ANGRY WEDDING SCENE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 147, 12 September 1927, Page 13

ANGRY WEDDING SCENE

PLATES HURLED AT PHOTOGRAPHERS After the wedding of the son of Mr Mrs StlU^S 1 n' r fh P t h’- , ; m the Orkney's, whose m-rveJ ,h - bridegroom’s mother, ta tk l - had su «wed somewhat Ftr , a , m of ,he Preparations, grounds ol her“s?a P te rator3 ° Ut of the When some- persisted in working with dhrtJes F sro Sho bombarded them mi 1 ’ scol 'ng several hits. The op orators pressed forward to get cake ° wi ea .? f **?- bride cutting the ' a i ’ , w ' lf ' n t,IG f *M t Mrs. Stillman you'eu’ ?js’i them shouting, “Out graphers ” for trlendb ' not PhotoA Resounding Siap ThoT-„r:/ n ’i ril , m , en k ‘'P f ™ turning. ° .s looked on in amazement as lan nn r tL W fi ° man f landed a mounding 3 rP + 01 ? -* le V al ‘ of onc photographer. , sight of three other camera bGh ind a ions table laden with punch-bowls and rows of glasses, Mrs. Stillman picked up a plate and hurled them. The plate landed on the table, smashing dozens of glasses. bnatching more plates in both hands Airs, bull man kept up the bombardment. breaking windows and hitting Mr. Bert. Mason, one of the photographers, on the head and another on the back. • Several Good Pictures Tie operators fled, but several secured good pictures. Mr. James Stillman smiled merrily.

The guests crowded round Mrs. Stillman and congratulated her on her marksmanship. “It was necessary,” she panted, looking ruefully at the wreckage of china and glassware. Then proudly she invited her guests in French to “come and have some food.” The alfresco fete continued far into the night, when it was broken up by a thunderstorm.