Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, 5 February 1914, Page 51

Palmerston North

(From our own correspondent.) January 25. The many friends of Mr. Michael O’Reilly will be pleased to hear he has returned with his family to reside in the parish. At the half-yearly meeting of the local branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, Bro. J. Gleeson, P.P., was elected president, i and Bro. Thos. Norris vice-president. Rev. Father Barry, "G.'SS-.Rf, 4 ' who 'arrived in Pal- ' merston during the week, will conduct the'retreat for -the- Sisters of ' Mercy in the local convent ; during this week. He preached in St. Patrick’s Church on Sunday evening. * At the usual meeting of the Federation on Mont day last it was decided to hold a general meeting on the first Sunday of February, at which meeting the subscriptions for the " current year will ' be ' collected. 5 Messrs. Jas. Brophy and V. A. Dallow have - been elected on the Federation committee for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. , \ . v' T ¥>’ £ At - general ' meeting" of r St. Patrick’s : ., Choir on I Sunday, a January; 11, • the • resignation of Mr. W. T. | Tabor* as ; conductor >was accepted with regret. It -was

announced that the services of Mr. Salvatore Cimino bad been obtained as organist, and he was ‘ unanimously elected to the dual position of organist and choirmaster for the ensuing year. The choir, which now musters 34 : ,regular attendants, has just secured the services of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Nash, late* of the Blenheim Catholic choir. Mr. Cimino took over his duties ; ‘on Sunday last, and is much appreciated. C