First Wedding In Papuan
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Cathedral
From Our Own Correspondent
Samarai, May 9.
rTIHE wedding solemnised last week in JL the Cathedral of St. Peter and St.
Paul, Dogura, between Rev. Denis Taylor and Miss Lesley Wickham, two members of the staff of the New Guinea Mission, was the first held in the new Cathedral.
Gowned in white figured silk, and wear ing a finger veil edged with ancient Limerick lace, the bride carried a bouquet of frangipanni and pink oleanders. The bouquet of the bridesmaid, Miss Ena Sommerville, was of pink antignon which toned with the pattern of her floral green taffeta gown. Rev. O. J. Brady, of Mukawa, gave the bride away; and Mr. A. H.
Buckland acted as best man.
The newly married couple were con veyed by decorated car to the wharf where they boarded the Mission vessel “Maclaren King” and left for Wanigela, the scene of their future missionary work.