CAMBRIDGE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 4 June 1903, Page 6

CAMBRIDGE.

brid'S 6'6 ', V «viShi Xv ol ; dsh iP bishop Lenihan to Cany bridge v says the Waikato Argus ') was the occasion of pSJft tP^ 8 '^ 1 f Unction ,' when the pafismoners o? S? anTwha^h Bp E£& tamment provided, all tastes were T catered for Amongst the principal guests were Bishop Lemhan, the MayS?; TU^X? ft S h / T ?^ Clei £' the Misses Wells Miss Brooks, the Rev. Fathers Benedict, O'Carroll, and Darby. The Cambridge orchestra was present under the conducinvS?n?t f n' E^ ww t t a K rds and greatly added to the enjoyment of all lather Benedict manipulated a splendid gramaphono, the records of which were eagerly demand- ♦ asant ltcm on the Programme was the address to the Bishop very gracefully read and presented by Miss Minnie Vandyke It was tastefully a»d neatly mounted with cardinal and pink silk, and read as follows »— rA. J*\ P l ?™* y° w Lordship,— We, the parishioners of the Cambridge portion of your diocese, on the occa!J.° n °L yOUr firSt el)isc°Pale l )isc °Pal visit, beg your acceptance of this address as a token of our hearty welcome to you and as a token of our reverence and esteem. Though we form but a small portion of your Lordship's dlOcesed lO cese wo hope and pray, by God's blessing, that the continued prosperity of the district will so add to our flock as to merit a periodical return. Trusting that Divine IYovidenco will spare your Lordship for many years and grant you health to carry on the duties to which He has callwli you —We are, your Lordship's humble and devoted servants, (Signed) Robert McVeagh, N. J. Doughertv Vincent Plescher, Henry Vandyke, Daniel Sheehan, on behalf of the parishioners.'

In thanking all for the hearty greeting of welcomo attested by their presence, his Lordship said it tended to give him a more cordial feeling towards the people of Cambridge than he had had hitherto. He paid a graceful tribute to the Mayor, ' the father of Cambridge,' for his unremitting zeal towards the beautifying of the town He expressed regret that he could not shake hands with every person individually, but, as that was impossible he requested the Mayor, as the people's representative to perform the ceremony on their behalf. Mr. Wells, in complying, asked them all to ioin with him in a hearty acclamation of welcome towards his Lord&hip, which was vociferously acceded to He also expressed regret that they did not oftener see Bishop Lenihan. and hoped that his Lordship would soon find way to fulfil his wish in that respect The following items were rendered during the evening • Songs, Mrs Dixon, Rev. Father Darby, Messrs. Sheehan, McVeagh, Aislabie, Speakman, Dixon ; violin solo, Rev Father Darby ; pianoforte duet. Misses Hanlon ; recitation, Mr. Brown.