Takaka

New Zealand Tablet, 4 July 1918, Page 31

Takaka

An event unique in the annals of Takaka history took place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, the occasion being the public christening of Constable and Mrs. J. Edwards' daughter, Molly Gemma, under the arch —the largest polished solid marble structure of the kind in Australasia—of the partly completed. new Church of. the Sacred Heart in Commercial . Street (says the Golden Bay Times). The ceremony, which was held on a temporary platform, was conducted by Father J. Tymons, S.M., of Nelson, and was witnessed by a large number of residents of all denominations. The godparents were Miss Margaret Byrne, of Hamama, and Mr. Jas. Connor, of Wellington (contractor for the erection of the edifice). The little stranger was the recipient of many handsome presents, chief amongst which was a silver mug, the present of Mrs. D. W. M'cßae. At the conclusion of the ceremony, afternoon tea was dispensed at the residence of the parents, and brief eulogistic speeches were made by Father Tymons and Mr. J. A. J. McLaren.