Invercargill

New Zealand Tablet, 30 August 1906, Page 23

Invercargill

(Prom our owm correspondent.) August 27. The usual weekly meeting of the Invercargill Catholic Club was held on August 21. The programme for the evening consisted of a debate on ' Freehold v. Leasehold.' Among the speakers most prominent were the Very Rev. Dean Burke, Rev. Father O'Malley, and Messrs. M. Giifedder, J. Mulvey, T. P. Giifedder, J. Collins, T. Kane, and H. Grace. The meeting decided in favor of leasehold. The first social held under the auspices of this club took place in Ashley's Hall, on Thursday August 16, and was well patronised. The proceeds are devoted to the working funds of the club. The St. Maiy's (Ladies') Club hold their second euchre party and social on the 30th hist., -wiMi a view to raising funds for the formation of a tenniscourt. The work of fencing, etc., is now in progress. The court is 'being laid oft on the ground ad.loiniiKg the convent. The Mother Prioress has kindly given the ladies the use of this ground for a term of fne years.