Lincoln

New Zealand Tablet, 9 December 1909, Page 1934

Lincoln

.; „ (From an occasional 'cp'rrespoVident.) ' , A pleasing little ceremony took place on Tuesday evening, November 30, in the Catholic schoolroom, New Headfbrd, the occasion being the anniversary of the Rev. Father. Drohan's ordination. >■» A committee of' ladies.' had.' eiiercanvassed the parish,, and the parishioners, met to,,' present Father -"Drohan with a» 'bicycle .' 1 . Mr .';D,.,, McVeigh, I ,',^ in an] appropriate speech, > made -the. presentatipn^.and j referred to the' zeal, ' energy, and ''other. igoodnqualities,,bf jkmr, pastor. Theißevi Father;*in the_>coiirse of -a. feeling -reply',.,^ thanked the' people for .the present,.; ,arid .for ii their kindj' wjishes^ • Tile Rev. Fathers Tyler; and',* Fanning, of Dar-"' ; field, were also 1 present. ■< Subsequently aiprogressiye, euchre^'t'ouriiament' was 'held, the winners' -of the prizes being Mrs!,' 1 r ija>yke, and ;Mrs.^ J. Cuneen- ah'd Messrs. P..<F. Jlyan and^ ! Cpnnelly. r ' The' Rev. Father •- Tyler, in a humorous little' speech; presented the prizes. Messrs. F. McNultyj, Owen, Ruddy, -W. Cuneen, and others contributed songs. ( , A word,' of praise^mitst 'be" given to' Miss Mary Ryan, .the energetic" .secretary; 'who worked so hard to. make the undertaking a 1 . 1 - After light -refreshments' had been; handed round' ' '''andl^he 'singing 1 bf'''Auld lang'syne,'- .the, [proceedings iter- J ' min'ated; 11 '" - lr ' 1 '- ! '-> '■■-•>•' '•■- -l-j, .' . V ij., , n .i- - :> "