Southland News Notes

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 25 August 1904, Page 19

Southland News Notes

(From our own correspondent.)

The I. A. Dramatic Society stiage a play at Kennington on Friday evening in aid of the organ fund.

The ' Lihputian Fair ' in connection with the parish schools is to ta\e place this week, and from all appearances it will bo a thorough success.

The building of the Invercargill municipal theatre is being pushed forward wiuh considerable energy, and several other works- in course of construction give the town a li\ely and progressive appearance.

Another of the winter socials in connection with the Athletic Football Club was held last week a»nd, as usual, was well attended. The popularity of «mch functions seems never to wane, in fact the socials are lookied foiwatfd to with eager expectation, especially by tne younger portion of the congregation.

The members of tihe Literary and Debating Society recently entertained the president, Mr. M. O'Brien. Mr. J. Robertson presided, and referred at length to the lengthy services rendered by Mr. O'Brien to this and kindred societies, and trussed that in the future, as well as in tiic past, he would place his services at the disposal of the congregation and the community at large. The chairman's expressions were endorsed by Mcssts. D. J. Corcoran, J. Aitken, T. P. Gilfedder, J. Mulvey, L. W. J. Morton, T. Cavanagh, and others. In the course of his reply Mr. O'Brien assured members and their friends that his assistance and co-operation would always be forthcoming in connection with ' t all good works and undertakings.

Mr. and Mrs. Butler, of Thornbury, who are leaving that districe for Ashburt'on, were last week accorded a farewell banquet by. the people of the western locality. Tlhey were also the recipients of inscribed mementoes, which will doubtless serve the plurpose of keeping in memory the happy days gone by in the district from which they are departing.