PALMERSTON NORTH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, 23 March 1905, Page 15

PALMERSTON NORTH

(From our own correspondent.) Mau-h 20. St. Patrick's Day in Palmerston is getting to be regarded more and more as a public holiday. There were Masses at 7 and 9 o'clock, which were well attended, and a monster gathering in the Zealandia Hall at night, which took the form of a national concert, and as usual turned out an unqualified success. As a result the many -parish wants should reap the benefit of some £70 odd. The following; was the programme for the concert: Overture, ' Iriah Airs,' Mr. P. Tombs (organist) ; song, 1 The foarp that once,' Mr. Higgins ; song ' Kathleen Mav-ourneen ' (encored), Miss Daniels (Wellington) ; song, ' Ireland free once more,' Mr. J. Russell (encore), song, ' A nation once again,' Rev. Father Hills (encore); song, ' Come back to Erin,' (encore), Miss J. Garrity ; song, ' The dear little shamrock,' Mr. V. Dallow ; song, ' The Iri:-^h folk song,' Mrs. Russell ; song, ' Off to Philadelphia,' Mr. A. Bennett ; hornpipe, Mr. J. Hurley ; song, ' Old Ireland's hearts and hands,' Rev. Father Hills ; song, ' Oft in the stilly night,' Miss Daniels ; song, ' The meeting of the waters,' Mrs. Russell ; Irish jig, Mr. P. Cronm. The ladies as usual provided refreshments in la\ish style. Mr. P. Tombs played the accompaniments.