DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1910, Page 423

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Solemn High Mass, at which his Lordship the Bishop presided, was celebrated this morning (St. Patrick’s Day) at St. Patrick’s Basilica, South Dunedin. The Rev. M. Ryan, who resigned the rectorship of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, some time ago, for the purpose of returning to his native archdiocese of Cashel, left for Ireland via Melbourne by the Ulimaroa on Sunday afternoon. He was seen off by a number of the local and Mosgiel priests and several lay friends, who wished him a pleasant voyage to the Old Land. Our readers are reminded that the St. Patrick’s Night concert will be held this evening in the Garrison Hall. The programme is one of more . than ordinary merit, the committee having spared no efforts in their desire to provide an entertainment that will meet with the approval -of the public. The demand for tickets has been very large,, and it is 7 in consequence expected that* there will be a record attendance at'the concert. ■

• o Ml !ii ße j C. Gifford, Bluff, gained the highest marks n l Southland in musical knowledge (theory) senior grade a ., i m “laminations held in December last in connection J r ? nlty College, don. c This -honor entitles Miss Gittord to a gold medal, the second medal won in a year, tor this fortunate young lady secured the silver medal in the intermediate grade in June last. Miss Gifford is a pupil of the local Dominican Convent. trv +i Gn . last Sunday the members of the Dunedin branch of the H.A.C.B. Society were present at Mass at St. Patrick’s Basilica, South Dunedin, and received Holy Communion in a b u i considerably over a hundred having approached ’ the Holy Table. The Rev. Father O’Neill preached a most eloquent sermon suitable to the occasion, explaining the spiritual as well as the temporal benefits derived through being a member of the society, and exhorting all the young men who were not already members to join the society.' He expressed his pleasure at the large gathering, and commended the members for their profession of faith, and hoped it would be an edifying example to others—old and young. The Rev. Dr. Cleary has had a very agreeable time - in ; Uruguay and Buenos Aires. He spent some days in Montevideo,- where he was received with great cordiality by the Bishop, the Cathedral clergy, the Salesian Fathers in their great workshop schools, and the Jesuit Fathers who are in charge of the fine ecclesiastical seminary there, rom Montevideo Dr. Cleary went inland as far as Coloma, meeting everywhere with the greatest courtesy from the clergy and from lay fellow-travellers. From Colonia he crossed to Buenos Aires, a four-hours’ trip by steamer across the great Plata river, which looks like a wide arm of the sea. In Buenos Aires our editor was, at time of writing’ the guest of the learned and genial Vicar-General of the archdiocese. Every day was spent in visiting the great educational, charitable, and other institutions with which the city abounds. Dr. Cleary was also fortunate enough to have interesting and instructive interviews with the Minister of the Interior and other members of the Cabinet, a rather unusual- favor for New-year- time. With the sanction of the Archbishop and the zeal and activity of the Right Rev. Monsignor IJssher, he also formed an agency in connection with the journalistic apologetic ■ work recently taken up by the Australian Catholic Truth Society. On Friday, March 11, the first annual meeting of the Shamrock Hockey Club was held, ■ the Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., presiding. The annual, report, which was presented by the secretary (Miss Munro), was as follows —‘ln -submitting to you our first annual report I desire to congratulate you on the good financial position of the club as disclosed by the balance sheet, oh the excellent attendance of members at the practices, and also on the generous response to every call made upon you. The club has given great assistance to the Hockey Association, with regard o the hockey art union. lam sure one and all agree with me in giving expression to our gratitude for the assistance as coaches rendered by Messrs.. Sims and Jarman. The thanks of the club members are also due to various friends for financial assistance. Last season we did not succeed in distinguishing ourselves, but this year I hope to see the club more successful. In conclusion, I thank you all for the assistance you have rendered me, making my connection with the Shamrock Hockey Club one which I shxll he happy to remember. A special word of thanks is due to our president (Miss Heley) and to those young ladies who: helped to make our social gathering a success.’ The report and balance sheet ere adopted. Several letters of club interest were- read. It is probable that a match with the Avoca Ladies’ Hockey Club, of Timaru, will be played at Forbury, Park on Easter Monday. The election of officers resulted as 'follows:President, Miss B. Rodgers; vicepresident, Miss Heley; secretary ’and treasurer, Miss M. Munro (re-elected) ; committee, Misses Power, Laffey, Heffernan, and N. Murray. A suggestion re changing name of club was put before the meeting, and eventually it was decided to call it the St. Joseph’s Hockey Club.