(79707) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Customs, Ding Fan, 1954

Loyce Lim and Sgt. Gilbert Charles Chin celebrate their Ding Fan (engagement party) amongst nearly 600 guests. Above, Matchmaker Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott ties a red thread around the forefingers of the couple to seal the arrangement between the families and to bring good luck to the marriage.

Left to right: Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott, Mrs. Katie Lim, Victor Lim, Joyce Lim, Gilbert Charles Chin, Chin O. Gee