MANUREWA

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 279, 29 May 1917, Page 3

MANUREWA

ORANGE BLOSSOMS BULL-LITPTON

Considerable interest was centred in the wedding celebrated at St Luke's Church, Manurewa, on Wednesday, the 16th inst., when the contracting parties were Mr Henry Bull, third son of Mr J. Bull, of Papakura, and Miss Janie Luptoi, second daughter of Mr and Mrs C. H. Lupton, of Burnley Grange, Takanini. The Rev W. C. Wood officiated and the sacred edifice was tastefully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a pretty creme pinafore frock over a lace and ninou blouse, surmounted by the orthodox wedding veil with orange blossoms. She carried a dainty bouquet of white chrysanthemums, paper narcissus, and maidenhair and asparagus fern Miss Hazel Parsons (cousin of the bride) and Miss Muriel Bull (niece of the bridegroom) were the bridesmaids, the former being attired in 'a creme crepe-de-shene dress with hat trimmed with touches of emerald green, and she carried a shower bouquet of paper narcissus and maidenhair and asparagus fern. Miss Bull wore a creme silk dress and hat, her bouquet being of white daisies and ferns.

Mr Fred. Lupton acted as bestman.

Subsequent to the ceremony the wedding guests, numbering over 50, were entertained at afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs Lupton at their residence, "Burnley Grange," the usual toasts beings honoured, and the newly married couple left by motor on their honeymoon, the bride travelling in a nigger-brown Gabadine costume with pink hat lined with brown.

The pres3nts were numerous and valuable, including several cheques. Both the bride and bridegroom have been active members of the Manurewa tennis club, the members of which presented them with a silver teapot as a mark of their esteem. The bride has also been a faithful member df St Luke's congregation as well as a Sunday School teacher Ihe bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids were gold brooches set with garnets.

A NEGLECTED FOOTPATH

BREEZY DISCUSSION

Arising out of a discussion at last night's meeting of the Manurewa Town Board concerning necessary repairs to footpaths Mr E. Pegler complained that repairs # to the frontage of his office, although promised, had not been carried out. The result was, he said, that he had been practically isolated for a fortnight. He had approached the clerk (Mr Bell) with a view to a temporary crossing being made and he believed the clerk had approached the chairman without any result. If, said Mr Pegler, that is so, he would contrast such treatment with that received from the Road Board When he made a similar application to the Road Board it was attended to. In this case he had also asked that a load of scoria could be supplied to him, but he had been ignored. The Chairman (Mr T J Corin) replied that ho had given instructions to have the work don ) but that ho(MrPeglor> would have to wait. Mr Pegler contended that others could get every attention but he (Mr Pegler) was to suffer. It was not so much a personal malter, continued Mr Pegler, but the system was a wrong system. The fact was the power of the whole Hoard was in the hands of two men. The chairman remarked that the Works Committee c insisted of three men. The chairman added, " jftho Works Committee authorise work to be done ratepayers are at the mercy of the W 7 orks Committee."

Mr Fegler : Yes, and get no satisfaction. Work is left in the hands of two or three men from month to month and no matter how urgent a tiling is we have to rely ontirely on the Works Committee. Mr G. Cox head explained that the work could not be done at onco as the weather had been had.

Mr Pegler mentioned that the contractor when patching the road some time ngo mentioned that a crossing was required and he contended that if the County Council or Road Board had been asked to do

the work it would have been carried out. " Any body but the Board would have seen to it,'' said Mr Pegler. Mr ljupton thought that under the circumstances as there was scoria at the door the least the Board could have done was to have put some dowti. The chairman said that when he was outside he was " Mr Corin " and work would be done when it was thought it was a proper time. " The work is still in the contractor's hands," added the chairman. Mr Pegler : No, it is entirely in the hands of the chairman.

After some further personal remarks Mr Lupton said that in his opinion something ought to be done and he moved that a load of scoria should be obtained for the purpose of making an entrance to Mr Pegler's office. Tnis was agreed to and the " breeze " then subsided