Wanganui

New Zealand Tablet, 23 November 1911, Page 2359

Wanganui

(From oar own correspondent.) November 15. Rev. Father Holley represented this parish at the opening of the Meeanee Scholasticate last week.

Electioneering goes on here quietly. Three of the four candidates have declared themselves against grants to Catholic schools, the only candidate in favor of them being made, being Mr. George Hutchison, the c Reform party’s ’ nominee. That malignant disease, ‘ Temeritis,’ has attacked some of our city’s inhabitants, both the Wanganui Ministers Association and the Taranaki District Primitive Methodist Synod (held here lately) having entered their formal —weirdly wordedagainst the Papal decree. * , Mr. J. W. E. Miles, the treasurer of the local conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society and a member of the Hibernians, has had to undergo an operation for appendicitis in the local public hospital. Mr. Miles s many friends will be pleased to hear of his rapid progress towards complete recovery. Rapid progress is being made with the Convent of the Sacred Heart on St. John’s Hill. The roofing is now being put into position, and the exterior is gradually assuming a neat and finished appearance. There is, I am informed, a great deal of work still to be done to the interior in the way of floorings, wall plastering, and fittings, and it is expected that the building will not be completed before March next. The Convent, a fine and massive building, occupies a commanding position and a beautiful view of a long reach of the river, and of the suburban hills may be obtained from its grounds. -ine parish social committee, which has worked very diligently during the past six months in promoting social intercourse among the Catholics of the parish and at the same time in providing funds for local charitable works, concluded its season on Thursday, the 9th inst., with a highly successful progressive euchre tournament. . The ladies’ prize was won by Miss Cullinane, and the gentlemen’s by Mr. P. Lloyd, while the booby ’ prizes were annexed by Miss Tayor and Mr. Johnston. Ihe prizes for the season’s winners were also presented the lady winner, Mrs. Carroll, being the recipient of a handsome marble clock, and the male champion, Mr W. McTubbs, of a brief bag. At the conclusion of the evening’s entertainment Rev. Father Moloney thanked the committee (Mesdames Cullinane, Roche Neylon, Meehan, and Gebbie, Misses Loftus, Cullinane! J? T K f? ned y» and Messrs Roche, Laughton, Souter’ McLachlan, Lloyd, and Bourke), the secretaries (Messrs. Miles and Foley), and the chairman (Mr. Gaffaney) for their untiring efforts on behalf of the parish welfare. It is estimated that the total amount raised during the season is in the vicinity of £l5O. 5