Ashburton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 26, 15 July 1925, Page 31

Ashburton

(From our own correspondent.) July 10. The weekly meeting of the Catholic Literary and Debating Society took place on Wednesday evening last, the president (Mr. Val Cullen) presiding. A challenge for an inter-club debate was received from the newly-formed St.- Andrew’s Club, and accepted, the date decided upon being September 7. It was decided to issue an invitation to the members of the . St. Stephen’s Club to a euchre match in the club rooms on the- Loth inst, ' The secretary was instructed to write to the Timaru Catholic Club, challenging for an inter-club debate in September. The programme for the evening took the form of an “Editor’s Box,” and after several interesting questions had been debated' the meeting terminated. , The various committees appointed for the purpose of raising funds in connection with the forthcoming bazaar arc still very active.

my ‘ j. is r . —•’ Not a week passes without some! form .of entertainment. Every Tuesday , evening r a euchre tournament under the auspices of the combined committees *is held, and to date ij' j ' k have met with great success. A concert recently held at Riverside in aid of the refreshment stall netted £26. On Thursday evenmg a concert organised by members of the choir was held' in the St. Stephen’s Hall, the attendance being very large. Tho choir stall should benefit considerably. The Children of Mary intend staging a concert at Winchmore on Thursday, the 16th inst., and the produce stall a concert at Hinds at an early date. , A cake stall in the Arcade on a recent Friday, netted £2O. ( .

The half-yearly meeting of the St. Patrick’s branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was held on Monday evening, the 6th inst. Bro. F. L. Brophy presiding over a large attendance. The sick visitors’ report showed three brothers on the sick fund. The secretary reported that members appeared to manifest little interest in the taking up of shares in connection with the dispensary, and it was decided that another appeal be made for support. The election of officebearers resulted as follows: —President, Bro. H. Lennon ; vice-president, Bro. T. 0. McIntyre; treasurer, Bro. Very Rev. 1 Dean O’Donnell; secretary, Bro. F. Lennon; warden, Bro. J. Williams; guardian, Bro. J. O’Shea; delegates to United Friendly Societies Association, Messrs. W. Bryant and F. Lennon; auditors, Messrs. T. W. Purcell and Jas. Brown.