Gore

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 40, 21 October 1925, Page 35

Gore

(From our own Correspondent.), ' Vw.w ' - : : October 15. - St. Patrick’s tennis court was the scene 1 of a very pleasant gathering on Wednesday last, the 14th inst., when the official, opening took place. The. weather waS~iiot ideal "; .owing, to -a strong wind,' which tended . to make things ..disagreeably. Very Jlev;' Father O’Donnell, after, a tew suitable remarks," declared the courts open for . play. ; , JiTra". 31. Fitzgerald, wife of the. served the first .ball and' play was-indulged in 'thereafter. The ladies . are deserving of ‘ thanks for the dainty afternoon which they provided and so . capably served. The members of the committee also deserve credit for the labor put into the courts, which had a ‘ pleasant appearance. Despite the son’-wester an exceedingly enjoyable afternoon was spent and all went home quite satisfied with the afternoon’s outing; . d , “Town versus Country” was a - subject which raised much discussion at the, weekly] meeting of, the Catholic. Debating Club on Monday evening', last, when Rev. Father Lennon presided over an attendance pf, some twenty members. Messrs. McGoldricJc. and Kerr, very ably led off for town and country respectively. Some good arguments for both sides were advanced by, •■.members,; with the result that a. lively, discussion ensued: At the conclusion of the, debate, the; chairman complimented the _ members upon the able manner in whichyfchey had handled the subject, and declared the supporters of the .‘‘town” to be the .winners by a .very small margin. . , , . ' :