Hester Mary HERRICK [609]

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WEDDINGS
ELWORTHY - HERRICK
WELL-KNOWN FAMILIES
(From "The Post's" Representative.) NAPIER, This Day.
St. John's Cathedral, Napier, was the scene of a very beautiful wedding today, when Hester Mary, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Herrick, Tautane, Hawke's Bay, was married to John Churchill, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elworthy, Holme Station, Timaru. As both the bride and groom, are very popular members of the younger set, the wedding was a large one and friends came to Napier from all parts of New Zealand to be present. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Waiapu, Dean Brocklehurst assisting. Mr. Percy Tombs was at the organ and played Lohengrin's "Wedding March." The church was decorated with masses of hydrangeas in all art shades; the altar being done with roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kebbell (Alfredton), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turrell (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Charles Birch (Wellington), Mrs. W. Turnbull (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beetham, (Masterton), and Lieut.- Commander Fuller (Dunedin). Mrs. T. Hope and Miss Audrey Ormond (Wallingford), gave a large garden party at Wallingford a few days before the wedding and on Monday evening a bachelors' dinner was held at the Hawke's Bay Club. Among the presents received was silver electric iron from the Wimbleton-Herbertville Institute also from the district was a lovely glass bowl, decanter, and sherry glasses.
Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 14

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Images Courtesy of E A O'Brien.

Hester married Commander John Churchill ELWORTHY R N [608] [MRIN: 179], son of Arthur Stanley ELWORTHY [595] and Ella Caroline JULIUS [541], on 7 Feb 1937 in Napier N.Z. (Commander John Churchill ELWORTHY R N [608] was born on 15 Jan 1907 in NZ, died on 23 Aug 1986 in Christchurch NZ and was buried in Memorial plaque, All Saints Sumner.)