CATHOLIC FEDERATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13931, 2 March 1916, Page 9

CATHOLIC FEDERATION.

■■- <■ (PeV Press Association.) WELLINdTON, last night. The half-yearly meeting- of- the Dominion Council of the Mew Zealand Catholic Federation commenced this morning. Mr D. L. Pop pel well " (Dunedin), president, occupied the chair, and the following! d eflegattf* *- -were present : Rev. Father Coffey (Dunedin), Rev. Dean Hyland and Eiev. Father Keidey (Christchurch), Rer. Dean Power, Rev. Father Hurley, Messrs J. J. L. Burke 3 J. Duggan, W. F. Johnston, and P. D. Hoskins (Wellington), Rev. Father Forde Cahill and .Mr P. E. ftromgool (Auckland). Archbishop O'Shea represented the hierarchy and letters of apology expressing! good wishes for the success of the meeting, were read from Archbishop Ceretti and Archbishop. Redwood. Tll extending a welcome to His Grace and visiting delegates, the president re/marked that the most important event of the past six months had been the visit of the apostolic delegate to New Zealand. Occasion had been taken tc express to His Holiness the Pope, through the delegate, the loyalty of the Catholic Federation;." Mr Poppelwell also referred to the consecration of tiie. Right Rev. Monsighor Brodie to , the See of Christchurch. He said the excellent result of the. representative conference called by the Federation on the film censorship question and the > jn'omise given, -'to the deputatioiii which subsequently waited on the Minister for. Internal .Affairs — that amending legislation would be introduced next'.- 'session — wore matters for satisfaction. A scheme, hail been inaugurated for . b.uildn>g -a larger church hall at the ._ new Featherston camp. Catholics hadj clone more than their share in providing soldiers for. the Empire, and the roll of honor now being compiled would show /that a. groat many natnes of Catholics . appeared in the casualty lists. ' - Archbishop O'Shea congratulated the Council on the w,ork accomplished in the past six months. reports "■■ss the. \vork done by the diocesan, councils and branches: in the. foil r diocese were read and-show-ed a steady; increase, of member ship and much social wank inaug.ui-ated. A feat lire of the work in Christchurch and Wellington was the establishment? of hostels for^ -Catholic women obliged, to live a\vay from home and travelling. It was hoped shortly to have such hostels jin each of the principal centres. The halt-yearly report of the Dominion Executive was adopted and the treasurer's; interim statement of. receipts and expenditure. which .showed a healthy state of finance, were alr.o adopted. , Discussion on tho various remits enr/'.red. amongst other questions being various phases of the education -qnes tion affecting Catholic , colleges and schools, Catholic church halls at Trentham. and Featherston, the work of the Dominion organisation, Catholic rolls of honor in connection with the -Expeditionary Forces, the publication of the Federation magazine,' the promotion of social science study, the care of Catholic, soldiers in Egypt and behind the riling line, and the establishment of a Catholic field service fund.