Westport

New Zealand Tablet, 30 March 1911, Page 580

Westport

(From our own correspondent On Sunday last the members of the Hibernian Society approached the Holy Table in a. body. ,y ~ A en. Archpriest Walsh returns to Westport per S S Mapounka to-morrow (Thursday) after a two-months’ holiday at Rotorua. Tt H r v? rt f that 1 have to record the death (by accident) of Mr. AI. Williams, a gentleman well known in Catholic circles in Westport. Mr. Williams was the first president of the Westport branch of the Hibernian Society.—R.l.P. At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Hibernian Society last week Bro. J. Power, on behalf of the branch presented the secretary (Bro. D. Denneby) with a gold band ring as a token of the members’ appreciation of Irs work as an officer The president (Bro. ,1. Lambert), and Bro. U Gorman also spoke in eulogistic terms of the work done by Bro. Denneby. Bro. Denneby feelingly replied thanking the members for their handsome and unexpected gift. ~ .°" tb f evening of March 17 there was held in the Victoria theatre an Irish national concert under the auspices of St. Canice’s Club and the Hibernian Society. All the best local talent was represented, and the concert proved a complete success both financially and otherwise. The audience was large and appreciative, and encores were the rule of the evening. Towards the end of the programme the secretary (Mr. Gorman) thanked the audience for tueir attendance and also those who contributed to the

success of the entertainment. The following was the programme :-Part song, < Let Erin remember,' school children; song, 'Father O'Flynn,' Mr. R. Kiely; song, 'BarM? Hall*' MISS h Ca I rr .°! l n son g /The Irish emigrant/ Mr. Hall; song An Irish lullaby,' Miss A. Mfflican • In\£' M F - \ Dalkle > mandoline solo, Mr. Wheatley; cornet son,', r F man; S ° U ,' Ki »arney,' Miss O'Gorman; song , Three leaves of shamrock,' Mr. Gallaway; song lie P J ear T little shamrock,' Mr. Thompson; recitation, Mr. v™ nil Ir / Sh J ,f A £ isS L - , Ryan - Tlle accompaniments weie played by Mrs. Simon, Misses Thompson, Cox, Ryan Messrs. Nahr, Simon, and Rev. Father McMenamin. ' Ashburton (From our own correspondent.) qt rea * i " terG ? t is being manifested by the members of at. Marys Tennis Club m the annual tournament amongst nmof'T nW 1U P^gref• Some very keen and interesting games have eventuated. ■ b The attendance at the last weekly meeting of the Cathpatt ffi S Wi WaS n% largeßt re , cord for some time past. ihe Rev. Father O'Hare presided. Tin chief business of the meeting was the consideration of the busithf f&l b r v° Ught ,J°T. d at the annual conference of at Catholic Young Men's T C i? to be held in Christchurch at Easter. Messrs. D. McDonnell and R. Ramsay were selected to represent the club at the conference J of +l!n 6 l 9? dtello y 8 !, Hall was well filled on the occasion IS „ holding of the annual St. Patrick's Day concert given under the auspices of the local Convent School. In point of excellence the concert proved equal to former years,.encores being general throughout the evening The following contributed to the programme: -Song P Miss SS3i e Brick (Christchurch), Mesdames Hall Messrs. Gardner, Crawford, Ramsay, and Master FraS McKenury; violin, solo, Miss Cullen; cornet solo, Mr H A. Humphreys; pianoforte duet, Misses Soal and Nealon! * New Brighton (From our Christchurch correspondent.) tho Ihe foundation stone of what is to be the Church of the Immaculate. Conception, a fine structure in b S and stone, situated in Lonsdale street, New Brighton, was lad on last Friday afternoon by his Lordship the Bishop. AssistIdm^tt 6 T?Pv m r' V + i AVer \T the V -T P Rev. Fatlfer Price, Acim. the Rev. lather Hoare, S.M. (master of ceremonies,, and Rev Father Dignan, S.M, of St Man's tie wat U o C Ml NOI i th - i A* thG Site of tbc sanctuary within laviL kl J he CU i- ch the ceremon y was commenced. After laving the foundation stone ever a cavitv in which were deposited copies of the New Zealand fablet and local papers, i hia Lordship t . lie Bishop, in addressing those gathered around, explained that the Very Rev Dean Ginaty in whose parish New Brighton is situlted was unavoidably absent in Wellington, and it would be a matter' of deep regret to the Very Rev/Dean and pastor that he was unable to be present on the occasion. P ml Lordship the Bishop expressed surprise at the rapid progress S work of erecting the church had made since it was started three weeks, ago and said that had they waited a Httle longer it might have been possible to lay the foundation stone and open the edifice at one and the same time It Mas due to the generosity of Sir George Clifford that theIS? Q- le p° PrOC i ed - With - the erection of the building so generous gift had not. wished his identity proclaimed but t e speaker had told him he considered it fitting and proner Ms point Pe a°i?d e Sir S" sh ° uld be people of New Brighton should be glad si for thl adhered to h l;TatLtrT°r^brm £» f ? b " rcb were everlasting and unchanging and the t,£ + n g ™ &S had remained unchanged for tho' m 9nnn v £l'° English language had changed i,?+r • arSl The S. and A L ttrel .1 „ Rle ? "" ,' llm In congratulating of the new "h2 and in tl"l'" K,o, : t . aki " B th erection »'lio had enabled the"work S a J fa »B the generous donor They would pray t a t And « °, b ,\, put '" hand so early. bpe? done, auTtfif thev ™ 7 the wo , rk that h ** to see the o S f th d tifiah^s^^ between £I4OO and £ISOO d C ° St WaS stated to be