DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1913, Page 35

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The collection on behalf of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which was made recently at St. Joseph’s Cathedral and the North-east Valley and Kaikorai churches, amounted to £sl, contributed as follows: St. Joseph’s Cathedral, £36 18s 9d / North-east Valley, £ll ss; Kaikorai, £2 16s 3d. L' Considering the inclemency of the weather, the .. quarterly meeting of the Dunedin branch of the Hibernian Society was well attended. Bro. John Dougherty presided. A feature of the business was the small amount of sick pay, which has been gradually decreasing for the past two months. In the nomination of officers there was no opposition, except 'for the office of auditors, four nominations being received. It was ; resolved to hold a euchre party in aid of the orphan family of a deceased brother, and this being a most deserving case, a strong committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. One candidate was initiated and four proposed. The delegates to the triennial movable meeting at Napier reported on the business transacted at that meeting, which evoked very little discussion. . v . ' On Saturday, the Feast of St. Aloysius, eighty children received their First Communion at a special Mass celebrated in St. Patrick’s Basilica, South Dunedin. For several months previous, the little ones received special preparatory instructions (from Rev. Father Delany and the Sisters of Mercy, and, as an immediate preparation for the great act, made a Triduum, assembling each afternoon in the Convent Chapel for devotions;' During Mass hymns suitable to the occasion were sung by the children, and after the Communion, the celebrant (Rev. Father Delany) ad-, dressed some very appropriate words to them on the great Sacrament they had received, exhorted them to , approach the Holy Table as frequently as possible, to cherish through life their precious gift of Faith, and to abstain from any act that might tarnish its lustre. , After Mass and Thanksgiving, the First Communicants" were entertained to breakfast by the ladies of the St. ' i Vincent de Paul Society (South Dunedin branch). CHRISTIAN BROTHERS’ CONCERT. A very enjoyable concert, in aid of the furnishing of some of the stalls at the forthcoming bazaar, was given in the Garrison Hall on Monday evening, before a large and very appreciative audience. • It was an excellent entertainment from every point of view, and Rev. Brother Moore, who had been instrumental in securing the services of the performers, is to be congratulated on the success which had attended his efforts. The programme was a good one, and sufficiently varied to suit the tastes of all. Miss Violet 1 Fraser gave a finished rendering of ‘ Parted,’ to which a violin obligato was played by Miss Dora Emery. A well deserved and emphatic recall followed, to which the singer kindly responded. Miss Mabel Esquilant received an enthusiastic reception. Her singing of ‘ O flower of all the world ’ was a remarkably fine contribution to the evening’s programme, and for which she was warmly encored. The musical monologue, ‘ A . bunch of roses,’ by Miss Churchill was much appreciated, as was also the encore number which followed. Miss Daisy Hall met with an enthusiastic reception, and her singing of ‘ Killarney ’ was honored by a double encore. A very fine contribution to the programme was the violin solo, ‘ Rhapsodic Hongroise ’ (Hansen), by Miss Dora Emery, who was accompanied on the piano by her sister, Miss Mildred Emery. Miss Gladys Stoneham contributed a piano solo, Chopin’s Polonaise in A flat,’ for which site was honored with a well-merited recall. Mr. A. Pacey was heard to

advantage ‘ in : ‘ Son of mine/ which was encored, a similar compliment • being extended to Mr. Blackie for his singing of ‘ Rosamond. Later on Tooth of these gentlemen gave a very acceptable duet, ‘Watchman,what of the night?’ Mr. Petersen- was also recalled for his, singing of the Irish Fusilier.’ Mr. E. V. Slyfield both in his programme item (Kipling’s ‘ Gunga Din ’) and in the encore piece, showed that he is an elocutionist of much merit. r An enjoyable item , was the comedietta, * ‘ At the ball,’ by Miss' Lilian King and Mr. Crawford, who displayed considerable dramatic talent in their presentation of- the piece. A fine number was the instrumental item by the Kaikorai Band quartet, which was enthusiastically applauded. The bracketed items, Hail smiling morn and ‘ The Meeting of the Waters,’ were contributed by the Christian Brothers’ Choir, under the conductorship of Mr. P. Keligher. The Christian Brothers’ Choir are evidently keeping up the high standard for which they were noted in the past, and then present conductor is to be congratulated on the creditable manner in which they acquitted themselves on this occasion. The double quartet, 1 Sweet and low,’ by the senior members of the Christian Brothers’ Choir (Messrs. F., D., and J. Fogarty, J. Tarleton, T. Hughes, F. Yule, J. Stapleton, and P. Keligher) was also a very acceptable item. Miss C. Hughes acted as accompanist during the evening in her usually efficient manner.