Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 10, 6 March 1902, Page 4

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) March 1. Rev. Father O'Shea returned from his visit to Rotorua to-day. Rev. Father Clancy, who has been doing duty in the Thorndon parish during Father Holley's absence at Rotorua, left on Thursday for Nelson. Rev. Father Morragh, S.J., left for Melbourne by the Monowai on Thursday. The name of Joseph Kirk Smith, another pupil of the Marist Brothers' school, was inadvertently omitted from the list of successful candidates at the Junior Civil Service examinations forwarded last week. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday last. Rev. J. Tymons celebrated the last Mass and also sang Vespers. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais, V.G., Christchurch, who took for his text — ' Behold now is the acceptable time.' At St. Mary'g Church, Napier, on Thursday morning Mr. C. H. Smith (manager for Wilson Barrett) and Miss Boawell (a member of Mr. Barrett's Dramatic Company) were married by Rev. Father Goggan. The bride was attended by the leading members of the company. Mr. Ambrose Manning gave the bride away. A reception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Smith at the Masonic Hotel: The half-yearly meeting of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held on Monday evening last. The was a very large attendance. The Yen. Archdeacon Devoy presided. The reports presented by the secretary and the treasurer showed the great progress made by the society during the last term — a progress hitherto unequalled. The election of officers resulted as follows : - Patron, his Grace Archbishop Redwood ; president, Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M. ; vice-presidents — Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, Rev. Fathers Ainsworth, Goggan, Moloney, Herbert, Mahoney, Keogh, Lewis, and Holley, Drs. Cahill, Mackin, and Grace, Messrs J. Kays, P. S. Garvey, F. O'Neill, M. Kennedy, J. J. Devine, O. M'Ardle, R. J. Collins, W. Missen, C. Skerrett, and T. G. Macarthy ; hon. secretary, Mr H, McKeowen ; assistant hon. secretary, Mr J. M. O'Reilly ; hon. treasurer, Mr P. J. McGovern ; general committee— Messrs J. Stratford, A. Eller, M. McDonald, E. Leydon, J. J. O'Callaghan, P. Twohill, T. Toung, L. Reichel; chairman of Literary Society, Rev. Father Herbert ; editor of < Catholio Magazine,' Mr E. Fitzgibbon ; sub-editors, Messrs J. M. O'Reilly and W. MoLaohlan ; hon. auditors, Messrs J. Kelleher and J. Gamble. An interesting discussion eventuated on the question of the federation of the various Catholic Young Men's Societies in New Z aland, and Messrs J. Stratford and B. A. Guise were elected as representatives of the society at the conference in Chriatchurch at Easter. The question of a new hall was also freely discus ed, and there is a likelihood of something being done with rtferenae to this matter duiing the year. The carnival, for which so much preparation has been made during the last 10 months, was opened at the Ma«tertou Hall on Monday evening last. The hall prrs ate 1 a hrill'ant appearance and was packed to the door*. V»-ry R v. Dean MoK nna, in introducing his Grace Archbishop Redwood, took occasion to mention that he had assistance from every denomination in Maaterfcon, and the ladies of the town deserved great credit for the way they had worked, concluding his rem irks by asking the Archbishop to open the carnival. His Grace, who was received with hearty applause, said it gave him much pleasure to perform the opening ceremony. He felt Bure the carnival wonli ba a succens, suuh energy and determination being shown on till aides that there was no doubt about the result being satisfactory. The carnival was the work of the people and that was its great usefulness. A charming i utertainment would be given by Signor Borzoni, who, said his Grace, was an artist with a noted reputatioa throughout Australia and New Zealand. The stalls were beautifully decorated and arranged with great taste. The following are the numes of the stalls and the stallholders :—: — Ireland and Canada — Mead am es Montgomery, O'Malley, Calling, Collier, and O'M^ara ; New Zealand and Australia—Mesdames O'Neil, Nee, P. Hourigan, J. Gray, and the Misses Stempa (3) ; India and Africa— Mesdames O'Connell, Kavanagh, Cork, and Mutrie, Misee3 Dupre and McKillop ; England and Scotland — Mesdamea Bunny, Dignan, Fox, Cashion, Misßes Chapman and Cashion. In the displays the ' Birth of the Empire' was a specially brilliant spectacle. The contrast of tbe colored flags and dresses representing different nations producei a charming picture. At intervals humorous and characteristic items were eriven. A word of praise -is due to the orchestra which carriel out its onerous duties in a highly efficient manner. The Manterton Brass Band played Borne selections before the opening of the carnival on Monday evening.