ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 20 April 1905, Page 4

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) April 15. The mem|bers of the St. Aloysius' branch of the H.A.C.B. S'oCiot>, Wellington South, ha\c decided to hold 'a social in the Victoria Hall on Wednesday, 10th May. The contest for the mayoralty is being keenly waged. There are six candidates in the field, and each is putting forth his best endeavors to win. The election for councillors is als>o causing considerable Interest. As a result of tihe art union recently Qrawn >in connection with the Catholic Young Men's Club, it is expected that about £20 will be realised. This sum will be devoted to the purohase of necessary furnit/ure for the club rooms. The members of the Catholic Youn,g Men's Literary Society met om Monjday evening and adopted a syllabus for the ensuing season. A committee of management was appointed, and delegates selected to represent the society in the Union Parliament The Catholic Young Men's Societies' Federation executive has arranged that during the Easter holidays several of the societies should visit one another. A cricket team from the Wellington Club will journey tp Masterton to play a match with a team from the Master fcon Club. The statue of her late Majesty Quieen Victoria, to be erected in front of tftie General Post Office, arrived by the ' Turakina ' this week. The statue will be place*! in position under the direction of tihe city engineer The unveiling ceremony will be performed by his Excellency the Governor on the 29th ins*. The many friends of Messrs. J. J. and J. \V. Callaghan, of this city, will regret to hear that their fatiher was sitr/uck with paralysis while on a \isit to Sydney quite recently. Mr. Callaghan, who is a well known figure in educational circles in New South Wales, has been in indifferent health for some time, and it is now feared that he will never again resume his duties as a teadher. He has occupied the position of heaid master of the Hamilton Superior Public School for o\er twenty years, and is at present President of the New South Wales Teachers' Association It is to be hoped 'that his condition will not prove as serious asi anticipated. A sum of about £32 was realised by the conceit on St. Patrick's night. This amount will be Shared equally by the Newtown and Wellington Hibernia.ii Societies The proceeds from tihe picnic and sports will be divided between the Lower Hutt parish, and tihe Hutt, Wellington, and, Newtown Hibernian Societies. The societies will devote the money to the purchase of new regalia, which is now being made in Palmerston North. Mr. L. Reichel left by the ' Mararoa ' on Thursday last en route to England. On Tuesday evening he v/as entertained by the members of the Catholic Clrb The chair was occupied by the Rev. Father Kimbell, who propped the 'health of ' their departing guest.' Mr. Reichel suitably repliea\ A most pleasant musical programme was arranged, to which the following gentlemen contributed : Messrs. Leihy, Gibbs, O'Sullivan, McGovern, Casey, Mcl>onald, Lawless, and McGowan. The proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of ' Auld land syne.'