INVERCARGILL CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 43, 18 February 1887, Page 9

INVERCARGILL CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

A TEA meeting in connection with the above-named association, was held in the boys' school, Liddle street, on Thursday evening, 3rd mat., and came off very successfully. The Rev. Father McEnroe, S.J. presided, and the tables, which were very tastefully decorated with most beautiful flowers, and heavily laden with the choicest eatables of every description, wore a very enticing and charming appearance. After justice had been done to the good things provided, a very entertaining programme was gone through. As every performer played his or her part in an excellent and creditable style, it is needless for me to attach high-sounding words of praise to each item. Tne contributors were : — Convent school girls, opening choru3 ; Mrs. Gavin, song ; Mrs. McGrath, song ; Mr. D. Bradley, recitation ; Mr. O'Connor, address ; Mrs. McGrath and Miss Butler, duet ; Mr. M. Gavin, song ; Mr. J. Reid, recitation ; Master E. Reid, recitation ; Mr. J. McGrath, song ; Mr. P. Keid, recitation ; convent school children, closing chorus. Of these, Messrs. McGrath and Gavin had each to submit to an encore. Meadames Willß aud Dalton and Misseß Hnghes and Shepherd assisted at the tables, and to them, together with Mr. P. Reid, was mainly due the praiseworthy manner in which everything in connection withthe entertainment wascarried out. After the programme had been gone through, the Rev. Chairman expressed hi 9 satisfaction at seeing so many present, who, he was sure, had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. He thanked those who had taken part in making the meeting an enjoyable and successful one, and complimented them on the result they had achieved. After this the vast assemblage dispersed, having spent a very happy evening. SCBIPTOB. lnvercargill, Feb. 5, 1887.