Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 15 December 1904, Page 3

Diocesan News

It is also my sad duty to record the death here ou Thursday of the wife of Mr. W. Holley, of LeesUcn, and motlher of the Rev. Father Iltolley, of the Tli,orndon plarisfh. The deceased lady, who was about 73 yeais- of age, only came to Wellington a few days ago on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. O. McManaway. The interment will take plare at Leeston, where t!he deceased nad icsi/dad Bor the last twenty years. Cm TJiursday ovenimg the Rev. Father Clune ma^de a sympathetic reference to the sad event, and expnesised the heartfelt sympathy of iall to the Rev. Father Holley in his berea,vem6nt. A Solermn Requiem Mass for the repose of deceased's sloul was celebrated in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Fn(lay morning.— R.l. t'.

The execiutilve of the Catholic Young Men's Stocieties;' Federatiiqn met on Monday ejveming to arrange the biusi'ness to be transacted at the Canierence to be held in Dunedin on Boxing Day. The various societies' have sig,mheid their intention of sending representatives, and urtafliliated Societies have alsjo been aslked to do the siame. The Welhng.to'n Society will probably be represented by Messrs. McKeowen atiW Kit'gibbon, the Latter ■of whom, as president of tihe executive, will tprcJs^iltle at tihe Conference . Amoug the many matters to be oonsiddred are the extension of the ' Catholic Magazine,' the co-toperatron of thie young mien with the clergy in parish matters,, the a,doptioin of some medal or ba/d'ge as a mark ot distin'tion, the isis*ue ot yearly certiiicates in recogyiition oi valtuajble services to a club, approaching in a bojdy the Holy Table eatfh ye*ar an the first Sunday in Advejnt, the promotion of visits between the various clubs, the appointment of a special day on wlhioh the cl<eirgy wauld be requested to preach a special sermon with reference to the societies, the conside'&tion of the report of tihe Catholic Young Men's Conference in Melbourne, the addition of more members to the executive, the revision of rules.

Om Monday evening the yearly entertainment givosi by tjhtei pupils of the lirotihe^s' School tpok 1 place in St. Peter's Schoolroom, (lhu/nee street. A n,umber of glees wore rendered by the boys, and Master B. Ryan, the sldh t ool medallist for 1903-4, gj&fve ' Ben.BoM, ' in g|ood style. A humorous quintette was g-iven by Masters F. McArdle, C. Tandy, P. Hopkins, P. Shanniuhan, and Vr. McGrath. Miss Amy Hyde presided at the pia,no, while Mr. F. J. Oakes' oruhestra helped to eirili.\ein. the procee|di)ngs Thel farce, ' A forged will,' was prayed ;n a very creditable manner. The vanous characters were sustained by Mas^tcrs R. Fa'hy, C. Mea^ham, J. i/wyer, J. Soot I, J. Dcivhn, T Davis, airad 11. Corrugan.

Mr. Thomas BoWden, J\in., for many years on the sitafl of the Railway Department, died on Sunday evening. He had been unwell recently but his death was Whblly unexpected, aid the news came as a ®hock to his numerous friends. Jle was at work ,as liate as 6 p.m. om Saturday. The cause of death was inflammation of the 'kiUdneysi. The doceased was ablout 3-1 years of age •anjd unmarried He was the sectond son of Mr. T. Bowden, formerly of the West Coast, rfn,d a brother of tihe Rev. Father Bowden, M.A., of Palmerstlon North.— R.J.P.