Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 29 August 1912, Page 24

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OP WELLINGTON (From our own correspondent.) - August 24. Passengers by the Maunganui from Sydney on Wednesday included Very Rev. Dean Tubman, Rev. Father McCarthy, and Rev. Father Bradley. Bro. W. H. Giles, secretary of St. Aloysius’ branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, Wellington South, has left for Auckland to represent his branch at the district half-yearly meeting of the society, which is to be held on Wednesday.

The Te Aro school committee held its first meeting on Thursday evening, under the presidency of the Very Rev. Dean O’Shea, S.M., V.G. The following officers were elected: Secretary, Mr. J. J. L. Burke; treasurer, Mr, T. Madden.

Mr. Peter George McEvedy, a former student of St. Patrick’s College, and a brother of Dr. McEvedy, of this city, has been successful in winning an open scholarship at Guy’s Hospital, valued at £6O, ,in the preliminary science class.

The parishioners of Northlands held a most successful social at the .Sydney St. Schoolroom on Friday evening. There was a good attendance, including the Rev. Fathers Hickson and Venning. The profits will be .devoted towards the extinction of the debt on the St. Vincent’s school-chapel, Northlands. The first meeting of the newly-formed Wellington Catholic Education Board met at St. Mary of • the Angels’ presbytery on last Tuesday, when the constitution drawn up by the Wellington District H.A.C.B. Society Council was adopted. The following officers were elected:—Patron, his Grace the Archbishop; chairman, Very Rev. Dean O’Shea, S.M., V.G.; vicechairman, Mr. J. W. Callaghan'; secretary, Mr. P. D. Hoskins; treasurer, Mr. B. Doherty; auditors, Messrs. J. J. L. Burke and Giles. The Wellington District H.A.C.B. Society Council held a most successful social in St. Peter’s Schoolroom on Wednesday evening last. There was a large attendance, including the Rev. Fathers Hickson, Venning, Barra, Hurley, and J. Herring. Messrs. J. A. Sullivan, C. J. McErlean, W. H. Giles, J. McKeowen, and T. L. Darby acted as directors. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and the catering arrangements were excellent. Both of these tasks were undertaken by the ladies’ branch of the society under the direction of Miss G. O’Flaherty (secretary) and Miss D. McGrath (president). An important educational work is likely to be undertaken for the whole of New Zealand by the Sisters of Notre Dame des Missions. They have purchased for the purpose of erecting a high and technical school the residential property of the late Mr. E. J. Riddiford on the Hutt road, with about 500 ft frontage to the main road all some twelve acresfor their work The property,- which adjoins the Church property, was originally acquired in 1873 by the late Mr. Henry Bunny, father of Mr. E. P. Bunny, Mayor of Hutt Ihe house was subsequently enlarged, and was afterwards purchased by Mr. Riddiford, who married Miss Bunny.

The late Mr. Eugene Joseph O’Connor, of Nelson after a number of legacies to relatives and providing tor an annuity for his sister, gives the residue of his estate to three trustees, the Catholic Bishop of

Wellington, the Mayor of Westport, .and the Member of Parliament for the district in which Westport is situated, upon trust to establish an institute at Westport, on his freehold property at Nine-Mile road, for rearing and training destitute children of both sexes and all denominations and to take charge of old people. Testator directed that such institutions should be under the charge of the Little-Sisters of the Poor, or other Catholic religious Order approved by the Catholic Bishop of Wellington, subject to no religious exclusiveness and open to all denominations. The residuary estate in the hands of the Public Trustee for such purposes is about £IB,OOO. Mr. Joseph Wareham, a well known and popular member of St. Anne’s congregation, is at present in the hospital seriously ill. As Mr. Wareham is likely to be laid up for some time, the Church 'committee of St. Anne’s,, assisted by prominent non-Qatholics of Wellington South, organised a benefit concert, which was held at the large Town Hall on Wednesday last, in aid of his wife and young family. There was a good attendance at the excellent concert, which, when all the returns are in, should yield a fair sum. Messrs. W. P. McLaughlin and G. R. Harris, acted as joint secretaries.

The' twenty-eighth half-yearly meeting of the Wellington Catholic Club was held last evening in the club rooms, St. Patrick’s Hall. In the unavoidable absence of the president (Very Rev. Dean O’Shea, S.M.), Mr. J. McGowan, vice-president, occupied the chair. The Rev. Father Herring (spiritual director) and the Rev. Father Venning (vice-president) were also present. The report and balance sheet, which were adopted, showed that the club had made satisfactory progress during the half-year, and also that the financial position was good, there being a credit balance of £5 11s 3d. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, His Grace Archbishop Redwood; president, Very Rev. Dean O’Shea; vice-presidents, Very Rev. Dean Regnault, Rev. Fathers Venning, Hickson, and Herring, Rev. Brother Justin, Messrs. M. Kennedy, M. O’Connor, C. P. Skerrett, G. Dee, and J. McGowan; hon secretary, Mr. C. A. Carmine; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. Quinn; executive, Messrs. J. L. Leydon, B. Sheehan, T. Tiller,’ B. Leydon, 11. Carruthers, R. Duffy, M. O’Kane, G. McNamara, and R. G. Butcher; hon. auditors, Messrs. J. F. O Leary and F. McDonald. Several speeches were made eulogising the work of the executive, and a vote of thanks was accorded to the secretary and treasurer and other outgoing officers.