ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 15 April 1909, Page 574

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

April 10.

At a meeting of the executive of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association, Masterton, the balance sheet for the social evening showed a credit of £15 12s 7d. On Tuesday evening the men's branch of the Sacred Heart Association (Thorndon) held their monthly meeting at the Basilica. The spiritual director (Rev. Father Hickson, S.M.) delivered a very interesting lecture on the life of Joan of Arc, whose beatification takes place shortly. Mrs. Nesbit, an old resident of Masterton, died at the Palmerston North Hospital on Sunday last. Deceased •was on her way from Wanganui to Masterton,. when she took suddenly ill. Old residents will remember that she assisted in organising the first Sunday school there in connection with the Catholic Church. — R.I.P. Among the starters in the Marathon race, which took place on Tuesday, were P. J. Fitzgerald, M. Mulcahy, and P. MeGrath, members of the athletic branch of the Wellington Catholic Club. . They finished 2nd, 6th, and sth respectively. The sealed handicap was won by the first named. At the Sailors' Rest on Monday evening an entertainment under the auspices of the Wellington Catholic Seamen's Conference, was given before a large and appreciative audience. The following contributed items: Misses Burns (violin solo), Mona Butler and Amelia Fama (Irish jig), Roseingrave (song), Elsie Strickland (song), Tregonning (song), Messrs. Archer (piano solo), V. G. Cole (violin solo), Carmody (recitation), Henderson (song), Knowles (song), Smith (song), and Master Frank Walsh (song). The accompaniments were played by Mrs. Cole, Miss Fama, and Messrs. Archer and Smith. The bazaar in aid of the building of the Kilbirnie church, and generally to increase .the Wellington South parish fund, was opened on Saturday, 10th inst., at the Skating Rink. It will be open for a season of ten nights. No effort has been spared, to make the event a success. There are four fancy stalls, well laden with goods of the most varied kind, a fine kiosk, and novel and entertaining side shows. There were displays of fancy dancing under the management of Misses Johnson and Sullivan. ' The Hon. Dr. Findlay, K.C., M.L.C/, opened the carnival The arrangements are in the hands of an energetic committee of ladies and gentlemen under the direction of Messrs. J. J. Butler and R. W. Collins as secretaries. The newly formed boys' olul> (St. Aloysius) at St. Anne's parish, Newtown, promises to be a great success. Although the club has only been in operation- about two

weeks, over 50 applications for. membership have been received. .As the room space is limited it may be necessary to restrict the membership to boys residing in the parish. The Literary and Debating Society of St. .Anne's Catholic Club held its opening debate on Tuesday evening. Mr. E. J._ Fitzgibbon, LL.B., occupied the chair. The subject -was ' Should bachelors be taxed ? ' Messrs. Gormley and Bradley took" the" affirmative side and Messrs. Moriarty and E. Foote the negative. - The speeches were very creditable and promising. On a show of hands being taken the majority was in favor of the negative side. On Saturday, April 3, . a very pleasant and closelycontested hockey match was played at Miramax between the Celtic (the newly-formed ladies' club) and the St. Patrick's College Old Boys' Hockey Clubs, which resulted in the latter team proving victorious. After the game the Old Boys were the guests of the Celtics at Seatoun, where tea was provided. Mr. K. I. McGrath thanked the. ladies for the splendid reception given to" his team, and hoped that the gathering would be the forerunner of many others of a similar nature.- It was decided that the two' clubs should amalgamate in holding a social reunion at the close of the season. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., for the use of his house at Seatoun for. the gathering; to Mr. Wrigley, the Celtics' coach; and to Miss W. Mellop, the organiser of the" function. On Tuesday last there was a large -attendance of members and friends at the meeting held in the Hotel Windsor, Willis street, when the Very Rev. Father Keogh, S.M., 8.A., rector of St. Patrick's College, gave a lecture on ' Episodes sur l'histoire de France,' choosing more" particularly France in its relation to New Zealand. He spoke of the early French navigator's who visited New Zealand, and then "gave a sketch of the life of .Baron Charles de Thierry, who vainly sought to found a colony in New Zealand. After applying to the British Government for aid, he applied to F.fance,^ and was told: 'If England would liave nothing "to do with New Zealand it certainly could not be worth muchl' The lecture was greatly enjoyed by -the members;, and Very Hey. Father Keogh received a hearty vote of thanks. The sixth annual meeting of the St. Patrick's College Old Boys' Association was held in St. Patrick's Hall, Boulcott street, on Tuesday evening. The Very Rev. Father Keogh, S.M., B.A.f* presided, and about fifty members were present. In the report it is. mentioned that there are 240 members on the roll. Mention is also made of the various events of the year, the most' noteworthy being tha celebrations in. .lionor of the silver jubilee of the ordination of the rector of the college—^Father Keogh ; the revival of the College magazine, Blue and White, in which is recorded the results of public examinations .and the successes in the field of athletics, also the doings of pld boys in all parts of the world. It is stated that the cricket club had been reluctantly forced to disband owing to so few of the ex-students taking up cricket and others being offered positions in various senior'teams. The Hockey Club concluded the season in a 'flourishing condition after a fairly successful round of matches. The thanks of the Association were due to the Rev. Father Hills, the Rev. Father Holley, Messrs. J. E. Butler, A. Fay, and J. R. Hay ward for special subscriptions towards the funds. The year ends with a credit balance of £30 2s 9d. The report and balance sheet were adopted. Officers for the ensuing year were appointed as ' follow : —President, Very Rev. Father Keogh, S.M., 8.A. ; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. E. Butler, A. H. Casey, R. W. Collins (all of Wellington), W. E. Fallon (Auckland), G. H. Harper (Otaki), and Dr. A. O'Brien (Christchurch) ; secretary, Mr. J. E. Butler ; treasurer, Mr. J. Finlay; committee, Messrs! B. J. Devine, A. Fay, B. Gallagher, F. E. Kelly, S. . J. Moran, and F. Ryan) hon. auditor, Mr. W." R. S. Hickson.