Welsh Journals

year was the erection of a Memorial Tablet on the house at Caersws for many years occupied by Ceiriog and a pilgrimage to his grave at Llanwnog, at which many distinguished Welsh Scholars and represen- tatives of Welsh Societies were present. A full account of this is given. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES. CARDIFF. From the National Museum of Wales comes the sixth annual report, a volume like its predecessors of real beauty both in the print, the plates, and the general get up. It contains, beside the actual detailed report of the council, ten appendices giving lists of donations and purchases throughout the year, lectures, financial statements, a report on the Inter- national Congress of Zoology at Monaco and another on the Meeting of the Museums Association at Hull, and eleven excellent illustrations. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES, ABERSTYWITH. The National Library of Wales has sent us A Description of the Permanent Building," illustrated by three explanatory plates. It gives a full descrip- tion of the plans and explains their intentions. The cost of the whole scheme is estimated at from £ 150,000 to £ 200,000; the buildings included in the first part of the scheme will cost £ 106 ,01 8 4s. 8d. The Treasury has promised to make a grant of 150,000 provided the balance is subscribed by March 1914. On the 31st of March 1913 the amount subscribed and paid stood at £ 30,000, which left a balance of £ 26,000 still to be raised. Intending subscribers should therefore be quick to seize this opportunity, for at present every £ subscribed will secure a corresponding amount from the Treasury. They have also sent us some very interesting facsimile reproductions from early printed books, manuscripts and the like, including one colour reproduction of a Welsh Prayer book 1621 which is a sheer joy to look upon. MONTGOMERY COUNTY NURSING ASSOCIATION. Secretary :— Mr. Ernest C. Morgan, Crown Chambers, Newtown. Gweithred a ddengys" is the appropriate motto inscribed on the badges worn by the nurses attached to the Montgomery County Nursing Associa- tion. The Association which has been in existence since September 1909, has for its objects (a) to encourage and arrange for the employment of pro- perly trained nurses in Montgomeryshire and to meet the requirements of the Midwives Registration Act, as far as possible, by means of Certified Midwives; (b) to raise a central fund for the training of suitable women as Village Nurses, and for assisting Local Nursing Associations (c) to co-operate with other Nursing Associations and, by affiliation, with Local Nursing Associations in the County, and to arrange, as far as possible, for the formation of such Local Nursing Associations; and (d) to provide expert supervision of Nurses for affiliated Associations. When the Association was formed, Nursing Associations were already at work in the urban districts of Welshpool, Montgomery, Newtown, Llanidloes, and Machynlleth, but, with the exception of Llansantffraid, the rural districts were not provided for. The scheme prepared by the County Associa- tion contained twenty five districts, consideration being given to the resources of each district to support a nurse and to the facilities for travelling. Up to the present fifteen Local Associations have been formed and in thirteen cases qualified nurse-midwives are at work. Efforts have been made to establish Associa- tions in other districts but for local reasons they have in some cases been unsuccessful. The County Association assists each Local Association during its first year with a grant of £ 5 and also pays the initial cost of the Nurse's uniform. The County Associa- tion arranges for the training of girls in general district nursing and midwifery and bears the full cost, with the exception of a small contribution from the nurses themselves. Up to the present all the candidates for training have been Montgomeryshire girls. Nurses who receive twelve months' training enter into an agreement to serve the Association for a term of three years and are granted a bonus upon re-engagement for a further period. The Nurses assist the School Medical Officer in his inspection of the elementary school children and fees are paid by the Education Authority in proportion to the number of children on the school registers. They also undertake the care of Tuberculosis patients in their districts under the guidance of the Tuberculosis Physician. The Boards of Guardians in the respective Unions subscribe annually to the funds of the Local Associa- tions. By an arrangement with the Montgomery County Infirmary a qualified nurse-midwife is quartered at that Institution and her services are available in cases of emergency for any Local Association. The County Council makes an annual grant to the County Association towards the cost of the training of midwives. The grant for the past year was £ 150.