Masterton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 32, 10 August 1905, Page 4

Master ton

(From our own correspondent.) August 4.

The Rev. Fath?r Hie!- son, who is making a tour oE t-he Wellington archdiocese for the purpose of collecting funds for the new Cathedral, is at present in Masterton. The annual meeting of members of the St. Patrick's Day Sports' Association was held on Saturday evening, Mr. H. O'Leary (vice-president) presiding o\er a large attendance. The balance sheet, which was presented and ad op tea, showed the receipts to be £323 14s 9d, expendit/ure £294 6s 9d, leaving ai profit of nearly £30 for the year, which, added to the amount carried, forward last year, made a total credit balance of £79 15s 4d. The election) of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : Patron, Very Rev. Dean McKenna ; president, Mr. G. Watson ; vice-presidenls, Messrs. G. Day and F. McCarthy ; treasurer, Mr. M. C. O'Connell ; secretary, Mr. P. J,. O'Leary : auditors, Messrs. B. J. Dolan and .1. G. Elliott ; executive committee, Messrs J. C. McKillop, A. Haughey, B. J. Dolan, B. Chapman, H. O'Leary, F. O'Toole, E. G. Williams, W. A. Hogg, F. Haughey, J. H. Pauling, F. J. Dupre, J. O'Dowd, M. Kerins, O. O'Sullivan, and J. A. Renall. Six new members were elected. The advisability of holding the next sports on a date other than March 17, owing to that day falling on a) Saturday, was discussed at some length. It was pointed out by several speakers'that the association was formed with the object of celebrating St. Patrick's Day, and it was eventually decided to adhere to that day. Mr. J. Creelman was elected a life honorary member of the association.