Oamaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 12, 12 November 1908, Page 23

Oamaru

(From Our Own Correspondent.) November 2. Yesterday, being the Feast of All Saints and the general Communion Sunday for the ladies' branch of the Sacred Heart Society, large numbers approached the Holy Table at the 8.30 o'clock Mass. The following candidates were successful at the practical examinations in music in connection with Trinity College, London, on Saturday last : — Senior Division — H. Cartwright (Miss K. Cartwright, A.T.C.L.), 85, honors. Intermediate — E. Car--wright (Miss K. Cartwright), 83, honors. Junior — M. Cartwright (Miss Cartwright), 78 ; L. Stevens (Miss -Falconer), 69. Preparatory — E. Williams (Miss Gilligan), 86 ; I. Gray (Mrs. T. Hall), 84; I. McGregor (Miss Falconer), 84; T. Clarke (Miss Falconer), 83 ; E. Marshall (Miss Falconer), 83 ; C. Munro (Miss Falconer), 83 ; J. Marshall (Miss Falconer), 82 ; O. Pryor (Miss Cartwright), 80; J. Pringle (Miss Falconer), 78; J. Robertson (Miss Cartwright), 77. A very successful meeting was held at the Catholic Club rooms on Friday evening last, when a mock banquet was given.

The president (Mr. -T. O'Grady) was chairman, and Mr. F. Mulvihill filled the position of the. guest "of the evening. There was a large attendance of members, including the Rev. Father O'Neill. The toast list was as follows . — ' The Pope and King ' (chairman), ' Army and Navy ' (Mr. Jno. Griffiths), ' N.Z. Government ' (Mr. J. Wallace), ' Our Guest ' (Rev. Father O'Neill), ' The Catholic Club '. (president), • Catholic Education ' (Mrr J. Griffiths), • Sport ' (Mr. E. Curran), • The Choir ' (Mr F. Cooney), ' Local Affairs ' (Mr. T. Cooney), ' The Press,' and ' The Ladies.' In proposing and responding to the toast of ' Our Guest ' the Rev. Father O'Neill and Mr. Mulvihill respec- - tively made very able spee6hes. , Interspersed among ,the various speeches were the*following items : Flute solo," Mr.. J. Cagney ; song, Mr. E. Curran ; recitation, Mr. J. Wallace. ' ■ Miss Hannah Cartwright (pupil of Miss K. Cartwright, A.T.C.L.), who passed the senior division, gains a national priza of £&> awarded to all candidates who in the same year obtain honors in^ the senior division in- both practical and theoretical examinations, and who are under 21 years of age at the date of the second examination.- Miss" H. Cartwright passedLher, senior theory in June last with 80 per cent.