ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 51, 19 December 1901, Page 3

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) December 14. Very Rev. Father Keogh, of St. Patrick's College, conduoted the services at Masterton on Sunday laßt. His Grace the Archbishop left by the Westralia on Thursday for Oamaru, where he is to assist at the opening of a new convent. Miss Jennings, daughter of Sir Patrick Jennings, of Victoria, is in Wellington on a visit to her relatives, Mr and Mrs Aloysius McDonald. The Very Rev. Father Lewis, Adm., V.G., returned from his trip to the Hot Lakes on Thursday last. He is much benefited in health from his holiday. After a residence of 26 years in the Makara district, Mrs. Prenderville and family are leaving and taking up their residence nearer town. They were given a hearty send-off by the Makara residents on Wednesday evening last. The Children of Mary of the Thorndon parish are showing great energy in paying off the debt incurred by the purchase of an altar for Our Lady in the Church of the Sacred Heart. The sum of £21 was recently obtained from the raffle of a hand-painted mirror. The money now in hand amounts to over £50. Rev. Fathers Treand and Henry, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, arrived from Sydney on Wednesday. The former is Superior of the Order. They are to give missions in the Christchurch diocese. Father Henry remains in Wellington until after Sunday, and will preach at the Church of the Sacred Heart to-morrow evening. Miss Connie McCloskey, a pupil of St. Mary's Convent, received word from Sydney this week that she had obtained the highest number of marks in New Zealand for singing, and had thereby won the gold medal given by the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, London. The young lady has received congratulations from all parts of the Colony. The record for the convent shows that the gold medal baa been obtained at different times by the following pupils. In 1797 by Miss Lottie McDonald, in 1899 Miss K&tie Connell, in 1900 Miss Owen Flanagan obtained the silver medal losing the first place by one mark, and this year again it has been carried off by the above mentioned young lady. A very pleasant function took place in the schoolroom, Thorndon, on Thursday evening when, in view of her approaching marriage, Mips Scanlon, a member of the Children of Mary's Society, was presented by her associates with a silver mounted oak tray, a bread fork, butter knife, and jam spoon*. The decorations in the schoolroom were most artistic. The Bupper table was covered with delicacies provided by the members. The rooms set apart for dancing, ping pong, and vocal and instrumental music were well filled with friends during the evening. When making the presenta-

tion the president on behalf of the society wished Miss Scanlon every happiness in her new sphere of life. At a committee meeting held on Friday evening laßt in connection with the forthcoming bazaar a sub-committee was formed to arrange for the musical part of the progra> me. Mr McL&uchlin was appointed to act as musical director. It has been decided to produce Bc«nes from the operas of 'The Pirates of Penance' and 1 Les Cloches de Corneville, and also to have national nights during the progress of the bazaar. The principals who have been engagi d are well known popular favorites. The choirs are to meet the musical director next Friday evening, when all necessary arrangements for the chorus will be made. Already twenty instrumentaliatf have promised to give their assistance. The seating accommodation at St. Patrick's Hall was totally inadequate for the large assemblage present at the annual entertainment given on Monday evening by the children of the Dixon Btreet Convent School. Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, Provincial, and Fathers O'Shea and Goggan were amongst those present. The first part of the programme consisted of vocal and instrumental music and dances given by the pupils. Each item showed signs of careful training, and all were greatly appreciated by those present. The following was the programme : — Piano solo, M. Weavers ; scarf drill, infants ; chorus, ' Tell me where do fairies dwell ' ; 'Three old maids of Lee,' M. Weavers, T. Meyers, Olive O'Reilly ; song, ' Children's home,' A. Segrief ; recitation, ' Stolen custard,' A. Oashman ; piano solo, B. Coleman ; song, ' Money matters,' M. Weaver, T. Meyers ; piano solo, C. Dwyer ; recitation, infants ; dialogue, 'Handy Andy,' L. Healy, E. Murphy, B. Coleman ; cborue. 1 O'er the hill, o'er the dale' ; song, ' Daddy,' A. Foster ; recitation, ' A leap for life,' L. Phelan. For the second part a cantata, ' The Hohool festival ' was well rendered, the following taking part in it : B. Hugh, A. Segrief, M. Weavers, R. McCardle, E. McCardle, B. Ryan, Annie Foster, Rosy Segrief. After the performance Father O'Shea, on behalf of the nuiiß, thanked the audience for their attendance, and spoke also of ' the excellent manner in which the children went through the different parts allotted to them. The entertainment was repeated on Tuesday, when the hall was again well filled. The proceeds of the entertainment will be devoted to the school fund. Misß M Maxwell made an efficient accompanist.