Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1908

Edith Macey, Class of 1908

Edith Frances Macey was born on January 15, 1886 in Saskatchewan. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1908.

After graduation, she nursed in Fernie, British Columbia and Maple Creek, Saskatchewan before taking the position of Lady Superintendent at the Kamloops Hospital – a position she held until 1916 when she accepted a position at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She left Chicago in late 1916 and was private nursing in Winnipeg before joining the Queen’s Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). She was stationed in Malta with the QAIMNS for one year and then joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in November 1917.

Nursing sister Macey was posted to the No.10 Canadian General Hospital in Brighton and transferred to France in April 1918, however she suffered with appendicitis and was admitted to No. 24 General Hospital in Etaples to have her appendix removed. She was eventually reposted to No. 12 Canadian General Hospital and then discharged in August 1919.

Upon her return to Winnipeg, Macey was appointed Public Health Nurse by the Manitoba Provincial Board of Health in 1920. She eventually relocated to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and worked at the Victoria Hospital before moving back to the United States where she worked at the Iverson Memorial Hospital in Wyoming and later nursed in San Diego, California. She died in 1951.

Emma Turner, Class of 1908

Emma Mary Turner was born on March 13, 1885 in England. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1908 and took a position on the surgical ward. In 1911, she resigned from Winnipeg General Hospital and accepted a position as Night Superintendent at Regina General Hospital. In 1913, she was appointed Lady Superintendent of Regina General Hospital and held that position until 1916 when she joined the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). In 1917, she joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC).

After the war, she returned to Saskatchewan where she was appointed Matron of the General Hospital in Saskatoon. In 1923, she was appointed Nurse Superintendent of Hollywood Hospital in Los Angeles that was opening in 1924. She passed away in 1966.

Isabel Lloyd, Class of 1908

Isabel Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd was born on September 28, 1884 in Gladstone, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1908. After graduation, Isabel moved to Fernie, British Columbia to work at the Fernie Hospital. She resigned at the end of 1909 and accepted a position as the nurse at the T.A. Eaton Company.

She enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in June 1917 and left for duty overseas. Nursing sister Lloyd served in England and was posted at the Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton and No. 10 Canadian General Hospital. During her war service, she suffered with bronchitis was eventually deemed unfit for service; she was discharged to the No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park) in 1918.

After returning to Winnipeg, she went back to nursing position with the T.A. Eaton Company and worked at the Selkirk Mental Hospital. She died in December 1938 at the age of 54.

Lola Bell, Class of 1908

Lola Bell was born on November 5, 1885 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1908 and accepted a position as school nurse with the Winnipeg School Board in 1910.

In 1915, she joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Nursing sister Bell was stationed at the No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Salonika and the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France where she worked alongside fellow Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing alumni including Ethel Gray, Mary Best, Josie MacDonald, and Isobel Smith. For her service, nursing sister Bell was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class and was decorated by King George V at Buckingham Palace in 1917. After returning from overseas duty in 1919 she began working at No. 10 Manitoba Military Hospital (Tuxedo Park) in Winnipeg.

After the war, Lola Bell resumed her position as a school nurse in Winnipeg and instituted the school nursing divisions in both Moose Jaw and Regina, Saskatchewan. She retired in 1943 and passed away on July 22, 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Norma Walker, Class of 1908

Norma Turina Walker was born on February 1, 1879 in Angus, Ontario. Her family moved to Pilot Mound, Manitoba and she enrolled in the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1908. After graduating, she accepted the position of Superintendent of Nursing at Selkirk Hospital, but contracted typhoid fever in 1909 and was forced to resign.

In 1910, she moved to British Columbia where she was involved in private nursing until joining the staff at Nanaimo Hospital in 1916. Walker enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps and worked in the Military Annex, Vancouver General Hospital before going overseas in December 1917.

After the war, Norma Walker was involved in social service work and was the matron of a hospital in New York, before marrying John “Jack” Howard Elsey. They resided in Victoria, British Columbia together until his death in 1966. Nursing sister Walker passed away on November 18, 1968 in Victoria, British Columbia.