DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 13, 19 July 1889, Page 15

DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

The ordinary meeting of tbe above Society was held on Wednesday the 10th instant. Mr. John P Hayts (vie. -president), in the chair. Mr, P. Hally was unanimously elected a member of the Bociety, and two new members (Messrs. J. Ford and J. Connor), were nominated for membership. The evening was devoted to a debate, en'itled" Is Capital PnoUhrnent advisable. ' Messrs. R. Miscall and J. Hally opened for their respective sides, and after an animated and lively discussion, in whiah nearly every member in the room took part, the question was decided on the casting vote of the chairman.

It is not generally known that the Society is now in a flourishing condition. New members are continually being enrolled, and the committee have reason to congratulate themselves on the success of their efforts in working ie up to the position it once held. Daring the coming quarter, the committee intend to deviate from tbe ordinary syllabus, and substitute a few social evenings, the first of which is to take place on Wednesday evening, the 24th instant, in the Christian Brothers' large schoolroom. This step is to be commended, and it is hoped that it will ba the means of bringing new members to the Society, which is the end in view in adopting the tocial evenings.