1 JUl T9soThe Chairman and Executive Committee extend

a cordial invitation to you to attend

The Forty™first Annual General Meeting of the

MENTAL HEALTH. SOCIETY OP THE WITWATERSRAND

to be held in the

AUDITORIUM, 2 ED FLOOR, AFRICAN LIFE BUI1IDING,19 RISSIK STREET, JOHANNESBURG.

on

TUESDAY, 2ND AUGUST, I960 at 8 p.m.

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A G E N D A .

1 . Welcome.

2 . Apologies.

3 . Confirmation of Minutes of last Annual General Meeting.

4 . Matters arising from Minutes „

5 . Presentation and adoption of Annual Report.

6 f, Presentation and Adoption of Bai ance Sheet and Financial Statement.

7* Election of Office bearers.

8 . Election of Executive Committee Members.

9 . General.

10 . Guest Speaker?- Mr. F.A. Verwey of the Nationalfor Personnel Besoaivii.

Subject: The Influence of Managerial Policies and Practices on Bnployee Mental Health,

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R .S .V .P .*The Secretary, Telephone; 22-2249.P .O . Box 10443,JOHANNESBURG.

GEESTESGESOMDHEIDSVERENIGING^^VAN DIE WITW4TERSRAND~ - ...

Die Voorsitter en Uitvoerende Komitee

neen genoe& om u uit te nooi na die

Een-en-Veertigste Algemene Jaarlikse Vergadering

van die

GEES TES GESONDHEID SVERENIGING VAN DIE WITWATERSRAND

wat gehou sal word in die

OUDITORIUM, 2DE VERDIEPING, AFRICAN LIFE SEBOU RISSIKSTRAAT 19, JOHANNESBURG.

op

DINSDAG, 2 AUGUSTUS I960 om 8 n.m .

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A G E N D A .

1* Verwelkcming.

2 . Verskonings,

3 . Bevestigirxg van Notule van vorige Algemene Jaarlikse Vergade-2r*i ng #

4 . Sake wat uit Notule voortvloei.

5 . Voorlegging en aanname van Jaarverslag.

6 . Voorlegging en aanname van Balansstaat,

7 . Kiesing van Ampsdraers.

8 . Kiesing van Uitvoerende Komitee,

9 . Algemeen.

10 . Sprekerj Mnr. p .A . Verwey van die Nasionale Instituut vir-rersoneelnavor sing .

Onderwerps Die invloed van Bestuursbeleid en Praktyk op aie Geestesgesondheid van Werknemers.

Antw. Asb.j

P o J b u f l o S r 38®' Telafoon: 22-2249.

JOHANNESBURG'

MINUTES of the annual General Meeting of the Mental Health Society-of the MenUaT“Health Society ^f the Witwatersrand h e ld o n Tuesday, 16 June, 1959, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium, African Life Building, Rissik Street, Johan­

nesburg .

1 . PRESENT;

Dr. J .W . Scott Millar .................President in the Chair.Mrs, D .E . Nelson ............................Vice-Chairman, Executive.

, , . , .Committ eeMr. N .J . Marineowitz ................... Hon. Treasurer.Dr. M, Ginsburg ..............................Guest Speaker.

Also present were other members of the Executive Committee, members of the Society, members of the Staff of the Society, representatives ~>f Welfare Organizations, membeirs of the general

public and the Press,

WELCOME:

A warm welcome was extended to a ll members and viators

present by the Chairman ,

3 . APOLOGIES;

Mrs. M.M. Enfield, Chief Matron, Johannesburg Hospital, the Bishop of Johannesburg, Mrs. P . Barnes, Mr. C .N . Croth^ll, Mrs.S. Goodman, Prof. R . Leighton, Mrs. G. Wheeler, Prof. L.A. Hurst, Department of Social Welfare, Dr, and Mrs. I . Cohen.

4 , CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES:

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 18th June, 1958, having been circulatrad, , were taken as read, con­firmed by the meeting and

SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN.

£ . ADOPTION OF ANNUAL REPORT:

The Chairman called upon Mrs, D .E . Nelson, acting Chairman of the Executive Committee, to present the Annual Report of the Society for the yesir ended 31st March, 1959,

In presenting the report Mrs. Nelson drew the attention of the meeting to the nronsiderable increase- in"tlie number of oases? who called on the Society for advice and assistance $nd conse­quently in the fieldwork done by the Society's Social v/orkers. She stated that this increase had necessitated the appointment of an additional Social Worker.

In conclusion Mrs. Nelson thanked the Staff for their deli- gent and faithful services during the year and also conveyed her Tjhahh:® to the -outgoing Executive Committee for their assistance a nd support throughout the year,

On the motion of Mrs, Nelson, seconded by Rev, D .C . Thomp­son, the Annual Report was

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED^

6 . ADOPTION OF BALANCE SHEET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT:

The Hon, Treasurer, Mr. N .J . Marincowitz was called upon to present the baLance sheet and financial statement for the year

ended 31st March, 1959 .Mr. Marincowitz stated that although the financial position

of the Society was sound, there was cause for c oncern ,for the future, as the Society's expenditure was increasing steadily and would be increased considerably when the proposed institution for Native Mentally Defective children came into operation. The Society had a very small reserve fund and he made an urgent ap­

peal to . , . /

8 .

DATE

peal_ to nenbers t<3 offer their services for purposes of fund- raising .

4 0 the motion of Mr. Marincowitz, seconded by Mrs. M. Ward,the Balance Sheet and Financial Statenent weue

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.

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The_Chairman called for nominations for officebearers iach nomination was duly seconded and the following office­bearers were unanimously elected;-

President ...................................... Dr. j .w . Scott M illar.Hon. Treasurer ............................Mr. N .j . Marincowitz.

Fnn‘ T ? 1! ............................Messrs. V .J . Well Company.non. Legal Advisor ................... Mr. V . Mansell.Hon. Psychiatrist ..................... Dr. M. Feldman.

t,t_ . Prof. L .A . Hurst.JVominations were then invited for members of the Exe­

cutive Committee. The following members were proposed, seconded and duly elected;-

Mrs. D .E . Nelson. Mrs. E.M. Kahn.Mrs. M.M. Enfield . Dr. F . Frenkel.Mr. C .R . Brooks. Prof. R .A . Dart.

S eV> ThomPson. Prof. R .E . Leighton.Mrs. M. Ward.Mrs. G .R . Wheeler.

TJ ^ Prankel also proposed Dr, S. Friedman and Dr. H .B .

f^+v!^0perV • b the re<3.ues"k ° f the Chairman he agreed tohis proposals on condition that their names be

put forward to the newily elected Executive Committee for consideration of co-option to that Committee.

G'JEST SPEAKER - DR, M. GINSBUPG.

The Chairman introduced the guest speaker, Dr* M

Wf? rf'!’enti y ^P o in te d as Physician-Superin­tendent of Sterkfontem Menta 1 Hospital.

on "D e p re ss io n /^ SaVe ^ interest^ a* d informative talk

bv vote of thanks was proposed to Dr. Ginsburgy Jr . ri. Moross, a short discussion on his paper followed.

the Ha’ 1 u ¥ i T t a « “ th0S* PreSent t0 Partak° ° f in

.CHAIRMAN/ ........... .........................

!?NTi\L HEALTH SOCIETY OF THE WITWATSRSRAND.

(W.O. 120)

You are cordially invited to the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

of the

MENTAL HEALTH SOCIETY OP THE WITWATER SRAND

to be held on

Wednesday, 13th June, 1962

at 8 p.,m,

at the

AUDITORIUM, AFRICAN LIFE BUILDINGS.(Old Escon House)

SPEAKER; DR. M. M0R03S

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A. G E N D A .

1 . Welcome,

2„ Apologies.

3 . Confirmation of Minutes of Last Annual General Meeting.

4 , Matters arising from Minutes.

5 0 Presentation and adoption of Annual Report,

6 C Presentation and Adoption of Balance Sheet and Financial Statement,

7 , Election of Office-Bearers.

8 0 Election of Executive Committee Members.

9, General.

10 . Guest Speaker:- Dr. M. Moross.

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R 0s . v . p .The Secretary,P .O . Box 10443,JOHANNESBURG.

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MENTAL HEALTH SOCIETY OF THE WI TWA TERSRAND.W l T T j O )

MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the Witwatersrand Mental Health "Society, held at the Auditorium, African Life Buildings, on Friday, 26th

May, 1961, at 8 p.m.

1 . PRESENT;

Dr, J .W . Scott Millar (President, in the Chair)Mrs. M.M. Enfield (Chairman, Executive Committee)Mrs. D .E . Nelson (Vice-Chairman)Dr. Yvonne lejeune (University of the Witwatersrand - Guest

Speaker)

Also present were members of the Mental Health Society representatives of the Johannesburg Marriage Guidance Society$ Johannesburg Child Guidance Clinicj Sterkfontein Hospital* National Council of Women* National Institute for Personnel Research; Tara Hospital* Armesorgraad• and Children's Hospital; the Press and members of the public.

WELCOME:

The Chairman extended a warm w elcome to all those present at the Meeting.

3 . APOLOGIES;

Apologies were received from the following

Dr. M. Ginsburg} Dr. P. Henningj Dr. Eine, Mr. H .K . Bennie (Department of Social Welfo.re) ; Dr, L .K . Ereed; Prof. and Mrs, W .G . Sutton; The Warden, St, Benedict's Home; Miss Humble (Epwortli Children's Home); Mr. van Buuren, (Y .M .C .A .) ; South African T..B. Association; United Hebrew Congregation of Johannesburg; D r . C , Schubitz; Mr. K ,J . Hopf; Miss Badham (St, Christopher's Association); Mrs. A.M . Ramsbotton; Mrs. E.M .Kahn; Mr. T .J . Stander; Council for the Aged; Miss M, Dwolatsky* Mr. Ozman; Mr. C .R . Brooks; Homes and Orphans Fund; Mrs. E . Sherriffs; Mr. de Wet.

4 . MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING held on 2nd August, I960,having been circulated, were taken as read, and

CONFIRMED.

5. MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES:

(a) In crer.sodjmejnbership drive **Tie cBlirman"p5‘j_trfced out that the office-staff of the

Society were continually making efforts to increase the membership, but the response to letters has not been very good during the past year.

On a question from the floor, the Secretary replied that reminders about membership fees were being sent out with the Annual Report.

(b) Circulation of addresses given by Speakers , at Annual General

' The Chairman explained that circulation of these addresses in stencilled form, would involve so much work and expense, that it could not be handled adequately by the office . The Chairman thereforeMOVED that, where feasible, the addresses be printed, in

abbreviated form, in the Newsletter of the S.A . National Council for Mental Health.

APPROVED.

SIGNING OF LEASE.

The Standing Conrittee would r e conn end to the Executive Connittee that the signatories on this lease should be Dr. Fischer, Mr. Sinon and Miss Dwolatsky. The Revenue stanps would be purchased and it is hoped that the lease plus any alterations will duly be signed at the next Executive Connittee Meeting, Immediately upon the signing of the Lease application will be nade for renewal of the following year When'sending the Lease to the authorities a request will be

1 Xur a 5uote re the installation of electricity . We understand ttlat.the cable exists close by. At the s ane tine we will request pernission to alter existing fencing if necessary and also to nake enquiries as to whether the Non European Affairs Departnent who are

close by will be able to afford us parking facilities for our v ehicle.

CLEANING AND PAINTING.

Mr. Snart has given us to understand that his Departnent will arrange for the ground to be cleared and for the buildings to be cleaned inside, Windows w ill not be repla ced until such tine as we have soneone living on the prenises, We will endeavour to obtain oil paint as a donation and Mr. Matchigi will request the Orlando TOC H group to undertake the painting gratis 0

SELECTION OF CHILDREN.

Mrs. Denelane and Mrs. Ferris will go through their lists and pre­pare a suggested 100 patients fo r "consideration. The final choice will be left to a selection panel. Once the selection has been nade it is proposed to call a meeting of parents of those children selected.

CHAIRMAN

Mr, Matchigi has very kindly indicated his willingness to act as Chairnan. He will endeavour to forn an organising connittee,

MEETINGS.

/Lame"fcin̂ wil1 'fcake ^lf,ce at "the hone of Mrs. Denelane 8646 ORLANDO TOST on Wednesday 16th May, at 4 p .n . All concerned are requested to be present at this meeting. Various nenbers of the European Connittee will also attend this neeting,

N AMS-

It was suggested and agreed that the nane of the centre shall be "PUMLA DAY-CARE CENTRE FOR MENTALLY DEFECTIVE NON-EUROPEAN CHILDREN"It is envisaged that eventually just the word "PUMLA" will~becone— synonanous with this institution,

SECRETARY.

Mrs. Denelane will assune the duty of Secretary of the Non-European Connittee.

The Meeting was closed at 5 .45 p .n .

DATE; 7th May, 1962 . R. EDELSTEIN SECRETARY.

Advisor and Messrs V .J . Wells & Co ., Hon. Auditors, for their valuable servicss toward the Society,

In a motion from the floor, Mrs. C. Muller suggested that the Mental Health Society should become the ifeyor s Fundraising Project for the coming year. It was Agreed that this suggestion be referred to the Executive Oommittee.

7 # PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Chairman called upon Mr, M. Simon to present the Financial Statement in the absence of Mr. N .J . Manncowitz

who had resigned as Hon, Treasurer,

Mr, Simon in interpreting the Financial Statement,

pointed out the following• -

(a) The Occupation Centre.still functioned on an excess of expenditure over income, in spite of concerted efforts by the Sub-Committee concerned, to raise funds for this

project,

(b) The Netta levine Home was functioning independently and should continue along these lines in future.

(c) For t.hp Mental Health Society, expenditures_ increased markedly during the paslTyear, which was mainly due to an increase in the salary scales for "the professional staff during April, i960 . Accumulated funds fell by R998.00, which reflects a precarious financial situation

for the’ Society for the coming year.

Mr. Simon in conclusion endorsed the outgoing Treasurer’ s recommendation for a.n increased membership drive and, if possible, a larger subscription fee for

members.

The chairman thanked Mr, Simon for his comprehensive presentation of the Financial statement and commented on the note of enthusiasm conveyed by him, concerning the

affairs of the Society.

The Financial Statement was then unanimously Adopted,

The Chairman took this opportunity to remind members that the Society’ s Street Collection would be held on 7th July and appealed to everyone for their help and

support,

8 0 F.T.ECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS.

The following officials wer duly elected for the year

1961/1962.

President; Dr, J .W , ocott—M illar ,Hon. Tr easur er ; Mr, U, Simon,TEnrrTKHTEor : Mr. F .J . Wessels.Hon. Legal Advisor; Mr, V. Mansell.Hon* Psychiatrist;" Prof. L .A , Hurst.----- 1----------Dr. M. Feldman.

9 1 NOMINATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The following persons were elected a3 members of the

Executive Committee;-

1 , Mr, C .R . Brooks.2. Mrs. M.M. Enfield .3, Mrs. E .M . Kahn.4 . Dr, P .J . Fischer. .

5 • / • • • •

5, Mrs. D .E . Nelson.6 , Miss M .F . Eales.7 , Dr. B. Lc-vinson.8 , Mr. W .C . McKay.

10 . GENERAL.

(a) Amendments to the Constitution;

The following amendments were proposed. seconded and adopted by the Meeting:

Clause 1 of the Constitution to be altered to read as follows•-

" .........within the boundaries of the MagisterialDistricts of the Wit water srrnd, with the exclus­ion of that part of the area served by the Mental Health Society of the West Rond,"

(b) Vote of Thanks;

Mrs, D .E . Nelson proposed a Vote of Thanks to the President, Dr, J .W . Scott-Millar and the 0hairrian, Mrs. M.M. Enfield, for their continued goodwill and services to the Society,

11 . GUEST SPEAKSR.

Dr. Yvonne Lejeune gave a very interesting and provocative talk on: "The Role of the Clinical Psychologist". After a lively discussion, a vote of thanks for Dr. Lejeune was proposed by Mrs, Y, Glass of the National Institute for Personnel Research,

Thereafter the meeting closed and refreshments were served.

DATE , Jte ,. .1.9.61 ,. CHAIRMAN .P * . . §egJ;t-Millar

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