Eketahuna-Hamua

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 29, 5 August 1925, Page 35

Eketahuna-Hamua

(From our own correspondent.) July 29. The numerous loose ends of this extensive parish are, it is generally felt, quietly blit' surely being woven into a strong and pleasing texture by our genial, hardworking, and popular pastor, Father Doherty. Our Catholic population is comparatively small, so that it is only when parishioners in all parts are made to feel strongly the' parochial spirit in matters religious and social that the parish, as such, can be worked • . * successfully. *• . ■ ‘ It has been pleasing to note an increase if a decided nature of late in the attendance at Holy Mass in the two main churches namely at Hamua and Eketahuna. Recently twenty-six children received .the grace of their First Holy Communion amidst those solemn and specially edifying surroundings which mean so much on that. happiest of days. - tj. The social side of the parish is upheld by strong social committees in all parts of the parish from Konini to Pangaroa and dawn to Mauriceville, - : Euchre parties .are being held by the social committee in Eketahuna each week. Each one of the twelve so far has proved very! enjoyable and a financial success. Hie recent parish social at Eketahuna netted the' sum of £4l 2s Od, clear profit. -41111 • . <x> WITH THE AMERICAN FLEET. At the request of the Prime Minister’s;] department (says the Catholic Press (Sydney) for July 23) a rough estimate has been made of the religions denominations or faiths represented among the 25,000 officers and men of the fleet to enable the committees inf Melbourne and Sydney to arrange church* parties, which are included in the entertain--ment programmes. Of the answers received in the canvass the following percentages were indicated: Jews, 1 per cent.; Salvation/ 1 Army, 2 per cent.; Presbyterian, 12 per cent.; .Baptists, 15 per cent.; Methodists; 15 per cent.; Catholics, 30 per cent.; Church of England, 10 per cent. Other denominations .or ..•faiths, including Christian Science, the Church'of Christ, the Latter Day Saints,- , - . , ■ • •‘.-'VL-Kj etc., 14 per cent.. ....

;; Little People dear, . How would you like some riddles? We , haven’t had any for ages. Let’s turn out the Riddle Bin. "RIDDLE BIN (Upside down and the Little • People sorting out the Riddles). 1. As round as an apple, as flat as a pan, The whole of a woman and the half of a man. y 2. Why is the letter “T” like an island? —Because it is in the middle of water. 3. What letter goes round the British Isles? The letter “C” (sea). 4. A riddle a riddle a farmer’s fiddle, Alive at both ends and dead in the middle? 5. What is it that has no flesh or blood but has a thumb and four fingers? fife, " We’ll continue our letters now, starting with, Vera Norling, 125 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn, Wellington, (Welcome Vera, you have a Birthday Mate — Fitzgerald, Devon Street, Gore. I hope you’ll be very good v!‘ friends. Anne.) Lorna Osborne, 64 Young Street, ’Wanganui East. (Sorry Lorna but you have no real Birthday Mate. What about making friends with Margaret O’Loughlin, St. Andrews, South Island ? Her birthday is on the day after yours, 22nd September, and she hasn’t a mate either. Will you write to each other? — Leslie O’Leary, Palmerston Street, Riverton. (Welcome Leslie, thank you for Badge • money. Sorry old man you’ve no Mate, but there’s Jamie Mclntosh, Methven, without . a Mate too, and his birthday is on the 14th October, just .two days before your own. What about Anne.) Kathleen O’Keeffe, “The Pines,” Clive. (I think your Grandma must be ever so nice to . say. you should write to us, and we’re really glad to know you both. Also, Kathleen dear, ' I’m pleased you’re saying the Hail Mary /. for the Missioners who asked for my Little People’s prayers. Hope you will grow strong " • and well in the country and will be on© of ray dear Little People till you’re quite grown up. Have you a birthday ? , V Eily O’Brien, Bridge Street, Reefton. :% (Glad to welcome’ you Eily and to tell you

that you have a Birthday Mate. Her name is Irene Calvert and her address Owhango. Write to Dorothy also,, and you’ll be three happy mates instead of only two. —Anne.) Nellie Rutherford, Hotel Eichardt, Queenstown. (Hope you got your badge safely Nellie. I haven’t forgotten you dear, although it’s a long time since you wrote to me. Have you a birthday, would you like a Letter Friend ?Anne.) Olive Roughan, Waitahuna West. . (Glad you liked your badge Olive, are you surprised to see your letter after such a long wait. See how “everything comes to those who wait.” Love to Pat, Connie, Mary, James, Hanneffy and yourself, and I’m sure some thirteen year old girl will writ© to you. When is your birthday dear? —Anne.) , Ethel Smith, Riversdale, Southland. (Sorry Ethel dear that I can’t put your whole letter in, but you’ll be delighted to have a Birthday Mate. Her name is Frances Paul, Soldier’s Road, Reefton. There’s a Letter Friend for you, mind you write to on© another. Little baby Alice has no mate yet, but perhaps by the time she’s able to write to me I’ll have one for ,her. Anne.) Margaret Smith, Riversdale, Southland.. (Welcome Margaret, how I woqld like to see your beautiful, deerhounds. Don’t you wish you could lope along as fast as they do? No real Birthday Mate for you, but there’s Eileen Herlihy, Green Bank, Patearoa, just the next day— July—who has no mate either. Will you two be Letter Friends? Anne.) Manuel de Senna, No. 8 Hackett Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. (Glad, you liked your badge Manuel, and I’m sure some of the big boys will write to you, especially as you tell me that everyone calls you “Jack,” which is such an easy name. But your.£ own is very beautiful, and in far off countries where the soft Latin languages are spoken, everyone knows that “Manuel” means Saviour. My Little People welcome you and I’ll call on some of my boys to write to you. Anne. P.S. Pleas© will some of “Anne’s” • big boys write, .to Jack. He - wants Letter . Friends. Anne.) ( Lennie Spelman, Woodville. ; (Welcome

Lennie, sorry you’ve no real date mate.® But there’s Jim Cahill, who lives at Kim- ' bolton Road, Feilding, who has no , mate i'-2f either, and his birthday is just the day be- ’■ fore yours — the 9th April— like you > to be Letter Friends, will you write each V'l other? Anne.) : Dave Pat Stuart, Pahautanui. (You are a rogue and if you’re only in Standard 1. you write remarkably well. But not too well at all for a fine big boy of twelve. Now then Dave Pat, I’ve only a wee baby mate for you; on the 17th Marth, but there’s Raymond McGreal, of Manurewa, Auckland, who’s just a week olderhis birthday is on ‘ the —and I’d like you two to be Letter Friends. Don’t tell him any yarn about cats with pink stripes and rabbits with legs 2 feet long, or he’ll think you’re' suffering from chronic nightmare. Anne.) Mary Stumbles, Box 6, Cromwell. (Welcome Mary, do you like your badge? i Did 1 you put the stamps in your letter after all? Very likely I’ve a Birthday Mate for you, , but you didn’t tell me your date. Let ,me •, know it so I can find a Letter Friend for you. Anne.) ' Ida Shaw, Granity. (Would you like to call your cats “Binny” and “Bliss”? ;i";So || glad the epidemic didn’t come near you. Let . ' me know when your birthday is and I’ll try v to find a Letter Friend for you. Anne.) / Winnie "Waldron, 224 Ponsonby Road, .r. Auckland. (Welcome Winnie, fancy you’ve got two Birthday Mates Vera Thurlow, Rus- ; r sell Street, Westport; and May Julia Smith, Port Albert. Hope you’ll write to each other and be good Letter Friends. Anne.) Margaret Walker, Enfield. (Yes Margaret ; I’ve got a Mate for you, her name is Kath- ; leen Harding, Motukaraka,, Hokianga,. and V , her birthday is same day as yours, June 3rd. , But as Kathleen is a bit older titan you, I’m giving you. the name and address of a Little . Person exactly same age as yourself. Her I name is Anne O’Connell, Macraes Flat, and . her birthday is on June sth, , Hope you’ll be three good Letter Friends. . i Mary White, “Glencoe,” Little River. (Lfo •would like to see all your horses and dogs, : U Mary, and' I do believe you’re my one and • ■.

DIAMOND JUBILEE WEDDING MANNINGS—SHANLY.—At the Church of , St. Francis Xavier, St. Nicholas Priory, ' Exter, Devon, England, by the Rev. William Johnson, S.J., Teresa Agnes Mannings to Francis Shanly, July 20, 1865.