DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Issue 3, 6 August 1908, Page 23

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

From a private letter,- received by a' friend- in MHtony*'\ve learn that the *Very Rev. Father O'Neill accompanied his Grace the Archbishop of .Wellington in.- his trip to the South 'Sea. ■ Islands. ■ , ' v Private advice by. the last Home mail states that his Lordship Bishop Verdon had arrived in Ireland at date of writing-, -and that he was ■ immensely benefited by his stay at the mineral springs at Vichy, France. > There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St: Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday from the last Mass until "Vespers/ In the there, was the usual, procession, in- which ''the children of the parish schools and the confraternities took part. The St. Patrick's Young Mat's Social and Literary Club,South Dunedin, held its usual weekly meeting on Moncfay evening, when there was a fair attendance of members. The programme for the evening consisted of a ' question box,' which' provided some interesting matter for discussion. ' " • On Friday evening the St. Joseph's Men's Club continued the parliamentary .debate from the- previous week, the speakers being Dr. Hastings, Messrs. Hartstonge, Cowan, R. Rossbotham, D. O'Connell, and W. Bevis. Rev. Father Coffey congratulated the speakers at the conclusion of the "debate, and expressed his pleasure at hearing so many excellent speeches. A high-class and most enjoyable concert in aid of the school funds was given by the pupils of the Dominican nuns in the Sacred Heart School, North-East Valley, on Friday evening. There was a capital attendance, and the audience showed by their hearty applause, as item succeeded item, that they were highly pleased with the programme. The proceedings opened with a nicely-played pianoforte duct by Misses D. Miller and'M. Gawnc,which was followed by a song, ' A dream/ by Miss Carter, who was deservedly encored. - A pretty song and dance by junior pupils came next, this being succeeded by^a vocal solo, ' Hush, my little one/ by Miss Violet Fraser, A.T.C.L. It is unnecessary to say that the ifem was artistically rendered, and the_ audience showed their appreciation by an emphatic encore. Then came an operetta, ' Bubbles/ by the junior pupils, who did remarkably wefT A violin solo by Miss Effie Fraser was admirably played, and Miss Clara Finnerty was honored with a recall for her singing of 'An Irish eviction.' Another most creditable contribution by the junior pupils, ' Gipsy revels/ followed. Miss Annie Hcffernan was very successful in her song, ' A dolly and coach/ and had to respond to a recall. The next number was a pianoforte solo by Miss Daisy Miller, in which she displayed good execution. This was succeeded by ' Sing, sweet bird/ a pretty vocal item by Miss Newcomb-Hall, who also received a well-merited encoTe. Miss M. Brennan recited" with much feeling and dramatic expression '^Soliloquy of a piano/ with musical accompaniment. Miss Violet Fraser sanV ' Bid me discourse,' and had to respond to the inevitable encore! The final items were ' The German band ' and a chorus. -The accompanists during the evening were Misses Miller, Gawne, and Umbers. Mr. J. Casey acted as secretary. At an interval the Rev. Father Corcoran thanked the 'audience .for their attendance and congratulated the performers on the excellence of the -programme. , . _• ,