Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, 2 October 1913, Page 27

Palmerston North

(From our own correspondent.)

September 28.

The members of the Hibernian and St. Vincent de Paul Societies made their quarterly Communion at the 7.30 o’clock Mass this morning. The former, in their regalia, made a particularly good muster, one of the best for some years. The final round of the inter-society card tournament was played off at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday of last week, very great interest being taken in the Hibernian-Druids B. game, these teams being equal ; - points for the shield. The Hibernians., however, had an easy victory by 33 games to 27, thus winning the shield for the third year in succession. - The social held in the Empire Hall on Wednesday last proved an unqualified success from every point of view, and reflected great credit on Mesdames Devine and Pope and their assistants. At the Federation meeting, held on Monday night last, after the usual routine business on the order paper had been transacted, the Rev. Father Kelly gave his promised lecture on ‘ Ireland and the Home Rule Movement ? from the time of O’Connell. The lecture was a great educational treat, and was interspersed with poetic selections from the lecturer’s favorite authors.