Married at Yokohama: William Murray Weds Miss Inglis

The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs D M Inglis. She arrived a few days ago from Scotland accompanied by Miss C Campbell Dewar, also of Edinburgh, who acted as bridesmaid, and Miss Betty Cameron, daughter of Mr and Mrs W David Cameron, well known residents of the port city. Mr Murray is the oldest son of the late Mr A Murray ISC and Mrs Murray of Edinburgh, and has been connected with the Rising Sun Petroleum Company at Yokohama for many years.

Many members of the foreign communities of Yokohama and Tokyo and a number of prominent Japanese were present. The chancel and altar were decorated attractively with white chrysanthemums banked against palms, and maiden hair ferns. Following the voluntaries, Prelude from Lohengrin, Two Hebridean Airs by Kennedy-Fraser, and Walter's Prize Song from Die Meistersinger, Wagner, played on the organ by Mrs L T Woolley, the bride advanced up the aisle on the arm of Mr T G Ely, Managing Director of the Rising Sun Petroleum Company, who gave her away. Immediately preceding was a fully vested choir which sang the hymn "The King of Love my Shepherd is". The bride's only attendants were her two bridesmaids.

The bride was attractive in a wedding gown of white satin-finished brocade, over which hung in graceful folds her wedding veil of embroidered net, which was caught at the forehead by a bandeau of tiny pearls. She carried a trailing bouquet of white carnations and button chrysanthemums, interspersed with sprays of white heather, which had been brought from Scotland especially for the occasion. Her only jewelry accessory was a string of pearls.

The bridesmaids wore simple gowns of Maize coloured chiffon, set off by large picture hats. Their bouquets were of talisman roses edged with maiden hair ferns.

The bride was met at the chancel railing by the bridegroom and his best man Mr A F Shearer.

Following the chanting of the Psalm "I Will Lift up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills", the guests joined in the singing of the hymn "Lead us, Heavenly Father", after which the Bishop gave the blessing.

During the signing of the register in the vestry, the choir sang a Bach anthem, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". The strains of Mendelsohn's "Wedding March" pealed forth from the organ as the bride and bridegroom and the members of the bridal party left the church for the reception, which was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Ely in Negishi.

The ushers were Mr J Davidson, Mr G R Westwood, Mr J S Kerbey, Mr A E Hedges, Mr T E Bromley, Mr P E Joyce and Mr W A Tomlinson.

Over 200 guests gathered on the spacious lawn of the Ely home, where the newly married couple received the congratulations of their friends, with Mr and Mrs Ely assisting in the receiving line.

The warm afternoon sunshine made the garden especially attractive, with its vista of the bay beyond and the distant hills.  A toast to the health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Mr Ely to which the bridegroom responded. Mr Shearer made a brief speech on behalf of the bridesmaids. The bride then cut a three-tiered wedding cake that was decorated artistically at the top with white carnations, pieces of which were passed about among the guests.

The couple left the Ely home amid a shower of confetti for their honeymoon, following which they will live at house No 11 in the Rising Sun compound.

Yesterday morning the civil marriage service took place at the British Consulate.

The wedding gifts were on display in one of the upstairs rooms of the Ely home, which were viewed by the guests during the reception.

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