CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 9, 26 June 1896, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH.

THE BISHOP.

BUOTHER LCETU3.

A GAME.

(From our own Correspondent.") A WEDDING. A» interesting wedding toak place at the Pro-cathelral on Wednesday morning last. Tbe contracting parties, who bjth belong to this city, were Uiaa Elit^i Tait, oaly d<tus*hter of Mrs F. Tat, of Barbadoea street, Obristchurch, and Mr Alfred Thomas White, son of the late A. T. Wt ie. The bride, wno was given away by Major Slater, wore a traveling dress. A sister of the bridegroom, Miss Dolly While, was bridesmaid, and wib attired in a rich tweed dreaa with toque to match. The best man was Mr H. H. Loughnan, barrister. The Very Rev Father Cuaamings, V.G., performed tba ceremony, said the Nuptial Mass, and gave communion to tbe bride and to tbe bridegroom, also to the members of the family of the latter. A Dumber of persons aiaembled in the Pro-cathedral to witness the cerem >ny, and when over, and che nuptial party retiring from tbe altar, Miss Funaton played on the organ the " Wedding March,'" On leaving the sacred edifice the p&ny drove to the residence of Mrs A. T. White at Opawa, where the wedding breakfast took place. Among the guests at the repast were the Vicar-General, Major Slater, and Mr Lcugbnan. Subsequently the newly married couple left for their home, which is a property situated at Sumoer and oDe that was purchased by the late Mr A. T. White.

The Right Bey Dr Grimes arrived in this city on Wednesday evening last and left on Saturday morning last for Geraldinei where he will begin an episcopal visitation of that place. He is expected to return on Tuesday evening next, the vigil of the Feast of St John tha Baptist, and Pontifical Vespers will be sang in the evening in the pro-Cahe-iral. On the same evening the members of

the Hibernian ai-d other societies will meet the Bishop at the presbytery in order to congratulate him on the occasion of the festival of the great precursor, who is the Bishop's patron saint and the patron saint of the diocese. The festival itself will be celebrated with much solemnity. There will be Solem l High Mass and af;er Vespers a priest from Timara, the Rev Father Lewis, S. M., will keliver a panegyric on St John the Baptist.

A distinguished member of the Marist Brothers, the R«v Brothf j LoeLus, who hes charge of the Catholic Orphanage at Stoke, Nelson is now on a visit to this city and the guest of the Rev Brother Daniel, the Buperior of the order in Christcburch. Brother Lee t vs will during his stay in Canterbury visit the Orphanage at Burntiam. About Bix years ago he visited the city of the plains for the benefit of his heart, which at tha' time was cot good, but which at present is excellent. Brother Loe'us is a native of Belgium, but has been for many years in this Culocy engaged in the education of youth and the interests of bis order.

The Eev Broth' r Danitl is erecting Dear his school in Barbados Btreet a hand-ball alley. The building, which has an abpbalt fljur is 32ft lonp, 20ft wide and 18ft bigt\ The g. me which is a grand old pastime, will both amuse the minds and devebp the muscular powers of popila.