DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 32, 27 May 1892, Page 13

DUNEDIN CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY.

Thb usual weekly meeting of the above Society was held in the Christian Brothers' school on Wednesday, 18 th May. The president (Father Lynch) occupied the chair. A paper on " Aichitecture " was read by Mr D. W. Woods, who treated the subject in a popular manner, being much aided by skilful diagrams and drawiogs executed by his son (Mr W. Woods). The essayist traced the history of architecture from the Dorio to the Gothic in a most interesting manner, and described the beautiful designs of the cathedrals of Bheims and Charters in France, the ancient churches and the gorgeous basilicas of Borne. Mr Woods recommended the members to study architecture, which he said was very instructive and interesting. The paper, which occupied over an hour in reading, was listened to with marked attention, and was favourably commented on by several of the critics. Mr Petre, in a humorous speech, said he was very pleased with the paper. It contained some very valuable information, and con* sidering the immense amount of ground that was traversed, it was admirably condensed. He informed the members that it took him three months incessant work to draw designs of the details of the Cathedral in Dunedin. Before the meeting concluded Father Lynch thanked Mr Woods on behalf of the members for the trouble he had taken in preparing the paper, and to Mr Woods, jaa., for his clever drawings. Mr Yule was proposed as a member.