(From an occasional dor respondent.)

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5, 1 February 1906, Page 5

(From an occasional dor respondent.)

The half-yearly meeting of members of St. Patrick's branch 11.A.C.8. Society was largely attended. Bro. C. Foley (president) occupying the chair. The sub-com-mittee set up to make arrangements for celebrating St. Patrick's Day reported that it was intended to hold the gathering this year at Day's Bay on Saturday, March 17, and also a concert in the Town Hall on Monday, March 19. The order paper for the District Board's meeting was fully discussed. It was agreed to instruct the branch's delegate to vote against the motion to be moved by the Onehunga branch re increasing the secretary's salary, as it was thought that the matter should be referred to the next triennial meeting of delegates forj discussion. The election of officers resulted as follows :— President, Bro. J!. W. Callaghan ; vicepresident, Bro. T. O'Brien ; secretary, Bro. P. Kelleher ; treasurer, Bro. O. Krohn ; warden, Bro. M. Condon ; guardian, Bro. E. F. Reichel ; sick visitors, Bros. M. Condon and P . O' Callaghan ; delegate to District Board, Bro. J. B. P. Stead ; auditors, Bros. Feeney and Moroney ; medical attendants, Drs. Cahill, Cameron, Mackin, Herbert, and Shand ; delegate to Friendly Societies' Dispensary, Bro. P. Kelleher.