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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 4

Matheson-Lamerton Wedding

p. 41 · Read in the full issue

A photograph taken after the wedding, in the Rabanl Methodist Church, on September 26, of Miss Mavis Lamer ton to Mr. Robert Graham Matheson.

The bride wore a pale pink faille gown with matching hat and gloves and was attended by Mrs.

Marie Soczynski as Matron of Honour, Mr. D. J. Mathe son, a cousin of the bridegroom, flew from Queensland to be best man. Mr. Ray Galloway gave the bride away.

The reception was held at the Resi dency, the guests be ing received by Mrs.

J. K. McCarthy, assisted by Mr. M.

Orken (in the ab -

sence of Mr. McCarthy).

Guests included Mr. and Mrs. K. W.

Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. Boyan, Mr. and Mrs D. Fienberg, Mr. and Mrs. K.

Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Liddle, Mr. and Mrs. K. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Lange, Mr. and Mrs. B. King, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lange, Drs. K. Pike and J.

Soczynski, Mesdames G. Latta, E. Smith K. Hendren, F. Lewis, E. Mitchell, Misses N. Byrne, E. Bruce. N. Hendren, G.

Rutherford, P. Clarke, E. Steven and Messrs. S. Pearse. V. Hayles, L. Berkfeld, J. Crockett. A. Filer. W. Levi, E. Hawnt, M. Orken. W. Dupe, M. Cherry, E. Clerke, L. Kent, A. Reed. W. Smith, B. Cobden,

R. Parkinson, R. Bell, D. Barrett and W<. J. Read.

Mr. and Mrs. Matheson will make their home at Rabanl. Mr. Matheson Is Staff Surveyor of the Dept, of Lands, Surveys and Mines.

The photograph shows (left to right) bride and groom, Mrs. Soczynski and Mr.

D. J. Matheson.

In October, Fiji Airways was

seeking a pilot with a senior com mercial license. Salary: £1,350 with annual increments of £50 for the next three years.

This Is a time for renewed faith in our purpose, ourselves and the peoples whom we serve. We are more than a research agency, a re porting centre, a self-help super market, a drug store for Islands peoples. The Commission is a liv ing moving force for helping to implement and carry forward the hopes and aspirations of our Islands peoples to take their own con tributory place in this marching of mankind toward freedom and under standing.—Dean Knowles A. Ryer son, at the conclusion of the session of the South Pacific Commission in Noumea on October 29.

The Fiji Government has issued an attractive booklet of photo graphs, plans and details of the new Queen Victoria School which was opened last March. Copies are available from the Government Printer, Suva, at 1/-.