PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 5, 4 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. F. Hales, who recently resigned from the pastorate of New Plymouth Baptist Church, has applied for admission to the Presbyterian Cnurch. The application was before the Taranaki Presbytery yesterday, and will be sent On to the General Assembly.

At the meeting of the Taranaki Presbvterv at Hawera yesterday the call of the Rev?-l)a%son Madill, of Auckland, to Stratford; the call of the Rev. T. H. Roseveare. of New Plymouth, to Cambridge; and that of' the Rev. J. ' R'. Shore, M.A., of Hawera. to Hamilton, were all sustained and were accepted by the respective ministers concerned.

Mis Major Toomer is visiting Stratford for tlie week-end, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, will address a meeting at the Armv Hall, on "The Hbme League Wild "What it is." This is a new organisation in connection with the Sab. _ vation Armv throughout the world* Much of the Home League Wfrk has been towards providing comforts for Wounded Soldiers at the front.

Mr and Mrs John Edie, sen., of Edievale, celebrated the sixty-second

anniversary of their wedding last Monday (says the Tuapeka Times), and in honour of the occasion a reunion of the family was held at their residence. All the members of the family, with the exception of Mr George Edie, whose wife was indisposed, were present. It is 40 vears since Mr and Mrs Edie settled in Edievale, which was then in a somewhat primitive state, snow tussocks being in abundance everywhere. Despite their advanced years, they are still hale and hearty. Mr Edie's sons are a fine sturdy lot. The party, which attended the Dunrobin Church in full force on Sunday week, broke up on Tuesday morning.

At the Catholic Church, Stratford, on Wednesday morning. Miss Winifred Ellen Fitzgerald, second daughter ot Mr and Mrs John Fitzgerald, Page Street, was married to Mr W. Bowler, 4th son of Mr P. Bowler, of Warwick Road. The, Rev. Father Maples officiated at the ceremony ,and also the Xuptial Mass, suitable music being supplied by the choir. The bride looked charming in a dress of white crepe de chene, trimmed with white swansciown and tiny white satin rosebuds, fc>ne also wore the orthodox wreath ;• • veil. The bride was attended by her sister, Mis s Fitzgerald, who was also attired in white crepe tie chene, with a hat of white tulle relieved with a small bunch of roses. Both carried beautiful shower bouquets oi freesias, roses and asparagus fern. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr P. Butler, in the absence of her father, who was indisposed. Mr T. J. Malone ably carried out the duties of best man. As the bridal party entered the church,. the Bridal March from Lohengrin was played by Miss Bobson, who also played the Wedding March. After the wedding, a small reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, only the relatives of the newly-mar-ried couple being present. The bride's travelling dress was a gaberdine costume with a small tagei hat relieved f with pale pink roses. She also wore a beautiful set of furs, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a gold watch "•uard, and the bridesmaid received a silver bag. Presents were both costly and numerous, and included several cheques. Mr and Mrs Bowler left for Wanganui by motor car en route to Auckland, their future home.