OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24959, 21 August 1946, Page 2

OBITUARY

MRS G. DASH

Mayoress of Waimate for a total period of 18 years, Mrs George Dash, ’whose death occurred last week at the age of 76 years, was in office during two years of the 1914-18 war, and concluded. her second term two years after the outbreak of the last war. She took an active part in war work, including the activities of the Lady Galway Guild and the Red Cross Society. Mrs Dash, who was a daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Stevenson, was born in Waimate district, and her marriage to Mr George Dash took place in 1901. She was a member of the Girl Guide movement, the Waimate -Ladies’ Benevolent Society, the Plunket Society, the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, the Women’s Institute, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and of temperance societies and the Prohibition League. She gave hospitality at her home to visitors from all parts of New Zealand and from overseas countries who came to speak on questions of social reform. Mrs Dash is survived by her husband and one son, Mr Hugh Dash, of Palmerston North. The funeral was one of the largest seen in Waimate for years.

Sister E. A. Rose, of the Southland Hospital, has been appointed lady superintendent of the Waipukuraii Hospital. Children’s underwear was practically unprocurable in Canada, said Mrs A. Rive, wife of the new High Commissioner for Canada in New Zealand. Dr. Rive, who arrived in Auckland by the ship Marine Falcon from San Francisco on Saturday. Mrs Rive added that Canadians had n6t seen canned pineapple for five years. Butter was rationed to about the same extent as in New Zealand, and meat and sugar were also rationed, as well as all preserves cooked with sugar, including jams and canned fruit. Most canned fruits were easily obtained, but it was necessary to surrender sugar coupons to purchase them.,

The Auckland City Council, at its meeting last Friday, appointed Dr. Barbara Roche, of Remuera, to fill the vacancy on the council caused by the recent death of Miss Ellen Melville. Dr. Roche is a daughter of the late Mr J. B. Henry, who was manager of the Bank of New Zealand in Auckland before his retirement in 1928, and was formerly stationed at Greymouth. She was born in Greymouth and was educated at the Marsden School, Wellington, and later at the Otago Medical School, when she tbok the degrees of M. 8., Ch.B. Since 1930 Dr. Roche has lived in Auckland, where she married Dr. E. H. Roche, of Remuera. Foi* the last five years she has been an anaesthetist on the staff of the Auckland Hospital. She is this year’s president of the Auckland Women’s Medical Association.

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ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced of Warwick Arthur, only son of the late Mr and Mrs A. E. Ault, Epsom, Auckland, to Marie Patricia, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs P. Buzzard, New Brighton, Christchurch. The engagement is announced of Margaret Emily, elder daughter of Mr S. G. and Mrs Farquhar, Belfast, to John Raymond, second son of Mr J. E. and Mrs Tait, Stafford street, Riccarton. The engagement is announced of Edward Gower, only son of Mrs Irene Pilkington, Akaroa, and Helen Catherine, only daughter of Mr and Mrs David West, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada.