IN MEMORIAM

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 23, 24 June 1925, Page 38

IN MEMORIAM

'; CRAWFORD—Of your charity pray for the .•■>■ i : -:•'..'.■.'■ repose.of the'soul of David>Crawford, who I - on June 19, your charity pray for the repose of the soul of David Crawford, who died on June 19, 1921.—0 n his soul, sweet , . Jesus, have mercy. ; '.'•'' *

; ROONEY.--Of your charity pray for the re- , p.qsp of thesdul of Margaret Rooney, .who ■■'. died at Oamaru on June 26, 1923. Sacred A >.. Heart of Jesus r have: mercy on her soul: '■'•: '. J GALLAGHER,—Or your charity pray for the ; ; ' repose of the soul of Anthony,' beloved litisband of Rosanna' Gallagher (St. Bathans), •' who died at St. Bathans on June 21, 1022 ;"< aged 84 years.—On his soul, sweet' Jesus,, have mercy. „ . ' ■ • DUNNE.—Of . your charity pray for the re- . 'V.-"pose of the.soul-of William Patrick Dunne, '( ; I who died ; on June r 19, 1918.—Most Sacred • Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul. ..■•. .;-'.':- DOUGHERTY.—Of. your charity pray for '" .-/ the repose'of the-soul of Mary Dougherty, ;': .who died at Teschemafters on June 12, - ■ 1923; aged eight' years. . -i.''-••/- ./ MeNEECE.— Of your charity .pray for the .repose of the soul of Private James Mc- ■;" ■Neece (27561), who died at Rouen, France, ./'" '•■.on-' June 21, 1917.—0 n his soul, sweet Jesus,, . have .mercy.—lnserted by his loving ; ■ father,. mother, brothers, an'd sisters.., : ; . 1

' -'-7 ',:■'■.:'■■ -•■■■■■'>■ . ' ■• ' ■'" ■■. ■■ ■ ■.■> ■.-■■-■■ '•„' ■■■„;-■■■■. ...'.■.■(.. . ■ ■ :•;■ —Will some of the October, girls who ,■ have no birthday mate please Write to Bru- , netta? Others may write too, of course. — !l)ear Anne, ■ * - Dear Anne, This is my, first letter to : you. . I am in .Std 5.!^..' ■' My birthday is oil the <l7th of December and I will be 13. ! I have four sisters • and one brother. Their names are Annie, Kate, Brunetta, Ivy, and Eric. Kate at : the < convent ; at Grey Lynn: she only went; this year. s I am sending sixpence in stamps for a badge. I would like .to write to some ' of the little girls in some other part. We ,7are -riot-near a ■■'church and cannot . get to • 'Zp Mass. >■ ■ Yours sincerely, May ; .Julia- :; Smith, ? c; Port Albert. ■.,'-.:.' :■ ■■ ; :/:;-;■ ■■'•■ -~ .* ... : ■•' ;, : , ;\ ••' (Welcome, May. Julia, and you've got a %\ mate waiting; for you: .Vera i Thurlbwy; Rus- : ". sell Street, Westport. I hope you'll be happy ?k-friends 5 and letter mates. —Anne.) :'. ".')::■ ''-^ .1^- Dear Anne, '-•.; „ .-*• -.'*■; . 1 I suppose you' think I have, forgotten you altogether because it is such a long time ' . since ;I: have written to you. . I have just, /: finished my ' school lessons so I thought. \i 1" 7 would write to you. I .have, .three,'sisters • > and ; one brothers going to school, and then I : ;7 r have two sisters at home. .lam in standard ■p-r- four ' at ; ; school. .. I;. think it is a good ';■; idea. ;; having ■',,badges. We : get the : Tablet every : ~ week, and .P.like reading the letters. lam •' .sending sixpence in stamps for a balclge. My ;-' birthday is on the 7th of July, have I got a birthday mate Anne Well' dear,. Anne, I :■"■,'; will close 110 w with lots of. love your own ■ dear self and all the little. people. With love r; from Eileen Herlihy, "Greenbahk," Pater .'■;.aroa.'■/•:-• ■---■;> ;■ ■■■■■ .-'■/•'• - : :' v : '• -. -.■'. ~ : ;S\ ■'.,;•/"-■ ''-»:^v' };. v (Glad to hear from you again Eileen, hope ~ : yoiir]l : like your badge. You have no birthday ■■/. ate ' dear, neither has. Margaret Smith, ! Riversdale, whose birthday' is the day before • ■. your own. Will you two ,be, letter friends P-r- -----?'' ; Anne.) ,!;'; >: v '■';■"•.-.'.•- '-'!-".-' ■''■• ■■'>"■'••• \'' ■ > -;..-.''"''. Dear Anne, x - - ' This is my first letter to you. lam writ- ! ing to ask. you if I may join the'-L.P.L.C. 1 : lam ' eleven years of age and lam in Std. ';■;;;.:6. My birthday is on' the first of August. C; I like school very much. There was a bazaar ; in Wrey's Bush last night;'l. -went and I ':.'■. jenjoyed myself immensely. Well dear Anne, - as news is very scarce I ' will bring my letter : ---, - ■•- ■ ■ ■ ■ -■■ .■ -■ ■, ■ ■ - t ' ,•. to ; a. —Peggy Klemick, Nightcaps. ,- , r

. / (Welcome ' Peggy, ■do - you notice one .of /■- your birthday mates: is a new member .to-; day, like yourself- ■■■'.; Her ; name .'is Margaretv McLoughlin, Millers 'Flat, and your:, other ;'i / ■■■ mate ■; is '■ Beanie Fleming, , Riversdale. ; ; You' re -\ three lucky girls/—Anne;) ... ';/■/'/"!.: / ::; ear:, Anne, , '•;•;/ ~ ■•' •'/.//;' > ' X'i--. /■/;// ' <•. : :*i This: is; my first letter to you/.- lam thir- p /'!•' teen. My birthday 'is on' the Ist of August. haVe I ; a ; birthday mate? Please send ■';; me; two 'badges; I am enclosing 1/-. u Your little \ i friend, : Margaret McLoughlin, Millers ';. Flat. :■ - '.■ (Welcome * Margaret, you've two mates to. ' write to: Beanie Fleming, Riversdale; and; V Peggy Klemick, Nightcaps. , Mind you all -. make friends. Anne.) -. /. ";-§ '" - Dear Anne, v ' / , , This is my first letter, to you. I. am nineyears of age and am in Std. 4. .;:. My birthday- ' ;>..;'.. h '- -' "'/-' ". /' _". J~:

is on the 7th of August .1 go'to the .public •■.■ -.■ ..■■-,- - ■ v.o.■■• ■ . . >-- •■■•.,■'■?■■..■■. .■■■.:-".'.'.■'■■■."■■■•;• ■■■■«•.•;,■'.■■'...,'.'■■»>■:■■■■•'■ school, as there is no, convent near enough. I have a little blue kitten, would you give V ,it a name please? Your, new; friend, Jose- ; phine McLoUghlih,- Millers Fiat.- l ■ :£-"-.■■>" : ; (Welcome * Josephine,! but I've got no mate ' for-you dear, and am so sorry. Suppose ' Margaret lends you one of hers this time;-'; you'll soon get lots of letter friends, I'm sure. Call your kitten "Winkle'' '. as, short for "Periwinkle," which is such a beautiful shade; •; of blue.—Anne.) Dear Anne/ r - ' 'p\ ■ ■"- ;■'-■ " • " : : ; '. " ' .-?'■ ''■ I wish to •become 1 : member ;of the Little \ People's ! Page. ;.I am sending - sixpence ,in •:'; stamps for a badge. . There are only si x going, to ; our -school! and; I think the school will close down soon. 'I am eleven years old and r am in the ; fifth standard. My birthday is on September 14. Will you please try f and .find _ birthday mate for me. • I will close now. -■.;• With love ,to you from Peggy. Griffin, Staf- ! ford, Westlaad. *_. .' ./ (Welcome/Peggy, and. I found a mate for ,' .you; whose ,' birthday is"' just the day before •yours. "Will you write ; each other? Her' name is ..Mary Agnes Carroll, Kuaotunu, Coromandel. —Anne.) * "'.,-, : -.-' ; . '-, Dear Anno, . ';''; ';■■>"!!,!...'/; ■;' ' '..■''■','-!■ : ■'- ' - This is 'the. first time I have written to you. I am eight years.old, and I am iii standard two., I. have .four other, sisters. We have twelve cows. -Wo -.have a big pig. With a lot of little ones. We also have- a dog and

its name is Jip, and she has two dear little^- - • ' -'1 £ pups; could you give us two names for V them. My birthday is on December 8. Please ■ Aiine have you \ got a * little girl ; with her birthday ;on -the! same day as mine, i Now Anne If must stop. Your new friend, - Clare Abbott, Pahautanui. - —Please Anne will you put my letter in print. ,-' "j £s?\ : ■ ■-.- (Welcome : Clare, sorry j you -: have \ no, birthday mate yet, . but perhaps one' wjll come soon. : !' 'Suppose you call your little pups "Pitch";, > and "Toss".—Anne. P.S.—ls there a little Letter-mate somewhere ; for Clare.—Anne>)f#s ;•■■•, .•'-.■-'■'. ■■-■ : ••^- ;; -.---.-;■:-■>•;:'■".- '■ ■: 1 :-.--'.-.;-' r .: "•■'-■-.;'■"-.' : ;.!;'.-" < , v / ;;:¥S^;V:--i■•■•■ -''"\'--'; ~:.•-".-.;: p-'tP ■'■■"p\\ Dear!; Anne, <• ».•-„'' :;.i.- : I am writing to you to ask you ; could fill: join the L.P.L.C. Please find enclosed; six-i' v -■ .-■« .-;,-- 1 ; ~ ■ ■. ■ - ...■•■-.■--. ••.■.-..,-.• - pence .in stamps for a badge. I write to Edward Prendeville in v Chatham ' Islands, '-. whom I think you know. / I- have had ' two;; nice interesting letters from him. I am TO years old, my birthday: is on the 10th of;" March. lam in standard 3'. !• We : are milk- ; ing three cows now- as the rest have dried i off. I .have not written to you for a long time and this is my third letter. I must-^ close now: ; hoping' to write another time to you.—Yours truly, Raymond ' McGreal,;; Manurewa. . N ,"• - ~^,>: • (Welcome Raymond, I'm sure you'd given." ;!up ever getting a letter .from; me. ; ! Yes,,, Edward is a dear letter friend of mine. We'. .found each other long'ago.' Glad you write each other, as I have no mate - for your.. birthday yet. Anne.) ' £3&j