Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 48, 28 November 1907, Page 24

Palmerston North

(From our own correspondent.), • , November 24. The pupils of the convent purpose holding their annual concert on December 12. The Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of Meanee, preached at both the- 11 o'clock Mass and at Vespers to-rday to large congregations. As regards the reference to JLhe ' Elijah,' to be put on shortly for the Hospital- funds, by an error it was made- to appear that there would be a difficulty m abstaining some 250 voices, whereas it should have read no difficulty in obtaining same, and at our first meeting of selection committee we had no less than 150 names to go through, and have some 60 more for to-morrow night's meeting. - . . The remaining prizes held over from the Dominion Bazaar were disposed of at the Zealandia Hall on Wednesday last, in the presence of Messrs. E. 0. Hurley and R. Edwards and a large audience. At the conclusion of the proceedings Rev. Father Bowe on behalf of the committee, "presented the secretary Mr. W. Ryan with a silver-mounted umbrella suitably inscribed, as a token of the esteem in w&ich he is held. Mr and Mrs. Hanlon, who are leaving the parish to reside in Wellington, were presented by the Rev. Father Costello with a silver tea and coffee service on behalf of the members of St. Patrick's parish Eulogistic references were made by Father Costello and Messrs. W. Devine, W. Ryan, and M. J. 'Kennedy to the many excellent qualities of Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon, and much regret, was expressed at their departure. Mr. Hanlon in responding, expressed the hope that he would return to Palmerston in the course of a few years. The Catholic Men's Club held an oratorical competition in the Z_ealandia Hall on Monday last. Mr. M J Kennedy occupied the chair, there being a fanattendance. The competitors and their subjects, were Messrs P. Power (l( l Robert Emmet '), F. Kennedy (' Daniel O'Connell '), L. Hanlon (' George Washington'), A J Richard ('Michael Davitt'). The judges, Dr. O'Brien and Messrs. W. P. O'Donnell, Moriarty, and A L Westmoreland, found it a hard task to place the speakers, the oratory being of a higher order than anything yet attempted by the club. Mr. L. Hanlon was awarded first place, with the- narrow margin of one n O int from Mr. F. Kennedy, who got second. The winner will be presented with - a handsome diploma of merit by the Executive of the Federated t Catholic Clubs. '