DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 46, 16 November 1905, Page 6

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) November Id Mr P. Meduire, late of Reefton, passed aw ay last week after a long illness. He was ku tilled by all the rites of Holy Chinch He leaves a widow and si\ daughters to mourn their loss — R I P The annual moituaiy sen ices took place List Sunday afternoon in St. Fianui de Sales Ceinelei}, Symond's street His Loidship the Bishop pu sided There weie also piesent the \eiy Rev Dr I'.gan, O.S 1$ , Yeiy Rev Father (iilUn, and Rev FaUieis McMillan, Ilolbiook, ( ahill, Buckley, and Dignan, sev cral of the ALuisl. Biolheis and a u-iy lame galhciing ot the lailhttil, lepicsenlative ol the v.uious city and subuiban panshes The Bishop and Ueigy met in St. Benedict's chinch, and thence piocccded m piousgional older to the cemetery Theie the whole assemblage gatheied lound the laige cio'-s, and united aloud the piayeis for the (lead The Bishop delncied a shorfr and ("leeplv nnpiessive diitonisc, and leininded those piesenl ot then duty, as Catholics, to thelaithful departed lleie in Ihe midst ol the moital iemains ot lelatives and fnends, said his Loid-.hip, this sac led duty would be biought home to their hearts and minds To all present those silent .giaves "*\cre schools of wisdom, teaching them the most piofound philosophy His Loidship exhotted .ill present to pray fervently and constantly ioi the lepose ol the souls of the dead The Bishop, cleigv, and ])eo])le then walked Ibiough the <.emeteiv lecitmg 'aloud the Litany for the Dead SI Benedict's chou, under Ah S. Jackson, sang the ' Pc Piofundis' and the 'Miserere' in a innM impressive manner The Bishop and clergy lehnned to St. Benedict's Hall, wheie his Lordship pi elided .it a ])üblic meeting at *hich the annual balance sheet, in connection with Hie cemetei v, was read by the lion wee let.uy and tieasiuei, Mr Al' J. Shcahan, after winch the meeting appointed as auditors the lion W Beehau and M"r W Wlielan The Bishop eiilogwd the work of the commit tee, and expressed the wish that Uiey would again seek 'election. A vote of thanks to the Bishop for presiding brought the meeting to a close.

St. Benedict's bazaar, for which preparations had been going on for upwards of twelve months, was opened last Monday evening in St. Benedict's Hall, in the presence of a large gathering, including his Lordship Bishop Lenihan. The ceremony was performed by the Mayor (Mr. Arthur M. Myers). The Mayor, in declaring the bazaar open, said that he had great pleasure in doing so. As they all knew the object of the bazaar was to raise sulhcicnt funds to provide the church with a first-class organ, and when one looked rouud the hall and saw the work which had been done by the members of the committee, the ladies of the church, and their friends during the past few months, he could not help but feel that the end aimed at would be realised. He appealed to those present to be liberal in their patronage, and to make 'lie bazaar an unqualified success, as it descivcd. The hall itself presented a picturesque appearance, being decorated with numerous evergreens, (lags, strings, of c hinese lanterns, and festoons of art muslin, all systematically arranged. The various stalls, arranged in order around the hall, had each its own scheme of color. One was in heliotrope, pink and green, another in yellow and white, and another in peach blossoms, while others were brought out in trellis work and other conspicuous decorations. Among these the candy stall and fancy work stalls were specially conspicuous and these, together with the striking and pretty costumes of the dancing girls who were to be seen scattered o\er the hall, all added materially to the effect created The platform, too, was decorated with numerous evergreens artistically arranged. Another feature which added to the general charm of the surroundings was the ' chalet Tivoli,' partitioned off with lace curtains from the hall, and daintily decorated. In these decorations baskets of chiysanthemums, festoons oi ait muslin, and sprays of lycopodium played a prominent pait, and cieated an impression distinctly pleasing During the e\ening the various stalls, which weii' stocked with all soils of useful and decorative ai tides, were largely patronised, as also were the various side shows, which included the tea kiosk and a .shooting galleiy A special leatuie about the ba/aar was the ait and post card stall, which was gieatly admired The \aiious articles with which it was laden, and especially the post caids, depicted the chinch and Us liiletioi The principal attraction of the evening in the way ot amusement, however, was provided in the exhibitions ot dancing by 100 school children and 7<l >oung ladies, undet the superv lsion of Miss I'aibara Put nan, ot Wellington, upon a raised plaltoini in the centie oi Ihe hall. Among these were a caKe Avalk, Irish jig, Highland fling, Spanish bolero, sailor's hornpipe, (iovvei wait/., and a giand solo dance by "\liss PutiKi'i All were admirably done. The pertomieis weie all neatly attned m \anous costumes. Mi P Meiedilh's ouhesti i and the (i.mison Hand were also in attendance, and lendeied selections throughout 1 lie evening The following arc the names o! the various stalls and stall-holdei s —No 1, lancy work, etc, WesdaiiH's Dignan dud Bechan ; \o 2, lancy work, etc., .Alls Keniande/ and Mis Reaidon , No '}, art and post (aid, Mis Simpson, assisted by the Misses Simpson, Wellie, and Malavey, No 1, plain work, Alesdam.es Colel, Whelan, assisted by the Misses Cole and lady friends; No ,"), tobacio stall, Miss Condon , No. li, Chalet Tivoli, .Ahs Jenkinson, assisted by the Misses Jenkinson (5) and lady tiiends; No 7, gipsy tent , No 8, candy slall, Misses Kouhey (2) and Becban (2) ; No. 9, ilower stall, Miss Fernandez , No 111, doll stall, Mr. W. B. Sc.iulcin, No 11, shooting galleiy, the Messrs. Duggan (2) The committee, consisting ot a large number of ladies and gentlemen, with the Rev Father McMillan as (haiinian, Mi \V H Whelan as secretary, and Mr. P. Biophy as tieasiuei, are 1o be congratulated upon the lesult of then effoits The financial results so far are veiv sat isf.u toiy, and it is believed that the final result will meet every expectation

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