The Little People's Page

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 15, 19 April 1923, Page 39

The Little People's Page

II Conducted by Anne

My dear Little People, You will see a lot of new names in this week's page, and I have quite a big batch for next time. Isn't that just as nice as it can be ? Did you all have a very happy Easter? How many of my girls are making their winter jumpers? Perhaps even some of my boys are knitting, or are they all playing football and hockey? I must ask you not to write any letters for a week or two —until I ask you again, as I have a great many to answer. One of these days you will get a pleasant surprise when you open your page.—Anne. My dear Anne, —This is my first letter to you and hope it won't be my last. "Well Aunty I am going to ask you a favor, on the 17th March, it is St. Patrick's sports. It is going to be a big affair one of the largest in New Zealand, I don't mean Taihape is a big place because it is a very small place. That night there is going to be a play called Princess Chrysanthemum, the children are acting in it. I am a Fairy and a Japanese. Will you? Do come it is lovely. . Tell Uncle Paul to come too. T will send you a special invitation. But—what do you think? There is a black cat in it. P % « is simply delightful to watch. Do come, we would have a now friend. You could come and stay at our place. Do you and Uncle Paul live together? He is always talking about you in the Tablet. Do put a nice story in the Tablet, j must close now wishing for you to hurry up and come. I will meet you at the train on Friday night. Wear to different hat pins and then 1 will know you. I suppose you will be walking with Uncle Paul. Let me know if you are coining. Your Unknown Friend—Mavis Parsons, Taihape. (Did you like the Christmas stories written bv some of our own little friends? No. Uncle Paul and Tare only very good neighbors.--Anne.) Dear Anne, —This is the first letter 1 have written to you and I hope it wont be the last. We all have the pleasure of writing a short little letter this afternoon, and we will like them to he very interesting for you to read. At present we are having beautiful weather, and we hope it will stay for another two months or so. The school we are going to has been built about six years, and in this time we have gardens made in the front of the school. The girls have flower gardens and the boys vegetable gardens. Evenyear there are prizes given to the best gardens. As our time'is drawing near two I will have to leave off now hoping. I have made this letter interesting for you. Your affectionate clnld—Noeline Reid, Taihape. (What a good idea for the bows to grow vegetables andthe girls flowers. We too are having a delightful autumn Anne.) Dear Anne,—This is my first letter to von and I hone it wont he the last Sister reads you- letter to us out of Uwl ablet every month. I go to the Convent school in laihape. here are five Sisters here and three teach school 1 here are three large rooms in our school. We have a football ground a cricket /pitch and a basket ball ground All '"Af ,? W m W K th lots of love - Your living friendAllan Rothwell, Taihape (Have.you started football yet this season? What a lot of fun you all must have.—Anne.) On W pT'71 1 x™, r itillK t 0 • VOU for il,v fil ' s t time. On Saint Patrick's Nht we are going to have an operetta here called Princess Chrysanthemum last time we had it it turned out T a success. ,We re going to have a museum in our room, I mean we have got it, it has two ouail and about six shells and last of all some hemes of a moa which were : found out in the back-blocks twenty seven miles out We are going to have a great day on Saint Pat's dav if it nowwitl 1 ? 1S U ," e T S U S her ? present so l shall close Sa e '"" friend—Pat Twohill. . (Would you like to see a real moa walking round the school-yard? It would be exciting.—Anne.) Dear Anne—As we have an hour for letter writing we suggested to.you. Last week we read a letter from Uncle laul. You have not heard from us before but we did not ™ ff Sf you" existed until Uncle Paul asked to write to you. lhese last two months we have been very interested in + practising for the concert which we are holding on the 17th March. It is a. Great Operetta Princess Chrysanthemum During 1 the day the Sports which are being held W t°- hebest ever held in New Zealand. £6O is the SSJS2? r T tl? u mile handicap. If it is a great success the people of Taihape will have something to be very proud of, Many people from all parts of New "Zealand and Australia will no doubt will be visiting Taihape on St. PatTick s Day. Did you notice the photo of Rory in "The

Far East” ? He looked so comical too. We wrote Maureen last week There are over 100 children coming to school now. I must close now hoping you are well. Your new friend —Olive Siddle, Taihape. ' (It was good of you to make time for a letter to me, such a. long letter too. —Anne.)

Dear Aunt Anne, —This is my first- letter to you and I hope it won’t be my last. St. Patrick’s day is going to be a great day for Taihape. The sports are' going to be held two days, Saturday and Monday. We are going to have a play called “Princess Chrysanthemum” on St. Patnck s night. lam a soldier on the play. I shall close now as ray time is up, and I have no more news. Yours sincerely—Willie Taylor, Taihape. . (I hope your two days’ sports were right up to expectations, also Princess Chrysanthemum.—Anne.) Dear Anne,—This is my first letter to you and I hope it won t be my last. Next Saturday is the sports and a great concert at night given by the school children. At the end •of last year we had the same concert. Miss 0 prein is coming up to be the Princess. There are about thirty-two pupils in our room. Sister Gerard teaches us. 1 am in std 5. Last week we wrote to Maureen and are expecting a reply soon. Well Anne this is all the news this time so. Y ith lots of love —Isla Williams, Taihape. (1 would like to have seen your onoretta, am sure it was very pretty.—Anne.) '

Dear Anne, My sister Eileen wrote to you last week so it is my turn now. I am the youngest girl in standard two; there is a boy who is just eight too. Eileen he mm her school-life three months before me and I have kept up wdh her in class all along; hope she does not’ leave me behind before we reach the 6th. Mv wee sister Joyce is in the first primer. On Saturday we had a beautiful dav. there were holy Masses at C and 7 at which hundreds .of people leceived Holy Communion. The. solemn high Mass began at 9.30 when the Basilica was again veil filled Besides our own three Reverend Fathers there were several other priests present one of whom was a Dominican Father v o wore Ins beautiful habit. Rev. Father Collins m „g on St Pntrbk I n le « Alorlnim’ preached a lovely sermon 11 f-T tnck 0,1 SKnv the Hibernians from all parts Bus -1 ica ( R W ,e - :, t Holy Mass and Communion in our Basilica :n it was a grand sight to see them all wearing their n'oms D?ddv Tl r 1,:Ul b r nkfast ir mof the school- , o lmir i a " ( l • ?- V uncle are Hibernians; they went to tin ir jubilee social on Tuesday night and had 'a very pleasant Blue' Before ending my letter 1 must tell you i am a Blue hut Eileen is a Green. Dear Anne Ll a d(*rsoip l ;I ,Sonll) s ' I)Vi liedi n° * Jr " ,r ,lttte An-■■-Mi.:? * ,<t nf ask Dear Anne,—This is my first letter to you so I must lw7 U shali a in C t? t i me ; 8 T ° 1 I yn " V little correspondents. St P-, trie I- Hituiduce myself. 1 am nine years old, attend St A I ‘'trick s school whien is taught by the Sisters of Mercy iittlcS, -Others St T a,ular< J, tw£) j, 1 ka ve two sisters and two little m others, I am the eldest of the family Mv sister Dorothy is in the same class -is I "’i, * , ai , bC 11001 evei\ Friday, it is great fun \nne YV pleasant holiday'AmieZ’l sorry see tyX ' Tablet •ilwavi°bn had • 0n y a,short tlme for holidays, we children I°° " ltl them. Now lam quite stroii" and so shall attend ('very day until our examination in September wl e I hope to pass into the third standard u' S 111 fonvard to Easter dear An,',"? tl' ' p ,, Me are pleased that dear St. Jiwrali’s im tl. n ' , ’" < ' k '- « k? fi our now fimud—Eileen Anderson, South Dunedin. (i gs Eileen dear I bad a 'mod bolirhiv a.,, . *x --Anne.) 11 agai “ “ d Str ° ng? Wed reading your leUer

Dear Anne-I Ins is my . first letter to you, so I hope i. will lie published. lam thirteen years of age, an unlucky number they say my birthday is ,m the 11th of November Biuff dai]y taiar T S ‘ X ' ?, att?lld «» Convent in the Hlutt da h. St. Teresa’s is the most Southern school in the Morld. Yours/ truly— Atkinson, Bluff. Tf (Are A™ sure there is no convent at the South Pole 0 If you y get through this year safely you will be past »Ho unlucky year—Anne.) 1 cno