FATHER DORE'S FUNERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 259, 20 July 1918, Page 8

FATHER DORE'S FUNERAL

AT PALMERSTON NORTH. "Seldom has a more impressive scene been witnessed in Palmeraton North than the funeral of tlie liite Chaplain Doro, M.C.,". reports the "Evening Standard" of Wednesday. The. remains reached Palmerstoii froni. Auckland by that , day's express, and the funeral procession, a full military.oue, started from tho railway station to St. Patrick's Church. After the arrival of the train tho casket was conveyed to a gun-carriage the pall-bearers being Captains W. E. S. Furby, W. C. Greig, T. Casserley. F. P. Ford, J. Mitchell, and Eada. The Minister of Defence was represented by Colonel Hume, and Major Bosworth represented General Robin. A firing partv, consisting of members of tlie Palmerston North J Battery, and 7th (W.W.C.) Regihient, headed the processibu, and they were followed in order by the Municipal Band and the Awapuni Medical Corps Pipe Band, behind which followed tip gun-carriago bearing the casket. Following the gun-carriage were the District Headquarters Staff; bishops and priests of deceased's denomination, police, . returned soldiers, veterans.- A. section No n Field Ambulance, Cth (Mannwatu) Mounted Rifles, and" C Company 7th (W.W.C.) Regiment, all of the foregoing units being strongly represented. Representatives of the Friendly Societies' Coitricil and local bodies, also took part, while a largo number of civilians followed in the rear of the procession. At St. Patrick's Church a solemn Reguioni Mass was held, the celebrant being Archbishop O'Shen, assisted by the Hers: Father O'l'arrell and Father Quealy, the Master of Ceremonies being the Rev. Father Harley. The chants were rendered by A special choir of priests, undo? the Rev. Fatner Kimboll (Newtown). Tho church 'vns packed, duel many people were unable to gain admission. ■ '1 A short address was delivered by His Grace Archbishop Redwood; who presided, unci who first of all read the. following telegram he had received from Sir James AllojLi, Acting-Prime Minister and Ministor of Defelico:—"l have heard with the deepest regret of the death of tho Rev. Father Dore, about whose work as chaplain in tho New Zealand Expeditionary Fores I have heard nothing but praise on all The fact that he was nward-f-;l the Military Cross speaks for itself. Please accept my sincere sympathy in Ihe loss your Church and Neft Zealand ha? sustained.

The remains were Biibse'qusntly taken to Foxton, and interred there on Thursday afternoon.