Addington

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 7, 25 February 1925, Page 30

Addington

(From our own Correspondent.) February 20. Row. Father J. O’Conner, our esteemed parish priest, has just returned from a twelve-months’ trip to the Homeland. A “Welcome Home” is being arranged and will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Selwyu Street, on Tuesday evening next, the 24th inst. On Saturday, March 7, a garden party will be held at the residence of Mrs. W. Hayward, Lincoln Road, S prey don ._ This function is being promoted by the ladies in charge of the Addington Stall in connection with the Nazareth House garden fete. The committee appeals to all to help in any way possible to make this function a success. A general meeting of the tennis club was held last Wednesday evening in the schoolroom, Rev. Father Quinn presiding over a fair attendance of members. After a lengthy discussion it was decided to hold the annual picnic at Coe’s Fsd on March 8, orovidod the Health Department’s restrictions are lifted by then. It is pleasing to note that tennis has ,e----vivod here to the extent of two matches being played on the same day. On February 15 the local “A” team visited the city and played a match against the Cathedral “A” team, the former winning by 6 games. The following represented Addington;—Mrs. J. Mercer, Misses V. Magee, M. Murphy, and W. O’Connell, Mr. P. Kelly, Rev. Father Quinn, A. Marshall, and B. Debenhaim The “B” team also had a day out. The Sacred Heart Girls’ College ex-pupils’ team journeyed out here and played a friendly match on the local courts, the visitors winning by seven games.