Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 25 March 1920, Page 28

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) March 22. On Monday evening the staff of the Locomotive Do-. partment assembled at the local depot to do honor to on*, of their members, Mr. E. Slowey, who has been transferred on promotion to Lyttelton. Several members having spoken in most eulogistic terms of Mr. Slowey, tho foreman (Mr. E. Johnston), on behalf of the staff, presented the guest with a handsome . suit-case as a mark of their esteem and appreciation. Mr. Slowey suitably replied, and thanked his fellow-workers for their handsome gift and for tho good wishes accompanying it. On March 9, the monthly meeting of the parish committee of tho Catholic Federation was held at the Priory. Tho new president, Rev. Father Hurley, S.M., presided over a fair attendance. A very cordial welcome was extended to Father Hurley by the members present. In reply, the president outlined the progress of the Federation from its inauguration to the present time, and expressed his conviction of the value of the Federation provided that the rules of the constitution were adhered to. The main business of tho evening was the delegates' report from the half-yearly diocesan council meeting held recently at Temuka.