Another pretty wedding solemnized at Holy Tri Cathedral on Saturday when Ethel May, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Clifford of Shanghai was married to Frank Stanley, son of Mr. W. Ward and the late Mrs. Ward of Bootle, Lancashire, England.
The service was fully choral and the Very Rev. ©.J.F. Symons officiated. The bridegroom was _attended by Mr. W.C.G. Clifford as best man, and the ushers were Mr.
H. Hodgman, Mr. Park Abbott, and Mr. Adolph Holgersen. The bride entered on the arm of her father and looked very charming in a gown of white charmeuse with an overdrape of Chantilly lace, and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Elsie Aveyard who wore pale pink, Miss Marjorie Gates in primrose, and Miss Joan Hodgman (niece of the pride) who acted as flower girl, in pale blue georgette. Mrs. Hodg-
The reception, which was largely attended, was afterwards held at No 6 Weihaiwei Road, the home of the parents of the Bride.
The bridegroom's present to the bride was a platinum and diamond pendant, and the bride presented the bridegroom with a solid silver' shaving set, the bridesmaids and matron of honour receiving very' pretty pearl brooches.
Mr, and Mrs, Ward left on the Columbia for Japan where the honeymoon will be vent. of Mr. J. H. Christian, staff of Messrs. Andersen, Meyer Ca., Ld. Mr. Christian was ill bat a short time, the cause of death being heart trouble, Mr. Christian was well known in Shanghai and had many friends. He came to China with the 15th Infantry, being stationed in Tien-isin in Noveniber, 1916, until early in 1919. On leaving the Army, he was for about a year connected with the Robert Dollar Ca., Shanghai, and for the past few months has' been with Messrs. Andersen, Moyer & Ca., Ld
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