Marriages and Engagements

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume X, Issue 3, 1 July 1917, Page 181

Marriages and Engagements

A wedding of particular interest to Auckland was that between Stanley Austin Carr, Lieutenant, N.Z.M.R., elder son of the late Mr. R. A. Carr and Mrs. Carr, of Marivare, Auckland, N.Z., and Miss Barbara Sibyl Greig (late Q.A.1.M.N.5.R.), second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Greig, of Auckland. It took place at Marlyebone Parish Church on the 21st April, and the officiating clergy were the Rev. W. Smith (uncle of the bridegroom) and the Rev. Canon A. Richards (Auckland, N.Z.). The bridegroom, until recently, was out on active service in the Sinai Peninsula ; he went through Gallipoli and the Egyptian campaign. For over two years the bride had been engaged with the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. at clearing stations, base hospitals, and on the barges in France, and she only recently resigned her position to be married. There were two bridesmaids, Sister Elsie Greig (sister), and Miss Grace Stevenson (cousin). Lieutenant J. A. Evans, N.Z.M.R. and Lieutenant Mantague Steele, N.Z.M.G. Corps, were the best man and groomsman. The former landed from Palestine the day before the wedding. "t* *i* *t* *!• *P Sister Anne Campbell, who went with the second contingent of nurses to Egypt, and has since been back to New Zealand invalided after para typhoid, and returned again to the front, came back finally to be married to Private J. I. Brown, a returned soldier, who had served in the present war and in South Africa. The marriage took place at Knox Church, Christchurch, on June 19th. Sister Campbell was the first matron of Lowry Bay Home for convalescent soldiers and returned there until her marriage. She was married in her uniform the bridegroom also wearing uniform and medals won in service. Sister's future home is to be at Hataitai, Wellington.

Considerable interest was manifested in a wedding at St. Andrew's Church, New Plymouth, on Friday, when Miss Violet Evelyn Peterson, of Mauriceville, was married to Dr. W. J. Barclay, Medical Superintendent of the Wellington Hospital. The Rev. Mr. Hitch officiated. The bride wore a navy blue costume, with large blue and while check collar, and violet velvet hat, and carried a bouquet of violets. She was attended by Miss Maybelle Taylor, who wore a cream costume and black velvet hat. Mr. Oscar Petersen acted as best man. Miss Violet Petersen was one of the contingent of fifty nurses sent on the Maheno early in 1916. She was trained at Palmerston North Hospital, and was a sister on the staff when enrolled for active service. On the arrival of the bride and bridegroom at Wellington after their honeymoon, the matron and nursing staff gave them an evening reception, at which they presented Mrs. Barclay with a sliver cake basket. $ # 4c # ♦ Nurse Gertrude Taylor of Wellington Hospital, was married on 28th May, to Mr. Melville. As owing to Mr. Melville having his final leave from camp at short notice, the wedding was hurried and very quiet, and Nurse Taylor was, in the unavoidable absence of her father, given away by the matron, held in the nurses' sitting room. $ £ * 4S $ Sister Camilla Steele, late of the Hospital Ship Maheno staff, and now sister at Apia Hospital, Samoa, writes to announce her engagement, which took place about a year ago, to Major Edwin Harrowell, Military Secretary to the Administration. Major Harrowell had been for years in the tropics in a military capacity under the Imperial authorities, and when war broke out was in Auckland. He joined the N.Z.G.F. Main Body, and was badly wounded at Gallipoli in both arms, and afterwards sent to hospital in London, where he underwent electrical and massage treatment for nearly fifteen months, He has made a marvellous recovery. Sister Steele writes of the beauty of Samoa and probably will make her home there after her marriage.

Laird — Bird. On April 7th, 1917, at the residence of the bride's parents, Waimate, South Canterbury, by the Rev, E. T. King, Charlotte M. Bird to Alexander S. Laird, of Taumarunui. Previous to leaving the hospital the nurses entertained Miss Bird at an evening at the Nurses' Home, and presented her with a silver egg cruet. The doctor made the presentation. Mrs. Macknight and Miss Laird also gave afternoon, tea parties to the bride.