New Plymouth

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 16, 26 April 1923, Page 45

New Plymouth

(From our own correspondent.) +1 • Very Rev. Dean T. McKenna arrived in New Plymouth ns weec, where he will take up his residence while convalescing. It is pleasing to learn that the Dean is making s; rs’mS* p,,risl,i ™ * The singing by the newly formed choir over the Easter festival was highly commendable, and speaks volumes for the work the new organist (Mr. P. Clarke) has so far done to raise the standard of the choir in New Plymouth A euchre party and social organised by the young men and men of the parish was held in the Rolland Hall on Thursday evening, the sth inst., this being the first of a senes of entertainments arranged for the raising of funds fin the interior decorations of tile church Tenders are being called for the painting and renovat>ng of the church, the work to bo commenced shortly tarv Mr : f rac f h " s I been I T inte ‘ l to the position of scoretar,, of the local branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, which office was recently vacated by Bro. M. Jones, who has left New Plymouth to reside in Wellington. Miss Mary Crawshaw, a. pupil” of the Sisters of the Missions, of New Plymouth, has been successful in gaining the Trinity College of Music exhibition for the senior grade Tins talented little girl, who is only eleven years of age* obtained the intermediate grade exhibition last year g *