Hokitika

New Zealand Tablet, 11 February 1915, Page 11

Hokitika

(From our own correspondent.)

' ; ' January 29. The annual meeting of the local branch of the Hibernian Society was held in St. Mary’s Clubrooms last Thursday evening, the - whole of the members being present. Bro. Dwan presided, and installed the officers for the ensuing year as follow: —President, Bro; J. Pickering vice-president, Bro. Callan, treasurer, Bro. W. Jones; assistant-secretary, Bro. T. Stopforth; guardian, Bro. L. Kirwan; sick visitors, Bros. Horan and Kane. Accounts, amounting to <£26 ss, were passed for payment. Arrangements were made for holding the usual national concert on St. Patrick’s Day, and a committee was set up to make the necessary arrangements. The quarterly Communion day was fixed for March IL.

A pleasant ceremony took place at St. Mary’s School, Rimu, on Wednesday afternoon, when a, presentation was made to the Rev. Father Hanrahan, who has been _transferred to Canterbury. The school children were gathered in force when Father Hanrahan arrived by motor car with only a few minutes to spare to say good-bye, before leaving by the evening train. A nicely illuminated address (the work of the Sisters of St. Columbkille’s Convent) was read and presented by Maurice O’Neill. It expressed the regret felt by the school children and members of the congregation at the severance of the very pleasant relations that had always existed between Father Hanrahan and his people, and good wishes for the future. Miss Nellie Boyd then asked Father Hanrahan’s acceptance of a handsome entree dish and set of silver table spoons, as a slight token of the affection of the community, and as a reminder of his many friends in the Rimu district. Rev. Father Hanrahan expressed his sincere appreciation of such valuable tokens of the esteem of those under his charge, and said that his stay in the district had been a very happy one..