Presentations.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 18, 12 July 1900, Page 2

Presentations.

On Tuesday •veiling the members of the choir of St. Patrick's Church met in the schoolroom, when, on their behalf, Her. Father Rognault presented Mr 0. J. Goldstone, who has been choir-master for four years, with a silver-mounted ebony baton. Father Regnault paid a high tribute to Mr Goidstono's worth, and the way in which he had brought the choir up to its present state of efficiency, and said the baton had been presented by the choir as » mark of their appreciation for their conductor. Mr Goldstone suitably responded. In making a presentation of a book off" Voluntaries" to the organiste, Mrs J. Walsh, Father Regnault spoke of the long distance she had to come, and th* inconveniences she had put up with to come in for the choir practices. He fchauked her personally and ho was sure on behalf of the choir also. During the evening songs were contributed by Mesdames Quinn and Walsh, Mi&ses Ford, Buckley, and Kent, Father O'Coansll, and Messrs Goldatone, Buckley, and Sullivan. Father Aubrey (Timaru) contributed a violin bolo and accompanied the singers. Light rofreshnaents were dispensed during the evening, everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves. On Tuesday morning the teachers" and pupils of St. Patrick's School presented Father Regnault with a Cope as a birthday token. Master P. O'Leary mad* the presentation and read the following letter of congratulation: — " Dear Father Eegnauh, —We had hoped to have wished you ' many happy returns ' on the 29th of June last, but fato decreed otherwise. Owing to souae delay in the customs, most probably the Bubonic Plugue j preoautions, we were prevented from , obtaining the little gift we intended giving you upon that day. It was a Bcource of real grief an 4 sorrow to us •

and we hope you did not think we had forgotten you. No 1 That could never be. We dearly love you, Father, and shall never forget the deep interest you hare taken in our studies. Some of us, perhaps, have not been all we should be, and regret if at any time we have given you pain. We earnestly b«g you will accept this little gift as a small token of love and gratitude. — We remain, Dear Father, Your fond ohildren, the Teachers and Pupils of St. Patrick's School." Father Begnault feeling replied and in honour of the «vent grauted the scholars a holiday.