Marriages and Engagements

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 2, 1 April 1923, Page 85

Marriages and Engagements

On December 20th, 1922, Miss A. J. Morton, trained St. Helens, Invercargill, was married to Mr. William Sinclair, of Dipt on.

Miss Alice Price was recently married to Mr. G. B. Powell.

Mrs. Ray Donnelly, trained Wellington Hospital, was married recently, to Mr. Crawford.

Miss Lily Cowie, late of Hawera Hospital, and St. Helens, Wellington, was recently married to Mr. F. J. Hardy, and lives at Puniho, Taranaki. Mrs. Hardy being far from a doctor, is often called upon for advice and help.

On December 27th, 1922, Nurse Margaret Copland was married to Mr. Harry Collins, of Woolston.

On January 30th, Sister E. M. Gebbie, late N.Z.A.N.S., was married to Mr. D. MeCurdy, of Dipt on.

A very pretty wedding was solemnised on lst February, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North, when Mr. Arthur Leonard Berry, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Berry, Wellington, was married to Miss Margaret Campbell, only daughter

of the late Mr. Andrew Campbell, and Mrs. Campbell, Awahuri. Mrs. Berry was trained at Waipukurau Hospital.

Sister Dora Holmes, late N.Z.A.N.S., and lately Matron of the Waikane Hospital for Consumptives, at Dunedin, was quietly married on 17th February, at Kilbirnie, to Mr. Drummond, of Mowhiti, Sutton, Ot ago Central, also a returned soldier . A reception at which a few relatives and friends were present, was held at the bride's brother's residence at Kilbirnie, and was very pleasant and informal. The Matron- inChief, and Miss Willis, A.R.R.C, were present . The bride looked very nice in a darkbrown coat and skirt and hat. Her sister, as bridesmaid, in dark blue.

The marriage took place in November, of Miss Murdock, late Masseuse at Trentham, and during the war, at Hornchurch, to Mr. A. Nutter, of Remuera, Auckland

Sister Emily Mitchell, late N.Z.A.N.S., is now Mrs. Guild, and residing in Temuka.

Nurse Gladys Kate Sears, trained at Auckland St. Helens Hospital, is now Mrs. Pilsom residing in Napier.

At St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin, a marriage was celebrated between Nurse Telford, of St. Helens, Invercargill, and Mr. Jock Sinclair, of Balclutha. Sister Jean Trotter attended thc bride. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair left for a motor tour through South Lakes, Mount Cook, and Canterbury. Their future home will he at ' Rosebank,' Balclutha.

Miss Baker, late of Private Hospital, New Plymouth, is engaged to Mr. Gould, of Pingarihu. Miss Baker lias gone on a trip to England hefore her marriage.

Hoberoft— Blair. On March 29th, at St. Andrew's Church, Gisborne, Miss Mary Blair, District Nurse at Kahukura,and daughter of Mr. Adam Blair, of Greymouth, to Mr. G. W. Hoberoft, of Kahukura.

Nurse Kathleen Tobin, of Christchurch Hospital, was married on 12th April, to Dr. Widdowson.

Michie — Grigor. The culmination of a school-day courtship in Scotland was celebrated on Saturday, March 3, when the Rev. ])r. D. G. McQueen united in marriage, Miss Mary Gordan Grigor, R.N., R.R.C., late of New Zealand, and Mr. Charles Michie, M.M. of Cherhill, Alberta.

Miss Grigor served in Egypt and the Mediterranean with the Imperial forces in 1915 and 1916, and was twice mentioned in dispatches. During Gallipoli operations she had many thrilling experiences while serving in troop and hospital ships, and later was awarded the Royal Red Cross while with the A.N.Z.A.C.'s, with which she gaw service up to the time of the Armistice. Since coming to Edmonton seven months ago, Miss Grigor has been associated with the Royal Alexandra hospital. Mr. Michie won the M.M. on the Western Front. A reception was held for the happy couple at the home of Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Lee, 108th Street, where a few intimate friends extended congratulations. — From a Canadian Paper.

Nurse Dorothy Wiseman, late of Wellington Hospital, was married on December 6th, 1922, to Mr. Henry Burrell, of Feilding.

Miss Amy ClQUgher, late of Wellington Hospital, is engaged to Mr. Ferguson, of Coromandel-st.

Miss Beatrice Gubbins, late N.Z.A.N.S. Massage Branch, is engaged to Mr. Barton, of Blenheim.