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New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 24, 1 July 1925, Page 31

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(From our own correspondent.) June 26. The annual collection taken up by the commercial travellers on the 12th inst., in behalf of the local orphanages realised £l5O. In order to supplement the above amount a number of ladies, interested in., the* cause (including Mesdames Whitehead, Venning, and Leeming, representing St Anne’s Guild) had a few stalls in town, and raised the sum of £7O. In connection with the above laudable object, a large party from Christchurch, under the auspices of “Charities Limited” visited Timaru ami \ery generously gave three performances of the pantomine “Sleeping Beauty,” on 17th and 18th inst., when the creditable amount of £450 was realised. The guild office-bearers arranged for a number of the visitors to be billeted by some of our parishioners. St. Anne’s Guild in behalf of “Loreto House” (the Catholic receiving home), Wai-iti Road, will receive a pro rota share of the proceeds. An entertainment, in aid of the funds of the St. Andrews Catholic Church, was g'ven by a Timaru concert party in the St. Andrews Hall on the 23rd inst., to a large .and very appreciative audience. In addition to songs by Messrs. J. Daly and F. I. Ryan, recitations by Mr. C. Clarke, and wellbalanced items .by the Catholic Glee Club, under Mr. C. A, Mclnnes, variety was lent by a splendid interpretation of the Trial Scene from “The Merchant of Venice,” by the Timaru Catholic Dramatic „Club. The comedy element was supplied by Messrs. Murdoch, R. O’Connor, and F. Ryan in a very humorous sketch entitled “Gossips.” Miss N. Scanned-acted as accompanist, besides opening the programme with a pianoforte solo. - •<*>