WEDDING OF SON 67.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3574, 25 February 1914, Page 3

WEDDING OF SON 67.

SPEECH BY MOTHER OF ICO

Mrs Rebecca Clarke, aged 109, Wood Green’s centenarian, presided at the wedding breakfast of her “baby son” Harry, aged 07. The other two are Mr Charles Clarke and Mr Robert Clarke, sprightly bachelors of 73 and 70 respectively. Mr Charles, who lives with his mother has such a retiring disposition that, according to Iris brother Harry, lie stayed in bed all day, too tired to take part in the festivities. The bride was Miss Lucy Turner, of Didcot, Berks, and the wedding took place at St. Michael’s Church, Wood Green. It was Mr Clarke’s second marriage. Four of his six daughters attended the cerembny. One of them, Miss Kate Clarke, boldly defied all tradition and assumed the duties of best man. The bride is twenty years her husband’s junior. Mrs Rebecca Clarke was prevented from atending the wedding owing to the cold weather. Presiding at the wedding breakfast, she proposed the health of her son and daughter-in-law, ate the first slice from the wedding cake, and holding her pet dog “Inky” in her arms, sang a few verses of her own composition about the dog. .die also quoted the following lines, which she learned many years ago: Here’s a health to us two and two more, If they two love us two as we two love them two, here’s a health to all four. But if they two don’t love us two as wo two love them two, here’s a health to us two and ho more. Mrs Clarke concluded an eventful day with a Christmas dinner party in the evening.