Choral Service At Wedding of Dunedin Singers

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 2

Choral Service At Wedding of Dunedin Singers

To the magnificent strains of Purcell s •• Trumpet Voluntary,” Miss Jean Keen, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs John S. Keen, of Timaru, walked down the aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral last night for the solemnisation of her marriage to Mr Bryan Drake, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Drake, of Dunedin. The marriage service was conducted by Dean Button, and psalms were sung by the choir. The bride wore a classically-cut dress of French embossed cloque. Her long net veil came from Paris, as did the attractive head-dress made from ospreys and arum lilies. She carried a bouquet of arurp lilies and white gladioli. The four bridesmaids—Miss Leithen Keen,

Mips Margaret Harvie, Miss Diana Unwin, and Miss Shonagh Clarke—wore gowns of cherry cloque featuring high necklines and full draped sleeves. They carried bouquets of autumn flowers toning with their e °For S the reception, held at the Winter Gardens, Mrs Keen wore a black silk velvet gown, a black hat trimmed with blue ospreys, and a silver fox cape. Mrs Ernest Drake was gowned in bronze crepe satin with applique on the bodice of the dress and a matching hat of gold and bronze Mr T. Strain was the best man. Among the guests were many people well known in Dunedin musical circles, including Dr Galway, Mr C. Roy Spackman.. Miss Mary Martin, Mr Alan Botting, Mrs Ivan Hoddings (Miss Mary Pratt), Mr Max Scherek and Miss Dora Drake. Misses Mary Pratt and Dora Drake sang at the reception. Mr and Mrs Bryan Drake intend to spend some time in England, but Mrs Drake, who has obtained her M.A. in education, intends to be “ capped " in May before sailing for the United Kingdom.

Mr<? M. Begg presided over the April meeting of the Psychology Circle of the Gtago Women’s Club last Wednesday afternoon. The subject was “ Hamlet: A Psychological Study,” and this provoked an interesting discussion At the first meeting for the year of the Otago Women’s Club Music Circle Mrs W. Foster Reid gave a talk on her musical experiences in London. Bath and Edinburgh in 1948. Instrumental trios were given by Mesdames P. Dick, E. Begg and Miss S. Bayley: songs by Mrs W. J. White and Mrs S. G. Turner; and part songs were conducted by Mrs L. Beaumont. The accompanists were Mrs P. Dick and Mr s E. Miller. Mr Arnold Goodwin, of Auckland, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Travel Club to-morrow morning. An opportunity will be given to say goodbye to the chairman, Mr W. R. Brugh, who will leave at the end of the week on an overseas tour. The hostesses will be Mrs C. O. Mathias andi Mrs R. Greensladc.