Invercargill

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3, 21 January 1909, Page 99

Invercargill

(Fiom our own correspondent.)

January 18. The Irish Athletic Society is early in the field with Preliminary notices of its annual sports' gathering, which will take place on St. Patrick's Day. An attractive programme lias been arranged, and, given fine -weather, a record gathering is expected. The secretary, Mr. J McJSamara, may be trusted to make very complete arrangements for the success of the fixture . i T^ half-yearly meeting of the H.A.C.B. Society was held on Wednesday last, when the election and installation ot officers took place. There was keen competition for all the positions, the following being the lesults:—President, Bro. J. Shepherd; vice-president, Bro. J. Mulvey secretary, Bro. C. Matheson ; treasurer, Bro. Mnlvey • warden, Bro. F. S. Byrne; guardian, Bro. J. O'Briens»ok visitors, Bros. J. Mannix and S. Dunn*; auditor! Bro. li. W. J. Morton. The officers were duly installed by Bro. T. Pound, P.P., who congratulated the Brothers on their election and the members on their wise selection Ihe new regalia was used for the first timo durino- the installation.