{"id":411,"date":"2026-03-08T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/?p=411"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:28:37","slug":"wedding-spark-logan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/wedding-spark-logan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding: Spark \u2013 Logan."},"content":{"rendered":"

A wedding which has been looked forward to with keen interest in the district was celebrated in the Methodist Church last Tuesday. Both parties were well and favourably known in the district. Mr. Spark, the bridegroom, has been in the employ of Mr. Chas. Thams for some years, is a son of Mr and Mrs. M. R. Spark, of Southport. The bride, Miss Elsie Logan, is the eldest daughter of Mr. R. J. Logan, of Cryna, who are amongst the best-known people of the district.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. Denny, assisted by\u00a0 Rev. H. Saunders. The church was beautifully decorated, a feature of the decoration being a colossal arch of\u00a0 green, which was sufficiently large for the bridal party to stand beneath. From the arch was suspended a beautiful large bell and the initials of the bride and bridegroom appeared on the arch.<\/p>\n

The bride was beautifully attired in a dress of silk striped\u00a0 aeolian, made in semi-empire style,\u00a0 with directorate sash; front of silk insertion and lace, with chiffon roses. The wreath and veil was lent by an aunt of the bride. She also wore a coronet of orange blossoms and a spray on corsage and carried a beautiful shower bouquet of roses. She was led into the church by her father. The bride\u2019s sister,\u00a0 Miss Violet Logan, attended as bridesmaid, and wore a very pretty dress of cream silk, trimmed\u00a0 with rich\u00a0 lace and insertion. Mr. V. Spark, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man.<\/p>\n

After signing the documents, the bridal party marched through the church to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Robertson.\u00a0 A few seconds halt was made on the steps \u00a0for a photograph to be taken. On leaving the church the party, accompanied by many relatives and a few very intimate friends of the bride, proceeded to \u201cWoodbine,\u201d where a beautiful breakfast was in waiting in a room specially arranged, and of which about 40 guests partook.<\/p>\n

After doing justice to the good things provided, the usual toasts wore honoured. The health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Rev. Denny, who spoke in high terms of the honourable characters of both bride and bridegroom and wished them long life together in happiness and prosperity of the highest order. This was feelingly responded to by the bridegroom, who also proposed the health of the bridesmaid. The health of the bride\u2019s and bridegroom\u2019s parents was ably proposed by Mr. A. S. Logan and responded to by both Mr. R. J. Logan and Mr. M. Spark. The health of the guests was proposed by Mr. R. J. Logan, who said he was glad to see \u00a0present so many venerable relations, many of whom had been present at his own wedding twenty-seven years ago. Those who responded to this toast included Rev. H. Saunders, Mr. Brimblecomb, Mr, Stephens, and Mr. S. R. Le Grand, each speaking in high terms of the host and hostess, and also adding congratulatory expressions concerning the bride and bridegroom.<\/p>\n

The wedding cake was a real work of art, built in three tiers. The happy couple left by the afternoon train for Toowoomba, where the honeymoon is to be spent. The bride\u2019s travelling\u00a0<\/span>(missing word)\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is a beautiful biscuit-coloured summer tweed, trimmed with cream silk braid and black velvet. The hat was bonnet-shaped, of Wedgewood blue, trimmed with a spray of cream bebe roses and ribbon, and tulle to match.<\/p>\n

A feature of the wedding was the number of venerable relatives of the Logan family; who wero present. Some of the dresses worn\u00a0 were: Mrs. R. J. Logan, black costume, with black toque to match; Mrs. Whitmore Logan, black silk merve, with black hat to match, relieved with lavender flowers; Mrs. Brimblecomb, rich black satin, trimmed with black jet, bonnet to match; Mrs. A. S. Logan, cream striped Sicilian, trimmed with silk insertion and lace, wine coloured toque; Mrs. Spark, sen., navy blue flowered silk.<\/p>\n

The presents were exceptionally numerous, being beautiful and expensive. Cheques were given by the father and brothers of the bride, Mr. A. S. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. \\Whitmore Logan, Mr. Dart, Mr. and\u00a0 Mrs. Brimblecomb, Miss Upton, Miss Eliza Logan, Mr. H. Ewing, and Mr. V. Spark.<\/p>\n

During the evening a large number of young people gathered together and spent the time in games and music, finishing up at about midnight with \u201cAuld Lang Syne.\u201d<\/p>\n

We join in \u00a0wishing the couple a long and happy and prosperous life.<\/p>\n

Beaudesert Times\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(Qld: 1908-1954), Friday 15 October 1909, page 9.<\/p>\n

SOURCE: National Library of Australia \u2013 Digitised Newspapers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A historic wedding between Miss Elsie Logan of Cryna and Mr. Spark of Southport, celebrated in the Methodist Church in 1909. The well-attended ceremony and reception reflected the strong community ties of the Logan and Spark families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[],"series":[41],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historical-events","category-weddings","series-tocah"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TreesWA_1200x800.jpg.jpeg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TreesWA_1200x800.jpg.jpeg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/feed\/podcast\/tocah","embedCode":"

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