Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1913, Page 24

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From our own correspondent.) March 1. t The Government offices throughout the Dominion will be closed on St. Patrick's Day (March 17). c St. Vincent's Cadets will give an entertainment in St. Peter's schoolroom on Wednesday, March 5. His Grace Archbishop Redwood was present at the debate in the House of Commons on the third reading of the Home Rule Bill. ° Bros. J. A. Sullivan and Jeremiah O'Brien have been elected by St. Patrick's branch of the H.A.C.B Society to represent it on the Te Aro committee of the Catholic Federation. Mr. J. A. Scott has been again successful in passing additional subjects for his LL.B. degree. Mr. Scott who is in the Agricultural Department, and a prominent Hibernian, is to be congratulated on the success of his studies. Mr. Leo Leydon, secretary to the Federated Catholic Clubs' Executive, accompanied by his brother, Mr Gerald Leydon, left by the Warrimoo yesterday for Sydney on a holiday trip. As Mr. Leydon will be absent from the Dominion at Easter, he will not be able to attend the conference of the Federated Clubs, which takes place at Christchurch at that time. Constable P. J. Doyle, of the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, and a prominent member of the St Patrick's branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, and a subprefect of the Confraternity of the Holy Family has been promoted to the district office staff of the Police Department at Wanganui. He carries with him the best wishes of many friends for his future advancement. An enthusiastic meeting of those interested in the bazaar to be held at St. Anne's Hall next Easter, m aid of the convent, Newtown, was held last Sunday evening at St. Anne's Hall, Ven. Archdeacon Devoy presiding. Good progress was reported by the lady stall-holders. The children are being trained for the dancing by Miss Johnson. Various sub-committees were formed to carry out the details of the bazaar. Everything is well in hand for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Excellent arrangements have been made for the sports at Newtown Park, whilst an excellent concert programme of Irish items has been arranged. Included on the programme will be quartets sung* by the famous Orpheus Male Quartet Party. There will be also a trio of ladies' voices, and other excellent vocal and instrumental items. A feature of the celebration will be the procession, in which the Catholic Junior and Senior Cadet Corps of the city, and the various branches of the H.A.C.B. Society and Catholic Clubs will participate. The Rev. Father Hickson is president

of the committee, with Messrs .J. P. McGowan and J. J. L. Burke as vice-presidents, and Messrs J. W. Callaghan, H. McKeowen, and M. O'Kane as secretaries. '.-.'■ Bro. John Fagan, president of St. Aloysius' branch of the H.A. Society, assisted by Bros. W. 11. Giles and • x . W. Callaghan, has arranged a working bee for Saturday afternoons to attend at Mother Mary Aubert's Home of Compassion, Island Bay, for the purpose of clearing away the gorse that is making serious inroads on her property. Altogether there are about ten acres that have to be cleared, and the need is urgent. The growth has already necessitated Mother Aubert getting rid of some of her cows, and others will have to go soon if the gorse is not cleared. The Mayor has been approached on the subject, and, sympathising with the proposal, instructed the City Engineer to lend the necessary implements for the purpose.