The Archive · 1932

Pettitt—Wilson

A. pretty wedding took place on Mar. '12 when Miss Mabel. Wilson only' daughter of the Mrs. A. R. Wilson of Shanghai, became the wife of Mr. Albert Victor: Pettitt, son of the late Mr. W. and Mrs, Pettitt of Pinner, Middle Sex. The ceremony was perfornie: at the Union Church by' the Rev. LIG. Newsham MA.

'The church was very prettily de. corated for the occasion with deffo ells, lilies, sweet peas and forsythia. The bride, who was given away by Mr, C. J. Head, wore a lovely gown of ivory' satin' cut on very simple' Tines with e long train and a beautiful Den Telle Bretonne veil. She carried a sheath of lilies.

The Uride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Gertrude Fletcher and Miss Audrey Fowler; also two group of nine Christians from JJapan arrived in Shanghai on Mar, 12, their abject the promotion of the Kingdom of God in the world.

ugh the majority represent jous organisations, the visit is entirely unofficial. Headed by a Japanese, Mr, M. Kakchi, national secretary' of the Y. M, C. Aw the delegation is composed of "four 'Americans, one Englishman, and four Japanese, 'Members. includ Kakehi, Mr. H, Nagao, lee layman; Mr. A, Ebisawa, secretary of the National Christian Council; Mr. 3. Matsuzawa, National YMCA. Mr. Gilbert Bowles, Friends' Mission, 'Tokyo; the Rev. J.C, Mann 'Anglican Mission, Kobe; Dr. H. B. Benning Ihe, Waseda' University, Tok, nH. H. Guy, former missionary. jin Japan and more recently head of ithe Laymen's Inquiry; and Mr, A. Jorgensen, of the National Y.M.C.A. flower givls, Joyce Joly and Mary MeCaix, Mrs, Head was the matron of honour Mr. J. B. Logan acted as best man and the Ushers were Boyd and H. S. Bell.

4th Company Girls Guides, of whom the bride was captain, were in tendance and formed' a guard of honour outside the Church, "reception was held after at the Hotel Tiny where a large mumer-of friends gathered to wish the bride and bridegroom every happi-

The honeymoon will be spent in Hongkong.

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