CATHOLIC CLUBS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 477, 8 April 1909, Page 4

CATHOLIC CLUBS.

ANNUAL CONFIDENCE. The eighth annual conference of the Federated Catholic Clubs will be commenced on Saturday, April 10, at St. Patrick's Hall, ai*.d will probably continue for a couple of (lavs The president (Mr. A. 1L Casey) will preside at the gathering. Tho representation of tho various aililiated clubs is expected to be very' large Papers on subjects interesting to the clubs will be read at the conference! and matters of general interest will be discussed. A general communion of the delegates will be held at St Mary s of the Angels Church, Boulcott Street, on Sunday to be followed by a Communion breakfast at St. Patrick's Hall. A visit to Searml IvlU be P ai(l if tho weather is suitable—• Iho annual report is as follows:— Clubs.—Since the last annual conference, tho olubs established at Napier and Wellington South have joined the federation. There are how twenty affiliated clubs, at Auckland, Onohunga, New Plymouth, Wangahui, Napier, Hastings Palmerslon North/ Petoiie, Welting! T? n i •,-, "J?, ton South > Blenheim, Grevmoutfi, Hokitika, Christchiirch, Ashburton, Teinuka Oamani Dunedin, South Dunedin, and Inveifrnn, tJ f ? Ro ° d w, ! icl > ha * "'ready resulted from tho federation is to continue and increase, if the existing . clubs are to Vow stronger and prosper and if new olnbs ate to be established, it would seem that the appointSl r?l traVeke Oi ' fil,,iscr is n »att* future rCq " lro considerati *> u in the near Diplomas.—During the year the i-wiiti™ Fa* IF— , sii^rix l<. Wallace (Oamaru) for oratory. sho!ftl C h7l PCn i Sal - bf the »«lantc*hett will I me tnat during the past year wveril i-l«lw hare erinced very little'if, indeedTnvintere it is a to '7 ti ? ot > newl y-®t4WiShcd clubs, and apithv%ho,M Y J°- T ,* T ™ co »«"> 'hat (his vaHo,,, clubs iion' natti £ J ill mmm tho executn-o at the forthcoming, conference.