KIRK—RUSH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 101, 30 April 1936, Page 3

KIRK—RUSH

On? the most popular weddings Of the Easter season at Wanganui was that when Miss Edna C. Kush, eldest daughter of Airs. AL J. and the late Mr. Harold Rush, of Young Street, was joined in matrimony with William R. AL Kirk, third son of Air. and Airs. J. Kirk, of Remuera, Auckland. The ceremony took place at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Satutrday, April 11, the officiating clergyman being the Rev. John Paterson. The ceremony was fully choral, Airs. Emmett presiding at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her mother, was attired in ivory matalasse fashioned on Grecian lines with long full sleeves and slight train. The high neckline was trimmed with silver lame roses and the back of the bodice was finished with a row of silver buttons and a narrow silver lame girdle finished the waist-line. The bride wore her mother’s bridal veil and coronet of orange blossom. She carried a sheath of white Easter lilies and pink belladonna lilies. The. bridesmaids were the- bride's two sisters, the Aliases Jean and Sylvia Rush, who wore frocks of pink uncrnshable silk crepe sprigged with pink and blue flowers made with the round high necklines drawn in with rucking and shoulder sprays of pink and silver lame roses. The long skirts were trimmed with rucked panels and the waist was finished with pink girdles. The sleeves were three-quarter length and were finished with rucking. The bridesmaids also wore rock crystal necklaces, the gift of the bridegroom. They wore halos of pink tulle and blue delphiniums. They carried sheaths of blue delphiniums. The bride’s mother wore a dark rose floral georgette frock, navy pink bloom hat and shoulder spray of polyanthus and roses. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. A. Crossley, of Auckland. The bride’s travelling dress was an ensemble of navy tailored patterned shilk crepe, navy hat trimmed with pink gardenia and she carried a posy of dark red and white dahlias. At the conclusion of the church service the wedding party, which included many relatives and friends, were the guests of the bride’s mother at a reception in the Victoria Hall. St. Hill Street. The tables were set out in attractive style and at the head the chief attraction was the beautiful bridal cake made and decorated by the bride’s mother. The tables were magnificently decorated with choice begonias grown and presented by the bride’s grandfather, Air. James Hocking. an old and respected resident of College Street, Palmerston North. A feature of the wedding party was the fact that three of the bride’s grandparents. Air. and Mrs. James Hocking and Airs. Robert Rush, all of Palmerston North, were present. Air. Hocking and Airs. Rush have each passed the four score mark. Air. Hocking also had charge of the wedding breakfast proceedings, at which the usual loyal and other toasts were honoured, that of the bride and bridegroom being proposed by Air. Chas T. Rush, of Eltham, uncle of the bride. The bouquets were made by the bride’s aunt, Airs. W. Childs, and the wedding cake was made and iced by t-he bride’s mother. Among those present were: Air. and Mrs. James Hocking (Palmerston North), Airs. Robert Rush, senior (Palmerston North), Air. and Airs. W. Child (Palmerston North), Mrs. John Child (Palmerston North), Air. and Mrs. C. S. Rush (Eltham), Air. and Mrs. H. H. Rush (Wellington), Air. and Airs. E. B. Rush (Palmerston North), Airs. Philip Rush (Wanganui), Mr. and Airs. A. Geddes (Island Bay. Wellington), Airs. Hiscox (Wellington). Airs. Afosec (Palmerston North), ■Mr. ’and Airs. J. Kirk, Airs. Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirk. Mrs. Crossley (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. Gilbertson. Miss Gilbertson (Wanganui), Air. and

Airs. White, Air. W. Whitcombe (Wellington), Airs. F. Caddy, Airs. Ingram (Hawera), Air. Blackmore (Lower Hutt). At the conclusion of the ceremony the bridal bouquets and flowers were taken to the cemetery and placed on, the bride’s father's grave by his relatives. After the bridal couple had departed on their honeymoon to the north friends assembled at the home of the bride’s mother to view the wedding gifts, which were numerous, beautiful and useful.