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| Banksia Roses (Wikimedia, Creative Commons) |
Wednesday 25th April 1917: A
wedding of considerable local interest took place today at St Mary’s Church,
Bedford. The bride was Edith Florence Killick, youngest daughter of Caleb
Killick of Bedford. The bridegroom was Captain Ernest James Howard of the Royal
Flying Corps, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Howard of Essex. Miss Killick was a
member of the Bedford branch of the Red Cross Society and did valuable work for
the Society over a considerable period of time. She also assisted the Clerk of
the Borough Tribunal ably.
The bride was given away by her father
and was simply attired in a dress of ivory crepe de chine and serge, with hand
embroideries in cream and silver. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations and
white heather. The bridesmaid looked pretty in pink crepe de chine with a
wreath of Banksia roses. The mother of the bridegroom wore a dress of black
silk and carried a bouquet of Parma violets. Following the reception, the happy
couple left for Bournemouth. The presents included a framed engraving from the
Chairman of the Bedford Tribunal (the Mayor), a silver cream jug and sugar
basin from the Town Clerk and a canteen of cutlery from the bridegroom’s fellow
officers at Farnborough.
Source: Bedfordshire Standard 4/5/1917
Edith Killick attended Bedford Modern School for Girls. Her wedding is recorded in the Old Girls' Association Newsletter of January 1918, held at Bedfordshire Archives (see under 'Personalia' below)
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| DAH9/1/7/6, Old Girls' Association Newsletter, January 1918 (Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service) |
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