DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 27, Issue 21, 27 May 1909, Page 823

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

St. Patrick's Young Men's Social and Literary Cub held its usual weekly meeting in St. Patrick's schoolroom on Monday night, when there was a fair attendance. The evening was devoted to questions, which were answered in a very interesting and creditable manner.

The Very Rev. P! O'Donnell, Gore, who joined the Canadian-Australian steamer Makura at Sydney for Vancouver, writing from Brisbane, stated that the vessel is splendidly equipped in all departments, and that he had enjoyed the trip from Sydney very much. On Saturday of last week the anniversary Requiem for the late Bishop Moran was celebrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral. The celebrant was his Lordship the Bishop, Rev. Dr. Cleary assistant priest, Rev. J. O'Reilly deacon, Rev. W. Corcoran subdeacon, and Rev. J. Coffey, Adm., master of ceremonies. The music of the Mass was rendered by the Dominican nuns. The members of St. Joseph's Ladies' Club held an invitation euchre party and social evening at St. Joseph's Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large gathering, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The prizes were won by Miv Miles and Miss Collins. The following very kindly contributed towards the programme : Songs, Messrs. Carolin, O'Coimell, and Graham, Misses Bryant and Hannagan; recitation, Miss Crann; and a skirt dance, Miss Tessie Hannagan. At the conclusion of the programme light refreshments were handed round. A special word of praise is "due to the president (Miss Slaunton), to whom the success of the evening was due. His Lordship the Bishop, in the course of his sermon at the nine o'clock Mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral onSunday, referred to the collection to be made on next Sunday for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The ladies of the Society (said his Lordship) Avere doing a noble work in the parish in an unostentatious manner. They- visited the sick, relieved those in want, took charge of neglected children and placed them in orphanages, and performed other useful and necessary works. He trusted that the Catholics of Dunedin would be generous in their support of the Society, and \^ould enable the ladies of that excel-

lent institution to carry on their good work during the coming wintor. Notwithstanding the prosperous condition of the Dominion there were always cases of want and distress in our midst, owing to illness and other causes,^ and it was the duty of those who were in a position to do so, to assist in alleviating such distress.