Ashburton

New Zealand Tablet, 5 November 1914, Page 41

Ashburton

g.,./ 4 , ' . ' '' - - (From our own correspondent.) ..=■ I. ■}. ; In response to the very urgent appeal of the Rev. Father O’Donnell to his congregations to subscribe;libßrally to the relief fuhd~for the poor j? Of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium, jhe handsome sum pLJE2I4;Bs 3d - was collected at the~services on Sunday last. . r|.L- • Prior to taking his departure from Ashburton to join the" service of ; the Railway Department at Lyttel■ton, Mr. Alfred Lennon was the ' recipient of presentations from his Ashburton friends, also from the staff of his late fellow-workers at the local branch of the N ;Z. Farmers’“ Co-operative Association. Mr. , Lennon was one of our most prominent young men, in the ( Catholic Club, and his departure is a distinct loss to' the club. ’ |[ I r y | : .l| On© of Ashburton’s oldest inhabitants, in the person of Mr. James Lennon,! passed peacefully ( away at his son’s residence on Saturday, October 10, at the ripe old age of 90 years. The late Mr. Lennon arrived in New Zealand by the Empress of India in 1877. The deceased spent most of his time in New Zealand 'about the Ashburton County. Two sons (Mr. Patrick" and Mr. William Lennon) are left to mourn their loss. R.I.P. ; ; The annual meeting of the St. Mary’s Tennis Club was presided over by Mr. S. Madden (president). The report and balance sheetwhich showed the : club to be, in a good position financially and otherwise—adopted as read. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year : Patron, Rev. Father 'J. O’Donnell (re-elected) j president, Mr. S. ' Madden ; vice-presidents— Dr. J. A. Kennedy, and Messrs. - F J. . Holley, W. J. Cunningham, D.' McDonnell, J.Farrell, M. Kissane, M. J. Burgess, T. Buckley, J. McQuilkin, R. Nealon, T. Staunton, E. McSherry, P. Devane, H. P. Madden, and P. Kelleher; captain,"Mr. T. Purcell (re-elected); vice-captain, Mr. H. Walsh; treasurer, Mr. T. M. Brophy; hon. secretary, Mr. C. J. Hannigan; committee Mrs. • McCormick, . and the Misses Fitzgerald., and McSherry, and. Messrs. J. McCormick, F. Brophy, and V. Madden; auditor, Mr. W. . J v Cunningham. : Votes of thanks to the chair and’.to the outgoing officers concluded the meeting. ;;. The annual banquet of the Catholic Young Men’s Club drew a large attendance of members, Mr. J. A. Lennon (president) occupying the chair. . The arrangements for the banquet left nothing to be desired, and the proceedings from start to finish were marked with the greatest enthusiasm. The following toast-list was , gone through;. ‘ The. Pope and King’ ; ‘ Kindred Societies,’ proposed by Mr. F. K. Cooper and responded -to by Messrs. F. Brophy (Hibernian Society) and T. Purcell (Tennis Club); ‘ The Clergy’ (Mr. S. Madden and Rev. Father J. J. O’Donnell); ‘Army and Navy’ (Rev. Father O’Donnell and Mr. T. M. Brophy) ; Ireland— Nation (Mr. D. McDonnell) Past Presidents (proposed by the president and ,: acknowledged' by Messrs. W. J. Cunningham and D. McDonnell) ; ‘ The Press ’ ■ (Mr. E. McSherry and Mr. J. A. Sheridan); ‘The •Ladies ■ (Mr. R. Nealon, • sen., and- Mr. V. Madden); ‘The President’ (Mr. M. J. Burgess). The following contributed to a musical programme Songs,. Miss Hicks,v Messrs, D. J. McDonald, S W. J. Cunningham, V. Madden, M. J. Burgess, T. M. Brophy; recitations, Mr. F. K. Cooper and Mr. J. ,A. Lennon. Mis. D. Crow played the acompaniments The singing of the -National Anthem brought the proceedings to a successful conclusion. - .: V-Hv*" “r-vT " r