ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 21 April 1904, Page 4

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.)

April 16. In the Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening the St. Patrick's Day celebration committee held a highly successful social gathering. An interesting and varied piogramme of vocal and instrumental items A\as presented. A great deal of the success of the social was aue to the untiring efforts of the secretary, Mr. J. W Oallagjhan, and to those ladies and gentlemen who generously donated and supervised the refreshments.

Mr. J. C. Quiulan, of the telegraph branch of the Post and Telegraph Department*, who .'has been transferred here from Christchurch, took up his new riuties on Thursday. Prior to his departure from the southern city he was presented by his fellow-officers with a handsome travelling bag, suitably inscribed. Mr (uinl.'n also received a send-off from the members of tho Chnstchurch Catholic Young Men's Society, of wlin n he was secretary. He will be a weloome addition to the local Young Men's Society.

There was a large attendance at St Joseph's Church, Buckle street, on Thursday morning at the reception of four novices into the Order of Our Lady of Compassion. His Grace Archbishop Redwood presided, assisted by the Very Rev. Father Lewis, V.G., and the Rev. Fathers Holley and O'Shea. A choir, under the conductor ship of Mr. McLaughlin, sang the incidental music. The ladies received were Miss Lucy Smart (Sister Mary de Sales), Miss Lizzie Fay (Sister Mary Alp'h'on.sus. Miss Mary Walker (Sister Mary Camillas), and Miss Kathleen Wells (Sister Mary Patrick). His Grace delivered a short address suitable to the occasion.