OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 140, 10 December 1935, Page 15

OBITUARY

MRS. W. G. RHIND

A great many friends felt sincere regret on hearing of the death of Mrs. W. G. Rhind, which occurred at her home at Kilbirnie on Saturday. Mrs. Rhind was the widow of the late Mr. W. G. Rhind, Chief Inspector of the Bank of New South Wales. She was bom in Adelaide, South Australia, and resided for some years in Christchurch, coming to Wellington about forty years ago. With the exception of ten years in London, from whence she returned in 1920, Mrs. Rhind lived in Wellington, among a large circle of friends, who valued her for her fine qualities, hex- kindness, hospitality, and encouragement of all that was best in home life and in the world of art.

Mrs. Rhind had been a partial invalid for the past few years, but last week had a severe heart attack from which she did not recover. Her family consists of three sons and two daughters, Messrs. Arthur Rhind (Auckland), Vivian Rhind, and Dr. Sydney Rhind (Wellington), Mrs. Frank Ashbolt, and Miss Betty Rhind (also of Wellington).

A service was conducted at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral by the Rev Canon James yesterday morning, Mr. Robert Parker, C.M.G., being at the organ. The palt-bearers were the late Mrs. Rhind's three sons, Mr. Ashbolt, Mr. Bathe Brandon, and Mr. Heath (the latter representing the Bank of New South Wales). Much sympathy is felt with the family of Mrs. Rhind in their bereavement.

about them; and.over their heads suspended .balloons bobbed gaily about.

The other,ropms were also decorated in similarifashipn, and in one tea was derved to the grown-ups.

Each child received a gift, bought outjpf a donation from the Commercial Travellers ':, fund. Their paper caps were the present of the Spinsters' Club. ..-.'. .:.'".■

Lady Gray, president of the Citizens' Day Nursery, who received the visitors, and was accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ziegler, made the Nursery a special gift of a doll's perambulator, which had belonged to her daughter. It arrived filled with roses from her garden. The charming bouquets which were presented to the matron, nurse, and assistant nurse, as tokens of affection from the children, also came from/Lady Gray's garden.

The tea was provided by the committee, the following members being present:—Lady Luke, Lady Frazer, Mrs. F. Ward, Mrs. J. S. Elliott, Mrs. J. Myers, Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Adamson, Mrs. Norman, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Luke, Mrs; Zander, Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Cornish, Mrs. Coventry, and Miss Townsend.