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'This year has been a red letter one in the annals of the Canine Nurses' Institute which has made rapid strides as will be seen by the following quotations from "Our Dogs"

A drawing-room meeting was held at the Waldorf Hotel, London the last week in December when the medals were presented to the successful nurses at the recent annual examination held at the above Institute, Barrington. Road, Brixton, under the direction of Mr. J. Macrae Frost. M.R.C.V.S. Lady de Gex had promised to under- take the pleasant task of presentation, but a telegram was received a few hours before the meeting stating that illness would prevent her presence there. Lady Charles Huntington most kindly consented to step into Lady de Gex's place.

The chair was taken by the Revd. W. Piercy, M.A. Master of Whitelands, who opened the proceedings by reading letters regretting unavoidable absence from the following. - Lady Samuelson, Lady Marcus Beresford, Lady Wilson, Professor Hobby [sic - Hobday?], Mr. Macrae Frost, and others. He then asked Mrs. Leuto [sic] Collins, foundress and principal of the Insitute, to read the Annual Report. On rising to do so, that lady expressed her satisfaction in being able to state that the Institution is now in its fourth year of existence, and that its work is gradually, but very surely, increasing. Her staff of nurses has considerably enlarged, and what is even more satisfactory, the applications for them are becoming daily more numerous clearly proving that dog owners are rapidly realising the need of such an Institution.

"Mrs. Claude Cane (said Mrs. Collins), while regretting her absence, has promised to give the gold medal next [730-731] year, for which kindness I am very grateful. Miss Mackenzie has most generously given it two successive years." Mrs. Collins added that she was very pleased to see so many subscribers present, and was anxious to add the names of more to the subscription list. The benefit a subscriber derived was that of always having the first call of any particular nurse he or she might desire. "A new feature of this year," continued the foundress, "is the introduction of a Guild of Kennel Maids, thoroughly trained to do all the work in kennels, and to handle and feed dogs. They are not nurses, but very necessary to the comfort and welfare of dogs in health, and will prove a boon to many breeders, especially of pet dogs." Mrs. Colline introduced to her audience her new colleague, Mrs. King, who is a thoroughly trained canine nurse, and who had come from India on purpose to take part in the work of the C.N.I.

A few apt words of congratulation to Mrs. Collins followed from the Chairman, who said that in an audience where everyone was in accord, there was little to say, except that he considered the Institute worthy of the fullest support. Mrs. Collins and her nurse had worked valiantly, and he congratulated them all on their success. He then called upon Lady Huntington to present the medals, which function she gracefully performed. The recipients were as follows:- The first special Coronation gold medal, the gift of Miss Mackenzie, Nurse Tranter; second silver and gold medal, the gift of Mrs. Alistair Campbell, Nurse Buckingham: third silver medal, the gift of the Rev. Y. Napleton, Mrs. Victor Campbell. A gold medal was also presented by the Nurses to their late instructor. Mr. Boy- Arnold, M.R.C.V.S., as a mark of their apreciation of all he had done for them. Certificates of merit were received by Nurses Thomas and Henrichs and the C.N.I. certificates for the best paper on her work was awarded to Miss Pople.

At the conclusion of the proceedings Mrs. Collins' little niece, Betty Lancaster, presented Lady Huntington with a bouquet of choice flowers. Lady Huntson Arnold, M.R.C.V.S. as a mark of little Griffon, who vociferously barked his applause [sic] . The attendance was large. Amongst those present be noticed, in adidtion to those already mentioned:- Mrs. Dudley Hardy, Mrs. Jack Reed, Miss Peireira, Miss Brooke Hunt, Mrs. Val Dormer, Miss Helen Cooper, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. Vallance, Mrs. and Miss Taylor, Mrs. Lovell, Mrs. Lancaster, and Mr. Joachim.' (730-731)