WEDDING BELLS.

Franklin Times, Volume 10, Issue 797, 5 January 1923, Page 4

WEDDING BELLS.

MISSON—McDOWELL. A pretty wedding took plsjce at St. James’ Presbyterian Church, Pukekohe, last week, ( when Miss*«Sarah McDowell, second daughter of Mrs S. McDowell and the late G. McDowell, of “Willow Bank, v Rama Rama, was married to Mr lHarold S. Misson, youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. Misson, Hamilton Road, Cambridge. The ceremony was, performed by the Rev. S. Nixon. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr W. McDowell, looked charming in a pretty dress of creme crepe de chine, with the customary veil and orange blossoms. She also carried a shower bouquet of white carnations, maiden-hair fern, gus and( 'white streamers. The bridesmaid (Miss Violet Misson), sister of the bridegroom,, wore a frock of pale blue crepe de chine, trimmed with pink rose buds, also bouquet of white dahlias with lemon and blue streamers. 1 Miss Jessie Ghurch, niece of the bride, was flower girl, and wore a pretty frock of white silk, relived with blue. She also carried a basket of white and bum flowers and asparagus fern. the duties of best man was carried out by Mr R. McDowell. Mr C. den presided at the organ. After ths ceremony the guests adjourned to the' Carnival Tea Rooms and partook of the wedding breakfast, wbrnre the usual toasts were honoured. The happy copule, who were the ie ~ l P, ents of many useful and valuable presents, including left for South, where the honej moon was to be spent. The ormes travelling dress was navy blue w rose pink hat. manual training. SOME ELABORATE new BUILDING TO BE ERECTED. 'on high school site. For some time past there ha f s e ® “ agitation for alterations far as manual training _ quarters a cerned in Pukekohe, and repiesenta tions were made to the of Education urging that the pi'-se manual rooms be converted for primary school purposes, and that new buildings be erected on the Technical High School sjte. The Minister has seen fit to acquiesce to the proP The following is a copy of a Ictter received by the chairman oi the School Committee (Mr Joht Patterson) from the Minister on the subfurther reference to your letter of the '26th October urging ( that manual training rooms ted upon the Technical High School -site, and that the present -manual rooms on the public school site be used for primary school purposes, I have to say that I have received a report upon your proposal from officers of the Department and that I am therefore prepared to give such a proposal my favourable consideration. * The building would consist ot a cookery roomj a wood-work room and a blacksmith’s shop, with suitable porches, etc. lam please to note that the Board of Managers of the Technical High School is prepared to contribute to the cost ot the new buildings. the unexpended portion of the £2OOO raised by debentures. I find that this amount is £322.* I have directed that the Auckland Education Board be requested to submit plans and estimates of cost, and on receipt of these will be pleased to place the matter before Cabinet. C. J. Parr, Minister of Education. The above communication was dated 19th December, 1922. On December 21st Mr Patterson received the following telegram ‘On behalf of Minister am pleased to inform you that grant has been approved for portable building containing woodwork and cookery rooms and blacksmith shop on Technical High School site.”