Te Kuiti

New Zealand Tablet, 19 August 1920, Page 33

Te Kuiti

Addressing a large congregation at Mass on last Sunday (writes a correspondent under date August 6) Father , O’Flynn impressed on the parishioners the necessity of assisting to their utmost in the promotion of the bazaar and carnival now being undertaken. The Altar Society recently formed is doing excellent work, and the members hope soon to have sufficient funds to provide everything necessary for the altar. - The socials arranged to augment the funds in connection with the bazaar have proved a great success, and, as a result, material has been brought wherewith to enable the ladies to make up articles suitable for the stalls. • The queen carnival, which has started off with three candidates—-Miss Pearl Park (green and black), town; Mrs. E. P. Ryan (pink and black), country; and Miss Te Araho Lorna Kawe (gold and black), Maori queen, has met with great success. It only requires the continuance of the various committees’ efforts to ensure the greatest achievement, financially, yet recorded here in such undertakings. Father O’Flynn and the church committee are ♦exerting every effort in their endeavor to liquidate the existing debt on the church, and to provide funds for the erection of a convent. , The congregation, realising the importance of establishing a convent in the town, aie determined to assist in every possible way. Ihe euchre party held in Clarke’s dining-rooms on last Tuesday* evening in the interests of the town queen candidate, proved a complete success. The prizes were won by Mrs. Parke and Mr. Keogh. The country queen has a strong committee assistmg her candidature, while the social given recently to help the Maori queen aided very materially in the object sought. The latter’s committee are confident of securing the position of honor for her.