A Stores romance

 

Mr. and Mrs. poole

Welwyn Times

This wedding photo appeared in the Welwyn Times on 2nd september 1937 along with the following article:

“The wedding of two well known and popular members of the staff of Welwyn Stores Ltd took place last Saturday at Wheathampstead Church when Walter Maurice Poole, only son of Mr.W and the late Mrs Poole of Luton, was married to Doris Izzard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A Izzard of wheathampstead. Mr Poole has for eight years been on the Accounts Staff at Welwyn Stores and he is now assistant accountant, and his bride has for for the past two years been telephone operator with the same firm.

The wedding, which was at Wheathampstead Church , was conducted by the Rev. A.M. Baird-Smith, M.A. with Mr. R Seabrook at the organ.

The bride, owing to the disposition of her father, was given away by her brother. She wore a dress of Ivory satin with sunray pleated train and diamante yoke, and halo of pearls and orange blossom.Her bridesmaids were her sister Miss Alice Izzard and the bridegrooms sister, Miss Marjorie Poole, who wore dresses of pale green taffeta studded with diamante, with silver lame and white mittens.

The best man was the brother-in-law of the bridegroom, Mr Alan Cheyne.

After the service, which included the hymns “Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us” and “O perfect Love” there was a reception at Mead Hall, Wheathampstead, after which the couple left for a honeymoon in Devonshire. The couple will afterwards live in Newfields, Welwyn Garden City.

The gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Poole included a dinner wagon from their colleagues at the Stores.”