DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, 21 March 1907, Page 17

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) The Hibernian Hall, Wellington street, was recently crowded with an enthusiastic gathering -to do- ' honorto- the southern delegates "of the H. A. C.B. It was"- a' memorable assemblage and will live long in the minds of those whose good fortune 'It was -to. be present. That it will 'do great good to the Hibernian Society goes without saying, and must have a^beneficial . effect on our Catholic community as a~ whole. The chair was occupied Ly Bro. Thos. Pound (president ' of the Auckland branch). The district president (Bro. P. J. Nerheny) was on his -right, and the D.V.P. (Bro. G-. Oorbett) on his .left. There were also present Rev. Father Holbrbok (chaplain . of . -/the ' -local -_ branch), Rev. Fathers Kehoe, P'urlong, McMaous (New Plymouth), and Bro. O'Dwyer (HaweraJ.^^-he-^past.of.-the- 'Pope and King' was proposed by -.the chairman ; the '' H.A.C.B. Society ' by Bro. J. J. .O'Brien, who was. ©the first district secretary of the N.Z. District ; Bro. G, J. Sellars, P.D.P., t'hrislchurch, - responded^-/ the ' District Executive ' by Bro. P. J. Duggari-' TOamaru), replied to by the D. President ; • Visiting Delegates,' Bro. R. Casey (Auckland), replied to ;c; c J. J. Marlow, P.P. (Dunedin) ; ' Our Fatherland, "propcised by Bro. M. J. Sheahan, district treasurer, , , responded to by Bro. M. F. Dennehy (Timaru)'- • Kjin- odred Societies' by Bro. Hon. W. Beehan, M.L.C., .replied to by Bros. Newburn (Druids) and Burns (Protestant Alliance); 'The Rress,' by.' Bro. Jos. -Fitzgerald (7»lmaruV who nicely introduced the -'Tablet' coupled -with the name of its editor, . Rev. Father Cleary. The speaker said that" from- boyhood -he had read and profited by the ' Tablet,' and earnestly urged upon all to subscribe to it, and- aNve all to' read it constantly; and' diligently. Bro. Moriarty (Waimate), travelling' representative of the ' Tablet,' responded, and "thanked th<j mover for Hs eloquent and kindly'remarks -• concerning tih°, ' Tablet,' andhoped that the advice given would be followed. During the evening the tollowing rendered musical items : "Bro. J. P. Lonerg'an, Messrs v .0.: •Pritchard, .T. McKenha, and T. G-uscott, Mr.: Armiger Wayinc the accompaniments. Bro. Dennehy recited - ' FohteiToy,' and arovs^d. great enthusiasm by the dramatic force with which it was delivered. Mr. Harry Herbert recited Robert Emmet's speech from the- dock, and received well-merited .- apnfause. The" -singing, of « God S,ave Ireland ' brought to a close the most successful gathering held here in connection with the Hibernian Society. '