ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 19 September 1912, Page 24

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) September 14. A very successful social’ was held by the St. Anne's Altar Society in St. Anne’s Hall on last Monday. The next Conference of the Deanery of Masterton takes place at Carterton on the 25th inst. St. Patrick’s (Seamen’s) Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society gave an entertainment in the Seamen s Rest on last Monday evening. The Petone branch of the H.A.C.P. Society held its annual social last Wednesday evening at Petone. It proved a most successful function. A residence for the Marist Brothers, Te Aro, is to be erected adjacent to the school in Tasman street. Plans are now under consideration, and when approved tenders will be called for the. erection of the building. His Grace Archbishop Redwood has taken a passage by the Marama, which leaves Auckland for Vancouver on September 23. His Grace proceeds to the United Kingdom via America, and before returning to New Zealand will visit Rome. Prior to his departure from New Zealand his Grace will hold an ordination ceremony at Meanee.

' The Rev, Father Roche, C.SS.R., who succeeds the Very Rev. Father P. P. Murray, C.SS.R., as Superior of the Redemptorist Order in New Zealand, arrived from Sydney on Wednesday last. A number of children will receive their First Communion in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the last Sunday of the present month. There will also be a general Communion of the children of the parish on the same date. - ' Another ■ of Wellington’s old identities, in the person of Mr. Robert Koliison, passed away at the vVellington Hospital on September 8. The interment, which was a private one, took place on the 11th, prior to which a Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Anne’s. The late Mr. Rollison was 82 years of age, and was a member of St. Patrick’s branch of the H.A.C.B. Society.— R. I. P. There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Anne’s Church last Sunday, and in the evening a choir, composed entirely of Maoris, under the Rev. Father De Each, sang the hymns in Maori in a very pleasing manner. Tue Rev. Father Herring, S.M., who is giving a course of sermons on The Church and Labor,’ continued his subject, after which there was a procession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Yesterday morning, at St. Mary of the Angels/ Boulcott street, a wedding was celebrated, when Miss Molly Hamilton was married to Mr. Barry Smith. The Rev. Father Herring performed the ceremony, and Miss Rita Hodgins (niece of the bridegroom) presided at the organ. Mr. A. Smith, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man, and the bride was given away by her brother. A retreat for men commenced at St. Joseph’s Church on last Tuesday evening, and, despite the bad weather, there was a very good attendance. The Rev. Father Smyth, of liinaru, is conducting the retreat, and the effects of his ■ eloquent and practical sermons can be seen by the large number of men at the early Mass each morning, tire majority of whom approach the Holy Table. To-morrow the retreat will conclude with a general Communion of the members of the St. Patrick s branch of the H.A.C.B. Society and the Sacred Heart Confraternity and the men of the parish. The members of St. Anne’s Defence Cadets held their annual reunion last evening in the new St. Anne’s Hall, Newtown, there being an attendance of about 200, including many past members of the corps. Captain R. E. d. Martin read the annual report, which showed the affairs of the company to be in a very satisfactory condition. Rev. Father Herring, S,M., chaplain of the corps, addressed the boys and gave them some useful advice. Mr. Vernon Haydon, speaking on behalf of the company, thanked Captain Martin, to whom he referred as a popular and capable officer, for the trouble he had taken with the company. Occasion was also taken to present Sergeant J. Carrol with the company’s challenge belt, which he had won during the year, 6 ■ Those members of the French Club who,faced the bad weather on Tuesday and attended the weekly meeting were well rewarded for their courage, for the lecture given by the Rev. Father Barra, on ‘Le Misanthrope ’ of Moliere, was indeed an intellectual treat. Usually the literary lectures given at the club are, more or less, arranged for the occasion. Father Barra dealt with his subject in quite an original manner, and the result was that he delighted his audience. He very properly described ‘Le Misanthrope as not merely a comedy, but a comedy which contained in it a good deal of tragedy if it were properly understood. The lecturer also showed himself fully acquainted with the other works of Moliere, of whom he is apparently a great admirer, and whom he described as ‘ cousin ’ to our Shakespeare. A wedding was solemnised at St. Mary’s Church Boulcott street, on September 4, tile contracting parties being Mr. John James Power, of Tauranmnui\ second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Power, of Taranaki, and Miss Catherine Mary Meager, second daughter of Mrs A Meager, of Ghuznee street. The Rev. Father Herring

*• officiated. The bride was attended by Miss S. Power - (sister of the bridegroom), and the bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. R. Power, as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s mother, where a number of guests were entertained, the usual toasts being honored. The happy couple left by the Palmerston train, en route for Auckland and Rotorua, where the honeymoon was spent. A quiet wedding was celebrated at the Basilica on Tuesday by the Rev. Father Hickson, S.M., between Mr. James Gibbs and Miss Bessie Whitaker, daughter of Mr. B. Whitaker, Lambton quay. The bridesmaid was Miss Monica Whitaker-, and Mr. E. Gibbs acted as best man. The altar was very prettily decorated for the' occasion by the Children of Mary, and the ‘ Wedding March ’ was played by Miss Putnam. The wedding presents, which were numerous and costly, included one from the Children of Mary, of which society the bride was a member for many years. On Sunday evening Mrs. Gibbs was entertained by members of the Basilica Choir and was presented with a handsome rug. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs are spending their honeymoon in the north. Wellington South has now been ten years a separate parish, and in commenting on this last Sunday, the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., briefly sketched the progress that has been made during that period. The Rev. Father Ainsworth, S.M., was the first resident priest. The first Sunday that Father Ainsworth celebrated Mass there were only 37 communicants; now the numbers run into hundreds. Although Wellington South is an extensive parish, one school chapel served the needs of its parishioners ten years ago. Now there are four churches —St. Anne’s, St. Mary’s' Star of the Sea (Seatoun), .St. Patrick’s (Kilhirnie), and St. Francis’ (Island Bay), whilst three Catholic institutions have been opened in the district —the Sacred Heart Convent (Island Bay), Mother Aubert’s Home of Compassion (Island Bay), and the Preparatory College of the Sisters of Mercy at Seatoun. The parish is also possessed of a fine brick presbytery, an up-to-date hall, and parish schools at Newtown, Seatoun, Kilbirnie, and Island Bay. All this of course could not be done without incurring considerable debt, but the debt extinction fund inaugurated by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy is working well and, if supported by every parishioner, would, in a very little time, be the means of freeing the parish from liability, and enable a fund to be established for building a church in Newtown worthy of that very extensive parish. Wanganui (From an occasional correspondent.) September 12. The following are the results of the practical musical examination held at the Sacred Heart Convent, Mount St. Joseph, Wanganui, by Mr, Charles Schilsky, Trinity College, London. Twelve were presented, and all passed : Senior division, honors— Williams, 86; Eileen Brennan, 85. Pass — Varley, 67. Intermediate division Mona Mack, 75; Kathleen Delahunty, 74; Margaret Bremer, 63. Junior division, —Violin, Aileen Connor, 86 (teacher, Miss Price); Josephine Lloyd, 75. Pass Piano, Olive Nixon, 69. Preparatory division Travers Till, 71; Grace Robertson, 70. First steps Marjorie Missen, 72. The following are the results of the theory examina4, tion in connection with the Royal Academy* of Music, ■T London: Harmony and Grammar of Music, higher division Ruby Curran, 124. Local Centre, rudiments— Delahunty, 87; Eileen, Brennan, 84; Beatrice Salmond, 74; Margaret Bremer, 73; Ita Varley, 68.