FOR ENGLAND

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 205, 30 August 1941, Page 12

FOR ENGLAND

Auckland Girls Leave to be Married

To be leaving for England to be married in these dangerous times is the experience of three New Zealand girls, two of whom are Aucklanders. They are Miss M. C. McMaster, of Wilford Road, Mount Eden, and Miss Esther Beaver, of Seaview Road, Remuera. The third girl is Miss Phyllis Mattison, who comes from Geraldine. The fact that Miss McMaster and Miss Beaver are friends is of further interest and pleasant for the two travellers. They left for Wellington last night. Miss McMaster's fiance is Mr. W. J. Burridge, of the Royal Navy, an Englishman whom she met in New Zealand. They intended, she said, to get married on her arrival and then to live in Kent.

Miss McMaster said she did not feel in the least scared to be leaving security for the uncertainty and danger of Britain under the blitz. "I shall probably join up with the Red Cross as I am a qualified V\A.D," she said.

She added that she had been a secretary up till the present, and that she visited England for the Coronation. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMaster, of Mount Eden.

Miss Beaver shared her friend's confidence about the trip, and said that she felt more excited than anything. Her fiance is Petty-Officer Eric Woodfield, of the Royal Navy, and it is three years since she had seen him.

"I expect we shall get married as soon as I arrive, or shortly afterwards, but it all depends on where we shall be," Miss Beaver said. "I should like to take up ambulance driving when I reach England, as I have been in the transport section of the Women's National Service Corps here." Miss Beaver said that her work had been that of designer and forewoman of a clothing establishment in Auckland. She had been to Australia, but had not visited England.

Both girls said that they had had no difficulty In getting permits, though Miss Beaver had experienced some delay. She had made plans to go across America on her way to England, but the permit had been cancelled and she had had to wait a little longer. Her plans to buy all her clothes in England had been rudely shattered bv the rationing, she said. She had had to get them all here, instead. Miss Beaver is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Beaver, of Seaview Road. Remuera.