TIMARU

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 7 April 1904, Page 19

TIMARU

(From an occasional correspondent.) March 29. The quarterly meeting of the local branch of the Hihernian Society was held in St. John's Hall on Monday evening, 28th inst. The meeting was a fairly large one, abb)ut~ 65 members out of a memhership of 207 Jbeing present. The ReV. Father Tubman (chalplain) was present and was warmly welcomed after his holiday trip by the P P., Bro. O'Leary. Father Tubman, in returning thanks, gave a humorous description of his travels, stating that he had met with a hearty welcome from the Hibernians in New Zealand wherever he met them. The salary of the assistant secretary was fixed at £5, and the sum of £91 was received in contributions. The chief item of interest was the adjourned debate from the previous meeting on a motion to pass a vote of tjhanks to, and adopt the reports of, both delegates. A<n amendment was refused, so that little debate took place, and on the motion heing put it was carried. Bro. Doyle heartily thanked the meeting for their vote, and was glad that the meeting had endorsed his action in voting as he had done Bro. Fitzgerald, while thanking the members for their vote of th'antos, was sorry that he could not accept it. The re--poirts differed essentially, his brother deleg/ate and himself voting on opposite sides, and he failed to sec how the branch could thank both, and consequently he was unable to see any sense in the motion. He was glad he had not t,o get on the floor Once to defend his actions, and if ever again elected to the position would endeavor to carry out the wishes of his branch. Five candidates wore proposed for initiation (Tlhis is one of several communications that reached us too late for publication last week —Ed 1 N.Z. Tablet ')

(From our own correspondent.) April A. St Maiy's bianch of the Hibernian Society held its qiiiaxteilv meeting in the lodge ro'oni on Monday right last, ihcie bung a lecord attendance of miMiLcis Bro T Connoi, VP , occupied the chair at the beginning o! the meeting, hut later on the President, Bio T Donovan, aimed, hawng iiddon 28 nines to be present Re\ Father Tubma-M received a splendid leceptiojn on inteiing the hall, and a special \otc of thanks for his many "-eiviccs to the brain h iwicl congratulation on his sale iefuin was earned with gieat applause on t'l.o motion of Bio O'Leaiv KaLlicr Tubman thanked the members for their good v. i -.ho-,, and detailed some amusing mculents of his na»els On SatuuLu irniht a banquet "was £iven to Bros. CtanmUh and C^unlan, who are leaving Tnnaru to start in business in Kurow Bro Deimeln occupied the chair, and a most cn i<u able time was spent All testified tO tihe many food qualities as Catbolus, Hibernians, and uti/ens of the guests of the c \ ennigt, and wished them nciy success in their new borne Abo at 2.10 poison;-, mostly adults, appi cubed the Holy Table on KaMei Sunday morning \ Misvi Cjntata was celebiated at 11 o'clock by the Rev Father Tubman, who ,ilmi preached on the grevt feast ot the day, the way 1o enter into the spirit of it, and Mie fruits to be domed fioin its proper celebjation The choir reudcied ttie ' KvncV ' (iloria,' atul ' Snindus ' from Silas' Mass m C, and the ' Credo,' ' Agnlis Dei,' aoid ' BenedicHis ' Fiom Weber's in G Solos were ujven by Mrs Lvmh and Miss McGuinness (soprano), Miss Hgan (conl riilio), Mr Jeflorson (tenor), and Mr MacDonald (bass) \hss X Mc(riiinnes.s -presided at the organ, and i -. to lie congratulated on the cie'ii* t ibl< % . work done by the choir, considering the difficulties cf practice and the smallness of numbers. Rev Brother Pi-us. who has given ten years of devoted service in the boys' school here, has been transferred to Invercargill His place has been taken by Brother Calixfus from Invercargill.