Napler

New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1919, Page 30

Napler

(From our own correspondent.) ■■:..■■..'-" -■.:■; .'T>iJltr/.3D •' June 21. Mr. J. P. Kenny, •.secretary,., of the Napier Harbor Board, who recently underwent. a serious operation, ;is -now; making a satisfactory recovery. ;.; ; . ~;,; '.,.;.; '_>;,'- !c*i/,»t;ijO' . The Sisters of .Compassion, from a Wellington; are at present in .Napier, ; making their r ; annual, house-to-house collection in aid of the Children's Home at Island .Bay; and the Incurable Old People's Home in Buckle Street. The appeal has met' with a very generous response. .;; .., A highly successful Catholic; social was held 7 in the Taradale Town Hall on the 19th inst.,.there being a very largo attendance. Anderson's band was in attendance, ; and the pleasure of patrons was thoroughly catered for. The secretary, Mr. T. O'Reilly, deserves to be again congratulated on the success of his. efforts. ' "''; : ';''; r\r :. : "' The committee appointed in connection with the /forth- ■; coming monster bazaar are sparing no energies to .bring about a great success. The stalls have been "allotted"to the various societies, and the members thereof are making very complete preparations. A number of entertainments are. being held in aid of the bazaar funds; on the 11th inst. a successful social and euchre party was held in' the Foresters' Hall, a neat little sum being thereby realised. It'. is also intended to hold a social on a large scale at ..the. Napier Drill Hall at an early date. ; .: " ' At St. Patrick's Church, Napier, during the past,. week, marriages were solemnised between the following' parties:—Miss Margaret Mary (Peg) Aldridge, youngest,' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Aldridge, of Awatoto, . and: Mr. Howard Smith Lorimer, son of Mrs. C. H. Tully, of ; Cambridge; Miss Margaret Pearl O'Connor, daughter ;of l Mr. and Mrs. John O'Connor, Te Pohui, and Mr. Francis Edward Maloney, son of the late Mr. Wm. Maloney, of; Wairoa; Miss Evelyn Florence Hanneffy, daughter of .Mr/ W. H. Hanneffy, Milton, and Mr. Andrew Edward McMahon, son of Mr. M. J. McMahon, Whangarei. \ : " : ";'-. A highly successful concert, promoted by the Sisters of the Mission, was held at the Napier Convent High School Hall on Saturday last, in the presence of a crowded audience. The items, which were of a high order, were given by the pupils of the three combined schools. The programme was as follows: —Instrumental selection, "Silver Trumpets" (piano), E. Sattler, K. Dineen, A. Murray, M. Windle (violin), M. Collison, G. Latapie (organ), H. Stephenson; action song, "Japanese Umbrella," junior pupils, High School; recitation, "Mother's Boy," R. Neagle; dance, "Rose and Butterfly," K. Bickerstaff ; song, ••Bells at Even," Parochial School; piano solo, "Rhapsodic No. 12," E. Stairmand; action song, "The Gleaners," Parochial School; recitation, selected, M. Dallow; piano solo, "Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Movement," W. McCarthy; dance, Highland Fling, E. Kirk; song, "The Swallows," Maori pupils: instrumental selection, "Qui Vive," E. Sattler, W. 'McCarthy, M. Lotto, M. Collison, A. Dineen; song, "The Land Whore the Angels Are," G. Bickerstaff; recitation, "Anzac," K. Horsfall; song, "The Heavenly Song," senior pupils, High School; dance, Irish Jig, M. Dallow: recitation, "Prince Arthur," E. Kirk song, _ "Maori War Song," Maori pupils: piano solo, "Cracovienne," B. Eales; action song. "Screen Song,": junior pupils; dance, Sailor's Hornpipe," K. Mullany; song, "In the Dusk of the Twilight," senior pupils, High School; recitation, E. Kirk; instrumental selection, "Cavalleria Rusticana" (piano), E. Sadler, M. Hayden (organ), H. Stevenson (violin), M. Collison, G. Latapie; dance, Poi Dance, Maori girls; song, "Marsellaise,"' senior pupils, High School ; piano solo, "Autumn," E. Settler; dance. Pan Dance, Maori pupils; instrumental selection, "Gloria . (piano), E. Sattler, M. Lette, E. Stairmand, A. Murray, V. Boese, K. Dineen (organ), ,H. Stephenson (violin), M. Collison. During the interval a dainty afternoon tea -was dispensed. The concert was in aid of the monster Catholic bazaar to be held in Napier towards the end of the year, the proceeds of which are to be devoted -to the Convent schools. The proceeds of this effort, which reflects great credit on the Sisters and pupils, will no doubt be a handsome sum. r.i-i-it : :- ; -„•;£:« -:ii :-r?,i>-:ztViW