WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 72, 22 February 1940, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Mrs L. Best and Misses D. and B. Best, of Shannon, are visitors to Wellington. Miss R. Levy, of Napier, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Levy, Featherston Street, Palmerston North. Mrs Telford, of Pirie Street, has gane to Auckland to meet her 17-year-old son, who is a member of the crew of the warship Achilles Miss Alison Seifert, daughter of Mr and Mrs H. A. Seifert of Russell Street, leaves to-morrow for the Opotiki Hospital, where she will commence training for the nursing profession. Mrs J. G. Gilberd, whose death occurred in Napier on Monday at the age of 90 years, was the mother of Mr F. W. Gilberd, of Palmerston North. A daughter of the late Mr Richard Sweetapple, Mrs Gilberd was born in the Channel Islands, arriving in this country in April, 1865. She married the late Mr Gilberd in the early ’seventies and he predeceased her 28 years ago. Besides Mr F. W. Gilberd, the deceased lady is survived by one daughter, Mrs C. W. Nicholls (Christchurch) and four other sons, Messrs W. J., E. J. and S. R. Gilberd (Napier), and H. S. Gilberd (AVellington). Mrs Bertha Mcßae, of Auckland, who is visiting her son Mr F. S. McRae, of “Blairieliburn,” Napier Road, will celebrate her 95th birthday tomorrow. Mrs Mcßae was born in Tasmania and spent much of her early life travelling on the brig Seaspray which belonged to her father, Captain Richard Scott. Her family settled in Nelson, where she married Mr Philip Mcßae at the age of 16 and went to Awatere Valley, Marlborough, travelling by pack-horse. Following her husband’s death Mrs Mcßae lived in Palmerston North for six or seven years, since when she has resided with her daughter, Mrs T. H. j Hanna, of Auckland. Her journey south was made by air and she greatly enjoyed this new addition to her widely varied experience of transport. Another son; Mr George Mcßae, resides at Wellsford. North Auckland. Mrs Mcßae has 17 grandchildren and ,‘l6 great-grandchildren and of the latter one is already away with the Expeditionary Force and another going away.

(By “Nanette.”)