Ashburton

New Zealand Tablet, 12 August 1909, Page 1259

Ashburton

(From our own correspondent.)

The usual monthly 'At home ' of the Ashburton Catholic Club was held on July 22, when a nnisical and dramatic entertainment was given. The following contributed to the musical portion of the programme : — Misses Soal, Madden, Messrs. D. McDonald, Cunningham, V. Madden, Ramsey, and W. B. Keaney. Miss Soal acted as accompanist, and Miss Brophy contributed a pianoforte solo. The dramatic club, which has just been reformed, produced a one-act comedy, ' Mrs. Green's Snug Little Business,' and the characters were sustained by Messrs. F. J. Pritchard, W. B. Keaney, T. Brophy, J. Lennon, and W. Lennon, ail of whom did remarkably well. At the last meeting the programme consisted of a spelling bee, which proved very interesting. Mr. F. Hanrahan was the winner, after a very close finish. During the past month a ladies' debating club, under the name of the St. Mary's Catholic Literary and Debating Society, was started. It has begun with a very strong membership. The following are the officers: — President, Mrs. Pritchard; vice-president, Mrs. McCormick ; secretary and treasurer, Miss Buckley ; committee, Misses Buckley, Fitzgerald, Murphy, McDonnell, and Mesdames Walsh and Soal.