GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

New Zealand Tablet, 8 May 1919, Page 21

GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

The golden jubilee of the Mother Superior of St. Mary's Convent, M.M. Mechtildes Boland, was celebrated on Wednesday, April 23. There was Solemn High Mass in the convent chapel, Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M., being celebrant, and Very Rev. J. A. O'Connell, S.M., and Rev. Father J. Long, deacon and subdeacon respectively, His Lordship Bishop Brodie delivered an address appropriate to the occasion. Afterwards the Bishop and clergy were entertained to lunch in the convent. At 3 p.m. there was a reunion of past and present pupils of the Sisters, when the following programme was submitted: Jubilee chorus, pupils; address. Miss M. McManaway : vocal solo, "The Crown," Miss L. Kilbridge ; selection, "Au. Fail," orchestra; recitation, "The Mill Wheel," Miss D. Shaw: piano solo, "Liebestraum," Miss E. Forman : glee, "Hail, Smiling Morn," senior pupils: vocal solo, Mrs. F. O'Brien : selection, orchestra: vocal solo, Miss S. Murray- selection, "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms," orchestra. Mrs. Middleton was accompanist. During the concert, Miss 11. Card, lady mayoress of Featherston, presented the jubilarian with a cheque from the old pupils residing in the North Island. Amongst the clergy at one or more of the functions were Very Rev. Lean Hylancl, Fathers Morkane (Mosgiel), O'Connell (Wanganui), Price, Graham, Cooney, Ilanrahan, Long, Murphy, Seymour, O'Boyle, and Roche. In the evening Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament brought the- day's celebrations to a happy conclusion. ...... The jubilarian was the recipient of numerous gifts and congratulatory telegrams from her many friends throughout the Dominion. ',.,-,- .- =