Otane.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 1 September 1922, Page 404

Otane.

Vicar: Rev. Gr. W. Davidson. The parish, miist congratulate our valued secretary and lay-reader, Mr W., Spargo, on so successfully- disposing pi his business and being chosen as Town Clerk to the Otane County Council— also on the addition to his family of a bdnny wee girl-^---all. doing well. The Committee has decided, m spite of the state of finance, to have, the woodwork of the Vicarage paiiited and some minor improvements . done. Omakere centre has had two v . J^ost successful social, evenings and gathered by, them sufficient, money to provide a full set of Church service books and also organ books as well. The socials have also brought about in*, creased attendance at services and at Confirmation classes, which is good. . The great event m the parish this month . will be the marriage of Miss Joyce Williams by the Archbishop at Pukehou .on the 7th of September, and, on Saturday, the laying of the foundation, stone of . the new Te Aute College permanent buildings, celebrating at the same time the jubilee of the. College. The Vicar 's temporary assistant, the Rev. B. R. Brierley, leaves at Synod time to become assistant to the Rev. Canon Rice at Napier. He has made quite a place for himself m the district during his few weeks with us, has helped . the Vicar greatly, and we wish him God speed to his new Vicar, who needs good help badly.