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New Zealand Tablet, 3 September 1908, Page 14

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) August 31. j\t St. Patrick's Hall on Friday evening last the members of the Catholic Club, gave- an 'At home 'to their lady friends. The" function proved the most "enjoyable and successful of its kind yet held. . The club rooms were tastefully decorated, and during th* . progress', of the - euchre, tournament, which occupied- the first"! part of. the programme, presented • a very animated- spectacle. Amongst those present were the Right . Rev. Mgr. Mackay and Rev. Father O'Neill.; 'Missies Lavcry and McMahon tied for first prize, the latter winn^^Tn" the -play-off. The other prizes fell to-Miss Magee and- Mh J. Griffiths. At the conclusion of the euchre, party supper was partaken of rafter which Monsignor Mackay . delighted the audience with some excellent selections from his fine gramophone. The president (Mr. T. O'Grady), on behalf of the club, moved a hearty vote of thanks to Monsignor Mackay for the honor done them by his presence during the evening, and - for the pleasure - his gramophone selections had given. Monsignor. Mackay congratulated the club on their progressivencss. Vocal and other items were then given as follow: Piano^duet, Misses N. Cagney- .and -N. Corcoran; vocal duet, Misses Cagney and Conlon ; recitation, Miss O'Donnell ; song? Mr. W. O'Leary ; song, Miss -A.' Mageej__£ecitation, Mr. Barry ; song, Mr. Ford. A- vote of /thanks to the president, and also to the decoration committee -(Messrs. Bceen," Cagney, and Wallace), was carried , by acclamation, after which the proceeding.? were brought to a close by_the sing'fng of ' Auld tang syne.'