MARIST FATHERS FAREWELLED.
Prior to the departure of the Marist Fathers from Grevmouth a popular farewell was tendered them, the local Opera House on »the occasion being crowded to capacity. The Mayor (Mr. .1. D. Lynch) presided, and spoke eulogistically regarding the departing priests Rev. Fathers Aubry, Lacroix, and McGralh. Speeches in a like complimentary strain were made by Mr. 11. F. Doogan and Mr. J. Kennedy. Each of the "Marist Fathers, in turn, responded. A cordial welcome was extended by Mr. Doogan, on behalf of the residents of Grevmouth, to Fathers Long, Shore, and o'Regan, successors to the Marist Fathers in the parish, who each made appropriate acknowledgment. An excellent musical programme was contributed to by the cement orchestra and several selected vocalists. At the Greymouth and Cobden convents and St.. Columba Club the departing priests were tendered farewells.
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New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 22
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140MARIST FATHERS FAREWELLED. New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 22
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