Taihape

New Zealand Tablet, 18 April 1912, Page 47

Taihape

(From an-occasional correspondent.)

';-..'■ x - April 9. The church. was crowded to its utmost on Easter Sunday at the.; 10 o'clock Mass.and Vespers. r : r A wedding of very considerable interest was celebrated in St. Mary's Church on Tuesday, the 9th inst., the contracting parties being Mr. Alec McLeod, of the local; police force, and .Miss Clara Hodgson, who is very well known in the district. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Connolly. The bride, who was given away by her -brother, i Mr. J. Hodgson, looked exceedingly ■ graceful . ; in a white satin de chine gown, trimmed with sprays of orange; blossoms, and having a; court train. «She also.[ wore an embroidered tulle veil and wreath of orange blossoms. ; The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold watch t ;and chain. The bridesmaids were Misses Elsie and Beatrice Hodgson, and her little niece, Miss Rachael Hodgson.vt The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. Murdoch McLeod. , After the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the Gretna Hall, where ;Mrs. Hodgson entertained the guests at breakfast. > After 1 breakfast and the : usual toasts were - duly - honored;- the : happy couple left by train for Taumarunui, and thence for a tour of the Dominion., a The newly-married -couple were the recipients of "many valuable presents, including cheques. - ■ ■