DEATH OF MRS. W. H. SEFTON MOORHOUSE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1924, Page 9

DEATH OF MRS. W. H. SEFTON MOORHOUSE

There will be widespread regret at the sad news of the death of Mrs. Jessie Moorhouse, wife of Mr. W. H. Sefton Moorhouse, of Wellington, who passed away last night, somewhat unexpectedly, as her brief illness was not considered as being very serious. Mrs. Moorhouse was the daughter of the late Mr. George i Hunter, one of the early Mayors of Wellington, and a member of the Legislature, and of the late Mrs. Hunter. She was married a considerable number of years ago to Mr. William H. Sefton Moorhouse, also a son of a pioneer resident of New Zealand. Her brothers are Sir George Hunter and Mr. Paul Hunter, of Porangahau, her cousins being Messrs. W. E. Bethune and Mr'. A. A. Bethune. Mrs. Moorhouse's only sister, Mrs. J. P. Maxwell, died some years ago. Mrs. Moorhouse, whose personality was of the finest, endeared herself to all those who worked with her in the many social service efforts in which she took part, and made many and lasting friends throughout a life of self-sacrificing work for others, and of generosity towards good causes. She was matfe a Lady Grace of St. John, in recognition of her signal services to the St. John Ambulance Brigade throughout many years, having worked first of all with the late Mrs. W. B. Rhodes, and later having carried on her fine work in several directions. Mrs. Moorhouse became president of the District Nursing Guild, instituted by Mrs.' Rhodes', and held the position till her death, also that of president of the Wellington Nursing Division since 1904. She was also Lady District Superintendent of the Brigade, and will be much missed in all these offices. Mrs. Moorhouse joined the Red Cross workers as soon as they began war work, and continued as one of the prominent organisers and assistants in that splendid offort of New Zealand women all wartime, and joined in the following peacetime work. She was also one of theleaders in the work attached to the Boys' Institute and S. A. Rhodes Home for Boys, and has been a member of the committee of the Wellington Convalescent Home for many years, being president at the time of her death. It might be said that there are very few of the efforts to he.p humanity that Mrs. Moorhouse has not taken a kindly and interested part in helping, while her private kindnesses were legion. To say that she will be much missed seems but a poor way to express the loss which such a gracious and kindly woman will be, and very great sympathy will be felt for all her relatives and intimate friends.