Margherita Adrienne Ramage 100th Birthday

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Happy Birthday Margherita A. Ramage!

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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, RITA!

Adrienne Ramage

Born September 14, 1901 to parents Percy John and Bertha Elliot, in England. Stayed with relatives in England until joining her parents in Toronto at the age of 4. She had an older sister, Nellie and a younger brother, Don.

They moved after two years to Winnipeg, where her father worked for J. H. Ashdown as Manager of the mantel and tile department. Rita suffered Typhoid fever, had to have her head shaved to protect her hair, and recovered fully. She still has beautiful hair.

Eventually she married Charlie Binns and they had a son Ted, who has since passed away. Following divorce from Charlie Binns, Rita worked on the Empress of Asia, working with the First Class Stewardess and travelled to Japan and Hong Kong.

Rita was asked to go to Saskatchewan to help her sister on the Ranch in Bengough, as she was having her second baby - Victor Ainley, to look after her first born, Barton Ainley. She learned to ride a horse and to cook for a Threshing Crew.

When she returned to Vancouver she married Harold Arnet from Tofino and helped to build their house in Tofino. Carrying most of the lumber on her back from the dock where it was unloaded from the S.S. Maquinna. She helped to raise Vic Ainley following the death of his mother.

While in Tofino, she worked on a Survey Boat, "The Sidney Inlet", cooking for the crew. She was the first woman cook ever hired to work on a Government ship on the West Coast.

She noticed that there were many miners and prospectors continually looking for accommodation (food and shelter from elements). This was during the Bear River Gold strike. She borrowed $ 600.00 from Mr. Guppy and started a Hotel, the date was 1939. Several millionaires were recorded in the Hotel Register.

She and Harold were divorced and she returned to Vancouver and opened a small café, "The Galloping Goose", at Broadway and Main Street.

She met and married Joe Ramage and they lived in a lovely house on Telford Street in Burnaby during the war and post-war. She was a civilian Stenographer for the Army during that time. They moved to East17th Street in North Vancouver, a brand new house. They started to raise Chinchillas in their basement, and decided they needed more space if they were to expand. They moved to Surrey and had a shed for the cages. Rita and Joe made several trips to England during this time, in connection with the Chinchilla fur trade.

Joe passed away and Rita moved to Hospital Bay in Pender Harbour, where she worked for a while cooking and working with a crew who were looking after captured whales.

Rita retired following this episode to North Vancouver, living first in a nice apartment block where her friend Mrs. Muir lived, and also because money was tight, she moved to the Anavets Housing on East Third Street, where she retired to a wheelchair.

Her friend Harold Stringer got her placed in the Rotary Club housing complex, Klahanie Park, which she loved dearly and during which time she made many friends who have been most kind to her, including Harold and Cicely, Jacki Jamieson, Joe Moore, Inigo and Violette and Linda Melville. During this time her longtime friend Jean Wilson, although suffering with a detached retina, managed to drive to see her and do all her banking, finances and a great deal of her shopping for many years.

She has indeed been blessed with many good friends over the years, who have never let her down.

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Happy Birthday Margherita A. Ramage!

		HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, RITA!


	Born September 14, 1901 to parents Percy John and Bertha Elliot, in England. Stayed with relatives in England until joining her parents in Toronto at the age of 4. She had an older sister, Nellie and a younger brother, Don. They moved after two years to Winnipeg, where her father worked for J. H. Ashdown as Manager of the mantel and tile department. Rita suffered Typhoid fever, had to have her head shaved to protect her hair, and recovered fully. She still has beautiful hair. Eventually she married Charlie Binns and they had a son Ted, who has since passed away. Following divorce from Charlie Binns, Rita worked on the Empress of Asia, working with the First Class Stewardess and travelled to Japan and Hong Kong. Rita was asked to go to Saskatchewan to help her sister on the Ranch in Bengough, as she was having her second baby - Victor Ainley, to look after her first born, Barton Ainley. She learned to ride a horse and to cook for a Threshing Crew. When she returned to Vancouver she married Harold Arnet from Tofino and helped to build their house in Tofino. Carrying most of the lumber on her back from the dock where it was unloaded from the S.S. Maquinna. She helped to raise Vic Ainley following the death of his mother. While in Tofino, she worked on a Survey Boat, "The Sidney Inlet", cooking for the crew. She was the first woman cook ever hired to work on a Government ship on the West Coast. She noticed that there were many miners and prospectors continually looking for accommodation (food and shelter from elements). This was during the Bear River Gold strike. She borrowed $ 600.00 from Mr. Guppy and started a Hotel, the date was 1939. Several millionaires were recorded in the Hotel Register. She and Harold were divorced and she returned to Vancouver and opened a small café, "The Galloping Goose", at Broadway and Main Street. She met and married Joe Ramage and they lived in a lovely house on Telford Street in Burnaby during the war and post-war. She was a civilian Stenographer for the Army during that time. They moved to East17th Street in North Vancouver, a brand new house. They started to raise Chinchillas in their basement, and decided they needed more space if they were to expand. They moved to Surrey and had a shed for the cages. Rita and Joe made several trips to England during this time, in connection with the Chinchilla fur trade. Joe passed away and Rita moved to Hospital Bay in Pender Harbour, where she worked for a while cooking and working with a crew who were looking after captured whales. Rita retired following this episode to North Vancouver, living first in a nice apartment block where her friend Mrs. Muir lived, and also because money was tight, she moved to the Anavets Housing on East Third Street, where she retired to a wheelchair. Her friend Harold Stringer got her placed in the Rotary Club housing complex, Klahanie Park, which she loved dearly and during which time she made many friends who have been most kind to her, including Harold and Cicely, Jacki Jamieson, Joe Moore, Inigo and Violette and Linda Melville. During this time her longtime friend Jean Wilson, although suffering with a detached retina, managed to drive to see her and do all her banking, finances and a great deal of her shopping for many years. She has indeed been blessed with many good friends over the years, who have never let her down.