M.P. WEDS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 26 June 1936, Page 4

M.P. WEDS

MEMBER FOR NELSON BRIDE’S INTERESTING CAREER (By Telegraph—Special to “The Mail”) HAWERA. 25th June. At “The Oaks” on the Main South Road, Hawera, on .Wednesday evening, Miss Dorothy Corrigan, daughter of Mrs J. R. Corrigan and the late Mr Corrigan, was married to Mr Harry Atmore, M.P. Only relatives attended and the ceremony took place on an illuminated verandah of the homestead against a background of autumn blooms. The Rev. A. G. Irvine officiated. The wedding united two names prominent in very many spheres of activity, particularly in political liberalism and in the advocacy of monetary reform. Miss Corrigan’s career has been one of unusual interest. New Zealand born, she was educated at Geneva and has made three visits there on national affairs, being an authority on the work of the League of Nations. She travelled extensively in England and Scotland, being well versed in Scottish tradition, and in America. An able platform speaker, Miss Corrigan interested herself in the Chatauqua system and when the Travelling Summer Schools came to New Zealand she travelled through the Dominion, and went to Australia with a company of American educationists. Her platform experience stood her in good stead, when, as secretary to her father in his election campaigns, she was often called upon to address audiences. At one stage, during an illness suffered by Mr Corrigan, his daughter practically conducted the whole campaign in his interests. A capable organiser, Miss Corrigan has given many institutions the benefit of her knowledge and experience) She is a foundation member of the Hawera Girl Guides Association and the Hawera Women’s Club, and took a prominent part in amateur dramatics. With her mother during wartime, she was closely associated with the work of the Women's National Reserve. In the ' Hawera Presbyterian Church, Miss Corrigan has been an active member of the Board of Management, Leader of the Young Women’s Bible Class, and has been an advocate of Bible reading in schools. In many women’s organisations and semi-public bodies, Miss Corrigan is perhaps one of the best known women in the province. For her wedding, Ivliss Corrigan wore a beige lace frock and hat to tone and carried flowers in pastel shades. The attendants were three nieces, Misses Shirley and Patricia Newell (Ngaere) and Miss Alison Corrigan (Hawera), whose ankle-length frocks in shades of bronze rust and blue with flowers to tone, made a charming background for the ceremony, which was conducted with simple dignity. Mr Atmore was attended by his nephew, Mr E. Baigent, of Nelson. Supper was served in the dining room which was gay with autumn blooms.