HITCH AT THE ALTAR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19759, 13 October 1938, Page 8

HITCH AT THE ALTAR

DEAF MUTE BRIDE SMII.I'S AFTER TEARS LONDON, Aug. 27. Trying hard to keep back her tears, a deal mute stcod at the altar in Christ Church, Liverpool, aware that in anotner 10 minutes she would be unable to wed unless an interpreter was found. The bride. :!4-year-old Jessie Plunket, of Edinburgh street, Liverpool, and her bridegroom, also i ileaf mute, 34-year-old, Thomas Davies, cf Ashfield street, Liverpool, had arranged for Mr. E. Aylifl'e, sup- '-■•' ' ■ l"!ii of the Liverpool Deaf and Dumb Society, to act as interpreter. i ■ •"■ '-hould have been married at 10 o'clock. At 10.20 Mr. Aylifl'e had not: arrived, so the Rev. Thomas Briggs indicated to them that lite weddiw? would have to be postponed unless an interpreter could he found. Mr. Rriggs was preparing to marry nnother coirolc when a woman stepped forward and said she could interpret the service. Standing by the minister she assisted to marry the couple. 'rite ceremony took about half an ''-•it r>nd 11'e bride left with her husband, smiling. j Mr. Avliffe arrived towards the i end of the ceremony.