Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 9 February 1911, Page 236

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) February 4. The retreat of the clergy concluded yesterday. It was conducted by the Rev. Father Hunt, C.SS.R. «r „ Mr * W. o' Kane has been appointed secretary of the Wellington Catholic Club, vice Mr. H. A. Rees, who has resigned owing to his removal from Wellington. Mr. Buckley (of St. Joseph's congregation), chief electrician to the Post and Telegraph Department, who is proceeding to America and England to study the latest developments in telephony and telegraphy, will sail for San Jrancisco by the Maitai on March 10. The diplomas granted by the N.Z. Catholic Club's at % a^ 10n hae r - be s? awarded to Messrs. A. H. Casey and M. O Kane. Mr. Casey has done yeoman service for the club, haying been president since its inception. Mr. 0 Kane has filled the offices of treasurer and secretary, whilst both gentlemen are keen debaters, and have been members of teams which have carried off several debating competitions. * . The Rev Father McCarthy, the well-known Vincentian missioner who. is passing through the Dominion on his way PWoi £ m f' ca > P rea cme d eloquent sermons at St. Joseph's Church, Buckle street and St.. Anne's, Wellington South Jast Sunday. It is 13 years s nee Father McCarthy was in Wellington and he is well remembered by the old CSL° f TT Te i Ar *% aViI V g ' in r n J unction with the Rev. Fathers Hanlon a „d Lynch, conducted a very succesful mission m St. Joseph's Church, Buckle street. Q™ + henxt q " arterly meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul ShdJ-V? J^.^SWftf. Sunday in Lent, and will W of % Ane i- Ha", Wellington- South. Th'e monthly meeting of the Particular Council took place on Wednesday last. Reports from the various conferences and the society's nurse were rece yed. Bro. A. Jackson (secretary) handed in w- 8 resignation owing to pressure of private business. His successor has not yet been appointed Son+h ;-«T- ¥ " F f e % S ' ° f St< Anne ' s P a "sh, Wellington South, is .leaving Taumaranui next month. During his sojourn, in Wellington Mr. Peters was instrumental in forming the St. Aloysius' Boys' Club, occupying the posTtion of manager for a considerable period. He was also a prominent, member of the St. Anne's Club, St Vincent do Paul Society, Sacred Heart Society, and Si parTsh

committee. Mr. and Mrs. Peters take with them to their new home the good wishes of a large circle of friends. Last Saturday (January 28) St. Anne’s Defence Cadets held a shooting competition for the company belt and trophies presented by Mr. Missen (jeweller), Mr. Gower, and the Marist Fathers. Conditions were ten shots, one sighter, at 200yds, and ten shots, one sighter, at 500yds. The following were the principal scores —Sergt. J. Carroll, ■7l; Corp. Heavey, 65; Pte F. O’Driscoll, 58; Col.-Sergt Gould, 55. On Monday the company fired at PolhiD’s Gully, for trophies presented by the officers of the company. The winners —Pte. F. O’Driscoll, won Captain Martin’s trophy; Pte. Mason, Lieut. Hornig’s trophy; and Bugler Hopkins wins Lieutenant Cleraentson’s trophy.

In the Third Class Cricket Competition the Catholic Club beat North by 54 runs on the first innings. In their first attempt the Catholic Club made 125 and 47 for three wickets in the second. North made 71 in their first innings and had four wickets down for 61 runs in the second. The best scores on each side were : —Catholic Club : Toms 42, McGrath 20, Leydon 19 and 26 (not out), Carroll 15. North: Thompson 20, Hamilton 16, Bedley 11 and 27 (not out). Bowling for Catholic Club, Toms (four wickets for 20 runs) and O’Dowd (four wickets for 35) had the best, averages. With the ball for North, Road (five wickets for 43 runs) and Thompson (three for 36) were the most successful.

The following changes in the secular clergy of the archdiocese is announced: —The Rev. Father Golden, who succeeded the late Rev. Father O’Meara at Feilding last year has resigned, and the Rev. Father O’Dwyer has been appointed to succeed him. Rev. Father Kincaid, who arrived recently from Ireland, will proceed to Feilding to take up the duties of assistant priest in place of Rev. Father Daly. The Rev. Father Cronin has been appointed assistant priest at Westport, whilst the Rev. Fathers Harnett and Dore assume similar positions at Masterton and Palmerston North respectively. The Upper Hutt, which has formed part of the Lower Hutt parish for many years, has been made a separate parish, and the Rev. Father Daly, from Feilding, will be the first pastor. It is with regret I record the. death of Sister Mary Xavier (Doherty), which occurred at St. Mary’s Convent of Mercy, Hill street, on January 31. Sister Mary Xavier was born in Belfast, was professed in 1867, and after spending a short period in Scotland, came to New Zealand some 40 years ago. The deceased Sister who was of a very retiring disposition, had suffered, with Christian resignation, from heart trouble for the past 25 years, which eventually caused her death. The funeral took place on the Thursday. Requiem Mass was celebrated in the Convent Chapel by the Rev. Father Hickson, S.M., Adm., after which the funeral procession was formed, the coffin being borne by the officers of the Hibernian Society. The Rev. Father Hickson, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Murray and Lynch, of _ the Rcdemptorist Order, officiated at the grave-side at Karori. —R.I.P.