WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 19 June 1913, Page 36

WEDDING BELLS

PURCELL— EDGECOMBE. On Tuesday, June 10, at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Hastings, an interesting marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Mahony, who united in the bonds of Matrimony Miss Agnes Mary Edgecombe, second daughter of the late J. W. Edgecombe, and Mrs. Edgecombe, of Tahapau, Hawke’s Bay, and Mr. Joseph Purcell, third son of Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Purcell, of Hastings. The bride, who was given away by her brother (Mr. W. J. Edgecombe), was attired in a blue tailor-made costume, with hat to match. The bridesmaid was Miss Mabel Edgecombe, who wore a pretty blue velvet gown and black hat. Mr. Allan Masters was best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the guests were entertained by the bride’s mother at the Solway Tea Rooms, where the young couple received the hearty congratulations of their friends. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a gold albert, and the bridegroom’s present to the bride was a valuable set of furs, and a gold chain and

pendant to the bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Purcell left by the .? afternoon train to spend their honeymoon in the south. „ ~ . : r -