Wedding Bells

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19732, 10 September 1938, Page 18

Wedding Bells

Stacey—Wood

Pink and white blossom decorated St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Claudelands, for the marriage last Saturday afternoon of Marie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wood, of Claudelands, Hamilton, and Ronald Sydney, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stacey, of New Lynn, Auckland. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. 11. G. Gilbert, and Mr. E. H. Apthorp presided at the organ.

The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a charming frock of heavy embossed parchment satin cut on Empire lines and falling to an. oval train. Her attractive shower veil, embroidered in cream silk to tone, was held in place with a halo of miniature pearl flowers. She carried a sheaf of carnations and camellias with touches of white heather. Four attendants followed the bride, two bridesmaids, Miss Margaret Wood, sister of the bride, and Miss Maud Collett and two flower girls, Lorna and Pat Stacey. They wore similar frocks of shell pink tafl'eta. On their hair they wore Juliet halos of pink blossoms, and they carried bouquets of pink azaleas, hyacinths and anemones. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. John Stacey as best man, and Mr. Noel Stacey as groomsman. The ushers at the church were Messrs. Ivan Boagey and Donald Sutherland. At the reception, Mrs. Wood was wearing a navy blue and gold lacquered silk frock with a fur coat and a navy ballibuntal hat. The bridegroom’s mother wore a Marina blue ensemble.

The bride travelled in a smart blue suit trimmed with squirrel, with hat and accessories to tone

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Stacey will make their home in Gisborne.

Victoria League Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Victoria League of Poverty Bay was held in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon, Miss A. L. Rees presiding over a good attendance of members.

Members stood in silence for a few moments in response to the president’s proposal of a vote of sympathy with Mrs. E. J. Chrisp in the loss of her husband. Miss Rees read the annual presidential report, and Mesdames G. B. Thompson, book and magazine committee, L. Balfour, Guides’ Coronation essays, E. Trowell, Christmas gift section, I. J. Quigley, correspondence links, and H. Holmes, delegate to the St. John Ambulance Brigade, presented annual reports of sub-committees, as published in the Herald on Thursday. The convener of each sub-committee expressed Appreciation of help given by individual members and the Victoria League generally throughout the past year. Twelfth Year As President

Miss Rees was unanimously reelected president unopposed, and afterwards thanked members for returning her to office for the twelfth successive year, but mentioned that the object of nomination papers was to introduce new people to office. The president then thanked everyone in the league for zealous and eager work and loyal co-operation. An appeal from the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., for subscriptions for the Chinese and Spanish child sufferers in the war zones was responded to by a collection from members. Miss Rees said that the cost of clothing and feeding a child in China was less than 2Jd a day, and if £4 were collected the Victoria League would'be keeping a child for one year.

The president gave a moving address on the value of co-operation as a means of obtaining world peace, stressing the need for all to help. A letter received from Mrs. Mowbray Tripp, Christchurch, regarding a memorial to the late E. Gibbon Wakefield was held over for future discussion. It was mentioned that head office sent out 25,777 invitations and lettens to individuals last year, mostly concerning hospitality to British subjects, which brought the British Empire into closer unity, the main object of the Victoria League. Powers For Peace

The faetr that yesterday was the twenty-fifth, anniversary of the inauguration ol' the Victoria League in Poverty Bay was mentioned by the president, who also stated that 20 years ago the league with a membership of 170 raised £I7OO for the Red Cross, and that the annual meeting of August 27, 1928, was the day the Kellogg Peace Pact was signed by 20 nations, which agreed not to indulge in war, the speaker contrasting the conditions prevailing to-day with the high ideals of the signatories of the pact, manv of whom we;e now not in a position to renounce war owing to changes during the past 10 years. The president concluded by saying that humility, reverence and mercy were the greatest powers for peace, but that to-day we were overshadowed by the darkest, most appalling thunderclouds the world had ever seen. She described Great Britain as “the lighthouse of the world,” and said that Christianity was the greatest force for peace, but though we all wanted peace, .they had to pay the price. Letters from Mrs. A. A. Humbly and Mrs. G. W. Humphreys telling of the annual meeting of the London Victoria League and the wonderful hospitality they had received from that branch were read Miss Rees was congratulated on her inspiring speech by Mrs. P. Barry, who referred appreciatively to the spiritual feelings expressed, all present responding with acclamation. Mesdames D. McKeague and W. E. Goffe spoke in eulogistic terms of the work of Mrs. G. A. Nicholls as secretary, their remarks being endorsed by the president, who paid tributes to the valuable work of the treasurer, Mrs. T. Y. Cuthbert, and the other officers, especially Mrs. T. Terry for acting as tea secretary. Miss Rees and Mrs. T. Y. Cuthbert were appointed delegates for Poverty Bay to attend the Dominion conference of Victoria Leagues in Wellington in November. The meeting resolved to tender thanks to Mr. H. Gilmer and to send a donation to the Holy Trinity vestry.

A delicious tea was served under the supervision of Mrs. T. Terry.

Election of Officers

Officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows:—President Miss A. L. Rees: vice-presidents, Mesdames L. Balfour, R. F. Gambrill and G. W. Humphreys; committee, Mesdames P. Barry, H. Holmes, D. McKeague, E. Trowell. H. H. De. Costa, T. Terry, W.

M. Jenkins and T. G. Lawless; hon. secretary, Mrs. G. A. Nicholls; hon. treasure!-, Mrs. T. Y. Cuthbert; minute secretary, Mrs. I. D. Bramwell; subscription treasurer, Mrs. K. A. Woodward; convener of book and magazine committee, Mrs. Thompson. The executive includes the iollowing permanent vice-presidents: Mesdames W. G. Sherratt, M.8.E., W. E. Go fie, I. F. Putleft, 11. W. Williams, E. G. Matthews, and A. L. Cotterill At the conclusion of the annual meeting, the monthly meeting was held.

The following new members were elected:—Mrs. G. S. Vincent, Mrs. J. Cranswiek, Mrs. McKinnon. Mrs. R. G. Butcher: Misses P. and V. Barker and E. Davies. For the book and magazine committee Mrs. G. B. Thompson reported posting 941 b ol' literature during the month.

Among those present were Mesdames C. P. Webb. R. H. Shanks, I. D. Bramwell, D. McKeague, A. T. Bull, C. R. Skcet, E. C. Fairlie, E. S. Johnstone, W, E. Gofi'e, E. H. Cotterill, M. Roddick, G. A. Nicholls, Hugh Jones, H. P. Hansen, D. J. Parker, W. Baty, K. A. Woodward, I. Stephenson,

H. Wilson, A. English, J. A. Smaill, I. F. Puflett, D. Sutherland, R. G. Butcher, A. J. Cox, J. Olliver, C. Tattersfield, G. S. Vincent, H. Holmes, H. H. Barker, J. James, W. M. Jenkins, L. Balfour, C. M. Hutchinson, Burch, H. Thompson, A. G. Jeffrey, P. Barry, A. R. Gardiner, D. Sutherland, J. B. Broadhurst, 11. Gilmer, A. Stoneham, A. Doyle, E. Aislabie, 11. P. Hamilton, and J. E. Mackav; Misses E. M. Tucker and M. E. Tucker. Apologies? for absence were received from Mes-; dames Armstrong, Palmer, E. A. Collett, C. Matthews, F. Lange, Bruce Watt, T. G. Lawless, E. Trowell, I. J.f Quigley, J. S. Wauchop, M. Keany.f Avlward. and T. Y. Cuthbert.