Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 22 March 1906, Page 5

Timaru

(From our ova correspondeint.) March 19. The annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations were arranged to take place this year on Thursday last, but owing to the wet weather the sports had to be postponed till Saturday. The concert, however, was held in the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, and ,was

well patronised, the house being rwell filled. The 'programme (arranged by Miss E. McGuinness) was a lengthy one and well up to, if not above, the average. Several new 1 , singers graced the stage for the first 'time and met with encouraging receptions. Perhaps the most interesting item was the dumb-bell drill by a dozen xi the Marist Brothers' boys, who were dressed in white with blue sas>hes. The following contributed to the programme :■ — Mrs. Edwards, and Mrs. J. G. Yenning, the Misses Steward and Dennchy, and Messrs. De Looze, Healey, McDonald, Jordan, and Coombs. Mr. Fitzgerald and his pupils gave an eight-hand Irish reel, which had to be repeated. The Garrison and Marine Bands played some selections outside. the theatre before the performance.

The picnic and sports were held on the Caledonian Grounds on Saturday, the children marching to 'the grounds from the church at 10 o'clock, about 350 taking part in the procession. The programme was a good one, old and young being catered for. Keen interest wais 'tak<en in all events, the prizes being of a substantial character. Mr. W. Mangos, the secretary, is to be felicitated on the completeness of his arrangements. The schcol championship cup was won by T. Mason, quite a little fellow, whose) points totalled 13 for the three distances run. In the hop-step-andrjump, C. Hartnett covered the creditable distance of 32i feet.