Langley Duncan

Islands Wedding

Mr. J. J. Hartley—Miss Lorne Langley Duncan

THE marriage was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Church, Strathfield, on June 6, of Miss Lome Langley Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.

L. L. Duncan, of Strathfield, N.S.W., to Mr. J.

T. Hartley, of the Customs Department, Port Moresby, Papua.

The bride wore a moulded gown of ivory satin and carried a beautiful shower bouquet. She also wore a platinum watch, the gift of the bride groom, and an ancestral brooch over 200 years old.

The bride was attended by her two sisters, whose gowns were of white chiffon over ice blue satin, with matching halo hats. Assisting the groom were Messrs. Bruce Watson and Geoff. Webb.

After the ceremony, 100 guests were received at Del Monte, Strathfield, by Mrs. G. L. Duncan, in a royal blue chiffon frock with matching coat, and Mrs. J. A. Cattell (mother of the bridegroom, and well-known in the Solomon Islands), who wore a gown of burgundy lace with hip-length velvet celette cape. Many Islands folk attended the wed ding breakfast.

The guests included Mr. Justice and Mrs. A. M.

Webb, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Webb, Mr. H. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Walton, Miss Walton, Mr. and Mrs.

E. Baker, Miss C. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Kidnie, Miss Kidnie, Mr. and Mrs. Lougan, Mrs. Cassow, Mr. and Mrs. Cutcheon, Miss Paul, and the Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Dillon.

After a honeymoon on the Blue Mountains, N.S.W., Mr. and Mrs. Hartley sailed from Sydney for their new home in Port Moresby by the Mac dhui on July 8.

Mrs. M. E. Allen, a well-known resident of Apia, Western Samoa, who recently left for a visit to New Zealand by the Maui Pomare, was taken to hospital shortly after the vessel’s arrival. She died soon after being admitted to Wellington Hospital. Mrs. Allen was the widow of the late Captain Allen, Islands shipper, an old identity of Samoa.

The Bride and Groom, after the ceremony. —Photo by Falk Studio.