Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 15 November 1906, Page 14

Greymouth

(From our .-own correspondent.) , : . ,» , ( -. . " November .6. ' ~ There was a large attendance at. ,the_St. Columba Club on Tuesday "evening,, 'October 30-,-~tne~ attractions being -the competition- for"* the diploma presented by the <: , Federated Societies'? P-Lxecutiye:" ,The following- member's- , competed : Messrs. C. Simon, "A". Fraser, R. C. "Heffernan, W. Duffy", D. "Butler," C". "Carmine, and- I\. p^Donnell; -■ Most of the members showed they had jnade' a ■keen'" study^of . .the subject^ -and- some- very^good " speeches . were delivered. ' The judges, after 'much deliberation; - gave their decision 4n -favor, of - Mr. Donald Butler. A very pleasing ' ceremony took -place on Saturday ni^ht at Mr. C. Smith's drapery establishment, 1 when the employees^ass^mljled to say good-bye to Miss Nellie Thompson; "who'is "severing..* her connection with the firm. Mr. E:~ XJ., Smith, in ' m'ardng~the presentation, which, consisted, "of a handsome gold" granny chain, referred -"in - eulogistic , vterms"'; .to -iMiss . Thompson, and expressed, the - nr-m^s^regret'at' rpsihjsl'thp of suolf a "capable and^"painstalcing:\ypUng x J^dy^a'nd concluded by wishing jher^yery, success hr vtheiifuture. "Mr. R. C. Heffernan ; returned 4 -thanks -'o^jeKatfK-of Miss Thompson, and > thanked j "the d'o»6^s^fol:*s6heir handsome present,' ' which would ailways' 5 -;r^tnsi ;> 'Ker ; of the happy days spent ' amongst.. '.them.- 1 :Jmssv' Thompson leaves in a 1 few days ' ipt "Wellington .>> ? :{s£&]* ' \'r The /^members., otefffig- ""St. Columba Club held a very - successful ".enter tainigfcnt in . the' club rooms • last Wednesday, evetiifig ;'ejei}mg, ■' the)vdbject being c!g obtain a "supply' of- new books ' -for-^the library. The. entertainment consisted; of- -musical and vocal items', l^ lg^iessi'ins-' and other competitions. 'The club's orchestra rendered' three • items in its best style; and Miss 'Rose- Weber ;and -v Mr. Allen contributed songs, which were imfch i appreci- J , ated, whilst Masters Condon "and ' Campbell entertained-- , the with rocitaitions. Another excellent item , was: '~jM; (dumbbell; ;U.rill by? a^ sauad \- o f -^boy s^->; f rpnfc> the « '•• Marist "Brothers' "schoolfwhich-'was^recefved -^i-th^fbundsii' of" applause.. Miss Phillips presided over, the refreshment room. The .entertainment proved a great success^-' the takings for the" -evening -amounting' to £19. After t paying all expenses .'the. fund will to the extent of "about £11~ 'which is considered -highly satis- ' factory. .The thanks; of .\the_~ club, ,are. due to tHelaaies'"" " . committee., who _ worked 'Hard "to 1 make ihe'"'eni;"ertainment;'--the i great 1 success^-frhichltftf proyid^\^ ". r, '. -i . H i , , t . n ,., .*,,