IRISH RELIEF FUND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLVIII, Issue 35, 1 September 1921, Page 22

IRISH RELIEF FUND

Wo have received the following letters and additional subscription lists, together with the sums stated, in connection with the above fund :

Sir, l enclose another £SO from the Lower Hutt branch for the Irish Relief Fund, making £IOO so far. It is to be hoped that hostilities will not be renewed, as a question of justice cannot be settled by force of arms; but in case of more trouble the Lower Hutt Sinn Feiners will give more help. I enclose a list showing how our money has been subscribed. Hoping you will be able to publish it to encourage the good work, —I am, etc.,

M. ONO LEY,

Secretary.

King’s Road. Lower Hutt

August 25.

Dean Lane, £lO 10s; Mrs. J. J. Bourke, £5 os; Mr. P. Casey, £5 os; Mr. H. Bourke, £5 os; Mr. Redmond, £5 os; Mrs. Redwood, £o; Mrs. E. Lynch, £3 3s; Mr. L. Blake, £3 3s; Mrs. J. T. Bourke, £2 2s; . Mrs. J. Rea, £2 2s; Fr. Walsh, £2 2s; Mr. P. Connolly, £2 2s; Air. I). Neazor, £2 2s; Mr. and Mrs. Stark,. £2 2s; Mrs. Lynch, £1 Is; Mrs. Hartigan, £1 Is; Mrs. Costin, £1 ; Mr. O. J. Murphy, £1; Mrs. Redwood, £2 2s; Mr. Conroy, £1; Mr. T. Dunn, £1; Miss Bowden, £1 Is; Mr. L. Sullivan, £1 ; Mr. Toomey, £1; Miss Cleary, 10s Gd; Dance and Cards, £23 3s; Tickets, etc., £6 14s; total, £IOO.

Sir, —I am enclosing a cheque for £4G 19s towards Irish Relief Fund. Following are the names of those who gave 10s and more:

Mr. Frank Boyle, £5; Air. Thomas Finn, £2; Mrs. F. Boyle, £1; Airs. Boyle, sen., £1; Airs. Alichael Egan, £1; Thomas Egan, £1; Alichael Flynn, £1; Thomas Hannan, £1; Alichael AlcCluskey, £1; Airs. Fitzsimons, £1; Thomas Robertson, £1; Airs. Comma £1 ; Thomas Cosgriff, £1; John Lysath, £1; George F. O’Connor, £1; Denis Alurphy, £1; Patrick Chamberlain, £1; Very Rev. James Lynch, £5; George Taylor, ,10s; James Phair, 10s; Aliss Gallagher, 10s; J. B. Forde, 10s; Aliss Aloriarty, 10s; Airs. P. Clifford, 10s; Alichael P. Egan, 10s; William Boyle, 10s; Airs. 0. Gallagher, 10s; Patrick Boyle, 10s; Afartin Boyle, 10s; Timothy Cairns, 10s; Patrick Kearney, 10s; Airs. Kearney, 10s; John Boyle, 10s; Joseph Finn, 10s. The rest .in small sums from Wreys Bush and Nightcaps.—l am, etc.,

James Lynch.

Wreys Bush, August 23.

WELLINGTON’S RESPONSE TO THE WHITE CROSS APPEAL.

The appeal for the suffering children of Ireland has not fallen on deaf ears in Wellington. The ladies’ committee of the League have taken the matter up warmly and their efforts have borne great fruit.

On Saturday last Airs. T. J. Bourke, their energetic secretary, held an At Home at her charming residence, Kilbirnie, and various raffles and donations brought about the gratifying result of £l2O for the fund. Several objets de luxe, were raffled, among them a harp of bog-oak, donated by Airs. Somerville, vfliich, after' spirited bidding, became the property of Air. AlcGrath. The hostess and her sister (Airs. J. J. Bourke) are to be congratulated on the success of this entertainment. It was followed by a concert on Tuesday night at the Town Hall for the • same object. The programme was perhaps the most truly national ever given in Wellington airs being mainly martial and all, patriotic. Among the performers were choirs;' from the Retone Convent, the Guildford Terrace Convent, and the Marist Brothers Schools at Newtown and Thornton, The children, whose training is a credit to their teachers, delighted the audience with such strains as" “Love’s Young Dream,” Vale of Avoca,” “The Harp that Once,” “Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded,” “The West’s Awake,” and “Wrap the Green Flag Round Ale.” Other , juvenile items were \a dainty dance by a sweet small colleen, Maureen Murphy, which was much applauded, and a finely executed solo by . Alaster Taylor,

“The Meeting of the Waters.” The voices of the' two Masters Watters blended beautifully in “Flow On, Thou Shining River.” A charming child, Miss Olive Knight, recited an Appeal for the Children of Ireland, which resulted in a flag collection of £4B. Mr. McGrath seconded this appeal in a stirring speech. He announced that a list would be circulated in the hall and the total result would be read from the stage before the conclusion. He congratulated the ladies’ committee and all who had assisted them upon the success of their efforts, making special reference to their indefatigable secretary, Mrs. T. J. Bourke, who had been so tireless and soddevoted in her work for the cause.

The second part of the programme was equally excellent. Miss Teresa McEnroe’s name on a programme ensures the success of any concert. Her exquisite bird-like notes were heard to full advantage in “The Last Rose of Summer,” “My Little Irish Cottage,” and in her duet with 'Miss Esquilant, “The Venetian Boat-Song.” The latter delighted the audience with her rich contralto in “She is Far From the Land.” Assuredly Wellington has a patriot singer in Mr. Tuohy, who set hearts beating and eyes shining with his vivid rendering of “The Soldier’s Song,” “The Felons of Our Land,” and “Sinn Fein Amain.” “God Save Ireland” concluded a delightful evening.

The president of the League, Mr. P. J. O’Regan, thanked the audience lor their presence, the performers for their services which were given gratuitously, Mrs. Ellis who had hired the hall, and all other subscribers and helpers. He made special reference to the presence and sympathy of the Commandant of the La France and its officers, which recalled the traditional friendship between France and his country. He ended on a note of hope and confidence. The final result is estimated at over £6OO. The following is the list of donations, among which are four which helped to swell the proceeds of the “At Home.” These were duplicated in the list read by Mr. McGrath:

J. J. McGrath, £2O; D. Burke, £10; T. Bourke, £10; J. J. Bourke, £lO (included in At Home); Mrs. M. Kennedy, £SO; Mrs. M. J. O’Brien, £10; Mrs. P. Griffin, £10; Sacred Heart Convent children (Island Bay), £5; Sacred Heart Convent children (Remuera), £5; Sacred Heart Convent children (Timaru),, £5; St. Patrick’s College (St. Vincent de Paul Society), £10; Mrs. I). Fitzgerald (Kaponga), £3 3s; Mrs. Quinn, £8; Mr. Segrief, £2 2s; A Descendant of the North, £10; Air. Loughnan, £1; Mrs. Evans, £1; Mrs. M. Scanlon, £1; Mr. T. Burke, £5 ss; Redemptorist Fathers, £5; Mr. Felix O’Neill, £5; Mrs. Wilkinson, £5; T. Sheehan, £1; Mr. J. Crowley, £1; Mrs. AV. Murphy, £1; Mr. W. Murphy, £1; Mr. Leu Murphy, £1; Thorndon Clergy, £5 ss; Mrs. M. Gleeson, £5 ss; Mr. and Airs. Hanson, £1; Miss Lawlor, £1 Is:; J. Kiely, £1; J. McLaughlin, £1; M. J. Finnery, £2 2s; French Sailors (La France), £1 6s; Miss T. Burke, 10s; Airs. W. J. Galloway, 10s; J. J. L. Burke, £2 2s; A. E. Mills, £2 2s; Mr. W. Power, £2; Air. J. Mason, £3; Air. J. Mahony, 10s; Miss Qualter, 10s; Airs. McEnroe, £1 Is; T. Lenihap, £1; C. Hickey, ss; P. O’Rourke, £1; Air. Dolan, 10s; P. McGrath, £1; Mrs. AV. Bolton, £1; Mr. Rea, £1; Air. C. O’Brien, £1; Mrs. O’Flaherty, 10s; Miss Kelleher, £1; P. F. Dargan, £1; Air. Murphy, 10s; Mr. Clarke, 10s; D. Griffin, £1; D. Dalton, £5; Airs. Hanrahan, 7s 6d. Several other donations are promised and will be acknowledged when they come to hand.

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GREYMOUTH. Per Very Rev. Dean Bowers —£115 Is Bd. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Doctor McCleland (New Plymouth), £4; St. Vincent de Paul Society (Ellerslie), £2; E. Cullinan (Hawera), £1 Is; Mrs. McHardy (Wataroa), £5; Lower Hutt (second donation), £SO; Mrs. Jane Maloney, £2 2s; Martin Brogan (Invercargill), £1 Is; Mrs. Boyle (Ross), £1; Mrs. Kelly (Ruatapu), £l. [The amount now collected in New Zealand for this Fund is well over £ISOO. It is badly needed and God will reward the cheerful and generous givers. The misery of the victims of the Orangemen is appalling and our daylie men will not publish the truth. The Fund closes next week—Ed. Tablet.] L ,