St. Benedict’s, Auckland

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIII, Issue 1, 6 January 1916, Page 36

St. Benedict’s, Auckland

(From an occasional correspondent.)

The annual concert in aid of the schools of the parish took place on Wednesday, December 15, in St. Benedict’s Hall. The spacious building was well filled by a very appreciative audience, and the programme was considered one of the best presented for many years. The items rendered by the pupils of the schools, which included choruses, action songs, and dialogues, deserve special mention, being of a very high standard, and reflected great credit on the Sisters of St, Joseph, who have been working assiduously for some time past to produce such excellent results The Elite Symphony Orchestra opened the programme with a fine rendering of The gladiator’s farewell,’ and later in the evening was well received with a waltz, entitled 1 Under my darling’s window,’ and a march, ‘Tartar of the Navy.’ The choruses, There is no land like Ireland’ and ‘ Zealandia,’ by the pupils were well received. The following contributed items, which were much appreciated, encores being the order of the evening:Mrs. Hanson, Misses B. Clarke, L. Lowry, L. Murphy, V. Hill, N. Stone, T. Childerhouse, Messrs. A. L. Pinard, F. Cunningham, G. Fleming, L. O’Malley, and W. Hill. Mr. Leo Whitaker, L.A.8., A.T.C.L., rendered valuable assistance as accompanist. The committee is to be congratulated on the splendid results attained, and the substantial amount realised will be well spent in furthering the work of free Catholic education in the parish.