Denniston

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 40, 7 December 1905, Page 4

Denniston

(From an occasional correspondent.) November 28. The general Communion of t lie members of the local blanch of the JI A (' 13 Society took place on Sunday Immediately after Mass the niembeis, in their legal in, weie photographed, and then proceeded to Bro. CaJlaghan's house, where about Unity members, including usitms sat down to bieaklast r l he health of tho ' Pope and King ' was proposed by Bio fthlligan (president), and responded to by the Rev Father Molloy , that of the ' clergy ' by Bro. Callaghan (vicepresident), responded to by the chaplain : the 'II A.C. 13. Society ' by Mr. Yinsen, responded to by Bros.

Stokes and N. Milligan ; ' Ireland a nation ' by Bro. W. Kelly, replied to by Bro. Callaghan, Mr. Edwards, and the chaplain ; the ' Officers,' by Bro. J. Warren, responded to by Bros. J. Milligan (P.), P. Callaghan (V.P.), J. Moye (S.), E. Power (T.), H. Smith (W.), and M. Ballinger (G.) ; the ' Past Officers ' by Bro. W. Casserly, responded to by Bros. N, Milligan, Murphy, O'Connor, and T. 'Moye ; the ' Absent Members '• by the chaplain, and responded to by Mr. Edwards, sen., on behalf of absent members ; ' Our Guests ' by Bro. Murphy, and replied to by Messrs. Edwards, Trehey, Carr, and Vinsen : the ' Government ' by Bro. W. Power, replied to by Messrs. Trehey and Carr, the ' Westport Coal Co. ' by Bro. J. Can, replied to by Bro. N. Milligan ; the ' Ladies ' by Bro. M. Casserly, responded to by Bros. R. Edwards, Jas. Moye, and F. Fiank , Lho ' hosl ' by Bro. N. Milligan, replied to by Bro. Callaghan ; the ' Chairman ' by Bro. Murphy, responded to by the chaplain, Father Molloy. During the proceedings the Rev. Father Molloy (chaplain) made a presentation of a very handsome gold medal, on behalf of the members, to Bro J. Edxvards, jun., who is now in Dunedin. Mr. Edwards, sen., who received the presentation on behalf of his son, very feelingly responded. The chaplain, in making the presentation, referred to the great interest taken in the aflairs ol the branch by Bro. Edxvards. It is the intention of the members of the branch to make the breakfast an annual affair.