A VENERABLE JUBILARIAN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 266, 26 October 1916, Page 6

A VENERABLE JUBILARIAN.

CELEBRATIONS AT NAPIER CON VEN T.

Tuesday. October 2 lib, being the golden jubilee of the Profession of Rev. Mother Mary St. Ignatius of tire Order of Notre Dame ties Missions, celebrations in recognition of her great attainment were held at Napier Convent. High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Eat her Ainsworth in the Convent Chapel, the music of the Mass i being beautifully rendered by the I Sisters and children. The rev. jpreacher delivered a most approIpriate sermon, congratulating the ; venerable jubilarian on her length of years and merit and on having I received the greatest honour a (Christian could receive, viz., the Papal Blessing conveyed through Arenbisitop Cerretti, the Apostolic I Delegate. j In the afternoon a most enjoyable 'entertainment was given by the pupil's of the Convent .Schools. There * was a large gathering of parents, friends and old pupils of the Sisters, and they as well as the children were treated to afternoon tea by the Sisters in the Convent grounds. The following enjoyable items were contributed: — "Minnette," school orchestra; dance, ’Autumn." Agnes 'O'Keefe; cantata, ‘The Enchanted Apple." Act I : Recitation. 1 The Sinking of the Lusitania." Doris Goldfinch. “11 Bacio.” Kathleen Dire'en. Ellie Dineen. Brenda Eales, Millie Kiuti. Rita Trcston. Hilda Strp.'.enson, Mona Litte. Muriel Collison ; dance. ’’Sunbeam.” Betty Kenan : recitation, ’’The Royal : Heart." Madeline McGrath; cantata. Act 2: rong, ‘ The Last Mas ter.” Liliam Strangman : recitation. ’The Old Stasre Queen." Moira Dallow ; dance. "Highland Fling,” Eileen Kirk. Isabel Yates ; piano solo. ’‘Sonata." Kathleen Atkinson, Kathleen Dineen. Annie Murray: 1 cantata. Act 3; trio. Mozart’s

’ Gloria. ’ Ernestine Latopic. Kathleen Atkinson, Kathleen Dineen. Ellie Dineen. Annie Murray ; Brenda Eales (organ;. Hilda .Stephenson (violins;. Lilian Strangman and Kathleen Mullany ; "Hvmn for Peace.” '