EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19400, 28 August 1928, Page 7

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

■ ~,,J» .^L.;' MANY PAaSENe»R3 BY THB MAKURA. [THB PRESS Bpflcisl Jerries.] WELLINGTON, Augnst 27. ' A majority of the through passengers by the Uakvx» which arrived from Ban Francisco are on their way to Sydney to attend the Eucharistio Congress. An outstanding personality ia &*..?****' Rev. Edward J. Hanna. ArchbishopPf San Francisco. Bom at ttocjjester, & York, in July, Hanna is now in his e9tb year, Bo bishop of that diocese in June,-mo-The Right B*v, Bishop Gerow, Bishop of Natohes, Mississippi, is ««> » P**" jjenger in the Maknra. . m Other members of tip. olergy on board are:-The Rev. Father W. P. Brennan; the Rev. Father Birks.; the Rev. Father R. Kelly (Dublin, Ireland) ; the Rev. Father W. Leen, ol Dubuque, lowa, U.S.A.; the Rev. Father Lyne, of.San Francisco;- the Rot. Father pastor of Auburn, in Ireland, immortalised by Golasnutn aa "Sweet Aubnrn, loveliest village of the plain"; the Iter. Father Wanley, of Baltimore,, UAA,; the Rev, Father Maher, of. San Francisco; the Rev. Father Millett, of San Francisco (secretary to Archbishop Hanna); the R*v. Father MeGee, of Attlehoro, Full River, Massachusetts; the Rev. .Father Ryan, of Port Augusta, South Australia; the Rev. Father Russell, of Cork, Ireland; the Rev. Father Samson, of Oakland, California f the Rev. Father Sullivan, of Ban Francisco Cathedral; the Rev. Father Waters, of Oregon; the R«v, Father Carroll, from Brooklyn, N.Y.; the Rev, Father Casev. of New York; and the Rev* Father Pierron. Other passengers travelling by the Makura to attend the Euehari&tie Congress are: Mrs Bassett, a sister of Archbishop Hanna, and Miss Bassett; Mr and Mrs A. Dulfer, and Miss C. Dulfer; Mrs M. B. Kelly; Mrs W. M. Leet and Miss A E. Leet; »nd Mrs Scott and Miss Scott. To meet, the needs of the Catholic clergy and laity travelling in the Makura. a chapel was specially fitted ud on hoard by the TJnson Company. The children's nursery was set apart for the purpose and was completely furnished and decorated, thus enabling the passengers to carry out their re. ligious duties and observances- in P«Archbishop Hanna, Bishop Gerow. nnd the other clergy were met «n rival and welcomed by ArcbJHsJW O'Shea, whose OTestaJHey. are during their brief stay in Wellington., _____