ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 29 June 1911, Page 1194

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

JFrom oar own correspondent.) ..,'.: ' June' 24. •..< A social in aid of. St. Brigid's Church, Wadestown, was held in the Sydney street schoolroom on last Wednesday. • Owing to an outbreak of measles among the students, St. Patrick's College broke up yesterday, and will remain closed ; for a month. Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M.; V.G., proceeded to New Plymouth during the week to take part in the ceremonies in connection with the silver jubilee of the Very Rev. Dean James McKenna, the popular and respected pastor of New Plymouth. .At. the State banquet given ,by his Excellency the Governor on Coronation Day, his Grace Archbishop Redwood and Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, S.M., Rector of St. Patrick's College, received invitations to attend.

Mr. Martin Kennedy, . K.S.G., has , been appointed deputy-chairman of the Bank of New Zealand during the time that Mr. Harold Beauchamp will be absent from New Zealand.';',, '-’V" . All those who wish to take, part in the short retreat, for men, which commences at St. Patrick’s College on June 30, are requested to hand in their names to the Vice-rector of the College (Rev. Father O’Reilly) as soon as possible. -• The sanctuary of St. Anne’s Church, Wellington South, has just been renovated, and some necessary alterations effected for the purpose of complying with the conditions necessary for the erection of the Arch-confraternity of ,the Rosary, which is to be started in the, church next Sunday. . Mr. W. J. White, of 'Foxton, and formerly of Wellington, where he was for several years secretary of the H.A.C.B. Society, has the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends in his bereavement in the death of Mrs. White.— R.I.P. Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald, a prominent members of the H.A.C.B. Society and Catholic Club, and one of our most active City Councillors, has announced his candidature'for Parliamentary honors at the next general election. Mr. l Fitzgerald will stand for the : new Wellington Suburbs seat. It is with regret that I have to record the death of Mr. John Ryan, of the Railway Department, Woodville, which occurred at the Pahiatua Hospital on June 22. The late Mr. Ryan was the second son of Mrs. Thomas Ryan, of Petone, and a prominent member of the H.A.C.B. Society. The funeral took place to-day, the Rev. Father Maples officiating at the church and at the graveside.—R.l.P. The reorganised men’s confraternity of the Sacred Heart Society at St. Anne’s, held their first monthly meeting on the second Friday of the month. There" was . a large attendance of members present, and they were addressed by the Rev. Father George Mahony, S.M. (spiritual director). On the second Sunday the members of theconfraternity with the St. Anne’s cadets, in uniform approached the Holy Table in large numbers. The fifteenth annual social of the St. Mary’s branch (ladies) of the H.A.C.B. Society was held in St. Peter’s schoolroom on last Wednesday evening. Over two hundred persons were present, including the Rev. Father Venning, S-M., chaplain of the branch. The social was one of the most successful yet held, and reflected great credit on theenergetic committee, consisting entirely of ladies, with Miss K. Robinson as president, and Miss G. O’Flaherty as secretary. , ~ Special services, in connection with the Triduum in honor of the Blessed Sacrament were held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Thorndon), St. Joseph’s Church (Buckle street), and St. Anne’s (Wellington South) on last rnday, Saturday, and Sunday, and it was most edifying to see the large number of communicants at all the churches ihe Rev. Father Bartley, S.M., M.A., of St. Patrick’s College,, preached a course of sermons at the Basilica. The Rev. Father Eccleton, of St. Patrick’s College, Very Rev. lather O’Shea, and Rev. Father Gilbert preached "at St.• Joseph and the sermons at Wellington South were preached by the Rev Father Barra, S.M., of St. Joseph’s, and Rev. Father Eccleton. 1 „ . T ! 0 , quarterly meeting of the Hibernian Society, St. T atnck s branch, was held last Monday evening, Bro W J. eeney, B.P presiding. There was a large attendance of members, including the Rev. Father Venning S.M. chaplain, and Bro. O’Shaughnessy, Past President of Christchurch branch. After the routine business had been disposed of, nominations of officers for the ensuing halfyear were received, and evinced keenness on . the part of members to hold office,, so that the election, which takes place on July 3, will be very interesting. Six new members _ were proposed for admission. The receipts of the evening totalled £IOO, whilst sick pay totalling £l2 was passed for payment. n ire' 6 many friends of Colonel R. J. Collins, 1.5.0., C.M.G., congratulate him on the recent honor conferred 011 +] m ’ P l As Sen J, )y Cm cables, the latest honor conferred on the Colonel S the Order of 'Companion of St. . Michael and St. George. He will complete forty-six years’ service vlo+o e i lst J S y next , in the public service of the Dominion. Yesterday afternoon he was waited on by the staff of the Audit Department and presented with a letter congratulatmg him on the honor conferred on, him by his Majesty Mr P ln p wlf if tte r J?. s handed to Colonel Collins by obi), the Auditor-General’s Deputy, who spoke of the high regard and respect _in which Colohel Collins is held by the staff In replying, Colonel Collins expressed his appreciation of the spontaneity of the congratulations, and referred to the value he placed on the honor bestowed on* him, and on the Public Services of which he was a member.