Westport

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 26, 25 June 1903, Page 5

Westport

(From our own correspondent.)

At Vespers on Pentecost Sunday, Mrs. F Sontrten (lie popular local soprano vocalist, sang an ' O Salutans in splendid style, and with great devotional feelr-

. The members of St. Canlce's branch of the Hibernian Society have decided to forward a donation to the Stoke Orphanage fund Subscriptions are now being collected for this praiseworthy obiect. Master P F. Cullen, the second eldest son of Sergeant Cullen, in charge of the Wesport Police Station has been appointed to a cadetship in the Railway De~l partment at Westport. Master Cullen received the principal portion of his education at the Man.st Brothers' school m Wellington

The Rev. Fa)hor Malloy was the celebrant at the 11 o clock Mass on Pentecost Sunday. In the evening ho commenced a series of sermons on the Church Apart

from the merits of the gifted young preacher, the opportunity presented of hearing the teachings of the Church expounded in eloquent and convincing language should not be missed. No doubt large congregations will attend St. Canice's Church to benefit by these instructive and profitable discourses.

Universal regret was exoressed in Westport when the sad intelligence of the death of Mr. John Lempfert, the gifted son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lempfert, was brought by the last San Francisco mail. The late Mr. Lernpfert was possessed of high, literary attainments, and rapidly gained a reputation in journalistic circles in the United States. He received a continental education, having spent some five years in one of the leading universities in Germany. The la.te Mr. Lerapfert was attacked by consumption last November, which culminated in his death at Stony Brook, near Brooklyn at the early age of 36 years. A widow and child, besides his parents, who are old residents of the West Coast, and much respected in Westport, are left to mourn their sad loss. A Requiem Mass was celebrated for the i ( poso of his soul last Monday by the Yen. Archpriest Walshe. — l r.t.p.

(This communication arrived too late for insertion in our last issue.)