CAILIN BAN FETE, DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 17, 28 April 1904, Page 19

CAILIN BAN FETE, DUNEDIN

Some time ago we recorded the completion of a substantial and commodious Catholic school at the North-East Valley at a cost of £650. The bite was donated by the Dominican Nun's, and in order to clear the debt incurred in building tjhe school it was decided a few months ago to hold a bazaar to aid in this admirable and necessary undertaking. A number of ladies had been working nnosl industriously for a considerable time in making and preparing the goods with which to stock the various stalls, and that t^iey were highly successful was amply demonstrated on Monday eveninging, when the opening ceremony took place in His Majesty's Theatre. The committee of management consisted of Messrs'. D. Columb, J. Hlungerford, T. Kilm'artin, Milne, A. J. Sullivan, P. Il'ally, T. J. Hussey (chairman), T. B. Con way anid J. Casey (hon. secretaries), Rev. Father Murphy (hon. treasurer!.

The proceedings opened with marches an/d evolutions by the, Cailin Bans, who, to the number of fifty, in their scarlet cloaks and hoods imade a very pretty picture on the stage. They went through tihe very intricate figures with great accuracy, tihe performance being carried out in a manlier which reflected much credit on their instructress, Miss Major 1 . After these came a number of pupils of the Sacred Heart Scfliool, NorthEast Valley, also wearing Cailin Baji co&tiumes, who gave the action song, ' This is the house that Pat tainilt,' and a chorus, 'iThe Queen of Connemara,' very nicely, and for which they received hearty applause. Mr. P. Carohn gave a vocal contribution which was received with much favor, after which the opening ceremony took place.

The formal opening was performed by Mr. A. J. Park, who Mas introduced in a brief speech by the Roy. Father Murphy, Adm. St. Joseph's Cathedral. Mr. Park said he must congratulate the committee of the fete on the :\ery large attendance. In looking over the names of the co'mnnttee he noticed tYre tjhat of the late Mr. W 11. Haydon, whose untimely 'death was deplored, by all who knew him. He was a yoking man of great promise, a gotfd citizen, airtl one who was greatly respected. CJ lancing over their programme he noticed that it carried them right through" Ireland— Munstcr, Leinster, Ulster, and Connaught, and it was not expected they could visit those places without expense. The committee had gone to a great deal of expense and had prepared a large programme, and he iho'pod that their ba/aar would be a great success, and that the stallholders would meet with a ready ros-ponse. They had a fine display of articles, and as the stallholders were anxious to commence with the disposal of their wares, he wduld not detain them any longer, but would declaic the baJ/aar open.

Later on in the evening the pupils ol the Sacred Heart Sihuol ga\e a neat exhibition of wand exercises, and also 1 a iWagillicudy reel, one of the number gmng v spot mI item which was highly creditable to one so young \. number of pupils of tihe Christian Brother-*, in lootball costume, entertained the audience with running e\olutions, which were \ cry smartly performed After an mteival the one-act comedy, ' An lush Kngageii'iMit,' was produced under the direction of Mi T. J \ntiicin, tiie characters being; sustained by thrr-e who took j,ait in its production on St\ Patrick's nitwit. Mr. Sondeihof's Hand, besides supplying the music for the dame-, plawd several selections during the ovcmiu: The follow mi.; is a list of stalls, stallholders, and assistants —

No. 1 stall, ' I lstor '— Stallholders : Mis M ivieenan and Miss .jchnstone, assisted by Misses Winnie Carroll, M. Hmilahan, A Kelly, Kelly, A Brorman, FlyiiP, Power, Fearon, Feicti, O'Connor, Coneys, C. Mork'ane Oil paintings, hand-painted mirrors, plaques, and a laigojcollection of articles m fancy needlework made up a \ery attractive collection of goods on this stall.

No 2 sta.'l, ' Connaught. '—Stallholders • Mesdames MacKio, Johnstone, and Lemon, assisted by Misses K. Hait, J (inPen, J Kdmonds-, M. Skinner, D McMillan, \V. Jonnstone, B Johnstone A pastoral scene in oils, s<nei<il other <il paintings, a very pietty mirror, pl.i(| ic-\ niid a \c-rv large stock of articles' of needlework made a fine '-■how on the Ooiinaught stall

No 3 stall, ' Lcinster '—Stallholders . Mrs. Shiel and Mi.s Ilegaitv, assisted by Misses J. Ilelev, Morkane, Brennan, Mahoney, Faulkner (2), Kennedy, Mcc, Lily ('dumb, Mahoney, Mrs Mcc Am,ong the many ob'ects 1 of interest and artistic articles displayed en this stall were a hand-painted srerecn, caived liable, fire screen of cathedral glass, and chair in plu.sh, and handpainted.

No. 4 stall, ' Blarney Castle.'— Sl aI 1 hoi dors ■ Misses I iston and Lawrence, assisted by Misses Olive Lawrence, A Ilf'cy, Mills, Martin, O'Kane, Fraser, Hudson, Cavanagb,, A Li s ton Here was a splendid dis-

play of cut flowers, pot plants, and toothsome delicacies, whilst a gramophone gave selections, which added considerably to the enjoyment of I>he audience. No. 5 stall, ' Munster. '— Stallholders : Mrs. Milne, Mrs. Major, and Miss Carroll, assisted by Misses Simmonds, Black, Flynn, D. Bunbury, T. Bunbury, A. Bunbury, Wood, Brennan, Griffiths, Otto, M. Kilmartin, Lan'naghan, Nelson, Reid, McKenzie, Mrs. J. M. Casey. In this stall were ghown among other things a iuui-paiiellcd hand-painted streen, the w,ork of tne Dominican Nuns (Irtvercargill), landscape;* in oils, fire screens, a bevelled glass minor, and 'a superior stock of point lace collars and handkerchiefs.

No. 6 stall, • Home Rule. '—Stallholder : Miss M. Staumton, assisted by Misses O'Neill, Puirton, Hannan (3), Poppelwell, Clancy (2), Hanrahan, Bryant (2), Daivis, Williams, Begbie, Milligan, Trestbn, Coxon, Johnstone (3), Hannigan, Brady (2), Pdumd. In addition to catering for the wants of the inner man, the ladies of this stall have several valuable articles to dispose of, the m(ost prominent of which is a beautiful foiur-pan-eiled hand-painted bevelled mirror-screen, ornamented with flowers and Irish scenes. This very fine work was painted at St. Dominic's Priory.

An art gallery, shooting gallery, bran tub, and other side shows were tihe centres of attraction for the younger patrons of the fete. There were excellent attendances on the evenings of Tuesday arid Wednesday, when different programmes were presented. This (Thursday) evening and to-morrow evening the laughable comedy, 'An Irish Linen Pedlar,' will be staged, 'and on Saturday, the closing night, the art union will be drawn. The liberal and varied programmes provided should attract crowded houses, especially as all purchasers of tickets have a chance in the a-rt union.