Wanganui

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 13

Wanganui

(From our own correspondent.) •" ■ • * November 14. Mrs. A. Ji. Kitchen, an esteemed member of St." Mary's congregation, has -been elected a vice-president of the Wanganui .Ladies' Swimming Club. . ' •- .The Wanganui Spiral Pipe Company has secured the contract for the six miles of piping required for the • new Christchurch water supply reticulation. " The St. Mary's Dramatic Club produced ' The Octoroon ' on Saturday, November 9, in the Opera House before an appreciative audience. ,The piece was splendidly staged and played, and was a decided' improvement on the previous productions. Wanganoii, like i'almerstori, had glorious weather for the Show on Wednesday and Thursday, when there was a record ■ attendance. The live stock and home industries 'sections were well represented, but there was a total absence of agricultural implements, which, was regretted by =Elie bulk of the farmers present. . ' ' On Sunday . the collection in aid of the funds for the erection of the Cathedral at Wellington was taken up at all the Masses at ,St. Mary's (Wanganui) and St Joseph s (AramohoJ churches. The Rev. Father Treacy made a fervent appeal on behalf of the Cathedral funds. At Vespers at St. Mary's he preached an eloquent sermon on, devotion to the souls in purgatory. ,• +?n? n cS ue^ ay> , 12 . th inst -> a social gathering was held in the St. Mary's Club rooms, when there was a failnumber present. The ladies' prizes in- the euchre tournament were secured by Mrs. Lloyd and Miss Moronev ■• (Hastings), and the, gentlemen's by Rev. -Father Molloy' Si wrYw r Vi Cha S.- S P illane - The v «y Rev. Dean Grogan, Rev. Father Treacy, and Rev. Father- Molloy were pr el sent during the evening. ~ r lhe ladies' committee (Mesdames Neylon, Woods, Lloyd, Benefield, and Grogan) provided an excellent supper. Mr. p. D. Gaffaney acted as secretary in place of Rev. Father Mahony, who was at Stratford. The members of St. Mary's Club also assisted materially in making the function a success Ihe proceeds will form the nucleus 'of a fund for a children's picnic at New Year's time.