ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 21 October 1909, Page 11

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.)

October 16. c 4.i Th xr ne ? P ro °? eds of Q* concert given by the children of the Newtown Convent School to tailed* £14. , . A concert and social gathering is arranged for Novemb f r ol 6 ™ th ? V^ tori , a Hal1 ' Carterton, in aid jSt the funds of St. Mary's Church. - - -Messrs. J. J. Cailagh'an and B._ Leydon were elected by the members of the athletic branch of the Wellington Catholic Club as their representatives on the" Wellington centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. A mission for the Catholics in the Te Aro parish of Wellington will begin at St. Joseph's Church,,; Buckle street ol \, Su c nd ? y w e e , k , October 24. The Rev, .-Fathers O'Connell,> &.M., and Kimbell, S.M., will conduct the mission. Ihe first fortnight will be for women, and the second fortnight for men. C O* 1 Labor x Day the altar boys from the several city .churches were taken .for an' outing to various pleasure Tesorts. The Thorndon and Newtown boys, along with the boys of St. Aloysius 5 Club, spent a most enjoyable time at Seatoun, as did the boys from St. Josephs and St. Mary's (Te Aro parish) at Waiwetu. At the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Thorndon; on Tuesday, October 12, Miss Irene O'Connor was married to Mr. H: J. Larkin (both of Kaitoke). The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Goggan, S.M. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. J.. O'Connor. The bridesmaids were Misses Alice O'Connor and Marjorie Kelly. Mr. J .Coyle was best man. The* annual social . of the St. Aloysius branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was held in the Victoria Hall, Newtown, on Friday evening, October. 8. There, were present about 120 members and their friends. The hall was -prettily decorated, and the arrangements for the supper were very complete. The ladies' committee and their energetic assistants are to be congratulated on the result of their work Miss Murray,. Mr. Corliss, and Mr. A. Timmings contributed several items to the musical, part of the programme. Great praise is due to the committee of management, with Mr. W. H. Giles as secretary, who worked so hard to make the function a success. A mission, given by the Very Rev. Father Clune and Rev. Father Hunt (Redemptorists), was commenced in St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Lower Hutt, on Sunday last. At his first mission here Father Clune was instrumental in having a branch of the H.A.C.B. Society formed, imd~ he told the members that" he expected to see the whole ofvt&em show their faith by approaching the altar in regalia ©v Sunday, next, when the mission closes. The musi<r aVthe' 11 o'clock Mass on. Sunday was Gregorian. TheU«hoir> - under Mr. C. J. O'Brien, were complimented by father Clune for their admirable singing. Mr. F. Cliffe, the examiner from the Royal~ College and Royal Academy of Music; has concluded the practical examinations at Palmerston North. The pass results for the school examinations are as follow : — The Convent : Primary division, piano— L. Bell, D. Bagne. Elementary division, piano — Ada MacdonaldV D. Richard, Jessica Anderson. Singing — Dorothy Strang, Ruby Stansell (distinction). Piano— j-Majorie Nidd, Dorothy Richmond. Higher Division. — Singing — Mary Kearins, Belle Perrin. Advanced piano — E. M. Rawlins, Ivy Graham, V; E. Kendar, E. M. O'Halloran (honors), A. -Rainbow (honors). Licentiate pianoforte — Miss F. K. O'Connor. ' What the work requires for its success is more of the genuine devotional spirit of the missionaries,' said. the Rev. J. Takle at the Baptist Union Conference. "He told a story of a young priest who had been met on the Continent, going home to say good-bye to his mother prior to setting out to a Jesuit mission on the Congo (says the. Post). Th% evangelist told how he had been consecrated to the ChurchY when very young, and his life had been devoted to it since. The priest told his auditor that- -he expected never 'to return fron\ the CongOj and, further, that there was hilt small likelihood of his ever being able to do so." ''Already fifteen of the faithful had found graves in Central Africa, and the average length of_ service was no more than two years. ' The high and great cause ' was the only reason advanced for the self-sacrifice, and, added Mr. Takle, that is the t true spirit:" The fifst-^annual social gathering, held under the auspices of the Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Wellington District), was given on Tuesday evening, October 12, at the Town Hall, Wellington. The affair proved a great success. The object was to raise funds to. enable the society to carry on their benevolentwork among the deserving poor of Wellington. The urgent appeal' for help resulted in an attendance of between 800and 900 people. """ The hall was well filled,- and those pre-

Sent thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Supper was provided by a committee of ladies, includingsMesdames Sullivan, Macguire, Ryland, Chambers; Ellis, Hunt, Houlihan, Kilkenny, Fielder, ,Lawlor, Phelan, Reichel, Sprott, Wells, .and Misses Burke, B,ailey,"Casey, Durney, Kennedy, Reichel. and Webb.- Mr. -Martin Kennedy (chairman and treasurer) and Mr. J. .F. O'Leary. (secretary), with a very energetic committee of members of the different conferences, • worked very hard to make the social gathering a success. The gallery -was crowded with visitors, including several of the clergy, among them being the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M. (Provincial), Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M., V.G., and the Rev. Fathers Hickson, Clancy, Bowden, Bartley, S.M.'s. 7 It is expected that the society's funds will be augmented to the extent of about £150. The managing committee desire. to express their sincere thanks to those who donated . refreshments, etc., and also to those who assisted in making the function such a success. '

The practical examinations for the Wellington j centre in connection with Trinity College of Music, London, was • concluded at the Town Hall on the 7th inst. The examiner was Mr. Henry Saint-George, of London. The maximum , marks are 100, the qualification for a pass certificate is 60 per cent., and for an honors- certificate 80 per cent. . The following is a list of the"* successful Convent pupils in the Wellington district - and marks obtained : — Higher Examination. — Associate vocalists — Teresa McEnroe (St. - Mary's Convent); 89; Rosie Segrief (St. Mary's Convent), 88; Caroline Denhard (St.. Mary's Convent), 82. " Associate pianists — Teresa McEnroe (St. Mary's Convent), 83;' Sylvia Williams (St. .Mary's Convent), 81 ; Nita Green (St. Mary's Convent), 80. Certificated pianist — Gertie Blacklock (St. Mary's Convent), 71. Local Examinations. — Senior honors — Girlie Gibbs (St, Mary's Convent), 86.. Senior pass — Mabel Outtrim (St. Mary's Convent), 79; Muriel Blake (St. Mary's Convent), 74; Gertrude Pitt (Pe"tone Convent), 67; Ivy Rollo (Otaki Convent), 65; Norma McGrath (St. Mary's Convent), 64. Intermediate honors — Myrtle Stephens (St. Mary's Convent), 80. Intermediate pass — Priscilla Miller (St. Mary's Convent), 71; Elsie Draper (St. Mary's Convent), 69; Grace .Draper (St. Mary's Convent), 66; Queenie Cameron (St. Mary's Convent), 66. Junior honors — Phyllis Connolly (Petone Convent), 84; Maggie Wildsmith (Petone Convent), 82. Junior pass — Gwennyth Baxter (Petone Convent), 75; Olive Eilsby (Otaki Convent), 75 ;- Magdalene Levy (Petone Convent), 67.- Preparatory pass — Leonore Cudby (Petone Convent), 81 ; Maude Hodgins (Petone Convent), 77; Alice Cashman (St. Mary's Convent), 64. The medal donated by an anonymous donor was awarded to Girlie Gibbs (St. Mary's Convent). The St. Vincent de Paul Society, which has now been established in the Archdiocese of Wellington for over three years (says the New Zealand Times), is ,ari association of men who have joined, themselves together to perform works of' charity in a ' quiet and - unostentatious manner, strictly following out the instructions embodied in the society's .motto: 'The title of the poor to our commiseration is their - •'poverty, itself ; we are not to inqxiire to what party or sect ■ they belong,' by alleviating the wants of the needy, render- •, ing ,' their conditions more endurable. All irrespective of •«creed' receive who by, misfortune require the society s help. 'A^he sick poor in their homes, also those that are in the and in the public homes are visited by the mem"•wfiersi Words of comfort are given to prisoners in gaols. " They do good work among the children, who are neglected ->' By their parents and who a T e in evil surroundings. They place them in homes where they are well looked. after and <- brought up properly. The ladies' branches of the society -■have also done good work from their inception. The nurse . employed by the society visits all the sick and needy cases where 'Women and girls are concerned, and reports to the society., monthly, but in cases of urgency she reports at once to the conference in which district the case is. Work amongst fallen girls is taken in hand by the ladies' branches, who see that the girls are taken aw*ay from their . evil surroundings and. placed in homes where they would be well looked after and given a chance to redeem themselves. Orders for groceries, meat, clothing, boots, etc., are given when required; school books and other necessaries provided for poor children; meals and accommodation are provided 'for men in destitute circumstances, also travelling expenses are advanced to enable several persons to go to other parts tovobtain work. Owing to the generosity of a kind bene- ., factor, a supply of coal during the winter months has been donated. annually and given out to many deserving cases . through the medium of ■ the different conferences of the society. Another branch of the society — the Seamen's Conference — which is entirely composed of young men, is doingbeneficial work among seafaring men. The principal objects of this conference are. to Extend a hearty welcome to seamen visiting Wellington; to distribute literature, such as magazines, periodicals, and Other suitable books among them, and to afford them the means of healthy social enjoyment during their stay-in port- and to'render assistance to those in destitute circumstances." Regular concerts- are given to the seamen fortnightly in the Sailors' Reit. The following is an approximate summary of the work carried out during, the past, three years: — 540 -ships visited, 1760 seamen interviewed, 160 parcels of literature- distributed. ' In addition, assistance was rendered and employment found for several who were in destitute circumstances.