WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 24 September 1908, Page 24

WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) ~. _ September 10. - The new Catholic Club at South Wellington will be opened on Thursday next with a sociaj_£athcring. Good work in the cause of -the poor is being done by the Ladies Sewing Guild, which meets during the week at the church, Boulcott street. It is expected that the foundation stone" of the new church at Kilbirnie will be laid within the next few weeks. The architect is now busy completing plans. The Rev. Father Holley, of Blenheim, begins to-morrow a canvass in the Thorndon parish in aid of the Cathedral fund. Ihe Rev. Father Bowden, of Thorndon, will begin a similar missi on in Blenheim. The well-known sculptor, Mr. Nelson Ilingworth, has just finished a very fine bust in plaster of his Grace the Archbishop. The figure presents a very lifelike representation of his Grace It is now in the presbytery at Thorndon. -ne parishioners of Brooklyn are determined in their efforts to build a church. A meeting is to be held this week to consider several proposals. A social gathering to help on the work will be held about the middle of October. Good progress is being made with the new church for the Redeinptorist Fathers in Hawker street. This building when completed will be one of the city's landmarks, as it commands a splendid view of the surrounding country. Among the passengers to Sydney on Friday were Mr. C. P Skerrctt, K.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Lamartine Dwan. Mr! Skcrrctt, I regret to say, has been laid aside by illness for the pabt month. It is to be hoped that his holiday in Australia will result in the restoration of his usual good health. On Sunday last special reference was made in the churches to the Jubilee Number of the Tablet. The Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M., V.G., at St. Joseph's, appealed to his people to support the Tablet, which (he said) should find a place in every Catholic household. It is pleasing to note that the two pupils— a boy and a girlentered by the convent school, South Wellington, did remarkably well. The girl gained the second prize, being placed first of the girl readers, but being next in merit to one of the boys. The boy from the coment school scored just the same number of points as the girl, but as there were only two prizes, one for a boy and one for a girl, he had to rest contented with being bracketed as a ' runner-up.' It is gratifying to the Sisters and clergy to see our pupils so successful in their first venture. Speaking on Sunday last, Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M., V.G., made mention of the good work being done by the members of the local Seamen's conference. He appealed to the young men to assist in the undertaking, and assured them that a real pleasure would be found in any efforts 'they used in this connection. Since the establishment of the conference two years ago, the members had been very active, and had come into touch with not less than 600 Catholic seamen visiting this port. They informed the seamen of the hours of the Masses and prevailed on a number of them to approach the Sacraments. They had also supplied them with suitable literature and catered for" their social enjoyment.