DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, 30 April 1903, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The many friends of the Rev. Father McGrath (Port Chalmers) will be glad to learn that he has recovered from his recent sharp attack, of pulmomtis and has taken up the active duties of his parochial charge again. The Very Rev. Father O'JMeill (Milton) is to deliver a lecture in Balclutha on May 35, in aid of the building fund of the local Catholic church. We understand that he is likely to give, among other interesting matter, some reminiscences of the visits made by him, when in Ireland last year, to the battlefields of '98 in Wexford County. The lecture should be one of exceptional interest, and wijl, no doubt, draw a crowded house. On Monday of last week Bishop Verdon reached Hyde on his visitation of the Palmerston mission, and on the following morning administere-d the Sacrament of Confirmation to 3 1 children. In the afternoon he proceeded to Macrn'f- 1 , where, on Wednesday morning, 20 persons were coir lined. The same afternoon the candidates for confirn . tion (22) at Palmerston were examined, and on the following morning they were confirmed. On Thursday afternoon 20 children were confirmed in Hampden, from which place the Bishop proceeded to Oamaru {• take part in the opening of the Oamaru Basilica. 1

by [fpi CC rr e tv Sh °r,H c ? thei r a PPreciation of SS p'erforma&S by hearty and frequent applause/ This was only what kmd J ever y eiv^ a m W he b v?. st ofiS Kma evei given in St. Josephs Hall The nrineinni character was taken by Miss fvy Poppelwell who SS played dramatic talent far above the average t£ hrsinJin^wiTM-^ l^ £ cIn * rrticu£rfy a |o o d?wh«?tk« dnf f 3 ? Trest on of the duet, 'O, you shall HnJ^ nrf ? HHe^ ce M ball ' was admirable, the audience Ss-> success ?ot ?he rhnr eCall - ¥& staunton made a deckled- !,«,,!> i i\ character of Miss Jones, the principal of " nitl Z g ,J£% eS ac u ademv ' fi^ng the role with tfc"dignity becoming such a responsible position, and singing with considerable success the solo, ' Your parents ail invxted,' Both Miss Staunton and Miss Poppelwell wtri the recipients of floral tributes during the Evening TBie other parts were ably filled by Misses Ooxton, Clancy M nh Ha > nra? r an (2) ,P' Nei ». Treston, Brady, HanntS JoWon Davis all of whom were letter perfect T «nd fh^ WW t lth £°£ d dram atic effect. At the conclusion of the first act Misses Brennan (2) and Knox danced a very graceful gavotte. Mr. T. Anthony, who acted as musical director and stage manager, is to be highly complimented for the finished manner 'in which the ope? hv «ir a t S h^ rr + ° d 'L ced a * nd c w?*>ubted ability displayed ?£, il *° took pa , rt in jt - The accompaniments during * n™J emn K X -m ere P layed by Dalton with her accu£ tomed ability. During the evening the Rev. Father r^ P « hy ' f ft? m W £V J ° se P h>s Catnedral. thanked the ladies of the club for their successful entertainment, and hoped that they would be equally successful in their future undertakings In response to a generally expressed wish the operetta was repeated last evening, when it was, perhaps, even more successful than on the first occasion.