SACERDOTAL SILVER JUBILEE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 23, 24 June 1925, Page 17

SACERDOTAL SILVER JUBILEE

■:i?-V-V, -,- .... •■■■ •- . . ... . . . •/ ! '.' \ '.--■ V.„:.i.-..'. ....':.'..'.".:. . ■.,;-•.'■,■ ..■■..: ~' '■; '.. -.. Oh June /9, Rev.' Father Leen, parishpriest of Bangiora, celebrated •.; the silver. . jubilee/of-his ordination, and during the \- ; :day// several /'onterta in men ts were held in \. his honor. 4 ->, -' , -. At a dinner held at the presbytery there were present with his Lordship Bishop Brodie ' and Father Leen, Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell , " (Ashbiirtoii),- Very Rev.' Dean Bowers, D.S. v ((Sumner), liev. Fathers 'Cooney' (Lytteltbn), , O'.Connor (Addington), .J. , I ((Sumner), Rev. Fathers Cooney (Lyttelton), O'Connor (Addington), J. Hanrahan (Pa- ". , panui), T. Hanrahan (Biccarton), Gallagher ; (Akaroa), Halvey (Hawarden), Lordan, Adm. , . -;; (Christchurch Cathedral); O'Meeghan' (New //./Br tori), f Joyce (Cathedral), Timoney (Cathedral), McKeon (Addington), and O'Doherty. •/;/;>/fln ; proposing the toast to the jubilarian, which was supported by Dean O'Donnell and ; Father Cooney, his Lordship the Bishop,spoke ////y ery ti : appreciatively of the t work done in! "!;/ the diocese during the past 25 years by

rSlp'atheivLeeh, : ahd :wished'hini-every blessine I father Leen, and wished him - every blessing liid success for the future. -Father Leon, in response to the toast, i thanked especially the Bishop for his ipresp|| once at the function and for his kind ' re- :// marks. He also /expressed his _ ; thanks to the . ■;:.,/ other two speakers and all his brother/priests who came !to share with him his delight and './'joy on that memorable occasion. / ' p^^lnjkthe/.; afternoon Father Leen was enter\taine»l by the Convent School' children at a sfconcert :in honor of his silver jubilee. 'After/ ' the opening duet by Misses I. and H. Gibbs, an address was read to-Father Leen by Miss Alma McGrath; Miss Joan Catherwbod then j presented \ the '!- jubilarian with a bouquet, and Miss Nora vFitzgibbon presented him, on behalf of the school children, with a beautiful ! stole. Musical and elocutionary items were kmte:,. : :/..:._- . . .. ~-.,.. ~ ■

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. IJvi:' .":.':... :•■•■ '• V;; ; then given' as follows : —Becitation, "Glean■ings from the -Years," K. Cole; action song, : ; /.'The Reapers," [ ■' junior ~ girls'; recitation.-' ■ '■'Myself," Mat Small.; dance, K.Cole and :; B. Fitzgibbon; action song, i'Sanfa Glaus," . junior girls; piano. solo, 'M. Brady;- song, { ''Three Old Maids of Lee," senior -iris; recitation, Rita Fitzgibbon ; Irish F. Cole and D. Brady; balloon drill, senior 'iiijls; re■.citation, "The , ■Rabbit," L." Bridy; ' vocal - - : duet/ "A Miniature," P. and J. Mcßre.irty ■- ... dialogue, "George Washington," T. Moran ' /and J. O'Neill; pianoforte duet, M. 'and E.; ;^ Brady. His' Lordship Dr. Brodie, Father ,; Leen and the other priests' were afterwards entertained to afternoon tea by the Sisters. / : In the : evening the ; Celtic Club entertained / v Father Leen (patron of the club) in honor, ;of ; his silver jubilee (25 years/ in the.priest-

hood). An enjoyable programme was cphtribitted to by the following:—Opeii:ig solo, . Miss V. McGrath; pianoforte duet, Misses Brady; songs, MissE. Miles, Miss K. Oas- ; ■•! sidy, Mr. CM. Reidy,. Mr! J. McMullan, Mr. Hutchison; Irish jig, Misses Moran and McGrath;. highland dance, Misses Cole and Fitzgibbon. Misses Welsh and Cassidy were' accompanists. On behalf of the club/t Father O'Doherty offered congratulations to Father ;, Leen-/ and every best/ wish for -his' " future success. The president "(Mr. P. V. Mcßrearty).and Mr. G. Brady also spoke in . : congratulatory ; terms regarding the -' jubilarian; the r president . afterwards presenting him , with a small', token, in remem- > brance of the occasion, and; as :ah expression; • > of the esteem in which he is held by the club members. Father Leen suitably replied. V] Supper , Was .then handed round , and/ ah enjoyable evening brought fo a close. ' "/-: On Sunday afternoon Father ; Leen e was the■;'.. recipient of a silver ; entree dish v from the Children of Mary, as a memento of the joyous . occasion. .. ' 1 ' - . ' '