WEDDING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 10 August 1908, Page 8

WEDDING.

A correspondent wiites: — A very pretty wadding was celebrated at the Roman Catholic Church, Manaia, on Wednesday, August 5, when Katie, third daughter of Mr M. Doyle, Manaia, was married to Patrick, third spn^ of Mr J. Brophy, Okato. The Rev. Father (VDwyer officiated with nuptial Mass. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr F. Doyle, Okato, was attired in white silk, trimmed with French knots and real lace, the bodice being trimmed with .-mall true-lovers' knots. She also wore the usual wreath of orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of snowdrops and maidenhair fern, the gift of Mrs Hair, Manaia. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold brooch set with rubies. The bride was attended by her two sisters, the Misses Dinah and Frances, and Miss Jessie Alyward, dressed in silk, carrying shower bouquets and wearing gold brooches (the gift of the bridegroom). Mr J. Brophy acted as best man. As the bridal party left tlie church amid showers of rice, the Wedding March was played by Miss G. Hilles. After ! I>he ceremony a large number of guests were entertained at the residence of the bride's parents, where the usual toasts were honored. The chief toast was proposed by the Rev. Father O'Dwyer. Mr W. J. Barleyman proposed "The bridesmaids," which, was responded to by Mr J. Brophy. Mr J. J. Meldon proposed "The 'bride and bridegroom's parents, 5 ' which was responded to by Mr T. Doyle. Other .toasts were honored. In the evening the happy couple left' 1 o catch the train for South on their way to Hamilton (where the honeymoon ;s to be spent) carrying with them good wishes for their future happiness. The bride's travelling costume was a blue cloth coat and skirt and set of furs, white hat, with ostrich plumes. The presents were numerous and costly.

The High Commissioner's cable today quotes: — Butter: Choicest New Zealand brands 116s nominal, Danish 1225, Siberian 108s per cwt. No alteration in the cheese market. A conference of delegates from the New Plymouth, Stratford, and Hawera Hospital Boards is to be held in Hawera qn Monday next to consider the question of retaining the present separate districts as against the propdsed centralisation. Dr. Valintine (InspectorGeneral of Hospitals) will be present. The ordinary meeting of the Hawera Board will take place on Tuesday. At the Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company?s directors' meeting on Saturday morning, a vote of condolence was passed to Mr J. Carter in the* loss of his wife. A grand social and dance is to be held at Okaiawa on August 19. An Association football match for the championship of the southern division will be played between Kaponga i A and Hawera teams at Eltham on Wednesday.