Huntly

New Zealand Tablet, 22 July 1915, Page 31

Huntly

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) July 20. The funeral of the youngest- daughter of Mrs. Keogan (Ngaruawahia) took place last week, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. Rev. Father O'Doherty officiated at the graveside.R.l.P. Mrs. Farrell, of ll.untly, returned from Christchurch last Saturday, after being present at the ceremony which took place in the convent of the Sisters of the Mission, when her two daughters—Misses Mary and Cecilia Farrell—received the holy habit of that Order. The final meeting of the disaster committee took place in the Town Board's office last Friday night, when a sum of £7OOO was handed over to the Public Trustee for the benefit of the destitute among the dependents of the victims of the disaster. The committee was then dissolved. Within the last five months two societies have been successfully established in this parish. The president of the Particular Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, of Auckland (Mr. C. Little), visited this parish, to perform the opening ceremony of St. Anthony's Conference. Yesterday another solemn ceremony took place in the church, when the sodality of the Children of Mary was formally established, and several young ladies were received as members.