WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 3 February 1916, Page 39

WEDDING BELLS

DORG AN—SHINE.

(From, our Timaru correspondent.)

The Sacred Heart Church, Timaru, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on December 14, when Mr. James Dorgan, son of Mr. John Dorgan, O'Common, County Kerry, and Miss Mary Shine, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Shine, Adair, Timaru, were united in the bonds of Matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Murphy, S.M. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of crepe-de-chine and a veil arranged in mob-cap style, and carried a bouquet of roses and maiden-hair fern. Miss Dorgan (sister of the bridegroom), who acted as bridesmaid, was prettily attired, in a cream dress and dainty white hat relieved with black, and also carried a shower bouquet. Mr. D. Shine, brother of the bride, acted as groomsman. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at breakfast at Hutchinson's tea-rooms, where Mrs. Shine, mother of the bride, received the guests. The customary toasts were honored, that of the bride and bridegroom being proposed by Rev. Father Murphy, and that of the parents of the bride by Mr. Angland. A number of valuable presents were (received by the happy couple. The bride and bridegroom left by the afternoon train for the south, where the honeymoon was spent. i JAMES—(From our Auckland correspondent.) At St. Joseph's Church, Grey Lynn, on January 3, a marriage was celebrated by the Very Rev. Chancellor Holbrook, the contracting parties being Miss Dorothy Isabel Bacon, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bacon, of Auckland, and Mr. Cyril Joseph James, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. James, also of this city. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming in a travelling costume of crepe-de-chine. The bridesmaid (Miss Gladys Bacon, sister of the bride) was tastefully dressed in a frock of white voile. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin (Mr. Geo. L. Sheahan) as best man. After the ceremony, which was a quiet one, only the immediate relatives of the bride and bridegroom being present, the guests motored to the residence of the parents of the bride in Dunedin street, Ponsonby, where the wedding breakfast was served, and She customary toasts were honored. The happy couple were the recipients of many handsome presents. SMITH—CHILD. A pretty wedding took place at Mangakaramea on December 15, when Mr. Frederick Smith, eldest son of Mr. W. E. Smith, of Tangihua, was married to Miss Mabel Child, eldest daughter of Mr. Oliver Child, of Oak Farm, Mangakaramea. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Bowen, assisted by the Rev. Father McDonald. The bride was dressed in white embroidered voile, with the usual veil and orange blossoms, and carried a white ivory prayer book with lovely streamers prettily finished at the ends, and a small spray of flowers. The bridesmaid (Miss Eileen Child, sister of the bride) wore a costume of white embroidered muslin. The bridegroom presented the bride with a handsome pearl necklet, and his gift to the bridesmaid was a lovely gold brooch. The bride was given away by her father. The gifts were numerous and costly, many valuable cheques being received. At the breakfast after the wedding ceremony upwards of eighty guests sat down. The toast of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Rev. Father Bowen and responded to by Mr. T. Smith, best man. Mr. T. O'Carroll proposed that of the host . and hostess, to which Mr. Child responded.

THE PAN-SOUTHLAND GATHERING (From our Invercargill correspondent.) As the 9th February draws closer the interest in the third Pan-Southland gathering of the Catholic Federation increases. Arrangements are now practically complete, and the event promises to be a great success. On the arrival of the last train at Riverton, the usual procession will take place from the station to the recreation grounds. The Invercargill Hibernian Band will lead off, followed by the school children, the Hibernians in regalia, the Children of Mary, the clergy vested for the High Mass, and the congregations of the various parishes. The Mass will be celebrated in the open. After the luncheon the programme of sports will be carried out. There will be an abundance of toys and sweets for the smaller children. Accommodation in an adjoining paddock will be provided for traps and motor cars. In all probability there will be a booth on the grounds where luncheon and refreshments may be obtained. The Invercargill train tickets will be on sale at the church doors next Sunday, and also at St. Joseph's Schoolroom on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7.30 to 9 o'clock. The people are specially requested to purchase their tickets early, and thus avoid a rush on the morning of the gathering. The fares from Invercargill will —Adults 2s 3d, and children Is. For the convenience of people who join the train at Grasmere and Wallacetown ,some members of the local committee will have tickets for sale at the churches on Sunday at Waikiwi and Rakahouka. Mr. Henry O'Reilly, the energetic and capable Winton secretary, has informed the local secretary that the Winton committee has decided to donate a special prize of £2 10s for the tug-of-war event, which always proves such an attractive item of the sports programme.: