Ashburton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, 28 May 1908, Page 24

Ashburton

(From our own correspondent.) _, May 23. The usual weekly meeting of the Ashburton Catholic Club was held on May 13. The programme for the evening was an., essay competition. The judges had a difficult task in coming to a decision, but eventually awarded an equal number of marks to Messrs. Tonar and J. ,Lennon, for ' Progress in Canterbury ' and ' The life of Robert Emmet ' respectively. Messrs. W. J. Cunningham and T. O'Carroll officiated as judges. On Thursday evening last the members of the club invited their lady friends to an ' at home.' During the evening the following contributed musical and other items ' Songs, Misses Carncross, McKennah, McDonnell, Irwin, Messrs. Burgess, Cunningham, Mitchell; pianoforte solos, Misses Nevin and Brankin ; recitations, Miss Tonar and Mr. Hanrahan. The accompaniments x were played by Miss Brankin and Mr. Mitchell. During the evening refreshments were handed round.