Gisborne

New Zealand Tablet, 16 January 1913, Page 49

Gisborne

(From our own correspondent.) January 5. The members of St. Mary’s Choir were the guests of Father Lane, at the presbytery at Christmas, and occasion was taken by our pastor to make a presentation to the conductor (Mr. F. Hale), and the organist (Miss M. Neill), at the same time making eulogistic reference to the efforts of the recipients to promote the welfare of the choir. Rev. Father Lane, who left early last week for Tolaga Bay, for the opening of the Catholic bazaar at

that place, returned early on Saturday morning. Speaking on Sunday, Father Lane made reference to the splendid and gratifying results of the undertaking, and especially thanked the Catholics of Gisborne for their great generosity in assisting the bazaar. The Catholics of Tolaga Bay had asked him (Father Lane) to convey their heartiest thanks for the generous assistance given, for indeed the success of the bazaar was mainly due to the generosity of the Gisborne parishioners. The indefatigable efforts of our worthy pastor to promote the welfare of the Church in his extremely large parish always commands success.