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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 7

Cook Islands Weddings

p. 141 · Read in the full issue

TWO interesting weddings took place at Rarotonga recently.

On December 22, Mr. Les Hack, of the radio station staff, was married to Miss Mata Josephine Williams, the ceremony being per formed by Judge McCarthy. About 150 guests were afterwards enter tained at an umukai by Mrs. Nui Manu, grandmother of the bride.

The second wedding was between Mr. Teinakore Tatio Nicholas and Miss Cecelia Anautoa. Guests were

entertained at an umukai at the Tekapuaanga Meeting House, Takuvaine, after the wedding. This ceremony was performed at the LMS Church, Avarua, on January 3.

Miss Gladys M. Gebbie, organis ing secretary for the Dominion Council of the Girls’ Life Brigade, will make another visit to Samoa shortly to train officers and non commissioned officers. She visited Samoa last year and organised three companies there.