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Report of the Chapter-General for the year ended 31 st December, 1967

CHANCER Y OF THE ORDER. ST. JOHN'S GATE. CLERKENWELL. LONDON. E.C.1

Telegraphic Address: Firstaid. London

Telephone: Clerkenwell 6644 (253-6644)

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CONTENTS

Page FRONTISPIECE

CHAPTER-GENERAL

LIFE SAVING AWARDS

",obtrtign REPORT OF THE HOSPITALLER

REPORT OF THE WARDEN .

REPORT OF THE LADIES' GUILD

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MAJESTY THE QUEEN

THE GREAT OFFICERS REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER-IN-CHI EF, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE .

REPORT OF THE ALMONER

REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN

PRIORY OF SCOTLAND

PRIORY FOR WALES

PRIORY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

~ranb ~tior

Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, K.G ., K.T., K.P., P.C., G.M.B., G.C.M.G ., G.C.V.O.

J..orb ,letior The Lord Wakehurst , K.G. , K.C.M.G.

PRIORY IN NEW ZEALAND .

PRIORY OF CANADA

PRIORY IN AUSTRALIA

COMMANDERY OF ARDS IN NORTHERN IRELAND.

COMMANDERY IN CENTRAL AFRICA

,lettlatt The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Donald Coggan, D.D., Archbishop of York

~banctllor

The Lord Caccia, G .C.M.G. , G.C.V.O.

~ai1iff

COMPLETE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION STATISTICS

AND

BRIGADE

REPORT OF THE RECEIVER-GENERAL.

ACCOUNTS

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

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Sir Harry Luke. K.C.M.G., D.UTT.. LL.D.

*~ssistant

*mbe (tExerutiue effiret5 ~batlCtIIor

(tExeruti ue e ffirers

ssistant Receiver-GeneralM. S. Barker, Esq., F.C.A.

The Lord Caccia, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. Deputy HospitallerAir Commodore T. Keith Lyle, C.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.P .. F.R.C.S. ~tcretar!, ·Q9tntral

C. T. Evans, Esq., C.M.G.

Rtctibtt-Q9tnttaI Lewis G. Whyte. Esq., F.F.A.

1.Bittdor =Q9tntral,

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J obn %lmbulanct %l5socintion

Sir Philip Southwell, C.B.E., M.C. ~o5pitaIltt

Brigadier Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, G.c.v.O., M.D., F.R.C .. , F.R..

Deputy Director-General, St. John Ambulance AssociationLieut.-General Sir Alexander Drummond, K.B.E .. C.B., LL.D., F.R.C.S., D.L.O. Assi tant Director General, St. John Ambulance AssociationSir David Wilkin on, Bt., D.S.C. A istant Directors of CeremoniesCommander E. A. Morrison, R.N. Group-Capt. The Hon. Peter Vanneck, O.B.E., A.F.C., A.D.C. Lieut.-Colonel E. Remington-Hobbs, D.S.O., O.B.E. (Cross Bearer) Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance BrigadeRear-Admiral R. S. Well by, C.B., D.S.O.

%lImoner Sir Gerald Creasy, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., O.B.E. ~ibtatian

Dr. Richard Williams, F.S.A.

Rtgi5ttat Sir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., D.UTT., LL.D.

~tntalogi5t

Sir Anthony Wagner, K.C.V.O.

1Bittdot of QCtttmonits Colonel P. H. Catt ~ommi55iontr-in·(:bid, ~t.

Jobn %lmbulamt ~tigabt

Lieut.-General Sir William Pike, K.C.B., C.B.E. D.S.O.

*As at 31st December, 1967.

* As at

31st December 1967.

Repre.sentatihe

*CHAPTER GENERAL

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H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., etc. The Most Rev. & Rt. Hon. Lord Fisher of Lambeth, P.C., G.C.V.O., D.O. Charles H. C. Pirie-Gordon, Esq., O.B.E., D.S.C., F.S.A. Horace F. Parshall, Esq., T.D. Dr. Richard Williams, F.S.A. Brigadier Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, G.C.v.o., M.D., F.R.C. Rear-Admiral Royer Dick, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.C.

mbe iBrior.s of ,lBtiorie.s Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, K.C.M.G. (Scotland) The Lord Aberdare (Wales) Brigadier C. M. Hoffe, C.B.E. (South Africa) H.E. Sir Arthur Porritt, G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E. (New Zealand) H.E. The Rt. Hon. D. R. Michener, P.c .. Q.C., LL.D. (Canada) H.E. The Rt. Hon. Lord Casey, P.C., G.C.M.G., C.H., D.S.O., M.C. (Australia)

mbe (fxecuti he etficer.s Itnigbt.s of 3fu.stice (who have served two terms of three years on Chapter-General and wish to continue thereon) Major P. M. Beachcroft, O.B.E. Commander E. A. Morrison, R.N. Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Cecil Wakeley, Bt., K.B.E., C.B. Major R. L. Loyd, O.B.E., M.C. Captain The Lord Harris, M.C. The Earl of Cranbrook, C.B.E. The Lord Cozens-Hardy, O.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Cook. The Hon. Sir George Bellew, K.C.V.O. Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Hornby Steer. The Lord Crook. Major Sir Harry Sinderson, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.V.O. Major The Hon. Sir Clive Bossom, Bt. The Hon. Denis Berry, T.D. Sir Austin Strutt, K.C.V.O., C.B. Colonel Sir Cullum Welch, O.B.E., M.C.

*As at 31st December, 1967.

Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh Turnbull, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. (representative of the Priory of Scotland). Sir David Evans-Bevan, Bt. (representative of the Priory for Wales). Brigadier Sir Ian Fraser, D.S.O., O.B.E.

1knigiJts of

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W. G. Pape, Esq. W. E. C. Lazenby, Esq., C.B.E. Sir Hugh Dow, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. The Lord Latham. Sir John Hathorn Hall, G.C.M.G. Sir Alexander Grantham, G.C.M.G. Lieut.-General The Lord Norrie, G.C.M.G., G.c. V.O., C.B., D.S.O., M.C. Sir Andrew Wright, K.C.M.G., .B.E., M.C. Major-General Sir Ralph Hone, K.C.M.G .. K.B.E., M.C., T.D., Q.C. Colonel W. E. Pringle, M.C., T.D. D.L. Captain P. Reay, O.B.E., M.C. Captain F. L. Richard, O.B.E. Sir Edwin Chapman-Andrews, K.C.M.G., O.B.E. 1. A. B. Palmer, Esq. Vice-Admiral Sir Peveril William-Powlett, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N.

Sir Philip Warter.

Repre.sentatihe 3funior itnigbt.s l~nigiJts

of Justice

ir Andrew Murray, O.B.E. (representative of the Priory of Scotland). Colonel Sir Cennyd Traheme, T.D. (representative of the Priory for (Wales). Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell, Bt. G. L. C. Colenso-Jones, Esq. The Earl St. Aldwyn, K.B.E., P.C., T.D., D.L. Lieut.-Colonel J. R. L. Traherne D. L. (representative of the Priory for Wales).

If\nig-f)ts of

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C. S. C. Prance, Esq., O.B.E.

H. N. Bream, Esq. H: S. Taylor-Young, Esq. LIeut.-General Sir Alexander Drummond, K.B.F., C.B. T~e Hon. Sir Maurice Bridgeman, K.B.E. AIr Commodore T. Keith Lyle, C.B.E. Sir John Buchanan, K.C.M.G. R. J. W. Struthers, Esq. M. S. Barker, Esq. Sir Francis Evans, G.B.E., K.C.M.G. M. M. Scott, Esq. Rear-Admiral R. S. Wellby.

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8 The Rt. Rev. H. J. Buxton. The Rt. Rev. & Rt. Hon. J. W. C. Wand, P.C., K.C.V.O. The Rt. Rev. P. H. Herbert, K.C.V.O., D.D. The Rt. Rev. & Rt. Hon. H. C. Montgomery Campbell, P.C., M.C., D.D . The Rt. Rev. D . H. Crick, D.D. The Very Rev. C. L. Warr, G.C.V.O., D.D., LL.D. The Rev. A. Nevile Davidson, D.D. The Rt. Rev. G. H. Ellison, Bishop of Che ter. The Rt. Rev. W. H. Stewart, C.B.E., D.D. The Rt. Rev. W. A. Parker, Bishop of Shrewsbury. The Rt. Rev. J. D. McKie. The Rt. Rev. W. A . E. Westall, Bishop of Crediton. The Rt. Rev. Stanley A. H. Eley, Bishop of Gibraltar. The Most Rev. A. C. MacInnes, C.M.G., Archbishop of Jerusa lem and Metropolitan. The Rt. Rev. C. Eastaugh, M.C., Bishop of Peterborough. The Very Rev. O. H. Gibbs-Smith , C.B.E., Dean of Winchester. The Rt. Rev. R. D. Say, Bishop of Rochester. The Rev. Canon Christopher Perowne, T.D.

THE REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1967

Chapter-General has the honour to submit to Members and Associates of the Order thi report for the year 1967. A UAL FESTIVAL OF THE ORDER The Fe ti al wa held on Saturday, 24th June. Holy Communion was celebrated in the Grand Priory Church by (the late) The Rt. Rev. Joost de Blank,D.D. ub-Prelate of the Order who was the Officiating Sub-Prelate for the day. The General A embly wa held in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion Hou e by kind permi sion of the Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Sir Robert Bellinger, G.B.E. The Commemoration Service took place at St. Paul's Cathedral in the afternoon when the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs attended in State. The Addre wa given by Bishop Joo t de Blank.

®fficiating <trI)aplnins The Rev. Canon Christopher Perowne, T.D. The Rev. Rennie Simpson.

lRepresentatlbe <trlericaI

~retl]ren

The Rev. M. F. Foxell, K.C.V.O. The Rev. Cyril Cresswell, K.C.V.O., F.S.A. The Rev. Canon A. F. Hood.

lRepresentatibe <trommanber

APPOI TME TS The Mo t Rev. and Rt. Hon. Donald Coggan, D.O., Archbishop of York, was appointed by Hi Royal Highness The Grand Prior to be the Prelate of the Order from St. John' Day 1967. He succeeds The Lord Fi her of Lambeth, formerly Archbishop of Canterbury, who had expre sed a wi h to retire from that office which he had held since 1945. Rear-Admiral Royer Dick, C.B., C.B.E., D .S.C., had expressed his wi h to retire from the office of Commissioner-in-Chief of the St. John Ambulance Brigade from St. John' Day, and Lieut.-General Sir William Pike, K.C.B. C.B.E., D.S.O. , was appointed by the Grand Prior to ucceed him in that office.

H. C. Stewart, Esq.

lRepresentntibe ®ffirer F. H. D. Pritchard, Esq., C.B.E.

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~erretarp -c1generaI

N. C. McClintock, Esq. ~erretarp

J. G. Silver, Esq., B.E.M. ~tta5Urer

anb %lccountant

D. B. R. Swinstead. Esq.,

F.C.A.

FOREIG AFFAIRS It has become the custom ince the creation of the Alliance of European Orders of St. John, for Conventions of it Members, the Venerable Order being one, to be held annually, each Order serving as host in rotation. In 1967 it fell to the Venerable Order to be the host and the Convention met at St. John s Gate on 21st June when informative and useful discussions were held on matter of mutual interest. It was possible for the delegates of the guest Orders to take part in the Annual Festival and on the following Sunday they attended a service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, afterwards lunching with the Chancellor, Lord Caccia, at Eton. Trespassing slightly beyond the year under review, at the end of January 1968 the Bailiff of Egle (Sir Harry Luke) proceeded to Rome at the request of the Lord Prior in order to present formally to His Most Eminent Highness The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the newly appointed Liaison Officer of the Venerable Order with the Palazzo Malta, Major Hugo Anson, late Rifle Brigade. Major Anson succeeds in this capacity the late Duke of Leeds, perhaps better known as Sir D'Arcy Osborne.

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It may be recalled that it was Sir Harry Luke who was charged in 1945 with a rrUssion to the present Grand Master's predece or, the late Prince Chigi, the object of which wa the renewal of clo e and cordial relation between the two Orders culminating in the Joint Declaration of 1963.

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ST. JOHN COUNCILS

A St. John Council was established in the County of Lincoln. OBITUARIES

ADMINISTRATIVE REORGA lSAT10

An important event of the year was the transfer in the autumn of tho e departments of the Order, including the Treasury and the Headquarter of the Association and Brigade from the premi e which they had occu pied in Nos. 8, 9 and 10 Grosvenor Crescent to a recon tructed No . 1 and 2. This was the culmination, so far as the Order was concerned, of prolonged negotiations and discussions between the landlord of the Grosvenor Crescent properties, the Grosvenor Estate on the one hand and the Order the British Red Cros Society and the Joint Committee on the other about the redistribution of the accommodation in the Cre cent occupied by them, the reconstruction of the properties and the grant of new long leases. The Order was fortunate in that it wa the fir t to be able to bring this re-organisation to fruition. The fact that the Headquarters of the Association and the Brigade were now to be housed in a single building was one of the factor (the other being the need to review the rising costs of Headquarters' expenditure throughout the Order and Foundation) which prompted con ideration of the possibility of merging the two Headquarters staff in the fir t place and bringing about a similar merger at all levels of the two Foundation . As a first step an Inter-departmental Committee was et up to ee ho\. this could be done and subsequently specific proposals for bringing about a complete merger were put forward by the Director-General and Commissioner-in-Chief. This topic is treated more fully in their own report. OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

A major preoccupation in the second half of the year wa the po ition of the hospital in Jerusalem in view of the o-called Six-days War which led to the ousting of the Jordanian Government and the introduction of Israeli rule in the whole city. This is another matter which i more fully dealt with in the Report on the Hospital that follows. It may, however, be mentioned that in this connection Chapter-General authori ed £10,000 to be placed at the disposal of the Warden of the Ho pital for the relief of refugees whose cases might come within its purview. GRAND PRIORY CHURCH REBUILDl G FUND

At the end of 1967 the sum needed to clear the debt on the Church had been reduced to some £4,700. Past experience shows that the debt decreases at the rate of approximately £1,000 a year. OVERSEAS

The work of the Order in the overseas territories administered as part of the Grand Priory continued and expanded throughout the year. New Regulations were approved by the Grand Prior for St. John Councils in Tanzania, Ceylon, St. Lucia and St. Christopher/Nevis/Anguilla.

Chapter-General ustained an unusually large number of deaths among t its members during the year: they included Sir George Wilkinson - a long standing member of Chapter-General and a generous benefactor of the Order. Mr. Donald Maclean who had performed a great service as a Deputy Director of the As ociation. Sir Robert George- who represented the Priory of Australia. Brigadier Copland Griffith-who had seen many years of service as Chairman of t. John Council for Hereford hire. Mr. John Tennant-who as a member of the Finance Committee had rendered valuable service in connection with the finances of the Order. Captain John Docwra-Rogers- a familiar figure for so many years as word Bearer. He had performed in addition notable service over the pa t few years in undertaking the task of examining, photographing and recording a very large number of properties which had been formerly owned by the Order in Mediaeval times. He was succeeded as Sword Bearer by Lieut.-Colonel W. W. Dove, who before that had for long been Chapter-General' Cross Bearer. Unfortunately he too died shortly after ucceeding to hi new office. LIFE SAVING AWARDS

The Life Saving Medal in Bronze Arthur Lanthier for the rescue at great personal risk of 3 children who had fallen through broken ice into the Ottowa River. Private Frederick Sydney Ashton, S.J.A.B., for the rescue, with complete disregard to his own safety, of a man overcome by carbon dioxide gas in a cider vat at Attleborough. Certificate oj Honour A/M Roger Blanchford, S.J.A.B., for the rescue of two men trapped on a dangerous loose cliff at La Corbiere, Forest, Guernsey.

ST. JOHN OPI-ITHALMT

HOSPITAL OF JERU ALEM

REPORT OF THE HOSPITALLER The Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Ho pital have the honour to submit their seventy-sixth report covering thc eighty-fifth year of the Hospital for the information of H.R.H. The Grand Prior and the Chapter-General. GENERAL

The situation of our Hospital has been so radically changed by the decision of the Arab/Israeli war of June, 1967, that all other matters tend to fade into comparative insignificance thi year. A short account of events at the Hospital during the war wa di tributed with the Annual Report for 1966. We would like here to pay a further tribute to the courage and devotion of our staff in Jerusalem during and immediately after the ho tilitie . . Despite the very threatening situation and the urgings of tho e in authority to leave, Dr. Boase determined to stay at hi po t and to keep the Hospital open. In this decision he wa nobly upported by Mr . Boa e and by the Matron, Miss Holloway. Quite rightly he ordered away the other expatriate staff. Similarly, our Jordanian employee, one and all behaved magnificently. At a time when the afety of their own familie and homes was unknown they stood to their posts and enabled the Hospital to cater for the desperate need of regular patient and of war casualties. Had they not remained in the Ho pital then and in the difficult weeks that followed, and been quick to assert the rights and intere t of the Order, we should have suffered a great deal more than we did by way of looting and wanton damage. Our deep thanks are due to everyone of them. The British surgical and nursing staff who were evacuated immediately before the war were progressively returned in the late summer and autumn . Five surgeons and six nursing staff were back in Jeru alem before December. We are proud to record at this stage that our Warden Dr. Arthur Boase, was appointed a Companion of the Most Distingui hed Order of St. Michael and st. George by Her Majesty, the Queen, in the New Year' Honours 1968. This award, in recognition of his outstanding ervice over twelve years in Jerusalem, reflects the e teem and regard in which our Hospital and its work are held by the Sovereign Head of the Order. The war in June was followed by seven long and difficult months during which it became increasingly apparent that no quick or easy solution could be expected to the troubles of the Middle East. Jerusalem itself and the area immediately surrounding it were early declared an integral part of the State of Israel, and by the end of the year peace was not in sight. Meanwhile the stream of patients to the Hospital, which had diminished in June, steadily recovered its volume. Approximately some 1t million Arabs live in the country controlled by Israel, very few of whom, for one reason or another, are eligible for benefits under the admirable Israeli National Health Insurance. All of these are potential patients and a small number of Jews have also been attracted to the Hospital. As its continued existence became known, first to the Arabs in Israel proper who remembered it from the days of the Mandate, and then to those in Sinai and the Gaza Strip, so

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the numbers of patients grew. By the end of the year over half the usual numbers were coming and a further steady rise could be confidently expected. Subsequent months have proved this forecast right. HOSPITAL COMMITTEE

The Hospital Committee has remained essentially the same as reported last year, but it has lost the valuable services of Sir Arthur Porritt, G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., on his appointment as Governor-General of New Zealand. We must also record the sudden death of Lady WebbJohnson, the widow of the previous Hospitaller, who represented the Ladies' Guild on the Committee for nine years from 1957; for many year he has shown a deep interest in our affairs. RESEARCH

The research work on the epidemiology and clinical aspects of trachoma particularly in very young children, as encountered in Iran is still progressing and ha produced much information that was hitherto unknown. The first trial of an experimental prophylactic vaccine against the disease has now been completed. The trial were made with four types of vaccine; fortunately the "dead" type i as good as the several "live" vaccines that were tried. Thi is fortunate since the killed vaccine is safer to make, keep and use. Initially the re ults in preventing the occurrence of the disease were ati factory, but the immunity failed between the second and third year, a degree of protection which makes it neither a feasible communal or public health propo ition. We are thus provided with the indication that a vaccine can be effective to some degree, but that an attempt should be made to evolve a more potent and concentrated fractionated vaccine. That this can be done is theoretically possible, but it realization will necessitate a con iderable amount of fundamental research work on the immuno-chemi try of trachoma. For this purpose the Medical Research Council propose to make the necessary enlargements to its existing team under Profes or Collier of the Li tel' Institute, and this would be supplemented by research at the Institute of Ophthalmology. If this is successful field trial hould start again in Iran. The importance of discovering an adequate prophylactic mea ure to combat trachoma throughout the world i undoubtedly ufficient to ju tify this programme of work. STAFF

We have already recorded the loyalty displayed by our entire local staff during and immediately after the war. We should al 0 like to record with gratitude that the British and American surgeons and si ters who were sent away, and quite rightly sent away, by the Warden immediately before hostilities started, had all begged to be allowed to stay. They left only under compulsion and they returned immediately they were allowed to. Full details of individual staff changes are recorded in the Warden' section of this report. BUILDINGS

. The various works enumerated last year were carried steadily forward III the first five months of 1967. Thereafter the maintenance staff, who were so providentially taken on the establishment three year ago, quickly turned their attention to making good the damage caused by the war. We

ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL OF JERUSALEM

were indeed fortunate that this damage was so slight. A severe infantry battle was fought around the Hospital, but miraculously we were hit by only one shell. Naturally there was extensive minor damage too, but nothing that could not be repaired by our own staff. Before so very long the building was spick-and-span again. By the end of the year the various improvements authorised during the Hospitaller's visit in February were complete. In the kitchens the new butagas system is a great success and the whole kitchen and pantry area is now operating as one cohesive whole. The laundry has also been improved. In both areas the result is an easier work-system which is much appreciated by the staff and which leads to greater efficiency. The complex of store rooms beneath the operating theatre ha also been re-arranged. Matron's stores of clothing, blankets, stocks of cleaning material and certain reserves of food stuff are now kept in eparate storerooms opening off each other but accessible through only one door from the passageway.

have thus come to us with their families for a year at a time and three more delightful families we could not hope to have. In 1965 we received from the St. Sarkis Charity Trust, an Armenian charity with headquarters in London, a totally unexpected and very welcome gift of £5,000 for the Research Campaign. And this year this gift has been repeated. We are most grateful for this generosity and shall try to be worthy of the trust implied by it. To the Masonic Order of Knights Templar we have reason to be most grateful. Not only do they contribute generously by way of covenant to the Appeal of 1965, but for many years they have sent us further subscriptions collected from amongst their own members; and these sums get larger every year. We should like to record our thanks especially to Mrs. Vincent Astor by whose great generosity one bed has been endowed and maintained ever since the Hospital was built; and to the Sir Halley Stewart Trust who have helped us to finance the training of a pathologist-bacteriologist in connection with the Research Campaign. But above all we are indebted to the great Oil Companies who have recognised the unparalleled prospects of the Research Campaign and the value of our Ho pital to the people of the Middle East, and over many years have given us the funds without which we could not have carried on. For the continued support of the Iraq Petroleum Company, the Iranian Oil Companies and the Shell Oil Company we are more grateful than we can easily say.

FINANCE

One immediate result of the war has been a sharp ri e in the cost of living in Jerusalem. The full effect of this was not clear by the end of the year but it was already apparent that a substantial increa e in the salaries of local staff would be necessary. The rise in the cost of living has also entailed a rise in our own house-keeping expenses, and thi has more than offset any saving we might have been able to make by reason of the smaller numbers of patients now coming to us . The financial prospect is therefore dark. We have sufficient money to carryon for only a few more years and until the political future of the area is known it is difficult to raise further funds or to make positive plans. Like good men before us we must labour on in hope. The Appeals Committee under the chairmanship of our Hon. Treasurer remains in being. The film, "Journey to Jerusalem", which the Committee were able to have made in 1966 has been very well received ; its many showings should prove a useful means of furthering public relation and spreading a wider knowledge of the work of our Hospital. THANKS

It gives us pleasure to offer our deep thanks to all those individuals and organisations whose subscriptions finance the work of the Hospital and the Research Campaign. These subscriptions vary from the princely gifts of a number of our principal contributors to the many thousands of small sums subscribed by individuals in many different parts of the world and in many different circumstances. Many are our own St. John members both in England and overseas, contributing either individually or in groups to the Hospital or the Ladies' Guild. Large contributions have been collected in this way by practically every Priory of the Order. In most cases we do not know the individual subscribers but we would like to assure them one and all of our deep gratitude and that of our patients. To the American Society of the Order we are particularly grateful for their participation in this work. Not only do they finance the Eye-bank but they have also made themselves responsible for selecting and financing one ophthalmic surgeon on our staff every year. Messrs. Ray, Kohl and Casey

STEWART DUKE-ELDER, Hospitaller.

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the Mount of Olives. No account of our War experiences would be complete without a word of praise for our Arab Staff. To them, falsely elated by Monday morning's bombastic chanting of "Tel-Aviv tonight," Tuesday's change of fortune came as a shock too deep to be assessed in its full significance. And although all had in common the gravest apprehension as to the fate of their families and homes no one chose to leave, and those who had been away at the start returned as soon as it was safe to do o. Loyalty to the hospital was the binding factor. From the e martial reminiscences the recorder turns with relief to the happier events of the year, the first of which was the arrival in January of the Hospitaller with Lady Duke-Elder for his annual inspection. This visit had all the air of an international congress of ophthalmology, for not only was the Deputy Hospitaller present with Mrs. Keith Lyle, but Profe sor and Mrs. Charamis from Athens and Professor and Mrs. Derrick Vail from Chicago were also here as most welcome guests. At the annual prize-giving of our Nurses' Training School Sir Stewart took the occasion to present the insignia as an Officer in the Order to Mr. Hugh Pullar, H.B.M.'s Consul-General in Jerusalem , and as a Serving Sister to Miss Eileen Smith our Assistant Matron. A memorable event on February 7th was the dedication by His Grace the Archbishop, Dr. A. C. MacInnes, of the Triptych presented by Lady Webb-John on in memory of her husband, the former Hospitaller. This ~emorial makes. an attractive altar that has turned a nondescript room mto a very pleasmg chapel. The ceremony of dedication was attended by the Hospitaller and a representative gathering of staff and guests. February 19th wa a red letter day for the hospital. For we had the great hono~r of a visit by H.R.H . the Duke of Edinburgh. His inspection of the hospItal wa as thorough and comprehensive as we had been led to expect, but not as frightening as some would have had us anticipate. Some photograph of the visit appeared in the 1966 report. In April the Chancell~r, Lord Caccia, arrived for a short visit, his first to Jerusalem. We trust It was as pleasant for him as it was for us. His ~eticulous .research into the affairs and working of the hospital will have mformed him of the many-faceted problems that arise here. Among other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Loerung, and Mr. and Mrs . !ame C.romweU of New York, prominent representatives of the Am~ncan SocIety of t~e Order; Sir Harry Luke, Bailiff of Egle, accompamed by the Rev. LewIs Cameron, chaplain of the Order in the Church of Scotland; ~i~ Edwin Chapma~-Andrews, our Hon. Treasurer; Mr. Philip Adams, Bntish Am~assador m Amman; Mrs. Margaret Kirkup, C.St.J., Northumberland; SIr George Scott, K.St.J., Yorkshire; Major L. M Blo~mfie~d, K .St.J. , Canada; Lord Samuel, England; and Dr. Albert RabmowItz, K.St.J., South Africa. St. John's Day, 24th June, made a break with tradition. It has been customary for the staff to attend a special morning service in the St. John ~hapel of St. George'~ Cathedral, and to mark the day by a Garden Party III the aftern~)O.n . ThIS yea: both these functions were ruled out by the Curfew restnctlOn.s. In theIr. p~ace the ~ervice was held in the Hospital chapel, the ArchbIshop officIatmg, and It was followed by a reception in the refectory for those guests who were able to come. The Christmas festivities we~e also sadly curtailed. Not only did the Ramadan fast extend over Chnstmas but a well observed directive from

RETROSPECT

Just a year ago the Report for 1966 welcomed the start of a new year, which it was felt could not but be an improvement on its predecessor. Alas for human hopes! Just a year later this Report for 1967 looks back on the tragedy of the June War and its sequel of hardship and suffering. When towards the end of May it seemed that nothing but a miracle would avert the threatening storm our expatriate staff, doctors and isters, were evacuated from Jordan on the urgent advice of our Con ul-General. The Warden and the Matron remained at the hospital, and as an unexpected reversal of the general exodus John Salmon arrived fresh from Moorfields by the overland route. His coming was a great boon to u for not only did he help considerably in maintaining morale but his large "dormobile" car with its sacrosanct GB registration served us in great stead when our locally registered vehicles were liable to appropriation. The hospital came through its ordeal of fire during the night of Monday , June 5th with remarkably little serious damage. Broken window and doors, the random scars of bullets embedded in interior walls, and izeable chunks of shrapnel scattered about the compound and roofs, all told their tale. One la~ge shell had penetrated the outer wall of a ward, ricocheted through two inner walls and mercifully come to rest in a bathroom without exploding. In the early hours of Tuesday the battle pas ed beyond us and the hospital was occupied by the Israeli forces. These were subsequently withdrawn after an appeal to the Military Governor. On Monday, June 12th the Order's standard was again flying from the Tower a a signal that the hospital was functioning as usual. There were three operations that morning. Meanwhile the hospital had braced itself for a siege. Our population was swollen not only by many of the staff who would normally have gone home when off duty but also by an invasion of persons seeking refuge from homes and hotels in the front line of the battle, all of whom , plus the in-patients, were somehow sardined into the ba ement boilerroom as the safest place. Just to show that the Order is equal to all demands a switch from ophthalmology to midwifery was taken in its stride ; at the height of the battle a boy baby joined our numbers. But just then infant welfare was not number one priority; dome tic issues suddenly became matters of the gravest concern. Without electric power, water could not be pumped from the underground reservoirs to the roof cisterns, and with the latter empty the toilets could not be flushed. In no time we were faced with a reproduction of the Augean stables. Water had to be fetched by bucket from outside the building as opportunity allowed (for to leave cover was not free of risk). But with everyone helping, the situation was controlled. So also was the problem of feeding some 200 hungry persons with the electric stoves out of action and little but iron rations in the store. That our Matron managed to produce two bowls of hot gruel per person per day on a single primus stove was quite remarkable, as was the recipe of this "St. John Soup." But for the record let it be said that when supplies were at a critical stage we did lunch off Scotch salmon and strawberries, the former a gift from the rapidly thawing deep freeze of the American Colony Hotel, the latter the produce of a bumper crop in our garden; and all to a background of battle noises from

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Amm~n (supported by veil~d. ~hreats of violence for non compliance) to aVOld any semblance of reJOlcmg lest the cause of national mourning be forgotten decided for us the pattern of our celebrations. There was no dinner and no dance as in previous years. Instead we had a quiet coffee party on Christmas morning to exchange greetings and to distribute presents to the staff.

Because of the war the start of the 1967/68 school was deferred from October to January 1968. Ten students have been enrolled for this school, five boys and five girls. The war also interfered with the training of extra-mural students, but up to June we had had one UNRWA nursing orderly from Lebanon, and four student nurses from the Augusta Victoria hospital for three months tuition in ophthalmic nursing.

STAFF

There was no change in the senior administrative staff during the year. Of the surgeons, Bill Kohl left under orders from the U.S. Consulate on 31st May, a month earlier than he would normally have done. We were more than sorry to lose him and Anne. During his eleven months here he had done much to enhance the reputation of the hospital and the administration of the Eye bank. Because of the War his successor, Bill Casey, nominated by the American Society of the Order, could not take up the appointment till 18th November. The Army and the RAF have once again given us much support. Lt. Col. K. P. Milne arrived 22nd March, was evacuated on 31st May and returned 29th August. Sqd. Ldr. Derek Brennan finished his assignment on 26th February, and was replaced by Sqd. Ldr. W. E. Clifford-Jones who returned in November after being ordered away in May. In view of the valuable assistance rendered to the hospital by the Service doctors we piously hope that Britain's withdrawal from the East will not extend to Jerusalem. Dr. Mar~aret Challis left at the end of Mayas scheduled . A few day later her r~sldence here was severely damaged by gun-fire. She is now busily employed m London. Her successor, John Salmon, the third of the Moorfields surgeons to come under the scheme for six-months secondment is likely to be the last, for some time at least. The present intensity of w~rk does not warrant more than five doctors. Capt. Ibrahim Ayesh of the Jordanian Army finished his time with u on 28th February and left for higher study in London. We had three final-year medical students for special training in ophthalmology, Adam Johns and Peter Hamilton from the Radcliffe, Oxford and David Boase from St. Thomas's, London. Unfortunately they too had to be evacuated from Jerusalem before completing their time here. There was quite a change in the Nursing Sister personnel. Helen Bennett left in February, Hazel Weston, Jean Kidger and Rosetta Clark in April, and Janet Smith in May. As replacements Kay Kitchingham arrived in February, Jill Matthews, Mary Kirton and Margaret Fensom in April. Our catering officer, Georgette Martin, left in March. The post was then vacant until we were able to engage Mrs. Barbara Ghattas (nee Ellis ' formerly a nursing sister on our staff) in September. SCHOOL OF NURSING

Five students passed the final examination and were promoted to be ophthalmic nurses. In the first-year examination only two of the five candidates were successful. The three failures were considered unlikely to make the grade and were removed from the school. Another five first-year students had decided to return to their homes because of the war and so did not take the examination.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We gratefully acknowledge the gift of one hundred dollars from the No. 10 Nursing Division, Regina, Saskatchewan, in memory of Mrs. MacLaughlin. This memorial is to take the form of a bookcase. The Masonic Lodge in Lincoln has donated £200 for the purpose of providing books and ancillaries for the library of our Training School. Since Mr. Allan Briggs, an ophthalmic surgeon in Lincoln, was the prime mover we thank him most sincerely for his interest in the hospital and through him his Lodge for their generous gift. As a result of Sir George Scott's visit to the hospital the Council of the Order for the West Riding of Yorkshire voted a sum of £100 to be devoted to improving the amenities for the Staff. In expressing our gratitude to the Council and in particular to its Chairman, Major F. R. Ingham, I would record that their very generous gift is enabling us to furnish the male ~u~s~s common-room which up to now has been a very bleak and unmVlhng room . To Profe sor Isaac Michaelson, director of the Eye Department of the .Hadassah .Hospital,. we 0:ve a word of t~anks. He has been very helpful m moothmg out dIfficultIes that have ansen for us vis-a-vis the authorities in Israel and, what js more important, he has very kindly invited us to attend the clinical teaching rounds in his Department to our advantage. LADIES' JERUSALEM COMMITTEE

The Chairman of the Committee, Mrs. Joy MacInnes, has submitted the following report: "In a year which brought n:any changes to Jerusalem, it is good to report th~t the work of the Ladles' Committee was not seriously disrupted and meetmgs were held on seven occasions. A chang~ of member.s~ip occurred in August with the departure of both Amencan and Bnhsh Consuls-General and their wives to fresh assignments. Mrs: Wilson and Mrs. Pullar have been valued and helpful m~mbers an~ theIr loss was greatly regretted. Their places on the Comrruttee have Slllce been filled by Mrs. Pierson Hall and Mrs. Cassels whose husbands are respectively American Consul and Senior Repres~ntative (West Bank) UNRWA . . First Aid- Student nurses attended a course and should in normal ClfcuI?s~ances have t.aken the Jordan exam in June. As this was impossible per:msslOn w~s o~tamed for them to take the St. John exam in December, whIch they dId wIth very satisfactory results . Sewing Guild-Apart from a suspension of about three months during the summer, meetmgs were held twice monthly throughout the year. Atte~dances h.ave been reasonably satisfactory and a useful amount of making, mendmg and marking has been accomplished.

Club for the Blind-Starting with very successful Christmas parties in January, the first five months of the year saw a continuation of the informal talks and entertainments which are so greatly appreciated, while the annual picnic, which took place only ten days before the war, provided a very happy interlude during that anxious time. Club activities were resumed in the autumn, though numbers have been considerably reduced. Many young people who went on holiday to their homes beyond the Jordan before the outbreak of hostilities have so far been unable to return, wIllie others, both adults and children, have since left the West Bank. '

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STATISTICS

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

New cases

36,187

35,939

36,016

37,652

21,194

Total attendances

78,300 104,894 141,855

98,470

53,629

3,029

2,036

Admissions .

2,486

Operations .

5,979

6,042

6,089

6,030

3,283

4,177

4,518

4,364

5,303

2,838

Glasses ordered .

2,638

STATISTICS

As was only to be expected the war has had a most adverse effect on our statistics. This is shown in the table giving the quinquennial figures. But the full effect is better shown in the following break-down of the year's figures into the five months pre-war and the seven thereafter. January-May June- December 1,282 2,001 Operations 12,210 8,984 New Cases 35,459 18,170 Total Attendances We have lost a very large part of our potential clientele; but on the other hand we are now receiving in increasing number Arabs from the Gaza Strip and many Israeli Arabs who could not get to u before the war removed the barriers. Among these are not a few who were patient of ours before the old hospital on the Bethlehem Road wa abandoned in 1948. A negligible number of Israeli Jews have attended the ho pital, but there is no reason why they should do so as they have excellent ophthalmic service in Israel. On balance it may be said that we are recovering well, with attendances and operations showing an upward trend. If only Peace would come. . . ! A. J. BOASE, Warden.

COMMONER AND MORE S[GNIFICANT OPERATIONS Tarsectomy .

860

764

859

565

265

Chalazion

374

295

255

289

182

Strabismus .

509

370

342

335

213

Evisceration .

Enucleation.

' 90

1,290

1,327

1,208

1,289

538

Corneal tattooing

Corneal graft

106

117

Cataract.

1,061

1,237

1,641

1454

912

Discission

163

154

123

190

Glaucoma

283

351

359

436

272

Dacryo-cystectomy D-c-rhinostomy

Pterygium

Opt. iridectomy. Iris prolapse

Detachment of retina

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REPORT OF THE LADIES' GUILD FOR THE YEAR 1967 Three meetings of the Ladies' Guild have been held during the yearthe October meeting was graced by the presence of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester who also inspected the new west end premi es of the Order where the meeting was held, No.1 Grosvenor Crescent. We were fortunate to have Mrs. Boase, the wife of the Warden of the Hospital in Jerusalem, with us-she gave a most intere ting and vivid account of the Hospital during the Middle East war la t June. We all felt very proud of the behaviour of our staff both British ~nd Arab, under the leadership of Dr. and Mrs. Boase and the Matron, MI s Holloway. A full account of events will be found in the HospitaUer's Report. It is encouraging to know that the work of the Hospital never cea ed and that it has considerably recovered from the upheaval caused by the violent change of conditions. The need for the support of the Ladie ' Guild and the goods and amenities we provide i just as great a e er. We are very grateful this year to Mr. Briggs, who is an ophthaln:Uc surgeon in Lincoln. He and his friends have collected ?ver £200 WIth which to buy a library of instructional books for our nursmg and tudent staff-a long felt want. The books were despatched ju t before the war started and after various adventures and much hard work they have turned up safely at the Hospital. Bookcases ~o house them ~re being n:ade in Jerusalem with the balance of the fund raIsed by Mr. Bnggs and wlth a contribution given by No. 10 Nursing Division, Regina, Sa katchewan, in memory of Mrs. Norma MacLaughlin. We have despatched a great many thing for the Ho pita! this year and more goods are on their way now. We are also deeply grateful to our Overseas Guild for the generou gifts we have received and for their continuing interest and hard work on our behalf. Finally I would like to thank the individual member of thi Committee for their continued interest and generous support. We carryon the work in confidence and hope for the welfare of our great Ho pital which has done so much for the people of the Middle East and which has 0 much still to do. MARGARET WAKEHURST, Chairman.

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INTRODUCTION DURING the year the Headquarters of the Association and the Brigade vacated their former accommodation in Nos. 7, 8 and 10 and are now housed in the same building at No. 1 Grosvenor Crescent. It was not however for the change in location that the year was especially noteworthy at Headquarters, but because the move offered the opportunity of inte<1rating the A sociation and Brigade activities and their staffs. With the Order's approval this step has been readily taken. During the last quarter of the year there has therefore been one Headquarters responsible to the Director-qeneral; clo.se.ly ass.ocia~ed in. ~nd covering all the work of both FoundatIOns. SIT William Pike, III addItIOn to being Commissioner-in-Chief of the Brigade, shares with the DirectorGeneral the responsibilities for the overall direction of the Foundation activities. The integration of the Headquarters has been based on five Branches; firstly an Association Branch and a Brigade Branch and in addition to these the Overseas Medical and Appeals Branches. The first two undertake in the main the responsibilities previously associated with the separate Foundations the Association and the Brigade. The Overseas Branch will when fully established be responsible for the work of both the Association and Brigade overseas and function in close co-ordination with those two Branches on matters of policy. The Medical Branch provides expert advice and guidance on medical, nursing and allied subjects, so necessary to the maint~nance of our standards. The Appeals Branch through its activities raises funds from which financial support can be given to St. John Ambulance efforts in its wide field of activities. The Association Branch is to be in the care of Sir David Wilkinson; Sir Hilton Poynton, a former Permanent Under Secretary at the Colonial Office ha recently joined the Headquarters as Head of the Overseas Branch, and Profe sor Sir Hedley Atkins, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, has accepted the Chairmanship of the Medical Board which directs the activities of the Medical Branch. Lady Trefgarne continues as Appeals Chairman. The five Branches are linked by a Secretariat and Registry which coordinate and undertake all services of a routine and clerical nature thus freeing the main Branches for constructive activities. One further change to be noted has resulted from the Order's decision to make the Association and Brigade responsible for their own pUblicity and the Review. Consequent upon this have been the appointments of Colonel R. Hornby, O.B.E. as Public Relations Consultant, Miss R. O'Connor as Press Secretary, and Mrs. H. E. D. Richards as Editor of the Review. During the preparation of this report, it was announced by ChapterGeneral that the Association and Brigade in the Counties will be encouraged to merge into one Foundation following the pattern at Headquarters. This decision does not come within the period under review in this report,

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but its influence on future working necessitates it. being ment.ioned here. We believe that only good can come of this proposal and although there will !Je many problems to be considered it should be possible to re olve them in due course. We can report with confidence on the succe s of the co-operation at Headquarters and are convinced that the months ahead will see an equally happy extension of thi pattern generally which mu t, it seems to us, be in the interest of St. John a a whole. Although the Headquarters re-organisation was only started toward the end of the year it would be putting the clock back for the As ociation and Brigade to submit separate reports at this time. We have therefore this year used a joint format based on an account on each of the Branche covering 1967. ASSOCIATIO

The role of the Association in Sh011 is the promotion and expan ion of knowledge in first-aid and kindred subject - or, expressed more practically, to try to ensure by its efforts that whenever injury or illness occur whether in the home, street or factory there will be someone on hand trained to know what to do. The steps towards this goal include classes and examinations, the award of certificates to those who qualify, manual training techniques, competitions and re earch. TRAI I G

The totals of certificates issued in 1967 are hown in the tatl lIc Appendix. In England alone this represented a total increa e of 12,224 (or 11 % compared with the previous year. Included in these figure was an increase of 3,250 Basic First Aid certificates largely attributable to increased first aid in schools. 1966 saw the introduction of the Higher Fir t Aid Course and by the end of 1967 some 10,000 people had attained thi additional qualification. With a view to simplifying procedures governing first-aid certificate courses a new Attendance Register and Examiner's Report wa introduced in the Autumn. If this proves successful, similar procedure will be introduced for all adult courses. The increase in certificates awarded stems from ever greater importance being placed on first-aid knowledge generally and particularly in :Educational Establishments: Schools, Universities, Physical Education Centres, Domestic Science Colleges, Teachers Training College, Schools for handicapped children. Scouts, Mountain Leadership Groups, National and Local Local Referees Associations, Sub-Aqua Organizations: Clubs, Boy's Brigade, Girl's Brigade, Young Farmer's Club, Motorists, Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates. Continued expansion and especially amongst Industry: building contractors. Many Authorities now stipulate that amLocal Authorities: bulance personnel must obtain the Higher Certificate.

COMPETITIONS

It should be stre sed that competitions are exacting tests of first-aid under conditions akin to actual accidents. In fact, the realistic presentation of the tests at these competitions and the excellence of the casualty simulation amount to dress rehearsals under the eyes of skilled judges and onlookers. Competitions thus help very considerably in raising the tandard of first-aid by spreading the expert knowledge acquired at these events whether centrally or locally organised. To list all the competitions held up and down the country would not be possible in this report but the major national events shown below will help to illustrate the range. These are but the Finals- the culmination in most ca e of many preliminary round throughout the country. Winners

Competition ;\ fe ll

Grand Prio r' Trophies Police E lectricity uppl y

St. John Ambulance Brigade (Grimethorpe Colliery Division) Sheffield City Police orth Eastern (Stella South ) Bol over Colliery

ational Coal Board ational Dock Labour Grim by Board U .K . Atomic E nergy Aldermaston " A " Authori ty British Railways, London Tran port (Railway) and British Transport Western (Newport Docks High Street) do . Police Western (Paddington) R.O.F. Burghfield Ministry of Technology C.D.E.E . Porton Army Department West Midlands Gas Gas Industry Board National Road Pas engel's Aberdeen Corporation Transport Transport General Po t Office London Telecommunications (East Area) Fire Brigade City and County of Bri tol

Woman U .K. Atomic Energy Authority (A.W.R.E. Aldermaston) Cheshire Constabulary North Eastern (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

Aldermaston Eastern (Liverpool Street) DDjAscl, Liverpool R.O .F. Glascoed West Midlands Gas Board Liverpool City Transport Savings Department (Harrogate)

MANUALS

S1. John Manual are kept continuously under review so that there may be no undue delay when new editions or revision become necessary. The following action resulting from this process was taken in 1967:First Aid Que tions and Answers-publi hed in April jointly with the S1. Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross Society. The Essentials of First Aid-published in October-replaced 'Basic First Aid.' Nursing Manual- revision started in November. Publication planned for 1969.

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Preliminary Hygiene-revised and new material covering smoking, drink and drugs written by Doctors P. J. Lawther and P. H. Connell. This is an interim revision pending a new edition of the Manual of Hygiene. Preliminary Child Care-new impression produced jn October.

major state occasion in London. Several milli~ns of hours of du.ty are given in this way in England alone every year, SlOce o~ly thus c~n .lillillediate aid be ensured when the call comes. The necessity for this IS seen in the number of cases attended and these as shown in the statistics appendix amounted to over 60,000 for the United Kingdom alone, an increase of more than 50% on 1966. In addition to these Public Duties, there is the spontaneous help given at the scenes of accidents large and small, amongst which should be mentioned the tragic train accident at Hither Green. Eighty members (Ambulance and Nursing) and three ambulances were at the scene of the disaster within forty-five minutes. Others reported direct to the nearest hospital where they were joined later by those released from the area of the cras h. At times such as this there is much that Brigade members can undertake to lighten the load of over-burdened hospital staffs. This major accident draws attention to the importance of Brigade Units maintaining up-to-d ate emergency schemes. First-aid is a matter of urgency, and if mass ca ualties are to be treated in time large numbers of Brigade member must be on hand quickly. Emergency schemes provide the machinery whereby Brigade teams assemble on these sad occasions at stricken areas with the minimum delay.

CENTRES

Centres are focal points throughout the country on which the many varied Association activities are based. These activities include service to the community in the home or hospital, escorts for the sick or aged and the provision of first-aid boxes on roads and at seaside resort . The major responsibility of Centres is however the stimulation of interest in first-aid and kindred subjects and the provision of the nece sary training facilities. The rising totals of certificate bear witne to their successful efforts. Association policy is for every large grouping of population to have it Centre and progress to this end continues. At the end of the year under review there were 181 Centres in England not including the 11 Special Centres which cover the activities throughout the country of Nationalised Industries and Government Departments. In November a Conference for County Directors and Centre Secretarie was held at St. John's Gate to provide an opportunity for discussing matters of common interest and concern to Centres. Over 150 representatives from throughout the country were present and numerou valuable ideas were pooled that will materially assist both Headquarters and Centres with their work in the months ahead. FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The support Centres receive from Individuals, Companie and Corporate Bodies gives encouragement to their work but even more important directly helps to set the pace for further expansion. The donations received in 1967 helped very considerably with this and are gratefully acknowledged, amongst these should be mentioned £3,858 sent to Headquarters from many sources and in contributions of varying amounts. This included £462 from those of our Examiners who generously waived their fees for the benefit of Headquarters; the generosity of others benefitted local classes. BRIGADE

On St. John's Day a change in the leadership of the Brigade took place through the retirement of Admiral Royer Dick and his succession by Lieut.-General Sir William Pike; there have thus been two Commissionersin-Chief during the course of the year. Admiral Dick's outstanding stewardship was acknowledged by promotion to Bailiff Grand Cross in the Order, an award that will have given pleasure and pride throughout the Brigade. DUTIES

The Brigade is present at public events of nearly every type and size ranging from a couple of members at some local event to over 3,000 for a

C IVIL D EF E CJ::.

The policy of the Government in regard to the participation of the Brigade in civil defence preparations has vacillated a good deal over the past twelve months. Previously help was provided through assistance with first-aid training, the National Hospital Service Reserve, Brigade specialist civil defence unit , and by some members joining the Civil Defence Corps. In January it wa proposed that these roles should be extended as part of the Government's re-organi ation of civil defence when an invitation to the Brigade and the British Red Cross Society to undertake the first-aid upport of Local Authorities in the event of War was accepted; some peace-time training and planning would have been involved. As will be known, however, the Government have now decided to put home defence on a care and maintenance basis thus putting a stop to planning for this new and short lived role. This latest decision actually occurred after the end of the year but should be included herein so as to give the complete picture. Plans already drawn-up will be preserved, and it goes without saying that the Brigade's resources would immediately be put at the Nation's di posal in the event of emergency. It may well be that many former members of the Civil Defence Corps will continue their voluntary contribution to the Nation by joining st. John Ambulance-some in fact have already done so. Any who do will be given a warm welcome and every assistance. BRIGADE FINALS

The Finals of the First Aid and Nursing Competitions were again successfully held at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, and H.R.H. The Princes Margaret graciously honoured the occasion with her presence. The winners in each Section were:-

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Dewar Shield (Ambulance) Perrott Shield (Nursing) White Knox Cup (Ambulance Cadets) . Dunbar-Nasmith Cup (Nursing Cadets)

Grimethorpe Colliery, We t Riding of Yorkshire Market Harborough, Leicestershire Bearpark, Durham Patcham, Sussex

The winners of the adult sections qualify for the Grand Prior' Trophy Competitions, where they always give a good account of them elve . Thi year especially so, since the Grimethorpe Colliery Division won the men' event and the Market Harborough Nur ing Division came third in the women's. The latter was a fine achievement by a team of ex-Cadets and further reference is made to them later. NURSI G CORPS AND DIVISIO S

The Nursing personnel of the Brigade have taken their full parl in the life and work of the Brigade as will be clear from the following extract from the Superintendent-in-Chief's report to the Commi sioner-inChief:First Aid, Nursing and Welfare-in addition to public dutie and a itance at accidents many escorts have been provided for invalid includin g air attendant duties, and Auxiliary Nur ing has been undertaken for the in£rm or sick in their own homes. Welfare services ha e included regular home visiting, the provision of sick room equipment from the Medical Comforts Depots and help with the work of the Joint Committee, Sl. John and Red Cross Hospital Library Department and the Ex-Service War Disabled Help Department. Hospital Car Service-in conjunction with the Briti h Red Cro Society and the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, the Brigade continues to administer the Hospital Car Service in certain countie and grateful thanks are due to the County and Area Organiser and to the volunteer drivers who provide this useful transport for patient to ho pitals and clinics. Service Hospitals Welfare Department-at Service hospitals in the United Kingdom and Overseas St. John and Red Cross Welfare Officer carryon their valuable work in caring for the welfare and recreational needs of sick Service men and families. Also covered by the Department' activities are help with the Dilfor and Visfor schemes for relative to visit Service patients overseas, and to attend funerals. The reports received from all Commands confirm how much the Welfare Officer' services are appreciated by the patients and hospital authorities. Nursing Officers-the Chief Nursing Officer reports a satisfactory increase in Nursing Officer appointments, several of whom were ex-cadets. We are greatly indebted to the Nursing Officers and other members of the nursing profession who give so generously of their time to st. John training and services; and also to the hospital matrons and nursing staff whose help with facilities for instruction and experience is of the utmost value in extending our abilities. It is of note that over 1,000 of our younger members enter the nursing profession every year. The Annual Nursing Officers' Conference was held this year at Harrogate, attended by 147 delegates.

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Training and Conferences-the wide range of Nursing activities demands constant training not only in first-aid and nursing but also in associated subjects, in administration and not least in the skill of how to teach others. The latter has special importance not only within the Brigade but also for those who do much valuable work in giving talks and demonstrations to the public and to fellow organisations. In addition to the hours devoted to training within the Divisions it is satisfactory that many well attended training days and weekend courses have been held throughout the counties. Close liaison has been maintained with statutory and other organisations by representation at national, county and local conferences concerned with health and welfare matters; with present economic restrictions, there i obvious need for increased volunteer endeavour in these services. SURGEO -IN-CHIEF

The number of Surgeon on the Active List has yet again increased and by the end of the year totalled, 2,450. Doctors are a vital factor in maintaining standard and it i most gratifying that so many of these busy people are willing and able to devote so much of their time to Brigade work. Conferences- a succe ful Surgeon's Conference was held this year at Bristol Univer ity from 7th to 9th April. These meetings help greatly in keeping Surgeon in touch with matters of concern to their St. John work. The Surgeon-in-Chief and members of his staff have also attended Training Conferences in many parts of the country, and in this way have been able to advise on matter of general policy. They habitually attend as many Regional Competitions as they can which provide further opportunities for contact with Surgeon and other Brigade Officers. Frequently, local conferences for Surgeons are arranged after these Regional Competitions. Lectures have been given when requested to a number of outside organizations and during these the opportunity has been taken of drawing attention to the work of the Brigade. Combined Divisions-in recent years there has been a growing wish for competitions for teams comprised of members of both sexes serving in Combined Divisions. A number of these are already held in the Counties but with a view to e tablishing an overall pattern, an experimental competition was staged at Debden, Es ex, on the 4th November. Many lessons were learnt that are now being studied prior to being consolidated for issue as guidance to Counties wishing to organise thi type of competition. Casualty Simulation-teaching and competitions are both greatly influenced by the standard of "casualties" available. In order to help spread the knowledge of this important subject two long weekend residential courses have been arranged for February next for members from London and the Home Counties. It is hoped that further courses for other Countie can be held later.

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NATIONAL HOSPITAL SERVICE RESERVE

A slight decline in membership in orne of the Region has been reported, but generally the efforts of County and Area N. H.S. R. repre entative have resulted in steady progres . Out of an overall trength of 56,295 nursing auxiliaries, 25,087 (4,763 men and 20,324 women) enrolled through St. John and of these approximately 44 % are full Brigade members. These figures include the Priory for Wale. With the British Red Cross Society, the Brigade has been re ppn ible for the initial training and enrolment of the nursing auxiliaries ince the initiation of the Reserve eighteen years ago. It has been di appointing that as a result of the change of policy on civil defence the N.H.S.R. will cease to exist as a civil defence organization. The po ibility of maintaining some of the essential values of the Re erve under revi ed arrangements is, however, being explored with the Mini try of Health.

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given under difficult conditions but make everything seem all the easier when conditions are good. It will thus benefit Brigade work all round and will be the key note in the organisation of training for 1968. OVERSEAS

In previous years the separate reports of the Association and Brigade have both contained overseas information relevant to their own activities. With the integration of the Headquarters in London it seemed more appropriate for this information to be co-ordinated under one heading. In order, however, to avoid making this section of the report overlong, details have been confined to some brief examples to illustrate what is being done round the globe. TRAI [ G

CADETS

The main feature of the cadet divi ions is that their activitie are ba ed on service to others rather than on themselves. This is not to say that cadet do not enjoy themselves, but their overall training is in preparation for voluntary service to the community in the adult divi ion. A part of tbis, much quiet and unassuming help i given in many way and e peciaU) to the elderly or disabled. The level of the first-aid and nursing training in cadet divi ion wa shown to be equally efficacious by the Market Harborough Nur ' ing Division which won the Perrott Shield at the Brigade Final and came third in the Womens' Section of the Grand Prior' Trophy Competition. All members of the team were ex-cadets of seventeen year of age or under; three of them were Grand Prior's Badge holders. The e competition successes are all the more remarkable when it is remembered that team competing for the Grand Prior's Trophies are among t the mo t out tanding and experienced in the country. Special Service Shields-a means of recognising the voluntary service referred to briefly above is provided through a Special Service Shield, awarded to cadets who are efficient and have completed 200 hours of voluntary service to the community. A divisional challenge trophy presented by the family of the late Colonel Sir Edwin King i awarded to the cadet division gaining the most Special Service Shields during the year. In 1967 the Kingsbridge Nursing Cadet Division won this trophy. Camping-camping has always been a popular feature in the life of St. John Cadets and was yet again borne out in 1967. 1,016 cadets attended the Brigade camp at Bexhill and in addition there were many other camps organised by Counties. THE WAY AHEAD

Today most people, and especially the young, look for activities that are not only worthwhile but also a challenge to mind and body. This applies equally to voluntary service and it is something that will have to be kept increasingly in mind. The element of adventure can be introduced into much of the Brigade's training by relating accidents and crises to difficult or remote places. This training will not only ensure help can be

Aden-A sociation activities were in the main concentrated on the South Yemen People Republic Police Force. 180 candidates obtained certificates in 1967 and a further cla s was completed although the examination had not taken place before the end of the year. Ceylon- first-aid courses organi ed for the first time for Ceylon Transport Board and Depot throughout Ceylon. Training was also provided in chool and for public bodie uch as the Police Departments and Ceylon Government Railway. Ghana- fir t-aid course continued for Mining Companies, the Railway Admini tration, Police, Prisons and members of the pUblic. A joint Red Cro s/St. John First Aid refresher course was organised just before the Ghana International Trade Fair in February 1967. 440 casualties received first-aid treatment during the fair. The Brigade was active at all Public and State function . Gibraltar-30 Lay Lecturer have been trained and with their help firstaid is being introduced to indu try. Courses are also provided for the Gibraltar Security Police and the Navy Fire Brigade. Hong Kong- the Association Centre has arranged for "The Essentials of First Aid" to be translated into Chinese for use in training. Jamaica Police- lectures and demonstrations given to youth groups, and high school . Emphasis on resu citation training to teachers. Lectures and demonstrations to Life Guards. Kenya-an increa e in the number of first-aid certificates gained as compared with the previous year-markedly in the field of Basic First Aid. Courses organised for Youth Council in Kenya, Schools, Dr. Barnados Homes, Y.W.C.A. and other organizations. Mauritius-a very considerable increase in the number of certificates gained and an encouraging increase in training in schools. Middl~ East-first-aid instruction based on the Ophthalmic Hospital has contmued and the new Police Force in Shanjar includes first-aid in its training syllabus using the Arabic translation of the preliminary manual. R.A.M.C. Officers are organising first-aid instruction for members of the British Forces stationed in the area; these Officers also help the Police with their training.

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Nigeria Police-38 courses were held and at a Lay Lecturers course in Ikeja 26 were successful making a total of 60 qualified Lay Lecturers in Nigeria. This does not include the Eastern area of Nigeria. 12 Nigerian students in Germany were given fir t-aid training by the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe. At the end of the course they were sent copie of the joint first-aid manual as they had expressed a wish to continue their interest in first-aid through St. John on returning to their own country. Seychelles-expansion has re ulted from courses organised at the Teachers Training College in Victoria and it i hoped that other choo] will follow this pattern. Tanzania-there has been a very considerable increa e in the number of certificates gained, particularly Basic Fir t Aid. Course are now organised at the Prisons Training College for every would-be Officer and Warder to be given first-aid training before posting. West Malaysia- considerable increase in the number of Basic ir l Aid certificates as compared with the previou years and increa ed activitie in rural areas.

TOURS

In the early part of the year before his retirement as Commissioner-inChief, Admiral Royer Dick visited Aus~ralia and New Zealand. at t~e invitation of the Priories in those countnes. He was also able dunng h1s travels to include vi its to Ceylon, Fiji and the Bahamas. In April whilst on a visit to Malta G.C. he attended a Brigade Parade and presided over a meeting of Officers at St. James' Counterguard. VISITORS

As in previous years it wa our plea ure to se~ ~embers fro.m overseas at St. John's Day celebrations and many ASSOCIatIOn and Bngade functions. These visits are on our part greatly enjoyed; they include frequently in the case of tho e staying in England for some time participation in public dutie as well a ~tten~ance at Hea~quarters and ~oun~y functions. One example of this which 1ll1ght be mentIOned was the mclu~IOn ?f men;bers from Australia and Sabah as part of the St. John entry III this year s Lord Mayor's Show. MEDI AL

EMERGENCIES

Brigade teams have been present at the War fronts in Nigeria a isting refugees, displaced persons and prisoner of war. The work ha been largely of a welfare nature and first-aid in the forward area was not required of these teams. HEADQUARTERS' OFFICER

Mr. C. R. Pilbeam who was appointed to the West Indie in November 1966 has given his assistance in Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua and Mont-

serrat. His future programme includes visits to Grenada Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Tortola, Dominica and St. Vincent. '67 During the visit of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret to Expo '67 she wa accompanied by the Superintendent-in-Chief of Canada and in pected one of the first-aid posts. The Commissioner-in-Chief and Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief at the invitation of the Priory also visited Expo '67 and were present at the St. John Homage Day. This was an outstanding occasion fitting most appropriately into the overall grandeur of the Exhibition. First-aid cover was provided by the Brigade in Canada throughout the several months Expo '67 was open and for the Homage Day a Parade of approximately 800 members was held. During the Parade, General Pike paid tribute to the work of St. John in Canada and the Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief similarly spoke in French. EXPO

ROYAL VISIT TO MALTA, G.C.

An important occasion for St. John in Malta, was the visit of H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh to the island. The Brigade carried out many public duties during this Royal visit including manning posts at the Palace for the State Banquet, the Reception and the State Ball.

Each of the Foundations of the Order has hitherto maintained separate medical e tabli hments to meet their varying needs. The principal Medical Officer of the A ociation advi ed the Director-General particularly on question concerning the Association Panel of Lecturers and Examiners amounting to some 7,000 Doctors of whom many incidentally are in the Brigade. The Surgeon-in-Chief and Chief Nursing Officer advised the Commi sioner-in-Chief on professional medical and nursing matters, and in addition administered the Brigade's Surgeons and Nursing Officers. These dutie were all undertaken in clearly defined spheres and it was evident that the broad implications of many of them created a need for the closest co-ordination. Further, Medical and Profe ional developments are proceeding so rapidly these days that a neces ity was seen for guidance from a Medical Board under the chairmanship of someone at the summit of the medical profession. Consequently, an Order and St. John Ambulance Med1cal Board has been formed of which as mentioned earlier Professor Sir Hedley Atkins, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is Chairman; the present members are The Hospitaller, the senior Association and Brigade medical officers and the Chief Nursing Officer. The Board is assisted by a Panel of Specialists whose advice is sought when required. In support is the Medical Branch which handles the day to day detail and prepares items for submission to the Medical Board. This work is undertaken by the professional Headquarters officers mentioned above assisted by Mr. Coles as Secretary. Important items are kept under review at weekly meetings of which the following should be mentioned :Revision of Textbooks-this includes the collation of views, suggestions and opinions expressed by medical users of the various pUblications so as to be available to the Association when required. Close touch is kept with the Medical Advisers of the other Voluntary Aid Societies as part of this. Medical advice on Training Methods and Equipment-a close relationship exists between the Medical Branch and the Visual Aids Department and steps have been taken for meeting the needs for medical direction of the Film Production Sub-Committee of the Visual Aids Committee.

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Research-members of the Advisory Panel are to be invited to bring to the Board's notice advances affecting first-aid and kindred subjects ari ing within their specialist fields. Qualifications for Lecturers and Examiners-with the wide range of courses offered by the Association it is inevitable that the qualifications prescribed for lecturers and examiners in these diver e ubjects will vary from time to time and these are, hence, kept under continuing review in consultation with the Association. Liaison with Government Medical Departments and other Agenciesthe Branch works closely with the Medical Departments in the various Ministries and frequently receives requests for advice either direct or through other Headquarters Branche. Two such requests are on hand at present.

Provision of Medical Representation on Governmental and other BodiesHeadquarters medical representation is provided or nominated for membership of Committees and Working Parties set up by Governmental and quasi-Governmental Bodies concerned with First Aid, Health, and allied subjects; as for example the World Health Organisation and the Medical Commission on Accident Prevention.

APPEALS

Appeals activities, as will be appreciated, have not been easy in the financial climate prevailing. Greater efforts have been made to make up for this but regrettably it cannot be claimed that the succe ses have been achieved for which it was hoped to enable support at the level of previous years to be given to Counties. Some events in 1967 to which reference should be made were:-

Cinema Collections-once again the Rank Organisation ha allowed facilities for taking collections in the foyer of their cinemas, and a alway have been most helpful over the detailed arrangements. These collection are undertaken by units locally in conjunction with the Cinema Manager and the takings go to the units involved. A short film drawing attention to St. John work and produced by the Appeals Branch features in the programme during the week collections are taken. Air Display-a major undertaking during the year was an air display at Blackbushe on 2nd and 3rd of September. The five hour display was outstanding and included the Red Arrows and Europe's first hovercraft race. Unfortunately the weather was unkind so that spectators did not attend in sufficient numbers to make the occasion financially successful. This type of event involves very considerable ground organisation and effort from Counties; some 700 members being on duty from Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and London District under the overall direction of Commissioner, Berkshire. Car Racing-in recent years the Brands Hatch authorities have shown their appreciation of first-aid cover provided at their racing circuits by allotting a day for the benefit of St. John. In place of this in 1967 a generous donation was received from the proceeds of a day at Oulton Park, Cheshire.

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COUNTH:.S

The above were largely the concern of Headquarters. It. must not however be overlooked that Counties have themselves to raIse funds at all level to help finance their work. 1968 There seem no reason at the moment to believe that 196~ will be any easier for fund-raising than last year. The Appeals Branch IS ,,-ery much alive to this and equally conscious of th~ ~act t~at t~e need to ralse money to support St. John work in an age of nsmg pnces IS greater than ever.

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1967 was of out tanding importance for the Association and Brigade ince it was a year of all round progress followed,in ear~y 19~8. by t~e decision to merge into a ingle Foundation. We belIeve thIS dec~sIOn ¥:,ill lead to greater efficiency and understanding, and that there wlll be Increased tale of progres to be told beginning to build-up by the end of 1968 a the merger get under way. Two salient fact will be apparent [rom thi report- firstly, the world wide volume of voluntary ervice by St. John members and secondly the upport of that work received from many sources. St. Jo~n members gladly give their time and skill but if they are to be fully effectIve they need . . . backing, help and encouragement. \Ve would therefore like to record our deep appreCIatIOn of this support which receive it lead from Members of the Royal Family who inspire OLlr work through their graciou attendance and interest at ~o.mapy of our functions. We are also greatly indebted to Governm.ent Mlll.lstnes, Local uthoritie ,all ection of Industry and the Commumty, and III the field of competition the Associated British Productions, who make the sets for u and thejudge and officials who set the seal of realism on the tests. Finally it would be remiss of u to end this report without offering our thanks to our colleagues, St. John members and staffs at Headquarters, in the Counties, and Overseas. Among t the Headquarters Officers must particularly be mentioned Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander D:uJ?IIlon~i. His appointment as Deputy Director-General of the ASSOCiatIOn will lapse consequent upon the merger but he has. agreed to stay on as p.eronal adviser on development to the present Director-General. Reportmg this provides the opportunity for expressing great appreciation of his ervice to the Association over the years. It has been a heavy year for all Association and Brigade members and this will no doubt be the pattern in 1968 with the added load involved in the planning and early stages of the merger. Their constant understanding, patience and hard work have however provided the key to success in the past and can we know be relied upon equally for the future. PHILIP SOUTHWELL,

Director-General. WILLIAM PIKE,

Commissioner-in-Chief

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August of last year permanent office premises were occupied at No . 6 and 7 Grosvenor Crescent, accommodating all Joint Committee Departments, and also the Finance Department of the British Red Cro Society. Many benefits have flowed from the move, not the lea t of which has been the contentment of staff working for the first time in compact, pleasant, well lit and adequately heated offices, with amenities generally up to present day standards. The housing of the Society's Finance Department has made it possible to merge with that Department the Account staff of the Joint Committee. The Society's Finance Department now undertakes the accounting work of the Joint Committee on a contractual basis. Brighton Convalescent Hospital, has in the past year, been renovated and to some extent refurnished. Most of the accommodation in the Ho pital is now in single rooms and this, it is hoped, will increase the bed occupation throughout the year, and patients will undoubtedly benefit more from their period of convalescence on the Brighton sea front. In April of this year a Conference was held at the University of London attended by 150 delegates concerned with Ex-Services War Disabled Help work from all parts of England, Ireland and Wales. The object of the Conference was to explore ways and means of streamlining the organisation and reducing operating costs. The Joint Committee's normal charitable work during the year ha remained at about the same level as previously. The following summary shows the cost of the work undertaken during the Committee's financial year to 30th June, 1967.

Gross expenditure ... . . Less Income received by Departments . . . . Interest and dividends on investments and rents Donations, legacies etc.

...

£ 348,145

146,232 118,829 2,064 267,125

Cost of activities met out of the General Fund

£81,020

The following statistics show how the J?int. COJ;nmittee help~d the War Disabled by financial assistance and gIfts m kmd through Its ExServices War Disabled Help Departments:Cost of Assistance Numbers 1966/67 Helped £ 1966/67 3776 GENERAL RELIEF: , Supplementary grants for maintenance. The settlement of debts. 22,619 The issue of clothing 12,089 SPECIAL HELP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OLD AGE 2,670 537 RESETTLEMENT GRANTS: For the support of businesses of the self-emJ?loyed. ~o.r house purchase, repairs and adaptations . For vocational traInIng and 10,622 the purchase of tools . 315

PROVIDING MOBILITY: Help with the purchase of t~ans~ort for work. The issue and maintenance of three-wheeled InvalId cars . . . . . . .

8,944

ASSISTANCE TO THE SICK: Providing convalescence for the severely disabled. Sickness comforts and equipment. Invalid diet. . . . . . . . . .

7,250

1,605

OTHER FORMS OF HELP such as handicrafts, hobbies and diversional occupations. Payment of funeral expenses

5,691

1,143

HOSPITAL WELFARE, RECREATIONS AND OUTINGS.

2,707

4,052

69,922

IN ADDITION, relief expenditure administered for other charities amounted to . 14,098

10,055 £79,977

In addition the Department provide an advisory service to disability pensioners. . The Committee made grants to St. John and Red Cross Homes totalhng over £5,000 and expended over £20,000 on maintaining it Convalescent . Hospital and Homes for Ex-officers of the armed forces. The Joint Committee Hospital Library Department have contmued to serve some 100,000 patients spread over 1,300 Hospitals. 4,0.00 Hospital Librarians, the majority working voluntarily, distributed dunng the year nearly 31- million books. GERALD CREASY, Almoner.

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The department has received many generous. gifts. The thanks. of Chapter-General have been conveyed to the followmg donors: C. N~ville Packett, Esq., Sir Philip Southwell, W. L. Ashmore, Esq., J. W. Treg~dga, Esq., Miss A. A. Sinfield,. W. Geo!frey Stevens, Esq., Mrs. E. J. Willett, Miss C. M. Botley, Davld F. Spmk, Esq., Y. Romm, I?sq., C. H. C. Pirie-Gordon, Esq., Sir Edwin Chapman Andrews, LUls Leon de la Barra, Esq., Brian Blouet, Esq., Dame Barbara Cozens, Mrs. M. L. Trench, Mrs. Millington, Miss D. E. Meadows, Mrs. A. Saul, The Rev. Canon Christopher Perowne, P. H. R. Mackay, Esq., C. M. Brush, Esq., H. Stothard, Esq., on behalf of the Stuarts Restoration Service, Dr. Jonathan Riley-Smith, Father Tomlinson, S. J. Burroughs, Esq., and E. A. Alliott, Esq. RICHARD WILLIAMS, Librarian.

THE year has witnessed several important additions to the Library, in particular, new publications concerning the Order. The most outstanding of them was, undoubtedly, the long awaited reprint of Colonel Sir Edwin King's book, "The Knights of St. John in the British Empire." Retitled "The Knights of St. John in the British Realm," it has been superbly revised and brought up to date by Sir Harry Luke, the Bailiff of Egle. The latter has added four vital chapters, as well as enlarging several of the others. Furthermore, he has replaced much of the content of the appendix with more appropriate material, and there are a number of fresh illustrations which greatly enhance the presentation of the book. Sir Harry Luke has indeed achieved a most successful revival of the Order's pre-war official history. Another very important publication was "The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, 1050-1310" by the Librarian of the Scottish Priory, Dr. Jonathan Riley-Smith. This fascinating book, perhaps intended more for the specialist than for the general reader, is actually the first volume of a planned series by different authors, entitled "A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem." In his work Dr. Riley-Smith has made full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and has related it to the evidence of the chronicles. Moreover, he has not disregarded oriental sources, which include the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. This book is likely to be the most detailed and scholarly study of the beginnings of the Order ever to be written . Three theses, containing valuable historical material, have been presented and lodged in the archives. They are "A History of the Parish of Standon," "The St. John Heritage in Nottingham" and "The Knights Hospitallers and the Docwra Family." All three are the excellent re ult of very long and painstaking research on the part of the Rev. Canon Christopher Perowne, Sub-Prelate of the Order, W. L. Ashmore, Esq. , and W. Geoffrey Stevens, Esq., respectively. An interesting purchase for the Library this year was a fine early charter on vellum, being the grant of Henry, son of Robert of Silverley, to the Hospitaliers of seven acres of his land near Huddersfield in circa 1180. With a large portion of the grantor's armorial seal still intact, the document itself is written in a bold hand and gives precise details such as boundaries. With regard to the Museum, the main event of the year was the auction at Glendining's in November of a collection of coins minted by the Grand Masters of the Order. Nearly all the coins for sale were from Malta; a few were from Rhodes and the Crusader States. After going through the sale-catalogue, it was gratifying to find that the Museum had examples of many of the items for auction, including several of the rarer ones. It was possible in the end to purchase forty-six coins for the sum of £620; fortyone were from Malta, two from Rhodes and the remaining three were Crusader coins. Miss Penelope Colville joined the Library and Museum staff as Assistant in November. She replaced Mr. Anthony Musty, who held that post from February until October of this year, following the resignation of Miss Sara Paton. Visitors to St. John's Gate and the Priory Church during 1967 totalled 1,988, a substantial increase on last year's total.

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REPORT OF THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND It is unnecessary to cover, in detail, the activities of the several Commlttees of the Priory as individual statements are presented in the An'nual Report. I cannot stress too strongly, however, the value of the contribution the Order makes to the Community by our provision of facilities to meet the needs ~f fragile and .elderly persons. The increasing proportion of old p.eop~e In the po~u~atIOn makes the. ~e.ed more urgent and Priory is considenng the prOVISIOn of added facIlItIes where the need is clamant and remains unsatisfied. There can be no doubt of the value of these facilities but the requirement for permanent accommodation overwhelms us. Ou; St. John Homes n::ake a special appeal to the aged. At the Exhibition in EdI~burgh, orgamsed by Rotary with the purpo e of showing facilities availal?le to ?l~ people, the services and accommodation maintained by the Pnory wIthin our St. John Homes, won commendation and admiration for their excellence in standard and setting. Throughout the year we were privileged to have a visit from the Lord Prior, and our Gen.eral Assemb.ly in Aberdeen was distinguished by the presence of The .Pnor of the Pnory for Wales, accompanied by the Chancellor of that Pnory. An exchange of visit with Wales is contemplated in 1968 on the. occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Priory for Wales and the 21st Anruversary of the Reconstitution of the Priory of Scotland and it is hoped we sha¥ have a distinguished representation from Grand Priory . . Pnory Cout;lc.il. and Chapter are concerned with proposal for an extenSIOn to the activIties of the Order in Scotland, and facilities in the Aberdeen area have been granted to the Mountain Rescue Association both to train pe,rsonnel and garage their e9uipment. It is anticipated th~t in 1968 there will be a complete co-operatIOn and amalgamation betwixt our two organisations and discussions are proceeding with this purpose in view. I would desire to record my appreciation of the loyal and devoted interest and service of my Confreres, Office Bearers and Member of the St. John Association. ' THE FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHN

The Festival of St. John was held on 23rd June in Aberdeen and Priory was honoured by the presence of the Prior of Wales (The Lord Aberdare D.L.) and the Chancellor of Wales (Sir Cennydd Traherne, T.D.) wh~ had travelled North to be with us on this memorable occasion. Members of Priory-<:hapter, preceded by the Choir, processed to the West Church of St. NIcholas, where the Commemoration Service conducted by the Rev. P. H. R. Mackay, assisted by the Rev. R. G. Lawrie and Dr. R. V. Selby-Wright, was held. Priory was also honoured to have as guests, Senior Magistrate and !"1em~ers of the ~berdeen. ~own Council at the General Assembly and lnvestlture, held In the CIVIC Arts Centre. The Prior of Scotland Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, accorded a very warm welcome to our'distinguished gu.ests from Wales, Aberdeen, and to Members of the Order. Thereafter, Sir Malcolm invested those Members who had recently been Promoted and Admitted in the Order, with the Insignia of their various Grades. A Reception and Dance, at ~hich Members of the Order were the guests of the Lord Provost and MagIstrates of Aberdeen, was held in the Town and County Hall. Once again, we are deeply grateful to the Lord Provost

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and Magistrates for their wonderful hospitality, during our visit to their City. THE GLASGOW COMMITTEE OF THE PRIORY

The St. John Residential Home at Langside maintains its very high standard under the direction of the Committee who, with increasing interest and the generosity of many Members, have added greatly to the comfort and pleasure of the Residents. During 1967 we were again subjected to the inevitable staff difficulties with the regrettable resignation of Miss McBeth, but Mrs. MacLeod who succeeded Miss McBeth, has proved most capable and popular with the Residents and Staff. In considering the proposal of a sick bay, an arrangement has been made with the Committee of the St. John Foundation Hospital-Park Home, to accommodate any of the re idents who become ill and require nursing care. To date, only one resident has had to be transferred to the Hospital, as the health of the old people has been remarkably good. Mr. Gilbert M. Shanks kindly gifted a garden seat to the Home and thi ha been very much appreciated by the residents. I acknowledge with gratitude, the ever willing and gracious help and the enthusiasm of all Members of the Committee, also the Ladies' Committee, and Members of the St. John Association. THE EDINBURGH A D SOUTH-EAST COMMITTEE OF THE PRIORY

It ha been very gratifying to see that near capacity occupancy has been maintained at both the Home at Lennox Rowand the Hospice at Carberry. Thanks to the diligent attention of both Wardens and the Committee, costs for the past year have been stabilised, despite the steadily rising cost of living. The St. John As ociation make praiseworthy efforts to raise funds to allow for the subsidisation of re ident , but it must be remembered that the amount raised each year i not a constant figure , and the Committee must, therefore, en ure a steady increase in reserves. We have been fortunate in the Bequests received and these have been applied to putting our hou es in order, after the establishment of reserve funds. Our most grateful thanks must go to Major J. Watt, the Chairman of the Hospice Committee, for his immense generosity in proposing to pay the costs of remaking the private Road belonging to the Hospice at Carberry. Thought i being given to modernising the kitchen at Lennox Row, and the Ladies Committee have been quietly raising funds towards this end, and much praise is due to them for their individual efforts. With these two task completed, there will be little more left in the way of major capital outlays to be carried out at either Home as they are now both of a very high standard. The Committee are most grateful to all the generous donors who contribute directly to the Edinburgh Committee. THE ABERDEEN COMMITTEE OF THE PRIORY

The past year has been an exciting one for the Aberdeen Committee in that the deficit on the Nursing Home Account is completely absorbed by the surplus of the past year, and the Committee can look forward to the

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Nursing Home running on a sound financial basis with a future, able to carry out more charitable work. During the year the Committee have been investigating and planning an extension to the Home and it has now been agreed that a new building consisting of 10 intensive care bedrooms, with a modern theatre and ancillary accommodation be erected at the rear of the present Home and on completion of this, the present Nursing Home would be brought up to the highest standards. Chapter has given its blessing on an Appeal to raise funds of £1,000,000 to finance the extension. During the year a liaison has been set up with the Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Association and facilities made available to the Members at Albyn Place. It is hoped that in the coming year there will be an even stronger link between the Association and the Order, which may extend beyond this area and embrace all Scotland. Finally, I wish to express my grateful thanks to the Office Bearers and all Members of the St. John Association for their co-operation and help during the past year.

Taking into consideration the general shortage of money being ~elt by most people at the present time, I am glad to report the Lmen Guild has had a successful year. It is with deep regret I record the death of Mrs. Grace Donaldson, M.B.E. , a Dame of Grace of the Order, who for many years has been a most generous Patron of the Guild. . . We are indebted to Sir Hugh Fraser Bt., for contmumg the generous support of his late father by devoting .the Resta,urant at 10, Buchanan Street in which to hold our Annual Whist and Bndge Party. We'have to thank the Rt. Hon. The Lord Provost for a beautiful Christmas Tree, and also those who gave presents for patients and staff. . My personal thanks to the Pres~dent ,. Patrons, M~mbers of the G,uild, Secretary to the Priory and Semor SIster for theIr much apprecIated support.

THE ST. JOHN HOSPICE, SKERRYBRAE

Restrictions upon the train services and increased costs of travel have been gravely disadvantageous to the development of Skerrybrae as a Conference Centre. The situation and facilities are ideal especially for young people and while continued use is being made of the premises by selected groups, any anticipated large scale development in this direction must be pro blematical. Both "recuperative" and "long stay" residents are in occupancy but, apart from the popular summer months, the excellently furnished premises and most comfortable bed and sitting rooms are not being fully utilised . Distance and the cost of travel are made amply worthwhile by the standard of accommodation and hospitality made available at costs, per person, from seven to nine guineas per week. Despite all difficulties I remain convinced that Skerrybrae, with its unique advantages of location and furnishing, has a worthy part to play in the activities of the Scottish Priory and their interest in the welfare of the Aged.

THE LINEN GUILD

THE ST. JOHN ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND

(Glasgow Branch) I have great pleasure in reporting on the ~ctivities of th~ Association for the year 1967 during which the membership has greatly mcrea~ed and the interest taken by many of the new Members shows that the objects of the Association are becoming more widely known. It must be borne in mind that the Association is the fund-raising body of the Order and the success of many of the social activities organised by the Ladies' Committee have shown most appreciable results. Through the courtesy of Lord Rowallan who showed his film "The Fo~gotten IsI~md~', taken when he was Governor of Tasmania, and by his generosIty ill meeting all expenses, a handsome contribution of £250 was m.ade to the funds , and again we are indebted to the Lord Provost and MagIstrates for granting the use of the Banqueting Hall for this function. A Cheese and Wine Party held in the Geneva Suite of the Playhouse, on 12th October, raised £200. I record my grateful thanks to all who have contributed in any way to the Association thus enabling the Committee to carry out its work in the accustomed high standards of the Order. THE ST. JOHN ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND

GLASGOW ST. JOHN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-PARK HOME

The upgrading of the National Health Service provision and the increase in Maternity facilities within the City, has resulted in a lessening demand upon our services. Nevertheless, in 1967 the daily bed average was 11.9 and the births in the Maternity Section totalled 88. The operations, many of a serious and intricate nature, numbered 378. Throughout the year the normal work of maintenance was undertaken, and the upkeep of this substantial fabric constitutes a heavy, but necessary, annual financial burden. The contribution made by the Ladies' Guild of linen, crockery and household utensils cannot be too highly praised and appreciated. This year, new stair carpets were also gifted by the Guild, and the Committee are grateful for this further generous donation. The overall figure of occupancy in relation to the Staff required has reached that stage when the Committee have had to give consideration to a fuller use of the excellent facilities and discussions are being held with the Glasgow Committee of the Order with this purpose in view.

(Aberdeen Branch) The Aberdeen Branch of the Association has once again had a very successful and rewarding year of work. Through the efforts of our committee and the continued support of the public in Aberdeen, we have raised the satisfactory sum of £1 ,072 4s. 9d. Our Gift Centre continues to be our main source of income and for the year ended 30th November, 1967, sales totalled £404 3s. I am also delighted to report that our "Tele-Trolley" Service at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary continues to function, manned every evening including week ends and holidays, by girls of the Aberdeen High School. This is a noble effort on their part and much appreciated in these days of criticism of young people. My only disappointment in the past year was that our subsidies of patients' fees fell, but I am pleased to say that since the end of November, the demand has increased and more patients are availing themselves of our help.

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The Branch in Ballater continues its good work under the able Chairmanship of Lady Paget. My thanks again to all those who make my task as Chairman of the Aberdeen Association such a pleasant one.

large part taken by Brigade Membe,rs in o,rganisin~ or instructing cla~ses open to the public is greatly to their credit and will t~ke a more ~oglcal place in Brigade duties within the combined FoundatiOn now proJected. This year has shown a decrease in the number o~ n~w Lay I~stru~tors certificates awarded, though there has been a bIg mcrease m hIgher certificate . Indu trial accidents are increasing and more holiday use is being made of mountains and coastline in Wales. Both these considerations call for an extension of First Aid knowledge and this means more good Lay Instructors are needed. It also means that efforts to stimulate the formation of new cia ses open to the public must be energetically continued.

THE ST. JOHN ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND

(Edinburgh Branch) We are glad to report that the past year has been a successful one both with regard to the number of new Members, and the results of ou; fund raising activities. The proceeds of the annual sale of work, convened by Mrs. BuchananDu.nlop~ assisted by Mrs. M. Hutton, reached the net figure of £1,140. This satIsfactory result was made possible by the hard work devoted to the effort by all the stall holders and their friends who contributed to and supported the Sale. The Edinburgh Flag Day, organised by Mr. and Mrs. Falconer, raised £493, and our thanks are due to them; also to Mr. and Mrs. Coutts who organised a Flag Day in Musselburgh which brought in the useful sum of £76, and to those Members and friends who assisted in these activities. Members assisted in erecting and manning a stall at the Autumn Exhibition in Waverley Market, organised by the Edinburgh Rotary Club, and some valuable work was done towards promoting public interest in the Order. Our warmest thanks are due to the Office Bearers Members of our Executive Committee, to the conveners of fund-rai~ing activities and helpers who have so kindly assisted in our work. ANDREW MURRAY, Chancellor.

THE ST. JOH

REPORT OF THE PRIORY FOR WALES ST. JOHN AMBULA CE ASSOCIATIO

A successful effort has been made this year in many area to reverse the declining trend in the number of new Association certificates awarded annually. This year's total of9,296 is 1,338 more than in 1966 and has only been exceeded three times since 1945. The largest increase, amounting to 275 more new certificates than in 1966, is recorded for the Bedwellty area, closely followed by Silurian with an increase of 247. Cardiff, Swansea and Barry all show increases of more than 100 new certificates over last year's totals, and only one area has a reduction of this order. The total of reexamination awards continues the slow decline evident since 1963. The increase in new certificates is to some extent due to Civil Defence classes which may not recur. There is, however, a notable increase in the number of class~s sponsored by many other organisations, in particular the N.C.B., Industnal undertakings, Youth organisations, Schools and Service Units. Congratulations are due to all who have helped in the instruction and organisation of these classes. The relief of suffering and anxiety achieved by the many holders of First Aid certificates who are not Brigade Members goes largely unrecorded, but is none the less of great social value. The

AMBULA CE BRIGADE

The seventieth year of the existence of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Wales has heralded a two-fold radical change in policy. The re-organi ation of the Brigade structure and the introduction of Life aving and Rescue Unit have been predominant factors during 1967. The pattern of admini tration, which comprised the devolution of re pon ibilily from Headquarters to 36 Counties and County Areas, has been reduced to 18 Districts and Counties. The formation of Lifeguard teams at Whitmore Bay, Barry I land; the launching of the Inshore Rescue Boat Crusader at Ferryside on the River Towy E tuary; and the progre s instituted in Mountain Rescue First Aid in Caernarvonshire- have been the spearhead in this new sphere of adventure. In addition, the innovation of a Mobile Motor Cycle Division at Cardiff ha illu trated ingenuity in providing speed and mobility in Fir t Aid coverage at public duty and other event. With thi diversity of activity, the conventional aspects of Brigade work has nol deteriorated. On the contrary, the statistics for 1967 show an improvement in the number of per onnel and a creditable increase in the continuation of voluntary ervice to the community. ERVI ES AND DUTIES

The voluntary work of the Brigade continues with selfless devotion a an honorary obligation of member hip despite the apparent apathy of modern society; and still asserts itself as a charitable organisation which attracts all sections of the community in giving service to their fellow-men. BRIGADE AWARDS

Officers and members of the Brigade qualifying for Service Medals and Bars to the Medal for each subsequent five years of Brigade efficiency totalled 302 in 1967, indicated by the figures below. The grand total of awards issued in Wales are also recorded. Medals for

15 years 1967 Award Grand Total

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109 3,441

lst 62 1,891

2nd 55 1,041

3rd 32 590

Bars 4th

28 240

5tIL 13 117

6th 2 33

7th 1 6

Cadet Awards included 35 Grand Prior Badges gained by: four Ambulance Cadets from Resolven Ambulance Cadet Division; two Ambulance

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Cadets from Glynneath Ambulance Cadet Division; two Am bulance Cadets from Trethomas Ambulance Cadet Division; one Nursing Member from Gelligaer Nursing Division; one Nursing Member from Bangor Nursing Division, and 25 Nursing Cadets from Barry, Duffryn Aman, Glynneath, New Tredegar, Pontneath Vaughan, Resolven, Talley and Trethomas Nursing Cadet Divisions. Special Service Shields were awarded to 11 Ambulance and 20 Nursing Cadets. Duke of Edinburgh Awards: Three Gold Awards were gained by members of the Rhoose Nursing Cadet Division. Ten Bronze A wards were gained by: Gelligaer Ambulance Cadet D~v~s~on-3; Bargoed Nursing Cadet Division- 2 ; Barry Nursing Cadet DlvlslOn-2; Cefn Hengoed Nursing Cadet Division- 2, and Gelligaer Nursing Cadet Division-I.

The Priory Training Camp was held at Whit~untide. at Powis. Park, Welshpool, by kind permission of the Earl of POWIS. It ramed heavIly and the ground was a sea of mud. Yet, the spirit wa~ yvonderful and ~t was a most happy Training Camp. The adverse condItions were cons!derab~y lightened by the wonderful co-operation of members of the BrIgade 1ll Montgomeryshire, particularly the hospitality shown to the campers by Dr. and Mrs. D. R. B. Mathias. The Priory Camp at Llanstephan was a great success, under the leadership of District Staff Officer (Cadets) (A) F. E. Ford, ~ondda a.n d Pontypridd District. The beautiful site close to the sea, wIth e~tensive views, was lent by Major T. V. Fisher Hoch. The camp ~nspectlOn was carried out by the Hon. Mrs. Fisher Hoch, Lady PresIdent for Carmarthenshire and the Commissioner for the County. The Quartermaster's Certificate was awarded to Divisional Superintendent Mrs. V. Hughes of Ruthin Nursing Cadet Division. . . , South Monmouthshire, with Cadets from a few other DIstncts/CountIes, camped near Lyme Regis on an excellent and well-sheltered ~ite. The Camp Commandant, Divisional Superintendent Jeffrey WIlls, was awarded the Camping Warrant Part II.

TRAINING COURSES AND CAMPS

A number of training days and week-end courses were organised for officers and adult members and cadet N.C.O.'s. These events provide opportunities for Brigade membership to get to know each other exchange ' ideas and increase their knowledge and skills. During the year Merioneth held a Training Day for Divi ional Superint~ndents of Cadet Division; Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire combIlled. to run a second annual Cadet N.C.O. Training Day ; Divisional Supe~Illtendents and ~embers of Nursing Divisions met for a Training Day m MontgomeryshIre; North Monmouthshire had a Training Day for Officers of Cadet Divisions and Senior Cadets; and there was a Conference for Officers covering the whole of Monmouthshire. The former Glamorgan Cadet N.C.O. Course has now been enlarged to become a South Wales event, with Headquarter Staff Officer J. P. Harries continuing as organiser. About 100 boys and girls attended thi year's gathering at St. Athan Boys' Village, where the practical theme was "Do-it-Yourself" . Th~ Chief Superintendent for Wales convened a District/County Supenntendents' Conference at Headquarters, when the special subject was "Service to the Community". A similar event was arranged by Assistant Chief Superintendent, Mrs. Ann Pennant, when County Superintendents and Staff Officers (Nursing) congregated at Rhos-on-Sea. The Chief Nursing Officer held a one-day conference for Nursing Officers at Welshpool, to consider new methods and opportunities for teaching nursing as applicable to the Brigade. District/County Staff Officers (Cadets), under the leadership of the Assistant Chief Superintendent assigned to Cadets, held week-end discussions at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. The instructive progran:me included a vi~it. to the Brigade Adventure Centre at Dynyn. King George VI Trammg Courses took place at St. Athan Boys' Village and the Methodist Training Centre, Fairbourne, Merioneth. On both occasions the three main subjects were: (1) Leadership; (2) Expedition yvork with a practical exercise; and (3) How to teach. Expert instructors mcluded Mrs. M. E. G. Black, M.A., of Cardiff College of Education, and Mr. Tudor Powell Jones, M.A., of Bangor Normal College. Their modern approach and use of visual aids gave these young future leaders a good basis on which to develop their teaching abilities.

ST. JOHN LIFEGUARDS

The first St. John Lifeguard Team in the United Kingdom was inaugurated at a ceremony at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island, on 1st July. The team consists of twenty-eight young members- 19 male and 9 female - who between them have gained 60 life-saving awards, eleven of whom have become fully qualified lifeguards. The personnel work in close liaison with the St. John First Aid Station and Beach Inspector, keeping a close watch on up to 4,000 bathers a day at week-ends. The efficiency of the Unit is due in no small measure to the inspiration and guidance of Commander Charles Thomson, Director of Extra Mural Studies, Atlantic College, without whom this St. John venture would never have been accomplished. Thanks are recorded for the tangible support extended by Barry Corporation, and Butlin's Holiday Camp for facilities provided. Tremendous credit is reflected on the dedicated group of young Brigade members for their energy, discipline and skill in establishing this unique and competent life-saving Unit. ST. JOHN INSHORE RESCUE BOAT

The vision of Assistant Commissioner A. W. Holloway to put into service an inshore rescue boat on the River Towy estuary bore fruition when Crusader I was commissioned at a champagne launching ceremony performed by the Commissioner for Carmarthenshire, Mr. D. Cecil Williams, at Ferryside in May. The boat was generously given to the Brigade by the Avon Rubber Company, of Llanelli, and profound thanks are recorded to Mr. Vic Norrys, the Managing Director, for this wonderful gesture and for his support in many other ways. The River Towy Yacht Club has rendered outstanding assistance by the provision of a boathouse and providing every facility at the Club premises, in addition to giving tangible encouragements to the crew of Crusader II.

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The crew were afloat throughout the summer sea on, and seven people owe their lives to this rescue unit. Many, too, have been warned of impending danger; and others taken off sandbanks to escape the approaching tide.

The conversion of St. Dyfrigs Church at Clydach Vale is going ahead, as also are the schemes at Dyffryn Aman and Hirwaun. There are proposed schemes for the er~c~i~n of new ~eadquarters at Port Talbot, for which purpose .the local DlvlslOn are makIng every effort to raise funds, and also CaerphIlly.

DY Y

An isolated farmhouse, 'Dynyn', on the slopes of PlynlymlTIon overlooking the Dovy Estuary, has been turned into a Brigade Mountain Training Centre through the good offices of Major-General Lewis Pugh, Deputy Chief Commissioner for Wales. The Machynlleth Division shouldered the brunt of the repair work needed, and throughout the summer parties were engaged in transforming the house into a most useful base from which to explore the unspoiled countryside. COMPETlTlO

Brigade Headquarters have undertaken re ponsibility on behalf of the Priory for Wales for competitions other than those spon ored by the Brigade alone; and where not directly involved, have provided help and advice in the reorganisation of many events. In particular, this a i tance has been extended to the Wales Gas Board, National Dock Labour Board, the Welsh Police Forces, Monmouthshire County Council Young Farmers' Club, Royal Welsh Show and the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. The Welsh Brigade Finals for adult and cadets were held at the City Hall, Cardiff. The Prior graced the proceedings and made the presentation of awards. Lord Aberdare was high in hi prai e for the competence of the competitors, the efficiency of the adjudicators, the realism of the 'Accident' created by the expertise of the 'casualties', and for the reorgani ation of the event. The sentiments of the Prior were echoed by the guest judge, Dr. M. M. Scott, Surgeon-in-Chief from London Brigade Headquarters and a proud Welshman, who has given wholehearted support to the Brigade in Wales. The competition winners were: Llandinam Shield . . . . Arthur Griffiths Memorial Cup. Twiston Davies Cup . Lady (Herbert) Lewis Cup .

Cefn Cribbwr Ambulance Divi ion Bargoed Nursing Division Cefn Cribbwr Ambulance Cadet Division Trelewis Nursing Cadet Division

It is of delightful interest to competitors all over the Principality that the Priory for Wales has decided, as part of the Jubilee celebration, to inaugurate a Prior's Competition on Saturday, 9th November, 1968, at the City Hall, Cardiff, on the same lines as the Grand Prior's Trophy Competition in London. The winning teams of all the National Competitions in Wales will participate. AMBULANCE HALLS

From the generous grant of £1,500 from the South Western Division, National Coal Board, for 1967, by way of financial aid towards building schemes in the South Wales Coalfield, the following Divisions benefited: Pontllanfraith (Monmouthshire), Clydach Vale, Glynneath and Dyffryn Aman (Glamorgan).

NATIONAL HOSPITAL SERVICE RESERVE

The commitment of the St. John Ambulance Brigade i~ conju.n~ti?n with the British Red Cross Society to recruit and train.nursmg auxll1anes for the National Hospital Service Reserve has :net WIth suc~ess.' largely due to the prodigious efforts of RepresentatIves from DI~tncts and Counties. The number of per onnel enrolled under the auspIc~S of the Brigade is 3,593, comprising 936 men and 2,657 women, of whIch 1,674 are rnem bers of the Brigade. Thi contribution of trained personnel provide a large reserve of ~en and women who immediately become available for First Aid and Nursmg duties in the event of war, national epidemics or disaster. It would be an act of ingratitude to allow to go unrecorded the tremendous influence on the success of the Reserve in Wales had it not been for the always helpful and meticulous administration since its in?eption in 1949 by the former Priory Secretary, Miss Vera Lovett, who retired at the end of the year. MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS

There are 82 Depot in Wale operating under the aegis of the Priory, which have distributed 1 686 sick room requisites and invalid comforts on loan at nominal charges: By thi means many sufferers enjoyed amenities which might otherwise have been denied to them: :Vhilst there are s0.m e Depots ub idi ed to orne extent by local authOrItIes, a large proportlOn are upervi ed and maintained by Brigade Divisions. This form of service has not been in the forefront of St. John activity ince the introduction of the National Health Service, but there is no doubt a considerable field of social help to cover, which can be explored by co-operation with County Medical Officer. TORES DEPARTMENT

The Department arranged a St. John stand at twelve shows during the year; a slightly maIler number than in the previous y~ar-and, al~hough providing only a small financial return for the effort mvolved, thIS continuation of a newly adopted policy proved a very real success from the additional publicity obtained. The Stores Manager's report, covering sales, shows a decrease in Publications and Surgical Equipment sold; these reductions, however, being more than compensated by the increased demand for uniforms, sundries and badges. The overall trading for the year showed a net increase of £1,570 in comparison with 1966; thus continuing an upward trend reported in the earlier year. Further items have been added to Stores Department stocks during the period under review; substantially increasing the range of sundry articles available for purchase and providing much of additional interest to the many visitors to Priory House.

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The Joint Committee of the Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society continued with its specialised activities by way of the work of two Departments, viz. the Ex-Services War Disabled Help Department, which provides assistance and advice to War-disabled ex-servicement and women, and the Hospital Library Department, which provides a free library service to Service Hospitals and Homebound War-disabled ex-servicemen, and arranges provision of a regular library service to civilian hospital on payment of a capitation fee per occupied bed per annum. Both these Departments depend upon St. John and Red Cross members and auxiliaries to carry out the work. ANNUAL PRIORY FESTIVAL

The Guest of Honour at the Annual Festival this year, held on the 17th June, was Lieut.-General Sir William Pike, K.C.B., C.B.E., D .S.O., Commissioner-in-Chief designate of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The Prior, The Lord Aberdare, presided at the Annual Meeting of Chapter held in the City Hall on Saturday, 17th June. The Chapter members in their robes, preceded by the Civic Dignitaries, walked in procession to the Church of St. John Baptist for the Commemoration Service, where Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards played a Fanfare a the Prior entered the Nave of the Church. The sermon was preached by the Dean of Llandaff, the Very Reverend Eryl S. Thomas, and the blessing was given by the Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of Wales, SubPrelate of the Order. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman Eric Dolman, J.P.), entertained the Members of Chapter with their wives and V.I.P guests to luncheon at Cardiff Castle, where some pieces of beautiful regimental silver on loan from the Welsh Regiment were on display in the Library. General Assembly in the afternoon opened with prayers, read by the Officiating Chaplain, the Reverend Canon W. E. C. Thomas, and an Investiture was conducted by the Prior. Lord Aberdare praised the imaginative training of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Wales, where several Sea and Mountain Rescue Teams had been formed . Lifeguard teams would patrol the beaches, and an inshore rescue boat had been presented to the Brigade in Carmarthenshire. A Mountain Rescue Team is in training at Llandudno Junction, and an Adventure Centre in a farmhouse on Plynmolin would soon be in use to train the Cadets for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and Grand Prior Badges, and later to train Mountain Rescue Teams. Lord Aberdare then welcomed the Commissioner-in-Chief designate and Lieut.-General Sir William Pike addressed the Assembly. The Prior invested Members recently promoted in or admitted to the Order on the Roll of the Priory, and recipients of Votes of Thanks received them at the hands of the Lord Mayor.

BANGOR FESTIVAL

The second St. John Festival of the Priory for Wales was held this year at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, on Sunday, 17th September, which was attended by a representative gathering of Members of the Order of St. John from the six Northern Counties of the Principality.

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The proceedings opened with an Investiture in the Pritchard-Jones J:IaU of the University College, proceded by prayers offered by the RIght Reverend the Lord Bishop of Bangor, Sub-Prelate of the Order. The colourful ceremony conducted by the Prior, the L~)fd Aberd<;tre, was attended by the Lord Lieutenants of six Northern Counties. The ~nor th.en invested some thirty members of the Order on the Roll of the Pnory wIth the Insignia of their grade and presented twenty Votes ?f Thanks. . In his address Lord Aberdare praised Caern~r.V?nShire. s record I~ St. John activity, with 10 Adult and 12 Cadet . DIVIsIOns wIth a combmed strength of 350, of which there were four Umts of 1O~ Adults and .Cadets at Bangor alone. He mentioned ne:v challenges whI~h wer~ facmg ~he Order of St. John, particularly for BrIgade members wIth the mtro.ductIOn of adventure and rescue training. Also the ve.ry valuable servIc~ that Auxiliary (non-uniformed) members of the BrIgade could pl~y m ~he Health and Welfare Service, for which there was a constantly mcreasmg demand. . b h M A civic welcome was accorded them at a luncheon gIven y t e. aY.or of Bangor, Councillor E. Whitworth , at the Refectory of the Uruversity College. In the afternoon some 700 Brigade members pa~aded to Bangor Cathedral for a special service, at which the Lord BIshop of Bangor, Sub-Prelate of the Order, preached the sermon. CONCLUSION

It is right and proper that I should ~efer you to my conclusion in the

1966 Annual Report in order that we mIght see how far progress has been . made in the yea r under review. Firstly , I feel that I must pay tribute to Miss Vera. Lovett, who retIred as Priory Secretary a t the end of the year aft~r comp~etmg 47 year~ of devo.ted service to the Priory for Wales. At a speCIal meet1~g of CouncI~, the P~IOr, on behalf of the Order in Wales, presented MISS Lovett WIth a SlIver salver suitably inscribed . It was typical of ~iss I:ovett t~at in her reply she said the salver would be returned to the Pnory m her WIll. I next turn to the activities of the two Foundations. I am glad to report that Association statistics show an increase in classes and awards obtained in most counties and districts. There have been I believe two factors in bringing about this resurgence of activity. Firstly: the reali~ation by employers of their statutory .o~liga tions backed by the latest legislation; and, secondly, by the actIVIty ?f Capt. J . C. Pearson in visiting a large number of St. John CounCIls . ' throughout the Principality. Everyone will be sad to learn of the retirement of the DIrector of ASSOCIation, Professor John Sinclair, who has for many years b~en a tower of strength at Association meetings; and fu~ther, everyone w~ll welcome the Prior's approval of Dr. Peter Alwyn-SmIth as the new DIrector as from St. John Day, 1968. Dr. Alwyn-Smith is already well-known to the Ord~r in Wales in his capacity of Deputy Principal Medical Officer of the ASSOCIation. He is also known in the Grand Priory as an ardent attender of Association meetings in London. . I am equally delighted to report that Bri!?ade returns show an m?rease in our numbers by 242. This does not take mto account the formatIOn of new Divisions in 1968, including Units of Civil Defence.

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~ study the figures is also encouraging in that the increases in the Bngade are m the age group which we need-the vital 20's and 30's on which our future survival depends. I am convinced that adventure and rescue training, reported in previous paragraphs, has done mu~h. to retai~ .senior cadets and also encourage youn~ men and women to Jom an excItmg and virile organisation. It IS .ex.treme~y en~ouraging for us in Wales to be told publicly by the ~om~sslOner-m-ChI~f, Deputy-Commissioner-in-Chief and Surgeonm-S:~~f, of the ~ery hIgh standard of the Brigade in Wales and of its many actIvItIes. I feel.It my duty to pay tribute to my Chief Staff Officer, Mr. C. !- Pa~ry, the. Bngade Secretary for Wale, on whom the burden of adminIstratIOn n:alI~ly falls; and to Miss Z. D. Druitt, the Training Officer for the orgalllsatIOn of Camps and Training Courses. In aying this, I am ?ot forgetful of the vast a~my of volunteers who give of their pare time m the cause of St. John, wIthout whose unselfish service the effort of the permanent staff would be of no avail. ~astly, ~ woul~ like to report on the reorganisation of Brigade boundanes, which chIe~y concern Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Glamorgan and ~onmouthshlre, and to thank all those who have paved the way for an amIcable settlement and an efficient result. It is .p~rticularly noteworthy to inform members of the Order of the dynalll1c mterest shown ~y .t~e new St. John Council for Mid-Glamorgan who, .amongst other activitles, has started restoration of the St. John HospIce at Newcastle Bridgend which, as everyone knows i with Slebech a treasured historical inspiration of the work Qf the Ho pit~ller in Wales and the Marches. JOHN TRAHERNE,

Principal Secretary.

PRIORY FOR SOUTH AFRICA PATRON OF THE ASSOCIA TIO

.The State ~resident, Mr. C. R. Swart, who was Patron of the Assocjat!-on, has reslg?ed as State President. Mr. Swart, who has been associated WIth St. John In ~outh Af:ica for many years, was the Prior before he became St~te PreSIdent, while he was Governor General for the Union of S<?u~h Afnca. The new State President has not yet been installed, but he WIn In due course, be approached to grant his patronage, RECEIVER-GENERAL

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A feature of Association activities has been special demonstrations of artificial respiration and simple First Aid, for various organisations and groups, apart from the usual classes. It seems that demonstrations of mouth-to-mouth respiration in which manikins and films are used, are paI1icuiarly sought after by members of the public. In the Orange Free State, the Association supplies and maintains factory and work hop First Aid Boxes, and has thereby established a valuable association with industry. In other areas, First Aid Boxes are available at strategic points, with road signs indicating the presence of such equipment. Ambulances are owned by the Association which, in each Centre, is the only St. John body registered under the Welfare Act authori ed to collect public funds; they are manned by Brigade members. There are 32 ambulances and 2 mobile units held by the Centres in South Africa, and during 1967, 181,684 miles were travelled. Most of this distance was travelled outside Municipal or Corporation areas, owing to difficulties in obtaining ambulances outside the boundaries of local authorities who maintain ambulance services. The locally owned ambulances are normally a sociated with Fire Departments and are manned by Fire Department personnel. During weekends and public holidays and in times of evere demands on Fire Departments Brigade members of St. John operate the e Municipal Ambulances. BRIGADE

The Superintendent-in-Chief (Nursing), Miss E. M. Payn has resigned, and Mr . C. A. Walker ha been appointed in an acting capacity for the time being. Membership of the Brigade fluctuated as usual, but members have maintained their usual high tandard of service to the community. A small feature regarding membership of the Brigade has been the recent establishment of a combined section-hoping to become a division in time-amongst Rhodes Univer ity students in Grahamstown. Their example in performing public duties during a recent fifty-mile walking competition, influenced two competitors to join their ranks. On various occasions the Brigade assisted the Civil Defence Organisation in displays arranged to stimulate public interest. PUBLIC DUTIES

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Apart from the usual public duties at places of entertainment, sports meetings and blood transfusion services, Nursing members throughout the Republic have been assisting in General Hospitals where their services have been much appreciated. The possibility of making statutory provision for such auxiliaries is now receiving attention.

reports reveal that the usual high performance of work has been mamtamed throughout the Republic. The spirit of enthusiasm for th~ work of St. J<?hn has continued, and co-operation between the AssociatIOn and the Bngade is excellent. A total of 703 classes were held and 11,994 certificates were issued. '

Seven members of the Brigade who were very active in lecturing and demonstrating at Association classes have been recruited into the Civil Defence Organisation in a full-time capacity as Instructors.

Major-Ge~eral F. H. Theron, C.B., C.B.E., who was Receiver-General from. 1955, dIed on the 28th July, 1967. Mr. W. T. Spillane was appointed ReceIver-General as from 22nd December, 1967.

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1968 The invitation to send Cadets to the I nternational Cadet Camp in \~ales has been enthu iastically received, and it has been decided to send a contingent.

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The Annual Ambulance Conference held in Durban from 11 th to 13th October, 1967, was a very successful function, and the Inter-Provincial Competitions were of a very high standard. It is intere ting to note that both visiting teams (Nursing and Ambulance) from Rhode ia, who are invited annually, but who are not official competitors in the Inter-Provincial Co~petition , sLlcceeded, nevertheless, to be runner -up in their re pective sectIOns. ~~e final decis~on w~s at last made at the Conference to adopt the 2nd EditIOn of the FIrst AId Manual. Translations and printing are now in progress. The manuals will not be available however for the 1968 competitions. ' , OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

The Hospital suffered a serious blow in the loss of Dr. C. G. Booker, Medical Superintendent since the inception of the Ho pital who died afte~ a short illne s. The Hospital has been fortunate in obtaining the serVices of Dr. J. W. Scott-Millar as Medical Superintendent. Dr. ScottMillar ha wide knowledge and experience in health administration. Ele:,en .regi~tered nurse~ sat for the South African Nur ing Council ExanunatIOn m Ophthalmic Nursing and six passed . The number of out-patients was 24,525 (total since the Hospital opened: 277,028) 656 patients were admitted to the ward, and 444 operation were performed. The number of persons who donated their eye to the Hospital now totals 884. The various amenities at the Hospital have for some time been under critical review by the Officers. The Hospital was originally designed as a f<?rty-bed Hospita~, and later, wards to house 60 beds were added to provide accommodatIOn for the Eye patients of the Baragwanath General Hospital, including facilities for out-patients for this Hospital. Beyond these basic measures, no major extensions were made with the result that the strain upon existing resources in the endeavour to maintain the high degree of efficiency has become progressively heavy . The time has arrived for a complete review of immediate requirements which include: 1. 2.

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Improved laundry facilities Improved ward accommodation for St. John patient Improved living-in accommodation for the female non-European resident staff, both nursing and domestic Improved operating theatre facilities W. H. du PLESSIS , Chancellor.

At the Annual Meeting of Priory Chapter held on Friday, 16th June, the Chancellor, Henry L. Paterson , sq., in addressing His Excellency, The Prior, aid: "Members of the Order throughout New Zealand will long remember the contribution of Their Excellencies to the work of St. John. "Hi E>..cellency, The Prior, ha made himself available for discussion on matter. affecting the Order, and knew intimately the activities of our three fOLlno.ation '. The Prior ha given generously of hi time, and Her Excellency, Lady Fergusson, has encouraged the work of members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade particularly Nursing members and tho c qualified a voluntary aids. "It ha. been a source of personal satisfaction as Chancellor to work clo ely v, ith the Prior, and members of Priory Chapter will miss him and hi wi e cOLIn el.' Hi Excellency, The Prior, Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergu son, G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O., D .S. O., O.B.E., aid: "I am most impre sed, but not yet ati fied with the manner in which we have spread out into the public. I think we have done orne good recruiting these last few years, and we mll t encourage young people to accept responsibility and take an active part in our administration. I have wonderful memories of my a ociation with the Order over the la t five year. I shall alway remember my association with our Chancellor. He ha worked with zeal and with imagination to further the objects of the Order, and he will be handing over to hi s ucce. or the admini tration in better shape than he found it. " I know you all share with me the feeling that the Order i not ju t tho e of u who belong at thi particular moment, but it i a continuing Order of those who have gone and tho e in our ranks now, and tho e who", ill join in the future ."

Appoint m en ts: In April, Hi Excellency, The Prior, announced that the Grand Prior, H.R.H. The Duke of Glouce ter had approved the appointment of Alexander Kirkpatrick, E q. , O.B .E., a Chancellor in New Zealand to the vacancy resulting on the retirement of Henry L. Paterson, Esq. Deputy Chief Commissioner: Commander Ian Barclay Campbell, M.B.E., V.R.D., who held the position of Commissioner in charge of the Wellington District has been appointed Deputy Chief Commi ioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade in New Zealand. Surgeol1-;n- Ch ieI

Mr. A. F. Gordon Ander on, a prominent Surgeon in Wellington, ha been appointed Surgeon-in-Chief. Mr. Anderson ha been associated with our Mo t Venerable Order for many years.

Director of Association: .A. T. Gandell, Esq., C.B.E., ha been appointed to the position of DIrector of Association, a po ition which has been held for many year by Alexander Kirkpatrick, Esq., O.B.E. Western Samoa: Our Chief Secretary vi ited Western Samoa in April for a period of hvo weeks. As a result of the vi it a Western Samoan Centre of the St. John

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Ambulance Association was established. The Chief Secretary's recommendations will largely depend upon having available approximately one hundred men and women trained as demonstrators in practical First Aid and Home Nursing. Our Field Officer, Mr. Arthur Kennedy, visited Western Samoa in November for a period of three week. This vi it wa most successful, and we now look forward to the continuing development of our work in this area. Conferences .' During the year the conference of Chairmen and Secretarie of Centre was held at Priory Headquarters, also a conference of St. John Ambulance Operators and Administrators. The St. John Ambulance Brigade conference of Commissioner and District Superintendent ( ur jng) wa held on Saturday, 7th October, 1967. Dedication and Opening of New Buildings: On Sunday, 11th June, 1967, our then Chancellor, Henry L. Pater on, Esq., presided at the official opening and dedication of the Lyttelton SubCentre's Headquarters. I represented His Excellency, The Prior, at the official opening and dedication ceremony of the Mount Maunganui Headquarter on Sunday, 8th October, and also the Waikouaiti Training Centre, Otago, during the weekend November 11th, and 12th, which also coincided with the 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Dunedin Ambulance Division. The provision of Headquarters for the work of our Order involve many hours of voluntary service, planning, raising of fund and the ultimate provision of equipment, and reflects great credit on all tho e engaged in these projects. There is no doubt that where we have our own Headquarters, the work of the Order prospers. Headquarters-London: On behalf of Priory Chapter I acknowledge with appreciation the e\ er ready advice and assistance which is available to us from our SecretaryGeneral, C. T. Evans Esq., C.M.G., and member of the Secretariat. The quarterly reports from Executive Officers of our Grand Priory keep us fully informed on the work of our three foundations. I appreciate the help given to our Chief Secretary by the Headquarters of the St. John Ambulance Association, and the Commissioner-in-Chief of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The Deputy Director of the Association, Lt.-General Sir Alexander Drummond, K.B.E., C.B., LL.D., F.R.C.S., D.L.O., and the Secretary, Colonel J. E. F. Gueritz are in constant touch with our Headquarters. Staff-Brigade Headquarters: The Headquarters of the st. John Ambulance Brigade, through the voluntary service given to our Order by our Chief Commissioner, Brigadier J. M. Mitchell; the Deputy Chief Commissioner, Commander 1. B. Campbell; the Surgeon-in-Chief, Mr. A. F. Gordon Anderson; Superintendent-in-Chief (Nursing) Miss B. P. Cook; Chief Officer Ambulance Cadets, Dr. D. P. Kennedy; Chief Nursing Officer of Training, Miss M. H. Paton; Miss J. Motley, Miss N. Kinross, Mr. Trevor DickDominion Cadet Competitions Officer; Mr. T. O'Brien- First Aid Officer on the Waterfront, have provided a group of highly skilled and

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Tuition: During the year the St. John Ambulance Association conducted 1,339 courses of instruction in First Aid, Initial and Advanced Nursing, Hygiene, Child Care, Air Attendance, Preliminary First Aid, and Preliminary Home Nursing. A total of 7,335 adults and 4,918 children were successful in qualifying for Certificates. First Aid in the Bush Industry: Our Field Training Officer, Mr. Arthur Kennedy, reports: Courses of Instruction- Thirteen full courses of instruction were completed during the year. In addition, schools, industrial concerns, young farmers' clubs, and country women's in titutes received lectures in resuscitation and basic principles of fir t aid. A total of 339 candidates sat examinations. 323 were successful in reaching the high standard set by examiners. Thank are recorded to many per ons who have assisted in the work, especially the ever-willing and generous co-operation of the medical profes ion in giving of their time for conducting examinations, and often at great inconvenience to themselves. This work has been made possible during the pa t thirteen years by the financial assistance provided by the New Zealand Workers' Compen ation Board. First Aid on the Waterfrollt: The Waterfront Industry Commission's First Aid project records continuing growth. The First Aid Training Officer, Mr. T. F. O'Brien, reports as foliows: First Aid Treatments- For the twelve months 1st July, 1966, to the 30th June, 1967, 16,445 waterside workers were treated for injuries at main port wharf clinics and by first aiders (320) operating at 21 ports in New Zealand. Of these cases, 1,360 were referred to doctors, and 491 required hospital attention. A total of 26,344 injuries have now been recorded as treated by waterfront first aiders since the introduction of detailed statistics in July, 1963. St. John Ambulance Services: The total number of ambulances administered by the Order from Kaitaia in the north to Bluff in the south, totals 154 vehicles. During the year these ambulances travelled 1,672,970 miles, transporting 163,497 cases. There are 119 salaried full-time ambulance driving officers, and 657 volunteer ambulance driving officers. In 1964 the Honourable Mr. D. N. McKay, Minister of Health, requested the Priory to set up an Examination Board for the purpose of preparing a syllabus of training for ambulance driving officers. The Honourable Minister records: "It is the Government's constant aim that ambulance services throughout New Zealand are manned by skilled personnel. I take this opportunity of acknowledging with warm thanks the special work of the Priory of st. John."

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Roadside First A id Posts: There are 107 First Aid Posts throughout the country. During the year they were u ed on 375 occa ions. Co t for their maintenance amounted to $67.00. CHIEF COMMIS 10 ER

There has been a slight increase in our numbers of Ambulance and Nursing members, whilst the number of recorded ca es treated ha ri en to 118,771-an increae of 18,049; and this epitomise the challenge facing the Brigade. The two outstanding events for the year were the visit of Rear Admiral Royer Dick and of Ambulance Cadet from Fiji. New Zealand was greatly honoured at the beginning of this year by the visit of the then Commissioner-in-Chief, Rear Admiral Royer Dick, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. No other Commi sioner-in-Chief during hi term of office, has visited all ten New Zealand Brigade District. During three crowded weeks he saw 33 Headquarters and Centres and met some 3 000 Ambulance and Nursing Members and Cadet. It was of value to enior officials and to me personally to be able to discuss with him problem which, in the main, are common to the Brigade everywhere. The second outstanding event was the visit of a Cadet team from Fiji, competing for- and winning-the New Zealand Army Cup. The four cadets with Mr. R. F. Herman and Mr. Hanslal subsequently made more friends when they went briefly to Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Auckland. Their visit is the beginning of cadet competitions between t. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets from Australia, Fiji and New Zealand which, we hope, will not only strengthen the friendship between the e three countries in the Pacific, but will al 0 be the mean of rai ing the standard of first aid and related subjects in these areas. The Fiji team presented to the Brigade in New Zealand a Kava Bowl a a ymbol of friendship between the cadets of the two countries and thi i greatly valued by this Headq,uarters. Civil Defence: While we hope and trust there is little likelihood in the fore eeable future of a nuclear attack, we feel there is a likelihood of natural di aster- earthquake, flood and fire- in almost any part of New Zealand. The Brigade therefore has prepared itself, in varying ways in different di tricts, to cope actively not only with the emergency within a district, but al 0 tho e in adjoining areas. Dunedin Ambulance Division celebrated its 75th anniversary on 10th-12th November, 1967. The entire Brigade in New Zealand is very conscious and proud of the fact that this was the first Division of the Brigade to be established outside the British Isles. To commemorate the important occasion, the Division held a number of functions and publi hed an hi torical booklet. Grand Prior's Badges: During the year 1967, l70 Grand Prior's Badges were awarded, compared with 138 in 1966 and 93 in 1965. Some of the issues were no doubt to "promoted" cadets in senior divisions, but it seems fair to assume that much of the increase is because of the incentive of separate-subject Proficiency Badges.

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Surgeons and Nursing Officers : . During 1967, 15 Nursing Officers and 1~ Bngad~ S~rgeons we.re appointed- all but se~en of these were made l,n t~ree dISt~ICtS. I a~ dl turbed that five DistrIcts do not have any DI stnct Nurs111g Officer but efforts will be made during the coming year to remedy t~e weakness, ~he lack of a Di trict Nursing Officer is a very definite handicap to a Nur I11g Division. . D' , , I have been very happy t? ee , an extension of WanganUl ..Istnct,~ " Good Neighbour Scheme" 111 whIch cadets are e~~ouraged to , adopt orne elderly or invalid person whom they can VISIt and helD 111 small way on their way home from school. ALMO ER'S

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The Order in ew Zealand provides additional voluntary service to our enior citizen, and the Auckland Centre conducts the ,Buckley. Memorial Holiday Hou e, and although there are oth~r agencIes cate~111g for the care of the aged, Auckland supporters assi t WIth the preparatIOn and erving of daily meals. Over 38,000 free meal~ were se~ved dunng t~e yea~. Dunedin Sub-Centre have an excellent Lmen GUIld and Hospltaller s Club. Member of the e clubs provide comforts, a.rter~oon tea concerts, and undertake work on behalf of the elderly and. SIck I~ ~omes and h?spital . The Sub-Centre Ho pital Ho te se contmue gIvmg outstandmg ervice. HOSPlTALLCR S

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Linen Guild working under the parent body in WelJingt~n, conti.nue to upply linen and clothing for patients at the Ophthalrn.lc Hospltal. Contribution from retiring collections at St. John Day Servlces are sent direct to the Hospitaller of our Grand Priory in London, and full acknowledgement i recorded in the Ophth~lmic.Hospital Annual Report. During the year both foundatIOns 111 New Zealand supported o~r Ophthalmic Ho pital by contributing $1,345,59, and a further $606.36 IS due to go forward . APPREClA TIO

I would record the sincere thanks of Priory Chapter and members of the St. John Ambulance A ociation and st. John Ambulance Brigade to our Chancellor, Henry L. Paterson, Esq" who has had a very long and out tanding service with the Order. . His Excellency, The Prior, on behalf of members of Pnory Chapter, presented Mr. Paterson with a tele~ision set, a.nd Mr. ~aterson expressed his appreciation to members of Pnory CounCIl a~d Pn?ry Chapter who had assisted him in so many ways to carry out hIS dutIes. He had been heartened by the encouragement given to him by members of both foundations. I particularly thank Ministers of the Crow!?-, Heads .of ,Government Departments, members of municipal and sportmg orgamsatlOns.' and all members of our Most Venerable Order in New Zealand, the busmessmen and women who comprise the committees of Association Centres and Sub-Centres, Ambulance and Nursing Division members, Cadet Ambulance and Cadet Nursing Division members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Linen Guilds, Nursing Guilds, and Hospitallers' Clubs.

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We sometimes fail to realise how fundamental to the health of a democratic society is the volunteer-the man who, in addition to doing his daily job, is ready freely to give up part of his lei ure for some cause or other that he believe in .... These people who care about causes; the adherents, the supporters, the belongers, the Chairmen, the Trea urers, Secretaries, Committee members-they have a special significance in our Society. The Press and Nell' Zealand Broadcasting: Throughout New Zealand the Press and New Zealand Broadca ting Corporation keep the name of St. John before the public, and always welcome news dealing with the work being carried out by both foundations. I would again record appreciation of the support and a j tance given me by our Chief Secretary and hi taff at Priory Headquarter.

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DER KIRKPATRICK, Chancel/or.

PRIORY OF CANADA In 1967, training of the Public in First Aid, Home Nur ing and Child Care continued at about the same level a for the pa t several year, a total of 132,000 Canadians passing examinations in these subject. In these last few years improvement in instruction techniques, the use of more visual aids, recruiting of additional and better informed In tructor and the counsel of the Medical Advisory and the Training Committees which meet at regular intervals is providing a more readily understood and more interesting instructional programme. The Association's endeavour to direct more teaching to the younger generation is progressing well as more authorities across the country accept St. John training in public schools. This augments the programmes already in effect for St. John training of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides as well a the agreement signed with the Navy League in December, 1967 to extend our training to Cadets and Wrenettes. We feel that if this training is well carried out we shall not only assist in increasing First Aid and Home Nursing courses, but these Associations can be a very valuable source of recruitment for the Brigade in both the Ambulance and Nursing divisions. In maintaining its record of training over 130,000 candidates per year, and in conducting the annual "Save-a-Life" programme to teach 175,000 persons each year the principles and practices of artificial respiration, the Association continues its valuable service to the Canadian Public. Excellent progress is also being made in providing new and better accommodation for St. John activities. A few years ago, in 1962 and 1963, our British Columbia Council erected two splendid buildings, one in Vancouver and the other in Victoria. Also in 1963 a new building was opened in Winnipeg for our Manitoba Branch, and in 1967 an imposing new building was erected by the Ontario Council in Toronto. In January, 1968, the first sod will be turned for a fine new building to be erected in Montreal by the Quebec Council. All these buildings have administrative offices and offices for the Brigade and the Association, together with training quarters for both First Aid and Home Nursing. These new modern

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bujldings, we feel, are not only increasing our efficiency, but also raising the morale of both the A ociation and the Brigade. However, 1967 in Canada was the Brigade's year! Canada's] OOth birthday was observed and celebrated in many waysnationally, provincially and locally. Every event i~volved la.rge asse~ blages of varying izes; the St. John Ambulance Bngade wa mvolved 111 practically everyone of them. For the major Centennial programme, EXPO '67, discussions betwee? St. John and EXPO authoritie began early in 1965. From the outset It was firmly resolved that thc Brigade would .mainta~n its tr~ditional r~le of voluntary public service; all members se~vmg du.rmg t.he sIx-month lIfe of EXPO would do 0 without compensatIOn. ThIS polIcy was obs~rved throughout the half-year period during which members of the .Bnga~e devoted 0 er 40 000 hours of their own time, many of them spendmg then annual lea e fr~m their regular employment manning St. John Fi~st Aid Post on the EXPO site. Brigade members came from every PrOVillce to serve for e en or fourteen days. From Montreal and its environs, an additional 20 IS hifts were performed by volunteers on a daily basis. In all ome 39000 of the almost fifty million visitors to EXPO were treated i'n one or ~ther of the nine First Aid Posts for a variety of ailments and injurie . About 15 o ~ of these required evacuation by ambulance to medical clinic . Organizing Brigade fir 1 Aid coverage [or EXP~ was a. ~ormidable undertaking. To plan three hifts each day-each ShIft reqUIrIng two or three vol unteer - in each of nine Fir t Aid Post ; to draft quotas and plan tran portation for member to be in Montreal from any of nine Provinces at the time and for the terms of service required and to have accommodation a ail able for them on arrival, wa a monumental task. Undertaken and admini tered by Col. Leach, Priory Headquarters Staff Officer, with a mall taff recruited in Montreal and with the full co-operation of Provincial Commi ioner, A rea and Corp per onnel, it wa carried out ucce sful1y and with di patch. From all point of view, parti~ularly the planning and the dedication of Brigade personnel, the undertakmg was an unqualified ucce . Not a single complaint or criticism was made to Brigade Headquarter. On the contrary Headquarters ~ccumulated a thick file of congratulatory letter and messages from Bngade members and many letter from per on in Canada, the U.S.A: and overseas: expre sing deep appreciation for the treatment ~nd aSSIstance the wnte~ had received in our Fir t Aid Po t . The Bngade emerged from thIS major operation enhanced in public esteem and with proven ability to organize and operate as a National body. A significant tribute wa paid St. John when, early in the planning stage of EXPO '67 the] t day of September was declared to be St. John Homage Day by the Worlds Fair official. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and an outstanding one for St. John. With 4,000 in attendance it began with the arrival at the Place des Nations of Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike Commissioner-in-Chief, and the Lady Moyra Browne, Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, oftheSt. John Ambulance Brigade, accompanied by our official party, followed by the appearance on the parade ground of La Compagnie Franche de la Marine, in their colourful and historic uniforms. Next to arrive was His Excellency, The Governor-General, The Right Honourable Roland Michener, Prior of the Priory of Canada, and Her

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Excellency Mrs. Michener. The party also included Mr. Pierre Dupuy, Ambassador and Commissioner General of EXPO '67. In welcoming the distinguished guests, Mr. Pierre Dupuy said that the Order of St. John "has a long story of human solidarity, devotion and acrifice. It has mobilized the best supporters in every walk of life. It is to be found everywhere there are people who suffer and need help. It is present here on our exhibition ground, ready for any emergency.' The principal speaker was Sir William Pike who, in hi address to the hundreds of Brigade personnel on parade, paid high tribute to the outstanding work of St. John in Canada and classed the workers as "a superb lot." He said that the Homage Day celebrations would go down in history as one of the great St. John days in Canada. The Lady Moyra Browne then spoke in French, expressing her pleasure at being present on this important occasion and her appreciation of the hospitality shown her by St. John people during her visit to Canada. In his address, the Governor-General said, in commenting on the greater need for St. John's services everywhere today, "The name of St. John is synonymous with a high standard of First Aid and with the virtue of charity. It has transcended nationality, race, colour and religion. It is our greatest wish that St. John shall remain in all the countries of the Commonwealth as a symbol of its motto- 'for the service of mankind' - and as a practical example of doing things for other people and doing them for nothing." The second large call upon the Brigade was for first aid ervice for the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, July 22 to August 6. Here again, intensive planning went into the St. John coverage of the Games involving the staffing of 25 First Aid posts and two mobile units in the Winnipeg area. This coverage, unlike the national participation in the case of EXPO '67, was provided and administered entirely by the St. John Manitoba Council . It required the services, again on a completely voluntary basi, of 300 Brigade members, 200 members and students of the Manitoba As ociation of Registered Nurses and 175 St. John Ambulance Association volunteers. During this, the largest sporting event ever held in Canada, 1900 athletes competed in some 400 events. St. John was called upon 300 time to treat injuries or illnesses during the period of the games. Add to these two major undertakings first aid coverage for mo t of the 659 stops made by eight Confederation Caravans that travelled 35,000 miles to bring pictorial histories of 100 years of Canadian progress to the people, similar coverage for the Centennial Train, the some 700,000 hours of Brigade services at regular sports events and other public gatherings across the country and there will be obtained an evaluation of the vast effort put forward by Brigade volunteers in Canada's Centennial Year. Further contributions by St. John to the observance of our Centennial were the production of a film telling some of the story of our activities in a 22-minute colour movie and the publishing of "The White Cross in Canada," a History of the Canadian Commandery and Priory. The Order in Canada was twice deeply saddened in our Centennial year by the deaths of two outstanding Canadians, each of whom had been Prior of the Priory of Canada. In March, His Excellency General The Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier, D.S.O., M.C., C.D., Governor-

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General and Prior of the Order in Canada since 1959 died in Ottawa. In December The Right Honourable Vincent Massey, P.C., C.H., LL.D., D.C.L., F~R.C.S., Governor-General and Prior of the Order in Canada from 1952 until 1959, died during a visit to England. In spite of heavy official duties and philanthropic work and wide interests in many Canadian affairs, each of these distinguished gentlemen ~ook great personal interest in helping The Priory of Canada fulfil the objects and expand the work of The Order. The Priory of Canada and all t~ose associated with us owe a deep debt of gratitude to these fine Canadians whose wise counsel and keen interest helped advance the cause of St. John immeasurably in the last fifteen eventful years. On June 6th 1967 with the gracious consent of Her Majesty the Sovereign H~ad of The Order, His Excellency The Right Honourable Daniel Roland Michener, C.C., P.C., LL.D., Governor-General of Canada was confirmed in the appointment of Prior ofT~e Order iD: Cana.da and on June 9th I had the honour to officiate at hIS InstaliatlOn WIth members of Chapter at Government House in Ottawa. Later, on October 26th and 27th, His Excellency the Prior held investitures at Governn;tent House at which, in the presence of more than 400 invited guests, he receIved and invested Her Excellency Mrs. Michener as a Dame of Grace and about 170 other members in the various grades to which they had been promoted or admitted. IAN MACLAREN, Chancellor.

THE PRIORY IN AUSTRALIA ONE of the rno t notable events of 1967 was the completion of the new headquarter for Australia in Canberra, thus establishing the Order in the national capital. . . . . The building i on a prominent site in the cIty and Its architecture ~s a worthy contribution to the dignity of the capital of the country. ~n deSIgn, it consi ts of a splendid large central hall surrounded on all SIdes by a foyer and ancillary rooms and offices. It will house the offices and meetings of the Priory at the Australian level and will also provide premises for the Brigade and Association in the Australian Capital Territory. ~t is alre~dy being used extensively by these bodies and by a number of public orgaruzations, particularly those whose interests are kindred to st. John's. . In its outward appearance, it enshrines the battlements of the Crusadmg days-a mediaeval motif but expressed in a modern idiom and materials. Visitors to the buHding are constantly reminded of the historical links of the Order. One notable gift has been the replicas of the coats-of-arms of Grand Masters down through the centuries which are hung in the hall. The foundation stone, laid by the Lord Prior at the beginning of 1966, is a twelfth century stone taken from the crypt of the Grand Priory Church; an angel in the foyer is from the same source, while the imposing entrance doors are modelled on St. John's Gate. The official opening of the headquarters will take place in May 1968, when His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Casey, the Prior of the Order in Australia, will perform the ceremony. At the same time the annual meetings of the Priory will be held in the new headquarters.

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At the time of the building' coming into Ll e in July, the Priory office in Sydney was closed and thi coincided with the retirement or the Priory Secretary, Major J. P. Martin, who had erved the Priory faithfully and well over many year. The new holder of the office in Canberra i the Rev. Dr. P. F. Rudge, and he i a si ted in the admini tration of the building by the Headquarters' Building Management Committee under the chairman hip of Mr. John B. Howse. The erection of the building made inroad into the finance of the Priory, but the Receiver-General, with the member of hi Finance Committee and with the support of generous donations from all around Au tralia, i endeavouring to payoff the overdraft and to trengthen the general fund of the Order. Another ignificant step during the year wa the holding of the Priory meetings in Perth for the first time. The Commandery in Western Au traJia excelled itself in the arrangements it made for the many delegates and visitors from the eastern states; and the whole experience was uch a to bring the Priory and Commandery much cIo er together and to widen the understanding of the problems and opportunjtie that the Order wa facing throughout the continent. The Deputy Prior and Knight Commander, His Excellency Sir Douglas Kendrew, presided at the meeting of the Council and Chapter and also took part in the Annual Church ervice at St. George's Cathedral. The new Chaplain of the Priory, the Mo t Rev. P. N. W. Strong, Archbishop of Bri bane and Primate of Au tralia, was unable to be present but his role was filled by the Mot Rev. George Appleton, Archibishop of Perth and Commandery Chaplain. When formerly on the staff of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, the latter had the responsibility for conducting the Grand Priory Church Service. The news of the plight of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jeru a1em during the Israeli-Arab war aroused a lot of interest and helped to timulate the generosity of its supporters throughout Australia. During the year, the Linen Guild, under the leadership of Lady Norri until her retirement at the end of the year, raised a sum of $2290.00 while the Committee of the Hospitaller and Almoner sent a further $868.00 for the work of the Hospital. The Brigade benefited greatly by the visit of the then Commi ionerin-Chief, Rear Admiral Royer Dick, who toured in all the state of the Commonwealth. Disaster and tragedy also led to increa ed activity by the Brigade and these served to bring to the notice of the public the sterling work done by its members. One notable occasion was during the calamitous bushfires around Hobart in Tasmania; the Brigade re ponded immediately and its work continued right through and beyond the di a ter period in rendering first aid on an unprecedented scale. At the time of the tragic disappearance of the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Holt, the St. John Mobile and Rescue Squad were to the fore in the fruitless search. The development of this squad in Victoria over recent years has been an outstanding instance of the extension of the work of the Brigade. The Association, strengthened by the editing of a new first aid manual and by new appointments in several parts of Australia, reported an expansion of first-aid teaching almost everywhere. Beyond the established areas there were some notable achievements. Many classe were held at places in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, and the work was more securely established at the headquarters in Port Moresby. A notable personal achievement was that of a training officer, Mr. J. Revitt, who

travelled over 8,000 miles in the Northern Territory and visited remote place in order to provide instruction for members of the. C0!llmonwealth Department of Work. And a n~)Vel method of co.mmulllcatlOn w~s used for cla es centred at Broken HIll-the Royal Flymg Doctor RadlO Network was used by instructors for their pupils in a wide radius around. the outback, the pupils coming into Broken Hill for further demonstratlOns and examination. Thu , in the national capital, in the states, ~ the outback, in the length and breadth of this continent and beyond Its shores, the work of the Priory has gone forward - 'Pro Fide, Pro Utilitate Hominum'. G. G. L. STENING, Chancel/or.

REPORT OF THE COMMANDERY OF ARDS IN NORTHERN IRELAND 1967 v. as a omewhal quiet year for the Commandery, although both A sociation and Brigade su tained the level of activity achieved in 1.9 66 . One meeting of Chapter wa held in ~pril, fO.llo.we.d ~y an Inve~tIture at which some eighteen postulants recelVed theIr mSlgma from HIS Excellency the Governor, Knight Commander of the Commandery o~ Ar?s. They included two promotion to the grade of Conm1ander (Bngadler L. E. Macgregor, O.B.E .. and Dr. F. E. Pletcher) from that of Offi~er.. The Di trict Superintendent of Nur ing (the Countess <:>f Roden) recelv~d the in ignia of Officer, having been pr?moted ~n appomtment .as Supenntendent. Seven Serving Brother and elght Servmg SIsters were mve ted on the arne occasion . During the year Major-General Francis Casement, a distinguished retired Army Medical Officer, died. He was a valued member of Chap~er, and had rendered long and devoted service to the Order before bemg appointed an Officer in 1957. Hi interest continued until his deat~. Quarterly Council meetings took place, ~nd t~o Church S~rvIces were held. One was conducted on June 18th, at FlsherwIck Pre bytenan Church, Belfa t, by the Commandery Chaplain, the R.ev. J. H. Withers, and was honoured by the presence of Their ExcellenCIes the Governor and Lady Erskine of Rerrick and of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Belfast (Alderman Major W. D. Geddis and Mrs. Geddis). The other Servi~e wa held at the Pari h Church, Portrush, and was conducted by Chaplam the Rt. Rev. The Lord Bishop of Connor. It followed a Service of Dedication of an ambulance-mobile Aid-Post, presented by an anonymous donor. Again this year Associated British Cinemas, Ltd., generously permitted a benefit Film Premiere to be held at their principal local theatre, with the conseq uent accrual to the funds of the Order of a considerable and very welcome sum. The Commandery is most grateful for this continuing and practical support now given for many years by the Company. Once again, also, the Lord Mayor kindly placed the facilities of the City Hall at the Commandery's disposal for the annual Bail, this year Mrs. Lennox Cotton leading Ladies' organising Committee. The Ball was highly successful and the proceeds added some hundreds of pounds to the Commandery's

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PRIORIES AND COMMANDERlES

general funds, for which it is very grateful. Both the general funds and those required to sustain the work of the Association and Brigade were augmented also by flag days and other money-raising events held throughout the Province. The ~ssociation last year issued a total of 3,818 certificates, made up of 219 111 advanced, 1,555 adult, and 634 preliminary Fir t Aid; 31 advanced, 538 adult, and 218 preliminary in Home Nursing; 85 advanced, and 284 preliminary in Child Care; 9 each in advanced and preliminary Hygiene; 56 in Food-handling, and 180 on Re-examination. The Brigade, while losing five in the number of its divisions (last year 118) kept its strength to almost exactly the same level as in 1966 (2,856 against 2,858). The loss of divisions was due in part to the amalgamation of under-strength units, but also to the difficulty of finding per ons to serve as officers; however, every effort is being made to improve this situation, and encouragement is to be found in the marked improvement in strength in both Counties Londonderry and Tyrone, particularly the former where the figure rose from 443 to 514. Public duties undertaken, measured in hours, increased from 74,960 in 1966 to 75,522 in 1967 and a substantial expansion of personal visits to individuals (old, housebound, and lonely) was noted with satisfaction. Like most charitable and welfare organisations the Order finds the task of raising funds for its work one of great difficulty not rendered easier by the financial uncertainties and restraints which affect inevitably public generosity, and to which Northern Ireland is especially vulnerable. This is perhaps the Commandery's most difficult problem, the solution of which would enable its activity to be considerably expanded. Nevertheless, it was able in 1967 to meet the current demand for its services and to discharge its responsibilities with keenness and efficiency.

themselves for examination and 330 obtained their certificates. This pass rate of 90 % reflects great credit on the Training Officer Mr. Wright. It is clear that this Industrial training will have to go on for a considerable time. The Commandery was also instrumental in conjunction with the Lions Club in starting a "Medic Alert" scheme.

FRANCIS EVANS , Lieutenant . THE COMMANDERY IN CENTRAL AFRICA The principal activities controlled from Commandery were the Industrial Training programme and the Commandery Competitions. The Competitions were the third Annual Commandery Competitions. The Cadet Competition was cond ucted on new lines. Both Ambulance and Nursing Cadets completed First Aid Team Test. Then the Nursing and Ambulance Cadets were given separate oral and individual practical tests; for the former the emphasis being on industrial accident . The winners of the Team and Individual Competit;on: Adult First Aid Team: 1st Bulawayo Railway Nursing Division' ' Individual: Mrs. L. Heighway. Cadet Nursing Team: 2nd Bulawayo City Cadet Division; Individual: S. Wyness. Cadet First Aid Team: Hamilton High School Division; I ndividua1: J. Collins. The ind~strial Tr.aining Programme continued througbout the year, courses bemg held 111 Bulawayo, Gwelo and Salisbury. There is still a considerable demand from Industry for these courses. During the year five courses were run by the Training Officer, attended by 428 trainees. There was a wastage of trainees during courses of 10% and 367 presented

THE FOU DATIONS

The Association has four Centres, the Rhodesia Centre, the Matabeleland Centre, the Gwelo Centre and the Rhodesia Railways Centre which looks after the Railway Safety Service. All Centres co-operated with the Ind ustrial Training programme and in several cases organised and ran other cour es in First Aid. The results of this training are shown in the attached appendix which gives the number of certificates issued during the year. Negotiations were tarted during the year with a view to creating another Centre in Umtali . The Brigade : The trength of the Brigade is still at a relatively low ebb and this means that personnel have to undertake many hours of public dutie . The average number of public duties per adult member is 50 hours per year, and the maximum number of duties performed by one individual was 500. Another interesting fact is that 20 % of Brigade Members possess the Long Service Medal. An encouraging factor has been the increase in trength of the Cadet Units and the number of Grand Prior's Badges which have been won. The total number of cases treated by the Brigade during the year was 3,080 which i an average of 10 cases per adult member thus showing that though small the Brigade plays a considerable part in the daily life of Rhode ia.

FREDERICK CRAWFORD, Lieutenant.

STATISTICS

APPENDIX BRIGADE

ASSOCIATION

STRENGTHS

DUTIES I

TOTAL NUMBER I OF CERTIFlCATES GAT ED DURI G THE YEAR2

COUNTRY

POPULATIO

AMBULANCE

ASSOCIATION CE TRES A D SUBCENTRES

AMBULANCE CADET

NURSING

NURSING CADET

I I

ENGLAND ..

·.

PRIORlESWALES ·. SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND CANADA ·. AUSTRALIA ·.

·.

·. ·. ·. ·. ·.

·.

·. ·. ·. ·.

. ·.

·. ·. ·.

·. ·.

OTHER COUNTRIES A D TERRITORIESINDIA .. PAKISTA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BERMUDA BRITISH HONDURAS ..

FIJI

·. ·. ·. ·.

·. ·. ·.

·. ·. ·. ·. ·.

GHANA ·. GIBRALTAR · . ·. GILBERT AND ELLIS ISLA DS GUYANA ·. ·. ·. HONG KONG .. ·. ·. IRAQ ·. ·. ·. JAMAICA ·. ·. ·. KENYA ·. ·. . LEEWARD ISLES ·. ·. MALA YSIA (W) ·. ·. MALAWI ·. ·. ·. MALTA ·. ·. ·. MAURITIUS · . ·. ·. NIGERIA ·. ·. . SABAH ·. ·. ·. SEYCHELLES · . ·. ·. SIERRA LEONE ·. ·. SINGAPORE ·. ·. ·. SOUTH YEMEN ·. ·. SUDAN · ·. ·. SWAZILAND · . ·. ·. TANZANIA ·. ·. . TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ·. TURKS AND CAICOS .. ·. UGANDA ·. ·. WINDW ARD ISLES ·. . ZAMBIA ·. ·. ·.

TOTALS

·.

*124,490

28,528

192

16,653

21,671

·.

·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·.

·. ·. ·.

·.

·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·. ·.

·.

2,100,200 18,733,000 2,676,919 19,571,000 11 ,540,764

9,612 11,992 12,153 132,474 40,377

1,485,000 4,330,000

3,638 1,121

1 4

455 226

498,860,000 93,720,613 142,846 21,800 49,448 114,255

212,174 7,250 90 99 138 47

27 4 1 I 1 1

10,624,507 607,000 476,727 7,945,000 24,502 51,900 655,000 3,526,500 8,261,527 1,859,000 9,104,000 76,808 3,526,500 4,042,412 329,285 768,700 55,000,000 549,048 47,612 2,183,000 1,939,600 138,441 13,540,000 389,000 10,000,000 827,597 6,035 7,740,000 410,534 3,894,636

2,118 745 1,222 345 72

1 1

11 7 17 7

-I

288 3,986 165 800 1,830 39 6,908 124 604 300 878 43 30 130 6,272 180 40 45 454 713 5 800 150 584,950

I 1 1 1 1

640 452 593 519 651

1,036 123

67 16

6,980 3,080

185,744 225,004 118,771 85,000 228,607

4683 96

7,629 340

3,696 33

1,600 95

8,974

343 140

130 38

16 8

2,921 116

10,494 2,539 1,450 742 151

1,072 174 211

21 113 2,098 35

97 1,160

112 427 242 78 58 2,365 139 18 19 46 60 1,669 -

50 75 1,206 14 62 274 113 384 34 1,353 114 45 -

3,296 9,585 124 3,320 286 971 8,632 210 309 2,111 1,992

125,934

39,326

16 63 439 1,403 65 103 49 1,375 -

313 882 672 -

2,492 965 2,086 1,000 3,332

23,547 2,542

1 4

3,255 1,672 2,724 1,849 3,154

347,885

349 58

2,636

851 89

1 1

316

1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1

1,383 1,453 2,335 3,274 1,749

3,819 3,572 3,199 5,442 4,65 1

34,230

COMMANDERIESARDs (NORTHERN IRELA D) CENTRAL AFRICA ·. ·.

CEYLON CYPRUS

46,013,000

NUMBER CASES TREATED OF DIVTSIONS I

I I

27 26 45,767

1,848 51 25

90 55 105 12 7

108 -

I I

57,343

508 8,974 -

7,695 14,000 81 5,324 -

657 135 8,148 78 735 2,319

3,786 780 7,017 2,580 117

36 77 10 283 36 16 72 16 5 17 164

3,144 -

22 5 -

3,953 73

8,455

1,346,806

NoTES:1 2

Population figures taken from Whitakers Almanack 1968. In future years it is hoped that a more detailed statement of certificates can be given but sufficient time was not available for thi to be prepared for 1967. Not including Re-examinations.

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

REPORT OF THE RECEIVER-GENERAL THE ACCOUNTS The Accounts present the financial position of the Grand Priory of the Order as at 30 September 1967, together with statements of Income and Expenditure during the year ended on that date. COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR CENTRAL ADMINISTRA nON AND FOUNDATIONS

EXPE DITUR E .

Central Administration Hospital Association Brigade 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 56,475 54,922 77,348 75,630 47,533 44,316 48,941 46,383

INCOME

Block Grant Other

- 20,000 20,000 2,000 3,000 28,250 31,000 34,901 46,571 8,345 11,041 34,160 38,445 11,942 16,063 34,901 46571 28,345 31,041 36,160 41,445 40,192 47,063

BALA CE

Debited priate Credited priate

to ApproFund. . 21,574 to ApproFund .

8,351 49,003 44,589 11 ,373

2,871

8,749 680

POST-WAR FUND GENERAL ALLOCATION 1967 £

1966 £

EXPENDITURE

Block Grants to Foundations Other Expenditure.

50,250 54,000 8,074 13,732

---58,324 67,732

]NCOME

52,408 51,864

Dividends and Interest

---. £5,916 £15,868

NET EXPENDITURE

=-==

..........

SPECIAL ALLOCATION

This finances the Order's share of the cost of the welfare work in service hospitals undertaken by the Service Hospitals Welfare and V.A.D. Department, Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society. The cost of this work was met from interest from investments and Ministry of Defence grant.

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There are set out below notes on certain items appearing in the Accounts. BALANCE SHEET Grand Priory Church Rebuilding Fund During the year under review further progress wa made towards the repayment of the loan from the General Fund. The loan at year end had been reduced to £4,998.

Sf. John Ophthalmic Hospital and Research Fund, Jerusalem The Appeal in May 1965 for the Hospital and associated research had by 30 September 1967, raised over £285,000, of which £240,979 had been actually received. During the year the third annual in talment of £25,000 of the grant of £100,000 by the Order was paid.

3 Properties The move to 1 and 2 Grosvenor Crescent took place io September 1967. The Balance Sheet cost at the end of the accounting year is shewn at £149,647 with a further commitment estimated at £14,000 to complete the renovation programme. The estimated overall final cost is therefore orne £164,000 compared with an estimate of £154,000 made at the arne time last year. 4

Investments There was no change of policy during the year. The maximum holding of 25 % in equity shares was maintained, all of which wa in inve tment trust stocks. The market value of investments at 30 September 1967 wa £103,634 less than the cost. At the time of writing this depreciation ha been almost wholly recovered. The total income of £84,930 compares with £88,152. The decrease is due mainly to the considerable expenditure on 1 and 2 Grosvenor Crescent so that effectively the iove tment income ha been maintained.

CONCLUDING COMMENTS The following figures, which are adjusted by the elimination of certain non-recurring items, show the trend of expenditure: 1962

£ 169,890

1963 £ 178,118

1964 £ 181 ,441

1965 £ 201 ,989

1966 £ 214,174

1967 £ 218,154

The increase in expenditure last year of some £4,000 (a rate of about 2 %per annum) represented a slowing down of the average rate of increase over the past six years. Nevertheless, the total shortfall of the Central Administration, the Association and the Brigade amounts to £41,696. This includes exceptional non-recurring items connected with the furnishing and move to 1 and 2 Grosvenor Crescent amounting to £6,229. After allowing for this sum there is a shortfall of some £35,000-a deterior-

ation from the bracket of £20,000 to £25,000 which emerged two years ago and which gave rise to the appointment o~ a Com.mittee set up by the Lord Prior to consider and report on appropnate actlOn. A paper is in the course of preparation dealing with the comprehensive aspect of St. John finances and will be presented to Chapter-General shortly. LEWIS G. WHYTE, Receiver-General

4 June 1968

ACCOUNTS 30 September 1967

R EPORT OF THE C HAPTER-GENERAL

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THE GRAND PRIORY

f,HE BRITlSH REALM

or THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAl OF ST. JOHN OF J ER U AL M B A LAN C E SHE E T 30 E P TE 1 B E R 1967 ET ASSETS FUNDS 1967 1966 £ £ £ £ £ P OPERTIES (at co ties amount written olT) G ENERAL F UND as at 30 Septem ber 1966 GEi'<ERAL Fu 'D 347,90 I 359,128 Freehold Property at t. John' Gate and Add Freehold site or Priory H ouse Legacies . . . . . 10 1,965 Le'is written ofT to date . Profit on sale of investments . . . 4,209 (Ne l loss) 3,474 Grand Priory Church Rebuilding FundLoan repaid 1,245 1,323 I-reehold site or Guard Hou e and CloIster 4,046 Muristan Property, Jcru alem . 354,585 356,252 3,648 Less ~ ritten off to date L ess Net cost of Central Administration yea r to Rights in Kolo I 'a tic, ypru~ date. 21, 574 8,351 333,011

GRAND PRIORY CHURCH R EBUILDING F UND as at 30 September 1966 Add Subscriptions and Donations Legacy . L ess General Fund- Loan repaid

66,850

1,145 100

1,175 148

68,095

68,173

1,245

1,323 66,850

ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AND R ESEARCH FUND , JERUSALEM as at 30 September 1966 Add Subscriptions and Donations Grant from Post-War Fund . Interest . , . . . . Profit on sale of investment . Israeli cash adjustment Legacy .

347,90 1

66,850

473 ,639

Po T-WAR FUI D (GE, ERAL ALLOCATLO. Freehold Property t. John Ambulance Bngade amp Bexhill, us ex . Leasehold Propertie 1 and 2 Gro venor rescent, SW I expenditure to date 50 Eaton Place, WI , Less written ofT to date

534,026

69,317 7,266

398 34

77,145

66,850

319,177

£ 15,578 8,660 2,918 4,000 - 323177 - -

12,875

149,647

53,845

22,169 3,496 181,195

647,237

60,387 - - 1 vESTME T per schedule attached . . . . 473,639 (Market Value ' 1967 £1.386,340) . 1966 £1,257,552

] ,500

4,176 3,648 528-34

77,015

L8,673

44,5f!1 15,781

49,003 10,000 610

22,169 3,128 19,041 - 85,761 - 552,933

1,489974 1,484,578

A S

1,094 406

for ward .

94,766 25,449

3,000

106,412

488,319

Less Expenditure

94,766 25,449

322,177

59,613

OPHTHALM1C HOSPITAL LADIES' GUILD as at 30 September 1966 Add Subscriptions and Donations Interest

1966 £

£ J 5,578 9,660 2,918

427,6 14

547,93 2

EUROPEAN CAMPAlGN FOR WORLD REFUG EES 1966 Grant for training nurses Less Expenditure .

Freehold Properly : Ramallah, Less ale instalment Ie expense 'Written off to date

£ 39,382 25,000 9,349 525 37 74,29 3

Less Hospital net expenditure . . . . . . Grant to Institute of Ophthalmology (London) Loans repaid .

GRAD PRIORY H RCH RCBUILDI G Fu 0 FREEHOLD PROPERTY Guard Hou e and loi ter and Church Re toration , . , . . ST JOW-I OPHTHALMIC Ho. PITAL '<D RE EARCH Fu D, JERU LE 1 Freehold Land, Building and Equipment: Jeru alem .

1967 £

488 ,725

473,639 - -

2,815

3,458

863 129

1,196

3,807 1,331

4,797 1,982

143

2,476

2,815

891 ,062

891 ,205

Branche as at 30 Septem ber 1966 . Add Advanced dur ing year Less Repaya ble du ri ng year.

Hospital Superintendent's HO Llse .

55,589 1,900

49,585 14,700

57,489 14767

64,285 8,696

42,722 12,500

55,589 13,500 69,089 - -

55,222 forward

2, 192,433

2,106,600

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

891,062

forward

T. JOH A 1BULANCE ASSOCIATION H EADQUARTERS FUND as at 30 September 1966 Add Legacies Intere t Less Net ordinary expenditure year to date Special Expenditure year to date

891,205

22,092

21,8/7

3,522 880

3,862 1,029

26,494

26,708

NET CURRE T ASSETS STOC KS Stores Department Insignia and A wards . . . St. Joho Ophthalmic Hospital St. John House 1,871 1,745

12,977 13,517

2,192,433

forward

11,373 1,604

4,6/6 22,092 - -

BALA CE OF PRO EED OF SALE OF 8 A D 10 GROSVE OR CRESCENT SWI DEBTORS

ST. JOH AMBULANCE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS FUND as at 30 September 1966 Add Legacies Donation Interest

50,290

40, 26

3,185 2,500 2,257

9,918 1,400 2,076

58,232

55,210

Less

Net ordinary expenditure year to date Special expenditure year to date

(

8,749 5,811 14,560 43,672

Kn G GEORGE VI LEADERSHlP TRAI I 'G MEMORlAL as at 30 Septem ber 1966 Add Donations. Interest Less Expenditure

Less Grants

1,087 350

/,040 449

9,905

/1,606

3,804

97,797

74,255

90,000

113,889

118,928 115,000

HA D .

16,228

8,793

317,914

406,976

87,525 34,182 - - 121,707 196,207

64,213 9,574 73,787 - 333,189 - -

3,138 8,468 - -

9,286

9,/75

2 459

448

9,747

9,623

255 963,844

337 9,286 - 981,341

1,103,649

1,132,425

Less 5,916 Excess of expenditure over income year to date 25,000 Hospital Appeal grant . . . 6,102 Net loss on sale of investments . . . . . Profit on sale of 8 and 10 Grosvenor Crescent, (Dr.) 199 SW1. - - 37,217

15,861 25,Or) (Cr.) 7,73i (Net Profit (Cr.) 61,90'

28,776 - 1,132,425

1,095,208

forward .

et illc. ) 68u ,6n 4,930 - -

67,044 6,359 332 520

HORT TERM DEPOSIT

CASH AT BA KS A DI

Deduct CREDITORS BA K OVERDRAFT

91,428 5,332 457 580

10,117

9,492

POST-WAR Fu D GE ERAL ALLOCATION of £2,099,625 as at 30 September 1966

LOCAL AUTHORITY

2,106,600

50,290

8,46

6,101

ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE BE EVOLE T Fu D as at 30 September 1966 Add Donation Interest

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

963,844

981,341

forward .

2,388,640

2,439,789

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

forward . SPECIAL ALLOCATIO of £840,000 for welfare work in Service Hospitals as at 30 September j 966

963,844

981,341

forward

272,122

279,044

DEFERRED LTABILlTIE STAFF SUPERANNUATIO, SCHEi\1E JORDA lA STAFF PROVIDE T FUND PROVlSION FOR JORDA IA l STAFF GRATUITIE PROVISIO FOR WELFARE OFFICERS' GRATUITIES

( et Exp.) 6 922

2,715 - - 2 74,837

272,122 - 1,370,045

1,404,547 - -

2,333,889

2,385,888

40.287

39,994 8,540 4,247 1,970

7,323

4,016 2,275 54,751

2,388,640

2,439,789

NOTES This Balance Sheet and the annexed Illcome J

Add Excess of income over expenditure year to date.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

53,901

LEWIS G. WHYTE,

Receiver-General D. B. R. SWINSTEAD

Treasurer alld Accountant

alld Expenditure Accounts present the financial position and transactions of the Headquarters of the Order and of its Foundations. They do not incorporate the assets, liabilities and transactions of any Establi hment of tile Order nor of any St. Johll Councilor of any local unit of the St. John Ambulance Association or Brigade. The .Accounts of these bodies are maintained alld audited locally under Regulations approved or nwde by the Order, notwithstanding that nOlle of them has separate corporate existence or forms an independent charity and that property utilised for !heir purposes is norll7ally held for the general pllrposes of the Order. In addition to property inclllded in this Balance heet or held as jllS! men!iol/ed for !he general purposes of the Order, property is vested in the Order or in other trustees for special purposes. fll7l17o\'able propert)' I'ested in the Order for tiS general purposes or in the Order or ill o!her trllstee.\ for special purposes cannot at present be disposed of withollt the consent of !he Charity Commissioners, and ill l17an), cases propert)' utilised for local purposes, thollgh held for the general purposes willllot be disposed of without consent of a local Committee of Mallagement. A contract 11'0 siglled 011 25 Nfay 1966 for the sale of 8 alld 10 Grosvenor Crescent, SW1,for £100,000. The balance of £90,000 lVas paid upon compleNolI 011 20 October 1967.

The capital commitment ill respect of the renovation of 1 and 2 Grosvenor Crescent, SW1, not provided for ill the Accounts is estimated at £14,000. On 30 September 1967 a The Grand Priory Church Rebuilding Fund was indebted to the General Fund ill the sum of £4,998 (1966 £6,243) . b The St. John Ophthalmic Hospital and Research FUlld, Jerusalem, IVas liable to repay interest free loalls £2,525 (1966 £3,135).

£2,388,640 £2,439,789

We have examined the above Balance Sheet and annexed Income and Expenditure Accounts with Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and with the returns received from Jerusalem, and we report that, on the Accounts, in our opinion, and according to the best of our information, show a true and fair view of the on that date. 3, Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, E.C.2. 19 June 1968

£2,388,640 £2,439,789

the. books and vouchers of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the basls specified in the Notes on the Balance Sheet, the said Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure state of affairs of the Order as at 30 September 1967, and of its income and expenditure for the year ended P R ICE WATERHOUSE & Co.

Chartered Accountants

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION INCOME

£ Foundation Dues Annual Oblations Commuted Oblation

1966 £ 1,012 4,720 249

6,350

5,981

15,691 1,373

16,115 1,535

Less

17,064 8,958

17,650 5,891

8,106 637 441 1,359

Investment Underwriting-surplus, less tax Subscriptions and Donations . Income Tax recoverable under Deeds of Covenant Library and Museum: Donations Priory House-Ground Rent and Insurance Commission

5 3,295 20,193

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION EXPENDITURE

Dividends and Interest on lnvestment Other Interest (net) . Ceded to Special Funds.

CHA CERY

JI,759 921 267 1,313 4 3,274

23,519

STORES DEPARTME T

Gross Surplus Deduct Salaries, Pensions and Lunch Vouchers. National Insurance Superannuation contributions Rent, Rates and Insurance Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance Postage and Telephone Printing and Stationery Travelling expenses Ad vertising . Office Equipment . Sundry expenses

82,643

68,719

£ 24,7ll 1,200 2,450 4,623 968 152 1,499 2,755 382 50

2' 475

1,034 2276 4,242 1,086 783 1,470 2,288 240 324

321 36,539 - -

513 39,303 29,416

Less Share of surplus allocated to Income and Expenditure Accounts: St. John Ambulance Association St. John Ambulance Brigade

46,104

7,354 7,354 14,708

transferred from General Fund

1967

. larie , Pen ions and Lunch Vouchers . . . • . Nationallnsurance and uperannuation contributions. Rent, Rates and In urance . Lease-amo unt written ofT. Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance Postage and Telephone . Printing and Stationery T avelIing expense Audit Fee . . . . Cheque printing and stamps 1 Grosvenor Crescent-furnishing and ingoing expenses Sundry expenses

34,901

46,571

21,574

8,351

"Sf. John Review" Printing and other costs. Salaries, Pension and Lunch Vouchers. National Insurance and uperannuation contributions Office upkeep. Sun dry expenses . Deduct

Sales and Advertising.

£ 9,270 1,157 1,663

2,451 206 1,044 1,897 41 1,485 603 1,276 494 423 (Cr.) 50

2,498 1,402 1,103 1,429 167 1,736 537 1,154 492 645 2,928

173

1,003 2,889

406 1,945 120

121 320 699

121 212

135

566

Purchases . . . . . . . . Salaries, Pension and Lunch Vouchers . . . . . National Insurance and Superannuation contributions. Rates and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance. . Burglar Alarm . Sundry expenses

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9,518 2,565 75 806 82

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10,925

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236 317 377 (Cr.) 475 549

228 142

235 130 89

257 5,578

17 1,642 152 417 374 39 69 308

5,077 - 67 1,370

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365

L IBRARY AND MUSEUM

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831 418 275 169 277 714

8,193 1,121 283

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Salaries, Pension and Lunch Vouchers . . . . . Nati onal Insurance and Superannuation contributions . Office upkeep . . . . . . . . . . . . News Cuttings and Newspapers . Photographs. . . . . . . Press Releases, Posters and Leaflets Exhibition expenses . . .. Postage and Telephone. Printing and Stationery Travelling expenses . Entertaining expenses Advertising . Sundry expenses

28,531

T RE SUR'!'

1966

9,929 1,405 1,72 1

Salaries, PensIOns and Lunch Vouch~rs . . . . . . . National Insurance and SuperannuatIOn contrrbutlOns . Rent Rates and Insurance . Leas~-amount written off . Lighti ng, Heatin.g and Cleaning Repairs and Matntenance . . Postage and Telephone. Printing and Stationery publications. Travelling expenses . Entertaining expenses St. John's Day Investitures Homage Roll Printed Roll . Man tle . Insignia. . . . . Medals and Vellum Vote Order Flag Maples tead Church e pense Legal charges Picture cleaning. Oversea Order relation Order Service- Lanca ter . Church tonework renovation . '1emorial ervice Sundryexpen e

UBUCATIO

14,708

BALA CE

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

1967 £ 1,175 4,897 278

411 383 311 69 283 3,027 - -

£56,475 £54,922

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ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH FUND, JERUSALEM INCOME Private Patients' Fees GRANT from Post-War Fund

BALANCE transferred from Fund

1967 £

1966 £

8,345

11,041

20,000

28,345

31,041

49,003

44,589

HOSPITAL Salaries and Pension Medical and Nursing. Administrative and Domestic National Insurance Superannuation and Provident Fund contributions . . . . . . . Provision for Jordanian Staff Gratuities Food and Housekeeping Drugs and Dressings. . Instruments and Equipment Rates Fuel Electricity. Water. . . . . . Repairs and Maintenance Refrigerator and Cooker conversion Travelling and car expenses. Postage and Telephone Printing and Stationery In urance . Freight Protective Grille undryexpense LONDO OFFICE alaries, Pen ion and Lunch Voucher ationaiin urance Superannuation contributions Rate and Jn. urance . Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Po tage and Telephone Printing and tationery Travelling e pt:n e. Appeal expen es . Sundry expense

1966 £

1967 £

EXPENDITURE

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26,126 27,271 14,836 13,544 412 196 1,905 560 5,487 1,969 989 276 3,575 2,068 1,527 3,280 1,177 3,224 415 503 741 294 534 443

1,995 941 6,132 2,945 1,313 109 2,865 2,306 1,553 1,582 950 3,140 607 695 787 636

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1967 £ 23,949 2,986

1966 £ 22,728 2,855

Awards (net) . Subscriptions and Donations

20,963 2,233 3,610

19,873 3,290 3,756

Stores Department, share of surplus

26,806 7,354

26,919 11,526

GRANT from Post-War Fund

34,160 2,000

38,445 3,000

36,160

41,445

11,373

2,871

INCOME

NET EXPENDITURE transferred from Headquarters Fund

EXPENDITURE Salaries, Pension and Lunch Voucher National Insurance Superannuation contributions . Rent, Rates and Insurance . Lease- amount written off . Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance Postage and Telephone . Printing and Stationery . Certificates and Holder Publications Travelling expenses Entertaining expenses Office Equipment 1 Grosvenor CrescentFurnishing and ingoing expenses Sundry expenses . Competitions (net) Visual Aids (net) .

£47,533

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£44,316

1967 £ 27,950 1,340 1,546 1,001

353 205 280

1966 £ 26,612 1,024 1,559 478 270 784 113 2,290 3,283 3,309 140 896 251 172

2,296 610

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1967 £ 1,531 1,800 1,257

1966 £ 1,854 1,675 1,008

4,588 7,354.

4,537 11,526

11,942 28,250

16,063 31,000

40,192

47,063

8,749

680 (Net 1ncome)

1967 £ 23,597 976 1,688 5,545

EXPENDITURE Salaries, Pension and Lunch Vouchers National Insurance . . . . Superannuation contributions . Rent, Rates and Insurance . Lease- amount written off . Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance Postage and Telephone . Printing and Stationery . Travelling expenses Entertaining expenses Conferences and Courses (net) . Awards Office Equipment 1 Grosvenor CrescentFurnishing and ingoing expenses Sundry expenses .

1,044 26 1,454 3,450 3,769 174 161 372 296

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1,512

41,357 1,515 1,072 129 2,310

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1966 £ 23,290 870 1,713 4,835 588 1,192 140 1,303 3,408 2,402 105 171 310 344

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1967 £ 50,350 2,058

1966 £ 48,103 3,761

52,408

51 ,864

5,916

15,868

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1967 £ 34,811 165

1966 £ 33,382 290

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110,746 66,931 441,045 189,446 378,172

4,826

4,937

0,68 1 63,549 145,859

6 ,5 15 56,037 15 1,266

1,289,974 1, 186,340

294,9 15

280,755

2 ,555 441

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90,240 34,760 3 12,732 145,64 1 2 10,767

1,000 29,400 259,443 133,40) 226,906

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37, 100 113,087

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27 ,423

253,687

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29 1,343

243,054

48,996

47,202

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724,623

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30 SEP TEM BE R 1966

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FORM OF BEQUEST (for incorporation in a Will or Codicil )

I GIVE AND BEQUEATH the urn of (£

pound

) free of all dutie to the Grand Pri or. in the Brit i h R ealm

of the Most Venerable Order of the Ho pital of Sl. John of J eru alem . of St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell , London, E.C.!, uch um t

be a ppli abl

to the general purposes of the sa id Order. And I dec lare that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of th e discharge therefor.

aid Order

hal l be a full