The Little People's Page

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 23, 14 June 1923, Page 39

The Little People's Page

; Conducted by Anne

My dear Little People,—l have yet so many letters to print that I am almost crowded out of the Tablet myself they call it being "snowed under" in the office. So, mv dear Little People, you must excuse me this week and "watch out" for my next letter. —Anne. Dear Aunt Anne, —Just a few lines to say I was very glad to hear that Doris Roche and Mary Hussey won the competition and that Moira Flynn and Greta Ryan was second. There is going to be a. concert on the 27th of this month and I hope it will be a good night. We have a new teacher this year and his name is Mr. Kibblewhite. Thero aro twenty-six children going to school. The Macraes men are starting to play football so you will have to come up when there is a match on. Not so very long ago Hyde was over playing a cricket match with Macraes and Macraes won. As this is all the news just now it is getting to late.From your loving friend, Patty Phelan, Macraes Flat.

(How are the Macraes getting on at Footie? Hope they uphold the honor of the Flat. Was the concert good? Anne.)

Dear Anne, —1 have much pleasure in telling you about the picture screening in our new St. Francis's Hall. Yes, Anne, I go often to see them. The favorite picture I have seen so far is called "Cecila of the Pink Poses," it was very sad. The next change is to be the "Rosary" which I think will he another beautiful picture. 1 went to see "Allen Doone" in one of his plays, it was most enjoyable and I enjoyed every minute of it. On St. Patrick's Day we were successful in gaining the first prize with another school for the best tableau in the procession. They were all very exquisite, each representing different periods and places of Ireland. We have experienced some very uncanny earthquakes lately Anne. Did you have any in Dunedin? Well dear Anne as news is scarce I will say good-bye. Wishing you every success. —Marie Harriss. Wellington. (So you don't like earthquakes Marie. 1 admit they are rather uncanny. Your pictures sound good, do you have educational films also and scenic ones? How is windy Wellington ?—Anne.)

Dear Anne,- —This is my first letter to vou and I. hope to see my name in the [ablet, as 1 frequently see the names of some of my friends who are younger than me. I am a little more than ten, and I have two birthdays, one on the 30th of D.>c<. ribe* - and one on the next day. Please, dear Anne, tell me if you can solve that puzzle! Why do only girls write to you, Anne? Do you not like boys? However, I hope you will like this letter from your loving friend, Ben, Wa mate. (I am no good at riddles Ben and cannot see how one little boy can have two birthdays in one week. Of course 1 like boys as well as girls and quite a lot of them write. to me. You didn't tell me your full name or your address which is a pity, but the host thing of all is that you are just in time to come in with our effort for Dr. Liston's Orphan Boys. Read my letter in the Tablet for May 31 and then let me have what you can spare out of your money Anne.)

Dear Anne, — last time 1 wrote to you I was enjoying my holidays, but now I am back at school. I am in Std. 3. My sister is in Std. 5. The weather is not so very 'unpleasant as one might expect. We are getting a new church as our old one is getting rather rickitty. I am going for a music examination. Anne do you think I would lie asking to much if I asked for the answer of the problem which is puzzling everybody?—"Are you a lady or a man?" Anne are you musical. My biggest sister learns music and singing and my other big sister learns the violin aaid I the piano. I will close now. Your little chum, Kathleen O'Reilly, Palmerston North. (Of course Kathleen there' is no puzzle about me really, I am just "Anne," neither a lady nor a man" ! ! —Anne. P.S.—Yes, I am musical, and hope you are.) Dear Anne, —Just a line to let you know' I havent for got the page. I am in St 4 and I am 11 years of age. I am milking 5 cows. I have to younger brothers and a sister going to school. We have two guinea pigs and a rabbit. I will close now with fondest love from Margaret Cuttance, Urua. (I hope your guinea pigs and rabbit don't get into the garden for they are rather greedy. Think you do very well to milk 5 cows and am sure you are kept busy.—Anne.)

Dear Ann,—l was very pleased to see my last letter in print. You will think me a lazy little girl not to have written to you for so long, but when you hear that I have been preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation, you will forgive me. I was Confirmed by His Lordship Bishop Brodie last Sunday afternoon. There' were about 110 candidates. I took Josephine for my Comfirmation name

and. my brother Maurice took Joseph. Wo have had a great deal of ram lately and I have noticed in the papers that there are a number of floods down South. Last Wensday being Anzac day we had a holiday from school and Beouim Mass was selebrated at nine O'clock for the fallen soldiers. I must now bring my letter to a close with best of love from your little friend Eileen McGarva, Temuka (No wonder you had no time to write to me Eileen. Confirmation classes keep one busy, don't thev? What a nice batch of candidates. I am sure St. Joseph will look after you and Maurice.—Anne.) Dear Anne,—this is my first letter to you. I live right out in the country, 1 am sorry to tell vou* Dear Anne that there is no convent school here in Fortrose, and we only have Holy Mass twice a year. I have two sisters and two brothers, we have a lovely beach at the back of our house, and we enjoy our fine holidays bathing, I will close now so good-byo dear Anne. Your loving friend Mollie Murphy rortrose.. * l J '

(What lovely holidays you must have in the summer Can you swim and dive? Write again Mollie and watch out tor our page every week.—Anne.) Dear Anne,— is my first letter to vou. I am 10 years old and my birthday is on the 30. of August lam the first- to write to you from Hyde. I have two .sisters and two brother. There is not many Catholics going to our school. lam in std 4at school. We have been having a good deal wet weather latly. We had a half holiday from school to-day as our teacher went awav. She is coming back on Monday. I hope you are well. As this is mv first letter I will close. Your new friend Marv Kenney, Hvde (ics. we have all had plenty of rain Mary, we will be glad of some sunshine. Write again.—Anne.) Dear Ann,—The whole of Dunedin is flooded I didnt to school Joan said Father Fentan came in yesterday in all the rain wasnt he good Anne do you like a big lot of rain— Gerard said it would be alright if we had Noahs ark and could put all the cats in to—l wrote this all mv self. From Faddy Hussey, Dunedin. . (No, my Paddy, I do not like lots of rain although I think it would be fun in an ark with you, and' Gerard and the cat.';. —Anne. 1 )

Dear Anne—Seeing that this is my first letter to you I suppose I must let you know who I am. I go to Saint Jereas Convent at Bluff. 1 am thirteen years old and I am in std. 6 I hope this will be my last vear at school. We have a very nice school, not only is it brick but it is situated on a lull and there is a beautiful view from the bay window. I have two sisters and three brothers. We have a very nice teacher at school. I will write again soon, lour new friend Madge Massev, Bluff. -. r / What r „ ar ? yo V K ° in " to do when you leave school Madge: (,lad to hear from you, write again.—Anne.) Dear Anne,— is mv first letter to vou I like reading the chreus page in the Tablet, 1 live'four miles from St Joseph School Temuka and go there bv train I am nine years of age and in the second standard. We are getting our term holidays on the ninth of May Dear Anne you must be sending the Hood up this way'it has been raining the last three clays I have been to Dunedin for a holiday a bout a year ago Football season is in we have got a football team called Waihi did , you plav football when you were little boy. I am a Twin I have two sisters and three brothers. My twin sister name is Kathleen, lour new friend Norah Manga Winchester. t (Glad to hear from my twins. I can't remember if 1 played footle when I was a boy. It must have been about a hundred years ago. Did you have good holidavs? Anne.) * '

• - ear , Anne,—This is my first letter to you I like reading the childrens page in the Tablet I go'to the Convent School in to lemuka. by train I am nine vears of age and in the second standard My birthday i s oif the 22nd of December We have a little chicken four months old and has no feathers yet. It has two mates which are full feathered and twice its size It is a great pet it eats out of mv hand I. call it Earnest Page. I have 'three brothers and two sisters Nora is my twin sister and mv other .sisters name is Bessie she is fourteen My oldest brother is left school lie is sixteen I will conclude now Dear Anne with best love a "\,T our new fnf,,,d Kathleen Maiigan, Winchester p ( ,V 9 ha £ r eVe i r C ,j n , be t,lc m;,ttrr with noor "Earnest I age ? He should have his feathers b- this time. You will have to make him a snorts coat or a jumper for the winter. Anne.) • * Dear Annie—As this is my first letter to vou so I must ask you to accept me as one of your little correspondents I am eleven years of age and am in the .fourth Standard My brother, little sister, and myself, attend a Public School we are 35 miles from a large town, when mv brother and I were staying at our Aunties place at Castlecliff we attended St. Vincent Convent for nine months we loved the Sisters very much, Daddie gets the Tablet, and' also the Messenger which we love getting. T must close now Dear Annie with lots of love from Hannah Bucklev, Mangatiti via Pahiatua. ' b ! (We are pleased to have you among our Little People and hope vou will write again. Castlecliff is by the sea isn t it? lam sure you enjoyed living there for 'a change Anne.) • t ■ n '