Gisborne

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 25 June 1908, Page 24

Gisborne

(From our travelling correspondent.) June 16. Gisborne was en fete on Saturday last in honor of the visit to the district of the Premier (Sir

Joseph VVax'd), who in the afternoon opened a further length of the Gisborne-Motu railway line, and in the evening, addressed a crowded audience in the theatre.

Mr. W. Hackctt, -who for a considerable time has been confined to his room through a severe attack of illness, is now, 1 am happy to say, convalescent-

After Benediction on Sunday evening last the Rev. P'ather Lane, on behalf of the- St. Mary's choir, Gisborne, presented the Messrs* Vita Bros, with a purse of sovereig/ns as a token of appreciation for their assistance to the choir. Although only associated with the choir for a few months they have by the aid of their splendid instrumental playing helped to bring the St. Mary's choir into the front rank, Mr. Vita returned thanks on behalf of his brother and himself," and assured the members that they were only too anxious to do all in their power for the church.

The Feast of Pentecost was celebrated in an especially solemn manner in St. Mary's Church, Gisborne. The Children of Mary had charge of the decorations in the church, and as a result of their labors . the high altar and sanctuary presented a beautiful appearance. The Rev. Father Dignan, of Ormond, preached to large congregations both morning and evening on the significance of the day's festival. The St. Mary's choir (Miss M. Neill at the organ) sang Farmer's Mass in a \ cry creditable manner. A gratifying feature of the day's solemnities was the large body of parishioners who approached the Holy Table.