GOLDEN WEDDING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 1, 2 January 1925, Page 3

GOLDEN WEDDING.

•' MR. AND -MRS. S. L. HIRST, HERXJ3 „ BAY. A large gatliPiing of relatives ami friends assembled on Wednesday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hirst, of 5. Hamilton Koad. Ponsonby, in celebration of their golden wedding. Amoiifr the guests were several who liad been present at tlic wedding .30 I years a2O, including one: of the bridesmaids, the bride's sister, now Mrs. S. I Griffith. I Mr. S. L. Hirst, wuose father wsis the 1 late Mr. Henry Hirst, of Buvnlev TerI race, married, on December 31, 1874, at the Thames. Mary Ann. eldest daughter lof the hitc Mr. James Gribble. of Auckland. Thames, and Hamilton, the offi- | ciatinjr minister being the late I?ev. | ! John Crump, Wcsleyan minister. Leav- ! ing Thames in ISS3 with their young i family, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hirst removed to Waiorongomai, and shortly ! afterwards to Te Aroha, where they re- | i sided until 1900, taking an active mii te.-pst in all local enterprises and broom- 1 ing widely known and highly esteemed \ for their open-hearted hospitality, and |, where Mr. Hirst was successful in various undertakings. Jn 1906 Mr. Hirst retired from business, and with his j family removed to Ponsonby, where they 1 have since resided. | The family consists of four sons and! four daughter?, the thrpp eldest daugh- ! trrs beinp married respectively to Mr. S. A. Hetiiertiugton, of the Thames; tbe Key. (i. F. Stock well, Methodist minister, now of Oamaru; and Mr. G. H. Strange, of the "Herald" staff. The surviving sons, who are all farmers, are j Mr. Hedley Hirst, o. Kauri. Kamo: Mir. ' Gordon Hirst, of Mataniata; and Mr. K. P. I. Hirst, of Papakura. The third son. Sergeant L. P. Hirst, of the 6th . Haurakis, was killed in action at Messines in 191(i. There are 18 grandchildren. Both at Te Aroha and Ponsonby Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hirst have . been" prominent members of the Met.hodisl Church. At Wednesday's pelebra- I tion. after si short sprvicc of tlianksgiv- [ 1 in"", tin , "nests were entertained at a weddin" repast, at which the usual toasts were honoured, thp P!ev. S. (irifHth? presiding, assisted by the Revs. U. F. Stockwell and CmA Olds.