Obituaries Australia

MAGNIFICENT COMMUNITY SERVICES

The Late Sister Muriel Peck Eulogised

The mothers of the State owe a debt to Sister Muriel Peck, the founder of many of the infant wel fare centres throughout Victoria, a debt which was shared by the mothers of Sale, Cr. R. M. Rolland informed the Sale Town Council on Monday night when referring to the magnificent services rendered to the community by the late Sister Muriel Peck who founded the Sale Infant Welfare Centre and who was assistant director of Infant Welfare in Victoria.

Cr. Rolland said that a native of Sale, Sister Peck gave the best years of her life unselfishly that the mothers and children of Victoria might obtain better health and great interest in their welfare. She was instrumental in serv ing the State continuously. She foun dered the Sale Infant Welfare Centre and travelled throughout Victoria do- ing the hard work, lecturing and establishing centres. As assistant direc tor, she carried the work further. She was in charge of the infant welfare section of the Better Farming Train and worked on continuously until her health broke. Her services to the com munity were the equal of those of Dr. Vera Scantlebury Brown and should be recognised in some tangible way. The people of Gippsland and of the State owed her a debt of gratitude for the magnificent work she had given her life to perform.

He moved that "This council records with regret the passing of Sister Muriel Peck, a native of Sale, who as assistant director of Infant Welfare in Victoria for many years, served this State well and faithfully. Sister Peck was instrumental in helping to form a large portion of baby health centres, including Sale, and has earned the gratitude of the mothers of the State."

Seconding the resolution, Cr. J. E. Thomson said that the late Sister Peck by her work in the community had won the admiration of every, person who followed her career. She had established most of the well known in fant welfare centres and had worked against great adversity. Her work was equal to the finest ever performed by a woman in Australia and he with the rest of the community, was deeply, moved by her passing."

The resolution was carried in silence.