Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 25, 21 June 1906, Page 6

Greymouth

(From our own correspondent.) June 14. The cable messages announcing the death of Mr. Seddon came as a painful shock to the entire community and caused a feeling of profound grief. Here on the West Coast, where Mr. Seddon was so beloved by the people, we feel that we have lost not only a true friend but a dear relative. At the meeting of the St. Columba Club last Monday evening feeling reference was made to the death of Mr. Seddon by most of the members present. The Rev Father Taylor paid a high tribute to the memory of the ■departed statesman. The moating was then adjourned as a mark of respect to Mr. S«ddon's memory. At a meeting of th,e members of the Grey Catholic band Mr. R. Phillips was appointed conductor. Mr. Phillips, who is also conductor of St. Patrick's choir, is always to the fore in all musical matters here, and under his able baton the band should soon attain its former high state of efficiency. Last Sun-day being the day of the quarterly Holy Communion of the St. Columba Club, the members o f trie Hibernian Society united with the club in making a general Communion. A procession was formed from the club rooms of the combined members, to the number of about eighty, who marched to the church in a body It was a most edifying -sight. During last month the Catholic Club has had the rnis5 n?Mi t0 two °' f its most valu able members Mr D. Phillips, who has T^een promoted to New Plymouth as assistant Clerk of the Court in that town, also Mr John Devonport, who has received an important posiJ" n . m . the . Government Life Insurance Department, Christbhurch. Mr. Devonport, who was one of our ablest, -debaters, will be greatly missed in that department of the club. We wish both gentlemen every success in their new homes. Rev. Father Herbert, who has been absent from Greymouth for nearly two years, and who has /been relieving Rev Father Gallais at Reefton for the last month, took^.the opportunity of calling on his old friends before returning to .Wellington. Rev. Father Herbert visited the olub' rooms and expressed his pleasure at the marked advance made during the last two years. The Rev. Father Herbert preached eloquent sermons to crowded congregations at Mass and Vespers last Sunday. The rev. gentleman left on Tuesday on his return to Wellington. The second progressive euchre tournament of the season in connection with the St. Columba Club was held last Wednesday. The attendance was exceptionally large over one hundred members and their friends beine present. Mr. Carl Pfaff, cf the Wellington Club, was present, and said he never snent such an enjoyable evening before, and expressed his intention of introduoine such evenings into the - Wellington Club. At -the interval refreshments, kindly provided by the ladies, were Banded round. The rest of the evening was dewted to songs and recitations.

The members of the St. Columba hockey team wer« again successful in their second match last Saturday, when they defeated the Grey team by nine goals to nil.