ST. PATRICK'S DAT CELEBRATIONS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 144, 7 March 1918, Page 7

ST. PATRICK'S DAT CELEBRATIONS

'As St. Patrick's Day falls upon a \. Sunday tbis yfear, the sports meeting 'will take place at Newtown JPark on ; Saturday, • March 16. ■ As is. usual, ; the day's' outing will commence with a ' , procession, in which will be several Vtauleaux indicative of Irish character. vTho New Zealand Natives' Association .•Band will head the procession. The .Tea Kiosk has been'taken Over by the [committee, and will be managed by <tlie Catholic Knitting Guild. . There > 'atill be varioils' other stalls.: An'attractive programme of events has .been prepared, included in which are several litems for soldiers, who will be admit- : ted to the park (in uniform) free of 'cbatge. A spectacular display of one [thousand children will be given on the [ground. Mr. Tracoy, of the Y.M.0.A., (is coaching the children. A surprise '.packet schemo has also been arranged. (As the Town Hall is otherwise occu- : ( pied for the Saturday evening, the.national concert will be held on Monday, >"March 18. Mr. Fred 6. Bourke, of 'Auckland, has been engaged, and will fix) assisted by Miss Kathleen Wood (Wanganui), Lieutenant Zeissler (Timaru), Mr. J. ( Duff (Dunedin)., and ; Miss Eileen Dnscoll. The Schoolboys' iChoir, Mr. Kevin Dillon, Miss Kathleen O'Brien, Mr.'. Ben O'Brien (violinist), and Miss Eileen Dennehy will also jaseist.