WEDDING IN SUDAN

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 250, 19 July 1937, Page 4

WEDDING IN SUDAN

Paeroa Bride and 'Groom From Auckland A wedding of considerable interest was celebrated recently at Abri, Kordofan Province, in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, when Miss Lois E. Slyfield. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Slyfield, of Paeroa, was married to Mr. E. Rowland Harries, 8.A., only son of the Rev. E. R. Harries, and Mrs. Htrrries, of Auckland. ~ The little mud church, with its thatched roof, was decorated with palms and greenery. The service was conducted by the Rev. E. R. Harries, who, with Mrs. Harries, had travelled from Svria to be present at the ceremony. The bride was given away by Mr W L. Mills, field superintendent of the Sudan United Mission, and although so far from civilisation, she wore white bridal array which caused much wonder and interest among the Sudanese, whose black schoolboys formed a striking guard of honour The bridesmaid was Miss Leah Jenkins, of Tabanya, and the best man Mr. W. J. Lunn, of Abri, both fellow missionaries. Guests included the missionaries from all the other stations, the District Commissioner and Ins wife, and a number of native officials, Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowland Harries are now stationed at Abri.

PERSONAL Visitors to Wellington Miss Rita Tuffin, Wanganui, is the guest of Miss D. Curtin, Johnsonville. The Rev. Mr. Dodds, the Vicarage, Raetilii, and the Rev. Mr. Smallfield, the Vicarage, Durie Hill, Wanganui, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Myers, 96 Hobson Street. ♦ Mrs. R. C. Pitt, Blenheim, is a visitor to Wellington and staying for a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. C. A. Thorpe, Seatoun. Misses Cicely Greatbatch and Rita Edgecombe, New Plymouth, are visl-; tors to Wellington. I Miss M. Clark is a Waitara visitor I to Wellington. Mrs. C. Barnett is a Waitara visitor to Wellington. Miss Dorothy Curtin, Kopane School, Palmerston North, is visiting her home in Wellington. Misses Rockel, Duff and Blacker, of the Wanganui Girls’ College, are visiting Wellington to attend the Fellowship of Education Conference. Miss F. Alexa Stevens, Wanganui, whose book “Choral Speaking” was published recently, is in Wellington, to attend the Fellowship of Education Conference and is staying at the Hotel Windsor. Returned from Nelson Mrs. Peter Fraser, wife of the Acting-Prime Minister, returned to Wellington yesterday from a visit to the Nelson district. On Holiday Mrs. John Ellis, Karori, is visiting her father, Mr. H. 11. Loughnan, Avonside, Christchurch. Mrs. E. Gamble is a Wellington visitor to Timaru. Mrs. G. Mishkin and Mrs. Glazer are Wellington visitors to Timaiu and' are staying at the Empire Hotel. . Mrs. A J. Jarman, Lower Hutt, is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Woodward, New Plymouth. Miss D. Paterson, Manaia, is spend- ; ing a holiday at Wellington. I Miss Judie Parsons, of the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Parsons, Wanganui. Returned to Wellington Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Glover, who have been the guests of Mrs. G. Glover, Geraldine, have returned to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. G. Horton Smith, who have been staying with the latter s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Craig, Takapau, have returned to Wellington. Mrs. H. W. Martin, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs. Gentles, New Plymouth, has returned to Lower Hutt

Returned Home The Misses Marjorie and Doris Shrubsail, Auckland, who have been visiting Wellington, have returned home. Mrs. S. Brewster and the Misses Jand K. Brewster, who have been visiting Wellington and Christchurch, returned to Auckland during the weekend. Miss Juliet Kain. Orari, who has been staying with Miss Barbara Allan in Wellington, spent a few days with Mrs. W. T. Ritchie, Te Kawa, before returning home. Mrs. C. C. Stunners and Mrs. H. Gibson, Eltharn, have returned homei from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. E. Buist, who was a Manaia visitor to Wellington recently, has returned home. Mrs. H. M. Caeelberg, Hawera, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned home. Mrs. R. Gordon and her brother, Mr. Harold Adams, who have been visiting the North Island, have returned to Christchurch. Mrs 0. B. 'Webster, New Plymouth, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned home. Mrs. E. S. Rutherford, Stratford, has returned from a brief visit to Wellington. Mrs. R. V. Hume, ‘Wellington, and her sister, Mrs. A. V. Waddell, Bluff, returned by the Maetsuycher yesterday after a round trip to the East. They are at the Royal Oak Hotel. Miss Molly Malone, Stratford, has returned from a holiday at Wellington, where she was the guest of her aunt, Miss Whelan. Miss Julia Wallace, who has been spending a holiday in New Plymouth, has returned to Wellington accompanied by Miss Betha Ry burn. Mrs. J. Hughson. Waitara, has returned from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. B. Young has returned to Waitara from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. A. M. ‘Winlfs, who has been visiting her daughter, Miss Joy Winks, Wellington, has returned to Hawera.