WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1919, Page 7

WEDDING.

BROWN—LAURENCE. (From Our Own Correspondent). On Monday last, at the residence of the bride's parents, Miss Evelyn Laurence, only daughter of Mr. Win- Laurence, Durham road west was united in the bonds of matrimony with Mr. Len. D. Brown, third son of Mr. Joe. Brown, Durham road east. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. E. L. Harvie, of Inglewood, took place on the lawn in front of the residence in the presence of a large number of relatives, connections and friends of the two interested families, many coming from a distance, included in the number being Messrs Bert and Will Laurence (cousins of the bride and sons of Mr. H. E. Laurence, Surrey road), who quite recently returned from the front. The bride was given away by her father. She wore a neat brown tailor-made travelling costume, with a hat of saxe blue, .and carried a handsome bouquet and was attended bv the Misses A. and E. Brown (sisters of the bridegroom) as bridesmaids, while the groom had the assistance of Mr. Phil Parli as best man, as was but natural when it is remembered that thev wore the khaki together and also suffered wounds. The number of valuable and useful presents received by the bride is too large to particularise, but shows the popularity of that young ladv, who, possessing musical ability above the average, has, in addition to the duty of music teacher to many pupil* iii the district, always given assistance in regard to entertainments in the school. The wedding breakfast, the catering of which was in the hands of Mr A. Lile, of Inglewood, was in a large marquee on the lawn, and it is needles. U say the large gathe ing did lull iustics to the delicus'es privided, the qt-'al'U of wh'.di reflected much credit on the caterer. The whole affair ■proved most attractive adnd enjoyable. After the usual toasts had been duly honored the happy couple left by the afternoon train for "down the line _ on a honeymoon trip. This wedding tamgs into closer touch two of the oldest families of the Moa District and the fact was dulv stressed by Mr. W. B. Perciva was was entrusted with the toast of the "Parents of the Bride and BrideBroom." Many a reminiscence was talKed over by the older folks to show what the early days in the tartorj' of the "block" meant to the poaneer, ana, per,onalv I think such recollects l.ould be embodied in the reading[mattor given to the school children of today and the future as a means of Suing green the memory of tho e who "broke the country m" and the difficulties of so doing!