TEMUKA CATHOLIC CLUB

New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 43

TEMUKA CATHOLIC CLUB

(From the club correspondent.) July 28. The first re-union of the Tenraka and Timaru Catholic Clubs took place in the rooms of the. local club on Tuesday evening, when 25 members of the Timaru Club were the guests of the local club. Mr. J. Scott (president of the Temuka Club) extended a hearty welcome to the visitors. The first part of the programme took the form of a debate, ‘ That Temuka be incorporated a? a suburb of Timaru.' Speeches were made by Messrs M. J. Doyie, J. Dunne, T. Quinn, and L. Duggan on behalf of amalgamation, and by Messrs. T. Knight, W. Spillane, and J. Scott in the cause of independence. After this highly amusing discussion all present sat down to supper, when a long toast list was gone through. The following were some of the toasts honored: ‘Timaru Catholic Club,’ ‘The clergy,’ ‘Temuka Catholic Club,’ ‘ Home Rule,’ ‘ The press ’ (which included the N.Z. Tablet), ‘ Federated Catholic Clubs,’ and ‘ The ladies.’ Musical items were given by Messrs.

W. Spillane, M. Schaab, J. Toner, W. Fitzgerald, Scrimgeour, T. Hally, O’Brien, and others: At. a; suitable interval tiro president of the Timaru Club (Mr. O’Halloran) thanked the members of the Temuka society for their invitation, and also for the manner in which they, had been treated. , The proceedings closed with the singing of ‘ Auld lang syne.’ Previous to the departure of the visitors arrangements were made for a re-union of the Timaru, Waimate, and Temuka societies in Timaru on August 7. -K