished service in the Mediterranean based upon the Headquarters of the Order at Rhodes and in later times at Malta where the Order was engaged in ministering to pilgrims visiting the Holy Land and other people in need of help whether in sickness or in health and in he defence of Christianity.

THE BRETHREN

The name Commandery was given to the residence of the Commander and of the little community of brethren, members of the Order who served under him. All were liable to be called up in case of emergency for military duty wheresoever the need arose. Attached to he residence would be a church or chapel and accommodation for wayfarers for hospitalit y was the rule of the brethren Sometimes there was also a n infirmary for ministering to the sick. These Commanderies were part country hou ses ; part monasteries and were the administrative centres of the O rder in the district where they were situated. Similar establishments existed in other countries and in this way a network of units of the Order was sprea d over most of Europe. An important duty of the Commandery was t he training of

no vices who were not ent out to the Medi terranean until the age of 21 ear.

A large proportion of t he revenue of t h e lands annexed to a Commandery was remitted to the general funds of the Order In the Middle Ages the Order was essentially an international organisa tion In England there were at one time or another around 50 Command e rie di tributed among 31 counties. In addition at Buckland in Somerset there was a n establ ishment for the Sisters of the Order.

THE PROPERTIES

In orthum berland there was only one Commandery; this was at Chibbum, a mile to the north-eas t of Widdring ton and within half a mile of the white s hore of Druridge Ba y. This property was in th e possession of the Order prior to 1313; probabl y it was a gift from the FitzWilliams or the Widd ringtons the la tter family having been resident from earl times at the nea rb y place from wh ich they took their name. Although Chibburn wa the only Commandery within the County other properties were possessed b y t he Order , small parcels of land let to tenan ts at, among other places, Ulgham, orth Sea t on ewbiggin , Warkwor h K e nton Fenham, Killingworth a nd Chevington. Coal mines at Fenham , t hen a vi ll age near Newcastle, were also owned. 0 doubt hese possessions were administered rr o m Chibburn.

The buildings at Chibbum in the da ys when it was occupied as a Commandery of the Order consisted of a group formed in a square with a courtyard in the centre. Part ho s pice part castle defended by a moat a ppropriate to a residence in this turbulent land when raids from the Scots were a ways a present danger. The south side was formed by tbe chapel, now in ruin s much in need of rep a ir but still clearl y recognisable as an ecclesiastical building Th e eastern end was during the last war made nto a well-bui bri ck" pill bo x" for use by the a rm yin the defence of England aga in st inva2

BOOKSHELF

Tale of Cou rage

NEVER SA Y DfE byAllfhol1y Ri chardsl1f (Max PatTi 11 , 12s. 6d.). obody could raJi to be m oved by lhis story. to ld in t he mo 1 factual way, or ho w a man di abl d by a s troke fough t hi s way back - if n ot to normality, at lea to a way of living th a I was tolerable and did n ot make him a tire ome burden on hi friend.

Mr Richard so n , on eavi n g aft er the stroke, wa a fil a medica l c ien ce could make him Th e re were s lill hideo us gap s in hi way of life, ordinary everyd f1Y movem ents, that were beyond him H o 'v he overcame these handic a p is lo ld in a1 enth rall in g fa hion , a nd hi narrative ca nnot fail to help those in a imilar plight.

CLUES

ACROS

1. U e hotter R F. ock in a ll injurie (5, J, 5)

10. crue lle ion perhap s (5).

J1. Function of ma mmary gland (9).

12 Looks as tllough it begins protein dige Lion with enthu ia m (6).

13. J ack for a high pos i ti on (7).

15 Requ irement in Eden (4).

16. A bad sign when it occurs a ft er eight (10).

20. Nursing procedure for rigor (3 , 3,4).

21. Image of rancid olive oil (4)

23. Fr acture of t be neck often occurs in the older pa tien t (7).

26. Medical research in which we are a ll asked to help (6).

28. Tito and Ann and 11 more help to fight infection (9).

Compiled by W. A. Potte r

7 L eave your - , (Th e Tempest) ( 5)

8. O f significance to phrenologi t or neu rologi cal surgeon (4 , 2, 3, 4).

9. Bleeding from here ma y be ugg e ted by thir and air-hunger (8 5).

14. Or return to your member a li vely girl (4).

17. Dep uty for the engineer (4).

18 Doin g the wrong thing (9)

19 Itching (8).

22. W ay in which French sea surrOLl11d a girl (6)

24. Anatomically after dura or pia (5).

25. Palindromi men and v omen ( 5)

27. To end oon (4). olu t ion n ext month.

POST-BAG

Taunton's Team

. When visiting Taun to n I noticed on the Taunton railway station a glass case w ith several first aid trophies on exhibition a nd on making inquiries found that these had been w on by the Taun ton, Western R egional Ambulance Team in various com petitions.

What intereste d me most was the fact that he four members of this team are all Ser ving Brothers of the Order of St. John and it would be interestmg to know If any other competition team can record of having aU four men each wlth this honour.

In addition to this they hold nine MeTltorious First Awards awarded by the Western Region of the Bri tisJ;1 outstancling acts of efficiency ill dealing With erious accidents. Thi s award is the highest awarded for most outstanding efficiency. The team was re-formed in 1947 and during that time has won amon gst many local awards, the Directors' Shi eld, have competed on ten occasions in the Western R egion Finals in London, have this Regio n three times in the Inter-ReglOnal Finals and once in the Internationa 1 Competition.

Between them they have 130 year service in the ambulance movement as follow s:

Taunton Ambulance Team

W. Salter Captain. Travelling

A. Ro se\ arn

P. Pinn

F. Avons ticket collector (39 year ). Leading porter (34). Carria ge and wagon examiner (28). Carria ge and \ agon exa miner (29).

All the e are member of the Taunton S t. John Ambulance B rigade also. Does thi con titute a record of er ice a nd are there any other team hich have four Ser v ing Brothers competing in one team?

I think ou \ ill agree , that hen one c omes across records of ervice uch a t hi it i worth hile reporting.

C Y Hipkin Area uperintendent, S. Area , SUIre

* The Ediror \I 'o uld like to hear oj all Y other teams with a comparable record oj serl'ice.

29. Roman girl-she 's mother at last (5). MR. BLOWER TO THE

30. Condition to be watc hed for after severe mu scle damage (5, ).

DOW!

2. A B is uni ver al (9).

3. May precede incompeten e in heart disease (6)

4. Record a change of life (4).

5. This cause of bed-sore will not troubl e the careful nurse (5).

6. B ody best e am in ed at night (8)

F OR 20 year B ert Blower, 44- y ar -o ld a mbu.lan e dri ve r, n ever left hi fir t aid ki t at home One nigh t re entl he h lp d to ave the life of Mr s. d a C1 ment

Edwards , friend and champion of Romford Old Folk

She had been knocked dO\,lIl oon after leaving the butcher where he had made arrangements for an old folk party. Bert wa oon bu treating a leg broken in thr ee pl aces, fractured ,rist di located

RESCUE

shoul de r. head njurie and concu ion. The Romford am bulance then con e ed her to H a ro ld ood Ho pital.

Although not no\· a Brigade member, Bert ta r t d hi fir aid training with the TO. 94 Dagenham D ision , S t. John Arnbulan e Brigade in 19""0 and \Va a ery ke n ompetition man. leuth Gent winner t\, 0 year in uc e sion nd runnerup in the third year.

COjJIPETITI01V .DTARIT

CO MPETITI O N D AT E PLA CE

B r it ish E lec tri city A mb u a n e Cen re March 25 th P o rc h es ter H a l , L o nd on W .2

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A r ea ) M ay 30th Co n way H a JI , R e d L ion S q u a re W 1

B.T. c. (R a ilway an d D ocks) a n d

Po l ice J une 5th Central H a ll L o n do n , S.W. I

"'U ni t ed Ki n gd om At o mi Energy

Author i ty JLme 12 t h H arwell B e r k

Min is try of Supply A mbu l an ce Cen r e

*Young F ar mers' A ss o c i at ion

* ati o nal D o ck La b our B oa rd C en tr e

G as In d u str y at o n a F in a s

* Fire Briga des a ional Fin a l

* at io n a R o a d P assenge r Tr a n s p ort

Jun e 2 6th J u ly 9t h J u y 1 1th M etr o p ole Bu il di ng No r h u lllb erl a n d A enue, S. W 1 R oyal Show, Ox f o r d h re Qu een Mary Co ll ege, L o n do n E. 1

September 25t h F ri end H ou e, Eu ton Ro a d N.W. I

Octobe r 2nd Br ighto n

A mbu la n ce As soc a tion O cto b er 1] th Al d enh am Work H ert

G e n era l P ost Offi ce Amb u lan ce

C en tre Octo b er 2 1st Porchester H a ll , Lo n don. W.2

Gra nd Prior s Tr o ph y Co m peti t ions 0 ember 19th Porchester H all, London , W 2

* In vit a t ion s fo r t h ese cOl77peririoJ7s a r e issu ed by rhe Orga ll isatiolls cO llcern ed

BRIGADE E VENTS

EVEN T DATE

N I r ela nd Ins p ec ti on b y CO mmlss ioner-in-Ch iefand As t. Supt. - n- C h ief Ma y 2nd and 3rd

La n cas hir e (No.1 Area) Inspectio n b y D / Commissio n er-in-C h ie f " 2Jr d

D urh a m In s p ecti on b y Co mm issioner-in- Chief an d Miss L. B aird 24 t h

L') nd o n D istr ict. I ns p ecti on b y Su p e rin tendent -in-Chief 30 t h

B irmin gh am. I n sp ecti o n b y Comm isslOner -m - Chief and Controller 0 ersoas J une71h

Leicest ershire I nspect ion by D / Comm ssioner - in - Chief and T raining

A d viser 14th 2 0 th

B rig a d e Final C o mp et t ion s Commi s sioners' Con ference a nd D nner

S t. John 's D a y Cadet R a lly ( Gu ildfor d )

North a mp t o ns h r e. InspectIOn by Commissioner - in-Chief and Mis s L B a ird

W a rwickshire. I ns p ect ion b y Commissioner- in - Chief and T ra n ing

Malta. C elebr a t ions

S )mersets hire In spec ion b y Comm issio n er - in - C h ief a n d Cont r oll e 0 _ sea s r ve r 261h 271h jul y 41h 51h ,. ]2th 19th Sep t. 5 t h to 13th

B edf ord shire Ins p ect ion b y Co m missione r-in - C h ie a n d C hi ef O fficer ursi ng Oct. 4th

MORLEY TROPHIES COMPETITION

TH E a n n u a l c o mp e t ion s f or the A lb e r Mo rley T rophies w ere h eld o n J anua r y 17t h , wh e n D r. D D To wle of L on don a nd

D r. J S. Bi nning of H a rp end en judge d h e men's a n d w om en 's tes s res pecti vely.

M r. J. Hunter -Rioch pr esi d ed a n d w el-

co m e d t h e Ma y o r of Ca mbr d ge ( Cllr

L. D V Wordingh a m ), w h o pra s ed the or h e grand jo b t h ey w ere domg. H e also prai sed a nd p a id t ribu e to

M r. A rthur Morley w ho h a d done s o to foster h e work o f fir st a id over a p en o d o f m ore than. h a lf a cen tury T he. Eastern Gas B oard gained fi r s pl ace Jl1 the close ly fo ll owed

b y h e Cou nty P o li ce a nd t b e C ity P ol ce In h e sectio n C. D ca m e fi r st With R a il way" A » seco nd Mr M or ey expressed t h a n ks t o the Judge s, wh o gave co n str u c t ive c r iticis m and o hers wh o h ad co ntribu te d o e xce ll e n ce o f t h e c omp e titi o n s. 4

FILM SHOW IN DORCHESTER

O 0 ember 26 t h be. D o r he tt r e ntr e of S. J .A orga lll ed a Ai m

h ow at the t. J ohn Hal l Dorc b este · w ith a n atomy , ph io'logy and fir i a id tr eat m e n L. ln a ll, eight fi m we le h own, , nd th ubj

be injureel· fir st aiJ for a fr ac t ured pine ; and til hum a 1 ke leto n

Before th e AIm were introdu d b y D M. Ma leod, cha irm a n of the 0 01chester Centr e h e gave a hort com ment ar v before ea h and afterwards ed a timl· ati n g eli cu ion a nd an wer d qu tion s.

Over 60 were pre ent, a mong t \ h on wer e th e ounty mbul a nc e Officer an I P r e ident of lh e Dor c h e Ler 1 ul a n Div ion, Brig. W Th o mp son O.B.E.: ambula nc driver· memb e r A o c iatio n Ar a id ci a e 'i n Dor h e te · and tbe 10 al cl as of the Briti h Tr n por COITl.l11i on outhern Reg io n en tr e 0 the s ociation; Brigad memb r ron l ambulance, nur in g a nd cade t di i ion and the C nLr e ecretar. R efre hm ent , were I rovid d by uperintendenL r J.

M Fr y anel m embe r of th e Do r he te · ur ing Di v i ion.

The Alms were mu ch ap pre ia ted by al l new c ia member, h o benefit d b thi additional in tru tion and by th III on enior peopl e who found it to b ex ellen re is o n material.

Dorche te r entre, which ha been rc const ituted during th la t -iA m o nth. i making tea d y progr la e are bein held at H. Pri on, Do r he ter, in additiO to tho e being run 10 a ll y.

NEW FIL M S AND FILMSTRIPS

THE Briti h Tr an port ommi sion ha w made ce rt a lll film and Aim tri p \ hi h will be of intere to a ll entre of th e John Ambulance ociation for tr inin g purpo e and wi ll be of much alue to thl A s ocialion. D e a il a re blow:

FrLMSTflTPS BASED 0 THE EW FIR T f MAl UAL (35 mm. )

Asphyxia and Arrificial R esp iratioll ( r black a nd white) eac h 10 C

Shock

Tr ea rm e llt oj Special Wounds

Treatm elll oj Special H rell70r rli ages (thes( three are in colour) each 15 (

PUBLTCITY FILMS (16 mm. )

I I' s a Dallge rolls World W h y Bo/her? £3 10 £3 ]0

ca n a ll be obtained f r om E. An s ey Films Office r , Br ili sh Tran port om m iSS io n , 25 Sa vi le R ow , London W I , or

pay m ent of h e fee s hown a bove

In add on, each of the se Al ms or Aim ·

str p ca n be b o r rowed o n oan fr ee 01 c h arge for ex hib io n to c la sses or inte reste a u diences on ap pli catio n to M r. A n s tey a t t h e a bove a d d r ess.

COUNTY DIRECTOR INVESTED

o: Barralts

Al' Ih e Pri ory Churc h, Ih e L ord Pr io r L ord H' ake!IVrsl, held O il il1ve. liluTe on J anl/ary 'l.2nd when mo re Ihwl 170 people were inve led Among th em was iT II enry luddy , B.E. , l s.·ocia ti on DiT ec oT J a r th e Tl' esl Ridin g oj Y o rk shir e

NEW FLAG FOR PLYMO U T H CADETS

EW FLA G - T a is tock urs ing C adet s under the leader hip of CadeL up e rintendd en iJrs M. E. St ac y rai se d enough money by their own effort to purch a e a c a det flag. Thi s wa accomplished in various way s. Eac h cadet was give n x p e nce and by thought and inelu try a profit wa made Yarn wa bought and knitted into dishcloth s, b lue-bag wer made, remnant were lr an sformed in to du ter profits in crea ed so did ideas and oon pi lowcases were o n sa e. Those with a flair fo r p a in ng de igned po s te r for peop le wi hi ng to advertise fo r thcoming events. Paper pi ll were another e ll ing line." The cadet hel d a harves t fe s val and after d ist r ib u ting b a ket o f fruit to inv a id and vegeta bl e to o ld f oLk iving a lo ne, so ld t h e ema ind er to he ir p arent a n d f r ien d

B eca u e of their exa m ple and en th us ia m o ra ise money to buy t heir ow n fl ag a few peop le h e lped w th do n at ion s. The cadet s h ad he ir reward w hen th eflagwa b e ed a t t h.e an n ua S t L uke Day pa rade by h e Y lcar of Tavl s Loc k (the R ev. G. H odg o n ) , a n d n ow when n o t in u e it w ill re lTl a in in h e pari s h ch u rch w h ere it m a y be seen by eve ryo n e T h e cadet are pro u d of their e ffo rt a n d t he flag a co n a n rem in der of w h at S l. J o hn sta nds f or, mea n 0 muc h m ore b eca use the y ea rn e d t for them se lves

B arbara aTiland (second rom left ), wilh Lady Bea uc

Worcester's County Fair

A large an d enthusia tic crowd welcomed B a rb ara Cartland ( Mrs. Hugh M cCor quoda e). the Worce ter hirebo r n no vel i , when he opened the County Fa r in a id of the Coun c il of St. John for Worces ter hire at the Guildh a ll Worces ter , on Satu r day, ovember 29th

Counte B eauchamp, County P resident , St. J ohn Ambulance Br gade introducing the visitor, aid she had publi hed 80 book s, and it see med probable that he would pubIi h m a ny more. She al 0 wrote pla ys , lectured and a ppeared on televi ion. She was a member of the Hertfordsh ire Count y Counci , r an her hu s band 's fann of 500 acres, a n d had a tall at Hatfield market.

Mr s. 1cCor quoda le is the mother of Lady Lewi ham a ve r y beautifu l and c lever young woman. W h a was very important on su h an occa ion, he wa a l 0 a Comma n der of the Order of St. John and a iceP re ident of the Count y C a det in Hertfordhire

Lady Bea ucham p thanked the ayor a nd Mayo r ess of Wor ester, Cl lr. and Mr s. R H. G over, for the u e of the Guildhall a nd for their pre se nc and added thank s tf") all he r t a llho ld er and help er naming M M. Hammond , who had don e so much of t h e \- ork, and th e v .Y.S. for pr oviding refr e hm e n s.

M r McCorquoda le congratulated t he W orces ler s hir e memb e rs of the St. J ohn Ambul a nce Briga de on their w onde rful e rvi ce, much of which. s he felt w as due to the in piration of L a dy B ea uchamp· leadership.

he had done mu h fo r e er thing in t he co u nty . M o re a n d mo r e funds \ e re needed n il he time for l. J ohn, n ot o nl fo r th e actu a l work, but fo r the in s pira ion of giving om t hing fo r not h i n g. Mr. F J S om rs. Co u nt Commissioner. propo ed a vo e of tha n k to the p e a ke]' add in g t h at ma n y of the dearest members of her fami y h a d g ve n their live s in th e W orces tersh ir R egiment.

Th e fair, which ake p lac e 8. \ W or esier 5

- £ I ,200

once in years is a ver y big a nd a mbi

tious affair, which in 1955 r aised a lar:ge sum. St a llholders Included maDY ladles who had given their time a nd e nergy un many pre vious occas ions-as Lady B eauchamp pointed out. Th e re were also nur sin g members fro m va riou s part s of the count y and, of course, the cadeLS , junior members of the ment wh o had a stall of attractlvelygoods for children.

A s um of £1,200 was raised as a result of the Fair.

Praise for Elizabeth

OOctob e r 14th. 195. Elizabeth Hill 14 yeaf" of age, a member of the Walton ur sing Cadet Div i ion \Va h el ping a f riend to deli ve r e e ning pap er" in Felto\ e when a lad came running out of her hou e and a ked Elizabeth if he could help h er She sa id he had found her huband in a collap-ed condititoo in a fiel d a t t he bottOm of her g a rden so Elizabeth and her friend followed her to where her husband l a Elizabeth at once ill1did all tight clothing on the patient ent her friend intO th hou se f or blankets a nd a p illow after covering the p atie n t, and m aking him a comfortable as she could , Elizabeth instru ted her friend to watch him, while he ra n into the hou e a nd phoned the doctor. police and ambulan e. 00 a rr i al of the doctOr. ho\ ever, th e p at ient was dead Eliz a beth, finding he could do no mor e for the p at ient , \ it h the h lp of her fr iend too th lady into the hou e, and omfon ed her after \ hi h she made her it up of When he wa howing sign of r overi n g from her shock, Elizabeth left her with a fri nd.

The work carried out b this cadet wa s highl y pra i ed by th e 10 al ambulan e d r i er. a nd E lizabeth h as re ei ed a letter from Mi , p , L, lVtori on, Chief Officer for a cte ts,

Pho

R ev. J , A. Liltle, it was inspected by Ill e J l a;or alld 1 a y oress oJ ahng, acco m pamed by the Comllli ion er-in -Chief, il l aj.-Gell. J. II

EALING'S NEW TRAILER UNIT IN SERVICE

DBIRMINGHAM TES T

BOOST FOR INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID

fo r the ru n ner -up a pre ented by r. [[ hur Lto d halrman of the ommitte

B ir m ingham ounty Centr. p laque e r e a lso p re ented to th memb e-s of each o f t he winning (eam K zrkman,

Kent Display B,-ings

ESPITE a sudden chano-e in the we a t her from the anticipa ted ;old t o the only too wet w ea her he f o r eco u rt o f the Eating Town Hall wa s a n in s p irin g SIght on the afternoon of J a nu a r y 17th On that d ay D i,:,isions were pr esente d With a Mo b ile FIrst kd T ra il er Unit b y t he Rotar y Club of Ealing.

arri val, the Commi ss ioner- in -Ch i ef, Maj. -Gen. J M Kirkma n, was received b y I?r. G R. H, Wra n gham (Area Comm isslOner) and t he Ma y or of E ati ng (Clli. Ward ), who s a ls o Cha irman of the Jomt ¥anagement Building a nd Finance

O ver 60 m e n and nurses f r o m Eating, With repres enta ti ves fr o m Greenford , Acton, Southall and Harrow formed a Guar d of Honour.

The Unit was th en pr esente d b y t h e Immediate Past P re sJdent Ro a r a n D M Hall , to the Commi ss ioner-in-Ch ief wh o accepted it on b ehalf of the Or der 'o f St. John and expres sed s incere and gra teful thank.s to the Rotar y Club for su ch a and u seful gift.

Follo':"lOg the Dedication b y t he R ev. J : A. (Chaplain to the Ealing Di viSlOJ?-) Kirkman hand e d o ver th e Umt to DIVISional Superintenden t D er ek R. fentoJ?- , :-V.ho recei v ed it on b ehalf of the Eating Dl vlslOns.

Refreshments were afterward s pro vided for over 200 guests at the nearb y divis ional hea d quarters.

The Unit was built b y A. & S Jenkin s on Ltd. of Maidenhe a d , Ber k s.

C was di p layed at

W hen applying for t he l oan of publi c it y material from the

Ph oto: NHrsi"g J/irr or

7;; g h l nU1'sing ,' is lers J1'011l indu I)-iai co ncern looking at. exhibition oj fir s t aid equipment and lit era tur e se up by Ih e S I. J oli n Ambulance ocwt1On at the conjeTence onftr nid admi11'i.'lTCI l ion, h eld in London 011 JeLnUaTY 27 1h by th e l ndustnal 'Welfare Socw ty.

Lt.-Col. J. E. F. Guerit'Z, ec retary oj the A ocia t ion, spoke to h e conJerence aboutlhehelp ava ilabl e to inchls l ry Jro m Ih e vo lunlary bodies.

Canterbury covered Training Course a wide range

F O R l il e e ond yea r memb e r fro m all pa r s o f K e nt r c nUy ma de their ay to Canterbury for a o ne-day training course at t he Co u nty H otel. Mo of the County a nd Area Sta ff a well a nearly 200 representatives from corps and divi ion attended to hear a number of mo t nteresti n g talks and to take part in variou d i cu io n The members were privi leged to u se a n ew r oo m th a h ad on ly bee n opene d a few wee ks e a rli er a nd wh ich was d ea l for t he co ur e. Mea ls wer e erve d n he h o te l a n d t hi s, toget h e r it h th e bar, enable d mem bers to fo rge t he d isma l weat her t h ro u g h wh ic h they ha d trave lled a n d Lo settle dow n for the d ay in he comfo r tab le accom m o d a io n The co u rse wa o p ene d by the D ep u ty M. S T ever hamreadin g a m essage fro m he Commi ss io ner , M a -O en A , H Ho rnb y, wh o wa preve nted b y illn ess fr om a tle nd i ng, (M embers have s in ce l ea rn ed with reg r e t of t he C ommi ssion er d ea th .) M aj. -Ge n. H o rn by's m e sage we lco m e d t h e m e mb er t o w h a he kn ew would b e a mo st u seful c our e a nd he h o p e d tha t th ey w o u ld a ll h ave a ve ry interes tin g d ay. T h ese co urse e r ve d two in val uabl e p u rp o es- t h ey pro vid e d a n oppor tunit y for a n exc h a nge o f v ew a nd e a nd they permitted ubjec t t o b e introduced which were not alway wi thin the scope of a divi ion' training p rogramme.

Howlers

Members a r e always intereste d in the H owlers made by everyone else so those n ot immed iately concerned sat b ac k to enjoy the talk on B rigade Forms given by the County Secretary Mr. B T. J? eaumont. This subject had dealt .wl th at the previ o us course and It was gratlfymg to find that Mr. B eaumont had fewer observations to make on the bad completion of forms though the l ate date at sor:ne annual returns are received was st1ll a POlOt reqUIring c o mment. Superintendents and secretar ies were given a s urvey of all the forms in use with some useful hints on ensuring that they would n u be returned with caustic comments.

Publicity

T he Count y ice-President , Viscountess Al1enby of Megiddo, had recently undertaken the ta k of improving B ngade publicity in Ken and Lady Al1enb y introduced a sbort discus ion on this subject. any useful ideas were put forward and sugo-e s tions made for o vercoming difficult ies that orne di vision s experienced in their press relations. It was surpTi ing to find how man y offi cer s had discovered. back doors t o editors office and were III the happy posi ti on of being able to secure space for Teport almo whenever they asked Lady Allenb y in ite d any di visi on to .let her know if their activities were not gettLllg the publici ty that tbey deserved. T h e onus of informing t1 e pre s ,va placed very firmly on the Supenntendent who hould make ure that a member of the divi ion wa re pon s ible for ad ising the press of what wa going on. It stressed that editor look at a ny r eport w1th an e e to the ne\ s value a the y a re not interested in printing long li sts of names of p::ron who had attended orne function They want storie not catalogues.

R.A.E.N

T h e fir t talk wa given by Mr. F. G. St. Cla r trange, a consultant surgeon from t he K en & Canterbury Ho pital w h o e s u bject was "Casualty R eception. " Mr. S trange exp la ned tha t first - aider us u a ll y ost s ig h of a casua lt y once through t he ho s pi ta doo r , th o ugh h ey s o metime w on d red why they ha d to wait so on g before be in g a ble to colle t their tretc h ers a n d mater ia ls. I n an in eresting talk Mr. S t ra n ge exp lai n e d t h e mac h n ery that was set i n mo tio n by the arrival of a casualty a nd went o n to eli c u the first emergency reatments. In a very hort vvru le member h ea rd a b out wou nd t oil et tra nsfu s io ns, kin graft, b o ne- etti ng an d h ock a w 11 as var o u o th e r treat m e n ts that migh t be omm enced with in m inu t of the arri a l of t he a mbul a nce Jr. Stra n ge a ls o s pok e of s ome fa ult ma de by firs t- a id er a nd dr ew pa rt icu ar atte nt io n t o t he d a ng e rs o f for got te n c on tri c on illustra ting hi rem a rk s w ith so m e ey e-o pe n ng a tual ca e Ar ea Surgeon Dr. A Cb.a mers wa the n ex t s p eak er d ea ling with th e m aj o r top 7 of the n ew Fi r st Aid Manual. This was ob viou sl y a very l arge fo r a mixed c ourse a nd it was n ot pOSSJ bl e to d well a t very gr eat le n g th on a ll the changes. D r Chalmer s di d, h oweve r deal mo s effectively w th the subject and to all the princi p a alte r a tions Involved. H e d id str ess that the book shou d be looked on as a completely new basis for .t r aining and n ot as a 4 1st edition of Firs t Aid to the Inj ured.

T he nex t ubje twas tbe R a dio Amatuer Emergeoc Tetwork and before introducing t he speaker. B rigadier T e rsham outlllled the purpo e of thi orga oi ation and report ed on an incident that had been taged with their help in order to hm the value of ea y and mob i le communication. T he Deput C onm11 ioner tben introduced the R E.N. Co un ty D irector, Mr. G. P artridge, wh o gave a n ac oun t of why the R .A.E. was fo rm d ho\ it worked, what had be n do n e an d" hat it was hop d would be d one T h e fi lm H un1an t n ction" \Va th n s h own i ll u trating the wa in hi h radio h a d help ed in the flood disaster The fact h at the fir t aid orga n ation depicted was n o t t he t, J oh n Am b ulance Brigade \ a • COllfilllled 0 /1 page 10

BRAVERY IN BIG HOTEL FIRE

Service with a Smile

: iY

This charming pi ctuTe shows how the cadets go into action. The occasion was a compe tition for th e B erry Tr ophy and th e L aycock Bo wl at the B Tigade's County II.Q in Xet cas tle.

H ere we see two Blyth f!,1:Tls, ShiTley Daniel, aged 13, and dnrwbel F1'l1Cllcy, aged]], shotenng how they cope with home nUTsing prob lems.

Around and About

NO. 1 DISTRICT

E fROLME T.-Oo Friday, D ecem ber 5th, the 67 t h (St. Pancra s & Kenti s h Town) Ambulance C.ll1 Ambula nce C a det and C.N.163 ursing C a det D ivisi on s of the St. John Ambulance Brigade h eld a combined parade at the Islip Street School to mark the enrolment of 15 bo y a nd girl cadets who had obtained thei r fir st certificates in first aid The occas ion was honoured b y the presence o f Lt. -Col. A Goring, the Assistant Commiss ioner-inChief of the Brigade, a nd Dr. G. M. Sha w Smith, Area Commiss ioner ror the Nort hern Area of No.1 Dis trict , the Are a Cadet Staff Officers and p arents and friends of the cadets.

B IRMINGHAM

LIFE-SA VER -A a recent inspection of the Yardley Ambulance Cadet Divi s ion County Cadet Officer A. E. Green sen ed on behalf of the Commissio ner Brig. M L. H ayne, the Chief's letter of commendation to Cadet D avid Stevenson Cadet Stevenson app lied a rt ificia l respiration to a boy who had b een taken, unconsc ous , off the bottom of the swimming ba ths at Sparkh iU , Birmingha m Teachers an d bath s attend a nts prese nt at

the incid ent were impressed b y th e action taken by Ca?et S tevenson and eventually, when the poli ce arrived, t hey took over the artificia l respiration as by tha t t ime Steveoon was almost exhausted by his efforts. Cadet D avid Stevenson has received the Resusc it ation Certificate of the Ro ya l H umane Society. County Cadet Offi cer

A. E Green then presented the Fir t Series Cert ificate an d B adge of he Duk e of Edinburgh's Aw ard to Cadet Cp t. J o l"ln Goeb y.

DERBYSHIRE

PROUD CADETs.-Cadets of D er b y a nd

Dl st nct we re very proud when 43 of the ir members were enrolled by the new Area Commissioner Dr W M Din wood ie, as the first task s ince hi s appo intm ent, on Tues da y, December 2nd. Th e service was held a t St. M a r y's Church, Chad d esde n , the v Ic ar (Rev. D. L. G a rdn e r) officiated and gav e a s hort a ddress, " Gi ve M e Grace" taken from one of the h ym ns.

DORSET

FERNDOWN, - S t. Mary's C hurch FerndowD , was th e scene of an enrolment ceremon y when a t a p arent s' a nd c hild ren's service conducted by the Rec to r th e R ev d 8

E. Mond eig ht cade t or th e Ferndo,-" det a hm ent wer enro ll ed a member r the St J oh n Ambu lan ce Brigade. Berore 1 crowde d assembly o r par nt a nd rrien ds he eig h t cade t \ ere enrolled by ount y St aff o Alee r K. H : 100 'i ng Aldridg e, eac h membe r repeating the oath or a ll ega nce a nd rece ivi n g hi badge, a fter whic 1 they a ll rep a ted he Brigade ode o · hi va lry.

ESS EX

PRIORY FOR WALES

E ROL 1E T ORT H

W LES. - mo t impre e Enrolmen t eremon was held in l. aid' hur h Bl aenau FTc tiniog on v edne da J anuar)

2 1 t. The s rvice \ a condu ted by the R e , E. E. Hugh e B , \ icar or Bla na u Ffe t iniog and the ermon wa prea hed b y the Rev. anon M. J D anie l B. ., B. D

Some 40 ambu la nce and nul' ing cad t from the Blaenau Ffe tiniog a nd anod Di isions were enrolled by Mi Z D D rui lt , U., Tr aining Officer, and after the ceremony the congrega tion pro d d to the Pari h Hall, where th e Lord Lieutenant of M e r io ne th hire 01. J. F. il liam -

W y nn D 0. , J P ., and Mr L. incen Evans, C.B. O.SU., J.P., D hai r man of the t. J ohn ounci l, pre enled 0 er 100 awards. The m eeti ng wa pre ided over b the Commi sioner, Mr , H an -Jon c LL.B Al l the ar ra ngement were in the hand of ounty Cadet Officer J. Will ia m s, S.B. U ., who ind fatigable in the p endid work h e does on beha lf of the cadets.

West D enbighshire he d a uni ted nrolment eremo n y in Co lwyn Bay o n J a nuary nnd. a d ets and officer travell ed in coac hes from a ll part of the co unt y and we re welcomed by Commi ioner E. Marsh a ll .Hughe C. U ., w h o complimented them on t he ir sp lendid turn-out. He a so re m a rk e d what a wo nd erfu help COllI ill lied 01/ page 1

JAMAICA

fH E Denh a m (First A id ) Cup, w hi ch is co mp eted for a nnu al ly among members o f th e Constabu la ry a nd for w hi c h five A rea p o li ce teams- in c lu s ive of a female teamt ook o ra and phy ical lest a E ll etson R oad P olice Station, wa won by o. 1 Area (Montego Bay) Po lice. The compe t ition began at 8 p.m and other teams ak ing part were: o. 3 Area -Ma nd evil le; o. 2 Area - Highgate' o. 4 Area - K ingston (male) and a fifth team from Area 4 compr isi ng policewomen.

Dr Clive Dryden, who judge d the ora l tests, giving his s umm ary at the end of the tests prai d the team for the keennes shown in their work.

Dr. H. G. yse, Di tri ct urgeon o r the St. J ohn Ambu ance Bri gade who judged t he physical test, expla in ed the nature or he test which in olved imaginary victim or motor car ac id nt electrical hock , etc. H e congratulated the teams on their fin e displ a y of kill in carrying out the Ie t

The Hon. G. Gunter , Custo of t. Andl'ew handed the cup to the v inning eam and other prizes (0 th second and th ird prize winners,

The Custo , in a hort address, congratulated the doctor on the way in which the conduct ed the competition and (he St. J ohn

A mbulance Brigade for the good work the o rganisation wa doing

Mr. L. P R Browning, Commi ioner of P olice, in a brief peech , expressed his appreci a tion on behalf or the on tabulary for a ll tho se who atte nd ed the comp tition and particularly to f i Stephen, Di trict S uperi n te n dent of the St. John Ambulanc B rigade, for the a tance he gave in m aking the competition pos ible

Said Mr. Browning, in clo ing. ,. l otor ehicle accidents are much tOO prevalent so I wa g lad or the accident cene in the ests tonight.·'

TR I lDAD

F OR th e fir t t ime in th e hi tor of Trinidad. polic e men were a mong i teen reci pient s o f th e ce r tificates a la lecturer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. This wa s d sclosed by Maj. E. L. Hanlon, ac ting Chief Fire Officer a nd chairman of the local b ra nch of the < ocia ti on. at a pre en ta ti on func t ion held Rt the SL John Brigade He adquarter s on Wright on Road, Also present at h e function was Dr Edwa rd R eece w h o trained the lec tur er a nd hel ped Trinidad to gain the highest numb r of s ucces ses in the terri tory

The ce r tificate iss ued by the St. John Ambulance Brigade H eadq u a rter in London au th orise its hold e rs to pe rform the necessal'y serv ice s in the absence of a doctor

The m e mb er, o f whom there a r igb po licemen, were drawn from the remote pa rts of th e i land in a n etTort "to preach the go pe l of fi rst a id to t he people."

" l I embers oj fli e St. John Amb ulance Brigade recei v ing Certificates oj Commendat i on Jor th eir w ork in th e Z enlludialla llot el fire. Presenting the commendations on behalJ oj the Commissioner-in-Chie! is .lI T. J ohn Fountain. local Commissioner, Tli e presenta ioJ1. were made al a lea and film show , when the sum oj more than £40 eas TOised Jor the nurses' tmiJorn1 Jund.

'e ated : Jlr.' JI el II Ilill. JiT s O/oa imons and J11's. Bessi e Barton. Slanding: Ec:e l,ljll mitli , H iss E..alhle en 11l orlimer JJiss Roma Barclay Enid Simmin and 11 r, Edith mith.

Thi i the econd e[ of members of the Brigade who have received thi type of certificate within ix years. The e amination was conducted by Dr. A. B. Antoni.

General Lord H ailes. during his Slay, On the afternoon of hi arri al he i ited Headqu arters.

SI R H ROLD lITCHELL. th Hon Liai on Officer of the Order in the ve Tndies and Bermuda , visited Trinidad on hi retuD1 from South America on December 19th, and left for Jamaica the following morning. H e wa the gue of the Governor -

Sir H arold aid that the St. John Ambulance B rigade movement in Trinidad had forged ahead during the last four years, an d there was every indication that [he local branch would progress further, through it efficient planning council. He remarked that the t erritory had the strongest St. John organisation in the area. During his isit to He adquarter he turned on the Chri trna tree lights.

HOSPITALLERS' CLUB MEETING

T H E an nu a general meeting ,vas beld at the Bonnington Hotel London, on Friday, J a nuar y 9th, with Mr. L. Spalding ( Pr esident) in the chair. The H on ecretR ry (Mr. S. J, tillwell) repor ed that the membership of the club was now 160. including Life and Honorar y member.

R eport were gi en by the Hon. Treaurer ( Ir. C. E. Bower) and the ocial SecretR ry ( I I'. K. F. O. S talla rd) who both r epo rt ed a tisfactory figure. B efore vacating t he cha ir, Mr. Spalding expr sse d thank to the offi e r t he commi tee a nd al l member s of the club for their loyal uppor during hi year in office. Th e e lection of officers resulted as follow: Pre ident, Mr. R D B rowe: Vice-President Mr. P A. Stace Committee member , Mes r R Turpi n, T. 9

B andy, J D Mather and G. W. oodhill. The Hon. Trea surer. the Hon. ecretary and the Hon. Soci al Secretary were reelected.

T he club, member hip of which open to an ser iug or pa offi er of the t. John mbulance Brigade meet every econd Frida of the month during the winter eason ( October to tvIay) at the B onnington Hotel , outhampton Rm W.C.l. At ach meeting ague t peaker i present the subjects covered being varied a nd interesting. Pre iou to the talk, tea i held and the bu ine' e sion of the club follows. An officer wi hing to obtain particular of the lub should appl to the H on. S ecretar at 10 F alkland enue. Finchle , .3.

BIRMINGHAM PIONEERS'

JUBILEE PARTY

AT a paTty held Tec ently to celebrate the Jubilee of the Nel 017 )hlT ing Di- ion, Di v ional SupeTintendellt "Ur', B, B1'00kes gave a 1'esume of the wo r!,: of the d1'vi ion over the last 50 yean, ome of the 1'ntere ting item inchlded duties conied ou.t by members- at the Coronat1'on of Kin(J Ge01'(Je r and Jla1'y, m em ber we re 011 duty in Do ning SIT ee l: in 191-1 membeTs were pTesent at Snow H 'ill Staf'ion, Binll1'n (J!IO 111 (Jiving help to wou nded so ldi r aTri- i'l1g by traill: 1:11 1915 the (I1:-visio11 took paTt in an Insp ec ion by the Lord IIlayor and Lody Jllayor e s of B-iTlningharn-Jllr, and lilTs. Ne v ille Chamberlain: membeTs were also on duty at th e CoronaNolI of Queen Elizabeth.

The Com1l1is ioner presented AlTs. BTook e l ith tile Jubil ee (see pictuTe) and congratulated jYelson Nursin g DlVl 10n on th e fine lark that had been done in th e past and al 0 jar th e rooTk th ey eTe dm'ng nor.. I n 1957 the d1' vision wa Ol aTded the Cowell Trophy , gi- en annually to th e division in Bi1'1ningham gaining the highest numbeT of public how's d uty. • those p1'esent weTe able to look at many photogTOphs of th e 'l-swn, taken 0 er a numbeT of yeaTs, which were on d1'splay.

Am ong the (Juest· were th e C'oll1l11i:s:sioner. Bri(J •II. L. IIayn e and l\lrs. Ilayn e; th e D eputy C'ollll1li iOI1 1', Brig. '. I ,.

Caris alld AlI's. Cari Coullty llperintend nt (A) 11' R

Lloyd and jlJr Lloyri; lct il/(f oUI1 1y up(!rinlellrie171 (.\' )

Jlli ss G. Finley: County e retary Ur '. F. E. ll all llllOlld (/nd C'01']J Pr e idel1l lIIi ss Lo cker.

CANTERBURY TRAINING COURSE

• Continued from page 7

an anti-climax to the foregoing talk on Publicity but it was accepted good- heartedJy and the solitary Brigade man who appeared on the screen was loudly cheered. Arrangements had been made for Mr. Partridge to leave by a side door before the lights came on, if necessary, but he courageously refused to do so and stayed behind to answer a number of questions. Brigade members were warned that they must not themselves use transmitters without a licence from the Postmaster General.

The last talk of the day should have been "First Aid to Animals" given by an Inspector of the R. S .P.C.A. but unfortunately he had been called away on an urgent case and this talk had to be cancelled T he number of requests that this subject be included in the programme of a future course was evidence of the disappointment felt by members.

Cadet problem

After tea, the County Training Officer, Mr. T. L. Isaac, introduced a discussion on "Can the number of cadets being promoted to the adult divisions be increased? " I n opening the debate Mr. Isaac put forward two suggestions for considerationthe Brigade, in trying to attract young men and women is competing with the latest scientific machinery such as radar, radio , guns, ships and all the similar items that can be offered by other organisations. If we rely on equipment consisting of half a dozen grubby bandages blankets and stretchers, we shall lo se We mus t keep the interest of the younger members and although there are many ca lls on Brigade funds some apparently wastefu l expen diture on equi p ment an d teach ing aids is essential.

The secon d point concerned reality in training and Mr. Isaac asked how many members had carried a stretcher over a real hedge instead of over a row of chairs or had extricated injured peop le from a crashed car He suggested that as much

training a possible should be carried out realistically out of door and if it wa performed in uniform it would ha e the added advantage of publici ing the Brigade far more effectively than recruiti ng campaigns and small paragraph in the local press.

Growing up

The County Cade Officer Mr. C. G. Smith also spoke on b.i ubjec t a nd outlined some of the idea that had been t ried out i n various division The main theme of Mr. Smith's remarks was that the cadets and adults should no t be looked u p on as separate divisions. They shou d mix as much as possible so that the cadet would feel no apprehension when t he time for his promotion approached but rather would welcome it as one more step in the process of growing up. The ubject was then open to discussion and it became evident that a great deal of excellent work was being done with remarkable re ults in places where really keen officers had broken down the barriers between the two division s. Man y other members were obviously anx ous to be given a l ead and it is hoped that the discussion will have been hel pful in this respect.

The course was brought to a clo e by Area Commissioner B. T. Beaumont who thanked members for a ttending in such gratifying numbers a nd expressed the County Staff 's pleasure at seeing the interest taken by representatives from all parts of the county. He said it was most helpful to tbe County Staff to hear the views expressed by members and to learn of their particu lar difficu ties and he was s ure t hat th is exchange of ideas was equally beneficial to members from ot her d ivisions.

Mr. Beaumont said he looked forward to being ab e to attend many more courses of this type and h oped that every division in the county would endeavour to se nd at least one representative on each occasion.

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Centre's Dinner

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HE 0 entr Bran ch of (he Ambulance e n tre of the Ambulance 0 a io n he ld a nnu a l dinner a nd danc on nnd, Po fficl Sl. John th ei r fi r t o mbe r

Among the large gaLhering pr Mr. E. Jone , R gional e lf, r Offi el to the Po st Office, and Dr. T. nder on pologi e we re re ei ed from th pr ident

Mr. A. H e ns haw, a nd the ic -pre idem Mr. , oore ho w both unfortunatel) unable to be pre ent. Ln propo ing a to a t to the "Cen tr e, " Divi ion a l Offi cer R. Derham ga e a brie f re ume of th e formation a nd the ac (i iti e of the loca l bra nch. He told the a embl) t hat the first members b gan fir aid tr a inin g in M ay 1955 and that the branch ha no\\ a con iderable member hip. H had in fact. r ai ed a nd tr aine d a di i ion of th e l. Joh n Ambulance Brigade and had also gone a lon g way in providing the vo lunteer \ ith u niform s,

Th i progre had, he on tinu d, been made po ss ible only by hard and unremittin g work of the member, trongly upport d by the rema ind e r or th s taff, and the encouragemenl a fforded by the Po ( ffice.

The Po s t Office Di vi ion h ad treated almost 300 minor njurie already thi year whilst the uniformed member of both sexe h ad performed in the ame perio d over 400 hour s of public dut ie which was of cour e in addition to the pr act ice drill that were neces a ry to maintain effi iency 1n the matter of pra ct ice drill s M r. Derh am sa id that the Centre were indeed extremely gratefu l to ounty Officer Derek H ill for hi s kindness a nd ungrudging e rvice , and were sorry that ow ing to prio r trai nin g c ommitments he co uld not be pre ent.

Welcoming Dr. Ander son as the ne w Divi sional Surgeon, he said that the cen tre was very lucky indeed to have him a n d hoped that hi service with he Po t Office Div ision would be a very ha ppy one.

IRELAND COLLIERY CADETS ENROLLED

-it a Tecent enrolmen t ceremony and pTeS(!111alion of awards to membeTS of IT etand CollieTY Stavcley, 1 \ uTsing Cadet, a fountain pen wa pTescnted by Cade Offi cer .lJrs. R odd, on behalf of Ih e divi ion to L eader JJow' een H. B TOOks to mark th e occasion of her S.R.S. ceTllft ca le- thc fiTSt member of th e di ion to do o. Jliss BTook s has now been pTomoted 10 adel Officer in th e same division.

Training week-end In Bucks

BUCKI GHAM HIRE ur ing Divisions held their (e nth con ecutive re id e ntial training at M i enden Abbe y in October and cel bra ted with a birthday edition which wa attended by 160 officers and member -a record number.

Tr a ditionally the weekend wa op e ned with great dignity by ajor Urquhart, K. St. John , Director of e remo ni e to the Order of St, John, a nd to him we are mo grateru l for hi ready he lp and intere l.

O ver the year our approach to thi training ha widened in co pe and variety from a erie of lecture only to a non- top programme or pr ac t ica l demo n trations di cussion, activitie, films and enterta inme nt bala nced round seve ral first clas lecture to" give hape to the bod y. "

R emova l of p a ti e nt s from motor a rs home nursing competit ion le t a ublic duty tent, prac t ical and var ed approach to weekly prac ices were demonstrated by our own surgeo ns, nurses a nd officers with the as i tance of member of nur ing divi ions.

Mr G J. Walley, F.R.C.S., poke to u on " Fracture ' howing u some excellent X-ray photograph, Mi R. Bailey S.R. ., gave us a most helpful talk on " The Care of he Aged and Par alysed."

We were honoured to have Lt.-Co l. A. Gor in g Ass stan t Commissio ner- in-C hi ef, peak to u s o n " Lea dership " a nd Major A. C. Wh ite Knox, Su r geo n-in-Ch ief, o n he New Fir Aid Ma nua l.

Special empha s wa given througho u t the weekend on t be work of t he nur ing divis io ns n the co un ty a nd , as a mark of esteem for ma ny year or erv ce, enior divis io na l uper inte ndents and some mem-

bers reti red through ill-health were guests of the county at a birthday tea and cakecutti ng ceremony.

Remini cence of Briga de work by Miss Savory Area Superin te nden t, on Y.A.D. work in World War I, Mrs, Ta y lo r, Count y ill ing Offi ce r, on her work in Indi a during riot and earthquake and Mrs. Boothma n County Superintendent on C. R work in the London Blitz. covered over 40 years' of service and were an in piration to u all. Mi s Sa le, Assistant County Superintendent held our interest too with her Scrapbook of Buck ursing Divi s ion s. The film " Red River of Life " and "Lifting Pat ie nt s in Hospit a l " were mo t i n tructive.

Lt.-Col. R. D. Sale, O.B.E. conducted our ervice on the Sunday morning.

Thanks are due to the Bucks Education Committee for their co -operation in the use of the Abbey a nd in particular to Mr. G. Ta lbot Griffith , W a rden who e interest and help contributed largely to the ucce: of the weekend in every way.

CADETS

MEMOR1AL SERVTCE.-COunty taft' and a rea and division a l officers and personnel attended the memorial service held for th late County Cadet Staff Officer K. A. Nathan in Little M issenden P ari h Church wh ic h was conducted by the Vicar the R ev F. F. C. R obert.

QUTZ REsuLT, - The Wol erton Cade t Ambula nce team lost by 56 point to 67 point agai n the Wolv rto n and ew Bradwell Yo u h C lub team in the Top o f the Form orth B ucks semi-final contest. 11

100 "Casualties JJ In Croydon

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E Sunday morning last year at a Jittle after ten , I felt extraordinarily proud. I was at Thornton Heath Railway Station , Surrey, where f or som e time, seven members of my division together with members of the Croydon Civil Defence Corps had been preparing casualties for what was, in my mind just another exercise. It was rue that this was an exercise-with a difference, because the scene represented was a major railway accident with nearly 100 " casualties," and involved the first local call-out of the comparatively newly formed Emergency Services

So far, as s inevitable with exercises, it had a very large element of make believe, but then the mood changed, railway official s set in motion the emergency call for assistance, and amazingly quickly th is large quiet siding became the centre of striving activity. In r apid success ion and not necessarily in this order, there arrived sizable contingents from the Police Fire Service, Ambul a nce Service, ,H.S.R. and local Hospital, Civil Defence Corps and W V.S.

From a scene of orderly confusion very quickly emerged the driving purpose, which was to rescue and succour the" unfortunate people" in volve d. W ith promptitude which beggars description the members of my Di vision , who for the purpose of identification were wearing Brigade armlets , were swept into the full tide and borne along doing the job for which we are trained (but not tha t morning) primarily to do , namely diagnosis and emergency first aid

In conversation with sundry officials and leader of the services involved. I understand that in their opinion the exercise, a a first tryout, was a success, and I received very high praise for the part the members of my Divisi on had played.-Mrs S Gray, N orb ury an d Tho rn t on Heath N ur s in g Divisio n

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the Parents A ocia tion was at Coh n Bay an d how be wished every di i ion had uch an energetic bod y behind them. Mi s Dru itt then proceeded with the Enrolment Cer emon y, enrolling cadets from fi e di ision. To ys made by the cadet for a hospital were on di pIa as \ ere also beautiful painted po ter of tbe Code of Chivalry, the Special Ser ice Shield the proficiency subject, etc.. deigned b Cad t uperintendent D, R Matthe. s. At Bangor , the enthu iasm and keennes wa a ma rk ed a e er at the Enrolment Ceremony at the public librar on J anuar 23rd. A pecial feature was a Service of Enrolment for Catho ic Cadet which preceded th main one The Mother Su perior and a nwnber of nuns and teacher from th Catholic School were present and ] 1 nursing cadet were enrolled at a spe iaL ceremony which had been carefully drawn up. The Mayor and Mayore s were pre ent.

P.M.O. will lecture at afternoon classes

I T i proposed to hold a cou [se of s ix afte rnoo n first aid classes, starting on Tu esday, Apnl 7th, at 2.30 p m. , at 10.10 Grosvenor Crescent , London , S.W .l. The lecturer will b e Maj. A. C White Knox , Princip a l edical Officer of the St. John Ambu lance Association.

It is thought that this time might be particularly suitable for p re idents, you ng marr ied women hou sewives, etc., in tile London area, \ ho are not fre to atte n d

ve ning cia es and who wou ld fee l af! r t hes ecture m ore ab e o o mpete \0\ it h accidents in thei r homes.

The cost of the cour e will b A e hi ling plus the handbook (4s.) obta in ab le a th e lec lLlr e. Will anyone interested please apply to Di trict St aff Officer Doroth y, The Lady Ellenbo rough, N o l ( P r inc e of Wales') Di trict , S.J.A.B., _ St. J hn' s Lane, ClerkenweU, London, E. 1

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WALES'S) DISTRICT

J UBlLEE DIN 'ER (No. 30) EAST LO l DON D1VlSIO N.-Having looked forward to this occasion for many months wit 1 wonder and expectation , it was with pride and joy that we b egan to assemble on Saturday evening, J anuary 10th 1959 in the foyer of the Lancaster Rooms , at the S avoy Hotel, 10 years after our Golden Jubilee dinner. Such words as " It was 10 years ago that I met you here" reminded us how quickly time had passed us by, but those of o. 30 D ivision who were reminded of the past, c ertainly increased their chest measurements b y many an n visible incb.

Gues ts were received by the President, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, acco mp a nied b y Mrs. Lionel de Rothschild , Dr. and Mrs. J M. Raphael, and our newly appointed Vice- President, Mr. G. Pin to. Once inside the hall, we began to feel that a fine evening was to be enjoyed by one and all, especially when dinner was presented to us in the manner to which we were all accus tomed! Qu ickly disposing of the very tasty mea l , we were awaiting to hear what every speaker had to say about the Brigad e, the gues ts and the di vision.

Th e Chairman, Mr. de Ro thsch ild offered the T oast to tbe " O r der of St. John." So able a speaker, one cannot but feel that he kept the attention of everyone of us present, and with everyone's sp iri ts running high Rep ying to th is Toast was Mrs Richard Cavendisb, D ame of t he Order of St. John, and one could no belp bu t recall that in answering a toast with only a few hours notice the art of speaking was in b orn in this great and versatile a d y. For not only was i t most difficult to ca r ryon at such short notice it mus t be recalled that to take the place of Countess Mountbatten of Burma was not a task eas ily undertaken. However, Mrs. Cavendish did so very admirabl y, and in reading a message from Cou n tess Mountbatten and answerin g the Toast to the O rde r, showed her sterling qua i ies Th e T oast by the Presid e nt for Ce ntral A r ea, Brig. L. F. E. Wieler, CB C B.E. , to tbe St. John Ambulance Brigade was

responded to by the C0I11111issioner-inChief Maj. -Gen. J. r. Kirkman. who ga e a very detailed account of the Brigade's achievement not only at hom e but 0 erseas. He certain ly made ery one of u proud to belong to uch an o rg ani ation which has yet to comp ete its centenary even at home , althoug h the hi tory of lhe Older goes back many centu ri e. General Kirkman concluded by presenting the icePresident' B adge of Office to Mr. G. R Pint o. The Toast to" o. 30 Di vi ion" by Col. G. F. Page, D.S.O. , the Di strict Commission, paid tribute to the way the division has progressed throughout he 60 year since its inception. This Toast was to by tbe Superintendent, Alfred Gl1ston, and althoug h one felt that h e had cut his speech greatly, all realised tbat Di visiona l Superintendent Alfred Gilston, time permitting, could have gone on for hours. Capt. R. Parks then Toasted " Absent Friends" and tbe evening continued with dancing to the music of Jo ef Rosen an d His Orchestra.

o. 41 BR[XTO URSING Dl VISlO .-

The annual gene ral meeting was held at Brixton Town Hall on January 27th, under the chairmanship of its presid en t , Mr. French, who was ably supported by Di v ision al Surgeon Dr. B P au an d Cadet President, Police Constable F. Argyle.

The sec ret ary re ported tha t 452 casua lties h ad been atten ded by the 43 member of the division during 1958. 4,000 hours of public service, and 600 hou rs of H ospital Work h ad be e n done, and the ursing Cadets of the junior di vision, o. 136 Brix ton , ha d contri bu ted a nother 700 ho urs of duty.

It was w h regret the division h ad to ay good - bye to Div is ion a l Offi cer Mrs E il ee n

Fle tcher , w bo is taking up he l eadership nf a nursing cadet division a t Bexley Heath, whe re she is now li vi n g. Everyone wis h es h er great success in her new ve n ture a n d know that w th her kno w ledge a n d ene rgy. she ca nn ot he lp bu t brin g to her new division the S<1me benefits g ven to Bri xton in the past.

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Whe n peaki n g of h e r happy assoc ia t iol with Bri ,to n Nu l' ing Di v i ion in w hi ch s he co mm e nced a s a n ur in g m e mb e r here lf , 1\:11'. Fletcher t hanke d Divisiona l Superintendent Mi A lm a Webb for a ll th h Ip s he and the member had given t he r, both a cadet s u per in tende n t and late r a di ision a officer. Mr. F et h el sa id she had watched t h e divi ion deve o under !f is Webb e nthu ia tic gu dance , and ne o f its grea t a ets h ad bee n the happy way in which the a dult di vi ion h a a way been read to he lp th e cad t grow a PI' gre iv ly as them el e. By 0 doi n g t he nur ing member and adet now worked ide by id f r th e general well-being of th borough and for the credit of the Brig ade.

D r. Hopkin, rea poke on be h a f o f th vi iting ffice r congratula ed the divi ion on it good work hrou ghoul the yea r, a nd nArmed th wi h of H eadq u arter that a ll a lult and cad t divi ion might be found \\orkin g togethe r a happily a i the ca ea Bri ton

RETIRED. - r. P. J eA'rie , who ha served in th t. J oh n mbulance Brigade for 53 y aI'S, has retired a Di vi n al up erintendenl of o. 4 (Le ton and Ley ton one) Di i n. He ha held the post for the pa ten ear. J oining 0.7 Di vi ion of th Brigade a a pri\at in 1905, Mr. J en'rie er ed \J ith that di i ion fo r 20 year , e cept for the three ear during the fir t world \ ar when he \ as 0 er ea in the army.

Then r. J effrie tran rerred o o. 4

Di vi ion and worked his wa lip from an T. CO. to offi er and in 194 h be ame Sup rint endent. H e ha al 0 been tr a urer and secretary of the division.

Tn 1937 he \ a admitted to the rd r of St. John a a er ing Brother and in 19 this honour wa fol lo\\'ed b I I'. JefTri e being made an fficer of the rd r.

During hi career, r. jeffrie wa on dutl at the oronation of King George King George I and Queen Eli7abeth II an I at the funeral of King Edward fT , King George a nd King George I.

Hi succe o r is Oi isional Officer

Hi gg, who ha been with the di i ion s in ce 1930 Mr Jeffrie will not 10 e touch with the d i ision a he becoming lhe l rea urer

V E T R I Dl C

PR ES IDENT'S PPEAL CO'I II TTEE. - Th e Counte of Pre id e nl of Ih e West Ridin g of Y l)rk hire, organi ed a er v uccessful evening' entertainment on unday , J a nu a r y II tho Mr. Emlyn William gave his of D Ian Thomas's "A Bov Growing Up" at the Ri Ito inem a. York, immediatelv Drior to hi tou r of i.he U nited State wit h thi reading. The eve nin g could not h ave been more unkind a far as weather was co n ce rned, but in pite o f thi a larg e and mo t app reciative audie nce was present. The re ult of th i eve nin g was the su m n f £6 11 18 7d. which inc luded severa l donations from those who co uld n ot b e present This re u l t i very gratifyin !:! a nd t he W es Ridin g Pre ide nt Appeal Commiltee ha "0 thank Lady Scarborou!!h for h er m ag nificent effort, the pr cee d s of w hi ch have a lr eady pla ce d to th e c red it of th e Presidents Appea l Commi tt ee acc oun t.

B I RMl CHAM

BRtGADE D ANCE.-The Bri ga d e D ance h e d at the B o t a ni ca l Gardens in November was sa id to be tbe " best ever" b y h e many who were p rese n t. I nd eed m a n y more atte nd e d th an in pr evio us yea rs a nd a ll jo in ed in a nd tbings " went w i th a sw ing. " Among tho se p resent were tbe D ep u ty Super inte nd ent - in - Ch ef, Mrs. B G r osve n or; the ASSIstant Supermtendentin- C hief L a d y Teynham; Col. GorlDg, Ass ista n t Commi ssioner-in-Chief; the Lord Mayor an d Lady Mayoress , A ld and Mrs D. John s t one; tbe D ep u ty Cbief Constab e, Mr. J McKa y an d the Chief Officer F ir e and Amb ul a nce Service, Mr. A. W P a ra m or.

CHESHIRE

LEVERHULME Cup.-Whaley Bridge Nu rsing D ivision are t he p ro ud winner of tbe Leve rbulm e Cup, wbich was presented b y the lat e Lord Lev e rb u lm e, and is awarded annuaUy to the mo st efficient ambulance or nursing d ivision within the ounty of heshire. The presentation took place at the Coun t y H eadquarters Knutsford, b efo re a large a udience of Brig ade officer and friends of the Wh aley Bridge Di vis ion s. L ady Leverhulme presented the up t o Mr s. L. Knowle -Bolton Di visio nal Superinte nd e nt of the nursing division. Lord Leverhulme then addressed the a embly, congratulating th e divi ion on its well de e r ved succes

Lord a nd Lady Le erhulme walked forward and poke to each member of the di vi ion and cadet division. The Whaley Bridge ursing Di vi ion wa registered inf 1906 and celeb rated it Golden Jubilee in 1956 when they had the di tinction of being presented with their J ubilee Certificate by Lad y Mountbatten of Burm a, Superinten dent -i n-Ch ief of the B rigade. Member of the divi ion have a long record 0 erv ice behind them and are on duty at hospitals first aid po t and out-door events. They did sp lendid work at the Styal Cottage H omes Wilm slow, when Hungarian refugee were billeted th ere in 1956. Many member al 0 attended the Ro ya l Re iew of t he Brigade by Her Maje ty the Queen at Hyde Park in the same year.

DERB YS HIRE

R ETlREME T.-On Saturday J anuary 17th ] 959 a the Soci a l Cl u b , Station Road, We H a ll a m, the" father of first aid," Mr. R L. Hogg, was presented with a watch o ma rk his retirement from the Mapperl ey Divi ion of tbe St John Ambulan e

Brigade, a fter 10 yea rs' se rvice as Di vis ona i S up e rint e nd ent. r,,I( r. H ogg who IS placed o n th e r et ired lis t h as ta k e n an aClI ve nterest in St. John 'work, has see n , during his term of office the divis on grow to 25 members and effic ient force in tbat field he was very Jargely responsible for tb e inception of cadet ambulance nursing divisions together with a nursing division. From the year J913 Mr. Hogg has been responsible for the work of the S1. J ohn Ambulance Assoc iation w hich has o rganised classes for tbe general public during that time For h is work in connection with S1. J ohn he was appointed Serving Brother in J939. Mr. W. E. Bridgett, who is tbe new D ivisiona Superintendent of the M apperJey Di vis ion, was the Chairman of tbe proceedings and paid a t ribu te to Mr. Hogg.

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BO UQUET FOR P REss.-It is a very re-a ss uring thing when other people respond to ideas put to tbem. Surpri e that it is so, automatically enter into one's reactions! Our Press in K ent, never fails to surpri e us and your correspondent is almo certain that if St. John has had poor pUblicity in the past it is because the Press have not been properly informed, or if wben they have, Ii ts of figures have not been too interesting.

Here in Kent, we are reorganising our n:e :hod and the response from the newspapers has been very heartening. dance given in Tunbridge Wells was ery well publicised before t took place. Mrs. Kelsey, the organiser, gave tbem our working figure and even tbey were dul y mentioned: 72,080 at theatres cinemas , etc. , 13,620 on ca uaHies 30,347 on transport, wa a very good record for tbe year. fter this honourable mention, the dance was very well attended, and enjoyed; both important factors dinn er at Faversham arranged b y O. 2 Area of tbe ur ing adets wa 0 ucc ful that a reque t has been made tbat il hould be an annual affair; the hard work entailed was ju tilled and rewarded The e friendly 'ge t-togethers " are extremely important and for Kent an unu ual e periment.

Our new Commissioner, General Brunskill wil , we hope, start off his appointment with a good impre ion of our t. John Briga de efforts. To him we extend a mos t hearty welcome and our b wi he are with h im as we ll a our thank for taking on uch a task

Coun t y Superintendent Mrs. D. M. Bailey, CSU., on behalf of the nursing personnel of Monmouthshire extended co ngratulations to Mrs. Craw hay upon her appointment, assuring her of the s upport of the nursing members in the county.

County Cadet Officer Miss E. Kinsey, O SU., introduced the officers present and en their behalf pledged full support to the new officer. They felt proud that Mrs. Crawshay li ke her predecess or the late Lady Twiston D avies, D.St.J., J.P ., lived in Monmoutbshire and Mrs. G. E. Davies , O.SU., Area Super i ntenden t Silurian Area , and Mr s F. M Duke S.S.SU Area Superintendent Trevethin Area, added their words of welcome and good wishes. Area Cadet Officer Mrs. S . E. Francis , S.S.SU ., outlined the work of an area cadet officer with a resume of the work done in Bedwellty County Area and each cadet officer gave an account of the wo rk done in the cadet divisions, thus giving the chief officer some idea of cadet activities in the county.

Mrs. Craws hay thanked the officers for the help they had given to her and hoped they would be in vitin g her to the di visions where she could see the work and get to know the cadets with a view to encouraging them to continue their service in the adult ranks.

A most enjoyabJe buffet tea g ave officers at opportunity to get to know one another and chat a bout their ideas and problems Mrs. Bailey a nd Miss Kinsey took the opportunity of appealing to all officers to make an all out effort for the ational Hospit al Service Rese rve.

Mrs. Cra\ sbay was warmly tbanked for her gracious hospitality.

O MOUTHSHIRE

.H.S.R. ASSOCIATlO .' lSIT. -Anot her Monmouthshire e vent of interest to the Brigade personnel enrolled in the .H .S.R was a pecial isit to tbe new Cancer Hospital at Whitcburch. Upon arri al there the large party were met and welcomed b y Matron Morgan, a former icePresident of Tredegar ur ing Division who had done much to encourage the enrolment of Brigade members into the Reserve hile ratIOn of Tredegar General Hospital higbly intere ting talk by the Medical Superintendent. Dr. Glyn E ans. was followed by a tour of the treatment rooms with e planation of the u e a nd method of the modem equipment a nd of the wards. urse Harding a nd Mr. Em lyn Phillips, Chairman and Vice-Chairman re pecti el of the H.S.R. ssociation, e pre sed grateful thank to the I atron for her invitation and h ospitality and to Dr. G1Y11 Evans. The party later enjoyed an e ening performance of the pantomim in Cardiff.

CADET CHIEF M EETS GW EN T OFFlCER .The new Ch ief Officer, ur in g Cadets Wa les, Mr s. W. R. Crawshay, invited the nursing cadet officer of Monmouth hire o an "At Home " a Llanvair Court Abergavenny. Although th e count r ys id e a nd s urro undings of thi old-wor ld hou e ay ben eatll a bl a nk et of now , t h e wa rm th of welco me 0011. b ot te d ou t a ll thou g ht of w intr y co nditi on a n d everyo n e e nj oyed th eir v isi t o a love ly h o m e , t he bea u ty of

w hi ch was enhanced by blazing log Ares a nd a profu sion of hoice Aowering plant.

liss Z. D. Druitt S.S.SU introduced Mrs. Crawshay sayi ng th a the Prior was very fortunate in eClIring her e r ices o n the Br iga de Re a dquart r s taff. Mi Drui tt th e n spoke of her new position as training officer for Wale for senior and cadet wo r k, out linin g the sc op e of new opportu niti e fo r ade ts a n d the link-up by promotion of cadet to enior di ion.

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TRETHOMAS DT VISIO I 's PROJ ECT -Colonel J. D. Griffith. CSU D.L., Chairman of the St. John Council for Monmouth hire. speaking as guest of honour at tbe annual presentation of award to Treth omas member , promi ed his full support for the division's project to rect an ambulance hall in Trethoma to make a fitting home for the Brigade in that town. The former Commissioner, Mr. D. J Skidmore had made great progre s in helping fon ard building cheme and the Tr ethoma need had caught his imagination.

Th D ivi ional Pre ident. fr W. G.

hort, outl ining th e history of the Tret h omas

Oi isio n. a id th at ince fou nd ed in 194 1

7, 000 ho ur s of vo u n tary service had been give n in a dd ition to 3 000 hom o f service in hospita l wards , and 34, 000 cases of njury ha d been d ealt with. I n 1045 a T rethomas ursing Division came into bei ng and there is also aftourishing am bulance cadet d i vision.

Area Commissioner G. E. D av ies presented warrants of appointment, pay ng n bute to the ef forts an d vision of Mr. EVa!?- W llianls, Mr. I d r is Thomas, Area

Staff Officer Bernard Stol es , Mr. L. RWl dle and M r. F. A Denty.

GLAM OR GAl

I n Glanlorgan the spotlight this mont b is o n the B arry COWlty Area

T he report of Barry and D i trict Corps on the SWlmler season's work at B arr Is land and adjacent coastal re orts i once a gain an inspiring record. At the first aid station on the Island, which is manned contin u ously d uring tbe summer mo n ths by Bri gade personnel, no fewer than 3,276 visitors found succour and relief for a variety of injuries. Only 88 cases were sent to hospital and a smaller proportion of the casualties were the resu t of broken glass. evertbeless tbe many types of accident an d sickness called for sk ilful and experienced handling. At the Llantwit Major and Rhoose first aid hut the B rigade treated 110 and 134 cases respectively. Am bulance and nursing cadets playe d a part at the B arry I sland creche where the Brigade was in temporary charge of 1,686 ost children for varying periods who were cared for and amused until restored to their parents.

Coming to LO NDO N ?

A r Il y of B rigade p ro nn e a nd t he ge neral pub li c at he S l. .J o hn H a ll in

Ba rr y had a st imul a tin g effect u pon

N H. S R recru t ng n Ba rr y. The chai rman, D r. A D G ri ffi t h A rea Com miioner, welcom d Mis J E. Thoma, hief ursing Officer of the Br igade in Wa les, who gave an addre n. t he ne\· nurs ing man u al. The audie nce was then addre ed by Lt. - Col. W. H unt of the Welsh Regio nal Hospital Bo a rd on the purpose and functio n of t he N H .S.R., the s u bject bei ng illustr a ted by two fi lms.

A n explanat io n of the new condition of enro l ment a nd service proved most he lpfu l and the Area R presentative, Di i ional Superintendent L. O J one .B. t.J., took full advantage of the pres nce of expert author it to enable member to recei e an weI' on many point of doubt. A vote of thank \ a accorded to the speakers by Area Superintenden ts Mr. A L. Mote , O.SU., and Mr. M. Turnbull. S.S St.J. and the Ba rry Corps Parent' Assoc ia tion rose to be oc a ion admi r ab ly in pro iding refres hments for a ll the members and isitor who attended n good numbers despite incl e me nt weather.

ABERD ARE

The Ball organised b the S1. John Counc il of Aberdare wa an out tanding succes and will doubtless become a n annual event. The guests 'were received by the President , Mr. J A. Ha yes, O SU , M.E., M.I.M.E. a nd Mr M a rion William O SU. J.P. the Lad y Pre ident. P arties were a rr anged by t he Chairman, Mr. G. FL Williams , C.B.E., O SU ., J .P and th e Conm1i sioner, Mr. Emrys J a me K t.J. D ancing continued untill a.m. , the organ is-

ing dance ecrelary be in g M rs P. H Cl r ri n Rode ri ck, l.J A no t he r oc ia l occas o n he ld la s 1110nt h was tb e a n nua l adel ffic r O inne l.

Mrs. P Ha r r i on Rode ri ck a nd her c [I ague a oun ty adet Officer ( ) M I.

Arthur Pa rot , S.B. U ., gave a hort re UI11' of he y ar's work Propo ing a to a t o t he Br igade, Mr M a r ion Williams stre e 1 the ne d for 10 er co-operation b twee 1 a dult a nd cadet, a point whic h wa full endor d by ommi s ion r mry J ameL

Other pea ke r were ounly Superint enden t (A) D. R W il liams, O.SU and ount l uperinlendent (N) ill'. R M P rotheroc O.St.J. Oivi ional Cadet uperintende nl M r 1. M rea and I r. Mu r ia l W i · liam , Lady Pre ident respo nd ed. ount taft' Officer am age \ a the organi In secretary.

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ha m Mr . an d M rs. l an Frase r, Prof. an d an d Mr s. P Cra nm er M r. a nd M rs. Ra p h N e ilso n an d M r. a n d Mr Lennox Cotto n AWARDS P RESENTED. - Almost 100 cert ificates and other awards were presen ted to cand id ates in t he r ecent by t he St. J ohn Ambulance Assoc latlOn. JD fi rst a id and ho me nul' mg at a funct o!l h e ld at t he Moravian Ch u rch Hall, UJ1Iversity R oad The chairman of th e Assoc ation Counci , Maj J A. Mitchell , p res id ed T h e secretary, M ISS Ker!1aghan, congratu ated t he an.d M ISS C. Q:UJg. ey, Deputy Distnct JDvlted those who were interested to Jom the of t he Briga de The demand for first a id personnel grew daily many more recru it were needed , she sa id

MORE TRA VELLlNG. - The operated by Headquarters Transpo rt sion of the St. John Ambul a nce Bngad e JD

Be fast ca r ried 4,2 JO palients and covered 35 629 miles during 1958 T h ese figures wh ch were an increase over previ\,us year's, inc lu ded nearly 4 000 patIents carned 26 800 miles on be half of he Northern Hospital Authority. was also an increase in mileage attendlllg sporLIng and simi lar events during the year, as well as more cross-border private cases. public duty mileage incurred inc1.uded additional cases where needy patIents were conveyed free of charge or at reduced rates. These details were given by Area Commissioner Mr. W. A Ryan, F.R.O , for the Order of st. J ohn, who, with Mrs. Ryan , was among the guests present at the annual dinner of Headquarters Transpor t D ivis ion of the St. John Ambulanc e Briga de in Bel fast last night.

The District Transport Officer Mr. R. E. M. Humphr eys, paid tribute sp lendid public work done b y the dlVlSlon under its officer').

In reply, Mr. Green paid tribute to the

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support he received from the member c: r his division who looked after the mechaOlcal condition of the ambulances as well as doing public duties He praised the nursing members who did duty on the ambulances in addition to their ordinary di visiona l work.

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'OBITlJ ARY

We deeply regret to announce the following deaths:

Mrs P. H Lee, of Ed g bastoD B irmingham wbo was a member of St Joh n for neari y 40 years. After joining the Edgbaston ursing Di vision in 1911, she h eld many important posts in the welfare life of Birmingbam She was appomted Offi cer Sister of the Order of St. John II 1941 and was County Superintendent from 19.46 to 1950 when she retired from the Bngade. She Chairman of the Birmingham St. John and Red Cross Emergency Help and After Care D epartment from 1947 to 1954. Her loss will be deeply felt by all B rigade personnel in Birmingham.

* Mr. Edward James Downham, D ivi ional Officer of Friary Ambulance D ivision, wbo passed away on December 28th at Greenbank Ho spital, Plymoutb, aged 54, after a long illness. Mr. Downham was a very popular member of the Brig ade and w';ls always willing to belp t.be I? any way possible. He jOlled F nary D iVision in 1944, was promoted to corporal in 1947 seroeant in 1949, and became officer in 1951. He was one of the orioinal members of the 1 .H.S. R mobile first aid when it was formed in 1951 , and had completed much bospit?-l trainin g He was employed for 39 years II t be gas industry and for years had trained it fir aid competItion team.

* Mr I da F l orence Jane, a retired nursing member of Ford (Plymouth) 1 ursing Di ision, v ho pa ed a\vay on D ecember 27 th She had been an active of Ford D i i ion and had done many out-ofcity transport duties.

.Mrs. Dorothy May Eastick, of Sv arthmore ur ing D ivision Pl ymollth who pas ed aw a y on D ecem ber lO th J 958. She was a very active and enthusi a tic worker and" ill be sa dl y missed by all members of her divi si on . She had been an energetic member of the Ci il D efence *

Pte Charles Kempster , Serving B r other of the Order. The Wembley D i ion has s uffered an irreplacea ble loss Charlie , as he was affectiona ely called , gained his first aid certificate in 1894 , thus de oting 64 years to the ser vi ce of the Order. He joined the Wembley D vision in 19 14 an d was continuously a cti ve. Despite he handicap of losing an ey e and four fingers of his left hand a an early age he never allowed these disabilities to interfere with his untiring work for the di ision. His long years of service were r ecognised ast year when h e was made a Serving Brother of the Order. His life was a shining example of de votion to mankind and his kindly nature impressed all with whom he came in con ac t.

Di visional Superintendent Robert Caile , O.B. E. of th e Willing t on Ambu lan ce D ivision. Throughou t his life, Mr. C a ile was a k een and ent husi a sti c worker for he am bulance mo ement both for th e Assoc ia tion and la tterly for the Brigade H e will be grea tly missed b y his colleagues in St. John

Miss Dorothy T oulmin , of St orrs Co ttage, Ligh tfoot Lane Fulwood , who died at her home on January 14th 1959 , after a long illness Mis s Toulmin joined h e St. John Ambul a nce Brigade in 1912 and from 1946 until her retirement for health reasons in April 1957 , she wa s Corp s Superintendent of Pres ton urs ing Corps She was a warded the A.R .R.C. in 1916 for her except ional ser ice as a V.A.D at the Moor Park Milita ry Emergenc y Hospita l in World War 1. In 1952 h er wor k f or t h e St. Jo hn mo vement was r ecogni sed when she was promoted Officer Sis ter of the Order. She was a lso a memb er o f tb e Preston Cent re of he St. John Ambulance Association H er lo ss will be gre atly felt at Preston and her wonderful work and charming personalit y w ill long be r emembered.

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STAVELEY ST ALWARTS

T Ttro officers who had each given 2:2 yew's' service to Staveley HToTks COTpS, D erbyshiTe, Teceived special presentations at the annual distTibution of awards at the beginning oj D ecemb eT. J1.r. S. T;r. l11 aTtin, O.St.

orm erly cadet sup erinte ndent , th ere w as an ins cribed gold w ri s tl e watch .111' W alk e r becam e a Corps Offi ce r -in 1944 and a serving brother four years late r. Before 1936, when h e join ed til e w ork s Brigade, he was ass ociated zeith Sf. 1nd7'Cw's Ambulance A ssociation H e H: ill retir e shortly j r om the Stm'e ley Company .11r. D av is, who 7'Csign ed from th e cadet divi s ion a few 11I onths ago, had been ts superint endent for ten y ears. At th e oth er e nd of the age scale a sp ecial priz e of a blaze r badge <.eent to 15 -y ear-old Rob e rt J. Eyr e, outstanding cade oj th e y ear. J10r e memb e r. w ere Teported ill both m e n'li and nurs ing divisions

CLUES

AC R OSS

1 One sign it may be taking food (9).

6. S tim ulate the appet ite (4).

10. Month to begin bl ood stream infection (11).

11. About 20 % oxygen (3).

12 In first aid usually given by a doctor (7).

l4 P aus e in middle of th is fight (7)

15 . Feeling of s ickness ended b y sali ne (6).

l 6. In the blo o d in 10 (8).

18 Vile lint in egg yolk (8).

20. It was a n a rm leng t h and a Yorkshire t own (6)

22. Useful to control bleeding (4 3).

23 Excuse first gra ified (7).

24. L ie d away f r o m 21 a nd now confused (3).

25. Spina bifida is a n example (l 1)

28. This number can't b e o dd but a dd one a nd t is (4).

29. The patient is impr oving w hen he has hi s (4, 5)

DO W

1. Patien t m ay b e confused a nd uncooperat ive. Don 't t h ink he's drunk! (7, 8).

2. D iagno st ic when found dur i ng examin ati on for a frac ure (3).

3. B it of bone whicb m ay m ake a fracture compound ( 7)

4 Silly in a way (5).

5 . French name (3).

Compiled by W. A. Potter

7. Sound eriou - bu not treated b y t he cardiologist ( 5 6).

8. Tra nsport for a sprained ank le (5, 6,4).

9. I leave t he patient for t he se medicines (6).

13. Formed by the facial muscles ( 11).

14. A new variant-change baby ' s diet (4).

17. Cause of colic in the very yo un g (4).

19 A doctor retu rn s to end fally tumour (6).

21. P atient must do his if bleedin g se riously (3, 4).

23 . S ho rt Christmas e n ter tainment (5).

26. Scold a hor se (3).

27. Beginning of life for all of us (3).

Solu tio n fl ex t month

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD 0.] ACROSS: 1. Treat f or shock; 10 Ulcer; 11. Lactation; 12. P eps- in 13. Steep le; 15 Need; 16. Co n vu sion; 20. Hot d ry pack ; 21. Id-ol 23 Hume ru s; 26. Cancer;

28. An-ti o- xi -n; 29. Norma; 30. Crush sy ndrome.

DOW 2. R ecipient; 3. Aortic; 4. F il e; 5. R ucks; 6. Hea ven ly; 7. Crisp; 8. Bump on head ; 9. Internal organ ; 14. Ro-mp ; 17. VICe; 18 Indecorum ; 19. Pruritus; 22. M-ann-er; 24. M a te r; 25. Sexes; 27. Allon. 2

MAIDSTONE

CADETS

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R - 0 le lter day do n ot ccur very oft en in a cade 's routin li fe but alurd ay February 7th, will cer tainl y be mar ked u p in so m o f the M a id ton e cad el' d ia rie Th y \ ere e evi d durin g ,I n import a n t] (cere mon y. Thi s i how it ha ppen d Mr. Birch a ll th ei r lo (a l P re ident for m ed a com mitt ee o[ of lbe memb r of the P ar nl o-:i· a ti o n Their jo b \ a to per uade III the other pa rent o[ ade t to wo rk h ard a nd co ll ect e nou gh m ne to uppl tIe ch ildre n with bugl e and drum. kl t th ey co uld ha e a band. Th e parc i organis d a fa ir and at thi they mana g,'d to co ll ect aIL g th er e r £ 0 in 0 Ie a ft e rnoon 0 m ea n efTo rt ! Thi \ pent n four d rum an d f ur bugle; tIe pre en tation, with all the mums a nd d a.i ther e, wa te levi ed bv the B R til'. B ircha ll form a ll pr n l d t'1e instrument to lh Cade t unt) k-ePre ident, i coun e Il enb), who th n ga e them to the c hild r n. The (\)or 'f aid tone, \ ho came with th a ore s, made a p h, thanking lhe parent n behalf of Ma id ne. and lhanking l. J In mbul a n ce Bri gade for a l they t P the oung pe pi i n thi cit The o"d thaI t. John did for the hi ldr n imm ea urab e and h wa tremend u II grate fu l. The M mber of Parliamcnt f)'r Maid tone, ir Ifred B m, him elf a Kn ighl of th e rder of t. J ohn, calle along, and thoughl the h Ie h \\ a grl.. Jt redit to the di i ion P hotographu came to take pi (ure [or the I cal pre ", a nd the T camera people t ok out Ie s h o t o f t he bo a n d girl marching in to Dunk Hal l, \ el l a quilc a go d p rt in id e of the ac tual ceremon Th e hOl of the a ft rn on mu t hae been th e boy blowing the bugle f I' the fir t time! plump littl chap" a n arl) bur ting him elf, and quite a lot of flJn wa had by on and a ll. Tl certainly \\ a high lighl n a cadet's life to take part in lhis gay happy aA-air, and your rre pondent departed with the fee lin g that happin e' a e ry catchi n g thing.

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Dorset A ntiquities

By Capt. J. DOCWRA wROGERS , K.St.J .

BEFOR. co mm e nci ng thi serie on the Hospit a ll ers' estab lishm nl in the vario us English counties a few wo rds on th e actu a l definition of these e tabli hm ents may serve as an introduction. The e arli est wou ld appear to ha e been founded at C lerke n we ll a bout the year ] 144, upon l a n d giv en by Jord a n de Bri ce t t. There is , h owev e r a suggest o n t h at even ear ie r, in 11 40, the O rder p osse sed pr oper ty at Shingay in Cam br idgeshire and po s ibly at Qu enington in Gloucest e r hi r e. Th ese properties were at first known as " Comma nd eries" whereas the T e mpl ar pr ope rties were" Preceptories. " Thi s distinc ti on seems to have exi ted until th e extinction of the latter Order in 13 12 , when t b eir possessions were annexed to th e Crown an d shor tl y afte rwa r d, by a n Act of a nd a P a pa Bull , g iven to the Ho sp l tallers. There a fter either de ignation ",,-as used. The Hospita lJ er properties we re, 10 he 13 th and 14th Cen turi es often desc rib e d as a " Bailiwi c k" (Lati n Bajulin) but th e on ly uch title t h a t officially surv ive d was that of t h e B ai liwi ck of Eer ie Linco ln shir e.

The general estab li shment of a "Co mma nd ery" was a ma no r house a garden, a (do vec ote), possibly ome 111ll1 S (wmd or water), a pri va e chape l barns, s ta bl es, a bak e ry and brewhoLi e with varying acreage.

Tost a rt upon a "p ilgr image " yo u obviousl y lea ve home and to m e h o m e h as a lways bee n Dorset so t bere we will s tart. Th e pr incipa esta b ishme nt in the cO ll n ty was at M ay n e, or, as it still is , Friar Ma yne, which is si tuate d about four mi les S.E. of

Dorchester and just to the north of the W are bam road P ractically nothing remains of the Commandery bu ldings except an arch from the Chapel Ie-erected in the garden of the present late Eli za bethan bou se, proba bl y bu ilt from the r em a ins of an earlier property. Tbi s est a te was given to th e Order b y Thomas del Bo ys. Among its possessions and dependencies were the c hurc h a the a djacent vil lage of

West Knighton which ook its name " Knights' To wn" from he Order, a lso the church at St ins ford , Thom as H a rd y's church, where , n the churchyard, his heart l es buried; t he farm at East Stafford and he mill on the Frome at L ewell-with a consi dera bl e estate at W aye (Bro adway, near Weymouth), a ll these are in th e Hundr ed of Culliford t ree. Smaller properties were a t Warm well, at Holme, near Wareham , an d a hou se in D orchester a djacent to A ll Saints Church.

Mayne it self decl ined in importance; by 1338 it was reported as be ng in a ruino us condition owing to a fire , and la ter was amalgamated with the H a mpshire Commandery of B a dd esley. It r emained so until 1540 . There were , ho wever, other Or der properties in D orset which were" Camerae" 01' cells of the Prioress of B uckland in Somerse t. They a r e well worth a vis it. At Toller Fratrum near Ma i den ewton, are an interes t ing t ith e barn a nd a smaJl church dedicated to St. B asi and owned by the Hospit a Uers; it h as a magnificent preorman font. Cbilcombe is now only a fam1hou se and the church of st. John the B apt st, but the situation is lovely even if remote. T um south off the D orchesterBr idport road , through a gate about a mile west of Askerswell Roadhouse 'lhere is a fine vi e w o f the Channel beyond L yme B ay and Golden Cap an d in the little church of the Ord er a n unique reredos in marquetry, reputed to have been salvaged from an Armada galleon, wrecked on Chesil Beach

ASSOCIATION

London 's Lo rd Mayor

Presen t s Awards

Th e Samon font in th e chtt7'Ch at T olle?'

P rn lr wn, D o'/'set

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F OR the first tim e , the Lord Ma yor of London on J an uary 21st presented awards at the Mansion House to more than 200 City worke rs, ho had passed their first aid examinations. The D irector-General of the S t. John Ambulance Associa60n, Mr. Horace J P arshall, presided and referred with enthusiasm and gratitude to the support recei ve d from the or gani sations r epresente d -wh ich ranged from the G.P.O. to T he Times newspaper- in allowing tbeir employees to be trained in first aid. Officials were present from all the organisations whose worker we r e receiving awar ds. G roup - Capt. Heath the Association Di rector for the County of London has been actively organising meetings in m any of the London boroughs with the obj ect of arra nging as many course as po sible in industrial fir t ai d. T he response has been varia ble but in many place with the suppon of the 1a yor of the borough a good start h a s been made with a co -ordination of the sma lIer fa ctories rep rese n tat ives into centraJ classes In many cases t h e Dir ector-Genera l has also found it po ssi ble to add ress the meetings . Cours es h ave been arranged in Woolwich , Gree n wich, E ltham , Lewisban1 an d P lumstea d In addition t he Associ ati on in the W estern Area of London , under S ir Alexander In g eby -M ackenzie, is particua rl y Aour is hing

St J ohn B ap i I th e [[ 0 pi allers' Chul'ch at Chilcombe, D 01·set.

TJIE H ER I TAGE

Settle Division's tandem bicycle litter, which did good work jTOm 190 , bejor e IIle days of lite rnoto/' ambulance. It was, as we see, propelled by leg power.

Fifty years of first aidfrom tandem to motor car

SETT L E Division (Yorkshire) made a great step for ward in 1908 and after having a wheeled litter for 'some time plunged boldly for a litter propelled b y four members on two tandem bicycles. With this, it is recorded, they even went so far as next village, Long Pr eston, and surpnsed the people of these Pennine uplands by the dash and promptitude with which they carried patients. The decision was made to purch ase the tandem litter n February 1908 and it was believed to be the first division to make this innovation

The litter was there at the annual inspection and the inspecting officer said he had never seen such an appliance i n use, and was glad to see the pion eering spirit of the division. Then it was found that a wooden buildin a was needed to house the litter, and this purchased, the money to cover the cost of litter and b uilding b e ing rea dil y subscribed b y the public of Settle.

Rough roads

Much of the work for the public was in the removal of p at ents from Sett le to Settle or Giggles wick stations en rou te for Leeds I nfirmary, and on the first p age of the occurrence b ook it is remarkab e how m any cases are subsequent ly marked "fatal. " Th e work was very much a pprec iated and high tr ibu tes we re paid by the p a t ie n ts of hat d ay w h o recovered to the men for their care in t r ansferring patients over the rough road s of that day.

In 1904 the form a l application was ma d e for permission for a di visio n to b e form ed and the necessary r egister was signed in triplicate for the D eputy Commissioner to su bm it to the Chief Commiss ioner. Th e Settle Division was co n st ituted on April

15th, 1904. Mr. E. R Morphet wa appomted secretary and superintendent, and so acted for many year, and Dr. Thomas luart was the first honorary surgeon. In S eptember the first annual inspection showed the strength of lhe Bngade at four officers and 18 privates. Shortly afterwa rd s wall boxes with appliances at hand were purchased for 10/ 6 each fixed at Settle, Giggle wick, L angcltffe and Stainfortb.

One case removed was de cribed a " influenza of the brain" and the patient a man, was. removed from the We leyan Chal?el to hiS home. Settle is a quarrying dlstnct and tbere were frequent accident at the quarries, and , being on tbe main road from Yorkshire to tbe Lakes and Morecam b e, on the coast, there were many cycl ing accidents in t he ea rl y days. I t was a lso the c ustom to provide men for duty at loca fo ot ball matches, an d there are entries such as one in 1905 o f " Football player, Skipton " who was t reate d for a One blasting accident at the quarries lllcluded one man who was injured on the face and n eck.

The Brigade ufTered a di a ter n p ril 1905, w hen fire wa dis ove r d in t he D rill H a ll the n the headquarter, and t he tret hers and sling we re de tro ye d " a u of fire wa unkn wn" rec rd s mll1ute book. but fom d a ys later a mcet in g \Va held a nd it \Va decided to rep la ce the eqUipment as quickl a po ible on the be t term po ible from headquarters, and there IS a bill for lore of £ 17 16 5d.

Ca r o use l

The cial acl ilies oflhe Brigade, IIh ich lat r II1cludcd a omen divi i n , are Iy r corded. arIOU place of re rC3tlon wcrc u ed but th e vent ontin u'd ometimes until 3 o clo c k in th e m o rn ing when," a it i record e d in o ne pl ace • tbe ca rou el ended ·1 The c ev e nt \I Lre follow d b more elect aft-a ir a fel ci a· later", hen the financial a rra n ement " Lre di cu ed The were op n °only to the worker

Two pione r of the earl y da ys were Mr. Morphet , the uperint ndent , a nd Ir lame l on , \ ho died as a re ult of an accident on the ra il, a on Jun 2 th, 1903. r. [on had call cted a rge a mount fflr a mbulance lark. r. lorph t. II i h other, al a attended man y a mbulan ce camp, notabl tho e at Bl a ckp I, "h en se eral days were pen t und e r ca m as.

Other mem b r of thc Briga de a t tended at milit ar y ho pital and there wcre lr org contll1genl of the old" T " Bearer o mpany , which I a formed bef re the 1914 -1 war for acli e er v ice lith the army or w h the army or navy in ho pital or ho p ital ship.

Police trained

Home nur ing cla e \ ere tarted in t he early days and the H orton in R ibble s d ale Divi ion formed in ]906, the fir t examin ,lion being held in May 1907 , , hen ni ne were pre ent. P. Morri , tbe bl ck mith Jt H orton Lime Work , wa not pre en t, owing to a breakdown al the work. and he had to work to enab le a re umplion of work on the Monday morning. T he Bri gade did much work in the training o f men from t he police force, and in 1907 n ine policemen were admitted a honor ary member.

In its long career the divi ion ha erved the town and th e country well and ha a proud record of men serving with the for ces n both world war, in additio n to the civi ian wo rk throu gh out the yea r in the q ua rri es a ncl he works and t h e h o mes of lhis scattered cou ntr y a rea.

• Has y our di visi on a ny old print im i] ar to tbe one on- this pa ge? T he E ditor wo uld lik e to see th em

Some of tb e treatments recor d ed are of a which is not now practised, or au th OrISed by the text book, but in t ho se days a ll we re provided with th e R oya l Army M edica Cor ps manuals. One treatment was that of applying Friar's B a lsa m for a cut on t h e forehead, a nd one wo m a n w ho bum s on t h e h ead th ro u gh the o f a comb was" wrapped 10 lLnt sa turated In carron oi l covered wi th cotton wool a nd sent to a doctor." Old er workers will remember the mi xt ure of oHve oil and lime water for treati n g- burnsA cyclist who had co me fr:om Morecambe and su stained a sca lp wo u·nd had 4 ,. h a ir ut f r o m a r ound wou nd WO und wa he d I i h wa ter th a t h a d b e n boi led dr aw n logelh r w t h p ia ter a nd Cap line band age pu l o n a nd ta ken Slr a ighl to d c to r " th e doct o r 's com m e nt be ing that the trea lm e nt wa good and he neatly app lied. Fo r a a e of b leedin g fr o m th e n e the pat ient recei ve d "co ld c loth s, key down back, fin a lly p lu gged a nd do r e nt for."

"Lie Old Man!

Adventures In Fi rst Ai d by "J. P G "

WE h a d a n am bul a nce compe liti on this yea r and I was in th e team. got into tbe ea m beca use I happ e n ed to be w ithin v iew of tb e Sup e rinte nd ent w hen he was l ook in g for vo lun teers. H e aske d me when I had last don e any first aid tra ni ng, and I told h im.

" You d like to go in t h i te am, wou dn't you? " he said I went in the team. I'm glad I did, now. It was very instructi ve. I can take a man's pu lse with or without a waLch - it make no difference- and h a de one of his eyes to see if the other grows bigg r, though I don't know what to do a b out it if it does. And I ca n speak know in g ly of lesion of the harp ichord a nd su perfluity of the c lav icles , and recite " Br athing, bleeding , bone "w th th e be t of tbem

We tarted with leclLlre We debated the circu lation of the b ood, and then we bandaged and splinted and re u citale d each oth er, a nd fina ll y we staged mock incid ents ., in preparation for the competition. Also as a lways , we enlisted the aid of the exp erl, uch a we could find. They told us a new Book wa out, so I e acquired ix copie and went about preLending we had never heard of it- to dec lve potential comp e titor. They said we wou ld get marks for applying everything written in the Book , so we applied it - all of it - wiLh res ults h ila ri ous at time , and confu ing to anyone wh:) didn know w wer g o ing by the B ook

It ' s in the Book

W e would enter a room , carefully staged by an ins t ructor to represent a road accident; t here was a chair , overturned , La r epresent a mOlar-cycle, and a Sergeant, off dut y, to represent a h uma n being. W e never went traight La the patient. We topped short, witbin view of him , to demon trate our ppreciation of tbe Situation. It' in the Bo ok. W e gazed intently at ceil ing wall and floor. " I there any danger here, we a ked, " uch a from fa lling build ings, poison ga unmuzzled anima l or co llapsing trenches? " We wasted no t ime co n s id ering what to do if there were any of the e thi n g - ther e never we re a n y. So we ifted away tb e overturn ed chai r, turned off it petrol, pu hed it und er t he table at th e s ide of the ro a d , and swept up th.e br oken gla from it ma h ed bead amp.

Then we Examined th e P a t ient. He h ad to be Examined b efor e he co uld be Di agnosed Bu first he had to be R ea sured, so we Rea sured him. " Lie still, o ld man," we sa id , even if a fourt ee n-ton a iTY wa upposed to be on top of him. " We are fi rst a id e rs, mId you are i n goo d llands ." As this Reassurance was not uppo ed to InVite any res ponse, we ignor ed the o n e usua ll y given an d bright ly a k e d , "Is he breatbing? " If t h e instructor said" No," the patient was a t o nce r e uscitated for as long as he c ou ld sta n d it If h e said " Y es,"

we r ece ve d a lot of marks for Signs a n d

Symptom.

Bubbl y Breathi n g, especially at first, Jed to a ki nd of doub le ba n g- first , as the patient's head hit th e floor as we rapid y ro ll ed him into the three-quarter pr one position, a nd second y, as we fell over him trying to reach a folded blanket to prop h im up.

Then we l ooked for signs of bleeding thougb we never called it that. "We are looking ," we said frisking the patient like a C h ic a go Cop in search of concealed weapons, " for s igns of dampness indicating hremorrhage." It's in tbe Book. If we found any, we Treated it; informing the world a t arge, if we found bleeding from an a rm or eg that we were Elevating the Limb. If a patient's leg is cut and bleeding, a nd you put h is foot on your shou der and then partl y stand up , it may not stop him bleeding but it'll take hi s mind off it.

No handcuffs

Fin a lly we examined him again for broken bones, being careful to point out to the instructor that we sought pain swelling , irregularity deformity, shortening and unnatural movement , and that we bad taken hi handcuff out of his back pocket.

Then we treated him and bandaged him and put him on a stretcher, and finally we loaded the stretcher on to the Court table and left a couple of drag marks across it where the ambulance runners should have been.

The nigbt before the competition we were encouraged by the appearance of a profe sional asualty who came complete with a box full of br oken glass, plasticine bone and a jam jar full of red paint, a long with a few polythene bo ttles and tu bes for pumping blood out of evered arteries and simulating sucking chest wounds He got D iagno ed like the re t, and we went on

duty that night daubed here and t here with grease-paint that we hadn't time to remove Tbe next day we went to the competition. And after an eternity of waiting, and trying to remember how much bicarbonate of soda goes to a pint of castor oil, we were led like condemned criminal s to a cold passage outside the competition room, where we listened to the s ounds of hammering and banging going on i ns ide.

Three m i n ute s

"What kind of an Incident can this be," we said, "if it takes them this long to put it together? "

At la s t they let us in; and we trooped briskl y up to tbe doctor, who in one sweeping gesture inclica ted a wood and canvas structure like a section of a B a iley Bri dge •. That is an embankment, " he said , It two miles long and there is no way into it e xcept up and over one side. A man has fallen down inside it and you are to treat him and get him out in fifteen minutes. There is a store further down the line, bur it will take you three minutes every time you visit it. "

The BaiJey Bridge bent and swayed alarmingly as we clambered up and over the side aDd down to the patient lying on the floor. " St eady those legs ," said umber One to me, as he knelt professionally at the patient s head Crouched p a infully at the base of the embankment. which I now perceived to be i n imminent danger o f collapse, ,vith my head jammed between a beer -crate and a coil of old rope, I seized a pair of feet which seemed to be indicating D eformity and Irregularity and proceeded to draw them gently together. " at mine," his ed umber One, vigorou ly shaking his foot in my face, " his. "

As I was about to change my grip, the • Continued overleaf

Cart oon eproduced by k ind permission o he " Dail y Sk etch" "I don't know what you're trying to do, lady, but. I'm trying to lay this c.able " 5

"LIE STILL, OLD MAN!"

• COlltinlled from pao-e 5 embankment shuddered violently, and a shower of old overcoats , splints and ladder rung, and a huge ball of tring, hurled over the parapet by will ing hands from 'without descended about me and I refle ted gloomily that umber Three h a d made o n e trip to the store on chedule and that three minutes must have pas ed.

Having straightened my pair of feet which showed no further dispo ition to move, I glanced idly along the patient's body towards his hea d and saw a gha tly redctish fore ign body where I had expected to see his face. I wa about to dr aw umber One's attention to th is shocking injury in case he had o verl ooked it, when I ob erved, on a second sear hing look, that the patient's face wa ob cured by nothing more serious than his own beard-a thing I had not seen before from the region of the owner 's feet.

We hauled him out, lashed to a rickety step-l adder from t he store, and when it was all over, more from a desire to look at his beard from the usual angle t han anything else, I went o ver to him.

" Dangerous job, your ," said thinking of the step-ladder and the way we nearly dropped him on his head.

" It is that," he said, 'I nearly caught a cold on that floor waiting for you to put a blanket under me. "

I took him over t o the tab le where the ambulance service had thoughtfully provided tea, sandwiches and ca kes. "Lie still, old man, " I said. " You are in good hands now, anyway." Then looked round anxiously for the rest of the team They are supposed to R espond Quickly to calls for Assistance . It's in the B ook.

Reprinted , by kind permission of the E ditor , from the POLICE REVIEW.

A MATTER OF WEIGHT

"TWE

TTY-FNE lbs of pressure for adults " So say the first aid manuals in their chapter on artificial respiration.

" Try using the bathroom scales to find the correct pressure," a dds the instructor. This information registered when a certain embryo Lady of the Lamp stepped from her bath in an atmos phere heavy with the perfume of Pink Camay. She spied the recommended machine for the aforementioned exercise and pausing only to don a suitable wrap, she got down to it.

Two Five Eight up crept the needle until a tiring maximum of ine was reached. Try as sbe may, the needle would not go a ny higher, and with visions of the sea-shore littered wi th people who might have been saved but for her inadequacy, she sought advice on the matter.

The following night a fres h onslaught was attempted, also to no avai l, and the good lady was just about to go back to her knitting, when it dawned on her-the large numbers are" STONES! "

It's a happy thought that the mi stake was found in time; visions of what mig ht have been are too horrible for words.

- From" B.T.R. ews."

HOLT'S £2,500 NEW AMBULANCE

T H E new £2,500 ambulance belonging to the Holt D ivision of the St. Joho Ambulance Br igade was dedicated by the Rec tor (the Re v. John Sou thern) on the Market Place. It is believed to be the only one in Norfolk stili working on a purely voluntary ba sis under the ational H ealth Scheme, and came into service straight from the dedication.

Prev ious ly the division , formed in ]930 has had two ambulances. In 193 8 it bought its first, and this was rep laced by a new one in ] 951.

The vehicle dedicated yesterday will take the place of this eight-year-old one. All three have been paid for from funds raised by members of the division ; as soon as the

195 lone \ a acquired, effort 10 brin g In mone y [ r Lhc ne t began. The £2500 ha b n collect d enlirll ) through hi dri e , dan e, and ot he r e ent. one of the money ha come rr m public ub criplion. The h i Ie ha ben paid for outright. Member or th di i il n and Ihe Bril i h Red ro \ ill man it.

After the dedic atio n, a l \ hich le Methodi I mini ler (the Re J F Blo OTlfield) led the prayer, m mbcr of th e pub in pected the a mbulanc , and the par ;] je marched to St. J ohn Hall, the ou nty Commi ion r ( ir Thoma ook) takl lg the salut

The dedication a prec ded b a par a de and ervice at l. ndr Pan h Church taken by the Rector.

Outwell and Upwell-aged 21

COMl G OF AGE. - The 21st birthday of the Outwell a nd Upwell Di vi ion wi ll fall this yea r. The division was founded in 1938 by the ate Mr. L. Hill, who eventually became its first Superintendent.

These interesting facts were mentioned at the division 's ann ual dinner at the Crown Inn, Outwell, by the present Superintendent, Mr. C. H. Buzzard.

After thanking members for their help and co-operation during the past year, be felt sure they shou ld mark the 21st birthday by once again bringing home the Elgood Cup, whicJl was a n honour they had won in the past.

The President (Mr. R. Palmer) presided and welcomed tbe guests. He then wen t on to say how impressed he was by the readiness and willingness of the members to ren d er first aid whenever the need arose, 6

to young or o ld irre pe ti e r col II', c ia or c reed. " Wh e n", e think of tle world-wide family o f t. J ohn - or wh l.' h this di ision is a p a rt- and how men and women of many countrie through ou the ommonwealth a nd beyond it bord rs owe allegiance to th e eight-p inted r s of St. J o hn , we may well ay, here i a real United ations, a rami ly ever read not 0 take, but to give in erv ice," he declared Dr. D Ru ell, responding on beh 2lf of t he guests, aid that in the e da o Stale aided medicine the wo rk of th J oh n Ambu lance Brigade la y in it pcr o nal approach to s ickne ss. He was sure, le co n tinued, that there wa a place ror t-is type of vo luntary serv ic e and he wish ed the division eve ry ucce The lo ya l toast was proposed by Di vi· sio nal Officer W. Swann.

iliT John Ackland demonstrates the compactness and portability of the Step'hen,son R esuscilator 10 B 7'igade membeTS. Sup erint endent Frank Ke it h (71 Edmont0'l!' D tmswn) tS on th e left, and Stai! Sgt. George Dunkley on the extreme nght.

take a look

St. John men the at

Minuteman

TH E timely arrival of George Dunkle y of F awley Ro ad, Tottenham, at the scene of an accident on the Great North Ro ad la st year started a chain of events which c ulm inated on FebTUary 18th in a visit of St. John Ambulance Brigade member to th e Edmonton Wo rks of Briti sh Oxygen G ase Limited.

Mr. Dun k ley, who is employed in the Medi cal Di visio n of th e Edmonton Works , is also a Sta ff-Sergeant w ith 30 years' service in the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The first aid he rendered on the occasion of the accid ent re ulted in av ing the life of a badl y injured motor-cycli t who was bleeding to death. In recognition of his valuab le service, Staff-Sgt. Dunkley wa pre ented wi th a etter of comme nd at o n from the Commi s ioner-in-Chief, Maj.-Gen. J M. Kir kman.

At the pres e ntation, Staff-Sgt. Dun kley mentioned that he worked in the Medical Di vis ion of British Ox ygen Gases Limited at Edmo nton , and described B.O.G.'s new re s uscitato r- the S tephenson " Minuteman." The interest which thi arollsed led to last Wed nesday's visit , when members of the 71 Ed monto n Divi ion , the 24 (C) Edmonto n Di vision and the 94 Tottenham G as Division in spected medic a l apparatus at British Oxygen ' s Edmonton Works.

T he ir principal interest wa n a turally en oug h in the Stephenson " M i nuteman " Resusc ita tor- a compac and port a bl e apparatus wbic h provide automatic ar tifi c ia l respiration in emergency and rescue op e ration in case of sbock, a phyxiation, dro wnin g, etc. They were al 0 s hown the Boy le Anaesthetic Apparatu used in

hospital operating theatres, the Beaver Electronic Respirator used for polio cases, and other medical products.

The eveni ng was wound up by showing to the v sitors a coloured sound film iUustrating the app li cation of the Stephenson " Minuteman." At it termination Superintendent Frank Keith of 7 J Edmonto n Di vis on th a n ked the Company on behalf of the St. John Ambulance Br igade and said he was sure that his colleagues had found t he demonstration both interesting and instructive.

A HOLIDAY AT QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOUSE THIS YEAR?

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UEEN ALEXA DRA HOUSE in Folkestone is administered by the Joint Comm.ittee of the Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society. It is a restbreak house where a restful and beneficial holiday may be had at very small expense. There are no nur si ng facilities available and guests requiring nursing or medical attention cannot be accepted, nor can special diets be given.

The following are eligible to stay: State Regi stered urses, Registered Fever urses Roy al Medical P sychological Associates State Certified Midwives, Women Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Women VA.D. Members of the British R ed Cross Societ y, women on the permanent staff of the two parent bodies and of the Joint Committee.

The house is also open to Student Turses out of season.

Queen Alexandra House is situated in beautiful surroundings within five minutes walk of the sea front, where guests have the use of a beach hut. It is tastefully furnished with excellent lounges, and a separate room is provided for each resident. T he house is centrally heated during the winter and there are ample bathing and washing facilities.

The inclusive terms for staying at tbe house are as follows: During the season (June 1 to September 30, Easter, Whitsun Christmas): For stay of more t han 3 days, 1l / 6d per day; for stay of 3 days or less , 14/ - per day; for stay of 1 week, £4.0.0. per week. Out of season: For stay of more than 3 day 10 - per day; for stay of3 day or less, 12/ 6d. per day for stay of week. £3.10 .0. per week. There are no extras. The stay is limited to three weeks during the summer months and four weeks in the winter month

Application for admission should be made to the Warden Queen Alexandra House, 24 26 , E a rls Avenue Folkestone.

BRISTOL NURSES' GOLDEN JUBILEE

RATHERmore thall fifty years ago , in September 190 the fir nursing divis ion to be formed in the county of Bristol was registered and to mark its Golden Jubilee a dinner was held on February 12th, 1959, wh n most of t he senior Bri sto l officers were pre ent, including His Grace the Duke of Beaufo rt who is the County Pr e ident. (Th e Duchess , unfortunately, was pre vented by 'flu.)

After an excellent dinner the Duke proposed the toast of" The Di v ision ," an d also pre e nt e d the Comn1is ioner-in-Chief' Jubilee Ce rlificate to the present Di visional Sup erintendent, Miss A. Cre la nd In replying Mis Cros land read a letter of co ng ratu atio n wbich she had received, on behalf of t he Division , from the Superintendent-in-Chief Countess Moun t batte n of Burm a.

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The e ent had one or two di tinctive features-three of those who signed the original roll in 1908 were present; one b eing County Superintendent Miss M. E. Sarah , the second had tra elled from London to attend , and t he third, Mi Annie Style , ha served with this Division for the whole of the fifty years , and still acts as it Treasurer. Variou other members. who had pre iously left for variou rea on, eemed delighted to be back and of the six Di isional Sup erintendent who ha e guided the Di vi ion through its career, no less than four were present-one being again the Count Superintendent, \ovbo also donat d the Jubilee Cake (i nscribed and decorated with the St. John emblem) wbi h the Duke of Bea ufort cut.

• See pictllre orerleaf

50 YEARS OF FIRST AID IN BRISTOL

Ph oto: Ph olo mob ile Br is o

Th e D uke of Beaufort pTesenting. the to llIiss A CTa with (on lefl) County SU1'geon DT. Lanson Rob erts , l\11,SS A Styl e and (on e lJtreme nght) A t. ommissioner

MT. G. CTeech. County Sup erintenden "ll arah behind Dr. Rob er t. S ee stOTY on page 7.

EXETER POLICE WIN PIM TROP H Y-A HAT- TRICK

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HE Pim ChaUenge Trophy was won for the third successive time-a feat never b efore equalled in this competition- by Exeter City Po lice in the Police ational First Aid Competition at the Po rchester H all, London, on February 26th. Winners of the Police R eview Challenge Cup were the runners -up West Sussex Constabulary. They were heartily congratulated b y Sir Charles Cunningham, K B. E., C. B ., C.V. O ., P ermanent Under -S ecretary of State, Home O ffice, who presented the awards. Sir Charles referred to the widening scope of police duties, which tends to be overlooked in these days There was no better way of gaining the

J udges:

WALLACE,

confidence of t he public than by being ab le to give first aid with kill a nd efficiency.

Sir Charles was introduced by Mr. Horace Par hall , Director-Gene ral of [he St. Jo hn Ambulance Association, ho aid how much tbe As ociation appreciated the work of the police in regularly practising first aid. He had, he said, on his desk two citations for exceptional work , both concerning the same policeman. The public, unfortunately dId not know how much good first aid is ' regularly being practi ed b y the police. The detailed results of the competition are given in the table at the foot of this page

Thi do: h a t the amp t i ti to rs h a d to TEAM TE T

Th le a m had ju t fini !led a fir I

th e [oat of a laddcr and hi a l a o n tb e ground. I n formati o n ca n be obtained b a t th m a n wa standi ng n th e ladde r ea n ing tb e wind" wh en

e

djacent c Id-fra

Exa mi nation wi ll re e I that

u t a ined concli ion, a C mpli at ed fracture of the right tibia and fibula, an d a imple fr a Lur [the 7 right rib he doe nOL rep ly to que tion cI a rl y. T he wife ha u tained a e l'e" ound f t!l e rig ht forea rm with g lass embedded

Th am ha a fir aid h aver ack a nd

Olle blanket ; oth r bl a nket , al a ho a nd co ld wat r, tea and a te leph n i a ai la bl c in t he h ou e.

Th weath r dr y but rather co ld mbul an e ill arr ive 10 minute afll: r

ca rre I mage b been ent.

Fir t aid to be r ndered in 1 - minUle _

INDlvrn· T T

1 O. 1 ha to deal with a m n wb \\ di eCLing a rabbit when the knife iPIJl:d a nd he u tained a e er w und in l lie palm f th e le fL h a nd Fir t aid quipm c'H a ai lable in the P oli e B D ctor s nOL a aila bl e bUl the ho pital i _0 a n a \ a 0 the ca ualty ca n b taken there

Fir aid La be rendered in - minutc

TO. 3 has to an er the follo\ \ ing qu elion: Mention the lype of and de ri re h e general sign, ymptoms and tr atm en! o f h ock."

Tim e a llowed thl' e mi nutes.

o .2 a nd 4 ha to deal \ ith an incide at \ hich a cyc li st brak d hard kidd ed and fell from bi y I H e u taine;;d a fr a ctur of the n co llar-bone, abra ions of the eft h a nd, la ration of f, ce, and shock a doctor a ailable: but ie ho pital i 200 yard a\ < and the a u al y can be taken there.

ir l aid to be rendered in 7 minutc

APresentation to Division's Fo u nder

T a pres e n ta tion held in he Bradfo rd Oaumont Cinema ursing Ca d et D ivision Headquarters on Februar y 6th , Mr. F. Marples, formerly founder and D i visiona l Supe rintendent of the Ambulan ce Cadet Di v is on, was presented with a wall et a nd co n tents. Mr. M a r p les i reti ri n g because of ill-healtb.

Th e prese nt a tion was made by Cadet

Sup erintendent H. ewell ( h is successo r ) on behalf of nursing and am bul a nce cadets of th at d vis ion.

Al so present were Corps Officer D. aylor a nd D ivisional Superintendent F. Westerman. Divi ional Superintendent

Wes er m an is n charge of the divisio n in w h ich both Mr. Ma r ple and Cadet S u perintendent Newell atlend.

R efr es hm ents followed and we re provided by Mr s. Ne we ll a nd her d a u g ht er M a ureen

Th e fo ll owing da y a of th e

e ent was published in the Bradford Telegraph and Argl/s Tbis was posted b y a i m ai l on Monda y, February 9th, to former

C adet Se rgeant R Crossley , now LlCp !.

Cr oss ley with the R.A.M.C. in K enya, wbo rece ived it a t 3.15 p.m. on Feb ru ary 11th.

C adet Superintendent Newe l receive d th anks fo r it on February J4th, at 7.45 a.m.

* R eprodllced abo ve.

INITIAL

N U RSING CERTIFICATE

AT its meeting on J anua r y 13th 1959, the Com mi ttee of the S t. J oh n A mbulan ce A oc iation decided t h a t a limit e d validi ty of three years s h o u ld be placed u pon th e Initia l Nursing Ce rti ficate.

A s a re s ul t of thi s d ec s io n th e va lidity of tb e A du lt H o m e Nur ing or Ini al Nu r ing

Ce tifica les ssued b efore Februa ry 1st, 1959, will exp ire on J a nu a r y 3 I t 1962.

The va lidit y oflnitia l ur s in g Ce rti fica tes iss u ed on or after F e bru a r y I t, 1959, wi ll e xp ire three yea rs from the da le s hown 00 su c h certifica es.

THERE was a pleasant if in one se nse sad occasion at St. J ohn House on Tuesda y, Febru a ry 17th, when there was a gathering of s ubscribers for a reception given by the Comm ittee of M anagement to make a presentation to Mrs. Perr eau, the departing W a rden, who has done so much for St. John House. It was indeed a further tribute to her, if that we r e needed, tba t no Ie th an some 29 of th e 70 subscibers came to bid their farewells and give th eir good wi he on this occasion.

There was a wide range of people pre ent including Brig H e pple , Joint Committee, D ir ector Medical Ser v ices; Miss Conybeare, Director Servi ce Ho sp ital s We l fare and Mrs. Smell e, Cou n ty Superintende nt for Essex to name on ly three of those who ha ve a n interest in St. J ohn Hou e. Th ere we re also members of the He adquarters staff, including the Commis ioner-in -Chief. A lmost t he whole of the Management Commit tee was a bl to be present, including Admiral Dic k, Mr. M. S. Barker Lad y Br aithwaite, Lad y Brecknock , M1S R Cavendi h , The H an Mrs. Le lie G amage, M r. L. R N P ercey , Mr s. W. Stewa rtR oberts and Mr. O. W Woodbill. D orothy tb e Lad y E ll enborough was most unfortunate ly prevented by tbe prevai li ng influ e n za germ at the ast moment from being present.

Tbe pre entation was to h ave been made b y the Pr esident of St. J o hn House , the Chancello r. Sir H e nr y P ownall, but he was called away a the l as t m ome n and t he C h airman o f th e M a n ageme nt Comm itte e m a d e t he presentation on hi s behalf.

Admiral Di ck sa id how orry t he y all w e re to see Mrs. Perr ea u Je a e St. John H o us e where h e h a d c r eated so re m a rkable

a n a tmo s ph e re o f welco m e an d goodwill w hi c h h ad been tes tifi e d to yet again in lette rs from s ubs c ribers who were unable to be pre e nt m a n y o f them from overseas.

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The Wearing of the Badge

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HE i mportance of wearin g our Brigade Badge was emphasised at the Annual Ge neral Meeting of 141 Greenford and ortholt ur sing Division on February 3rd, wh en th e ir Press Office , presenting Ws report to d of three ex-members who h a d rejoined four new ones who had b een added to the Brigad e, and of many who now kne w much more about the Order of St. John and of the Brig ade its purpo se and its work b eca use they h a d as ked Wm a bout the emblem of hi s badge It s a ve r y important pi ece of advertising for our cau e, quite apa rt from its being often the means of a ca.]] for immediate aid and service b y th ose who h ave need fo r our skill in first aid, or home nursing.

He added that tbe subscriptions list extended from Sussex to Brazil and Kenya just to name three places taken at random Countess Mountbatten who, as all would know , was out of the country, had particularly asked to be associated with the presentation and had written: •. I wish very much could have been present when ancy Perr eau is presented with her cheque would be mo st grateful if you could say aer y special word of appreciation and thanks to her for everything she has done for us all."

Admiral Dick then presented the cheque for £50 which had been subscribed and added that it had been decided to make the gift in this form since Mrs. Perreau's movements, being for the moment uncertain, it seemed best not to choose a specific present but leave it to her to decide.

Admiral Dick added that aU concerned wished her every happines and success and thanked her again for what he had done to leave to Mi s Robson her successor, a going concern whicb all hoped would continue to be a r a llying point for those interested in the work of St. John. lrs Perreau thanked not ani tbose present but indeed all tho e who had ubscrited for their gift and kindness which had touched her deeply, and aid that she particularly appreciated the genera ity of the gift and the number and wide range of the su bscribers. Wh ate er she did with the preseot, a portion of it would be spent in pro vi ding some souvenir which she could keep in recollection of her days at St. John Hou se.

She also a ked tho e present to thank a n y subscribers who could not be at St. John House and with whom they were in contact, for their gift though she would bope to be writing to tho e not able to be there as oon as possible.

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An inno vat ion at St John House which will be \ elcomed b y all who ha e sam p led th excellent fare provid d the serv ing of a three-course luncheon at an inclusive charge of three shillings.

Ph oto: Bradford T elegraph ami Arglls

ST . JOHN HOUSE NEWS

STRIPES FOR TWO CADETS

Western Australia's C ivil Defence Courses

T

HE St. J ohn Am bulance Association in Western Au tralia

was a ppro ached l ast year by the West Australian State

Go vernment to ass is in the organisation of Ci il Defence

Three vacancies were allotted by the S tate Government for t he Commonwealth Civil Defence School Mt. Macedon, Victoria , AustralIa, and the selecte d members of St. John were: M r.

W. S. Brown Di tric t Superin tendent St. John Ambulance

B riga d e 0N.A Dis rict) ; F ath er F. E. Hope Div isional Superi ntendent, Murray Combined D ivision, St. John Ambulance

B rigade, and r. H. Hilton, Secre ary, W est Australian H ead Centre, St. John Ambulance Association.

Since that tin1e, others who have b een on the course includ e Sister O Cohen, Distri ct ursing Officer St. J ohn Ambulance

Brig ade ('W.A. Distri ct) S is ter E Scot S ergeant of Women

Police W.A. Police Fo r ce, a so a Di visional ursing Officer' Sister L. Hilton , D ivisional ursing Officer; Mr. J Manford : Member of the Association Council in W A. and Mr. J J Kipps, D istr ict Officer S t. John Ambulance Brigade CW.A. D ist rict) ; in addition D r. B. C. Cohen, P res ident S t. John Ambulance Associa on in W A. and Assistant Commission e r St. John Ambulance Brigade CW.A D istrict), and Dr. L. E. LeSouef, Plastic Surger y. On returning from Mt. M acedon, a course was organised f or members of St John and other interested bodies in casualt y clearin g and ambulance transport for the state. To date there have been four courses of two d ays' duration and the instructors have travelled the cou n r y giving the b enefit of their exper ience. Demonstrations are mounted b y the Murray Com bin e d D ivisio n Sin ce the first course, Mr. Hil ton has been appointed Dis trict

Officer o ver a number of di

More Cert ificates iss u ed in 1958

THE figures on the numbers of Certificates , Vouchers, Medallions, L a b els and Pen d ants awarded by St. John National Headquarter s in 1958 as the result of classes held in F rst Aid, Home Nursing and Child Care, both S enior an d Junior during the year have just been tabulated. ,

First Certificates a nd Higher awards issued in 1958 totalled 94,008, a n increase of 11 ,8 60 or 14.4 p e r cent. over 1957. Th is 1958 total of 94,008 is t h e highest of a n y yea r in our history in Canada, with the exception of the two war yea rs of 1942 a n d 1943 when the figures were 118 490 and 109 ,313 resp ective y. The splendid increase in percentages in Home Nursing results- 28.1 per cent. over 19 57-is particularl y encouraging.

O xtoby West Riding ; Gordon Renn ie (14), H ertfordshire; Linda MiD s (1 5) L eicestershire; Susan Large (12) , Pl ymouth.

The Poetry Cu p was presented to Janet Graham by the 1 Commiss ioner for the East Riding, Dr. E. M Dearn. Her po e m ap p ears overleaf.

BOSTON'S BEST CADET FOR THIRD TIME

ARTS COMPETITIONS

Winning Poets and Painters

T HE Cad e Competitions were wel patront e d tht yea r a n d we are now able to a nn o un ce the win ners w ith the ex cept ion of the Music Cup win n e rs , wh o se name s wi ll be announced later. There n ot this yea r a n a tional presentati on ceremony but the pri zes are being e n t to the Co unt y Commissioners con cemed With reference to t h e Poe t ry Compe tilion Pr ofessor C. D ay Lewi s, who judged t he entri es, sa id that Ja n et Graham , w h o win s the C up an d nrsl prize , s h ows a echn ical p r ofic ie ncy quite ra re a m o ng y OLmg p eopl e. J a n el , w ho se poem we print on the n ext pa Re, was awa rd ed seco nd pri ze in la st year s c on test.

J anet Soulsby , who h as won the P a int ers

C o m pet it io n wit h h er painting of Th e

Sea id e," was a l a seco nd a st year.

Meet the pr zew inn e rs :-

P O ETRY PRIZEWINNERS

FIRST PRIZE AND CUP: Janet Graham (16{ ) East R id ing

SECOND P RiZE.- A n n D own ( 16)

Ken t. T HiR D P RTZE: Deni e Tunnard ( I l) , West R iding.

SPEC i AL P RiZE: P a u lin e Copson ( 12) , Leices te r H GHLY COMMENDED: R ose m a r y

B el (16) , K ent Stroma Wad e Cl3 t ), Kent ; D oroth y GledhiU (1 5), West Ridi ng; Di ane B rennan ( 14 ), Lancashire ; S andra C u Ipin ( 14) , Leicester.

COMMENDED: Gillian Com yn (1s )

K ent ; K aren Wilmott (12), Lincolnshire; Mary Sanderson (17), West Riding ; Sheila Dean (IS) W es t R iding; Gai Farrington (16) , Lan cas h ire; P a tricia Willi ams ( 13t) , L eicestersh ir e ; Yvonne ru rnival (12) , C h r st in e E as y (15) , B ristol ; M y ra ewbu ry (1 4), Bri sto l.

PAIN TERS COMPETITION

FIRST PRiZE AND CUP: J anet

S ouls b y ( 14), K ent.

SECOND PRIZE: R ic h ard B o den ( IS) Berkshire

THiRD PRiZE : S u a r t D oran (9t) , Lan cas hir e. SPEC IAL PR i ZE: A n thony Hawes (l2 -t), B e r ks h ire.

H iG H LY COMMEN DED: J an e t Soulsb y (J4), Kent ; J a n et Cook (15) , Lincol ns h ire Ren a Boothman (17), Lanca h ir e

COMMENDED: Gil li an Comyn ( 1St ) , Kent ; R oy Ride r 15) , Hampshire; eil J o n es ( 15) (Tw ce) , La n cash ire M ichael B urton (IS) , Wes t R id ng C h r i tine ] 1

DOR th e se cond su ccess i ve y ear 1 6 -y earI old A. J. Rodgcr of P Oi cell tr ee Fish oft, ha s gain ed Ih e G. A. ElldeTby Cup as best St. J olm Ambulan ce Brioad e cad el of th e y ear at B oston. P Tesenting th e awards, B oston optician illT .Joh n End erby son of h e donor aid th e honour w as w ell-d es e/-u ed, as R odo ers· pub l c duly eTv i ce dw'ing the y ear 170 hoW's.

The cup wa fir I pr e ent ed 1:n 1 925, and i t is a considerable ti m e ,·illce it t:GQS won by the am e pe r on 0 ear in tl cce sion. R odgers is now cadet leader.

BRISTOL OFFICER IN INDI A

MAKING IT HOT FOR THE PATIENT

AROUND AND ABOU T

WEST RlDI TG

ROLME T - Earby mbin ed D ivi. s ions (W st Ridin g ort h Area) heJd a adet em lm ent ce remon y at Kclbr Ook P a rish hur b an d nin e memb e r were enr li ed, inclu ing adet uperintend ent H Hodg on. The r i e wa conducted by tbe icar (th Re v. H M Kin ley) and wa attended by Wil on, rea Cadet Officer ( nul' ing) and Mr. . R. ha rlton rea ad fficer (amb ul ance), f rom York. Th e les on \ as read b Mr. harllon a nd t he en ro lm en t wa on lu cted b Mr. WiL on. The icar in hi a ddress aid the action or the Good ama rit an probably compa rable to thm of a m ember of the mbulance Briga de in helping at an accident, and c uld, in ra c t, be de ri bed a th first re orded ork th a t the pre em 1. J ohn mbulance o r gani ation repre en t Mr Wil so n , e tting out the ai m or the adet mo ve ment , a id he might be pre udi ed but they rega rd d it a the fin es t e amp le of any youth gr UI in e i t nee. They welcomed the oung peo pl e, but urged them to be carefu l to uphold all the principle of the harter \ ith it piril or comradeship. pruden a nd j u tic

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C ADETS of th e Sevenoaks 2\ .C. Division h eld their enrolment ceremony and annual recently. Som e oj them L ere presented itlz road and hom e saJe ly certificates by Clnef I nspector B aden R. Po well of S evenoaks Polic e. Th e in pecting officer, 1111' s.

S. DOLLglas (County 01l!-CeT, Cadets ) and 1'tiTs r. Wint er (Area o.fficer. Sur ino ar.e h e7'e watclnng a cadet apJ?lJj a hot fomentation 10 th e leg of a palien t ' wi th them 1,S kl1,sS D. L. Pattenden, the Sup erintend ent.

A Camping Holiday This Year ?

D ESPITE the weather-the wettest ever experienced at Bexhill-the ational Cadet Camp had a successful season last year. Se ven hundred and twenty -th ree cadets attended in the five weeks it was open.

An exercise including St. J ohn Cadets , A.R.P., Fire Service and Police took place on the outskirts of Bexhill. The Camp was asked to supply 30 cadets, four to do first a id, 26 to be made up and act as patients. This proved a great thrill to those who took pa r t; t he Medical Officer of Health for Bex hill paid tribute to t he four cadets from the Camp on their first aid work.

Out ings were made to the histor cal town o f Battle and Battle A bbe y, also Hasting s castle and the caves, the mint house and the ruins of the Castle at Pevensey, the o b servatory at Herstmonceux,

the lighthouse at Beachy Head and elder members visited the old town of R ye. The facilities for pla y ing billiard , table tennis , darts and football we re we ll patroni ed.

The short service held on Sund ay mornings were made ver y interes ting for the cadets b y the vi itin g padre rrom Bexhill. Socials and dances were run b y the officers and ca de t lea der s on most e ven ings in the recreation hall. Th e tuck shop was as popular as ever, a nd spo rts a fternoons were held when the weathe r pe rmit te d N my is th e time to book for a camping holiday this yea r when the a mp will be open from Saturday, J ul y 25th to Sat urd ay, Aug us t 29th. A pplic ations ho uld be ma de to the Camp Comma nd ant Mrs L. Rose, 66 Standford Avenue , Bri g ht on 6 S u sex.

"" THE L 0 \V - BOA D " "

Here is J anet Graham's prizewinning poem:-

Whi le in th e sky

HERlTO PARTY - r the heriton a de t ur ing Di vi ion cm ha lle· all agree th a t <. a good tim e wa ha d b) all ' at their nnual Pa rt , a rr a ng d by the Di i io na l PI' ident, I' E. eate. rt er n e cell n tea, a b ly pr arcd b y a det Offi ce r I r K o h and !'S. Spencer , it h the a i tan e or nur ing member Mi Da e a nd 'Ii H a n , the cadets a nd their gue , about lOin II. hurriedly c hanged int o \aried and amu mg co tume fo r a ra ncy dre omp t iti on, and b th e t ime he) were rad o pa rade man y par nL had arrived, fi llin g th e Co· operati Hall o capa ity

One by o ne th e comp ors filed i1a t tl]e critical a nd in te nt gaz o r the three judge:

r. K W. Wright Co mm ande r E. eate, R (Re1.). and adct ffi cr II'. pencer, who found thcir a k no ea } o ne!

Th e cos tum e I'a nged rrom liza D little to a m oo n rocket I Count adet Officer I\r D ug as a nnoun ced th at by a happ coincidence- the party was aking place o n the birthd ay or th e Di vi ional Pre ident, who wa pre en ted with a bouqu et a nd a card igned b ya ll ll]e cade t, by J ennifer har man (ra ir y).

Fin a ll y, th e compan were entert in ed b y" ncl e Peter," co njure r and ventr ilo· quist.

Di vi ion a Officer R. Whitn a ll of ton e Ambulance Di vis ion ac ted a M

The long low-road to B everley, The geese wing by, Where so metimes on a summer 's da y The scarecrows sing, And everything I s ful l of sun, and sweet dry hay.

The r e is the spe ll hat Linge rs here, That dances in the barl ey-sheaves;

And aulumn comes wil h rusly leav es.

1 will reI urn to thaI lo w-road, And sland upon the hig hest hill, And Ih ere, for down ['II see Ih e lawn And m insler, ly ing prolld and s rill.

New Honour for R. H. Blanchford

I T was a great compliment to th e Order of st. John t hat the Chairman of t he Trustees of the Carneg ie H ero F und , Mr. Ord C un ningham sh ou ld, accompanied by his wife, fly over 500 nrues from Dunfermline in ScotLand to Guernsey in the Channel Isl and to honour the b ravery of St. J ohn Area Commissioner Mr. R H. B Lanchford , G.M ., M.B.E., O SU ., and to present him with tbe Carnegie H ero F und 's highest award, the ir bronze medall on.

Mr. Ord C u nningham in a ceremony st aged at the St. John H a ll in Guernsey recently in the presence of the Lieut.Go vernor of Guernsey Sir Geoffrey R obson ; the civil head of the island, the Bailiff Sir Ambrose J. SherwiLL (President of the Council of St. John) and Lady Sherwill; t he Commissioner Dr. S. H. Heard; a nd many member of a LL br anc hes of the Briga d e i n G uernsey stres ed the fact tb at in 50 yea r of the Fund 's existence fewer than 50 bronze medallions ha d been a warded. He sa id it gave him great pleasure Lo perform the du ty for when the trustees had met in Dunfermlin e in February and co n idered the rescue performed by Mr. Bl an ehford which h ad saved the life of a bo y str a nded 120 feet down a dangerous 200 -ft. cliff and gained for him the George Medal the y were un an imous in agreei ng he should get the h ighest awa rd the Fund could con fer , and t ha t the c h ai rm an shouLd tra ve l to di sta n Guemsey specia Uy o make the pres en tation.

Tributes to the wonderful work perform ed by Mr. Blanc hford in this and m a ny other rescues of Like na t ure were pa id by Sir Ambrose J Sherwill and D r. H ea r d who introduced the disting ui hed gues ts to the large a udience

In his reply Mr. Blan chford paid high tribu te to the peop le whose exemplary

teamwork m a de tbe rescue of the lad and himself possib Je from a pos iti on which was as dange rou s as he had ever h ad to face. " But for this team neither the lad rescued, Christopher Gadson, nor myself would have lived The men to whom lowe so much for tbe rescue a re Ptes. L. Singleton an d G Blondel , press photographer Michael Ingram and m y own son , Gary and Poli ce Constable B ernard Bich ar d ."

At the end of the ceremony the wellknown Perkins film on the work of the marine-ambulance, " Fl ying Christine " was screened; a nd speaking for the peo pJe in the Baili wick of Guernsey (Guernsey, Alderney and Sark), the Lieut.-Go vemo r asked Mr. and Mrs. Blanchford to accept a token of thei r high esteem a modern electric washing machine which all his friends feLt sure would make life a l ittle more domes tica Uy toler a ble for the coup e.

A few da ys later , Mr. Blanchford appeared in the BBC Televis on programme "T hi s is Your Life, " and heard man y tributes paid to him b y his fellow islanderf fellow Brigade members and those he had rescued.

THE LADY WITH THE MAGIC SPONGE

I F one of the tough young men who play amateur Rugb y League on the windswept heights of Chickenley Heath is knocked out in a tackle, 39-year-old Mrs. Elsie Cumming is ready to run on the field with ber " magie sponge."

Mrs Cumming, a member of the committee of the Heath R a ngers amate ur R.L. clu b which pLa ys in th e Dewsbury and Ba tley Amateur Le a gue , is deput y medical attendant to the H eath Rangers team.

Her husband Mr. George C u mming , is also a member of the committee an d usually " carries a sponge." Bu t if h e has to miss a ma tc h, Mrs. Cumming takes over.

She says: " I sometimes ha ve to look after the oppos ing team as well-that happened last week at Keighley."

Mrs Cumming, of Pri ncess Road. Chickenley h as been Di visio n a l Superintendent of the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade at BirstaU since 1947, and her husb a nd is associated with the Br gade at Dewsbury.

Plastic Outfit for Haversack

A EW outfit for the ha ve rs ac k has been produced. H itherto this has been made in metal , but supplies now coming to hand are made in pl astic, which ma kes it about ounces lighter. There is no change in the price , a nd in future a ll outfits w ill be supplied in thi new ma terial , which is similar to that used for the plastic water bottle.

A new diagram dealing with art ificial resp ira tion , descr i bing the Holger ielsen and Schafer methods has j ust bee n published. 11 is obtainable from the Stores Dep a rtment , St. John's G a te, a t 5s. per copy in poster form.

Mounted on linen , on woo den rollers. the eost is 17s. a copy. In both cases postage is extra

ONCHAN ISLE OF CADETS W'IN MAN CONTEST

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I N the I sle o Nlan Cen t re Annual Competitions, th e Oncllan Cadet

N'UT si ng D 'ivis'ion we1'e th e wi nner of the Junio?' lImni n gharn

Sh:£e ld w'ith the Onchan A?l/bu lance Di visio n 7unners -up, St udent

M em,ber 1V1argare Killip oJ lh e Onch an D iv'is ion w as th e {rJinner of th e S enior F ema le C077lpe it1:on Back row: Geoffrey Cannell, Ju an Nlatth ews, R eg N ew ton, Nl chael H i lli alll Front TOW: Elaine Famgh eT, Vivi enne Ki llip , k1argaTet EilIip , Olwen ChTis t ian, Lynda Callow. 13

Photo: Km/ )Iessm"er

Dorchester m a kes progress

D R. MELVILLE MACLEOD senio r medical officer to Dorset' Co un ty Council, was thanked at a meeting of t he

Do rc hester Centre of the St : John Ambulance Association for the way, as chairman, he steer ed the ssociatioll through an anxious time. It wa th first annual meet ing of h e reconstituted Dorc h ester Cen tre and in the wor ds of Brig W. G r. Thomp son, county am bula n ce officer, Dr. 1acleod • took over h e chair when tbe centre va pretty well moribund a nd had led it to its present live state." In a review of the Association's work, D r. Macleod sai d they had been trying to carry it out as they thought it should be done, a nd they h a d set a bout th in gs rather different l y. There h a d been classes for both m en and wo men , and a most interesting e periment had been a class in Dor c bester p rison. " I t was extremely succes ful," said the chairman. " All the men p assed their examination."

He said since April 35 people had quali:fled in a dult first aid and the Association fe lt that was a good start.

Under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Mary Pop e, a s pecial Appeals sub-committee h ad been formed wi th the object of raising money, an d o ver £50 had been collected. He hoped anyone who could would bel p t h em either b y subscription or by supporting their even ts They wo uld like to see more subscribing members.

Loo king to the future, Dr. M acleod said he felt there wa s a tremendous amount of work that could b e done apart from tbe members of the Briga de. " We feel very strongly that we want to help the Brigade in every possible way," he said, and it was witb this in view that they were arranging a ser es of events in which all could take part-Brigade members , Association class members, members of the spec ial centres in the d istrict, an d a n yon e in teres ed. They we re a rr a nging lectures through t he W.V.S. to train women in the elem e n tary principJes of t h e Civil Defence.

Tbe chairman said he hoped other activities would include vis its to hospitals, and he felt h ey sho uld also take a greater interest in the prevention of acci dents, and try and help in the ever-increasing p ro bl ems of a cc dent s in the home

H e thank ed the Ma yor (Mr V. G. Mardon), their president, for his active su ppo rt.

The Hon. Secret a r y ( M rs. Allen) a so gave a summary of the centre's work si n ce its inaugural meeting , a nd sa id members of the Briga de had generously g iven tbeir services to make tbe m any classes a s uccess.

The Committee were grateful to the Appeals Committee and to the flag -day helpers. She said va rious scbem es were being formula ted with regard to membership expansion and more classes in industry and agricult ure al s o plan s were well ahead for a county pageant an d garden fete to be held this summer.

Hon Treasurer (Mr. D. Koehli) reported a b alance of £185 4 s. Ud. after giving £ 200

to the St. J o hn H a ll Manag m ent mmittee. Like the hairman , he a l 0 e mph a ed tbat more su bscribe rs wou ld be we lc ome.

An a ddress wa gi en b y the Direc torGenera l of th e Associa lion (M r. H orace P a rsh a ll ) who wa int rod uc ed by the County Di rector, Brig. F. S H awkin H e paid tribute to the plendid tart made b y the D orche tel' ent re. H e reminded members that th e Association's task was to tra in th e public in fi r st a id , a nd th ey wou ld li ke to get themselves organi ed ro be point where they cou ld get one trained perso n in every home-one of the mo t dangerous sources of acc id ents.

Officer elected were P re ident, tbe M ayor, Mr. V. G. Mardo n Vice-Pr s iden t, Mr. K. J. Brack t o n , a nd Id H. G Longman. C h a rman, Dr. MelviUe Macleod. Hon. Secretary. I{r. Allen. Hon. Trea mer, Mr. D Koehli.

The E ecutive Committee as re-elected wit h the additio n of the Governor of Do rchester P rison and a rep res ntati e of the P o Office Ambulance Centre. Thanking the s peaker and the officers , Brig Thompson a nn ounced that the Mayor was ro launch an appea l toward clearing off the outstand ing debt on t h e S t. Jobn H aU Dorc h e ter.

Insurance aids for

MOST Associations, both Tra d e and So cial, throughout the country are usually able to offer some advantages to members where b y some financ ial saving can be ac h ieved b y being a member of the particular organisation. Member of the Brigade have, however, until recent years, never received any pecial con ideration and it was felt that in view of the type of person w ho joins the Brigade, u uaUy the steady, so ber and con iderate individual, t h ey offer a first class risk for motor insurance A member of the Brigade w h o is also an Insurance Broker , therefore approached a group of Motor Underwri ers in order to obtain reduced rates of premiums.

It was agreed tbat members insuring under the Scheme should be allowed a 10 per cent. reduction in norma l rates o f premiums on motor ca rs and a 5 per cent. redu ct ion in respect of motor cycles. In addition a member t r a n sferr in g to the schem e and who was enti tl ed to a 0 Claim B on us (fo r s imil ar cover) wit h the previous company (even if only f or one yea r) s hould imm ed iate y receive a No Claim Bonus of 33} per ce n t. for motor cars and 10 per cent ., J2 t per cent. or 15 per cent. (according to the n u mber of years Bonu s ea rned with the pre vious company) in re s pect of mo to r cycles. As far as cars were concerned, the norma l sa v ing in co s was abo ut £ 5 or over for comprehen s ive nsu r a n ce.

Th e scheme has b een in force for over 14

DEMONSTRATION F O

130 . LONDON MEMBE S

NO 54 ( Bre ntFo rd a nd hi sw ick) D lv i· s ion rece ntl y organised a ll in structional

fi lm a nd dem n tr at ion even ing at the T own Hall, hi wick, w hen the A rea Oml11 lo ne r ajor R H. Wrangh a 1 M.R S., L. R .C. P ., J.P., the rea up er· int nd nt, 1. J one, th Di ional

Pres id nt , il aj or nd rew J ard in e, J .P and some 130 m e mb r of the nurs in g and ambu la nce divi ion in the We tern ea were pre ent.

Th e fi lm wa on th e u e o f the teph en. On M inu man Re u citation apparatu , wh ch was shm n by a member or the B r it ish ° ygen Co. , and member of th o 54 mbulance Di i ion gave a demon ra· tion on the larger type of re u citat n apparat us kno\- n a the" 0 ox. The Di vi i nal P re ident took th I por· tunity of publicly thanking the -, 0 P etroleum ompan Limited for h ir 1110 t generou gift of a numbel of 0 \ 1 et hich' ere n w urp lu th " ir requirement, and it h ad been mutu a I) agr d , after di cu ion \ ith the Di i iO I al Sup rintendent and 111 n F the di i n , 10 share this good f rtun ith other nur 11g and ambu ance di ion in th e llrn rea.

Brigade members

five year and hilst man member taken ad antage or the pe ial t r oA"er d there mu t b a larg e numb r \\ 10 ha e not read the Brig a de Orders in wb ch det ail were given. If, th er f re , a'1) reader wi h to obtain further inFormati t n, th y should writ in the fir t in tan e to'

Di ion a l Officer F. Tucker M B ., 10 9 y lwa rd R oad, Merton P a rk , London .'11' 20 g l 109 bri e f detai ls of the a r or mo r cycle , the Gil ue and the t ype of co , er required.

PL YMOUTH CADETS

ENROLLED

ADET ROLMENT.-Mr. Cyril P ra n,:e. the Count y Commi sione r pr e ented c n i· ficates a nd badges LO Er ne e lLle adet at the ir enrolment ceremony a Lak Ide P rima ry School, P lymouth, on J anm ry 30 t h Mr. Pr ance a lso handed over to Cadet D ivisiona l Officer J Har ey- in cha rge of the d visio n-a co mp etit io n s hi el d Thi was g ve n to th e d ban ed

Whitleigh Di vi io n by Dr. M Gor don

a nd has n ow bee n trans fe rr e d to Erne et tle. It w ill go to th e be tall-round ca et. Among those p rese n t were th e Cou n ty Ca det Offi ce r (A) Mr. G. S Thompso n, a nd Staff Offi.cers J H. a rgent , A. Atkins , R. E. Stanton a nd Area Cadet Officer W. H. St ra ng.

MORE CADET NEWS

Village Enrolment

A R URAL CEREMONY. - Cly d ach is a s mall vill age w ith h ouses scattered a ong a ma i n r oad am id the b ill s ofBreconshire in W a les Whe n the Tra in ing Officer (M iss Zoe D r uitt , S S.SU.) arrived in th e dark one nigh t in J anuary to take a n enro lment oeremony for th e Clydach and Distric t A mbul a nce an d Nursi n g Ca det Di v s ion s, s he d d n ot rea li se s he had a rri ve d a nd drove str a ig ht througb, but on returning m ore s lowly a nd ca refully s he saw a l ight coming fro m a l ow door opening on to th e ro ad frolll which eme rged Di v is io nal Superin tendent W D P r tchard Jo oking for her. She was led into a k tchen with a blazing fir e in an old fashioned kitcben range an d th e tabl e was sprea d fo r a meal. Thr o ugh an in terior doo r came th e sound of many lo w voi ces a nd on look ing th ro u gh s he saw sbe was in an Apostolic Church-the li ttl e whit e-washed room wit b high pulpit an d plu sh furn i hings was crammed w ith Ca det s in every kind of co untr y a tire. Th ey h a d come from th e farm s a nd vi ll ages aro und and thi s was their first ceremo ny. St. J OIU1 in these remote Wel sh v ill age is very unlike the sophisticated smart town D ivisions a nd even if it eemed a l ittle strange to see a lad wear in g wellingt on boots a nd duffle coat ca r r y ing th e co lo urs ye you h a d only to look a his face to see th e earn estn ess and s in cerity that were there. A del ight fu lly keen Congrega tio n a l Minister was pressed into t a king th e ch a ir which be did admi rab ly an d th e pro ceed in gs were gr aced by t he pr es ence of Mr. and Mrs. J John , two o f the

FIFTIETH GRAND

Di visional Pr es id ent s. At h e end of the ceremon y the Cadets were p rom ised a garden party at their home in the s umm er an d no doubt he Cadets w ilJ see the bees of wh ich Mr. John is a very keen keeper. Good uc k! C1ydach a nd Di str ict Di visions. You a re doing good work. Ma y yo ur numb ers in crease a nd your nflu e nce s pread an d d on't forge you are part o f a great wo rldwi de f a mil y w hi c h is glad to have you as a mem ber.

B RJOGEND CADETS ENTERTAJ ED.- A s pecial feature of the programme arranged by Cadet Superintendent C. J ames for the P e n-y-fai Ambul a n ce and Nursing Cadet new year party was a performance by a m agician w ho had appeared before Ro ya lty at Windsor Castle. Cadet Superintendent ( ) Mr s. E. R Harries a r ranged the a ll important item-tea.

Cadets of the Uynfi Valley Corps were entertained by heir officer s to a social evening ar r a nged at the antyffyllon In stitut e. A specia l treat organised by Area Staff Offi cer (Cade ts) J. P Ha rries was a vis t to the P antomime" Aladdin " greatl y enjoyed by a l arge party of ca d ets from B ridgend, Coity and Pe n- y- fa i who travelled wit h thei r pa r ents in specia l coaches.

Cadet Superinlendent Mr s. H awkins, wh o recently recei ved h er service medal bar for her 25t b year's efficieD t service, arranged for B ri dge nd ursing cadets to entertain sis er ca det s from P en- y-fai an d Coity at a social evening.

PRIOR BADGE

15

PROGRESS IN COUNTY DOWN

T HE a nnu a l genera l mee i ng of D own Area of the St. John Ambulance Br igade was held in the Presb yterian Hostel Belfast. Those present included Mr. J H arris Rea, Area Commissioner, in the chair, the H on. Mrs. Osborne King , Area Vice-P resident Miss Selina H Jo hnsto ne, Area te nd e n t, Miss M. H awtho rne , S.R. ., Area ursing Officer, and Mrs L. P. icholl, Area T reasurer. Apologies were recei ved fr om L ady Duoleath , Area President, and Mrs. L ockh art, Vice-President. R e p orts showing sa tisfactory progress were received from the following divisions: ursing di visi ons: B an bridge, Holywood, Bangor, Ballygowan, ew ryand ewcastle. Ambulance divisions: ewry Ambulance Divi sio n. u rsing cadet d ivisions: Hol ywood, Ba ng or, Ballyholme and Ballygo wan. Du ties performed by tbe above divisions were of a very varie d nature and consisted mainly of attendance at blood transfusion centres, motor car aod motor cycle races football matches, point-to -point meetings chi ld welfare clinics , agriculture s ho ws' seaside first aid huts, and librarian to local bospitals.

Following the above reports an interesting talk on "My J ob" was deli vered by Miss Selina Johnstone

WEST RIDIN G KEIGHLEY E fROLMENT.- F orty - two nursing cadets of the K eighley D ivision of the West Riding orth area we re enrolled at a meeting at tbe Keigh ley headq uarters and 82 certificates were presented to 68 cadets. The enro lm ent ceremony was performed by D r J. P rentice and the certificates were pr esented by Mrs. Wilson , Area Commissioner for ursing Cadets Other award were the Cadet Cup to D orothy WIth J oan Wamwright as runner up. Th.e JUDlor cadet cup was won jointly b y tWlllS, Susan and Margaret Thomas. Two medals for 15 years' efficient service were presented to cadet nursing division workers M iss Annie L un d and fiss S tella Smith: A vote of thanks to all who had taken part was proposed by Cadet Su perin ten dent Aspinall and seconded by Miss Lund and it was announced that i r. Aspinall had been appointed to the position of ursina Cadet Sup erintended ren dered vacant b y death of Miss Betty Mc ish and a warrant of appointment was presented It was mentioned that there was a parents' committee in connection w ith tbe cade t mo ement and anyo n e interested was a ked to conta the officers. T hanks were expressed to the pa re n ts of cadet for the support they had given to the division.

OBITUARY

Mr. William James Blake aged 66 years He had been a member of the Mutley and M illb ay di i ions for 37 years a nd was a Serv ing Brother of the Order of St. John. Member of the Millbay D iv ision formed a guard of honour at the funeral ervice at S t. B oniface Church St. Bud eaux, Plymouth on Saturda y, J a nua ry 24th. Mr. Bl a ke a Di :,is ion a O fficer (Reser e).

In add Iti o n to hI long service to S t. Joh n he wa a member of the S B o n iface Church Council a nd a side man at h e hurch a of the C hurch of England Men Socle ty, an d of o 8 branch of the OldAge P ensions Association.

Se v en Ipsw i ch

Pass int o Nu r sin g Cade t s Adu lt Divis i on

Ips t ich XUTsing Cadet Division of til e SI. John AlIlbulance Brigade held a carol service in D ecember at the Ambulance Hall, Samuel Road, Ip wich.

Th e Brigade personnel included J 1 ajor R. S. S chrei ber (Commissio ner for th e County), Dr. D. W. Fryer (County Sttrg eon), J1r. IT C. J1ayhe[ ' (County Cadet G.ffi ce r). There were also other officers from the county and the area.

At the end of the service it was announced that three more senior cadel ( DoTi Bloomfi eld Syb il M.illington and Ann e Stlttle) had gained their Grand Prim' Badge which is th e high e award obtainable by cadets.

T he evening concluded with a promotion ceremony of seven senior cadets passin into th e St Augustine's D ivision, conducted by the COlllmi ioner, J1ajor R. Schr eiber

T he President, Officers and members of the Sf. Augustin e's Nursing Di vis ion were al 0 present.

In our pictuTe, members of the division aTe see n wit h th e County Comrni. iOller alld th eir Supel-intendent , MTS. A. J. Gordenham.

ng de ta il of t h m inewo

rk er pa ing firs t

a id examina ti ons in 1958 In tbi le tter Mr. D M. R e ay: " [ Ill ys lf fee l 0 p leas d w it h th e figu res that I tb o u g h I w uld let y u have th em frolll m e and at he ame t ime expre my gratitlld for th wonderf ul a tan e hat we have had from yo u r Organi ali n and pa rt i ula rl y from the Fir t Aid in Mi nes ommiUee , following recommendati ons they made to promote a recruitm ent campaign in Ar t aid in the autumn of 1957, a the results for 1958 indicate ."

(A); ( Rese r ve), D r. T. J M . G regg (C orp s

Sur geo n). Offi c ia ls of th e S t. J o hn Co un c il includ ed t he La d y Pres id ent, L a d y Willi a m J en k in s, O .S t.J ., M r . J G. P o we ll a nd Co l. C. R osse r J o hn. Mr s. H efferm a n a te nd ed accompa ni ed by Mi ss P ad

u te to a d oc to r who ha d r e nd er ed d is tingu s he d se r vice to th e Bri ga de a nd p layed a pro min en t par t n the Bo r ough as a n o u tstand ing mem

ST . BRIDE'S MEMOR I AL SER V ICE

ST. J OHN' SD AY P LA s - St. J ohn personnel in W ales are looking forward to a visit from the L ord P r ior of the O rder on Thursday, J une 25th, when the Priory will be celebrating St. J ohn's D ay. A meeting of the Cha p ter, over which the P rior (the Lord A b erdare) will preside, will take place in the morning and the Lord Wakehurst, K. C.M. G ., is expected to arrive in Car d iff in ti me to p artic ipate in a procession from the City H a ll t o the Castle, where his Lordsh ip a n d the Ch apter will be the guests of the Lord Mayor of Car d iff at lun::heon. In the a fternoon members of the O rder from all the Welsh Counties w ill assemb le in the City H a ll to d o honour at Genera l Assembly with I nvestiture to those whose services have b een recognised during the current year by n or admiss ion to the O rder o r b y the awar d o f Vell um or P r iory Vo tes of Tha nks.

OFFICERS BRUSH UP THEIR FI RST A m .-

One of th e Arst un der taki n gs of M iss Z oe

D ru it t, S S.StJ ., for m er Cadet T ra in in g

O fficer fo r W ales, i n her w ider sphere as T raining Officer fo r W ales, was to o rgan ise a co urse on h e rev ised first a id m mua l for he b enefi t of B riga de H ea d q u a rters

O fficer s.

D r. T. T. Baird, O.StJ., Assistant Chief Surgeon, kindly undertook the lecture wh icll are being attended by l7 students including the Chief Commis ioner, the Assistant Chief Su perintendent and her predecessor , now County Lady P resident for Glamorgau, the Chief O fficer urs ng Cadets, the B rigade Secretary a n d the T rain ing O fficer. Tables and c h airs in most o f t he departments at P riory House are cleared away promptly at 5.3 0 00 Tuesday evening> b y the greater part of the office staff, WllO are taking advantage of the lectures , and the youngest member of the staff (Miss A n n B ennett) has found a hobby through her wo r k to the extent of becoming the secretary of one of the Cardiff nursi ng divisions.

TURN OF THE TfDE.-A summary of the results of classes examined in W a les during 1958 shows a to t a l n umber o f 16,938 awa rd s ga ined, an increase of 769 on the p rev ious yea r. T his s a ve ry hearte nin g pict u re as the figu res have been decli ning in t he past s ix yea rs and w ith one foot on t he ladder the P riory st rives to pursue lost reco rds. P a r t ic u la rly e nco uraging is a letter f rom t he c hai rman o f t he South Western Div isio na Boa r d, .C. B ., s u pp ly1Ci

SWA SE MEMORI L. - On Thu rsd ay Februa r y 19th, a memorial pl a que n me m ory of th late Dr L W. HefT rm an, .St.J., ol11mi ioner for wan ea for he period 1952 to 1957 , was un eil d in tf]e St. John Hall, wan ea, by the Pre ident of the St. John ouncil, Sir William -'. Jenkin, K. U. J.P.

Owing to th e illne of the oun il hairman 01. K. 1 or Morgan, thc ha ir was taken by the ice- hairman, Mr D J. R ichards T he plaque wa ded icated by the R ev. A. Leslie orman, vicar of Ch ri L hurch, Swan ea.

T he M ayo ress or Swansea, Mrs. Willi a m Eva ns, wa among t he civic rep re enLali ves p resent, Brigade officer inc luding the Commi sioner, Mr. H. L. Hav a"d, C.SU.; County S u rgeon D r. O. J Van K laveren; ounty Supe ri nlendent (N) Miss E. A. Sm ith ; D r. J Shi bko, O.S t. !.

D r. Basil Ste ele at the service, with a TepTesentative of Ihe Legion of FTontiersmen, with w hom. the la te D?". Steel e was connected.

at ions were n o t ma r ked locally. Last year th e re we re 52 entra n ts and only three fa il u res, a nd these were not Brigade mem bers. The B rigade a lso trained members of the police force and the fire service, but r ecipients of awards to tbese entrants received them from their own superiors. The chairman of the Council said people were apt to think that nobody today was prepared to do anything unless they were paid but that was not the case with Brigade members.

DE RB YS H IRE

No. 1 SUB AREA CORPs.-The annual o. 1 Sub Area Corps Competitions for First Aid and Home ursing were held in the Miners' Welfare Institute, Bristol Road Ilkeston , on Satu rda y, February 14th, 1959, when divisions from Ilkeston, Mapperley, and Coppice Colliery a ttended to compete for the honour to appear in the Area Competition which will be held in Eastwood Hall in the near future. In tests which included asphyxia, fractures lacerations, strains, bleeding apoplexy and general knowledge of the new first aid manual, the teams earned the high praise of the judges , who said that the work was of a high standard an d urged the teams to take more interest in the points that appeared to be of little value thus creating a better outlook for the next compe tition they attended. The judges were Di visional Surgeon J. L. W. Johnson and Di vi ional Surgeon R. Wilson for t he ambulance and nursing team tests respectively, with Mrs. K. Morley, S.R. . , as the individual nursing test judge, and frs. Calla dine, S.R. the bedlllaking judge. Area Officer (Secretary) W. Ailmore was the judge for the individual test in the ambulance section. The results of the contest were :

O. 1 (PRIN CE OF WALES'S) D IS TRICT

ME lORl L SERVICE .-A memorial service to the ate D r. Russell Stee le, former Commi ssioner, Centra Area, London District , to ok place on Saturday, March 7th, 1959, at t he c hu rch of St. Bri de, F leet Street , L ondon. I t wa very fitt ing that in this ancie nt church wh ich 11as been so beautifLl Ll y restored s nce being bombed d u ri ng the 1939-45 war t he last solem n farewell to D r. Steele should be given by h is colleagues in the A mb u la nce Br iga de an d other se rvices.

The church service was co nd ucted by the R everend Cyr il D ams, M.A., P rece ntor of W estm in s ter Abbey Tile les on was read b y D r. Bas il Steele, Area Surgeon Central A rea, the late Area Co mmiss ioner'S brother. The ant hem Blest a re he departed was beau t ifu lly re ndere d b y he St. B ride ch urc h c ho r, a nd t he se rv ce e nded wit h t he sing ng o f S ta iner's Sevenfo ld men and t he playi ng of Wa lford D av ies' So lemn

M elod y. A mo ng th ose pr esent were: Dr. Bas il a nd M iss Steele; M r. Bas il G rogo no; Mr. C. T. Evans, Secretary G eneral o f he O rder; M aj or-Ge ner a l J M Ki rk ma n, Co mmi sM iss Ma ud H ar ri so n, r eprese n t mg Countess Mo un b at e n of

Burma; Major A. C. White Knox, Surgeonin -Chief; Col. G. F. P age, D .S.O. Commiss oner No 1 District , and Lt -Col. A. M Bell, Centra l Area Commissioner.

W E ST RID lG

A LITTLE LEARNING IS OT. - Superintendent W Connelly, speaking at the annua l presentation of awards to the B ingley D ivi ion of the Keigh ley Corps of the B rigade ai d one man who had failed in h is exam nat on in first aid because he was not pr06cien t in artificial resp iration used this form of resuscitat ion a fortnighL later to save a life, and, as a result of h i su ccess, was awarded a R oyal Humane Soc iety'S cert ificate. This he instanced to demo nstrate the hig h standard requi r ed in the St. J oh n e am inations. In introducing the chairman of the B ingley Urb an Council (Mr. A. G. Moorhouse) a n d h is wife , who pre ented certiAcate and other awards Su peri nten d ent Connelly said it was the aim t o t rai n as many peop e as p ossible in the art of firs t a id a nd ho m e n urs in g so that every fac tory, every street a nd, f possi b le, every ho me had SO meo n e sk ill ed to ren der firs t a id. Th en t he wo rl d wou ld be a happier place becau e t here woul d be Ie s sufferi ng. If it was thought entra nts we re " pu bed tlu'ough " exa minatio ns to keep t he Br igade u p to st re ngt b that was not so. T he 17

Ambulance: Coppice Colliery S.J.A.B. (248 marks). Ambulance Cadets: Ilkeston .C.B.) Cadet Division (3]0). Ambulance Cadets: Mapperley Colliery Di ision (274). ursing: Mapperley Colliery Di visi on (307). Nursing Cadets: Coppice Colliery Di ision ( 319). Nursing Cadets: Mapperley Colliery D i ision (309).

The Corp Pre ident, Mr. S. S. Thornhill , presided over the presentation and welcomed the teams competing. saying how happy he was to be there but was disappointed tbat so few tean1 had competed in the senior section , this he hoped would b e put right on the next occa ion of the Corps Competitions , for there wa nothing like competition to impro e standard. In introducing Mr. Hallam, who pr ented the awards, Mr. Thornhill said he wa ure this wa not necessary for Mr. Hallam wa now an old friend of the Corp and had taken a great interest in the work of St. John. Mr. Hallam congratulated the winners, saying tbis gathering wa linU ual because the competitors had always to be tudying to keep up the standard they had achie ed, and he urged both winners and losers " to keep on keeping on." E en in th ese day of TV, he suggested that their work could go on by pract ising on the viewers providi n g they did not obstruct the viewer' vi ion. Mr. Hallam aid he had great adm iration for nurse and recalled his experience in the Heanor Ho pital wh ere they bad done "a real good jo b of work" for him. Corps Superint ndent

Photo : Eas: Allglinll Dnily Tim es

C. E. Stone thanked the judges, officials and stewar d s for t heir invalua ble contrib u tion to the success of the Corp Compe ti tions of 1959 a n d expressed the hope that mo re teams would come forward and compete in the 1960 competitions. Faking was carried out by Area Training Officer W. A. Hudson, who was also responsib le for the home nursing test, with Corps Officer (Secretary) S Knighton in charge of administra tion, the regi trar being R. L. Hogg and H. Love, refreshments being in tbe hands of Corps ursing Superintend nt Mrs. M Severn with the help of the members of the Ilkeston (N.e.B.) urs ing D ivision. The Chief Steward and Liaison Offi ce r was Area Cadet Officer A. E. W Dilks with the help of e.S.M. W. Harrin1an and e.S.M. u. Pri tc hett.

DORSET

EW AMBULA TeE UNIT FORMED.-

Encouraged by the interest shown, an inaugural meeting at Sherborne decided to proceed with the format ion of a uniformed division of St. John Ambulance Brigade in the town. The meeting , held in the British R ailways Ambulance Hut at Sherborne Station, was attended b y two county officials- Mr. K. H. Mooring Aldridge and Mr. D G F. Acutt (county publicity officer) and by 16 inter ested townspeople. The work of the Brigade and the St. John Ambulance Association was explained b y the two county officials. British Rail ways have given permission for the use of the am bulance hut until the Brigade feel able to support their own

h ea d quart er. On a vote being taken the meeting agreed th at eek y meeting h oul d be held at th a mbu a nce hu t every W e dnesday. Th e first meeting took place on 'vV edne d ay when a pract ica l demons t ration was given. These initi a l meetings w ill be followed b y a cour e of ix lecture on first aid g iven by a local doctor.

W1MBORNE. - The annua l gen ra l mee ting of the Wimbome ur ing Di i ion took place on Tuesday Februar y rd at their H.Q., The Liberal Hall Wimborne The President , The Hon Mr G. G Marten presided , a lso present: th V i -PI ident

The Lad y Lettice hie ooper, the President ursing Cadet s iVlrs. e. Sto ne Divisional Surgeon D r. D. G. Leggett Di isional Superintendent Mr B Hor sey Division a l Officer Mr T. HadlO\v (t r aurer), Cadet Sup e rintendent r. E. Smi th a nd Cadet Officer Mrs 1. M e rrifield. Th e President we comed t ho e pre e m an d especially the three new memb e r and thanked the di v ision for their upport tl1l"oughout the year, a nd continued by aying how very plea ed he wa to 011gratul ate the Di vision a l Superintend e nt on her admis ion to the Order of t. John as a Ser ing Si s ter, it was a great h o nour and the di vision were ve ry proud of the honour besto wed upon Mrs. H orsey. Th e Di i Lana I Superintendent re pl ie d thanking Mrs M a rten for her congratulations a nd said that she felt tbe honour should al 0 go to the di ision. Mrs Ho r ey re ported that the di v ision had a go o d year. M mb ership was 26 , a

HAMPSHIRE

MILTON DI NN ER. - The Milton Amb u ance Divi s ion held its 2nd Ann.ua l Din ner and D ance at it s Divisiol) a l H eadqu arter s on Thur sda y, February 5th, 1959. Th e principal guests were be Co un ty Su rgeon, Dr. L. M. Maybury O.SU., the Ar ea ommissioner Dr. B Slipper S.B.SU ., a nd Mrs S li pper, Divisional Su perintendent (R) T. J Keyes and Mrs. Keyes. Th e c h a ir was ta ken b y the pres Id en t of the division, the Re v. W J Pletcher-Campbe ll M .A., who proposed t he Loyal Toast. The toa s t of the division was proposed by tbe County Surgeon ; D ivision a l S u perintendent F. Ford responded. He stated that t he main ource of rec rui ment for the division was from cad ets tr a nsferring up from the cade di vis ion. The strengtb of the division had gone up b y five during the la t yea r fro m th is ource. H e was a a prou d that the di vis ion had again completed ove r 2 000 hours of pub li c du ty in 1958. Di v s ional Officer T E. Slade proposed th e toast of the vis itors; Dr. B. Slipper respond ed The evening concluded with dancing, the M .e. being P te. W F. Warren.

TAFFORDS HlRE

S UNDAY CASE. - Whil s t on hi s way to work on Sund ay, J a nu ary 11t h, J 9 59 , Pt e F. J Ad a ms of Ston e Ambul a nce

Di vis io n was cal ed b y a pede trian who s tat ed th a a n e ld erl y lady had fa ll e n do wn in the roadw ay beca u e of the cy con dit io ns

P te. Adams immedi ate ly went to thi s casual ty, a nd a ft e r a qui c k examination he susp ec ted a fr acture of the femur. He obta in ed th e ass istance of two bysta nd e rs to h e p wi th the pa ti e n a nd to borr ow a ca r pel from a near by hou se; another bysLander was in t mcted to te le ph o ne for a doctor and th e a mbul an ce.

P te. Adams th e n treated he ca ualty for t he suspected frac t ure of th e fem ur a nd made ber as comfortab e a he po ss ibl y could H e th e n, with the ass tance of tb e bysta nder s, using t he carpet for a b anket lift ca rried the casualty into a nearby hou se to awa i the a mbulan ce.

AI though very late for work, Mr dam

stayed with the cas ua lty untH tbe arrival of the ambulance. The ca rpe was once more use d to lift the patient an d place her on the st retcher.

Info r mation from the hospital confi rm ed th at the fr ac tured femur was a correct diagno s s.

SUFFOLK

CADETS L TO AD u LTS .-The St. John Ambula nce Brigade was losing its yo ung members when the y became too o ld for Cadet Di v isions said Suffolk County Cadet Offi cer W e. Mayhew at I pswich.

He was spea king at a ceremony promoting Ambul a nce Brigade cadets to the adu lt d iv ision

" We need young people in the Briga d e," he said. " And I hope all adult members will encour age these cadets to s tay in tbe Briga de We must keep the you n g people if the mo ve men is to continue to flourish."

The promotion ceremony, performed by Lt. -Col. J Bland Sou t hern Area Commissioner fo r Suffolk , is a n ew id ea. Cadets were formerly tran s ferred to the a dult di v ision without a ceremon y. The Commissioner for Suffolk ( M ajor R S Schre ib er) took pr ayer s; the County Dir ecto r of the Sl. John Ambul ance Associat io n a nd the cou n y surgeon of the S J.A .E. , Dr. D W. Fr yer, s poke on the work of the Association, an d Area Staff Offi cer W P eck s p o ke about the duties undert aken by the ad ult di v s ion s.

S RREY

G UILDFORD'S Y E R. - At th e an n ual m ee ting last wee k of Gu ildford ur sing Di vis o n , S t. J ohn Ambul a nce Bri gade, Borough of Guildford Corps, the Di v i ional Sup eri ntendent , M i s G. S. P atric k , reported tha there had been nine resignations dur ing the yea r 19 58 , Rve enrolments a nd the ir a nfe r bac k in to t he di vis ion of Cadet Offi cer iVlrs Ba y ne

From J anuary 1st, bec a use of th e disco ntinu ation of student nursing d iv ision s, th e Di v ional Super i ntendent and Rve student nursing me mb e rs beca m e members of tbe nurs ing di visio n Three cadets from the o 1 Cadet Di v isio n a nd one fro m o.

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WILTSHIRE

EW Dl VlSIO Ns. - During 1958, six new uni ts were reg iste red. P ressed Steel (Swind on) Co., mixed division Wilton ursing Section; W alcot West (Swindon) ursing Cadet D ivision; Chippenbam Ambulance Cadet Di vis ion has been re -formed; Oakse y mixed Cadet D ivision; Ludgershall ursing Cadet D ivision.

GRAND PRJOR BADGES.-Eleven nursing cadets bave gained this award , six of whom are members o f the Wilton ursing Cadet Di v isioo, w hi ch i a record. R adbourne ursing Cadet D iv ision gained three of the b ad ges. ·O.BITtJ

T H E death occurred on Monday. F ebruary 9lh , 19 - 9 of Capt. Russe ll V. Steele , M .B. B.S Kn ight of the Ord er of S t. J ohn and fomlerly Commissioner of Central Area, London, for over twent y yea rs until hi retirement from the Briga de in 1957. Capt. S teele ser ed in the R .A I. e. during the 1914 - 18 War and it wa shortly after that he joined the Brigade. Formerl y a Di visional S urgeon, he became Commisio ner of Cenrral Area shortly before World War II and to him fell the ta k of organising h e Area d urin g the blitz and the conso lid ation when pe ace came uch beloved b y all those who knew him and were privileged to work under him, Capt. S teele will be greatly mourned by many. T o his sister, Mis Steele, and hi brother, D r. E. St eele rea Surgeon. all member of Ce n tral rea extend their ympathy. The y can b e comforted by the thought that they are not alone in their sorrow.

T he funeral took place at St. ar. the P arish Church of Hemel Hemp tea d. on F riday February 13th. The ervice was a ttended by m a ny Br iga de member s amo n gst whom were Col. G F. P a ge D i trict Commi ioner. r. e. E. B ower, Deputy Commissioner. D r. H e. S tewart D trict Surgeon, D i trict Superintendents iVlr. E. A. Wh ble and Mr. R Cavendi h. Other rea were represen ted b y their Commissioner or Super int e nden t.

W e deeply reqref fa allllOll/iCe Th e folloll'il/g deaths : D ivisiona l Officer George Coe of the H a ls tea d mbulan e Di vision on Januar 7th Mr. Cae. who died at the age of 63. h a d bee n a devoted and loyal m mber of th divi ion sin it.; formation in 1934 and will b e orel miss d.

The funeral took place at Hal tead Congregational Church, th offin being

19 2 were a lso tr a nsferring in to the adult di v s ion making a total of 47 members. There had been a drop in th e numb er of hours of pub li c dut y a nd t ra n sport, the year's total being 5,018 ho urs. Nursing member

dr a ped with h e St. J ohn flag on w b ich wer Mr. Coe s hat and m edals. A guard of hOnO llr wa f ormed b y rnembers of t h e Hal teadAmbulanceand msi ngDivision. Aft r the Service memb ers of the Brigade marched i n processi on at the head of the cortege o the cemetery.

*

C ol. John Philip Kell et, D.S.O ., M.C. a member of the S t. John Council f or E ex and a n officer o f the Order. Col. Kellet h a d since hi retirement from the Army in 1948 shown great interest in tile work of the Order and the Brigade in E sex and for several years h a d organised the Brigade

Flag D ay in h is pari h a t Henham At t h e funera ser vice at Henham the O rder was represented b y Sir Paul Boo th, D .L., Chairman St John Council for Es e A Memorial Service at the church of S t. S epulchre, Holborn Viaduct, was attended b y Sir Paul Booth and County Staff Officer Miss W K. Argent

* Sir Arthur Joseph A tkinson , an ou tstanding figure i n Hull , at the age of 94. Sir Arthm had always shown a deep interest in the St. John Ambulance Br igade and even as far back as 1923 was honoured by be in g made a Knight of Grace of the Order of St JoM of J erusalem. For over a quarter of a century he was chairnlan of the H ull and East Rid ing S t. John Ambulance Association, and during World War I was a member of the board and comm ttees of the St John V A. D. H ospital, Cottingham R oad, of which Lad y Atkinson was D eputy Commandant.

During the war of 1914 - 18 Sir Arthur ra ised and commanded t he East R iding Motor Volunteers M.T.A.S.C. He was also a tribunal chairman and special constable.

Lad y Atkinson, who died about 11 yea rs a go, joined the B rigade as a nursing member and ult mately became County Superintendent (N).

*

Cadet Kenneth Ford . Chorley Cadet Ambu ance Divis ion mourn the death of Kenneth Ford on Februar y 18th at the age of 14. He was a founder member of the division, a nd his aims and interests were centred s olely on the B rigade. He had a terri bl e disease since bab yhood which had s lowly developed and yet he was always thinking of other sick peop le, never himsel f. H e was ill hospital fourteen times

sin e the h e age of two an d h a d n umerous opera tion, many of them m ajor one. Th e last one was an amp u tation o f hi s right arm. In 1957 he a awar d ed the Brind le Bo wl for great pe r ona l courag an d fortitud e Hi s courage wa al 0 recogni ed by the Commis ioner- in- hief in a personal letter to him in January. E en though he wa continua ll in great pain not one word of comp laint was ever heard from h im. He alway had a \ onderful smile an d a c h eery word unli l the d ay he

died. rea a d et Officer W BUrl acco mp a nied by officer of th e bOrl Cl: & Ley and Di visions, attend e d hi s fu ne ral o n February 2 1 a nd a Memoria l Ser vice a tt e n ded by oAl e rs a nd cadet was hel d on th e fol lowing day. Th e motto or th e Order we re observed f a it hrull y b\ Ken net h and, n pit e f hi ever e hand icap he 11/ uld never et anyo n e down. Hi; pa ing leav a ll w h o had th e J ri liege of meeting him a fee ling th at th ey gai ned much by ju t knO\ ing Kenneth ord.

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THE NEW HOSPITAL TAKES SHAPE

th e Cha ncellor of tile Order , Lt.-Gen. S ir Henr y Pow na U, and th e Hosp it a lJ er, Sir Stewart Du ke-El der. T hose who attended the ceremony were Dr. Tutunji, the Jordanian Minister of Health, representing King Hus ein; Hasan el K ate b, the Go emor , he l ayor of J erusalem t he President of the Islamic Ulema Council, a nd representatives of the Govemment· tbe servic ; the United a ti ons; the British Embassy; and many rel igio us and civil notabilities. The ceremony began with the Jordanian national anthem' then the Anglican Arch bishop , followed by the Chancellor a nd Hospitalier, mounted the platform. The Archbishop aid a short prayer in Arabic and English, a king for God's ble ing in the work. e Continued over/eaf

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Sir Stewart, mentioning that he regarded be n built in the service of the people of thi as " almost the country of my adoption the Middle East with contributions made -my econd home" said he was ure that by members of the Order of St. John." the new hospital would be of immensei Ha an el Kaleb Governo r of J ru a lem greater good than any of its tlu'ee predeces- aid:" HW11anitarian deed recogni e no sors not only to the people of J erusa le m , bounds , and are not confined to one not only to tlle people of Jordan but also community Nothing i more touching to all the peoples of the Middle East for or impressive than the resu lts they produ e whom it will be equipped to act as a centre at all times adding to the happiness of men of healing and teaching and research- and redu ing their uffering.·' He referred healing for the people of Jerusalem and the to tlle new hospital a "a project of confar surrounding coun try, teaching for the tinuous benefit and lasting va lue " people of the Middle East, an d research After his speech some of the hospi tal for the benefit of the world. nurses offered bouquets to Lady DukeH e thanked all present and the organisa- Elder and to L a dy Webb-Johnson \ ife of tions they represented for all the help they the late Hospitaller, to \ hom the whole h ad given o the Order. Then Sir S e\vart project owed so much. Then t he gue ts asked Sir Henr y Pownall to lay tile first went to the Amba ado r Hotel 'vvhere a corner -stone, which was inscribed in model of the hospital wa shown a the English. Introducing him as the Chancellor guest took tea. of the Or der, he said that the last time Sir Henry was in the Middle East he was Conmlander-in-Chief of British Armies in the last Great War. Now he was on a more peaceful and ple asant mission.

Th e Chancellor first read telegrams of good wishes that had been recei ed from King Hussein of Jordan, from the SecretaryGeneral-on behalf of the Grand Priorand from Ruby Countess of Cromer, a good friend of the hospital. Sir Henry said that recent years had brought anxious times, that made heavy demands on the courage and self-sacrifice of our hospital staff, both past and presen t. evertheless, in the past six years more than one million pa tients had been trea te d in our small temporary hospi tal in the city. On behalf of H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Sovereign Head of the Order, he thanked all who had helped whether morally or materially to realise the project of a new hospital. Sir Henr y then laid the first stone and Si r Stewart the second. On both stones appears the inscription: " This hospital has

Sbortlyafter the return of the Chancellor and tbe Hospitaller from Jer ualem, a reception was held at S t. John's Gate the Order 's London headquarter, where ir Stew art reported on the J erusalem ceremony a nd showed a film made by U. .W.R.A. of tbe working of the present hospital, with some slides illu trating progres on the new one. H.E. tl1e Jordan ian Ambassador was among the many friend and supporters of tbe Order present , who were rewarded b y a mo t interesting film show and b y a SUQU11ary from Sir Stewart of the latest development in ti1e research into tbe trachoma scourge. He showed pictures of the vim of this disease, which had now been isolated and predicted tl1at it should be possible to find in tbe next year or so a vaccine of antibiotic drug to combat the disease which he said affected a quarter of the world 's inhabitants according to the most recent United ations census.

GUILDFORD - THE PROUD POSSESSORS

Promotions and Appointments

HER MAJESTY THE QUE EN

Ira beell gracio ll I)' plea ed to alie f 01/ the/ollowing promo lion ill alld appoillflll e 'lls to The Mo t Venerable Order o/the Ho sp l af 0/ Sf. Jollll of Jerusalelll.

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF O FFICER (SISTER)

E dith Beall ice, Mr s. HeriveL

Ursula, Mrs. Ma et de CartereL

Sheelagh Elphinstone, Lady Cumber batch.

FO R ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER

Archibald John Keith W lson, M.B. ,

M R.CS ., L.R.CP.

Norman McKay Jesper , O.RE , D.S.O.

M.C

William Thomas Osborn.

Edwin James Stephens.

Alb ert Edward Ainscow, M.B.

Charles Leith-Barron, M.B.

Charles Henry D erUl is.

William Roberts J-Jaye

John Williarn Hawkes.

George Albert Owens

Wilfred Je ffe s.

Jolm Milburn Laidlaw.

Donald McLachlan.

Arthur Lawrence R owle y.

William T ennick.

Ernest Edward Boorman.

Herb ert Ashley Fidler.

Albert George Hutton.

B ertram Arthur J ohnson.

Charles Henry Sa UDders.

Charles J olm de Vere Shortt , M.D. D P.H.

St a nley Edward Budd.

H enry George a rp en te r.

Albert George Green.

Willi am H a rd y.

George Michael.

Cyril Arthur Mickleburgh.

Ernest Arthur Rogers.

Charles Stuart Ros s.

Ernest John Sheppard.

Thomas William Smale

Leonard Smith.

Ernest John Rowe.

John Hanson.

rgenl hri lie all, D . B.::.,

FO R PRO OTIO T T H OF OFF! <R ( BR

Albert Edward dward

Gordon Gillie, 1.B.

Rob ert H ewitt.

Harold Hinchliffe.

William H enry amberl.

George Point er.

Ewart J ohn H a ncock.

Roy Allen ewson.

R obe r ts Young.

John Ernest D ane.

Leslie Spencer George.

D avid Rodgers

George Will iam May.

George Marn er Lloyd.

George Henr y D avies.

F OR ADMISSIO l I T H E GRADE I )F OFF I CER (BROTHER)

M ajo r-Gen era Don a ld De rek n

Tulloch, CB. D .S. O M. C

Robert P atrick BaffoLlr.

Photo: Th omas A. WiI"ie.

The Gttildjol'd .Vmsing Division, Bor ough of Gu Ldford Corps, wit h the rophies won by their competition team in Area, County, R egional and B1'igade Final competitions in J 958. The officers in the costumes in the second row, nading fTOm 1'ight to left, are Corps Offic er Miss Collier, Divisional Officer Nliss B ennett, Nursing Offi ceT Mrs. Franklin, Divisional Vice -President MTS. Hemy, Divisional Offi ce?' Mrs. Claps on and D ivisional Pr esiden t Mrs. Lanke ster Th e Divisional Superintendent, Miss Gladys S. Patl'ick, is sitting in the centre oj the back TOW in th e middle oj th e competition team, reading from 1'ight to left Nursing Nlember Nlrs. Do wnes; Nursing Member 111liss Chaplin; Divisional Super intendent Miss Patrick, Cadet Superintendent Mi::;s Glover (Leader); Sgt. Mrs. Dodd. Owing to the flu epi demic, six members could not attend.

J ohn Henry I-folley, M.B

Henry Ceci l J ohn o n , .B.E.

Major-General Gera ld Brun ki ll , CB. , C.

Sir Stuart Co ld well Goodwin J P

Capta in H arold Pitcairn He nd erson.

William Shepherd P a rker.

Herbert Graham Donovan Toye.

John Joseph P a rke s.

Kenneth Wa lter Lawrence Stee le.

Roy Clare.

George Barrington Cartland, CM.G.

CANADA PRIORY HONOURS

Horace Silas Kent, T.D. , L. R. C P , L.R.CS.E.

Lt.-Col. D avy Henry Stephen P ain, M.B.E. , T.D.

Tan Co lquh oun Malcolm.

D av id Bradley.

J ohn Phillips D onkin.

rnest B as il Hamley.

G eorge J ames D avies.

H a rry George Arthur Pi ke.

William Leonard Pedder.

Lt.-Col. John WarwickTainton Wooldridg e.

Peter Fairfax Gordon Wright.

Dr. Walter Lindl ey Lister.

Joseph Santos

Elliott Ba lb an.

Brig. Arthur John Ropes, O.B.E.

Sqd.-Ldr. N a thani e l A lexander Lindley.

Major William Arthur Francis , M.RE M.C, T.D.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVI l G SISTER

Amy Eleanor, Mr Bo worth.

Gwenda Ros a lie , Mr s. H a ml ey.

K athleen, Mr s Ruddo ck.

Betty Ruth , Miss Keen.

Elizabeth Nancy Crofton, Mrs. P erreau.

Lorna E li za beth Mrs. Davi es

Alizon Stailley, Mr s. Gar lick.

Phyllis, Mr s. Sbaw.

Priory of Scotland

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

WiUiam B Llnt Munro.

F OR ADMISSIO THE G RAD E O F SER G SISTER

H arriet lizabeth Marjory, Mrs. Da vidson. Jo yce Muriel, Mrs. McWhanneli

Priory for Wales

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Capt. Robert George Evans, M B.E. , J.P.

Arthur Henry George Field , M.B.E.

Gus tavus Henry Latham. Henry Gethin Lewis.

FOR PROMOTIO T TO THE GRADE OF D AME

Dorothy Margaret, Mrs. Bailey. Oli vera Rowena, Mrs. Traheme.

FOR PROMOTIO T TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTI-fER)

Thomas Terrence Baird, M.B., Ch.B. B.A.O., D .P.H

Herbert Clift.

Arthur Maynard Chesterfield Jonoill , T.D J.P.

Robert Vincent Charles Richards, .R.CS L.R.CP., B.A.B.Sc.

John Henry Wilcox.

FOR AD rrsSION:L\ TI-fE GRADE OF COMMA..'IDER (BROTHER )

Capt. John Hext Lewes, O.B.E. , R. (Rtd.).

FOR PRO OTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMA.. UmR (SISTER)

Winifred, Mrs. Davies -Jones. Emm a, Miss Kinsey

FOR PRO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)

Ph oto S ",do JJ

Il is IJ OIlOllT, Til e Il on J. Keill er JJa ckay

Lieutenant-Governor of th e P rovince of Ontari o and JI r n " C. D ouglas of Toronto, Onta Tio , immedialely following Iheir Teceplion and investilllTe in the grade of Knigll! of Grace Clnd Dalll e of Gra ce at the Inv est itur e h eld by Il.E. Th e Prior of the Priory in Canada, Th e RI. 1I01l. T'incent 11asse,lj, P.C ., C.Tf ., at Go- ernmell t HOll se ill Ollawa Oil Octob er 17111, 195

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMIVlANDER (SISTER)

Mary, Mrs. Ross. R odney Marg a ret , Mi Murray, O.B.E.

FOR PROMOTIO I TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER) (SUB -CHAPLAll"l

The Rev. D r. lexander Macandrew Gillespie O.B.E.

The R ev. Rob rt George Lawrie .

FOR PROMOTIO TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)

Rob ert Bar r Dev,Iar.

Col. Peter Donald MacFeat , CE.E. , M.e.

FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)

Evelyn Jean Louisa , Mrs. icol.

Ma rgaret M a r y Smith Mr Shinnie.

FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF BROTHE R

Dr. Andrew Fowler , T.D.

Dr. Linds ay Wi lkie 3

John Charles Blayney.

Alan Plewman Brown, LR.CP. & 1.

David Davies.

Idris Jones.

Thomas Edwin Jone

Emrys Lewis.

Gwy n Morris.

Emlyn Phillips eth R oberts.

William Harold Suff.

William John Thoma. John enables.

FO R AD I1'\ THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)

Peter Ah yn -Smith, B., B M.R.CS. L.R.CP.

Frank Colin Bagnall. CB.E M.A. 0\ en John Frederick Jones-Llo yd , D.L.

John D uncan forton , 11.1. .E M M.E.M.E.

Reginald Ph ilip Perry.

Tain Ray Ste\ art Robertson. M.B., B.Sc

Henr MacGregor Sinclair M.B., Ch.B.

Regin a ld Bradbur SouthaU, CB.E. J.P

William Reginald te ens. Ed\ in McMillan Yoralli.

FO R PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F OFFICER (SISTER)

Florence Ma frs. Duke.

Phyllis Harrison. Mr Roderick.

Edith my. li smith, .R. .M.

Mar Elizab th, Mr Turnbull.

FOR ADMIS 10 THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER

Emr s Bows er.

Francis John Brooks.

Willi am Da id Brown.

William Brownin

g

Willi am Alfr ed B urgess.

Eva n D an it>l Cl iffo rd-J ones, L. M S .S .A

Alb ert Edwar d Cook , B. E. M

Frederic k D an el D a ies

George Sidney D a vies.

George E d wa rds .

Thom a s William Elliott.

Esmor Ellis

Richard Humphreys E vans

Ed wi n John Griffiths

Arth ur H a m blet on.

Haro ld Hend y.

F r ank William Hi chillson , O. B. E

Cyril Humphr ies

E d ward J ames W yndha m J ames.

D a vid Arthur J e nkin s

Jos eph Douglas Jones , M R .C. S ., L.R .C. P

Wi llia m J an1es Jones.

Rich ard J ames Ll oy d

T homas Lun t.

W illi am Isaac M o rgans

J a m es P aters on, M .B. Ch B. D P H.

W illiam Alfred Phill ps.

John D ouglas O M ahon y P o ole M B Ch.B

Willi am John R ees.

R eginald O wen R iggs.

Al bert E d wa rd Rob erts.

G eo r ge Henry R yden

Jo hn W illi am P at ri ck Salt M. B. B S.,

M. R .C. S., L.R C.P

A ugustus John Sam pson. William Geo r ge Short

E rnest S to ckman.

D avi d L ewis Thomas

D avi d Th omas T h omas.

Lt. -Co l. G wyn T reh a rne

D anie W illi ams

Wil li am Wil lia ms

G ilb ert R o y Wills

F O R ADMISSIO I IN THE GRADE OF SER VING SISTER

Doris Eliza b et h , Miss D av ies.

Ro salene M ary, M iss D avies.

Bessie Frewen , M rs. H ardill g N a n cy E ltza bet h Mrs. H arr is.

J essie L avinia C om pton, Mrs. Kitc h in.

E d i th Annie, M rs La tt in1 er.

Irene M ary I sab e l M rs. R ees.

Tegwen Mrs. R o b er ts.

Martha, Mrs Th o m as.

Eliza beth , Mr s. W illiams.

Priory of Canada

F O R ADMISSI O N IN THE GRADE OF Kl'."'I GHT

T he Hon. Jo se ph Leonar d O Bri en, LL. D

Commandery of Ards

FO R ADMISSIO I IN THE GRADE O F SER VING SISTER

Eliza b eth, Mi ss Mitch ell

Commandery in Central Africa

FO R PROM O TI O T T O THE GRADE OF (BR OTHER )

Lt. -Col. G eo rge H orn un g

FO R PROMOTION T O THE GR ADE OF O FFICER (BRO THER )

H arol d Davi d Sh eas b y.

Cha rles Willia m Dunco mb e.

COMPETITIOAT DIARY

*D i t ller Ar ea C OMPETITI O N Company Ltd . (London

B .T.C. (R a ilway s and D ocks) and Poli ce " Unite d Kingdom At o mi c Aut h orit y. b Minis t ry of Supp ly Ambu la n ce

*Y oung F arm e rs' A s oc ia ti o n * a iona D o ck La bo ur Boa rd

G as In dust r y atio n a l Fi na ls

*F ir Br igades atio nal Fi na

* ationa R oa d F asse nge r Tr a nsport Am bu lance A ocia t ion

G en er a l P os O ffice Centre

G r and Pr ior 's T rophy Competition

5th

Jun e 12th Jun e 26 th

Ju y 9 th J u y 1 1th

The Brigade Was There

C onw ay H a ll , q ua re, W 1 R e d Lion e nt ra l H a ll L o nd o n , S .1 H arwell B rk s. M tro po Je Bu ild i ng, or th 111be rl a nd venu e, W I R oya l h ow 0 ro rds h ire Quee n l a ry Co ll ege, on e on E.I

September 25t h Friend H ou e .W I uston Road, Octo ber 2nd Brighton

October I th Idenham Work, I-Iert

October 2 1st P ar he te r H a ll, London, 'V.2 o embe r 19th P orche ter Hall, London, V.2

* I nviiatio ns for ihese compelitiollS are isslled by Ihe Orgallisaliol1s CO il el'l1ed.

BRIGADE EVI.f i\ TS

E VE TT

Lancashire o. 1 Area). Inspect ion by D / Commi ioner -in- hi r

D ur h am. I ns p ec ti on by Co n1ffi sioner -in-Chief and Mi s L. Baird

Lond on Di st r ict. I nspectio n by Superin tendent-in- hief

B irm ngham. Inspect ion by Commissioner-in-Chief and seas Inspection by D / Con1ffiis 'and Train ing

A d VIser

B rigade F ina l Competitions

Con1ffiiss one rs' Conference and Di nner

St. J ohn's D ay

Cadet R a ll y (Gu ild fo rd)

orthampto n sh ire. Inspect ion by Commissio ner- in - hief and MiL

B a ird

Warwickshire . I nspectio n by Commis d i er

Somersets hire. I nspec tion by Commissioner-in- hief and Contro ll er Overseas Ma lta. Ce lebrations

Bedfordshi re. Inspection by Commissioner- in - hier and hief O fficer ur ing

FOR ADMISSIO N THE GRAD E OF O F FICER (BRO T HE R )

B as i Gordon Spu rl ing. American Society f the Order

FOR ADMISS I O I T THE GRAD E O F S E RVING BRO T HER

Gideo n Jaco b us El li s.

R o n al d O g ilv ie Skea.

A rn old W r igh R hodes.

Th o m as E d war d Coton.

Bria n L aw ren ce Sed gw ick.

M art in Mil bu rn H e nd erso n Wr ig h t.

H enry K enne th Alfred G a it skeJl.

F O R ADMISSIO IN THE GRAD E O F SER VIN G SISTER

Ali ce, M rs Ma r s ha ll.

P a r ic ia, Mrs H ill-J owe t. 4

F OR DMIS 10 I T H E G R AD E )F A O CI TE I I GHT D r. Grayso n L. K irk.

F OR ADMI 10 1 T H E GR A D fi: JF AS S OCIATE C OMM D E R (BRO T H E R)

Th e H a n Corne liu Van H Enge r t. S herman B a ldwi n D e rrek Va il , F. R S., M. D

F O R ADMJSSIO U THE G R DE F

A SO C I ATE O FF I. CE R (BROTHE )

A lbe r t Will iam A twood.

'!JPLANE CRASH

THE V isc ount a irc ras h on F ebru ary 17 t h n ear Rusp er , on the bord e rs of Surrey and Su ssex, and n w h ic h the Turb s h Premj e r a nd hi s pa rty we re in vol ved provi ded an e me rgen cy fo r loca l S t. ] ohn am bul ance und er ex tr eme y d ifficult cond itio n s. The re was h eavy f og wh ich h a mpere d t he a ttempts of th e r esc uers and t was fo rt un a te t hat t h e Su ssex a mbu lan ce h a d j us been fi tte d wit h two-way ra d io e qu ip m ent. A lth o ug h not ye f ully t rained in it s u se, he a mbu la nce cr ews were able to carr y o u t th eir jo b more effic ien tly t han co uld have been hope d f o r w it bo u t it. St. J o hn am b ulance we re fi rst on he scene. M r G. A. Wh eatla nd, Area Tra nspo rt O ffice r at orsha m , se n wo fro m H ors ham and two fr om Crawley, and later o thers fro m S urrey were q ui ck ly on t he sp o t. Two bad ly burned ca ua l tie were se nt t o Ea Grinstead , and o hers were ta ken to Redhill.

By a coi n cidence, Major P. A. Uniacke, D epu ty Commissio ner for Su ex, al 0 arr ived shortly after tbe H ors ham ambulances and he has given a graphic descript ion of tbe sce ne, with ambu ances and fire eng in es wai ti ng in tbe fog be ide t he wood where the cra h had occ u rred. He reached th e wreckage by follow ing the hose la id by fire men along a path. There was great d ifficu lty in breaking int o t he body of t he a ircraft, a n d a ll the occupants of that part had b een kill ed.

Th e Br igade m em ber all played a big par in the operat ion , a nd ga ned much u sefu l experience in tac kli n g the p ro blem p re eo ted by th s killd o f emerge ncy Many va luab le le on s were Jearnt.

FHlE

ST J OH member were ca ll ed into action during t he b ig fire in I lfo rd H igh R oad, on March 16t h Mrs. P Gullen S uperi nte n dent ofFairlop ur in g D ivision: answered a telephone ca ll at approximately 8.3 0 p m f rom Mrs. S.im (Supernumerary O fficer of M ano r P a rk Cadets) wi t h n format ion t.hat a big fire had started in a la rge t he a bove area and ow in g o a very h ig h w md her e was a r on g po ib i lity of he fir e spreading to a Illu c h large r area. She hurried int o un ifo rm an d arrive d on the sce ne at a pp r ox im ate ly 9 p .m " Everywhe re was ch aos, 40 fire engines and 200 firemen p lu s a vast m ill ing crow d ," said !'1 r s Gu llen. A sm a ll po twa e ta bli h ed tn O akfi eld R oa d at th e ide of the Town

H a ll thi s bein g a cen ra l p os it io n Th ey wer e soo n j o ined b y tw o amb ul ance m en an d a li ttle la ter tlu'ee ot hers re p or te d two of w ho m s taye d th e n ght at t he po t. '

A tota l of seven firem e n wer e a ttend ed to for burn s a nd lacer a t ion ; thr ee of t he e we re se nt to hosp i ta l for furth er t rea tment.

Several of th e o th e r r eturned for fr e h dr ess in gs a te r. Briga d e m emb er s pa tr o lled he tr c keD a rea i n turn s a nd n a dd i io n v si te d th e

• M iss Li n da R S. T itley, Matro n of St. Ch arles', L ad bro k e Grove wrote:

evac uees from th e end angered n ear by hou ses, wh o were sh eltering in the Tow n

Hall a nd an e lderl y a d y, recently r et urned f ro m h os pita , wh o, on the recommen d at ion of the poli ce on du ty, r em a ined unde r t bei r p ro tecti on in h er own h o me. T hey rem ai n ed o n d u y until2 a. m. next morn in g, w ben t h e fir e h ad been co n trolled

EPIDEMIC

AT

th e o u tset of th e in fluenza epi d emic a ll A rea Superintendents (N) a n d

N. H .S .R liai on staff officers were advised to keep in close contact with the local hospitals and H os pital Group Management Committees a nd to inform them t hat members of S t. J oh n Ambu lance ursi ng D ivisions i n o. 1 D istrict were anx ious to he p in the emergency if nee ded. T h irty -one ho pital, nurs ing homes hostels, etc., asked for assistance and t houg h many divisions were depleted in n umber by sickness the response was remarkable, a total of 108 members from 32 divi s ions offering their services. Especia ll y to be recommended are those office rs and mem bers w ho worked so willingly in St. Matthew', i ty R oad, a hospital for old peop le w he re t he duty was particularl y a r duo us. H ospital aut horities and Matrons were mo t app reciative of the work of the Br igade and many ex pres ion of thanks we re rece ved at Di trict Headquarter.

" P lease accept my most grateful and sincere thanks for the help we have r eceived from St. J o hn m embers since the influenza epidem c s tarted. They have b een most he pful an d very regular and we are indeed grateful for such efficient help."

T he fo ll owing was received from Miss D M. K oo iman, Matron of St. Matthew 's, City R oa d :

" I am writ ing to thank you for all the he p given to us over the past weeks by St. J ohn members. What we should have done without them I do not know. My staff join me in sending sincere thanks to them all they did a grand job."

Also from the Matron M is s G B Raine y of P addington General Hospit al:

" I am writing to thank you very warmly for all the help received by this hospital during the recent influenza epidemic. At this a nxious time it was a real relief to know that your members were willing to gi ve us help , and if the emergency worsened we could make even further calls upon their generosity. Will you convey m y thanks and appreciation to all who ga ve such valuable help

And from Miss S. P White, Matron of Bethnal Green Ho pital: " I would like to expres my thanks for the g reat help given me by the di isions in o. 1 D istrict. The hospital was exceptionally bus y and the steady flow of helpers did much to make i t possible for us to continue to care for the sick. I think they all enjoyed themsel es and some have a ked if they may still come occasionally."

SURREY'S CONFE RE NC E

Photo: Tholllas

CROSSWORD No. 3

Life Savi ng Meda l for Loddon Man

Gor d on Alb ert Dri ve r of t he l. J o hn m bula nce Bri ga d e, at Loddo n , wi t h the L ife avi n

D i is o na Offi

Chedgr

m m be r of t he B ecc l D i i ion and in the arge company at the presen tation at Lodd n Fire (a ion were repr enta(i e of t hat divi ion.

Tbecitatio n re a d by the Lord Lieuten , nt. tat d that during the e ening of un a).

J une 15th, la t year. Di ional fl .: er

D river a n d adet Officer John izer of Lod d on , were tanding on Becele Q la, w h en nin e-yea r- Id J acqueline P g ram , of Ea t London, f 11 into the R i er

The hi d \: a bei ng carried by the un rll to the middle where the ebbing water \ 'as about J 4 ft. deep.

Di v i ional Officer Dri ver, h ha no wimming qu a lification abo\c tho e of he a erag per on," di v dint ab ut 1_ ft o water \ itb a trong current and d cp un er(ow. He man aged to rea h th I lid a nd brough t her to the ba nk. adet ffic r izer and a h lida the citati n c ntinued, pulled h I' fo ll owed by the di i ional officer. h till con ciou a nd oon re wred. o r k hire doctor. who wa a \\ itne iL wa "a n c lremel y courag ou a t on taken at gr at p ronal ri k without, n) forethought for him elf a (he can e· quences."

CLU ES

ACROSS

H I bi t a t onic fo r this drug (1 0).

6.' On a bout a deg ree f or S cott is h r esor t (4).

10. Th is gr o u p is ca ncerous (9).

I I. It may b e necessary to d o thi s to the upper li d t o r ev e al a foreign body ( 5).

12 Fracture r e q u iring ver y s p ec al care in t ra n sport ( 5).

13. Th ere is a l o u d o ne in mos t homes (7).

16. S ensi t vit y to th is seru m may d evelop afte r A.T S. in ect io n (5).

18. F or th e ear r eturn to n inety -nine (4).

19 A fu ncti on o f the b ra n (4).

21. T he f oo t wea r was u n su ta b le f or these s ister s (4)

22. May set o u t our t u rns o f pub l c d u t y (4).

23. Rewa r ds ( 5).

25. P ai n sir ! H e re's the a n a ces ic ( 7).

2 6. D enta in strum ent to smar ten the di v is ion (5).

3 0. I d o i t f o r a f oo ( 5).

3 1. Fra g ra n ce (9).

3 2. Gums fo r m dri n ki n g ute n s ils (4)

3 3. H eld bac k gr ass ro und mu scle i n jury (1 0)

DOW T

1. The se rvice fo r Ma r y (4).

2 You French s p eak f o r a s p r ing flo wer (5)

3 G r e en bin for n ov ce (8)

Compiled by W. A. Po tt e r

4. B y mout h (4).

5 Thi s obstru c t ion is u rgical e m erg n cy ( 10).

7. D o we get ma n y f ractures du r ing thi perio d of relaxation? (5, 4).

8. Rui n at last for student of animal life ( 10).

9. Illness with rise o f temperature (5).

14. D isease in which we find Emma i h u n CI O).

15. Its excitation brings about muscular contraction (5, 5).

17. T rop cal exam p le of 9, cau e d by sp rochaete (9).

20. A n t ibi otics may be said to prov ide t h is protection du ri ng operation (8).

24. Nou ri s h ing b everage in inva l id cookery (5).

27 Care of this is impo tant part of ward ro u t ne (5).

28. Revise a cha n ge of diet (4).

29 Nu rse (4).

SOLU TIO TO CROSSWORD 1 o. 2

ACROSS: 1. I n gestio n ; 6. Wb et; 10

S e p t -i cae m ia; 11. A ir; 12. Lectu r e: 14.

W - rest -I e; 1 5. N a u- sea; 16. B acte ri a 18.

V ite llin 2 0 E ll- a nd ; 22. R n g- p ad; 23. Plea-sed ; 2 4 O wn; 2 5. M en ingocele; 28. (S)eve n ; 2 9. Go o d n igh t.

D OW 1. In s ulin overdose; 2. Ga p ; 3.

Spi cu le; 4 Tn -a -ne; 5. No m 7 H ear t

brea ks; 8. Three -h a nd e d seat; 9. P a t ( i)e n t; 6

T he Lord Li ulenant, \ ho a 0 prc cn other award for m ritori u effi ient a 1d long service," a id l. John a " ne of he best of the volunta ry organi ation beca e h ere i not anYlbing to be gained out 0 il e cept ervice to olhers, which \ orth In awfu l lot."

L ieut.-Col. Sir Thoma ook, (he )1. J ohn ounty ommi ioner," ho pre id d. said that the medal wa onl the econd of its kind which had comc to orfolk.

The Chief Con table of orfolk ( If F. P C. ?rland) said that thi \: in er session 132 m mb er of the orf( lk Con tabulary had attended l. J o 1n lectu re. In add ition a lal-g numb e r of spec al can table and police eadet hId undertaken in truction.

The Chief Fire Officer (Mr. \ 011 0 v) said that so far this year 376 from n station a ttended. The y had 3 19 m-!n air ady fully qualified A ll had been by the t. John o gani a io n

Bri g. O. L. Robert, the Deputy oun ty ivil 0 fence Officer and uperintend e nt W. Chidde l hea d of B eccle D ivi ion of S t. J ohn, added t heir t r ibules

M r. J A. urt s, t he L oddo n d visior al preside nt , a d he wi hed to ma r k t 1e occas o n by p resenti ng what wo u ld le k n ow n a t he D rive r up for competitio lS to be chose n b y the committee.

13. Co u n te n a nce; 14 W ea n ; 17. W ind 9. Lip -o m -a; 2 1. Lie dow n 23. Panto; 6. N ag; 2 7. Egg.

QUEEN

MOTHER SEES NEW ST. JOHN DIVISION

all li er recelll Easl Jl'iclUl lOllI', II.Jl Queen Eli';;(Jbelli l/ie Qu een Jlolher. is ('ormIlQlldall/-in-Chiej', Smsil1 g Corps alld Di v isions , mel members oj Ih e lIeLL'ly-jormed Rldolll llJ1bulan ce Divis ion (Ea '1 1frican Railways and JIarbollrs). he 'was accoll1panled by [he General l1 anager oj Ea 'I 1fricun al1d IIarbours J. R. FarlfullClI:S OI.1. Esq

C.B.E., O SI. J ., w ho IS oj Ih e E l.R .lI Sl. Jolin .ll11blllal/ce SSOCW[101l aJld Brigade

Outstanding work In dock mishap

SIN E P rivate C. McCarthy, or th e Nat onal D ock Labour Board D ocks

Div s io n in Li verpoo joined t he B r igade

ea rl y in 1958 , he h as had h r ee. serious acci d en ts 10 d ea l wi th a n d eac h Ime ha d one a n exce ll e n t job o f wo r k. He has now been awa rd ed th e Bri ga d e M e r t o ri o u

Cert ifica te fo r hi s h a ndli ng of a pa r t c ul arly

ba d acc id ent a Bir kenh ea d D oc ks o n

Oc t o ber 1st, 1958

O n ba t occas ion, M r. M cCa r h y went o t h e ass is ta n ce o f a dock wor ker, Mr. J

Mille r w ho h a d bee n pu ll e d d own a s h ip'

h o ld b y a wi r e r o pe, a nd w h o was s Ll s pen de d head -d o wnw a rd s in mid -a ir when Mr. M cCa rthy ca m e o n he scen e. O ne o f M r.

Mi lJ er"s ower imb had been rorn off and lay in the lower hold; subsequent the other limb wa urgicallY amputated. Despite the unnerving sight and the hyste r ia of other workmates , Mr. M cCarthy rendered fi rst a d a n d directe d the m an's remo al to h ospi t a l in th e best poss b le man n r.

T h e as ua lt y O ffice r of W a Ila ey

V c t o ri a H o pita t co n s id e red that Mr. Mill e r was in fa r ly good co n di ti o n w hen he was a d m i ed a nd he is of the opinio n t h at efficie n t fi r t a id at t he cene of the a c ide n t Ie se ned bl oo d los a nd hock. Th i, ogeth er wit h Mr. Mille r's o u nd const tut o n , h as h \p ed h e latter to a good recove ry.

7

Much- Travelled Members

TWO forme r B arrow res idents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Turner, had two Important " dates" in Barrow recently. First they came for the wedding of a n ieee in the morning and second for the annual dinner of the B arrow St. John Ambulance Corps, of which Mr. Turner was a member from 1915 to J 923.

Since they Jeft B arrow in I this .cou!?le have had a very varied and mterestmg lJfe through their associations with the Order of St. J ohn.

Mr. Turner , a marine engineer, a post in Ceylon and his wife later Jomed him. He formed Ceylon's first St. John Ambulance Corps and not only. is he a Serving Bro t her of the Order bu t hIS wlfe IS a Serving Sister.

At present they are on holiday visiting friends and relations in this country.

When Mr. Turner retired the y left Ceylon and emigrated to Australia. home is now in Ulladulla about 1)0 mIles from Sidney ot only have they the wo:k of the Brigade in this country, m AustraLIa and III Ceylon where they started it, but they have seen it at work in Canada. America Honolulu an d ew Zealand.

ST. JOHN ON "ROCK"

R

EADERS of (he RE VIEW might be inrere ted in a visit I paid to St. John Headquarters on Gibr al ar during w hen I was Slaying at The Rock. I was met by the Commissioner who is a l 0 Chief of Police in Gibraltar and the Superintendent. Mr. Ellicott O.St.John , who took me to their spacious he a dquarters where regul a r training is carried on.

T he e ening I visited_ I found a cla s of "irl cadets being in tmcted in bed-m akin g , bandaging and child guid.ance under the able tuition of Mr Solec!. There are. III all 50 "ids and the attendance bi-weekly, i "'Last summer a party of were taken on a day's coach outing to Spain. which was mu h enjoyed. everal cadet have gone on to the pre -nur ing chool and should become good nurses after the sound QToundin" they have received while t. John Calet I then visited the boy. of whom there are 80 ad ts under the care of r. Santos S. B. Sr.]. He is their as t a nt in tructor and the cadet 0\ e a Jot to him. They run a good football t am. There \Va a picture of them recently on the over of the R EVIE\. 1 was shown with great pride their new footb a ll boot and brightly-coloured shirts_

Some cadet regularly attend function and render first aid headquarter are fortunate enough to have space on the premises to provide a good anteen I was ver m u ch imp res ed '-' i th the work b ing d ne for the oung people who are member o f S t. J o h n n Gibraltar.

E VELYN MILLE R-BARS T OW , M B.E. , J.P O. S U Area P r id nt 1 orth om rset. Memb r of t h e Counci of th Order of t. John for So m [set.

CONVALESCENT HOME

R EADERS may like to know oj the Jacilities provided by the Convalescent Hospital Jor Office rs 4 Percival Te rr ace B righton, )\ hich is /"1111 by the Joint oj the Order oj St. John and the B ritish R ed Cross Soci ety.

ThIs hospital provides convalescence Jor disabled ex- officers, bllt six beds are resen ed Jor women members oj the S t. Joh n Ambulance and British Red Cross S ociety.

It IS an Ideal place Jo r someone requirino conva lescence with nursing care. <>

Fees are £2 2s. Od. a wee k and application to stay should be made to: Brigadier R. A. Hepple, C.B.E., lVI.C., M B., CH.B., 12 Grosvenor Crescent,London S. W.I, rogether with a medical certificate.

Three months in Brigadea Letter of Commendation

he had only been in the Bn ga.deJor three month J7-year -old A anWIlkll1 on, of Blyth and Di trict Division , ort humberland, wa ab le to give alua ble help when an acc ident occu rred on August 26th, ]958 , a t the B a tes Co!llery wh re he was working as a tr amee electncl a n. Pt e WiLkin on ha recei ved a letter of cOLTU11endation from the Commissioner- in- Chief.

A colliery em ployee wa rill1 0 er b a set of mining car. WiLkin on wa the o nl y man With a knowledge of first aid. In fact the ca ualty, trappe d under t he ar had a

Co,"petitions

SIR I an Horobin, M.A., M.P. (parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Po wer) presented the trophies and indi idual plaques to the winnin a teams at the Bri tish Electricity Centre s ational First Aid Competitions, held at the Porchester and Queens way H alls London, on March 25th , 1959.

The Men' Challeng Trophy \ as \ on by Ea t Midlands (Kettering) and the Women Challenge Troph y by London (Bexleyheath). The Director-G neral, Mr. I;Iorace F. Par h a ll, presided a( the presentation ceremony.

The po itions in which (he team were placed a re shown on the lislS below:

SUMMARY OF MARKS GAINED

JUDGES (ME S TEST)

TEAM TEST: Dr. W. Bo oth of Harlow INDIVIDUAL TESTS: D r J Fairlee of Clapham

compound fracture of the ri ght ank le fracture of the right femur a nd fracture of the fJght hum eru Wilkin on. imm di a (e ly took o mp lf' (e harge sendlllg for first aid ma te ri al and st ret che r 'p h n ing to th urface for (he do c o r a nd the amb lil a n c and in (ruct i 19 hi olleaglle h ow be t to he lp him in hand ing a nd (r eating th e ca ualty.

Protecti on for New Manua ls P L ST er h a enowbeenproducld. for u e With tbe new Fir t id a ll d ur ing Manu a l The cove r co t i d, ( plu po tage) f or (11 First id Manu 11 :vvhi hi bl ack, and for th e ur ing Manu 11: In gr y. Both y p of cover, \\ hi h wil l help 0 prolecl Ll: e manual during the hea\y Wllr they recel e a re (0 b bt ained from tle Store Dept., t. John' Gale erkel1\\ lll EC.1.

1 East Mi?lands (Ketterin g)

2 Merseys ld e and North W ales (Northwich)

3 London (Fulham)

4 S outh -W estern (Barnstap le)

5 Sou t hern (Earley)

6 North-Western ( Oldham)

7 S outh-E astern (B righton)

8 Sou th Wales (Breeon)

9 Midlands (Gloucester)

10 Yorkshire (Sculcoates)

11 Eastern (Peterborough)

12 North-Eastern (Newcastle-upon -T y ne)

JUDGES (WOMEN S T ES T )

TEAM TEST:

(Bexley heath)

2

4

5

6 Sou th- Western (Bristol)

7 Sou th- Eastern (K ng ston-upo

8 North- Western (Burnley).

A HOME FROM HOME

The new t. John Hoose, within ea y r eac h of Hyde Park Comer, is a n idea ] centre for a Lon don \r s t. D etails regarding m ember hip , etc., ar e in he ad er ti ement o n page 18

New Plastic Ambulance

AT the Earl CourL C ommercial Moto r Show in October of 1a t year, W a dham B ros. (Coachbuilders) Limit ed announced a n ew structural pIa tic a mbulance based on he Morris LD ambulance c hassis. Thi ehicle was quit revolution a ry in design, b ecause the en tire bodywork wa formed f rom glass-fibre reinforced re in, strength bei ng achieved by a double skin integral construc tio n technique in Lead of the more onvenlio n al alloy or imber framework. A dozen or 0 order were laken at the how , and the first of these are now n ervice. This gives some idea of the progressive narure of the company, who during the past few years ha e upplied ambulances of one sort or another (0 more than 20 Sl. John divi ion, th e la being a de luxe Morri LeO 5 Ambulance to the Bagshot, Wind lesham and Lightwater Di v i ion The small Morri 1.2 Conversion i a lso pro ing extremely popular and a large number of o rder have been completed fOf lhis type of vehicle everal interior arrangem nts are av ailable, for in g e a nd (wo-ber t h layout, dual purpo e and forward facing seat models.

Th e photogr a ph hows the new Morri s L D Struc t ur a P lastic mbul a nce, which gives a good impres ion of the newly sty led front and wrap-round windscreen.

Seventy Years in

THE Sl. John Ambulance Brigade in Well i ngborough this year reaches its 70th birthd ay-7 0 years in which countless men a nd women a nd in la te r yea rs boys and girls have given an incalcul able amount of th eir time to be of serv ice to their fellow people often unsung a nd without thought of reward.

Frorr the sLart, Dr. W. E. Alldland became inLere ted in the movement and was respon ib le fo r a meeting which introduced the work to WeUingborough. In Janu a r y 1889 a class to teach First Aid (0 the injured " was formed and at the examinat ion a few months later 68 men and 18 women qualified Lo perform thi dut y. A branch of the Brigade was sa n tioned by headquarters and this became the Wellingborough Corps. Its date of regi tration was pril 9th, ] 889 and this anniversary was uitably recogni ed by the present members. Wellingborough Corp now compris s the division at Ru sh d e n , Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough , Finedon , lrchester, Wollaston and Bozea t a nd the British Railways and the o r iginal formation s now H eadquarter Di vi ion.

As wa to be e peeted Dr. Audland con tinued hi s intere t and became the fir urgeon. Two others who assisted him in (he work were Dr. W. W. Clarke and D r. F. Heygate. The first Ii t of andidates contained volunteers, police

All set Golden for Malta's Jubilee Visit

MOR E th an 300 m e mb er of the Order and t he Bri gade will be travelli ng out from Britai n to Malta thi a utumn for the Gol d en Jubilee celebration , a ting from Septembe r 5th to September 13t h

A fuJi progr a mm e h as been arranged, a n d those who have a lr ea d y exper ienced tll hospita lity of Col. Abel a and h i staff wil l know that th e visito rs a r going to be fortu n a te On Satur d ay, Sept.e mber 5tb , there S a ga rd en party; Sunday S free, apart from H ig h Mass a t Mdina Rom a n o n Mon d ay, wreath

Will be ai d a t th e Wa r M emo ri a l an d t he 1565 M e mori al, wi th organised tour in t he

afternoo n Tu e day, September 8th, is Malt a's ation a D ay, when ther will b a Te Deum at St. John Cathedral and an in vestitu re at the Grand Ma ter' PaLace Valletta

Tour s ha ve a lso been organised for Thursd ay, September 10th , and in the eve nin g til re wi ll be a d inner and ball. The wbo le of the next day is occupied by a picnic o n th e slan d of Gozo, and th Brigade parade will take place on Saturda y, September ]2th The week's ac tivi i will e nd with a farewe ll pa rty o n the e eni n g of Sund ay, ep te mber 13th 9

Wellingborough

and firemen and i n view of the support and co-operation of the former the new division held its meetings and practice at the Drill H all. Other promin ent names of the early d ays were Mr. T H. Woolston. Mr. Cuthb ert icholson, Mr. T. H. Hilton Mr. H. Fr ancis, Mr. William Bro wn and Mr. Da vid Dulley who maintained their interest for the rest of their lives. Mr. Wools ton became the first Superintendent and went on to become the Commi ssioner for No. 3 district. Dr. Audland a Assi3tant Commi ioner for the district and afterwards Commissioner for Oxfordshire, the administration being reduced to a county basis followin g the 1914-1 War. He reeeived recognition by being made a Knight of Gr ace of the Order of St. John and an M.B.E. Mr. Francis after ucce full y leading teams in the Dew ar Shield competition became Superintendent of the Midland Rail, ay Di vision a it wa then. Mr. icholson was al 0 Superin ten dent for a number of year. Mr. T. H. Hilton a leather manufacturer by trade, wa largely in rumental in the introduction of the leather belt and pouch which was one of the main features of the equipment for many years. The pouch h as been uper eded by a ha ersack ontainer but the belt remains a a memorial to its pioneer When the De\ ar meld Competition was introduced in 1 97 ellingborough team \ ere third and fifth and the next year one of Wellingborough' team s was u cessful. In 190 _ the succe \ a repeated and although the final has been reached at tim s ince the premier honour has eluded the town' men. One of the members of the winning team was Mr. J. W. Franci who has just relinqui hed the po ition of Corp gt - aj. after 66 ears' ervice in the Brigade

Several men from \ ellingborough went \ ith the Brigad force to er e in hospital in South frica dW'ing the ar ther and Sgt - aj. Fran i wa among them. He is the sole sur ivor of the ellingborough men ho w nt and one of the r few left in the country now. who recei ed ilie S t. John South African V ar m dal.

When the R o al laval u iliar ick Berth R eser e \ a formed in 1906 man men from v ellingborough joined and were called up in 1914. The int rest • Continued 011 page 14

Progress in Bulawayo

AT JOHANNESBURG EYE HOSPITAL

Deputy Commissioner - in-C hief In

Uganda

Th e D eputy COm7niSsl:oner -in -Chiej, R ear -rldmiml R oyer D ick

ta kes leave of th e P rincipa l of th e T eachers' T mining College,

K i buli , Kampala , Uganda, after his visit on 9th A section of the B rigade had been inspected in company Lcith 111'.

Po we ll the P rincipa l, the D epu ty Commissioner JOT Uganda,

D T. J. R. H ameTto n T.D. and the H eadqtlOrleT O.tJicer, Lt .-Col. J ames, O.B.E. (at back).

KUALA LUM PUR CEREMONY

T HE true me a sure of a na t ion is not found in such c o ld facts as its size, wea lth or population but in the warmth

o f the ser vice wh ich its citizens gi ve of their o wn free will to t heir fe llo w-men

Thi s was stated b y h e D eputy Prim e Minister of the Feder ation o f Malaya

Da to Abdul Razak bin Husse in wh o was speaking as presi d ent of the St. John Ambulance Associa ion a the laying of the f oundation stone of the national he adqua rt ers building at Shelley Ro a d Kuala Lumpur, during the weekend.

Among the distingui s hed guests invited to the ceremony were the Yang di-Pertuan Agong the Raj a P ermaisuri Agong, foreign diplomats, cabine t ministers and Government officials.

The Deput y Prime Minister paid a g lo w ing tri bute to the Paramount Rul er and his consort for having set a n example in dedication to duty which had aroused both the confidence and affection of the p eop le

He said that Thei r Majest ies had n ever mi ss ed an opportunity to pay tribute to the spirit of genuine service done in the national i n terest.

" Therefore, the presence o f Their M ajestie s her e i s our r eward, a R oyal

compliment to St. John 's, one which will g ive us both r e newed p ride and pl easure i n the work we are doing," he aid. The occasion was a unique one in the h istory of St. John. He a dded , , a day of triple significa nce for thousands of men a nd w omen who give un se l fi h service both to this co untr y and Lo mankind at large.

" First ly, we a r e here to w it ness a impl e a nd tra di t ional ceremo ny. Second ly, we are gathered here at a time when the se two orga ni sations a re ce leb rati ng their coming of age.

" Thirdly we are here today w ith feelings of resp ect, honour and gratitude, because His Majesty an d Hi s Grac ious Consort have come in perso n to s ho w the ir R oya l approva l of t he spirit a nd t he ente rpri se which animates an d in spi r e both the A ss ociation and t h e Bri gade throughou t the co untry "

D a to Abdul R azak sa id t h at wi th the completion of bui lding hundred s of volunteer wo rkers in the A ss oc ia t io n and more than 6,000 m e mbers in the Briga d e wou ld ha ve a new centre for their ac tivities in t eaching first aid and home nurs ing a nd in helping to alleviate both s ickn ess a nd s ufferi ng

The centre would provid e v s ib le a nd 10

tangibl e idence of th e progr (he) h d mad a nd the pr stige th y had earn d n the eye of the nation.

It was 21 yea r ago that the OClatl( n a nd the Brigade \Va tabli hed in tl e Federatio n- today there were branche n mo t of the ta and di tri t or tI e country.

Pr o gress In

Bu/ aw ay o

THE Annua l General fe tingofthe Bul , · wayo Bra nch of the St. John mbula illc

As ocia ti on, he ld at the Ben ick O ri \\: H eadquar ters on March 2nd , 1959, \Va we l a ttended abou t 50 member and repT<sen a tiv e o f the Bri gade being present.

In hi repon 0 1. Hornung mention eJ t ha it wa th e in th Annual Gener, I M ee tin g in ce he h a d take n over th e re p rs ibi lit y of cha irman and durin g th es yea s he had t r ieci , o n be h a lf of th e A ociatiol, to keep pace wit h th e ever-grow in g ac iviti Ls o f co mmerce a nd i ndu tr y w hi ch teadil v i ncreased th e d e mand for peop le wilh .1 knowl edg e of fir Sl ai I.

R ea li s ing th at t he Assoc a tion mu st a focal point from w hi c h to o rga ni e, h fir s t maj o r tas k h ad been to ra ise fun ds [) e Co nf i nu ed 0 17 nex page

• ConI inued from page ] a esta b is h th e h ea dqua rte r s. Th e was act ua ll y open ed in ] 955. H e felt certalO th at as Sou hern R hodesia Association activities a nd responSIbilitIes wou ld increase to a point where the p resent Rh odes ia Centre would give way to separate Matabeleland a nd M ashonaland Centres. T he M atabele land Centre would actuaUy have its headquarters in and .be responsible for, an d esta?lJsh commIttees 10, a ll the pr in c ip a l tow ns m the Western haJf of the country. Eventually the work would be too much for a n H onorary Secretary: !1e much regretted that his recent fund raIsIng arpeat had not met with tbe success whIch he felt it deserved, but he was very grateful to those who had responded. I ,r D ]"ool,£'r (/lid th e Jr atroll, K E P olaieter Lea· taken

OphtJI(I/III1 C 1/ ospital at J ohO!lllesbllrf!, 011 Ih e occasIOn oj the recent 'USl oJ (l y

Pa cific Isl a nds:

500 Cert ifi ca

tes

PROGRESS in th Pac ific 1 land is tbe keynote of the pa t year' activities, as re ported from ustra lia. Particularl y in Papua and ew GUll1ea, great stride have been made. By arch, it wa anticipated in Port [ore b% , the ta rget of 500 certificate would b achieved.

H e was pleased to report a increase in tbe number of trainees comJilg forward. Th is year's class numbered 50 agai nst 25 last year. H e extended hJS personal tha nks and those of his to Area Commissioner L. P ScandroglJO for efficient organisation and to the .doctors who had gi ven their time and expenence as instructors ungrudgingly. He also thanked all Brigade members who had assisted. lJ" akehursl, /lIe wlj oj Iii Lord Pri or oj /lI e Order. Fin a ll y he announced the finanCial position in Bu lawayo was satisfactory. The Street Collection of £364 2s. 9d. had been a record one. He thanked the H on. Treasurers Messrs. D eloitte, Plender Griffitbs Annan & Co., in the person of Mr. Sedgwick for the very !!Teat assistance rendered and the Hon. Mrs Martindale, for her untiring work.

M i s Higgin , enera I Secr ta ry of the N .S.W Branch visited the l rritor y, With th e intention of making a wide survey of he potential and giving advi e o n he or gan isation o f l. John. U n fortunate y, th ro ugh ill hea lth thi vi it had to be cu rtailed but n evert heles, conSiderable help and impetu wa given to the movement loca ll y. The admi ni tra t ion kindl y granted perm issio n to use some room at the o ld E uropean H o pital for headquarters . These con sist of r ooms fo r a comlTlittee and a cl ass room, toge th er wi th ome furn is hings. Th e rooms t hemselve a re quite uitab le, b ut th ey are s t ua ted in a ra th er inaccess ible pos ition H oweve r , wi th suit ab e gns, it is ho ped th at th e location w l l be I' asonabl y access ible to he publi c a nd members.

A large pa in ted badge o f the Ord r was r ece iveci a nd will be e rect ed in a prominent p lace.

Durin g A ug ust a m eet in g of th Po o ross Cl ub at Koit a ki rai ed for th e o rgani a t io n th e s um of £25. A d e m o n s tr ation was a l 0 gi ven on thi occa ion. Th is was staged as a fa ll fro m a ho rse n whi c h a leg was broken a nd was uitabl y t reated b y t rain ed m em be rs.

P astor H a re Corp Supe r in te nd e nt Sou th West Pacifi c, ;ll a de a to u r of t he territor y examini ng m a ny candidates and assess lDg the wo rk d o ne. He v i ited Hea dquarter in Por t Mor es by a nd gave va ua b le a d v ice.

Fu nctio ns a t tended during J958 ncluded Sogeri S h ow- four cases trea ted: a r

R acing D ay-four ases treated; School Sport d ay; Koit ak i Polo Cro and Girl Guide func t ion. oyember saw the establishment of the Brigade. with Mr. Aldenhoven as leader. ome 12 vo lu nteer agreed to form themelves into a unit of the Br igade and prelim inary teps ere being taken to organi e thi s.

SMART EST IN LON D ON

Th e Ea l ina Ambulance D ivisioll , teolll «Jhich mOil the S illliis Trophy mC'arded anllually in D 1 : tri c (or drill alld ulliforlll effici ency. S ea ted left to right: gl. J. Farmer: Di v ional u pc ri ll /imdent D. R. F e lli oll: D ivi iOllal Offic er G. lI o killg (Leader).. pl. ll JI ydf'. S a ndin g leJI 10 l'ight: Pt e. pires: .1. D awes: PI e .11 Alli e : Pt e 111 1 0n;e: PI e. D. Fullick. 11

TELLING THE WORLD

London

officers discuss Publicity

THE first large -scale pUb icity meeting

to be held in the South- W e tern Area of London D istrict, on February ] 4t h , 1959

pr o ved well wort h w h ile; over 90 mem b er of t h e B riga d e were present and they heard ome extremely i nteresting and usefu l talk.

Among B rig a de member present >,rere

B rig. J. W. Hinchcliffe, Depu ty Commissioner, IO 1 District (in the chair); Area Commissi oner Dr. D. A. B. Hopkin

Area Superintendent Mrs. O. K. R u sell , Area Cadet Officer Miss D A. G. Watts , several other member of Area Staff, and at least one representative from most of the adult divisions and from some cadet divisions.

The meeting was opened by the Mayor of Wimbledon (Alderman S. Clarke), who thanked the Brigade for its work. Civic authorities throughout the cOLmtry, he said, were always ready to go for help to the B rigade who never asked for anything in return

The chairman spoke briefly on the need for publicity for our work; we needed recruits, but we also needed money

Mr. Arthur Haswell (chief reporter, Wimbledon Borough Iews), emphasised hat local papers were not routine factreporting agencies; they were interested in local people, because there lay the main interest of the readers. Consequently quite unimportant human stories received prom nence at the expense of such items as a " list of those present," hours of du ty performed, etc. He said local public relations officers should keep constantly in t ouch with their loca p ress, and should ensure that news and s tories were given " hot. "

Mr. R onald Lees (public relations officer of the Order and ed i or of the REVIEW of St. John) spoke first on behalf of the night news editor of the Daily Sketch whom illness had prevented from coming. It was essential he sa id, to understand that the only St. John news that was normally acceptab le to the national press was the" human" story.

A girl cadet who gave efficient first aid treatment to a dog had been regarded as news; quite important facts about the Brigade were not.

Speaking as editor of the REVIEW, Mr. Lees particularly asked for reports of outstanding events (not routine ones like annual gen eral meetings), such as news of s uccessful "Save-a -Life " week or other special campa igns The accuracy of newspaper cuttings submitted should be checked. He pa r ticul arly wa n ed humorous stor es r elevan to our work

Photograp hs had to be reduced before reprod uction in the REVIEW; they should therefore be of a good size a n d should preferably sh ow the faces of the people in the photograph clearly

Mr. Lees was followed by Mr. Willi am Sp encer, cop ywriter for a lead in g n ational advertising agen cy . H e spoke on wr iting

adverts and announcement for t. John matters, a n d among he m any intere ting point h e made were:

l The primary aim is to get the advert seen; the headl ne hou ld be really big a nd arre ting.

2. The a dvert should s m to be ne s: that i why the word " now " and " new" a ppear so often in prof ionally prepared copy.

3. People are inter sted in t hemse lve a nd their po ible relation to the thing adverti ed· the word " you" i thu oft n used.

4. One hould try to show tb a t th e thing adv rtised is something the r ader need.

5. The reader is probably r tant to the word "fir t aid"; ther efore do not begin with it but rather with " A child run over-would you be helpless?" The first sente nce an ts the attention; the seco nd po e the personal question.

6. Sentence and par agraph shou ld be short.

7. Th end of tl1e ad crt hou d b a call to action, e.g., "Come to t he Town H a ll ., Area a det Officer Mi Walt, p akttlg alo for a mbu lan e cadct, ga c an I X· ellent talk on the publi ity n e d of t he cadet mo en'1en t. \ hile littl e public ty wa n ed d for cadet r c ruiting th ee, ne erthele , were two requirement: a) Trained Leaders (pu bli city hould mpha se the n d not only for uitable cadet oAl r but a l 0 for auxi li a r y helper, p cia1lsl lecturers, etc.); (b) JIr{ol/ey - for lrain n g a nd e pan ion.

Dr. Hopki n aid he wa very glad ndl to ee 0 many Br igade member pre nt a nd thought the main rea on for thi \\as t he facl that 0 many peak r of di ti l c, lion had been billed to peak.

Tn hi concluding remark, Brig. H in th· clifTe thanked eve ryone conrned in publicity work in t he rca, whi h le noted, had begun to how r ult In a rr e ting the dow!1\' ard trend in mcmb, r· sh ip

Seventy years in Well i ngborough

Contil/ued from page 9 continued after the war and a number more were in the reserve when it wa mobilised again in 1939.

The activities of the divi ion have many times been the source of pride a nd the whole division responded when called on to attend the in.iured at the e press t ra in wreck at Wellingborough stat ion on September 2nd 1898.

The transport of sick a nd injured people has always been a matter of co ncern to the division. In the early days a patient for orthampton General Ho spital had to be t a ken by train on a wheel litter. Two men , occasionally more, collected the patient from hi s (or her) home and wheeled the litter to t he sta tion whe re it was e ntrained. At orthampton there was a not her tedious pu sh from the stat ion to the hospita l. Need ess to say the number of people who were se nt to ho s pital was nowhere nea r t he colossal Agures of today. A horse ambulance fo llowed a nd the horses placed at the di sposa l of t he di v is ion for the purpose h ad to be ca ught in th e paddo ck where they grazed. The 19 14-18 war brought motor ambulances to the fore and Wellingborou g h was oon set up with this mean s of tr a nsport. So mu ch did the work increase that two mo t o rs had to be obtained a nd when th e serv ce was eventually taken over completely by the county coun c i the divi sion possessed three vehicles. The service for a great number of years was entirely vo lu n tary but w ith the passage of time it became necessary to emp l oy fu ll time driver s. The oss of the transport was a great blow to the div ision as i was one of the mai n way s of mainta ini ng in e rest but the pat h 14

of progre could not bc barred. T lC di i ion wa many time c mplimen t'd on the effici n y of the ser ice it pr vided In I 93 the 10 al board, the f rerunr er of Ih e urban council, in recognition of tll! work of the Brigad for (he to\ n pr vi d d Ihe ambulance room in hurch tre ·t, no w part of the Are tat ion. - or 4 e T" thi wa th home of Ih c Brigade and m a \) men and women le a rned the rudim e r t of Ar t aid there. hen it beca me nee sa ') to enlarge the fire ser ice to 1 ro\ide f lr war eventualitie, the Brigade mo d 0 Dulleys Yard but the premi there h, d to be given up when the need for air ra d precaution pa sed a nd a fter a time \e pre ent headquarter in Kno x Ro ad>; e·e secured and these ha e pro cd ideal fllr the purpo e The \ ork ha been arri d on with added ze and in severa l dire tio \. the di i ion ha launched out in way (h It were not po ssible before One instan C I the attenda nce of th blood tran fu e n unit there. Wh at would the origin II member have thoughl to know thaL U h a thing cou ld eve n be done?

Both the 19 14 -1 8 and the 1939-45 wa·s brought about a g reat stimulus in amb I' lance work and arge numb er of peop e flo cked to the Brigade to lear n how '0 take care of them Ive and other. U l' fort un ate y the int e rest was not ma int ain ,·d and when p eace came th re wa a lar ge fa lling off in number a nd the divisi( n today h a rd pres ed to re pond to II call for dutie but th e sma ll faith [ II band carryon uncomplaining. it is felt that a fe w more people wou d ea ie the load con iderably and if anyone wlo reads hi s feel they wou d l ke to ha ee • Conlil1l led on I/ex! par e

RAILWAY COMPETITION WINNERS

T he NOT th EasteTn Region ( B T ish flm:ways) Women's Competition he ld on NI a7'ch 17th was won by a eam J7"Om the B7"itish?'Ta.nsPOTt police at II ull. Th e "Mrs. Short " Cup was pTe ental to the win7wrs by ]}1T.. f1 1. Short, w iJe oJlhe Gen· eralll1.anager, B ril'i sh Railways, NOTth Eastern R egion. OU?· 7)/lO ograph shows th e five member s of th e 7()innin<1 eam and 11 is een in lhe centre oj th e picture.

Seventy years In Wellingborough

• COl/tinu ed from page 14 the lask they wi II be we lcome at th e Kno x R oad Headquarters any Tuesday evening. Sixteen year after th e men's (or as it is officially known , ambulance) divi ion came into e i tence a nur ing division for women was formed and that i now headquarter nur ing. The influx of peopl eager to take up ambu lance work during war time led to the forming of t he ictoria ursing Divi sion from a Ar t aid cia that was held at the ictoria c hool s . Bot h di vision have gi en e cellent ervice and heir member hip ho\ th at more omen han men in the town are prepared to give up their time for the beneAt of mankind. The last war brought about t11ree nur ing cadet divi ion, Headquarter o , H eadquarters 0.2 and ictoria, and the e h ave done yeoman ervice in support of their adu lt divi ion. La year another tep toward 01 ing the manpower difficulty was the com in g into being of an ambulance cadet divi ion now going s t ro ng with 40 boys. Another na tional uc e fo r Wellingborough wa in 193 when Victoria Division won th e P e r rott Shield. ursing ca det ha e al 0 fought their ay to the Anal of their n ational comp tition but have not been ucce ful in ga ining the chief award. The boy in their Ar year got into the regional round of their competition The R ailway Divi ion whi le

howing promi ing fo rm have yet to register s uccess n ationally either in the Bri gade or Railway contests

In recent years two officers who have been Divi ional Superintendents of Headqua rters Division have progre ed in the Bri gade. Mr. J. P arker became a D istrict Officer and hi s son Capl. J S. P arker now County Sup rintendent (A) for orthamptonshire. Bot h were rewa rd ed by being made Officer of the Order of St. John.

One of the record of which Wellingborough i ju tly proud and one to which no reply to a cha ll enge to the country ha been received i the family interest in the Brigade. Seven men and their wive have erved for upwards of 20 years and there are similar in tance of men and women ho have erved for lesser periods. Son and daughters of member are al 0 serving in the cadet rank.

In recognition of the 'i onderful re:::ord of W ellingborough the Commissioner-inChief, M aj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman will conduct the a nnu al in spection of orthamptonshire units a Ea tfield P ark on Sunday, Jul y 5th. The memb r of the divi s ion will celebrate the birthday with a dinner at the Hind Hotel on the actual date of the anniv rsary and will be accompa ni ed by their "ives and lad friend.

The Districts

O. 1 (pRINCE OF WALES' ) DISTRICT

EAST LONDON FINAL - On Tuesday , March 3 1 t, No. 30 (E. London) Div isio n held it s fina ls. During th e ev ning the followi ng cups a nd rophi es were competed for a nd awarded; the presentations being made by Dep u ty Commi ioner C. E. Bower, O.RE., in the a bsen e of 01. F. G. Page, D .S O ., Co mmission e r , who wa

The Service awards were also presented. After an interval for refreshments the Di visional President, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, gave a speech of welcome to the guests, among whom we re included Th e Mayor and Mayoress of Stepney, ClIr. and Mrs. W. Sullivan, Depu ty Commissioner C. E. Bo wer, O B.E. , Lt.-Col. A. M. B ell, Centra l Area Commissioner, and Mrs. Bell , Area Superintendent H. Dunford and Mrs. Dunford Deputy Area SuperintendentJ. J A. Cameron and Mrs Cameron Lady Ellenborough , Dr. Raphael, D istrict Staff Offi cer F. Haines.

Replies to the speech of welcome were given by the Mayor of Stepney and Lt.-Col. A. M. Bell , both of whom gave the officers and men of the divi ion unstinted praise for their untiring efforts.

The evening was concluded by a short speech of thanks to the judges and all the other helpers gi en by Superintendent Alfred Giiston of o. 30 D ivision.

RETIREMENT - The 53rd Watford and Bushey Ambulance D i vision held theiT annual dinner on March 6th. orne 60 members , wi ves and friends were present· unfortunately Area Superintendent and r. iddleton and R e v J. G. Do wnward Vicar of Watford and one of the division·s new vice -presidents, and Mrs. D ownward were unable to be there. r. Stayeley Gough, Senior Di ional Surgeon welcomed Mr. Gordon H. Hall , T own Clerk of Watford and handed him his ice -Pre idenfs badge and certificate He presented Mr. G. A Forbe with his \ arrant a Superintendent of the division \ hich was forging ahead but as in need of new members. Mr. Gough said that the medical profe sion and the hospital service very much appreciated the work undertaken b member when out with the ambulances and on other public dutie ; he thanked members for putting service before self and proposed the toast of the divi ion coupled " ith the name of 1r. Gordon Hall and Superintendent Forb R eplying for the divi ion Mr. Forbe said that he looked upon him elf merely a a leader of a team: he hoped the grand tradition of the past would be maintained. He \ elcomed 1r. White , wife of the late Superintendent, I[r. Gunton. Pr ident of the nur ing divi ion, Mr. and Mrs. Creasey offi er of the bo y and girl cadet divi ions re p cli el, fr. Elmore, leader of rhe Watford Circle of Casual tie nion and parti ularl wei omed member' wi\ · It was an important eek; on March 3rd. 191 l, Pte. Gorge lit hin on joined rhe di ision; no\ aft r becoming storekeeper in 1928 and an officer in 1931 and having been honoured by admission as a erving B ro the r in the Order of t. John three ear later be had retired from the a tive stre n gth. uperint nd nt Forbes recall d that a a small bo he h ad wat hed r. 1itchin on lea ve hi hou re plendent in hi t. John uniform now he \. a thanking him for the

indispo ed: The Silver Jubilee C up for a mbulan ce adet (Winner: Cadet j\1 Ri ckman). " The H art .C.O .' s Troph " (Winner: Cpl. D. Clarelllol/t). "The Golden Jubilee Cup" Qui z Competition (Winners: No. 30 (East London) Ambulance Divi OI/) " The H ay man Challenge Shield " (Winner: S jSgt. S. Cane; econd: Pt e. S Ja cobs) " The Pre idents C u p" (Winner: Pt e. Ja cobs; Se ond: Pt e S. H ecke r ). The Stitcher Efficiency Trophy " (Winner: Pt e S. H ecker). ., The Golden Jubi lee Cup' (Winner: P Ie. R. Shin ego ld) " The il er 15 J ubilee Cup" (Winner: P te A. Richmond) " T h e Coronation Cup" (Winner: Pte R Sh inego d). " The Spanjer Team Troph y" (Winners, Section C, Cpl. N. GoLdstein , Pte s. L. Goodwin, S. Ja cobs, B Ja cobson, E. Kinn, A. Self, R. Shinegold, Y. Tea cher) " The Coronation Cup" for cadets (Winner: Cadet Ronald Le ste r) " The John Bryant Cup" for cadets (Winner: Cadet A. Jacob s).

tremendous h elp he ha d had fro m h im when he took over the d v s on. R etirement after 48 years' service was an event w h ich h is co lleagues felt co uld not go unmarked ; it was with the greatest p leasme h at h e presented D ivisiona l O fficer Mitchinson with a suita bly inscri bed eather desk set aud Mrs. Mitchinson with a bouquet of flowers. Mr. Forbes looked forward to welcomiug ir. Mitchinson frequently as a member on the retired list.

Mr. Gordon Hall felt that a very useful and valuable link had been formed between the S t. John Ambulance B rigade and the Local Authority through Civil Defence which was indebted to an enormous degree to the St. J ohn organis ati on he hoped that some of those who had taken first aid with Ci il Defence wouJd join the Brigade. Although he knew li ttle about fiTSt aid he considered his a ppointment was a great honom and presented the Certificate of Office as Storekeeper to Mr. F. Scott and the Service Medal of the Order to Mr. Tarling

Mr. Mitchinson thanked members for the gifts which had taken him completely by smprise he very much appreciated them and the many kind words that had been said. He wo uld always be reminded of the many fri e nds he had made in the Briga de ; he recalled that his first public duty was at the Coronation of King George V. MAYOR Co IPLIMENTS BRIGAD E. - Ald.

Stanley Scott Mayor of Willesden and Presid ent of the Harlesden Di vision of the St. John Ambulance Brigade expressed his pleasme at being a ble to present t he awards at the annual social of the division The Mayor, who was accompanied b y h is wife the Mayoress , had high praise for the v oluntary work done b y the men, women, boys and girls of t he Briga de rendering first aid and nmsing help to the injmed a nd sick au many occasions in their spare time. He complimented the recipients of the various awards, especially those who passed the nursing examina ion at the end of the course of instruction recently held b y the No. SO (Willesden) ursing D iv s ion under Superintendent Mrs. A. S Mylam.

The Mayor and other guests were cordially welcomed b y Di visiona l Superintendeut

C. A. Lifford, Harlesden Di vision, w hose social committee led b y Pte W. F. Ballheimer had arranged the events of the evening includ in g the excellent refreshments aud games which interspersed the dancing during the e ven ing The music was provided by Mr. D avid Lifford who also acted as Master of Ceremonies. The " Wr ight" Shield for nursin g, and the " Parsons" Cup for all -round efficiency, were both won b y Pte. E. S. Newall w ho recei ved them from the Mayor.

DUKE OF LANCASTER'S DISTRlCT

THIRTY- YEAR AMl3ULA CE WOR KERS AT BARRow.-Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehouse's 30 years service as a member of the nursing division of the Barrow Corps was recognised b y colleagues at the corps' annual dinner. It was a complete surprise when Mrs Wh itehouse recei ved an inscribed silver t ra y f r om Miss P James, Ma t ron of North Lonsd a le Hospita l , on behalf of her colleagues: D uring her 30 years' service, Mrs. Whltehouse has attended every St John Sunday parade af-ld every inspection

and has missed on y one mayoral Sunday parade.

T h e pres id ent of the am b u ance d ivision, Mr. J Malt b y Black, pre ented Acting Di visional O fficer J ames Gi bso n w it h a cigarette l ig h r as a token of esteem from the ambulance di ision for h is 30 year' ervice to the Brigade. The corps v icechairman, Mr. H. Di presented arrants of appointment and tbe H C. Di ss troph y for proficiency and er ice wa presented to Cpl. R Hutchinson and Miss M Louchr an of the ambulance and nur ing divisions respect ively.

Mr. L. H a rgrea es propo ed the loa t to the Venerab le Order of St John a nd t h e St. John Ambulance Briga de. The respon e was by [r. J. M. Bl ac k a Servin g Broth er of the Order.

Dr J. T. Hamilton, the corps urgeon, propo ed tbe toa to the guests, and Mr. G. Ashton replied. Acting orp Superintendent Pucke y proposed the toast to the chai rm a n

The Counties

BERKSHIRE

ST JOHN A mULA tCE A SOCIATION NUAL COUNTY COMPETlT[ONs. - The Annual County Competition for the George William P almer Cup was held on Saturday, arch 7th at the George Palm er School, Ba ingstoke Road , Reading. The cup was won b A. E. R. E. Harwell with 174 mark (200 max.) the Great Western , St. J ohn being second w ith 162 marks. The compet iti on was organised by the County Dir ecto r , Col. L. K. Ledger, C.I.E. O.B.E. , I.M .S. (R td .). The Troph y was presented by Mr. H. F. Parsh all, the Director General o[ the Association, the prizes presented by t he Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance B rigade, Mr. C. A. Po ole.

ST. JO H MmwlvES. - On Sunday, February 22nd tbe Abingdon ambulance received a call to take an expectant mother to hospital. The call took tbem even miles from the town , and then a further 1t miles across country roads, really rougb ones. On arrival the patient was found to be waiting anxiously for tbem. The return journey proceeded in good order , until reaching the outskirts of tbe town, when a mechanical fault brought the ambulance to a standstill.

After a hurried examination, and in view of their nearness to town the decision was made to get another ambu lan ce. By now he patient was becoming very res tle ss, a nd it seemed she was in a hurry to see her seventh c hild. Despite ca lls for doctor, none were available, being out on their rounds, a nd tbe patient proceeded to give birth to a son, attended only by the crew.

After 45 minutes two doctors arrived to find the mother and child quite comforta ble, and the crew very happy to h ave been ab le to carry training into effect. The ambu lance was then to wed to the ho s p ita w here after the patients' examination, the crew were heartil y congratulated b y both t h e doctor and he matron

ORFOLK

KING'S LYNN.-A memori a se rvice was h eld at S1. Marga ret' s Church, King's Lynn, for Mis s Doroth y Jay, an Area Nursing Superintend e nt in the Brigade who died in 16

a nurs ng home after a s h ort illness It Was her wi h t h at her bo d y be given o a h osp i a l. The serv ice was con du c ted by the Vicar, anon A W Aitken w h o prai ed her examp e of energy and the devo ion he put into every cbar it y to which he commi tted her elf. He said tbat she had given much time talent and energy to many good caus

There wa a large repre entation of m e mber of t. John from throughout he rea, both dult and ca dets.

New Civil Defence Film

ANEW tra ini n g film, prod uced by t he Anll Y K inema C? r poratlO n ,. First Aid fo r Seldiers JS now avadab e for civi l defe n ce training purposes.

The film, which is a 16 rom sound of three ree on one spool w ILh a runnmg time of approximately 26 mll1ut e s hows the treatment of tYPical wounds a nd injuries under simu ated battle co ndll1ol1s. The commentary explains treatment au animated sequence at the e nd c a nfies poiots of It WJlI, I J thol.lghL, meet the need III Civil defen ce for a good Visua l a id in h e teacbing of first ald.

Copies of tbe film may be purchased at a cost of £9 12s. Od. each from the D irector of Supply a nd Tran port, Office King ton By-Pass R oad, urblton, urrey. Alternative y, cople may be hired from the Centra l Film Library Government Buildings Bromyard venue London or in the case of autho ntl e In Wale, U;e en tr al Film Library , 42 P ark Place , C a rdiA The hire charge are:

J 5s. (5s. p e r ree ) for the first day of hiring.

38. (ls. per reel) for subsequent days 'un t il the eighth d ay when the charge reverts to ISs.

Help at Holiday Camp

T

HE Spring, 1959 , I ssue of the M .S. News (offic a organ of the Multiple Sclerosis Society) contains an article b y D. Ro y Hall enLitled "The Great Adventure" which d esc ribes a boliday l ast year at a holiday camp, and refers in grateful terms the help given by S1. John member which it is clear that the badly disabled holiday-makers would not bave been able to enjoy themselves so fully. Several other articles and news items in the magazine pay tribuLe to the work of st. J ohn members. It is, indeed, a great thing to know t hat one s actions are appreciate d wi th such gratitude by those who are less able to help themselves.

S RREY

HERT y TRIUMPH .-J t wa Division s day at the Sl. J ohn Ambula nce Brigade Area Competition at the ir en Hall Weybridge when they won six of t le ten trophie

Tn the ambulance section they won tle cup a winners of the Western a rea Ihe Bill in g Shield as wi nn er of the o rl h Western area, and the niform up; in 1 1C nursing sec tion they won thc Kathl n Gristock Shield , and in th e nur ing cac e sectio n the Area up a nd the Uniform p. Th e four rema ining trophies were as follows: nursing cia s runn ers- up Gui !d· ford; Unifo rm Cup, Horsley; Ambliia ce Cadets Area Shield, Farnham; "-C Unifo l m C up , Guildford.

COMPETITIO S ,N OU , CEME T. - The

Ro yal National - teddfod of W a le a ke p lac e thi year at aernar on during the wee k ugu 3rd to 8th. u u a l a n exte nsive pr gramme of ambulan c e compet ition ha been organi ed, Corp taff O fficer T. O. Parry having undertaken the secretary hip of tbi section. For the fi rs t time the adult competition, ome of w hich are open to ariou organi ation will be based on the n w common first aid a nd nur ing te tbook. JIil the open class there are the conl sts [or the Lady Lewi and Lad y Butc cup which attract entri from all parts of the country The Trevethin Silurian and I ca hicld are open to teams of men, omen and boy (under 17) resident in W a les, and th re are two youlh competition for team boy a nd girl under 15 years, re ident in ales, belonging to certain organi ation Fir id in the Home contest attracts a ny couple from the ame hou e (hu band and wife, mother and son brother and sister father and daughter) and there i a special Bed-making and Home ursing competition for team of wome n I ndividuals (male or fema le) who ha e been a member of any tcam wbich h a pre iou Iy ompeted at the ationa l Ei teddfod ar eligible to take part in a new contest [or advanced first aid. Entry [arms are o btainable from the General Secretary Eiste ddfod Office, Caernarvon.

CAERNARVO I SHIRE

BRIGADE ROMA CE.-A pretty wedding at S1. Andrew's Church , Co lw y n Bay was the seque l to a romance wh ich originated 00 pllblic duly. Miss Patri cia Mary Wolstenho lm e, formerl y of Rho -on- ea, was secretary to the lo ca nursi ng di vi ion a nd the bridegroom, Mr. John Lewis

J ane al a a Brigade member. They will make their home at Old Colwyn.

CHALLE GE Cup.-The W. T. Davies Memori a Challenge Cup, open to a ny team of men or women holding alid first aid certificates , was competed for at the Secondary Modern School, Llandudno, and attended by ambulance nur ing and cadet member. Dr. W. McKendrick judged the team test in which competitors had to treat a upposed motor cycle accident realistically staged to indicate injuries to rider and pillIOn passenger.

Dr C. Conyngham adjudicated in the individual ection. Their marking placed the teams in the following order: Caernarvon Police team 1st; H. E. L. H otpoint Factory 2nd; Conway Police team 3rd and British R ailwa ys Llandudno Junction 4th. Sir Michael Duff, Bt., J.P., Commi ioner for Caernarvonshire who presided paid tribute to the competitor, the judge and to taff Officer G. Edwards who was respon ible f or th e organisation

E ST DEf\TBIGHSHIRE

Col. R. Myddelton , M.V.O. , C.SU., J.P. D .L., Deputy Chief Commi ioner for Wale, open d the fi r st meeting of the reconstituted St. John Council for Ea t Denbighshire held at the County Buildings, Wrexham which wa attended by two dozen r ep resentat ive members. A lett er w read fr om the Prior (the Lord Aberdare) by Capt. R G. E ans, LB .E., C. U., J.P., \"ho pre ided , in whi h he aid: ,. I de irc to cong ra tulate th President and Officers of th e St. John Council for East Denbighshir upon the r constitution of the membership at a meeting on March 6th: and to wi h thei I' new venture v ry success

"The Council, acting for the Chapter 17

of the Priory attaches the greatest iropc;>rtance to the work of St. John Councils and follows their fortunes with tbe keenest interest.

" It is not possible for Priory headquarters Lo control activities in each cou nty and county bOf0ugh without decentralisation and delegation of duties which only a thoroughly representative body can perform.

"You are performing a very valuable service to the Order ofSt. J ohn as a CounCil; and I take this opportunilY of thanking your personnel for the high degree of Brigade efficiency in the county."

The Commissioner gave supplementary information to the report which had been circuJated on Brig ade activities and reference was made to the Association work in East D enbighshire, some 52 classes having been held during 1958. Members were asked to explore openings for new developments. Appointments to the Joint County Committee, its Executive and SubCommittee were agreed and plans for increased activity during the coming year included the organisation of county competitions and an annual service and re v iew. The Commissioner invited Council members to interest themselves in the formation of nursing and nursing cadet divisions wherever possible , to m a intain contact with classes and urge suitable students to join the Brigade and to foster recruitment for the ational Hospital Service Reserve. The Council decided to mee t quarterly.

BRECKNOCKSHIRE

The Dulais Valley Corps mourns the sudden death of a colleague in tragic circumstances. Corps Staff Officer W. R Stephens was employed at Onllwyn o. 3 Colliery where his skill and 32 years' experience as a Brigade member in posse sion of tbe Service fedal and two bars have been in aluable. In the course of his dutie as a first aid box carrier underground Mr. tephens was required to make his way to a coal face involving considerable exertion. fter treating a ca ualty there, he was called immediately to another part of the mine where he treated another pa t ient and arranged for both men to be sent out as tretcher ca e. Wh i lst accompan y ing the party outbye r. Stepbens collap ed and died. Deep ympathy felt for his widow and family in their sudden bereavement. First aid has been alma t a life-time interest to Mr. Stepbens who was among the first mineworker first -aiders to qualify in the administration of morphia.

MO TTGOlV1ER SHIRE

A Conference D ay for all the officers of the county was held on unday March 22nd at berhafe p Hall, T \' ton. and no more delightful setting auld have been cho en than this picturesque country lub situated in parkland urrounded b y meadow and overlooking the river. Th da was organi ed by County Cadet Officer (Mr.) W. Davie -Jone, O. t.J. Th e morning was taken up with a Cadet Offi cers· meeting pr ided a er by Commissioner Dr. D. B. Mc itrie. Report were given b Cad t Superintendent and it was parti ularly grarif ing ro learn how each divi ion wa mpha ing th importance of effi iency and taking first aid and home nm ing examination r gularl

in order to ensure this. Forden Ambulance Cadets ha e two m mb ers ready to be promoted to the a mbulance di ision , while a t Llanfylli n n ine a re a b out to take adult lectures. At LJanymyuech eight nursing cadets are attending a dult lectures Machynlleth and M a esbrook-Llanym ynech and e\· tow11 Divisions all eported progress whilst at Caersv s about eight ex-nursing cadets "vho had left t he county t o take up o t her work recently returned some o work at Lly s Maldwyu Hospital a nd these have started lectures with a vi e w to s w lling numbers in tbe adu.lt di v is ion

After a mo t ellent lunch a t alk entitled " Bui ding up our D visions" wa gi ven b y Mis s Z D r uitt Tra ining Officer for Wales , and this was followed b y a li vely discussion on the many aspects of Brigade work cornmon t o both adult a nd ca det di v isions All felt tb a the da y had been w ell spent and went a way encoura g ed in t beir work for the Briga de.

'OBITtJ ARY '

W e d ee ply regr e t o announ ce th e follo w ng deat h s: T homas Armstrong, Super intend e n t of the M id- D urham C o rp He enrolled in Janu a r y, 1915 served in the forces in bo th world wa rs, and held tbe Ser v ice Med a l and fi ve bars He was admit t ed o he Ord e r in 1948 , and was promo t ed to the gra d e of officer in 1957. Mr. Armstrong w as a fine

Coming to LONDON?

* Mr. E ric J. A nderton D. L., J.P., President of 25 (Wood Gree n) Di v is ion. H is pa sing a fter a hort iUne on Febru a ry 21 t ha been a sad blow o tl1 di v ision, where h e a ttended mo s wee k mee ting he wa a grea work e r be hind the scen and a fr ie nd to a ll member. It w a hi influence th at e n a bl ed 2 5 ( Wood Gr e n) to a cquir e the r Di vi io na Headqu a rte r a Alexandra P a lace. At th e fune ral at E nneld C rematorium , h e di isio n w as rep re e nt ed b y two members

*

dut y when ca ll ed upon. H e wa a warde d th e Se r v ce M ed a l in 1955 a nd w as h e ? 111 es teem by his fellow memb e rs. ]-11 lo s JS f e t by a iL

Sh e he ld th e Ser v ce M e d a l of the Brigade a nd t wo bars Jn 193 9 s h e tra nsfe rr ed to the Brigade Rese rve but wa s till v. er y ac ti ve in A R P ra ining and full-tIme dut ies at fir s t a id po s t s durin g th e ea rl y pa rt o f tbe 19 39- 4 5 wa r. Aft e r a n il l ness n 194 2 s he c ould n o lo n ger d o fulJ - t im e duti es bu t, a t he a ge of 71 s h e co n in ue d to g ive p a rt-Lim e se rv ce. In 195 0 she tr a n s-

Cross and w

Mr. B a il

beca m

Divisional Superintendent W. C. Squire

B.E.M., of 9 1 (Tot enb a m Ga ) Di i io n

Superinte nd ent S q u r joined 1b e 9 1 (Tote nham Gas) D iv o n in 1933, was p r o -

mo ed t o Corpor al in ] 93 6 beca m e a n

Ambul ance O fficer n 1937 a od Di v is io n a l

Superin tend e n in 194 3. H e was awa rd ed

the B. E. M in 1950 , a nd a dm itte d t o tb e

O r d e r as a Servi n g Brot her i n 195 7

In he field o f comp etit o n S u pe ri n te nd e n t

Squire h a d t he s a is fac ti on of ee ing hi di vi sio n bring ho m e the inni s Dr ill

Trophy fiv e t imes , the Mi ller Shield fi e t m es, a n d the O s borne Tr op h y o n o n e o ccasi on H e a so ha d b e p leas ure of eei n g h is teams wi n be E as tern Gas B oa rd F ir t

A id Shi e ld seve ra l times, an d twi ce succee d in t h e a ti ona l G as B oard Compet t o n

A t t h e inte rn1 ent a E dm o n to n Cem et r yo n Frid ay, M a r ch 20th , s om e 50

You will find and upstanding man, a nd h devoted service a nd oy a ty o the B riga d e were outstanding. He wi ll be great Ly mi ed by all h i colleagu es and hi s place among t them will not easi ly be fi lled.

Structural

nk of

e nn te nde n of Ru hd en Di vi Io n H e was l?rOmoted to Co r p up cri n te nd e n t o f W e lllngborough Co rp a few yca r a ter a nd e r ved in the B r igade In a ll for yea r [ II health ca used b y hi war erv lce co mpe ll e d his retireme nt t h ree year ago. apl. Bailey wa a d i r ctor of e sr B L adds & Co. U d., a Ru hde n boot a n d hoe manufacturing nrm who e erv lce he e nter-d a a n office boy. H e wa p r ominently a soc ia ted \ it h trade o rga n i alion. The funera l serVI e \ a by man) repre n tati e of the Bri gade from the cou n t , and lhe boot and shoe industr y.

*

Mr. :\li llctt of Birchington u r ing Division. Kent, pa ed away suddenly a few day' il ln rs. i1 letl.. a n ec · tionate l) known b) man a M i111 had been in the movem n t for a long time, ta king her Ar a id e an:ination in I During the la t \ ar he dId R P. cr Ice 'n Prestwood. illie wa a erg ant In the div i ion fo r o ncand a ha f year rea u r r for 'l ree and had charge of the medical comorts for nvc year. hc \ a on ca ll for he e thing a a n time and many people vere mo re than gr tefu and omfo r table lo r the ani Ie In d. illie \ a of a er chee ry na u re a n d loved ba l: her co l19ue mourn her 10

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r. 'Villiam quire , nre, ambu lance

J re ue officer, Tolle n ham Di vi io n in liS 59th lea r. H e h ad b n eri u ly ill for ome mont h f r. quire, w h o had 39 yea r' er ice in t he ga indu try \Va a t Willo ughby Lane ork for mu ch o f time. In 1943 he rook cbarge of Ct 11

Defence a the works a nd in ] 945 as m a d e la bou r f o rema n I n 195 0 h e a a p poi o te d Fire Amb u la n ce an d R e ue O fficer for the divisio n a nd t r a ns f e rre d to W ooda ll H o u se.

The same yea r h e was a\ ar d e d the B. E. 1.

As Su perint end en t of t he Tott e nh a m o.

91 (G as ) Di v s ion of Sl. Joh n mbu la n ce

Br ga d e he d evo te d b im el f un tin tin g '. o

t h is ca u e a nd o n a n umb e r o f occas io ns enj oye d th e a isfac t io n o f e ei ng th e

T o lte nh a m D i i o n no t on y wi n th e r a F ir id o mp e li t io n but th e at io na l

Co m pe titi o n und e r G as o un c il a us p ice

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Advertiseme n s with re m it tan ce sho uld b e s en t to T he D ept., T h e Revi ew 3 C ork S reet

FOR SALE

ADVE R TI S ING PENCILS , Brushes, C o mbs , etc Raise fund s quickl y a nd ea sily. S n mples <lnei Price List from NORTHERN OVELTlE Bradford 2 I RED LE PRESS LTD Sp e ia li sts in F und-ra is in g o velt s P en il. Comb , T oot h Bru s h s, e t print

M r s. L. B. Ha in e of o. J9 ( ew ros)

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age o f 8 7. Mr H a in es s ta r ted t o lea rn nr a id in 1907 a l1d wh n th e N o. 19

(New 1'0 ur ing Di i o n w as f o rm ed in ] 9 12 s he beca m e on e o f its fi rs offi cer

Mr. H ai nes w rk.e I lh r ug houl th 1914/18 w a r a vo untary ho pi ta \\for k a well as ca rr y in g onhe r professio n o f teac hlD g.

Br a dfor d

C OMM EM ORATIVE Oak Plaques; Roll of Honour Shields ; Brass Inscription Pla t es Desig ns snbnutted.-G MAILE AND SON LTD , 367 Euston Road, N.W.I.

Tel.: E U Sto n 2938. 19

FINE QUALITY Lead Pen cils st am ped with your D iv ision a l N a me , etc. , in either gold or sil ver are eas ily the bes money raisers Samples free to Secretaries or Leaders.-SPEN CER' S P O. Box 19 , Barro win-Furness, Lancs

PRI VATE D EETCH, T A I LORS , 20 6,

H ig h R o ad , L ey on , Londo n E. l O. Ph one -LEY 2210 No w r e -o p en ed and in f u ll wor king o rd e r.

REG ULATI 0 S J A B. U n fo rms t o measure Tuni cs £5 lO s 6d. Trouser s £2 19s. 6d. G r ea tco ats £8 lO s Enquiries inv ited fr om members who welcome a high qu al ty job O fficer's u n iforms £16 16s. Bl aze rs £ 9 9s. R e-cut ting and rep airsD EETCH, T ailo rs, as above.

S J.A B. Badge W a ll Shie lds, 2 6s 6d. S l.A.B. Gold cased crested Cu ff L in ks, 50s. S.l.A.B. Bad ge Lad es' Brooches, 2 5s Trophy Shields supplied Men 's Wh te N ylon Glo ves, 16s. 6d L ames' whi te " Vantella " shirts, 37s. 6d. Med a ribbon s I s. each on buc kra m for sewing on uniform, Is. ea ch ribbon if mounted on p in brooch. Medals m ounted rnirria ures q uoted for Sta mp for leaflets. - MONTAGU E JEFFERY, Ou tfitt e r, St . G iles Street Northampt on.

2 50 SCE NT CARDS 18 s . 6d 1,000 52s . 6d. Pencils, T ic kets, Pos ter s, M em os Sam pl es f r ee - TrcES 11 O a k lands Gro ve Lo ndo n W.12.

GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS and TRAINING SCHEMES

ST M A RG A RET' S H OS PITAL, E P PING, ESS EX. (G eneral Hospita of 485 beds) VA C ANCIE S occur for St udent Nurses for three years' training for State Registration . T his is a b usy Genera] H os p ital in pleasant country surr ound ings, one hour 's journey from L ondon, an d is a new training school offering excellent There are comf ortab le n ur ses' homes and tennis courts. 44 -hour, 5-d ay week. The next P r eliminary T raining School commences on June 29t h 19 59. Write to Matron for a tt ra ct ive bro chure an d f ull particu ars.

AMERS HA M GE E R L HO SPIT L

B UC KS Th ere are vacancies occl1l'ri n g in he Pre lim inary T r a in ing School in J uly, O cto ber, J an ua ry a nd Ap ril. S ud y D ay sy tem of e d ucatio n in force. T ra n in g a llowan ce- 1st year, £273; 2nd y ar, £284; 3r d year, £299, Ie a c harge of £12 for bo a rd and lodging. urses on t he S upplementary Reg ter ac epted f or 2 years' training. Furt her pa r ti ula rs from M ATRON

HUL L R OY AL INFlRM ARY

A pp li cations are invited from w II educated girl of 18 years and over who wi h to become State R egist e red urses (resident or non-re ident).

Complete training i gi en in general nursing over a period of thr ears. urse on the Supplementa ry Register may be accepted for a pe riod of two years' training.

Application "vill al a be can idered from girl aged 17 or over who are contemplating becoming State R egistered urses.

Vacancies occur in Janu a ry April.

July and October each year.

For further particulars apply to M a tron

ST HELIE R HOSPITAL

Carsbalto D, Surrey 12 miles from Centra! London SCHOOL OF URSING A D MID WIFERY (7 00 beds)

Applications are invit ed frolll girls of good education for Student Nurse Tra ining in the above ho pita!.

Terms commence: J anuary April, June, October. The Block System of training is in being and Students live in a modern comfortable home.

A brochure and further particulars ma y be obtained from: MATRo ', Miss M. K. Bomford.

STO CKPORT I IFIRMAR Y

STUDENT NU R ES. G r is of goo d educa lion, aged ] 8 and over required as Stude n t ur e. tU d Y day introduced Int [ v ew, by appointm ent ith M a tron , to look rou nd the ho pita!. E ceile n t u[ es }-l ome ac ommodation liber a l on·-duty. Training aJlowances ( oon to be increa ed)-£273 p .a. 5rst year; £2 4 p.a. s concl year; £299 I .a. t bi rd year, Ie a charg of £ 123 p.a. if re ident. pplica tion with full particu lars, to the 1YI TRO Stockport Jnnrmar y.

ST D NT RSE acan ie Ho spi tal, Wol er hampton, talloHhire. ompl e Training choo L Thrc yea rs' training, 1 1 eek in Prelimin ar Tra in ing chooL 44-hour \ eek in operatiOJ 110" an £28 -£320. pplic,tlon to M TRON.

COMP ETITIONS

M TR

OCTOBER 3 1 T, ] 959

ICE 0 P T IT10

O CTOBER 24TH, 19 9

The above competition will be re tricted to 60 and 24 team rpecti\ely. The application form \ ill be di patched on lul y 30th. 19 9. Will te a m "i hing to enter plea e w rit in fa I' appl ica ti on form a oon a po ible befor thi datc as all forms will bc ent out together. The ovice Compe titi on i for teams not having won an pen organised competition and none of whose member have pr iou Iy won a nrst pri ze. Han. ecretary , 55 Cros Street , Man he tel' 2

SONS

Training Models

Savlon prevents the spread of i11fection

NURSE EVERYWHE RE ba e \ve lcom d th adv nt of Sa lon' Liquid Ilti ptic becau e i t brjn g greate r power to the attack on bacteria , an d becau e it doe not irritate th kin With the e two ad antage of ffici DC Y and afety , Sa lon ' can p Jay a 1110 t important r Ie in pr vent in g the pread of in fec tion. It i tb id e al anti eptic for u e in ry fir laid nm ery and ickroom , per ona l h ya i n a nd 110 t of ot her va lu able applic a ti o n.

In three ize. ew econo my iz 4/7 t d ( inc. tax ) Sta ndard iz e 2/9d ( in c. taJ ). Ne w popular ize l/S t d (inc

Qualify AS A Nurse IN THE ARMY

2;3rd v in v es ng h .' w ife, L ady 11'ak cllm .·I, as {/ D all/ e 0/ h £' Ord er.

J ore [h a n 1.30 lIl emb er we e a dmi fl ed o r p ro m o eri a t th e

Inves t it ur e, w lli c WO lI eld i ll lle Cra n d Pr io ry (' lI r cll C/crk l!ll«'(' 1/ P lwlo H"rral/'s

Georgina

saved brothel'·

Q

UI K a t o n b y a d Georg na

Ph ey ey o f Br o ms grove , w ho wa on ly

10 yea r s old a t th e tim e , ce rt a inl y h Ipe d to

sa ve t he life of he r eve n- yea r-o d brot h r

K enne th

On e M o nd ay m o rnin g, Ke nn e th we nt

down s tai rs as was b i c us to m to f etc h hi

co mi c_ H e lay d o wn in fron t o f th e e ec tr c

fi re to rea d it hi s d ress ing gow n c a ug hl

fire , a nd bea r ing h i c ri e G eo rg in a r a n

d ow ns ai r s a nd co red K no e tb \ ith a

coa t to pu t ou t th e fl a m tllLl a io g hi fa f rom bei ng burn t. Georgin a s mo ther ca me d o wo ta ir wi th he r yo un ges c hil d in her ar ms a nd Kenn th wa ta ke n in to th e li vin g roo m a nd r o ll ed inl o a ru g G eor g in a qu i kly r an to a ne ighbour fo r help a nd hen r an to fetch h er 1

fa th r from work, w h o oon o o ve y d th child to ho s pi ta l in a criri al cond tion Georg na a so offered her kin if it \Va nee d ed for the m a ny kin gr afrs K enneth had to hav T he Com mi ione r- in -Chi f, :l\ l aj - Gen J r. Ki rkman, h a written a L etter of Co mmen dation to Georgin a , omplimenting her on h er qu ick a ti on th ex llent way in whi ch o u put into practice wha t you had bee n taugh t a n d th courageou m a nner in \ h i h you dealt ith th itu a t ion:

TO TH E EDITOR .

Sir,

In the April issue of the REVIEW, you were good enough t o print a photogr a ph and an account of our it with tvvo neighbouring di isions, to the Briti h Oxygen Engineering Company's '\ orks at Edmonton.

Their representati es \ ent out of tlleir way to make our visit interesting and instructive, the "Minuteman" and other apparat us manufactured b y them being demonstrated to us, and a film explaining this wonderful resuscitator comp leted an excellent evening.

I was told afterwards by the P er olmel Offic e r that the Company would be only too pleased to arrange similar demol1strat ions for units of the Brigade who were in fairly easy reach of one of the Company's Wo rks or its S a les Managers who are scattered throughout the Brit ish Isles.

I s hould like to pass this information on with a suggestion that two or three divisions might like to get together with the arrangements and enquiries should be addressed in the first place to: The Area Sales Manager, Briti sh Oxygen Ga ses Ltd. Medical Di vision, Gre a t West Road , Bren tford, Middlesex.

Sir F D. Keefe, Divisional Superintendent , o 71 (Edmonton) Ambulance D ivision.

Would i t be possible to ha ve this letter printed in your REVIEW, in appreciation for all the good w ork done by the C4 al1d 81 Di visions of St. John Ambulance Brigade, Croydon.

Every week without fail , a bout a dozen members, who are nearly all in their teens , come to take the unfortunate handicapped people out for walks. If the weather is unsu itable they come and talk or write letters for them. One girl actually came with her leg in plaster and she had about a mile to walk to get to he Centre What cou rage she must have!

The unfortunate spas t ics away from home , some for the first time , are in need of a kind and loving friend and that is where the St. John cadets come in. They would be missed very much indeed if they were to stop visiting, so I sa y thr ee cheers for t he C4 and 81.

They are always willin g and ready to help out at pa rti es, sometimes as late as midnight. As a popul ar song goes, they are ready , willing and able to do anything they are aske d.

In closing may I say how good it is io see these young people taking an il1terest in h a ndicapped people. We thank God for them.

Yours sincerely,

L. B. D en to n (House Father) Coom be Fa rm .s S . , C ro ydon S urr ey

illRSING O FFICERS' CO NFERENCE

T HE Nursing Officers' Conference wi ll take place on Saturday, November 21st 1959, at Bishop P artridge Hall, C hurch House, Westmins ter, S.W l.

C OA1PE 7Y7YOl\T DIAJIY

COMPETITIO N DATE PLACE

*U ni ted Kingdom Atomic Ene rgy Authority Jun e 12t h H a rwell , Berk

Mini try of Supply Ambul a nce Centre Jun e 26th Melropole Build ng , orth ul11berl an d venu e, .W. l

*Yo ung Fa rmers Association

* ational D ock Labour Bo a rd Ce n t r Jul y 9t h Jul y 11th Ro ya f Show Oxford hir e Queen M a ry o li ege, Lond o

Gas Industry ational Finals eptember 25t

*Fire Br igades National Final Octob er 2nd Brighton

* ational Roa d Pas enger Transport

Ambulance sociatio11

* in vitat ion s for th ese cOlllpetitions a re iss ll ed by the Organi atioll cO ll cewed.

B RIGADE E J E ' 7 "8

hi e f a nd Tmining

Ad viser

Br igade Fin a l Competitions

Commissioners' Conference and Dinner

St. John 's Da y Cadet R a ll y (Guild ford) J ul 14th _Olh 26th 27lh 4th orthamptonshire. In pection by Com mi ss io ne r-in- hier a nd B a ird s L. 5th

Warwick hire. ln spection byCo mmi ssio ne r- in - hief a ndTrai ning d\i er I_t h

Some rse ts h i re. Inspection by Co mmi ssio ner-in - h ief a nd ontrolle r e rseas 19t h

Malt a. Celebrations ept. 5 th t I l h

Bedfordsbire In s pecl ion by ommi ioner-in- hief a nd hief ur ing Officer Oc l. 4th

1,001 USES

A T a first a id class h e ld at a vill age not 50 m les from Glouce ter, the norma l tr a ining had been going o n fo r several weeks As in mo st clas es, the various uses to which th e tri a ngular bandage could be pu t ca u sed great interest and the members vied w ith each other to become proficient in its use

One evening towards th e end of the class, a farmer member imp a rted tbe following information o the ins truc tor:

" MyoId Tup has had a poi so ned foot for some weeks and a lthough I dressed it every day I was unable to kee p an y bandage on when he h obbled abo ut o n hree legs. I thought of the dressing ba ndage for the foot so I cut out a triangular piece of cloth and pu t it over the dressing on Tup s foot and th is d d the trick. It ke pt the b a ndage on and 2

COJ1.tinni.n g ...

T H E ORDER 'S JI E ]lITAG E By

':apt . J. DOCWRA-ROGERS

Knight of the Order

th e foot gelling beLler. Thank yo u fo r your tra inin g."

Mr. T W Cl a r k, th e in tructor, apprec ated thi k indl y re ma rk

3, 000 Envelopes

T H E va lu e of a news bulletin gaze t te, or other for m of p eriodica publicali n on a ll eve is how n b y the in tere t a rou eel by the one w hi c h has done mu c h to fUrLhe l th e cau e of Sl. Albans St. J ohn ur in g Di vision - t he " Qua rte rl y Bull et in "which has been th e" ba b y" of Mrs Rut h Tar in g D iv ision a l Office r a nd has ju st ce lebra ted it s ten til birthd ay. Sbe estimates that it ha ta ken en ream s of paper , 3, 000 enve opes p lus a g reat d ea l of hard work to keep it goi ng. But he feels that t he rewa rd is so methin g whi ch ca nDot be so ea il y assesse d. It c irc ula es to ex- memb e rs w ho h av mo ve d away, a nd goes to Austra l a a nd Northern Ir e lan d

T he fl ospilaller T omb at Xorlh B addesley Church, H ampshire.

HAMPSHIRE

angular building o f the fourteenth century mo tly of th e late " D ecorated" period, a pproximately 46 ft. b y 18 flo an d consi ts of a c hapel a t the east end with iving accommodation for the priest at the west nd -a parlour or kitchen, with windows oUlh a nd we lea ding to a buttery or larder. bo e the e, approached by a stone t.airca the leeping chamber with a s mall .• garderobe " a nd a hagio cope or oillel looking into lbe chapel. The r ma in s of an ient nclo ure were still tra c ab le in the nineteenth cent ur y in the ur rounding land. Godsfield continued a the head e ta bli h l11ent in the country \ iLh B addes ey and R unham (now R ownham) a me mber ," until the dis tri ct \ a depopulaLed by the B lack D eath in l348 / 9 a nd il became of only econdary imporLance; Ba dde le y then took its p lace.

The chur h of orth Baddes ley, dediated to l. John B pti t, i a bu ldiog of t be la te fOLlrteel1.lh c ntur y v ith a c hancel of tlle fift nth century Thi appear (0 be on tbe it e of a n a d ie r church a \ feature of \ hich ha e been embodied into th e pre ent building gain t the north wall of the cbancel a Purb eck M ar ble Tomb bearil1g the ross of the O rd r aod a coat of arm d picLing a be nd charged with three c ha pe (a chap " bing the mvtal tip of the word ca bb a rd) imila r coat is in

old glass in the east window. T hese arms have been incorrectly attribu ted to the de T othale fam l y, one of whom was Grand Prior 1297 -1 315. orhing is now left a bove ground of the Commandery b uildings, but below the kitchen court of the present Manor House a re the remains of foundations and unti l the end of the sixteenth century the Gatehou se stood opposite the church. At the D issolution the property was given by Henry VIII Lo his brother-in-la. Thom as Seymo ur on whose attainder jt passe d to Sir icholas T hrockmorton. He old it in 155 3 to one John F orster, who has sur ived in erse as a local celebrity. From having been Ste ward Lo the last bbess of R omsey, F orster apo tatised married an ex - un (Se ymou r's cousin) and founded a famil y . B addesley today is a pleasant pIa e some three miles ea t of R omsey, off the Winchester road. Another pos ession was the " Camera" at oodcott four miles north of Whitchurch in the K ingsclere district-a house and a hundred acre, but all traces of this h a e long ince disappeared. For about thirty ear in the 1\ elfth century the hospital of t. Cro s at in he ter \ a administered by the Order. ote. ince visiting the abo e we ha e rev i ited God field. The property was purcha ed in the autumn of 195 by M r. Ger ald Egerton, who appreciates the hi toric in terest of the chapel and plans to restore it gradually to ome emblance of it original tate.

CLUES

A CROSS

5. Sound sign of obstructed air -way (7).

9. Will produce holy itch, yet useful in skin conditions (8).

10. Someone else (7)

11. B elow knee P O.P o help the bowler (5, 3).

12. Take note lest gin gives painful sensations (7)

14. Met al for surgery (5).

15 May give clue to treatment in po isoning (5).

17 Formed on the r etina b y the lens (5).

18 Cut by the plastic su rgeon, but should be cut out by the F irst-A ider (5).

19. Ida is in the waiting list for diagnostic test (5)

20. Trap to remove tonsils (5).

22. Gem-in the eye sometimes (5).

23. Prote.ction from the elements (7)

2 6. A pomter for pre-medication (8).

27. Has this footballer to go into hospital? (7).

28. D octor in the morning with twitching of the muscles p r o d uces act ion for a play (8).

29. Half a score professo r s in the locomotor system (7).

DO WN

1. Its uses make body material (7).

2 Fling worth a chance (5).

Appeal to Yorks. Industry may

provide new Headquarters

THJ? po ibi lity of la unching an app a1 Iildustry for a bou t £30 000 lo provide, qwp and endow a new central offi e in tlle Leeds area i being CO Il id ered by tbe West Riding Di tri t of the t. J ohn Ambula nce Bri ga d e. Thi \ a di sclo ed by [h ounles of Scarbroug h , We Riding D i trict pre ident and counte Mountgarrel Di tri ice-president , ur ing Di ion at a conference for preside nt s and vice-p re idents in the i ic H a ll , Leed

Mr. Geoffrey mith D i lrict icepre iden t, Ambulance Di ion , aid til the work was now done in the office a t Wetherby of Dr. E. H. Lodge , Di tr i t Commi sio ner, b hi pe onal laff \ ith a £500 grant from the Pre ident' ppeal Committe

It ould ho\ e r be an unen i ble ta k for a n \V ommi ioner, \ ho might come f rom a differ n t part of the county to build up a new organi aL ion a re ull it \ a felt tha t a p [m anent headquarter hould be provided. The co of rurll1ing it might be double he pre ent e pend ilure

Royal Honour for Brigade Surgeon

Compiled by W. A. Potter

3 Blood cells that fight infection (5).

4. Destructi ve skin condition- but not the result of a rat-bite! (6, 5)

6 No slit in the throal (6).

7. Skin from minute gent ( 10)

8. Enthusiast ic, but impetuous (9).

12 by exercise, or fe ve r, or by Its first part (J 1).

13. D ied broken by sickly complexion is not admitted (10).

16 Commonly has a broken neck (5 -4).

21. Extracted volatile oil (7).

22 Outside staircase ( 6).

24 Thread or tape infect man (5).

25. The same again (5).

S O LUTI O T O C RO SSW ORD o 3 1. Antibiotic ; 6. O-b a-n ; 10. Mahgnant; 11. Evert ; 12. Spine; 13. Speaker'

16. Horse; 18. Ot -ic ; 19. Wi ll ; 21. Ugly; 22 R ota; 23. Meeds; 25. Asp irin; 26. Drill; 30 Idiot; 31. R edolence; 32. Mugs 33. Re-strain-ed.

DO WN: 1. Army; 2. Tu -lip; 3. Beginner; 4. Oral; 5. Intestma1; 7. Break time; 8. Naturalist; 9. Fever; 14. Rheumat sm; 15. Motor nerve ; 17 Relapsing; 20. Umbrella'

24 Broth; 27 Linen 28. Edit; 29. Tend 4

Lady carbrough aid tbat in h I' i it would be in their fa our to ha e conlinuity with a Brigade ecretary doing th rutin work and easi ng the pre ure on Dr Lodge, who could i it the headqu rter to deal with important matter

Opening the rence , L a d y carbrough urged people not to lake th e voluntary work of the t. John mo v ment for granted.

The principal speake r, Lady Heald , County Superintendent , Surr y said lh Bri gade should try to ecure mor publicil

Although member hip was ri ing they wou ld not get young people if the y did not the Brigade was a go-ahead organi atlon.

Mrs. Lodge, Di s lric t Superinlendent , said that the total effective trength o f the Brigade in the W est Riding was 10279. In addition there were 11 ,45 0 auxil iar ie , 1,036 probationers a nd 60 on Bri gade reserve.

Last year 239 ,498 public duti s were performed in the counly di tricl. a e treated 00 duty totalled 15 ,742 and anolher 20 ,1 28 ca e were dealt w ith by off-duty members.

Other speakers were Mr G. Aykroyd, Assistant D i trict Superintendent, Vi COlIlltess Mountga r ret a nd Lord Savi le.

More than 100 vi itors to the co nferen ce were gi ven a civic welcome by the Lord M ayor of Leed (Alderman Mr Mar y Pearce).

Ear lier S r George M a rtin , preidenl of the Leeds Corps, e nterta in ed Lady He a ld , district presid e nt and top-ranking me mber of the "Brigad e to lunch at the Qu eens Hote , Leeds.

(in ] 944) and 3rd Field Ambulance (in 1945) before re lurning bome in December , 1945.

On tbe recon titution of the Territorial rmy in 19 47, oJ. Ollerensbaw rai ed 126tb (Lanca hire) Field Ambulance a ommanding Officer and erved in that capacity until appointed A tant Director ofedical rice 42nd ( L ancashire)

Infantry D i\i ion (T ) in Jun e, ]954. He i at pr ent commanding 71h (Manchester) General H o pital (T -an appointment he ha held ince D ec mber, J957 oJ. lIeren ha\ ervice with tbe Br iga de dale from J anuary 1st J955 when he \ a appoinled Di trict Surgeon 10 the Duke of L a nca ter's D istrict. ember "ho know him in this role cannot but recogni e hi genuine interest and enthu ia m in the \ ork of the Brigade and hi er e in thi connection \ as recogni ed earlier thi y ar by hi promotion to the rank of omma nd er of the Order.

"FIRST AID FOR PRISONERS" COURSE

AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS

experimenta l cla in.Ar a id in lru clion organi ed al H M. P r i on, Do r hester, a e trem Iy u e ful, it wa rep rted a l th e fir annual me ting a t Dorchesl I' of th recon lituted Do1'c he leI' e nlr of the l. J ohn mbulance ocial ion aid th chairma n, Dr. M. Macleod, "T he re p n e w a quite remarka b le and lh standard reach d by tb men surpri ed a ll o f u They a ll pa d their exa minalion and ill receive erlifi te in due cour e.

The c hairm a n a id that allhough tbe ce ntre wa reco n tituted in pril la t y a r t here were onl l four month s n \ hi h their wo rk could be carried out.

In a ddition lo theftr t aid 1 ctu re at the prison there were l\ 0 other la e - for men and women - all of which were run by t be Divi ional Surgeon, D r. R. F. Br oks a od Dr. R. Gi ll elt. Of the e hr e c ia

35 p ople qualifi d in adult fir t aid. n lh mone -rai ing side a small a ppe al s ub- com mittee" a formed under th hairm a n hip ofrs Cecil Pop Regular whist drive ,ere h ld, offee morning bad a l a been arranged and a tota I a f over £50 \ as olle ted b t\ een eptember a nd D ecember.

" Th committee and I feel the re i a tr mendoLl amount of \1 ork that can be done a part from th member of the Brigad. We f e l ver trongl that \ e \ ant to h Ip th "Brigade in every po ible yay' I feel o-op ration here i es ential and with t hi s in vi we aT a rranging a s ri es of m t ing a nd event in wbich all can take part," h e sa id Member wer weI omed to the me et ing b y h e pre id nt t he Mayor of Dar h ter, Mr. G. rardon, who v a accompanied by the fayore s Mr rardon.

5

PLYMOUTH'S DRIVE IN FACTORIES BRINGS RESULTS

A T the annual meeting of the Plymouth and District Centre of the st. John Ambulance Association, held at St. John House, 2 Bedford Terrace, Plymouth, on Wed nesday, March 25th, tbe secretary, Mr. George Ho ward, reported that the drive to encourage factory workers and others to become skilled in first aid bad brought satisfactory results. Since the drive started w it h the co-operation of the District Inspector for F actories, Mr. G. T. Parkes , over 200 peop le representing most spheres of the working community, including housewives, had attended courses run by the Centre. The make -up of some of tbese classes was interesting: factory workers and supervisory staff had contributed 75 students, miscellaneous workers 50 farmers and farm workers 20, police and A patrolmen 20 and housewi es 20.

The Lord ayor of Plymouth (Ald. G. J ingett), patron of the Centre, who was introduced by the cbairman, Mr. S. Cox, said that being at the meeting of the Centre was be thought, one of the most useful of hjs engagements as Lord Mayor. Ald Wingett paid tribute to the work being done b y tbe Centre. He emphasi ed the need for a knowledge of first aid in the home \ bere he aid .. the majority of accident happen.'

Lord Roborough \ a re-elected as pre ident.

The year acti ties were also reported on by the ecretary, 1 irs. E. Allen, who announced tbat a county pageant and a garden fete \ ere arranged for this summer. Report of the treasurer, Mr. D. Koehli sho\ ed that the centre began with a balance of £413 7 7d. and during the year th y decided to give to the t. John Hall management committee the £ _00 originally on loan from the entre. Among the money rai ing e ents flag day re ulted in £9 coIl cted and the final balan "a £1 5 4 1] d In a short addre lhe ssociation's Dire tor G eneral. Ifr. H. F. Parsh all, who wa introdu ed b th Count y Dire tor Brig. F. S HawkLn , paid tribute to the splendid tan made by the D ar hester ntr

He reminded member that the a ociation' ta k wa to train the public i n fir t aid and they would like to get themselves organi ed to the point wher they ould get on train d per on in eery h ome-one of the most dang rOll ourc of a id ot Mr. Pa r hall wa thanked b. Brig. G. M. Thomp on. ount mbulance Office r, wh a so a n noun d that tbe f a or intended t laun h hortl an appeal tm a rd learing off th final debt on tl1 building of the t. John Hall 1 orth quar. Dar h ster.

FIRST AID TBEATMEN7' OF A GRICULTURAL POISONIN G

GOLD BADGES

i si o n

By Mrs. J. L. LAFFERTY Div Supt. Banstead & District Nursing Div

THE present centur has b een named b some of the popular Press a s " the Scientific Age ," and each successive yea r sees this becoming increa singly true. or is science confined to the towns ; t he farmers , forced by the war to be e pert form-filler now ha ve to turn their attention to a s t ud y of chemica s. While many of these a ids to the culture of crops and control of weeds are comp a ra tively harmless to man, e .g. D D T. or the type of weedldllers sold for use on our a\>/Ils, others are poisonous chemicals to be used only with proper care when instructi ons are ignored sickness and even death can result. Fortunately deaths are few, in Great Britain a least, but such deaths from agricultural chemicals would tend to m a ke hea dlines by reason of their novelty, wbile vast numbers of road-accidents, unha ppily, barel y r ecei e a mention, b y r eason of their frequenc y However , a m a n can become ver y ill as a result of improper or careless use of these materials and it is here that we , as fust-aider s, m a y be able to help. Ther e is no w a regulation requiring employer s of farm la bour to h a ve fir s t aid facilities a vailable for their staff, and so members of the Brigade in rural communities may find themsel ves training their collea gues, or acting a s first-aider to their workma tes.

The new joint textbook has gi ven a paragraph to the possible signs and symptoms of agricultural poisoning (p 114) and describes two types of acute poisoning that ma y be encountered. However, poisoning b y some chemicals can be insidious in onset, so that an agricultural worker , whose very job may depend on and by its nature engenders the best of health , will feel hesita nt to go to his doctor because he has pers istent headaches, nausea and general m a la is e It is very natural that such a man h a ving finished a day s h a rd work will over a glass of beer in the " local," for example, discuss his vague feelings of ill-health with his colleague in the St. John Ambulance Brigade, whom he regards as being on the fringes of the medical profession. If this man is known to have been working long hours using agricultural chemicals, and complains of feeling " under the weather" he should be strongly advised to consult his doctor. To continue spraying operations under such circumstances may lead to the man becoming seriously ill and in any case such symptoms could herald the onset of several illnesses, any of which should recieve proper medical attent ion.

The mode of entry of these poisons is sometimes b y inbalation into the air passages, and can also be by absorption through the skin more rarel y it may be swallowed , either accidentally or in an attempt at suicide Proper protective clothing should be available to be worn, and a fa ce shield should prevent inhalation

to any great xtent. If the poison i a bsorbed through the kin it will be a b orbed in tbe blood-stream , and m a y a ttack certain organs , according to tl1e type of chemical used A simple precaution again t uch absorption constant atten tion to simp le hygiene precaution ,ma inly regula r washing • o lltilill ed lI ex t page

T ABLE OF CHEl1IICALS

I. Safe: SLight ha za rd n u e. II. Interlll ed iat e : Sa fe if used with s om ca re. III. Ha z ardoll s: ppreciable h az ard s Ca reful ha ndl in g r qui red

Main us es 1. S afe II IlII er Jl1 edi a t e III H azardo ll s

Fumigants C bloropi rin ga

Rodenticides

Ethylene di hloride Carbon e tr a chlorid e H yd ro ya ni c a i

Formande h yde E tl1 yIen e dibromide e lhy l br o mid e

" A TU (a-na p t hy l Barium flu o ri d thiourea) Flu o r oace la mi d

Barium ca rbon a te F lu oroaceLa le

Red Squill H Warfa rin S l ryc hn ine Z inc pho phi d e

Bora tes

C a rbama tes (e.g. IP )

AMBULANCE

a re n egligi bl e and ther e little d an ger from h o megrOYiJ1 p r od uce. few years ago h ere \ a a lot of di cu io n in the newspapers a bo u t poiso nou r e idu e on importe d fr u it and a lthough n o case was p r o ved a gai n l hi fru l, it i o b vio u y aIe r to a h a ll uch food before eat ng.

Commonwealth Prob lems

Dalapon 2, 4-dichlo r opheno xyace t c ac id (2 4-D) I r enil

Herb icides and a ll r ela ted P enta chlorph e n ol Dinit ro buly l-ph e no l pla n t -gro wth h o r- (dino e b) mones, incl. TBA D ini tro r 0 1(0

Mono chlor oace a tes

Monuron ('C MU )

S im a zine

Trichlor a ceta tes

IT he fo regoi ng ap p ie ma inl y to the nit ed K ngdom. St. J ohn memb er i n the Commom ea lth countr ies w ill fi nd a la rger probl m H er crop praying an d in ect control progra m mes are ca rried ou t on a much larger cale over wi d e a rea of ou nt TY and communication s a re difficull. gain, t. J ohn mem ber ma find the m e lv wo r king \ it h a team an ' ing OUl pray ing operations and the o ul d b advi ed lo d i c u \ i th th eir

I m iron

Benzene hexachloride D e m to n

Chlorbenzid e Aldrin D imef o

Chlordane C hl or th io n D in itro bu L I- p h no l

DDT D em et on-m e th y D in it rocr 0 1 (D

Derris D iaz ino n E nd rin

Ins ecticid es Dipter ex Die ldrin Fluoroacela mi de

Mal a thion H eptachlo r M e l hy -pa ra t hion

M etho xychlor L ea d ar en a te ico ne

Mine ra l oils Phenk a pton e P a r aL h io n

P yre t hrin Rogor Pho d r in

Tar oils T o xa phene Sc hra d a n ulphote pp T E PP (H E TP)

Ant ibiotics

Ca p tan Or ga ni c me rc ur y )

Copper compounds Orga ni c mer c uri a ls co m po und s use d as

Fungicides Di t hio ca rbam a tes u se d as seed c oncentr ate, or Lime-sulphur dress ings indoors

Sulphur Or ga n o-lin comTMTD (tetra me th yl pound s thiura m dis ulphide)

Growth- Maleic hydrazide depressants Tetra cbloronitrobenzene

Repellents I Napthale ne I Paradichlorobenzene I

Permission to publish this table was given b y Dr. E. F Ed son of the Medica l Departmen t of Fisons Pest Control Ltd 6

D i i io na l ur geo n u ila bl e act io n in t he ent o f thei r co lleagu bei n g taken i ll wh ile a wa from ba e H ere also it may b po ible to a i t n the p r evention o f accid nl b guida n ce wit b hygiene precautio n In ca e lhi picture a p pears too gloomy it hould b mentioned that m anufaclurer o f t he e ag ric ul tw- a l chem ica ls sub mit t o a scheme of no t ification of th e int ended u e of th e po i on and lh ei r action i o ns id ere d by a sc ien t fi c co mmi ttee th a t reco mm nd wbe th er hese s u bstan ce are ui ta bl e fo r the purpo e for wh ic h t hey are pro po ed M a nufa turer s al 0 go t o co nsidera bl e t ro ub o ee th at the ir leafle t co nt a in clear a nd m p e inslT uct ion as to t he man ne r of u e of t he ir produ ct, so t ha t the b o u e ho ld er usi ng th m in h i ga rd n o r g ree nh o u e need h a e n o fea r tha t he \-v ill becom e ill if h ma kes a careful tud y of th e l it er a tur e ac omp an ring hi pur ha e Th i i of cour s a matter of co mmon e n e h en u ing a new and unfamili ar a rticl e in a n spher di s regard of wbi ch gi es th e fir s t a ider a lo t of all tb a \ ith a little ca r e, need nev r ha e been ma de. I hould lik e to th ank Dr. J. M. Barnes, Direc tor of tbe ledica l Re ear h Council's Toxi olog Re ea rc b Unit , Car halton for his interest and a d vice.

T HE F inal F irs t Aid Competition of L on d on Tr ans port Am bulance Centre, too k pl ace at the B orough P olytechnic , Borough R oa d , S E.1. , on T hursday, April 2n d , ] 959 Thi s is the major compe ition o f the year th e lea ding road and rail teams g oin g f orwa r d to rep resen th e Centre at the at ional o m pet tio ns 70 team ha ing taken part in nine di crict Com petitio n s, followed b y two semi -final compet itions to select the 10 tearns to compete in the final The winner thi year were B aker Street omen) (leader ss E. H unt), with 442 t mark out of a po ib le 600. R unners-up were P eckham and ew Cross (lea der P mith) (433 t ) , and hird, R omford· · ,. (leade r L. Sam) (4 27 D. T he foUl"th team wa s anor H ouse·' '(leader R Y illiams) \ th 41 5 mark ; th e other prize-winner who o b ta ined fifth p la e ,er e Chi \ ick (lea d er J B arne ) V inner of tbe various troprue were: Challen ge Srueld, B aker treet omen) P robyn Shie ld P e!<ham and e\ Cro s orn1an Cup, R omford A.' · Hu tchings Cup P eckham and Ie, Cros. G ra to ck Troph y . l anor House . . B .-' Th eshie d cup and prize were pre enred to th e \ inning team b y Mr. J B. B urnell. Operating ana ger, Centra l R oad Servi e . Th e Chairman o f th e Cenrr e 1r. lex J. W e bb , G eneral uper inten de nt ( taff and T rain in g) R a il\ ay p re id ed and a vote of t hank to he ju d ges was propo e d b the ice- Chairm an of th e CentTe,r. G h ave, R oll in g to k En ginee r (R oad Se rv ice). The j udge wer e D r. D D. T owle of Bl ac!<hea th D r. G . S haw- mith of Tot tenham D r. A C onn of b ell and 1r. D v illi am on of the etr o p o lit an P oli e Dr. L. G. l orm a n hief redi al Offi cer and a Vice-Pre ident of the Cen tr e th ank ed Mr. J B Burn 11 for pr e enting the awar ds The entre Secr e tar ir. W H ar de n t hank ed the t eam s f o r h eir continued i n terest in comp et ition w ork and then p aid tribute to the help gi ven b the Di trict and Bra nch Se r e ta rie an d th e m any oth er helpers who had a ssi ted:, itb the org ani ation of the comp e tit on

liTHE BOOKSHELF II

W HAT ABOUT NURSING? by Joy Burden (S.P.c.K. , 2s 6d.). For an yone who is thinking of taking up nursing , tllis little book gi es a very true picture of wha to expect. Th e whole r a nge of training for Sta te registration is descri bed , and there are particularly useful chapters covering the various opportuni ties for work o u tslde the Ho spita ls- in priva te nursing in the Prison Ser vice , as a School Ma t ron an d so on.

Thoroughly reconU1l ended THE LIFE OF SIR ALEXA TDER FLEMI G, by Andre Maurois (J onathan Cape, 255.). B y no w there can be fe \· of us , partic ul a rl y if we are connected in any way with the medica l profession, who do not know a bou the discover y of penicillin b y Sir Alexander Fleming and the immense new vistas of healing opened up b y this event.

But in the hand s of M. Mauro is, one of themost skilled and sympathetic biographers of today, the human story behind the achie vement takes shape, and we are left with a sense of profound hunlility.

Unconventional, unaffected by llis great successes , Sir Alexander s life is indeed an object lesson to all who practice medicine in any form, and es peci ally to those who as p ire to take up medical research as a profession The grea lesson is t h a t of thoroughness, of d isrega rd ng the successes a nd probing into t he reasons for failur es,

of tirelessly c omb ning drud ge ry with detecti ve work.

S AMA RITA OF T HE ISL A DS by DOll Everitt (Ha rr ap, 1-5. 6d.). The tor y of Reg Bla nchfor d A ss is tan.t Co mmi ss ioner of the Briga de in Guern sey is now knO\· n to million s who saw t h is self-effacing offi ce r appear on the tel evi ion programme Thi is Yo ur Li fe." The tributes p a id to him in the cour e of the progranlme, from his wife, hi s colleagues and- most mo ing y-f rom those who eli es he had aved a they clung for a foot-hold on th e peril ou clift' - t hat these tribute were not e ag gerated is pro ed b y this bo ok, wh ich amplifies h e account of Blanchfor d life, part icularly th years of the G erma n Occupa tio n The pages which descri be the e ents of those yea rs a nd Ule d esper ate measures which Blanchford adopted to keep the Briga d e's am bula n e service in ac tion are truly exciting and in deed i ns piring read ing for any member of the Briga de.

Holder of the George Med a and of tlle

Ord er of st. J ohn's Life- a ing 1edal in Go d , Reg Blanchford has now more ditinguished honours than most member of the Brigade but it is abundant ly clear from this bo ok that he has earned them the hard way , His success is a testimony to what can be achieve d by determination an d initia t ve with the resources of the Bri gade, in i land conditions which called fo r an. app r oach

Th e inspiri ng bio g raphy of

Are a Commission e r R. H. Blan c hford J O .St .l.

SAMARITAN of the ISLANDS

Don E ve ritt

Ever yone connect ed with the Order of St. John will find so mething of interest in t h is inspiring story It shows how one man enth usiasm, vision an d per sonal example w ere instrumental in producing a first -class land , sea an d air ambulance service in Gu ernsey.

Th e exp loits of Blanchford 's t eam in r es cu ing p eo ple trapped on d anger ou s cliffs, * bringing first ai d to the si ck an d injmed on nei ghb omi ng isl ands , racing to shipping accidents, and aving maroone d holid ay -makers from drowning , make a heart-warming sto r y whi ch c ont a ins scores of ex ci ting incidents, in clud ing so me during t h e G erman occu pation.

* The illu s r atio n sh ows Blanch/ord maki ng a re scue alfe mpl

Obtainabl e at bookselle rs and librari e s 12/ 6

Aid in JamaicaRECENTLY, Ralph ookh rn cutti n g wood at the JlO use of D r. Hendel' o n a v i itor o J a m a a fr on M c Gi ll Uni v rsity, M on rea l. U nfor tunat ly he c UL h i for a rm D r. He nd r all was out at he time a nd ok horn went to the Run away B ay fi r a id I a ( w here he r eceived treatm e n fr o m (h e fi r t-aide l on duty CMi . D a id on. he r com· m nded him to go to ho pital f r furlh er trea tment wher th e ound wa stitched Dr H e nd er on expre ed great ali fa lio r at the treat ment gi en at the fir l aid lo t and in app reciatio n ga e a donation of £5 toward s the" ark being don e there. -and in Dorset

A Old form e d unde r til Haw a rd Peop l s' lu b has ju t be at Maiden e\ ton, Dar el. ha irm ansh ip of Mr W

Thi has no\ b ome affi liat

T

of

ing member now res idin g in M aide n e\ ron, wi ll materially aid thi en(ure b t kin g charge of the m ed ca comfort an trea u re hip re pe ( ely.

A LOOK AT SOUTH AFRICA

ON PARADE IN FIJI

KONG

-AI file t. John dinner in Ii ond I{on d , Ihi ill/men e Knidhl wa th e cen tre oj th e decoration and aroused much inf ercs /. In /he picture. from left to righ t. aTe .11rs Chan. Dr. P. J. T eUllg, Lady Black, .11 Tr. Turn er, E q., II.E. the Go vernor, II' Rob ert Black , E wok Chan, .1lrs. T1l1'll er and ir .1Iichael H ogan. work and a ll Br igade work in gen ral.

The good pe pie take their ark ery serioLisly, and Jus as efficle:nt in organi ing a ial function.. [y vnf and I have had numerous mVltatlons to attend t. J ohn a tivitie. We hav a lwa been made more than lcome in fa th if ho pita ity i a en helming.

., The B rigade here has other problem \ hich we n the Un ted Kingdom do not und rstand he va ri o L1 s group of peopl h ave to epa rated into units ueh a European, o n- Europea ns, M .a la s, e t Duties are perfo rmed by a ll sect.lon of .he Brigade, but w ith publ.lc; but in spite of the e dlfficu lt le , the pm t of St. John is in the hearts of 11 members ine pecti ve of olour or To my m a n y f ri e nd III South fn a I vi 11 to ay Vee Geluk, Tot Sien ." 9

Auckland

Retirement

SIR ER l"E T DA I, a knight of tbe enerable Order of t. John of Jerusalem, re entl pr en ted an illuminated addre to 1r. D F. [aeka, a fellowknight of the Order. at the annual meeting of tbe uckland branch of the St. John Ambulance 0 iation.

Mr. Mackay retired t his ear from the executive after 6 years' ser i Th Ma or of uckland, 1r. Bu ttl who pre ided over the meeting, prai ed th ork done b tbe st. John Ambulan e. It tand high in the estimation of t h e public, he aid, but many people fai l d to under tand and appreciat tbe work done

I n Fiji lli e Go verno r, ir Ronald Garvey recently undertook the 1'nspection oj the Lautoka D ivision.

KNIGHT IN HONG

JERSEY CADETS TRIUMPH

r Il E J ersey Cadet again wept Ihe board in fh eir al1nua l firs l

1 aid compel it ions it lt Guernsey, and re fa ll1 ed Ih e Olll1 y

Co mmi ioner' Sh ield for fhe Ihi rd COil eCli l ive year. T he

Ambu lance Cade ts won h eir seclion wil li a l ola I of Z9.,J, mark and th e N urs ing Cadets won Iheirs it h marks.

T h e trophies and medal T ere p resented by If .E. {h e L l.-

Goven wr, Genem/ Sir Gem'ae Er kille, who i 'eell ill Ihe pi cilire

cOl1gm l ula ing Sgt. J Collell leader of Ihe N nTi:iing 1('0111.

A f urther report app ar on page 12.

CADETS CAN HELP TO KEEP BRITAIN TIDY

Welsh Cadets Compete for Cups

WELSH C ADET F INAL RE SULTS.-T wen ty -

on e team s co mpr isin g nine a mbulance cade t , seven nursing ca det, f our •. 16-20 "

Ambulance a nd one " 16-20 " ursin g

team s c omp eted in the Wels b Ca det

Fi na l C omp e t ti ons h eld at Can ton H igh

School on Sa turd ay, April 25 th T rophies

an d pr zes wer e prese n ted by the L or d

M ayo r of Ca rdi ff (A ld. A J Willia m , J P .) and t be C hie f Offi cer N ursing Cadets

(Mrs W. R Craws h ay) to the followin g winning teams : T w s t on -D avies Amb u lance

Ca de Cup , Cefn Cr bbw r (Glam.); La d y

(H erb ert) L ewis ursin g Ca det Cup, G Jynn eat h (G la m. ); G wyn M o rr is Un iform

1. Org anise litter clea r an ces in wellkno wn beaut y spots or other areas pos si bly a ccumul a t ing litter in one pl a ce wi h a publi c pa r ade an d ceremoni a l bonfir e

2. Or ga ni se t he collection , cleansing a nd return of emp ty milk bottles , and -

3 Sp eci a collections of empt y bot les and b r oken glass . 4. Appoin t li tt er wardens in Bes t K ep t Villa ge Comp et ions , Sports D ays, etc., o r for speci a l a r ea s.

5. M ake c ar tidi es for p r esenta ti o n (or sale !) f or fa mily car or for o ut ing co ach es.

6 Mak e and oper a te litter b ins a loca l fe tes a nd op en a r sho ws.

7 Or gani se a :film sho w round o pen- air subjec ts, including a n a n i-litt er film, in Ju ly.

8. Run compet it ions:-

(a) Word comp etitions (e.g m axi mum number of word s t h a t can be made from " Litter Recept acle ");

(b) Lament for a Litter bug;

(c) Dr amatise " The Rout of the Litterphiles b y the Litterphobes " (gre at scope for ch a racterisation and ingeniou s costume)

9. Co -opera t e with sch emes to restore t he balance of nature (scruffy undergrowth invites litter)

10. Co -op erate with schemes to clear up dereliction s or il egal " dump s" But

Don' t Let People Assume You Will Always Come A long To Clea r Up After T hem.

Cu p , Jo hn Su m mers & D eeside CF lintshi re); Coun t y Area Ca d et O fficers' nif o rm Cu p , Gl ynneath " 16-20 Ambula nce M emb ers' Co mp e ition Cefn C ri b bwr.

P ayin g tri but e to the work carri ed out by the Briga de, the L or d M ayo r reca lled wi t h pr ide hi s man y assoc ia tions w th it duri n g th e co urse of h is c areer.

Po TARDAWE ENROLME T CEREMONY.-

Th e Chief Offi cer ursing Cadets, W ale , M rs. W. R Craws h ay, was t he principal gu est at th e Pon tar dawe A m bu lan ce H all on the occas ion of the com bi ned presentaon of awar ds an d cadet enr olme n ce rem on y o f t be P on tard awe, Clydach and Craig F e en D iv ision s. Ar ea Cadet Offi cer (M iss) M. H. Sykes extend ed a welcom e t o M r s. Craws b ay on her first visit an d to the offi cer s an d fri en ds of t h e ne ighbouring di visi ons. A bou q ue t was p resent ed o M rs Cr awsh ay b y ursin g

Ca det M a r y D av id a nd Cade t P risce Ua Gwyll h anded sprays o f flo wers to t h e ot h er ch ief gu es ts

The Ca de t Pres id ent ( Mi ss J. Berro w, Matron C yda ch H os pita l) called up on Mi ss

Sykes and Nurse Shi r ey L ey t o c u t a ca ke iced with a r epre sen ta t ion of be e igh t pointed cros s made by C ad e Sergt . M ary Marnell in celebr a tion of tbe fo urteen th b ir thday of the Clydach Town Nursi n g Divi sion

A large numb e r of present a tion s included speci a l prizes from Miss M M Will ia ms to ca dets who had done m a n y hours of 10

olu nta ry d u ty at 10 lTiston .1:-1 0 pita l of whic h be i M tron ad of the ear sh ield s," warrants of appointment and pro fi c i ncy cert ificate and embroidered hair- back co er made by the lydach cadets for use on the wards of the dach ho pita !. Another n dica t ion of the indutrious nal ure of tb e lydach cadet va the knitted knee rug for \ ar di abled eer icemen which wa on di play. lL a e peciall p lea ing to have the company of Mis hi r ley Ley R .C a former mem ber of lydach adet Di i ion who recei ed a gift to commemorate her fort hcomi n g mal-riage.

T he mo impre i e parl of t he p rogramme was {he en ro lment of 30 cadet by th e hief ur ing adet Offi er ho in a short an d in piring addre pointed LJL that eve r day life wou ld presenl ample opportuni ies to put their kno\ ledge of first aid and nur iog into action and en mo r e to lend tbe he lpi n g hand thal \ a expected of boy and girl \ ho had lak n the cadet vows.

MUSIC COMPETITION

PRIZEWINNERS

T H E winner of lhe alional adet u i Co m pe ti tion has now been announced It was l S-years-old Shei la D ean of Chapel A ller ton ursing Cade t D ivi ion, We t Ridin g o f York h ire, for her composition

" Allegro in E Mino r. "

Shei la, who won he t hird prize in la year ' s co mp e titio n has also wo n the e ond pri ze t h is year with he r co m po ilion

" All egr et to G razioso fo r H a r psich o rd or Pi a n o" and was high ly commended for her ot her co m po ition " M o rn ing."

The rest of th e prizewi nn er s we re: Thi rd Pr ize: G iJli a n om yn aged (" Th e T oy Boat "), H y lh e, K ent.

Hig hly Commended : Ba rb ar a Carter aged

ll { (" Th e Bo un cing B a ll "), H ythe, Kent;

D el yth Morris age d 4 (" Va se "), So uthgate, L o nd on.

C omm ended : j u li a Sage age d I Jt (" R a indrop s " ) , Stam.ford , Linco ln shi re; R oger

Vo gel a ge d 15 (" Ven enum et Mors "), Li ver pool , Lan cas hire ; Rit a Be nfor d aged

14 (" Rever ie " ) Lei ces ter; an d hri s tin e Figg aged Lei cester.

L6NCOLN CADETS' EASTER GESTURE

P hoto L wcoi >l sillTe Chron icle

OR Iii pa 1 fi ve 01' si:r year' as East er lime ClpproClche .· llie Lincoln adel l ur inn

Diei s ions collecl frolll kindly dOllors, ho colale gg with Iii idea of distribliLingthem 10 ./e mriOll 110 pilal in and MOllnd llie ity oj Lincoln. " I special evening is then Cl1Tang d (I T 10 {Ii r P('sti v al!. /tell th('se e{!./!..· ar ] reoenled to Ille Ilp erinlendents and jj I alrons

tli e '1 oriolls hospila/ · • 1dpClJl{Clge is lak en of Ihis evenl 10 make the presentations of Cup , u lifica{('s and olher (ttl·orc! · 10 Ihe ('ad 111 (,lIIb ers IIlhis ljN/r's pres enlalioll, Ihe pllOlograJ h how · (l eJlto right): Jli. ·. - L arrolte (Xur sing t' lI/ber) J i .' B. arroll e ( llrsin a Jlelllber ), ;U r ]11 Fowl(,T ( r i ce-Pr esidenl), 11rs. A. acZford (I ivi. iOllol IIp erilll e ndelll), H iss ,J H obillSOIl ( ollnty adef Offi cer) AI rs, D. J( oers ( 0//111.11 Sllr s illg OJ]it' r) , Jlrs. W Jllbb (.h ea uperillienclent) G Bwm liri. l0llal 'ffi er), and J Jr.· 101.(' II (.YlIr illg 'ffi c(' r) w ilh s om e of Ih e Ea sler egg

SATURDAY CINEMA AWARDS

EARBY DIVISION'S JUBILEE

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HE Earby D ivision of the West R id ing D istrict cele brated the diamond jubilee of the formation of the division in April and an inspection was held at A Ider Hill ounty Secondary School, followed by a service at All Saints Parish Chu rch, conducted by the R ev. W. Fullwood (vicar), the Jesson being read by Mr. R. S. Shaw, a v ice-chairman of the division. Contingents from Grassington, Skipton, and Barnoldswick attended. D r. E. H. Lodge, County ommissioner, was the inspecting officer, and others present included Mr. G. W. Lodge, D istrict Commissioner ; D r. J. P rentice, Area Commissioner; D r. J. Baird, Area Surgeon; D r. J. Critchley, Assistant Area Surgeon; Miss G. E. Myall Area Superintendent ursing) ; Mr F. R. Charlton, Area Cadet Officer (Ambulance); Mrs E. Wi! on Area Cadet Officer ursing; Mrs. Gilbert, Assistant Area Cadet Officer ur ing), and County Officer J. G. R ochester , who was in charge of the parade. D ivi ional Superintendent J. Moon was in harge of the Earby Division and the Chairman of Earby Council ( r. H. W aterworth) who was accompanied by Mrs. Waterworth , were also present. It was at a meeting held in March 1899, that the Earb y D i ision was formed , and at a meeting in April , 14 persons were enrolled , and on April ] 8 , it was agreed that the names of members and their addresses s hould be po ted at each mill in the parish , at the Cricket Club and the Institute, Thornton Quarry and the churches and chapels. It a al 0 resolved that non -members houJd ha e the privilege of attending drills on tbe payment of 6d. per quarter. In January 1902 , a ladie ' fir t aid class was formed and later a nursing d ivision, with iss Holgate in charge. In 1901, Dr. Falconer \ as named a chairman. t t he beginning of the century fines were imposed on member for ab ence withou t leave, breach of di cipline improper use of effect etc. the amount ranging from 3d. to ] S and failure to pa y could be followed by expul ion from the divi ion. During the years it \ as not unu ual for cla se to numb r up to fif t " but nun1ber ha e ftuctuated. In 19_ the effort to rai e fund for headquarters came to fruition, and the pre ent headquarter were secured.

"h e _ I ayoTe.·· of Pelerborollgh, J Ir,.. R. We ICOlllbe, presenled award ' 10 three nllr ing 'w lels at the Broadway X inell/a. Frolll left 10 riahl: 11l r. fl V. Gillelt (Ar ea Officer), Tosephine W es l (c"rrmd Prior l:J adrJe), Ihe 1I1ayoress, Brenda Chm' ll oll alld usan Cole/allah \ pecial ervice Me d, ), anel ll1r F. A. I l a lIford (Cinema J I aIlClaeT). The cadefs go on dn ly every allll'day mornin a at tlte cin e ma.

T he E ditor welcom e unusua l photograph and reports of all Cadet activitie , and ,;"ill publish as man y as poss ible 11

The divisions contributed many men and \ omen to the service, and on the formation of t he Royal aval Sick Berth Re erve it was memb rs of the Earby D ivi ion who were fir t enroJled. and their mem ber "ere O. 1 aDd 0."' and the EaTby D ivi ion 'i a ah ay recogni ed a the 0.1 D ivision with mem ber taking precedence at in pectio n In 19 9 at the outbr ak of aI, 40 mem ber \ ere called to the service and the went to all parts of the \ orld. T he prese n t Su peri n tenden t, r. J. Moon, h a 3 - yea r service, and is ra pidly approa h ing the length of er i o f M r. W alter Bra d h a\ t o wh o m fell the honour o f serving longer t ha n a n yone el e, apart f r om Dr. Falconer. ho serve d for 0 er 50 year. Mr. T. B rough ton, the p resent secr etar y, follo wed in t he foo t p of hi f a th e r.

At the opening of the J-Iebburn J-I.Q. exten ion, fTom eft o Tig ht: County PTe iden/ :.II/" St anley Embleton; Commissioner, S ir M yers 'Wayman; the Su pe rintendent - in - hie!; D ivisional Sup erintendent J . ..d St eroaTt; County S upeTintendent ( \7) Lady W ayman; COtlnty Sup e1'in endent (A) Dr. R obe?"t R utheTf01·d.

Superintendent-in-Chief opens Hebburn's £3,000 Extension

THE Hebbum Ambulance D ivision

attained its 50th Birthd ay on March 13th last, but the celebr ations were delayed un t il April 18th when it was hoped that the Superintendent -in-Chief, who was to accompany her husband to Hebbum for the Kelly R eunion, would honour t hem with a visi t. Although her prograrrune for that da y was a very full one, Countess Mountbatten very kindly rearranged i to fit in a visit to the Hebburn Headquarters to present the Jubilee Certificate and other awards and to open the new £3,000 extension built to accommodate the newly formed nursing di vision.

Immediately following her arrival, the two units , ambulance and nursing, were inspected b y the Superintendent-in-Chief; Lady Mountbatten spoke to every man and nurse on parade a gesture which was warml y appreciated b y the members who had not a n tici pated such a close and delightful contact. She then presented the Jubilee Certificate to D ivisional Superintendent Stewart who received it on behalf of his division; afterwards, she presented the Service Medal to Dr. Hughson; 4th Bar to Mr. Stewart; 3rd Bar to Corporal C. G. Robson and 1st Bars to P tes. A E. McCain and T. Slater.

The official party which included the Commissioner, the County Superintendent (A), Dr. R R utherford; the County Superintendent (N), Lady Wayman; and the County P resident, Mr. Stanley Embleton; guests and representati ves from the two units, accompanied the Superintendentin-Chief upstairs for the opening of the extension, a light and airy lecture room, with a door opening out on to the fiat roof

of the drill hall. A bouqu et of white lila, p ink ca rnation s t u l ips and iris was presented to L a d y Mountbatten by Tur ing Officer M rs. Thomp so n

In a short speech, L a d y Mountbatten referred to the work of the ambulance unit throughout the yea r s, a nd deli ghte d a nd aston ished h er listeners by ber per onal h'llowledge of the n a mes and ser vic o f past and present m em bers ; she struc k a poignant note when s he mentio ne d the n a me of the late Superintendent, Ben Mason "who would ha ve indeed been a proud m a n h ad he li ved to see this da y."

Amongst the guests pres en ted to L ady Mountb a tten were Mrs T. H. Smith wi fe of the Div ision al President-who could not be present because of illness ; M r. and M rs. Black; Mrs. Hughson ; D r. Bell ; Dr Swainston; Dr. Th ompson; the R ev. and Mrs. Cossera t; Mr. and Mr s. Fen w ick (Managing Director of Re yro1les); Area Superintendent Miss D. A. Hall; County Staff Officer Miss Scurlock , and County Secretary Mrs Wa tson.

With the depa rt ure of the Superintend e ntin -Chief it was as though he lights h a d dimmed but her warm a nd friendly personality remained long after t b e cheers h a d died away.

On Sunday morning, the two units together with members from t he Jarrow, South Shields, St. Hilda Di v is ion s, and colleagues from the Division " across the water," Wallsend, atten ded Morning Serv ice at st. Cuthbert's Chu r c h Hebburn to gi ve thanks for the half- century ju st completed, and to dedicate themselves anew to h e service of mankind.

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WTavistock Appeal

H N Tavi tock Branch of th e SL John Ambul a nce As 0 a tion held it a nnual mee ting in March it wa revea le d t h at th e Ta v s to c k St.. J o hn a mbul a nces n a d t raveUe d 38,406 mile dUJ"lng the pa year a n d had. dea lt. with 2,009 of va ryi ng klild Including 238 r oa d acc id ents. uring the ame pe rI od me mb e rs of the r igade ha d been on duty for 7,899 hour v us a n a d li tiona l 437 hou rs on "pu bli c uties " nd throughout the yea r a 24- hou r h a d been pro id ed, week-end an d >3 ank Hol idays in lud e d The e tartling 'i gure were di c l cd by Oi io na l uperntendent W s h , who pre id ed in the se nce throug h indi po ition, o f the 1a irma'n f the bran c h Mr. A J. Mi ll. aying that th rength had hown a li ght ecrea e and th a an imm e n e amou n of o rk wa being carried on by a " ga ll ant ew," up rintendeIll h appea led for le w recru it.

SUCCESS OF PR ESTON LEAGUE

COMPETITIONS

te a m s joined he le ague. Railway Pas senger D e par t ment and Ribbl e Moto r Ser vices. 1951 saw he re placement ofRibbJe Motor s by a P reston Borough Specia Cons ta bul ary and s ince tha year the co mpo sitio n of the l eag u e has b een mu c h the sa m e. The league h as enjoyed a great amo un t of s uccess. Th e L eague Presi d ent, M r. Allan J:-I a rri so n presented in 1950 a ve ry handorne c up for a nnu al presentation to the winners. The fi na o f the competition h a in varia bl y bee n graced b y the presen ce of the Ma yor o f Pr ton he a d s o f services and pub ic dignat or ies, and th e lo cal press, by exce lJ en t r epo rts of th e compet iti o n , h ave greatly publicised t he work of t he t. J o hn organisation. The success o f the eague e ncou raged the ladie of the St. J o hn Ambulance Bri gade to con s ider the fOnTIation of a Ladies' League and lhi wa duly formed . r. H ar r ison again very kindl y presented a trophy for competition, l his time in th e shape of a ve ry beautifu l rose bowl. From time to time the formation of a econd I ion to the Men's L eague has

b een under consideration but t his h as had to be d eferred chiefly due to the ve r y considerable work which is entai le d.

The medical profess ion h ave been m ost he lp ful in providing judges for the competitions Quile a number of doctors h ave given their services w ithou t charge of any kind and compel iti on became so k een tbat the contests developed into a batt le of wits between competitors an d judges. The benefits of the league have been seen in the many good performances achieved by individua l teams in tbeir own national competi t i ons and b y the interest aroused in fi rst aid among spectators.

For t he record, the winners o f he Pr eston Am b ulance League since inception is as follows: 1950, B ritish Transport P olice; 1951 Preston B orough P olice; 1952 St. John Ambulance B rigade; 1953, Preston Borough P olice ; 1954 , Railway P assenger Department; 1955, Railway P assenger D epartment; 1956 Preston B orough P olice 1957 Br itish Tr ansport P olice; 1958 Corpo r ation Transport D epartment; 195 9 St. J ohn Ambulance Br gade.

The Districts

ALES'

REA- an y intere s ting report ha been recei ved of arious a e i, ilie of divi ion in rhe We tern Area of London District : l lhe rea nnual General eeting under th e chairman bip of r. W K. H oene (are a i e-pre id em) it wa staled that the ambulance a nd nur ing divi ion had p rform d a total of 3,555 hour of dULY du r ing t he pa st y ar, a con iderable ncrea e ove r 1957 It, a plea ing to nOle lhat the nursing di i ions ha d a n er increa e of 20 m mber and th e nur ing cadel an increa e of 70 m mber e eluding _6 promoti n to adull di i ion.

0.5- outha1l mbulance D ivision held the fin I of the local Youth Organi arion Fir id omperilion. ine team had ntered. th e winner being a team from l he B o Bri gade clo y folio\' ed b y a team of cout. The di ion are to b e congratulale d on pon oring tbis co mp tition. Later in the e ening a ba rometer w pre ented b y m mber of the divi ion to D i is ion a l up eri nt e nd ent H ng , who ilea ing the di tr i t af er 36 ear with tbe division. O t he r pre ntation \ ere made t Kin g; Mr. a nd IIr S. Georg Green (wa rd en of t he headquarter) and Mr. H nr Gu. n impre s ve e nrolm nt c r mony wa held during pril b y tbe cadet (A) di i ion.

One of tbe many large publi duti und e r ta k e n by memb er s in y est [[1 rea is London irport and la t year 37_ member perfo r med 1,64 hour of du ty and trea te d 236 casua lt ies.

No. 13 Briti h Thorn on Hou ton, Willes den D i ion-a v ry active a nd thriving indu trial di v i ion beca m e a ombin ed uni t la t yea r and bad at th e nd of t he yea r 14 nur es. 13

A party of 25 ambulance and nursing members recently made an interesting vi sit to the Pl astic Surgery and B urn Unit at Mount emon Hospital, orthwood.

ILYER B ADGE. - Congratulations to D i isional Superintendent B. H W. T uJlet of 5 / 4 (L.T R Ambulance and urs ing D ivision) who bas recei ed the Silver badge of the a onal Blood T ransfusion Serv ice for 25 donations o f blood given to the Blood B ank.

DISTRI CT CADET F rN ALS .-On a turd a y April 12th rhe D trict Cadet Final tOok place at H ugh Middleton Schools Clerken\ ell The" D agenham S hield" as on by C. 7 F airbairn Hou e D ivision. The niform Cup was won b C. 128 1 ew Cro D i ion. The R omford Challenge Cup for junior nursing team wa won by C. .2outhgate D v ion and the Unlform Cup by C. . 1 Cro don D i ision. The preentation of the trophie ,va made by D r. I an Fletcher. mong tho e present were D istrict uperintendent E. Wheble.

HESTON 1 f EETTNG.-Th annua l general meeting of th e H e ton and I le\ orth Di ision of the t. John mbulance B rigade as held at hea dqu arter , Bath Ro ad, H oun 10\ The chair a taken by Lt.-Col. Cros (president) 'i ho in hi report aid t b at the pro ision of a fun equipped F irst id Trailer C ra an, a an e ential ommunit need, particular! in vie\ of the mounting ca u a lt toll. imilar mobi le unit h ad recentl b en pr ented to the Ealing D iv iion of th Brigad b th Ealing R otar Club.

Di vi ional urgeon ande ill in hi report regretted the lament a ble la k of new m e mbers. especially with uch an a ti e President ; h e tressed that more than e er the rank hould be in rea d for the e er grO\ ing number of duties that the D ion i xpe ted t o m e t-including attendan on and attention to old folk in their own

homes. He had recent! attended in the provinces a Mass Casualty D monst'ation, which included St. J olm Am bulance Brigade, British Red Cross Police F.iJ:e Brigade, Bo y Scouts etc.' he would like to see such a function staged in this area in case there was a Harrow' or ,. Lewisham " raj! disaster in this locali ty.

Divisional Superintendent S. T. ewby in his report also stressed tile lack of new members-from Sector Meeting he had attended this failing \ as not p culiar to the Hounslow district alone. H eston and Isleworth Division would be losin g 33 per cent. of its present personnel during the coming year, due to remo val from the district , and ill-health. Of the last class of 36 v ho attended for instruction in the pTinciples of First Aid and took the subsequent e amination not one had joined the Division.

'WEST RIDING

FROM D EFICIT TO SURPLu s.-At the annual meeting of the Bingley Di vision Superintendent W E. Connelly report ed th at ilie surplus on the accounts amo un ted to £ 69 , compared with a defici t of £90 las t year. Income items included £84 for th e rent of the hall and £204 from rents of cottages owned by the di vision. The biggest source of income, however, was from t he efforts of the social committee who raise d £218, an increase of £92. County Officer J. G Rochester presided and ilianked t he public for the support they ga e.

Mr. P O. Sto tt (SecretaTY) sai d th e division had had an eventful yeaT and one member had received a letteT of th anks from the Superintendent of British Railways for prompt attention given to the driver of a train who was taken ill on the footplate. Mrs. E. Clark (secretary, nursing divis ion) said the 13 members of the nursing di vision had done full and part -

time duty in hospital, and had done 61 hours of publi c duty a nd 80 ho urs at th hospital while 91 hour had been spent nur jng people in their own ho m es. There had been dutie at clin ic and at the blood tr ansfusion centres. Superin tendent F. Thomp on (ambulance cadets) a nd Mi M. Wilkinson (of th nur ing cadet ) reported on the e di isions th la Her st ating tila t tilere wer e one ca det leader ix student m ember fo ur probatio llCu:y studen members 29 adets, four probationary cadets and 13 St. John junior. It was st ated that t!le Bingle Di ision had sent £5 for the restora ion of the PTi o r y Church of St. Jolm and Mr. Ro c b te r stated tha from the W est R iding £202 had been raised for the re tor a tion fund.

TmuvrNG D I IS10 S.- u cce ful year in eer y field of acti v ity was reported at the annual meeting of the Keighle Corp over which Dr. J. Prentice until recently Area Commissioner an d no w County Surgeon, presided. D r. Prentice pres ent ed a service m edal to Mrs. P . Groom a nd a travelling clock to the Di i iona l Office r Miss M. G. Mile , who ha d been honorary secretar y of "the nursing di vi ion 0 er 12 yeaTS and was relinquishing the po iti on

The annual report recorded tba t Keigble was chosen as one of tbe centre in England to pilot a scheme for the recrui t men t of candidates in indus try, a a re ul t of a dri ve sponsored b y the f act ory in pec(or.

Several firms sent rep resenta ti es from their emp o yees to attend cl asses w bi ch made a record number of ]07 at the cla ses. The Area Commi ssio ner ga e the lectures and the p r act ical work was organi ed by C a det Sup e rin tend en t J M c a nu and Cadet O fficer H. Cotton a sis ted by others. All the class took the examination an d there were onl y three fa ilu res-a

TELLING THE WORLD

A DISPLAY stand organis ed by th e Ash on u n der Lyne Corps of the St .IohnAmbuZance

B rigade at a recen E x hibition of Local Indu stry arranged by the Rotary Club of As hton under Lyne.

Th e stand aroused favourabl e comment from many members of th e public and produce d a number of enquiries regarding classes in Fir st Aid and Ho me Nursing 112 addition to the Stand , a Fir s Aid Room w as fully equipped and manned throughout th e whole of th e E x hibition, which lasted five days.

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The

Counties eRE HIRE .D T AL Ks.-Th e imparl a nce of i D efence is well [mown, a nd it e e n(i a that Brigade memb e rs s ho uld be well informed on th e s ubj ec t. T o (his en d a series of la lks cov e rin g lhe iv il D efence organis at ion, th e hydro gen bomb a nd the dangers of nucleaT warfare ha ve recently been given in t he Eas lern Area of C he hire. The lecturer was Are a Nurs ing Officer

Mrs. R. Allan , who is a Civil Defen ce Centra l Instru c lor for t he heshire o unty Counci l, a n d s he gave a vivid pi c ture of what we may expect fo ll owing a nucl ear

VAUXHALL VETERANS

a nd a l a present was the D eputy County o mmi ssioner (Dr. D H a rd y Kinm ont). Mrs. Kinm ont presented the c ups and prizes. Miss D . Sparkes (o unty ursing Superintendent) was also p r esent. "It is a great work you are doing an d a very good work and one whic h is appreciated by the genera public," said Mrs. B ir d. T he Superintendent of the D ivision, Miss Ansell said that the strength was now a bout 30 members and apart from training and attending public duties, they had helped give training in first aid at factories , had given lectures to other bodies, had heJped wilh lhe canteen at Hill End Hospital , and had run jumble sales, whist drives , etc., and other money-raising efforts.

KET

Ph oto: Vau xhall )[% s

• (L ,'ocial -, nin" a/ Vall r/wl/ .lJotor. ' recently the.' e /IIembers oj tlie B rigade were prc. CIII. rrh e occa. ion 7 (IS th e presClLlalion oj gold leaLclles in recognition oj 25 years' .'c r ic wi lli the 'all/pall!). Prom leJt La right: gt. rr. P. I {niglit ('ounly uperinLendent i? .1 { ceVO,IJ, W elfare J { ullfL{!,er R R. lJopkins Pie. R Ward PI fY Bard n and Pt e. R el/II. (II. Fnight, 'ollllly lip I'inlendent R. J J cEvoy and Pte. R. Benn all hold the se n.'ice medal.

OOR ET U L GE RAL M E Tl G o f the mbulance Di vi ion ok pl ac r cently th chai r b ei ng ta ke n b the Di v iona up e rinL e ncl e nt , Mr L. Dab on, upp o rted b y (h honor a ry (rea ure r Mr. 1

COUNTY COMPETITIONS.-Has the reader ever asked the way to a competition or meeting and been told: " You can't miss it '-and promptly does. This happened to your correspondent when trying to find apier Secondary Schools in Chatham. To get lost in Chatham is just something; if you are asking Cbathamites tbe way to Gillingham, you get even. more lost for there must be a certain rivalry-they just look pained, and for them, the place doesn' t exist. It s like asking an Etonian the \ ay to Harrowtbere isn't such a place."

Anyway, after three quarters of an hour being lost, eventually, the schools were arrived at , and a very slick efficient affair was in progress. The County Cade[S Competition certainly as the most streamlined punctual competition. Six teams of boys and six of girl were rigbt on the job; ilie make-up was excellent , tile tests most interesting, and the doctors most encouraging. Sittingbourne won the bo ys' competition and a bat trick was performed by what the ice President referred to as a team of tiddlers " -they were so oung and mall! at only did they win the trophy for the County Competition, but they cleaned up the Folkestone Cup for ur ing and the Prin ess Andre\ Cup, which i given for best all-round mark for the yeaT. T he cup \Va nearly a big a the leader. Then for good mea UTe the national Art Troph for ade[S a \ on b Jan oul y of Kent

The 1a or and 1a oress came for the afternoo n and in hi peech the ayor paid great tribute to the work t. John mbulance are doing paniculaTl for the oung people. E eryone felt very plea ed that the had found time to orne and e th adet at work. The eDioTS al a held th ir omp tlUons at api r chool the followin g arurda , and again the Ma or and Ma or tum d up to \ atch and prai e. Hi \ or hip \Va a impre d with \ hat he had seen at both com [ition, [hath invited t.JoOO[O· et a fioa " for the aTni val in Gillingham and tbe big [\ a -d ay P ark F to 11a at. J hn tall di pla y. In Kent. e ar heartil grareful for th e upporr w g t from our [ayars, \ ho 100 to u to help in th modern problem of youth training. hat-tIi k wa again p rformed. thi tim b Tunbridg 11 ursing Di vi i n, led b (r. HO\ 11. Th ir mark wer a er 0 mar than an T other ompeting team. Tilman ton Colliery \ er full f das h a nd gOUT, nd de er edl \\Ion th

men's trophy. Dover was second and Betteshanger Colliery third. Dover managed to be second in the nurses and Maidstone a good third Viscountess Allenb y gave the priz to the cadets and Lad Denning to the nursing and ambulan e, L a dy Astor being ill.

A wily doctor set a test, in which, he afterwards said: "I gave no prop common sense had to take their place. Ability was judged on the ne" manual, and if any officer should think the doctors were ery kind , they did but "wrea the the rod of criticism with roses. "

SOMERSET

BATH S YEAR -The annua l meeting of the Bath City" Rhodes " ursing Di ision, St. John Ambulance Briga de, was held a t hea dquarters Miss Kathleen Harper (president) was in the chair supported b y Mr Edward Pryor (vice-president) She welcomed County Superin tendent Miss Bruce Steer and Area Superintendent Mrs. G. Platt. As is customary Divisional Superintendent Miss D Coles opened the meeting \;vith the " Prayer of the Order. Miss Charman, secretary reported that members had been on dut y at clinics , races , gymkhanas sports meetings Colerne Air Displa y and public gatherings.

In all, 169 cases were trea ted at the 87 events covered. Mem bers had completed 1,149 duty hours.

During the year a course on " Child Welfare" was t aken, and re vis ory instruction given in " First A id " and Hom e Nursing. Mem bers had also attended refresher courses in connection with the N.H.S.R and CD. dut ies , and at the invitation of the ambulance div ision saw films on Correct Handling and Lifting bed cases.

Mrs. Hawkin , treasurer, rep or ed a satisfactory bala nce sheet. It was sugges ted that a Coffee Party be he d in the autumn to supplement funds for additional equipment. Awards gained during the year were the Service Medal to Miss Whiteford and Miss

PRIOR OPENS YO UTH CO NFERE CE.-

With a view to strengthening the membership of the Brigade between the a ges of 15 -21, a Youth Conference was held in Cardiff and each adul and cadet division was inv ted to send two representati ves within that a ge range As a result some 200 delegates assembled in the Old Students Union, Park Place, for a most interesting day which was presided over by the Chief Commissioner for W ales , Mr. H G. Lewis , CSt.J.

The programme was de vised with the two-fold objec t of r a ising the standard and widening the interests of both cadet an d a dult di visions .

T h e Prior, the Lord Aberdare, K.St.J ., gave the opening add res s. He s ressed the value and prestige t hat m embershi p of the Briga de brough in a n y walk of life, and wherever one travelled throughout the world, and urged the senior cadets to consider this carefully on leaving school

Tracy had been made a " Serving Sister of the Order " in recognition of her valuable ervice rendered for over 50 year.

The cadet report by Sup rintendent Mrs Chesher showed that the sLr ngth of the nursing cadet division wa maintained. Cadets had done well in competition work , and had been given in s truction in Camp craft History of the Order and in Home ursing and First Aid during the year.

Mi s Harper and Mrs Edward Pryor both expressed appreciation to the division for the oluntary work done in the ity of Bath.

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E AST CLEVE LA D DI IS10 Is. - Dming Ihi month, 34 nursing cadets , and 30 ambulance cadet have been enrolled in Brigade hea dquarters. At the enrolment , Di vi iona Superintendent H S War d ga e a welcome to sp cial guests, an d informed the a udien ce that the di vis ion is looking fo n vard to lh e cade ts gaining successes in competition in the near future ; he a so requ d adet to keep up the traditions of "The Order. " Divi siona l Super in tend ent Mr. augh an stated tha t it was the first t im e eve r that cadets had been enr olled in the E a t Ie eland area and thanked Superintend ent

H S. Ward for a ll the h ard work he b a d done in organi ing these cadet di v i io n.

The cade ts were enrolled by o unt y Cadet Offi ce r W E. D anks and each cadet recei ved a book and a ba dge After th e ceremony, Mr. J bet , a i tan t wo rks manager of the loc a l steel wor k (Skinningro ve Iron Work s) pr e ente d a tr oph y for inter-team comp etitio n and a il ver c up wa s also gi ven b y tbe Loftu s Mines m anager, Mr C H Ho we. Speci a l gue t i ncl uded: Mr. J N isbet , a sis ta nt works m a n ager the local schoo lma ter and h i wife and Mrs orrni nton , Mr. and r . Richard so n , ch a irm a n of h e local ouncil, the V car of Carlin H ow, R e . K T regea r , and Mr . H S. W ar d wife of the Superintendent. The a cting Cad e t Offi cers, M r. Cu thbert and Mr D. Y a r k er , th anked th e donors of the tro phies

an d to continue in the wid er s pbere of training and ser vice wbi ch memb er s hi p of the a dult Briga de wo uld bring Lord Aberd a re's s peech wa foll owe d b y a talk by Miss Z D Druitt , Tr a inin g Officer for Wales on the e igh t thin gs sh e would wa n t to find in a di vis ion if she were a recrui t.

The las t item in the m orning was a li vely session in whi ch Mr. E H Pra ter , Wel sh Secretar y of the Centra Counc il o f Ph ys ica Recrea tio n, in terviewed young m en and wom en wh o described th e ir b o bbies whi c h included tourin g by cycle youth bo s telling ca mping, trav elli n g a bro a d with St. John and c ano eing There was a fee l ing th a t perhaps we were too mu ch an ind oo r or gani sa tio n, an d th a th e o utdo or life with the ch a llen ge of the mou nta in s, seas and r iver s cou ld strength en th e ch ar ac te r and qu a lit ies req uired of a fir st-a ide r. After an excellent buffet lu nch th e afternoon opened with a drill and m arc hin g

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Di vi on la id a go o d k eel upon whi ch a fin e ship had bee n co ns tru c ted T he Jubil ee c eni fica Le was presente d by th e hi e f o m m ission er fo r Wa le, Mr. H Ge lhin L ew s, wh o took memb ers back m a n y yea rs to th e ea rl y Bri ga d e d ays in B a rr y, and rev ive d mem ories of tiri ing time by n aming Mr. F. R H or to p a n d M r. C. L ennox, bot h fo rmer Su perintend ents of th e B arry D oc k D iv ision , and wh o ha d bo th wo rked unceasing y fo r the e ta bl is hm ent of t he B r iga d e in Ba rry. H e reca ll ed lh al h e too ha d fi rst j o ned the Br igade as he ss stant 0111mi ioner at Ba r ry an d was orry ind ee d t hat Mr h arJe Lennox, who had been hi guide a nd me n tor, was un a ble thro ugh il l- health to be pre en t.

Th e e rti fica te wa receive d by D ivisional uperin lende n t W J ohnstone who felt a cry proud a nd humble man " wh en he re ic\ ed the deed of hi predecessor s, mentioning some of the na mes which we re t out on th e so u ve n r programme for the e\ening. the concl u io n o f the speeches , ladie o f t he Barry and D istrict Corp pr ented the Mayore s, r D . riffith , r. Lewi and the D eputy ayore ith bouquet and buttonholes to l h 1ayor, the hief ommissioner for ale and the D eputy ayor. ember ere de l ighted to welcome Mr phen H an, the ne ly-appointed P residem of lhe B arry D ock D i i on. Area adet fficer B ra ey arried out the dutie of toa lma ter with di tinction, and after th aring of the table member and

fri en d s ca rri ed o n th e cele brat on by dancing un til 1 a.m

BR1TO F.ERR Y FJ RST A ID V ETER A - By th e deat h of Mr. William Bo wen Williams, S .B U ., at th e age of 9 1 Bri ton Ferry has 10 t a personality who organised the fi rst class n first ai d in that town. D es p ite ma n y f orms of pu bl ic service, St. J ohn work remained throughout his life one of hi s keen est inter ests a n d Briga de officers wh o acted as bearers included Area Superin tend ent Joh n Ri ch a r ds, Area Secretary T. J J enkins and Corps Superintendent G J ohn.

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SJLURIA I COUNTY AREA.- ewlyappoiD.ted officers received their warrants at a meeting of the County Area Committee at the hand s of the P rincipal Secretary (th e H on J ohn H.

had been recommended as P residen t I t had given h..im ery special pleasure to know that iss R osemary Griffith, daughter of Col. J D Griffiths, CSU., J P ., D .L., consented to take the place of her late mother, and was following in the foot teps of ber father and Sir Leolin Forrestier - Walker , formerly Honorary D irector of Ambulance R eplying, r. icholas said that although a ne\ comer, he knew something of the excellent work being done by St. J ohn throughout the county. Industry and tra el made great demands upon his time, but he \ ould try to do ju lice to the posi -

tion. A worthy object was a wonderful thing he said, and he felt that the honor ary work put in b y so many p eo ple was wortl1Y of a ll upport. M iss Rosemary Griffiths gave an assurance of her desire to su pport tile w ork as far as possible

Col. J, D. Griffiths referred to the appo intment b y tile st. J ohn Council for Monmoutl1shire of which he is chairman, of Captain H aldane Sullivan, O SU as Appeals Organiser. He h a d a D. excellent recor d in a similar capacity fo r the Duke of Gloucester's Fund during World War II a nd Capt. Sulli an h a d set a target of £5,000 for this year .

Dr. W. E. H anis referred to Ambulance Hall projects in the Area and po inted out that b y help ing the St. J ohn Council di visi on s wo uld be help ing themselves

as the mOll y gathered in wou ld be p loug h d back in t11 way of h a ll and, in cases of gre at need in equipment. o ITY FIN L COMPETITlO N .-Th e Commissioner for iOllmouth hire M aj. R T Bro'wn, M B .E , J P ., A.M.Inst.T" presi d ed at the competit ions to decide the tams to represent tile county in t he W els h Brigad e Final The e were 11eld at Trethomas. In the am bul a nce s ct ion P ontypool were the winner and in the n ur ing ection Ebb, ale ca me fir t. Dr. R Ri c hards O ,St.J B.Sc ., o mmi loner for Ne\ po rt wa the judg , Mr. F. B ruto judged in the m n's jndi idual practical te t. The women's team tes wa judged by Mrs. J P uckey, C. St.J. S.R. and A rea Sup erintende n t Miss E Coleman judged th e women's indi idual test.

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We deeply regret to announce the following deat hs: M R J E S.S SU., President of Andover ursing Di viion, orthern Area , Hampshire, died on March 5th at her home, Wherwell P riory, in her 91st year. he was appointed Di vi ion a President in 1943 and at all times, despite man y other int ere t played an active part in the divi ion and was keenly interested in all their work. By her death the di vision have 10 t a wonderful friend and benefa tor. r J enkins, who was the mother of the ounte of Br ecknock, ontroller of the Over eas D epartment, t. J ohn Ambulance Brig ade, wa admitted to the Order recentl y and attended an In ves titure la t J a nuary t the funeral service in Wher we ll hur h the B hop of inchester in giving the a ddre poke of her trength, implicity, her courage and aLi her great kindn " an opinion shared by al l who kn w her.

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Th e coffin draped with the flag of the Brigade was borne from the P riory by four estate workers, and a guard of honour was formed by the local divisions also including County Superintendent Miss L. Cooper, Area Superintendent Mrs. W. A. Wilson and Di visional Vice President Mrs Guy MuLlens.

Th e family mourners were the Countess of BreckIlock (daughter), the Earl of Brecknock and Lady Mary Pawle (grandchildren), Mrs. Gerald Pa wle, Sir Francis Cassel , Ba rt. , and Mr, Harold Cassel (nephews), Mrs. G. Pu gh (niece), Admjra l of the Fleet , the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Brabourne and Lady D elamere (cousins).

Brigadier Charles E dward Hud 00, e., C. B. , M.e., K t.J. , D .L. Brigadier Hudson retired to D evon in 1945 after a most di tinguished career in the rmy. He was soon interested in the work of St. John and in 1946 bec ame one of the first members of the new ly formed St. John Council for Devon. On the retirement of Dr. Morton-Palmer in 1949 he succeeded him as County Commissioner for East South and orth De von and threw himself heart and soul into the work. There were some at fir who feared he might try to impo e a rigid military discipline upon the oluntary work of the Brigade but soon throughout the county he was not only admired for his enthusiasm and drive but '.\-'eJcomed , herever he went as a friend, He initiated a County Magazine, it was largely through him that St. John continued to be responsible for most of the ambulance ervice in Devon after 194 and it as due to hi encouragement that so many divi ions obtained or built their own headquarter. H e retired as Cornmis io ner in 19-4. continuing on the t. John Council for De\ 'on, He wa ele ted chairman in 1955 and 0 continued his great interest in all a pect of Sr. John work. He initiated t. John County Ball to rai e funds and at (he time of hi death was making arrangement for the fir t ervice of the Order in E eter Cathedral to be attended by Chapter -Gener al in October of thi year. He wa uddenlv taken ill and died on pril 4, while on holida y in the cill y r land. Every member of the Brigade in De\on ha 10 t a real friend.

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Di" ision al Officer William T hom as H u g hes, B.E.lVL, Wolverhampton mb ul an e Division at t he age of 87 y ars. /(r. Hughes joined th Wol verhamp ton mbulance Divi ion on its formation in 1905 and s r ved with that Division for a period of 41 years , being promoted by stage from Pri ate to Di visi onal Offi er. From 1914 to 1918 he r ed on th night -duty rot a in a vo luntar y capacity at the Ro al Hospital, \ Vol erhampton, for wh ich h received the St. Jolm War Service Badge In 1922 he was a member of the vVolverhan1pton Ambulance T ea m which \I,lQn the Dew ar Shield. In 1942 he was admitted to tl1e Order in the grade of Ser ing Brother. In 1946 he was awarded the British Empire Medal for outstanding ser ice with The Electric Cons truction Company, \ olverhampton , for whom he worked for a period of 51 years. Mr. Hughes main ta in d his interest in the St. John Ambulance Brigad e right up to the time of his death and a ttended practically every function-social and otherwise-which took place in Wol verha mp on.

* Harold H Barl ow, Superintendent, M arket Harborough Ambulance D ivi sion who died in Leicester Ro yal Infirmary on April 14th from injuries sustained in an accident in Market H arborough a fortnight before Superintendent Barlow joined the Market Harborough Di vision in A ugus t 1915 and shortly afterwa rds joined he R.A.M.C. with 12 other members of the division. Throughout his Brigad e service he bas de voted a great deal of time and energy to the Market Harboroug h Di vision being the Secretary for a number of year and Superintendent since 1952 and his w ork was recognised some years ago when he was made a Ser ving Bro her of the Order.

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be awarded for local fir t aid competitions from Lady McCo r kell to whom it was presented by essrs Wallace Cameron & Co. T he pany was in charge of Area Surgeon D r, F. Leslie, On Sunday, May 3rd, the Comrmssioner -in - Chief inspected a parade of more than 1,000 St. John ambulance, nursing and cadet mem?ers from B elfast and pro incial area, WhICh was under the command of Dr. G. Gregg. O. B. E. Area Commissioner for Belfast. The parade which con isted of over one. personnel took place in the King Hall. BaLmoral. The parade wa honoured by the pre ence of his Excellency. the L ord \ akehurst. who is Lord P nor of the Order of t. John, Lady \ t other distingui hed guests. T he III yectlOn was follo\ ed by a D rumhead Service condu ted by the t\vo Chaplains of the O rder. the ery Reverend R C. Elliott, The Lord Bishop of Connor and the R everend J .f:l. Withers, 1\LA. The Catholi er ice was taken by the R Ight Reverend

10n imor A. H. R yan . D D :. D uring tbe tour the COIDffil lOner -lnhief and Mrs. R omer -Lee ,,,ere panied by the D i tri B rig. T v D avid on. the D l tTl t upennt nden! Mr Ivan Teill and Mr. C. D i tri t Offi er Ambulan e Cadet Ml E Garrett D trict Officer lUI Cadet lV(r. R. E 1\ r. Humphrey DI trIct T ransport Offi er and r a Comml io n er

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Ern est E d wa rd Pott in ger.

Dr. Z eno n G e or g he Pa nos

F OR ADMISSIO IN THE GRADE OF OFFICE R (BROTHER)

The V isco un t Al lend a le.

Ca pt C laud e R o bert Pa ul HiTe- Mill e r 2

a o un na a a Pac e 8., 8 ., D

Lilia n Ie a ndr a, M r Ro

Ge r trud e EIiza be th 1r Th ma Helen har lol te e iii

Li ly hr i t in e, L ydi a M ay r. tn c h. M a rgar e t Ro s in a, M i Pea h I abel a Sa ra h, Mi s Towa rd. E liza be th , M r . Bilk

Nora h Mitch e ll , rs. B ream

A li ce Em ily, Mrs . a mp o n. Li ll ie, M i Key.

Le i, P ri mr ose R ub y A n ne t te, Mr Bonn e tt, B E. M Ade lin e Vi c to r a , M r M a p he r o n M nrq uesa de Piro

F OR DMIS S TO TO , OFF r E R ( L T E R )

L t. -Co l. E s t he r M a tl a nd om e r vil le, A R R C. T / Lt -Co l. H elen Pa t ie nce Ka t hl ee n Bre t t, A R R C.

Agnes Dr ysd ale, Mi ss wi ng.

F OR ADMl I O N l N THE RADE 0 , < RV I G BROTHE R P Mi he lm r e B lki n ., L R .C. P

D a n iel J ones. la rence Wi lJ iam Sarg en t.

D on a ld M unro R oss, M R. D e rmod H ub er l Fr a nc is Milmo M. D

Wil li am H a r ol d I n sle y. R o na ld H e rb e r LP e Le r ern a n d ez, M. B

R i hard roe L S ta n Lo n. lb rt ranc is Vyvya n D ud ley A ub rey Irela nd M R C. , L. R P

Ibe rt J a me Ren dalL

D r. Willi a m Hawk in H ylto n. T ho ma L e li e P ud d y.

iUi a m S mit h Percy id n ey o ope r. Th o ma Miln e r. e rge Th o ma H udson.

laj . J o hn Fr e nc h [a rr. Le e J o hn Hayw a rd rthur G eo rge co pes.

Ja n Perr e lt Ti ce.

J o hn Mi c hael orma n R S., L.R .C. P ie o r ill ia m ope

G o rge K ennelh Shack leto n H e n ry T ho ma Baile \ il lia m J ames R o b n o n m ith nn th oe awo n .B. G e o rge Sydney M o rga n B. eo rge Plu mme r.

Photo:

LONDON DISTRICT ON PARADE

Ph oto : B 'trratts

W H EN Countess Mountbatten of B urma, Sup erintendent-in-Chi eJ, inspected m embe r of L ondon D istrict on parade in Hyd e P ark , she tow'ed the Tanks in a L and R ove'r In comm,and of the pamde was D istrict Commissioner Col G F. P age , w ho wi th D trict

StLp eTintendent (NUTSing) , M1· S R. Cavendish accompanied Counte s M ountbatt en on her inspection.

Betty orah, Mrs. Brookes.

Lilian Rut h, Mrs. Mitchell.

K athleen Marie, Miss D abbs.

Mary Barclay, Mrs. Kaighin.

G wenda M a rguerite, Miss I ves.

Margaret Fergusson, D r. Gillison

Beryl Marion, M iss Whi te Emily, Miss Adshead

Ada, Mrs Akers.

Louise Victoria, Mrs. R a e. Elizabeth, Mrs. Storey. Elizabeth, Miss Johnson.

Ruth M ar guerite , Mrs Fursman.

Elsie Mor yenne, Mis s Incledon

Annie Wallace, Mrs. Currie.

Isabel Sarah Mrs. Palko

Gertrude, Miss Emery

Ivy Winifred Mrs. B evan.

Eva P enelope, M iss Gra y. Lilian, Miss Blair.

Lilian Rose Mrs. Watson.

Florence M a rgaret Jessie, Mrs. D uncan

Marjorie, Mrs. Ma yes

Bessie Ada Kathleen, Miss Manning.

Ka t hleen Lilian, M iss Woodward.

Mona Ellen, Mrs. Rihoy.

Irma Blanche Phyllis, Mrs. Shearing.

Lady Newman.

Elsie Mary, Mrs Heywood

Violet Alice, Mrs. Wint er.

Jessie Ph yllis May Mrs. McCrae.

Eleanor, Mrs Sankey.

Adrienne Bessie, Miss Kirkham

Mary , Mrs. P ye

Clara, Mrs. Brooke

Grace Eleanor, Miss Knowles

Margaret, Mrs Burton

Norah, Mrs Thompson.

Edith Ma y, Mrs B axter.

Evelyn May, Mrs. R ow ey.

Alice Susa nna h M ay, Miss Clari dge

Lillie, Miss Stafford.

Winifred Ethel , Mi s Willis.

Vera B eatrice, Miss Th omas

Mary Rub y, Mrs. Goodship.

Annie Juli a, Miss Avery.

Doroth y Jo an, Mrs. Mulligan

Molly Lili an, Mr Dearmer.

Winifr ed orah Miss Clarke.

Ph yllis Irene Mrs W ykes

Flor ence Eva, Mrs Broughton.

Joan, Mrs Ledg er.

Emily F reda W in ifred , Mrs. Johns.

Ph yllis Violet Elsie Mrs. Way.

Hilda M ary Marga ret Miss Wisdom.

Phyllis Ellen M iss P yke

Frances Elsie M ay, Mrs. Bamicoat.

Florence Alice, Mr s Hill.

Winifred Ma y, Mrs. Skew

D oris Miri am, Mrs. Renville.

Ethel, Mrs. Stribbling.

Violet Eileen, Mrs. Dri ver. Ruby Beat rice , M iss Laker.

I vy Goodwin Mr s. Goodsell

Edith Lilian, Mrs. E dwa r ds.

D orothy Emily, Miss L ayla nd.

Edith Louisa Victoria, Miss Knowles.

Katherine, Mrs. Kent.

Charlotte, Mrs. Stubbi ngs

Kat hleen Anderson, Mi ss Wilson, M B

Charlotte, Mrs. Ashton

Kathleen Mary Mrs Johnson.

Ivy St. Abb, Miss Anderson.

B a r b ara Reid Alexander, Mrs Dem a irre,

M. B ., Ch. B., D P H

Mary Gertrude, Mi ss Travis

Lilian Carterall, M rs. Redfearn.

Jessie, Mrs. Crosby.

Edith Milthorp , Mrs Sagar

D oroth y Margaret , Miss Leach.

Susan Isa bella, Mrs Moody

Mary, Mrs Farra r. 4

Priory in S. Africa

F O R PROMOTlO TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT

Col. Adrian JohatUl s van del' Spuy, V D

FOR PRO 10TIO TO THE GRADE O F D ME

aroline M agd alen Lady Opp en heime r.

F OR PROMOTlO l T O Hill GRADE O F COM 1A "D E R (BROTHER)

Hemy J o ph tone. Gordon m ilh.

Lt.-

E iza beLh HamilLon Bax Ler, Mrs. CDr .) Y o u ng.

DoroL hy L ilian , Mrs. Grelg

Priory in New Zealand

\ illial11 B. , . ( MeJb .). \D

Me yer.

Priory of Canada

THE G ill OF K GHT

George D on Id W l D M ., D P L LL. D

Co l. illiam O B M The Hon. Joh n a lenLine lyne. Dougla W a ll er Ferrie r , M

The Ho n tal1.ley t wa r t Keen , O B .E F OR PROMOTIO T TO Tl GRADE OF OMM ER (BROTHER)

Don ald a meron Bew M D ., e. M ., D P H ., D.T M

Les li e John a Jvert , M.D ., M I aac ewto n F njoy B

Rober t Gr ae me Fraser. Leo Berna rd George.

Maj.-Gen. Gu y Roderi ck Tu rne r, E. , M .e., D M ., D.

THE ORDER ON SHOW

P hot o : Graham Pau:ell

T Il E. [and oj th e Order oj I. J ohn at the Royal ociely of H ealth E xhibition at Il arrogate recently. 11 u:a de ned by the Pr e D ept. 10, GroS7.: eno r and a Dood deal of favourable commen t. It will be I? at olle oj maw IS 21$ simplicity whic h mean lhal each part of lhe e..r /llb11 1S fully effecln:e. To cro u:d too many items inlo a mall, lancllen cl. [0 confll e th e peclatoT alld de troy the overall effect

FO R O F 5 E T THE GRAD (BROTHER) L C.D .,

FOR ADM} 10 , - THE GRADE O F O FFICER (BROTHER)

Lt. - 01. aurice '\ illiam Andrew D.S O. E.D., Q.c. hief Consrabl G eorge J ames Archer. Fire Chief H ugh tuart B ird. Charle Fm ler illiam Bums . ennerh Clayton Charron, D J ame Edwin Eades. Do uglas i ian Gond r. Conrad Ferner tonhaugh H arrin gton , B. B .e. L.

1 a or \ illiam Hawrel ak.

R oy H al l H yndman

For ey P a ge F.R. I.C F.R I.B A R.C.

Ell 'Y onh H artlan d P erl on, B. C (C.E.) , LL.B.

R alph D onald P erry. B B. Lt.-Col. Ed ward Cecil cott, ED. Br ig. Gordon on in lair , O.B.E

E D ., M D P tel' au gh an, M D. B e.M 1ar el incent.

Blair M.R D un g.

FOR PRO fOTIO TO THE GRAD E OF OFFI E R ( ISTER) a rjor ie Edith B rtha 'frs B li q Lillian ilh lmina Caro line Mi J ame. FOR AD 11 ION THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER

Jo eph lexandre dam. illiam Fran H em Ba rr

B enjamin Charles Br a cewell.

Clifford George B urger.

Col. Cli ve Brown ing Caswell, O.B. E M C., C D

Maurit Walter Clausen

Alfr ed Reginald Percy Cogger. J ames B raehead Cr oss

Sydne y F rancis Cunnington

Georges E rnes D elisle

R

M A Sc

Th

John

iven

Clarence E d war d ugent B.A.S c

J oseph G erard Par a dis

R o b ert G or don P endri th.

D on a ld H arry Pye

G erald Jo s eph Redd y . J o hn Sanders on Reid.

F r ederick Elwood Reusch

Geoffre y Swa b ey Ridout, M C. E D ,B A Sc

Lt. -Col. F ra nk I van Ri tchie, Q. C., C. D

J ames Stuart R obinson.

Fred er ick R yalls.

Andrew Hunt er Sincla ir

Ch arles W illiam Sing B A ., LL.B

John Henry Smi h

Jo seph Sp encer.

Jea n P aul Tess ier , B A., B A.S c , c. E.

Aurelien Trembl ay

Rob er Hor a ce Clark

F OR AD:MISSI O IN THE GRADE O F

ASS O CIATE SER VING BROTHER

S ydn ey Camin ets ky, M.D.

F OR AD:MISSIO J IN THE GRADE

O F SER VING SIS T ER

Emma, Mile Arseneau l t.

Lilli a n Grace , Mrs. A shley.

Lilli a n, M iss Bibb y, R N.

E s pe h, M rs Butler.

R a ch el M arj ori e, Mrs D enison.

Cath erine, Mrs de Hueck D oherty, R eg N

Marcelle Marie Hemeld a, Mi ss Dubeau.

G ertrud e H a zel , Mrs. D yke

Estella M arie, Mrs Fife

Gr a ce Mer wyn, Mi ss Hayes.

M arie Blanche Yvonne G agn on, Mme

J al bert.

La vona Fern , Mrs Jeffs.

She ila Netta, Mrs. Keslick

Lucienne, Mme L yn g

M adge Shirley, Mrs. M a rco ux.

C a therine Stewar t, M iss Murray, R eg.N.,

A R R .C.

L t. - Co mmander (MN) Ma ry Emma N esbi tt, C. D ., Q H.N.S.

H er mione, Mrs. O Su lli van, R eg. N

Ed ythe V io let, Miss P ea co ck.

Evelyn Agnes Miss Pepp er, R eg. N., R R. C.

M a ri e-L u ce Ad eli ne C elestine C lotild e, Mile P ic a rd.

K atherine E liza beth, Mrs. Smi th

M a rian I s abel , Mi ss Tem plin M D

D o r is H elen Mrs Todd

By Capt. J. DOCWRA - ROGERS , Knight of the Order

I N the late summer of 19 58 we set off on o ur mos t a mbit ious " tour" to d ate.

This was, by averaging a hundred mi le a d ay, to take in as many St. J ohn properti as possi bl e; of the twenty counties th.rough which. we passed, eleven contained Order remains to be visited. Sta yi ng the fir t night at Arundel , we went the next morning to the f ormer Conm1ander of P oling a b out three miles S.E. and ju off the main road to B righton.

T he Comman de r y has been considerably adap ted to modern n eeds but is stiLl of great interest. The eas t en d of the present ho us e was origina ll y the chapel and, a s in many othe r cases, is now of wo storeys, f orming the d rawing room with a bedroom above. The east window is now blocked b ut the fr aming of it appears in each room and in the lower room there is still the original piscina The coffin lid of a knigbt in Sussex mar b le is also preserved in the house. Adjace n t to the chapel was the charnel house, but this was c10sed when the proper ty was pu rc hased in 1828 by t he D u ke o f Norf olk of that d ay, to prevent the coffins and th e remains of the brethr e n from b ecom in g a peepshow. It was even said that a loca resident possessed a ring ma d e of the hair from the head of one of the knights!

P oling has not escaped the reputation of b eing haunted and several reliabl e a u thorities have atteste d to hearing gho s tly music an d sin ging coming fr om the chapel, even t o recognisin g t he "G loria Pat r i" sung a t High Mass. The d ate o f the or igina l b uild ing is a bout 122 0 an d the estate wo uld a p pear to have been given to the H os pitaller s i n th e p r evious century b y a m emb er of t he F i tzalan family.

Some ha lf-mile to he sout h of t he C omman d er y is the pa rish church o f St. Nicho las, portions dat ing from Saxon times, b ut m a inly contempo rary wi th the establi sh ment o f t he Ho s p ita iLers in P oling. 6

s ate a the 15th entury th c' ea fi said to have come a far inland a lh church.

Oth r proper t ie of the Ord er in u e were at Ockl ng (Ea tbourne), kn wn a "Pocock ," a nd land al Offh am, l idhur p- orden and at l c I" ham near R ye. The e were augmen ted by ariou propertie bel nging o the em lla r before de Th ame rep rt in I 3

Lea v ing u ex late aflern on brought u to the ommander f \\ ingficld, near Do ver. lL wou ld be diffi ult to find a greater cont ra t bet e n the pride la k n in Poling b y r. D avid H odgkin nand the utt e r negle t and de o la ti o n of \\ ingfie ld. Thi s latter wa, in it da an important bou e of th e rd er. It ha passed through the u ual ici itude f a m all manor and a farmhou e and now rapidly falling into decay; in fact orne 1 lh century addition to il haYe recentl bee n pulled down 0 far, not hi ng ca n be done and the p urch a e pri e ha become prohibiti ve.

The cbapel l a rger than I ome 60 ft. by 20 fl. and remain more or less intact excel t thal il ha be n divid d horizonta lly imil ar to other rd er chapels, to form an upper and lowe r room and the roof ceiled.

The three lancet east w indo w of the 13th century r e ma in with thr e oth r in the north wal l and lhree of ariou date in the outh wa ll. Below the ea end is a vau lt or ce lar. H uman bon h ave frequently been d scovered to the N.E. of the chapel, indic a ting that here wa the burial ground. Before I 190 Swingfield was one of tbe Commanderie open to Sisters of the Order unt il their removal to B uckland Somer et. In view of its very extensive possess ions n the o u nty, Sw ngfield wa one of the more im porta nt of the ommanderies

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THE ORDER'S HERITAGE

• Co nt inued from pre vio us page

and always remained independent. Amongst these properties in 1338 were lands at Bonnington, a moiety of lhe Church .at Tilmanstone with " Camerae" at StalisfieJd and Temple Ewell.

Traces of the original courtyard of the Commandery ha ve been found, in a dry summer, some 20 yards to the south of the chapel and running J 10 ya rd s east and west which obviously contaIned several buildings. Three of the Commanders rose to rank of Gr and Pr ior-William HulJes ]457 John Weston ]476 and Willi am We;ton 1527. It is here, or at Temple E well, that King John is reputed to have surrendered his kingdom to the Papal Legate.

Other properties in Kent , mamly Clerkenwell or in the Gr and Pnor s appanage, will form a separate article to follow this.

Conference at The Hague

By

Sir HARRY LUKE

K . C.M . G ., D . Litt ., Knigh t of Justic e , Re gistra r of the Order

* A grollp tak e ll 011 rhat occasion ill our oi e r fig u re amollg the iffustra I iOlls of rhe J\[elllorial 011 the. la ll d Order pllblish ed III COlllle YIOIl wlrh its Jubil ee. 7

the etherlands Prince Bernh ard, who is the Head-the "--of tbe etherlands Order. Our Grand Prior H R.H. the Duke of Gloucester who had been in ited by Prince Bernhard to attend the Jubilee as unfortunately pre ented b y other from doing so, but sent a writ ten message of greetLng and ongratulations, \ hich \ as read at the ceremony by Lord akehurst The function wa attended b y H. the Queen of the Tetherlands and the two elder es b y the new Herrenmei ter of the H.R.H. Prince i!helm Carl of by all the representa tive of the TatJOnal Orders \ bo had attended the Conference on the pre iou da, b y repr entau. es of the Dutch 0 iation of the So erelgn Order and of the Teutonic Kn ight and b y the leadin a authorities of the Kingdom. The cuhninating point of .the long but beautiful and deepl interestmg ceremon a the in e ti ture b y Prince Bernhard of hi eldest daughter. the heires to the tbrone. as an Honorar Commander. It wa a er human and tou hing epi ode. The fair ouna princ knelt at a fald tool a her fath addr ing his daughter simply by name- " Beatrix.·' read out the ap propriate fOffimla and ne t aa e her the accolade with thr e tap of hi ,ord on th left houlder. He affixed (he ollar round her nec.k while senior officer of (he Order hablted her with a mantle of bl a k \vatered ilk. The diversit of th unifoffi1 and robe of tho pr nt made the (ion ne of unu ual brillian : and Pnn e Bernhard highly gratified the B r it deleQ:ati n b. deli ering part of hi opemng and 10 lllg P e he in perfe t Englt h. The elebrati n nd d WIth the gala rec ption and ball given by th Tet?erland Ord r that evening at h emn gen., a fun tion a tt nd d b the Q ueen. Prin e B rnhard and the h 0 elder P rince e.

Golden Jubilee of St. John In Canada

THE celebrat ion of tile 50th Anniver ary of the founding of the St. Jolm Ambulance Brigade in Canada took pIa e in London Ontario on Sunday, May 3rd 1959.

For many months a committee compo ed of some meInbers of the London (For st City) o. 1 Ambulance Divi ion and representati ves from Provincial an d Prior y Headquarters, bad planned a programme that would commemorate in fitting style this great milestone in St. John history Priory Headquarter s had also arranged a St John ational Conference for the Saturday and Monday of the Sanle weekend-so, all in all, it was an active three days for the large number of St. John representatives from coast to coast who attended both events.

Tbe Brigade Golden Jub ilee celebration got off to an impressive start on the Friday evening, May 1, with an Inspection of the London Corps and St. Thomas Divisions at H.M C.S " Prevost," at which the Executive Commissioner, Col. A. G. Cherrier, accompanied by Miss Margaret MacLaren, Superintendent-in-Chief of ursing Di visions, and Lt.-Col. Ian Sinclair, Pro vincial Commissioner for Ontario, took the salute. A well conducted first aid demonstration followed, including some excellent casualty simulation which created a very realistic accident " situation" thoroughly appreciated by the large crowd of onlookers present.

BANQUET

In the two days of the Conference, most of the Saturd ay was devoted to t he Brigade, climaxed by the Golden Jubilee banquet in the evening.

T he Conference was declared open by the Chancellor of the Order in Canada, Mr. C. A. Gray, and the general session was addressed on the theme "The Brigade Looks Forw ard" b y Colonel Cherrier and Miss MacLaren. Workshop sessions followed, dealing with s uch subjects as Di vis ional Training Progr ammes, Officers' Training Courses, Uniforms, as well as new opportunities for service in the Heal th and Welfare fields. At all times, stimulating discu ssion was the order of the day, together with pooling of a wide range of experience, problems and points of view, both in the ambu ance and nursing branches.

The general session on the Monday, May 4 dealt with future planning in the instructional field, both in regard to curriculum itself and the extension of training to new areas. At workshop session s, Community Financial Appeals, Finance, P ublicity and P ublic R elat ions were under discussion; each subject an essen tial factor in the tota l St. J ohn picture as the organ isation looks to t h e future.

The a genda for the Conference also included sessions on cadets and youth,

and in addit ion tile nursing fficers met together t o discuss thei r particular fie ld of service.

t he Golden Jubilee banque t al th e Ho te London on Saturday e ening (he Ma or and Council of th Cily of London ery graciously acted a ho t. It wa a gala affair attended b y more than 400 St. Joh n delegat sand gue

The Lieutenant-Go eruor of Ontario , His Honour Lt.-Col. J. Keitl r Ma kay, D.S .O., was the gue t of honour. peaker of the e ening was lajor- General J D. B Smith C.B.E. D S.O., C.D. djutantGeneral of the Canadian rmy, who ga e an outstanding address on c. t. Jo hn 's Rol e in t he Years Ahea d. "

PRESENTATION

Perhap the most moving part of the programme was the presentation of il er trays b y the Lieutenant-Go ve rnor to the three surviving members of the original Ambulance Di visio n which wa fo rmed 50 years ago- Willi a m Lo eday, W. H. Pinnock an d F. H. Morten.

Messages of good wishes from the Lord Pr ior of the Order , The Lord W akehu rst , K.C.M.G., the Commissioner-in- hief

Major General J. M. Kirkm an, C.B., C.B.E. and the Superin tendent -in- C hief

The Countess Mountbatten of Bur ma, c.I., G.B.E. D.C.V.O. were read b y t he Executive Commi sioner and warmly app lauded. Several other congratulatory messages were also read, including one from His Excellency the Governor of Malta on behalf of t he Brigade in Malta, G.c. which too is celebrating it Golden Jubilee this year.

On Sunday-t h e ann versary d ayeverything combined to create a memorable celebration. Even the weather co-operated beautifully so that the out- of-doors events were a pleasur(t for both spectator a nd particip a nt.

SERVICES

In the morning , a commemorative service was held at the little Pi lgrim United Church in whose basement the first Brigade un it had held its first meetings fifty years ago. Church services at St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Peter 's Cathedral for memb ers of the Brigade and guests opened the official ceremonies at 2 30 p.m. His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, the Chancellor and Members of Priory-Chapter present in procession and wearing I nsignia and the distinctive black Mantle of the Order with the Badge of the Order on the left front , atte nded t h e Service at St. Paul's. MajorGeneral J. D. B. Smith a CommanderBrother of the Order, acted as SwordBea rer, carrying the Ceremonial Sword 8

P llOle: [.,m,(OIl Fress Pr,'5S lIaj.-Gen. J. D. B. III illi .B.E D. ., C.D. 1cUlilalll-C ncra/ oj Ihe Canadian Army alld COlli 111 flll dl'r Brolher oj Ih e Order oj I. John as lcord-Bcflrer Ic([ds th e parade Jrolll I. P ailI' , alhcdral, London, OJ/lmio, JoII07L'inlf, IiiI' church el'vice commell/oralin o llie .3011i (flll/it'a rfrY oj llie JOllndillg oj Ih e I. J ohn III/b ulanc JJl'i f1 ade ill Callac/a.

of the Pri or. Brigad mar h-pa follO\ ed at which the alule wa taken b lh Li Lit nant- 0 crnor. ppr im tel 500 B r iga d e member l ok pan in th parade and \ ere complim nL d n th ir fi ne appea ran e. The la) ing of a \\1' ath atlhe L ondon enolaph by the Li ut nantGo ern or and the c uti e- mmi ion r concluded thi part f the celcbrati n. reception at the ict ria H pital ur e Re idence brought the aftern n' event to a clo e.

]n the evening tho attending enjo ed one of the most intere lin g \ nL n the programme - an add re b Lady DLI eElder of Lon don England, wife of Brig. ir Stewart Duke - ld r, H o I ilaller of the Grand Prior y of t h e Order on ,. The r. John Ophthalmic Ho pital in J e ru alem," illustrated wilh slide. I wa m appropriate that th e ce lebr atio n of the Bri gad 50th an ni er ary h ould c me to a co nclusion with this fasc in ating ta lk on th fir t and olde t of the thr e l. John foundali nthe ho pital in Jeru a lem which ymbo li e and perpetuate the origin of th e Order of St. John in tha ame anc ient city nearly 1,000 year ago.

Also shown at thi time wa a film arranged by s iSlant ommi oner

(R.c.M.P. Ret d.) H. D a rling Pro vi ncia l President of t. John in Iber ta, which s h owed " The comparative va lue of different methods of a rtifici a l re piration."

All tho e who attended the Golden Jubilee celeb ration and the alional Confere n ce went home to their r es pective units and their S1. John sphe re of e r v ice inspired by the enthu iasm wh ic h wa 0 apparent at the meetings , by pride in a great past and co nsciousness of a challengi ng future.

A new-style aid to learning

I Chapler 2 of the new First Aid Manual, Manual, the first paragraph reads: , In order to understand fully the principles of First Aid , it is necessary that something s hould be known of the structure of the body and the function of some of the more important organs and systems."

There follow njne pages describing tbis, and the description is not easy, but, I lhink, essential.

A small tlas has recently appeared which clarifies this section of the Manual in a way in which no other type of illustration could do. It is called The Tran art Anatomical Atlas" and can be obtained from the stores, price 6/ 6. It consists .of four double sheets of transparent matenal on which are printed in colour vari<?us organs etc. of the body; and the rnterestmg thing is that on the reverse of each she.et a layer has been removed from the preYJous one and a new series of organs etc. appear until we finally get down to bare bone. The representation is ingenious and every part is clearly a key on. the inside of the covers mdJcatmg the partICUlar part.

I belie e that students who are specially interested in the structure of tbe bod y and the relati e positions of tbe \'arious organs from front to back will find thi tlas of great intere t and considerable alue.

- C. YV. K.

Compiled by W. A. Potter

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3. Quite mad, Ii e de ided (6).

24. Quol e ummons (5).

25. 1ain min ral on tiruent of keleton (he linuteman" (5).

26. PI' ent four urv in the adult C).

27. nae th ia at Lh publi hou ? (5).

kin eruption i more; than ra h C).

D "VN

1. Pat c h in olved in ent ri f r (6).

2. eo ation conveyed b cond cranial ner e (5).

3 ing dilation of fa ial ar el'Jo lc (5).

4. Villa at Birmingh a m (5).

5. Where e take two dir tion (5).

6. Urgent pLlblic health n d in our iti (4, 3).

7 and organ uffering from th mog (5).

CLUES

A t the K ampa la T ech nical I ns ti u t e, 1111'. Bi ed ll l and his cia we're pho togmp h ed "i th th e D epu ty Commi sione r- in -Ch ie! and Col. J ame

The Work of St. John

I T may be of interest to readers to hear sometbing of St. John w ork in Uganda Ken ya and Rhodesia which were visited during March and April.

The firs t s t op was in Ugand a, where I was D eputy Commissioner-in- Chief was kindly invited o sta y with t he Go vernor, Sir Frederick and Lad y Crawford at the beautiful Go vernmen House which looks out right across Lake N yanza It is indeed like looking out acr oss the Mediterranean Sea a s this one of the largest lakes in tbe world , has the same deep blue colour and the grounds slope down to wa rds the water En t ebbe is within a few miles of t he Equator and tbe tropica l flo wers and vegetat ion make a beautiful sight.

There was much of interes and ac ivity in connection with st. John wo r k and this started b y the inspec ion of t he Entebbe

D ivision, accompanied b y Dr. Hamerton, the Deputy Commissioner Dr. Malcolm Clark Di v isional Surgeon of the Entebbe D ivision and Col. James Hea dqu ar ters Officer This African di vision is s om e 20 strong and ca rr ied out a liv el y and efficient display of stretcher work and fire rescue.

The la tter was an appropriate a nd dramatic exercise as the division was pa raded at the AiLport and was working in conjunction with the Airport Fire B rigade A large scale fire was started with the aid of petrol and this was put out by the Airport Fire Service whilst the di vision dealt with and removed supposed casualties

DRUMMERS

The next engagemen t was a general tour o f Kampal a , which is the capital of Uganda and about 20 miles from Entebbe A number of leading a u thorities connected wi th St J ohn were met an d on the less official side there was an opportunity to see the striking Royal Tombs of the Buganda with a unique roofing and pillars coloured with the intricate cane work which must be unexampled anywhere e lse Th e visit also included the opening of the Luikoko by t h e

Kabaka Thi s is t he H ou e of P arli a me n t and the ceremony is mos t col o urful in e a ll the Chiefs a nd Mi n ister wea r ce re m o ni al robes and the K a ba ka him se lf is sea ted on a throne, t he who le w ide a p p ro ac h a n d s ep of which are co ver ed with l io n and le op a rd skins The Kab a k a is acco mp a ni ed b y hi special musicians with t he ir great r e o n a nt na tive drums The a ppointm ent i h e redita r y and t he sk ill a nd the sound w h ic h

The first of two articles by

Rear-Admiral Royer D ick

Deputy Commissioner-in - Chief

em erges is s taggering Ano th er h eredi tary offici a l w ho takes part in th e p ro cess ion is the Execut oner wh o ca rries a s gnifica n t loop of co r d fo r d ea ling with t h e refr ac tor y even though thi s p os ition m ay n ow be regarded as honor ary.

The n ex t d ay a ser ies o f v is its was ca rried out startin g with a ca ll on M r. K a lub ya, C.B.E., Ch a irman o f th e As sociat io n and one of the mo st pr o min e n t A f r icans in Uganda wh o h as done fi ne wo rk for S t. John and has recen tl y been a d m itt ed o th e Order.

The n ex t v isi ts wer e to the Mul a go a nd Nakasere H os pitals Th ese ver y fin e hospitals tes tify to the w ork that is be ing done in Ug a nda to pro v id e f or th e s c k Following this, three es tabli s hm en ts we re visited where St. J ohn matter s are dea lt w it h enthusi a stically The first w as Kibuli

School wher e th e he a dmas ter , Mr By ro e, has done much to enco urage interest in first aid. He was unfortunately in hospita but h is assistant, Mr. Powell offi ci a te d in hi s place. A number of classe s were v s ited where young men are being train ed as teacher s and will on complet ion of their cour se go all over the Protec torate It is 10

East Africa

thu s in al u a bl e to fi nd the e o u ng men a re m e mb er o f the Br igade a n d the ir inte re t was e id e nce d by th e b om ba r dme nt f q u es t io n o n fi r a id , o n B rigade m a tl er a nd the h i ory o f t h e rde r. 1 a nd ed h ar d p ut t o r epl but it \ a a s imul a tin g e pe rie n ce O n f rom K ib u li o a m pala T c hni a l I ns ti tu te, her. un der t he aegi o f r E itleberg t he headma ter, m uc h o f th e pon or in g o f th e fir t aid lf aining i bei ng d o n e by r. B iedu l who i in fa t th e representati e o f t he merican I. \ hi h is d o in g muc h in he ay o f fund o a i t develop m nt. It \Va holida time b u n e er th eles ome 30 member in unifo rm s were lh e r e o gre m e and a n ot h er large ci a , n on -B rigade at p r e n t bu t t ud yi ng fir La id \ a al 0 i ited.

STUDENTS

T he next call wa o n the Roma n a ho li amilyango College. Th college, itua ted on top of a h iU ide in a magn ific n t po iti n look in g acr o ss th e a ll ey. m u [ rea ll y be a n idea l p ace in w h ic h to ca rr y ou t o ne' educa tion Th e Fat h e r H ew itso n toge t her w it h Fa th er c Keeare d oing mu h to en co ur a ge fi rs t a id a nd al 0 t fo rm u ni t of t he Bri ga d e. T h irt y ce rt ifica te wer p r esen ted an d a h o r t a dd re gi e n to t h e s tu de n ts an d t h i wa fo ll owed by a n ex c lIen t d e m o nstra ti o n o f fi r s t a id by B r ga d e member a g limp e o f w hi ch ca n be ee n in t h e ph ot ograph with thi ar ti c le. pa rti c ula rl y inter es tin g feat ur e is t hat mos t of th e tr a ining is don e by qu a li fie d s u d e nt a o ppo s ed to m emb e r o f the s taff. I t w a s a n excell en t ex per ien ce to ee tbi s a liv e and acti vely w orking Br iga d e uni t.

Thi s s carce ly idl e d ay fini shed w it11 a Sundo wn e r, as s uc h par t ies are c a ll ed 10caU y, given b y th e M ay or o f K a mpala for the lea ding peop le in K a mp a la pa rt cu larly those conne cted with the work o f St. John It wa s a n inv aluable OCCti io n for mee ting a nd made doubly so by thi s ev idence of municipa l in teres a nd support. Th e party

w a gi ven in th e bea utiful ga rd e n w h ic h h a d bee n co mp lete d o nl y a few wee ks be fo re, o n h e o cca io n o f th e v s it o f t h e Qu een

M ot h e r. Th e n ex day co m pr i ed a. v}sit o M ed ica T r ain in g c h oo l a J Jnja w h ic h IS

a b o ul Afty mi e away. T hi wa particu lar y imp r ess i e beca u e s h oo t ral n fr ica n o r ler li e who Will be sp read out at cli ni c a ll ove r t he co untr y. The va lue of t h e mc n lea rnin g fir t a id i evident a nd he re a le dea l faci liti es o f co ur e for dOing o in t h i Medica l ch 0 1. ot on!y howe cr, de l' J am , lh

te n de n t, and hi a i tants, together WIth the loyal uppO rL of the urgeon, hold cia e f r t he tuclent but t h ere were ome 50 p ople under instruction from local indu t r ia l organi ation wh were .to be formed n t a Br igade unit after qualifYing. made hil t at ails Dam. ne o f the ou rc of the the greatest wa er r e ervoir in the \ rid ake yanza, and ju tat th [arl f Lhi grcat ri e r , man has harn cd it power in the form of the dam at wen Fall her the ri e r tart Iong journey of 4,000 mi le to thc ea. It of inten e im r t to ee lhe \ ater funnellcd ou t f the dam to o n tinue i t cour e a the ile R cr a f r p roviding the p we r to t1.lfn t he generator whi h supply the Ie tri it for ea n da and mu h o f K en a.

NEW HEADQUARTERS

• ext Mo n th: KE N

P hoto : E ssex W

Chelmsford's Shop on Wh eels

A LTHOUG H \ e are supposed lO .be a nalion of hop - keeper, the B ngade has not 0 far go n e into the shop-keeplOg bu ine it elf. H owe er thi has now happe n ed in Che m ford, where a " t rolley hop" i run by the u rsmg D IVISIon of lhe t. J ohn mbulance B rigade at t. J ohn' H o pila!.

Every T hur day e ening the trollex g<;>e round the \ ard laden ith bl \ eel, tobacco, igarette , matches, frUlt. drink, tationery, oap blade, toilet cream. half -net. l ldes , hanclker hief and hatever els the. forg tfu r neg lected patient might need be au e h didn't remember to bn n !; Il \ ith him or becau e hi vi itors have faIled him. f h Four of th women member 0 t e

nursing division push the trolley .and serve from it. If they haven't got IS wanted, they order it and bring It next tune round.

Mis Joan D enny, as Di vi ional Sup erintendent of the Chelmsford 1 D i ision is in charge of the shop. J:Ier Sister Beryl, an auxiliary member, keeps ItS books and orders its stock. olunteer from tbe di ision take it in turns to man the shop. It takes a \ hole e euing to tour the, ard T he S t. John trolley shop makes a But the profitS also go. to hospital life more pleasant than It otherWIse would be. The other day out of the fir year' profits, Mi D enny wa able to hand o er 2 bed ide stools for tbe use of vi itors to the hospital's [ ary unnion \ ard.

Successful disp lay . In N ewa rk

ections, the first part howe? the C'?I'!ecl and in orre t method of tonng medlcmes and lotion. T he bottles and ontainers \ hich were displayed in two gla case we re prepa red b a local cheffil r. \ ho complimel1ted gt. Hollingworth on the idea and di play, a local do tor a1 .0 pa ed complimentary remarks on thl e tion of tbe tand. T he part that the B rigade \: ould play in a local emergenc \Va d epI ted by po ter beari.o a the sign, D Ial 999 " D o you that the B rigade form part of the 4th Emergenc ervi ," an d a tele p ho n e off th hook. mo d I of a village h ur ch \Vhl h ha.d b n h it b an aerop lan e \vith de bn pr ea d around th village, the H Q of t he police, fire a n d am bulance en'] e wi. th vehi Ie I aving for th c r a h ompleted the pi lUre det ai l d plan h wlOg the actLOn h woul d take p I e on s u h an 0 a 1011 an d h e p Ia e her B ri ga,de mem b e ta nd \V a di id d i nto ould a i t o m I ted the pIcture. 11

Cadet of the future has her doll

18 Grand Pr ior ' s Badges

Phot o: T 1/l t'S H.R.H. P 1'incess 11IO?'ga1'et inspecting the Gua 1'd of H onOll1' at E.1;eter AiJ]Jo rl , e cor ted by County T. W. Grac ey and County Cadet Offi ce r H. L angma id Th e fl ag paTty cons1-s ted of S gt. D ereck Thm sher , Cpl. J ohn J eifeTies, all of l amzin er Ambulanc e Ca det D ivision

Princess Margaret at Exeter

W HE H.R H Princess Margaret visited Exeter on Friday, Ma y 8th, to open the new Arts block of Exeter University she did not forget her connection wi th the Brigade as Commandant-in -Chief of St. John Cadets. On alighting from her plane in b r illiant sunshine at Exeter

Airport she was greet ed first b y the Lord Lieutenant and small official party an d then b y a guard of honour of a mb ula nce and nursing cadets from Eas t D evon.

The gua rd was composed of 30 ambulance and 30 nursing c a dets each wit h a flag par ty dra wn from di visions from Exeter City Ashburton , Axminster, Bradninch

Exmouth H oniton, Otter y S t. 1ary, Seaton, Sidmouth a nd Whimple under t he command of County Cadet Offi cer H Langmaid and Cadet Sup erintendent (Miss) C. Ho we of Exeter.

Her R oy a Highness first recei ved the R oyal Sa lute and then in pecLed the wh ole guard of honour , th e officer b ei ng presenled to her. She asked questions a bout the numbers and the work of the ca det m ovementinDevon and on comp letion of th e inspection she complimented the cadets on t heir smartness. She then left by car to start her hea vy round of engagements in the city and at he Univers it y of E xeter.

MORECAMBE PRESENTATION FOR

E IGHTY -FOUR yea rs' combin ed service b y two r etired officers of the loca Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Mr. Edgar H. Norman and Mr. Thomas Mawdesley, was recognised b y present ations at the Morecambe Amb ulance Hall. Mr. Norman (50 years service, 18 as Corps Superintendent) was presented with an electric tea brewer an d crockery and Mr. Ma wdesley (34 yea r s' service, 18 as Corps Superintendent) rec eived an electric razor. Th e new Corps Superintendent H. G. B utler, pres ided, and the presentatlOns were made b y the County Surgeon Dr. W. W. M. McKinney.

Mr. Norman s a Ser ving Offi cer of the Order of St. J ohn and Mr. Ma wd esleya Serving Brother of t he Ord er. Mr. Ma wde sley is employed as an am bulance attend a nt with the County Ambu lance Serv ice. D r. McKinney sai d they were p aying

t ribu te to two sta lwarts of the Br igade Mr. orman had a record of service second to no ne. R eceiving his first certificate in 1908, he had serve d the Bri gade eve r since H e was pro moted corporal on September 10th , 19 14 and two da ys la er left for active serv ice in t he first world war, gaining a comm iss ion . R eturning to the St. John Ambul a nce Bri gade, h e beca m e Tr a n s por t Officer, and in 1936 was ma d e D v s ion a l Sup erintend ent. L a ter t he Heys ha m Di vision was fo rm ed aga in s t cons idera ble oppositio n. In ] 941 the Morecambe an d Heys ha m Corps came into being largely through Mr. Norman 's efforts. M r Norman was appoi nted the firs t Corp s Sup erintendent a nd m ade t he Corps one o f the m ost viri le in the w hole country In the second w orld war he was the Sup erintend ent of Civil D efence a nd d id 12

yea r W ith u h a moth r it mall \V nder Gleny is a t. J ohn e n thu ia l. e en at uch an early age. H e r beloved d oll' uniform i a uthenti c, too: it i made from the genuine malerial. r. P a m had ju t fini hed maki ng a dre f r one f he r cade t and th ere \Va a lill ie cloth left o er.

G lenys , of cour e, t 0 o ung t be a cadet her el f. eve n though her doll appear to be, but s h told our co rr 1 ndent, withoul any he italion, hall join a soon a ] 'm old nough ." he

GREAT RECORD

much in forming th e fir a id po t Mr. o rm a n was re p n ib l fo r th e fir aid ca ra a n th e fir t of it kind in Engla nd , dedicated in 19-4; a mb ul nc divis ion aU o ver t he country copied Morecambe s idea

In tribute to Mr. M awde ley Dr. McKirtney said that M r. orman' wo r k would not h ave b ee n po ib le without Mr. M aw d es ley's great as is lance a nd will in g he lp Mr. M awde ley came 10 Moreca mb e fr om Ather to n, wh ere he was attached to the minin g divi sion o f

St. J ohn Ambul a nce. H e jo in ed t h divi s ion irt 1925 , a nd bec a me Di v i iona l Sec reta ry in 193 0 a nd o rp s Sec re ary in ]941. Area C ommi ss ione r J H el me , Lanca ter , also expressed a pprec ation o f Mr N o rm a n and Mr Mawdes ley's lo ng a nd devoted services.

Novel tests for Railwaymen

and in the cirws ring (team tests). J-Jany comments were passed ab out the originality oj the test s and settings.

ASSOCIATION

CROYD ON' S CUP

cir us the team a re called to assi t with an accident v hich ha occurred in the ring during rehearsal.

T\ 0 performer (man and woman) \ ere rehe arsing in the circu ring when a pulley block and tackle from the rigging abo e f II and injured [h man. H e will be found clinging to hi apparatu orne di tance from the ground suffering from a fraetur d Jefl houlder blade, fracture of ixlh and eventh ribs (left side)' badly bitlen tongue; e er brui ing back of head and n ck: e tabli hed hock and will b in a com until the a rrival of the a mbulan e. The oman unhurt but lighlly hocked.

MEET G for the first time locally in competition wo rk, the Croydon Fire Brigade, etropolitan P olice and Sh irley D ivision, S.J.A.B., were competitors in the Croydon Centre's First Aid Challenge Cup Competition held at the F ire Brigade Headquarters, Croydon, on Thursda y, ray 2 th last. earl 70 spectators were present to see the P olice team take the cup from the holder Croydon Fire B rigade. The Shirley S.J .A. B team, whose members were ne, to competition \ ork. recei\ ed a special commendation for their performance again t trang opposition.

Among the guest present were 1rs. Kathl en R uddoc, e retary of the Council of the Order of t. John for urre)" who pre emed the trophy to the winning t am. and enior officers of the police and fire brigade. Thanking the centre for arranging the competition Mr. R R Llo yd, Chief Offi er of the fire brigade. tre ed the value and importance of open competition on a 10 al ba and their u efulne in encouraging emergen y er ice to \ ork in co-opern tion. It i hoped that other team from 10 al indu tr and publi en ice will participate in furure competition and a pecial invitation being ext nded to .J B ambulanc and nursing divi ion in Cro don.

CADET L\ WALE

EFFECTIVE CINEMA EXHIBITION

WHAT

nAu ence h as a n exhibit ion on th e pu bli c? To try a nd fin d the a nswer , tbe toke Di vi ion, a mbulan ce and nW" jng s taged a l arge public ex hibition in the Gaumont inema recent ly The exh ibition wh ch la sted f or seve n da ys, a l 0 inc lud ed work undert ake n by members of

t over to the public by a a rge po te r. Secondly , th e prevention o f ac ident. Thi time a baby who had u lained e ere burn to the face a nd body \ a ho\ n in ho pital und er treatment. dj acenL 0 the cot a a fire-guard and a noti e to the ef1ect th a l c a rele parent h a d i n ef1e t cau ed the baby's burns by nol u in g a uard.

Leaflets

Th inter laking

Ph ot o Electro-Flas h

At th e D uke of L ancaster's D istrict Tr eek end Conference. From left to right: Lt -Col. Artll'U1' GOTing, Assistant Comrm'ssioner -in-Chi ef; D istrict Sup erin enden Lady ftlar y H esketh ; Col. V. F. Royl e, T D ., E R.D. , Commissioner D uke of L ancas eT's Di s /riel ; Ilr.

F. L. Sh a1'p; Mrs. F. L. Shm p; i V aj .-Gen JIIieneces, C .B. E., D.S.D. , ill.D ., F R P. D eputy D irec tor M edic a S ervices West er n Command; l1l aj. S. S emsom, T.D ., J.P. , ill B. ilII.R.C.S. , D eputy Commissione-r, D uke of Lanca er D i {Ticl

BLACKPOOL CONFERENCE WAS MEMORABLE FOR 370

T

HE first week end conference to be held by the Duke of Lancaster 's D istr ict opened at No r b reck Hydro , Blackpool on Sa tur d ay, April 4th, 1959.

T h e 370 d e egates were welcomed b y the Depu ty Ma y or of Blackpoo l Ald. J. H H essey who said he was mindfu l of the work that the Brigade did voluntarily and wis hed the delegates a success ful conference.

A vote of thanks to Ald. Hessey was proposed b y the D istrict Commissioner Col. V. F. R oyle and was seconded b y the D istrict Supe rin ten dent Lad y Mary Hesketh.

Maj or J. Cameron of the Surgeons' branch p resented the District Su rgeo n s r eport and sai d that in this nuclear age it would be wise to think ill terms of mass casualt ies an d ho w to deal with them

Other reports were presented b y Mrs. E. Nes bit the Distr ict Cade O fficer (Nursing); Mr. Charleswor th, Dist rict Cadet O fficer (Ambulance) and b y Miss N. Li vesey, District Nursing Officer. Lt.-Col. A. Gorillg, Assista nt Commiss ioner -ill -Chief, presented an ins piring an d interesting talk on ad ul ts and cadets. After surveying the cadet mo vement he left no doubt about our future responsibili ies. " We must stop the fall -out of young cadets leaving our ranks ever y year. The uni versal youth movement in Gre at Bri tai n pro vides nothing wh en the child grows up; the Briga d e does, and every effort mu st be made to make our present ca dets our fut ure leaders."

At 5 o clock a n excellent talk was gi en by D r. Francis Camps, M D on " So me risks of accidental deaths. " H e surveyed the acci dents on the ro ads, inj uries and dea ths in the crimi nal world P a rticular attention w as drawn to the flick knife and the open knife

Dr. Camps illustrated t he appalling mortality r ate assoc iated wit h home acci dents, parti cularly old people accidenta LLy scalded or burned "Accidents ca u ed b y electricity a nd poison could often be avo ided ," said the doctor, "and Brigade members could help in the crusade to reduce acc id ents."

G uests at the Conference D inner i ncluded: M aj.-Gen A Meneces Depu ty D irector of Medi cal Se r vices, Western Command ; Dr. F. C a mps , M D .; Lt.-C o l. A. Go ring, Assistant Commissioner-inChief; Ca pt. an d Mrs. Johns, County Commissioner, Cumberlan d and Wes tmorland; Dr. a nd Mrs. Lodge D is tri ct Commissioner and Di s trict Superin te ndent York , W R .; Col: and Mrs. St. J o hns tone Chief Consta ble L a ncs. County Co nstabulary; and C Ilr. and Mrs. F. L. Shar p, Sunda y morni n g bega n w ith a s hort ser vice and then the d elegates di v ided in to two parties, o n e gr o up to see " The R ed River of Life" an d the Sup erinten dent s assemble d for the Commiss io ner s' talk and di scussion.

" Publi c Emergencies " was the s ubj ect of a a lk b y Di stri ct Superin tendent Wheble (Lond on Di strict) , who surveyed a set plan to d ea l with a n y m ajor e mergen cy ; 14

Ea rli er in the evening, a recep ion had been held in th e c in ema, the ho st being th e manager of the c in em a, Mr. Sparks.

Fo ll ow in g th e opening the guests and th e members o f t h e two divisions were in vited by the manager to see the film Corry all I.Irse.

PU BLiCITY

Ithough the Pr Department at 10

Gro ve no r r esce n .W. 1. , ca n loan di play m ateria l it i r egrette d tb at no help can be en \ ith co tllm e etc. for carn iva l flo at.

AN.H.S.R. Study Day

St udy D ay was held at St. Catherine's H os pital , D oncaster, on May 4th f or members of t he Brigade and B.R .C.S, who a re n ot yet members o f the H .S.R. It was o rga n ised b y Col. Matheson Civil D efence Offi cer for Sheffield Region, and the programme included the organisation of the hospital services in wartime including the casualty service ; the blood transfusion service; nursing techniques with demonstrations; and the symptoms and treatmen ts of nuclear rad iation.

1 (pRIN E O F Dr TID T 202 ( P ORT OF La DON AlJTHORITY) CORPS B OLTON TROPHY FIR T AID

trophy; Sir Le lie and Lady Ford; Lady Tait ; District Superintendent E. A Wheble; Area Commissioner A. M. Bell, D.S.O .· Mrs. Jameson; A j S O Miss North and a large number of offi ials from the Por of London Authority with many friends of the Corps. A bouquet was presented to Lady Cottesloe by fi e-year-old Arme Harper and the proceedings closed with a ote of thanks to Lady Cottesloe given by Dr. A. M Lm.vrence -Smjth, t h Corp surgeof'.

TO. 30 EAST LOl',roo l DIVISION (AMBuLANcE) .-On Sunda y May 10th, 1959, the Rededic at ion Service of the No. 30 East London Ambula nce Division took place at the Cent ral Synagogue Grea Portland S treet, W.l. The Syn agogue i a very bea utiful building in the hear t of this normally extremely busy street. One enters a r ichly appointed entrance h all and from there to the synagogue proper where can be seen a beautiful p air of g a tes which guard the A r k. The er ice was conducted by the Rev. C. J Shine B.A. Minister of the Central Synagogue assisted b y the Rev S. Hass , A.L.C.M. , Reader of the Synagogue. In his sermo n the Rev. Shine gave especial pra ise t o t he members of o 30 Divis ion in addition to gi ving a very clear exposition of the work and aims of the " Order" in general.

Among those present Viere Col. G F. P age, D.S O ., Commissioner No.1 District ; Depu ty Commissioner C. E. Bo wer, O.B.E. ; Dis trict Superin tendent (N) Mr R Cavendish; Lt.-Col. A. M Bell, Commissioner Central Area, and Mrs. Bell; Area Staff Officer J. J A. Cameron and many other D istrict and a rea Staff Officers and friends of the division.

GREENFORD & ORTHOLT S.J.A.B.

URSES 21ST A I NIVERSARY.-A large gathering of relatives a nd friends of members of 141 Greenford & ortholt

Nursing Division were present on the occasion of the Annual Socia l and Cup presentation in Ambulance Hall , Greenford, recently, when there were special celebrations of their 21st anniversary since the y become a separate unit section of Ealing Di vision in 1938. District Staff Officer Mrs. V. Claridge, founder of the unit, Area Staff Officer Mrs. H. K. Evans, Nurse Mrs. D. M. Ponter, S.R.N., S.C.M., and Divisional Superintendents and Officers of associat ed divisions of Greenford & Northolt were very warmly welcomed by Di visiona l Superintendent

Mrs. C. S. M. De Val. Giving a very interesting sto r y of the unit's progress, Mrs. Claridge said that its wartime record was unique, in that each of its 30 members at that time were ser ving in a hospital on wartime duty and she was very pleased to be present on this occasion, to congratulate the di vision on i ts achievement during the past three years under Mrs. De Val's leader shi p, and looked to the unit celebrating its 21st birthday as a division in a few years' time.

Area Staff Officer Mrs. Evans also congratulating the division on its recen t achievements, expressed her high a ppreci ation of the very ready manner in which its members responded to perform duti es, often at sho rt notice, when she asked for their services.

The award of di vi ional up s to 1959 winners was made by Divis ona l Presi d ent Mrs. L. M. Vaughan. The divi ion wa presented by Vice-President Mrs. G. A. Smith with a cup, to be known as The M mory Cup , to be awarded annually to the nursing member showing th highest fficiency.

WEST RIDING

A JUBILEE.-A letter from ounles Mountbatten, Superintenden t-in-Chief of the St. John Ambulance Briga de, offering her personal congratulations to the orth Bierley ursing and Cadet Di vis ion of til St. John Ambula n ce Briga d e on a tta ining i s jubilee, w a s read b y t he pre d ent of th e division (Mr. J E L ind sey, of W y ke) at a ju bilee dinner in Bra d ford

The lette r s a id tb a t the Di ision h a d e er reason to be proud of its record of s r ic n the cause of h um.an it y, for i t h a d ca rri ed out its work in the rue tr adition of St. John.

Among the guests were t h e Lo r d Ma yor and Lady Ma yoress of Bra dford (Ald . a nd

Mrs. W. Durran t) Mrs. Lind se y Dr. E H. Lodge CDi t rict C a mIlli io n e r) a nd

Mrs. Lodge (Di ri ct Sup erintenden l), D r.

G. Tho m ps on (Area Commi s ion er) a nd

Mrs Thompson (Area P r e id ent) , Mr A. S M Peel (Tr a surer Tor t h B ierley Di vision) and Mrs. Peel (President o nh Bierley ursing C a de t s), and Dr. and Mr W. H. Lea ke of W yke.

During t he evening M r s Lodge pre ented the jubilee cer tifica te to th e di vision logether with certificates to 14 cad ets who had qualified as a dults. T h e toa t to the nurs ing division was propo sed by r. W. W Hudson, president of the cadet a m bul a nce division , and the r esponse came fr om Mi s K. I. Briggs, Divi s ional Superintend ent , who remarked hat sh e had a ttended her fir t nursing class in 1913 and h a d been" going up to Wyke School ever s ince. "

ENRoLLED.-Twenty ambulance cadets were enrolled a a ceremon y at the Keighley ambul ance headquarters by Dr. J. Prentice, County Surgeon , in the presence of a bout sixty par ents. The a rea Cadet president Col. J. Preston of Kettlewell was pr es ent and there was an exhibit ion of junior fustaid , fire fighting, ca mping and of teac hing exhibits by the Keighley ca d e ts, und e r Cadet Superintendent J McManu s All the rooms in the building were u sed for the displays and parents moved round in rela ys , and were finally shown a film strip of scene s at the summer camp of cadets from Keigh ley at the Humphrey Head Camp school lent by the Keighley Education Commit tee. Col. Preston presented the prizes to the best cadets, the Cade t Cup being presented to Cadet Cpl. Nicholas a nd the Junior Cup to St. John Junior Norman Whi t fie d. The Cadet Commissioner, Mr. F. R. Charlton , of York, presented seven promotion warrants, three to sergeants and four to corporals. The Cadet President, Mr. T. McNish also took part.

BIRMINGHAM

P RESENTATION-" This is your Life" came to Birmingham recently when the Nelson T ransport D i vision held a presentaion evening. The presentation was made to Hon Secretary Frank Ward, who has b een 16

a member of th e divi io n for nineleen years. Divi iona Presid nt Mr. A. H. Hobb made the pre ntalion whi c h wa an ala rm lock a od tea m a k er com bin ed. Mr. Hobb w ith Nursing Miss D mo ld

m a de up a few v ilh Mr. Ward durin g the war ye'lr of 19 39 I 1945 , when the ambula n ce er i e wa onlroUed by the Birmingh a m Ho pil a l ontribulo ry s 0eiati on. ariou s member of the di v i n l ook pa rt in " cen from the life o f Mr Ward." Many ex-memb e rs of th e di i o n were pre ent a nd ome who w r e not a bl t o be tl1er r eco rd ed m es ag on a la p r corder. ommi ion e r Bri g. M. L. H

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neral in ornw a lJ. " In s pector Sive ll is a t pre ent in ho sp ita , and the pre entation wa rece ived on his beh a lf b y the hi ef on Labl e Ea rlier in th e d ay, a presenta ti o n h a d b een mad e to N a ncy Lady Vi v a n O.B .E., l.J. , w h r ece nlly retired fr o m th e p o it io n of Cou nt y ur ing P re id nL

The g ift a fr a med a nc ie nt m a p of ornwa ll a nd an hon o ra ry life m e mb e rs hip badge, was fr o l11 th e o unt y Pr e id en t

Vi ce -Pre id e nt a n d o un tY ta fT, was pr e nt ed by Id Bo ut wood, a nd L a d y

Vi v ia n uit ab ly rep li ed. The f ra me d map bea r a n a p propriate in c r ipti on D E RB HIRE

HAMP 0 HIRE

Y E R O LD .-Th e 70th b ir thd ay dinn e r f \ e llin g bo ro ughHea dqu a rt e r mbul a nce D iv io n \ a pr id d 0 r b y Di v ion a l u pe rint n.d n t J L. otc h , a nd \ a att e nd ed b m a n y ci ic a nd 1. J hn p vr o na it e .

Propo ing t h e t o a t " Th e rd r of 1. John Li nd th e t. J o hn mbul a nce Briga de» Mr. ld e r on ha irm a n of Wellingborou g h D .., s aid the Briga d e wa not me rel y a n organi ion but a n organi m- alive a nd a le rt. H e w I o med th e offi ce rs to elliogborough and expres ed the ho pe that the ne t 70 yea r would be e ve n more gloriou than the fir t. ot only in t i me of emerg n y, but a ll t he time the B rigade ga ve er i e without thought of return or reward but it \' as when there was no emergency that the

o r gani sa tion pro ve d it s s oundn ess of he a rt a nd i ts real worlh H e hoped its influen ce a ncl wo r k would be a s grea t in th e futur e a it ha d been in t h e p as t. In hi s r e p ly oJ. H ewe tt C ounty Commi ss ion e r , re fe rre d to the f o und er of th e m ovem ent in Welli ng boro ug h , D r. W. E

Audland , a nd th ose w ho ha d fo llo wed him in car ry in g o n t he grea t wo r k. Th er e was in W e llin g bo r oug h , sa id

01. H ewe tl, o ne o u tsta ndin g f ami yth e G o tc h br ot hers-a n d th e r wives, who h a d g ive n e r vice tota ll ing dose o n ] 80 yea rs. It was a r ec ord wi th out pa r alJe l h e ho ug h t t h roug ho u he Bri ga d e f':O T TI N GHAM HIRE

ESCORT FOR WEMBLEY CASUALTY.-Two

S l. J o h n membe r were detailed to look a fter olli ngha m ore t's Wemb ley cas ua lty, R oy D wight, when leam to oLtingham for the offiCial receptIO n. At the ation they he lped

taking him to the G ener a l H

ita l. I nc identa Uy th e Br iga d e dea lt with m ore th a n 70 cases n th e c r ow ds wh o ga th er ed to welcome t heir tea m h ome. T <FORD filRE WALES T HA KS BE fEFACTOR. FROM E GLA D - a d et Supt. E E. G ates of the n ew M achy nHeth Am b ulance Cadet D ivision was wearing the uniform of a private when h e played a barrel organ on MachynHe th Statio n to boost d etach ment funds. F und s were so low, in fact, that it looked as th ough h e would be wearing that lower r ank uniform for some time. B ut a p assenger on a t r ain waiting at the station was impre sed by Superintendent Gates' enterprising use of a barrel organ for raising money. H e leaned out of the window and chatted with him and his helper. When he learned that Mr. Gates was a Superintendent he offered to provide him with a proper uniform, which has now arrived I am grateful and delighted:' said Mr. G ates. " I t is a perfect fit.' T he donor wa Corps Staff Officer E. B Mo ylan of Walsall, a Serving Brother of the Order of S1. J ohn.

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had come to b e an anuual milestone along the pat h which wo r kers fo r the Priory were treadin g in the course of their p ro gress tov ards the objects of the Order of S t. J ohn. H e welcomed those present whose attend a nce he regarde d as a mark of de votion to he worthy caus es the Order bad a t hea rt. Th e Lor d P rio r of the Or der exp r es ed his p leas ure in being abl e to attend G eneral sembly which he regarded as an impor tant e eDt In gath ering to d o honour to tho e who e ervices ere to be r eco gni ed they e r e commemo r ating a t the same time th ose \ ho ba d serve d th e e ightpoint ed cros for t he sa e and seryice of mankind d O\ n the a g \ al \vas ne e r far from th.eir minds at t. J ohn' G ate, L or d v a k ehur aid, and they were alway o ns io u of the gre a t esta b lishments which ove r he Commo n wea lt h a nd make the O r de r o f S f. J ohn one of th e mo s t v id e p rea d an d clo el kni t org ani ations i n t he o rld. T he Lord P rio r aid he \ o uld not ta lk a bou t al e onI

gr amm e was the o pp o r t unit y of welcoming rep resen tatives of Priories overseas and of h earing tile pecial greetin gs con eyed b y Lt. -Co l. StUal·t M. Ingle dew, O. B .E., K. St.J (son of tile Chancell or of tile Priory for Wales), from tile Pri ory in Southern Africa and by e. Meachen Esq ., K. SU., as Chief Secretary of the P r iory in ev Zealand.

Then followed the reading of tile Exhortation" by the Lord Prior to those promoted in and admitted to the O rder during tile past year. Before carrying o u the investiture of D ames, Command rs (Brothers and Sisters) Officers (Brotilers and Sisters), Serving Brothers and Serving Sisters, Lord V akehurst personally congratulated the four new Knight on the R oll of the Priory in a d ance of formal reception by the Grand Prior, viz. Capt. R. G Evans, M.B E., J.P ., Maj. A. H G. Field, M B.E. G. H. Latham, Esq. LL. D ., and H. G. Lewis, Esq., J.P., M.A. Vellum votes of thanks were presented by the Lo r d Mayor of Cardiff and Priory votes b the P rior. T he two cadets who had the honour of receiving their Grand Prior Cadet Badges at General Assembly were presented with them b y the Prior and while the audience was asked to refrain from applauding during the Investiture a great burst of applause greeted the nNO recipients of the highest cadet proficiency awards.

M 0 1\1MO UTHSHillE

COUNTY MoUR S A GREAT L oss.-Rarely has a newly appoin ed Commissioner becom e endeared to such a large proportion of Brigade personnel in so short a period as Maj. R T. Brown M .B .E., J.P., whose death occurred with drarnatic su ddenness on the 21st June. Since his acceptance of the Commissionership in February ].ast Maj Brown had been extremely act ive and the County Officials were looking to his leadership with great confidence for the future The many causes to which he had devoted his t ime and energies were represented at the flmeral service, the St. J ohn representation consisting of Col. J D Griffiths , e.SU., D .L. (Priory for Wales) Commissioner W. Mabon Abraham , M B .E. , e.St.J. (Brigade Headquar ers and Chief Commissioner for Wales), Miss Z. D Druitt S S.St.J. (Training Officer for Wales), D r. W. E. Harris and Miss E Kinse y e.SU (Monmouthsh ire St. J ohn Council) and represent ng the Briga de in Monmouthshire County Superintendent Mrs. D M. Bailey, D .SU. , Area Commissioner J. H. Wilcox e.SU., Area Cadet Officers T. G Mason , S.B.SU., and Mrs. S E. Francis, S.S.SU , Corps Superintendent Mrs F. M. D uke, S.S SU. , Corps Staff Officer W E Coleman, S.B.SU., and Divisional Officer Mrs. B M. P hillips.

BRIG/mE R EVIEWS - T wo County Area reviews in Monmouthshire have been conducted b y the Chief Commissioner fo r Wa les, Mr. H. G. Lewis, K.SU. At the Silurian County Area review wh ich took place in Monrnouthshire the salute was taken by the St. John Council President, the L ord Raglan, O.SU., Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by the Chief Commiss ioner for Wales, the Cou n ty Commissioner Maj. R T . Brown, M. B .E., J. P an d the

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IN V ESTED

By cO llrt esy "Pr i nc ipalit y P, ess " Capt J. H ext L ewes, O.B.E. , L ord Li elltenant, Com771i ss i oneT Jar C a rdig a n s hire, be ng i n ves ed by th e Lord TVak eh ws t K.C lI1.G., L ord P r ior of th e Or der at

Gen eTaZ Assembly , Pri ory faT n ' a les , n Ca rdiff·

Deputy Superintendent- in-Chief ( M r s. e. G Traherne, D.St.J ., J.P ) Th e P a rad e, which was headed a s it marched through the town by the ewport ambul ance ca det band under C a det Superinten den t H. P. Jarnes wa s congratulated upon it smart turn-out t h e Chief COD1m i sion er complimenting them upon the numbers on parade a nd t heir record of ser vice

The inspecti n g par t y included also Mrs D M. Bailey D St.J , Area Commissi on er G. E. Davies, O SU ., Mi ss E. Kin ey e. St J. Area Superint endents Re es Morgan, O.St.J. a nd Mr s E. G. D av ies O.SU. Are a Staff Officer B Stokes, S.B SU. , and Maj A. Reade BedweU t y County Area revi ew was c arr ied out at Tredeg a r , the par a de being in command of Area Commiss on er

J. H. Wilcox C StJ ., and headed in the march to the Recrea tion ground by the Tredegar Workmen' S Town Band . The Chief Commi ss ioner wa s assisted in carrying out the inspection b y Mrs. W R. Crawshay, Chief Offi cer Nursing Cadet s for W ales, and after the review tea was served by members of the nursi ng division under the direction of Di vis ional Secre ta ry P J Harse.

P EMBRO KESIllRE

COUNTY COMPETITIO NS REVIVED .-By the kind invitation of the Lad y Pres d ent , Mrs. E. Bickerton Edwards D.StJ. the Brigade competitions were held at Ffynone, Boncath. The event attracted a large and representative attendance a nd teams from F shguard, Haverfordwest, lS

BORO GH 0 -"" N E

The fir s comp e tition for th e sh ie ld presented by t h e L a d y P re ident (La d Jenkins , O. U .) f or a nnua l c omp e tit ion b y fir s a d tea ms in th e Borough a tt ra ct ed ten te a m . A road acc id e nt wa th e ce ne of th e te t whi cb wa judge d by Dr. T J M Gregg and Dr. R M idh a. Th e highe m arks were won by Swa n ea Poli ce t ea m which secured th e cup , the Tir John Dower Station and wan sea ivil Defence male teams com n g econd a nd third respec tively in ord er of m erit. Tn th e unav oidable a bsence of L ad y J enkin s, th ese trophies were pre ented b y ir William Jenkins , K.St.J In an intermediat e competition for Brigade members be tween the ages of ] 5-18 years , the W. J. D a vies up wa won by Sketty Ambu la nce tea m, h e

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(Ed in .), aged 60 , after a long illness. D r. Blackmore was , until recently when he retired due to ill -health a founder mem ber and D ivi ional Surgeon to the T ho rn ton Ambulance D i\ ision (Bradford Corp s) f rom 19 "' 9 to 195 . D r. B lackmo re upon his retirement went to reside in \ okin g urrey, where his death look place. D urin g he war (1939 - 1945) he \: as al a ur geon in charge of the T hornton first ai d p ost. H e al a saw active en ice durin g the 1914- 1 war. mucb-IO\ed urgeon in hi local \illage at T hornton.

* John Edward Pemo e. J. P D ivisio n al uperintendent of Halrwhi lIe mbulanc e D i\ ision. 1r. Penro e who had for many year been a prominent figure. in 10 circle. gained hi first aid ertifi ate ill 190-1- throuah the t. ndre\\ Am bulan e He joined the Bri gade in 19 15 an d in 19 _1 help d to form the H alt whi tie D ivi ion. Promoted to Di iional Su perinten dent in 19 7. h e a hi e ved an a m bition in J 939 wh n an am bu lan e \ a in tailed, under control of the D i\'i ion. e rving Bro.lher of the O rder. 1 r. P nro e \Va a tlrele work r ill th e cau e of the B rigade.

* 1 ur ina adet Barbara Grigg, on Jar h I-H h, aged fourtee n he had b ee n Perry Ba r r Odeo n ur ing Ca d t D lYI Ion fi ve ) ears a nd \Va to have been Capt.a in of t h t am re pr e nt ing B irmi ngh a m In th R ea io na l Cad mpe l iti n s. !t hou gh Co e ri o usly i ll. h in i ted on ta k ing he r r - xaminatio n and wa br u ght to (h di v i io n a me li ng B a rb ar a \Va a grand collea gu e an d h er ura g w a b ed o n the hig h pri n ip le of lh Ord er of t. J hn a nd i till a oure of to all th memb e - f h er

Divisional Officer W. Alien, of the C hatham Di · ision, on May 8th. He joined this divi ion on February 6th, 1923. Througho ut hi 36 year of ervice he was highly respe ted by all who as ociated witil him. In 1955 he was made a Serving Brother of the Order. In and during the past few years he was very active in the field of casualty make-up, and in this capacity will be very greatly mi sed b the Civil D efence organisation for whom he did much valu a ble work. He devoted the whole of his spare time to th e service of the Brigade an d his passing will be profolU1dly felt b y all

*

Miss Sarah Newington, aged 78 year, of 149(N) (Peckham) Nursing Di vision , passed away on April 29th. She first joined the Brigade in 1926 and after serving with the Reigate, Blackheath, Lewisham and Tew Cross nursing divisions, joined Peckham in 1955, with whom she continued in active membership until her admission to hospital. She was also well known for her talks to St. John cadet divisions, particularly on the subject of hom:: nursing. In the summer of 1958 she was admitted as a Serving Si ster of the Order.

*

Mervyn Philip Mo rel, F.R.C.S. , of Beech Hill, Barnstaple. Eleven years ago he joined the Brigade as D ivisional Surgeon to the Barnstaple Ambulance Di vision and for the last four years he had been Area Surgeon to the North D evon Area. He had, ever since joining, been keenly interested in the Brigade and the best way of putting first aid principles into practice. Always ready to help in competitions he was a good and competent judge. Earlier this year his work had been recognised by his appointment to be a Serving Brother of the Ord er. He will be greatly missed b y many in orth Devon

* D ivis ional Officer (Rtd.) Alice M. Wooll ey, S.S.St.J. County Staff and members of Wellington Nursing D ivision, Shropshire as well as representatives from Donningto n, Madeley, Oakengates Nursing D ivisions, attended the funeral of Mrs. Woolley at Christ Church, Wellington, on April 28th. Four members from Wellington Ambulance D ivision acted as bearers. Mrs. Woolley was one of the founder members of the Wellington Di vision, and for 18t years was Di visiona l Secretary. Her example of loyalty and devotion to duty will long be remembered by those who had the privilege of working with her, until her retirement a short time ago.

*

Dr. D. F. Barrett, Officer of the Ord er of St. John, Area Surgeon South Western Area, West Riding of Yorkshire, who passed away on Monday May 11 th, at the age of 56. Dr Barrett died as he livedhelping others. He was attending a patient when he collapsed and died within a few minutes. He will long be remembered for his competition work, having judged all the national finals including the " D ewar." He presented the" D & M. " cup to the S.W. Area for competition by the ambulance cadets. In making a "test sheet" his whole concern was to teach; always his remarks would be " make

a correct diagnosi .' He came to Huddersfield in 1933 a nd joined the entral Division as Divisional Surgeon and hi at tendance in any year was never less than 40 drills In 1950 he wa appoi nted orp Superintendent an d Surgeon a nd in 1952 he was promoted to the Area. It i no exaggeration to ay he li ved up to the mottoes of our Order: "Fo r the Faith and for ilie Service of Mankind." Hi passi ng will leave a gap in our ]j e. H e

was Past-Presi d ent of th e Huclcl e r fie ld Medical ociety and hairman-e le:t o f the Hudder field Div isio o of t he Brit is h Medical OC latlOO. Man y co lle ague of the medical profes ion and m e mb e rs of the Brigade from a ll parts of the out h Western rea a w II a a large number of fri ends attend d t. Patrick' R oman Catho li hurch for the ce leb ration of R quiem Ma

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S.J B. Card.- Knight of St. John in the Middle Ages , from a painting by Anna Ziokeisen. 8d. each.

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A water colour of the Tave of the Crypt of the Grand Priory Church. The Crypt i the earliest and best preserved of the r maming building of tbe Priory of the Order at ClerkenweU. In co er \ ith embo ed t. John Cross. 10d. each.

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St. John Diary , 1960

The t. J ohn Diar for 1960 now on al. Po ket siz with four days per pag 3/- ea h , and with two da per page 4 6d. each, plu po tag

BRIGADE FUNDS

for his kindne - in allm ing the e annual meetings to be held in the I an ion Hou e. ir Harold \Va no tranger to t. John. having been a tively a oeiated with the Order' work for a long time R epo rt s were pre ented by the eeretar , G eneral. Mr. C. T Evan. by the D ire torGener al of the r. J ohn mbulan e a iation. 1 r. H orae F. Parsh all who de rib day ar of xpan 'i on in the training f fir a ider in indu tr '. in agri ultur and i n all walk of life. b oth at home and ver a : the Ho pitaU r. ir tewart DukeElder. who outlined the year progre not anI in the building of the Ho spital but in the resear h w rk into t raehom curren tly bein", pan ored by rh Order: th Lib rarian, ajar R. \XliUiam , \Vh de rib d r ot

Photo: Barra/ts

Th e L ord PTior's Pr ocession pas ing th e Hospital m odel 011 the z ay to the Egyp tian Room faT h e annua l geneml assembly a t the Jllansion Ho use

The Lord Pri or oddres, illcl lit e asselllbly. Th e f AH'd .lJ oyor is all hi leJt, alld II/ e syll/bol. oj oIfice, 1I acc ((nd Sll'Orri. vcltil/(I him lei lll 'lt e 'ily's ('oal oj lnn

" a my ri ou

Vital Preparatio n

Se rmon preached at the Anniversary Service by The Right Revd. THOMAS CRASKE, B.A ., F K.C. , Bishop of Gibraltar

Flank ed by the State Trump eter s , th e L ord Mayor 's P rocession leaves St. Paul's at the end of the S ervice

Ph o/us: Harr(//ls

The LOTd Prior's proce sian, led by it e H .' orr! Barer, 'opl , J. D ocwra-Rogers, on ils way ou t oj Ihe 'athedral.

acquisitions and bequests to the Library an d Museum, and express ed hi s appreciation of the information gathered b y Capt. Do cwra-Rogers and other enthusiasts

Finally the Commissioner-in-Chief, MajorGeneral J. M. Kirkman, spoke of Brigade affairs. He sa id there had been a heartening increase in the number of cadets joining the adult divisions , and described his impressions of the state of the Briga de in the o verseas territories which he a nd the D eputy Commissioner-in-Chief had visited during the past year. He ended by describ-

ing some of the outs tanding cases of fir aid that had been rendered , onen und e r extremel y difficult conditions, b y members of the Brigade during the y ear. From lunch-time onwards, tbe approaches to St Paul' s Cathedral we re thronged with members of th e Ord er, many wearing the Brigade uniform making their way to the Cathedral for the annual Commemor ation Ser vice. The marching contingent of th e Briga de , led by th e Sheerness Cadet Band came up Ludgate HilJ and fi led into the cathedral , a nd the pagea ntry of 4

t his olemn occa ion became ever more mpressive as th e Lord Mayor a nd h is pro cessio n , hapter-G enera nd tb e Lord Pri or and h is executive officers mo ved up the aisl e to th e rolling note or the organ. The serv ice whic h followed con fonned to the time-honoured pattern, and man y Ord er memb e rs wh o were present for the first time must h ave left, whe n th e procee lin gs were over , with a new f e lin g of exa ltat o n a nd prid e in the tr adition of the great Order to wh ich hey belon g.

PRELUDE

great deal o f ou r hum a n on ist in pre ara ti on f r gr at. beautiful. j ou, in p ired ut b r ie f moment nd al ur life in thi rId i the prelude and pr paration f r fu l e r li fe to c m nd w hat a long p reparaL n ha pre d d th twentieth ce ntur y \ ork of the Ord er l. J ohn f Ierll alcm.

Th e mr re H e ena found d th e hur ch o f the H I ep ulchre at J eru a e m n th e t hird ce ntur y. There follo\ ed a I ng ucce io n of P ilgr im age to t he H Iy L a nd T hre w ks ago in Bordigh era i n Tta l y in my i ce 1 wa re m inded th a " The ea rli t desc ri p tion of a p il ,grimage i o f one in A.D. 333- from B to J ru sa le m ," o lll e so r t of ho sp it a l exi t d for he b enefit of the pilgrim from the ea rli es t days.

A t oday we agai n thank G d for t h e wo rks of me rcy a nd lo ve in man c nturi of our Most Ven er a ble Ord e r and in particular f o r Lhe ever increa ing record

THE TEXT

I 1 H 40, 3: ( P r epare ye t he way of t he Lor d make traight in t he desert a hi g hwa for our God

of numerou ac ts of comfort and friends hip and he a li ng of the past yea r and e peciall y for Lhe rebuilding of our Pr iory hurch and for the new hospital in Jeru alem, we may see all that God give us Lo do a acts o f for Hi divine b le ing to have Its beneficent way in tbe lives of countless men and women now and in days to come.

HEALING

fs it not true that doctor and nurse prepare the ick for the healing es of nature, which i created and sus amed by Imi g ht y od? In the great work of our ho pitals bod y a nd mind and spirit are prepared and reinfor ced for the fight again di ea e. for the renewal of health or for recovery from accident. E ery memb I' of the Sl. John mbulance Bri gade kno\ s that in his ervice to ick and injured, hi dut y i one of preparoriol1preparation for the skille d :vork of ph i ian a nd urgeon. For eight, 0 ea r th e l. J hn mbulance As oClatlon has in i d on the important principle that " The fir t aid pup il \ a not to try Lo cure an injur but to u e hi inte lligence in acting rapidly, and impro\' i ing mean at hand to prev nt the injury becoming wor e until the do tor a rr ive. hri tian we believe that God i at work all the time for the recue of all whom H ha created, from the power of vii and di a . He work through U a v e are prepared o follow Hi laws , Hi purpo a nd plan. y e are to get ready f r T-lim T oday we thank Him humbl y and in erely for the new k nowledge H e ha given to u of all that makes for health of bod and m i nd. T ho e who found d thi enerable Order could ne r have r ali ed what amazing n ew power o f h ea ling \vould be available nine hundred ear later, nor the a t exte n t of the need of men nor ould th y h a e en th inte rn ation a l and int erracia l fe ll ow h ip which \Va to be creat c1 b thi c mmon rvice and care of peopl. ur world-w ide ervice i a vit a l preparation for th at gravely needed health in intern ationa l r e atio nship s for which wa ll lo ng and pra , Th e pi r it and purpos of h is Venerable Ord T la born Chri tia n faith and Chri tian charit I. Und r God that pirit an d purp e mu t b maintain d. Toda y we no t onl thank God for th pri ilege

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of our neighbourly service to countless people-we also ask Hi s blessing that we may more worthily devote. ourselves to our part in the world-Wide Christian crusade for the rescue of the bod ies and minds of all in distress and danger- that they m ay be fit and able and prepared to serve with gratitude and fullest power Him Whose Blessed Son could ne ver pass a sick m a n b y, and .Who h.ad to give sight to the blmd by HIS We give thanks today, In particular, for the rapid progress in Tesearch on Trachoma, that terrible eye disease so prevalent in many part of the worl d. The research team , first in Jordan and then in the Gambia has succeeded in i olating, and grO\ving in culture ,virus which causes Trachoma The lDtlmate relation of the health and healing of body and mind and spirit is being rapidly revealed to the scientist and theologian today. In simple word s Jesus Christ re eal ed that secret long ago , as He said to the man on a stretcher-" Son, thy sins be forgiven thee." Armed with that secret. in confidence we pray God to us in our mi sion of the preparation "'of men and wom en to recei e H is healing power for body, mind and spirit, for creative and abundant Ii ing. For we must prepare the way of the Lord into the live of people evef)'\ here The Lambeth Conference Report of 19- decribed the modem world as "Restle s tom by calamity. and seemingly near to catastrophe.' It was in uch a world B ible was first written and that Christl an faith and Chri tian charity were first proclaimed and practised. It is in such an environment that we are called today to show forth the healing charity of J us Christ.

Surgeons Conference, London

T HE ne t Conferen e of Surgeons of the Br igade, all rank will be held on a turday a nd unday, 0 tober 31 tl o ember 1 t, 19-9, in the B.M. House T avi tock quare London. \ .c.l.

The theme for thi Conference will include competition and re u itation, The former \ovi11 be introdu ed b v a senior officer of th R training centre and the latter by a enior medica l officer of the T hird ir F or nited ate iT Force, with ecial refe rence t ( I fouth to 10uth' and "Mouth-to - irwa method. pplication form h ave been ent to di t ri count he adquart ers and urgeon wi hing to att nd should have re eiv d a copy from hat ource ursing offi er and trammg offi ers, if interested will be welcome.

PRINCESS MARGARET AT GUllDFORD

Sun Shines as Caclets are Inspect@d

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HE Annual Cadet R a lly is alwa y s one of the most moving and impor tant events of the year. The Rall y a t GUJldford , from the enrolment ceremon y in t he morning through the afternoon preof awards for galla ntr y and ser-

VIce, the mspection, the addres s and t he v isit.to the first aid post , in perfect, almost t ropIcal weather, will be remember ed by ev eryone as one of the most memorable

Her Ro yal Highness arrived at the Guildford County School for G irls a l ittle a fter midda y, where she wa s recei ved b y

fi r s t im

he ir pr o mise to uphOl d he tradltlo ns of th e ancient Ord er fr om w h ic h thi s grea t wo rl d - wide mo vem en t s prin gs. Se venteen- year

ch wa h arm -

ingly eco n ded by adet J ean T u rn er of the G u ild ford o. 1 Tur ing adel Di i ion

Th e Prin e then at end d a i\ l unch o n ber re going on to th in pe lion at County rick t ground, \\ hi h he awed out fr m a LandrO\ r. Her th in pec t ion Prince pr e en ted the awa r d. adet T r r ( 4) W ll ngboroug b Headquarte r ance adet Di v io n , rec iveel Ihe Cup for Ga ll antry. T erry wh stro n g wimme r a ed an 1 J -y rfr o m drown ng in a water-fi ll ed

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P ri n ce then presented 53 Granel P rior's B a dg e to ca d ets f rom 15 counties, and t he n gave her a d d ress. She a ked tho e p re ent to r e m em be r Ca d et A nth ony H ayton of he est R id i ng, who had given hi li fe to a e a ch il d fr om d rowni n g. he said t h a t e eryone \ o uld be proud to kno\ t hat hi ver gallant action had bee n re ogni ed by H er Majesty the Q ueen, 'i ho ha d appro ed the po (humous award of the Q ueen' omm nda t ion for B rave Conduct.

T h Pr ince went on to say that it \ as the e and many othe r e ampl of devo t ion to dU 'i h ich made one proud to be a member of the Brigade, b ut he poin ed out th a r

they were all the fruits of the normal training hat members received throughout S t. John.

T he r e wer e a b oL![ 4, 500 cadets on parade fro m all ove r the country and several visitors from 0 erseas, some in colourful national costume, were among rhe 2,000 spectators n fortunately the exrreme heat proved too mu h for quite a number of the cadets and pecrators , and rhe F irst id P ost was kept fairly busy most o f the afternoon. Howe er , rhose \ ho were reeo ering in the P o t had their di appointment at mi sing the parade turned into a great thrill. as Her R oyal H ighness visited rhem before lea\ ing for rea ar H eadquarters.

Photo: Sport &- Genera!

Photo: Barratts

Photo: Barralls

Photo: "port 6- Gmerat

Photo: BaTTat/s

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the ranks in

Photo: B.lTrdtts

Photo: Plaut'!

REVIEW CROSSWO RD No. 6

'. CLUES

ACRO SS

1. Local effect of poultice or hot compress (10).

8. Cause of measles, mumps, and poliomyelitis (5).

9. Say, the main upset-leads to muscular weakness (10).

10. Omits baskets (5)

12. Saint returns to Mediterranean island for the expenses (5).

16. Lose a plum (4).

17. Live-but not fully? (5)

18. B yron's romantic heroine (5).

19. & 20. Raised in shock (4, 2, 3, 3).

21. Linen, sea, or whisky-and, of course, the nurse (5).

22. Removes the cap (5).

23. Manipulates a fracture (4).

24. Sue has examination for tropical anaemia (5)

27. Knees of rickets (5):

31. May precede feeding or respiration (10).

32. I ssued by twist of wrist? (5).

33. Effect of 8 most often endured by most of u s (6 4).

D O WN

1. Nursing taught by St. J ohn (4).

2. A source of protein for the vegetarian (4).

3. Ration reduced to proportion (5).

4. Anatomical position (5).

Drama on the Big Dipper

O unday Jun 7th NUI ing M mber

Edith ollins, S cretary of the 8 th y.'and worth a nd uthfield Nur ing Division r fOF duty at Batter ea Park Falf.fir aid po t at 1 p m. Before MJ oHm had time to put on her indo r cap for duty , a man came t t h e post and aid:" om quick ly! Th re h as be n ao a Id e nt on the Big D ipper. young lUan I at the top, h 11a been hit by one of the oaches and cannot mo e.' Mi ollin a ked fran ambu lance to be for , he took her ca e o[ quilment 'V lth her a nd fol lowing the man proceeded to climb up 0 er the teei tructur e of the Big Dip p r. Thi meant h [climbing up to a height o[ 40 feel. When he reached the a u Ity he d iagno ed a fractur d femur and the lad 19 years was in aery precariou po iti n r only on a ery narrow ledge and suffermg from ere hock oat \ ere a ked [or to cover tile patient. Triangu ar bandage were then a pplied to immobili e the 10\ er limb b which time th ambuhad arri ed \ ith a eil Robert on tretcher \ hi h \ a taken up [0 here the patient \ a He \Va strapp d on and had to b 1 \ered to the ground here the ambulan e was wa iling to take the patient to e tmin ter Ho pita!. The lice arri ed n t he cene ta ll thi a going n ha iog seen MI oUm high up on [he Dipper from roadwa through Ba ller ea P a rk The. police complimenled ill in n the Job of work done under such pre ari u condition. [t ha been onfirmed that the lad wa uffering [rom a f ractu red r mur.

Compiled by W. A.

Potter

M ls ha b n a a rcled a Brigade Mentonou cnifi ale.

5. Girl of my eye! (4).

6. Colourful condition of infancy. I it blue for boys? (4, 7).

7. Ho spital department put A.T.S. in toe! (3, 8).

11. They save pa tients they seldom see b y their gifts (5, 6).

12. Often b?, the G.P. nowadays ( 11)

13. Sh! Elf IS Illside and does not think of others (7).

14. Alcoholic apparitions? (7).

15. Will influence First Aid treatment to be given when out-of-doors (7).

25. Used to produce the spectrum (5).

26 P rimary aim in fracture treatment (5).

2 8. Consequently nothing more than a little work (4).

29. Reverse it to a B alkan dictator (4).

30 The barber-surgeon often did this to his patients-and the pole is still a reminder (4).

Solu tion to Crossword o. 5: Aero 5. Expel; 8. Specialists 9. Siren; 10 Stethosc<?pe; 11. X-rays; ]2. Oast; 17. Hypocllondn a; 20. Cold compress; 22. Chap; 24. 29. Hippocratic; 30. Tiara; 31. Aspera; 32. Shock. Down: 1. Pe yer's; 2 Slgh.t; 3 Blush; 4. Aston; 5. E -s-sex; 6. Pure arr; 7. Lungs; 8. Systolic; 13. Thud; 14. Spoon; 15 Scope; 16. Vomer ; 18. Disc; 19 Alopecia; 21. Lumb ago; 23. Hatter; 24. Otes; 25. Chalk; 26 Spine ; 27. Local; 28 B rash. 8

864 at Wimbledon

T H E Br igade member taffing the fir t ai d po s during the Wimbl edo n awn Tenni hampion hip, under Oi\ i io na Superinte ndent G. -. Ba te lreated a llgether during the fortnight 864 ca Uc Itie of which 12 were r e mo e d to ho sp ital. n e of the la tier wa a dOCl r. The weather" variab e aod in the first week ra ther du ll a nd on the c Id ide.

Although according to the official record s thi yea r wa co n idcrabl y higher than In J958 yet on mo da y during fir \ there was plenly of ro m

In the ta nding part of the Centre ourt

The tandinl?; room on ourt One was only fL!1l to capacity on one da y during the r rtnight. The queuc for admi s ion w r e very smal on 1110 d ays e cept the final Saturda y. Brigade personn 1 on duly were kept quite busy On one d ay 90 ca e were treated and on another 89. The great IOcrease IJ1 the tu re on the la da y ca u sed J40 patIents to require attention. The total numbe r of cases treated was 864 of whicb ]2 were removed to hospit a l. Several other were sent home by car or tax and one e lderly lady of 70 wa sent home by ambu lance car. BRIGADE

Lord Mayor of London Presents Awards

Til e nursing team from Spalding-ultimate winners of the P errott Itield - in action during t!zeir demonstration, walc hed by distinguished guests.

treated an elderly lady with coolness and efficiency, and gained much prestige for so doing.

The competition were anended by hundred of Brigade member from Britain and over ea , who saw some first -rate diplay of fir t aid. A notable feature of the day \Va th e performance put up by the W l h adet team, who captured the fir r a\ ard in both ambulance and nursing cl e of the competition.

The complete re LlltS. including the trophies gained, are a follow MBULA E-Adlllt: t, De an and hapler Colliery ( Durh am), ith 349 marks out of 400; 2nd, ieman Edi wan (London) (33 0 1); rd, H a ling Police (Sussex) ( L3); 4th, E eter ity Police (E.S. & D evon) (3041); 5th GorJeston & outhto\ n ( orfolk) (297}); 6th, Cardiff City Po li ce y a les) C_89 l ; 7th. Hanley (Staff) (2 41); th, anc he ter Fire Brigade (Lanc) (282D; 9tb, De ford Colliery ( Leice ler) (2 0); 10th , olverton ( Bu ck ). (270); Il th, outh irkby Colliery ( \ .R. orks) (262).

URSI C-Adull: ]sr Spalding ( Lincoln ) (34H); 2nd, G.P.O. Telephone HOLlse (B irmingham) 3rd, Braunton (E.S. & Devon) & Horsley (Surrey) (3 4th orecambe (Lanes) (293t); 5th Ebbw Vale ( ales) 6rh , Maidenhead (Berkshire) (281t); 7th, Harrow (London) (278}); 9th, R otherham ( W R. Yorks) and D arlington (Durham) (275 ), 10th, Ampthill (Bedford) (269}).

AMBULA CE-Cade{: 1st. Cefn Cairswr ( v ales) (3361); 2nd Fairbairn HOLl e (London) (320); 3rd, Lancing and Sompting (Sussex) (31 4th. V e)-mouth (_92); 5th. Womb ell (\ .R. Yorks) (_ - 4); 6th, Preston (Lancs) (267): 7th, Dean and Chapter (Durham) (266t); 8th, P aignton (E. & T. D evon) ( 254): 9th, Spalding (L incoln) (24 5): 10th, Erdington (B irmingham) (237); 11th Gorlesron and Southto-,; n ( orfolk) (-3-1). ,.'

U RSl1 G-Cadel: 1-r Glynneath ( ale) (320): _od. rockton and Thornab y R. York) (31'+); 3rd. Li erpool South (Lanes) (30 I k); .+th H angleton (Su ex) (295); th, ourhgate (London) ( 93); 6th,

rack men team, D ean alld hapter Colliery ( Durh am). received th e ilia 'sive D war hi ld from the Lord JIQ yor

arriva l at Porche tel' lJall th e Lord nlayor as gree ed 'ommi 'sioner-in- hief of tll e B1'i<1ade, J. M. Ki,·kman.

M o a R oad (Leicester) (288); 7th, Che lmsford (Essex) (284t ); 8th Wol verhamp ton (Stafford) (27 0t); 9t h Swindon o. 1 (Wil shire) (26 2±); lO th Goldt h o r pe (W. R Yorks) (2454-); 11th, Milton (H ampshire) (242 n

T ROP HIES

AMB ULANCE-Adult: The D ewar Sh iel d. (Highest a ggregat e marks in a U sec tion s)-D ean a nd Ch a p ter Colliery (D urham). The Symons Ecc es Cup. (Secon d aggregate marks in all sect ions)S iemans E diswan (Lon don). T he Hong K ong Shield (T hird a ggregate mar ks in a ll sect ions)-H astings Po lice (Sussex). T he Tri m b le Shield. (Highest marks in the in divi du al section)-D ean and Chapter Co lli e r y (Durham). The Hingston R ose

B owl. (The highest marks in the tea m test sectio n)-D ean and Chapter Colli ery (D urham). The Ellis Cup. (Highest m ark in the individual section)-Exeter City Police (E. S & r D e on) The Copland -Griffith Cup. (Highest m a rks i n the un iform inspec ion) - S iemans Ed iswan (London ). NURS I NG -A dll lt : The Perroll S h iel d (Highest aggregate m a r ks in all sect ions)Sp al ding (Linco ln) The Corbet F letcher Cu p (Second a ggreg a te marks in a ll sectio n s)-G. P O T elephone Hou e (Birmingham). The Stewart Cup (Third aggregate marks in aU sections)- Bra unto n (Devon) a nd Hors ey (Surrey). The Chalmers Cup (H ighest aggregate mark in individual section)- Sp a lding (Linco n) T he Mountb atten Cup. (H ighes t ma rk in the team test)- Spa lding (Lincoln). The

T H E day w as a specially mel1wrable one for these five Cadets of th e Milton (!J ants ) N.C. Division, for w hile sightseeing around Bucki ngham Palace they saw a co llision between two ta xis A woman pas senger was hurt, so they took her into the Palace Co urtyard and gave her First Aid before retuming to the Competitions Their names ar e (left to 7'ight); 13 -year -old H ilary VIogg 15-year-old Sy lvia Ken t 13-year- old D aphne Foley, 14-year-old Patricia Kimber, and 16-year old J oan Bumham-Slipper 10

St.

John • In Kenya

Th e se cond of two ar t icl es by Rea r-Admiral Roy er D ick D e puty C o mmi ss ion e r -i n - Ch ief

w ho ha s don e 0 much for the Brigade, as well as medals to three Poli ce Officers. Another visil of nterest was to the Lor e to Convent at Msongari with rs. Burro ws, th e Depu ty Superintend ent .' Mr. Reed, th e Co mmi ssio ner an d M ajor P ritchett, the Secretary, and Mr s. Prit chett. Loreto onvent h as for many years done mu c h Lo encourage pupils to do first a id ince rs Wr igh originally was able to ha e the fir laid classe sta r ted The m ajo rit y o f the gi rls present whe n the certi ficate were awa rd ed were members of the adel ursing Di vision who were on parade at th e inspection. The evening concluded \ it h a re eption at the new headquart r w h ich was attended by all t he lead in g per ona li tie interested iI?- St. Jc: hn work. European ian and AfrIcan alike, and it w timulating to ee thi collectio n of a l tho e worki ng for t. John or inL rested. It \ a al 0 particu arly pleasan l Lo ee Mr R oge r , Vic -Pre ident of the Red ro ocielY· i ' o'clock n l morning av me and the ommi ioner in the ai r on our way to omba a. where after va riou call and meeting with offic r at the hou e of Mr.

Earley the Area Commissioner, a parade was held at w hi ch some 400 were present. Th e march-past was carried out with the support of the R.E.A '. Band, kindly lent specially for the occaSIOn, medals were presented a nd a sho rt talk was and again it was impressi ve to see bow ahve an organisation the re is in Mombasa under the Area Commissioner and Mrs Hand , the Super in tendent

On return to airobi, the Chairman of tbe Counci l Sir Charles Mortimer , held a l uncheon in the Legislative COUDcil B uilding wh ich is one of the remarkable modern build ings in airobi and whose layout and surrounding garden is a thing of Tb e luncheon ga ve an opportunIty to dIScuss many St. J ohn matters and rounded off a n interesting and, one hopes, valua bl e visi t.

The Fe d erati on Salis bury, the capital of Rhodesia, is three hours' flight from arrobl bu t in mid -M arch it meant rnoV1ng mto a differ ent atmos phere as it was at the of the crisis and it was of rnterest tbat ill both and Kenya at that time were wondering ve r y mucb what condItIon \l ould be found in the Federation. In fact, in Southern Rhodesia conditions were ery nearly completely normal \ hich "as attributed by many to the fact that .the G overnment had taken very early actl<?n and e tabE hed a tate of Emergency This, howe er is a political matter on whj h there were variou opinion It certainly true to ay that ex ept for a few f!1inor stonethrowina incidents and a certam amoUDt of excitem;nt at one or twO political meetings, outh Rhodesi a was a normal as, a , Guildford. It did have one effe t. however , whi h \ a [hat member of the Territorials being away in ya aland had. the effect of making opportunitie of meetlng member of [he Brigade les easy IOce people \\"ere either a\\a) or finding it more dlfficult to get away from hort - taffed offi e

Fi n e Headq u arte r s

PHOTOGRAPHS

All photo gra ph s ill ustr a ti ng t h s a r ti cl e can be obta in ed fr om po r t & Gen er a Pr e A genc y, 2 a nd 3 G ough S qu a r e, F leet treet, L ondon , E.C. 4.

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OVERSEAS VISITORS AT BRIGADE FINALS

Inte1'esteel spectatoTs at th e BTigade F inal Competi tions weTe th ese v isitOTS f Tom o· er eas.

The gTOUp inc ludes (left to right), 1111's J amieson (ATea Sup er intendent Quebec, 'a naela), .i11rs. CaTToll, NITs. E. de Cre pigny (OveTseas D ep l. Brigade H Q. ), 1\1T. J01'ge (Cadet Superintendent, Malaya ), Coun tess of Brecknock (Contro lleT, Over ea D ep t.) 1Ifr. Carroll (Corps Sgt. j1,o1ajor Canada), J.vlT Jii che ll ( Distri ct Officer, Aus lwli a) and JJT E. FaulkneT ( District Offic er, Ta smania).

St. John in Kenya

• Continued from previous page.

was seen in full swing and it was heart ening to see a class of t h a t size which incident a ll y contained a number of members studying the new book. Yet another occasi on was part of an afternoon spent with the o. 1 Salisbury Cadet Nursing Divis io n and its Superintendent, Mrs. Hill-Jowitt, and it was nice to be able to congratulate her on her recent admission to the Order. When one saw the enthus ias m and keenness of the di vis ion under her leadership i t was indeed a tribute to the work hat she h as done. It was possible to see the cadets carrying out a series of different activities and there was no doubt that they knew tbe work well and were righ t up to date. Their enthusiasm was shown in anotber way by the fact that they produced their own magazine even to the illustrations and altogether they form a lively and efficient division.

While as can be seen there was only opportunity to see a s m a ll propor tion of the Brigade and it has to be remembered that another large part of it is centred round Bula wayo, it was nice to be able to see even this little bit and to get some idea of what was going on Moreover there was opporhmity to talk to leading personalities connected with theSt. John work, including the Governor-Genera l who is the Knight

Comma nder Sir William Murph y, K.CM.G. the Commandery Li e ut e nant , Mr. Barbour , P resident, Chairman of th e Association a nd Chairman of the Executive Committee, Col. Hickm an, the Commisioner for the Rhodesia District a nd apt. Thompson, M B .E., who does such an important and co nt inuil'lg work.

There must be few more p le asa n t pl aces than Southero Rhod es ia in late April. Th e sun shines, he flo wering shrubs and n ower s in general make the country a m as o f colour whether it be in the formal gardens or in the fields of wild cosmos which cove r t he countryside. Out n the country too yo u can walk through acres of wi ld " Red Hot Pok ers" and ever y sort of wild flowering shrub. It is cool in the evenings and on ly really hot from about 11 tiJl 3 in the a fternoon. This is the time of the year just after t he r ain,s and before th e colde r weather and when ever ything is fresh and green. Polili ca l troubles there may b e but it is certainly a lovely part of the world a nd cities like Salisbury with their enormous indu s trial expansion and forests of modern building are a sight well worth see ing and are most impressive If the country is a ble to solve its problems the future there must indeed be a remarkabl e one.

New Films by Transport Commission

T

HE Briti 11 Tran port ommi ion have made certa in fi lm s a nd fi lm trip wllich will be of iJltere to a ll centr for training purpo es and will be of mu ch value to the ociation D tail are:

FILMSTRIP BA ED ON THE E W FIRST A ID

M UAL (35 mm ):

Asph yx ia and Artifir;ial R esp iration (in black and while), J a s. each; ho ck, Treatment of Special WOllnd., Treat lll ellt of Special Ha em orrh ages ( tb e e three arc ill. colour), 15 each.

P UBLICITY FI L (16 mm. ): I ' a DangeroliS World, £3 10 ad. ; W hy B other £ O. ad

The e an a ll be obtained [r m n te y q ., Film Offi ce r , Briti h Tranport ommi sion, 25 avile R ow, London , W l , on payment of the f hown abo e.

In a ddi ion ach of th e e fil m r filmtrip ca n be borr \ ed on loan f ree of h arg for e hibition to c Ia or intere ted a udi ence on app lication t r. 0 le al

th a b ove addre s.

ESCORT DUTY

A exhi b it ion of a rt b y di a bi d J eople, performed e il her by fool or by mOUlh was held in Ed inb urg h from Jun e 2nd t 4th.

Mr B aker, f th " he hire' H om ,

Le C ourl Lis H ampshire \ a allcnding t hi exhibilion, and bing l otally di ab l d the Brigade was requir d LO pro id an a tt endant and Pte arren of tliIton mbula nce Di i ion, P orl mouth , lunleered to undertake thi duly A cco rdin gl y, he trave ll ed to e ourr on Mond ay e ening, Jun e I t to meet r.

B a ker and proceeded to Li s tation 10 tr avel to W a l r loo a nd tayed overnight in London The fo ll owingd y lh Y lra\elled b y lrain to di nburgh arri ing in th evening preparatory to attending lhe exhibition and jou rn eyed home on Thurday. Pt e. W a rren reLurned r. Baker lo Le Courl at 10 p.m. and th en compleLed his journe t o Port mouth

DURHAM JUBILEE

GOLDE J B LEE.- dinn er for o\er 80 gue ts was held al the R oya l H otel, uth Shield on Jul y 4lh ( 0 ce lebrate the ol d en Jubilee (and pre entalion of erlifka te) of the St. H ilda (outh hield) mbulanc

Di v isi on. Th e D ivisio n a Pr esidem Mr

G. S. Mi c h e lson and Dr. G. Michel n were ho l a t a r ecepl i n (0 20 pecia ll y inv ited g u ests before th e dinner. Afte r an excepl ion a ll y go d dinn r D ivision a l uperin e nd e n t A TrOller, RE.M. , propo ed (he" Loya l To a t." M r. Sta nley Embleton, O B E., K St.J ., Pres id ent of the Bri ga d e r ounty Durham proposed th e toa t fo r lhe M ost Venerable Ord e r of L J ohn of J e rus a lem.

The Ma yo r Ald. T. W P ee l proposed lhe toasts for the gueslS. Mr W F. Hub S B SU. respo nded.

D ivis onal Presidenl Mrs. G. Mich e so n proposed t h e loa t of th e t. Hild a Div is on

Successful pageant by Welsh Cadets

AT the T ra in ing D ay for cadets in M on tgomeryshi re held at ewtown a pageant of the history of the Ord er of St. J ohn was performed with remarkable success. Eight divisions had each prepared their costwnes and rehearsed a scene.varymg from the bloodshed of battle to the mstallation o f a knight to the court of Queen El izabeth and conference tabl<: of G eneva. These episodes were woven mto by the County Cadet Officer Mrs. Jones, CSt.J. who has prepared SCript as an agreeable method of teaching the history. h C t The Lord Lieuten ant who IS e oun y President,

Car trip led to action

CADET Jo eph Fernandez, aged 14, of the St. John Ambulance Br iga d e in Gibraltar, went out wi th his fa ther by car recently in Sp a in Coming ba k between San Roque and Camp a rnen t o fi ve miles from Gibra lta r just after nightfall the y saw a man signalling them to stop.

Salvador Rui z had climbed out of a Spanish taxi which had gone o ver the edge of the road and overturned For unately he had not been bad y hur and was now calling for help.

Cadet Fernandez immediately told Ruiz t hat be b elonged to the St. John Ambulance Brigade and would do all be cou d to help.

When the y reached the o verturned taxi Rui z's girl friend was being helped out , bleed ing profusel y from a wound on the head . Joseph s topped the h a emorrhage by direct pressure on a pad whi ch he made from t"l',1 0 clean handkerchiefs and held in place by a third tied under her chin.

Another woman was lying on the ground unconscious. J oe told a third wom a n who had been in the tax i, t o loosen her clothing at neck , chest and waist.

Four other passengers f ortuna tely onl y bad minor injuries.

Fernandez s father then dro ve the first casualty to the Red Cross at La Linea he frontier own where she was trea ed fo r a contused wound of the bea d. In the meanwh ile another car which had stopped with a n offer to help, too k the woman who ha d been unconscious a lso to the Red Cro ss, C a de t Fernandez telling her to sit by an open window to get plenty of air Fernandez and hi s son hen r e turned to Gibra lt a r withou t asking the na mes a nd addres ses of the casu a lties , but not before they had received the ha nks of Ruiz a nd the girl s famil y for all they h a d done , and a request to con vey their mos t sincere appreci a tion t o t he St. John Ambul a nce Brigade in Gibraltar.

Malaya Honours

St. John Officer

M

ISS 1. M. CHECKLEY, Headquarte rs Officer for Mala ya, h a s been awarded two decorations by the Federal Mala yan Government. The first was the State Meritorious Medal (the P J K ), which was also awar d ed to the D istr ict Superintenden t CA.), an d the Area Surgeon, Selango r. The second the Malayan eq u iva lent to an O B E is the appointment of Ahli M angku Negara (Honorary) in the Order of Pangknan Negara.

Miss Checkley was Di visional Superintendent in Northampton b e for e s h e became Welfare Officer in Ma aya in 19 53 , and H ea d qua rters Officer in 1956.

GIBRALTAR CADETS CROSS BORDER

BERMUDA AMBULANCE DEDICATED

John's H ouse CommIttee and vie lded £57. T he proceeds of rs. icol" sale go to [he funds of the St. John A ociation (Edinburgh Branch), that of Mi s Murray" \ as !or the prOYlslOn extra comfort and eqUIpment at Sr. John H ou e, L euno R ow.

WINNING FLOAT

Float enlered in Dunedin (Se-u; Zealand) 1 959 Fe tiral Process-ion a·.a !e tilt oj co -operation betlceen _-1 OClatZOIl Brigade and aenerOllS help from a bu /ncss concern. Tlli float Il'QS. all arded ecolld place ill the gencral eetwn of the proees ion and al/racted a great d eal of jat'ourable comment. P hoto: -/0.', DUlled,,!.

TANGANYIKA DIVISIONS

CONGRATULATED :11 (' n - LI!T.·erell T alla{[llyika. the olollY

JOHN CADET

Church with a St. John Story iours aturby the icar of \i a II i, a local the tory f th e P hnlo: 'ash 0- J ohmon 11111 opel/ill" Cl'rellloIlY, COllnless Jl oLClltbaliell presel1ts fl briejcase to Di l:iional lIperinI Ile/ellt R. J{ Burdell, rL'itlt (/ ejt / 0 right), 01. Pa ne ( olll11/i London Dis/riel), tile J Tayor oj and Ewcll (Cllr. li an ey) and 11 r ·. R aL'endis/l ( Di triel uperintendcl1/).

Superintendent -in-Chief opens

Epsom and Ewell Headquarters

service. 16

P. t the ST. JOHN HOUSE

T H ESE Dotes appear again after an interval, partly because of the printing strike and partly because during the summer months which is the busiest time of the year, t here has been no information that would have been of mterest to readers.

A year of running the club has, however, now been completed and, as has been hinted before would be the case, the q ueslion of the expenses of running the club came under examination on the completion of rwelve months' work. The committee have found with regret that the incomings simply do not justify continuing to run the club at the pre ent very low prices. While it is accepted that the club is not run for profit, equally it cannot be run at a really heavy loss to tbe Order. The membership has been increased to around 1,200, which is three times the membership in the old premises, but even tbis is far from sufficient to provide the basic income in subscriptions which would allow us to keep prices as low as we would wisb. Once again all tbose who celong to the club are asked to encourage others of the Order Association or to join. A substantial further increase in basic membersrup will do much to meet our problem, a also will increased use of the club for casual meals, lunch or dinner parties, receptions and the like. Meanwhile it is inevitable that charges for bedrooms must be raised and as from October 1st they will be as follO\ s: Single Room and Breakfast , 22s. 6d.; double room and breakfast 45s.; double room with pri ate bath and breakfast, 50s The committee is confident that all who ba e stayed at St. John Hou e "rill feel that e en the ne\ charges for these rooms compare ery favourably with tho e for a similar tandard of accommodatIOn elsewhere bearing in mind that the majority of the bedrooms are centrally heated and all have hot and cold running water and electric fires. To this i added the amenities of an excellent club and the advantage of taying in a pia which is one ' own a oppo ed to the necessarily more commer I.al atmo phere of hotel or apartments. It I , therefore, much hoped that all con will continue to give their uppon by u rng the lub and b encouraging other to join. The increa e of b droom prices has been made \\ ith the greatest relu tan e and member may re t a ured that the ommittee will do everything po ibl to continu to keep price a low as po ible.

Cpl. H. B avan who a t d a clerk of the works to the management ommittee, an eJe tric drill to gt. J iVhile and an ele tric ofIee pot to Cpt. \ PO\ U. rea ta ff 0 ffi er t-, i D. G. a {[ introduced adets and officers for award'. th n lu ion of the eremon all members of the divi ion left the building and f rmed up in the courtyard for in ption b ount 1 untbatten wh present d II the members of the nursing divi i n with 'at nal H o pital ervi Re erv Bad g

This photogmph taken after the new premi es had been opened, shows (left to rial/I): Canon L. Wilson, Brigadier H. Nott, D.S .D., vl.B.E. , l1I.C. (Commissioner f01· W orces ter. hire), Conn tess B eauc hamp , lVI. B. E., 1117·. J. A. Harris (Chairman), lilT P. Prit chard (i1]ayor of Roroley Regis), Dr. J. T. D aley, lI-lT. E. L. Fletcher (President of the B or ley Di vi ion) and lilT. R. H r Pletcher (Divisional uperintendent).

ROWLEY REGIS

GETS NEW HQ.

T HE R owley Regis St. J ohn Ambulance

Briga de he a dqu arters in Halesowen Road , Old H ill, the first in the division's 45 years existen ce, were officially opened by Countess Beaucbamp (County President) in June

The new headquarters, with their smart black and white have been converted from the former fire station b y the di vision 's own labour.

The Area President (Mr. J A. Harris) expressed the hope that more young p eo ple would now join tbe Brigade.

Welcoming t h e visitors, the Di visona President (Mr. E. L. Fletcher) said it was a historic d ay in the history of the divisiona day of achievement when they were able to witness the culmina tion of their efforts to acquire new hea dqu a rters Countess Beauchamp said she regarded it as an honour to be asked to open the new headquarters. She praised tbe members of the di visi on for working so hard to make the premises so attractive, and referred to those who were associated w ith the founding of tb e S J.A.B. in Ro wl ey R egis during t h e first world war, mentioning in particular the late Mr. D avid Cha pm an. Sbe a lso spoke of the long service of man y members , saying that they had e very reason to be proud. It was regrettable she sa id, that Mr. F. S omers had to resign as County ConU11issioner because of pressure of bu siness. H e had been succeeded b y Brig ad ier D R. Nott.

The Area Presi dent referred to the long service of a n umber of members , a nd said that in he ag grega te h e service of the members of t be di vision tota lled 40 8 years. He made a n appeal for more yo ung peo pl e to join the cadets, so as to replace older members tbey w ere l osin g.

Commissioner's Cup for Cornwall's Cadet

of Year

W es P ec kham, t/i e COllllllrmd ery.

T Il E H E R ITAGE

AROUND AND ABOUT

LElCESTERSHIRE

WEST KENT

B rigadier ott aid it was hi firsL official function since he became Count ommisioner and he wished to tbank all who had wo rked hard to get tbe premise ready for the official opening, especially the Di isional Vice-Presi dent (Mr. B H a rper).

T hanks to Countess B eauchamp and Brigadier ott was exp ressed by the D i isional P resident and the Di vi ional Superintendent ( 1r. R W Fletcher).

Canon L. Wilson, Vicar of Old Hill , performed the dedication ceremony.

Plaqu es bearing replicas of the S.J B. crest were presented to Counte Beauchamp and the A rea Presiden t by P auline Bateman and Geoffrey Heath.

B efore the opening ceremony members of the division took paft in a parade , marching from Whitehall Gardens , Cradley Heath, to the new headquarter, Jed by the S J .A.B. Cadet Band.

The Mayor of Ro wley Regi s (A ld Mrs. P Pritchard) spoke of how members of the divi s ion had been" pushed a bout" for a long time a nd ha d had to work under difficulties because they had not satisf ac tory premises. She was very glad to see that they had found sa tisfactory headqu a rter at last.

pre ented t h r b) th ir Rowland Jerram th adet A rea aLln LOn

By Cap t. J. DOCWRA-ROGERS

, Knight of the Order mostly Tudor It was some years ago from a conditIon of dilapIdatIOn as five qualid coLlages by lts present owner, Mr. Erne tRoy. The who le building ha been most carefully restored and the Great H all is as it wa oflgll1ally. It was always the Magi terial Commandery" and, as such the prop rty of the Grand at Rhodes , LO \ hich he had the nght to appoinL the ommander.

Land wa al 0 held at Radlow a few mile a ay, where the Order owned tbe In e t Kent church

P scin a

Phot o: 11!(w chcs/er E ve ning N ews

T IlE Queen Mother paid a visi t to lVlanchester on t he 23rd of J une , 1959 and allended 1 th e Royal Command P erformance at the P alace Th ea tr e, Nlanc h esl r. Six ntlTsing members from the 8 th Area (1VI anchester and Salford) were req'u ested to form a Gna7·d of Honour and to sell Souvenir Programmes in the Theatre Th e photograph shows th e Queen Mother inspecting the Guard of Ho nour in the foy er of th e Pala ce Th eatre. 18

D artfar d

In 13 I Robert de Kendal held the anor of D ortf rd, pr viou Iy T Manor , during the King' plea ure. ThiS wa lat r tran ferred L tb e Order of l. J hn and uniLed wiLh LIlt n-at-l-l nCo th dis lutioll th. · c prop rLi s 'y ere gr nt d t ir Maurice D enny.

W e t Peckham, in the alllDg dl trlct Kent, did not be omc a ommandery until 140 when it \ a g i en the H pi taller by i'r J hn ulpepp r. The Order: h we r, a lready O'i n ed land here, a 1 proved by the Manor R olls of tbe prevlou centur T h e om.mandery, or " Duk es Pla c " 1 a be a u t iful building parUy l 5th e ntury but

I have been gi en by W ./ Cdr. Dumbreck , at H adlow a map ho ing all tbe predis o lut ion'land belonging to the Order in thi parr of Kent. Among other propertie held by the Order in the county were the fanor of rorth h near rotham, Burham near hatham and Rodmer ham, tali field and Oare in the Fa er hamittingbourne a rea. the Chm h of t. ichola , Rodmerham, a pi cina \ ith the gnu D ei di co r d late in th 19th century. It 1 aid thal wb re, a in tbi ca e. the entranc:e Lo a hur h down two or more teps thl mboli e it conn ction ith t. John th Bapli t, i.e. th de cent into but I annot \OU h for the auth e ntl lty of thi legend. The prop rti with Hadlow and Tonbridge, wer granted to Ralph Ludlow at th di olution. Two other , apel and Shipbourne n ar T onbndge, al 0 app ar Lo ha e been held b the Order. and it eem that nt po ed more prop rti than an oth er ount)' WIth e ception of Lill oln hlre and ork hlre

Trailling

onfer nc e for St-aff Offic er for Training wi.ll be h eld at t. Jo hn' Gate on atu.r day D cemb er 5th. 19

SPECTIa .- Th e standard of achievement in Leicesrershire is very high and your competition teams have every reason to be proud of their success, Rear Admira l Ro yer Dick , c.B. , C.B E., D.S.C. Dep uty Commissioner-in-Chief of the S t. John Ambulance Br iaade told Brigade members from Leicester County divisions when more than 1 100 ambulance, nursing and cadet paraded in bri!liant sunshine on the ictona P ark , LeJCester, for the annual Brigade inspection. Th e D eputy Commissioner-in-Chief was accompanied by Mis.s puff Gr!illt R.R.C. , S.R. , Brigade TralDIDg AdV1ser, and the Parade Commanding Officer \ as the County Commissi(:mer Lt:-Col. (\. W. Armitage. Fo llo- mg the mspectlon Rear dmiral Royer Dick presented servIce awards to 49 Brigade members and tben presented three cadet trophies ur ing Cadet argaret. Bexon, of the Shepshed ursing Cadet D lvlslOn became the proud first \ inner of- the 11SS T an Shield. argaret was tbe best cadet in the CiTY and county dlVl Ion. The hield a pre ented by Mi Elizal?eth Tan , District ur ing Officer for Smgapore , ala y a, after he had visited Leicester last year.

Following the pre entanons, a marchpa of the Brigade too place, led by the ounty C mmi sioner. The parade \\" a wat hed b a large a udien e. whi h included many ex -member of the Briga de.

Bu s DA .- Ii E. Wood. uperintendem of o. 6_ Divi ion. report that on Sunday. Jul y 5th. a t the V ictoria Par Li?o 107 ca ualt e were treated by two nur mg m mbers and her elf who worked non- top fr om _ to p m. T h a ualtie n lud.ed four who were ent to ho s pltal. one "V1th riou h a d ound , 0 \, ith ba dl y cm fe t. and ne heart case. In addition to the casual tie treat d there were the u ual crop of hildren who had 10 t their parent. wimuits whi h need d til t aid repair and dozen of inquirie relevant to the patient and oth [wi e. Thi gallant little band wa ined at a lat r stage b a nursing offi r bo had ome fr m duty at the Tow r f L ndon

WORKSOP STALWARTS OF 1900

This photograph, taken in 1900, shows five of the original m e mb ers of th e Work op Di- ision which was formed in 1897. Their names are Sgt. Hewith Ptes. i'l J akin, Bailey Vicker, and Newcombe. In the background is th e ancient Pri07'Y Church.

Unknown Cadet

To the Editor

Dear Sir,

Will you kindly publish the following in your journal in the hope that may be successful in getting into touch with Superintendent Morphet of the Settle D ivision S.J.A.B He joined up with me at Colchester August 7th , 1914 as Sgt.-M aj. R .A.M.C. Military Hospital , and we were both transferred at the end of September 1914 to Aylesbury for duty at Tring, Aylesbury and Holton Camp.

F. H. GOODERHAM, 3 Alan Road Ipswich.

rescues child

THE follo wing letter which was received by Mr. C. H. T. Stovell , Divisional Superintendent of Windsor Ambulance Di vision, is printed in the hope of tracing the am bulance cadet concerned in this brave deed: The Chief Superintendent, St John Ambulance Brigade, Windsor.

DEAR SIR,

Dear Sir,

I am trying to trace members of the S.J.A.B. who joined up in the R.A.M.C. at the outbreak of the last war, and who formed No 12 General Hospital at Tidworth in September 1939. Most of these men came from the ranks of the St. John Ambulance Brigade , and I feel sure that some are still, like myself, active members of the movement.

I have tried various ways of contacting these men. Could you help me with this quest of mine. Do you know of any reader who may have information of anyone of these men, an d if so, could ask them to contact me at the address below? Quite a number of them came from the London area, and it is with a view to holding a reunion that I am anxious to get in to uch with them.

Sincerely yours, HAROLD BOTTOMLEY, (Ex. Cpl. R.A.M.C.) , 18 Milton Road, Come, Lanes

I would like to bring to your attention the commendable effort of a St. John Ambulance cadet last Saturday in rescuing a young lad from the Thames at Windsor.

I was not a witness of the whole incident but I did see the cadet bring the lad to the bank and noticed he had not even stopped to take off his shoes.

The ch ild did fetch his father but by the time he arrived the cadet had moved off. I have a feeling the father could not find him realise the cadet may have been on a visit to Windsor as he was with several others but never-the-less thought I would write to you as it was his quick thinking that saved a near disaster. wou ld point out that I was only a witness and am not connected with anyone concerned in the incident.

Yours faithfully, Joan Cook (Mrs.) 2 Moord ale Avenue, Bracknell, Berks

The letter is dated July 6th, 1959 If any reader has any informa t ion, the Edito r will be g lad to ha ve it.

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TOE BOOKSHELF

PRJ IPLES OF MED l CINE FOR NURSES, by David Weit z man, M.D ., M.C.R.P. (Faber, 2 1s.) In a 1110 t com prehensiv way, Dr We it zman ha covered the yIJabus laid down by tbe General ur in g Council a nd h a produced a book tbat for practica I value and clarity of expr ion ill tand in a cla of its own for many years. Becau e it i written expressly for tud nt nll[ es and puts its main empha is on the cau alion of di ea e and 00 their treatment it is an invaluable guide for member of the Brigade whose duties include borne our ing.

MID WIPER Y, by M. Fel7so/J1 .R .N., S.C.M !vf.T.D. (Oxford University Press, 5s. 6d.) This addition to the 0 ford Handbook for Medical uxiliarie meet the need for a imple, manual on midwifery which will be immen ely aluable, particularly in countrie till de eloping, wbere the pre ent number of trained per onnel is sadly inadequate. From Ule Br iga d member ' p int of iew Lhe book j ery easy to under tand and will help to equip the member \ ho i conIrooted - a man have been- \ ith emergency childbirth.

QUICK ACTION SAVES CHILD

AMEMBER of Ford t. John ur ing

D i i ion r Him \l orth, of 14 yrlle iUe, Swilly Pl ymouth , ha recei ed a ertificate of o01mendation from th COO1mi sioner-in- hief of the l. John mbulance Brigade, aj.- n. J. L Kirkman It read; .• Your omm l JOn r (Mr. yril Prance) h a drawn my att ntion to the er ic you rend ere d 00 Ma y 10th 1959 , when yo u recci ed a n emergency call to altend a mother and when ou not only dealt"> ith the ca e in an e tremely effi ient manner but by your sub equenL action undoubtedly aved tbe baby' life " I hould like to congratulate you on the excellent manner in which you look charge of the itualion, \ hich rene the greatest credit both on our e lf and n your Brigade training.

Duke's Award Magazine

W E have ju teen a copy of " h Gauntl et," the magazine of t he Duke of Edinburgh' ward. It i a very brightlyproduced iUustrated magazine , with article a nd pictures covering aU a pect of training for the Duke of Edinburgh' ward, which is now nea rin g tbe e nd of its tria l period. The Duke of Edinb ur gh write: "The Scheme wa dev i ed a a cha ll enge and I am more than satisfied w ith he way it is being met. " Co pi es of the magaz in e a re ava ilabl e at 1 6d. a copy from Me rs. Gro ve , Brodie and Co. Ltd ., Tra ding Es tat e, lough , Buck

FAMILY AWARDS IN CUMBERLAND

Poole Centre's Double Score

ALDERMA A. B. Haynes , J.P ., presided at the Annual General Meeting of Poole Centre, St. John Ambulance Association, which was held at St. John Headquarters St. Peter 's Road , Parkstone . Chairman of the Centre, Mrs. D R. Galton, referred to the number of first aid certificates gained during 1958 which bad been double that of the previous year. Whilst this was encouraging she felt bound to admit that tbe numbers coming forward for first aid trail'ling from the factories were small for an industrial town the size of Poole

The report of the Secretary, Mrs. E. O. Park, revealed that the six classes of instruction had been well attended and a further course for lay demonstrators had again proved popular. The Gas Board had kindly allowed therr Poole Showrooms to be used for lectures and for this concession the Committee were most grateful. The Secretary also thanks to the Brigade members for therr helP at the arious training classes.

.} J .JOhIlS , H..S. 1?ttl.) (lJte.r ill P ctioll oj lh e, umberland, and Imvutfmc Sur sillf!, alld 'o dd D It'1SIO II. chats <l'lIli pI. J P 1 (moil/aw e 1 irisinll) mVl/l'dl'd 1 sto ar to rtl e J / ('da/ Clnd Jlr s. \. R eed ( Clril Ie \ lJi ion) cm'arr/cc/ el1)ic(' Jl cr/al. Cpl. rr IIIplelon allci g t R eed are brotlier and Sisler.

COMMANDERY OF ARDS

CELEBRATES

ST. JOHNJS DAY

PllOfa: Btl/flSf N'fl'S-Lrlfer

H i );;,z:cellpl1c,Ij tile fJord Prior by th e wor d 1 areI', Dr. l? 111 tram, leaving Pi hen ck Pr esbyt erian hUTc h. BelJast OJ! lhe 0 'ca 'ion of the t. Jolin D ay Pe li val S ervice.

C inenla oll ec iion

TH tOl a l rai ed thi year through the RaIlk Organi alion Cinema foyer collection i £L, I 2s. I d. from 396 theatres. s 0 ialed Briti h inem:1 have generou lyon ented to be taken in thei r cinema In aid of Bngade fund commencing in February 1960.

Li of the cinemas cone med \ ill be nt to ommi ioner and uperintcndents in due cour e, and it i hoped lhat Di i ions laking part wi ll do their utmo to make lh appeal a ucce ful one.

In presenting the accounts, the Treasurer Mr. R. H. Galtoo, reported that the finances were in a healtby condition. This was largely due to tbe voluntary services of the lecturers of the medical and nursing professions, and to the fact that 19?8 ubscription list included a peclal gift of £30 from an anonymous donor.

Brig F S H awkins, D.S.O ., 1.c. , County Director , in his rem a rks referred to the introduction of an ssociation member hip where the minimum sub criptioo would be 10, but only 5 - to certificate holder. He hoped the scheme woul d receive the support of Poole people, particularly tho e , ho v ere interested in the ork of the s ociation. special member' badge was being i ued.

uperintend nt Robin on has 21

been in the R ailway elvic over 40 years, ha served in the Brigade ince 1927 He is the cretary of the anche ter Railway mbulan e D ivi ion and intere ted in Civil D efen e 1 • eRE TER FIRE BRlGADE - MBULANCE DlVT 10 - On July 31 t, 19-9, the Brigade c lebrated the fir anniversary a a special divi ion of the t. John Ambulan e Brigade. \ ith a rrength of 30 members the divi ion take an a tive pan in all t. John Ambulance B rigade affairs. There i a particular keenne in comp titive first aid work with members competing a a team all over the ountr and for four on e utive ears a ix-man am ha qualified for the London Final of the Ca ualtie nion competitions. Thi ear th team won their wa to the ational Final of the t. John mbulan e Brigade whi h were held in London on Jun 20th. On Jul 4tb, 19 9,

DISPLAY STAND AT FLORAL FETE

Photo: E mil lOlles

T WO of the .h1:ghest insignia of th e o.rder of St. John- thos e of the Dame of race 1 and the Kmght of ?race-were on mew at the jloml pageant and jete in th e garden of Mr E. F. C L ane s Poxwell House, Po xwe ll, recently. Th ey we7 e pm·t of the co ll ec ti on of honours gained by D orset members of the Brigade.

D ame of Grace insignia belo!lgs to the Hon. Mrs H erbert Lan e of Blo.L'7. fJOrlh , w h o'LS a member of the D orset CounG'Ll of St John th e Knight s i71 ignia to Dr. R. V. Cooper , of Weymouth , the County Bri gade Commissioner

T he event was organised by the Appeals Committee of the St. John Ambulance.rl sociali011, D orchester Centre, under the Chairmanship of lYIrs. Cecil Pop e and th e s eorelary hip of Mrs. E N. Allen.

!he .fete was opened by Lady Skipwith, of Salisbury and the vote of thank to Lady Sk'Lpw'Lth was proposed by L ady Ellenborough, the county president of th e B1'1'g ade w h o here seen with the B rigade 's display. The even raised £297. present, with other distin$uish ed supporters of the Brigade, we re Jltliss Lle! ell in, cha'Lrman of the St. John CounG'Ll for D orset, and Brigad1'er L F. S. Ha wkins, county president of the St. J ohn Ambulance Association.

D uring the afternoon, members of county cade divisions gave fiTSt al'd d emon. Il' ali011

Miss A. Hann ey's ballet team also gave a di sp lay.

Parts of PO il-we ll Hou se, decorated by th e D.F.D S. were op ene d to th e visitors and Ih e1'e w as ar: assortment of and sideshow,s-including golf and a t1' easur e hunt for a botlle of w h'Lsky. Mr. Peter R'Lcar d o won a chtcken and then auction ed t off him se lf in aid of Ih e funds. It was finally bought by Lady Ampthill for 34 -.

the Area President, Sir D ouglas Fairbanks , inspected the Annual Parade a t Belle Vue, Manchester. D uring the ensuing activities, members of the F ire Brigade D i vision carried out two spectac u lar rescues with their traditional efficienc y from a large scaffolding tower. The Divisional President, Chief Fire Officer Lt Commander K. N. Hoare, S. B .SU. , M.LF.E., is extremely keen on the work of the division a nd enco urages its activ ities by the granting of all reasonable faci li ties.

CAMBRID GES HIRE

SUMMER F ETE.-After a week of rain, wind, hail storms, thunder and ightning the sun shone brilliantly and the temperature soared to the 70's on the occasio n of th e first summer fete organised to help the fun ds of th e Chest erton Sen ior Sc h ool

ursing Di vis ion wh ich was opened by Miss P. Morrison Chief Officer for Cadets, on Saturd a y June 13th , 195 9. Before the fete, Miss Morri son wa e nlertained to lunch by Mrs Fit zpatrick, Cou nl Y Presid ent and in attendance were Mr. McFar lene Gr ieve County Vice P res den t, Dr. Maurice- Smi th Count y D r. G Walker and Mrs. H. Gr a m Co un ty Superintendents Mi ss W M. F a rn swo rth P resident of Nursing Cadets, Mr. Trot te r President of Ambulance Cadets , Mrs. G Walker, Mrs. Trotter and Mrs. Saller. Before the fete was declar ed open Mi ss Morrison carried out an inspect ion of the nursing cadets accompanied by Mr s. K G. P eters Cadet Superintendent. Two specia ser vice awards were made to Cadets Jean B a in and Anne B etts.

D uring h er open ing re marks, Miss 22

Morriso n refe r re d o tb e e e ll en work do n e by t he adel d iv ion s a nd emp ha i ed one or lWO pe ia l ca e w here ca d e l had hel ped ,Lo sa ve life. Th e id e how a nd ta ll we re aUra tive ly ar ranged a nd he pa re nts and friend of th e cadet were k pl ver y bu y ul1tilth e lall w r practicallyemply Thi [He proved a grea l financial uccc

DOR ET D RH M COUNTY T SPECT ION. - Th e re ere approximatel y 2 500 men , nur e and a det on pa rade at the Bede c h oo ls pl ay in g Reid Sunderland, fo r th e ount 1n pct ion by the ommi ssio ne r- in - h ie f ho as accompanied by Baird. tafT ffi er t lhe Superintendent- in-Chi f. mong 1 th e guest pre ent a t th e In peclion were th e Mayor and Ma yo re of Sund erlan d ( Id. and Mr. L. Iii on) - thi wa th eir Rr I offi c ial e ng a gemen l f thei r Rr l d ay f office; lh e Depu ly layor a nd ayo re (Ald. a nd Mr. J T\ eddell)' the h i on ta bl e of DLlrh am ounty [r. Muir) lhe Town Clerk of underiand , r G. S McInlire, and Mr McIlllire ; the hief Const a bl e of underland (Mr. T a il) and Dr. W R eid, Cha rman of the Durham Di vi ion at iona l oal Board

After taking the sa lute at lh e m a rch pa Gene ra l Kirkm an congralulaled th e member s on t he ir a c hiev e me nts during th e past 12 monlh . " J o ften wo ndel' if the gen er a pub l ic r ea i e the amount of work wh ic h is done b y lhe Brigade," he a id " [n ] 95 alone, in lhe whole of Eng land a nd orthem Ireland , Briga de memb er dev oled over fou r million hours of public se rv ice a nd duty lo the community." He went on to ay "During ]958 also in this age of ro ad accidents. St. John Ambulance Brigade personnel a ltended lo road victim at the rate of one every e ight-and-a- h a lf

WESTON'S AMBULANCE H .Q.

TP hoto: F. A. H a rdli'fck

n' h01lse combi n e 10 make Ihis .fi/le lf eaclf}lla.rter a t rr es lon- sllp,er -JIa re, cOI1/a ll. th e radio-conlrol eC lllr e ltJl Il! Group OjJl cer )fr. JI oue III charge '(h e prell1i COl/. I Of. duty a nd roo/II ., .·leepin" acco llllll oda l ion canteen and bUlwTd ro om alld afir aid Cl n elill (ileal cOllifor l Til e or]) , ollsi I of fOllr (!WI Ion nl:I'S!J1g dlyl ambuLance cadet division, a n d two Ilur /1/" cadel dIVlSlOns .-1 I(lff oj profe lOnal dllVels se11Jes IhlS bll Y lalion and, in addi li on. III IHllllbel' of volun lar!) dilly hOllrs OLL'en by Bn "ade member very hi " l!. n Ih e occasion of Ih e Olllllll IOller-lll- IHef s 1.'lS II ( ee page 24 ), tin include (lcft to ri"lIt) 11 1' , J D avis. ollllly adet fficer ;.ll r. H ow e 1 'O lllll!) Tr anspor l Officer: JJr r all ,' ; fl. O T' all l, orp Pr e ldenl; 01 l.Uilford- tld, oun ly o!ll mis ,!ioner; lI r Perrymall. ·orp. ecretary: .11. Kirkmall ol1l1l1i ;:;SIOI1 1'-111- III 1; r. Jf ugh P Oll!cll, late omz/!) COmllll IOnel The OUIlI s of Br ecknock, Con /r oller of Bri oa,de 0 er ea; D ept; Lul/rell, Olll1ty P I' -idem -lI is Brll e Ie r, oUll y lIp cnntendell l: Th e :llayol ?f n e ton -sllpel - lI are (oltlleillor · t P a rr oll ) ; Ih e l! ayores; 01 E. H Oll ec. I: J ohn Olinci{ f o r Olll r el j f U r. D. BlIl g ho lll-JIali Area IIpe.l'm lend li t ; .11 1'. D. A:ea o mm i. loner; 11 rr E. Yit cll n. , J clill " orp uperll1l ellcienl; .lIr. E. J. n QUI ck or]) 111JCTinlenci nl, all leave.

need for new re ruits to enable the unit to carryon the tra dit ion of the 0 year ju omple t d into the 50 year ju commen ci ng. The be au tifull y decorared Birthday a ke , mad e a nd pre b y l\ [ r M ab (wife of the orp up rmtendent). \Va cut b a founder memb T, and the e ning w und up with a dane and a di play b lh cotti h D ancer. mong t tho e pr nt. were th e Count uperintend enr ( .), L ad ayman; the ounry P re ident. I r. tanl ey Embleton: rea ommi s ion e r and fr. D a\ i on; and offi er a nd m mber from n ighbouring divi ion s.

pr eached by tbe Rev. P erowne, T D ., Chaplain of the Ord er of St. J oh n T he lessons were read b y Dr. D r. Acres , Member of the St. Joh n Council and Assoc iation Counl Y D irector, a nd by a n officer of Littl e M a p lestead Church.

After the service members of the Briga de were inspected by the Lord Lieutenant, Sir J ohn Rugg les -Brise, B t., e. B. , O B E. J P ., after which Col. Sir Francis Whitmore B t., K.e.B. e.M.G., D .S.O., T.D ., presented awards to Br igade members.

Tea was kindl y provided by the people of Mapl es tead at Map eslead H all by kind permission of Mr. a nd Mrs. B lomfield.

After t ea the Commissioner Dr. J T. Whitley, O B.E. tha nked the Vicar, and the people of Maplestead for their hospitality an d Mr. a nd Mrs. Blomfield for the use of their house

KE "T

COUNTY RE VIEW. - A fine sunny da y with a cool sea breeze helped to make the Count y Re view o f Kent St. John Ambulance Brigade a memor able e ent. The Re ew was held on the Leas at F olkestone on Sunday, June 28th , when 1 500 members of adult and cadet diVISIOns were assem bled for inspection by the Sup erintendent -in- Chief, Th e Countess 10untbatten of B urma, e. L G.B .E., D .e.V.O., LL.D ., accompanied by the Mayor and M ayoress of F olkestone The parade was under the command of the County Commi sioner , aj. -Gen. G. Brunskill, e. B:, M.e. and amon g those present on the daiS were ir Reginal d Denning and of the St. John Council for Ke nt, Col. Sta mer ( Co unty D irector of the B R .e. S .) and mem bers of the F olk estone B orough Council. B ri gade Bands from heernes, Tunbridge "Vells and aidstone ere pre eDt an d the General Salute was played by the heerness B and \vben the Superinrendentin -Chief arri ed accompanied b y the D eputyCommis ioner B rig. M. S T eversham, C.I.E., e. After inspecting the parade and haking band "ith every member pr esent Countess Mountbatten ongratulated tbe Commisioner on a mart turnout parti ularly as he had found it nece ar· at times to hol d ber hat in place due ro the high wind. She \ ent on to ay that the Brigade had given man hours of voluntary "york throughout the counrr and rated th at in Kent alone rhe time amoun ted to ell over 7 , 000 hours during the pa t year. The Tran port O fficer an d two member from estgate mbuIan e D ivi ion had in fa arrived on parade half an hour late due to dealing \vith an accident while on their way to Folk rone " hi h required onveyan e of a patient to ho pira!. fter the In pe tion th e P arade march ed pa r the Sa luting Ba e ro mu pro\ ided by the _nd Batt. Th e Q ueen's Own Came r on Hiah lander a nd afterwards proce ded Folk to n to the T rritorial Drill H all a well de erved tea was aLrea dy prepared.

H ELP FOR DI ABLED. - Kent i bou t to bl w a lo ud bl a on a t run1pet. Your OITe pond en r ha n ver been 0 irnpre ed by th m nand W?I.l1 n m n:ber of the Br igad a when a VISit \Va paid to Golden a nd amp at t. 1ar:s J? a Th E x Ph i al Handi ap so labon end to thi

camp more than 200 cripples who, need day and night attention a nd nUl's ng The W.V.S. Red Cross Rotar y Club are a lso call d upon but the main job seem to ha ve been don by St. John for t hey h av e ent over 30 members tbere to help in sbift When it is told tba t many of t hese memb ers give UlJ part of tb e ir bolid ay to help th e e p o rick people, it is under tood b y a ll a nd sundr wha t a wonderful job they are d oi ng. Mrs. Jay has almo t worked herself to the bon organising rans port s hi f rs, everything seen and unseen t h a t goes with this kind of effort, and she is to be congratulat d on the success of t he who le sch e me The patients cannot thank her enougb a nd true to our Kent tra di i on coun ty sta ff officers work in with a nd ju as h a rd as the oth er m embers.

E ver yo n e has been so gay doing thejob, a nd to attend to their l oss fortun a te , neighbours " seems to gi ve them a n uplift and strength tllat seems " di vine

Th e police too ha ve \' eigbed in wi t h great assistance, because bus lo ads have arrived of t he incapac ta ted Mostl y all need pushing or lifting or carrying to different places. Your correspondent listened to Mis s Ha r ford O .B ,E., who is en tire y res ponsible for the founding of t his Society, and who is in charge of the p a ients, while she sa ng sucb praises of our St. J o hn personnel , that thei r ears must h ave bumed. She h a d never in a ll her experience h a d such" ser v ice " she said and tears came into her e y es as she spoke of the men and women who were gi ving up their holidays and weekends to help the disabled A list of names in an article is dull reading but some time somewhere, it may be pos si ble to acclaim pub licly these unselfish members of St, John.

We humbl y offer them OUl' sincere thanks.

SOMERSET

I 1SPECTIO 1.-Somerset St. John Ambulance Br gade were doing m agnificent wo rk, particularly in their training of young p eople, said Maj. -Gen. J. M Kirkman Commissioner-in- Chief of t he St. John Ambulance Br gad e at the annual county re vi ew and inspection at Weston -superMare.

T he Commissioner-i n -Chief inspected a p a r a de of more than 1,600 Br igade members and cadets drawn from di visi ons in all p arts of Somerset.

" I am delighted to see so many y oung members in the adul t div isions," he said, " We have to make certain of the Brigade 's future, I wan t to thank you all in Somerset for the splendid work yo u a re doing."

Somerset was not one of the heavily populated counties but the Brigade had a high membership,

" I am glad to see the number of members who have recently come up from cadet ranks, " he added.

In Weston the Brigade did a lot for ho1idaymakers, They hoped some of t he peopl e they helped would in tum t ake an interest in the Brigade,

The Countess o f Brecknock, controller of the Brigade's overseas d epartment, congratulated Somerset on its cadet strength a nd on the number of cadets moving up to adult di v isions.

After the parade on the beach lawns, the Commissioner, accompanied by t he M ay or of Weston CClli. G. A P arrott) took the salute at a march past in B each Road

MORE FIRST AID ON FARMS

EISTEDDFOD WlNNERs. - Th e a mbulance competi ions were a successfu l fe a ture of the 1959 Ro ya l ational Eisteddfod held at Caemarvon the Ambu ance Comm ittee ha ving the b enefi t of the experience of Count y Staff O fficer T. O P arry as ecretary.

In the op en contests the L a d y Lewis and L a d y Bu te cups were won by t h e Kenfig HilJ team and Ebbw Va le nUrsing teams, both composed of Brigade members. Cefn Cribbwr Ambulance Cad et team won both the I sca and I saac shields and t he Kenfig Hill team t be Trevethin sbield B a ngor Nursing team was success ful in the Siluri a n shield contest and the D octor's cup was wo n b y Mr. and Mrs. E. P hillips, Personne of the Bri tish R ed C ross Society co -op erated in he first aid duties betw een them treating o ver 250 per s ons

MEMORIES OF WORLD W AR I. -Each year a smaller number of comrades of the 1914-18 war gat h er a t the annua l re-union dinn e r of the] 30th St. Jo m Field Ambulance. Formed entire ly of m e mbers of be St. John Ambula nce Briga de , t h is uni t h as kept in touch mainly t hrou g h t h e interest of Major A. W. Anderson , K St.J" M.B. Ch B. , who presided o ver t h is year's gathering at Cardiff. The two m inutes' silence was obs@rv ed and the roll of honoUl' re a d Most of t he speakers were in reminiscent mood. Major Anderson responded to the toast of the President, Mrs Anderson, D .SU., J ,P a nd Mrs. L. Cohen replying to 24

h e Loa t to the H onora ry 130tl1 Fi eld mbul ance a prop ed by apt. F. P R o bathan, L.J ., ., who wa present w it h Mr. abon braham, M.B,E., , U . as guests , the \ i itor' loa L being propo ed by Mr, E R , Perci a l a nd re ponded to b y l r. braham. The dinne r was organi ed by [ajor L. ohen

A S B. t.J PR E ENTATION OF RE U CITATlO p_ PAR T s.- Offi cia ls and member o f th Peny bont Urban Di s tri ct ounei l pi' ented to the Br igade two modern type 0 g n r _ s usc it a tion appa rat uses valued at £ 120 eac h, which w ill be avai la bl e at the t. J ohn H ut for use at need in treating bather \ ho ge t into difficullie. Hi gh tribute wa p id by t h e Chairman o f th e OUJ1cil to th St. J ohn personnel who g ive up so much of t h ei r le s ure to staffing h e hut during t h e sum m er season.

R HO DDA'S M AYOR B ECOME PR ESTDENT.

- Attention was fo c usse d upon the 1. J oh n Co un cil fo r the Rhondd a B o ro u g h at a m eet in g o f the Borou g h Counc il w h en t he C ilr. J H. L ew is, wa presenteci w th his warrant of a ppointm en a P re ident of h e Counci l. M r. Gwyn Morri s, O.St.J. omm is ioner fo r the Rh ondda, who m ade the presentation, was supporteci b y Corps Supt. Mrs. D. V e nin g, S S.SU After con vey in g to t h e n ew M ayor the good wishes of the Counc il the ommiss ioner thanked the retiring Mayor, Mr Eva n

Edwa rd ,8. U. , f I' hi s va lued S is a nce d u r in o- hi term of office. I3;;'UARY. - found er o f th e e nm ae nm G1wr Ambu ance ( ae rIFirvon hir e) Di v is o n al SuperIntendent L. J n es (Rese l:ve) , wa bur ed wit h full Sl. ] h n honour. Formeci!n 1938 as a sua rr y div s io n thi unit owed It o n g lll maInly o the en lh u ia m o f M r. J ne who held th e ra n k of uperintendent [rom 1943 to 1957 whe n ill hea lth wa the cau e for tran fe : to the BI'igade R eser e. Iready in po es I n of th Ser ice Medal, Mr. Jones awarded th e Ve ll um Vote of "!"hank In acknowledgement of his oulstaodll1g servIce on r tirement.

'OB .ITtJABY

We deeply regret to alllTOl/IICe lire following deaths : l\ li C rac l ax t ed, at ren ham , I?ril 17th, atlhe age of 9_. he was !1l m r of H ull King ton ur Ing J?I ISlon and an mbulance ffi er. DUrIng the 19 14- 1 war he erved at the aval \-I pital, H ull. R ight up her death she \\a intcre ted in her old dl\ ISlOn and the work of the Brigad

orp Ale r 1 aac \ n of th

W a rrington Corp, lr Wdll a m <?n had cf\cd the Brigade \\'ell dUrI,ng hI long a ociati n \\ ith it, for h gamed hI fir t

Cert ificate in 1898 at the age of. 2 ? years, a n d wi th tb is in hi s possession he Jomed th e Br igade in the sa m e year It was about t h at ime ha h ejo in ed th eR-A, M , a nd se r ved in Sou th A fri ca during the B oer War, reachi ng the r a nk o f Sergeant. On hIS return to this count r y In he resumed hi s act ivities with the WarrIngton quarle rs Division Aga in in .1914, hIS devotion to the servIce of mankind made him rejoin the R,A,M.C. as Sergeant, and he saw service ab r oad most of the Once agai n on demobilisation, he agaIn t urned to the Brigade for a contInuaI,lce of hi ervice and, step by step, gOll1g through the various grades. offices .be was finally appointed D JvlSlOn a SuperIntendent of the Warrington Headquarters Division a position he held fo r many years Later w'hen the Warrington Corps was r rmed he was appointed Corps Staff Officer' and In pector of Stores. He held thi position until he retired at the age of 70 but even t hen he couldn't keep away hi life's work, and he cominued to attend the Headquarters Division, un.lIl n J uly 1959 the D ivine called hIm o his rest , after servUlg hIS men In gen ral and the B rigade 10 par,tlcula!' for o er 60 years surely a record m Bngade rvice. H e was the holder of. the ervice Medal and S nice Bars. In pm ate life Mr. \ illiamson \ as a postman. Hi death at the age of 89 year wIl! lea e a \ 'a cancy in the Brigade in which will be hard to fill , for hIS de otlon to dut y had et a p rf ct example to 0 e younge r member of the division of whIch h \\as so proud.

OP1Jortun ities for medica l s r VLce in the lVavy

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are ac pl d in (h ick Bl,;r tl1 Branch ror training in ur in; and Di p n ing f r er ice in H r. hip _ * an d aval H o pital at h ome and ab r ad, *

fe \ are 1 ct d acco rdi ng to r " quirement for tat Regi trati n or t o p cia li a R adiographer Phy loth rapi t r H gien In pector. Gla m ay b \\lorn, Full d e a il can be obtained f1' m D.N.R. (1 85 / 59) QUEEN ANNE'S MA 10 S LONDON S.W .l

Dr. Mungo Park , Divisional Surgeon of o. 28, B o r ough of Harrow Ambulance D ivision.

Dr. P ark joined the Harrow D IvIsIon In 1929 a n d during the 30 years he served, wo r ked unceasingly for the go?d of the Brigade and. the J-farrow Dlv.ls. lon III particular. H IS work wIth the dIVISIon was not confined Lo the medical side alone for he served as treasurer of the headquarters during the trying period wben money was being raised to build.

Durin g the last war he was mobIlIsed with tbe local T erritorial Unit of the Army Medical Corps,. completIng hIs service in Burma, lD whIch area he was promoted to A.D,M,?

At the funeral servIce held at the Presbyterian Church in Harrow, many of both ambu lance a nd nursing dIVISIons formed a guard of honour and afterwards attended the interment ceremony at the Ruislip Crematorium.

Dr. David Vernon John , M.R.CS., L.R C.P.CLon ), D ivisional of the Llanelly Town Ambulance D IVISIon. T he passing of D r. John: who dIed suddenly at the Morriston HospItal , Swansea, has been a sad blow to the di vision. where he attended regul a rly as lecturer for the ten years He was also a popular exammer and as held in great esteem by t he officers and member of both the ambulance and divisions of the Uanelly Corps. Dunng the ar , 1939-1945, D r, John was a urgeon Commander in the Royal avy.

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ST. JOHN

Eric Fletcher of the Chapel-enle-Fnth Amb ulance D ivision, D erbys hir e. The passing of Sgt. Fletcher a tbe age of 36 has deprived th is dj ision of a highl y r especte d ser gea n and valued fri end A founder member of the d s on S a Fletcher becanle secr etary and late r

serving on ma n y comm i ttees including the hea dqu a rt e rs building committee and al a the a c tiv t es committe. Although a dI a be tIC from the a ge of 15, bis own ill h ea Hl rarely pr ve nt ed hi Hte nd a nce a any Briga d e a tivi t ra ther i ga ve hi m keener under tanding of o ther pe p e ' s

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BRI GADE FU NDS

959

about the Ord r' a nci nt propertie in England. Publi a rion in the R EVIE W of [he inf rmalion obtained by Capt. D ocwraRoger had a r ou ed con iderable inte re t a nd it \Va e, ident that mu h of the informat io n w alI'ea d p ed y a inaccurate.

Finall pr grc in th building of the n \ Ophthalmi H pita of t he Ord e r in J e ru nlem had reached the tage at , hi h plan for the opening c remon in he a u t umn of 1960 ould b ome more definite , a nd m al1\ hile t he a r hite t, I f r. J. E. imp n, had brought over a model of the new bui ldi n g whi c h , as on di pI y at th f an ion HOll (It can b n in th pi tures illu s trating thi repoet.)

The t. John' D a ele br ation had be"" un qui tly, a u u a l, \vith a ommunion rvi e i n the cr pt of the Prior Chur h , ler 11\ II attend d b y th Lord Pri r and man memb r of the Ord er. Th sse mbl in the Egyptian Ro m at the Man ion H ou wa op n d b y ir H aro ldG illett.th Lord ifa rofLond n , 3 who e pre ed hi p rid e that the City ha d 0 long and honourable an a ociation \vith the Order. Lord V akehur t warmly thanked Sir Harold for hi welcome an d aid [he Ord er owed a great debt of gratitude to the City a nd to the Lord ayor for hi kindne in allowing the e annual meeting to be held in t11 I an ion Ho u e. ir Harold was no tranger to t. J ohn, haying been a tively a so iat d \ ith the O rder work for a long time.

Report were pre ented by [he e retaryGeneral. ifr. C. T. E, an b y the Dire torGeneral of th t. J hn m bulan e o iation. Mr. Horace F. P a r hall, \\'ho drib d a year of expansi n in th training of first ai ders in indu IT in agri ulture and n a ll walk of life b t h at hom and over ea : the Hospi tall r ir t \vart Du k eElder , who ourlin d the y ar' progr not nl y in th building of the Hosp ital bur in th res ar h work into tra homa urrently bing pon ored b y t he Ord r ; the Librarian, aj r R. illiam, who de rib d r nt

Vital Preparatio n

S e r mon preached at t h e Ann i versary Service by T he Right Revd . THOMAS CRASKE, B.A., F. K.C ., Bishop of G braltar

THE TEXT

I I H 40 , 3: 'Pr e pa re ye t he , ay of the Lord make tra ight in the d e ert a b g hway fo r our God."

Th e LO?'d Prim"s P?'o ce ss70n passil1<1 th e H o pi a l mode l on the wa y to the Egypti a n R oom JOT the a nnual g enera l a sembly a th e 1I1ansion H ouse

Th e P r ior addressi ng Ille asse lll /lly. T "e L ord J J(I.lJur is on Ills lefl, and Ihe symbols of office, Jl ac and .·cL'ord. behind him. ( fib /lIe i ty's Coal of { I'll/. Plt%,: H a" <lI/> Fla n ked by the State Trump e ers, the Lord lVl a y or's P 1'Ocession leav es St. Paul's at the end oj the Servi ce

eva nhri t

PRELUDE

T he L ord PT ior's procession, leel by he word Bearer, J D ocwm- R ogeTs, on it way ou t of Ihe Ca l hedral. apt.

acquisitions and beques ts to the Library and Museum, and expressed his appreciatIOn of the information ga thered by Ca p t. D ,ocwra- R ogers and other enthusi asts. Fmally the C0rnI?is sioner-in- Chief, MajorJ M . Kirkman, spo ke of Brigade affaIrs. He sa ld there had been a hea rtenmcrease in the number of cadets the adult divisions and described hi s lmpresslOns of the sta te of the Briga de in the overseas territories which he and the D eputy Commissioner-in-Chief had vi sited dunng the past year. He ended by describ-

ing some of the outs t a nding cas es o f fi rs t ai d th a h a d ,been r endered, often und er dIfficult cond itio ns, by memb er s of the Brig a de during t h e yea r. From lunch-tim e on ward s, th e a ppro aches to S t. Paul 's Ca th edral were wi t h r:nembers of the Ord er , m a ny wearmg the Bngade Uniform , m a kin g t hei r wa y to Cath ec;lra l for the a nnual Co mServ Ice Th e m arc hing contmgent of t he Brig ad e led b y the Sh ee rnes Band ca m e up Ludga e H ill a nd fi led m to the ca thedral , and t he page a ntry of 4

t hi s so lem n occasio n became ever mo re im p re ive a th e Lor d Mayo r a nd hi s ha pt er- Genera l a nd t he L o rd Pn o r hi s c e uL ive officer m ove d LIp t he a is le to th e r olli ng

f t he orga n. Th eser v ce whi c h foll owe d co nfo rmed Lo t he tim e-h on o ured patte rn a n d ma ny Ordel: me mb e rs who were pr ese n t f or th e tUlle mu s t h ave le ft , whe n th e p roceedJI1g s o ver,. a new fee lin g of exaltatIOn a nd p rid e In t he tra di tio n o f th e grea t Or d er to whi cb they b e o n g.

gr a deal of ur hu ma n life co n i t in pr epa rat i n for great, b ea uti Fu l. jo ou , in pir d but bri ef mo ment nd a ll our l iFe in (hi s wo rl d is t he prelude a nd prepa rati on fo r Full e r Fe to co m . nd w ha t a long p re para t io n has preced d th twe ntiet b ce ntury wo rk o f th e Ord r of t. Jo hn o f J e m a le m

Th e c mor e Hele na fo und ed th e hur h of the Hol y ep u1ch re a t J e ru a le m in th e third ce ntury. Th er e fo ll m ed a lo ng s uccess ion o f Pil gr im age to (h e H ol y Land. Thr ee week n Bord igh e ra in Tt a ly in my D ioce e I \V a r e min de d th at Th e ea rl ie t desc ri pt ion of a pii!rr im ag s of on e in .D JJ- fr o m Bo rdi ghe ra to J erLl a le m." o me ort o f hos pi ta l ex i e d for th e be nefit of the pilgrim from th ea rl ic t d ay s tod ay we a ga in th a nk God for th work of me rcy and lo ve in many enturie of ur M t Vener a bl e Ord e r a nd in particular fo r the evor in rea ing record

of nu mero us ac s of co mfo rt an d fr ien dh ip a nd healing of th e past yea r an d e pec ia lly f o r the r ebu ild ing o f o ur Gran d Pri o ry hurch, and fo r the new h ospita l in J er usa lem we may see a ll that G od give us t o do as acts o f preparation for H is divine b les ing to have i ts beneficent way in the live of countless m en and \ omen. now and in days to come.

HE ALING

r it n ol t rue that doctor and nur e prepar the ick for the healing p r ocesses o f natu re, whic h i created and su tained by lm ighty G od? In th e great wo r k of our ho pita l body and mind and pirit a re prepared and rein forced for the fight again t di ea e, for the renewal of health or for recovery from accident. E ery member of the L. J ohn Ambulance Brigade know that in hi service to sick and injured, hi duty i one of preparationpreparat io n for t be killed \ ork of phy i ian and urgeon. For e igh - two years th L Joh n mb ulance ssociation ha in i ted on (he im po r tant princip le that " T he fir t ai d pu pil was not to try to cure an njLl r but to use hi intelligence in acting rapid ly. and imp rovisi ng means at hand to prevent th injury becomi n g wor until the do to r arrive ." Chri tians we believe h at G o d is at \ ork al the time f o r the rescu e of all whom H ha created. fr om he power of e il an d d i ea e. H e o rk throu gh u ,a we a re pre par ed to f o ll o Hi laws, H i pur po e a nd pl a n We a re t o ge t men r eady for H im T o d a we th a n k Him h umb y a nd incer el fo r tb e ne\ kn o\ledge H e has gi en to u o f all that makes f o r hea lth o f bod a nd mind Th ose wh o f ound ed thi en rabl Ord r cou ld n ver h ave r ea li d wha t a m azi ng n w power o f hea l ing wou ld be avai a bl e n in e hund re d ea r l ate r , nor th va t e" ten t f th e ne d o f men. n o r could t he h a e ee n the in tern a t ion al a nd in t rr a ial fe ll ow hi p which \V a o b c rea ted b y t hi co mmon erv ic a nd ca re of p eo ple. Our \vo rld- wi de e rv ice i a vi tal prepa ra tion fo r th a t grav lv n eed d 11 alth in in te rn a tion al r el at ion h ip fo r whi ch we a ll 1 ng a nd p ray. Th pi rit and purpo e of thi s en e ra b l

Order wa b o rn of C hri l ia n fai th a nd

Cllri ti a n ch a rit od er God t ha t s pir it and purpo e mu t b m ai nt a in d , T o d ay w not onl y thank God for the privil ge 5

o f o ur n e ighbourly service to countless peop le-we also ask H is blessing that we may more worthily devote ourselves to our part in the world - wide Christian crusade fo r the rescue of the bodies and minds of all in dis t ress and danger-that they m ay be fit and able a nd prepared to serve with gratitude and fullest power, H im Wh ose B lesse d Son could never pass a sick man b y, and Who had to give ight to the blind by His healing touch

We give thanks oday, in particular, fo r the rapid progress in r esearch on T rachoma, that terrible eye disease so prevalent in many parts of the world. The research team, first in J ordan, and then in the Gambia, has succeeded in iso lating, and growing in culture the virus which causes T rachoma . T he intimate relation of the health and healin g o f body and mind and spirit is being rapid ly revealed to the scientist and theologian today. In simple wo rds J esus Christ revealed that secret long ago, as He said to the man on a stretcher-" Son, thy sins b e forgiven thee.' Armed with that secret, in confidence we pray God to trengthen us in our mi sion of the preparation o f men and women to receive His healing power for body, mind and spirit, fo r creative and abundant living. F or we m ust p repare the way of the Lo r d into the Jives of people everywhere , T h e Lambeth Confe rence R eport of 1958 de ribed the m odern world a " R estless, torn by cala m ity, and seemingly near to catastrophe " It was in uch a world that the B ibl e was first written and tha t Chri t ian faith an d Chri tian charity were first p r o cl ai med and practi ed, It i in uch an en i ron men t that we a r e called today t o sh ow f ort h the healin g cha ri ty of J esus Ch ri st.

Su rgeons ' Con fer ence , Lon don T HE next C onferenc e of Sur geons o f t he Bri ga de all r a n k, will be held on S a turd ay an d unday. O cto be r 31 st/ ovem ber 1 t, 19 -9, in the B 1 Ho u e, T avi to ck quare. L o nd on, W,e.l. Th e he me fo r this Confere nce will nclude compe titio ns a nd re u citat io n , The former " ri ll be in t ro duce d b v a sen ior offi e r o f t he R ICC. tra n in g c- ntr e an d the latte r b y a eni o r m ed ica office r o f t he Th rd ir F orce n ited tate ir F orce " rith s pecia l re fe r ence t o ?\If ou th to Mou th' an d c outh -to - irwa 'm ethod p plic at io n fomls h ave b een en t t o di stri ct/county h eadQ u a rte r an d urgeon w i hi ng t o atten d h ould have r ecei \'ed a cop y f ro m th a t ourc e ur ng o ffi c rs a nd t raining offi cers if in t rested, will be welcome

PRINCESS MARGA RET AT GUllDFORD

, Sun Shin@s a s Cadets

Insp ected

THE Annu al Ca d et Rally is alwa ys one of he most moving and important events of the year. T he R ally at Guildford , from th e enrolment ceremony in the ill.oming, through the afternoon pre.of award s f o r gallantry and serthe mspection, the address and the VIS 1t tO th e first ai d post, in perfect, almost t ropIcal weath er, will b e remem b ered by ever yone as one of he most memorable.

H er R oya l Highness arrived at t h e County Scho ol for G irls a little af ter nu d day, where she was received by

the Lord Lieutenant of the County a nd th e Mayor of Gu ildford. Fort y-seve n ca d et fro1!l 11 were enrolled , and on e agam Pnncess Margaret' r ad a nce a od sincerity inspired the older m ember a well as those w ho were making for the fi rs t !ime, their pronn e to upho ld the of the ancient O rde r from wh ich this great world-w ide mo vement prings.

Seventeen-year - old Cadet Sergeant J ohn H ooker of the Gui ld ford o. I Ambulance Cadet D ivision proposed the vo te of thanks to Her Ro ya l H ighness, wh ich was charm -

jngl seconded by Guildford o. 1 ur ing Cad 1 D i\ i ion. Tbe Prin ce lben auend d a ci\ ic lun heon before going on to the in pc ti n at ounty rick 1 ground whi h he carned out fr om a Landr ver. fter the in pe tion P rinc la r a r 1 pre en ed the a\ ard. tldet T rr y (14) W eUing borough Headquarter ance Cadet Di vi i n, rc ei ved the m ri an up f or G a llantry. Terry who i n ( a strong swi m mer , aved a n 11- ear- d bo from dro ning in a water- filled aypit

va l al the parae/e orolllid. lI' ilh her ar e Iii ommis ion e ,.-in- hi ef and uperill felldenl-in - Ilief.

n -Chief·

The Princes tben presented 53 Grand P rior' Badg to adet from 15 counties a nd lhen ga e her a ddre s. Sbe a ked tbose pre ent to remember Cadet n thony Hayto n, o f the est Riding who had given h i i fe to a e a child from drowning. She a id lh at e eryone \ ould be proud to knO\; that hi er galla n action had been recogni ed by H er aje ty the Q ueen. who ha d appro ed the posthumou award of the Queen ' ommenda ti on for Brave Conduct. Th e Pr ince \ ent on to ay that it was t hese an d ma ny other e ample of de otion to dU I whi ch made o ne proud to be a member o f th e Brigade. bUl he pointed out that

the y were all the fruits of the normal training that members received throughout St. John . T he re were about 4 ,500 cadets on parade from all over (he couotry and several visito rs from overseas some in colourful national costume were among (he 2,000 spec tators. nfortuna(ely the extreme heat pro ved toO much for qui(e a number of the cadet and spectators. and the First Aid P OS( was kept fairl y bus y most of the afternoon. Hov e er , tho e \ ho ere reco vering in the P ost had their disappointment a( missing the parade turned into a great thrill , as Her Ro al H ighness vi ited them before leaving for tea at H eadqu a ner

Til e J[ arch Pa t begin s-G nd lilI th e lin s h n ng 10 co mple e a m e-Illombl e day.

Photo: Sport & General

Photo: Ba.-MUS

he Commissioner -in -Chief accompanies P rincess Margar et as she enters t he

Photo: Sport

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CLUES

ACROS S

1. Local effect of poultice or hot compress (10).

8. Cause of measles, mumps, and poliomyelitis (5).

9. Say, the main upset-leads to muscular weakness (10).

10. Omits baskets (5).

12. Saint returns to Mediterranean island for the expenses (5).

16 Lose a plum (4).

17. Live-but not fully? (5)

18. Byron's romantic heroine (5).

19. & 20. Raised in shock (4, 2, 3 , 3).

21. Linen, sea, or whisky-and, of course, the nurse (5).

22 Removes the cap (5).

23. Manipula tes a fracture (4).

24. Sue has examination for tropical anaemia (5).

27. Knees of rickets (5)

31. May precede feeding or respiration (10).

32. Issued by twist of wrist? (5).

33. Effect of 8 most often endured by most of us (6, 4)

DO WN

1. Nursing taught by St. John (4).

2. A source of protein for the vegetarian (4).

3. R ation r educed to proportion (5).

4. Anatomica l posit on ( 5).

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5. Girl of my eye! (4).

6. Colourful condition of infanc y. it blue for boys ? (4, 7).

7. Hospital department put A.T.S. in toe! (3, 8).

11. They save palients they seldom see by their gifts (5, 6).

12. Often given by the G.P. nowadays (11)

13. Sh! Elf is inside and does not think of others (7).

14. Alcoholic apparitions? (7).

15. Will influence First A i d treatment to be given when out-of-doors (7).

25. Used to produce the spectrum (5).

26. Primar y aim in fracture treatment (5).

28. Consequently nothing more than a little work (4).

29. Reverse it to a Balkan dictator (4).

30. The barber-surgeo n often did this to his patients-and the pole is still a reminder (4)

So ution to Crossword o 5 : Ae r o 5. Expel; 8. Speci a lists 9. Siren; 10 Stethoscope; 11. X-rays; 12. Oast; 17. Hypochondria; 20 Cold compress; 22. Chap; 24. C -om-ic; 29 Hippocratic; 30. Tiara; 31. Linea Aspera; 32. Shock. D o wn : 1. Peyer's ; 2. Sight; 3. Blush; 4. Aston; 5. E-s-sex; 6 Pure air; 7. Lungs 8. Systolic; 13. Thud 14. Spoon; 15. Scope; 16. Vomer 18 Disc; 19. Alopecia; 21. Lumbago; 23 Hatter 24. Cites; 25 Chalk; 26 Spine; 27. Loca l 2 8. Brash 8

Drama on the Big Dipper

O .Sunday, June 7th, ur ing Memb er Edith oUin e retary of the 88th Wandsworth and Southfield ur ing Di vision r p rled for duly a t Batter ea Park Fun Fair 6rsl aid post at 1 p m Before Mis OUill h a d time to put on h rind or cap ready for l uty , a man came to the l ot and aid:" ome quickl y! Th e re ha b n an a id nt on th Big Dipper. young man i at the top he ha been hit by one of the 0 he and annal mo e. " Mi ollin a ked for an ambulan e to be enl for, he took her ca e of equipment with her a nd following the man, proceeded to climb up over th reel stru ture of th Big Dip per. Thi meant her climbing up to a he ig h of 40 feel. When s he r a hed the ca ualty s b e diagno ed a f ractu red femur and th e lad f 19 year "a in a er pr car iou s po ition re ting onIon a ver narrow ledge nd sufrering from evere bock oal ere a ked for to over th palienl. Triangular bandage \ re then pplied to immobi li b e lower limb by which time the ambuldnce bad arri ed \ ith eil Rob rL on st retc h er which \ a taken up t her the patient wa

He wa trapped on and had to b lowered to the ground \ here the a l1lbulan wa waiting to take the patient to e tminster Ho pital. The police arri ed on th cen hil t all thi \ a going on, ha ing seeo i oUin high up on the Dip er, from the road\ ay through Bal( rea Puk

The police complimented Mi ollio n tbejob of o rk done under uch r ari u co ndition s. It ha been onfirmed lh a t th lad wa uffering fro m a fr a lured femur. ollin ha be n a arded a Br igad M e riLOri ou er ice ert i cale.

864 at Wimbledon

T HE Brigade member taffing th fir t aid po t during the imbledon La\\n Tenni hampion hip under Divi ional Superintendent G. E. Bate, lr eated altogelher durin g the fortnight 64 ca ualtie , of w h ich l2 were removed to ho pi ta 1. ne of the lalt er was a doctor.

The eather \ a ariab le and in the r l week rather dull a nd o n the cold side.

Although according to th e official recor the a ttend a n ce thi year wa can iderably higher than in 1958 yet on mo day during the first week ther wa p lent y f room in the sta nd ing pa r ts of th en tre ou rt.

The standing room on ourl One wa nly fuJI to capacity on one day durin g t h e fortnight. The queue for adm i ion were very small on III t day except the final Saturday. Brigade personnel on duly were kept quite bu y. On one da y 90 ca es were treated and on another 89. The great increase in the tem perature on the la day caused 140 patients to r e quire attention.

The tOlal number of ca e treated wa 864 of which 12 were removed to hospital.

Several others were sent home by car or taxi and one elderly lady of 70 was sent home by ambulance car.

Lord Mayor of London Presents Awards

trea ted an elderly lady with coolness and efficiency, a nd gained much prestige for so doing.

The competition were attended by hundred of Brigade members from Britain and oversea, who saw ome fir t-rate display of fi r l aid. notable feature of the day y a the performance put up b y the y e h cadet leam , who captured the first a\ ard in both ambulance and nursing cla es of the competition.

Th complete r ult, including the trophie gained. are a foUow : AMBULA CE-Adu/(: 1st Dean and Chapter olliery (Durham), with 349 mark OUl of400; 2nd iemans Ediswan(London) ( 301); 3rd, Ha ting P olice (Su ex) ( 13); 4lh, eler CilY Police (E Devon) ( O-l- !) 5th, Gorle ton & outhlO\ n ( orfolk) (29 7 6th. Cardiff City Poli e ( ale) (2 9 t ); 7th , Hanley ( taff) (2 4D' lh. anche ter Fire Brigade (Lane) _ 24); 9th, D e ford CollIer (L ice ter) (2 0); 10th, olverton (Bu k ). (270); 1 lth, ollth irkby Colliery ( \ .R. ork ) (_62).

URSI G-Adu/t: 1st, Spalding (Lincoln) (34lD' 2nd. G.P.O. Telephone House (Birmingham) (31 S t) 3rd, Braunton (E.S. & De on) & Horsley (Surre y) (3121); 4th, orecambe (Lancs) (293D; 5th , Ebbw ale ( ales) (289t); 6th, 1 l aidenhead (Ber shire) (28 1t); 7th, Harrow (London) (278 t); 9th Rotherham (W. R Yorks) and D arlington (Durham) (275), 10th, mpthill (Bedford) (269 }).

AMBULA CE-Cadet: 1st. Cefn Cairswr ('Ii ale) (336t ); 2nd, Fairbairn House (London) (3 20): 3rd. Lancing and Sompting (Sussex) (31H); 4th Weymouth (29_); 5th , \ ombweU (\ .R. Yorks) ( 254); 6th, Pre ton (Lanes) (26 ); 7th. Dean and Chapter (Durham) (2660; th, Paignton (E.S. & Devon) (254); 9th palding (Lincoln) (245 ); 10th. Erd ingto n ( Birmingham) (237): 11 th. Gorleston and outhlown ( orfolk) (23 2t).

URSI G-Cader: 1st. Glynneath ( ale) (320): _nd. Stockton and Thornaby (N .R orks) (314): 3rd. Li\'erpool outh (Lan -) (30!}): 4th. Hangleton ( u e) (29-); -th, outhgate (London) ( _93); 6th,

ean and Chapter olliery (Durham), received the

The nursing team Jrom Spalding- ultimate 1.V1nners oj the P er roll Shi eld - in action during th ei r demonstration. watch ed by distinguis/led <lues/s.

Moat Road (Leicester) (288); 7th Chelmsford (Essex) (284 t ); 8th, Wolverhampton (Stafford) 9th , Swindon No 1 (Wiltshire) (262:l-); 10th , Goldthorpe (W.R Yorks) 11th, Milton (Hampshire) (242t).

TROPIDES

AMB ULANCE-Adult: The D ewar Shield. (Highest aggregate marks in all sections)-D ean an d Chapter Colliery (Durham). The Sym ons Eccles Cup (Second a ggregate marks in all sections)Siemans Ediswan (London). The Hong Kong Shield. (T hird aggrega te marks in all sections)-H astings Po lice (Sussex) The Trimble Shield. (Highest marks in the indi vidual sect ion)-D ean and C h a p ter Colliery (Durham). The Hingsto n R ose

Bo wl. (The highest marks in the tea m test section)-Dean and Chapter Colliery (Durham) The Ellis Cup . (Highest marks in the individual ection)- E eter City P o li ce (E.S. & N. Devon). The Copland - Griffiths Cup. (Highest m arks in the uniform inspection) - Siemans Ediswan (London) NURSING - Adlllt : The Perrott Shield (Highest aggregate m arks in all ec tion)Sp a lding (Li ncoln) The Corbet Fletcher Cup. (Second aggregate marks in all sectio ns) - G.P O. Telephone H ou e (Bi rmingham). Th e Stewart Cup (Third aggre gate mark s i n al l sect ions) - Bra unton (D evon) and Hors ley (Surrey). Th e Chalmers Cup (Hig hest a ggregate marks in in di vi dua l sec ion)-Spa ld ing (Lincoln). The Mountbatten Cup. (Hi g hest marks in t he team test)-Spalding (Ll ncolo) The

Ellis up. (Hi ghe t mark in indi idua ection) - Bra unton (D e on) < nd oreca mbe (Lane) Tbe M a rgu e re llc o ld ing

Troph y. (H ighe t mark in the home nur ing indi idu a l ectio n )- r cambe (Lanes) The M o untg a rre t u p. ( H igh e l mark in bed-m ak ing e t ion) - a idin g ( Lin e). The Gr o venor Cup. ( H igh I mark in lhe unifor m in pe l ion)- p lding (Lin s) and G. P O T e l ph n Hu e (B irmingham).

A 1BULA CE-Cadet:T he hilC up . (Righe t aggregate mar k ec Lion )-Cefn a ir wr ( a l ). The chooling C up ( o nd aggrega e ma rk in a ll sec ti o n )-Fai rb airn H ou e (L nd on). The P owna ll up. (Third agg rcgate mark i n all ection )- L a n ing a nd mp t ing (S usse'). The J ar is up. (Hi g he I aggregale mark i n the indi idu al tion)Cern Ca irswr (W a es). Th e Barne Cup. (Higb e mark in eam e t)- Fairbairn H o use ( Lon d on). The e, Zcaland Cup. (Highe mark in indi idual e tion)Cefn Cairswr (Wale). Th e L w up. (Higll e t mark in th e uniform in p ection)rdinglon (Bi rmingham).

UR S J G-Cadet: The Dunb ara milh u p. (Hi g hest gg regate mark in a ll sectians)-G lynnea th ( a e). Th e MounLbatLen C UI (econd ggregate marks in a ll sec ti ons) locktan and Thorna by R York ). Th e P ow na ll up. (Third aggregale marks in a ll tion )Li ve rp ool o uth (Lanc). Th e White Kn Indi vi du al Cup. (Bighe t aggregaLe m a rk in the individual cc ti on)-H a ngl eton (Sussex). The md on C u ( 1-1 ighe l marks in ea m te t) - Glynneath (W ales). Th e Tweeda le up . (Bi ghe t mark in lhe h o me nursing indi vid ua l sectio ns (not bed-m a kin g),- tockto n an d Th ornaby ( R. Yorks). Th e Be d - m a kin g Cup. (High e mark in th e bed-making e t)H a ngl elo n (Su sex). Th e una rd Cup. (Highet marks in uniform in pection)Mo at Ro a d (Leicester)

T H E day was a specially memorable one for these fi ve Cadets of he Iv.Ii iton (ll ants)

N.C. D ivision, for w hi le sightseeing around Buc kingham Palace hey saw a collision be ween two taxis. A wom an passe nger w as hurt, so they ook h er in to the Pala ce Cour tyard and gave her F irst Aid before returning to the Comp etitions Th ei r names are ( eft to rig ht): 13-year-old Hila ry Mogg, 15 -y ear-old Sylvia Kent, 13-year-old D aphne Fol ey, 14-year-old Patricia Kimber , and 16-year old Joan B urnham-Slipper. 10

PHOTOGRAPHS

All pho togra ph ilJu trating t hi articl ca n be obtain ed from Sport & Genera l Pr ess Agency , 2 a nd 3 Go ug h Sq uar e, F leet treet L ondon , E.C. 4.

St. John • In Kenya

The second of two articles by Rear-Admiral Royer Dick Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief

w bo ha s done so much for the Bri gade, as we ll as medals to three P olice Officers. Anolher visit of i n terest was to the Loreto Co n vent at Msongari w ith M rs. Burro ws the Depu ty Superintendent (. r. th e Commissioner and .MaJor Pr itchett, th e ec retary, and Irs. Pn tehett. Loreto onvent h as for many yea rs d OJ?-e mu c h o encourage pupils to do first aJd in ce r Wright originally was able to h ave the fir t aid c1a ss e taTted. The m ajo rit y or the girls present whe n lhe certificates were awarded were member of the Cadet ursing Di vi ion who were on parade at th e inspection. The e ening oncl ud ed w it h a r eception at the new headquarter which was attended by all the leading per onalities interested m St. J?hn work, European, sian and f[lcan all.ke, and it \ a timulating to see lhl collection of all [hose \ orking for St. John or intere led. It wa al 0 particularly plea ant to ee r. R ogers ice-President of the Red ro s Society. i 0' lock neXI morning a\ me and the ommi ioner in the air on our \ ay to omba a, \ here a fter ariou call and meeting \ ith officer at lhe house of I f.

Earley, the Area Commissioner, a parade was held at which some 400 were present. The march-past was carried out with the support of the R .E.A. '. Band, kindly lent specially for the occaSIOn, med.als were presented and a sho.rt talk was and again it was to see how alIve an organisation there IS m Mombasa under the Area Commissioner and Mrs. Hand , the Superintendent On return to airobi, the <;:halrman of the Council, Sir Charles Mortlm.er, a luncheon in the Legislative Council B Ulldlllg which is one of the remarkable modem bui l d ings in airobi. and ,:"hose layout and surrounding garden IS a thlllg of real T he luncheon gave an opportul1lty to dJscuss many St. J ohn matters and r ounded off an interesting and, one hopes, valuable visit.

The Federation S alisbury, the capital of Rhodesia , is three hours' flight .allobJ but in mid- arch it meant movmg lllto a different atmosphere as it was at the of the crisis, and it was of interest tbat III both ganda and Ken ya at that tune p.e?ple were wondering ery much what condltlOns would be found in the Federation. In fact, in SOUlhem Rhodesia conditions ery nearly completely normal which was attributed by many to the fact that Go ernmenr bad taken very early and e tablished a State of ThIS, however i a political on there were various opinions. It I true to ay th at e cept for a few I?lOor stOnethro\ ing incidents and a am0W?-t of excitement at one or twO political meetmgs, South R hode ia \Va as normal as, ay Guildford It did have one effect, which wa that members of the Temtonals being a\ a in had. the effect of making opportunltle of members of the Brigade Ie ea y IOce people were either away or finding it more difficult to get away from hort - taffed office.

Fine Headquarters

The visit to outhern Rhode ia. wa primaril a priYate one and 0 there 1 not very mu h of general inter t to on1illent upon. The nne and well deSigned quart r there urely one of the. ?est m exi ten e, i alway a plea ure. to YI It.. ot only i it well laid out but it I remlJ?-ls ent of th lay- ut at t. John's G ate and 1 thu' an att ra tive building to tbe pa er -b draWing attenti n readil [0 the: O:K and the tradition of the Order. The bUlldlllg ha mor over just been re-painted light r olour whi b ha added attra 1though. a ha b en aid. the VI It. \-vas un ffi ial there wa plea ant pporrunlty. meet ina \-vell-remembered friend of a VI It twO y :r ag a nd a Bri g de ight \Va held at wh ch man officers "ere pre ent and \ hi h was a plea ant oc a ion 9n anoth r ening a fir t aid clas f ome 0 member • COl/IiI/lied ol'erleaj

H'inni11g ing Cade s, frolll GIYllllealh (Tr a l s) DlIl1bar-0.Ta mill! lip.

OVERSEAS VISITORS AT BRIGADE FINALS

Int eTest ed spectatoTs at the B Tigad e F ina l Competitions were these visitoTs fT0711 ovC/'. cas.

The gTOUp includes ( lef to Tight), Mr s Ja mieson (A Tea Sup erintendent Qu ebec anada), NIrs. CaTro ll , MTS. E. de CTespigny (Overseas D ept , B Tigade I-l.Q. ), NiT J01'ge (Cade Superintendent, Malaya ), Countess oJ BT ecknock (Con/?'o ller, Oversea D ep t. ), JiT. Carroll (Corps Sgt. M.ajor, Canada) M 7'S. Mitch ell ( D istrict OjficeT, A ustraha) and J b' E. Faulkn eT ( D istr ict Offic er, Tasma nia).

St . John in Kenya

• Continued from previous page.

was seen in full swing and it was he a rtening to see a class of that size which incidenta lly contained a number of members studying the new book. Yet another occasion was pa r of an afternoon s pent with the o. 1 Salisbury Cadet Nurs ng Di vision and its Superintenden t, Mrs Hill-Jowit t, and it was nice t o be able to congratulate he r on her recent admission to t he Order. When one saw the enthusiasm and keenness of the division under her leadership it was indeed a tribute to the work t hat she ha s done. It was possible to see the cadets carrying out a series of different activities and there was no doubt that they kne w the work well and were r ight up to da e. Their enthusiasm was shown in another way b y the fact that they produced their own magazine even to the illus trations and altogether hey form a lively and efficient di vision.

While as carr be seen there was only opportunity to see a small propor t ion of the Brigade and it has to be remembered that another large par t of it is centred round Bu lawayo, was nice to be ab le to see even this little bit and to get some idea of what was going on. Moreover there was opportunity to talk to leading per sonal it ies connected with the St. John work, including the Governo r-General who is the Knight

Commander, Sir Willi am Murphy, K C.M G ., the Commandery Lieutenant Mr. Barbour, Presi dent Chairman o f the A ss ociation and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Co l. Hickma n , the Commissioner for h e Rhodesia Di st ric t a nd apt. Thompson , M.B.E., who does s uch an important and contin uiHg work.

There must be fe w more pleasant pl aces than Southern Rhod esia in lat e April. Th e sun shines , the flo wer ing shrubs and flowers in general make the country a mas of colour whe ther it be in the formal gardens or in the fields of wi ld cosmos which cover the countrysi de Out in the co untr y too yo u ca n wa lk through acres of wild " Red H ot Pokers " and ever y so r t of wild flowering shrub. It is cool in the evenings a nd only really hot from about 11 till 3 in th e a fternoon . This is the time of th e yea r just after t he rains and befo re the co ld er weather a nd when everything is fresh and green. Politica l troubles there ma y be but it is certain ly a lovely part of the world a nd cities li ke Sal isb ury with their enormous indu s tria l expansion and forests o f modern building are a sight well worth seeing and are mos t impressive. If the co un try is a ble to solve i ts problems the f uture there must indeed be a rem a rkable one.

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New Films by Transport Commission

T

HE Briti h Tran port ommission have made certa in fi ms and film trip which will b of inlere t to all cen res for tr a inin g purpo es and wi ll be f mu ch value to th e ociation. D e tail are:

FILM TRIP B ED 0 TJ-fE EW FiRST [D M NUAL (3" mm ):

Asphyxia alld A rtificia l R espiralioll (in bl ac k and whit) 10 each ; ho ck, T r eatm ent oj pecia l WOll/lds, Treatment oj pecial (the e three are in co lou r), 15. ach.

PUBLlCITY FILMS (16 mm.):

II' a D allgerous World, £3 10 Od. · W hy B other, £3 as. ad

Th e e can all be obtain d from n tey, Esq., Film om er Briti hranport ommi n, 2" aile R , London, W.l, on payment of the fe hown abo e. In addition ach f th e fi lm r filJ1ltrip can be borro ed on loan fre of charge for e hibition t cla e o r inter ted au d ience on app li ati n to n te at the abo e addr s.

ESCORT DUTY

A exhibi tion of a rt by di bled p pIe, performed either b foot or by mo u th, \ as h ld in dinburgh from Jun e 2n d t 4th. Mr. Baker, of th he hir " Home , Le Court Li s Hamp hire, \ a attending [hi exhibition, and bing 10taH di abled the Brigade \ as required to pro\ide an atten dan t , aod P te. arren of J l ilton mbulance Di vi ion P ortsmouth volunteered to undertake thi duty. ccord in gly, he travelled to L ourt on Monday e ening, J une I l lo meet r. Baker and proceed d to Li ss tal ion to travel to Wat rloo and la d e rn ight in London. The f ol1O\ ng da the y I ra ve il ed by train to dinburgh arr i iog in th evening preparatory to a ttending th exh ibi tion, and journe ed home on Thurday Pte. Warren return d 1r. Baker to Le ourt at 10 p.m. and then compl led his journey to P ort mouth.

DURHAM JUBILEE

GOLDE J UBTLEE.- dinner for o\er a guests wa held at the R oya H otel, ou t h Shields on Jul y 4th, to c lebra e th olden

Jubilee (a nd pre enta ti on o r e rl ifica e of t he St. H ild a (outh hield) mbulan

D ivi ion. Th e D i ion a l Pr esident Mr

G S. Mi c helso n and Dr. G. S Mi helon were ho at a receptio n t 20 pecially in vited g uests before the dinner

After an exce pti o n a ll y good dinn r

Di vi ion a l Superintendent A. Tr Oller, B. E.M., proposec1lhe " Loya Toa t." Ir. Stanley Embleton, O B E., K St.J., Pres id e nt of th e Brigade for Co un ty Durham p ro posed the to a for the rot

Venerab le Ord e r of Sl. John of J eru a le m Th e M ayor Ald T. W Pee l propo ed th e toasts for th e gu es ts. Mr. W F. }lub

S.B.SU. res pond ed

D ivisional Pres ident Mrs. G.

Mi c helso n proposed th e toa o f Lhe St. H il da Di vis ion

Successful pageant by Welsh Cadets

A T the Training D ay for cadets in Montgomeryshire held at ewtown a pageant of the h i Lory of the Order of St John was performed with remarkable success. Eight divisions had each their costumes and rehearsed a scenevarymg from the bloodshed of battle to the installation of a knight to the court of Queen Elizabeth and conference of Gene va. These episodes were woven mto by the County Cadet Officer Mrs. Jones , C.SU., who has prepared scnpt as an agreeable method of teacbrng the history. The Lord Lieutenant who IS the County President. Sir George C.B.E., C.StJ., J.P. and former ComrmsSlOner Deput y Commissioner, Dr. R DavlesJones K.StJ. and Mr. J. Bond were the guests who attended to give encouragement to the cadets. Th e proceedings were opened with a prayer offered by County Staff Officer (cadets) D l':'1 anuel. Prizes pre ented by Deputy Comrm SlOner T E. J ones and Mr Jones for the best model of a farm showing the danger spots were awarded to Caersws Ambulance Di vi ion, Forden Mixed D ivision, Tewto\o\ll ursing Cadets and Forden CadetS.

(( ACCIDENT" A SHOCK FOR THE COMPLACENT

-THIS 'HAS THE REAL THING

T;r7IIF Y racill<1 nrit'eI' Tilll Parnell era lied at Bralld' II aleh reccntly, mcmber, Vy al 1/((lId 10 gil'C him fir.'1 aid. Luckily 1Ii illjurie' a'erc 1I0t 'eno/ls.

Cadet David treated 3 cases

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KELANTAN NURSES READY TO GO

Car trip led to action

CADET Joseph Fernandez, a ged 14, of the St. John Ambula nce Brigade in Gibraltar , went out with h s father by car recently in Spain. Coming back be tween San Roque and C a mpamento fi ve miles from Gibraltar just a fter nightfall they saw a man signalling hem to stop.

Salvador Ruiz had climbed out of a Spanish taxi which had gone over the edge of the road and overturned. Fortunatel he had not been ba dly hurt a nd was now calling for help.

Cadet Fernandez immediatel y told Ruiz that he belonged to the Sf. John Am bulance Brigade and would do all he could to help When they reached the overturned taxi girl friend was being helped out, bleedmg profusely from a wound on t he head: Joseph stopped the haemorrhage b y dlfect pressure on a pad which he m a de from two clean handkerchiefs and held in place by a third tied under her chin.

woman was lying on t he ground unconscIOUS. Joe told a third woma n who had been in the taxi , to loosen be; clothing at neck, chest a n d wai st.

Four other passengers fortunatel y onl y h a d minor injuries

Fernandez s father then dro ve the fir st casualty to the Red Cro ss at L a Linea the frontier town where she was trea ted for a contu sed wound of the head. In the mea nwhile another car which had s topped w ith an offer to help , t ook the woman who had been unconscious also to the Red Cr oss

Cadet telling her to s it by open wmdow to get p lenty of a ir Ferna ndez and his son then returned t o Gibraltar wi thout asking t he n a mes and a ddresses of the cas ualties , bu t no before th ey h a d recei ved the tha n ks of R u iz and the gi rl' s family for aU th ey had done , and a reques t o convey their mo s s incer e a ppreciation to the St J ohn Ambulance Brigade in Gibraltar.

Malaya Honours

St. John Officer

MIS S 1. M CHECKLEY , H ea dquarters

Officer for Mala ya has been awarded t wo decorations by the Federal Malayan Go vernment. The fi rs t was the State Meritorious Medal (the P .J.K.), wh ich wa s also awarded to the District Superintendent (A.), and the Area Surgeon, Selangor. The second, t h e Ma ayan eq ui va lent t o an O B. E. is the appointment of Ahli Mangku Negara (H onorary) in be Order of P angknan Negara.

Miss Check ley was D ivis ional Superintendent in Northampton before she became Welfare Offi cer in Malaya in ]95 3, and Headquarters Offi cer in 1956

PRIORY I SC OTLAND

Two a rticl es on tb e Priory in Scotland hav e un a oidabJy been held over from this ss ue until the nex t , together with many other artic es and news item Mea n whiJ e her e ar e two not es from nort h of t he Border

T T

THE M oray Committee of the Order S f. J oh n held a Bring and B uy Sale ID aid of the St. J ohn H ospice, Skerrybrae, Lossiemouth, n Austin's T earoom, on W ed nes d ay, May 27th. T he sale real Ised over £200 . T he Lo rd Lie u tenant of the County, Br g Henry W alter H ouldsworth, D S O ., M .e., T.D ., H M L. ,

GIBRALTAR CADETS CROSS BORDER

BERMUDA AMBULANCE DEDICATED

John s ociation (Edinburgh Branch). while that of f s Murray' >; a for the pro I Ion of e tra comfort and equipment at St. John' H OLI e, Lenno ' Row.

WINNING FLOAT

Float en/ereel ill D unedill (Seu: Zealand) 1959 Fe lil'al Proce iOIl as a reslill of co -operatioll between A ociatioll Brioade alld generoll help from a bu slIll" ':' COllcen!. Tlzi floa/ .ca atcarded econd place ill th e g e n eral sectioll of th e proce iOIl alld attracted a area/ deal of co III //lent.

Photo: EroHltg ""tur, Dll1udz1T.

TANGANYIKA DIVISIONS

ST . JOHN HOUSE

ST. JOHN CADET

LONDON CADETS GO CAMPING

T HES E no tes appear a gain after an in te r va l pa r tly because of the p rinting s r ike an d pa rtl y beca use d uring the summer m o n ths whi c h s th e bu siest ti me of the yea r t h'e re h as

and, as has been hinted b efore would be he case, the queslion of the ex penses of running the clu b came under examination on the completion of twelve months' work. T he committee have found with regret that the incomings simply do not justify conlinuing to run the club at the present very low prices While it is accepted that the club

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the opellill" cerelllony. CO/lIll('ss J / olllllu((I/CIl presellt.· {( bri ('Jca.· 10 Divisional I.lper:

g 11 B ur(/>JI, with (leJI 10 righl), Col. G. F age I he J ayor oj alii ([/ld (Cllr. fI a rvey) and Ji rs. R avenel/. h ( D 1.trzct l1perlnlenden ).

would allow us to keep prices as low as we would wish. Once again all those who telong to the club are asked to encourage others of the Order, Association or Brigad;; to join A su bstantial further increase in basic mem bership will do much to meet our prob lem, as a lso \ ill inc reased. use of the club for casual meals lunch or dllliler par ies, recep tion an d tbe like. eanwhile it is inevitable that char ges for bedrooms must be raised and as from Octo ber 1s they will be a s follow : Single R oom and Breakfa t, 22s. 6d.; double room and b reakfa t , 45s.: d ou ble room with private bath an d breakfast , 50s. T he committee is confident that all who ha e tayed a S t. J ohn H ou e will feel hat e en the new char ge for the e rooms com p are ve r y favoura b ly with those for a similar tan d ar d of accommodatIOn el e\vbere. bearing in mind that the majority of the bedroom are centrally heated and aU bave hot and cold running " ater and electri fir T o t hi added the amenities of an e ellent club and the ad\"anta ge of sta ing in a place whicb is one's own as op posed to th neces arily more commer ial atmo ph re of hOlel or apartmeFlts. It 1 therefo re, much hoped that all concerned will continue to give their support by u lllg the club and by en ouraging others to join T he in rea e of bedroom prices ha been made \\ ith the greate t reluctance and mem bers may re t a ured that the committ e will do everything pos ible to ontinue to keep price a Iowa po - ible.

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ROWLEY REGIS

GETS NEW HQ.

T HE Rowley Regis St. lohn Ambula nce Brigade headquarters in Halesowen Road, Old Hill, t he first in the division's 45 years existence were officially op ened b Countess Beauchamp (Count y Pres ident) in lune

The new headquarters , with their sm a r black and white have been con verted from the former fire sta tion b y the di vi sion s own la bour.

The Area President ( Mr. J A. H a r r is ) expressed t he hope tha t more young people would now join the Brigade. Welcoming tbe visitors , the D iv ison al President (Mf. E. L. Fletcher) sa id it was a historic da y in the history of the di visiona da y of achievement when t hey wer e a bl e to wi tnes s t he culmination of th e ir effor ts to acquire new q.eadquar ter s.

Coun tess Beauch a mp said sh e r egarded it as a n honour o be a sked to open the ne w hea dqu a r ers She p raised the m embers of the di visi on for working so hard to m a ke t he premises s o attr ac ive, and referred to tho se who were associated wi th the founding of t he S.J.A.B. in Rowley Regis during t he n rs t world war mentioning in particu lar the late Mr. David Chapm a n She also spo ke or t he long service of m a n y memb e rs , sa ying ba t they had e very reason to be pr oud It w a s regretta ble s he said that Mr. F. Somer s ha d to resign as County Comm issioner beca use of pres sure of business. He had been succeeded b y Brigadier D. H. Nott.

The Area President referred to t he long service of a number of members and said that in the aggregate the service of the members of the division totalled 408 years. He made an appeal for more young people to join the cadets , so as t o replace older members they were losing.

Commissioner's Cup for Cornwall's

Cadet of Year

)I' e P ec k h olll, 11i(' ( olll lllfll1dery

OIlD E Jr , H E R ITAGE

AROUND AND ABOUT

LElCESTERSIDRE

WEST KENT

Briga d er ott a id it wa h is fir t o ffi c ia l

function sin ce he be a rne Count C ommisione r a nd h e w hed to th a nk all , ho h a d worked h a rd to get the p r emi ses rea d for the offi c a opening, espec ially the Di v ision a l Vice-President eMf. A B H a r pe r).

Th a n ks t o Countes s Beau ch a mp and Br igadier ott was e -pres ed by th e Di vis ional Pres id en t and t he Di i on a Superintend ent eMr. R. W Fle tc her C a non L. Wil s on , icar o f Old Hill perform ed t he d edi ca tion cer emon y.

Plaques bearing repl ic as o f t he S .l. R c r es t wer e p resented t o Co un te Bea uch a mp a nd the Area Presi d e nt by P a ul ine

B atema n and G eoffrey H ea th

Befor e t h e o pening ce r emo n y m e mb e rs of he di v s ion oo k pa rt in a para d e, ma rching fr o m Wh iteh a ll G a rd e n r ad-

le y Hea t h t o th e new bea dqu a rter le d by tbe S l.A.B a det Ba nd

The Mayor of Row ley Regi s (Ald. Mrs. P Pritch a rd) spoke of how members of the division had been" pushed about " for a long time and had had to work under difficulties, because they had not sat isfactory premises. She was very glad to see that they had found sa t isf a tor hea d q ua r te rs at last.

H.R.H. TH E QUEEN MOTHER

ir Rov.la nd Jc rr a m th e rc a I N M ANCHESTER

By Capt J DOCWRA-ROGERS , Knight of the Order mo t1y T u dor. It was rescue d some yea r s ago from a o f d ilapidation as five q ua lid cotta ge b y Its present owner, r. Ernes t R oy Th e w h ole bui ldi ng h as been most ca r ef u ll y r to r ed a nd th e Gr eat H a ll is as il v a s o n gJlla lly. It was alway the agi ria ommandery" an d as such, he p roperty of the Gr a nd a ter at R hode o \ hich h e had the fight t o appoint the ommander.

L and "as also hel d at H adlow a f e w m il e away where t he Order owned lhe

In e K en t ch urc h

Phot o: Nfal1 ci es e E ve" 1lg ews rp HE Qu een Moth eT paid a vi i to Man ch ester on th e 23r d of June, ] 959 , ami a tt en d ed 1 the Royal Command Pe1J01'manc e at the Palace Th eal?'c, jl1anc he ter. x 'I1U1 ' in g membeTS from th e 8th ATeCl (lV1an chester and Salford) weTe 1'e que ted to j'01'rrt a G(t aTd oj Honour and to se ll Souve nir Programmes in the Theatre. Th e photogmph s how th e Queen Mother inspecting the Chtard of Honour in the foyer of the Palace Th eatr e 18

propen y now

D artf or d

In 131 R o ber t de K e nd al h ld Lh I t anor

o f D a rt ford, p r v o us l I nor ,

du ri ng the Ki ng p eas u re. T hIS wa ater

tr a n ferr I to th e O rde r o f t. J o h n a nd

un it ed w ith u tton-a t- H on th di

tion th e e p rope rti were gran ted to If

M a ur ice D n ny

W e P ec kl1a m , in th e M a Ilin g d i t ri o.r

K e nt , did no t beco m a o mm andery untt!

140 8 wh en wa g i e n t th e 1-10 pt ta ll r by S ir J o hn ul p pp er. Th e Ord er, h \; eve r, alrea dy ow ne d la nd her e, a is p ro d by the Ma nor R o ll s o f the previ o u ce ntury

Th e omm a nd e r y, or " Duk Pl ae " i a beautiful building pa r t ly 15th c nLur y but

Piscin a I h ave been given by" ./ dr Du m br ec k at B adlo\ a ma p ho ing all the predis olut ion 'lan d belonging to the Ord er in thi par t of ent. Among other propertie held by the O rder in the count y were th Manor of onh h near rotham , B urham ne a r Cha t ham and R odmersham ta l field and O are in the Faver harnittingbourne area. l the h u rch o f t. ichola, Rodmerham a pi ci na WiLh the gnus D i di co ered late in the 19th entury I t IS a id th a t where as in thi a e th entrance to a c hur h i down v 0 or more teps tht ymboli e it conn tion \\ t. John th Bapti i.e. th de ent mto but 1 ca nnOL vouch for th aurhenttClty of thi legend. The e properti with H adlow and Tonbridge, were grant d to R a lph Lu d low a [ the di olutio n T wo other hu rche , ap 1 a n d hi p bourne near Tonbridge, a l 0 app a l to have been he ld by [he O rder, a nd t e m that K nr p d m r propeni t han a n ot h er OLtn ty , irh e ception of Li n oln hlr and 1: ork h lre.

onfer nce fo r Staff Officer for Training will be h eld at t. Joh n ate on aturday, December 5th. 19

L SPEcno .-" The standard o f achievem ent in Leicestersb ire is very hi gh and your co mpe tition teams have every r eason to. be p r ou d of their success, Rear AdffilIal R oyer D ick , C. B C. B T, D S .C. , D eputy Commissioner- in - Chi ef of the S t. J ohn Am bulance Bri gade, told Br gade members fr om Leicester and County d ivisions when more tha n 1, 100 am bulance, nursing and cadet per sonnel para d ed in brilliant sunb ine on he icto r ia P ark, L eicester for h e annual Bri gad e ins pection: The D eputy Commi ssioner - m -Chlef was accompani ed b y Miss D uff Gr ant, R R .C. S R . Brigade T rainin g Ad Iser , and the P arade Commanding O fficer \ as the County Commissioner, Lt. - CoL S. Armita ge. Following the inspect ion dmiral R oyer D ick pres ented service a\ ard s to 49 Brigade mem bers a nd hen presented three ca d et troprues. ursing Cadet Mar garet Bexon, of the Shepshed ursing Cadet D i ision, became the proud nrst \ inner the Mtss Tan Sh ield. [argaret \ a adjud ged the best ca det in the city and count y di v isions The shield wa presented b [ E liza?eth Tan D trict ursing Officer for Smgapore, ala ya , after he had vi ited Leicester last year.

Following the presentation a m a r hpa t of the B rigade took place, led b y th e Count y Commi ione r. T he parade wa watched b y a large audience. which in luded man y e --members of the Brigade . LO . :nO r\' Dr TRl B u y D Y.- Ii E. \'lood. Superintendent of o. 6 _ D ivi ion , repon th a t o n und a y, J ul 5th at the Vi toria P a rk Li?o. 107 a u a ltie were trea ed by lWO n ur lll g members and hers If ,"ho worked non- top from _ to p.m The ca su altie included four who wer ent to ho pital, one wi th er io u head wounds, two with b a dl r ut feet and one heart a e. In addition to [he ca [reared there were th u ual rop of hi ldr n who had 10 t their p arents , \\imUil which needed fir - t aid re a r and dozen- of i nquir i rele\,ant to the pat i nt and othe r wi e. Thi gallant liltl band wa in ed a t a lat r tage by a nursing offi er wh o h a d ome from duty at the Tower of L n d on

WORKSOP STALWARTS OF 1900

This photogTaph, taken in 1900, shorfJs five of the original members oj the JJ orksop Di v ision which was formed in 1 897 Their names aTe Sgt. Hewith, Ptes. i1Iakin, Bailey, Vicker, and Newcombe I n the background is the ancient Priory Clmrc71.

In f o rBf, ati on Ple as e

To the Editor

Dear Sir

Will yo u kind ly p u blish the f ollowing in yo ur j ou rnal in the h op e that I may be successful in gett ing into to u ch with Superintendent Morp bet of the Settle D ivisi on S J. A. B H e jo ined u p w th m e at Colchester , August 7th, 1914 as Sgt .- Maj.

R .A.M C. Military Hospital, and we were bo h transferred a t he en d of Sep tem ber 19 14 to Ayles bury for d u ty at T ring, Aylesb ury a nd H olton Camp .

D ear Sir, F H. GOOD E RHAM , 3 Alan Road , I pswich

I am trying to trace members of the S. J .A. B who joined up in the R .A.M C. at the outbreak of the last war, and who formed No. 12 General Hospital at Tidworth in Septem ber 1939. Most of these men came from tbe ranks of the St. John Ambulance Briga d e, and I feel sure that some are still, like myself, active memb ers of the movement.

I have tried various ways of contacting these men. Cou d you he p me with this quest of mine. D o you know of any read er who may have informat ion of anyone of these men, and if so, could I ask them to contact me at the address b elow? Quite a n u mb er of them ca m e fr om the L o nd on area, and it is with a vi ew t o h olding a reunion that I am anxio u s to get in t ouch with them.

Sin cer ely your s, HARO LD BOTT O MLEY, (Ex Cpl. R. A M .C.), 18 Milton Road Colne, Lanes.

Unknown Cadet rescues child

T H E f ollowing letter, which was received by M r. C. H. T. Stovell, Divis ional

Su perintendent of Windsor Ambulance

D ivision, is printed in the hope of tracing the am b ulance cadet concerned in this brave dee d: The Chief Superintendent, St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade, Win dsor.

D EAR SIR,

I would like to bring to your attention t he commendable effort of a St. John Ambulance cadet last Saturday in rescuing a young lad from the Thames at Windsor.

I was not a witness of the whole incident but I did see the cadet bring the lad to the b ank and noticed he had not even stopped to take off his shoes.

The ch ild did fetch his father bu by the time he arrived the cadet had moved off. I have a feeling the father could not find bim.

I realise the cadet may bave been on a vis it to Windsor as he was with several ot h er s but never-the-less thought I would write to you as it was his quick thinking t h at saved a near disaster.

I would point o ut that I was on ly a witness an d am not connected with anyone concerned in the incident.

Yours faithfu ll y, J oan Cook (Mrs.) 2 Moor dale Avenue, Brackne ll , Berks.

T he lette r is dated J uly 6th 1959. If a ny reader ha s any inform a tion , t h e Ed or will be glad to ha ve it 20

THE "-REVIEW BOOK S HEL F

P RJ CIPLE OF MED I INE FOR

UR E by David Wei l zlI1a n M.D., M.C.R.P. (Fabe r 2 1s.) I n a most comprehen lve way, D r. Weitzman ha covered th y llabu l aid dow n by the eneral ur ing ouncil and ha produce d a book that for practica l value and clarity of e pre sian wi ll tand in a class of it own for many year. Becau e it i writteo expressly for tudent nurse, and puts it main empha is on the cau alion of di ea e and on their treatment, it is an invaluable guide for memb r of the Brigade whose duties include home nur ing.

MJ D WIFER Y, by M. Fel/som, R. S.c. 1. 1.T.D., (Oxford Ul1iversily Press 5s.6d.). Thi addition t the xford Handbooks for edical uxiliarie meet tbe need for a imple manual on mid ifery wbich will be immen ely valuable, particularly in countries till dev loping, where the pre ent number of trained per onnel sadly inadequate From the Brigade member point of vi the book is ery ea y to under tand, and ill help to equip t be member who i confronted - a man have been- with emergency childbirth.

QUICK ACTION SAVES CHILD

AMEMBE R of Ford t. John u r ing

Di i ion, Mr Him \ onh, of 14 Myrtle ille, \ illy, Pl mOUlb, ha r eei ed a Certificate of ommendation from the Commi ioner-in- hief o[ the t. John Ambulance Brigade, aj.- en. J. Kirkman. It r ad ;" our ommi sioner eMr. yril Prance) ba drawn my attention to the services au rendered on ay 10th 1959, when you I' ceived an emergency all to attend a motber and when you not only dealt with the ca e in an e tremely fficient manner but by your ub equent a tion undoubtedly aved tbe baby life. "I should like to congratulate you on the excell ent manner in \ hich au took charge of tbe iluation , hi h reAecls the greate t credit both on yo ur elf and on your Brigade training."

D uk e ' s Award

Maga z ;n e

W

E have ju tee n a co py of "Th

Ga untl et ," he magaz ill e of t he D uk e of E d inb urgh's wa rd It i a very brigh tlyp rodu ced illu str a ed magaz in e, wit h a r icle a nd pictur es co ver ng all as pect o f tr a in ng for the Duke of E di nbur gh wa rd , which is now neari ng he end of i t tr ia l period

T he Duk e of Ed inburgh wri tes "The S ch eme wa dev i ed a a cha ll enge a nd r a m mo re ha n sa tisfi ed wit h the way it s bein g met ."

Co pi es of the maga z ne ar e a vail a bl e at I s 6d a copy fr o m M ess rs Gro ves, Brodi e an d Co. L td T r adi ng Esta e S l ough , Buck

FAMILY AWARDS IN CUMBERLAND

Poole Centre ' s Double Score

A L D E R MA A B Haynes , J.P presided at the A nuual General Meeting of Poole Centre, St. John Ambulance Association, which was beld at St. John Headquarters, St. Peter's Road , Parkstone. Chairman of the Centre, Mrs. D. R Galton referred to the number of first aid certificates gained during 1958 which bad been double tbat of tbe previous year. Whilst this was encouraging she felt bound to admit that the numbers coming forward for first aid traiQing from the factories were small for an industrial town the size of Poole.

The report of the SecreLary , rs. E. O Park, revealed tbat the six classes of instruction had been well attended and a further course for lay demonstrators bad again proved popular. The S.outhern Gas Bo ard had kindly allowed therr Poole Showrooms to be used for lectures and for this concession the Committee were most grateful. The Secretary also thank to the Brigade members for therr beLP at the va rious training cla ses.

Capt .J L. Johns , I ?. '. ( Hid.) aJlc.r ill pcc/ioll of Ih e, H11Iber;Ql1d and Tr estmo rlQ.nd Surs in" allli C(IIII'[ J)/t /SWIlS, chats w illi Cpl. J J. T eml!lel?1l (,arh.sle [mblliall c j)il'isioll) award l! r/ sl bar 10 !!rv icc JJ edrtl Cllld .1J r.' •\. R e d ( arlzsle \

Div isiml) atl'o rr/ed (,Tl'ice J1cr/al Cpl. T elllple oll and cit. R ed ar e brolh er and SIsl er.

COMMANDERY OF ARDS

CELEBRATES

ST. jOHN JS DAY

1'1101,,: BtI/tlsl Nno ·Ldler

H I ":JJC Ilen ey Ih e l _o rcl Prior by th e 'wo rd B eCl1:e ))7', J11. [raln lea'IJing Fislw/'luick Pre by/ e1'lan C IWTCh, B elJ st, on Ihe occasion oj Ih e t. John Day F estiva.l emice.

inc lD a C o ll e cti o n s T H lotal rai ed thi year through the Rank Org a ni ation Cinema foyer colleclion fL, I 28. Id from 396 theatres. s ciated Brit i h Cinem::t ha e generau ly can oted to aJlO\. be taken in their inema !I1 aid of Bngade funds commencing in February 1960 Li of the cinemas concerned ,;,{ill be TIt lO ommi ioner and uperintendents in due ur e, a nd it i hoped that Di ion taking pan will do tbeir utmo t to make the appeal a u e ful one.

In presenting the accounts, tbe Treasurer , Mr. R H. Galton, reported that tbe finances were in a healthy condition. This was largely due to the oluntary ervices of the lecturers of the medical and nursing professions, and to tbe fact that t!:e 19?8 ubscription list included a specIal gift of £30 from an anonymou donor.

Brig. V. F. S Hawkins , D S.O., c. , County Director, in his remarks to tbe introduction of an A soclat]on membership where the minimum subscription" auld be 10 1- but onl y 5 - to certificate holders. He hoped the cheme 'i auld recei e the upport of Poole people. particularl tho e 'i ho were intere ted in the work of the s ociation. pecial member's bad ge wa being ued

uperintendent R obin on ha 21

been in the Railway Serv i e over 40 ears , has served in the Brigade ince 19_7 He i the retary of the Manche ter R ailway Ambulance Di yi ion and imere ted in Civil Defen

M TER FIRE BRI G DE - 'eE

DfVlSlO '.-On Jul y 31 t, 19 9, the Brigade celebrated the fir t anniver ary as a special divi ion of the t. John Ambulance Brigade. \Vi th a tr ngth of 30 membe tbe divi ion take an active part in all t. John Ambulan e Brigade affairs. There i a particular keenne in omp titive first aid work with member ompeting a a team all over the countr an d for four can ecutiv ears a ' -man te m ha qualified for th London Final of the Ca ualt ies nion ompetjtion Thi ear the tean1 \ on their \ ay to the ational Final of the t. John Ambulance Brigad hich w r h ld in London on June 20th. On Jul 4th 1959,

/I

DISPLAY STAND AT FLORAL FETE

Eo'm! Olles

Tv VO of tI;e highest insignia of th e D.7·der of St. J ohn- th ose of th e Dame of Grace 1 and the K ntght of Grace-we re on mew at th e fioTal pageant and fete in th e "ardens of Mrs E. F C Lane's P O::lJwell H ouse, Po rewe ll, recently. Th ey were par of the collecf1"oll of hon ours gained by Dor set members of the B rigade.

Dame of Gra ce insignia belo?1gs fo the H an. );I1'S. Herb ert Lan e of Bl O,t'i. or lh ,

w ho tS a member of the D orset Counctl of St. J ohn, the Kn igh t 's in ignia to Dr. R r. Cooper, of Weymouth, the County B rigade Commissioner.

T he event was organised by the Appeals Committee of the St J ohn Ambulance A ssocia lio71 D orchester Centre, under th e Chairmanship of NIrs. Cecil Pop e, and the seore lary hip oj Mrs. E. N. Allen.

,!he .fete was opened by L ady Skip wi th, of Salis bury and th e vote of thanks fo Lady Sktpwtth w ?-S propos.ed by Lady EllenboTO"ugh , the county pr esident of th e Brigade, who is here seen tenth the Bngade's display. Th e event raised £297 present, with other distinguished supporters of th e B rigade, were Mi ss Ll ewellin, of th e St. John Council for D orset, and B rigad1'er L. F. S. H at kins coun ty prestdent of the St. John Ambulance Association.

!Juring the afternoon, members of county cadet divisions gave first aid demonstrations. lVltSS A. Hanney 's ballet team also gave a display.

P arts of Po rewe ll Ho use, decorated by the D.F D.S. were opened to th e v'isit07'S and lh ere w as an assortment of and sideshow,s- including golf and a treasure hunt f07' a boll Ie of whtsky. Mr. P eter R tcardo won a ch2cken and then auctioned it off himself in aid of Ihe funds, I t was finally bought by L ady Amp thill for 34/ -.

Area Presid ent, Sir Douglas Fairbanks, mspected the Annual P arad e at Belle Vue Manchester. During the ensuing activities: members of the Fire Brigad e Divis ion carried out two s pectacular rescues wit h their traditional efficiency from a large scaffolding tower. The D ivisional President Chief Fire Officer Lt. Commander K N Hoare S B .S U ., M.I.F.E. , is extreme ly keen on the work of t he division and encour ages its activit ies by he granting of all reasonable facilities

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

SUMMER F ETE.-Mter a week of rain win d , hail storms , thunder and lightning the sun shone brilli antly and the temperature s oared to the 70 's on the occasion of the first summer fete organised to help the funds of the Chesterton Senior School

Nursing Di vis ion which was opened by Miss P Morrison , Chief Officer for Ca d ets, on Saturday June 13th J 959. Before the fete, Miss Morrison was entertained to lunch by Mrs. Fitzpatrick, County President an d in atten d ance were Mr. McFarlene Grie ve, County Vice Pr esident D r. Maurice-Sm ith County Commissioner: D r. G. W a l ker and Mrs. H G rain, ounty Superin tend ents, Mis s W M. Farn s worth President of Nur s ing Cadets, M r. Tro tter: President of Ambulance Cadets, Mr G. Walker , Mrs. Tr otter and Mrs. Salle r

Before the fete was declared o pen Mis s Morrison ca rried out an inspection of the nursing cadets accompanied by Mrs. K. G Peters Cadet Superintendent. Two s pecial service awar d s were made to Cadets J ean B a in and Anne B etts.

During her opening r e m a rk s, Mi ss 22

Mor r on refer red t the e' e ll nt w rk done b y t he cadet d i is ions a nd e rnph a i ed one Qr two pecia l ca e w l1ere cade t had helped to ave li fe.

The ide h ow an d ta il were a tlr act ive ly aJ.Tang d al1d the pa re nt and friend of th e cadet wer kept ery bu y u n til th e tall wer practically em pty. Th i f ete proved a gr at financia s uccess.

DOR <T

WESTON ' S AMBULANCE H . Q .

preached by the Re v. P erowne, T.D ., Chaplain of the Order of St. John Th e lessons were read b y Dr. D. I Acres, M embe r of the St. John Council and Association County D irector, and by an officer of Little Maplestead Church.

Mter the se r vice members of th e B rigade were inspected by the Lord Lieutenant , Sir J ohn R uggles -B rise, Bt. , e. B ., O.B .E., J.P., after which Co l. Sir Francis Whitmore, Bt., K.e.B., e.M.G., D .S. O T.D ., presented awards to Bri gade members.

Tea was kindly pro vi ded by the people of Maples tead at MapJestead Hall by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. B lomfield. Aiter tea , the Commissioner D r. J. T. Whitley O.B.E. , thanked the Vicar and the people of Maplestead for their hospitality and Mr. and Mrs Blomfield for the use of their house.

KE i'\T

CO TY 1 P CT - There ere appro imate ly 2 500 men, nur es, a nd cadel on parade at the Bede h I pIa ing Aeld , Sunderland , for t he ount ln pion by the ommi ioner-in- hier wh a accom pan ied by Mi Bai rd, a l'r ffi er to he Sup er intenden t-in- hief. mong t the guests present at t he In pection were Lhe Mayor and Mayore of underl n nd ( Id and 11'. Allison) - this \ a lheir fir t officia e ngage men t of their AI' L da r office; th e D e put y M ayor a nd ayore (A ld and Mr J. T wedd e LJ ); the hier on tab le of D urham un t y ( r. A. Muir), the T wn lerk of u nd erland, r. G S McTntire, and Mr McIntire ; the Chief Co n table of Sunderland (Mr. Tait); an d Dr W Reid, h airrnan of the Durham Divi ion ational oal B oard.

After taking the sal ute at the ma rch pn General Kirkm a n co n gratu ated the member s on t h e ir achievements dur ing th e pa t 12 m ont hs. " I o ft en wo nd er if th e genera l publi c reali e t he a m ou n t of wo rk w h ich i done by the Br iga d e," he a id " In 1958 a lone, in he who le of En g a nd and o rth ern Irel and , Brigad e m em ber devoted over four million hours of publ ic serv ice a nd duty to the communit y." H e went 011 to say " Du ring ]95 8 a l 0, in thi age of ro ad accidents, S t. John Ambu lance Brigad e per sonnel alten d ed to roa d v ictim at the rate of one ever y eig ht-an d -a-ha II minutes."

Photo: F. A. Hardwick

rr' WO hOIl 'c' combine to make Ihis /tile II eodqllarlcrs al rJ"es lon-sllper-JiaTe, which 1. contains Ih e radio- ollirol cenlre i illl Group Offi cer .111'. lI owe ill charge. The pr lIli e consi I of dilly and leeillre roo illS leeping accommodalioll canleen and billiard rooms, Clnd a fiT I aid ancl mediCCII cOli/for .· depol. Til orps COil isis of fOllr {/lI/blllrl11ce divisions Ihree nursing divisions, one ambulance cadet eli i iOIl. and two JlIlr .' iJI/t cade di i ioll. 1 taJ] of professional drivers serves lhi bu y Ialion Clnd ill adclilioJ!, Ih e number ofvolliniary duty hours given by Brigade member.' is v ry hioh. 011 Ihe OCCO iOIl of Ih e O}}l1n; ' iOller-ill- hie!' vi.-il (. ee page 24.), thi group inclllcl (left 10 ri"l1l) .lIr. G. J. Da i, oUllly Cade Officer ; .lIT. IIotJ..' e A i lant oUllly 'J'ran , pori fficer; .lft V(11I ,r; Jlr. II. O. rall .l', orp Pr e idenl; Col. T. ;\lilfoTd· lade, 'o ullly olllmi ;oner; JI r Pf:rrymclJl, orp ecrelary General J .11. B irkman, OJJJJJl i. 1011er-il1- hief; Dr. ll ll h P otJ..'ell, lale ollnly ommi ioner: The Olll1iess of Brecknock, onlrol/er oj Bri "acie Ove rseas D ept; .li r G. Luttrell, County Pr e idcnl; 111 Bru ce leer, ollnly lIperinlendenl; Th e Ji ayor of TYeslon -super -JIare ( OllJ!cillor J. Parroll): lh e Jiayore s; 01 E. Le i. ·in· JIClrri Hon. ec. t. John Council for om ret; lllr. Billa/w/Il·IIall, Area uperinlendenl: "li r. D. Clark Area Com mi sion r' J Ir. E O. K.itch cII. cl ill(1 orps lIperintendenl; Ur. E. J. Tr. Qui ck orps lip r-illl Hdenl on leave.

Cou fTY REVIEW .-A fine sunny da y with a cool sea breeze helped to make the County Re view of Kent St. John Ambulance Brigade a memor able event. The Re view was heJd on the Leas at Folkestone on Sund ay, June 28tb, when about 1,500 members of adult and cadet divisions were assembled for inspection by the Superintendent - in -Chief, The Countess ouotbatten of Burma, e.r., G.B.E., D.e. .0., LL.D. accompanied by the Mayor and Ma yoress of Folkestone. The parade was under the command of the County Commissioner, Maj. -Gen. G. Brunskill, e.B M.e. and among those present on the dais \ ere Sir Reginald Denning and members of the St. John Council for Kent , Col. Stainer (County Director of the B.R.e.S.) and members of the Folkestone Borough Council. B rigade Bands from heemess Tunbridge Wells and Maid tone "ere present and the General alute was played by the heeme s B and \ hen the u perin tendentin - Chief arri ved accompanied by theDeputyCommis ioner, Brig. S. Tever ham C.I.E., M.e.

Mter in pecting the parade and shaking hand \ ith every member present Countess ountbacten congratulated the Commisioner on a mart turnout, particularly a he had found it neees ary at times to hold her bat in pia e due to the high ·wind. She w nt on to say that the B rigade had given many hour of oluntary work throughout the ountry and tated that in Kent alone the time amounted to \ ell 0 er 7 ,000 hours during the pa t year. The Tran port Offi er and two members from estgate Ambulance Diyi ion had in fa t arrived on parade half an hour late due to dealing with an a cident while on their way to Fo lke tone which required conveyance of a patient to ho pital.

tarm e r.

G RESF ELD J UB IL EE ELEBRATTO bou t 150 rnemb r adets, relativ e a nd fri nd of the icto r ia GarAeld mbul ance Di v i ion a tt ended a Cel ebr at ion upper to m ark the oeca ion of t he uni t 50th birthday. Tn pre en tin g th J u bil ee ert ifi c e o Llp er int e nd e nt Thomp on, who re e i ed it on behalf of h e di vision, the ommissioner tre ed the

D.-The held n rn10n wa

Aft r the In pection the P arade mar hed pa t the S luting Ba e to mu i proyided by the nd Batt. Th Qu een' Own C ameron H igh land r and afterward pr ceeded lhrough F Ik tone to (he T rritoria.1 Dr ill H all wher a well de erved tea wa already pI' pared.

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camp more than 200 cripples who, need day a nd night attention a nd nursing. The W V.S. R d Cross, R ota r Clu bs are al 0 called upon bu t th m a in jo b s em to have been done b y St. John for t he have en ove r 30 members t h ere to h e lp , in sh ift s. Wh n t is to ld tha t many of these memb er s give up part of beir ho lid ay to h e p th se p oo r ick people it is understoo d by all an d sun dr what a wo nd erfu job they are doing. 1r. J ay h as almost worked h er elf to t he bOl1e o rg anising transpo rt hifts, ever thing seen an d un een t ha t goes wit h tbis kind of eifo rt , and she is to b congr a tulated on he success of the who e sc h eme Th e pa tient cannot th a nk her enoug b and true to our Kent tradition count y staff officer work in wit b an d just as hard as the other members Everyoneha been so gay doing thejob , a nd to attend to their I ss fortunate " neighbours " see ms to give t h em a n uplift and strength h at eems " divine. "

The poli ce too h a ve we ighed in with great as istance, beca us e bu s l o a ds have arrived of he incapacitated. Mostly a ll need pushing or lifting or ca rr ying to diffe rent places.

Yom corr espondent listened to Miss H ar fo rd , O.B.E., who is ent irely respons ible for tbe founding of tbis Society and who i in ch arge of the patients while sh e sang sucb pra i es o f our St. John personnel that t h eir ears must have burned. Sh e had never in all her exper ience had such " ser vi ce ,. sbe said , and tears came into her eyes as she spoke of t he men and w omen who were giving up their holidays and weekends to help the disabled A list of names in an article is dull reading, but some t ime, somewhere, it may be possible to acclaim pub licly these unselfish members of St. John We humbly offer them our sincere thanks.

S O MERSET

I NSPECTION .--So merset St. John Ambulance Brig ade were doing magnLficent work, particularly in their training of young people, said Maj.-Gen. J. M. Kirkman, Commissioner -in -Chief of the S t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade at the annual county review and inspection at Wes t on-superMare.

The Commissioner-in- Chief inspected a parade of more than 1 600 Brigade members an d cadets d rawn from di visio n s in all parts of Somerset.

" I am delighted to see so many young m emb ers in the adult divisions," he said.

" We have to make certain of the Brigad e's future. I want to thank yo u all in Somerset for the splendid work you are doing. "

Somerset was not one of the heavily populated counties bu t the Brigade had a high membership.

" I am glad to see the number of members who have recent ly come up from cadet ranks," he a dd ed

In Weston the Brigade did a lot for holidaymakers. They hoped some of the people hey helped wou ld in turn take an interest in t he B r igade

The Countess of Brec kno ck, co n trolle r of the Brigad e' s overseas dep art ment , congrat u lated Somers et on its cadet s trength and on the number of cadets moving up to adult divisions.

After t he parade on the b each lawns, the Commi ssi oner accompanied by t h e Mayor of Weston (cUr. G. A. P a rrott) took the salute at a march past in Beach Road.

.S.SU., for hi va lued a i a n ce durin g hi s te rm of offi ce. 131 rUA RY - A found e r member of th e P e nma enl1l aw r mbulance Di v i ion ( ae rn a rvon hire), Di vi io n a l up e rint e nel e nl L J n es was btlri ed with full St. J o hn ho n o u r. F

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f ro m 1943 to 1957 w h e n ill hea lth was th e ca u e for t ra n fe r to th e Brigade Re e r ve. Irea d y in p ossess io n of th e e r vice M eela l M I'. J o n e was a war d e d th e ell urn V ote of T ha n ks in a c kno wleclg ment of h is o uts ta nd ing e r vice on retirem e nt.

YWe deep ly reg ret o all11 0UI1Ce th e fo ll owillg dea hs: iJ i Grae lax ted. at Frensham, pri l 17th a t t he age f 92. be was a fo un da ti o n o f] l u ll ng to n U ing D i is io n a nd a n mbu lance O ffice r. D u r n g t h e 19 14 -1 war h e er ed at the ava l 11 0 rital I lull. R igh t up to her death she wa inlere ted in her old di, i ion a n d the \ rk of the Brigade. *

rp · O ffie r 1 a ac W. W illi a m on f thc \ arringt n rp. 1r. \ l liamson had c l'\ cd the Brigade well during his long a eialion with il, f r h e gained hi fir

er tifi cate in 1898 a t t h e age o f 28 yea r s, a nd w ith thi s in hi s po sses si o n h e joined th e

Briga d e in th e sa m e yea r It was a b o ut th a

tim e th a t he jo in e d th e R.A.M. C. a n d se r ved i n So u t h Af r ica durin g th e B oer W a r reac hin g t he r a n k o f Ser gea n t. On hi s re turn to t hi s cou nt ry in [ 902 , he r esumed h i act ivit es wi th th e W a rringto n H ea dq uar te rs Di v s ion. A ga in i n 19 14, h s devot o n o h e se r v ce of m a n kind m ade him rejo n t he R .A. M .C. as Se rgea n t, and

he saw se r v ice a broa d m os t o f the ti me.

Once aga in o n d emobi li sa t io n , he aga in turn ed to t he Bri gade f o r a cont inu ance

o f his erv ice an d , step by step, go ing

t h ro ug h t he var io us gr a d es a n d o ffi ces, he was fina ll y a p po i nt ed Di vis iona l Su per intenden t of he W a rr ngto n Headq uarters

D ivision, a posit io n he held for many years.

Late r when t he W ar ri ngto n o r ps ",as formed he was appoi nt ed Co r ps S taff

O fficer a nd I nspecLO r o f S to r es. H e held

thi po l o n until he re ired a t the age of

70 bu t even t he n he coul dn keep away h i l ife's, o rk a nd he co n tinued to a tend t he H ead q ua rt e r s Di vis ion, u n til in J uly 1959 the D ivine C r eaLOr called hi m to h res t , af te r serving h is fellow men in genera l a n d the B rigade in pa rt ic ul ar fo r o\' r 60 yea r urely a record in B rigade rvice. H was t he holder o f the ervice Med al and Se rv ce B a r s In private ife r. ill iamson was a pos lm an. H dea th at the age of 89 year will lea e a acancy in the B rigade in W a rr in gton whi h wi l l be hard LO fi U. fo r hi devotion to du ty had set a perfect examp le to the young r members of the di, ision of which he \\"3 0 proud. Dr. M un go Park, D iv sio n

Llanelly Corps. D uring t he war, 1939 -1 945, D r. J ohn was a S urgeon Commander in the R oyal a\")'.

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r 11 the Royal Navy

ST. JOHN HOUSE

RHO IDDA'S MAYOR BECOM PR ESlDE T - Attention was f o cus ed upon th e St. John Counc il for the Rhondda Borou g h a t a meeting of t h e Borough oun ei l when the Mayor ,! Cllr. J. H L e wi , wa prese nt ed with his wa rrant of appointm e nt a s Pr esd ent of the Counci l. Mr. Gwy n Morri O.SU., omm iss io n er for the Rhondda who m a de the presentation wa s suppor ed by Corps Supt. Mrs. D. Vening , S.S.SU. Aiter co nvey ing to the new M a yor the good wishes of the Council the ommi s io ner thanked the retiring Mayor, Mr. Evan

EISTEDDFOD WrNNERS. - The a mbulance competitions were a succes sfu l feature of tbe 1959 Ro yal a tional Eisteddfod held a t C a em a rv on , the Ambulance Committee h a ving the benefi t of the exper ience of County Staff Officer T. O P arry as secreta ry In the open con tes ts the Lady Lewis a nd Lady B ute cups were won b y the Kenfig HiU team an d Ebbw Vale nursing te a ms bo h composed of Briga de members. Cefn Cri bb wr Ambula nce Cadet tea m won bo h the Is ca and I saac shi el ds a nd the Kenfig Hill team t h e Treve th in shield. Bangor Nursing team was successful in the Silurian sh ield con test and the Do c to r s cup was won b y Mr. and Mrs E P hillips Personne l of the Britis b Red Cross Society co-operated in the first a id duties between them treating over 250 pers ons MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR I. - E a ch year a smaller number of comrades of the 1914-18 war gather at the annua re-union dinner of the 130th St. John Fiel d Ambul a nce Formed entirel y of members of the St. John Amb ulance Br i gade, thi s unit h as kept in touch ma in y through the inte rest of Major A. W. Ander son, K.SU. M.B., Ch.B., who p res ided over thi s year ' s gathering a Cardiff. The two minutes' silence was obs€rved and the r o ll of honour read. Most of h e speak ers were in reminiscen mood. M ajor Anderson r espo n ded to the toast of the President Mrs. Anderson D.SU., J P ., and Mrs. L. Cohen replying to 24 th e to a s t to t he H o n o rar le m ber. Th e 130th F ield mbul a nce WG pr po d by a p t. F. P. R o bat ha n , K U ., , , \ h wa I re e nt with r. M a b o n braham , M.B E U a gu es ts th e v i il or' a t bein g pr o p osed by r. E. R Pe rc iva l a n d r es ponded to by Mr. br a ha m Th e di n ne r was orga ni ed b y M aj o r L. h en A 8. U PR E E TATIO OF R ESU c rT n o p_ PARATUS. - Offi cia s a nd m e mb e r o f t he Peny bon U rb a n Di s r ic t o un c i pre e nted to the B r ig a de two m o d e rn ty pe 0 yge n res Ll scit a tion a ppara t u e a lu ed a t £ 120 eac h whi c h w ill be a va il a ble a th e t. J o hn Hut for u se a t need in trea tin g ba th e r w ho ge l into diffi c ult ie. Hi gh tribut e wa pa id b y th e Ch a irman of th e C oun c il to the S t. J o hn per sonnel who g ive up s o mll c h of th e ir lei ure to staffing the hut durin g the SLlmm r seaSOn.

Sergeant Eric Fletcher of the Chapel -en -

Ie-Frith Ambulance Di visio n , D erbyshire

The pas s ing of Sg t. Fletcher at the a ge of 36 has deprived this di vision of a highly respected sergeant and va lued friend A founder member of the di vis on Sgt. Fletcher became secretary and la ter sergean t

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TRAINING SCHEMES

AMERS HAM GENERAL HO SP ITAL, B UCK S. There are vacancies occurring in the P reliminary Training School in October, J anuary, April and July. Study D ay system of ed ucation in f o r ce. Training allowance-1st year £2 85, 2nd year £3 00 , 3rd year £32 0, less a charge of £128 for board and lodging urses on the Supplementary R egister accepted for 2 yea rs' training. F urther particulars from MATRON. T HE U ITED MA CHESTER HO SP IT ALS ASS I ST A T U R SE TRAlNING CH O O L. Applications are invited for Pu pil Assistant urses. Two years' training. Ages f r om 18 to 40 years. Allowances 1st year, £285; 2nd year,

Training Models

Correct to the last detail , St. John mbul an cL: uniform by G arro uld i a cre dit to [he Brigade , well cut and finely tailored in m a t erial of excellent quality.

Established over 100 yem's

DR E EVERY HERE hay \\ elcomed the advent of a l on ' L iquid nti e ptic becau e it bring great r pow r to the attack on bacteria and becau it d o not irritat the kin. ith the e two advantage of efficienc / and afety Sa vl on can pla ya 1110 t important role in pr v ntinC)' the pread of infection It i the b 'd ideal anti pti for u e in mid\viD ry, fir t Ul , and ickroom , per onal h gi ne and a ther valuable appli ations.

I n three ize. New econom .. size ... 6d (i nc. tax). Standard size 2 8d (inc. t.a."X). N " pop ul a r ize 1 5 (inc. tax) from a ll cl1 mi t . L I NDU

The Minuteman to the rescue!

The y had a Minuteman t he r e-and l ife was saved!

The Stephenson Minuteman Resuscitator weighs onl y 26 Ibs. including oxygen cylinder. I is portable ready at a ime s to sav e ife and can be used even n restri cted areas. Th e Minuteman "breat hes " fo the pat ent automat ica lly- is nvaluabl e in cases of electr cal shock, gas or drug poison ng, drowning and severe asthma. Th e Minuteman should be a s tandard p iece of equ pm ent in your organisation.

For demons tration and full details please write to British O xygen Gases Limited, Medical Division Great West Ro a d Bren tford Middlesex.

MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR VITAL SKILL

The St John Ambulance Brigade has a proud r eco rd o f servi ce and confidently expects to play its full part in the f uture , pa r t cu la rl y in th e event of a national emergency . But it can d o this onl y if it s m em bers are organized in advance to carry out duties wh i ch ens ur e th e bes t use be in g made of their special skill.

""[ he Brigade has undertaken to incre ase th e n umbe r o f its members already in the National Hosp i tal Se r vice Rese rve. M any D iv isi ons are joining the Reserve as complete units and yo u ar e aske d to join thro ugh you r Division In a natio na em e r g ency y o ur t raini ng and ex p erience would then be immediately availab l e and would be of in d ispensabl e value in the efficient staffing of ex pand ed ho sp i t a s and fi rst ai d services

As an S.J.A.B. member you are e ntitled to th ese p ri vi leges

I. An N H S. R. ba d ge o n ioining the Reserve

2 A m e dic al examin a tion s no longer nece ss ary.

3. I-.Jo obligatio n to co mm t you r s e lf to a ny s p e c fi ed num be of hours of s ervice in the e ven t of war

4 You are not obl ig e d t o give u p more time o extra duties or r a in i ng.

5 No enro lme nt form to fill u p 6. You ma y , if you w ish, unde rt ake hospi t al w o rk or exerci se s

h the Forward Medic al A id U n s, and you will hen receive a per s on a l iss ue of a uniform on free loan as w ell as tr a vel li ng e x p enses.

7 You wi l h a v e th e o p por tu ni t y o f attendi ng spec ia ised an d advanced cours e s arranged for N H S R members. Consult your Divisional Sup e rintendent and join

ommonwealth, among them r MacLaren uperintendent -in- Chief (Canada) and h adiah ardon, Di trict Superimendenl (I l alaya.) formidable air -lift" \Va put into op ration to take the oiced Kingdom part y to Malta, \ here on arrival they were gre ted b the Di crict Commi ioner, o!. J. bela, who e tirele organising and g nial p r onalit 1 ft a firm impr ion on all \ ho m him. fter eltling ioto their ariou home, the vi itOTS attended the first big 0 ca ion - the \ elcome. in the ancient thron room at the P alace in aletta, b H .E. th Go ernor dmil'al ir uy Gran t ham. Her I Itor \ ere pr nled with ou niT medallion peciaUy

made for the occa ion. Then they went on to the P alace of His Gra e the rchbishop, who re eived all the delegates. In the afternoon a Brigade garden party was held , the firSt of man y joyou ocial occasions at which maoy lifelong friendships were ormed.

The C'01ll 171 issionerill- hief ill pectill<1 X lll"in<1 C'adet at he Brigade' Parade, Piloto: Times of Malia

On unday, tho e who \ ished celebrated High Ma s in the R oman Catholic Cathedral at 'dina, and a wide range of panies took place in the afternoon and evening. The ne day aw two \'\'Teathlaying eremonies. one at the ar 1emorial and one at the Great iege Il onument. and in the afternoon the 1 lalta Go\'ernment Touri Board had arranged a conducted tour of aletta. The- tour \ ere a fea ture of the week, for later, on the Friday. an aU - da picni tri p to Gozo, the neighbouring is and. \ as another highlight. Tranpon \ a pro ided, ith rraditional moothnes b th R oyal avy-four n1ine\ eeper. After ight - eeing. a refreshing s\ im in the clear Iledit rraoean water. Tue da \ a lvlalta national day. commemorating th rai iog of the Grear iege on September th,] -65. T D eum ervi in the \vonderful t. John' Coathedral. wa attended not only by B riga de memb r but by repr nrath'e of all the For es, in luding the nited tate and J T O, in fuU- uniform . T h n, at the h istoric P ala of th Grand Ma ters, Lord 'vVa ehurst, the Lord P rior. arried our an inv titur \ hi h 1gain d greatly in • Continu ed overleaf

MALTA ' S GOLDEN JUBILEE

• Con t inued from Pa ge I

sp endour and olemnity from its settmcr evocative a it was of the Order's hi and the grea personalities of tbe past.

A regatta III tbe barbour wa held durin cr the afternoon, and t e isitor watched b rill iant spectacle from aboard a n aval vessel. Throughout the week, although many events h a d. been arranged, tbere was no lack of free tm1e in which tbe visitors could wander round Va letta shoppincr or visiting friends , or ta kmg transport to go farther afield

Thursday was the evening of the St. John D inner and Dance at the Hotel and. apart from tbe superb q uaLIty of tbe bill of fare it was a colomful occasion in a lovely setting, for the ladies had all, despite the exigencies of trave l brought evening dresses aLitterincr and irnmaculate.

S a turday saw a parade of all Bricrade members-home and isitors-wit h an inspection by the Commissioner-in- Chief Major -General J. 1. Kirkman on Floriana parade ground. The 1altese members with the co- operation of the Civil D efence, gave a demonstration with a realistic displa y inclu ding a bomb ing raid and conftagration coliection and treatment of casu a lties

P resen t a tion

last da y, Sunday opened with a Service of the O rder of St. John in St. Paul's Anglican Cathedra l Valetta followed in the afternoon by a farewell party gJvenby H.E. the Governor and Lady Grantham m the San Anton P alace pri va te garden. tbis a purse was presented t? Malta D lstnct by the visitors in appreciatIOn of the generous hospitality they had youngest visiting cadet, E LIzabeth P ercIval of Maidstone, m a de the presentatIon speech. The contents of the pmse, subscribed by the visi tors , were to be used b y Col. Abela to obtain some permanent souvenir of this memorable week.

And so the party d ispersed-some to ret u rn home, some to continue their holiday , some to travel on to Cyprus for further happenings which wi ll be descnbed ill our next issue.

P I CTURES. Above: H E. Th e Governor (Admiral SiT Guy Gmntham ) addTessing delegates at the Palace Val etta. Centre: Outside the Cathedral of M'dina afte?' H igh Mas s, attended by most of the v sitors. This group includes (left to right) Si?' Gerald Creasey, the Marchesa de Pire the Hon Mab.el the D eputy Comand Sir H arry Luke conversmg w tth two of the Church dignitaries. A st;eet scene, with two of the B nttsh Nursmg Officers getting a bargain

INVESTITURE AT PRIORY CHURCH

Leadership: the way to Efficiency

By Dr C H

DRAKE

Photo s: Tilli es 0/ MalIa

CROSSWORD No . 7

C L U ES

A CROSS

1. M ay precede sho c k (8).

6 P acked like sardin es (2 , 3)

10 T h ey draw ina r istically (6, 9).

1 1. P osition of fi ve vertebr ae (4)

12 C a m e acr oss a m o toring fr iend in t he hand (1 0).

14. L a ssi tud e ( 5)

15 Draugh t (7)

17. Unity of po ison emet ics (3).

18 A share is pint or nothing (7 ).

20 S ailor too k fo od t o become less vio ent ( 5)

23. Frequ ent comp la int n fe veris hne ss h as li ttle in th e en d (2 8)

25 Epiderm a l app endage a bsen t from palm s and soles (4)

27. Acute a bdom inal c on dit io n of infa ncy as so c ia te d with red c urran t j elly (15 )

28 Made a mistake ( 5).

29. E xcr e tor y process m ainly eat in g! (8).

DO WN

2 Fea ture s i n P age t 's D isease a r e a long time in line (7).

3 A cr ooked inch belo w the lip s (4).

4. Plethora of P eter L ion (9)

5 Legs in hectic rur a pr a ctice (5)

6. Blee d ing which lead s to compression ( 10)

7. B ack of 9 put after n ot hing t o 20 1 (7)

Compiled by W . A . Potte r

8. L acking e ner gy a nd n o t well -or u nemplo yed su r geon (8).

9. M ay be with cross -b ones (5).

13. Sligh tly ill pl ace in confused d in ( 10).

15. D es pi te t he name you wo ul d no cons ul t a ca r d iolog is t wi h tb js (9)

16 W a r ord er h as ca used serious bu ms in th e h om e (4, 4).

19. Sap per an d p layer t o get her ma ke a t omi c en er gy ( 7).

21. Lio n ate a state of min d (7).

22 P osi on for H olger - e iJ sen (5).

24 Su r gi cal supp ort (5).

26 M ac ule , P a pule, o r P ustul e (4).

SOLUTIO T O C ROSSW ORD No 6.-Across:

1. Hyp era emi a; 8. Viru s; 9 M yas th en ia; 10 Ski ps; 12 Co s -t s; 16 Sloe; 17 Ex is t

18. L eil a; 19 a nd 20. F oo o f th e be d 2 L Ir sh ; 22 D o ffs; 23. Se ts; 24. S-pr-u e;

27. Kno ck ; 3 1. Ar tifi c ia l 32 Wr i ts; 33. Common cold D o wn : 1. Hom e; 2 P eas;

3. R at io ; 4. E rec t ; 5 Ir is; 6 P ink d isea se

7 Out pa ti e n t s ; ] ]. Blo o d d ono rs; 12

Cert ifi ca te ; 13. S-elf- is -h; 14 Spiri ts; 15

Weather ; 2 5 Pris m 26. Union ; 2 8 Erg-o

29 Ti -to ; 30 Bled 4

THE ORDER "NORTH OF THE BORDER"

The Priory of Scotland

in Eng la n d. Many of h e Scottish and - n g li h Kni g h ts went t o M a l ta, w h e r e th y contin ued u nt i he fa ll of the is and t o a p o leon.

Th e O rder was revived in E ng land in 183 l , and concent r ated on the fo rm erh o p ita le r -s de of i act iv ies. T h ese were de eloped a f te r experiences by volunteer in the Franco -P r ussian W ar, in l o th e fo u ndation in 1877 of [ h e St. J ohn mbu lance ociation to teach fir t aid, an d ten years later the St. J ohn mbu ance Brigade to practise it Cia es in first aid were he d in 1877 in la gow, berdeen and other d i tricts, and thi activity continued for thirty year, by which time the O rder had many thou and of worker in S cot land.

In J90 ho\ e er, by agreemen t be w en t he Eng li h Grand P riory and the t. ndre.· Ambulance s ociation, t he Order cea ed the teaching and practi e of fir t aid north of the B order. But in 1945 a move v a tarted for t he re i al of h e O rder in cotland and aft r orne month of negotiation on l arch 6 t h, 1947 hapter - General o f th Grand P riory in le rkem ell pa ed an t, re i ing th P rior and in fa t conferring upon it in ie\ of the anc i nt dale or it original establi hment pr cedence 0 er all other P riorie

of t h e O rder. This A ct received the assent of H .M. the K ing, Sove re ign H ead of the O rder and on St. John's D ay, H R H. the D uke of G loucester, G rand Pr ior of t he O rder, formally and solemnly performed the revival ceremony in t he stately throne -room of the P alace of H olyroodhouse He installed the new Lord P rior of Scotland and othe r great officers, and later the assembly went to T orphichen, ancient home of the O rder in Scotland where an in piring service was held in the P receptory T he P riory in Scotland lived again.

This bri ef s ur ey of t he hist o ry of th e Pri o r h as it is h o p e d bee n s uffici e n t to exp ain 'h

A HOLIDA Y C A MP IN N O RFOLK

GUERNSEY AWARD

G E ORG E W l 0 ,a membe r f th e B r igade in Gu er nsey, has received th e Bri ga d e M e rit o ri o u e r v e e r t ifi ca te for hi s pa rt i n avi

a rtifi c ia l r e pir a tion by the H ol ger ie lsen meth od Wh e n th e fir s t v c tim h a d been ret urn ed

A Combined Operation

EACH year for the pa "t three year Sheffield Corps has held a Save-a-Life Week and this has t aken the form of a atic dry land d emonstration of t he Holger iel sen method of artificial r pi r a ioD , supplemented b y frequent howings of the D a nish film OD that subject. Some of us who have a keen interest in ecuring greater realism in first aid competition work felt that we could a pply our e perience in this field to making a grea ter impact on the general public, by demonstrating inci dents in which li es were a lmost 10 t b y drowning showing how the Holger ielsen method of artificial re piration was well within the reach of e veryone

It seemed that the correc place f or an y su ch demonstration was in ts n a tural element, water. With this in mind t he idea w a s put before the Sheffield Corps and as an idea received immedia te support. The next step was to contact two oth e r org a nisations who would be, we hoped , vitally interested in this idea namely the Sheffield Bra nch of Ro yal Life Saving Society and the Sheffield Branch British Sub Aqua Club. As a result of preliminary discussion the idea seemed to offer promise and accordingly a joint commi t tee of all three organisati ons was set up under the cha irmanship of my elf and wi th the Assistan Corps Secretary as Secret a ry of the joint commi ttee. Each participant bod y was invited to nominate two members to sit on the joint committee, so that the final committee numbered eigh t. A da t e wa s decided on pro visionally , for the reser vation of a local swimming b a th and ou r first encouragement came when we found tha the Sheffield Corporation was prepared to give us the use of the bath free of charge for the nigh in question and was further p r epared to afford us all training f a cilities prior to the actual demons tra t ion In this connec ion we were extremely fortunate in having on our committee he b ath mana ger who gave us overwhelming support and help a all times.

B each scene

It seemed fairly ob vious that if the a udience was to be able to see everything that was going on it was necess a ry to construct some form of s taging at h e baths and it was decided that a typical beach scene should form the permanent s tage on which to mount all the incidents. We asked help from the English Steel Corporation, who immediate y undertook to erect to our specifications a wooden stage in the sha llow end of the bath, 30 feet wide b y 10 feet deep; this staging w as made of wood covered with hessi a n an d was prefabricated and erected at water level within an hour and a h a lf. A large b ack cloth 30 feet by 8 feet was erected and a bathing hut and some rocks helped to

crea te the iUu ion of a bea c h a tbe ea d e

We met our fi r t a nd onl y difficult y when invita ti ons were , t nded to th Lord Ma yor of Sheffield th e Ea rl of arborough and the Chi f Const able o f Sheffield all of whom were unfortun a tel prevented b y prior eng a gem e nts from being pre ent but we wer e delighted to know that the Surge on-i n-Chief, Lh District COO1mi oner an d th rea Commi sioner of the Southern rea W es t Riding of Yorkshire and memb e r of their staffs , were a ble to a tte nd We \ re equ a lly ple as ed to lea rn th a t the hief Secretary of the Ro yal L ife S a in g Socie ty, C a p t E. Hale , R. (Retd .) wa s co min g and tha the Chairman of he o rld Federa tion for Underw a te r Acti i ties, Mr. A. V. Broadhurst, wo uld a l 0 be with u

Souvenir programme

A member of the Sheffi eld Corps u nde rtook the printing of 500 ticke ts a nd a s im i lar number of sou enir p r ogr a mm es was p r inted a nd gi en to us b y M e r . Bayer Limi ed , one of the le a ding drug hou ses. Tills sou venir progra mm e c on i le d of a foreword b y t h e C hi e f Co n ta ble of Sh effield , w ho held the

ue. worke d Ul by t he Br t h ub qu lub

Life Saving

wo m e mb ers o f he a m b ul a nce di v s io n , S he ffi e d o r ps we re o n ha n d to give im m e d iate a rti fic ia l r es pirat io n by th e H o lge r ie lsen met h od T wo ambula nce ca d et t he n ook ove r fr o m th eir se ni o rs un t l t h e Minu te m a n a rtificia l re piration mac h in e was br oug h t on continu in g in use until th e vic ti m was carried of[ to ho pita !. u ita bl e co mm entary wa gi ve n ove r th e lo uds peake r yste m by th e h a ir m a n o f t he join com m ttee.

Lights out

f t h e people in he audience wer e quite unashamedly crying. Th e fi n al item wa pre ented by the R otherham B orou gh P ouce male life sa\ing team, who demonstrated the Ie ser known me hods of life saving, and the S urgeon-inChi ef most kindly made the closing r emarks.

H e b e gan by bringing us personal m e ages of encouragement from the ommis ioner -in - Chief and from Counte s M o un b atten o f B urma, an d wem on to say h ow much he h ad been impressed b y t h e performances of those taking pa r t. H is presence with u o n that night \ a a tr emendous encouragement not o nl y to the members of the B ri gade but to a ll tho e takin g part.

T h e Sh e ffield Co r ps provided us with te wa rd for the n igh and a generou s d onation gave t he re freshmen for tho e p a r ticipants of the demonstrations A runn n g buffe as m aintai n ed b y member of th e nur ing d ivi ions and it meant that e ery participant had omething to eat a nd dr ink befo re he went home

The local pouce co -opera ed by provi d in g parking area an d uni formed poli e \ e re in ontrol of the e area and the local press gave u good publicity. including p h otograph in the m orning daily and e e rring pa p er P utting on a how like rhi co t money a nd h e out tanding t hing i that our total pen es \ hi h ha d been b orn by the jo int commitree. wa _ " whi h was the p r em ium paid on an ac id e n t policy to ove r t he -00 pe tators for the one n g ht in the urn of £2 0 .000 Every other on tr ibu t ion ro the demon tration \ a gi e n freely and witho ut trio ", L oo k ing back on the ev nt leading up to the d em n tra ion, I feel that the jo inin g toger h er of the three epa rate o rgani a rio n in a commoo ta k \Va made fa r ea ie r han \V uld h ave thou gh t po ible b th e w h ole h ar d o -op rarion whi h h r ga n arion gav. o rhing wa ver la c ng a nd i wa to me a Chairm a n. a m-o t heart -w amling e r be a 0 iated ith u h tr u e voluntary \ o rk in rth, hil a a u e. The omm ttee h o p e t h ar lh i the firs of many s uch d man t rat io n to o m e and hope th in bl azin g a t r ai l t h wi ll h ay tim ulat e d th r to e wh a t t h y an do. - JAMES B KER, hai rman joi nt committ ee

T h e fe sav in g co mp etitio n was j udge d b y a p l. H a e a nd fou r sma ll silver cu p s were p re en ted by a loca l cutle ry m a n ufac ure r. T he commen ta to r was now called u po n to gi e a seriou talk on alternative m et hods of artificia l r espiration an d in the m idd e o f h ta lk th e main igh ts in the build ing udde nl y ent o u t-" a fu e h a d blown " T he m icrophone, howe er rem ained Ii e a nd th e co mm enta to r was a b le to a k for t h e erv ce of a n elec tric ia n , \ h o d ul y ca m e o n he d a r ke ned sta ge an d et u p a pa ir o f ps, clim bin g u p t he m o reach a lamp" whic h v a h an g in g dow n o er t be balco n y. Thj < lam p wa in fac t a p h oLOg ra p hic flas h g un ith a mall \ it h which on being pre ed emitted a i id Aa h a n d t he electr icia n con incingly lu m pe d o er t he to p s tep of his pair o f te p e e ro ured " B the exerci e o f e rt a in c hn a l j u gg ng, full ligh t ing as n ow r or d b y the ba h m a na ger a nd on o f t he te · a r ds a member o f the a mb u la nce d ivi o n , he ffi eld Corp co mme nce d a rti fic ia l re p ratio n by rhe chaefer metho d o m p leting the o p ratio n b y r m o ng th e ca u a ll b a fi re m a n l ift. The Br itis h ub q u a Cl u b next d e m ontrat d rh ir kill b pUlti ng on a d play h ow ng th e d elopme n t o f Sub qu a work fr om the \age of the o rd in ary wimm e r , to t h full ui ed frogman of pre ent d a , a nd th n th Furth r de m o n tra e d t h norm al a fety m eas ure s in fo r e wh en a ny d iv ing be in g u nd e r ta ke n On he o mpl e li o n of th pa r t o f th e d em onstra io n a mo t u non h do m et ho d o f re cue a n d a r t ifi ia r p r a t io n, a hown to u ; tb i a pur e kno k a bout ome d y a nd nd ed w it h th e v ct im be in g 1I1 ro\ n back inl o th e \ r b a u o f h fail u r e to re p o nd to th e well-m ea n ing but go ro us m th o d empl o e d n h i beh a lf. a fin a e to th ei r pa rr f the di p ay th e Brit is h ub qu a ub gav a d montr a tio n o f h ar d lun g wi mm ng, the wh o e thin g ta king pla ce in a darke n d b a th w ith und e n a te r tor he a nd a n und rw a ter ea r hli g ht. Th omm nt a to r for th is de mon tr a tion a Br a dbur- t, q ., hie f di v ing ins tru tor Brili h Sub qua lub ft e r a di pi a d ra m a ca m int th ho\ in th ba pe o f a nine- e a r-old g irl a nd her p a rent v ho came d wn for a day outing n th be ac h Th p a re nt, pIa ed b leading 7 m emb er s o f Sh effield Amateur Dramatic So c ie ti es, ev id en t ly fe l t t h a t. t h e wimming es o n t hei r chi ld ha d h ad at the loca b at h we re qu i te sufficient to equip her for a n y d iffi c ulU e in to w h ich she mjght get and beca use it was h ot both pa rents fell asLep i n t he s u n Jt was t hen that quite simply th e g irl went in to t he wat.er to play and when her b each b all went too far out she s tarted to go after it and got into ser ious d iffic

CORNWALL STAGED BIG "SHOW"

VISITORS to Corm a ll w h o g t into diffi u ties while ba t hing , ar fo rtunate

in the fact that res cue helicopte rs from t he R. Air Sta tion Culdrose , and the R.A F

S tation a t St. Mawgan are on ontinuou call to ass ist with r escue work. Si ck a nd injm ed sea m en and ligh hou e keeper are also br ought safel o land b y helicop ters , \ h en r ough sea pr ev ent bo a from a ppro ac hin g

In m any of th e e case,

Photo: SpOyt ami Gen eral

Ch ar les T ingwe l l fin ds ar tificial respiration an easy thing to learn.

TV Star learnt First Aid In London's "Save-a-Life"

TELEVISION a ct or Cha rles TingweU-

sur geon Alan Dawson of " Emer genc y Ward 10 "-learned something about first a id on Mo n da y, September 28 th when he op ened the S ave-a - Life Week dem onstr at ions organ sed b y L.T.R. (City) an d c.T.O Ambulance a nd urs ing Di vis ions of t h e S t. John Ambulance Brigade.

A large cro w d of C i y workers is tened during heir lunch-hour break in brilli an sunsh ine outside G.P.O hea dqu ar ter s in New gate St r eet a s Mr. Tingwell, who h a d dashed to the spot between r ehe a rs a ls wa s in troduced b y Mr H. M T urn er

A M.LE E. , D epu ty Region a D ir ector London Telecommunica tion s Regio n,

G P.O Mr. Tin gwell s aid tha t he ha d al wa ys ha d the grea tes t es teem for the first ai d v olunteers, a n d h a d always r eali sed the i mportance of firs a id t ra in ing in sav ing a life. At home in Austra li a, w hen he w as 16 ye ars old h e h a d himself oined the b each p a trols wh ose member s were tra ined to sav e the li ves of swi mm er s who had got into difficulties

He outlined the va lue of fir a id kn owledge in m any different c ir cu mstan e a nd des cr i bed th e co urses tha t we re a a il a bl e t o th e p u bli c u nd e r t he a u pi ce o f th e S t. J o hn Ambul ance Associa ti on a n d Bri ga d e. Then th e d e m o nst rat io n s bega n a WO

St. John a mb u a n ce men ca rr ied o u t a " ca su a ty' f r o m a n ea rb y bo ile r-r oo m , s uffering f ro m as ph yx ia. T o a co mm e n tary b y Di vis iona l Super in tend en t B Tu llett and Di vis ion a l Su pe rin end e nt A. L e ng, the ca su a lt y wa gi ven a rtifi c ia l r e p i ratio n un til h e r e i ved. H e he n ha d a ,. r e ap e"

a nd Mr. Tin gwell tried hi s han d at r e u ci -

t at ion , m ak ing a ve ry good s how of il.

Thi s e ncour a ged ot her s f r om th e assembl ed a udi e n ce, w ho came forward a n d \ it hi n m inutes h ad m as ter ed h e techn iqu e.

The de mo n st r at io n s were repeated wit h grea t s uccess eac h d ay u ntil F rid ay, Oct o ber 2nd wh en tb e Save-a -Life Week disp lay e nded with a s h or t s peec h by Lt - Col. J E F. Gu eritz, Sec re tary o f t he S t. John Ambul a n ce A ss o c iat o n

ACCIDENTS IN T H E HO ME

i nt nden t T. L. P e tte r ), with the e nt hli a ti o-op era li o n of

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CJIJ[ OS, 10 Ihe cookholl ·e door W(I sOlllldeli by '{J riel J Ir ark e. al IiiI' sli l/ ililer C(lIII}J (1/ l1 ylhl ollelldl d by c([del.· Jrolll FcI/;riri!!I , Her/liill. J I er.· I/t(III/, L illC!fidel allli J) orm((1/.'/a 11 d.

QUICK THINKING

LORD MONTGOMERY INSPECTS HAMPSHIRE

WITH p erfect wea th e r a n d in a pe rfect

se tt in g a Broadl an d s, Ro m sey t h e 110me of L o r d and L a d y M o untb atten, 1,2 00

H a mp h ire ca d e t a sem bl ed o n Septe mb er

27 t h fo r t heir A nn ua l R ally when the n pecti n g officer on b is au picious occa ion wa FieJd Mar haL L ord Montgomery, h im self a H amp hire man.

T he ra ll y commenced with a h ort drum - head service, after which followed the inspection by the Field f ar hal who, in pite of a t ght chedule, managed to c h at to a ve ry la rge number of lhe cadets on pa ra d e. fter t he in pectio n, d isplays of fir t aid and nu r ing we re given by the winners o f the Cou n ty Cadet ompetition, the boyar eyrick ixed Cadet D ivision and the gi r l of ilton ursing Cader D i\ i ion.

The pre entation of awards carried OUl by he Field ar hal con ted o f Grand P rior badge to cadet and service medals and bar t o cadet officer H e then made a hor t and in piring pee h

CADETS

T he fina le of the ral ly was a march -past by the whole parade led by B rig. B M. We b be Carter D .S.O., O B .E. County Cadet O fficer (A) to the music of the band of the Royal Marines (P ortsmouth Group) who also played during the inspection. Famborough & D istrict Cadet P ipe Band played for tbe marching on to the parade and this band also ga ve a display of marching and counter -marching after the rally.

The County Commissioner Col. W. P Curtis, O.B.E. , D.L., accompanied Lady Mountbatten and Field Marshal Lord ontgomery

The chief guests were: Mayors and ayoresses of Winchester Aldershot Christchurch, B asingstoke, Southampton, Lymington, Andover , Eastleigh Romsey , the Countess of B recknock (O verseas Controller), Admiral of the Fleet Arthur PO\ er and Lady Power, SLr aurice and Lady Hallen , Dr. and Mrs I. acD ougall (County edical Officer)

• See pictllre on fronr co rer

OPEN DAY IN HISTORIC SETTING

T HIS was the t tle of a n o vel exhibit ion h eld in Kingston on September 3rd 4th and 5 h b y the 215 F a irfield ( Kingston) D i vi sion a ss is ted by the 93N K ingston D iv ision. At the formal opening ceremony the D ivision ' s first President- Kingston ' s Medical Officer of Heal t h, Dr. J W Starkey, w as presented w i th his badge of office and Order tie by Area Superintendent C. W. Hipkins, who attended in he c omp a ny of the D e puty Ma y or and Mayoress of Kingston (Ald. and M r s. C. M. Judge). The exhibition, commended by the B.B.c. in its " Preview" programme, h a d a dual purpose, namely of exposing dange rs in the home and also of recruiting new members-th e latt e r objec sub seque ntl y p r o v in g su ccessful.

Us e w a s mad e o f both hum a n a nd p laste r mod e s to por t r ay m any scenes to be een in an y hom e where ca rel ess ness ar sesan unwar y foot upon a to y left o n a s ta ircase, and a cbild 's pa rt y frock catc hing fi re from an unguard ed el ectric fi r e were but two ex a mples.

The Di vision wa s congra tul a ted by t he local Authority upon the high sta ndard se t by the exhibition , p a rti cul a rl y in th e light o f limited faciliti es Sever a l r ec r uHs we r e welcom ed as a direct r es ul of thj s ex hibiti on- s om e for he lo ca l D ivision s, a nd oth ers for tho se esta blis hm ents nearer t heir home a ddr ess 8

c rou a nd d a nge ro u res ult During th e e ve nin g th e he li c op te r a nded sev era l t im es a nd c1 em o n tr ated the ea e with w h ich it c ould

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Yo ur/ ee n-y ea r-old /tr is l ill e 11 ociC!kili 0 11 of 1'a k ap ll l1a S I ade l D ivisio ll l.lI ck lalle!, Z 1 11 0 w ith h er br olh er X eil (r i C!l1I ) h elp ed 10 sove her 1I1 01h er' life by a r/ifici ol -:resp i roli oll z hen Ill e lei/ IeI' rece ve d a h ock

w hil e p lu gg in (j i ll al1 elec tri c k ell e.

OS J lll y 11 111 Ihe Thrap lol1 mb1l10l1ce and S il l' ' i ng Cadel Did iolls he ld their secolld combined • Opm Day:' Th e e enillC!'. activitie cOlll lll ellced wilh a shOl'l display of firsl aid iL'ork by (llI/blllance cae/e ls, fo ll owed by a imi lar evenl invo villg fi rs aid and IHlr inC! work.

C!i ell by Ihe IlUl'sinC! eadel L mll sica in ter ude wa Ihell provided by /h e cade l band fr0 1ll S or /ha mploll Il eadq u ar er ade/ Divi iOIl. Ne vl CO lli he highligh t of the etelling w hen Ih e boy all d gir ls jo in ed toge th er 9 to form a tableau repre eIlting ca det of the om/llcm cea flh cOllnlrie. Each co/miry <C'o repre ' enled by 'i.L'O cade t bearillC! it re pe et il'C flag. n -hell Ihese all a e/llb/ed, th e flag oj Greal En/alll and I J ohn It'ere cGlTied 011, alld all cadel Ihen joined tooe/her ill repeati ng th e ode of Chivalry To end th e proceeding efficiency bad{!,e alld proficiency cerl ificale tcere pr e ell /ed to the cadet by Corp' up n illi endelli J Ir. hapmall (amblliance) alld Corp IIperilltellden / J Ir Grooco ck (nllr illg).

O.·de.· Se.·v ice in E x ete . ·

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SATURDAY, October 17th, was a special d ay for St. John in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Exeter. Organ ising the progranmle from the ani al of the Great Officers of the Order to the pecial Ser vi e, the dedication of the Brigade colours and the march past by members of the Brigade from e en counties, had taken months of planning. The last stage was the final briefing conference on the evening of Friday, October 16th. The Director of Ceremonies went through the programme and a beautifully illuminated plan of the Cathedral, pecially dr awn for the occasion, gave the exact position and ti mes for all taking part. It was already raining in that relentless and determined way, so the " wet-weather " programme was fully considered.

As it turned out, Saturd ay could not have been more dismal with high winds and pouring rain. The most depressing sight was the dais set up for the march past. This looked like a miniature swimming pool , while the drapes flapped and dragged at their moorings. So the indoor progranlll1e wa s immediately adopted. Wet officers of the O r der, bedraggled photographers, stewards and everyone else involved staggered through the gale to the Cathedral to rehearse the full ceremonies. The only things which seemed quite unmoved by the weather were the jackdaws which wheeled and chattered and quarrelled cheerfully round the close.

By 2 15 the members of the Brigade , about 1,300 in all, had taken their places.

The grey, white and black UnifOID1S the Service decorations and medals, the young

be scen by Ih c ))loin W es t D o r awaiting th e anival oj the L ord Lieutenant oj D evon and Ih e il l o!Jol' oj of AmbuLan ce D ivisi on s on the leJ (oulh) ide oj th e 1 \ ave a nd oj Sur illI!. Di vi iOIl .· on III

right. Ambulance Cadets we re in th e 011th Ais e and .\'ursillu Cade s ill Ih e S or ill ( isle

faces of a large contingent of cadet, the colourful dresses of th e di tingui bed visitors made an impressive igbt in thi beautiful setting.

At 2.25 , The Righ t Wor shipfu l the M ayor of Exeter and the Lord Lieuten a nt of D evon arrived and were conducted to their seat.

Three minutes later the process ion of the D ean and Chapter and C hoir in tbeir red and gold walked to their places and at t h at moment the Ord r' pro e ion entered through the outh Do or a nd app roached th e Great We Door. H re, H. R yal arine ,Plym uth , " ere \ ai ng to ou nd th e trump e t a the head f th e fir L 1'0ces ion r eac hed them.

The first Ord r pr r ep re entative of th of t. John in the mouth , or nw a ll ,

From left to right, Dr. R. Gray (Area Commissione1' Eas t D evon), Dr K. G W. Saunders (Area Commis sioner North D evon), Major Gen eral R. D ening (Coun ty Cad et Officer, who carri ed th e Order Standard ), the Commissioner -in-Chief, the L01'd Pr ior, JIIlr. Hugh Goodson (Chairman of St. J ohn Council f or Devon), Major T. W. Grac ey (Commissioner, D ev on, E. S. &; N.) and Mr. W. Underhill (Area Commissioner, South D evon)

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Th e Commissioner-in-Chief wi th th e o o'Llr Parly 'orps up l. n l!'. Tapp, Co lour B earer an d Sgt. J. Pr oclor and S g l. K. '. Please, E corts A lso from leJt to right , Nlajor T. W. G/ta ce y (Commissioner, D evon E.S. & N .), D7 R. C. W. Cl1 mclers (Area Commissioner, orlh D evon), D r. R Gray (Area Co nmri ss1:oner, 70rth D evon), D r R Gray (Area 'o ll'l rnission er Ea s t D evon-behind th e Co lour) and JIll?- W. Und er hill (A ea Commissioner South D ev on )

ce le I' h ire, W il hir e a nd Do rset. Th e c ond proce s i n was t hal of hapter ene ra J in which was carr ed the ro ss an d th e Sta nd ard of the Ord er. Then lhe Lord Pri or' proce s ion Execut ive Offi cers f th e Order leading, hen tbe word-a y mb o l of th days of t he I'll ades, when lhe Kn ights of L J o hn were formed a nd look up a rm to fi g ht fo r tb e aiLh- thi word is carried befo re th e L o rd Pr ior. The robes a nd mantle of b lack wi th the brilliant G rea 1'0 s on the left brea t , the deep red of Lhe tandard and th e g l wing s ilver of the 1'0 s a the proce ion mo ved up the na e, while th e c hoir and congregation a ng" wor hip the Kin g' - lhi wa a ighl a nd Otlnd ne er to be for g tten

Colours dedicated

Under difficulties

genera l view oj Ih e cene as th e leam demonstrate a crawling method, with commentator Flo wers on the platform

Commandos Come to Tow n

Kenne[h T oovey of SL Mary agdalene' Church. unster Square. All the considerable admini trative arrangemen[s for mouu[ing a training course o-f this magnirude had been made by iss Pam Mori on, as isted by iss Gena ing ford Mi J nn y H arrap and Mr. L T aylor.

n lind a th R ev.

Up alld over the main ob lacic, rcady to Tecei e th e Ir e che r whcll tho e jollo,l'ill u 7/P elld it ovcr.

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Cairo - London Air Escort Duty

Thur sda y, August 13th , a party o memally ill British patient s arri ve d a t London A irp ort Th ey had be en flown fro/J1 Cair o in an air crafr charter ed from Dan-A ir Servi ces, alld were escorted by the St John A mbulance Brigade. Th e te all7 of nin e members for this , th e bigges t air escort dut y so far undertak en left Blackbush e Airp ort on August l a th afte r 1110llths of n ego tiat io ns with th e E gyp tian Go ve rnment through th e S wiss Governm ent.

III charge of th e p arty lVas Mr. R. H P erci val of Ma ids ton e, and rhere lV ere fo ur Kent m emb ers and fi ve from L ondon District altogether. Th e res t of th e party

were ; Mr. H A. Bugg, S.R , 0fOrp ingtol1 , Jvfr. J. W N. Bromley, S.R , of Qu eellboro ugh Me s srs V. H eritage and W. T. Bailey, of L y dd, M r L. G. Smith , of Barclay s Bank Division Miss M M. T elfer , of Kingsbur y, Mi ss F. M D ean S.E. A. ., and Miss J L. Ro binson , both of We s ern A r ea To ndon D is rri ct.

Mr. Pe rc i val ells his stOfY:

T HE team a ssembled at 8 Gros ven or Crescen a t 11 a ill. G.M.T. on M ond ay, August 10th , 1959 , and after c ollecting clothing and gear was presented to the Commissioner- ill-Chief, and left b y ] oint Committee Ambulance.

On r ea ching Bla ckbushe made contact with Dan-Air and got our tickets a nd as soon as po ssible inspected the a ircra ft G -AMSU , of which in spite of what I shall h ave to sa y later we became very fond. It was a lread y eq ui pped with stretchers , and a number of the seats had been dism a ntled and some remo ved out of the aeropl an e. Accordingly I left our own stretch ers in the ambulan ce

The a ir cre w were fi ve in number : Captain Wilson, h is co -pilot , a wireles s operator , an engineer and a s tewa rdess.

The la tter was a ch ildren - t rained n urse

The t a ke-off was behind schedule but , once in the air there was no hitch. We had some of the dismantled seats put back in posi ion , in which we had our first ta ste o f the friendl y co -op eration of th e cr ew which was to mark our journey.

We h a d made up mo s of t he lo s t time on reaching Brindis i and were d r ven t o the Hotel In tern a zionale. Here I h a d some conversation wi th t he captain, who told m e that the weight of our combined lugga ge (8 6 K il o) was much less than he had anticipated , and t hat he was confiden tha t we could miss a t lea st one refuelling stop on the r eturn journey. In view of our uncerta int y as to the s ta te of health of our patients, we agreed to make the first s top a Heraklion as planned , but thereafter to mis s Naples if possible.

Tuesd a y was spent in B rindisi, and some of us had a swim.

We had decided that stretchers in a small aircraft were wasteful of space, and on the night trip from Brindisi to Cario we tried sleeping on blankets on the fioor, which proved bearable.

Our arrival at Cairo Airport was ahead of time, but we passed smooth l y through the formalities, and were met by Mr. A. Kadler ,

F ir st Secretary to th e Swiss Emb a sy. I as ked him t o arra nge f o r m e o it th e

Abbass ia Ho p ita l a o on a po ible, a nd in due cour se h e took m e t her e a nd int roduced me to Dr. Ahmed W a gid , wh o rece ve d m e er y cour teo usl y. I wa g ive n summ ari es for a ll t he pat ie n ts and a ft er a gen er a di scu sio n , was a bl e to see eac h o ne ind ivi du a ll y. Thi s ga e me t he ch a nce to fornl m y O'Nn o pini on , a nd to co n o lid a te, where po s ible, th e ex pl ana ti on a lrea d y gi ven to th e m as to what wa go ing t o h a ppen. W e a gr eed on a rr a ngem ent f o r the sed a tion of th e pa ient b ef ore th ey lef t the h ospi ta l. umb er ed la bel (unJo rtuna tely n ot ver y tro n g) were pre pared g iv in g n a m es an d la ng u ages s poken , a nd a tim et a b le was a greed It ch anced th at a U th e pa tients capa bl e of s peec h h a d e ithe r

E n gli sh o r Fre nc h

After leavin g Ab bassia H osp ita a S wis

E m bas sy ca r took me o n a ligh tnin g to ur o f pyr a mid s, wh ic h my pa r ty ha d een at greater lei s ure; th en ce to th e h ote l, \ he re the b est p oss ible faci lities were fr ee ly ava ilable to us.

When we left Sh e ph ear d' H o el in t he bu s, we ha d for eac h pat ien t a la be an d a s m a lllab eHed su itc ase co nt a n ing c ot hes.

W e a rri ved at Ca ir o Air po rt in go od tim e; there was s om e de ay, but we we re a bl e o keep th e p a ti ents in the bu s Thi s was ju s t as well, since he a irc ra ft ha d been in th e sun aU day a nd was alm ost unb earabl y hot , whereas a light breeze kept the m o t o r-bu cool.

The inconti nent p a ti en ts were sat upon macinto sh ground sh eets ; fir s t on th e ir sea ts, and later on the floor of the airc raft. Strapping -in was no t alwa ys ea sy t hrough ignorance r a ther th a n delibera te non -coopera t ion One of the women escorts wa s heard to wish sll e ha d ta ken a cour se of Judo. After tak e-off, the venti la tion system brought the temperature to a more reas onable le vel. There were no panic reaction s, although one patient wa s sick , r eso lutel y not into a paper bag. Three watches were 12

COMMISSIONER-/N-CHIEF

INSPECTS BEDFORD MEMBERS

1/ /fIe 13 eC1 i1l11ill[!, oj Ih e Past. th e 'o mmiss iol1er-il1-Chiej takes th e salule.

Gen. Ki rk man \ a e pecialJy glad to ee the increa e in mem ber and to ee enior cadet gaini ng promo ion to adult divisio n H hoped thal lhe Br igade stre ngth wou ld con in u LO inc rea e and their excellent re ord of ervice be maintained. aff Offic r. Baird. in her speech, comm nted on the extreme martnes of the nur ing member and nur ing cade ts on parade, congratulating them on their tur n- out and n atne of uniform. he "ould be abl to ake a mo favourable r port to ounte Moun rbatten and would a ure her of a u tai ned intere t in the Br igade by all member in Bedford hi re. B fore lea\ ing the review, [he ommi ion r-in- hief presented avards.

CROYDON'S JUBIL EE

Naval V.A.D. Reunion A R EU TO of someJ OO ex -V A. D. s and V.A. D R ese rvists was held at the R oyal aval H ospita l H aslar, on J uly J I th , by ki nd permission o f Su rgeon R ear -Admiral Ph i llips. Al so p resent was the Medical D irecto r-G e nera his deputy, the Mat ronin -Chief and seve ral P rincipal Matrons, L ady Ol ive r , and others who had been especia ll y co ncerned with the work a n d we lfare of the V.A. D members.

D ame Anne Bryans Chairman , and ou n tess Mountbatten of B urma ViceChairman , spoke of the V.A. D .s splendid record of service in two world wars, and a special tribute was paid to lhe V. D .s still serving; many since the war years, who had loyally carried on through unce r tain and changing times.

T he V.A. D Q uarter. which has been the scene of many festivities during the last 20 years, has never had such a gay and smart gathering, so ob viously enjoying meeting each other again. We are all grateful to Mi s Beazley, D Commandant, and the serving members who suggested and planned such a particularly happy party.

FAREHA M "S MASH"

O Sunday O ctober 11 th an emergency exer i e "a carried out at F areham R ailway Station by units of Hampshire S ] B who \ ere called our to an asumed raih ay di a ter involving a pac ed holiday excur ion train and a goods train. Fareham R omse, B asingsroke, P ortsmouth. Andover. Emswonh Cosham, ilton and \ inche ter division attended '> ith ambulan es from four of the division, and the B asingstoke Mobile First id nit. T he object of [he exerci e \Va to test the efficien y of unit at the cene of the di a ter orking under the guidance of County S taff Officer R \ Harri who wa the" Incident Officer" at Fareham tation. D r. Bumham- lipper (Area Commi ioner Ea tern rea) was in general charge of ca ualtie at the incident whence the \ ere removed after the appropriate fir [ aid ro the D ivi ion H.Q. of F areham ixed D ivi ion whi h had been om erred into a ca ualt)' ho pita!."

At the ho pital" the injured were een and e amined by Area S urgeon D r. uter and re a Tursing Officer Mr. Coulter'> ho checked on the dres in ", and treatment given at th ene of the disa ter. T hi ex r i e whi h \\'a de\ by Capt. H. Hende r on R ( Retd.). D eputy County Com m i sioner. was intend d a a rehear al fran en bigg r exer i e £0 be held in t he fu ture whe n olh r ervi out ide th e B rigade will al 0 take pan. Many valu ble Ie on were learnt by all who lOok part in th i re hear al. \ h ich n pite o f ver p oo r \ eat h r, \Va a n und ubted u e I n ddi ion to their good friend of th Ca ualtie ni n the B rigad wer fo r t un ate in having t he co -opera ti on of the H am p bran h of t he R adi ma t ur E m rge n Te n r k. who arried a ommun icat n n \ ith. and at t h n Ev r-R ad ."

NEWS FROM * AROUND AND

ABOUT

LOI\lJ)ON DISTRICT

FOUl'-.'DATfoN OCC ASION. -To a fanfar e of trumpets , the Assistant COl1unls ioner-inChief was welcomed to the South Wes tern Area on Sa turday, Sept ember 26th when he enrolled 12 a dets at the Foundation Occa ion of the 162 (Streatham) Cadet Di vision at their headquarters- Ole Strea tham High Road Methodist Ch urch Hall. The hair was taken b y the Divisional President, Arthur Murray Pack ngton , E q. B.Sc. and among the eminent speaker were the Briga de Secretar y, Mr. Geo. Woodhill No 1 District Superintendent Mr. E A. Wheble ; Area Superintendent Mrs. O K. Russell Area Cadet Officer Mr. F. W Hill and his staff officers. Greetings and apologies for absence were sent by Col.

Page D r. A B Hopkin, Area Commissioner and Area Superintendent C. W Hipkins , Esq. Greetings were brought from the Parent Di vision- 195 (Strea tham) Ambulance D ision by Superintendent P. W. Garland and tribute was p a id to them for their recent financial assista nce also for the " loan' of Ambulance Member, Mr. Ken Chess ell who has been helping recently with the training of the new recrujts The Rev D r. A. Stanley Leyland M.A. , Chaplain to the Cadet Division, led the Prayers of the Order and later addressed the meeting After a demonstration of Holger Nielsen Col. Goring ga ve an inspiring a ddress , and said that he hoped the cadets would grow up into good men trained and disciplined to help their fellows in distress and would be ready at the age of sixteen to be promoted to their adult divis on , there to carryon the go o d work of the traditions of the Brigade. A crowded meeting was delighted to find among the speakers Superintendent R. B ateman of Streatham Police Station (Z D ivision) who said that he had corne " as a fr iend of the Cadet D ivision. " The division, started on September lOth 1958 with only fi ve boys has now 22 on the roll with others waiting to join. Mr. E. W. Guthrie Burgess , Hon. Treasurer of the Div ision pa id tribute to the Minister and Trustees of the Church for so generously allowing the cadets the use of the hall for their meetings.

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FINSBURY NURSING DIVISIO S. AT HOME. -

The above di visions combined to sta ge an exhi bition and at horne at the Leysian Mission on September 24th, 1959. The exhi b ition depicted how to save life by artificial respiration the correct handling of all types of wounds and casualties, hints on nurs ing and casualty make-up. The whole setting was a striking example of cooperation between the divis i ons and thoroughly deserved the praise i t received.

D uring the evening Mr. P. L. D ev ne and his sister presented a silver cup to the Ambulance D ivision for annual competition amongst the members. The cup is to perpetuate the memory of Mrs Devine , seni or, w h o was a founder member of the d ivis ion and up to a short wh i le b efore her death, still activel y interested in it. The

cup \ as a f terwards pI' e n ted to P e. C01.1rtnell, he first WinJl r. Fol lowi ng displays of their wo rk by both a mb u lall e and nursing div isions t he evening wa 011clud d by a sho rt re-dedi ''Ition er i e conducted b the Vi car of the Mi ion. An a polog for ab enc wa recei ed from Lt.-Col. A. 1[. Bell the Are a Commi siOl,er who wa indi po ed Among tho e pre e nt wer e rea up e rintendent J. J C a meron r a Superintendent Mis R North and A r ea a d Officer Miss P Stubb

WEST RID ING

E\ FLAG. - In the pre ence of Illan y youth organisations from t he to n, members of the Earb y C a det Di vi ion s r ec ei ved a cadet Ba g at the Earb y Bapti s t Churc h whicb the y had paid for th msel es. Th e presentat on wa s made by Superi II tell.d en t J. Moon, of the Ambulance and ur ing Div ions , and the flag \' as dedicated by theRe D. 1. Morgan pas t or ofth Mount Z i on B a ptist Church. It wa pointed out that the ce remony wa very appropri a e because iliis is the di a mond jubilee yea r of the divi ions a t Earb y. It w a s rece ed b ursing Ca det Sbelagh H awk in on beh a lf of the cadets , of whom t here are 20 girl a nd a number of bo ys Youth group \ ho a ccompanied the cade ts to c hurch inclu ded the band and Scout of the 3rd Earb y a nd Calf Hall Troop , the 2 n d Gir l Guides and Brownies and the Baptist Bo y Brigade and ilie Baptist Life Bo ys and the Girl Li fe Brigade. The preacher urged the youn g people to tr y to be of serv ice t o m a nkin d and not to wait for a lead from indi idu a C a det Superintend ent H. Hodgs oll. was in charge of the par a de back o the Amb u la nce Hall, where refreshmen ts were se r ed by helper s and fri ends of th e ur ing Di ision. Several old members were present , induding Colin Richie who wa home on lea ve f r om the Ro yal Marines and wa s the fir t cadet enrolled in the Earb y Division.

CORNWALL

BEACH H UTs. - With th e hi gh ide of t he equinox the Corni s h beach huts do ed ; thousands of tourists h ave co m e to o ur b eaches , and we a re happ y to say we h a e m a inta ined a ll our fi ve huts, a nd h ave added one new one a t P a r on the South Co a st. Thi s wa s he outcome of Sup erintendents Mr. and Mr s Hawkes's own work , and the ne w hut was erected a nd furnished b y the P a r Di vision. The F a lmouth h ut w as in great need of repair , and the whole f abri c was rep la ced b y t he generosity of M r. E. W H unter w ho h a s a great interest in th e Cornwall Briga d e. Only the N e wqu ay hut was op en ever y day from June to September. Thi s is mainly due to Superintendent Mrs Gould , who supplemented the hours done by t he other officers and members She h as virtually de voted the whole summer to St. J ohn w ork. The o her huts were opened on five days out of seven

Naturally the larger part of the cases were minor ones: wasp stings abounding Mrs. Chappell of Looe even hung the blue ba g up outside the hut when it was c losed. Of the to tal of a b out 2 ,000 cases 25 were sent by ambu lance direct to h ospital. One hundred and twenty-e ght wer e sent on to t h e doctor and a f ur ther 108 were advised to see a doctor. When we have 14

subtracted th is n um ber 1 805 a se were m ino r ca u a lties t. J ohn m e mbers took care of. Ho'i man y eople\, er e grat efu l on tho e welt ring h t da y, to ha eSt. J hn m en-Ib I' near at ha nd , enablin g th e m Lo enjo th e ir d a n th

Th ere w a a bad o rm at e wqu ay in ugu a nd a mino r ava la n h threa t

o n a lo ve ly s unn y aftern oo n , whi c h includ ed , among others , Ilr. W. Wil o n h a irm a n , U.D ; e vera m e mb e r of the o unil ; the Lady J oan N ew m a n , ounty Vi ce Pre id ent ; County Duty Offi ce r W Unw n and the Matron , W J Ho spital. An inspection of the guard o f honour wa s carried out by the presidin g officer , County Superintendent W. Norfo k C ommander of the Order. D vi s iona l Superintendent A. E. Pari s h propo ed that the ambu lance hould be accepted by th e Order. The dedication service was co n ducted by the Rev. W

Ma on h a p lai n to Sl. Mi c hae l Ho s pital. Th e ambulance , which i not quite ne w s fill ed with a M inutem a n Res u cit a tor used for gi v in g a utomati c a rtifici a l res piration Lo pati e nt Bra inLree is believed to be the fi rs t di v i ion in th e ount y to own a nd ca rr y on e of th e e in s trum c n .

c - Th e at N o rth a mpton gi vin g 231 h o urs o f ser vice 1nl9 22 t he d iv is ion was i ns trum e nta in formin g o n e of Lh e fir s t cad e t d iv isi o n s i n th e c oun ty a nd thi s i s till flo u ri s hin g. A th e d inn e r h e ld at th e Ambu la nce H a ll , King S t ree t, orth a mpt o n th e o unt y Supe rinte nd e n t eN) Mrs. C. B o rwic k p ropo sed th e h ea lt h of t he di vis ion , g ivi ng a bri e f s umm a r y of t he his to ry a nd th e wo rk o f th e di v s ion Th e Di visi o n al urgeo n , Dr d e la H ayes D avie re plied o the toas t, a nd tressed the urge nt n eed

[o r new m emb e rs, a five se ni o r me mb er s wi ll be ret ir ing h or tl y. Th e M ayo r a nd ayo re s, II r. a nd Mr G eo rge utt we re amo n g t th e gue ts a n d th e M ayo r

ex pr e ed hi rega rd f o r a n d gr a ti tu d e to t he m e mb e r , fo r he wo rk t hey d o u nk

\vife of the L ord Lieutenant supported by theHon J ohn H and rs. Bruce cUr. rs C. R eed Chairman of Cowbrid ge R D .C. mo ed a vote of thanks to r. T raherne \vhich w as second ed b y he R e tor of Llanharry, the R e v H G H erl O\. T here \ as not a dull moment from the enrry into the ground o f the parade which had marched it \va y through the main road led b y the Pencoed S ilver b and which pIa ed on the lawn in front of tbe hou e throughout he fete i itors \ ere a ble to ee a judo di pl a y b y the R F P h y ical T raining Corps and an am bulan ce di pl ay b y the T onYTefail S t. John m b ulan e Cadet. T here wa a pun h and jud y how for the hildren a ki tle alle y hooting ran ge, balloon ra e, tr asure hunt a nd d art ide how and tall lining t he drive from the gate to the hou e. nother feature \ a the b arbecue with chicken meat and au age ro a ting lowl o n a grid abo\' an open fire. T he f ete end d a t midnight a fter three hours of d ancing o n the lawn and it wa a great plea UTe to i(r. D avid R yan (Ch a irman). 1\I[r. G r gan (T rea UTeI') and Mr. R A. F arnham ( e r tary) and the Fete Committ ee to e the u e of their effort R EA - report J hn Coun il fo r

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Phot o : W estern Hail

FIR S T .A ID LV THE KIT CHE X is th e th em e oj thi Pri ory or Tr ol es di sp lay at th e Nat onal Fo od E x hib i tion Ca Tdiff On ei th eT side o a able beaTin g a ha lJ op ened tin s tand a model of B Tigade m emb er coming to th e a d of a h ou sew iJe, on e o w ho e hands bad y ga sh ed w hi le the otheT holds an old typ e ti n op en eT B la ck, w hi e and Ted we re tli e CO lOUTS pT edom nating and the attTacti veness of th e s ta nd i refl ec ted ill th e Tep ort oj

D ivisiona l (M1'S ) R i chm'd D avies, w ho e 7111 band Coull ty up er n te/1denl

(A) fOT Cm'd1jf w as m ainly Tespon s?'ble foT th e er ection 11JT D ad es an d oth er t. J oh n p ersonne who weT e in attendanc e du7'in g th e f ortn ig ht took nam es and a ddl' esse oj 3 5 p eTsons w ho asked to be put i n t ouch w ith F irst A id Cla sses n eaT th ei r hom e '.

an d pub lic servi ces Ap ar t f r om the Br i ga d e, a nd Bridg end is the s trongest county area n res p ec of Br i ga d e m emb ersb.ip , ther e h as been consid e r a ble expan sio n on the A ssoc iat ion si d e wh er e the recent appo ntment of loc a l or gani s ers is ex pecte d to furthe r a d van ce the clai ms of fir st a id in s tructio n amon g a ll sect ions of the p u bli c.

An increa se o f over 50 has been effec ted in the membership o f the at io n a l H ospital Ser vice Reserve since t he Secre tar y of t he Area Commi ttee ( M r. C. J P arry) beca me an Ar ea Rep resen tative f o r t he H S R An a mb itiou s series of sp ecial lect ures

p r ovi d ed an o ppo r t u n ity f or kee ping a ll ca tegori es of St. John member s to ge th er between routine classes and t o t h e a nn ua dinn e r ha s been a dded an annu a l baU t h e fi r st o f wb.ich hel d o n O c o ber 2n d w as gr aced b y t he p resence o f the P r or, the L o rd A berd are K.S J.

M O NM O UTHSHIRE

SILUR I AN C OUNTY AR EA - Mr. A. J

N icho as, O B.E. , the n ew ly appo in ted P resi d ent of t he Silur ian Cou n ty A r ea , gave a d inner at the Angel Hotel t o some

40 Officer s fr o m Monmo u tb Ab e rga venn y, Usk Bed wa s, Trethomas, M ac h e n a n d Rb iw derin C o unt y Super intend ent G eorge

E Davies O SU. , prop osi n g b e to as t of the P residen t of th e S iluri a n C o un ty Area r eferred o t he pl easure wh ich t h e a ppointmen t of M r. Nic h olas h a d gi ven t o a ll r a nks in the Ar ea and P r ior y head quarters

Respon d ing , Mr. Nicholas congra tulate d Mr. D av ies on his ap p ointment as Coun ty

Superintend e n t (A) following his out-

stan d ing serv ice a Ar ea COlllmis iOne r and ex ten ded hi wa r m wi he to th e n ew

Area Co m mi ioner Mr. R ees Morg a n

O .St. J ., a former M ay or of Mon m ou t h an d o M r. E ri c B row n , S B. SU. , w ho would s u cceed h m in t he Offi ce o f Area Su peri nte nd en t.

Area Co mm issioner R ees Morgan , proposing the Loast of the " Bri gad e," thanked all th e officers for the wa rm expre s ion s of apprec iation sent on the occ a sio n of h is a p pointment. T he O rd er of St. J ohn h a d b een performing h umani ta ri a n work without ho pe of rew ard for m a ny cen turi e, a n d h e h a d no d ou b t hat wit h th e hel p of hi s Pr es iden t, t he C o unt y S up erint e n d e nt a n d the ot h er Office r s w h o h ad s up po r l ed him f o r many year s, th e wo r k in he Area wo u l d con t nue to p r ospe r G rea t p rogre s ba d b een m ad e i n t he a cqui s it ion of and for new a mb ul a nce h ea d qu a rter s a nd i n t h e i mpr o ve m en t of exi ting prop e rt es in the pas t year a w ork whic h h a d bee n ver y d ear to the h ea r t o f t h e la te Coun ty Co mmi ssio n er , Maj R T. B row n , M B E. Area Su perin tend e n t eN) Mr s. E. G D a vies, O.S U., a fo rm er Mayo r ess of Monmo u th r e p ly in g to th e Loas t, s poke of t he l oyalt y of h er officers in t he co rp s and d ivis io ns in t h e a rea wh ose co ns ta n t an d unfaili ng h e p h ad m a d e her ta k easy and pleasant o p erfo rm Corps Staff O ffice r D en ni s Eva ns, S B.St. J ., sai d th a t t he re h a d n e ve r been a m ore pop u la r ser ies o f a pp o intm e n ts than ho se w hi c h h a d co me with t he upgra ding of the ir Ar ea Co mmi ssio ner to Coun ty r a nk.

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Sird a r Sa r do n w h o recenll y a lle nd ed t he

S t. J o hn celeb r a t io ns in M a lta; M iss L.

O ve ren d , t he Eire Di s t r ict S up e r inte n d e n t , a nd h er taff O fJi ce r Mi s O. B ar r in gton

Th e t he m e of Lhe cour e wa s " Th e ha ll e n ge ," and s pea ke rs nc lud ed Mi ss L. G. D uff-Gra n t (Tr a ining Ad vis er , L o ndon) , M iss P Mo r s on ( hief O ffice r ur ng adel s, Lon d on) , a nd D r W J H ill , th e di v i ion a s urge o n o f Portru s h ur ing D iv i o n. At the fin a l ess ion

Mr [va n e ill D is t r ict Sup e rinte n d en t, orth ern J re a n d, w h o or ga ni ed t he co u rse , re fe rr ed to th e nc rea e an d importa n ce of th e wor k ca rri ed ouL by th e nu r ing di v i ion in o rLh e rn J re a nd during t he pas t yea r he m en t o n ed s peci a ll y the numb e r of p ub ic d ULi es pe rfo rm ed , incl ud ing bl oo d t ra ns fu sio n se rvices in co nn ec Lio n w ith X -ray su rveys. a d a m a rd o n re fe r red o t he wo rk perform e d in t he medi ca co mfo r t d epo ts, e pec ially in

Be lfas t.

Dr J H ill t re e d t h e very gre a

nee d fo r m o re n u r e in ou r h os p i ta s. T-k a id it as a n ex tr e m e ly r ewa rdin g

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resp ted t he r ights and priviLeg s of oth ers a nd demand ed he sa m e res p ect i n re urn

He was that rare persona lity, a man who despite great success had not 10 the common tou h and remaine d u ntil his death kindly, courteous a nd under tanding.

Sir Myers served with the D .L.I. in the First World W ar rising to the rank of Lt. - Col. On le.:'lVing the Army he joined a world -wide organisation with fa torie in England France, Germany, Sp ain Australia and An"lerica an d br a nches in a lmost every other country, and eventually b ecanle its head. He tra elLed extensively and had been many times round the world.

He was a Fellow of the R oyal Stati tical Society and spoke several language fluently.

H e returned to his native town of Sunderland shortly b efore World W ar II and soon c a me to the forefront in commercial and public life a nd was elected Mayor of Sunderland five t imes His war-time acti · ities were many, including the Chairmanship of the War Emergency Comm ttee and many other key commi ttees For hi p u blic services in the war, he was created a Knight B achelo r in 1945. In 1946, he wa a ppointed a National Vice- Chairman of the ational S avings Committee in 1951 he was created a Knight of the Brit sh Empire an d in 1959 he was made a Knight of the Order of S t. John Sir Myers was a Freeman of t he City of London and a Liveryman of the Worslupfull Company of Carmen

He enrolled in the Brigad e in 1937; in 1947 h e wa s promoted to Assistant County

Co mmi s ioner an.d in.:t 95 0h ewa appoi n ted D eputy ounty Co mm s io n er. In 195 1, on he r etirem ent of Mr Stanl ey Emb l ton Sir M yers wa ap pointe d ou nt y omlll isioner.

He le a es a widm an d three daughters ; his only on, Captain of a heavy bomber, was killed in J 943 after winning tb e D i ti n gui hed F ying Cro

We deeply regr et to announce h e Joffo wing deaths:

C a ren ce Jam es, Area Staff Offi cer, hehire Centra Area, at the end of June. Hi many friend mourn the 10 of a belo ed co lleague. Mr. James had b en ill for a long time, and hi cheerfulnes and courag in tlle face of intense suffering wa an in piration to a ll w h o knew and lo ve d hi m. The funeral , with full Brigade honour , took place at B arnton P arish hm h on July 4th, when a large number of Brigade Officer and member paid their la t tributes.

P te. Bri a n 1a cLUn , Macclesfield Ambulance D ivision, who \ as killed ill a road accident while on his way home on lea e. H e wa a ational Ser iceman with the Ro ya Arnw Medical Corps and had been a Cadet for many years prio r to hi promotion to the adult division in No ember 1958. O fficer and member of the di vision formed a guard of h onour at tile funeral which took place at St. P eter's Chur h, Congleto n.

M r. J. P 1ay, B.Sc , at t he age of 84 y ar, Supe rintendent of t he No. 75 ( Boro u g h of So u thend ) Di v i o n of t he St. Jo h n mbu la n ce B rigade from J 922 to 194 1. It w a while Mr. Ma y wa in c harge th a t the mod · rn he a dqua r ter was built. During th e ea rl y part of h e wa r Mr. May took a leading part in the a ua lty Se tio n of th e .R.P. at outhend. He was a Ser in g Broth r of the O r d er of t. John

E rn t Jo hn Ga r we ll , D puty ommi ione r for Lin o ln h ire, w ho pa ed to hj s rest on t. J ohn' D ay. r. Gar ell pa sed hi fir t examination in 1912. and later tran ferred to the R M.. hil er ing wit h a unit at la hed to the erbian rmy in J9J7, h wa awarded the erbian Samaritan ro. Thi " a be to\ ed upon him b King le ande r ( lat er a a inated in France). H e came back to the palding Di i ion and in 1934 \ a appointed e retary; in 1937 promote d t o mbulan e Offic e r and al 0 be ame captain of the compctit ion team. In 194 hc

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b eca me uperintendent and in 1950 ec rc la r y. Th e yea r 195 J aw h m agall1 PI' moted - lo Area ommis ioner ( outh), a nd in 1957 D puLy Co mmi s ion e r H is a clmitl a nce to the Order wa in 1946 as a c l-ving Broth er; later to Officer Brother, and ill J 954 became a ommander of th e Order. Thu at 70 ba clo ed a life truly p nl in the erv ce of the Brigade and A socialion

George Wi lli am airey on Jul y 9t h at the age f 68. The pa ing of " Mike" Fairey a he wa affectionate y known ha left a gap in the rank of l. J ohn in Filey. Whcn lhe divi ion wa formed In 1926 he was a founder member and its fir L Di vi ional ecretary. His interest in fir l aid dal d from the 1914/ 18 ar \Vh n h was a lr tcher bcarer in France, being taken pri oner-of-\ ar hil gi ing uccour Lo wounded. H e be ca me Di v i ional mccr in 194 1 and Di io nal uperinlenclent in 1954, a po ition he held unti l h tran fer red to the relired Ii L in 1958. Hc held Lhe er ice meda of th Order of S t. John and thr bar and \Va admille d a a crving Br ther of th e rder in May 19 7. *

William co r

He was ad mi tted as a Serving Brother of the Order of t. J oh n in Jul y ] 932. Hi s wife, who was at one time a member of tb e Brigade, predeceased him earjier this year.

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Mr Jo hn Willja m Winter, at th e age of 69, a founder member a nd sergea nt of the Japwell Di vision ( D erbyshire), and for many yea r an i nslru ctor for local first aid classes. For his great service to the Order he was made a Serving Brother in 1940.

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S i.r H a ro ld e ny on , B. E., who for Lhe pa t 25 year was President of the o. 37 G.W.R. and P addington Borough D ivision. The fun e ral serv ce took place at St. J ames' hurch, ussex Gardens, P a dd ing ton on onday, September 28th, ] 959. Amongst the mourners were men and women from almost every walk of life, including the Mayor of P addington and Kensington. ir H arold had been Mayor of both Borough during his long and very active public life. H e was a staunch friend of o. 37 Di i ion and he will be long remembered by the officers and men.

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Private J. R a in e Brittains ( heddleton) mbulan ce Di\i sion, taffordsbire, as the re ult of a road accidenr. P te. Raine joined the Brigade in 1926 and remained an acli e member until the time of his death. H e w ill be greatly mi ed by hi fellow member.

* ea up rintendent () Clarke, o f Ea tern rea, London Di st rict. ho passed a\ ay in Rochford Hospital, Rochford, ex, on Thur day 0 Lober 1 t 1959 after a painful illne manfully bourne. He was buried al utton Road Cemetery outhend-on- ea on Tue da October 6th, 19 9 .

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Mr Clarke joined the Brigad e at B eckton Di vis ion on February ] 4th, 1912. P romoted Corporal, 1923 ; Sergeant 1932; Ambulance Offi cer, 1938; Di visional Superintend ent o. 40 (Beckton) 1940 ; Area Staff Officer 1952 and Area Superintendent 1955 He was admitted to the Order of St. John as Ser vi ng Brother in Jul y ] 953 and subsequently promoted to Officer Bro ther. Mr. Clarke was actively engaged in the Southend Corps of Civil Defence and held the rank of Assistant Superintendent. He was also chairman for 11 years of the Southend Ambulance Association. He wilJ be sadly missed from all hese activities as he was held in great esteem by all hi colleagues.

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The Official Journal of the ---. Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Incorporating St. John and Th e Cildet)

Edited by RONALD LEES

At 10 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.]

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The L ord Prior presents th e trophy to th e D ean &; ChapteT Colliery team, t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade.

Brigade Team's Victory Grand Prior's Trophy . In

T HE Grand Prio r's Tr ophy Competitions at Porchester Hall provi ded a triumph, in the men's section, for the St John Ambulance Brigade. Dean & Chapter Colliery team, from D urham, representing the Briga de , scored 333 poin ts out of a po ssib le 400, and won by a convincing m argin from the runners -up, National Ro a d P assenger Transport Ambulance Association (Liverpool).

The winners of the women's t rophy were B ritish Transport COrnrrllssion (Railways and Do cks) from Liverp ool Street, while the runners-up who have made great strides in the past few years, were U.K. Atomic Energy Authority (Al dermaston) The Brigad e representatives Spalding Nursing

Di vision, who are past winners, cou ld only manage fourth place this year.

A large attendance of relatives, friends and supporters watched the 21 teams battle it out. Each team was the top in its own organisation-Fire Brigades, P olice and Nationalised industries-s o the ultimate winner s can claim to be the very cream of first-aiders.

At the distribution of award s, under the chairmanship of Mr. Horace F. Parshall Director- General of the st. John Ambulance Association, the trophies and individual *ere presented by Lord - • Continued overleaf r2

EDITORIAL

H very gr at reluctance , we have to announce hat with effect f r o m th January 1960 su of the RE lEW, t h e price ,yill b

BRIGADE VICTORY IN GRAND PRIOR'S TROPHY

• o l/tilil/ed from page 2

Wakehur l. Lord Prior of the Ord er of t. John. ommenting on th e trel11endou advance that had been made in the Grand Pri or ol11petilion Lord W ake hurst sa id thaI compeLilion ucce s not th e l11ain object-w hi c h wa maintaining emciency of fir t aid general ly. H e congralu aled the judge on lbe ir eUing of the te hat in facl, he a ked , keep the l. John mo ement going? Thi, he aid, cal11e frol11 c ntinually adhering to lbe mollo - rvice lO Mankind - and praclicaJ app lic ation of i faith. Modern l. John l11ar h d s i e by ide \ it h lh Id - wilne th new phlhalmi H o pital in J eru alem. .l-:Ie lhankedlhe Dir ector- eneral and his s cialion sla r1'. and lold the repre entati f parli ip ating organi a li ons lhat tho of u in the rde[ [eali ed how much they owed lo til e organi alion for lh ir help in c nlinuall rai ing the landard of fi r aid \ ork. The elail d lable or re lilt

that th e pri ce of t he

RE E\ h a r e m a in d at x p ne inc 1953 durin g ear when printin g co ha e ri e n to t h e ex t en t of o m 60 p r ce nt. One f our conte mp o r a ri e , h e ex c e lJ e nt ma gaz in e Fir Aid Qnd Ill' il1g, wa in fact recent! fo rc e d to cea e publication. e h a e hith e r to b ee n ab e to a oid p a ing u c h increase o n t o the r ea d e r alt hou g h m a n ot h er publication h ave oo ne up in pri ce. Bu the la te increa a ri i ng out of t h e ettl em nt of the r c n t pr i ntin o trike h ave l eft u with no option but to pa on orne of the e tr a co t. We a r e confident that reader will und er tand and will continue to upport th e m agaz in as they have done so spl e ndidl y in t h e pa t. urrent ub cription will no t b e affected.

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t h e arne time, the REVIEW will s h ow ome chan ges b ot h in sty l e a nd co n tent, that we think will make it even better va lu e for money. T here i a bi g dernandparticul a rl y ince the pa ing of Fir s t Aid and Nursing- for mor e of h e longer articl e of a practical an d informative natur e, and it i proposed to d ev ote mor e pac e to thls type of feature. T he January issue, for exa mpl e, will include an arti cl e b y the nrgeo n-in- C hi ef on the i mpo rta nt topic of a rtificial r es piration , which no m st aider s hould mis

Judges: M. corr of London (Team Te t); D r. E. H. E TCOTI of Probus (Dual Practicals)

Judge s: Dr. J \VOiVIEN RAH M of Highg ate (T am Te t); Dr. J [CLlNTOCK of Be kenham (Dual Practical )

Th e OTd eT of St. J ohn Foundation IIosp ital, Glasgow

The Priory of Scotland

• Continuing the series describing the Order-North of the Border.

BEHIND

the unassuming exterior of 1 Woodlands Terrace, in Gla sgow you will fin d the Chancery of the O r der in Scotland-the headquarters from which the O r der 's v aried activities throughout the country are directed. H ere are the offices of Cap t. A. F. D Jamieson the P riory Secretary, and his staff. In the dignified surround ings of a panelled chamber are held the regular meetings of Chapter, presided over b y the Prior , Lt.-Col. Sir Hugh S Turnb ull K.c.V. O. , K.B .E., K.SU.

Because in Scotlan d as was explained in the last art icle the teaching and practice of first aid is mainly in the hands of the St. Andrew s Ambulance Association and B rigade the work of the Scottish Prior y of the Order of St. John in pursuance of its motto " for t he serv ice of mankind " follows a somewhat different pattern from that of other Priories. Apart from maintaining as do units of the St. John Ambul a nce Brigade elsewhere, medical comforts depots, in many outlying districts from the Or kneys to the Solway and f r om the Western I sles to t he East Coast, the Priory h as the Foundation Hospital in Glasg ow; the S Jo hn Hospice for t he Aged a t Carberry Tower , near Edinburgh, and a simiJar esta bli shment in Edinburgh itself; the St. John Nursing Home in A berd een and he Hosp ice of St. John, Skerrybrae, at L ossiemouth, a convalescent home.

In Glasgow , the Foundation Ho sp it al bu t a few yards away fro m t he Priory headquarters. This is its second hom e, fo r the original hospital was esta bl ished in ] 947 when the Lynedoch Institute gifted buildings and a sum of money to the Order fo r a h ospital tbat was t o be run on charita ble lines. There were 20 bed s, and fo r several yea r s the hosp ita rendered most valuable se rvice. Then, in 1957 , the Park Nursing Home in Claremont Terrace became vaca nt and certaill members of Chapter were interes ted in acqui ring the hom e If money cou ld be found. Th is was brought to the notice of an anony mous benefactor, who donated £20, 000 and la ter , a further £JO,OOO , wb il e the old ho sp ita buildings were sol d for £4, 500 Then P ark ur sing H ome was bought , entirely renovated, refurnish ed and modernised and became the new premises of the Found a tion Hospital. It offers faci lities that bear compa ri so n with t he best of modern hospitals and t he co mfort of a pri vate nursing home It ca n take 35 p a tient s, with a maternit y ward, op erating t heatre, X-ray un it, and a full range of equipment that has been provided by many generous donors , including industrial concerns, the Tr a des Hou se Commonweal Fund, tIle Hospital Sunday Fund, a nd severa l others. The Hos pita Committee receives much help, too , f r om the Linen Gui ld 4

There i a p ea a nt a tm pher aboUl he place. The m atr n, Mi J a n D a n a nd her staff of nur e help int h i , togeth r" il h the facl that there a rc no large \ a rd u h as are usually foun \ il1 ho pit I Being 11 a non - profit basi, c harge are I \ , nd in addi t ion pat ie nts of limited m an arc treated at a specia l red uced ca le fee, the difference belween h co t r their maintenance and t he aClual c harge m a de to the pa ti ent be in g met b lh rd r' Charitab e Fund.

Wh en o ne co n ider th at the rder in ScoLlal1d wa re-e tab li hed o nl y in 47, the ho spita l li ke 0 m a n y of th other charitable es ta bli s hment in Glasgo\; a nd elsewhere in the co untry a rul y remar ka ble monume nt to t he e nterpri s an d ha rd work o f th e Ord e r m e mbers.

In Edinburgh a nd be rd ee n , and la lt e rl y in o her part o f t he co untr y, th e Order' work is car ri ed on by mmitt ee o[ loca l peopl , a li o f whom a re extre m e ly act i e a n d enl hu s ia s ti c. In [or exa mpl e, g real st rid es have been l ak n in recen t yea rs under th e s timulating leadersh ip o f Sir Andrew Mu rray and t he pre e nt Chairman of t he ommittee, J. Sh a nd Sivewright. A big h ou c in th e uburb has been taken over a nd n ow, as SL. J o hn 's Hou se, can accommod a te 14 e lderl y p op le in mo s p lea a n t s urroundin gs Th ey ar g ven every care a nd attenlion by

\ ood ,t he enjoy p ace an d quiet a nd are \ e ll lo oked a ft er by the matron i 5 qUIre, and th e as ista m matron. The pre ent facilit ie offer a plendid oppOrlUnil not readily availa ble el e\ here, for yo ung people who \ i h to take a holid a togeth er but are \ oITied a bout th e care of th ir parent to arrange f or the Iderl one to come to Carberry To we r. e ur In th e know l dge that the v ill be r comfortab le an d \ ill ha e a mo t njo ya ble lime a mong folk of their own a n d incl inatio n hough he home

I tn a ecl uded pia e, the member of t he ommilte u e t heir ar o n a rota y tem to take the r e ident to a nd from Edinburgh

B tradition, Edinburgh i the p ia e for th gr at ee r monie of th il1 Scotl a nd a nd eery tllird year the fi tt ing Ord er nnu a l

Commemoration Service is held in SL Giles' Cathedral 011 S t. J ohn's D ay. T he ancIent cathedral form a splendid background to the pageantr of the proces ions_ The Fe tival is held, in otber years. at Gl a gow and berdeen eacb year the event arou e a great deal of attention. wherever it. may. held. From the Order' s poim of le" It IS .oT gre a t impo r tance that e\ ery year the cItIzen are gl en an impres ive reminder of the long hi tory of the Ord era hi tor) of hich the pre ent members are pro vi ng worthy inheritor.

T he next article. mch will conclude this erie on the Order in cotJand , will deal with the O rd e r' actiyiti in A.berdeen and e l ewh ere.

Progress in West Africa

I Sierra Leone, Mr. C. R. Pilbeam, the Headquarters Liaison Officer, has been very active lately in organising classes

Sev eral of these have been held in Freetown, at the request of industrial concerns , the Railway Department, and the Port Management. fuch interest has been aroused b y an article by Mr. Pilbeam which appeared in the Sierra Leone Daily Mail, with a munber of photographs

The general public, too, have been attending cla sses at the Community Centre in Freetown with 22 members. These classes are r un in conjunction with D r. Ba ye-Johnson (District Surgeon of the St. J olm Brigade) , and further classes are being arranged for other a reas in ,Sierra Leone.

Gurkha N.C.O.

is first holder of F.A. Certificate

L T. -COL. J. B. CHAMBERS A.R.R.C., Q.A R.A N.C. , lVlatron, Connaught H ospital (Army Ches t Centre), presenting the St John Ambulanc e A ss ociation

Preliminary Certificate of Firs t Aid to the Injured to Sgt. Ramkishor Dewan, 2 7 Gurkha Rifles Since then, Sgt Ramkishor D ew an 2 / 7 G.R. has passed th e for the (Senior ) Adult Certificate of St. John Ambulance Association He is the first Gurkha to have taken the cours e for this Certificate in the Army Ch es t Cent7·e

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O X FORD , "that sweet city with her dreamin g spires,"' gave Jittle time for d reaming after the K ing George VI Memorial L eadership Training Course had assemble d in L incoln CoUege on the evening of Friday, O cto ber 2nd, 1959. Miss P am Morison, and her two right h an d s Miss Ge na Kingsford and Miss J enny H arrap, had organised the 15thcentury accommodation into suitable bedrooms, dining -hall, discussion -group chambers, lecture halJ and common room, f or the 38 delegat es, who slept a little in the first, fed well in the second, proved themselves shrewd debaters in the third, sat wide -eyed and expectant in the fourth (until smoked out by an absent-minded professor who lit his garden bonfire under t he window), and on the Saturday night, d anced and cavorted and sang shanties in the last under the blful direction of J ohn Fr eeman until midnight or more.

Kept awake

SMILES IN Cy'PRUS

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• CYPRUS, and the traditional connections of the island with the Order is the subject of a special article on pages , 10 , 11 and 12 of this i sue.

DOW T (6). pi (9)

] fter fir t a id t he Editor ome ba k to di e awa y (4).

2. Drug o r e amin a tion , perh a p 4).

3. Tenpence to nm e (4)

4. Great di co very of Ban ling and Be (7)

5. Banish 49 in W estern Ri ver (5).

6 A so l id tonic for thi joint injury ( II ).

Compiled by W. A. Pott e r

7. Ea e k id in dermatologica l trou bl e (4, 7).

11. D eliberate infection with ow-pox viru (11)

12. R ay producing itamin D in the kin (5 - 6) 1". top the lame (4).

16. ommon to an mal, needle. an d pota ro (4.

17. ar w d fo r a lo n g t ime (3).

_1. PI a ter fo r frac lUre of Tibia and F i bula m a be een a L ord o r the 0 a (4, 3)

24. Of b rea th o r b ttl e may h el p in d ia gno i of n en ibil it ( 5).

26. To be a bl to d o t h i may be life- a\'ing (4).

27 ompOLmd Fra ture (4) It i ] nfl a mm a tor y uffix (-4)

A t b oth work and recreation the delega te emered wholeheartedly into eyerything. P ublic duties in B ucks B erks.. Torthams, O xon. and Gloucestershire. will be even more impeccable after VIr. C. E. Bower' lecture; di\.i ional training programmes \ ill be full interesting and comprehensi\e, after the close attention which delegates paid to Mi Ta nc)' Sale; and at lea t 3 new divisions \\ ill be raised in the Brigade if the delegates get a chance in their own counties of reali ing ambitions \\ hi h were rou ed by lr. George \ oodhill's practi al exerci e. D r. Cecil D rake fir t pro\ ed his point b keeping e erybody wide awake after a heavy lunch by his lecture on methods of keeping everybody wide awake afte r a hea \ y lunch : and then he la ter howed that in rru tion in first aid can b e b lood -curdling and exciting a any (H) film.

pecial t. J ohn ervice on unday mornmg \Va onducted by the R ev. John H oop er, icar of t. M ary Magdalene's Ch urch, O xford, in the centuries-old h ap 1 of L in 01n Colle ge.

Open forum

The rest of the day \Va devoted to pi a rudie of leadership its elf, by a 1 n.1 re f ro m Lt -Col. rthur G orin g. and b well-em p lo ed period o f group di-u s ion Uo wed b y a n open for um whi c h \ as r em a rk a ble for [he \\'e alth of idea, ollnd co mmon- en e. gr a p of e ent al, and heer d et rmin at o n t o erve t he Bri g ade t o t.h e ir utmo t h o wn by a ll delegat great h a d b n t he int egr a tio n of h i h a pp tea m n h ir we ken d l a bour , that h n th c u r ca m to a n e n d i t \ a a full h o ur a nd a ha lf b f r e the be gan to d isper to be ill indi vi dual pe o ple a gai n in th ir wn di ion G o d r e 0lution , and go d fri nd hip w r e m a d o n th is om ; m a the y a LL la s L

THE HERITAGE: No. ()

Devon and Cornwall

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

COSIDERING th e s ize of t he cou n y,

Dev ons h ir e is ver y disappo in ti n g to a n ybod y who is searching f o r tr aces of th e Order. Our fir st visit was a t Whitsun 19 58 in an attempt to find some rem ains of the Commander y of Bodmiscomb e or Bot hm esc ombe This is in a m ost inacces sible part of the county, sou t h of Culms ock , t he nearest v illage being Sheldon , hen b y a network of narro w lanes to the hamlet

Some broken ground, the fi shpond s and possibly some ancient sto n e walls ar e all that r em a in upon the site This C ommander y wa s still independent in 133 8, but a centur y later a ppea rs in th e Grand P r ior s a ppanage a nd at on e time fo r med part of the estate of the Sisterhood at Buckland in Somerset. T h e only Commander recorded is Willia m de Huntyngdon, 1338 Our second v isit to De vons hire was a Easter 1959 wh en with considerable optimism , we set out from Ti verton to find the Chapel of Co ve dedicated t o St. John the Baptist, which was origina lly a " limb " of Bodmiscombe. Unfor una tely the old chapel h as disappeared to be repl a ced b y a modern church which, ho wever retains in t he vestry some p ictures of its predecessor. At Templeton-west of Tiverton- there was a Templar Es t ablislullen t, which owned the Manor , but I can find no trace of the Hospitallers in the village

CORNWALL

On this last survey we passed into Cornwall by way of Callington and followed the westward road to the village of St. l ve. The church here, with the Glebe , was formerly the property of the Order and is of considerable interest. Within the parish a mile or so to the west on t he main ro a d and across a cattlegrid is the farm track leading into a deep coomb where is the

f orme r C o rn ish Commande ry o f T rebig h

D es pite wha t o me a ut hori ti es m ay have wr itt en here seems no reaso n o u ppo e h a t this was ever T e m p lar property, o n t he cont rary it i r ecor ded as ha ing bee n gi ven to the H os p ita llers by Ki n g Step hen in 1150 The p rese n t fa rm ho use a n Ls ha p ed build in g is he survi a l of a s ma ll

E liza be h a n M an o r H o u se bui lt by th e

Wrey fa mily, are st ill th e owners, from t he r em a lD s of t he C o mm a nd e ry.

The m a in p os iti on of this is pr o ba bl y t he h a ll of th e E liza betha n hou e a nd no t, a h a s been sugges ted , th e C hapel of t he C onuna nd ery There is a n eccles iastica l but tr ess at th e sout h- east corner of th e building a nd in a ni che at t he hea d of th e f armhou se sta irc as e s th e sto ne fr am in g of a n early Tud o r wi nd ow A n old ba rn b ehind th e h o use h as na rrow s lit wi n.d ow and und er t he eaves is a p igeo n- co te. Mr. C a rgill Th o mp son h as r ecentl y wr itte n an extensi ve pap er o n Trebigh , wh ich IS in the O r der 's L i bra ry at Clerken wel l.

Holy Well

Other Ho s pi ta ller pro perti es in t he co u nt y a re the Church of St. M a dron a dj acent to Penzance, and t hat of St. Cleer north of Liskeard , poss ess ing a fa mou s Hoiy Well. On Bodmin Moor is the blea k villa ge of Temple , which from its n a me , belonged to the brother ord er and la ter to the Hospitallers Here a ga in th e old c ha pel had fallen into ruin and wa s r ep la ced in the 1880s b y the present church , whi c h however wo ul d appear to embod y the original t ower arch at the west end of the nave. Built into the sexton 's shed in the churc hyard a qua nti ty of ca rved mostly beanng crosses and obVIO u sly from the old er b uilding 8

Uniforms of the Past

The Editor frequently receives requests similar to the one below, and will try to give them the widest circulation , as there is no central store of such uniforms.

Dea r ir,

The So ut ha ll Di i n wi ll be elebraling t heir Golde n Jubi ee in 1960 and are p lann ng a number of e e n t during he c ming year. mong he e ems, \ e inlend to elller f10a ls in ou r ocal arnival P ro ion and wi h to how Brigad progre during t he past 50 ear.

Co uld we appeal to an of your readcr to co n ta t th e unde r igned if they have an Bri ga d e u n iform o r eq ui pment we ould bor row-19 10 per iod if po ible. Your faith fu ll , T. CHon.

9 Beverl ey Rd.

So unkind as Man's Ingratitude"

WE. CREE adet up e rin ten de nt , was on dUL), at Batter ea Park on a ba nk holid ay when a park -k eep er told him of the plight of a whi te colli e dog locked up i n a car.

The do g bad got its eg enta ng ed round the chain in s uch a wa hat be could not put it to the ground.

A i ted by 14-year-old nur ing cadet Heather ps ton e of N 78 / 1 (Clapham), Mr. C rees unlock ed the car a nd r e ea ed the dog.

He was bitten on the wri t in th e pr oces and ha d hi wound treated by nur ing cadet

U psto ne When th e dog rea li se d wha t had been don e for him he licked Mr C rees' hand affectionately.

When th e owner a rrIv ed hi s comment to Mr. Cre es was, "I' m glad it wa you and not a member of th e public! "

FROM DEDICATION INTO ACTION

Holiday accident was so

nearly a tragedy

AMEMBER of Coah ille 1 ursing Di\'i ion Miss arion Dean , figured in a dramatic rescue when she aved a girl s\ immer

a lake in rhe o elle alley. and arion was standing fully -clothed on rhe bank. Suddenly he noriced rhar one of the party. a teenage girl. was struggling unnoti ed ome di rance from her 001pan ions in rhe water.

D ean dived in and by (he time he had \vum to lhe spar, rhe girl had gone under. he dived below rhe surface , found the girl-who \ a by rhen only partly con ciou -brought her [0 rhe bank and revived her.

larion i an e ' pert wimmer and an e, aminer of (he R oyal Life aving 0 ie(y. R ecentl he wa appointed an A.S. coach.

Historic Ceremony at Kolossi Castle Cyprus

By S i r HARRY LUK E, K.C.M G. ,

Kn igh t of Justice and Regis t rar of the Order

I the m idd le of September 1959, on t he conclusion of the highly successful Golden Jubilee celebration of the S t. John Ambulance Brig ade in Malta, the Lord P rior of St. John and Lad y Wakehurst t ogether with t he Secretary -General of the Ord er (Mr. C. T. Evans), the Registrar (autho r of th is account) and the Commissioner-in-Chief (Maj. -Gen. J M. Kirkman) , went on to Cyprus for a week's visit with a tw o f old purpose. The first was t o study on the s ;Jo t , in consultation with H.E. the Governor , Sir H ugh Foot , with th e Greek and Turkish

a uthor i tie , and \ ith the member of th e C prus St. Jolm Council, the future of tbe work of the A ociation and B r ig a de after the transfer of power to the ypriote R epublic in February, 1960. Th e econd was for the Lord P rior' Investiture of ne wly appointed members of the O rder and Presentation of Ser ice Med a ls and Bar. This in vesti ture, if sm all in number compared w it h those held in London, was in other r espects it may safely be a serted, the mos t h istoric, t he most pectacular, the most beautiful and the mo t romantic

Th e Lord P ri01"s proce ssion eaving the CastLe a t th e beginning of th.e I nvestiture.

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Phot o : Central P,'CSS

Ph o o: Cml ral l'rl' ss Fol o i a ti e.

function of it kind e er held in the hi r of th e ner ab e Order. That thi \\'a 0 " as due to th ceremony's CIlUC, as incomparable in a rchitecture and natural b aUly a it a in hi torical appropriatene B y brilliant tr ke [imagination ir Hugh Foot h ad proposed lhat the fun tion hould be held in Kolo i a tie, the form r ommandery f th e Knight of t. J hn in Cyprus. Thi impr ive an d \ ell preserved keep r ise e e n mil \ e L of the to\\ n of Lima oll\ here in 1 t9 1 K ing Richard eur d Lion married the Prin c 8 rengaria of avarr ) and 60 miles from ico ia. on land original! granted to the Ho pitaller in 1210 by King Hugh 1 r Cypru ft r the fa ll of cr in 129 1 Ho pltall rand Temp la r , e pel led from the H Land by the vic toriou ara e n e tabli hed lhemselve at Lim as 1. and the Temptar , t 0 had ome part in th Kol o e tate. But after the llppre ion [Lhe r e r of the Temple in J 12 \\ hal hare it had pa ed 1 the H ospita ll ers, w ho remained in 01 poses ion of the Commander untit the Turki h conque t of the land in [ -7 j.

The pre e nt ke p \ a buill by Loui de Magoac, who became Grand ommander ofKolossi a bout 1450. The ommanderyof Kolossi was desti ned to ha e later lin with Eng and, but it may be recall d that i earl iest direct one wa fo rg ed by J ohn Langstrolher w ho held the Co mm a nd ery ofKolossi in ucce into Loui s de M agoac before becoming the rand P r ior of land. AIte r tbe battle of Tewke bury in 1471 the v ctorio us Edward 1 ent lhi noble a nd unforlun a le k ni ght to th e scaffold for hi oya lly to the cau e of H enry VI. In the s x leen l h cenl ury th e Comma nd ery p as e d into the h and of th e Venetian fa mi Ly o f K a th a ri ne ornaro, the La Qu een of Cyp ru s; a nd t he o rn a r os r e ta in ed th e i tle of Grand o m mancler of Kolo s ill they di e d out in 17 99. The Ho s pitaUe rs mas ive fifteenLhcentury Gothic keep of t hr ee stor ies ri s ing to a height of seventy-nve fee t between the vi lla ge of Ko ossi and tbe Lim a 01 salt-lake, is one of the be st p reser ved and most interes tin g of the medi aeva l monum en s of Cypr us. And one of th e interest ng thing a bout it is th e way n wh ic h i h as come to be

linked again with its former owners jn li1J S ver y twentieth ce ntur y throu g h t he rd e f of t. John o f J e ru a em in the British Realm Wh en ir Ha milton Goa I-Adam became High ommissione r o f ypr u 111911

H. R.H the Du ke of onnaught, th e n tb e -ra nd Pr ior, a ked bim to interest him elf in the po ibility of acquiring this cas Ue for the Venerable Order. So the then owner of the property, a weU-to -do 01 lie gentleman nam ed Sidaru Bi shara was approached as to hi w ill ingne s to el a nd d ecla red himselF ready to relinqui h the keep and its Llb idiary building lo OLlr Order for the sum of £600. vent s ub seque ntl y indu ced him to change his mind, but there then came lO li ght tbe fact (of which Mr. Bi ham had been unaware) thal his ownership \ a incomplete ince it lacked a 55 / _56 hare of one f the ro m on tlle op flo rand ertain minor fraction of the adjacen 1 land and ou thOLl e wh ieh had be om ub-divided among orne ninety o lell1 vi ll ager. The e \ i1lager were laboriou ly tra ced, approach d a nd fortuna te l found \\ illing to e ll their innnile imal hare at fi e hilling a head; and thu , fran uLia of ome £ 0, th Order became the regi tered owner of thi token portion of lhe ommandery, and ha remained 0 e er ince.

Th by n. ans, ir H arr Luke , r-a rri d by Th o rd k hur t

ed the company a express the hope that we shall be able to continue the maintenance and restoration of a monument hich I think of as repreenting the collaboration of the Order of St. John with the people of Cyprus in our • Continued orerleaj Cr

Historic Ceremony at Ko/ossi

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ry and trad tio n ar ound you. In Lon do n we h a ve S t. J ohn 's G ate, a nd t here are other p a ces o o wh er e our present human i tari an acti vitie are backed by m o num ents which re a ll he a chi ev ement of anot her age. A ll th is is a p r ec ious hent a ge but I wa nt to m ak e i t clear tha we are n ot ba ckw ard - bu t forwa rdlooking people. I shouJd lik e to im pre s on hos e of yo u who h ave just b een a dmitted to he Order tha t you a r e n ot j ust r ecei ving a n hono rifi c di s ti nc ti on but j oining a wo r king Bro herh oo d. I is no inecure to ta ke ser vice und er t be eiohtp o int ed cro ss, but it is only by keepin o he Ord er a ct ive and al ive that i t ca.:;, reta in t he u n ique pla ce it o ccu pi es i n the world. "

At the en d of t he add ress t he trum peter s sou nd ed a second f anfare , an d t he cer e m ony en ded It was f ollo wed by r efres hm e n ts a ppro pr iate t o th e co un t ry an d the occasion ch eese an d o ives was h ed do wn b y

BRIGADE IN C YPRUS PARADE FOR COMMISSIONER - IN-CHIEF

TX 7HILE th e. Lord P rio)".· paT !) r a.' ill ,lJpru .·, /JI embers of 11/ ( "''V CY,P1·U •li mes CO rps of

rigade pm'ad d for 1nspec wn by th e COJn nns 'lOller-m-C' I/lef w I,en Ii v isiled Ill e C07poTCl t ion A bove is a general v iew of /l Ie parade, alld 011 Ihe lef t the CommissioneT-in- Mef i. in pectill rJ m embers of ile L e ka adet ( A ) D ivi.·ion.

ASSOCIATION PROGRESS IN LONDON INDUSTRIAL FIRMS

T HE fi rst mee ting of t h e Comm ittee for the E a stern Area o f T he County o f London St. J o lm Amb ulance Associa t ion was h el d at Mes srs T a te & Ly e Ltd T ham es R efine r y, E. 16 o n O cto b er 13th' 19 59. ' T he foHow ing commit tee was fo rmed:

Nursing . In Radio- Therapy

RAD I ATION CA BE PR ODUCED BY SEVERAL

AGE TS.

E l ec t ri cit y - Di agno tic -rays at 40100,000 vo lt ; upe rfi c a -r ays a t 100 000 vo lt s' o nventi on a l X -r ays at 200-3 00 000

vo t; up er voltage - rays a 8 000 ,000 vo t ( th e Linea r cce e r a to r a t H am m e rmi t h F-I p it a l).

A ll Come on an d o rT by t u rni ng w itche, her f re it i jmpo ib le fo r (he pat ient rec i ing (hem to be " Radi active "-ju li ke a n e lectr ic fire.

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Fr om th e ta lk g i ven at the Nursi ng Officers'

Co nference by Miss C. Turner, S. R .N. ( M ost of t /z e pract ices in Ih e followi ng paper refer t o the H ammersmith H ospital and may lve ll vary in other cen tres .)

activ ity of the thyroid gland can by the p roportions of rad o iodine.found m the thyroid and the urine on check:ing them wit h a counter.

This story p erhaps will help you to und.ers and the precautions required when dealI?g with patients who are being treated wtth Jarge doses of radio iodine which gives out beta a n d gamma rays

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carried out careFully and rapidly, the radium having been rinsed should be placed in the lead carrier at once. All radium once removed from the patIent hould be taken in this lead carrier to the radium safe and locked up immediately. The ward sister or her deputy should hold (he key and keep a igned record of the content of the a fe if on the ward. When radium is removed from the ward a receipt i given. II dres ing from radium patient mu t be placed in pecial bins marked " radium dr ssing "for monitoring.

Radium patients must remain trictly in bed. any time of day or night the person u pecting a 10 of radium mu t inform the uperintendent radiograpber and the physici t, if available, by telephone. They will inform (he engineer in charge who wlll top the incinerator fire and stop the remo al of refu se f rom the hospital immediately Any damag e to a radium container should likeVI i e b reported at once.

For Croup 3. Pr cautions requir d for patient receiving treatment \ ith isotopes in liquid fom1 mu obviou ly be of a more g neral nature 0\\ ing to their varied propenie and the ri k of contamination.

Common rul cannot be m ade out for all the ot p in general u e, theymu t depend upon such things as the half-life. the penetration of th ray and the behaviour of the particular i otope in the human body.

Thes radioactive and un table element beha\ in aedy the same \Va a their table counterpart metabolically and chemically. th bod a imila(e them in the arne \Va a nd cannot tell th dill ren e b h\een them.

Iodin i one or the olope in mo t common u e 0 I \ ill gO into d tail about it behaviour and precaution (0 be taken.

After a therapy dose the precautions are as follows:

Urine is collected after all therapy doses in Winchester bottles and must not be put down the drains the bottles are collected by technicians and'stored in a cellar until safe to throwaway. This is automatic and is worked out by the half-life. Urine sp ills must be notified at once, tbe spill hould be up with rag held in forceps or blotting paper and the affected area of floor covered with mack:intosb sheeting to prevent the whole of tbe "ard becoming contaminated. Hands should be protected by rubber gloves when dealing Vlith the patient for the first three da)s, dressings, blanket bathjng, bedmaking,etc.,and always for handling mine. The gloves are no protection again the gamma rays but prevent contamination and thus the absorption of the iodine. Hands should be carefully washed before the remo val of the glo ve s and immedjately afterwards and again before eating or smoking, they must not handle tbe neck and abdomen (thyrold and bladder) of the patient \\'ho has recei\'ed a large dose for a few days.

Personnel must not linger at tbe patient's bed ide or be ide the mine bortle.

Dressings must be monitored before disposal and bed linen must be monitored beFore being sent to the laundry. Crockery and cut ler), mu t be kept eparate and should be monitored b [are it is returned to general u e. VOII/if e pe iall within 4 hours of oral do emu t be aved and the laboratory notified.

For CrollP 1. O n ly r qu ired by per o n n

deal in g w ith the ma h in s and peop le in djoining I' m Th ref r 00 rand

wa ll \ ell pr (ect d by lead and per n nel

wear fi lm badges.

For Crollp _. (aff o n t he ward wher

t he e ar in u e houJd wear fi lm badge if

Lh ere for any leng(h of (ime. a h nur

W H ea (h ( M e r. PJ eys Ltd .). Dr. G L. M acL eod was electe d ch a jrm a n a nd th e next m ee tin g is t o be h el d a t M ess rs . T a te & L yle Ltd ., at 6 p m J a nu a r y 20th 1960.

D r. G L. M acL eod and J J Co b a in (Messrs T ate & L yle Ltd .) ; Mi ss M J R obinson (Mes srs. Ro bertso n & W o od co ck Lt d ) ; J a mes M a thes on (M es srs Lt d .) ; J G Ho l t (Messrs A. O L ymes Lt d ); F. V Appleb y (Messr s. W & c. Fren ch Ltd .) ; D r. F. R. D enni s on ( Med ic a O fficer of H ealth West H a m) ; D r. J . C Cape (Ford Motor Co., B o d y G r oup D agenham); Mr. F. L. Kirk an d Mr. P a r kes (F ac or y I n s pecto ra te); M r G 12 Major Wilk s, th e Eas ern Area ommisione r, S l .A B. , h as bee n co nt ac te d a nd tbe of D r. A. F . McD o na ld was gi ven by hill1 to rep rese nt th e S.l A B on t hi c ommittee

mu keep to h e r ow n badge a n d not u a ny ne el e'. Th badge, h ich are m ad fr m d e n( a l -r a fi m, r I'd th e a mOLln t o f rad ia t i n t w h h hey ha e bee n ubjec t d a nd a re ca ll ( d a nd d eve o ped (for tn ightly a a rul e). Th y 10 e th e ir w ho le p o int if w rn by m re th a n on p er o n Th ey d o no g i e i mmunit y.

Ra dio c ti ve Iodin e of \ hich th I' are severa l i oto p J 131, 1 and 1 1N are u ed in l b diagno i and tr atment of variou di order of the thyroid gland. 1131 is the mo t often u ed and l1a a haJf-life of eight day. Thi mea n that if toda you ha e 100 mi ll icurie in eight da th re will be 50 then _ et ., du to he di integratio n of (h indi idual atom, thi i o ne of it greal advanrag in di po al. (R adjum' ha lf- ljfe s I 700 yea rs.)

R a dio aeth e Pho phor u or ha a halflife of 14·3 day and gives off beta ray. It u ed exten ive! in the treatment of Polcythaemia Vera. It excreted in the urine and therefore in ome ho pital the patient i admitted and the urine is olle ted for 4 hour following the do e. The do e is given b lltravenou inj ction under arefully ontrolled conclitions.

M r. J J . C ob a in o f M essrs T a e & Ly e Ltd h as vo lun teered o act a s secreta ry An y co mm u nica tio ns s hou ld be a ddre ed to h im

All n u r in g ca r mu t b g i e n but unn ece ary tim e l et th e p a ti en t bed m us be avoi ded R a d um a ppli cato r mu t not be to uc hed by ha nd pec ia l lo ng

b a nd ied in t rum nt re ava iJ a b fo r

h a nd lin g t he m

R e m ova l o f ce r v ca l ra d um ho ul d b e

On e n te ri n g the b od it can be give n b m ou th or in tra en u injec tio n th iocli n e ir ula l n h bl ood ream ro u nd th e body par of it is ta k en u p b th t hyroi d g la nd \ here i u e d in the manu[a tu re of th yr oxi ne \-v hi c b circu lat i n t h e b loo d tr a m , is s o red b y th liv r a n d aft r u se i broke n d own w h n t he io d in e em r g in i t ori gi na l fo rm a nd ta r t th e p roc a g ain P a r o r th e c ir cul at in g o din e t a k n up b th e ga tr ic j ui ce, sa li va an d w at an d th e r e m aind e r ex ret ed b h e k idn e Th e 13

Radio a etiye Gol d or An 19 ha a half-life of 7 day- and giv off botb beta and gamma ray. It i hiefty used in the treatment of malignant pleural and peritoneal ffusion -. It j u ually injted into the ca i t in tb atre under ar full omT 11 d oncliti ns. On return to the ward the patient i turned e ery 15 minute for three hours s ide ----;. ba k ---+ ide front, a n d h foot f ill bed i leva t d ev ry alterna e h al f hour, thi en ure g od dj trib u tion in tbe avit T he patient i a ll o w d up after .f h urs. the gold i given in olloidal form it r em in in th avit, herefore th re are no pr caution requir d for e creta. III' es u ld giv all th n ursing care r quir d but • Co n il1l1ed on next p ag e

T! a views of La COLlverloirade and Ihe age- old landscape ill whic h it /i I's.

ORDER STRONGHOLD AN IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

L A COUVERTOIRADE is about 2,000 feet above the sea and about 50 miles inland from the Medi terr anean, on the borders of Auvergne.

In the early twelfth century the Knights Templar were installed there and they had a small castle which they used for the care of elderly and sick Knights. In the fourteenth century the T emplars were dri ven out b y King P hilip Ie Be of France and the Knights H ospitaller of S t. John of Jerusalem replaced them. They created the Command erie of La Couvertoirade arid surrounded it with powerfully fortified ramparts which still ex ist.

The little town insi de these wa ll s was used by t he O rder of St J ohn as a convalescent home for Knights returning from the Crusades. The chapel s st ill in use and has St. J ohn crosses and badges on the ceiling. The remainder of the fortified vi llage is now occupied by 40 shepherds wi th their families, a nd the larger rooms in the old fortifications are used as sheep pens. It is a most attract ive pl ace in a very

lovely site and could not ha e a more attractive climate.

There are various intere ting her a ldi badges bo t h inside and outside the c hap el a nd the outer fortification are in a r emarka bly good state of preservation. For about 150 years no w it bas , of course, be longed La the French S tate.

D. C. M

THE LADY HOSPITALLERS' CLUB

T H E new Session of the above club h as now begun and a U officers of nursing divi s ion s will be welcome Th e club meets at T h e Ro yal Bri t ish urses' As ociation, 194 Queen 's Gate, Ken ington on the second Saturda y in each monLh. The subscription is 7 6d per a nnum.

Full det ails of the c lub can be obLained from the Han. Sec ., Mrs. F. A. Robin on, 120 Eastern Avenue, W anstead, E. 11

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again should not linger undul y at he b e dside. Dressings should b e saved for monitoring.

Any aspiration s should be carried out under strictly regu l ated conditions In so m e cen.tres all the equipment required, needles, synnges, tubing and bottle are obtained from the P hysics D epartment, one of whose staff IS present at the aspira tio n Any contamina ted equipment , g oves, are removed by t hem and kept in theIr department until t he activ ity has decayed sufficiently. The bo ttle shou ld stand on a tray to guard the fl o or. The a b ove is only required for the first week or so following the injection.

Spills should be mop pe d up wit h blotting paper and t he floor covered wit h mackintosh a nd the appropriate person informed

All wards where these patients a re looke d after shou ld hav e prominent li sts of per-

sonnel and their hom e te eph one as well as hospital numbers.

B edding or Clothing w hi ch becomes contaminated shou ld be saved in a bin for monitoring.

It is impossible for n ursing staff to care for their p at ien ts intelligent ly unless they t hemse ves h ave a c ear understanding of t he principles lmd er ying h e methods o f treatment.

Remember that radiation destroys a ll living t ss ue if gi ven in large en ough do ses. The no rmal tissue most easily a ffec te d is h e bone marrow Tumours may vary very much in regard to t he do se of r a di a tion required to d estroy t hem

The Law of the In ve rse Square If yo u increase the distance Fr om the s ource of radiat ion you decrease the strength of h e beam (double the di s tan ce and you quarter t h e str ength).

• To b e contillu ed

Service to Mankind

A L D ERM Ri chard Harry B rov ne, J.P ., M a or o f Hu dder field for Lhe y ar e nding May 2 1 t, 1959, it inter Ling to learn, ha had an aim life I ng inter tin the work of the L John mbulan e Brigad. Id. BrO\\ nc is s lill an active mem ber of the ocia t ion and ha taken 52 ann ual e aminaLion

H fir t joined the L. J ohn mbulance Brigade in October 1906 a a memb r of the R ailway D ivi ion at rewe and a tran[erred to Whitchurch n 1910. In 19 12 he went to Hud der field a nd has remained \ ilh the Budd er fie ld Raih ay la there e er ince.

o er the year servi e for Ihe orp, \ a member of the L. Di lr ict and I n trucLor of the Raih ay years. Ald. Browne hold the L.M R ailway ompan) l. J ohn' Long en ice

G o ld Medal which a given him in 1927 and has since earned si gold bar each o f which repre nl five year' ork. H e a a l 0 awarded the L. Rail ay ompany Silver Long er ice edal. But the h onour whi h he (rea ures mosl of all he recei ed in ovember 1940, when he wa made a Serving Brother of Lhe Order of l. J ohn of J eru alem - a filtingr ard for long a nd valuable er ice in Ar t aid and ambula nce work.

To Ald Browne, who ha achie ed many othe r honour s in muni c ip a l a nd public se rv ce, ex tended the good wi he of a ll co nce rned wi t h the work of the L John Ambu lance.

New Centre in Northumberland

A NEW Assoc a ti o n entr e has been formed a t H a lt wh i LI e o cover the western part o f o rthumb er land. The C ha irman is Co l. J. la rk , T.D. , th e Vi ceC hairman Mr. R E l ioLt w ho is Superintend ent of the H a lt w hi ti e Di v ion (A). The Sec reta r y is M r. T. Ke ly, The G a rd en Hou se, W a pping , Haltw hi s tl e.

The ent ire co unt y is now se r ved by A ss o c iat ion Centres , t he others being Newcastle, North Sh elds, Bl y th a nd A s hington

CYPRUS WINNERS

D R NJ Z [ MAN I E RA th e Minister of Healt h , pre se nte d prizes n s umm er when nearl y n e hundred BriLi h , Greek, Turki s h , rmeni a n a nd M aron ite boy and girl from all over yp ru competed in the econd Ann u a l First Aid ompeLit io n o f he ypru L. J ohn mbulan ce Brigade in the grourrd of the Eng li sb choo ico ia.

'OBITlJARY

T H ho are inLere led in the O phLhalmic H ospiLal o f t. John in J eru alem will be di tre sed to krrow that Dr. =t' li a 0 a n died uddenly on ovembe r 22nd, 1959, at t he ear y age of 35. Dr. Do a n y, a P a l s tini an, received hi m edica edu ation al th e merican l1iv r ity at Beirut arrd hi po tgraduate ophthalmic training at oorfield Eye H o pita l in London. J-Ie was appointed HOll e llrgcon at our ho pital in J eru alem irr Jul y 1947. hortlyaft r joining the tafT, th e of the ho pital was disturbed by ho liLitie that gradually mounted to\ ar d the end of the Briti h andate, and Anally broke out in th rab-Je" ish war o f 194 1n ay, 19-+ , th e condition in J ru alem were uch that th arden, Dr. a n on took th aLron to th Leban n for n[elY leaving Dr. D oany in charge f the ho ital; Dr. an On \ a unabl to return owing to the inten ity of th fighting that D r. Donny wa io ole

ha nd , a nd th e rea fte r he opened a s m a ll outpa ient clinic in tb e Old C it y of J e ru sa lem aL W atso n H o use, th e for eru nner of our present tempor a ry hospital i n th at city. There h e worked maintaining the services of t he Ord er in the very h azard ous condition of war while th e Warden remained in Amman m aking himself available as all ophtha lmic consultant for patients in that cily or evacuated to it. When our tempor a ry hospital was fully opened, Dr. Do a n y aga in joined the staff a l:-J ouse- urgeon , an d in September, 1952, he was made Surgical Regi strar aod was sub equenlly promoted to the post of s istant urgeon in July, 1955.

Dr. D oany was well known in London where he had received his pecialist education and whither he returned periodically on study-leave. He was an unusually good and adroit urgeon and endeared himself to everyone i n the hospital for his enthusiasm h c heer fuln ess and his ability. It is indeed ad that he has left us at a time when he was reaching the height of hi profe ional atLainments, for we were all looking forward confidently to his continued association in the work of the Order for many years. Both in Jeru salem and in London hi 10 will be everely felt, but the charm of his personality as ell as his profe ional skill will long be remembered.

Tn eptember, 1955, D r. D oany married Mis Mona D. ikhai1, and to tbem in their home in R amallah a son was born in 1956, a nd a daughter in 1958. Our ympathy goe out to them in their bereavement.

Dr. Doo/l)' was admitted as an Associate Officer of lire Order in Jll ly, 1954, and the photooraph sholVs his inl'estifllre in the hospital ill Jerusalem.

We deeply regret to allllOllllce the foffolVing dearhs: Diyj ion al Pr ident C harle Baird of orkington mbulance and ursing Di viion who e uddeo death was a great shock to the member, was buried with t. John honour. II. Baird, a retired bank manager de pite hi maoy other social activilie and work' ith the We t umberland Ho pital 1anagement ommittee, was alway read to be of er ice to the Brigade. s ad\'isor in all financial matters he wa partly re pon ible for th purcha e of the divi ion' fine headquarters. H took a personal int rest not only in the divi ion's a tiviti but in ach indi idual member and attended all the function and meetirtgs. hortly before hi death he pres nted a cup to the Cadet Di ion which ha been named" The B aird Cup." The cadet will ompete for tll b all-round cadet each ar. H is kindl di position and keen imere t in the orkington Di i ion gained for him the resp ct of all memb rs an d h ill be greatly mi d.

cha rge of our ho pit a l at a ery difficult t im ven tua ll y the a rea arOLlnd th ho pi a l was overrurr by t he J ewi h Army when D r. D oa ny a llo wed th e milit ary guar d who ha d bee n I ft wi Lh hi m to e cap and he him elf rem a ined to be ta ken pri orrer by th e J ews when they occup ied the ho pital. While h e was awa itin g t ria l th rab Governor in Jeru ale m a rra n ge d for hi excha n ge for a Jewi h do tor in rab

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Divisional S up erintendeut W Coltham mbwance Di isl on, City of anterbur y rp J. B ., pa ed a\ n on o mber 7th a fter aery hort iUne He will be ad ly mis d in t h orps ha ving won t he re pect of a U officer and m mbers. He wa a ery on ientiou m mb ran d had d o n e much to further he a mbulance mo ement in Cant r bmy and eli trict

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Mrs Fellx Warr e, County Vice Pr esident for Nursing D ivisions, D orset; since Octob er 12 th, 1942 She will be remembered a lwa ys for her great sweetness and ever ready sympathy and support both to the Order (of which she was an O fficer Sister) and to the B rigade. At her funeral, held at St. Mary's Church, P owerstock, many representatives of the Order and Brigade were present.

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M.i s Mary Gertru d e Travis, who had been Superintendent of H arrogate ursing D ivision for many years. She was appointed a Serving Sister of the Order of St. J ohn earlier tbis year and only a few days before her death was on voluntary duty in her capacity as Superintendent at an exhibition at Harrogate Royal Hall. Miss Travis was born in London and came 10 Harrogate thirty years ago, and was an enthusiast for work with the Brigade with which she bad been associated for a long time.

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COW1ty Staff Officer William Lambert of Suffolk, who passed away in hospital on October 5th. He joined the Hearts of Oak Division of the Ips'rvich Corps in arch 1909 and transferred to the St. John's D ivision in 1911 and rose to become a Corps Officer in 1938. He held the Long Service edal with fOUT bars together with the R. .S.B. Reserve Long Service Medal, serving with H.M. Forces from 1914-1922. It \ as not till 1930 that he was discharged from the Sick Berth Reserve on medical grounds.

In 1950 he was placed on the County Staff. He was a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John and, at his death was 83 years, having given fifty years of valuable service to the Brigade. The ambulance cau e in Ipswich ha suffered a great 10 s through his death.

* K ur ing Member IY1r. Holland of Hasland-Grasrnoor ursing Di\ ision, who pa sed away on October 10th. frs Holland wa one of the founder members in 1941, and \Va 73 years of age. Iember of the 1 ursing and Ambulance Divj ion formed a guard of honour at the Church.

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shire Speci a l Constab ulary, and group orga niser and a member of the local executive committee of the Bri t ish R ed Cross Society. Dming the 19 14-1 8 War he served in the R.A.M. C., mostly in France.

* I n les h an three weeks the E al ing Am bulance D ivision suffered a double lo ss in the deaths of M r. John Gow and Dr N. Merch a nt.

Mr. Gow was well known in first aid comp etition c ircles , as for thirteen years he was responsi ble for the ery effective and realistic st a ging of the Ealing Open First A id competition w hich has n ow become r enov,rned throughout London. He was awarded a vellum ote of thanks by t he Order in 19 55.

D r. Merchant had been Divi ional Smgeon for the past three years during wh ich time he had giv en a considerable amount of tin1e both in training and on dut y.

* Staff Sergeant Albert V. Gibbons , of H arles den Amb ulance Division

For thirty -three years Mr. Gibbo ns had given cheerfully efficient and outstanding service in the cause of ambulance work generally He joined the Briga de in J anuary 1925, was promoted Corporal in 1931 Sergeant in 1939 a nd was ca lled to t he Forces in 1939 as a Reservist in the R oyal aval Sick B erth Reserve. Discharged by ill health in 1941, he straight away took charge of the newly formed Cadet Di ision of the Brigade in Harlesden be ing appointed its first Superintendent in 1942. III health forced him to give up that p art of his Brigade work in 1945 , whereupon he re turned to the adult di visio n an d was gi ven the specia a ppointmen of S tair Sergeant in 1946 In 19 57 he was admitted to the Order of St. John in the grade of Servin g Bro ther. III health a gain for ced him to gi ve up his beloved work bu t he left b ehind him an exam ple of service and devotion to du ty which is a brillian t example f or t ho se follo wing him and an inspiration to which they can but aspire For many years he was Ambulance Instruc to r to the 72nd Company, H adesden B oys' Brigade where his efforts helped to bring much success to the bo ys at that time. Also for m a ny years he was active as a first-aider with his firm the North Tha mes Gas Board and led his t eam to success in several competitions. Fur ther, he gave exceJJent service to Civil D efence work before, dming and after the war. He had acted as demonstrator at first aid class es in many f ac tories locally, his cheerful bu thorough instruction making him highly popul ar with all.

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County Staff Officer Miss Ro sa E. Lord

B.E.M. S S.St.J who joined the Leicester Arthur Faire Nursing Di vision on October 3rd, 1923. In October 1926 she enrolled as a mobi le member of the Vollmtary Aid Detachment and tlu'oughout this time she performed m a ny public, hospital and road service duti es. In 1933 she was appointed D ivisional Treasurer and obtained ber Camp Cookery Certificate. In 1936 she gained her Air R aid Precautions Certificate; in 1936 her Grade 2 Certificate an d in 1938 a Gra de I Instructors' Certificate. In 1939 she became Di visi ona Superintendent o f the Arthur Faire Nursing Division.

In A u gu t, 1939, a fi rs t aid po t wa esta blished in S t. Philip Scboolro 111 Leicester, and Miss Lord was a ppoint ed full -t ime Officer-in- h a rge , dmi ng which time man hundred of vo lunteer were trai ned. Her m ethod s of t ra in i ng be ame o well-known tha t Home om offic ia l ame to in pect th "ork she wa doing, and for tllis work she was awarded the Bri tish Empire fed a l. Mis Lord wa in tr ument al in o rgani in g training days for officer and me mb er of the nm ing di vi ions wb ich were held at the Ro ya l Infu ma ry. The H an di c ra ft Exhibitions h eld in t he Edward Wood R ail L eicester for members of b e Briga de were a l 0 inaugurated by Mi Lord She was a dmit ted to tbe Or d er of St. John a a Servillg Sister in 1945, a nd promoted to County Officer in May, 194 For her fi n e work with the Arthur Faire Jursing adet D ivision s he was made a President of the di ision.

* Miss F E. Al len S.S.St. J. enrolled in the L eicester Vaughan College ur ing Division on March 12th, 1913, and became D ivisional Superintendent in 1923 he

took over the position of orps Secreta ry in 1929 and wa promoted to orp Superintenden in 1935. Mi ss A ll en Lransferr ed to Bri gad R e r ve i n 1945 after 32 yea r act ive serv c wi tll the Brigade and in that year b ame Pres id en t of th e Jubi lee Nurs ing Di visio n Mi Allen wa a li fe m emb er o f the A ociation and for many year erved on th Ex uti e oll1ll1ilt e. She wa of th e original in li ga o r of tb ew Headquarter Fu nd wa 1'e pon ible for ra is in g a arg s um towa rd it. h e wa keen y inlerc te d in c l11pe1iti n \ ork a n d a th e eade r of a team fr m Vaughan College u rsi ng Di ision who compe ted in the Lo ndon final. t Mi li e n ' r qu t, no flower wer ent to her funeral , but donation to the B rigade " r · rcquc d in lieu. Th e donation amount d to £39 9

We a ll looked forward to having i Alle n ,>vith u for he official opening of lhe new Hea dquarter and \J ere gri ed t h r t llat he b ad pas d away ju t prior to in g th fulfilment of her greate t \ i h. During the whole ti m her er \l ith the Brigad , h \ a greatly lov d and respected b a ll ra nks.

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T he Brigade has un d ert a ke n t o i n crease the num ber of its members a l rea d y i n the Nation a l H os p it a l Servi ce Reserve. Ma ny D ivisions are joi n ing th e Re serve as comp let e uni t s an d you a re asked to jo i n throug h you l- D ivision In a nation al emerg e ncy your tr ain ing and e x pe r ie nce would th e n be imme d iately available and w o uld be of indispensable va lue in th e efficient st affing of e x panded hospitals and first a id se r vic es.

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Edited by RONALD L EES

The L ord Pr or p1'esents h e t1'ophy to h e D ean &; Ch apter Colli ery

t J ohn Ambu lance Brigade

Brigade Team's Victory Trophy . In Grand Prior's

T HE Gr and P rior's T roph y Competitions at Po rchester Hall pro vided a triumph, ill t he men ' s section , for he St John Ambulance Brigade. D ean & Cha pter Co lliery team, from Durham, representing the Brigade, scored 333 points ou t of a p ossible 400 , and won b y a convincing margin from the runners -up, National Road Passe nger Transpor t Am bu1a nce A ssociation (Liverpool)

The winners of the women's trophy were British Transport Commissio n (Railways and Do cks) from Li verpool Street, while t he runners -up, who ha ve made grea t strides in the past few years , were U. K A t omic Energy Authority (Aldermaston). The Brigade representatives, Spalding Nursing

Di v si o n, who are pa s t winn ers, cou ld o nl y man a ge f o urth p lace this yea r. A large a tt end a nce of r ela ti ves, fr ien d s and su pporters wa tche d t he 21 t ea ms battle it out. E ach team was t he t op in it s own organisation- Fire Bri ga des, Police and Nationalised indus tries - so he u Lt ima te winners can claim to b e the ver y cream of firs t- a iders

At t he di s tribution of awar ds, und er the chairmanship of Mr. Ho r ace F P a rs ha l, D irector-G eneral of the St. John Ambulance As s ociat io n , the trophie s a nd individu a l med a llions were presented b y Lord

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e e d a e ver addition to th co t of U, in g i o b e avoided a a m a tter of p rinci pl. I-low r th h a rd fact r emain tha t t h pric e of th

R EVLE h a r e main e d at ix p nc s in ce 1953 , durin g y ear ,h en printin a co ha e ri e n to th e extent of o m e 60 p r e nt On e of our co ntemp o r a ri e ,th excellent m agazin e Fir t A id an d 1/ ,. in

wa in fact r ece ntl y forc d t o c a e publi catio n. We ha e hith rt o b een ab le to avoi d p a ing in c r ea e on to the r ea de r a lthough m a n o th r publication have go ne LIp in pri e But th late t incr ea e a ri in g o ut of th ett e m ent of th e r ecent printing s trike , have left u s wit h no optio n but to pa on so m of he extra co t. Wa r e co nfid e nt that reader will und e r tand a nd will co ntinu e to up po r t the m agazin e as they have don e 0 pl endidJ in th e pa st C urr e nt s ub scri p t ion will not be affected

* At the a me time , the REVIEW will ho w ome changes both in style and conten t , that we t hink will mak e it eve n b etter va lu e for mo ney. T h e r e is a bi g d e m a ndparticularl y ince t h e pa si ng of Fir s Aid and N urs ing- for m ore of t he lon ger article of a pr actical a nd informative nature , a nd it i proposed to d ev ote mor e space to t hi s type of feat ur e. T he January issue, for example , will includ e an article by t he Surgeon -i ll- Chief on the important topic of a rtificial respiration which no fir s t aider s hould miss.

BRIGADE VICTORY IN GRAND PRIOR'S TROPHY

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S 0 ia

o rga ni a li o n fo r th r he l p in ntinual ly ra is ing the la nd a rd s of fi r a id work W i n ne rs of lh e W om en s ec l io ll - Liverpoo l lr eet B ri l 71 T ranspc;rt Commission (

on o f L o nd

& D o k ) (Exmouth [eL aren

P hoto : S port & General

Th e Ord er of St. J o hn

Fm m dati on Ho p i t cd Glasgow

The Priory of Scotland

• Continuing the series describing the Order-North of the Border

BE HIND the unassuming exterior of 1 Woodlands Terrace, in Gla sgow y ou will fin d the Chancery of the Order in Scotland-the headquarters from which t he O rder s varied activities throughout the country are directed. Here are the offices of Capt A F. D Jamieson , the Prior y Secretary, and his staff. In the dignified surroundings of a panelled chamber are held the regular meetings of Chapter presided over b y the Prior Lt.-Col. Sir Hugh S T urnbull , K.c.V.O. , K.B.E. , K.SU.

B ecause in Scotland, a s was explained in the last article, the t eaching and pra cti ce of first aid is mainl y in t he hands of the St. Andrew 's Ambulan ce A ssoci a tion an d Brigade , the work of the Scottish Prior y of the Order of st. John in pur suance of i ts mo tto " for the serv ice of mankind " follo ws a somewh a different p a tt ern from th a t of other Priories. Ap a r from mainta irung as do units of the St. John Ambula nce Brigade elsewhere, medical comforts depo ts in many outlying di st ricts from the O r kne ys to the Solway and from the Western Isles to the Eas t C o as t, the Priory h as the Foundation Hospita l in Glas go w; th e St. John Ho spice for the Aged a t Ca rb erry

To wer , n ea r Edinb urgh , and a similar establishmen t in E dinburgh itself; the St John Nu r sing Home in Ab erd een and t he Ho s pice of St. John Sk errybra e, a t mout h a convale scent home.

In Gla sgow , the Foundation Hospita l s but a few yards a way from the Pr ior y hea dquarters. This is its second h o m e, for th e origina l h o spital was es tablis hed in ] 94 7, when the L ynedoch Institute gifted buildings and a sum of money to the O r de r for a ho s pita l th a t was to be run o n ch a rita ble lines.

There were 20 b eds , and for seve ra l yea rs the hospita l rendered mos valuable se rvice

Then in 19 57 , th e P ark Nur sing Home in Claremont Terrace b ecam e va ca nt and cert ain m e mbers of Ch a pter we re in te rest ed in a cquiring the home if mon ey could be found Thi s was brough t t o th e n o ti ce o f an anonymou s ben ef actor wh o do nated £20 ,000 and later , a further £ 10 ,000 whil e the old ho sp it al buildings were s old for £ 4 ,500. Th en P a r k ur si ng H o m e was bought, en irely reno va ted r efur nis hed an d moderni se d , and became t he new pre mi es of the Foun da tion Ho s pital. It offers faciliti es th a t bear com pa ri on with the bes t of mod e m h os pita ls a nd he comfort of a pri va e nur sin g hom e II ca n take 35 pati en ts, with a m aterni ty wa rd , o pera ting ti1 ea tre, X -r ay uoi t, a nd a full ran ge of equ i pme nt that h as b een p rov id ed b y many gen eroLl S do nors, in cludin g indu stri a l concern s, th e Tra de s H o use Comm o nweal F und the H os pital Sunda y Fund , and sev eral oth er s The Ho s pit a l C ommittee receives much help, too, from the Line n Guild 4

The re a p lea a nt a tm p he re a boUl th e pl ace T he m a tr o n , M i Jean D on an d h er aff o f nu rse he lp in thi s. toget her \ it h the fac th at t here a re no la rge \ a rd u h as a re u ua ll y fou n d i n ho pita l Be i ng o n a non-pro n ba is, cha rge are 10 , a n d in a dd it ion pa ti ent of lim it d mea ns a re t reated at a pe ia red uced ca le of G he differ ence betwee n t b e co t o f th cir m a in ten a nce a nd he actua l c ha r g made o t he pat ie nL be in g meL by th e Or de r ' C h a rit a bl e Fund

Wh en o ne co ns id e rs th at the Orde r in Sco t la nd was re-e labl i hed o nl y in 1947, th e ho p it a l li ke 0 m any o f t he o he r c ha ritab le es ta bl is hmen t in Gl a gow and e lsew he re in th e co untr y is a tr u ly re ma rkab le m o n um ent Lo th e en te q ri e a nd h ard work of th e Ord e r ' m e mb e rs.

I n Ed inburgh a nd be rdee n, a nd la tt erly

ill ot ber pa r t o f th e co unt ry, t he Or de r 's wo rk is ca rri ed 0 11 by co mmi ttee of loca l peo pl e, a ll o f w h o m are ex tr eme ly ac t i e a nd en thu s ia ti c. In - dinbu rg h , fo r exa m p e, g reat t r id e have been ta ke n in rece n t yea rs und er th e tim u lat in g leade rship of S ir Andrew Murr ay a nd th e pr ese n t C ha rma n of the o l11mitt ee, J Sh a nd Si vewr ig ht. A big hou e in t he uburb ha been taken ove r and now, as S t. J o hn H o use, ca n acco mm od ate 14 e ld e rl y peo pl e in mo st p leasa n t su rr Olllldin g. Th ey a re g ven ever y ca re a nd at tenti o n by

\ ood they enjoy peace and quiet and are \ ell look d after by the matron is Squi r , a nd the a i tant matron.

The pre ent facilities offer a plendid oppo r tu n it, not readily avai lable el eh r for young peop le who wi h to take a h o iday loge l h r b ut are worried about the ar o f hei r pa re nt , to a rr ange for the eld rly one to come to Carberr Tower ecure in t he know ledge hat t he will be ry co mfo rt a bl e a nd \ ill ha e a rn a enjo a bl e m e a mo ng fo lk of their own age a n d in c lin a ti o ns Ith ou g h t he ho me i in a eclu ded p ace t h e mem be r of the Com m itt e u e the ir car on a rota y tern La take t he r ident to and from Ed inburgh.

By t raditio n Edin b u rgh i the fitting p lace for the grea t e r mo nie of the Or der in Scot la nd, a nd v r third year the nnuaL

Commemoration Service is held in S t. G ile Cathedral on St. John's D ay. The ancient cathedraL forms a splendid background to the pageamry of the processions. T he F e tival is heLd, in other year, at G La and Aberdeen; each year the e em arou es a great deal of aHenrion wherever it may be held. From the O rder s point of ie it i of great importance tbat every year the citizens a re gi en an impre ive reminde r of t he on g hi tory of the Ordera bi tor of h i h t he pre ent member are pro in g \ ort h inhe r itors.

Th e next a rticl e, whicb will conclude this eri on the Order in cotiand , will deal with tlle O r der actiyjties in Aberdeen and el ewber e

I. J 01111 J ospicc Jur '"c gcd, ('nl'iJI'I'I'Y 1'fl7l C}'.

Progress in West Africa

I N Sierra Leone, Mr. C. R Pilbeam the Headquarters Liaison Officer, has been ery active lately in organising classes.

Se eral of these have been held in Freetown, at the request of industrial concerns, the R ailway D epartment, and the Port Management. Much interest has been aroused by an article b y Mr. Pilbeam which appeared in the Sierra Leone D aily Mail, with a number of photographs. The general public, too, have been attending classes at the Community Centre in with 22 members. These classes are run in conjunction with Dr. B aye-Johnson (D istrict Surgeon of the St. John Brigade) , and further classes are being arranged for other areas in S ierra Leone.

Gurkha N.e.O . s first holder of F.A. Certificate

ORDER DISPLAY IN PERTH

L T.- COL J B CHAMBERS A. R R. C

Q. A. R A N .C MatTon , Connaught Ho sp ital (ATmy Chest Centre), presenting the St. John Ambulance Association

Pr eliminary Certificate of Fir st Ai d to the I njured to Sgt Ramki shor D ewan, 2 /7 Gurkha R fle s Since then, Sgt. R amkis hor D ewan 2 / 7 G.R. has passed the examination faT the (Senior) Adult Certificate of St J ohn Ambulance Association . H e is th e fir st Gurkha to have taken th e course or thi s Certificate in the Army Chest Cen tre

T HIS exhibition in tlle Assoc ia tion H a ll, P ert h , W. Australia, was organised b the Medical Department of W.A and onsisted of all departments of nursing including a n operation theatre. The nur ing exhibits were m a nned b y the various hospitals. The St. John AmbuJance and ursing Cadets ga e an exhibition of

CLUES

CROSSWORD No. 8

No

(( Dark

Blues"

on this Course

O XFORD, "that sweet city with her dreaming spire ," gave little Lime for dreaming after the King George VI Memorial Leadership Tr aining Course had assembled in Lincoln College on the evening of Friday, October 2nd, 1959. Miss P am Morison, and her two right hands Miss Gena Kingsford and Miss Jenn y Harrap, had organised the 15thcentury accommodation into suitable bedrooms. dining-hall, discussion-group chambers lecture hali, and common room, for the 38 delegates, who slept a little in the first, fed well in the econd, proved themselves shrewd debaters in the third, sat wide-eyed and expectant in the fourth (uotil smoked out by an absent-minded professor who lit his garden bonfire under the window), and on the Saturday night, danced and cavorted and sang shanties in the last under the skilful direction of John Freeman until midnight or more.

Kept a w ak e

tll

Nursing Cadets of the Kormakiti D ivision when s he inspeclecl them recen tly.

• CYPRUS, and the traditional conn ection s of th e island with th e Ord er , is th e subj ect of a sp ecial articl e on pa ges, 10 , 11 a nd 12 of this iss ue. 6

D O WN

1. fler fir t aid t h e Editor come back to die away (4).

2. Dru g or examination, perhap (4).

3. Tenpence Lo nurse (4)

4. Great di cover of Ban ing a o d B (7)

5. Bani s h 49 n W e te rn Ri er (5).

6 o lid ton ido r thi joi nt injury ( 11 ).

7. 11. l". l 6. 17. _l. 24. 26. _7. _8.

Compiled by W . A. Potte r

Ease kid in dermatological lrouble (4, 7).

Deliberat infection with cow-po viru (11).

Ray produ ing itamin D in the skin (5 - 6). top th lam (4). mmon to animal, needles, and potatoe (4)

Enr tit d for a long time (3).

PI a t r for f ra ct ur of Tibia and Fibula ma be een at Lord or the 0 a (..J., 3).

Of br ath or bottle m a h lp in diagno is of in n ibility (5). To b able to do thi may be - aving (4). ompound Fracture (4).

H is Inflammatory suffix (-4).

o lu tio n t o r oss"l'O rd TO. 7: A rr os t.

Electri ; 6. Tn oil 10 Kaolin p ulti e 11. Loin l2 M t-a-car - pal ; 14 Ennui; 1Hauslu: 17 00- 1. P orti n; 20. E -ate; _. 0 ap-petite; 5. H air: 27

IntLl u ception; 2 E rred; 29. - aling.

Down : 2. L-eon-in; h in: 4. Repletion; 5. -rura; 6. Intr adura l; 7. O-cci-put· 8. Li t-1 : 9. ull; 1 In-di po e-d; 15 R eartach ; 16. Open fire' 19. R .E.- ctor; 2 1. E lation; 22. Prone; 24. Tru 6. pot. 7

t both work and recreation the delegate entered wholeheartedly into e erything. Public dUlie in Bucks. Berks.. orthants. Oxon. and Glouceslershire \-"ill be even more impeccable after r. C. E. Bower' lecture; di ional training programmes will be full, interesting and comprehensive. after the do e a ttention which delegate paid to Miss Tan y Sale: and at lea t 3 ne, divi ion will be raised in the Brigade if the delegates get a chance in their own counties of realising ambition \\ hlch were rou ed by II. George Woodhilfs practical e erci e. Dr. Cecil Drake fir t proved his point by keeping eve!) body wide awake after a hea\ lun h by hi lecture on method of ke ping everybody wide a,yake after a hea\ y lunch; and then he later hO\ ed that in truclion in fir t aid can be blood-cmdling and e citing a any (H) film.

The special St. John ef\ice on unda), morning \Va conducted by the Rev. John Hooper. ar of t. Mary Nlagdalene' Church, 0 ford. in the cenrurie -old hapel of Lincoln College.

Open forum

The re t of the day \\'a devoted to pecial tudie of leadership it elf, by a lec ture from Lt.- 01. rthur Goring. and b ell-employ d period of group dicu ion. foUO\ ed b an open forum whi h \ a remarkabl for the wealth of idea. ound ommon- ense. grasp of e encial. and he r determination to erve the Brigade to their utmo t, ho\ n by all delegat So great had be n the integration of thi happ team in their week nd labour. that when th ur e came to an end it wa a full h our a nd a half bef re they began to di per-e. to b me individual peopl ao-ain in their own divisi n. Good re 0and g od friend hip were mad on this ourse: may the all la t.

ERIT i-\ GE : 6

Devon and Cornwall

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

CO SIDER! G the size of the count y , D evonshire is very disappointing to anybody who is searching for traces of the Ord er. O ur first visit was at Whitsun 1958 in an attempt to find some remains of the Commandery of B odmiscombe or B otlunescom b e. This is in a most inaccessi ble part of the county, south of Culmstock , the nearest village being Sh eldon, then b y a network of narrow la nes to the hamlet. Some broken ground, t he fis hponds and possibly some a n cien t stone walls are all that rem ain upon the site. This Commandery was st ill independent in 1338 , but a century l ater appears in the Grand Pr ior's appanage and at one time formed part of the estate of the Sisterhood at Buckland in Somerset. The only Commander recorded is William de Huntyngdon , 1338. Our second visit to De vonshire was at Easter 1959 when with considerable optimism, we set out from T iverton to find the Chap el of Cove dedicated to St. J ohn the B a ptis wh ich was origina ll y a " l imb " of Bodmiscombe . U nfo rtunately t he old chapel has di sa ppeared to be replaced b y a modem churcb, which , however, retains in the vestry s ome pictures of its p redecess or. At Templeton-wes of T iverton-there was a Templa r Establ ishmen t which owned the Manor, but can find no trace of the Hospitallers n the v illage.

CORNWALL

On this last survey we passed into Cornwall b y way of Callington and followed the westward road t o the village of S ve. The church here wHh the Glebe, was formerly the property of the Order and is of considera ble in teres t W i thin the p a r ish a mile or so to the west on t h e main road and across a cattlegrid is the farm track lea d ing into a dee p co 'om b where is the

former Cornish Conunander y of Tr e bigb D espIte wh a t some a uthoritie ma y ha ve wr tten there seem no r e a s on to suppo that this was ever T emplar propert y, on tbe con rary It IS re orded a s ha ng been given to the Hospita ller by King Slephen in 1150. The present f a rmhou se an Lsh a ped building , i the survi va o f a smaH Elizabethan M a nor House built by the Wrey f amil y, Wll0 a r e still tbe owne r from t h e remains of the Commander

The main position of h is is probabl y th e hall of the Elizabethan hOLl e and not a has been suggested tbe Ch a pel of th e Comma ndery. There is an ecclesiastical buttress at the south-east corner of the building and in a niche at the head of the farmhouse staircase is t he stone fr a ming of an early Tudor window. An old barn behind the house has narrow slit windows and under the eaves is a pigeon-cote.

Mr. Ca rgi ll Th o m pson has recently writt en an extensive paper on Trebig h , w h ich is in t he Ord er's L i brary at Clerk enwe l.

Holy Well

Other Hospitaller properti es in the co unt y a re the Church of S t. M a dr o n adjace nl to Penzance, and hat of St. Cleer n orth ofLiskeard pos sess in g a famous Holy W e l. O n B odmin Moor is t be bleak vi ll age of Temple which from its n a me , b elo nged t o the broth er order and l ate r to t he Ho spitaller s. H ere again th e ol d c h a p el had f a llen ioto ruin a nd was r e pl aced in t h e 1880s b y the presen church, which however wo uld appear to embody t h e original tower a rc h at the west end of t h e nave B uilt into the sexton's shed in t h e chu rchyard are a quant ity o f carved s tones mo stl y bea ring crosses a nd o b vious ly from h e o der b uildi ng 8

Uniforms of the Past

Th e Editor frequ e ntly r e c ei v es re qu es t s s mil a

D e a r 1r

Th e o u t hall Di I Io n w ill be ce e b ra ling th e ir G o ld e n Jubi lee in 1960 a nd a re pl a nning a numb r of event dur ing the o ming e a r. Amon g the e e nt , we int en d to cnl er floa [s in o ur lo ca l a rni

Pr oce

n a nd wi s h o how Bri ga d e pr ogre d u rin g th c pa t -0 yea r.

Could we ap p ea l to a n y of OLIr rea d er

to cont a t the under ign e d if they hav c n y B riga de uniform s o r equipm e nl \ e co uld bo r row - 19 10 pe rio if p o ibl e.

You r fai lhfull y, T 1E D CHon. pp eaJ cretar ) , 9 B eve rle y Rd. o uthall Midd '

So unkind as Man Js

In gratitude n

W

E. C R EES a det up e rin te nd ent , wa on du t y at Batter sea Pa r k on a ba nk h olid ay when a park-k eeper to ld hi m of the p li g ht of a wrute co ll ie d og locked up

in a car

T he dog ha d got it eg en ta ngled ro und

he c ha in in s uc h a lV ay t hat he co ul d not p u it to he gro und

A is ted by 1 4 -yea r -o ld nur ng ca de t Heather U ps ton e of 78 / 1 (Cla ph a m) M r.

C r ee unl oc k ed t he ca r a nd r e ea ed he do g

He wa bitt en on t he w ri st in th e pr oce a

a ffec ti on a tel y Wh en th e o wner a r rived his comm ent to M r C r ees was, "I' m gl a d it was you a nd not a m emb e r of th e public ! "

FROM DEDICATION

INTO ACTION

Flag Day Emblems

Buttons and Badges

Historic Ceremony at Ko/ossi Castle Cyprus

By Sir HARRY LUKE , K.C.M .G. , Knight

o f J ust ice and

of the Orde r

Registrar

I I the middle of Sep tember 195 9, on the conclus ion of t he hi ghly successful Golden Jubilee celebra t ions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in M a lta, the Lord Prior of St. John and Lady W a kehurst together with the Secreta r y- Gen eral of the Ord e r ( 1r. C. T E vans) the Registrar (author of thi account) and the Commissi oner-in-Chi ef (Maj. -Gen. J. M. Kirkman) , went on to Cyprus for a week 's visit with a twofold purpos e. The first w as to stud y on the s po t, in consultation with H E. the Go vernor Sir Hugh Foot, with he Greek and Turkis h

authorities, a nd with t he members o f t he Cyprus St. John Council, the future of the work of the A ss oc ia t ion a nd Briga d e a ft er the tran fer of po wer t o the p riote Repub lic in Feb rua ry 1960 Th e eco n d was for t h e Lo rd P r ior 's Investiture of n e\ ly a ppointed members of the Ord e r and Presenta ion of Ser ice Medals and Ba rs. This investiture, if mall in number compared wit h tbose held in London , was in other respect , it ma y safely b e a erled , lh e most hi toric t h e mo s s pectac ul ar [h e most bea utiful a nd the m ost rom a nti c

10 The Lord P r ior 's pro cessi on ea ving the Castl e at the beginning of the I n v estiture

P 11 0 o,' Cen tr al P.re ss

express the hope that we shall be a ble o continue the maimenan ce and res to ration of a monument which I think o f as represeming the collabora tion of the Order of t. J ohn with the people of Cypru s in our • Continue d Ol erleaf

f'hOIO: eCltlraJ Press

Historic Ceremony at Kolossi

onstant i n spira ti on of th e Ord er's h is to ry an d tr a di ti on a r ound you. In L on don we h ave st. J ohn 's G ate, a nd t h ere a re oth er pl aces oo ,;vhere o ur p r es ent h un1an itarian acti vi ties a re back ed by m on umen ts which r ecall the achi evem en ts o f another age All th is is a preciou s heri ta ge but I wan t to mak e i t clear th at we are not b ackwar d - bu t f orwardloo kin g p eo ple I shouJd l ke to imp ress o n h ose of yo u who h ave j ust been a dmitt ed to th e Order that yo u a r e n o t just recei ving an honorific d stinct ion bu t jo ining a wo rking Br ot her h ood. It is n o sinecur e to ta ke s ervice under the e ightpointed cross, b u t it is only b y keeping t he O rder act Ive an d al ive that can r eta in t he uniqu e pla ce i t occup ies in the wor ld ." At the end of the a ddress the r umpeter o un d ed a second fanfare, an d tb e ceremo n y en d ed It was fo llo wed b y refreshmen t s a ppropriate to the coun tr y an d th e occasion ·cheese and olives washed d own by

ASSOCIATION PROGRESS IN LONDON INDUSTRIAL FIRMS

T HE first meeting of the Comm ittee for the Ea stern Area of T he County o f Lo n don St J ohn Amb u lance As soc ation

w as h eld at Mess r s. Tate & L yle Ltd ., Thames Refiner y, E.16 on O cto ber 13th

BRIGADE IN CYPRUS PARADE FOR COMMISSIONER-IN-CHIEF

T.T 7 II I LE tile. L OTd ,'as in Cyprlls member. oj t lie VV Cyp?'us illfmes o?'pora t lOn 01'pS oj t li fl ngade parac/erlJor inspect ion by the 'onrl1lissioner - in-CllieJ? hen he visi ted the Corpo?'Cltion .,. J bove is a genem/ vier oj the parade, anci on the leJt the Com11li' ioner-in -Clzi if is il1speclill rJ members oj the L ej'lfCl Cadet (A) D iv i sion. b

W H eat l (Messrs. P lesseys Lt d.).

D r. G L. MacLeod wa e lec ted chairma n a nd he n ex t m ee lin g to be h e ld a l M ess rs. T ate & L yle Ltd , a t 6 p m ., J a nu a r y 20 th 1960

19 59 T h e follo w in g committee w a s forme d : D r G L. M a cLeo d and J J. C ob a in ( M essr s T ate & L yle L td ) M iss M J Rob i nson (Mes sr s. Robertson & W oo d cock, Lt d .); J a mes M a thes on ( Mess rs Clar n ico Ltd .); J G. Holt (Messr s. A. G L ym es Ltd.) F. V Apple b y (M ess rs. W. & c. F r ench Ltd ) ; D r. F. R D enn ison ( M edi ca l O fficer of Hea lth , We s H a m); D r. J. C. Cape (F ord M otor C o ., B od y G r o u p , D agenham) ; Mr. F. L. Kirk a nd Mr. P a r k es (Factory I n sp ecto r a t e) ; Mr. G 12 M a o r W ks, th e as tern Area Co mrnision er, S J A B. , has been cont acted a nd t h n a me of D r. A. F. M c D on a ld was g ive n by him to r e pr esent th e .J. A. B on thi co mm i tt ee M r. J J Cob a i n o f M essrs T a te & L yl e Ltd ha s vol unLeered t o act as ecr e tary A n y com muni ca t io ns s h o u ld be a d d re sed to h im

Nursing . In Radio- Therapy

RADIATION CA BE PRODUCED BY SEVERAL

AGE T.

Electri city. - D iagno tic X- rays al 40100 ,000 vo lts; upe l-fic ia l X- rays at 100, 000

Il Conven t io na - ray a 2 00- 300 ,000 v It; uper voltage X- r ay at 8, 000 000 voll (t he L in ea r ccele ralor al l-l a m merl11i t h H pi la l).

II co me o n a nd ofT by tu rn ing sw ilche therefore iL mpo ible for the paLient recei ing lhem lo be " Radioactive " - ju t like an c ctric fir

F rom h e ta lk given at rhe ursing Officers' Confe ren ce by Miss C. Turner, S R .N. (Most of he pract ices n the following paper refer 10 the H ammersmith H ospiwl and may we l vary i ll o ther cen!res.)

activity ofthe thyroid gland can be estimated by the proportions of radio iodine found in tbe thyroid and the urine on checking them with a counter.

Tbjs story perhaps will belp you to understand the precautions required when dealing with patients wbo are being treated with large doses of radio iodine which gives out beta and gamma rays.

PR EC UTI O S

carried oul carefully and rapidly, the radium having been rinsed hould be placed in the lead carrier at once. All radium once removed from the patient houJd be taken in this lead carrier to the radium safe and locked up immediately. The ward ister or her deputy should bold the keys and keep a signed record of the contents of the afe if on the ward. When radium i removed from the ward a receipt i gi en. II dre ing from radium patients mu ( be placed in pecial bins marked " radium dre ings" for monitoring.

Radium patients must remain slriclly in bed. t any time of day or night the per on su pecting a los of radium mu t inform the uperintcndent radiographer and the physiiSl, if available, by telephone. They will inform the ngine r in charge ho will stop the incinerat fire and top the removal of refu e from the hospita immediately. Any damage to a radium container should likec be reported at once.

For Croup 3. Precautions required for palient receiying treatment with i Olope in liquid form mLi t obviou Iy be of a more general nature O\,ing to th ir varied properlie and the risk of contamination. ommon rule cannot be made out for all the Olope in general u e, theymu tdepend upon uch lhing a the half-life, the penetration of the ray and the b haviour of the particular olop in the human body.

Th e radioacti e and un table element b have in exactly the am wa a their tablecounterpart m tabolically and chemially, the body a imilate them in th ame way and cannot Lell the differen e belween them.

Iodin

PR For Crollp J. nly requir d by e r nn I dea ing it h lhe mach in and people in adjoi n ing ro m. Theref re fl rand \ a ll \ II protect d by lead and personne l year fi lm badge.

For Crollp _. taff on the ward v he re the e are n u e hould \ ear film badg if there for an en",th f l ime. ach nul' e mu l keep lo her own badge and not u e anyone e l e'. The e badge , h i h ar made fr om de nt a l T_ray fi m, rec rd the amou n t of rad ia ti on to w hi c h th y ha e been u bj ted a nd are co ll ec ed a nd d eve lop d ( fo rtni g h tl y as a r u le). Th ey 10 e lb ei r w hole po nt if wor n by m re ha n one per on. T hey d o not g i e i mm u ni ty. II nu rsi ng care m u t b give n bu unn ce a r y t im e c Ia e t o th pat ie n t' bed mu st b avo d ed. Ra dium a ppl i alors mu st n be t uc hcd b y ha nd p ecia l lo ng hand led in s trum en ts a re ava ilable fo r h a n d ing th e m R e mova l of cerv ica l ra d ium h uld be

After a therapy dose the precaulions are as foHows:

Urine is collected after all therapy doses in Wincbester bottles and must not be put down the drains, the bottles are collected by technicians and stored in a cellar until afe to throwaway. This is automatic and is worked out by the half-life. Urine spills must be notified at once, the spill should be mopped up with rag held in forceps or blotting paper and the affected area of floor covered with mackintosh sheeting to prevent the whole of the ward becoming contaminaled. Hands should be protected by rubber gloves when dealing with the patient for the first three days, dressings blanket bathing, bedmaking. etc. , and al\\ ays for handling urine The gloves are no protection against the gamma rays but prevent contamination and thus the absorption of the iodine. Hands should be carefully wasbed before the remO\al of the glo e and immediately afterwards and again before eating or smoking, they must not handle tbe neck and abdomen (thyroid and bladder) of the patient who has received a large do e for a few day. Persol7nel must not linger at the patient's bed ide or be ide the urine bottle Dres illgs must be monitored before disposal and bed linell must be monitored before being ent to the laundry. Crockery alld clirler), must be kept separate and hould be monitored before it returned ro general use. Vomit e pecially within A hours of oral do emu be saved and the laboratory notified.

R a dio active Ph o p boru or p 32 ha a halflife of 14·3 day and give off beta rays. It is u ed e ten ivel in tbe treatment of Polycythaemia Vera. It is e creted in the urine and tberefore in ome ho pitals the patient i admitted and the urine i colle ted for 4 hour following the do e. The dose i gi en by intravenous inje tion under arfully ontroll d condition.

R a dio a cti)' e G old or A 11 19 ha a half-life of '7 day and give off both beta and gamma ra It hi fl u-ed in the treatment of malignant pi ural and penton al effu ion-. It u uall inje ted intO the avity in th atre under ar fully conrroU d condition. On return ro the ward the pa i nt i urned eery 15 minut for three houTS, ide ------T bac ---->. ide ------T front, and th foot of the bed elevated very alt mate haJf hour. lhi en UTe good distribution in tbe cavit T he pati TIt aLLowed up aft r 4 hours.

the gold i given in Uoidal form it remain in th a it therefore there are no p re autions required for x rera. III' es ho uld gi e all t be nursing care required but

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T r a vier s of La Couve?'toirade and the age - old land scape ill whic h it lies.

ORDER STRONGHOLD AN

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L A COUVERTOIRADE is about 2, 000 feet a bo ve the sea and a bou t 50 miles inland from the Mediterranean, on the borders of Auvergne.

In the early nvelfth century he Knights Templar were installed there and they had a small castle wh ich they used for the care of elderly and sick Knigh ts. In the fourteenth century the Templars were dri ven out b y King Philip Ie Bel of Fra n ce and the Knights Hospitaller of St. J ohn of Jerusalem replaced them. They created the Cornrnanderie of La Cou vertoira de and surrounded it with powerfully fortified ramparts which still exist.

The little town inside these walls was used by the Ord er of St. John as a convalescent home for K11ight s returning from the Crusades. The ch apel is still in use and has St. John crosses and b adges on the ceiling. The remainder of the fortified vi ll age is now occupied b y 40 shepberds wi th their families, and the larger rooms in the old fortifications are used as sheep pens, It is a most attractive place in a very

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lovely site and could not h a e a more attractive climate.

Th ere a re arious intere ting h era ldic b adges both in ide a nd outside the chapel and the outer fortifications are in a r ma rka bly good state of pre e r atio n For about 150 years n ow it ha , of course, belonged to the French Sta te D. C. M

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new Sessio n of the above club has now begun and all officers or nursing di visions will be welcome. The cl ub meets at The Ro yal Briti h urses Associatio n , 194 Qu een's Gate, Kensington on th e second Saturday in each month. Th e subscription is 7/ 6d per annum.

Full d etai ls of the club can be obtained from the Hon. Sec ., Mrs. F A. Robin son 120 E astern Avenue, Wanste a d , E.I I

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again should no t linger undul y at the bedside. Dressings should be saved for monitoring.

Any aspirations should b e carried out under strictly regulated conditions. In some centres all the equipment required , needles syringes, tubing a nd bottle are obtained from the hospital P hysics Department , one of whose staff is present at the aspiration. Any contamina ted equ ipment, gloves gowns, etc., are removed by them and kep in t h eir department u n t il the activity has decayed sufficiently. The bottle should stan d on a tray to guard the floor T h e a bove is only required for the first week or so following th e injection.

Spills s h ould be mopp ed up with blotting p aper a n d the floor cover ed with mackintosh a nd the appro priate person informed

All wards where these patients are looked after sho u ld have prominent lists of per-

sonne l a n d th e ir home tele phone as well as hospital numbers.

Bedding o r Clothing which becomes contaminated s hould be saved in a bin for monitoring.

It s impo ss ibl e for nursing staff to ca re for their patien ts intelligen tly unless they the msel ves have a cl ear underst a ndin g of the principl es und erlying the methods of treatment.

R emember that r a d ia tion destroys a ll living tissue if given in l a rge enough do ses.

The normal t iss ue mo st easily a ffected is the b one marrow Tumou rs may vary very much in regard to the do se of rad iatio n required to d estroy them

The Law of he In ve rse Squa re. If you increase the di s ta nce from t h e so urce of ra diation you decrease the strength of t he b eam (dou ble th e di stance and you quarter th e s rength).

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New Centre in Northumberland

A NEW Assoc ia ti on Cen tre has b e n for m ed a l J-laltwhi ll e to cove r th e western par t of N o rthumb erland T ile C h a irm a n is 0 1. J la rk T.D ., tb e Vi eChairma n Mr. R ll io tt wh o is Super intendent of the Haltwhislle D iv i ion (A). The Secreta ry is Mr T Kell y, Th e Garden Hou se, W a pping , Ha ltwhislle.

The entire co u n ty is now se r ve d by Associ a tion e ntr es, the ot her be ing N ewcastle, No rt h Shield s, Blyth a nd Ashi n gto n

DCYPRUS WI N NERS

R NJAZI MAN I RA th e Minist er of Hea lth , p resented pri zes ill s ummer when n ea rl y one hundred Briti h, Greek, urki s h Armeni an a nd Maronite boy and g irls fr m a ll over y pru competed in the Second Aunu a l First id ompetilion of the yp ru t. J ohn mbul a nce Bri gade in tbe ground of the Engl i h chool ico ia.

'OBITIJ ARY '

TH v hare intere Led in the phtba lmic H o pital l. J ohn in J eru alem will be di Lre ed to know tbat

Dr E lia Doan died uddenly on. ovember22nd 19-, tLb eea rlyageor35.

Dr D oany a Pale linian, recei ed hi. medical education at the American nlverity at B irut and hi po Lgraduate ophLhalmic training at 0 rfield ye Ho pita! in L ndon. H e wa appoint d Hou e urgeon at our ho pita! in J eru a lem in July 19'+7. hortly arter joining the talT, th routine of the ho pita! \ a di Lurbed by ho tilitie tbat gradually mounted to\ ard lh end or th Briti h Mandate , and fina ll y brok out 111 the rab- J e\ i h war [ 194. In a, 19.+ ,tbe cond itions in J ru al m ere Ll b tha l the arden, r. a n on, took the Matron to the Lebanon for afety, lea ing Dr. Doany in charg f the ho pital' Dr. an on wa unable lo return owing to the inlen ity of the fighting, thal Dr. Doany \ a in ole

ha nd s a nd th ereafte r he opened a s ma ll outpatien t cl ini c in t h e Old C it y or J eru salem aL Watso n Hou e, th e foreru nn er of our present em pora ry hosp .ta.i in that c,ity. There he worked maintaJJllOg th e serVJces of th e Ord er in the ve ry hazar dou s condition s o f war whi e th e Warden remained in Amman mak in g himself available a an ophthalmic consu ltant for patien ts in that c it y or evacuated to i t.

Wh e n our Lemporary hosp it a l was full y opened, D r. Do any aga in jo ined th e staff a House-Surgeon, a nd in September, 1952, he wa made Surgical R eg is trar and was ub equenUy promoted Lo the post of s istant Surgeon in Jul y, ]955.

Dr. D oa ny was well known in London where he had received his specialist education and whither he returned periodically on tudy-leave. He was an unusuaUy good and adroit urgeon a nd endeared himself to everyone in the hospital for his enthusiasm his cheer ful ne and hi abi ity. It i indeed sad that he has left us at a time when he was reaching the height of his prore sional allainments, for we ",-,ere all looking forward confidently to hIS continued a ociation in the work of the Order for many year. B oth in Jerusalem and in London hi 10 \ ill be everely felt, but the charm of his personality as well a his profe ional kill will long be remembered. In eptember, 1955, D r. Doany married is Mona D Mikhail, and to them in their home in Ramallah a on a born in 1956, a nd a daughter n 1958. Our sympathy <Toe out to them in their berea ement. '" Dr. DoallY was admitted as an Associate Officer of tire Order ill July, 1954, alld the phorograph shows his investiture in the hospital ill Jerusalem.

We deeply regret to annO/lnce the following dearhs: DiI i ion al Pr id ent harl Baird of orkington mbuJance and ur ing Division who udden death wa a great hock to the member was buried with t. John honour. lr. Baird, a retired bank manager, de pite his many other so ial activitie and work with tbe t Cumberland Ho pItal Management Committee. wa ah ay ready to be of service to the Brigade. s advi or in all finan ial matter, he \ a partly Ie pon ible for the purchase of tbe di i ion' fine headql.lart r. He took a per onal int re t not o nl y in the division a tivitie but in ach indi idual member and attended a ll the function and meeting. hortl before hi death he presented a up to the CadetDi i ion \ hi h ha b nnamed" The Baird Cup.' The cad t \vi11 compete for the b t all-round cadet each y ar. Hi kindly disposition and keen intere in th orkington Di i ion gained for hinl the resp of all m mb r and h will be gr a il y mi ed.

Mr ,Felix Wa rTe Cou nt y Vice Pr esident for ursing Di vis ions , D orset; since Octo ber 12th 1942 She will be remembered always for her great sweetness and ever ready sy mpathy and support both to the Ord er (of which she was an Officer Sister) a nd to the Brigade. At her funeral, held a t St. Mary's Church, P owerstock, many representatives of the Ord er and Brigade were present.

* Mary Gertrude Travis who had been Superintendent of Harrogate ursing D ivision for many years. She wa appointed a Serving Sister of the Order of St. John earlier this year and only a few days before her death was on voluntary duty in her capacity as Superintendent at an exhibition at H arrogate Royal Hall. Miss Travis was born in London and came to Harrogate thirty years ago, and was an enthusiast for work with tbe Brigade with which she had been associated for a long time.

* County taff Offi ce r illiam Lambert of Suffolk, who passed away in hospital on October 5th. He joined the Hearts of Oak D ivision of the Ipswich Corps in March 1909 and transferred to the St. Jobn's Division in 1911 and rose to become a Corps Officer in 1938. He held the Long Service edal with four bars together with the R .S.B. R eserve Long Service Medal, serving with H.M. Forces from 1914-1922. It wa not till 1930 that he was di charged from the Sick Berth Reserve on medical grounds.

In 1950 he was placed on the County Staff. He was a erving Brother of the Order of St. John and. at his death was 3 years, having given fifty years of valuable service to the Brigade. The ambulance cause in Ipswich has suffered a great los through his death.

* -"ur ing l ernber 1\lr. Holland of Ha land -Gra moor Tursing Divi ion. who pa ed away on 0 tober 10th. 1\Ir. Holland wa one of the founder members in 1941. and was 73 years of age. I[embers of the 1 ur ing and Ambulance Divisions formed a guard of honour at the Chur h, *

charge of ou r b pita a t a e ry difficult tim. the area around t he hospital was ove rru n by th e Je wi h rmy when D r. D oany a Uo\· ed th e milit ary guard \ ho had been left wit h him to e ca p an d he him elfr main d to be tak n pri oner by the Jews whe n they occLlpi d h ho pita !. Wh ile h was awa itin g tri a l th rab Governor i n J ern a t 01 a rr a nge d for hi ·exchange for a J ew ish doctor in Ar a b

shire Special Consta bulary, and grou p organiser and a mem ber of the l ocal execu tive committee of the British R ed Cross Society. During the 1914- 18 War he ser ed in the R.A.M.C., mostly in France.

*

In less than three weeks the Ealing Ambulance Division suffered a double loss in the death of Mr John Gow and Dr. N. Mer chan t.

Mr. Gow was well known in fu'st aid competition circles, as for thirteen years he was responsible for the ery etfecti e and realistic staging of the Ealing Open First Aid competition which has now become renowned throughout London. He wa awarded a vellum vote of thanks b y the Order in 1955

Dr. Merchant had been D ivisiona l Surgeon for t he past three years during which time he bad given a considerable amount of tin1e botl1 in training and on duty.

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StaiI Ser geant Albert V. Gibbons, of Harlesden Ambulance Division.

For thirty-three years Mr. Gibbons had gi ven cheerfully efficient and outstanding service in the cause of ambulance work generally. He joined the Briga de in January 1925 , was promoted Corporal in 1931 , Sergeant in 1939 and was called t o the Forces in 1939 as a Reservist in the Ro yal Naval Sick Berth Reserve. Discharged by ill health in 1941 he sh'aight away took charge of the newly formed Cadet Di v ision of the Brigade in Harlesden , being appointed its first Superintendent in 1942. III health forced him to gi ve up that part of hi.s Brigade work in 1945, whereupon he returned to the adult division and was given the special appointment of Staff Sergeant in 1946. In 1957 he was admitted to the Order of St. John in the grade of Serving Brother. III health again forced him to give up his belo ve d work but he left behind him an example of service and devotion to duty which is a brilliant example for those following him and an inspiration to which they can but aspire. For m any years he was Ambulance Instructor to the 72nd Company, Harlesden, Boys' Brigade, where his efforts helped to bring much success to the boys at that time. Also for many years he was active as a first-aider with his firm the North Thames G as Board and led his team to success in several competitions. Further, he gave excellent service to Civil D efence work before, during, and after the war. He had acted as demonstrator at first a id classes in many factories locally, his cheerful but thorough instruction making him highly popular with all.

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County Staff Officer M.iss R osa E. Lord, B.E.M , S S.St.J., who joined the Leicester Arthur Faire Nursing Di vision on Octo ber 3rd, 1923. In October 1926, she enrolled as a mobile member of the Voluntary Aid Detachmen and throughout this tin1e she performed many public, hospital and road service duties. In 1933 she was appointed Di visional Treasurer and obtained her Camp Cookery Certificate. In 1936 she gained her Air R a id Precautions Certificate; in 1936 her Grade 2 Certificate and in 1938 a Grade I Instructors' Certificate In 1939 she became Divisional Superintendent of the Arthur Faire Nursing Di vision.

In August, 1939, a first aid po twas estab lished in S t P bilips Schoolrool11.s, Leicester and Mi Lord wa appo inted full -time Officer-in-Charge, dur ng "vhi h tin1e many hundred of volunteer were trained. Her methods of training beca me o well-known that Home Office officia l came to inspect t he work s he was doing and for tbis work he wa awarded the Br itish Empire Medal.

Mi Lord wa instrument a l in organi ing training d a for officers and memb r of the mU'sing divisions which were held at the Royal Infirmary The Handi raft Exhibitions held in the Edward Wood H a U Leice te r, fo r member of the Brigade, were also inaugurated by Miss Lord. She was admitted to the Order of St. John a a Ser ving Sister in 1945 and promoted to County Offi cer in May , 1948 For her fine work wi th the Arthur Faire ur ing Cadet Division he wa made a President of the di vision.

Miss F. E. Alien, S.S.St J., enrolled in the Leicester Vaughan Colleg urs ing Di iion on March 12th 1913 and be ame Di visional Superintendent in 1923. She

took over tl1e pos i ion of o r ps Secretary in 1929 and wa promoted to rp S u peri n tendent in 1935. Mis 11 n transferred to Brigade Re erve in 1945 afLer 32 yea r aClive ervice will, the Brigaele and in that year becam Pre ident of the Jubi lee ur ing Di v i ion

Miss Allen wa s a life mem ber of the s ocialion and for ma ny year red on the E ecutive ommillee. Sh was on e of he original in liga tor of the w H adquarters Fund a nd v as respo ns ibl e for rai s ing a la rge um t ward it. he wa ke n y inl re t eI in competilion ork and was t he ead r of a lcam from Vaughan 01 lege ur ing Di i ion \ ho ompeted in the London Anal At Mi llen' reque t, no Rowe r \ ere ent to h r fune ra , bul donation s to the Brigad e were r eque cel in li e u The e donation a moun ted lo £39 9s.

We a ll look ed forward to having Mi llen with u for th e officia l op ning o f th e new Headquart e r , a nd were g ri d t h ear that he had pa ed away ju pri r l e ing t he fulAlment of h r gr a l t" i h During the w hole lim e of her e r i e " ith the Briga d e, be \ as gr atly 10 ed and respected ball ra nk

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Th e St. Joh n A mbu lance Bri ga d e has a p r o ud recor d o f servi ce and confident ly expects to pl ay its full par t in the f uture , par t ic ular ly in t he event of a nation a l e mergency. But it ca n d o this only if its members a r e organized in advance t o carry o ut d uties whi c h ensure t he best use be ing made of their sp e ci a l s k ill.

T he Briga d e has undertake n to increase the num ber of its members al r eady in the N ationa l Hos pi tal Serv ice Reserve. Many D ivisions are joinin g th e Reserve as complete un its an d you are aske d to jo in through your Division. In a national emergency your tr a in i ng an d exper ience would then be immediately avail a ble and would be of i ndispens a b le va l ue in the efficient staffing of expanded hospitals and first a id serv ice s

A s an S.J.A. B mem b er y o u ar e entit l e d t o the se privileges

I. A n N. H S.R badge on joining th e Reserve.

2 . A medical examination is no longer necessary.

3. No obligation to commit yourself to any specified number of hours of service in the event of war.

4 You are not obliged to give u p m ore i m e t o extra duties or traini ng.

S No enrolmen t form to fill up

6 You may , if you wish, underta k e hospital work or exercises with the Forward Medical Aid Units and you will chen receive a personal issue of a uniform on free loan as we as travelling expenses.

7 You wi l l have t he opportunity of a t tending specialised and advanced courses arranged for N H.S. R members.

Co nsu lt y o ur D i v i si o nal Su p erinten d ent an d j o i n

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pat ie n ts whose breathing Is abse n t or depressed

shock, asp h yxiation, drowning Va iab e p ess ur e co n t r ol the Oxyvator to be used as a manual y controlled pressure resuscitator controlled by the patients' Inspirato y effor s. For demonstration a n d f ull detai s pl ease w ite to Br tish Oxygen Gases Limited, Medica D ivisio n, Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex.

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