AUCKLAND BRANCH, NO. 81.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 89, 9 January 1875, Page 7

AUCKLAND BRANCH, NO. 81.

The half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Branch, No. 81, of the H.A.C.B.S, -was held in St. Patrick's Hall on Wednesday last, lGI.li ult. The following gentlemen were elected and initiated members : — Dr Wood, W. O'Burne, and J. O'Brien. A letter was received from the Fountain of Friendship Lodge, 1.0.0. F. Movod by P.P., Bro. Fullen, and carried unanimously, that a hearty vote of thanks be given to the lodge for the uniform courtesy and friendship manifested by it to this branch since its formation. The following office-bearers were then elected for the ensuing six months : — J. Clarke, President; J. Little, Vice-president; B. Hamil, Secretary ; M. Dervin, Treasurer ; M. Gallagher, Warden ; H. Haydon, Guardian. The election of the rest of the officers was deferred till the next meeting night. Bro. J. Little gave notice that he would move, at the next meeting, " That the Branch should celebrate next St. Patrick's Day by a procession to church to hear mass, after which by a procession to one of the numerous gardens to have sports." You will see by this that the members of this Branch intend to do their best to make St. Patrick's Day a thoroughly enjoyable one. I believe it is intended to ask the Grahamstown, Otahuhu, and Onehunga Branches to co-operate vrith the Auckland Branch on that occasion. I trust they will, and then we may reasonably hope to have one of the finest turns-out there has ever been in this Province. We expect to have our band, so generously presented to us by our chaplain, Father O?Dwyer, in full working order by that time, and as they have a capital band at the Thameß we will not be short of music. No. 81.