WEDDING AT ST. ANDREW’S

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12425, 20 April 1926, Page 5

WEDDING AT ST. ANDREW’S

The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Church on Friday, April 9th, of Aliss Violet Bates, daughter of the late James Tremviick Bates, of Christchurch, and of Airs Alary Murphy, to Mr Henry G. P. Alpe, the champion walker, son of the late Air Samuel Alpe and of Mrs Alpe, of Cambridge terrace. The Rev. AV. Shirer, of Newtown, performed the ceremony, and Mr J. Mcßeath gave away the bride. She was attired in white crepe-de-chine with silver laoe, and carried a bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaids were Aliss Ataria Paul, who' wore a frock of henna velvet with georgette sleeves, and hat to match, and Miss Merlin Murphy (step-sister of the bride) who was in green marocain. Each carried a bouquet to tone. Their presents from the bridegroom were a gold brooch and gold, ring respectively. The bride’s present from the bridegroom was a string of pearls. After the ceremony a reception was held by Mrs H. Roberts, sister of the bridegroom, at Cambridge terrace, when the toast of the bride and bridegroom was enthusiastically honoured. Later, the newly married couple left on their honeymoon, the bride wearing a frock of fawn crepe-de-chine. Among the wedding presents was an afternoon tea set from the staff of the Tivoli Theatre, set of cutlery from Air and Mrs Moheney, Christchurch, and butter knives and jam spoons from Air and Mrs AV. J. Alpe, Hawke’s Bay.

Airs Balcomibe Brown presided over the monthly committee meeting of the District Nursing Guild. Besides the two nurses there were nine ladies pie sent, including Mrs Osborn, who has been recently elected to membership, and was warmly welcomed by the president on behalf of the committee. The nutses’ report for March showed a. to tal of 232 patients treated, either in their own homes or at the office; 2(1 patients were registered, 24 discharged, 4 vent to hospital, and the number of patients now on the register is 4987. Gifts of food, old linen, cloth ing, etc., aro gratefully acknowledged fiom: Mesdames AVillcox, German, Giimer, Hooper, Madeline, Outtance, Scott, Still, Myers, Ivon, Balcombe Brown, Montgomery, Edwards, Tlioosophical Society, and two anonymous donors. The nurses would b© glad to receive parcels of old. clean, white rag for bandaging.

The first woman wireless operator to go to sea is an Italian, Alademoiselle Maria Barbieri, of Fiume. She is only 20 years of age, but, as a pupil of the Italian Naval School for AVirclcss Operators at Spczia, recently passed an examination in six languages, after a sever, months’ course, and gained s first-class international diploma. She made her first voyage as wireless operator from Fiume to Alarseillcs, and Valencia, in Spain.