Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 15 April 1920, Page 22

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) April 11. 7 ; , The beautiful festival of Easter was fittingly observed at the Church of the Sacred Heart. At the early Masses

on ,Easter . Sunday practically , the whole congregation approached the • Holy r Table, At 10.30 ; a.ra. ‘High "Mass■ was celebrated,. and for this a fine rendering ; ' of Gounod’s “Messe v Solennelle” was .. given by an augmented "choir; under the direction of Mrs. N. D. Mangos, p At evening devotions the ; sermon was preached by Father ; Berger, S. of Christchurch. '"-.’o ■ ;V-’' kvi At the annual meeting of the, Celtic Football Club there was a large attendance of past and intending members. After the reading of the annual report, . the election of . office-bearers took place, resulting as follows: —Patron, Rev. Father Hurley; president, Mr. M. J. Hyland; secretary and treasurer, Mr. F. Geaney; trustees, Rev. Brother Palladius and Mr. F. Geaney; delegates to Rugby Union, Messrs. M. J. Hyland and D. Hertnon; vice-pre-sidents, Rev. Brother Palladius, Messrs. J. Murphy, W. Moore, J. Collins, J. O’Brien, C. Sullivan, W. Angland, T. Cronin, J. P. Murphy, J. P. Leigh, P. Mahoney, M. Sullivan, P. Lane, J. Reilly, P Roach, and YV. F. Evans; club captain, Mr. W. Gillespie. Mr. W. F. Evans and Rev. Brother Palladius offered trophies of £2 2s for the best back and best forward during the season.