The wedding took place on Saturday of Captain W. J. Norman Dyer and Miss Ellen Agnes Wilson. The event aroused the greatest amount of interest locally, and a tribute to the popularity of bride and bridegroom was to be seen in the very large attendance of friends both at the church and later on at the reception.
The ceremony was first performed by the Consul-General, Sir Everard Fraser, K.c.at.c., and afterwards by the Rev. Pere R. Jacquince do Besange, s.s., at St. Joseph's Church. Here a guard of} honour composed of members of} the Light Horse. C., were drawn up in honour of their former commander, "ud Captain Dyer was also in uniform.
The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Ed. E. Wilson, wore a draped satin crepe dress with court train of Chantilly lace lined with pale pink chiffon, her veil being of tulle with a wreath of orange blossom. Miss Louise Wi son was bridesmaid, and she was in pink silk crepe med with pink tulle, her hat being of pink Beorgette and tulle. The trainbearers were Master John Prentice Wilkinson, who wore a pink silk crepe suit, and Miss Mary Prentice Wilkinson, who was dressed in pale pink silk with filet lace.
Lieut. Kenneth H. Martin, R.F.a., Trooper G. Hescoratd, acted as best man and the. ushers were Sgt. Maior A, Koe and
Following the church ceremony reception was held at the French Municipal Hall where there was again a large attendance of friends to wish Captain and Mrs. Dyer felicitations. Among the many Presents were a canteen set from the members of the Masonic Club, a complete set of silver-mounted, cut glass ice-cream plates from the French Municipal Council _employes and a silver cigar box from the foreign and Chinese staff of the Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca., Ld. The bridegroom's present to the bride was an antique diamond and sapphire ring, while the bride's! gift to the groom was a set of gold and enamel waistcoat buttons.: The bridegroom's present to the bridesmaid was a gold bracelet, to Master Wilkinson cold sleeve links and to Miss Wilkinson a pearl brooch.
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