ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 14

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.)

September 29. „ °,n Saturday evening at the concluding meeting) o£ the Victoria .College Debating Society it was announced that the Union prize, awarded- for the best debater during the session, had boen won by Mr. H O'Learv Messrs. E. j. Fitzgibbon (who acted" as chairman of the society during the year) and H. O'Leary will represent the College in the inter-university college debate to be held next Easter at Auckland nioo A Wed^! ng ,? f , mo . re than ordinary interest took pace on, Thursday last at St. Mary of the An eels' Church, Boulcott street, where Mr. Harold Oakes we mIhT vv-i music t 1 + ? ircle . s here > was married to ' Miss Mabel Wilson, of this city. The ceremony was Derformed by the Rev. Father Yenning, assisted by Rev Father Kimbe 1 Miss L. Wilson, sitter of the bride' was bridesmaid, and Mr. R. White acted as tost man' As the bridal party were leaving the church the 'Wedding March' was played by the Rev FatherKimbell. Among the wedding presents received was a silver salver, the gift of the employees of Mr. George God'ber, for whom Mr. Oakes is foreman I^ OT S9 Mr. L. Rejohel^ who recently - returned from a trip to the Old Country delivered an interest^, let? ture on his travels before the members nf iw nX olic Young Men's Club on ThuSday evening Tl£ lee" ture was illustrated .by a large number of lantern views, Mr. Missen manipulating the lantern. Mr ße£ chel, wbo succeeded admirably in sustaiatog the interest of his audience, referred to incidents 8 hehad experienced and scenes he had observed on a ioiirnev lhat was taken via Australia, Ceylon SW ™£ Brindisi to England; thence to* GerSany, bK'to & ' land, and home to New Zealand by way of Caw Town, Hobart and Sydney. A hearty vote of tha3£ was accorded the lecturer at the conclusion of hi? ad-

The mission which was to have begun on Sunday last at Sfc. Joseph's had to be postponed owing to the indisposition of the Very Rev.- Father "Chine. Itsis to be opened to-morrow. , „ v A very pleasant evening's entertainment was provided at South Wellington on Friday evening, when a progressive euohre tournament aiid concert were held in the schoolroom in aid of the Children of .Mary's' library funds. The first part o£ the programme consisted of vocal items,' contributed by Misses Lawless Bennett, Barton, Leydin, and McMahon, and ' Rev' Father Ainsworth, S.M. Mr. B. J. Fi'tzgibfoon gave a' recitation. The euchre tournament resulted in the lady's prize going to Miss Lawless, and the gentleman's to Mr. John Guthrie, sen. As usual, " the ladies of the parish provided a very dainty supper and, under the energetic leadership of Mrs. Riddler' did all that was possible to ensure the enjoyment of a very large number of guests. .