Christchurch North

New Zealand Tablet, 4 September 1913, Page 49

Christchurch North

' (From an occasional correspondent.) On Tuesday evening, August 19, the Children of Mary, of St. Mary's parish, met in the schoolroom, Manchester street, to bid farewell to their president, Miss Bridget McGrath, who was leaving to enter the Convent of St. Joseph, Wanganui. The schoolroom was tastefully decorated, and a short musical programme was gone through, each item receiving a -merited encore. The Rev.' Father Dignan, S.M., Misses Brick, Cosgrove (2)," Barnett, and Haughey contributed. The Rev. Father Hoare, S.M. (spiritual director), in a few words, explained the object of the gathering, and on behalf of the Children of Mary, wished Miss McGrath every success in her new choice of life. During the short time she was amongst them she had endeared herself to the hearts of all, and would leave behind her many kind friends in St. Mary's, who would think of her and strive to follow out the good advice she had given whilst president of the sodality. He then presented Miss McGrath with a little souvenir from the Children of Mary in the form of a book. Miss McGrath carries with her the good wishes of all in her new sphere of life. '■";.:'"-