DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8, 25 February 1909, Page 302

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The Rev. James - Lynch, of Palmerston, who had been on a trip to Europe, arrived in Dunedin on Saturday by the TJlimaroa from Sydney.

Prior to his departure from Milton to Oamaru the Rev. Father Farthing -was entertained at a farewell social gathering by the parishioners. Rev. - Father Howard, who" took charge of the Milton parish last week, was formally welcomed by a great body of the parishioners at a social gathering on Tuesday evening.

The Mission for the members of the Confraternity of Perpetual Succor, conducted during the past week at St. Joseph's Cathedral by the Rev. Father Gilmartin, C.SS.R., was brought to a close on Sunday afternoon.

All the arrangements for the annual entertainment in connection with St. Patrick's Day are now in a forward state. Owing to the' theatres and halls being engaged on the proper date the Concert will b© held on the evening of March 18, in the Garrison Hall.

A meeting of the Christian Brothers' Old Boys' Association Football Club was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening. The object of the meeting was " to see what likelihood there was of forming a new grade for the coming season. Owing to the excellent attendance of players at. the meeting, it was resolved to enter a team^ for the second grade cup. All Old -Boys anxious to join the club should hand in their names to the secretary, T. P. Laffey, Christian Brothers' School, during the coming fortnight. Besides the school teams we hope to see three grades among- the old pupils — second, third, and fourth.

.A musical and "dramatic entertainment in aid of the school furnishing -fund was given in the Santa Sabina School, North-east Valley, on Tuesday evening. The first part of the programme consisted 'of the dramatic operetta, ' Sang Azure,' in which the cast of characters was as follows : -T-Captain ""Algernon Fere, Mr. J. Hill; Evelyn Fere, Miss N. Galloway; Charles Colverley, Mr. R. A. Power ; Mary Ann, Miss N. Anderson. The second part opened with a" song, ' The ould plaid shawl,' Mr. S. C. Lawson ; recitation, ' The owl critic/ Miss Lily King ; song, ' There is a land,' Mrs. R. A. Power ; song, ' The beautiful girl of Kildare,' Mr. G. Thorley ; recitation, 'Solitude,' Miss F. Pacey. The concluding item was the operetta,

' John- and Angelina.' The character of John was sustained by Mr. T. J. Anthony, of Angelina by Miss 0. Carter, and of the waiter by Mr. A. Griffiths. The operettas were produced under the direction of Mr. T. J. Anthony, Mr. W. Kennedy being scenic artist. The accompanists were Miss M. King (piano) and Mr. 'J. Burns (violin). There was a very large audience, who showed by frequent applause their appreciation of the varied and excellent programme.

The pupils of St. Dominic's^College tendered a welcome to his Lordship ilie Bishop on Tuesday evening. A highclass programme of musical and other items was gone - through, and at the conclusion his Lordship thanked the performers for tlie excellence of the -entertainment. His Lordship was the recipient of a valuahle present