WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 18 May 1916, Page 15

WEDDING BELLS

O' SULLIV AN—LOFTM AN.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Mary of the Angels' Church, Boulcott street, Wellington, on May 2, when Miss Annie Loftman, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Loftman, of Mitchelltown, was married to Mr. Arthur W. O'Sullivan, youngest son of Mrs. O'Sullivan, of Aro street, Wellington. The ceremony, which was followed by a Nuptial Mass, was performed by the Rev. Father Venning, S.M. The bride, who was given away by her brother-in-law, wore a charming gown of embroidered voile, the usual wreath and veil, and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of white dahlias, roses, and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended by her sisters (Misses Maggie and Mary Loftman), who wore pretty dresses of grey and black velvet hats, and carried pretty shower bouquets of pink dahlias, roses, and autumn leaves. Mr. H. J. O'Sullivan attended the bridegroom as best man. After the ceremony, the bridal party were entertained at the residence of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. O'Sullivan left in the afternoon on their honeymoon, the bride wearing a tailor-made costume of dark grey and a black velvet hat.

Before the Victorian Full Court on May 1, Mr. John Leo Gavan Duffy was admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Mr. Leo Gavan Duffy, is a son of Mr. John Gavan Duffy, K.S.G. Mr. Duffy, who is a gunner in the Field Artillery, attended the court in khaki, having Obtained leave of absence from the Maribyrnong camp for the purpose of his admission. He is the fifth grandson of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy who has joined the forces, all of them who are eligible having enlisted.