Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 21 December 1911, Page 2580

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From oar own correspondent.) . December 16. Mr. P. G. McEvedy, a brother of Dr. P. F. McEvedy, of Wellington, has gained an entrance scholarship in science at -Guy's Hospital, London. \ There was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Anne's Church on last Sunday. In the evening the Rev. Father Monahan, one of the recently-ordained priests, preached his first sermon. : v \ His Lordship Bishop Carroll, of Lismore, and the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Haran, of Sydney, are at present in Wellington, the guests of the Redemptorist Fathers at Mt. St. Gerard. . ' Much sympathy is felt for Mr. M. J. McGahey, of Wadestown, a past president of the Sacred Heart (Thorndon) branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, on the death of his wife, which occurred on last Sunday evening : _ . -.

The Marist Brothers of the South Island, Wanganui, Napier/and Wellington will commence their annual retreat at the Schoolhouse, Boulcott street, to-morrow. There will be about 32 Brothers present at the retreat, which will last for a week, and will be conducted by the Rev. Father Creagh, C.SS.R." The St. Patrick's College Entrance Scholarships have been won by Clifford P. Bowler, of the Convent School, Inglewood, and Basil Howard, of the Sacred Heart School, Thorndon. .These scholarships are worth .£2O per annum, and are tenable for four years. They are offered annually for competition by Mr. Martin Kennedy. ; '"• The Marist Brothers' School, Thorndon, although only one year in existence, and laboring under difficulties owing to the school being temporarily in a hall, and .with a teaching staff of only two, has secured the two scholarships given by the Sacred Heart College, Auckland, for, competition by boys attending the Marist Brothers' schools in the Dominion. The successful competitors are Master Leslie Kelly (son of Mr. Kelly, of the Railway Department) and Master James Callaghan (son of Mr. J. W. Callaghan, of the Tramways Department and District Deputy of the H.A.C.B. Society). This is a record of which Brother Virgilius and his worthy assistant (Brother Irenaeus) can feel well proud. There passed away at her residence, Waipukurau, on Saturday, December 9, another old pioneer in the person of Mrs. E. Cassie, in her seventieth year. Mrs. Cassie, with her husband; arrived at Lyttelton fortyfour years ago, and after travelling about a while, settled on land at the Washdyke, near Timaru, where they followed farming pursuits until the death of her husband, about thirty years ago, after which she moved to Wellington with her family, and had resided here and at'Hawke's Bay since. Mrs. Cassie is survived by one son and two daughters— A. Cassie (of the Railway Department), Mrs. G. Shanly (Waipawa), and Miss Cassie (Waipukurau). R.l. P. The quarterly meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (Particular Council) was held at St. Patrick's Hall on last Sunday. Mr. Martin Kennedy, K.S.G., presided, and the . Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S.M., V.G., and Rev. Father Venning, S.M., were present. There was a representative attendance of the city conferences, and good reports were received' from the country conferences. The society is progressing steadily, and doing a great deal of good work in the archdiocese. The quarterly meeting of the ladies' conference took place on last Wednesday, Mrs. Sullivan presiding, the Rev. Father Venning, S.M., being also present. Very interesting reports were read from the conferences of the circumscription, which disclosed very steady progress during the quarter. Prior to the distribution of prizes at the Marist Brothers' School, Thorndon, on last Wednesday, the following excellent programme of vocal and instrumental items was presented by the pupils to a large attendance of parents and friends, among whom were the Rev. Fathers Hickson and Peoples Choruses by the boys, ! Welcome ' and 'Erin the tear '; recitation, ' Nobody's child/ Master John Hawker; solo, 'Come back to Erin,' Master Allan Johnson (school medallist); piano solo, ' Sweet bye and bye/ Master Frank Hally; duet, 'ln the dusk of the twilight/ Masters J. Thomas, G. Swan, G. Hill, A. Johnson, J. Coffey, and M. Keeney; solo, ' Ave Maria,' Master Joseph Thomas; recitaton, 'When Pa begins to shave/ Master Fergus Reeves; comic song, ' Happy little Sam/ Master. Vivian Ross; solo, ' The land of nod/ Master Michael Keeney; parliamentary discussion, Master J. Coffey (Government) and Master F. Chapman (Opposition) ; -tableaux vivants, ' Tarcissus,' Masters R. Allen, C. Sullivan, F. Reeves, R. Ferris, and L. Kelly; choruses, ' O'Donnell Aboo ' and 'God Save Ireland.' } The boys did remarkably well, and their efforts were duly appreciated by the audience. Brothers Virgilius and Irenaeus are to be complimented on the successful results, of their painstaking tuition. The ' parliamentary discussion ? was a novel item, and evoked much amusement. Mr. E. J. ; Fitzgibbon, LL.B., was chairman. >, \ "* "

Wanganui" : v ':. (From our own correspondent.) - - , ; The Marist Brothers' Junior Cadets held a church parade on Sunday, December 10, at the 10.30 o'clock Mass at St. Mary's Church. The company, which was under the command of Sergt.-Major Routledge, of Wellington, and of Captain Bourke, mustered" over fifty members. .-■■;■ -» " The retreat given by the Rev. Father Ainsworth, S.M., of Eltham, to the local Society of the Children of Mary came to a conclusion on Friday, December 8, with the admission of fifty-four aspirants to the Society and a procession of Our Lady. The procession, which was large and impressive, took place in the presence of a very large congregation, and. consisted of about 100 Children of Mary, and of 20 small children, who preceded the statue of Our Lady, carrying lilies in their hands. The Rev. Father Ainsworth preached the occasional sermon. In the sanctuary were present his Lordship Bishop Carroll, of Lismore, and Right Rev. Mgr. O'Haran. The first quarterly meeting of the second year of t St.' Mary's Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, took place on Monday evening, 11th inst. There was an attendance of thirty-four members, including a number of the members of the Aramoho Conference., There were also present Rev. Father Holley and Rev. Father Moloney (spiritual director of the Conference). The meeting, which was the most successful held up to this time, was marked by the great enthusiasm shown by the brothers. Reports were received from the secretary, treasurer, librarian, from the Catholic Defence League and social sub-committees, from the Mosstown, Castlecliff, and Gonville Sunday school teachers, and from the Brothers visiting the hospital. A report of the work of the Aramoho Conference was read by the secretary, Bro. W. M. Luxford. The Rev. Father Holley addressed the Conference on the excellent work accomplished during the quarter, and especially on the devoted work of the Sunday school teachers. This latter branch of the Conference's work has shown a large expansion since it was first started, there being now five Sunday schoolsGonville, Mosstown, Castlecliff, Wanganui East, and Fordell, under the control of the two Conferences of St. Mary's, Wanganui, and of St. Joseph Aramoho. Blenheim /From our own correspondent.) Mr. F. Hale, who has been choirmaster at St. Mary's Church for many years, is leaving for Gisborne this week to take up a position on the Gisborne Times. Mr. Hale has been intimately connected with nearly every musical organisation in Blenheim during the past twenty-five years, and especially in Catholic musical circles his services will be missed. Pahiatua Despite the boisterous and unpleasant weather on the- evening of December 12, there was a large attendance at the Foresters' Hall to listen to a programme of items rendered by pupils of the Pahiatua Convent (says the local Herald). The entertainment was an excellent one, and was considerably in advance of what /one expects from juvenile performers. Each item re- • ceived hearty applause from the audience and several encores were demanded. The concert opened with an overture by Miss, Eileen Burke, followed by a chorus, VThe flower bells,' by a number of little girls. Miss C. Sutherland, in a short and pithy address, welcomed the audience, and after a pianoforte duet had been played by the Misses A. O'Rourke and G. Kelly, a musical fairy play entitled ' The Spirit of' the Bush' was staged. A number of school girls strolled into the wood in the hope of seeing the fairies. ■ The latter appeared, and for some time an' interesting and instructive conversation was carried on between the two parties. Several songs r were sung, and = Miss Thelma Sutherland (the fairy queen) sang two solos in a pleasing style. Members of the school party. who took part in

the dialogue were the Misses O’Rourke, Sullivan, McDavitt, and Sutherland. A comic song entitled, ‘ I’ll never make a gentleman of you, John,’ by Master D. O’Rourke, received an imperative encore. The first part of the programme concluded with a dance, the ‘ Bolero,’ which was well executed by the Misses Cleghorn, O’Rourke, Thomas, and Sutherland. The opening item of the second part was a vocal duet entitled ‘ The lily and the rose,’ which was well rendered by the Misses Halliburton. Misses O’Meara, Cashin, and Sutherland (2) then danced the ‘ Gavotte,’ and Master C. Chatwin followed with a pianoforte solo. The action song, ‘My japloo baby,’ by seven girls, was well received, while Miss F. O’Meara gave an excellent recitation. The next item, the Irish, jig, danced by the Misses O’Rourke, Collins, Cleghorn, and O’Meara, received tumultuous applause, and the item had to be repeated. The following item, an action song entitled ‘ The coach and four,’ in which some twenty boys and girls took part, also had to be repeated. The solo part was sung by Miss Thelma Sutherland. Miss E. Cotter (Dannevirke) danced ‘ The carnival,’ and a mat-weaving exhibition by sixteen girls followed. Miss E. Cotter rendered the violin solo, II Trovatore ’ in good style. The concluding item was a farce entitled ‘ The Doctor’s Mistake,’ the characters being taken by the following: Doctor Curem, Master J. Collins; attendants, D. O’Rourke and P. Moynahan; patients, T. Ryan and W. O’Brien. This was a very comical piece, and the boys did full justice to their respective parts. Rev. Father McKenna thanked the audience for their courage in venturing out on such a stormy night and for their kindness in attending the function for a good cause. He also thanked the children for taking part, and the teachers who, by their untiring energy, had worked up a programme which had received applause throughout from the audience. The proceeds will be devoted to the new convent building fund.